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NEWS: As the legislative session ends, Clancy DuBos recaps da winnas and da loozas >> 7

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

June 16, 2015

EDITORIAL

Volume 36

Number 24

SHOPPING + STYLE CUE, July 2015.............................................. PULLOUT Seven sparkling pools; swimsuits in vogue; and other summer obsessions

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

EAT + DRINK

Contributing Photographer | CHERYL GERBER Interns | CALLIE KITTREDGE, CHARLES SILER

Review .......................................................................19 Paladar 511 brings California-style pizza to the Marigny

PRODUCTION Production Director | DORA SISON Web & Classifieds Designer | MARIA BOUÉ Senior Graphic Designer | LYN VICKNAIR Graphic Designers | PAIGE HINRICHS,

Fork + Center ............................................................19 All the news that’s fit to eat — and drink 3-Course Interview ..............................................21 Ryan Prewitt, chef

JULIET MEEKS, DAVID KROLL, JASON WHITTAKER

Pre-Press Coordinator | KATHRYN BRADY

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Last Bites .................................................................23 Beer Buzz; Wine of the Week; 5 in Five

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GEEK SQUAD The Snake Oil Festival celebrates the world of sideshows, circuses and burlesque

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ON THE COVER Death Saint ..............................................................15 A Mid-City home holds services for followers of Santa Muerte, the Death Saint • BY HENRICK KAROLISZYN

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Seven Things to Do This Week........................... 5 Damn Yankees, New Orleans Pride Festival, Sandra Bernhard and more

BUSINESS

News.............................................................................7 Clancy DuBos on da winnas and da loozas from the 2015 legislative session

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NEWS + VIEWS

Music .........................................................................28 PREVIEW: Worriers Film..............................................................................31 REVIEW: Jurassic World Art ...............................................................................33 REVIEW: Katrina Andry’s Initiating Cause and Effect

Y@Speak + N.O. Comment .....................................7 Overheard in New Orleans’ social media world

Stage..........................................................................35 REVIEW: Detroit

Scuttlebutt................................................................ 9 From their lips to your ears

Events .......................................................................37 Crossword + Sudoku 46

C’est What? ............................................................... 9 Gambit’s Web poll

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Bouquets & Brickbats ..........................................11 This week’s heroes and zeroes

Market Place ............................................................41

Commentary............................................................12 The SAVE Act won’t save Gov. Bobby Jindal’s train wreck Blake Pontchartrain is off this week.

Legal Notices..........................................................40 Employment ...........................................................42 Picture Perfect Properties................................43 Real Estate Guide..................................................44 Home + Garden ....................................................... 47

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King Sunny Ade

Fri. June 19 | The influential Nigerian multi-instrumentalist (and occasional actor) is renowned for his spin on Afro-juju music, combining percussive jams with Western instruments throughout his five-decade career. He performs with his African Beats, which often includes a towering lineup featuring more than a dozen performers, at 8 p.m. at House of Blues.

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Rotary Downs

Fri. June 19 | Like every other lasting thing in New Orleans, Rotary Downs is easily taken for granted. The band’s regular gigs and James Marler’s talking tenor can feel like the venerable neighborhood bar you don’t frequent often enough. Now’s the time: Last year’s spacious Traces gave the 13-year-old outfit a striking update. At 10 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

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Damn Yankees | Tulane University opens its Summer Lyric Theatre series with this musical based on Douglass Wallop’s The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant. Here, a devilish Mr. Applegate turns a nobody into the star player for The Washington Senators, with a score featuring standards like “Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets.” Visit www.summerlyric.tulane.edu for details. At Tulane’s Dixon Hall.

Sat. June 20 | The bawdy comic, singer and actress returns to New Orleans with her #blessed comeback tour and one-woman show, a mix of belted cabaret and pop medley with a firm dose of reality checks, pop-culture takedowns and unapologetic humor. At 8 p.m. at The Joy Theater.

Myq Kaplan

Sun. June 21 | The stand-up comic has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and starred in his own half-hour Comedy Central stand-up special. His acclaimed 2014 album Small, Dork and Handsome is whip-smart, complex and goofy as hell. At 9 p.m. at The New Movement.

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Fri.-Sun. June 19-21 | The fifth annual event celebrates the Gulf Coast LGBT community with parades, performances and other events. Pride Fest (beard and mustache contests, music, awards and more) is 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Washington Square Park, and the Pride Parade follows at 7 p.m. on Royal Street. Visit www.prideneworleans.com for a list of events.

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Our annual recap of the legislative carnage — the last on Bobby Jindal’s watch.

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Melinda Deslatte

he 2015 session of the Louisiana Legislature will be remembered as one that lived down to all advance expectations. There was high and low drama, a slew of missed opportunities, an absentee governor and a last-minute “SAVE” that won’t actually rescue anything — especially not Gov. Bobby Jindal’s stillborn presidential aspirations. I wouldn’t be surprised if he announces his resignation when he declares his candidacy June 24. Meanwhile, the governor has until early July to veto a flurry of bills that lawmakers passed in the session’s final days. That means the bloodletting won’t end until then, but at least lawmakers can’t do any more harm. Which brings us to our annual assessment of the legislative carnage: Da Winnas and Da Loozas. Here goes.

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1. Higher education — Public colleges and universities faced a death sentence at the outset of this year’s session, but they wound up getting the lion’s share of revenue from new tax hikes. Public universities won’t be fully funded next year, but they fared far better than many expected three months ago. Best of all, they now have a political base. Voters drew the line on more cuts after years of Jindalian attrition. 2. Health care — Increasing the cigarette tax means Louisiana can leverage hundreds of millions in federal dollars for public health care. Like higher ed, health care dodged a bullet this year. 3. Democrats — Louisiana has a Republican governor, a Republican legislature, and no Dems holding statewide office. Despite that, legislative Dems leveraged their numbers with a few brave (read: intellectually honest) Republican lawmakers on key issues. Meanwhile, the GOP struggled to find its fiscal and political compass. Examples of Dem wins include a strengthened domestic violence law, saner marijuana laws, a higher cigarette tax, killing the “paycheck protection” bill and killing the anti-gay “religious freedom” bill. 4. Public sector unions — Organized Labor assembled a strong coalition to kill the so-called paycheck protection bill, which would have ended automatic deductions of union dues for unionized public employees. This was a huge defeat for Big Business. 5. Common Core supporters — Once again, a bipartisan majority of lawmakers snuffed out all attempts to kill or weaken the state’s Common Core program. Lawmakers passed three conjoined “compromise” (read: face-saving) bills that sacrifice virtually nothing — and if Jindal vetoes any of them the existing

Common Core program Looza — Gov. Bobby Jindal remains intact. was 0 for 3 on his legislative 6. Marijuana reform priorities and will leave the advocates — Lawmakers state in a fiscal mess when he vacates his office. passed a bill that finally brings medical marijuana P H OTO BY A . J . S I S C O to Louisiana, along with reductions in Louisiana’s draconian penalties for mere possession of weed. 7. Louisiana’s LGBT community — Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people found a remarkable cast of supporters ranging from Dow Chemical to the Jefferson Chamber in the face of a bigoted “religious freedom” bill that sought to legitimize discrimination in the name of religion. The defeat of House Bill 707, the so-called “Marriage and Conscience Act,” was one of the few high points of the session. 8. Local governments — They beat back Big Business’ push to eliminate the inventory tax, thereby preserving a major source of local revenue. 9. Grover Norquist — He doesn’t live here, doesn’t vote here, yet he has more sway in the Louisiana Legislature than the current governor. It’s not because he’s so powerful, but rather because our governor and too many lawmakers are so spineless — proving once again that in politics, as in tennis, it’s possible to win by default. Which brings us to … PAGE 8

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A vacant lot where a structure fire killed eight people in 2010 is now an urban farm and Airbnb campsite. Readers had this to say: Sounds like you’re trying to monetize a dangerous situation. Good luck with that.— Jambeaux Marie There are many legitimate arguments to be made about air bnb and other short term rentals in general, but T.’s property and others like it are so different than most of those properties, that most of those issues don’t really apply. As far as code issues, it’s a real shame when the government tells someone how they can live on their own property. People living primitively, simply, and traditionally should not be illegal! — J.

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1. Gov. Bobby Jindal — He pitched three priorities on Opening Day: repealing Common Core, passing a “religious freedom” bill, and ending “corporate welfare” (the state-funded inventory tax rebate). He went 0 for 3, gave Louisiana its largest tax hike in memory, spent most of his time campaigning for president, and managed to sink even lower in public opinion polls. His last-minute save of “SAVE” will be repealed in January by the next Legislature and governor, and his post-session claim of “revenue neutrality” will rank alongside George W. Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” as one of the great Orwellian claims by an American politician. More important, the world now knows that Bobby Jindal is the fiscal equivalent of Bernie Madoff — only nobody actually buys into his budgetary Ponzi scheme. If Jindal somehow gets elected president, his policies will put the U.S. economy on par with that of Greece before the end of his first term. 2. Big Business — When a Republican governor rails against “corporate welfare” on Opening Day, you just know it’s gonna be a bad year for business. Things went downhill fast for the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) and the Louisiana Chemical Association, the two biggest players, as lawmakers practically invented new ways to hike business taxes. Business interests got a small reprieve on the last day when tax hikes were made “temporary,” but there’s no guarantee they won’t be renewed. LABI also failed to pass its two top initiatives: repealing the inventory tax in its entirety and repealing the automatic payroll deduction of union dues for public employees. 3. Louisiana Family Forum — The self-anointed guardians of state-sponsored morality and “Christianity” lost to one of their favorite demons — gay people — on the so-called “religious freedom” bill. God is truly merciful. LFF also suffered a rare defeat on an abortion bill as a measure to ban abortions based on gender selection died in Senate committee. 4. Republicans — After GOP lawmakers held their noses and passed Jindal’s SAVE Act in the final hours of the session — after imposing more than $3 billion in taxes on businesses over the next five years — one could legitimately ask, “What does the Louisiana GOP stand for, anyway?”

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5. Common Core opponents — They were full of sound and fury, but in the end they got a “compromise” bill signifying nothing. The new law requires the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to hold public hearings, review standards and modify test questions — all of which it was going to do anyway. 6. Smokers — Lawmakers hiked the cigarette tax to 86 cents per pack and refused to weaken the New Orleans ban on indoor smoking. 7. The solar industry — Solar tax credits were already on track to be phased out, but now they will be phased out even faster — and severely limited. 8. The film industry — Louisiana-based filmmakers actually won under the new tax credit bill because their films get preferential treatment, but the new cap of $180 million a year, which applies even to films already certified for credits, threatens to make that a hollow victory. The real losers are big Hollywood films and tax credit brokers. 9. Car buyers — Lawmakers jacked up the price of vehicle titles by $50 (from $18.50 to $68.50) to give State Police a pay raise. No wonder troopers are so polite. 10. The next governor — The Senate voted to elect its leadership via secret ballot starting next January, which means future governors won’t automatically dictate who becomes Senate president. This is a huge win for current Senate President John Alario, who is eligible to serve one more term.

NEWS VIEWS SCUTTLEBUTT Quote of the week

“With the session in its final week, the American Massage Therapy Association was set up on the House side of Memorial Hall yesterday offering rubdowns. On the Senate side was a booth with a sign reading ‘Ask An Atheist.’ Things should settle down by Wednesday when everyone is dressed up for Seersucker Day and Rep. Chris Leopold hosts his annual fried bologna sandwich lunch. … The Capitol is a place of contrasts if nothing else.” — Jeremy Alford, in the June 9 edition of his weekly “Tuesday Tracker,” a free, must-read email bulletin highlighting the week in state politics.

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A Colorado congressman incensed at U.S. Rep. John Fleming’s opposition to medical marijuana asked Fleming to lay off, saying he wasn’t about to send “federal troops into Louisiana to arrest people for whatever you do down there, smoking crayfish.” Fleming, R-Minden, is a doctor who stands foursquare against the use of recreational and medical marijuana, calling it “a joke.” That didn’t sit well with U.S. Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado, a state where weed was legalized in 2012. Pot sales have fattened Colorado state coffers by tens of millions of dollars each year since. “I just wish that you would leave my sovereign state of Colorado alone,” Polis said. “Let our people and our state government decide what we want to do with regard to marijuana rather than a federal agent going around trying to arrest people for doing activities that are fully legal under state law.” Regarding “crayfish” smoking, Polis joked, “Want me to ban that and send federal troops down there? I bet maybe smoking crayfish ain’t good for you. What if it’s fried? Might clog your arteries, huh?” No word on whether sparking a crawfish would violate New Orleans’ new indoor smoking ban. — KEVIN ALLMAN

via secret ballot was initially reported by NOLA.com as a slap at Gov. Bobby Jindal, who like most Louisiana governors used a heavy hand in the selection of House and Senate leaders. However, given the fact that the new rule won’t take effect until January, the change actually affects the next governor more than Jindal, who will be gone by then. Several state senators confirmed that the decision will boost the chances of current Senate President John Alario holding on to his job despite potential pressure from the next governor to replace him. Alario is extremely popular among his Senate colleagues and historically protects the flank of whoever is governor, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the next governor will want to keep him as Senate president. A secret ballot in the election of Senate president thus gives Alario an edge if he seeks to keep the job. If the governor can’t tell who voted for whom, he might be less inclined to try to topple Alario — and he presumably won’t be able to retaliate against senators who don’t vote for his favored candidate, if he does try to depose the current Senate president. The vote in the 39-member Senate to change the rule was 34-4. Alario, as presiding officer, did not vote. — CLANCY DuBOS

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Much was made last week of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s “New Orleans” presidential announcement actually taking place in Kenner. Interestingly, Jindal’s venue of choice, the Pontchartrain Center, has seen its share of recent presidential campaign history. In March 1992, former Ku Klux Klan leader and one-time state Rep. David Duke, who was running a symbolic (and largely fundraising) campaign for president, held a rally at the center on the night before “Super Tuesday,” when primary voters in many states (including Louisiana) turned out to vote. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, about 150 people turned out to see Duke. Four years later, it was Elizabeth Dole, wife of Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole, who worked a crowd at the Pontchartrain Center. She received good marks for her speech, but Dole won only 19 states in November 1996 — and Louisiana was not among them. More recently, the Pontchartrain Center was the site of a bad night for the 2008 GOP nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain. As Barack Obama sealed his party’s presidential nomination in Minneapolis, McCain was in Kenner, talking about the failures of government (and using Hurricane Katrina as an example). McCain delivered his remarks awkwardly in front of a bilious green backdrop that did the 72-year-old candidate no visual favors. Late-night host Stephen Colbert even created a “John McCain Green Screen Challenge,” in which Colbert asked viewers to doctor the video to “make him seem more interesting.” They did, inserting McCain into clips from Night of the Living Dead and Raiders of the Lost Ark, as well as Madonna’s “Vogue” video. — KEVIN ALLMAN

Domestic violence bill helps victims get housing Two years’ effort results in bill awaiting Jindal’s signature

In the final days of the Louisiana legislative session, the House and Senate passed a measure to enhance protections for domestic violence victims against housing discrimination and eviction. After two years of effort by state Sen. Sharon Weston Broome, the measure now awaits Gov. Bobby Jindal’s signature. Federal law currently protects domestic violence victims who

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Correction

In last week’s “Bouquets and Brickbats,” we incorrectly stated restaurateur Jason Doyle owned Le Crepe Nanou. Doyle attempted to franchise the concept, but has no ownership in the New Orleans restaurant. Gambit regrets the error.

BOUQUETS + brickbats ™ heroes + zeroes The Children’s Hospital Telethon

raised $2.1 million during its 32nd annual event May 30-31. The event raises funds for the hospital’s medical and surgical equipment needs and has generated more than $30 million since its inception in 1984. The 2015 event, which aired on WDSU-TV, exceeded last year’s fundraising total by more than $57,000.

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center employees

donated 1,142 pounds of food to Giving Hope NOLA, a charity network supporting dozens of New Orleans-based organizations, including the Food Pantry of New Orleans. Convention Center employees participated in a “CANstruction” food drive contest to build sculptures with canned goods.

Norma Jean Mattei,

an engineering professor at the University of New Orleans, has been named president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers for 2016. She will be inducted during the group’s annual conference in New York in October. She will be only the third woman to lead the group in its more than 160year history.

2015 Gold Medal Chef

recipients include Oxlot 9’s Jeffrey Hansell; Root’s Phillip Lopez; Tableau’s Gus Martin; Peche’s Ryan Prewitt; and Alon Shaya of Domenica, Pizza Domenica and Shaya. The Louisiana Hospitality Foundation will honor the chefs at its fourth annual Gold Medal Chef gala June 24.

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receive housing vouchers or who live in subsidized housing. Louisiana’s new law expands protection to renters in unsubsidized, market-rate apartments. According to the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, nearly one in three women in shelters are there because of the actions of an abuser. Those figures are higher in rental-heavy areas of the state. Nearly half the women living in shelters in Orleans and Jefferson parish lost their housing after an act of domestic violence. Broome’s measure aims to ensure that domestic violence victims don’t lose their housing and are not turned away from housing solely based on their status as domestic abuse victims (which often happens when victims come from a shelter, their last primary address). Broome attempted similar legislation last year, but it failed by a wide margin in the House after opposition from landlord associations. She worked in the interim with housing advocates and landlords to draft another version for this year’s session. The final version of Broome’s bill passed the House on June 8 by a vote of 89-9, and the Senate unanimously concurred on June 10. It goes into effect Aug. 1. The legislation had the support of the Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans, the Apartment Association of Greater New Orleans and the Apartment Association of Louisiana, as well as statewide domestic violence advocacy groups. But in the House on June 8, state Rep. Nancy Landry, R-Lafayette (who along with state Rep. Raymond Garofalo Jr., R-Chalmette, had criticized the measure in committee as being too harsh on landlords) introduced a dozen amendments — including stripping some language to make the bill apply only to victims who can prove an offenders’ successful conviction for domestic abuse. Landry ultimately pulled the amendments and the measure passed. Monika Gerhart-Hambrick, policy adviser for the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, says she’s pleased by the passage. — ALEX WOODWARD

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The Jindal legacy

he high drama and eleventh-hour brinkmanship that marked the final days of the annual Louisiana legislative session should stand as a warning to anyone who might — in a fit of temporary insanity — remotely consider voting for Bobby Jindal for president. To be sure, the governor did not bring on the state’s fiscal crisis all by himself; he had plenty of help from state lawmakers. But he was always captain of this rudderless ship, when he bothered to turn his attention toward Louisiana. He even championed the notion of sawing off the rudder, once he warmed to the idea. We’re talking about Jindal’s fateful decision in 2008 to support the demagogic idea of rolling back the state income tax brackets that were the underpinning of the Stelly Plan. The Stelly Plan was named for then-state Rep. Vic Stelly of Lake Charles, who proposed the radically sane notion of lowering sales taxes on groceries and utility bills, and instead raising state income taxes. Sales taxes are regressive and disproportionately affect the poor, while income taxes are progressive and can be deducted on federal income tax returns. Over time, income taxes better reflect economic growth and thus constitute a more reliable revenue stream than sales taxes. The Stelly Plan made so much sense that Louisiana voters adopted it as a constitutional amendment in 2002, with the support of then-Gov. Mike Foster, a conservative Republican. Unfortunately, some of the Stelly Plan’s provisions were scaled back under Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco in 2007. She and the lawmakers who served with her must own that mistake. Jindal — who initially opposed repealing Stelly for precisely the reasons that have come to tragic fruition — caved to political pressure in May 2008 (his first legislative session as governor) and ever since has claimed the “tax cut” as if it were his idea. It wasn’t, but he does own the consequences of that bad decision.

The $300 million in state revenue that he tossed aside in 2008 surely is much larger now. Meanwhile, the billions that Louisiana gives in “incentives” to businesses and spends on NGOs (non-governmental organizations) have added to a problem that this year grew to $1.6 billion. It will take weeks if not months to fully unravel what lawmakers did in the final moments of the annual legislative ses-

The next governor and the next Legislature will inherit a fiscal train wreck. sion last week, but this much is certain: The next governor and the next Legislature will inherit a fiscal train wreck. Each of the four leading candidates for governor promises to call a special legislative session immediately upon taking office to deal with the Jindal legacy, which by all accounts will be a colossal mess. Between now and the statewide open primary on Oct. 24, candidates for governor and the Legislature should tell voters the truth and offer specific solutions, not platitudes. We suggest some form of the Stelly Plan should be on the table. Jindal, meanwhile, can take solace in the fact that he remains mired at 1 percent or less in every presidential preference poll of Republican voters — both nationally and in the early primary states. If he were at all relevant to the 2016 conversation, he would have to explain the mess he’s leaving behind in Louisiana.

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Steven Bragg tends to his altars to Santa Muerte — a clandestine deity known around the world as the Death Saint.

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A chapel in a Mid-City house holds monthly

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It began with an image of a cloaked skeleton holding a scythe — a Grim Reaperess — who

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teven Bragg feared returning to New Orleans. He’d been living outside Boston for nearly five years, ever since floodwaters wrecked his home following Hurricane Katrina and the federal floods in 2005. But his main concern wasn’t how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers addressed the levee system or the forecast of weather calamities down South. What Bragg dreaded most were spirits he says were awakened by the storm. “Preparing to move back, I knew I was going to have an issue because of all the dead who were roaming around confused and lost,” says Bragg, 38, a practicing high priest of Haitian voodoo. “Things got stirred up that had been asleep. … I was worried about keeping the dead out of my house. The dead are infinitely more active here.” For Bragg, who also studied strands of witchcraft and world religions for years, the long trek back to the Crescent City meant finding a way to ward off the souls dredged up by the floods’ destruction. His answer came in the form of Santa Muerte, better known as the Death Saint.

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spoke to Bragg in a dream. He didn’t recognize the robed figure, but she told him what he’d been waiting to hear: She’d protect his home from the deceased if he built her a shrine. Bragg spent a few hundred dollars to erect and paint a wooden shed behind his Mid-City shotgun house. In the shed, he composed a white-robed skeleton to represent the Death Saint. The shrine soon attracted Latinos from Kenner and Lakeview, who came to place offerings — tequila, roses, cigarettes — and pray for protection. The Death Saint once was a clandestine deity to whom some Central American and Mexican Catholics prayed in private. That’s changed. When Enriqueta Romero, a Mexico City woman, erected the first public Death Saint shrine in 2001, open devotion spread around the world. “Saints are our heroes who show us how to live,” says New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, who declined specific comment on the local Death Saint chapel. “To study the lives of the saints is important and inspirational for us as Catholics. A saint is someone who has lived a good and moral life. There are many saints in the Catholic Church, both named and unnamed, canonized and not canonized. A saint is a model to follow in loving God and loving one another. A saint always leads us to good, not to evil or to superstition. A saint prays for us and with us so that we can grow closer to God.” Andrew Chesnut teaches religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University and wrote Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint, the first English-language book about Santa Muerte. He says between 10 million and 12 million people worldwide now pray to her, and an increasing number of Americans, like Bragg, are becoming immersed in the religion. “We don’t have any hard data yet, so that number is the best I can come up with based on my six years of research,” Bragg tells Gambit. “No doubt, however, that no other new religious movement can rival its growth in the Americas.” As the small shrine outside Bragg’s house gained offerings, the saint returned to him in another dream. She told him she was pleased with the outpouring but wanted more. “I said, ‘That’s great. But I don’t know how to work with you,’” Bragg recalls. “But if you send somebody to teach me, we’ll see how things go.” Bragg went back to his job at the New Orleans Passport Agency and did his usual spiritual practices at home. A month later, an email arrived from Nick Arnoldi, a New Jersey friend looking to reconnect. Letters, text messages and suggestions of romance followed in the next few months. During the relationship, Bragg snapped a photo of his Santa Muerte shrine, sent it to

Arnoldi and told him the story of his dreams and his shrine. Arnoldi was knowledgeable about Santa Muerte. He’d once lived south of Tijuana, Mexico, where he learned how to practice the religion from a man named Don Gilberto. Bragg saw it as a sign: Gilberto had taught Arnoldi, and Arnoldi would teach him. First Arnoldi explained the three robes of Santa Muerte, which most devotees use as a guideline. Each cloak represents a different tenet. White represents purity as represented by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, where death did not exist. Prayers to this saint mostly revolve around spiritual and mental health. The red-robed figure typically signifies love and passion. It also comes from the story of Adam and Eve, specifically the taking of Eve’s virginity, with red representing blood. Prayers to this saint include worldly problems: money, sex, business, family and the judicial system, among others. “She’s known for getting straying husbands back home to take care of their families,” Bragg says. “She’s good at working with love.” The black cloak symbolizes the underworld and comes from the biblical story of Cain slaying Abel, with black connoting blood that spilled and dried. This saint deals in darkness and can “whip up the creatures of hell” to bring hexes, curses and mayhem to enemies. She also can protect from these things. Bragg was fascinated. He had earned a degree in philosophy with a minor in world religious studies from Mississippi State University and had done some religion-related graduate work at Loyola University in New Orleans. Although he had studied humans’ belief systems for nearly two decades, this felt like an awakening, he says. When he was younger, Bragg attended a Pentecostal church in Magee, Mississippi, that eventually became a source of anxiety. He came from a poor but religious family in an area with a population of about 5,000 people, and the church was a place to pray for better days. When he realized he was gay at age 16, however, Bragg felt an internal battle playing out and wondered how he could grow spiritually within the religious confines of that church. “Hearing them say homosexuality is a sin and that it’s a demon you can have cast out of you if you truly believe in Jesus,” he says. “I liked going to church until the point where I realized I liked boys and not girls.” Years after leaving the church, Bragg discovered the Death Saint and seized the chance to practice religion without being judged for his sexual orientation. Experts believe such open-mindedness ushered in the cult religion’s massive following. “She’s the saint who doesn’t discriminate, so she accepts all comers: LGBT, prostitutes, narcos,” Chesnut

Santa Muerte figures wear one of three colored robes: white, black or red. The white robe symbolizes purity.

says. Specifically, Santa Muerte has been described as a “narco-saint,” meaning one who can help drug smugglers from Mexican cartels (an episode of Breaking Bad briefly featured the image of the saint). This reputation — and the Catholic Church’s rejection of the movement — has drawn indignation from the religious establishment. In 2013, the Vatican’s culture minister condemned the saint as a blasphemous symbol because of its link to violent Mexican drug cartels. But Santa Muerte also has become the figure to which victims of drug violence pray. “She’s a fierce badass who can potentially scare others more than the other saints, and since she’s a folk saint and not a Catholic saint, she’s open to petitions that are not supposed to be brought to canonized holy men and women,” Chesnut says. “However, most of her devotees on both sides of the border are not narcos or criminals.” That rang true for Bragg, and he soon set aside a complete room of his home for the white-, red- and black-robed skeletons. He has set up three altars, and each has a large skeletal figure with

a scythe and a smaller figure below it. Each altar is decorated with tequila, tiny skulls, candles, ashtrays, flowers, water and necklaces. Word of Bragg’s chapel spread on social media via a blog and Facebook page, which has garnered nearly 2,000 likes. Devoted followers from New Orleans began attending ceremonies at Bragg’s home each month. Arnoldi told Bragg he had taught him everything he could about Santa Muerte, and Bragg says the training changed his life. They decided the long-distance relationship wouldn’t work but remained friends. Arnoldi committed suicide a month later. He was 28. Bragg says the tragedy bolstered his faith and allowed him to find a greater meaning. He set up a shrine dedicated to Arnoldi and placed it in the indoor chapel as a constant remembrance of the person who showed him the ways of Santa Muerte. “She [the Death Saint] wanted that system passed onto somebody,” Bragg says. “It strengthened my belief because

I saw the pattern: [Arnoldi] getting in touch with me after her saying, ‘I want to work with you,’ the teachings and all the stuff that happened, and him saying, ‘I don’t have any more to teach you’ — I felt like she knew exactly what she was doing.” The Death Saint chapel draws eight or nine worshipers for each monthly service. To prepare, Bragg lights candles and incense in the front room of his house, where worshippers gather. He makes sure the three altars have fresh water and flowers and that offerings left by devotees are in place. Worshippers wearing wooden rosary beads sit in metal chairs before

continual distress. “When you’re able to embrace death and that veil, the fearfulness leaves and you have the wisdom in her shroud that she is with us,” Green says. “Once you face death then nothing else seems scary.” One preacher from a New Orleans church, however, told Gambit he was against the practices. “We are a Jesus-based church so it’s not something we would agree with theologically,” said Monte Young, 42, pastor of the nondenominational NOLA Church. “It doesn’t surprise me though. This is New Orleans; nothing really surprises you. I don’t have anything against [Santa Muerte followers]. I

— Steven Bragg, who constructed a shrine to Santa Muerte in his Mid-City home

the three-robed skeletons and recite prayers in unison: one Our Father, three Hail Marys, a Glory Be, a prayer to Saint Michael and an invocational prayer to La Santisima Muerte asking for protection. When the hourlong service ends, followers usually talk about their beliefs and ask Bragg questions. Some go to individual altars to to ask for a favor or miracle. Alexandra Green, who has visited the chapel for more than three years, said at a Wednesday night service in late November that the ritual and the saint can stop people from living in

would really hope that they could focus on life instead of death.” Since constructing the chapel four years ago, Bragg says he’s received hundreds of emails from people around the world. He welcomes new followers and says nobody would get turned away for being “on the fringe” of society. “She’s not evil,” he says of Santa Muerte. “She’s not the devil, and praying to her is not devil worship. Everybody is going to die. Death is waiting for everyone — so if you’re going to die, you can have a connection to the saint.”

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The 411 on 511

Paladar 511 brings California-style pizza to the Marigny. By Helen Freund

Zea Rotisserie and Grill (1525 St. Charles Ave., 504-520-8100; www.zearestaurants. com), the only Zea in New Orleans, is closing Sunday, June 21, but Taste Buds Management, which operates the chain, says Zea restaurants in Metairie, Harahan, Covington, Harvey, Kenner and Slidell will remain open. Taste Buds Vice President Paul Hutson said in a prepared statement that the closing came about because the group was “unable to come to a long-term lease arrangement” for the St. Charles Avenue property but is searching for an new location in Orleans Parish. Taste Buds also operates Mizado Cocina and Semolina. A Father’s Day promotion on the restaurant’s last day of business offers dads who dine at Zea June 21 a free four-pack of beer. — HELEN FREUND

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summer: The Paladar 511 serves pizza, crudo and more in a converted pie is dressed warehouse space. with Kasseri, a P H OTO BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER Greek sheep’s milk cheese, and a toasted almond what picada. The tomatoes burst with acidity and brightPaladar 511 ness while the picada adds earthiness and crunch. A braised pork belly and farm egg pizza, one of the where restaurant’s heavier offerings, is overwhelmingly 511 Marigny St., decadent and best shared with a group. The pie is topped with collard greens, garlic confit and melted (504) 509-6782, Gruyere and could use either some spice or acid to www.paladar511.com balance out its rich flavors. A small selection of entrees round out Paladar’s when menu, including a generous double-cut pork chop dinner nightly which is brined with fennel and chili flakes, grilled except Tuesday and served with fresh grilled peaches and a roasted corn salad. how much The menu’s small, rotating selection of excellent moderate cocktails is proof that the restaurant’s commitment to fresh ingredients extends beyond the dinner what works menu. A watermelon spritzer made with St. George tuna conserva, gin, Aperol and watermelon is refreshing and tart, red snapper crudo, like a Jolly Rancher without the overwhelming squash pizza sweetness. A cocktail made with muddled blueberries, basil, honey, gin and lambrusco similarly what doesn’t manages to balance the fine line between sweet pork belly and farm and sour, and the result is a drink of a deep purple egg pizza is too rich hue that tastes of effervescent fresh fruit. Visually, Paladar 511 is stunning. Painted brick check, please walls give way to high ceilings and a long wooden pizzas and small bar wraps around the open kitchen. Tall windows plates highlight flood the dining room with an abundance of natural light — all the more reason to pay the restaurant a fresh, seasonal visit as long summer days stretch into evenings. ingredients in a renovated Marigny Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com warehouse space

The Dough Bowl, the late-night pizza shop next to Uptown watering hole The Boot Bar & Grill (1039 Broadway St., 504-866-9008; www.thebootneworleans.com) has closed, an employee at the bar confirmed last week. It was not immediately clear what prompted the move, and Dough Bowl owner Matt Clark was not available for comment. Jeff Baron ran the Dough Bowl for more than a decade before selling it to Clark in 2013, and he ran Crescent Pie & Sausage Co. and Pizzicare in Mid-City until closing both businesses last summer. He says he will work with the Boot team on a new burger and pizza concept and is “very excited” about bringing pizza back to the Boot clientele. The burgers, fries and pizzas will be made fresh in house and bread will be supplied by Dong Phuong bakery, Baron says, adding that it may be a few months before the new pizza shop opens at the Boot. Baron says he also will collaborate on a menu for Palms Bar & Grill, which is operated by owners of the Boot. “It’s likely going to be a Latin American-style cantina: pupusas, tamales, empanadas, that sort of thing,” Baron says. — HELEN FREUND

Cajun roots

Bart Bell, the former chef and co-owner of now-defunct Crescent Pie & Sausage Co., plans to open a Cajun-style meat market and hot plate spot in Mid-City later this year. For Bell, it has always been about getting back to his roots. He was raised in Breaux Bridge and went to high school in Franklin and says he was inspired by the small convenience stores and gas stations that peppered the back roads and rural highways of Acadiana. “I think that’s such a huge part of Cajun culture — the ability to go to any gas station or just pull over on the side (of the PAGE 20

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ometimes it’s what’s on top of your pizza that matters the most. Such is the case at the new restaurant Paladar 511, where a team of chefs hailing from California has been showing off its affinity for fresh, seasonal ingredients — on the pie and off. The restaurant, from owners Jack Murphy and siblings Susan and Ed Dunn, opened in March inside a space in the Marigny that formerly held the ARK, a community arts warehouse that housed the Plan B Community Bike Project and Iron Rail Book Collective. Murphy and Susan Dunn opened the popular San Francisco eatery Pizzetta 211 before relocating to New Orleans to start their new concept with Dunn’s brother, a local chef. Pizzas feature prominently on the menu but it’s the rotating cast of ingredients that blanket the pies — and a creative selection of small and shared plates — that exemplify the kitchen’s Californian influence. Yellowfin tuna conserva, poached in olive oil until medium rare, is seasoned with lemon rind and capers. The fish is tossed with crunchy green beans, heirloom tomatoes and potatoes. Nestled atop basil aioli and topped with sprigs of watercress, the dish is like a beautifully deconstructed nicoise, where the simplicity and quality of the ingredients are given full reign to shine. Glistening slices of red snapper crudo are paired with julienned cucumber spears and served in a dark ponzu vinaigrette. The quality and limited ingredients help ensure that every element of the dish stands out: the fish is tender and rich, while the depth of the ponzu is countered by the freshness of the cucumbers. Thin shavings of Fresno chilies bring heat and peanuts add crunch and texture. Crostini topped with creamy burrata is served with eggplant caponata. The eggplant’s silky texture is akin to ratatouille and practically melts in your mouth. If there’s one dish in particular that speaks to the owners’ West Coast roots it’s cioppino, the classic fisherman’s stew that hails from the docks of San Francisco. Clams, mussels and plump Gulf shrimp are submerged in a spicy tomato broth; the slow warmth of the spice helps balance the salinity. Thick pieces of grilled bread are perfect for dunking. Thin-crust pizzas are fired in a brick oven. While the crusts are soft, chewy and even pliable, they lack the structure and smokiness of their wood-oven counterparts. A pizza topped with thin slices of zucchini, yellow squash and roasted cherry tomatoes tastes like

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FORK + CENTER [CONTINUED] road) and find a place where you can get a link, cracklins and a tall boy,” Bell says. After Bell and business partner Jeff Baron closed Crescent Pie & Sausage Co. last summer, Bell began working on plans for the new store, which he hopes to open by late fall. He says the shop will function as a Cajun grocery, with a hot plate line where people can get food — hot or cold — to go. There could be as many as 10 seats for dining, Bell says, but the emphasis is on takeout. Bell says he’ll sell sausages, chicken and pork chops, as well as a variety of soups, courtbouillon, gumbo and gravies (by the quart). The store also will stock dry goods and Cajun cooking staples. “There will be a lot of varieties of rice,” Bell says. “I think rice is a huge part of the South, and there’s a lot of rice in Acadiana that we don’t have here in New Orleans.” Rice will feature prominently on the hot plate line too, which will be mostly Southern and Cajun fare, Bell says. Crawfish pies and duck pies — similar to those Bell made at Crescent Pie & Sausage — will be available, as well as red beans, gumbo, vegetables, etouffee, brisket, a barbecue plate and possibly a dessert. Bell wouldn’t disclose the exact location of his still-unnamed store because he hasn’t signed a lease, but he confirms the proposed space is on Broad Street. “I would love to be able to stay in Mid-City,” he says. “I live in Mid-City. I like the people here and I think there’s a blue-collar vibe, which is sort of what I’m going for.” — HELEN FREUND

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New NOCCA chef

James Cullen, who recently ran the kitchen at Treo in Mid-City, has been hired as the executive chef at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) institute’s Press Street Station (5 Press St., 504-2495622; www.pressstreetstation.com). He also is in charge of operating the Boxcar food Sweet potato brioche pain perdu is served with truck and overseeing seasonal fruit compote and Steen’s Cane Syrup butter the institute’s caterat Press Street Station. ing operations. Cullen parted ways with the Treo team in January and was considering opening a restaurant when the NOCCA job became available. “I was just very lucky and the timing was good,” Cullen says. The new menu at Press Street Station is French-inspired and focuses on fresh ingredients, he says. “We’re trying to make everything 100 percent in house,” he says. Vegetables are delivered fresh from the adjacent Press Street Garden, and sous chef and head baker Robert Barnard makes breads daily, including sourdough, focaccia, sweet potato brioche and stecca. The breakfast menu is served all day and includes a sweet potato brioche French toast served with a blueberry compote and Steen’s Cane Syrup butter. A take on eggs Benedict includes boudin and grilled summer squash topped with poached eggs and a sauce choron. For lunch, there’s pan-roasted drum served with a pecan beurre blanc and grilled vegetables, a mojo-braised pulled pork sandwich on sweet potato brioche and mussels served with a New Orleans-style barbecue sauce and home fries. Cullen hopes to roll out dinner service soon. The Boxcar usually parks on NOCCA’s grounds, and Cullen says he would like to start weekly pop-ups and musical events showcasing the talents of NOCCA students. “The cool thing about NOCCA is that it really brings in lot a different students from all over Louisiana,” Cullen says. “Kids from all sorts of different backgrounds come here and get to share their artistic endeavors and energy. And I like the mentorship aspect of it. Programs like these are great because you don’t really need to want to be in the culinary world for the rest of your life to be able to take away a lot of valuable experiences.” Press Street Station is BYOB and is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds from the restaurant and Boxcar support NOCCA. — HELEN FREUND

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Ryan Prewitt, executive chef and partner at Peche Seafood Grill, was one of 15 chefs selected to attend the James Beard Foundation’s Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change. The seminar, held June 7-9 in Cold Spring, New York, is aimed at teaching chefs how to become more effective advocates for food-system change in their communities. The group of chefs received advocacy and media training while learning about the challenges and opportunities they face. Prewitt, who won the foundation’s Best Chef: South award in 2014, spoke with Gambit about the program and what he believes are the most crucial food system issues facing New Orleans today.

How did you get interested in the program?

Prewitt: I have two young children, and my mind has started to change as far as the ways that I want to be involved. When you start to see what some of these kids are being fed ... it’s made me want to work on food accessibility for low-income students, Being more actively involved in our food system is becoming more and more attractive to me.

What was the most valuable thing you took away from the workshop?

What do you think New Orleans chefs can improve upon?

P: Working towards more sustainable seafood purchasing and advocacy concerning coastal restoration are obviously important, and Peche has been working with groups on both issues. Those two programs are the first that come to mind for me. They have a direct impact on the seafood and world that we are a part of. It’s a part that I want to expand our role in. I think that there’s no question that New Orleans could use some assistance in food accessibility. An example: My dad has an apartment in the Bywater, and before the Rouses in the CBD opened, it was a 25-minute trip for him to the grocery store. This is a semi-retired person with a car. What if you didn’t have a car? Where would you go and how would you get your groceries? That’s a real problem. I think food accessibility has a lot of facets, and I think we need to work to ensure that our children are able to have access to nutritionally solid, well-founded meals at school and at home. — HELEN FREUND

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P: They’re trying to reframe the idea of a chef and utilize the following that so many chefs have around the country and the impact that they can have. It’s not just about bettering each of our own enterprises; there’s more that can be done with the resources we as chefs have. The main thing that strikes me is the strength of the chef community. I have a limited number of close colleagues (in New Orleans) that I sit down and have personal conversations with. What was interesting to see is that the broader national community is facing similar concerns and problems, as we are. The desire to be more involved is fairly universal, and for me, that’s very motivational: to know that this is not just you getting bored and wanting to apply yourself in a different way. Subsequently, there’s a network created now where we can all help each other. I don’t have a background in politics; I have a background in restaurants. But now I feel that I have a more extended Rolodex of people who have been through where I am — the beginning phases — all the way to people who have spent decades working on these issues in various ways.

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BEER buzz “Everyone thinks that New Orleans just grinds to a halt in the summer,” says Scott Wood, co-owner and head brewer at Courtyard Brewery (1020 Erato St.; www.courtyardbrewing. com). “We figured we’d throw a party instead.” The party will be a beer, taco and music-infused affair Sunday, June 21, starting at noon and going till the tacos run out. The genesis of Courtyard Brewery’s Taco Night came from multiple conversations about Courtyard Brewery serves beer and tacos June 21. tacos between Wood, a San Diego native, and Richard Papier, a chef at Arana Taqueria y PHOTO COURTESY A R A N A TA Q U ER I A Y C A N T I N A Cantina and a Courtyard Brewery regular. “We just talked a lot about what kind of tacos we like,” Wood says, “and then one day we said that we should do some tacos at the brewery some night.” “I’ve been visiting Courtyard since its opening and really appreciate Scott’s passion for craft beer,” Papier says. “After sharing my love for Mexican cuisine, it didn’t take us long to realize that our skills combined would be a perfect pair. Planning a celebration to highlight our flavors just made sense.” Taceaux Loceaux food truck operator Alex Del Castillo, who serves his street tacos at Courtyard every Wednesday, was quick to sign up. Wood says Papier will serve traditional tacos and Del Castillo will offer his street tacos. Saigon Slim’s, another food truck that parks at Courtyard regularly, plans to offer a Vietnamese or Korean take on the taco for the event. Wood says he will have four or five beers on tap created to complement the tacos, along with guest taps. There will be live music from noon to 6 p.m. “I’m sure the chefs will be competing against each other because, you know, they’re chefs,” Wood laughs. “All I know is that I’m gonna eat some tacos and drink some beer and have a real nice day.” — NORA MCGUNNIGLE Email Nora McGunnigle at nora@nolabeerblog.com

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Five dishes with kaffir lime

1 Rebellion Bar & Urban Kitchen

748 Camp St., (504) 298-7317 www.facebook.com/nolarbk

Curry udon noodles are flavored with kaffir lime, lemon grass– scented ground chicken, red curry, basil and parmesan.

2 Saveur

4128 Magazine St., (504) 304-3667 www.saveurnola.com

A whole roasted Gulf fish is marinated with kaffir lime and served with cumin basmati rice pilaf, green papaya, baby spinach salad and ginger beurre blanc.

3 Siamese Thai Cuisine

2014 Chateau Puech-Haut Cuvee Prestige Rose FRANCE RETAIL $16-$22

The Languedoc region along France’s Mediterranean coast formerly was regarded as a “wild west show” of free-form winemaking in a country with restrictive wine laws. It has come into its own as a winemaker’s paradise over the past 15 to 20 years, due in part to Gerard Bru and his Chateau Puech-Haut vineyards in Saint-Drezery. For this rose, a blend of 60 percent Grenache and 40 percent Cinsault creates an incredibly refreshing wine. Cold soaking brings out the bright fruit of the grapes and preserves freshness, and the wine is fermented and fully matured in stainless steel tanks. It’s on the very light side of the rose spectrum, but the color doesn’t detract from its power. On the palate, taste white peaches, lychee, rose petals, citrus and melon characteristics, with minerality and a backbone of acidity on the clean finish. Serve it chilled. Drink it with canapes, soups, salads, shellfish, fin fare, light meats, vegetables, fruit and cheese. Buy it at: Wine Seller, Hopper’s Carte des Vins, Langenstein’s in Metairie and Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket. Drink it at: Dante’s Kitchen, Loa, Chez Nous Charcuterie, Bacchanal and Dakota Restaurant. — BRENDA MAITLAND Questions? Email winediva1@bellsouth.net

www.siamesecuisine.com

Panang curry is prepared with coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, bell pepper and basil.

4 Suis Generis

3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850 www.suisgeneris.com

Puppy drum is sauteed with a cantaloupe, ginger and kaffir lime glaze and served with a radish and pea sprout salad and local beans.

5 Sukho Thai

4519 Magazine St., (504) 373-6471 www.sukhothai-nola.com

Tom yum soup is made with fresh lemon grass, cilantro, kaffir lime, galangal and roasted chili paste and includes Gulf shrimp, red onions and mushrooms.

Runway Cafe

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6601 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 29-30, Metairie, (504) 454-8752

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AMERICAN Colonial Bowling Lanes — 6601 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, (504) 737-2400; www.colonialbowling.net — The kitchen serves breakfast in the morning and a lunch and dinner menu of sandwiches, burgers, chicken wings and tenders, pizza, quesdaillas and more. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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

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

BAR & GRILL Ale — 8124 Oak St.; (504) 324-6558; www.aleonoak.com — The Mexican Coke-braised brisket sandwich comes with coleslaw and roasted garlic aioli. Reservations accepted for large parties. Late-lunch Fri., dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ The American Sector — 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1940; www.nationalww2museum.org/ american-sector — The menu of American favorites includes a burger, oyster po-boy, cobb salad, spaghetti and meatballs, fried chicken, Gulf fish and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Bayou Beer Garden — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., (504) 3029357 — The 10-ounce Bayou burger is served on a sesame bun, and disco fries are topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations. 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. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.com — This surf shack serves chips with salsa and guacamole made to order, burgers, salads, tacos, entrees and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Perry’s Sports Bar & Grill — 5252 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 456-9234; www.perryssportsbarandgrill.com — The sports bar offers burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, wraps, tacos, salads, steaks and a wide array of bar noshing items. Open 24-hours Thursday through Sunday. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www. therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Warehouse Grille — 869 Magazine St., (504) 322-2188; www. warehousegrille.com — The menu features upscale bar food, burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, sandwiches and noshing items. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily, brunch Fri.-Sun. Credit cards. $

BURGERS Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar — 2200 Magazine St., (504) 644-4311; www.charcoalgourmetburgerbar. com — This burger specialist’s patty options include beef, bison, shrimp and veggie and they are served with house-made chips. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www.mredsno. com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, po-boys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Dis & Dem — 2540 Banks St., (504) 909-0458; www.disanddem.com — A house burger features a glazed patty, lettuce, tomato, onion and mayonnaise on a sweet sourdough onion bun. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Five Guys Burgers and Fries — 1212 S. Clearview Pkwy., Suite C, Harahan, (504) 733-5100; www. fiveguys.com — The menu features burgers, cheeseburgers and bacon cheesburgers with toppings such

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

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as grilled onions or mushrooms, tomatoes, pickles, jalapenos, hot sauce and barbecue sauce. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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

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Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines. com — The coffee shop serves pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe Freret — 7329 Freret St., (504) 861-7890; www.cafefreret.com — Casual dining options include burgers, sandwiches and half and whole muffulettas and daily lunch specials. 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 shrimp salad, chipotle-marinated portobello sliders, flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic and more. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees, pastries and desserts baked in house and a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $ Pearl Wine Co. — 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco. com — The small menu features salads, panini and cheese and charcuterie plates. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Liberty’s Kitchen — 300 N. Broad St., (504) 822-4011; www.libertyskitchen.org — Students in the workforce development program prepare traditional and creative versions of local favorites. Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAJUN Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 561-5171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 522-2233; 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 883-5513; www. daisydukesrestaurant.com — The New Orleans sampler features red beans and rice, jambalaya, a cup of gumbo, fried green tomatoes and a biscuit. Delivery available from Carondelet Street location. No reservations. New Orleans locations are open 24 hours. West Napoleon Avenue: Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona.com — House favorites include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www. thedelachaise.com — The bar offers wines by the glass and full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. No reservations. Lunch Fri.Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Fulton Alley — 600 Fulton St., (504) 208-5569; www.fultonalley.com — The kitchen at this upscale bowling alley offers Southern-influenced cuisine including meat pies, sliders, fried chicken wings and more. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris. com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.-Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$ The Tasting Room — 1906 Magazine St., (504) 581-3880; www.ttrneworleans.com — Sample wines or dine on a menu featuring truffle fries, a petit filet with Gorgonzola cream sauce and asparagus and more. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit Cards. $$

CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www. antoines.com — Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The Cuban sandwich features housemade roasted garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Bistro Orleans — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 304-1469; www. bistroorleansmetairie.com — Popular dishes include oyster and artichoke soup, char-grilled oysters and Des Allemands catfish. Reserva-

tions accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

oven. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

Brennan’s — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans. com — Eggs Sardou is poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook.com/ cafegentilly — Breakfast is available all day, and the creamed spinach, crawfish and Swiss cheese omelet can be served in a po-boy. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www. mamommashouse.com — Chicken and waffles includes a Belgian waffle and three or six fried chicken wings. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ MeMe’s Bar & Grille — 712 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 6444992; www.memesbarandgrille.com — MeMe’s serves steaks, chops and Louisiana seafood. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Messina’s Runway Cafe — 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., (504) 241-5300; www.messinasterminal. com — Jimmy Wedell seafood pasta features Gulf shrimp, Lake Pontchartrain crabmeat, crawfish, fresh herbs and angel hair pasta. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast and lunch daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette served with roasted garlic butter. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun. com — This New York-style deli offers corned beef and pastrami from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone. com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza

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” and weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — The restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

INTERNATIONAL Canal Street Bistro — 3903 Canal St., (504) 482-1225; www.canalstreetbistro.com — Duck enchiladas feature corn tortillas filled with duck confit topped with red mole or chipotle-tomatillo sauce and served with black beans. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

ITALIAN Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant.com — Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.Sat. Cash only. $$$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 561-8844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare including handmade pastas, ravioli and lasagna and seafood dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and

OUT to EAT brunch Wed.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — The menu combines old world Italian favorites and pizza. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 8852984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Creamy corn and crab bisque is served in a toasted bread bowl. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 891-3644 — “Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include raw and cooked versions. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, including sushi, hibachi dishes, teriyaki and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake.com — Rock-n-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. No reservations. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

LATIN AMERICAN

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www. criollonola.com — Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and Creole tomato jam. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www. dickandjennys.com — Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$

Marti’s — 1041 Dumaine St., (504) 522-5478; www.martisnola.com — The grande plateau fruits de mer features whole Maine lobster, chilled shrimp, marinated snow crab claws, oysters on the half shell and scallop ceviche. Reservations accepted. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www. ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Redemption — 3835 Iberville St., (504) 309-3570; www.redemption-nola.com — Duck cassoulet includes roasted duck breast, duck confit and Terranova Italian sausage topped with foie gras. Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www. revolutionnola.com — “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tivoli & Lee —The Hotel Modern, 2 Lee Circle, (504) 962-0909; www. tivoliandlee.com — The pied du cochon is served with braised Covey Rise Farms collard greens, bacon and pickled Anaheim peppers. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes such as bouillabaisse New Orleans, filled with saffron shrimp, mussels, oysters, Gulf fish, crawfish and pesto aioli croutons. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN /MIDDLE EASTERN Attiki Bar & Grill — 230 Decatur St., (504) 587-3756 — This restaurant and hookah bar serves an array of Mediterranean dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards. $$ Mona’s Cafe — 504 Frenchmen St., (504) 949-4115; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-8175; 3901 Banks St., (504) 482-7743; 4126 Magazine St., (504) 894-9800; www.monascafeanddeli. com — These casual cafes serve entrees including beef or chicken shawarma, kebabs, gyro plates, lamb, vegetarian options and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN

etouffee or shrimp Creole. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS

Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www. facebook.com/casaborrega — Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup featuring pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado and tostadas on the side. No reservations. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Siberia — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — Potato and cheese pierogies are served with fried onions and sour cream. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

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. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Cash only. $

Casa Tequila — 3229 Williams Blvd., Kenner (504) 443-5423 — The El General combo plate includes a beef burrito, beef chile relleno, chicken enchilada, a chicken taco and guacamole. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Coyote Blues — 4860 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 3013848; www.coyotebluesfreshmex. com — Shrimp and crawfish chimichanga is a fried burrito stuffed with shrimp and crawfish in cream sauce, Mexican rice and chili con queso and served with two sides. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Del Fuego Taqueria — 4518 Magazine St., (504) 309-5797; www. delfuegotaqueria.com — 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. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns. com — The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Fiske’s Martini Bar and Restaurant — 301 Dauphine St., (504) 586-0972 — This French Quarter hideaway is is known for its martini menu. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ 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. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Live Oak Cafe — 8140 Oak St., (504) 265-0050; www.liveoakcafenola. com — The cafe serves huevos rancheros with corn tortillas, black beans, fried eggs, ranchero sauce, salsa and Cotija cheese. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish

NEIGHBORHOOD biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www. biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Signature dishes include a waffle topped with brie and blueberry compote. Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations. Brunch and lunch Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb. com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant. com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

PIZZA Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 483-6464; www.gspizza.com — Pies feature hand-tossed, house-made dough and locally sourced produce. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainspizza. com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza. com — Diners can build their own calzones or pies from a list of toppings. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria. com — Slice serves pizza by the pie or slice, plus salads, pasta and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www. theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Liberty Cheesesteaks — 5031 Freret St., (504) 875-4447; www. libertycheesesteaks.com — The Buffalo chicken steak features chicken breast dressed with wing sauce, American and blue cheese and ranch dressing is optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ 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. 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 slow cooked in its own jus. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $ Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 897-5413; www.traceysnola.com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood po-boys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo and more. 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. Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola. com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www. bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish, oysters from the raw bar and more. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Charles Seafood — 8311 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 405-5263 — Trout is stuffed with crabmeat, topped with crawfish Acadiana sauce and served with vegetables, salad and bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Half Shell Oyster Bar and Grill — 3101 Esplanade Ave., (504) 298-0504; www.halfshellneworleans. com — Voodoo Bleu features

bacon-wrapped char-grilled oysters topped with garlic-butter and blue cheese. No reservations. Lunch, brunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www. mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill. com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecancrusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. 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. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www. dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with masa-fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Reservations recommended. Lunch Friday, dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH Mimi’s in the Marigny — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — Hot and cold tapas dishes range from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www. vegatapascafe.com — Grilled avocado salad is served with crispy onions and Mahon cheese in Portuguese chestnut-vanilla vinaigrette. 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 Good Karma plate includes a selection of Asian and Indian vegetables, a cup of soup, salad with almond dressing and brown or basmati rice. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner Sat. Credit cards. $$ Seed — 1330 Prytania St., (504) 302-2599; www.seedyourhealth. com — Seed uses local, organic ingredients in its eclectic global menu. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE Pho Tau Bay Restaurant — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, (504) 368-9846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese soups, vermicelli dishes, 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. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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La Macarena Pupuseria and Latin Cafe — 8120 Hampson St., (504) 8625252; www.pupusasneworleans. com — 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. $$

Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans. com — A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

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Battle of midway

The Snake Oil Festival presents three days of burlesque, circus and sideshow performances and events. By Brad Rhines

ans-based performers Ben Wisdom, Little Luna and Ginger Licious — wanted to build on the popularity of burlesque shows in the Crescent City, which often feature variety acts between striptease performances. With three shows over the course of three nights, the festival will present nearly 60 burlesque and sideshow acts, highlighting a number of local artists alongside their nationally and internationally acclaimed peers. Friday night’s show, Carnival at the Crossroads, includes acts like strongman Rusty Bolts from Fairfax, Virginia, and Donny Vomit, a former host of Coney Island’s Sideshow by the Seashore, known for his human blockhead act and more. Friday night’s lineup leans more heavily toward sideshow acts, but the bill also features several burlesque performers, including Mourna Handful from Washington, D.C., and Charlotte Treuse from New Orleans. On Saturday, burlesque moves to the forefront with Hoochie Coochie Babylon, a show headlined by New Orleans’ own Bella Blue and hosted by cabaret MC Armitage Shanks from Seattle. (“There’s some amazing people on that bill, but that guy (Shanks) could sell you the clothes you’re already wearing,” Taylor says.) Sunday’s Unholy Roller Revival is hosted by Ben Wisdom and includes burlesque performances by fellow festival producers Little Luna and Ginger Licious. The show is a sensational sendup of the traveling evangelical tent revivals that competed with carnivals for paying customers. Wisdom takes the stage as the proselytizing Preacher of Perversion, the Reverend Pastor Father Brother Ben Wisdom. “My character, along with all of the other performers in the show — whether they be burlesque, or sideshow, or performing music — we’re all extolling the virtue of having no virtue,” Wisdom says. In addition to the variety shows, Snake Oil Festival will host an after-party at Hi-Ho Lounge Friday night

featuring gypsy jazz band MayhaySwami YoMahmi performs a sideshow ley’s Grave. Another act at the Snake Oil Festival. after-party at Siberia Saturday night feaSnake Oil Festival tures Debauche!, the JUNE self-described Russian Howlin’ Wolf, mafia band. The festi907 S. Peters St. val presents a series of workshops with 504-723-1585 festival performers www.snakeoilfestival.com Saturday and Sunday afternoon, covering topics ranging from Tarot card reading and glass walking to production advice and travel tips. During the festival, vendors at the Snake Oil Market will sell clothing, accessories, jewelry, art and other wares. Festival organizers hope to make Snake Oil Festival an annual event. They envision it as a gathering spot for a diverse community of performers and an opportunity for a wider audience to experience sideshow and carnival culture. “We are the other show business,” Taylor says. “We’re not Broadway, we’re not the film industry, we’re not major network TV. We are weirdness as entertainment.”

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ames Taylor, an authority on carnival and sideshow history, is a living link between the outrageous performers of carnivals’ colorful past and the new generation of vaudeville-style entertainers. Taylor has a simple explanation for why he thinks this American art form remains vital. “Nothing trumps sitting in front of a guy who’s driving 8-inch stainless steel spikes in his face,” Taylor says. “I think despite the fact that everybody lives in the virtual world — everybody lives in ‘Gee, let’s push a button and make a thing happen,’ or ‘Let’s all go on Facey-book’ — despite all of that, you start to see that maybe all this living and breathing trumps all the virtual.” Taylor is the keynote speaker at this weekend’s Snake Oil Festival (www.snakeoilfestival.com), a three-day event that features burlesque dancers, acrobats, aerialists and other circus and sideshow performers from across the country. The festival kicks off Friday night, June 19, at the Howlin’ Wolf with Taylor’s lecture, How I Spent My Carny Vacation, in which he recounts his entry into the carnival world. “After my father died, my ma took up with an old carnival guy,” Taylor says. “I thought he was the most outrageously, hysterically humorous character I’d ever met in my life. It was one ridiculous, outrageous story after another.” When Taylor started looking for books on the history of carnival and sideshow performers, he came up empty-handed. That’s when he decided to write his own. He made the pilgrimage from his hometown of Baltimore to Gibsonton, Florida, a small town south of Tampa, where carnival and sideshow workers regularly migrate for the winter. In Gibsonton, Taylor interviewed many performers who were active in the 1920s and ’30s, a period he calls the “golden age” of sideshow. These interviews became the basis for Shocked and Amazed, a periodical journal Taylor started publishing in the late 1990s that is dedicated to contemporary and historical sideshow acts and novelty exhibitions. “All of those acts traced their way back to the carnival midway,” Taylor says. “On the carnival midway, the differences from show to show may seem profound to the average fairgoer, but in point of fact, sideshow people of all stamps — including burlesque, magic shows, monkey speedways, you name it — all of those people were jumbled up on the carnival midway.” Snake Oil Festival aims to recreate the magic of the midway. Festival producers — New Orle-

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TUESDAY 16 21st Amendment — Ben Polcer, 4:30; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 8 Apple Barrel — Sam Price, 6:30; Buku Broux, 10:30 Bacchanal — Mark Weliky Trio, 7:30

Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 Rare Form — The Unnaturals, 8 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 7 Siberia — Town Hall Devils, The Eastwood Smokes, Bipolaroid, 9

Bamboula’s — Justin Donovan, 2; Vivaz, 4:30; Dana & the Sisters in Christ — Empty Boneshakers, 8 Vessels, Gland, 7; Empt Banks Street Bar — Kilmo Vessels, Panty Wasted, Dome & Friends, 9 Gland, 7 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Snug Harbor — Stanton Open Ears Music Series feat. Moore Trio, 8 & 10 Stephanie Nilles, Jesse MorSpotted Cat — Andy Forest, row & Paul Thibodeaux, 10 4; Meschiya Lake & the BMC — Shamaniacs, Eudora Little Big Horns, 6; Smokin’ Evans, The Abney Effect, 5 Time Jazz Club, 10 Bombay Club — Josh Paxton, 8 Tasseology — Alex McMurray, 6:30 Cafe Negril — The Mumbles, 6; John Lisi & Delta Funk, 9:30

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Chickie Wah Wah — Vincent Marini, 6; Jon Cleary, 8 Circle Bar — Laura Dyer Jazz Trio, 6 d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9 DMac’s — Chip Wilson, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Peter Nu, 9 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Sam Cordts, 5 Gasa Gasa — Progression Music Series feat. Fpoon, Yikes, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Stuart McNair, 5; Messy Cookers, 8

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Why don’t more music venues 7 p.m. Saturday have music stores? This is the first Sisters in Christ, thought I had upon entering Sisters 4920 Freret St., in Christ, the combo record store/ 504-452-5517 gift shop/extended merch table that opened inside Gasa Gasa in November 2014. Most concert tours have a disinterested hanger-on stationed at a folding table in a corner; everyone who passes through the fast-rising Freret Street venue now has that covered by an expanded version of the old Iron Rail record section, open every day from noon until right about sound check. Curators Michael Moises and Bryan Funck (who also fronts metal giant Thou and operates the indispensable listings site noladiy.org) have taken full advantage of the affiliation by booking early shows under the Sisters in Christ moniker, effectively turning Gasa Gasa into the city’s best in-store stage. This week they offer female-fronted hardcore (Empty Vessels, Tuesday), an installation of the annual Summer Bummer Fest (featuring locals Donovan Wolfington and Woozy, Thursday) and a grab bag of noise/punk/pop/rock (Broken Water/Sweet John Bloom/R.ariel/Pope/Keeping, Friday), all leading up to Saturday’s headliner: Brooklyn’s catchy-as-hell, criminally undiscovered Worriers — poised for a breakout and working with Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! on the forthcoming Imaginary Life (Don Giovanni) — and Bristol, England’s secret Caves. All tickets $5. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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The Jefferson Orleans North — Jay Zainey Orchestra, 6:30

Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Kyle Cripps, 5; Henry Turner Jr. & Anais St. John, 7; Mario Abney Sextet, 8 The Maison — Dave Easley, 4; Jazz Vipers, 6:30; Bon Bon Vivant, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Frog & Friends, 10 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Kid Merv, 7

Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Chris Christy, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, 10

THURSDAY 18 21st Amendment — New Orleans Swingin’ Gypsies, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 8

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MUSIC LISTINGS Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski Duo, 8

Snug Harbor — Brad Walker Quintet, 8 & 10

House of Blues — King Sunny Ade & His African Beats, 8

Buffa’s Lounge — Sturmlandia, 8; Tom McDermott & James Evans, 8

Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10

House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Gypsy Elise & the Royal Blues, 9

Cafe Istanbul — Haiti benefit feat. Wynn Walent & Friends, 7:30

United Bakery Gallery — R.Ariel, 9

House of Blues (The Parish) — Anuhea, TEKI, 8

Cafe Negril — Revival, 6; Soul Project, 9:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Yamomenem, 7; The Daily News, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Josh Hyde, 9 Circle Bar — Denton Hatcher, 6; Metronome the City, The Plum Magnetic, 10 City Park Botanical Garden — Thursdays at Twilight: John Boutte, 6 Columbia Street Taproom Grill — Jim Payne, 8 d.b.a. — Jon Cleary, 7; Billy Iuso & the Restless Natives, 10 DMac’s — TommyKnockers, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Todd Duke Trio, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Bayou Saints, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — The Easy, AF the Naysayer, Stoop Kids, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Paintbox feat. Dave James & Tim Robertson, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels Brass Band, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Alexandra Scott, 5; The Roamin’ Jasmine, 8 The Maison — Jon Roniger, 4; Dapper Dandies, 7; Rue Fiya, 10 Oak — Keith Burnstein, 8

Old Point Bar — Just Honey & the Wingmen, 8 Old U.S. Mint — Andrew Wolf, 2 One Eyed Jacks — Great Lake Swimmers, The Weather Station, 7 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Lucien Barbarin, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Christian Scott Quintet, 8 & 10 Republic New Orleans — Bassik feat. Hucci, Ozzie, 10 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Ellen Smith, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Adam Pearce, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — L’il Nathan & the Zydeco Big Tymers, 8:30 Siberia — 1349, Necrophagia, Vattnet Viskar, Mehenet, 9 Sisters in Christ — Dowsing, Meridian, Donovon Wolfington, Woozy, 7

FRIDAY 19 21st Amendment — Royal St. Windin’ Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook, 9:30 Apple Barrel — Rick Tobey, 6:30; Chickenhead Blues, 10:30 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushmen’s Rhythm Stompers, 2; Willie Lockett & the Blues, 5:30; Willie Lockett & the Blues, 5:30; Smoky Greenwell Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Nick Name & the Valmonts, The Unnaturals, 10 Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7; Free Agents Brass Band, 10 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Mikey B3 Band, 10 BMC — Lefty Keith & True Blues, Red Line, Caesar Brothers’ Funk Box, Musical Expressions, 3 Bombay Club — Tom McDermott, 7; Larry Scala, 9:30 Buffa’s Lounge — Crossing Canal feat. Ruby Ross & Patrick Cooper, 5; The Salt Wives, 8; Texas Pete & Carolyn Broussard, 11 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott, 6; Higher Heights Reggae Band, 10 Checkpoint Charlie — Valerie Sassyfras, 4; Stephanie Mills, 7; Donkey Puncher, 11

House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Palmyra, 8 Howlin’ Wolf Den — The Get Right Band, 10 Kerry Irish Pub — Chip Wilson, 5; Beth Patterson, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Piano Bob, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Jon Roniger, 5; Nayo Jones, 8 The Maison — Shotgun Jazz Band, 7; Jesse Smith Project, 10; Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Cha Wah, 10:30 Oak — Andrew Duhon, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 9:30 Pearl Wine Co. — Sarah Gromko, 8:30 Preservation Hall — Southern Syncopators feat. Steve Pistorius, 6; PresHall Brass feat. Daniel Farrow, 8, 9 & 10 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — David Hennesey, 6; Ellen Smith & Her Big Band, 9 Rivershack Tavern — Ched Reeves Band, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — The CheeWeez, 10 Sisters in Christ — Broken Water, Sweet John Bloom, R.Ariel, Pope, Keeping, 7 Snug Harbor — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10

Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Renshaw Davies, 9; Rayo Brothers, 10

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

Circle Bar — Satori feat. Craig Morse, 6; Laugh in the Dark, Dwayne St. Romaine, 10

St. Roch Tavern — James Jordan & the Beautiful Band, 9:30

Columbia Street Taproom Grill — Casey Saba & the Beanstalks, 8

Tipitina’s — Foundation Free Fridays feat. Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, Waterseed, 10

d.b.a. — Hot Club of New Orleans, 6; Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band, 10

Tulane Ave. Bar — Vanessa Carr, 8

DMac’s — Vince Marini, 7; Peezy N Dem, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Jenna McSwain Trio, 10 Downtown Covington — Sunset at the Landing feat. Julio y Cesar, ACE (Anderson, Chute & Easley), 6 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Up Up We Go, 7; Cameron Kelly, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Lips and Trips, 7 Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — The Transplanted Roots, 6; EndAll & Mahayley’s Grave, 10

Twist of Lime — Space Metal, Twinspan, 9 Ugly Dog Saloon — The Last New Beginning, 7 Union Station Pub & Grill — The Little Things, 6 UNO Lakefront Arena — R. Kelly, 8

SATURDAY 20 21st Amendment — Big Joe Kennedy, 2:30; Russell Welch Hot Trio, 6; The Ibervillianaires, 9:30 Apple Barrel — Ruby Moon, 6:30; Roger Bowie & the Nightvisions, 10:30 Bamboula’s — Laura Dyer, 2; Carl Le Blanc, 5:30; Mem Shannon, 10 PAGE 30

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Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Ogden After Hours: The Asylum Chorus, 6

Vaughan’s — Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet, 9:30

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Banks Street Bar — PYMP, Lucas Wylie (Ween tribute), 8 Bei Tempi — Alexey Marti & His Latin Urban Minds, 10 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Corey Henry & Treme Funktet, 10 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Waterseed, 10 BMC — Luneta Jazz Band, Foot & Friends, Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, Dysfunktional Bone, 8 Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 7; Kris Tokarski Quartet feat. Rex Gregory, 9:30 Bourbon O Bar — Johnny Angel & the Swingin’ Demons, 8 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — Daniel Schroder, 5; Make Music NOLA benefit feat. String Remedy, 8; R&R Music Group, 11 Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7; Dana Abbott Band, 10 Checkpoint Charlie — East & Stone, 4; Wild Tchoupitoulas, 7; Troy Turner, 11

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Chickie Wah Wah — Beth McKee, 8; Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 10

House of Blues (The Parish) — New Orleans Most Wanted, 10:30 Hyatt Regency New Orleans — MSB, 7 Irish House — Scottish session fest. New Orleans Strathspey & Reel Society, 2 Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Carson, 5; Wild Irish Roots, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 & 9 Louisiana Music Factory — The Speakerbox Experiment, 2 The Maison — The Roamin’ Jasmine, 1; Cajun fais do do, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; Pinettes Brass Band, 10; Street Legends Brass Band, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Boukou Groove, 10:30 New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park — Kids Swing & Sing feat. The Swing Setters & Jayna Morgan, 2 Oak — Tom Leggett, 9 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7 Old Point Bar — Steve Mignano, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Khari Lee, 2 One Eyed Jacks — Ceremony, Tony Molina, 9

Circle Bar — Jeff Pagano, 6; Josh Garrett, 10

Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Walter “Wolfman” Washington’s Mighty Men, 10

Columbia Street Taproom Grill — The Voyage, 10

Pearl Wine Co. — Jasper Brothers, 8

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

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

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 8; Little Freddie King, 11 DMac’s — Jon Roniger, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Loose Marbles, 7; Kidd Love, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Michael Medina, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Celia Gray, 7 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Amanda Ducorbier Trio, 9 Gasa Gasa — Dead Marshes, redrawblack, Erin Miley, Pat Fee, 10 Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues — The Dan Band, 8 House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — The Get Right Band, 6:30; The Round Pegs, 9

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 6; Mia Borders, 9 Rivershack Tavern — Midnight Horizon, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Soul Track Mind, 9 Saenger Theatre — Jodeci, 8 Saturn Bar — Danny, White Kyle, Freddy Beach, Ex Specter, 10 Siberia — Alexandra Scott, Renshaw Davies, 6; Debauche, 9 Sisters in Christ — Worriers, Caves, I’m Fine, Everything Rules, 7 Snug Harbor — Delfeayo Marsalis Sextet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Shotgun Jazz Band, 3; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Jazz Band Ballers, 10 Three Muses — Hot Club of New Orleans, 5:30; Shotgun Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — Brass-A-Holics, 10 Twist of Lime — Trick Bag, Intrepid Bastards, Phius, 9 The Willow — House of the Young, 10

SUNDAY 21 21st Amendment — Andy Forest, 3:30; Loose Marbles, 7 Apple Barrel — Laura Dyer, 6:30; Vic Shepherd & More Reverb, 10:30 Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 2:30; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 7 Banks Street Bar — Ron Hotstream & the Mid-City Drifters, 7 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan & Friends, 8; Lagniappe Brass Band, 11 BMC — R&R Music Group, Jeff Davis Project, Juke Joint Blues, 3 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Jazz Youth Showcase feat. Gary Washington, 4; Red Hot Jazz Band, 7 Cafe Negril — Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6; John Lisi & Delta Funk, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Sweet Olive Duo, 6; Cary Hudson, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Solid Giant, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Johnny Sansone, 10 DMac’s — HollyRock, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Andrew Duhon, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Russell Welch, 7; Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Gasa Gasa — Denitia & Sene, Tank & the Bangas, 9 House of Blues — Yelawolf, Hillbilly Casino, 7:30 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 — Chip Wilson, 5 The Maison — N.O. Swingin’ Gyspies, 4; Too Darn Hot, 7; The Upstarts, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7 Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 3:30; Jean Marie Harris, 7

Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Wardell Williams & the Blues Masters, 10

New Orleans — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8

Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 8, 9 & 10

Kerry Irish Pub — Kim Carson, 8:30

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Tony Seville, 7 Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 2 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Bruce Daigrepont, 5 Snug Harbor — Leah Chase, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Up Up We Go, 3; Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Three Muses — Raphael Bas, 5; Salvatore Geloso, 8

MONDAY 22 21st Amendment — Jamie Wight, 4:30; Carl LeBlanc Trio, 8 Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata, 6:30 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Mark Rueben Duo, 2; Roamin’ Jasmine Trio, 4:30; NOLA Swinging Gypsies, 8 Banks Street Bar — Lauren Sturm’s Piano Showcase, 7; South Jones, 9 Blue Nile — Higher Heights Reggae Band, 9 BMC — Mark Appleford, Lil Red & Big Bad, Smoky’s Blues Jam, 5 Bombay Club — John Royen, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Antoine Diel, 8 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; Marc Stone, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Bipolar Express feat. Benny Maygarden & Thomas Walker, 6; Alexis & the Samurai, 8 Circle Bar — Get Lo on Dark Mondays, 6; Eugene, 10 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Colin Lake Duo, 7; The Iguanas, 10 DMac’s — Danny Alexander, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Gasa Gasa — Jonathan Freilich Trio, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8 House of Blues — WNOE Summer Jam feat. Gary Allan, Chase Bryant, Casey James & Jon Pardi, 7 Irish House — Traditional Irish music session, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta

The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; The Business, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Quickening, 10 Old Point Bar — The Romy Kaye Jazz Trio, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Delta Rae, Liz Longley, 9 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — James Andrews Band, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Jazz Masters, 8, 9 & 10 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Craig Adams, 7 Sidney’s Saloon — King James & the Special Men, 10 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

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www. trinitynola.com — Students and alumni of the GNOYO perform music by Dvorak, Grieg, Ferere Laguerre and local composer Mike Rihner. 2 p.m. Sunday. Kay White. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www.marignyoperahouse.org — The mezzo-soprano performs the songs of composer Charles Ives, accompanied by pianist Dave Hurlbert. By donation. 5 p.m. Sunday. Organ & Labyrinth. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — Albinas Prizgintas performs on the church’s 5,000pipe tracker organ. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www. trinitynola.com — Steven Edwards conducts the chorus in a program of songs celebrating New Orleans. 5 p.m. Sunday.

CALL FOR MUSIC New Orleans Volunteer Orchestra. The orchestra seeks musicians at intermediate level or higher. Visit www.novorchestra.com for details.

FILM LISTINGS

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OPENING THIS WEEKEND Dope (R) — A chance encounter at a party sends geeky high school student Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends on a wild escape as drug dealers pursue a stash hidden in Malcolm’s backpack. Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell Hungry Hearts (NR) — Young mother Mina (Alba Rohrwacher) becomes obsessed with the purity of her child, alarming the baby’s father (Adam Driver) and threatening the child’s health in this Italian drama. Zeitgeist

The Yes Men Are Revolting (R) — Anti-corporate activists and comedy troupe The Yes Men tackle midlife crises and climate change in their third film. Zeitgeist

NOW SHOWING The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (R) — Allan Karlsson (Robert Gustafasson) escapes from a nursing home and begins a new chapter of his life in the film based on the novel by Jonas Jonasson. Chalmette 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. Regal Aloha (PG-13) — Military contractor Brian Gilcrest (Bradley Cooper) revisits a successful project in Hawaii, where he reconnects with an ex (Rachel McAdams) and falls for another woman (Emma

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, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Dil Dhadakne Do (NR) — The Mehras, a wealthy but dysfunctional business family, plan a luxury cruise to attract investors in this Indian musical. Elmwood Entourage (R) — Movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) lines up funding for his $100 million directorial debut in the continuation of the popular HBO show. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place 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. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) — The first half of the final part of the series opens as Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) wakes up in District 13 and learns of a secret rebellion that could save her nation. Elmwood I’ll See You in My Dreams (PG-13) — After the death of her dog, retiree Carol (Blythe Danner) pursues new relationships and reconnects with her daughter. Elmwood Insidious: Chapter 3 (PG-13) — Teenage Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott) seeks out talented but reluctant psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) for help with supernatural feelings in the Insidious series prequel. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place

Love & Mercy (PG-13) — Paul Dano and John Cusack play younger and older versions of the Beach Boys’ brilliant but troubled Brian Wilson in this biographical drama. Elmwood, Canal Place 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, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Paddington (PG) — A young bear with a passion for marmalade finds a new home with Mr. and Mrs. Brown (Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins) and their children in the film based on the storybook character. Elmwood, West Bank 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, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Poltergeist (PG-13) — A suburban family enlists a paranormal expert to rescue their daughter from dark spirits in the reboot of the 1982 thriller. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell

NEW ORLEANS PREMIER

EVENT VENUES

San Andreas (PG-13) — After a massive California earthquake, a helicopter pilot from the L.A. fire department (Dwayne Johnson) sets out to rescue his estranged daughter. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Spy (R) — Desk-bound CIA analyst Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) goes undercover for the first time after her charismatic partner (Jude Law) is killed by a Bulgarian arms dealer (Rose Byrne). Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, 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, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

SPECIAL SCREENINGS Air Sex: The Movie (NR) — The New Movement’s documentary follows local comedian Chris Trew as he hosts “air sex” com-

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Inside Out (PG) — After her family moves to San Francisco, 11-year-old Riley Anderson (Kaitlyn Dias) copes with strong emotions, personified by actors including Amy Poehler and Mindy Kaling. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

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Jurassic World (PG-13) — Twenty-two years after Jurassic Park, the dinosaur theme park is up and running — what could possibly go wrong? Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place

FILM LISTINGS Jurassic World petitions across the country. Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The New Movement Ballet 422 (PG) — Choreographer Justin Peck of the New York City Ballet prepares dancers for the debut of an original piece in this cinema verite-style documentary. Shotgun Cinema presents the screening. 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday. UNO Nims Theatre Closer to the Moon (NR) — Former Jewish resistance fighters pull off a bank heist in Communist Romania by posing as a film crew in this Romanian dark comedy based on a true story. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. The Connection (R) — Judge Pierre Michel (Jean Dujardin) hunts drug-dealing mobster kingpin Gaetan “Tany” Zampa (Gilles Lellouche) in a thriller based on the real-life French Connection intrigue. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Zeitgeist DCI 2015 Tour Premiere (NR) — Six Drum Corps International marching bands perform at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium for the opening of their championship competition. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal

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Happy Feet (PG) — Young emperor penguin Mumble (Elijah Wood) tap dances through Antartica in the 2006 animated film. 10 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Kenner

Julie Taymor’s Midsummer Night’s Dream (NR) — Julie Taymor directs and introduces the Shakespearean play, performed at the Theatre for a New Audience in Brooklyn, New York. 7 p.m. Monday. Elmwood Ma maman est en Amerique, elle a rencontre Buffalo Bill (NR) — Unaware that his mother is dead, six-year-old Jean (Tom Trouffier) believes that she is simply on a long holiday in this animated French children’s film. 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Alliance Francaise

REVIEW

The key to creative success among modern summer blockbusters can be found in the way these grand-scale, big-budget movies choose to treat their audiences. It’s possible to strike box office gold through star power, special effects or (especially) beloved source material, but blockbusters only become classics when they entertain large audiences without pandering or condescending. Director Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World is the third sequel to Steven Spielberg’s 1993 efJurassic World fects-driven behemoth Jurassic Park, and it manages to treat fans of Directed by Colin Trevorrow the original film with appropriate respect. It’s thoughtfully constructed, Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce briskly paced and its nonstop thrills are something to be savored — but not taken too seriously. Jurassic World has more than its share of Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, surprises, even as it squanders much of its creative juice on finding Nick Robinson new ways for minor characters to be devoured by dinosaurs. It’s not Wide Release original enough to qualify as a summer classic or win over many new fans for the franchise, but it won’t disappoint anyone who’s looking forward to this movie. Jurassic World brings Jurassic Park’s story full circle by realizing a fully operational, dinosaur-filled theme park as was almost achieved in the earlier film. It wastes no time in getting to the fun. The film quickly introduces its protagonist siblings, 11-year-old Gray (Ty Simpkins) and 17-year-old Zach (Nick Robinson) as they head out for a parents-free trip to Jurassic World theme park, where their Aunt Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) serves as operations manager. The park has been running smoothly for years, but corporate management is concerned about maintaining its appeal — living dinosaurs made from prehistoric DNA just aren’t as exciting as they used to be. So why not use genetic engineering to create a dinosaur even more fierce than the originals? Apart from computer-generated dinosaurs, the real star of Jurassic World is Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, TV’s Parks and Recreation), who plays Owen, a former military expert and current raptor whisperer for the park. Owen loves his test-tube dinosaurs and rails against both corporate profiteering and the military’s interest in raptors as weapons of war — the latter of which presents huge plausibility issues but works beautifully as satire. With his made-to-order heroics and easygoing charm, Owen is clearly intended as a star-making vehicle for Pratt, and it works. Jurassic World instantly makes Pratt an A-list Hollywood actor. The theme park’s Main Street was constructed and shot at the abandoned Six Flags in New Orleans East (including scenes with 800 locals serving as extras), and large-scale interiors like the park’s control room were built at Big Easy Studios in the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. It’s no surprise that New Orleans is hard to place in Jurassic World, but doubling up on the movie’s theme-park mojo probably didn’t hurt. A roller coaster ride is exactly what the Jurassic franchise has to offer, and there’s nothing wrong with that on a hot summer day. — KEN KORMAN

Maleficent (PG) — Audubon’s “Dinner and a ZOOvie” series features the Disney film about a cruel fairy (Angelina Jolie) who curses a newborn princess. Activities at 7:15 p.m., film at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Audubon Zoo Man From Reno (NR) — A smalltown sheriff (Pepe Serna) and a Japanese crime novelist (Ayako Fujitani) investigate a murder in this neo-noir thriller. 10 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Zeitgeist The Muppet Movie (G) — The Muppets gang try to find success in Hollywood in the 1979 live-action film. 10 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Prytania The Red Shoes (NR) — Moira Shearer stars as rising dance star Victoria Page in co-directors Michael Poweel and Emeric Pressburger’s acclaimed 1948 ballet film. Shotgun Cinema presents the screening. 9 p.m. Friday. UNO Nims Theatre The Seven Year Itch (NR) — Marilyn Monroe and her famous white dress appear in the 1955 film film about a family man pondering infidelity. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania Slavery by Another Name (NR) — Sam Pollard’s PBS documentary studies the history of forced labor in the American South after the Civil War. Jari Honore introduces the film. 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Louisiana Humanities Center Some Like It Hot (PG) — Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon star in the 1959 comedy about jazz musicians trying to outrun the Mob. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania TCM Presents Jaws 40th Anniversary (NR) — Turner Classic Movies celebrates the 40th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s classic shark thriller. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Sunday. Elmwood, Slidell For theater information, visit www.bestofneworleans.com.

ART

LISTINGS 895-6201 — Paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing.

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

OPENING Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 528-3722 — “El Viajero,” photography by Owen Murphy, opening reception 6 p.m. Thursday. Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans. 433 Royal St., (504) 299-9055; www.martinlawrence.com — “Kaleidoscope of Dreams,” paintings by Rene Lalonde, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — New work by Charles Thysell, through June 19. Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.pressstreet.com/antenna — “Mixed Messages.5,” group exhibition presented with the New Orleans Loving Festival, through July 6. 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.

GALLERIES

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — Art by Herb Roe, Louise Guidry and Tim Maher; jewelry by Suzanne and Angelique Juneau; crafts by Sandra Maher; paintings by Annie Lousteau; all through June.

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.

Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “Coastal Paintings,” works by David Bates, through July 25.

Academy Gallery. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www.noa-

Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504)

Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Recent Sculpture,” by Bradley Sabin, through June 27. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com — Group exhibition featuring new work by Cathy Hegman, Bernard Mattox, Beverly Dennis and gallery artists, through July 28. 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 — New work by Bill Iles, through June 27. Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery. Loyola University, Monroe Library, fourth floor, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 861-5456; www.loyno.edu/ dibollgallery — “Senior Exchange Show,” work by Mississippi State University students, through Sept. 10. Coup D’oeil Art Consortium. 2033 Magazine St., (504) 722-0876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium. com — “Crux,” paintings and installation by Blaine Capone, through July 10. The Exchange Center. 935 Gravier St., (504) 523-1465; www. artscouncilofneworleans.org — Work by Flor Pandal, through July 27. The Foundation Gallery. 1109 Royal St., (504) 568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola.

The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront. org — “Prepare NOW,” group exhibition of art about weather by EyeSplice Collective; “Revenant,” animation and sculpture by John Powers; both through July 5.

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.

Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www. beckyfos.com — Paintings by Becky Fos, ongoing.

LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Ouroborus,” group exhibition curated by Christy Wood and Jordan Blanton, through July 25.

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

M. Francis Gallery. 1938 Burgundy St., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery.com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing.

Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Landscape Sublime,” work by Anastasia Samoylova; “Summer Palace,” work by Jessica Bizer and Sheila Santamaria; both through July 5.

Martin Welch Art Gallery. 223 Dauphine St., (504) 388-4240; www.martinwelchart.com — Paintings and mixed media by Martin Welch, ongoing.

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 — “Old French Town,” oil paintings inspired by the French Quarter in the early 20th century, through July.

Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www. martinechaissongallery.com — “Pop Up Show 2015,” group exhibition, through June 27. 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.

John Bukaty Studio and Gallery. 841 Carondelet St., (970) 232-6100; www.johnbukaty.com — Paintings and sculpture by John Bukaty, ongoing.

New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave. — Hand-painted silk tapestries by Ray Cole; metal furniture by Herman Kron; paintings by Christina Juran and Jeff Morgan; all through July 9.

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www. jonathanferraragallery.com — Abstract paintings by Margaret Evangeline; “Initiating Cause and Effect,” woodblock reduction prints by Katrina Andry; both through July 25.

New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www. neworleansglassworks.com — Glass sculpture by Robert Stern; intaglio prints by Cora Lautze; metal sculpture by Mara Lattanzi; all through June.

New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www. neworleansphotoalliance.org — “[Hyphen]Americans,” photography by Kelly Anderson-Staley; “When Morning Comes,” photography by Brandon Thibodeaux; both through July 26. 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. Olde Towne Arts Center. 300 Robert St., Slidell, (985) 649-0555 — “10,” group exhibition featuring Bill Binnings, Rick Brunner, Keith Dellsperger, Natasha Lovelace Habers, Matt Litchliter, Zac McGovern, Martin Needom, Susan Needom, Candace Page and Russell Whiting, through July 17. Parse Gallery. 134 Carondelet St., (262) 607-2773; www.parsenola. com — “Loyola Untitled Juried Exhibition,” undergraduate and graduate work juried by Rachel Gugelberger, through June 27. Pedestal Gallery. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 645-3864; www.pamelamarquisstudio.com — New artwork by George Williams and Pamela Marquis, ongoing. Photo Works New Orleans. 521 St. Ann St., (504) 593-9090; www.photoworksneworleans. com — Photography by Louis Sahuc, ongoing. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www. rhinocrafts.com — Work by Peg Martinez, Andrew Jackson Pollack, Allison Cook, Paul Troyano and others, ongoing. River House at Crevasse 22. 8122 Saro Lane, Poydras; www. cano-la.org — “Crevasse 22: Surge,” painting, photography and

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Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “Of the Rising Tide: A Photo Essay on the Vanishing Bayou Community of Isle de Jean Charles,” photography by Melinda Rose, opening reception 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday.

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Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www. byrdiesgallery.com — Paintings and ceramic sculpture by Ramiro Diaz, through July 7.

com — “Sea and Soil,” group exhibition featuring Aline Cross, Kathy Dumesnil, Faye Earnest, Pippin Frisbie-Calder, Lee Morais and Elizabeth Simon, through July 3.

ART LISTINGS 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 — “Soiree d’Evolution,” still lifes by Sean Yseult, through Aug. 9. Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — “Paper Trails,” group exhibition of works on paper, through Aug. 1. 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 — Group exhibition of gallery artists featuring Jason Horton, Dana Chapman, Bill Dunlap, Krista Eubanks and others, ongoing.

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Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www. postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Medium Density,” group exhibition featuring Ron Bechet, Lee Deigaard, Kathleen Loe, Christopher Deris and Carl Joe Williams, through July 5.

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. United Bakery Gallery. 1337 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 495-6863 — “The Street,” group exhibition featuring Daniel Grey, Lauren Miller, Liam Conway, Julia Merritt, Amanda Toth, Steven Maraist, Magnolia Serene Kelly, Sarah Davis, Todd Lyons and Kerry Stewart, through July 10. UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts. uno.edu — “Spectra,” group

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Initiating Cause and Effect

Revered jazz musician Sun Ra claimed to have come to Earth from Saturn to lead black people to their true home on another planet. He was still earthbound when he died in 1993, but his belief — that black people might as well be from another planet as far as many Americans are concerned — still resonates today. Superficial stereotypes distort everyone’s perceptions, but for African-Americans, the ghetto Initiating Cause and THRU casts a long shadow no matter who they are or what they’ve acEffect: Woodblock JUL complished. Many black artists have created their own caricatures reduction prints of those negative cliches as a way of critiquing the critiques — a by Katrina Andry strategy that pervaded last year’s 30 Americans expo of leading Jonathan Ferrara black artists at the Contemporary Arts Center. So much emphasis Gallery, 400A Julia St. on one approach risks appearing redundant, but New Orleans native Katrina Andry’s unusually large, briskly acerbic yet startlingly (504) 522-5471 original woodblock prints are in a class by themselves. www.jonathanAndry’s prints stand out for quirky innovations like role reversals ferraragallery.com of ghetto stereotypes featuring white people in blackface. For instance, When I Grow Up: The Ascribed Black American Dream (pictured) features a young black sleeping under a blanket of white youths in blackface brandishing drugs and knives amid the interwoven words, “When I grow up I dream of being ... a drug dealer ... NBA star ... homicidal single mother ...” in an anthem of desperate options. Andry also often substitutes a reddish “watermelon face” for blackface. The Jungle Bunny Gave You Fever depicts a Garden of Eden scene with a nude white woman in Playboy bunny ears and “watermelon face” embraced by a snake as white guys carry on like drug-crazed frat boys in a parody of the “oversexed black folk” cliche. Andry’s stone lithograph self-portraits depict her as an angry black woman in meltdown mode, but in person she is gracious and demure, befitting an artist who recently made Art In Print magazine’s top 50 printmakers list. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

exhibition curated by Edra Soto, through Aug. 2. Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www. vieuxcarregallery.com — Work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing. Whisnant Galleries. 343 Royal St., (504) 524-9766; www. whisnantgalleries.com — Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textiles and porcelain, ongoing.

MUSEUMS George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art. 2003 Carondelet St., (504) 586-7432; www.themckennamuseum.com — “The Spirit of Haitian Culture: Creativity, Perseverance, Resilience,” exhibition of Haitian art, through July 18. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “From Winnfield to Washington: The Life and Career of Huey P. Long,” exhibition of documents, photographs and audiovisual records, through Oct. 11. Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 400 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/nelson-galleries — “Visions of a City:

Printed Views of 19th-Century New Orleans,” antique lithographs and engravings, through Aug. 15. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm. org — Architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “From ‘Dirty Shirts’ to Buccaneers,” art, artifacts and documents from the Battle of New Orleans, through Jan. 8, 2016. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www. lsm.crt.state.la.us — “From the Big Apple to the Big Easy,” Carnival costume designs by Helen Clark Warren and John C. Scheffler, through Dec. 4, 2016; “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” and more. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www. noma.org — “Self/Reflection,” group exhibition of photography from the permanent collection, through Aug. 9; “Ten Years Gone,” group exhibition commemorating Hurricane Katrina featuring Willie Birch,

Dawn DeDeaux, Isabelle Hayer, Spring Hurlbut, Nicholas Nixon and Christopher Saucedo, through Sept. 7; “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. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum. org — “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; “The Rising,” group photography exhibition about New Orleans’ renewal, through Sept. 20. 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. 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. 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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CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY Big Deal Burlesque. Freret Street Publiq House, 4528 Freret St., (504) 826-9912; www.publiqhouse.com — Roxie le Rouge produces the burlesque, variety and aerial performance. Tickets start at $12. 10 p.m. Friday. 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.

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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. America’s Wartime Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Andrews Sisters. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www. stagedoorcanteen.org — The Victory Belles perform as 1940s harmony singers LaVerne, Patty and Maxine Andrews. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. Blackbird. Old Marquer Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.oldmarquer. com — In the play by David Harrower, Una (Ashton Akridge) confronts Ray (John Neisler), a man who went to prison for pursuing an affair with her when she was 12. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Brothers from the Bottom. NOCCA Riverfront Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca.com — Wendell Pierce, Kevin Mambo, Toccarra Cash, Thaddeus Daniels, Wendell Franklin and Megan Robinson star in Jackie Alexander’s drama about a New Orleans family divided by gentrification. General tickets $30, seniors and students $25. 8 p.m. Friday; 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Sunday. Cymbeline. Tulane University, Lupin Theatre, 16 Newcomb Place, (504) 865-5106; www. neworleansshakespeare. org — Princess Imogen is at the center of romantic intrigue in the court of ancient Britain in the Shakespeare play. Rob Clare directs the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane’s production. General tickets $25, seniors $20, students $15. 7:30 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Damn Yankees. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, (504) 865-5105; www.summerlyric.tulane.edu — Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre stages the classic musical about a long-suffering baseball fan

who makes a deal with the Devil in hopes of helping his team win the World Series. Tickets start at $30. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Detroit. Ashe Power House, 1731 Baronne St., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — A struggling suburban couple invites dysfunctional neighbors over for a barbecue in Lisa D’Amour’s Pulitzer-nominated play. Tickets $40; discounts available for seniors, students, teachers and military families by calling the box office at (504) 522-6545. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. The Great American Trailer Park Musical. 30 by 90 Theatre, 880 Lafayette St., Mandeville, (844) 843-3090 — 30 by Ninety Theatre stages David Nehls and Betsy Kelso’s musical about the colorful inhabitants of the Armadillo Acres trailer park. General tickets $26, students $18. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 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. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday.

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. Comic Strip. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — Corey Mack and Roxie le Rouge host a free comedy and burlesque show. 9 p.m. Monday. 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. Flim Flam Variety Hour. Lucky Pierre’s, 735 Bourbon Street, (702) 785-7441; www.luckypierresnola.com — A rotating cast including Dante the Magician, Chris McDaniel and Donny Vomit perform magic, sideshow acts and comedy. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Monday. Poly Cockit & Her Pocketbook, Barbara. Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 529-2107; www.bourbonpub. com — Patrick McDonald performs as ditzy Southern belle Poly Cockit. Tickets $12.50. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Queer Com Variety Show. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Dykeadence and New Orleans Pride present drag, burlesque and comedy performers. A dance party follows. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Friday. Snake Oil Festival. Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.snakeoilfestival.com — The festival of burlesque, sideshow and circus arts features three marquee performances as well as workshops, a lecture and after parties. Individual show tickets start at $20. Visit the website for events and details. Friday-Sunday. Summer Lovin’: A Sexy Storytelling Event. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Picola Tushy’s Bluestockings burlesque troupe performs improvised routines inspired by real-life stories about love. Admission free. 10 p.m. 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

STAGE LISTINGS show. Tickets $10. 9 p.m. Thursday & Sunday.

DANCE Move Live On Tour. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola. com — Siblings and regular Dancing With the Stars performers Julianne and Derek Hough and the Move Company Dancers present original choreography in their touring production. Tickets start at $58. 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. Sunday. New Orleans Tango Festival. Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal St., (504) 962-0500; www. astorneworleans.com — Experienced and aspiring tango dancers participate in lessons, workshops and open practices. Admission to individual events starts at $30. The festival opens with a public milonga and concert at 9 p.m. Wednesday at Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave., featuring music by La Bailonga Tango. Milonga tickets $20. Wednesday-Sunday. Summer Solstice. The Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave., (504) 272-0865; www.civicnola.com — New Orleans Ballet Theatre performs pieces choreographed by Gregory Schramel, Diogo De Lima and Marjorie Hardwick. General tickets $40, students $25. 8 p.m. Friday.

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All-Star Comedy Revue. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up comedy show with special guests and a band. 8 p.m. Thursday. Cajun Comedy Outburst. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola. com — Shack Brown and Blowfish perform. Tickets $5 in advance, $10 at the door. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Boom. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 3104999; www.houseofblues. com — Leon Blanda hosts a free comedy showcase. 8 p.m. Thursday. 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. The JetBlacks. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.

After her husband Ben loses his finance job, Mary begins to resent his lack of ambition — he stays at home all day while she works in a law office. Their new neighbors Kenny and Sharon, both fresh from rehab, provide a distraction from Mary and Ben’s routine. Through backyard dinners, the two seemingly disparate couples bond through a shared restlessness, which eventually turns dangerous, in Southern Rep’s production of Lisa D’Amour’s Pulitzer Prize finalist Detroit at the Ashe Power House. Directed by Aimee Hayes, this piece of art does more than imitate life; the show replicates it in a way that makes one rethink everyday situations. Mary (Jessica Podewell) and Ben (Mike Harkins) are uptight. They contrast the young passion of Kenny (Joshua Mark Sienkiewicz) and Sharon (Laura Friedmann). The show’s setup appears simple: A couple moves in and their neighbors extend friendship by way of steak and potatoes. But there’s an unnerving power to this seemingly mundane scenario. It makes the heightened state of things to come more devastating. A small backyard physically divides the two couples, but there’s a larger wealth gap between them. Though Kenny and Sharon are a bit messy — they serve Cheetos as appetizers to Mary’s caviar — they’re extremely lovable. Kenny is a big hulking presence. Though the character is a bit unhinged, Sienkiewicz plays him with control; he lets the manic energy loose, then pulls back and is effective in both booming and quiet moments. Friedmann and Sienkiewicz also have great chemistry and it’s fun to watch them flirt. Friedmann’s emotional range reveals the implications of her character’s heartbreaking arc. Her effective performance shows the tortured nature of a person dealing with addiction issues, and we want her to pull through when things look bleak. As Mary, Podewell embodies the anxiety of a woman who believes pretense and being a “great host” are ideals for success. Podewell revels in nervous energy — her late-night breakdown is one of the most compelling moments in the show. Ben is the most buttoned-up of the characters, but Harkins makes him utterly relatable. He’s the guy who’s done everything right his whole life yet feels unfulfilled. The production’s set, designed by Martin Andrew, places the audience close to the action. In certain scenes, there’s the possibility that the performers may trip over audience members’ feet. The set’s many thorough details — sod separating the houses, patio furniture dotting lawns — help enhance the narrative’s realism. The show’s plot moves at a slow burn, and this approach mimics how lives can seem fine, then suddenly spiral out of control. There’s drug use and F-bombs galore (Southern Rep recommends the play for ages 16 and older). This production of Detroit is both beautiful and complicated. The show’s dynamic cast and its interesting set create a fully realized world, which the characters ultimately destroy in a satisfying and cathartic performance. — TYLER GILLESPIE newmovementtheater.com — Joseph Meissner, Cyrus Cooper, David Hamilton, Tami Nelson, Jonathan Evans, Mariposa Stormer and others perform improv. Tickets $5. 9 p.m. Friday. Johnny Rock. C. Beever’s Bar of Music, 2507 N. Woodlawn Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-9401; www.facebook.com/thenewcbeevers — Johnny Rock hosts an open-mic comedy night. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Local Uproar. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Tory Gordon and Paul Oswell host an open-mic comedy night. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Machine A. Old Marquer Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www. oldmarquer.com — The improv duo of Chris Kaminstein and Cecile Monteyne performs. Tickets $8. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Myq Kaplan. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — The comedian performs. James Hamilton and Anthony Scontrino open the show. Tickets $15. 9 p.m. Sunday. Sandra Bernhard Is #Blessed. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www.thejoytheater.com

— Comedian and actress Sandra Bernhard performs with her band. Tickets start at $45. 8 p.m. Saturday. 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. Year of the Goon. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www. cafeistanbulnola.com — Comedian Mario P performs. Tickets $15 in advance. 7 p.m. Sunday.

AUDITIONS City-wide open auditions. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre. com — Southern Rep and Mid-City Theatre host open auditions for actors, singers and actor-muisicians from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 27. All participants should bring 20 copies of their headshot and resume. Variety show talent. Organizers seek music and variety acts for a talent show fundraiser benefitting St. Anna’s Food Pantry on July 16. Email haknola@yahoo. com for information.

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(504) 596-2625; www.nutrias. org — UNO archeologist D. Ryan Gray discusses burial traditions and ongoing work at the historic cemetery. 6:30 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.

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Hot Yoga, Cold Beer. NOLA Brewing Taproom, 3001 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 3010117; www.nolabrewing.com — Lululemon sponsors a free yoga class and a beer happy hour follows. 6:30 p.m.

2016 Gubernatorial Forum. John A. Alario Sr. Event Center, 2000 Segnette Blvd., Westwego, (504) 349-5525; www.alariocenter.com — Governor’s West Bank Luncheon Presents the 2016 Gubernatorial Forum featuring the candidates for Louisiana Governor. Doors open at 7 a.m.; debate begins at 8:15 a.m. Tickets are sold by table of 8 for $400. Limited individual seating available for $55. Proceeds benefit youth job-training nonprofit Cafe Hope.

It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 6583200; www.nolasocialride.org — NOLA Social Ride cyclists cruise around the city, stopping along the way to enjoy live music. 6 p.m.

Public meeting on arts education. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart St., (504) 558-6100; www.jazzandheritage.org — The Kennedy Center’s Any Given Child New Orleans program and its partners seek feedback from the public on its draft goals for kids’ art education. 6 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. 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.

African-American history lecture. Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — William Earle Williams of Haverford College presents an illustrated lecture titled “A Stirring Song Sun Heroic: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom, 1619 to 1865 and Beyond.” 6 p.m. Barbershop Meetings. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — Peter Nahkid leads the men’s discussion. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Casino dance class. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; 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) 5209843; 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 the website to RSVP. 5:30 p.m. Holt Cemetery lecture. Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave.,

RAW New Orleans presents Splendor. Republic New Orleans, 828 S. Peters St., (504) 528-8282; www.republicnola. com — More than 40 local artists in film, fashion, music, performance, visual art, photography, hair and makeup show off their work at this event. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 7 p.m. White Glove Wednesdays. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 5276012; 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 18 Breaking the Silence. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234; www. neworleans.hyatt.com — The African American Policy Forum and other organizations hold a free town hall meeting on challenges facing women of color in New Orleans and related issues. 3 p.m. Bridge lessons. Wes Busby Bridge Center, 2709 Edenborn Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-0869 — Beginners and novices take free bridge lessons. 9 a.m. New Orleans Pride. Various locations; www.prideneworleans.com — The LGBT festival includes a kickoff party celebrating transgender New Orleanians, a picnic at Washington Square Park, dance parties, drag and burlesque performances and a parade. Visit the website for events and details. Thursday-Sunday. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Legends. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 587-3663; www.neworleansarena.com — The circus performs “Legends,” a show inspired by mythical creatures like unicorns and Pegasus. Tickets start at $23 (includes fees). Shows Thursday-Sunday; the

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New Orleans Eat Local Challenge. Various locations; www.nolalocavore.org — The challenge encourages residents to eat foods grown, caught and raised within 200 miles of New Orleans for a month, and there are dinners, workshops, tours and other food events. Challenge registration $30. Upcoming events include a foraging walk Friday and a beekeeping workshop Saturday. Visit the website for details, events and registration. Through June 30.

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.

EVENT LISTINGS weekend begins with a parade through the CBD at 10 a.m. Tuesday. 7 p.m. Sistahs Making a Change. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Women of all experience levels 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 19 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 music by Daniele Spadavecchia and a screening of the PBS documentary American Experience: New Orleans. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Summer Solstice Party. The Peristyle, City Park, 1 Palm Drive — The Green Project, Gulf Restoration Network, Global Green USA and Concordia host a garden party featuring drinks, ice cream, food vendors, a rain barrel auction and music by Margie Perez & the Honeypots and Luther Gray & the Congo Square Preservation Society. Admission free. 5:30 p.m.

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SATURDAY 20

Alzheimer Benefit Classy Car Show. Lakeview Regional Medical Center, 95 E. Judge Tanner Drive, Covington, (985) 867-3800; www.lakeviewregional.com — The car show includes awards for cars and trucks and benefits the St. Tammany Alzheimer’s Association. Admission free. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Antique Auto Club of St. Bernard Cruise Night. Brewster’s, 8751 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 309-7548; www.brewstersrestaurant.com — Antique and classic cars are displayed and there is music from the 1950s through the 1970s. 6 p.m. Bienville Saturday Market. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 8135370; www.swapmeetnola. com — The pet-friendly weekly market features arts, crafts, a flea market and food. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Build By Ear workshop. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org — Kids

create an art project inspired by a classic New Orleans jazz musician in PlayBuild NOLA’s workshop. 11:30 a.m. Climb Out of the Darkness. City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 482-4888; www.postpartumprogress.org — Postpartum Progress holds a community hike at City Park’s Couturie Forest. Donations support the organization’s maternal mental illness advocacy. 10 a.m. D-Day lecture. Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, Algiers, (504) 529-7323; www. nutrias.org — Italian-American Research Center curator Sal Serio discusses his family connections to the June 6, 1944 invasion of Normandy. 10 a.m. Dod-Fest. The Dodwell House, 1519 Esplanade Ave., (504) 218-8073; www.dodwellhouse. org — Marching krewe Skinz N Bonez hosts a benefit festival for Anna’s Place, the children’s charity of St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, featuring art and food vendors, games, a bounce house, face painting, raffles and a silent auction. Music by Margie Perez, Swingaroo, The Missing Links and others. Adults $3 or free with a donation of school or art supplies; kids free. 1 to 6 p.m. Family Day. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; www.phnojm.com — Families enjoy jazz story time at 11 a.m., crafts at 2 p.m. and a solo pianist from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Jazz Yoga. 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. Jefferson Performing Arts Center Grand Opening Gala. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-2000; www.jpas.org — The theater celebrates its new facility with a reception, performances by JPAS artists and music by the Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo duo. Tickets start at $75. 6:30 p.m. Latin American Heritage Festival. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm. org — The kid-friendly festival features crafts, Latin American music, a performance by Javier’s Dance Studio and story readings that incorporate Spanish. 11 a.m. to 3 p.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 the website to RSVP.

Louisiana Bicycle Festival. Abita Springs; www.labicyclefestival.com — The annual bike fest includes bicycle vendors, a bike parade and food. Madisonville Art Market. Madisonville Art Market, Tchefuncte River at Water Street, Madisonville, (985) 8714918; www.artformadisonville. org — The monthly market features works by local artists including paintings, mixed media, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture, stained glass and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Magnolia Ball. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — Artist Candy Chang is the featured guest at the Ogden Museum’s soiree, which also features cocktails, food, auctions, dancing, access to museum exhibitions and music by Free Spirit Brass Band, The Roamin’ Jasmine and ET’s All-Star Express. Tickets $250. 8 p.m. OCH Recycled Art Market. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www. ochartmarket.com — There’s live music, entertainment, art and home furnishings crafted from reclaimed materials. 10 a.m. to 3 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. Spring edible plant walk. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Donna Caire instructs hikers on edible plants and Rod Downie discusses plants’ cultural associations. Non-members $5. Call or email rue@northlakenature.org to reserve space. 8 a.m. Y’Heard Me Music Industry Summit. Parlor Recording Studio, 605 9th Street; www.yheardme. splashthat.com — The free summit covers topics of interest to working musicians, including recording, marketing, copyright law, local resources and more. Noon to 3 p.m. Yoga/Pilates. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park,(504) 456-5000; www. noma.org — The museum hosts yoga classes in the sculpture garden. Non-members $5. 8 a.m.

SUNDAY 21 Tipitina’s Foundation’s Sunday Youth Music Workshop.

EVENT LISTINGS 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.

(504) 596-2667; www.nutrias. org — The event includes a reading by Kate Lacour and music by Relax Family Band and Mobsters of the Psyche. 6 p.m. Saturday.

MONDAY 22

SPORTS

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. to 10 p.m. Thursday. Bloomsday 2015. Irish House, 1432 St. Charles Ave., (504) 595-6755; www.theirishhouseneworleans.com — The event celebrates James Joyce and features readings from writers Brian Boyles, Yuri Herrera, Mwende Katwiwa, Maurice Carlos Ruffin and Katy Simpson Smith. 6 p.m. Tuesday. A Book of Uncommon Prayer launch. Press Street, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.org — Wendy Brenner, George Bishop and A.K. Benninghofen read at the release party for the anthology. 6 p.m. Friday.

Bring Your Own. Wonderland Production Studios, 3233 St. Bernard Ave. — The theme for the outdoor storytelling event is “Secret Weapon” and there’s food and cocktails. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. 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. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Paul Oswell. Nix Library, 1401 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 596-2630; www.nutrias.org — The author discusses New Orleans Historic Hotels. 7 p.m. Thursday. Teen spoken word workshop. Nix Library, 1401 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 596-2630; www. nutrias.org — Sam Gordon guides teens to create their own poetry and spoken-word work. 4 p.m. Saturday. Zine Club Show & Reading. Alvar Library, 913 Alvar St.,

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 rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

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. Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Education. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects 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 through its golf program. Visit www.thefirstteenola.org. 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. Golden Opportunity Adult Literacy Program. GOAL seeks volunteers to conduct courses on reading comprehension, GED preparation and English language learning. Call (504) 373-4496 or email goalofgno@ ymail.com. Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org. 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. Hike for KaTREEna. The forestry organization seeks volunteers to adopt and trim trees around the city. Email info@hikeforkatreena.org or visit www. hikeforkatreena.com. 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. 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. New Canal Lighthouse Museum. The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation seeks volunteer docents for its museum and education center.

Visit www.saveourlake.org or call (504) 836-2238. 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 green space 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. SpayMart. The animal charity seeks volunteers to feed cats and clean kennels at its Cat Adoption Center and to work at its Metairie thrift store. Call Patsy Watermeier at (504) 4606080 or (504) 887-7037. 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) 340-3429 or visit www.veteranshousingoutreach.webs.com.

CALL FOR WRITERS

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

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Brian Boyles. New Orleans Public Library, Mid-City Branch, 3700 Orleans Ave. — The author discusses New Orleans Boom and Blackout with Gambit contributor Jules Bentley. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Jesters. Pan American Stadium, City Park, 1 Zachary Taylor Drive — The New Orleans Jesters play the Knoxville Force. 7 p.m. Saturday

Grow Dat Farm Stand. Grow Dat Youth Farm, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive, (504) 3778395; 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.

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

NO. 748-000 DIVISION “P” DIVISION “ P “ SUCCESSION OF CLAUDE RICHARD MONCRIEF, JR. NOTICE IS GIVEN that MEGAN MONCRIEF MANART, Executrix of the SUCCESSION OF CLAUDE RICHARD MONCRIEF, JR., 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 of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 ($162,500.00) DOLLARS, the Succession’s undivided one-half (1/2) interest in and to the following described property:

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THAT 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 LAKE VISTA OF JEFFERSON SUBDIVISION, according to plat of subdivision made by J. L. Fontcuberta, Surveyor, dated August 2, 1956, copy of which is annexed to Ordinance No. 32891 being Entry No. 83714 in Office of Clerk of Court, Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, said portion of ground is designated and measures as follows:

Lot 18, Square 29, bounded by Janice Avenue, West Esplanade Avenue, the Western boundary line of the subdivision and 19th Street. Said lot commences 201.11 feet from the corner of Janice Avenue and West Esplanade Avenue and measures 75 feet front on Janice Avenue, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 130.82 feet between equal and parallel lines. NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with the law made and provided in such cases, notice is hereby given that MEGAN MONCRIEF MANART, Executrix, proposes to sell the aforesaid immovable property, at private sale, for the price and upon the terms aforesaid, and the legatees and creditors are required to make opposition, if any they have or can, to such course, within seven (7) days, including Sundays and holidays, from date whereon the last publication of this notice appears. Attonry: Carole Cukell Neff Address: 201 St. Charles Ave. Ste. 3815 New Orleans, Louisiana 70170 Telephone: (504) 582-1500 Gambit: 5/26/15 & 6/16/15 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a certain Promissory Note payable to AMES FUNDING CORPORATION DBA AMES HOME LOAN, executed by DEBRA EMMONS REDLER, and dated December 18, 2003, in the principal sum of $75,000.00, bearing interest at the rate of 8.99% from date until paid, and providing reasonable attorney fees, and all charges associated with the collection of same, please contact Herschel C. Adcock, Jr., Attorney at Law, at P.O. Box 87379, Baton Rouge, LA 70879-8379, (225) 756-0373. Any heirs of Eddie Johnson, contact Gerald Calogero, atty., (504) 581-1416

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

Attorney: Gideon T. Carter, III Address: PO Box 80264 10523 N Oak Hills Pkwy Ste A 70810 Baton Rouge LA 70898-0264 Telephone: (225) 214-1546 office

NO. 12-367 DIVISION “K-5“

Gambit: 6/16/15 & 7/7/15

STATE OF LOUISIANA

SUCCESSION OF GENEVIA YOUNG NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL IMMOVEABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JANIE YOUNG, duly appointed, acting and qualified Administratrix of the SUCCESSION OF GENEVIA YOUNG, 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 of $246,000.00, payable in cash, the following described immoveable property, to-wit: A CERTAIN LOT 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 Cabrini Court subdivision, in Square No. 101, designated as Lot 10, all as more fully shown on a plan of survey made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., Surveyors, dated October 15, 1976, a certified copy of which is annexed to N.A. No. 219935. The improvements bear the Municipal No. 1415 Cabrini Ct., New Orleans, La. NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the law made and provided in such cases, notice is hereby given that JANIE YOUNG, Administratrix, proposes to sell the aforesaid immoveable property owned by the Succession, at private sale, for the price and upon the terms aforesaid, and the heirs and creditors are required to make opposition, if any they have or can, to such course within seven (7) days from the date whereon the last publication of this notice appears. BY ORDER OF THE CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS, on this the 19th day of May, 2015. Attorney: Timothy D. Bordenave Address: P.O. Box 750156 New Orleans, LA 70175 Telephone: (504) 483-6991 Gambit: 5/26/15 & 6/16/15

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA No. 2006-2252-A-5 SUCCESSION OF Ella Marie Deamer Notice is given that the administrator of the SUCCESSION OF ELLA MARIE DEAMER, Succession No. 2006-2252A-5, Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, has petitioned the Court for authority to sell immovable property belonging to the decedent at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 3282 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure for Forty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($40,000.00) cash, with the succession to pay all encumbrances and pro rata taxes. The immovable property proposed to be sold at private sale is described as follows: 3603 Republic St, New Orleans LA 70122 – Third District SQ 2478 LOT 7 Republic and Sere. Any heir, legatee, or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file any opposition to the application within seven (7) days from the date of last publication of this notice. New Orleans, LA, this 10th day of June 2015.

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

NO: 749-244 DIVISION:”B” SUCCESSIONS OF MARIE LEWIS WIFE OF/AND JOSEPH P. FREDERICK NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN that Carolyn J. Frederick, administratrix of the Successions of Anne Marie Lewis wife of/and Joseph P. Frederick is applying for authority to sell at private sale, on terms of EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($81,000.00) DOLLARS cash, the immovable property owned by the Succession of Marie Lewis wife of/and Joseph P. Frederick, described below. Lots 13, 14, 15 and 16, Square 37, Suburban Villas 4305 Englewood Street, Metairie, LA An order authorizing her to do so may be issued after seven days from the date of second publication of this notice. An opposition to the application may be filed at any time prior to the issuance of such an order.

BUDGET ADOPTION RESOLUTION This adoption resolution is pursuant to and in compliance with Louisiana Revised Statute 39:1309. WHEREAS the Clerk of Civil District Court of Orleans Parish has reviewed financial projections for the Clerk’s Salary Fund, including estimated revenues and expenditures; and WHEREAS funding in the following amounts is required as detailed by the line item budget for FY July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.

BUDGET SUMMARY REVENUES Fees, charges and commissions for services: Court costs, fees and charges Fees for recording legal documents Charges for use of photocopier FEMA Stabilization Project Reimbursements Interest Income

$ 5,328,644 4,036,447 878,856 0 330,516

TOTAL REVENUES

$ 10,574,463

EXPENDITURES Compensation and related benefits Computers, equipment, furniture and supplies Administration

7,509,636 511,604 $ 2,051,780

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$10,073,020

EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES

501,443

By Order of the Court CLERK OF COURT

ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR

19,004,890

Attorney: John A. E. Davidson Address: 2901 Independence Street Suite 201 Metairie, Louisiana 70006 Telephone: 504-779-7979

ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR

19,506,333

Gambit: 5/26/15 & 6/16/15 Edward Joseph Hergert or anyone knowing his whereabouts, contact McBride & Russell Law Firm at 504451-4070. IMPORTANT - property rights involved! Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of CAROLYN A. DOTSON please contact Faun Fenderson, Attorney at 504-528-9500 or faun@faunfenderson.com Latoya Roberts Ellis, or anyone knowing her whereabouts, please contact McBride & Russell Law Firm, at 504-451-4070. We are applying to the Commissioner of Alcohol and Tobacco of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of High and Low alcoholic content at retail in the Parish of Jefferson at the following address: 100 Terry Parkway, Inc., d/b/a AMJ Discount, 100 Terry Parkway, Gretna, LA 70056. Buthaina Mohammad, Vice-President. Alfred Tolbert or anyone knowing his whereabouts, l/k/a 2106 Josephine Street, New Orleans, LA 70113, please contact Atty, Veleka Eskinde, 504-434-0030. Anyone having any information concerning the whereabouts of Pamela A. Mitchell and/or Gladue Joseph Istre please contact Lori A. Noto at (504) 512-0611. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a certain Promissory Note payable to QUICKEN LOANS, INC., executed by LAFANYA W. SANDERS, and dated July 15, 2005, in the principal sum of $150,000.00, bearing interest at the rate of 5.875% from date until paid, and providing reasonable attorney fees, and all charges associated with the collection of same, please contact Herschel C. Adcock, Jr., Attorney at Law, at P.O. Box 87379, Baton Rouge, LA 70879-8379, (225) 756-0373.

FUND BALANCE ASSIGNMENTS Legal mandates Special projects

7,341,427 4,799,893

TOTAL FUND BALANCE ASSIGNMENTS

12,141,320

ESTIMATED UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR

$ 7,365,013

DALE N. ATKINS, CLERK, CIVIL DISTRICT COURT AND EX-OFFICIO RECORDER Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a lost promissory note payable to Crescent Bank and Trust dated April 13, 2013 in the amount of $26,273.20 and signed by a R. Rhodes please contact Jules Fontana, Attorney @ 504-581-9545. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Alma Pooser Brown wife of/and Nathaniel Luther Brown, please contact Atty. Dana Henry at 504-2659896. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ann Barbieri and Gina Lorino, please contact Keith A. Doley, atty,1554 N. Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504-943-7071 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Anne-Marie J. Brown, please contact Attorney DeVonn Jarrett, at 504-491-6806 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of any heirs of James J. Ballas, please contact Atty. Bonita Watson, 504.324.4400. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Derick Reagan please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.” Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Devonsylette Collins-Manuel, call Atty. Raashand M. Hamilton 504940-1883.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of ELBERT COBBINS, JR., l/k/a 5105 Annunciation Street, New Orleans, LA 70115, please contact Atty Erica Andrews, 504.534.5560. ANYONE KNOWING the whereabouts of HERBERT A WHITE, whose last known address was 4322 Annette St, New Orleans, LA 70122, please contact Atty. Jauna Crear, 4747 Earhart Blvd, Ste I, NOLA 70125, 504-365-1545. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Hillary McGinnis or Rita Mae McGinnis, please contact attorney Tony Dooley, 3701 Canal St. 4th Floor, Suite U, NOLA 70119 or (504) 298-0854. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ineka Collins, call Atty. Raashand M. Hamilton 504-940-1883. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Iokon, L.L.C, please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 5539588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jeanette Rantrope Brown, please contact Keith A. Doley, atty, 1554 N. Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504-943-7071. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jewell Faulkner, call Atty. Raashand M. Hamilton 504-940-1883.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of John V. Ramirez, Jr., please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223, New Orleans, LA 70130 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Keoka D. Dozier please contact attorney William Boyles at 504-2322940. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Kerin L. Turner Watkins, call Atty. Raashand M. Hamilton 504-9401883. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Michael G. Moses, please contact Attorney Branden Villavaso, 631 St. Charles Ave. NOLA 70130 or (504) 920-4529. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Michael L. Farley please contact attorney William Boyles at 504-2322940. ANYONE KNOWING the whereabouts of PHYLLIS MULLEN FELTON, whose last known address was 7340 Canterbury St, New Orleans, LA 70125, please contact Atty. Jauna Crear, 4747 Earhart Blvd, Ste I, NOLA 70126, 504-365-1545. Chad Torre Ellis, or anyone knowing his whereabouts, contact McBride & Russell Law Firm at 504-451-4070. PAGE 42

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

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Rosa Maria Trindade Alves Banks, please contact Atty. E. Appleberry at 405 Gretna Blvd., Suite 104, Gretna, LA 70053; (504)362-7800. ANYONE KNOWING the whereabouts of SARAH WILSON COLLINS CASTON or her heirs, whose last known address was 7922 Forshey St, New Orleans, LA 70125, please contact Atty. Jauna Crear, 4747 Earhart Blvd, Ste I, NOLA 70125, 504365-1545.

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of Nola Coleman Jackson, please contact atty C. Vidal at 4642 Owens Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70122 or (504) 232-7685. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs or representatives of the estate of Mary J. Heckler, A/K/A Mary Jeanfreau Heckler, please contact Atty: E. Appleberry at 405 Gretna Blvd., Ste: 104, Gretna, LA 70053; (504)362-7800. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Tina Lynette Adams, please contact Shaun R. Mena, attorney at (225) 328-2034. Anyone knowing the whreabouts of Guillanne Leary (a/k/a Guillanne Bazzle Hamilton Leary), please contact Attorney DeVonn Jarrett, at 504-491-6806 Anyone knowing the whreabouts of Kendria Edwards Jones AND Warren Jones, please contact Attorney DeVonn Jarrett, at 504-491-6806.

Anyone knowing their whereabouts of ETHEL RISING DETIEGE, please contact Carlos A. Ramirez, Attorney, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

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New Orleans...got an opportunity for you. A great NOLA cottage, SETBACK 15 ft. from the street, w/ both frt. & side yards, offst. prkg, just blocks from Whole Foods & the RISING Lafitte Greenway (soccer, anyone?)...on an OAK LINED ST. Make this home & lot what you want it to be, there is enough space to add on at will. We welcome you to come in, explore, & make an offer. We are ready to sell.

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$1,200 U/C

4 Alice Ct. (VLD)

$10K SOLD

3660 Bennett St.

$119.9K

2422 Bienville St.

$215K

1210 – 12 N. Galvez St. $480K SOLD

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$625K

4001Gen.PershingSt.(VLD) $110KSOLD

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$860K SOLD

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2349 Maryland Av.

$75K SOLD

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$112.5K $140K

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$159.9KSOLD

13110 Lemans St. (NEW PRICE) $97.5K

6000 Eads St.

2458 N. Tonti St. (NEW PRICE) $135K

1269&71MiltonSt.

$800/moLEASED

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2028PaugerSt.,B

$900/moLEASED

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

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