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CONTENTS

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

July 8, 2014

EDITORIAL Editor | KEVIN ALLMAN Managing Editor | KANDACE POWER GRAVES Political Editor | CLANCY DUBOS Arts & Entertainment Editor | WILL COVIELLO Special Sections Editor | MISSY WILKINSON Staff Writer | ALEX WOODWARD Editorial Assistant | MEGAN BRADEN-PERRY Feature Writer | JEANIE RIESS Contributing Writers

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STYLE + SHOPPING What’s In Store ...................................................... 27 St. James Cheese Company

JEREMY ALFORD, SARAH BAIRD, D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, RED COTTON, ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS, KEN KORMAN, BRENDA MAITLAND, NORA MCGUNNIGLE, NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

EAT + DRINK Review: Milkfish ...................................................29 Cristina Quackenbush’s former pop-up restaurant serves Filipino comfort food in Mid-City Fork + Center ...........................................................29 All the news that’s fit to eat 3-Course Interview ..............................................31 Bartender Ricky Gomez Drinks ........................................................................34 Beer Buzz and Wine of the Week Last Bites .................................................................35 5 in Five, Plate Dates and Off the Menu

Contributing Photographer | CHERYL GERBER Interns | NIA PORTER, KATHARINE CURRAULT

PRODUCTION Production Director | DORA SISON Web & Classifieds Designer | MARIA BOUÉ Senior Graphic Designer | LYN VICKNAIR Graphic Designers | PAIGE HINRICHS, JULIET MEEKS, DAVID KROLL, JASON WHITTAKER

Pre-Press Coordinator | KATHRYN BRADY

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BEST OF NEW ORLEANS 2014 It’s time again to cast your ballot for all of New Orleans’ superlatives PAGE 32

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ON THE COVER The New New Orleans: Part 2..............................7 Once again, we ask New Orleanians their opinions about our rapidly changing city

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7 IN SEVEN Seven Things to Do This Week........................... 5 A Chorus Line, the Polyphonic Spree, Morbid Angel and more

NEWS + VIEWS Week-A-Pedia ............................................................7 What’s trending online — and in Y@ Speak Scuttlebutt................................................................8 From their lips to your ears

C’est What? ...............................................................8 Gambit’s Web poll Bouquets & Brickbats .......................................... 9 This week’s heroes and zeroes Commentary.............................................................11 The Uber dilemma Blake Pontchartrain.............................................13 The N.O. It All Clancy DuBos is on vacation.

HEALTH + WELLNESS Summer Sports Injuries ....................................23 The most common types, plus how to prevent and treat them Baby bonding.........................................................25 Tulane University is seeking participants for a new study

A+E News ...................................................................41 The New Orleans Film Society presents OUTakes, an LGBT film festival Music .........................................................................42 PREVIEW: Marissa Nadler Film.............................................................................45 REVIEW: Hellion REVIEW: Begin Again Art ............................................................................... 47 REVIEW: New Orleans Free People of Color and Indivisible Stage..........................................................................49 Events .......................................................................50 PREVIEW: San Fermin in Nueva Orleans Crossword + Sudoku ...........................................62

CLASSIFIEDS Market Place ............................................................51 Employment ...........................................................53 Legal Notices..........................................................54 Mind + Body + Spirit...............................................55 Picture Perfect Properties................................56 Real Estate ............................................................. 57

OPERATIONS & EVENTS Operations & Events Director | LAURA CARROLL Operations Assistant | KELLAN DUNIGAN

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seven things to do in seven days A Chorus Line

Thu.-Sun. July 10-13 | Tulane Summer Lyric Theater presents the Broadway classic, in which dancers reveal their lives and aspirations during auditions for spots in a big musical. At 8 p.m. (2 p.m. Sundays) at Tulane University’s Dixon Theater.

The Polyphonic Spree

Thu. July 10 | Jefferson’s Southport Hall can lay claim to the month’s most diverse lineup of music: Bag of Donuts, Goatwhore and The Polyphonic Spree, Tim DeLaughter’s candy-coated cult of robed choirboys and Girl Scouts. The band issued its fifth serotonin sermon, Yes, It’s True (Good), in 2013. Sarah Jaffe opens at 8:30 p.m. at Southport Hall.

Morbid Angel

Fri. July 11 | Entering its 30th year as one of the greatest (and heaviest) still-standing American death metal bands, Florida’s Morbid Angel kicks off its nationwide Summer Slaughter tour with South Carolina’s VadimVon and New Orleans’ Ossacrux. At 10 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Fri.-Sun. July 11-26 | A quartet, featuring a rotating cast of singers, stars in a musical featuring hits of the 1950s and ’60s by the Four Seasons, The Beach Boys and Motown stars. At 8 p.m. (3 p.m. Sundays) at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre.

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Running of the Bulls | The Running of the Bulls, the main event of San

Fermin in Nueva Orleans, unleashes hundreds of horn-helmeted, bat-swinging roller bulls and thousands of costumed runners onto the streets of the Warehouse District at 8 a.m. Saturday. Several parties fill out a long weekend of Pamplona, Spain-style revelry. PAGE 50.

Sat. July 12 | Re-emerging from the cocoons of their alternate universe hesher personas Ace N Ernie, the best Best Bank emcees host their annual mid-summer show, presented by WTUL-FM. Peanut Butter and Jerry opens at 10 p.m. One Eyed Jacks.

The Lost Bayou Ramblers

Sat. July 12 | Two years after the release of Mammoth Waltz, the ripples of the Lost Bayou Ramblers’ multilingual music are still being felt. Who else but Lafayette’s most rocking Cajuns could have slapped an “eaux” on Gordon Gano and strapped a washboard on Scarlett Johansson? Kid Carsons and Brian Hyken & the Wanderlust open at 10 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

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S C U T T L EB U T T 8 C ’ ES T W H AT ? 8 B O U Q U E T S & B RI C K S 9 C O M M EN TA RY 11 B L A K E P O N TC H A RT R A IN 13

WEEK-A-PEDIA What’s Trending Online

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NFL rules Jimmy Graham tight end, not wide receiver

The designation pays $5 million less than if he were a wide receiver.

BY JEFF PIZZO

Pearl Wine Company announces a free wine delivery service

“No one should ever go without a great bottle of wine,” says owner Leora Madden.

BY MISSY WILKINSON

WDSU-TV blacks out last hour of Today show cohosted by WWL-TV anchor New Orleanians missed seeing Karen Swensen hosting a national show with her best friend, NBC’s Hoda Kotb.

BY KEVIN ALLMAN

Wednesdays on the Point concert schedule announced

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veryone in New Orleans seems to agree: The city is changing, and rapidly. But what those changes are, what they mean and whether they’re for better or for worse — everyone has his or her own opinion.

“The New New Orleans” was Gambit’s cover story for the last issue of 2013. In it, we asked 17 New Orleanians — natives and recent arrivals, old and young, black and white, rich and poor — what they thought the changes were about, and whether they were positive or negative. The result was a mosaic of voices, and it became one of our most-read and most-discussed issues of the year.

This week we present Part 2, with a whole new cast of locals, including a Jackson Square artist, the owner of Circle Food Store, a Xavier University student and a French Quarter entertainer. You can read all the stories on “The New New Orleans” at www. bestofneworleans.com/newnola and discuss it on Twitter using the hashtag #newnola. And if you’d like to tell your story, contact us at response@gambitweekly.com. We’ll definitely do a Part 3. — KEVIN ALLMAN, EDITOR

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BY WILL COVIELLO

New Orleans’ week in Twitter Gov. Bobby Jindal @BobbyJindal

@BarackObama is now googling “Can an Executive Order override Supreme Court?” #HobbyLobby

David Vitter @davidvitter

Our prayers were answered w/ #SCOTUS #HobbyLobby religious liberty victory. Basic freedoms and conscience protections were under assault.

Carlie Koliath Wells @carlie_koliath

Overheard on #NOLAscanner: Caller says there’s a male & female making out under a tree on the neutral ground. Says it is indecent behavior.

Mitch Landrieu @MayorLandrieu

I’m making a clarion call at the federal, state and local level to protect our streets. We need more resources to help keep #NOLA safe.

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David Williams is a native New Orleanian who lives in the CBD. “I was 17 (when Hurricane Katrina hit). I feel like I’ve grown right along with the city after the hurricane in this weird way, so that it’s hard because I’ve changed in eight or nine years.

“It’s a little more active, people are busier. It’s certainly richer than I ever remember it being. We have new curbs. Think about how every curb was a treacherous universe. The city’s been shocked a little bit, gussying itself up.

“There’s so many New Orleanians in prison right now, and I’ve realized that’s a much bigger problem. Our justice system is an extremely racist one in this city, and I think that’s its biggest problem. The city has this history of racism and segregation and these practices have carried over. It’s like one in 14 black men are in prison or something like that. That’s a problem. If you combine those old problems that haven’t changed with this new energy and money and attention ... when you suddenly have the money to change things and propose solutions, you have to do it.

“I think the changes are accelerating these problems. Like developments, the ways that things are going down right now and for the past couple of years is just terrifying. Before the hurricane it was like, there’s so much I want to change, there’s so much, and then all the sudden it’s happening, and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, careful what you wish for, can we throw the brakes on?’

It’s like, there’s all this stuff for us to figure out, and there are so many decisions being made and I have no idea how. It’s kind of overwhelming.

“I have come to relish that position. Going to school up North and making these weird decisions, recognizing my sexuality and trying to exist as this queer dude in this queer town, I don’t know, it’s been so fun to realize the ways in which I’m an outsider.

Me and all my friends are coming down from [college] and I’m indistinguishable from them in all physical ways. So I feel more

comfortable criticizing the city, because I get a lot of the shit that these kids like us are getting. I totally feel on both sides.

“There are a million viewpoints going on, but it’s interesting because I get treated like an outsider, which I don’t think is some terrible oppression, like so horrible all the time, but people are definitely surprised when I say I’m from here. I begged all my friends to come down here, and my dream is coming true, and, 10 minutes later, I’m like, ‘Goddamn all these problems and all these new people who aren’t paying attention.’ It’s like, ‘Well what? OK, David, it’s time to get to work because it’s happening.’

The main thing is the prison because it’s such a blind spot.

Everyone agrees that [Orleans Parish Prison] is so bad, it’s really sad, we need to fix it. ... It’s almost never been this bad. Half of this city is living in a war zone where they’re being thrown in jail.

It’s a serious disconnect where a lot of these young movers and shakers, we need to understand the ways we’re not on an equal playing field.

“What’s really great about New Orleans is that, first of all, the kids are coming home. You and I live in New Orleans, which wasn’t happening 10 years ago, with kids who went to school elsewhere who said, ‘Hell, no. We’re getting jobs in places that have good jobs.’ It’s totally exciting that New Orleans is feeding her kids, and it’s this generation that would f—ing die for the city and will die for the city. And we get this new confidence.

“I’m not worried what they think in Austin or Brooklyn. In fact, all my friends from Brooklyn are trying to move here, and it’s this new confidence. People should listen to what we have to say. ...

I really think there’s something good happening here, for sure. At the same time, we’re so ignorant of these things that are killing us, which is not to mention our ecological situation, which we refuse to accept. We deserve to die. We deserve to be the first people to drown because that’s what we’re working toward every day. ... We need to deal with that.” — AS TOLD TO JEANIE RIESS

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“For those of you that are holding on to information under the guise of protecting individuals in your community who have perpetrated violence in our streets under the concept of ‘no snitching’ or ‘stop snitching,’ let me tell you something: That is the handiwork of the devil.” — U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite, at a July 1 news conference addressing the shootings on Bourbon Street at 2:45 a.m. June 29 that killed one person and wounded nine others.

Mayor: ‘protect our streets’ Asks state, feds for help

Mayor Mitch Landrieu stood with city officials at City Hall July 1 to make a “clarion call to every level of government to protect our streets.” Landrieu’s press conference was the mayor’s first following the Bourbon Street shootings that left one dead and nine people injured in the early morning of June 29.

Landrieu asked Gov. Bobby Jindal for a permanent staffing of 100 Louisiana State Police officers; he also sent letters to President Barack Obama, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and other federal agencies to remind the federal government of its “obligation to help stem this national epidemic.” The letter demanded a “surge team” of federal law enforcement as well as the restoration

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Vote on “C’est What?” at www.bestofneworleans.com The U.S. Conference of Mayors recently named New Orleans as the first-place winner in the country when it came to “city livability,” in part due to Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s “NOLA For Life” crime reduction program. What do you think of the award?

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of the federal COPS program and harsher penalties for the illegal use of a firearm.

New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Superintendent Ronal Serpas said there were two shooters and two firearms. That night (during a “non-event weekend”), there were 27 NOPD officers serving the 8th District, Serpas said; nine were on Bourbon Street, and four of those were mounted police.

In a statement the next day, Mike Glasser, president of the Police Association of New Orleans (PANO), cast doubt on the impact of those numbers. “While the city administration throws out seemingly large numbers of officers on duty in the 8th District,” Glasser wrote. Spread those numbers out and see how many were really on duty and assigned on and around Bourbon Street itself.”

Glasser also took exception to Landrieu’s assertion that shootings are a “national pandemic,” saying that such things don’t happen in New York’s Times Square or on Memphis’ Beale Street because “popular tourist areas like them are typically heavily protected and patrolled, unlike the New Orleans Vieux Carre.”

On July 2, Louisiana State Police Col. Mike Edmonson said Landrieu’s request for 100 officers may be difficult, but he is willing to work on a more manageable number. — ALEX WOODWARD

Easy drinking

More alcohol at movies, smaller bottles on the shelf

While much of Louisiana doesn’t share New Orleans’ laissez-faire attitude toward alcohol, Gov. Bobby Jindal nonetheless signed two drinker-friendly bills at the end of the recent session. One of the bills would allow more movie houses to sell alcoholic beverages, and the other allows the sale of distilled spirits in smaller, 100-milliliter bottles (3.8 ounces).

Senate Bill 654, sponsored by state Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, lets qualifying movie houses sell alcoholic beverages. Qualifications include having a separate concession stand where minors are not allowed. The contentious bill, which was opposed by family values groups, passed 53-44 and was signed by Jindal June 19.

Senate Bill 204, also sponsored

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by Morrell, allows the sale of distilled spirits in 100-milliliter bottles. The state’s previous minimum bottle size was 200 milliliters. By comparison, the miniature bottles sold on domestic airline flights are 50 milliliters, while a fifth of liquor is 750 milliliters.

The Sazerac Company, a Metairie-based international distillery owner and one of the area’s oldest family-owned companies, said the change would “allow consumers to sample more varieties of spirit brands before investing in larger format bottles.”

Sazerac says several of its brands already are available in the 100-milliliter size — and that initial sales in the smaller-size bottles have been brisk.

Among them are Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, Taaka vodka, Platinum 7x vodka, R&R Reserve small batch Canadian whisky, Benchmark bourbon, 99 Bananas, 99 Peppermint, 99 Cinnamon, 99 Peach and Canadian LTD. The bill, which also bans the import of “powdered alcohol,” was signed by Jindal June 18. — KEVIN ALLMAN

Cassidy racks up GOP endorsements

Becomes Mary Landrieu’s main challenger

Ashley Belding

was named a recipient of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation’s Angel Award. Belding is a pediatric social worker and 20-year volunteer with Camp Pelican, a weeklong program for children receiving ventilator assistance or with pulmonary disorders. She also organizes the camp’s Pelicanpalooza. The award comes with a $20,000 grant to the camp.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation

donated $119,000 to the Apex Youth Center on Simon Bolivar Avenue on June 28.

The donation will support renovation of the basketball facilities and its team, The Elites, coached

by CNN Hero Lisa Fitzpatrick. The foundation’s Sports Matter program has funded more than 180 youth athletic teams in the U.S.

Stacey Jackson

pleaded guilty in federal court July 2 to one count of conspiring to defraud the federal government. Jackson was the director of New Orleans Home Ownership (NOAH) under former Mayor Ray Nagin. Jackson accepted kickbacks from NOAH-hired contractors, but did not ensure they perform the work they’d been hired to do. Judge Mary Ann Lemmon, who heard the plea, will sentence Jackson Oct. 16.

Corey Polk,

the third auditor with the Louisiana Department of Children and Family services charged with fraudulently using agency funds and credit cards for personal travel and other expenses, pleaded guilty to federal charges in U.S. District Court June 24. Delrice Augustus pleaded guilty May 28 and Kaneasha Goston pleaded guilty June 19.

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U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, continues to garner the lion’s share of GOP endorsements, solidifying his position as not only the “mainstream” Republican challenger to U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu but also her “main” challenger.

Last week, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who has a large following on the GOP’s right flank, endorsed Cassidy several days after the Greater New Orleans Republicans gave its official backing to him — and a week after the Republican executive committees in Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes voted to endorse him.

The area GOP endorsements are especially important to Cassidy because both of his main Republican rivals in this year’s Senate contest are from St. Tammany — retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness is from Madisonville and state Rep. Paul Hollis is from Mandeville.

For his part, Maness has landed endorsements from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and from the Tea Party Express, as well as several pro-Second Amendment groups.

Hollis, who is in the business of rare coins, has been endorsed by the Gold and Silver PAC. — CLANCY DUBOS

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The Uber dilemma ew Orleans relies on taxis. A city with no closing times for bars, a thriving tourism industry and a reputation for street crime needs reliable, round-the-clock transportation options.

In recent months, there’s been a push to give locals and visitors more alternatives.

The New Orleans City Council is scheduled to vote July 22 on proposed revisions to the municipal transportation ordinance to allow Uber — the company that has steadily moved into cities around the world, offering formidable competition to cabbies — to operate locally. The proposed ordinance would lower the minimum rate for some livery services (town cars, limos, SUVs) while not explicitly addressing Uber’s popular “UberX” program, which is a direct competitor to traditional cabs. Still, no one doubts that UberX is the company’s ultimate end game in a 24-hour town like New Orleans. Understandably, the local cab industry is in a furor trying to box out Uber, and certain council members and limo operators also are skeptical.

Uber’s arrival has been controversial in nearly every city where it operates.

In San Francisco, where it’s well-established, a cab company president told the

naked capitalism; its brash CEO, Travis Kalanick, is about as sympathetic to cabbies as Gordon Gekko, the avaricious trader from Oliver Stone’s Wall Street, was to his competitors. “We’re in a political campaign, and the candidate is Uber, and the opponent is an asshole named Taxi,” Kalanick told attendees at a California tech conference in late May. For generations, traditional cab companies have had a lock on the local for-hire transportation market. Uber’s arrival (or “disruption,” in tech parlance) rightly has them nervous. But there’s precedent. Ask travel agents about what Expedia and Hotels.com have done to their industry. Or ask local independent booksellers about Amazon. (For that matter, ask a newspaper publisher what effect Craigslist and the Internet as a whole has done for that industry.)

Earlier this year, the heads of United Cabs and Coleman Cab told Gambit they were “working on” their own apps to compete with Uber. We went back to them last month to ask how that was going. It seems little to no progress has been made. Monroe Coleman, head of Coleman Cab, said his company has met the city’s compliance standards

Cabbies need a competitive strategy that goes beyond the word ‘No,’ or they risk being left in the dust. for taxis and added, “The city should protect their investors. … We invested in the cab business.” That’s true, but by that logic, if Uber or any other company meets city standards, they should have the right to operate as well.

It’s not clear what the council will decide. Judging from recent statements, Uber has the backing of both Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Council President Stacy Head. Uber is balking at some parts of the ordinance, calling the proposed minimum fares “price-fixing.” (It’s not, though it’s clear that the provision in the ordinance is designed to give existing transportation companies some home-field advantage.)

It’s also not clear what form Uber and services like it ultimately will take in New Orleans. What is clear is that the future is no longer coming to the local taxi industry; it’s here, and cabbies need a competitive strategy that goes beyond the word “No,” or they risk being left in the dust — another victim of technology. So far the taxi industry’s strategy seems unclear. Meanwhile, New Orleanians just want a safe, reliable ride.

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San Francisco Examiner he thought the local taxi industry would “collapse” by the end of 2015 because of Uber. Cabs have staged traffic-snarling protests in London, Washington D.C. and Madrid. Las Vegas and Miami, where taxi companies hold strong sway in municipal government, have banned the company.

Cab companies have complained, rightly, that Uber doesn’t have to operate under the same municipal restrictions that they do. This is true. Uber insists it’s not a transportation service, but merely a communications app that connects riders and drivers and shouldn’t be subject to city laws governing cabs. Cab drivers say this puts them at a disadvantage.

Many customers looking for rides across town likely don’t care. They just want a ride that’s reliable, fast and safe, a car in decent repair and a driver who won’t balk at a destination or, worse, not show up. Judging from its success, Uber provides all of that in most cases.

What’s more, drivers and riders can rate one another, and neither party needs cash; payments and tips are charged to customers’ credit cards, which are stored online.

Uber’s reputation isn’t just for reliable rides. It has become synonymous with

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The mural formerly located at the corner of Chartres and Frenchmen streets was titled Neighborhood Archaeology. It was painted in 1986 by local artist Rain Webb, who painted many murals in the Faubourg Marigny and French Quarter, as well as the festive truck that sits outside Jacques-Imo’s Restaurant on Oak Street.

Webb asked Phillipe Blenet, who owned the property in the 1980s, if he could paint a mural on the side of the building to pay tribute to the history and culture of New Orleans. The art featured a gray-haired archaeologist sifting through relics of the community. Lying before him were his tools: a pick, a book and a vase.

Over the years, the mural faded and was covered with graffiti. Eventually, it was painted over completely. The new Dat Dog Restaurant, which was built on the empty lot adjacent to where the mural was, has a floor-to-ceiling mural on the second floor by artists Monica and Madeleine Kelly. Painted from the perspective of someone standing in the formerly vacant lot, it pays homage to the lively characters of Frenchmen Street: musicians, hula hoopers and street performers. It also includes another relic from the past, the sign from Cafe Brasil, the once-vibrant music club across the street from the lot.

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That turquoise work of art located at the intersection of Desaix and Gentilly boulevards is titled Spirit House. It was a collaboration between sculptors John T. Scott and Martin Payton and students at Medard H. Nelson Elementary School and St. Leo the Great Catholic School. It was built in 2001 and dedicated to the city in 2002.

The collaborators were brought together by the Arts Council of New Orleans, which has served as the city’s official arts agency for 36 years. Spirit House was part of the agency’s Percent For Art Program, which has supported public art projects by local nonprofit organizations for the past 25 years.

For the Spirit House project, the artists presented students with lessons about the history of European and African art and how art is and was used to tell stories of a people. The project asked the students of the Desaix Circle Community to reflect upon “those unnamed, unremembered, African-Americans who contributed greatly to the building of this City: spiritually, physically, and culturally.”

Spirit House is their completed design, with symbolism in each panel, in its buttresses and even its orientation. Posted on each supporting leg are artists’ narratives that explain the imagery and significance of the sculpture. For example, Spirit House faces north, and as the sun rises, a shadow is cast on the west, the part of the world where Africans were forced to relocate via slavery. As the sun sets, the shadow migrates east, which represents returning the spirits back to their homeland. The Middle Passage is also represented. If you step under the structure and look up, you will see bound figures carrying symbols of West African culture.

Beginning Bastille Day, Monday, July 14th at 6 PM nightly The Spirit House is a public art project created by local artists and area school children.

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Lance Vargas is an artist who sells his work at Jackson Square.

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Algiers resident and an artist in Jackson Square “I lived here from summer to summer in 1997-1998 and moved a second time in April 2004. I’d visit a lot when I was a kid. My parents brought me here. I was drawing little fleurs-de-lis on all my school notebooks. I loved it so much.

“After the flood [from the levee failures in 2005], there was no real choice as to whether it was going to change. A significant event that affects you, affects a city — socially, politically, environmentally — you’re not going to be able to go back to your previous self.

“It was unstoppable that everything wasn’t going to go back to normal after a significant portion of your citizenship has been displaced. The only question after that is how that was going to be. How close to the previous incarnation or character of the city was going to be preserved. As far as whether that’s good or bad, I have to back away from that interpretation. I view things in abstract terms almost all the time. Good and bad are hard terms for one person to pin down, particularly when it involves something as distinct as the city of New Orleans, or the culture of New Orleans or the politics of New Orleans. If in the end we get some good Netherlands-style flood protection and some awareness to the environmental issues facing the city and the region, then that will certainly be something good that happened — a concrete good thing that happened.

“Culturally, to me, it leans toward the bad. You’re going to move out 100,000 people, or 150,000 people, or however many people, who never returned, and replace them with a bunch of people who clearly have a love for the city and a passion for the city but don’t have a hugely accurate knowledge of the history of it, and with a little bit of attitude about that — probably brought on by locals here who probably have a little bit of an attitude about their knowledge of that.

“Maybe in the end there will be a vibrant city with great education and low crime that also still preserves the culture and identity. A lot of people I talk to, and this

made the most sense to me, say because there’s a certain tolerance for, I don’t know, tomfoolery or getting away with a bit more here, within that tolerance is where the vibrancy and everything people truly love about New Orleans, that’s where that exists. It’s mutually exclusive. You take away one, you most definitely will lose the other. Then you get people freaking out about go-cups and music ordinances and whatnot. By all means, go for it. It’s beautiful.

“What’s mostly bothersome is the taking of traditions and monetizing them, selling them to groups or to visitors, individual tourists, as novelty. Every time you see a second line that don’t swing going down Decatur Street, the soul dies a little bit more. At least mine does. ... Here’s this amazing thing that indeed has soul to it, to honor it by maybe moving your hips a little bit. Then it expands from there to voodoo, Mardi Gras Indians, street performers, musicians, food, all that stuff.

“There’s this desperate search for authenticity in an environment that was not even remotely prepared to provide that. You are a first-time visitor to New Orleans, and you are looking, during this Thursday through Sunday stay, for an authentic experience. The expectation of that is a bit asinine. I’ve lived here 10 years. I can name probably all of my authentic experiences. You can’t buy them. You can’t seek them out. I had a few, but the universe decides when they show up. Everything about New Orleans to tourists is so ‘mysterious’ or perceivably mysterious, that they seek out this thing and any huckster will sell it to them.

“They’ll set it up for you. The best part about those is that they’re safe. Like a swamp tour or alligator tour, there’s that sense that, ‘Oh my god, it’s right there, he could eat me!’ But you know he’s not. It’s like a ride. It’s like Pirates of the Caribbean. There’s a sense of it, but you know, barring something astronomically weird happening, you’re going to be all right. Maybe that’s not a change. It’s probably always been here. But with more tourist dollars coming in and the focus being on tourists, that’s all ramping up a bit and you’re going to get a more watered-down version of authentic experiences that weren’t authentic in the first place.”

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Dwayne Boudreaux, owner of Circle Food Store.

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Dwayne Boudreaux began working at Circle Food Store in 1987 and bought the store in 1995.

Earlier this year, he reopened Circle Food Store, which had been shuttered since Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures in 2005.

“We definitely have less business activity than we had before Katrina. There were a lot of little businesses in Treme, and a lot of those businesses were operating through the Circle Food Store. There were little restaurants that purchased a lot of their groceries here, and there were businesses where, because of the lack of traffic around the store, weren’t able to reopen their businesses in this area. Now that we’ve come back, those companies are gone. They weren’t able to survive the length of time it took Circle Food Store to reopen.

“I’ve noticed now that since we’ve opened, there’s been a new generation of businesses and business owners and people are taking care of their property a little more.

“The biggest thing I’ve noticed is the transition of people. The neighborhood has changed.

Before the hurricane, we might have had 1 percent Latino population in this area. I would estimate that we have maybe 10 to 15 percent now. Also, there’s a lot more people coming in from around the country and from different areas of the world. I just talked to a lady this morning that’s from Belize. We have customers from Canada, Seattle, Trinidad and Russia.

“What has happened is, we’ve had to adjust to the type of customers we have. I opened up with the belief that my customer base would be similar to what it was prior to Katrina, but it’s really changed. We now have an imported cheese section that I couldn’t really sell before Katrina. We have a Latino section now that’s doing pretty well because of the increase in our neighborhood’s Latino population.” — AS TOLD TO NIA PORTER

MANDY CONGER New Orleans native and Ochsner Health System employee “My dad’s from Salisbury, near London.

He moved when he was a teenager to Canada, and met my mom somewhere mid-country. She’s from New York. He didn’t want to live anywhere but the most European city in the U.S. This is clearly it.

“I feel like there was no change in my life, obviously until [Hurricane] Katrina, which changed a lot of things. Even after Katrina, it was really slow to progress.

Everyone said, ‘It’s going to change, it’s going to change,’ and I said, ‘Eh, no.’ When you’re from here, you don’t think anything is ever going to change, whether you want it to or not. In the last two years I’ve seen the most change. We’ve gotten a lot more people ... all these transplants. At my job, I work for the transplant department [at Ochsner], and we’re doing a fundraiser, and

all these T-shirts we’re selling say ‘Transplant Dat,’ which has everything to do with the medical transplant, but I had so many people wanting to buy them because they thought it was transplant shirts representing transplants from other states, or wherever.

“I was somewhere near downtown and I looked up and saw the arena and saw the big Smoothie King sign and was like, ‘That kind of ruins the landscape.’ I’m not saying I’m anti-Big Business, but we hadn’t been used to that. It just puts a different feel on it. Going to Jazz Fest and seeing the Gentilly stage is the Samsung Stage, that’s disheartening.

Prosperity is good but there’s a limit to it, too. We’re tipping the scale now maybe going down the road I’m not comfortable with.

“We’ve had all these cool little bars or things we do that outsiders wouldn’t necessarily understand or even know about.

Now anywhere you go is full of tourists.

Things that weren’t known by anybody, now it’s jam-packed. Jazz Fest is overcrowded,

French Quarter Fest is overcrowded — it’s a lot different than it was a couple years ago. I’d been going to Jazz Fest every year since I was 15.

This was the first year I considered not going, because of the crowds.

That’s my tradition, you know?

“When you bring all this progress you dilute the culture. You have a lot of people who want to get involved who didn’t grow up with it, maybe don’t completely understand it, and some things now are just for show rather than for us to do. Super Sunday with the Mardi Gras Indians, the cultural makeup of the observers has completely flip-flopped. That’s odd to me, to go to Super Sunday and see what was once an all African-American event that seems to be taken over by all these white people, photographing it, videoing it — they’re not participating anymore, just observing it and Facebooking it. Things don’t feel the same.

“I do think it has brought a lot of good things. It has brought a lot of people here who do good things, who want to make good things happen. It’s not as corrupt anymore, but that’s still to be seen. Streets are getting fixed. Us New Orleanians want to have our cake and eat it, too. I’ve always wanted streets to be fixed, now

I’m annoyed by how much is going on and how difficult it is to get to places I want to get to. But for all the good things happening, there’s not enough focus on the bad.

Our education system, our police department — those are the only two things I’ve seen, out of major categories of progress, that haven’t gone anywhere. They’ve declined even more.

For people moving in and really staying and building up the city, it’s not going to go anywhere until those things are fixed. That to me is really disheartening. We have all this progress here, but we’re still continuing to separate the haves and the have-nots. New Orleans has always been that city, but now it’s magnified.

“I’ve always wanted to leave, since I was 15. I wanted to move somewhere else. It’s because of the things that have always been here, the crime, education. But I’ve stayed here. I don’t know what my future will be. It’s becoming less appealing. I’m here, and I’m here indefinitely until who knows. Even with the progress, I still feel like I have that itch to get out. As most New Orleanians say, ‘You’ll probably come back anyway.’”

— AS TOLD TO ALEX WOODWARD

Xavier University student and musician Alia Fleury.

ALIA FLEURY Alia Fleury grew up in Gentilly and moved to Metairie after Hurricane Katrina.

When she’s not studying chemistry, the Xavier University pre-med student is in the recording studio, writing lyrics for others and working on songs of her own.

“I feel like the high school system has gone down, seriously. I went to McMain [Secondary School], and when I go back to visit, all of the old faculty tell me how getting into the school is not as selective a process as it used to be. I think that’s because a lot of the schools haven’t re=opened after Katrina, so people don’t have the variety of schools they used to have. It’s just different.

You’re used to everything being it’s own entity in a sense.

“I feel like the younger generation is appreciating culture more. Before Katrina, I never went to second lines and stuff. But now, I realize how it’s an

important way to bring the people of New Orleans closer together. It’s more of a variety of people, even at Jazz Fest.

“Neighborhoods have also changed. I’ve noticed that since a lot of people haven’t come back to the city after the storm, people don’t really have the kind of relationships they used to have with their neighbors. My old neighborhood in Gentilly used to be a really good, diverse neighborhood. Now it seems deserted. You’ll have a house that’s vacant and only two people living on a single block. You don’t see kids playing outside anymore either. There aren’t as many parks and summer camps as they used to have when I was growing up.” — AS TOLD TO NIA PORTER

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Elizabeth Jones grew up in New Orleans East and currently teaches at the charter school ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary.

She and her husband live in Lakeview and their four children all attend different New Orleans schools. They lived in Houston before Hurricane Katrina but moved home in 2007.

“The biggest change and the change that’s had the most impact on my family is diversity. Growing up in New Orleans, everybody knew everybody. You associated yourself based on, ‘Did you grow up in this New Orleans native and school neighborhood?’ My dad is teacher Elizabeth Jones. from the 7th Ward and my mama’s from the Lower 9th. Now, you go back to those neighborhoods and you see such diversity — of race, religion, background, socio-economic. ... It’s much more amazing to go to any neighborhood and see so much difference.

“Another huge change that affects me on a daily basis is education. Prior to Katrina, there was Orleans Parish, and then RSD (Recovery School District) came in. RSD had a big impact on my family because my mom was at a failing school. She’s a career teacher. She taught for over 30 years. She came back right after Katrina and got right back in the classroom. She wasn’t worried about the political aspects and ‘Oh, well they fired everybody,’ she just wanted to get back in the classroom. She was a big part of why we made the decision to come back.

My husband is an attorney. We were like, ‘Why are we in Texas?’ We have skills that would assist people in our city.

“Education has been going through these mind-boggling changes for almost a decade since Katrina — all the charters coming in and all the talk about whether it’s good or bad change.

“Being there every day, there are some amazing educators who had no ties to New Orleans but who came because there was a need. I am not going to say it was easy. I was born and raised here. A lot of times, people would say things and I would be like, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa. You don’t know us like that yet. Take a step back. You’re right: There needs to be change. You’re right: Families need some more support. You’re right: Some of these kids are two or three grades behind level. But can the kids you taught up North get themselves home on a half-broken RTA system? Can the kids you taught elsewhere get home, support a younger sibling, cook a meal and take care of things for mama because she’s got to work two jobs and she’s working in another parish because that was the only option? Please look at what we do offer instead of constantly looking at what you want to give us.’ That wasn’t always taken positively. But for the most part, I think the people who came here did mean well. I thought it was my job as a native to show them another side of it. ... I currently work in a charter school: a charter network made up of people who taught many years in Orleans Parish.

We’re part of the RSD. We see more and more people who have been here for a while and now consider themselves natives. If you’ve been here 10 years, you might as well call yourself native. We just adopt everybody. That’s something I love about my city. I like seeing happy kids and kids learning. People are becoming more and more a part of education than when I was a kid. …

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“A big negative, and something we all struggle with is that it’s very emotional to ride through neighborhoods and see so much gone. The house my husband grew up in is just a lot. The house I grew up in is half renovated and abandoned. You see where you used to buy hucklebucks and now (the house) is just gone. I make a point every few months to ride around with my children to see what’s not here and to go to neighborhoods where there’s new construction. You can always see people working on homes. Especially at holiday time and the church missions come down and you’ll see 80 people are wearing the same red T-shirt and working on houses. I make sure my kids see that, especially my oldest daughter, she’s in high school. I want her to see it’s not just about what you can get. It’s about what you have to give.

It’s hard to see how far we have to go.

“There’s a huge culture of walking in the neighborhood. I grew up in New Orleans East.

We had to get in our car to go shopping, or you went to The Plaza. We live in Lakeview now.

We take advantage of walking to the coffeeshop or the local grocery store. I am not going to say we don’t go to Wal-Mart. I have four kids. Wal-Mart knows me. But in the middle of the week, I am going to buy that loaf of bread or gallon of milk at my local grocery, because I want to support my local grocery store. But I don’t remember that from growing up, because my neighborhood was street after street of houses and to go to the store you had to get in the car.

“There’s also no such thing as going around the corner to my aunt’s house because my mom ran out of something. The cousins were in and out of the house. We don’t have that because my parents relocated to the West Bank. We made the decision to stay in Orleans Parish, mainly for schooling and my work. But my aunt ended up in Slidell. My uncle is still in the East. My other aunt is in the Houston area (she moved there before Katrina). That’s hard. I don’t like having so much distance between my family.

“I am happy that I moved back. I am an African-American female with blond hair and blue eyes. I don’t know anywhere else in the world where that could happen. I don’t have to explain that here. When we were driving the moving van back and we crossed into Louisiana, my husband said, ‘Baby, we’re home. You don’t have to worry about explaining being black anymore.’ I don’t have to explain it here. When we get together and take a family picture and everyone’s a different color, it makes sense.” — AS TOLD TO WILL COVIELLO

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opportunities and social circles and all of it. There’s just more opportunity for young people here.

There’s more life within the younger community for New Orleans.

“I think it would have been a lot harder for me to have done the projects I’ve done other places.

It’s very approachable to be entrepreneurial here, and we’re surrounded by a huge amount of resources. Lost Lands had a fellowship through Propeller (a nonprofit incubator), which was a fantastic gateway for a lot of resources. Other Bed and breakfast operator and tour company people are trying to do co-owner Lindsay Pick. similar types of start-ups.

“What I don’t like is, working within the coastal restoration field, A seventh-generation New Orleanian, there is exposure and some engagement (by Lindsay Pick operates The Okra Inn bed the public and politicians) but nothing on par and breakfast in Mid-City and co-owns with what’s needed considering the urgency the wetlands educational tour company of the situation and the possible implications, Louisiana Lost Lands Environmental. which is sometimes a discouraging place to “My extended family is very large. I have be. Politically it’s been frustrating. We were a lot of cousins and I’m on the young end big proponents of the lawsuit [the Southeast of them. I’m one of the few who are still in Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East town. A majority of them went into more filed] against the oil and gas companies and social services kind of fields, but everyone that has played out in a very dramatic way seems to leave. … For a long time I used [Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a bill effectively to joke that I was the only person who killing the suit], so that was disappointing. seemed to be from here. … It seems to have The level of engagement given the urgency leveled out, more so now that more locals of the situation doesn’t fit. … I would like to see it become a real kitchen-table issue. I have returned. I think there’s a difference in

LINDSAY PICK

think our political leaders have demonstrated recently that they are not advocating for the best policies to address the full range of issues that affect our coast. I think ultimately that is going to call for more momentum from the electorate. “[From a personal perspective, I think New Orleans has] a lot of new life; it’s a much bigger destination for people to come to and it has given life to a lot of new things, like the Freret Corridor. … It’s interesting to have so many new, different people coming in. New Orleanians, we like New Orleanians so it’s interesting to have new people come in. There are some interesting dynamics between natives and not natives and who’s in tune with the natives. I lived in New York for a while and there was not that same aspect of ‘Well, you’re not from New York,’ or, ‘You can’t start this’ like there is in New Orleans.” — AS TOLD TO KANDACE POWER GRAVES

“Miss Pearl,” a silver mime who performs in the French Quarter, has lived at her Bywater address since 1991.

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PEARL HEART Pearl Heart is a silver mime and owner of Busker’s Bunkhouse, a nonprofit residence for traveling musicians. Born in California, “Miss Pearl” moved to New Orleans as a child and has lived at her Bywater address since 1991.

“This was not a blighted neighborhood right before [Hurricane Katrina].

We had many successful artists. But we have an unusual thing: We have rich and poor right together. The problem … is not gentrification. There has always been an influx of people here, but after Katrina it was a huge amount all at once. So it’s like a culture shock for us more than gentrification. I think it is a cultural war.

“Many of these people are monied, and the more money you have, the more of a zoned community you have. A zoned community is too sterile. It’s not good for you. When you’re in a zoned community, you don’t meet your neighbors. You don’t really know how to live outside. You know how to live inside, but you don’t know how to live outside. A lot of us sit on our porches, so when people walk by, we say ‘Hello.’ The new people, you say ‘Hi’ to them and they’re shocked. My thing is, get on our sidewalk, and while you’re walking down that sidewalk, say ‘Good morning,’ say ‘Good afternoon’ to people that are sitting there, because we want to meet you.

“Everybody is from somewhere else here. It’s not where you’re from, it’s where you’re coming from. And unfortunately, a lot of the new people have this bedroom community idea of being really quiet. And there’s really, really quiet neighborhoods in this town. They should move to one of them. I don’t mean that in a sarcastic way.

“Bywater has always been bohemian. It’s like a delicate ecosystem for the arts. The arts are born on the sidewalk and the street. It’s a little messy when it is born. … The people that are making everyone wealthy, that the tourists come to see, have to be within bike-riding distance of the French Quarter — because let’s face it — ‘starving artist’ is a reality. We have to have a place to practice in the street without necessarily having a permit every time. Musicians have to live somewhere.” — AS TOLD TO MISSY WILKINSON

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HUGO MONTERO Hugo Montero, an artist and restaurant owner from Mexico City, has lived in New Orleans for 27 years. He opened Casa Borrega on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard with his wife, Linda Stone, last year.

“I can see a few negative things, but living here in New Orleans for more than 20 years, I have been accepting change. I think change is good. New Orleans doesn’t

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As a teenager, Severio took a bus to the French Quarter from rural Livingston Parish. In the 30 years since, he’s established a career as a hair stylist and as “Reba Douglas,” a drag queen entertainer and emcee (currently working at Lucky Pierre’s on Bourbon Street). He was chosen as co-grand marshal of this year’s Southern Decadence celebration.

“I moved here in 1984 for the World’s Fair — I was an usher at the Aquacade at the World’s Fair. My first job was D.H. Holmes; I worked for a day in the cafeteria, poured Cokes, and I hated it.

“It was pre-AIDS — that hadn’t hit the gay community yet, and it felt very free, being from a small town. When I came here at 18, I just felt accepted right away. I was bullied for about 12 years straight [in school], and I think I would have died — committed suicide or something — if it wasn’t for the fact that I knew I was going to be able to live somewhere else. That was the hope. So I graduated mid-term and hit the bus to New Orleans, like Dolly Parton! (laughs) “Coming here was like a different world — anywhere in the South, anywhere in the world is a different world from New Orleans, particularly Livingston Parish. I stayed [in New Orleans] until after [Hurricane] Katrina and moved to New York for three years.

But there’s no place like New Orleans.

“It took me a minute to settle in when I got home [from New York], because of all the transitions we went through with Katrina. Our city — we got discombobulated. But one thing I’ll say about New Orleans: it’s resourceful.

People here want to see you make it; they really reach out a hand. When you meet somebody, you’re gonna invite somebody over for red beans, and it’s the real deal.

“I think the city’s on the upswing, which could be bad in later years; it’s not as cheap as it was to live here, and I think the Quarter has definitely changed. You don’t see as many creatives here — no more characters, no more “Ruthies” (Ruthie the Duck Lady).

But a lot of it’s positive. And it’s the same in a lot of ways. It’s awesome. I mean, you look at why we live here, and it’s amazing. If we focus on festivals and music and gumbo and red beans and rice, we’ll be OK. How can we lose what our heart is? How can we lose that feeling of Mardi Gras?

“The bad side of New Orleans — these children raise more children, and they raise children the way they were raised, and they don’t have any respect for life. And more and more younger kids have guns, and that’s the sad part of New Orleans I wish could be changed. But if you’re 3 years old and you see your cousin or your uncle shot in front of you — where’s the hope in that? It’s easier to deal drugs than it is to get a real job.

“Louisiana is a conservative state. I think we should have our own island, New Orleans. It’s just sad what some people say — including our governor.

And I wonder, conservative Uptown, conservative Metairie: Do they rule the city? The French Quarter is its own little island, and I’m sure — well, gay marriage here could happen. But would conservative people Uptown ... how would they feel about that?”

— AS TOLD TO KEVIN ALLMAN

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really accept change, but the New Orleans that does not accept change is the New Orleans that is related to Louisiana.

“I don’t celebrate much Louisiana culture. I celebrate New Orleans culture. It’s a big difference for me. You can see it politically, socially, the big differences between New Orleans and Louisiana. It’s like the difference between Texas and Austin. But I think it’s even more marked in New Orleans. Like the big difference that we have with Calcasieu Parish, for example. And I say Calcasieu because when I was a teacher I went to a meeting there and, you know, I had an experience there of discrimination, racism, really short minds there.

“I don’t want to call transplants the ‘newcomers.’ It’s like when people (say) ‘illegal aliens,’ you know stereotyping, labels and definitions about people. But I think that the newcomers are a symptomatic, good thing to the new

Latinos. ... You can see that, just go to Hong Kong Market on the West Bank, to some of the Vietnamese, Chinese restaurants, inside the kitchen, everyone is Latino. It’s just an amazing change. They are making money and they are betting to stay and make a better life for themselves. ... We, as Latinos, are family-oriented. We are hard-working. We like to make a better place for us, for our families, to live. And even with all this happening with a language barrier, a cultural barrier, these are changing. ... So many restaurants open and give work to Latinos. ... The sense of community is just amazing. Being in New Orleans for such a long time, I never saw that sense of community that is happening now. People really care. Or seem to care. People are really engaged with nonprofits and harvestings, locavores. ...

“My son, he was born and raised here, and he will tell you

Many of these people are monied, and the more money you have, the more of a zoned community you have. A zoned community is too sterile. It’s not good for you. When you’re in a zoned community, you don’t meet your neighbors. You don’t really know how to live outside. You know how to live inside, but you don’t know how to live outside. A lot of us sit on our porches, so when people walk by, we say ‘Hello.’ The new people, you say ‘Hi’ to them and they’re shocked. My thing is, get on our sidewalk, and while you’re walking down that sidewalk, say ‘Good morning,’ say ‘Good afternoon’ to people that are sitting there, because we want to meet you.

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New Orleans. The people are progressive, they’re young professionals, they’re rebuilding, they have been contributing to the economy of New Orleans. They contribute to the social and cultural environment that we have.

“I have been in this area, in and out. … I had a studio here for a long time, in 1989, across the street. I live in the Quarter.

And I always knew that the area was amazing. Historically, the architecture, the closeness to the business district, the French Quarter, the Garden District, Mid-City, Uptown. That’s why it’s called Central City. The area is becoming a small boom. … My whole block is gentrified, I have to hate that word, and that’s the way it is. My whole block is gentrified right now. Very progressive people, Caucasian ... have been buying the buildings across, between Rampart and O.C. Haley and I feel that Casa Borrega has been contributing because of the fact that we open at night. We have music and dinner.

“As a minority, it’s a very delicate situation. I don’t agree with people being displaced from their heritage. That’s a very hard thing. That happened in [Los Angeles] when somebody built a stadium for the Dodgers in an Hispanic area in L.A. ... I feel bad about it, but at the same time, we can’t stop change. ... Things change. Neighborhoods change.

“These people come from New York or they come from San Francisco or they come from other affluent places and they buy land in New Orleans because they think it’s inexpensive.

We can’t stop that. And I try to see it, as a business owner, as positive.

“Latino immigrants rebuilt New Orleans. They get paid, but they rebuilt New Orleans. And that’s another amazing and dramatic change that I see. Being in New Orleans a long time, (I used to be) perceived as exotic. New Orleans didn’t have many Latinos. ... The flux of immigrants that we had after Katrina ... decided to stay. It’s just an amazing and dramatic change.

Now as a restaurant owner I can tell you that 90 percent of New Orleans restaurants, in the back of the house, meaning in the kitchen, have Latino workers. And traditionally, these workers, they were African-American; now they are

he’s from New Orleans, he’s a New Orleanian. But sometimes he will have doubts about his identity as Latino and a New Orleanian. These newcomers, they don’t have any doubts. ‘I’m a New Orleanian,’ they say, and that’s very positive.”

— AS TOLD TO JEANIE RIESS

Rosy Antoine lives in New Orleans East and works for Amtrak.

ROSY ANTOINE Miami native Rosy Antoine attended the University of New Orleans in 2010 and moved to New Orleans the following year. She lives in New Orleans

East and is an Amtrak train attendant.

“I see they’re trying to aim for more economic boosts as far as hosting things in the city, the city committing a lot of money, creating more

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jobs whenever there are those extra events in the city (Super Bowl, monster truck rallies, conventions), but I also see the bad as far as almost trying to sanitize the whole culture of New Orleans.

“I’m originally from Miami, and we never had the culture. Everyone knows us for one thing … the beach.

Even that, throughout the years, progressed almost into bullying.

There’s an injustice in class: only a certain class can go there and spend as much money as they would like to and live there. I see the same thing here. A lot of the stores are not really in locations where most everyone has access. They’re mainly Magazine Street, but not everyone in Uptown can afford that. They’re opening up all these chain restaurants and stores, and there are a lot of entrepreneurs in New Orleans that that money can be going to, but they want to almost cookie cutter this city [to be like] all the other major cities that are booming right now — to attract a certain type of person to live here and to shop here.

“In that aspect I understand trying to boost that moneywise, but it also changes the city for the bad. It takes away from the culture of the city.

People come here expecting a certain attitude, a certain atmosphere. The same thing happened with Miami.

People come there expecting people to all be in bikinis and happy, and it doesn’t happen that way, because people get bitter, they get resentful watching their city turn into something it really isn’t.

“I see it happening as far as the noise ordinances. Since Louis Armstrong was here, people who have played instruments have been on the streets playing their instruments. That’s how a lot of them got discovered. They’re trying to take that away. People are fighting that because they see what is going on, but unfortunately in Miami, no one fought back because they thought it would be a ‘phase’ kind of thing.

But when you don’t fight back, that’s when you’re going to regret that you didn’t because it will change right in front of your eyes and it will become a completely different city than you knew. The noise ordinance, all these condos going up that are not affordable to the residents here but are attracting people who are able to spend that kind of money to live here and raising all the other rent prices and tax prices. It’s unfortunate to me for the people who are originally from here.

“I feel it’s up to people who want to save the city, whether you are from here or not. and save its authenticity to really fight for it.” — AS TOLD TO KANDACE POWER GRAVES

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CHANGERS As summer sports participation increases, so do injuries. Here’s how to prevent the most common ones.

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owns the company Age Spans, says she gives people “tune-ups” to decrease risk of injury.

Since the biggest predictor of an injury is a prior injury, Wells agrees that prevention is tantamount.

“I try to stop the madness,” Wells says, adding that she tailors each program to the person’s sport, gender, age, strength and flexibility.

Sports injuries do happen though, whether they’re from accidents, inadequate training or improper use of protective devices. According to Dr. Misty Suri, an orthopedic surgeon at Ochsner Health Center, the most common types of sports injuries are sprains, strains, fractures and dislocations.

All trainers and physical therapists interviewed recommended rest, ice and anti-inflammatories for minor injuries.

However, depending on the severity, some injuries take more intense treatment and a longer time to heal, McElrath says.

She adds that some sports cause more recurring injuries than others. Medical professionals have shared some of the most frequent injuries by sport, and how to prevent and treat them.

FOOTBALL Football is the No. 1 cause of injury among patients who go to the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine, McElrath says. Even flag football can be the cause of several recurring injuries — some of which require surgery.

Many football players suffer from knee pain. Sometimes the pain can indicate anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, commonly known as ACL tears, McElrath says, adding that a tear in the knee is serious.

“If they plan to continue playing, then surgery is typically the end result,” she says.

However, she says the good news is that surgeons are now looking at a “new wave” of the rehabilitation process — one that preps the patient before surgery.

Called “prehab,” the patient waits until the swelling goes down from the injury, and then goes in to surgery.

“People have higher success rates that way,” McElrath says.

People who play soccer and basketball are also at risk for ACL tears, she says.

RUNNING Because it’s a high-impact, repetitive sport, running can cause a number of injuries, according to Keating. In fact, she says the majority of her patients come in with Achilles tendinitis — an ailment that can be caused from overuse and from wearing improper running shoes.

“I see people wearing minimalist shoes when really you want to be in a full shoe,” Keating says, adding that the purpose of the soft shoes is to encourage runners to land more on the front of their feet than on their heels. But that doesn’t always work.

“Each brand has their own minimalist shoe — they’re trendy,” she says. “But people do tend to land on their heels, causing tendinitis in the Achilles and even knee pain.”

Other causes of Achilles tendinitis include not stretching the calf or having weak quadriceps muscles. Strong leg and stomach muscles are essential to preventing injury, McElrath says.

“A lot of runners do not believe in doing anything besides running so they get repetitive use injuries or strain injuries,” McElrath says.

Tendinitis and strains are often treated with ice and over-the-counter anti-inflammatories, she says.

BASEBALL Baseball players, especially young ones, can suffer from an injury called “sick scapula,” McElrath says. Essentially, the phrase means that the shoulder blade and the humerus bone should move together in a certain rhythm, but if the muscles

surrounding the shoulder blade are not strong, it leads to poor biomechanics during throwing and batting.

The improper throwing, in turn, can cause a breakdown of the shoulder joint and the elbow joint, she says.

“We see that with younger kids because they’re playing year-round baseball,” McElrath says. “Like running, it causes repetitive stress injuries.”

McElrath highly encourages a scapular stabilization program — or strengthening of those essential muscles surrounding the shoulder blade — for kids in yearround baseball as a way to prevent injury.

TENNIS Tennis players are at risk of developing shoulder pain — an ailment commonly seen with swimmers, too, Keating says.

Overuse can lead to tendinitis and irritation of the rotator cuff, both of which can be prevented by strengthening the muscles of the upper back and working on posture and form, she says.

The latter is especially true when trying a new swing.

“You need to be gradual about making changes,” Keating says. “It’s not healthy to do one move over and over again. You need to take that into consideration.”

YOGA

Although it may seem like a gentle practice, yoga can be as harmful as a high-impact sport if not done properly, Keating says.

She’s seen people come in with back problems because they weren’t strong enough to handle the poses.

“Stretching is great, but you need to strengthen as well,” Keating says. “The main thing is that it’s all about balance.”

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hether playing softball, shooting hoops after work or going for a morning jog, the threat of injury is real for even nonprofessional athletes.

As summer heats up, New Orleanians may be more at risk for sprained muscles or broken bones if they’re tempted to kick up the routine a notch to stay in shape.

Athletes should approach their workout routines with care, since injury prevention is key to staying healthy, according to Emily McElrath, an athletic trainer who has a doctorate in physical therapy. McElrath, who works at the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine, says even amateur athletes must cross-train to keep the body’s most important muscles strong.

That includes stretching and strengthening large muscle groups found in the middle of the body, including the abdominals and back.

“Across the board with patients, whether they’re here for back, knee or shoulder injuries, prevention is key, so we want to strengthen the muscles closest to the core,” McElrath says. “Runners, for example, typically have weak hips and core muscles, so we want to stabilize the pelvis to prevent injuries to other joints, like knees and ankles. It would be the same with baseball players, but with them we’re looking at stabilizers of the shoulder blades.”

Dr. Christine Keating, who works in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Ochsner Baptist Back and Spine Center, agrees. She adds that it’s also important to have a plan when beginning a new workout routine — even if it’s as simple as jogging just a few miles in the morning or evening.

With running, for example, Keating says patients should start slowly, by jogging and walking before gradually increasing to long distances. They should always remember to cross-train and stretch.

“If you’re trying to add cardio exercise, remember you need to work on strength training and stretch after exercising,” Keating says. “Try to mix it up a little, and that way you’ll also keep yourself interested.”

Some trainers and physical therapists, like Melanie Wells, will do full-body exams and tailor routines for athletes of all ages in the hopes of preventing injury. Wells, a board-certified orthopedic specialist who

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Doctors know stress during pregnancy can harm a developing baby throughout its life and should be avoided. But could early bonding change the course of a person’s physical health? And can doctors see it reflected in our genetics, making our cells live longer and age more slowly?

Gipson says these study questions are changing her approach to stress. As an attorney, Gipson had high-pressure deadlines while pregnant. This study is teaching her the importance of reducing stress in each family member’s life.

“It makes me more mindful,” says Gipson, who is one of 150 women enrolled in the study. “It actually makes me think about how I can plan ahead to alleviate some of the stressful triggers.”

“My schedule’s definitely changed, more helping out with feeding, changing diapers, just being a team player,” says Rick Gipson, Quinn’s father.

Tulane University seeks 500 pregnant women to join the study (www.tulane.edu/ som/bangl/current-studies.cfm). Participants meet with a doctor three times and possibly two more times when the baby is older. To sign up, call (504) 656-6449 or email bangltulane@gmail.com.

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irst-time mom Charline Gipson was put under video surveillance as she smiled and sang to her 5-month-old baby, Quinn. When Gipson was told to have no facial or emotional interaction with Quinn, he squirmed and looked around.

Tulane University child psychiatrist and geneticist Dr. Stacy Drury watched Gipson’s behavior and Quinn’s reactions from another room, trying to determine if bonding early in life can protect the child’s physical health throughout life.

Director of the Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Laboratory at Tulane University, Drury found that children exposed to trauma and stress not only have brain and behavior changes, but shorter lives. She and Dr. Katherine Theall, a Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine epidemiologist, led a study (“The Association of Telomere Length With Family Violence and Disruption”) that was published last month in the American Association of Pediatrics journal Pediatrics. Now Drury is examining how the mother-baby bond could protect against future disease and toxic stress. Local mothers-to-be could qualify for the study.

“Could moms sort of be a biological bubble wrap that … protects kids from those exposures that we can’t necessarily stop?” Drury asks, referring to home

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the time, including a recent wave of St. James Southern cheeses Cheese Company like Cherokee Rose offers a global from Georgia, or selection of soft cheeses from artisan cheeses. the Vermont-based PHOTO BY Jasper Hill company. C H ER Y L G ER B ER “The American artisanal cheesemaking movement has exploded,” Sutton says. “There are so many more good American cheeses now than there were when we opened eight years ago.”

In addition to selling gourmet cheese by the ounce or in bulk, St. James Cheese Company functions as a bustling Uptown lunch spot. Diners frequently crowd the patio and small cluster of tables to enjoy a glass of wine and a sandwich, salad or cheese plate. Executive chef Jessica DeVay crafts the lunch menu from seasonal or house-made ingredients, in addition to curing meats and making pates. She often takes suggestions from guests or employees who fall in love with a cheese.

When they aren’t weighing out a piece of Midnight Moon or Field of Creams, the company’s staff participates in American cheese industry events. In July, St. James will send a representative to New York to compete in the Cheesemonger Invitational, which features competitive elements like weighing, pairing and blind tasting. The shop regularly has a table at local events, like the upcoming Bastille Day festival, which takes place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 12 at the Spanish Plaza, and St. James will open a new location in the Warehouse District in 2015.

“We thought we’d take a gamble that [the store] would work,” Sutton says.

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Clothing, shoes, accessories and houseware items are up to 70 percent off at Pied Nu (5521 Magazine St., 504-899-4118; www.piednuneworleans.com) Thursday, July 10 through Saturday, July 12.

Hazel and Florange (2702 Chartres St., 225387-8784; www.hazelandflorange.com) hosts a pop-up shop by the Noel Martin Collection from

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3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 8. There will be women’s clothing, purses and fur accessories for sale, as well as complimentary beverages.

Vivid Image Consulting Salon & Studio (3865 Gentilly Blvd., 866-406-5994; www.vividimageconsulting.com) recently opened. The salon and personal branding company offers personal styling, hair and makeup services.

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o wait in line at St. James Cheese Company (5004 Prytania St., 504-899-4737; www.stjamescheese.com) is to feel surrounded by the gourmet abundance of a king’s or magician’s larder. Tiny jars of honeys, tapenades and terrines pack the shelves, while well-stocked coolers house grand wheels of cheese, iberico hams and smoked meats.

Danielle Sutton, who owns the store and its cafe with her husband Richard, says she’s pleased to be among New Orleans’ small businesses. “[New Orleans] is not a big box kind of city; there aren’t a lot of chains,” she says. “It’s the kind of town we thought would really like a specialty cheese shop or a butcher, and [before we opened] there [weren’t] any.”

Sutton and Richard met at Tulane University. After moving around the country and relocating to London, where Richard became a manager of the renowned Paxton & Whitfield Cheese Shop, they returned to New Orleans to open their Uptown store in 2006.

Their first challenge was importing cheeses and specialty meats from European sources.

“We had to figure out how to get the cheese here; New Orleans is sort of the end of the Earth as far as distribution,” Sutton says.

Sutton learned about cheese and charcuterie by traveling through Spain, France and Italy. She says there’s no end to the factors that go into great cheese.

Cheesemakers use arcane processes to create their products: They’ll craft different cheese from grass-fed or hay-fed cows and other animals, or even from the different milk cows produce in the morning and at night.

This library of knowledge helps the store regularly update its offerings.

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Sisig steps toward the Chef/owner Cristina Quackenbush (left) and exotic, featuring chunks of Hailey Hunt present a Filipino dish at Milkfish. pork face and chicken liver marinated in the holy trinity P H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER of Filipino cuisine: garlic, chili and calamansi, a citrus fruit native to the Philippines that has a signature what tart, acidic bite. For adventurous diners, there is Milkfish dinuguan, a pork blood stew, more similar in its where dark, chocolate color to English blood pudding 125 N Carrollton Ave., than the bright, fire engine red of the Vietnamese (504) 267-4199; www. duck blood soup tiet canh. The iron-heavy, offal milkfishnola.com flavors in the dish are offset nicely by light, fluffy banana-coconut rice and two dainty, one-bite when servings of puto, sweetened steamed rice cakes. lunch and Tosilog, a Filipino breakfast special, is the dinner Thursday epitome of a square meal that’s substantial any through Tuesday time of day. While all the components mesh well together — a runny, sunny side-up egg, starchy how much fried rice and crisp tomato salad — the spotlight moderate falls on the thick, chewy pork preparation, tocino, which walks the textural line between jerky and what works sugar-cured bacon. salty, hangover-curThe drinks menu is a work in progress as the ing Spam fried rice; restaurant awaits approval of a liquor license. succulent pork adobo; Diners can sample the ginger-heavy traditional rich, acidic sisig Filipino tea salabat or bring their own wine (there’s a $5 corkage fee). what doesn’t The warmth of Filipino culture speaks through chewy, dense fried the dishes at Milkfish, with soulful food that pops pig tails with heritage and pride.

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Tiki Tolteca (301 N. Peters St., 504267-4406; www.facebook.com/tikitolteca) reopens July 12, and the bar’s juicy, rummy zombie will get a new garnish: a jellied “brain” infused with an ounce of Lemon Hart rum.

“We’re getting straws with spoons at the end, so you can eat the brain,” says Nathan Dalton, bar director of Felipe’s Taqueria (301 N. Peters St., PAGE 30

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n a classic scene from The Simpsons, Lisa — after announcing she has become a vegetarian — is peppered with questions from her skeptical father about whether or not she will eat ham, bacon or pork chops ever again.

“Dad, those all come from the same animal,” says Lisa.

“Oh sure, Lisa,” Homer responds, “Some wonderful, magical animal.”

Much of the menu at Milkfish is a lesson in the mind-boggling versatility of pork, but each new porcine presentation created by chef Cristina Quackenbush feels like a fresh discovery.

My first dish at Milkfish during the restaurant’s early days was a doozy: a hulking, crispy pig’s foot that took up almost the entire dinner plate and swam in garlic-studded, gelatinous gravy. While the menu and hours have expanded, a commitment to the authentic Filipino cuisine that pushes diners outside their comfort zones remains.

The road from pop-up to permanent digs has been a long one for Quackenbush and the Milkfish team, who staked a claim as New Orleans’ lone option for Filipino food in 2012 and shuttled between venues before settling into the current space in MidCity in early spring.

Milkfish’s new home is festive and convivial, with primary color-painted walls and a smattering of vintage Filipino movie posters, maps and advertisements. (A vintage Filipino ad for Chiclets gum featuring a floating, grinning mouth is amusing.) Service may lag on nights when the restaurant is busy, but the staff’s enthusiasm and the quality of the food make delays largely forgivable.

The small plates err on the side of generous portions, deep frying and snack-like qualities, with a casual, comforting spectrum of flavors that comes off like well-plated street food. The lumpia — Filipino spring rolls — are crispy, bite-sized and delicious when dipped in the accompanying sweet-and-sour sauce or (Filipino-favorite) vinegary banana ketchup.

Even diners skeptical about ham from a can should take the leap and try the Spam fried rice; it’s a salty, carb-heavy meal that could cure a hangover in just a few bites. The crispy pig’s tail, however, is so cartilage-heavy it could double as a dog’s chew toy and should be avoided if you’re not interested in playing tug-of-war with your meal.

A good jumping-off point for Milkfish’s study in pork is the adobo, with tender meat that easily falls off the bone and is well-seasoned in a marinade of soy sauce, garlic and biting black pepper. It’s accessible without being intimidating.

Maple Street Patisserie et Deli (3138 Magazine St.), the third restaurant in the Maple Street Patisserie (www. maplestreetpatisserie.com) family, opened in the former Artz Bagels space and serves pastries, sandwiches and freshly made bagels.

The original bakery, which opened in 2010, has expanded in the past several months with the launch of Maple Street Patisserie et Bistro (8300 Earhart Blvd.) in late May and an increased wholesale business. The deli offers an array of sandwiches — which can be served on house-made croissants, bagels, ciabatta, baguette or marbled rye — as well as breakfast sandwiches on its signature bagels.

Standout sandwiches feature hot pastrami (smoked in-house) and rare, thinly sliced roast beef (cured in house) served with creamy horseradish. For breakfast, brioche French toast, Belgian waffles and mini-baguettes with butter and jam all allow Maple Street’s breads and baked goods the opportunity to shine.

Cases of pastries line the counters, with eclairs, bear claws and fritters ready to feed anyone’s sweet tooth.

Maple Street Patisserie et Deli is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday. — SARAH BAIRD

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504-288-8226; www. felipestaqueria.com). For more than a year, the taqueria’s French Quarter location has hosted the tiki bar upstairs.

The latest renovation doubles the counter space to seat 12 at the bar and adds tables for dinner guests (a food menu is not yet available). Wooden mermaids and other decorations come from Dalton’s trips to Peru and Mexico, reflecting a focus on Latin American tiki culture.

The dozen-strong drinks list will feature a few favorites — besides the zombie, a mezcal-grapefruit escorpion punch and the curacao-spiked mai tai — but most will be new creations relying on Latin American ingredients.

Look for ¡A Huevo!, an eggy, pisco-passion fruit sipper (based on an ancient Peruvian fertility drink); the rum-based SOS, rounded out with fortified grape juice from Peru (a recipe written by Tiki Tolteca manager Maxton Kennedy); and a flight of mini cocktails and fruits served with red “miracle berries” that turn sour flavors sweet.

In the tiki bar tradition there’s an illustrated menu, and an extra $7 lets patrons keep a glass. — ANNE BERRY

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Residents of the greater New Orleans area can have more than 1,000 types of wine, liquor or beer delivered to their homes with no service charges or minimum orders. The “Wine on Wheels” service, offered by Pearl Wine Co. (3700 Orleans Ave., 504-483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com), is available noon through midnight six days a week.

“I think no one should ever go without a great bottle of wine,” says Pearl owner Leora Madden. “My whole premise was making it convenient, not just with the type of service, but by making delivery free and not putting minimums on delivery.”

Madden opened the 4,000-square-foot wine and spirits shop in the American Can Company in early 2013. The store stocks more than 600 wines, more than 400 liquors and more than 300 beers. All are available for delivery. Wines start at $5.99 per bottle, and Madden says customers haven’t abused the no-minimum order rule.

“Nobody has ever said, ‘Bring me a $1.50 beer,’” she says with a laugh.

Pearl accepts orders on its website and over the phone. — MISSY WILKINSON

Market Junction

Jim and Alana Monaghan of Molly’s at the Market (1107 Decatur St., 504-5255169; www.mollysatthemarket.net) and J. Lloyd Miller expect to open the craft beer-focused bar Junction (3021 St. Claude Ave.; www.facebook.com/junctionnola) in August. They’re previewing a menu of burgers as a pop-up at Molly’s from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. July 8-12 and 15-19. The preview menu includes four burgers (a Vermont burger topped with applewood-smoked bacon, white cheddar, grilled apple and creamy maple spread; and a Carolina burger topped with fried pickles, cheddar and ranch dressing), chicken wings, fries and fried pickles.

They’re completing construction and acquiring permits for Junction. It will feature 40 beers on draft including many Louisiana and regional beers and imports. — WILL COVIELLO

Daiq attack

Get your go-cups ready: The New Orleans Daiquiri Festival holds its fourth annual event July 26-27. The 2014 event will include an option for those not old enough to indulge in boozy daiquiris. On July 27, Snowball Sunday will bring snowball vendors from across the city together to serve their frozen treats. The musical lineup includes Tank and the Bangas, The Honorable South and others.

There also are activities for children and live entertainment.

This year’s event promises to feature twice as many daiquiri flavors and food vendors as last year. It is situated in the middle a sweltering time period organizers call daiquiri season, which runs between July 19 (National Daiquiri Day) and the end of September. Visit www.neworleansdairuirifestival.com for more information. — SARAH BAIRD

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Ricky Gomez Bartender

In 2012, New Orleans native Ricky Gomez won the U.S. finals of Diageo World Class, one of the world’s most exclusive cocktail competitions. At the time he was living in Portland, Oregon, and he’s since traveled the world as the first U.S. ambassador for World Class. Next week, the Cure veteran will move home.

Gomez spoke with Gambit about cocktail trends and his plans.

As a judge at this year’s Diageo World Class regionals and a coach at the U.S. finals, what were you looking for?

During your travels, what have you spotted in cocktail trends?

G: The regional American stereotypes — New York knows brown, stirred cocktails; the West Coast is all about market-fresh and citrus drinks — are gone now. It’s great to see so much individuality.

A few big trends I like are advanced techniques for infusing, like sous-vide, as well as cocktails on tap and carbonated cocktails.

A fun thing is that people are revisiting cocktails like the Long Island iced tea and the Alabama slammer, and putting their culinary twist on them and making them great highbrow drinks.

I’m also starting to see more bars designed by bartenders, with better layouts. Bartenders aren’t historically involved in equipment setup, so it’s refreshing to see them have that kind of influence.

What’s next for you?

G: I miss being behind the bar and serving people, so starting July 11, I’ll be working Friday nights at Cure. And during Tales of the Cocktail (www.talesofthecocktail.com), I’ll be working in two tasting rooms: the Appleton Rum room (10 a.m.–3 p.m. Wednesday, July 16) and VEEV Spirits room (10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Friday, July 18, and 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19).

Long-term, it’s a passion of mine to create my own space and concept. I look forward to doing that in New Orleans. — ANNE BERRY

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Gomez: Bartending is more than one skill set, so at the regional level they were tested in three events: a speed challenge, serving classics with a twist and a theater challenge, where they presented bottle service. That one allowed a lot of creativity. The judges want to see something new, so taking risks is key to winning the competition. And it helps to treat the judges like guests, because how you stand out in the contest are the same things that people remember at your bar.

At the U.S. finals in New York, bartenders had a “dealer’s choice” challenge, where they drew a base spirit, drink style and [flavor] descriptor from a deck of cards, then came up with a drink on the spot. So many guests don’t know what they like, but American bartenders excel at helping them figure it out.

You have to express yourself and entertain at the international level, because at that point, everyone makes good drinks. Personality is huge. You’re competing with eccentric Europeans who put on a great show.

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BEER buzz On June 28, I attended Gambit’s FestiveALES in the Warehouse District. (Disclosure: I received two complimentary tickets from Gambit.) This was the third event Gambit organized, and the experience has improved significantly which each iteration.

One great thing this year was, with the exception of Barcadia (601 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-335-1740; www.barcadianeworleans.com), all the bars had dedicated jockey boxes to pour the FestiveALES beer away from the regular bar.

This meant bartenders could take care of their regular customers while participants claimed beer samples at a dedicated station. That works for the bartenders and the event.

I was glad to see the end of the $1 upcharge beer that was part of the last two events. FormerSamples of Delacroix ly, three of the four beers would be included with Abbey Ale from 40 Arpent the FestivALES ticket, but patrons had to pay for Brewing Co. were offered the fourth beer. None of that this year, though.++ at FestiveALES. I liked the bars that participated: Barcadia, PHOTO BY Manning’s Eat-Drink-Cheer (519 Fulton St., 504NORA MCGUNNIGLE 593-8118; www.facebook.com/manningsnola) and Grand Isle (575 Convention Center Blvd., 504-520-8530; www.grandislerestaurant. com), which participated last year, and new additions Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant (701 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurfers. com), Fulton Alley (600 Fulton St., 504-208-5569; www.fultonalley.com), Lafayette Pub & Bistro (Ambassador Hotel, 535 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-527-5271; www. ambassadorneworleans.com) and Gordon Biersch (200 Poydras St., 504-552-2739; www.gordonbiersch.com).

I have two suggestions for next year. The event should have some XXL T-shirts to give away; and late June is deep into summer for a drinking and walking event.

I thought it was great that there were several places along the way to get free bottled water, though. And I appreciate that it’s hard to schedule events before summer begins without running into festivals. It was hot, but drinking, laughing and talking about beer is what the beer scene is all about. — NORA McGUNNIGLE Email Nora McGunnigle at nora@nolabeerblog.com

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WINE of the week 2012 Campo Viejo Garnacha RIOJA, SPAIN RETAIL $9-$14

This light- to medium-bodied, soft, silky wine goes well with a variety of summer fare. Campo Viejo, a tempranillo specialist, produced its first 100 percent garnacha (known as grenache in France) bottling in fall 2013. Unlike its tempranillo wines, which use grapes from all three subregions in Rioja, grapes for this wine come from Campo Viejo’s vineyards in the lower Baja subregion.

One of the world’s most widely planted varietals, garnacha thrives in warm, dry conditions. The Rioja climate is hot and dry with minimal Atlantic and continental climactic influences. Vines are planted in alluvial soils with clay, limestone and silt. Following harvest, the wine was fermented in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature, was steeped with grape skins for 12 days and spent four months aging in new French oak barrels. In the glass, it offers aromas of red berries, cherry, vanilla and spice. On the palate, taste bright strawberry fruit, raspberry, cherry, dried herbal notes, a hint of toast and soft tannins. During hot summer months, chill the wine slightly. Drink it with tapas, vegetarian dishes, sausages, burgers, pasta, lasagna and cheeses. Buy it at: Elio’s Wine Warehouse, Matassa’s Market, Vieux Carre Wine & Spirits, Lakeview Grocery, Dorignac’s, Zuppardo’s Family Supermarket, Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket, Albertson’s, most Rouses Markets, Canseco’s on Esplanade Avenue and Metairie Road, and Robert’s Fresh Market on West Esplanade Avenue.

Drink it at: GW Fins, Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse, NOLA, Pho Orchid, Vine & Dine, Schiro’s Cafe and Bistro Byronz. — BRENDA MAITLAND Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net

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Dishcrawl on Maple Street 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Wednesday Maple Street

www.dishcrawl.com/sweetonmaplest The culinary tour includes stops and samples of dishes at three restaurants in the Riverbend. The starting location is announced to participants 48 hours before the event.

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1 Backspace Bar & Kitchen

139 Chartres St., (504) 322-2245 www.backspacenola.com

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7 p.m. Thursday Hotel Mazarin, 730 Bienville St., (504) 581-7300

www.nolabulls.com Held in conjunction with San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (see p. 50), the four-course dinner features Spanish cuisine, wines from Marques de Caceres Vineyard and music by Riccardo Crespo. The dinner costs $98, including tax and tip.

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The homey classic includes bacon, roasted tomatoes, cheddar cheese and grilled onions.

2 GG’s Dine-o-Rama 3100 Magazine St., (504) 373-6579

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3 p.m.-8 p.m. Saturday Spanish Plaza, Canal Street at the Mississippi River

The Alliance Francaise de la Nouvelle-Orleans hosts a celebration featuring games, a boat tour, music by Feufollet and Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots and French food by Cafe Degas, Martinique Bistro, La Madeleine, Crepes a la Cart and others.

“Uncle TayTay’s ragin’ meatloaf” comes with loaded smashed potatoes, grilled asparagus and Sriracha-mustard sauce.

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Not lovin’ it “[M]any of the biggest names earned significantly lower scores for the foods that made them famous, notably McDonald’s. … McDonald’s own customers ranked its burgers significantly worse than those of 20 competitors, including Hardee’s, White Castle and Carl’s Jr. No other house specialty scored as low. Taco Bell’s burritos were also voted least luscious. And the subs from Subway, the world’s largest restaurant chain with more than 40,000 units in 106 countries, are near the bottom of the list.”

— From a Consumer Reports study rating the best and worst fastfood restaurants in America. The study, based on 96,206 meals at 65 chains, says diners’ preferences have shifted toward higher quality foods and away from convenience.

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The hot meatloaf sandwich features Two Run Farm beef, tomato jam and melted cheddar on ciabatta.

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3121 Magazine St., (504) 899-0242 www.ignatiuseatery.com

Meatloaf is stuffed with pork and jalapeno boudin.

5 Jager Haus

833 Conti St., (504) 525-9200 www.jager-haus.com

Ground liver cheese (leberkase) is served with sauerkraut, German potato salad and mustard.

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Warm snow crab claws come with truffle butter. No reservations. Dinner and latenight Mon.-Sat. Credit Cards. $$

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Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans. Dollar signs represent the average cost of a dinner entree: $ — under $10; $$ — $11 to $20; $$$ — $21 or more.

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AFRICAN Motherland Cafe — 1535 Basin St., (504) 342-2996; www.facebook.com/motherlandcafe — This family restaurant serves Senegalese and Gambian food, and vegetarian dishes are available.

Thiebou djenne is a fish and rice stew, and boulettes are fried balls of fish. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

AMERICAN Somethin’ Else Cafe — 620 Conti St., 373-6439; www.somethingelsecafe. com — Noshing items include shrimp baskets, boudin balls and alligator corn dogs. There are burgers, po-boys and sandwiches filled with everything from cochon de lait to a trio of melted cheeses on buttered thick toast. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; www.treasurechestcasino.com — The all-you-can-eat buffet includes New Orleans favorites including seafood, salad and dishes from a variety of national cuisines. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

BAR & GRILL American Sports Saloon — 1200 Decatur St., (504) 522-2410 — This sports bar serves burgers made with house-ground patties, chicken wings, 12 beers on tap and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Bayou Beer Garden — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., (504) 302-9357 — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for a 10-oz. Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are french fries topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Down the Hatch — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, (504) 522-0909; www.downthehatchnola.com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. The house-made veggie burger is served with sun-dried tomato pesto. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ Jigger’s Bar & Grill — 1645 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 828-3555 — Half or full-round muffulettas are filled with Italian ham, Genoa salami, provolone cheese and house-made olive salad and served toasted. No reservations.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.

therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches overflowing with deli meats and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

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salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses and served on a choice of bread. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

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Crescent City Brewhouse — 527 Decatur St., (504) 522-0571; www.crescentcitybrewhouse.com — The brewpub crafts German-style beers and seasonal offerings. Redfish Pontchartrain is topped with a fried soft-shell crab and roasted red pepper crabmeat aioli and served with asparagus. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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

The House burger is dressed with cheddar, lettuce, onion, tomato, pickles, mayonnaise and mustard and served with house-made chips. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www.mredsno.com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, poboys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes.

Besides patty melts and chili-cheeseburgers, there also are seafood burgers featuring tuna, salmon or crabmeat. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato.

The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Breads on Oak — 8640 Oak St., Suite A, (504) 324-8271; www.breadsonoak.com — The bakery offers breads, muffins, pastries and sweets. Pain au chocolat is a buttery, flakey croissant filled with dark chocolate. The breads include traditional, hand-shaped Parisianstyle baguettes. No reservations.

Breakfast Wed.-Sun., lunch Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette.

Flatbread pizza is topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees, pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of sandwiches and salads. Tuna

Jung’s Golden Dragon — 3009 Magazine St., (504) 891-8280; www.jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mix of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine.

Chinese specialties include Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan dishes. Grand Marnier shrimp are lightly battered and served with Grand Marnier sauce, broccoli and pecans. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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

CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — Mussels are steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. Chicken mofongo features plantains stuffed with stewed chicken.

No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Fulton Alley — 600 Fulton St., (504) 208-5569; www.fultonalley.com — The kitchen at this upscale bowling alley offers Southern-influenced cuisine.

The menu includes sandwiches, salads, meat pies, sliders, deviled eggs and smoked and fried chicken wings. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $$ Ivy — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 899-1330 — Chef Sue Zemanick offers a selection of small plates. Grilled lobster is served with arugula, roasted potatoes and corn.

Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The constantly changing menu includes vegan dishes and house-made pasta.

Sauteed sea scallops are served with fried green tomatoes, snap peas and sweet and spicy mango ginger ambrosia sauce. No reservations. Dinner Wed.-Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner MonSat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The mix of Creole and Caribbean fare includes jerk chicken and crawfish etouffee and cheese steaks are available. The Cuban sandwich features house-made roasted garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook.com/cafegentilly — Crab cake Benedict is French bread topped with poached eggs, a hand-made crawfish sausage patty and hollandaise.

Breakfast is available all day. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Ignatius Eatery — 3121 Magazine St., (504) 899-0242; www.ignatiuseatery.com — The menu includes classic Creole dishes such as red beans and rice, speckled trout meuniere and crawfish etouffee as well as sandwiches, salads and pasta. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options.

Louisiana crab cakes are popular. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www.mamommashouse.com — Traditional Creole dishes include red beans and rice, shrimp pasta, fried chicken, cornbread and more. Chicken and waffles includes a Belgian waffle and fried chicken wings. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Palace Cafe serves creative Creole dishes. Crabmeat cheesecake is topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal buerre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$$ Olivier’s Creole Restaurant — 204 Decatur St., (504) 525-7734; www. olivierscreole.com — Eggplant Olivier features flash-fried eggplant medallions served with shrimp, chicken, andouille and crawfish tails in garlic, basil and brandy sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner daily.

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

OUT to EAT Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette served with roasted garlic butter and grilled Two Run Farm lamb chops served with New Orleans-style barbecue sauce. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily.

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

Green beans come with rice and gravy. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www. koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations.

Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www. mardigraszone.com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza oven. The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasagna. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie , (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — The 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. $$

FRENCH Baie Rouge — 4128 Magazine St., (504) 304-3667; www.baierougenola.com — Shrimp and risotto Milanese features jumbo shrimp over saffron risotto with hericots verts. Pig Dip features pork debris, caramelized onions and garlic aioli on French bread with a side of smoked pork jus. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$ Martinique Bistro — 5908 Magazine St., (504) 891-8495; www. martiniquebistro.com — Gulf fish is served with soba noodles, Vidalia onions, shiitake mushrooms, charred scallions and miso-mussel broth. Barbecued Chappapeela Farms duck features Louisiana plum glazed duck breast, duck leg confit napa slaw, pickles and a sesame pancake. Reservations recommended. Dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

GOURMET TO GO Breaux Mart — 315 E. Judge Perez, Chalmette, (504) 262-0750; 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; 2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 885-5565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, (504) 737-8146; www.

INDIAN Schiro’s Indian Cafe — 2483 Royal St., (504) 944-6666; www. schiroscafe.com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices. Selections include chicken, lamb or shrimp curry or vindaloo and vegetarian saag paneer.

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

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

ITALIAN Amici Restaurant & Bar — 3218 Magazine St., (504) 300-1250; www. amicinola.com — Amici serves coal-fired pizza and Italian dishes.

The broccoli rabe salsica Italiana pie is topped with marinara, mozzarella, sauteed bitter Italian greens and Italian sausage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce.

Reservations recommended.

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

Dinner daily. 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, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings.

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

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

JAPANESE Asuka Sushi & Hibachi — 7912 Earhart Blvd., (504) 862-5555; www. asukaneworleans.com — Asuka serves sushi and grilled items from the hibachi. The Shaggy Dog

roll features tempura-fried shrimp, snow crab and avocado topped with crabstick and eel sauce and spicy sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 891-3644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads.

“Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted.

Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake. com — Rock-n-Sake serves a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, panfried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes.

Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$ Yuki Izakaya — 525 Frenchmen St., (504) 943-1122; www.facebook. com/yukiizakaya — This Japanese tavern combines a selection of small plates, sake and shochu.

Dishes include curries, housemade ramen soups and fried chicken. Reservations accepted.

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

LATIN AMERICAN La Macarena Pupuseria and Latin Cafe — 8120 Hampson St., (504) 862-5252; www.pupusasneworleans.com — The NOLA Special breakfast burrito is stuffed with hot sausage, organic eggs, refried black beans, hash browns and American cheese. Carne asada is marinated and grilled beef tenderloin served with saffron rice and tropical salad. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Mon. Cash only. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY 7 On Fulton — 700 Fulton St., (504) 525-7555; www.7onfulton. com — New Orleans barbecue shrimp features peppery butter sauce made with blonde ale.

Oven-roasted lobster tail is topped with Louisiana crawfish and corn cream sauce and comes with fingerling potatoes and asparagus. Reservations accepted.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www. dickandjennys.com — The restaurant serves contemporary Creole and Italian dishes. Panseared scallops are served with fennel-grapefruit salad, arugula pesto and jalapeno-infused olive oil. Reservations recommended.

Lunch Thu.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie,

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Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 456-6362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” as well as weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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(504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce and panfried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

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

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

Reservations accepted. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www. revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes, caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more.

“Death by Gumbo” is an andouilleand oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$

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Sainte Marie — 930 Poydras St., Suite 101, (504) 304-6988; www. saintemarienola.com — Barbecue jerk shrimp are served with coconut rice and mango chow chow. Sam’s Yak A Mein combines braised beef, chicken, shrimp, egg noodles and a soft-boiled egg. Reservations accepted.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Tivoli & Lee —The Hotel Modern, 2 Lee Circle, (504) 962-0909; www. tivoliandlee.com — The restaurant offers a modern take on Southern cuisine in a small plate format, with dishes ranging from andouille potato tots to fried oysters.

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

Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes such as bouillabaisse New Orleans, filled with saffron shrimp, mussels, oysters, Gulf fish, crawfish and pesto aioli croutons.

Crispy fried wild catfish is served over stone-ground grits with Cajun tasso. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations.

Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Attiki Bar & Grill — 230 Decatur St., (504) 587-3756 — This restaurant and hookah bar serves an array of Mediterranean dishes.

Tomato Buffala features baked tomatoes and mozzarella topped with basil and olive oil. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www. facebook.com/casaborrega — Chicken enchiladas are served with mole, rice and beans. Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup featuring pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado and tostadas on the side. No reservations. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Coyote Blues — 4860 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 3013848; www.coyotebluesfreshmex. com — Shrimp and crawfish chimichanga is stuffed with shrimp and crawfish in cream sauce, Mexican rice and chili con queso and served with two sides. The churrascaria platter features beef, chicken, jumbo shrimp, jalapeno sausage, peppers, onions, chipotle cream sauce, chimichurri, mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.com — Todo Santos fish tacos feature grilled or fried mahi mahi in corn or flour tortillas topped with shredded cabbage and shrimp sauce, and are served with rice and beans. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

MUSIC AND FOOD Bombay Club — 830 Conti St., (504) 586-0972; www.thebombayclub. com — This elegant hideaway is styled like an English manor and known for its martini menu.

Louisiana crab and roasted Creole tomato fondue is finished with manchego cheese, scallions and grilled crostini. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www. thecolumns.com — The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there

are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo.

No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/ neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Little Gem Saloon — 445 S. Rampart St., (504) 267-4863; www.littlegemsaloon.com — Little Gem offers creative contemporary and Creole dishes and live jazz.

Louisiana black drum is served with crabmeat, spinach, blackeyed peas and sherry cream.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — Dine indoors or out on seafood platters, po-boys, crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas and Philly steaks. No reservations.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

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

NEIGHBORHOOD Bar Redux — 809 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux. com — The menu combines Creole favorites such as crawfish etouffee and gumbo, Caribbean items including jerk chicken and Cuban sandwiches and burgers, fried chicken and rib-eye cheese steaks. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Cash only. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www. cafeb.com — This cafe offers an elevated take on local staple dishes. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. Daily specials include braised lamb shank and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www. katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait,

OUT to EAT spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

PAN ASIAN Lucky Rooster — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.luckyroosternola.com — The menu features a mix of Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese and Japanese dishes.

Lucky Rooster soup comes with five-spice chicken, wok-seared vegetables and crunchy wontons.

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

PIZZA Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainspizza. com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil.

No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Mellow Mushroom — 1645 Hwy. 190, Covington, (985) 327-5407; 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 644-4155; 8827 Oak St., (504) 345-8229; www.mellowmushroom. com — The Holy Shiitake pie tops an olive oil and garlic brushed crust with shiitake, button and portobello mushrooms, carmelized onions, mozzarella, montamore and Parmesan cheeses and black truffle oil. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria.com — The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS Bear’s Poboys at Gennaros — 3206 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 833-9226 — The roast beef po-boy features beef slow-cooked in house, sliced thin, soaked in gravy and dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo on toasted Leidenheimer bread. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Killer Poboys — 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — At the back of Erin Rose, Killer Poboys offers a short menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork braised with ginger and spiced rum and is dressed with garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Cash only. $

Mahony’s Po-Boy Shop — 3454 Magazine St., (504) 899-3374; www. mahonyspoboys.com — The Peacemaker layers fried local oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese on Leidenheimer French bread. Angus’ pot roast beef po-boy is served dressed on Leidenheimer bread.

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

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

SEAFOOD Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. The bar is stocked with a large selection of bourbons. Reservations accepted.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ Chad’s Bistro — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-9935; www.chadsbistro.com — The seafood Napoleon features fried eggplant medallions topped with crabmeat on a bed of angel hair pasta topped with shrimp au gratin sauce. Reservations accepted.

Lunch Sun.-Fri. dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Galley Seafood Restaurant — 2535 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-0955 — Blackened redfish comes with shrimp and crabmeat sauce, vegetables and new potatoes. Galley’s soft-shell crab po-boy is the same one served at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 8380022; www.mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill. com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, and alligator sausage. Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www. austinsno.com — Veal Austin features paneed veal topped with Swiss chard, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, crabmeat and brabant potatoes on the side. Reservations

recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant. com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with masa-fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Popular starters include the jumbo lump crabcake made with aioli. Reservations recommended. Lunch Friday, dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

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

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

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE Doson Noodle House —135 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 309-7283 — Traditional Vietnamese pho with pork and beef highlights the menu. The vegetarian hot pot comes with mixed vegetables, tofu and vermicelli rice noodles.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$ Lin’s — 3715 Westbank Expressway, (504) 340-0178; www.linsmenu.com —The menu includes Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai dishes. Singapore-style vermicelli is a stir fry of noodles, shrimp, pork, bean sprouts, carrots and bamboo shoots. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Wed.Mon. Credit cards. $$ Pho Tau Bay Restaurant — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, (504) 368-9846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, shrimp spring rolls and more. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Wed. & Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Rolls-N-Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.facebook.com/rolls-nbowlsnola — The menu includes spring rolls, pho, rice bowls, banh mi, stir fry entrees and bubble tea. The vermicelli bowl features noodles over lettuce, cucumber and carrots. No reservations.

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

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The scenes of ragged hookers, uptight clients (Janes?) and acquiring street survival skills are hilarious, but the film loses steam as the encounters get weirder and it shifts to Margaret’s and Jo’s nonprofessional lives. But there are great scenes with other prostitutes talking about strange dates and fickle lesbian tastes, and lesbian stereotypes and identity issues drive the film. Haas also is a playwright, and she’s currently working on a piece called In Heat: Is She Hot Under Her Collar or Under Her Skirt, about a woman who’s reached her 60s and learned that lesbianism isn’t cool anymore.

“It’s like a cultural hospice,” Haas says. “It was cool to be a lesbian for a while. Then it was bad, and then Ellen (DeGeneres) came out and it was cool again for a while. The female queer community has changed.”

To Be Takei follows actor George Takei’s career and emergence as an advocate for same-sex marriage.

Some of the pleasures of the movie come from the appearance of other Star Trek veterans, including a minor controversy over William Shatner not attending Takei’s wedding, and Takei greeting costumed fans at science fiction convention autograph sessions.

But the film also covers Takei’s family’s strange odyssey as Japanese Americans who were placed in internment camps during World War II. When offered the opportunity to leave the camps by signing a renunciation of the Emperor of Japan, his father refused, because it effectively was an admission of a crime for which he wasn’t guilty: disloyalty.

Takei’s family endured post-war discrimination in Los Angeles, and George later embarked on an acting career. He immediately faced the predicament of

being cast in stereotypical Asian roles, but he took Jackie Monahan and Lisa Haas star them to start his career in The Foxy Merkins. and performed in two films with Jerry Lewis. Eventually he made appearances OUTakes Film Festival JULY on The Twilight Zone, My The Old Firehouse, Three Sons and Mission 720 Mandeville St. Impossible and was cast as Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek. www.neworleansfilmDirector Jennifer M. society.org Kroot’s film begins with Takei driving in Los Angeles, and he jokes that his role as the U.S.S. Enterprise’s helmsman shattered stereotypes about Asian drivers. He has a charming demeanor and sense of humor, and the film follows him to the set of Howard Stern’s radio show, where he famously denied and later discussed his homosexuality.

Though his pop-cultural fame is based on the never highly rated but beloved series Star Trek, Takei seems heroic for enduring the humiliation and hardship of the internment, immensely patient for persevering through small, horribly stereotypical roles and both eloquent and inspired in taking up the battle against anti-gay bigotry and discrimination. Also entertaining are the bemused responses of Shatner and Leonard Nimoy to the vast quantity of homoerotic art and fiction devoted to Capt. Kirk and Spock as an imagined couple. Apparently the series helped inspire exploration of other new frontiers.

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ans of hustler films, including the classic Midnight Cowboy, Cruising and My Own Private Idaho, won’t have a hard time recognizing the premise in The Foxy Merkins, says co-writer and star Lisa Haas. But it isn’t just a riff on a film trope.

“A friend of mine came out as a lesbian 20 years ago and she thought, ‘I’ll just hire a lesbian hooker. I have the right,’” Haas says from her Brooklyn home.

“But that doesn’t exist. Women don’t pay for sex.”

In The Foxy Merkins, lesbian hookers don’t just exist, they’re everywhere. Haas plays Margaret, a young lesbian who has moved to New York City and takes to a life on the streets. Prostitution is so prevalent that any woman standing alone on the street is presumed to be in the business. Hookers even cluster outside Talbots, where they’re preyed upon by rich, repressed Republican women.

The Foxy Merkins screens in the inaugural OUTakes Film Festival, created by the New Orleans Film Society and cosponsored by Shotgun Cinema. Haas will attend both screenings of The Foxy Merkins (8:45 p.m. Thursday, 6:15 p.m. Sunday) as well as Valencia: The Movie/S (9:15 p.m. Friday), in which she plays a small role. The festival also presents John Waters’ cult classic Female Trouble; Floating Skyscrapers, considered Poland’s first gay film; and documentaries including the entertaining To Be Takei, about Star Trek star George Takei.

Haas, a small core of actors and director Madeleine Olnek also created Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same. Both films were made using a DIY approach, including using Kickstarter funding, shooting on the streets of New York and in unpermitted spaces and working around cast and crews’ other commitments. Both films premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and both revolve around lesbian themes and stereotypes. In Codependent Lesbian Space Alien, the presence of too much emotional happiness threatens to damage the ozone layer of the planet Zots. Its inhabitants are sent to Earth to have their hearts broken by Earth lesbians, so they won’t accumulate too much hope or joy.

In Foxy Merkins, Margaret is a stereotypical heavyset, plain-looking lesbian, who only wears T-shirts and jeans and never touches makeup. One client’s fantasy about having sex on the floor of her hallway is ruined by Margaret’s allergic reaction to Pledge, which permeates the fussily clean and perfectly arranged home. Jo (Jackie Monahan), a more experienced street prostitute who takes Margaret under her wing, gushes that Margaret is the perfect lesbian whore, because all the repressed rich lesbians (who heavily populate the film) desire a woman who’s so candid about her lesbianism.

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TUESDAY 8 21st Amendment — Linnzi Zaorski, 8 Banks Street Bar — NOLA County, 7 Blue Nile — Open Ears Music Series feat. Joe Badon & the Band That Wouldn’t Die, 10 Bombay Club — Lucas Davenport, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7:30 Circle Bar — Laura Dyer, 6; The Royal Attire, 10 d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9

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Maple Leaf Bar — A.J. Croce, 8; Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Isla Nola, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall-Stars, 8 Siberia — Dischordia, Necrotic Priapism, Art of the Process, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Davy Mooney, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Bart Ramsey, 4; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 10 Tropical Isle Original — Way Too Early, 1

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WEDNESDAY 9 21st Amendment — Marla Dixon, 8 Algiers Ferry Landing — Wednesdays at the Point: Eric Lindell, Roddie Romero, DJ Rik Ducci, 5:30 Banks Street Bar — The Unnaturals, Grendel’s Claw, Blood Urchin, 9; Major Bacon, 10

The BEATnik — The Donkeys, 8 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 7; Gravy, 11:30 Bombay Club — Lucas Davenport, 7 Cafe Negril — Gettin’ It, 7; Sam Cammarata & Dominick Grillo, 7:30; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Joshua T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Mike June, Jesse Klien, 11 Circle Bar — Concord America, Mea Culpa, Faux Ferocious, 10 d.b.a. — Alex McMurray, Bill Malchow, Sick, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10

21st Amendment — Steve Pistorius Quartet, 8 Banks Street Bar — Ainsley Matich & the Broken Blues, 9 The BEATnik — The Funky Nuggets, 8 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 6 Blue Nile (Balcony Room) — Frenchmen Fresh Thursday feat. Cousin Cav, New World Slaughta, Demplz, Shadow the 1st, 10 Bombay Club — Tony Seville, 7 Buffa’s Lounge — Josh Paxton, 11 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Neisha Ruffins, 7:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Domenic, 7; One Tailed Three, 11 Circle Bar — Rockin’ Robin & the Kentucky Sisters, 6; Hibbity Dibbity, 10 The Corner Pub — Super Bob, 8 d.b.a. — Jon Cleary, 7; Andrew Duhon, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Jenna McSwain, 9

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Norbert Slama, 9

Dragon’s Den — Adventures of the Interstellar B-Boy feat. DJ Housefly, 10

Dragon’s Den — Dancehall Classics with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10

Freret Street Publiq House — Brass-A-Holics, 9:30

Hi-Ho Lounge — Chris Sheard & the Transplanted Roots, 9 House of Blues — The Dear Hunter, From Indian Lakes, 7; Jet Lounge, 11 House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Domenic, 6 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Jonathan Roniger, 9 Louisiana Music Factory — A.J. Croce, 6 The Maison — New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 6; Smoke ‘n’ Bones, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Tank & the Bangas, 9:30

Hi-Ho Lounge — Bon Bon Vivant, Voodoo Pharmacology, James Jordan, 9 Howlin’ Wolf Den — SOGO5 Ascension Night One feat. DJ Samarai, DJ Neea Starla, DJ Ruinr Crt, DJ Nihil, 11:30 The Maison — Jon Roniger, 5; Shotgun Jazz Band, 7; Dysfunktional Bone, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Alvin “Youngblood” Hart, Marc Paradis, 9 Oak — Reed Alleman, 9 Rivershack Tavern — Truman Holland, 8 Rock ’N’ Bowl — Leroy Thomas, 8:30

Old U.S. Mint — A.J. Croce, 8

Siberia — The Blind Pets, Sunrise:Sunset, The Cons, Prose, 6; Shitstorm, Holly Hunt, Gristnam, Christworm, 9

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran, Topsy Chapman & the Palm Court Jazz Band, 8

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet, 8 & 10

Recovery Room Bar & Grill — Oscar & the BluesCats, 8:30

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

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30

Rock ’N’ Bowl — Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 8 Rusty Nail — Jenn Howard, 9 Siberia — Ken South Rock, An Atomic Whirl, Ancient Filth, Funeral Cone, Blob Snarly, 9

Tipitina’s — David Shaw, 9 Vaughan’s — Travis “Trumpet Black” Hill, The Heart Attack, 9 Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama, 8; Black Pearl, 11

MUSIC LISTINGS FRIDAY 11 21st Amendment — Jack Pritchett, 9:30 Banks Street Bar — The N’awlins Johnnys, 10 The BEATnik — Coyote Union, 8 Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7; Funk Monkey, 11 Bombay Club — Danica Hart, 7; HyperPhlyy, 9:30 Buffa’s Lounge — Honor, 5 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Guitar Slim Jr., 7:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Mike P., 7; Ketchy Shuey, 11 Circle Bar — Shane, 6; DiNola, The Counts, The Stops, 10 d.b.a. — Linnzi Zaorski, 6; Rotary Downs, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Dragon’s Den — Ben Hunter, 7 Freret Street Publiq House — MIDAS, Captain Green, 10 Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7 Hangar 13 — Pulse Friday: Rroid Drazr, Kidd Love, 1:30 a.m.

House of Blues — New Orleans Most Wanted Allstars, 10:30

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Trio, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Bart Ramsey, 4; Washboard Chaz Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10; Late Night with Dr. Sick & the Late Greats, 2 a.m.

St. Roch Tavern — James Jordan & the Lonely Nights Band, 8 Tipitina’s — Foundation Free Fridays: Earphunk, Cardinal Sons, 10 Treasure Chest Casino — Harvey Jesus & Fire, 7 Tulane Ave. Bar — Vanessa Carr, 8

SATURDAY 12 21st Amendment — Chance Bushman, 9:30 Banks Street Bar — The New Rebel Family, 10 The BEATnik — Marissa Nadler, Live Tigers, 8

House of Blues — 50 Years of Beatlemania feat. The Topcats, Chuck Credo IV, The Molly Ringwalds, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr., Alex McMurray, Robin Barnes, 8; Hazy Ray, Porch 40, Startisan, 8 Howlin’ Wolf Den — SOGO5 Ascension Night Three feat. Assemblage 23, Infekt, Standard Issue Citizen, DJ Lost Twisted Soul, DJ Seraph, DJ Kommandmant, DJ Ruinr Crt, DJ Neea Starla, 8:30; Wu-Tang Tribute feat. Quest, E.F. Cuttin, 9 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 & 9 Louisiana Music Factory — Pontchartrain Wrecks, 2; Kelcy Mae, 3; Howard Feinstein, 4 The Maison — Messy Cookers Jazz Band, 4; The Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; La Fiesta de Pantalones feat. Los Po-BoyCitos, 10; Jesse Smith Project, midnight

Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Trio, 7

Maple Leaf Bar — Weekend Edition Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 10:30

Bombay Club — Lucas Davenport, 7; Mia Borders, 9:30

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

Bootleggers Bar and Grille — The Unnaturals, 9

Oak — Tom Leggett, 9

Brazil Taco Truck — Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 10

Old Point Bar — Christian Serpas, Ghost Town, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Ballzack, Odoms, Peanut Buddy and Jerry, 9

Buffa’s Lounge — Royal Rounders feat. Jerry Jumonville, Freddy Staehle, 5; Staehle, Paxton & Stone, 8 Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7

Le Bon Temps Roule — Tom Worrell, 7; The Single Atom Theory, 10

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lionel Ferbos & the Palm Court Jazz Band with Chuck Badie, Wendell Eugene, 8

Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — NOLA County, 9

Pearl Wine Co. — DeSoto Street Band, 10

Checkpoint Charlie — Matthew Squires & the Learning Disorders, 7; DiNOLA, 10 Chickie Wah Wah — June Squared, 10 Circle Bar — Underhill Family Orchestra, 10

Rivershack Tavern — John Lisi and Delta Funk, 10

The Maison — The Loose Marbles, 4; The Billionaires, 7; Soul Project, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners, 10:30 Oak — Hazy Ray, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Alexandra Scott, 2; Barbarin Family of Jazz, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Morbid Angel, VadimVon, Ossacrux, Demonic Destruction, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin & the Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Pearl Wine Co. — Sarah Gromko Trio, 8 Rivershack Tavern — Refried Confuzion, 10 Rock ’N’ Bowl — Bag of Donuts, 10 Siberia — Quintron, Miss Pussycat, P.R., Planchettes, Bill Mountain, 9

Covington Trailhead — Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders, 5 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 8; Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Joe Krown Trio, 10 Dragon’s Den — Downstairs: Noisewater, Trailer Hounds, 10; Upstairs: Unicorn Fukr, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — The Olivia DeHavilland Mosquitoes, 7:30

Rock ’N’ Bowl — Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, 9:45 Siberia — Jeremy Joyce, Gregory Good, Dustan Loque, 6; Glassing, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, Solid Giant, Eat the Witch, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Herlin Riley Quartet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Shotgun Jazz Band, 3; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 Tipitina’s — Lost Bayou Ramblers, King James & the Special Men, Bryan Hyken, Wanderlust, 10

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Freret Street Publiq House — Tommy Malone, 9

21st Amendment — Tom McDermott, 7

Gasa Gasa — Rumplesteel Skins, Walker Lukens, 9

Banks Street Bar — The Spaghetti Ramblers, 7

Hangar 13 — Flyy-By Nite, 1 a.m.

Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Lagniappe Brass Band, 10:30

Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11

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Howlin’ Wolf Den — SOGO5 Ascension Night Two feat.

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PREVIEW

Marissa Nadler

Marissa Nadler’s recording career has been one long, slow thaw.

The frozen lake of emotion on her 2004 debut Ballads of Living and Dying — a formal, literary treatise of macabre observation, rendered by a spectral presence more than a singer/songwriter — had almost entirely melted by 2011, when a surprise release from Kemado Records led to the founding of her own label, the synesthetic Box of Cedar, and a debut redux with her late-life eponymous release, acting like springtime sunshine on the frost. Throughout the gradual chemical transition, the Boston-based artist has JULY Marissa Nadler kept her aesthetic remarkably intact: a weightless 8 p.m. Saturday soprano given to impossible gravitas; timeless poetThe Beatnik, ry obsessed with the inexorable passing of time. Her 1638 Clio St. accompaniment, then only snowflake picks and hazy vocal filters, now includes 12-strings, steel guitars and orchestral flourishes, and the primrose British folk that informed her early records went on to annex classic country and even outre metal. Produced by Randall Dunn (Sunn O))), Earth), July backpedals from the dappled meadow of Marissa Nadler into more familiar shadows: Side-dividers “Dead City Emily” and “Was It a Dream” are a heavy drone away from the devil’s horns, and the sly-titled “Holiday In” offers a first-person confession of shut-in obsession. Nadler’s wintry fiction was plenty compelling, but her summer-of-discontent truths (“Maybe it’s the weather/ But I got nothing in my heart”) hurt more. Real Live Tigers opens. Tickets $8.

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Buffa’s Lounge — Some Like It Hot, 11 a.m.

Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6

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DMac’s — Michael Pearce, 11 a.m.; Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 6 Hangar 13 — Bass Massive Mob, 10 House of Blues — Troy Marks EP Release Party feat. The Morning Life, 7; Requiem feat.

Raj Smoove, 8 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 Little Gem Saloon — Charlie Miller, 10 a.m.

The Maison — Dave Easley, 4; Kristina Morales, 7; One Love Brass Band, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste, 10 Morning Call — Billy D. Chapman, 10 a.m.

Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 3:30; Tom Witek Jazz Quartet, 7 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin & the Sunday Night Swingsters, 7

Tipitina’s — Sunday Youth Music Workshop feat. Billy Iuso & the Restless Natives, 1; Cajun Fais Do-Do feat. Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30

The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; The New Orleans Super Jam feat.

Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, 9:30

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Maple Leaf Bar — Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 9

Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10

Banks Street Bar — Matt Wixon, 9 The BEATnik — Crying, Told Slant, 8 BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10 Blue Nile — Heigher Heights Reggae Band, 9 BMC — Lil’ Red & Big Bad, 6 Checkpoint Charlie — Fear Snakeface, The Please Help, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, 8 Circle Bar — Missy Meatlocker, 6; Pope, Crying, Roses, 10 d.b.a. — Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Dragon’s Den — Medicine, 10 Gasa Gasa — Panorama Jazz Band, 8 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8; Woody Pines, 9

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ed Volker’s Unholy Griot, 8 & 10

House of Blues — Jeremy Messersmith, 8

Spotted Cat — Pfister Sisters, 3; Ben Polcer & the Grinders, 6;

Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8

Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Romy Kaye Jazz Trio, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 10

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www. trinitynola.com — The organist performs classical and popular music. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Pascal Valcasara, Albinas Prizgintas, Maria Elise Thomas, Elizabeth Evans, Jean & Sarah Montes, Donivan Hill.

Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — The musicians perform a tribute to Bastille Day. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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to get the family’s other son back from Child Protective Services. Zeitgeist How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) — A young viking and his dragon discover a cave filled with dragons, forcing them to keep the peace between everyone. Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

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Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D (G) — Morgan Freeman narrates a film about lemurs in Madagascar. Entergy IMAX

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NOW SHOWING 22 Jump Street (R) — The comedy stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as two old friends currently working as undercover police officers facing new challenges in their work and friendship.

Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place America (PG-13) — Directors Dinesh D’Souza and John Sullivan explore America’s history of theft and plunder.

Elmwood, Slidell, Regal Beyond All Boundaries (NR) — The museum screens a 4-D film, bringing audiences into battle using archival footage and special effects. National World War II Museum Chef (R) — A chef quits his job at an upscale Los Angeles restaurant and opens a food truck with his ex-wife, son and a friend. Elmwood, Canal Place

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Earth to Echo (PG) — A group of kids help an alien return home. Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Edge of Tomorrow (PG-13) — A military officer (Tom Cruise) fights an alien race until he dies while caught in a time loop. Elmwood, Slidell, Regal The Fault in Our Stars (PG-13) — Two teenagers fall in love while recovering from cancer.

Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Godzilla (PG-13) — Humanity rises to the challenge as Godzilla emerges. Elmwood Great White Shark 3D (NR) — The documentary explains shark encounters.

Entergy IMAX Hellion (NR) — A father and son must take responsibility for their actions if they want

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Kenya 3D: Animal Kingdom (NR) — Two young Maasai warriors go on a ritual safari through Kenya. Entergy IMAX Lucky Them (R) — A veteran music journalist in danger of losing her job must impress her editor by tracking down a musician who happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Zeitgeist Maleficent (PG) — The evil Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) puts a curse on a young princess.

Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Non-Stop (PG-13) — Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore and Lupita Nyong’o star in a film about an air marshal fighting for his fellow passengers’ safety.

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REVIEW

Hellion 5:30 p.m. Fri.; 7:30 p.m. Sat.-Thu. Zeitgeist MultiDisciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 352-1150 www.zeitgeistinc.net

Shot just across the Louisiana border in THRU the refinery towns of southeastern TexJULY as, writer/director Kat Candler’s Hellion generates dramatic tension by portraying the daily lives of a troubled family that may be beyond salvation. Baseball star-turned-alcoholic father Hollis (Aaron Paul, from TV’s Breaking Bad) has not recovered from the death of his wife in a car accident, but it’s his 13-year-old son Jacob (newcomer Josh Wiggins) and 10-year-old son Wes (Deke Garner) who pay the price. Jacob (the “hellion” of the title) acts out his emotional troubles in escalating acts of vandalism that threaten to put him in juvenile detention, all while pressuring his sweet-natured kid brother to join in the fun. The kids’ aunt (Juliette Lewis) and social worker want to help, but that might mean breaking up what remains of the family. Hellion sometimes loses its way, dwelling too long on scenes that add little to the story. But this dark character study captures something recognizable and true about small-town Southern life, from the teenagers’ endless boredom to the adults’ economic hardships. Found through a homemade YouTube video, Wiggins looks like a pint-sized Matt Damon and manages an intense performance that likely will make him a star. Armed with few words, he makes every cliche about the sins of the father seem painfully real. — KEN KORMAN

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The Dance of Reality (NR) — Director Alejandro Jodorowsky examines the subjectivity of reality. Zeitgeist

Deliver Us From Evil (R) — A police officer investigates a wave of chilling crimes and demonic possessions throughout New York.

Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place

Jersey Boys (R) — Four young men who grew up in rough neighborhoods form the rock group The Four Seasons. Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place

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Street crew travels across the country. 10 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Prytania

School Dance (R) — A high school student tries out for the dance team in order to catch the attention of his crush.

Elmwood

Singin’ in the Rain (G) — The 1952 musical features actors as their industry moves away from silent films. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday. Prytania

Snowpiercer (R) — A disastrous global warming experiment kills everybody except those who boarded the Snowpiercer train.

Elmwood

The Sound of Music (G) — An Austrian woman brings new life to the home of a widowed naval captain and seven children. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday. Kenner

Tammy (R) — After crashing her car, catching her husband in an affair and losing her job, Tammy (Melissa McCarthy) leaves on a road trip with her grandmother.

Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place

Wet Hot American Summer (R) — In this spoof of ’80s camp comedies, counselors and campers wrap up unfinished business before heading home. 10:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday, 6 p.m. Monday. Indywood Movie Theater

Think Like a Man Too (PG-13) — Couples fly into Las Vegas for a wedding and things start to go haywire. Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG-13) — An auto mechanic and his daughter are suddenly the focus of the Transformers’ attention. Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13) — Present-day X-Men team up with their past selves to save the future.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) — A group of chimpanzees must get along with the human survivors of a flu epidemic. Clearview, Elmwood, Westbank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place RiffTrax Live: Sharknado (PG-13) — The three-man commentary show views the movie about a shark-tornado.

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS Adaptation (R) — A struggling screenwriter attempts to adapt The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. 10 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday. Indywood Movie Theater Do the Right Thing (R) — Hatred builds toward violence on a hot day in Brooklyn. 6 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday, 10 p.m. Monday. Indywood Movie Theater Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PG-13) — Rumors about Lord Voldemort’s return inspire Harry Potter and his friends to secretly form Dumbledore’s Army. 10 p.m.

Sunday. Prytania

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (G) — An impoverished boy catches a break and gets to tour the reclusive Willy Wonka’s candy factory.

2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Elmwood

Begin Again

Opens July 11 OPENS JULY Begin Again (R) It’s always interesting to see how a newly successful filmmaker follows up a surprise hit movie. Irish director John Carney made his 2007 film Once Directed by with a budget of $150,000, and it went on to earn $20 million worldwide, John Carney win an Oscar for Best Original Song and spawn a Broadway show that won Starring Keira eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. Most important, Once became Knightley and the rare movie that savvy music fans adopted and adored, thanks in no Mark Ruffalo small part to the natural presence and memorable songs of Glen Hansard, leader of Ireland’s much-admired The Frames. Carney directed the little-seen Limited release

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comedy Zonad in 2009, but Begin Again is intended as the true successor to Once, another music-filled tale about down-on-their luck musicians hoping to catch a break and make sense of their lives. But Carney apparently has misunderstood what gave Once its unique appeal.

In Begin Again, Carney replaces Hansard and musical partner Marketa Irglova with Hollywood stars Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo, both of whom make the most of non-taxing roles. But the music presents a series of intractable problems beginning with the banal presence of Adam Levine (of Maroon 5 and TV’s The Voice) and nondescript songs mostly by Gregg Alexander (formerly of pop-rockers The New Radicals). All this might be acceptable if the script didn’t obsess over issues of musical authenticity to which the film itself cannot measure up. Begin Again originally screened on the festival circuit with the breathtakingly hokey title Can a Song Save Your Life?. By the time the credits roll, the answer is clear: “Yes, sometimes, but not this one.”

— KEN KORMAN

I Ran Against Us (NR) — Iran threatens violence against the United States unless an American couple gets back together.

8 p.m. Tuesday, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday.

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and greater China from a new villain. 10 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Regal The Last Picture Show (R) — Two friends graduate high school and attempt to leave their dead-end Texas town.

6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday.

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Jodorowsky’s Dune (PG-13) — Director Alejandro Jodorowsky fails in his attempt to make a star-studded adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune.

8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday.

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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) — The four animals leave Africa for their New York zoo and join a traveling circus along the way. 10 a.m.

Tuesday-Wednesday. Regal

Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) — The panda Po defends his village

Mister Roberts (NR) — A group of Navy sailors is stuck on a

cargo ship during World War II. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania The Mouse That Roared (NR) — A tiny country declares war on the United States with the intention of surrendering.

10 p.m. Tuesday, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 10 p.m. Thursday.

Indywood Movie Theater Otello: Met Summer Encore (NR) — The Metropolitan Opera House performs an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood Planet of the Apes Double Feature (NR) — Rise of the Planet of the Apes is followed

by the new Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. 7 p.m.

Thursday. Elmwood, Westbank, Regal, Chalmette Pretty Woman (R) — A businessman hires an escort for social gatherings and winds up falling in love. 2 p.m. Sunday.

Elmwood The Return to Homs (NR) — Two peaceful Syrians advocating against the Assad regime soon become part of the violent insurgency. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (G) — The Sesame

AMC Clearview Palace 12: Clearview Mall, 4486 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 887-1257; www.amctheatres. com AMC Elmwood Palace 20: 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan, (504) 733-2029; www.amctheatres.com AMC Westbank Palace 16: 1151 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 263-2298; www.amctheatres. com Chalmette Movies: 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies.com Entergy IMAX Theatre: 1 Canal St., (504) 581-4629; www. auduboninstitute.org The Grand 14 Esplanade: 1401 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 229-4259; www.thegrandtheatre.com The Grand 16 Slidell: 1950 Gause Blvd. W., Slidell, (985) 641-1889; www.thegrandtheatre.com Indywood Movie Theater: 630 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 345-8804. www.indywood.org National World War II Museum Solomon Victory Theater: 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.nationalww2museum. org Prytania Theatre: 5339 Prytania St., (504) 891-2787; www.theprytania.com Regal Covington Stadium 14: 69348 Louisiana State Hwy. 121, Covington, (985) 871-7787; www. regmovies.com The Theatres at Canal Place: The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 581-2540; www. thetheatres.com Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center: 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www. zeitgeistinc.net

ART

LISTINGS

3032; www.gardendistrictgallery.com — “Drawn: Exploring the Line,” group exhibition of drawings, through July 16.

Graphite Galleries.

936 Royal St., (504) 5653739; www.graphitenola. com — Group mixed-media exhibition, ongoing.

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OPENING Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 5283722 — “Mexico, Te Quiero,” 25 years of photographs of Mexico, opening reception 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The Foundation Gallery.

608 Julia St., (504) 568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola. com — “Beastly Delights,” paintings by Jane Talton, opens Monday.

Henry Hood Gallery. 325 E. Lockwood St., Covington, (985) 789-1832 — “A Mid-Summer Exhibit,” paintings by Cissy Carville, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

LA46. 2232 St. Claude Ave., (504) 220-5177; www. louisiana46.com — Photography prints by Skip Bolen, 8 p.m. Saturday.

UNO-St. Claude Gallery.

2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — “WET,” group exhibition about water activities, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

GALLERIES

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

by Amy Weiskopf; both through Saturday.

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

Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg. com — “In the Manner of A.J. Drysdale,” group exhibition, through July.

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

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery.

400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery. com — “Desert of the Real,” paintings and multimedia by Bonnie Maygarden; “Preserve,” paintings, sculptures and multimedia by Sidonie Villere; both through July.

Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www. callancontemporary.com — “Qualia,” geometric paintings

by James Flynn, through July 25.

La Madama Bazarre. 1007 St. Mary St., (504) 236-5076; www. lamadamabazarre.com — Group exhibition celebrating the whimsical and weird sides of Louisiana, ongoing.

Catalyst Gallery of Art. 5207 Magazine St., (504) 2207756; www.catalystgalleryofart.com — Group exhibition of New Orleans-inspired art, ongoing.

Le Musee de F.P.C. 2336 Esplanade Ave., (504) 233-0384; www.facebook.com/lemuseedefpc — “New Orleans Free People of Color & Their Legacy,” pastel portraits by Jose Torres-Tama, through July 20.

Chester Allen’s Oasis of Energy. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 292-8365; www.chesterallen-oasisofenergy.tumblr. com — “Universal Groove,” silversmithing by Chester Allen, ongoing.

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

LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Water Water Everywhere,” water-themed group exhibition, through July 19.

Lisa Victoria Gallery. 616 Royal St., (504) 315-0850; www.lisavictoriagallery. com — Mixed-media group exhibition, ongoing.

Du Mois Gallery. 4609 Freret St., (504) 818-6032; www.dumoisgallery.com — “Voyages,” mixed media by Ken Kenan and Harriet Burbeck, through Aug. 30.

Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — “Intended Legacies,” mixed media by Margaret Hull, through Aug. 3.

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

M. Francis Gallery. 1938 Burgundy St., (504) 9311915; www.mfrancisgallery. com — Acrylic on canvas by Myesha, ongoing.

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

Gallery Twenty-One Fourteen. 2114 Decatur St., (504) 875-2110; www.gallerytwentyonefourteen.com — “No Blue Dogs Here,” group exhibition, through Thursday.

Michalopoulos Gallery.

617 Bienville St., (504) 5580505; www.michalopoulos. com — “Down and Dirty,” paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing.

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.

Garden District Gallery. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 891-

Morrison. 1507 Magazine St., (504) 451-3303; www.morri-

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

Alex Beard Studio. 712 Royal St., (504) 309-0394; www.alexbeardstudio.com — Drawings and paintings by Alex Beard, ongoing.

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Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Viral Realities,” mixed media by Carl Joe Williams, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

ariodantegallery.com — “The Art of the Cocktail,” group exhibition, through July.

Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery. Delgado Community College, Isaac Delgado Hall, Third floor, 615 City Park Ave., (504) 361-6620; www.dcc.edu/ departments/art-gallery — “Whitewashed,” mixed media

by Joseph Gregory Rossano, through Aug. 28.

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ART LISTINGS sonsculpture.com — Sculpture and drawings by Thomas Randolph Morrison, ongoing.

New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www.noafa.com — Student exhibition, through July 18.

New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www. neworleansglassworks.com — Glass sculpture by Andrew Barrows, through July.

New Orleans Photo Alliance.

1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — Members group exhibition, through Aug. 3.

Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www. octaviaartgallery.com — New works by Robert Brinker, Jerry Cabrera, Luisa Mesa, Grover Mouton, Aaron Parazette, Julie Robinson, Leslie Wilkes, through July 26.

Olde Towne Arts Center. 300 Robert St., Slidell, (985) 6490555 — “What a Relief,” group exhibition of reliefs, through Aug. 1.

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Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., Second floor, (504) 523-7945; www. rhinocrafts.com — Embroidered portraits of musicians by Lizzy Carlson, through Aug. 15.

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Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www. scottedwardsgallery.com — “Behind Closed Shutters,” nude photography group exhibition; “One Foot in the Swamp: Portraits & Daydreams as Photographs,” photography by Zack Smith; both through Aug. 2.

Sheila Phipps Studio & Gallery.

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

Soren Christensen Gallery.

400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — “Passages,” paintings on metal

by Drew Galloway; “Rare Form,” mixed media by Harry Paul Ally; both ongoing.

Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textiles and porcelain, ongoing.

SPARE SPACES Bar Redux. 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux. com — “Spiritual Beliefs and the Resurrection of Life,” mixed media by Michael Roman, ongoing.

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

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

CALL FOR ARTISTS Clarence John Laughlin Award. New Orleans Photo Alliance, 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — The New Orleans Photo Alliance seeks submissions from fine art photographers for a $5,000 award.

Visit www.neworleansphotoalliance.org for details.

Mandeville’s Marigny OctoberFeast Poster Contest.

Mandeville Trailhead, 675 Lafitte St., Mandeville, (985) 624-3147; www.mandevilletrailhead.com — The City of Mandeville seeks poster entries for the third annual celebration. Email acasborne@ cityofmandeville.com or visit www.cityofmandeville.com for details. Deadline July 18.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Community Partnership Grants. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, 1205 N. Rampart St., (504) 522-4786; www. jazzandheritage.org — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation seeks applicants for a grant supporting the creation, documentation and exhibition of art about the indigenous culture of Louisiana. Artists and nonprofits may apply.

Visit www.communitypartnershipgrants.org for details.

Deadline Aug. 1.

Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery.com — “Threads of a Story,” mixed media on fabric by Phyllis Stephens, through July.

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

Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www. vieuxcarregallery.com — “Portraits of the French Quarter,” paintings by Sarah Stiehl, through Aug. 3.

The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “Shout, Sister, Shout! The Boswell Sisters of New Orleans,” mixed-media exhibition about a local 1920s and 1930s music trio, through Oct. 26. Handcarved decoy ducks, ongoing.

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

MUSEUMS

REVIEW

New Orleans Free People of Color and Their Legacy and Indivisible

Two art shows focusing on the contributions of mixed-race people have been extended and will remain on view for most of July. Artist/ activist Jose Torres-Tama became intrigued

by New Orleans’ free people of color after moving here in 1984. Their story is so little known that it can seem surprising they once comprised nearly half of this city’s population, built much of the French Quarter, Faubourg Marigny and Treme, and created much of what we think of as New Orleans culture.

Torres-Tama’s interest evolved into a series of portraits and a book published by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and this exhibition at Le Musee de F.P.C. sponsored by the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Here we see remarkable figures like legendary voodoo queen Marie Laveau (pictured), innovative inventor Norbert Rillieux, composer/conductor Edmond Dede, coffeeshop pioneer Rose Nicaud, publisher Dr. Louis Roudanez and feminist poet Alice Dunbar Nelson, among others.

In January 2012, Dr. Dwight and Beverly McKenna opened Le Musee de F.P.C. in a gorgeously restored 1859 Greek Revival manse on Esplanade Avenue to make their Creole history collection more accessible. Within is the little-known legacy of this accomplished and creative class that nimbly if quietly blended black and white New Orleans while artfully influencing both. No other large biracial society emerged anywhere else in America, but ours strongly reflects the Caribbean-Creole cultures from which it evolved.

Even as this forgotten history is coming to light, America’s occluded mixed-race people are starting to be recognized elsewhere thanks to artists like Portland, Oregon’s Samantha Wall, whose eloquent mixed-media portraits at Stella Jones Gallery probe their complex inner lives. Her work is a reminder that America is only now beginning to reflect the kind of society that emerged in New Orleans more than two centuries ago. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT THRU JULY

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New Orleans Free People of Color and Their Legacy: Pastel portraits by Jose Torres-Tama Le Musee de F.P.C., 2336 Esplanade Ave. (504) 914-5401 www.lemuseedefpc.com

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

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 Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.

lsm.crt.state.la.us — “Krewe of Hermes: The Diamond Jubilee,” an overview of the Carnival organization, through December. “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing.

New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Drawings from ‘Life of Pi,’”

by Alexis Rockman, through Oct. 12. “Sphere of Influence:

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Indivisible: Mixed-media portraits by Samantha Wall Stella Jones Gallery, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132 (504) 568-9050 www.stellajonesgallery.com

Pictorialism, Women and Modernism,” turn-of-the-century fine art photos, through Aug. 24. “Rising Up: Hale Woodruff’s Murals at Talladega College”, through Sept. 14. “Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492-1898,” mixed media, through Sept. 21.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum. org — “I’ll Save You Tomorrow,” mixed media by Juan Logan; “Into the Light II,” Southern photography group exhibition; both through July 20.

Southeastern Architectural Archive. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; www.seaa.tulane. edu — “Bungalows,” artifacts of bungalow and cottage architecture, through May 20, 2015.

Williams Research Center.

The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “From Cameo to Close Up: Louisiana in Film,” the history of moviemaking in New Orleans as seen in posters and photographs, through Nov. 26.

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THEATER A Chorus Line. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, (504) 865-5105; www. tulane.edu/~theatre — The Broadway musical features dancers auditioning for spots in a chorus line. Tickets start at $30.

8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

The Complete History of America (Abridged).

Teatro Wego!, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego, (504) 885-2000; www.jpas. org — The performance will present “600 years of history in 6,000 seconds.”

Tickets $15. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday.

Dying City. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com — Monica R. Harris and Matt Story direct the play about a widow of an Iraq War veteran.

Tickets on Thursday $15, tickets on Friday and Saturday $20. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday.

Hansel & Gretel. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — Patchworks Players presents the children’s production of the classic story. Tickets $8. 10 a.m.

Tuesday-Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. Friday.

The Human Buffet.

Mid-City Theatre, 3540

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY Bits & Jiggles. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2658855; www.siberianola. com — The show mixes comedy and burlesque.

9 p.m. Monday.

Burlesque Ballroom.

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 5532331; www.sonesta.com/ royalneworleans — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio.

11:50 p.m. Friday.

Circus Aquatic. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www. theallwayslounge.com — Freaksheaux to Geaux, The Ford Theatre Reunion and Tinderbox Circus perform

a nautical-inspired cabaret show. VIP admission $25, general admission $15.

11 p.m. Saturday.

Sunday School. The BEATnik, 1638 Clio St. — The variety show features the Rev. Spooky LeStrange & Her Billion Dollar Baby Dolls.

Cover $5. 9 p.m. Sunday.

OPERA Bon Operatit! Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter, 541 Bourbon St., (504) 524-7611; www.fourpoints. com/frenchquarter — The opera group performs.

Valet parking available for $5. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

COMEDY Accessible Comedy. Buffa’s Lounge, 1001 Esplanade Ave., (504) 949-0038; www. buffaslounge.com — J. Alfred Potter and Jonah Bascle do stand-up shows on a rotating basis. 11:55 p.m. Friday.

Allstar Comedy Revue.

House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the stand-up comedy show with special guests and a band. Free admission.

8 p.m. Thursday.

Bear with Me Open Mic. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114 — Ariel Elias, Molly Ruben-Long and Julie Mitchell host an open mic.

Sign-up 8:30 p.m., show 9 p.m. Monday.

Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — The New Movement presents a stand-up comedy showcase. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Catastrophe.

Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 9492009; www.lostlovelounge. com — Cassidy Henehan hosts the weekly comedy showcase. Free admission. 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Cram It In. The BEATnik, 1638 Clio St. — Massive Fraud presents an open-mic comedy show hosted by Joe Cardosi. 7 p.m. Friday.

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

Give ’Em The Light Open-Mic Comedy Show. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts the showcase.

Sign-up 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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

8 p.m. Tuesday.

Laugh & Sip. The Wine Bistro, 1011 Gravier St., (504) 6066408; www.facebook.com/ thewinebistrono — Mark Caesar and DJ Cousin Cav host the weekly showcase of local comedians. Tickets $7. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Lights Up! The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www. tnmcomedy.com — The theater showcases new improv troupes. Tickets $5.

9 p.m. Thursday.

Live Free, Laugh Hard.

Rita’s Tequila House, 419 Bourbon St., (504) 2988227; www.ritas-fajitas. com — Jester Corey Mack hosts the comedy show.

9 p.m. Wednesday.

The Megaphone Show.

The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www.tnmcomedy.com — Each show features a guest sharing favorite true stories, the details of which inspire improv comedy. Tickets $8.

10:30 p.m. Saturday.

NOLA Comedy Hour Open Mic & Showcase. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts the series, which features a booked showcase and open mic. Free admission. Sign-up 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Sunday.

Sit-Down Stand-Up. Prytania Bar, 3445 Prytania St., (504) 891-5773; www.prytaniabar.com — Jonah Bascle hosts the stand-up comedy show presented by Accessible Comedy. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Sketch Comedy. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www. sketchycharacters.net — The Sketchy Characters perform sketch comedy. 9:30 p.m.

Saturday.

Student Union. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 3028264; www.tnmcomedy. com — A weekly improv show of The New Movement students and alumni. 8 p.m.

Thursday.

Think You’re Funny?

Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www. carrolltonstation.com — The weekly open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. Sign-up 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Tulane University, McWilliams Lab Theatre, 215 McWilliams Hall, (504) 314-7760; www. tulane.edu/~theatre — Carl Walker directs the abbreviated versions of Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies and histories.

General admission $15, students and seniors $12.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre. com — Three women of different romantic preferences search for love on the Internet. Tickets $20.

8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

Jump, Jive & Wail: The Music of Louis Prima.

National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — The show includes classic Louis Prima songs such as “Sing!

Sing! Sing!” and “Basin Street Blues.” Dinner 6 p.m., show 8 p.m. Saturday.

Brunch show 11 a.m. Sunday. Visit the website for pricing details.

The King and I. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671; www.playmakersinc.com — The classic Broadway musical about the king of Siam and a British tutor comes to Playmakers Theater under the direction of Joel Rainey. Adults $28, students $15. 8 p.m. FridaySaturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Lord, If I Can Help Somebody... Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www.mahaliajacksontheater.com — The gospel play includes singing and dancing to praise God. Tickets start at $45.

7 p.m. Saturday.

Main Street Kids’ Club: A Mathstart Musical. NORD’s Ty Tracy Theater, Gallier Hall, 545 St. Charles Ave., (504) 598-3800; www. crescentcitylights.org — Crescent City Lights Youth Theater presents a musical about mathematical concepts, based on a book series by Stuart Murphy.

Tickets start at $15. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Tulane University, Lupin Theatre, 16 Newcomb Place, (504) 865-5106; www.

tulane.edu/~theatre — Director Clare Moncrief uses new technology to bring the Shakespeare comedy to life. General admission $25, seniors $20, students $15.

7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Say Amen. Anthony Bean Community Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 862-7529; www.anthonybeantheater.com — An act of violence forces a young Christian couple to depend on their faith in God. General admission $20, students and seniors $18. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

SING - A Tour of Vocal Harmony. Center of Performing Arts, 201 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 727-4638; www.centerofperformingarts.net — The show explores vocal harmony in music from the ’30s to present day. Tickets $30.

Dinner 7 p.m., show 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday.

Under the Boardwalk.

Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com — The Big Easy Buddies perform in this musical revue featuring hits from the ’50s and ’60s. Tickets start at $30. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

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

11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

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EVENTS TUESDAY 8 Crescent City Farmers Market.

Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St., (504) 865-5000; www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org — The weekly market features produce, kettle corn and flowers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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From Barbed Wire to Battlefields: Japanese American Experiences in WWII. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — Artifacts, oral histories and stark images depict the hardships faced by individuals of Japanese ancestry accused of sympathizing with America’s enemy. The exhibit honors Japanese Americans who overcame adversity and helped secure American victory on the battlefields.

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It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.facebook.com/groups/nolasocialride — As part of NOLA Social Ride, bicyclists cruise around the city, stopping a few times along the way to enjoy live music. 6 p.m.

Reggae Night. The Other Place, 1224 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 9437502 — DJ Kush Master plays reggae alongside craft vendors and food from Coco Hut. 8 p.m.

Summer ’Scapes Summer Camp: Code: Longue Vue. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 4885488; www.longuevue.com — The camps features a theatrical scavenger hunt. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tuesday-Friday.

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.

Under the Tree Learning Day Camp. Joe W. Brown Park, 5601 Read Blvd., (504) 427-2596; www.friendsofjoewbrownpark. org — Kids explore nature through reading, storytelling, sports, drama, swimming, field trips, computers and arts and

crafts. Email tangeyon@yahoo. com to register. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday-Friday.

Yoga at the Cabildo. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — Yoga classes for all experience levels are held in the Cabildo gallery.

7:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY 9 Adult Spelling Bee. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The spelling bee is open to those 18 years and older. 7 p.m.

Barbershop Meetings. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5699070; www.ashecac.org — Peter Nahkid leads the men’s discussion. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Covington Farmers Market.

Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1873 — The market offers local produce. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Dip Netting. Bayou Segnette State Park, 7777 Westbank Expressway, Westwego, (504) 736-7140; www.bayousegnettestatepark.com — Attendees examine tiny organisms that live in the park’s bodies of water. 11 a.m.

The Goodnight Show with John Calhoun. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www. thegoodnightshow.us — John Calhoun’s July show features appearances and performances

by Irma Thomas, the Big Easy Rollergirls, Deborah Cotton and Team Slam New Orleans.

Admission $10. 8 p.m.

Teen Gardening Program.

Gretna Library, 102 Willow Drive, Gretna, (504) 364-2716 — The program teaches teens about gardening and the food system. 4 p.m.

Wednesdays on the Point.

Algiers Point, 200 Morgan St., Algiers — The weekly event features music, food and other vendors. 5:30 p.m.

PREVIEW

San Fermin in Nueva Orleans

Thousands of runners, or corredores, dressed in red and white, and hundreds of bulls (roller derby players with horned helmets and plastic bats) line up early in the morning for New Orleans’ annual Running of the Bulls. But there’s only one designated “pope” to see them off. Each year, Andrew Ward gives the blessing of San Fermin before the run.

“The highlight for me is always the actual run and the building crescendo of frenzy and enthusiasm,” Ward says.

“Some people don’t even go to bed on Friday night. Then the procession comes and everyone sees the image of San Fermin, the drummers, the massive puppets and the trumpets.

Then finally the prayer itself, and then run for your lives!”

The mile-long route begins and ends at the Sugar Mill.

The procession of San Fermin begins at 7:15 a.m. At 8 a.m., the bulls are released and chase costumed runners through the streets of the Warehouse District. Registration for the run includes access to the Sugar Mill for pre-run festivities and afterward for music by Vivaz! and DJ Brice Nice. A portion of the proceeds benefits Animal Rescue of New Orleans and the MS Society of Louisiana.

Mickey Hanning founded San Fermin in Nueva Orleans in 2007 after he had visited Pamplona, Spain, to run in the best known of the world’s bull runs, which lasts for one week. The New Orleans event also includes some pre- and post-run parties. On the eve of the run, the Txupinazo is Friday at the Sugar Mill and features food from Commander’s Palace, Cochon, Borgne and Patois. La Fiesta de Pantalones begins at 4 p.m. Saturday at The Maison (508 Frenchmen St.) and Los Po-Boy-Citos perform. Visit the website for a full schedule. — KATHARINE CURRAULT White Glove Wednesdays.

National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum. org — Curator Eric Rivets gives visitors the chance to wear original military uniforms and equipment. 9 a.m.

THURSDAY 10 American Business Women’s Association Networking Meeting. Heritage Grill, 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — The association’s first networking lunch meeting is open to the public.

11:30 a.m.

Art on the Rocks at W New Orleans. W Hotel New Orleans, 333 Poydras St., (504) 525-9444; www.wneworleans.com/artontherocks — Artists showcase their work alongside a DJ, drink specials and giveaways from W Hotels. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Basque History and Culture.

East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — Louisiana Basque-American Society’s founder Michel-Antoine Goitia-Nicolas discusses Basque history and culture in a threenight series. 7 p.m.

Marketplace at Armstrong Park.

Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www.icdnola. org — The market features produce, baked goods, Louisiana seafood, handmade beauty

products, arts, crafts and entertainment. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Overeaters Anonymous. Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, 3900 St. Charles Ave., (504) 458-9965; www.rayneumc. org — Group members help each other use the 12-step method to recover from compulsive eating. 7 p.m.

San Fermin in Nueva Orleans.

Sugar Mill, 1021 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 586-0004; www.nolabulls.com — A festival features the running of the “bulls” Saturday morning with plastic bat-wielding Big Easy Rollergirls chasing runners.

Other events features music and food. Thursday-Sunday.

Sistahs Making a Change. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5699070; www.ashecac.org — Women of all experience levels are invited to dance, talk and dine together at this health-centered event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

FRIDAY 11 Bastille Day Fete at the French Market. French Market, French Market Place, between Decatur and North Peters streets, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org — Celebration events are in the French Quarter and the rest of the city. 8 a.m. Friday-Monday.

Classic and Muscle Car Auction.

Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, (504) 361-7821; www.mardigrasworld.

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com — There’s a benefit concert with proceeds going to Children’s Hospital, a parade of classic cars through the French Quarter and a car show at Mardi Gras World float den.

Friday-Saturday.

Explore the Shore. Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — A park ranger shows attendees the animals and plants that live along the lakefront. 9 a.m.

Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The weekly event includes an art activity, live music, a film and a food demonstration. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Nature: A Closer Look. Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — Attendees examine tree leaves, bark and growth patterns. 5 p.m.

Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., (504) 362-0708; www.oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket.com — Produce and seafood are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Wings for Angels. Southport Hall, 200 Monticello Ave., (504) 835-2903; www.newsouthport. com — The event includes music, stand-up comedy and a silent auction to benefit St. Jude Children’s and Research Hospital. 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY 12 Bastille Day Celebration.

Faubourg St. John, 3100 block of Ponce de Leon Street between Esplanade Avenue and North Lopez Streets — The celebration includes food, music, children’s activities and a costume contest for Marie Antoinette and Napoleon outfits.

5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Bastille Day Fete. Spanish Plaza, 1 Poydras St. — The celebration includes music, food, drinks, children’s activities and a French dog contest.

3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bugs, Spiders and Creepy Crawlies. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., Second floor, (504) 523-7945; www. rhinocrafts.com — The gallery’s artists teach children how to make bugs out of recycled materials. All ages welcome.

Suggestion donation $5. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Crescent City Farmers Market.

Magazine Street Market, Magazine and Girod streets, (504) 861-5898; www.marketumbrella. org — The market features produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon.

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Eyes at Night. Fairview-Riverside State Park, 119 Fairview Drive, Madisonville — A park ranger leads attendees through the park and teaches them about nocturnal animals.

7:30 p.m.

Feast of St. Henry Mass & Reunion. St. Henry’s Church, 812 General Pershing St. — The mass is followed by a block party featuring food, drinks, snow balls and music. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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.

Gretna Farmers Market. Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, (504) 362-8661 — The weekly rain-orshine market features more than 30 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers.

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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Grow Dat Farm Stand. Grow Dat Youth Farm, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive, (504) 377-8395; www.growdatyouthfarm.org — Grow Dat Youth Farm sells its produce. 9 a.m. to noon.

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Let Them Eat Cake. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., Second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — The event celebrates the gallery’s 27th birthday with a Champagne and cake reception and demonstrations by the gallery’s artists Margo Manning and Chris Menconi. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Nature Crafts. Bayou Segnette State Park, 7777 Westbank Expressway, Westwego, (504) 7367140; www.bayousegnettestatepark.com — Attendees learn about nature through crafts. 1 p.m.

Neighborhood Pet Adoption.

PETCO, 1629 Westbank Expwy.

Suite E, Harvey, 362-6711; www. petco.com — LA/SPCA counselors and volunteers help attendees selection the right pet. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Piety Street Market. Piety Street Market, 612 Piety St., (504) 269-3982 — More than 40 vendors sell art, handmade jewelry and crafts, vintage collectibles and flea market finds. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Reptile & Exotic Animal Expo.

Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center, 8245 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 278-4242; www. sigurcenter.com — The expo features reptile pet vendors, supplies, feeders and free raffles. Adults $10, children 5-12 $5, children younger than 5 free.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Signs of Life. Bogue Chitto Park, 17049 State Park Blvd., Franklinton, (888) 677-7312 — Attendees walk through the park and look for signs of wildlife. 1 p.m.

St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi, (504) 355-4442; www.visitstbernard.com — The market offers seafood, produce, jams, preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment and children’s activities.

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

StoryQuest. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www. noma.org — Authors, actors and artists read children’s books and send kids on art quests through the museum. 11:30 a.m.

Swap Meet NOLA. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 813-5370; www.swapmeetnola. com — The Humane Society sponsors a flea market, art market and farmers market.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Theosophy & Self-Transformation. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — The discussion focuses on theosophical metaphysics, meditation and trans-personal consciousness.

2 p.m.

Walking Strong & Invincible for Multiple Sclerosis. LACE the Grand Ballroom, 6978 Martin Drive, 243-5223; www.lacethegrandballroom.com — The event features a fashion show, a cocktail reception, a silent auction, door prizes, raffles and other vendors. Proceeds benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Tickets $45. 6 p.m.

Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market. Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, Sala Avenue at Fourth Street, Westwego — The market offers organic produce, baked goods, jewelry, art, live music and pony rides.

8 a.m.

Yoga/Pilates. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — The museum hosts Pilates classes every fourth Saturday of the month and yoga classes every other Saturday in the sculpture garden. Non-members $5. 8 a.m.

SUNDAY 13 Adult/Swim. W Hotel New Orleans, 333 Poydras St., (504) 525-9444; www.wneworleans. com — There are DJs, giveaways and food and drink at the W Hotel’s rooftop pool, which opens to the public for this event. Admission $10, hotel guests free. Must be 21 or older.

Noon to 5 p.m.

Bastille Day Bartender and Waiters Race. French Market,

corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org/featured-event — The speed walking race includes trays with food and drinks. 3:30 p.m.

The Color Party. Tulane Ave. Bar, 3813 Tulane Ave., (504) 4881400 — The event includes food, raffles and music. Proceeds benefit the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. 3 p.m.

Fais Do-Do. Bayou Barn, 7145 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-2663; www.bayoubarn.com — The event includes music, a washboard-playing contest, children’s activities and food and drinks. Cover $5, dinner plate $10. Noon.

Primitive Woodworking.

Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 6773668 — Attendees learn to split wood and use basic tools to make wooden objects. 1 p.m.

MADD meeting. Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road, (504) 838-4353 — The Metairie/ New Orleans chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving meets.

6 p.m.

Summer ’Scapes Summer Camp: The Nature of Art Camp. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue.com — Kids create art of all media by experiencing nature. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tai Chi/Chi Kung. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 456-5000; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold leads the class in the museum’s art galleries.

Non-members $5. 6 p.m.

WORDS Book Club: Nexus. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323 — Guests discuss Ramez Naam’s Nexus. 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

Rockin’ for Richie. Rock ‘N’ Bowl, 3000 S. Carrollton Ave., 861-1700; www.rockandbowl. com — The fundraiser features a raffle, a silent auction, food, drinks and music. Proceeds benefit Richard Siegel, a 34-year NOPD veteran suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Tickets $20. 2 p.m.

Book Club: The Artist’s Way. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — Cherie Cazanavette moderates a 12-week series about Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. 7 p.m. Monday.

Sierra Club Meeting: Marisa Escudero. Audubon Zoo Nims Center, 6500 Magazine St. — The development director of Land Trust for Louisiana speaks about land conservation. 6:30 p.m.

Brian Krans. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author discusses and signs Assault Rifles & Pedophiles: An American Love Story.

6 p.m. Tuesday.

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. 2 p.m.

Swing Dance Lesson With Amy & Chance. d.b.a., 618 Frenchmen St., (504) 942-3731; www.dbabars. com/dbano — The bar and music venue offers free swing dance lessons. 4:30 p.m.

Tipitina’s Foundation’s Sunday Youth Music Workshop.

Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas. com — Kids jam with local musicians. 1 p.m.

Zydo-do Cajun Brunch and Dance. The Tigermen Den, 3113 Royal St.; www.facebook.com/ tigermenden — The brunch includes music, cajun food and dance lessons. Admission starts at $5. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

MONDAY 14 2020 Postpartum Support Group. ZukaBaby, 2122 Magazine St., (504) 596-6540; www. zukababy.com — New moms and moms-to-be discuss everything postpartum. A licensed counselor participates. 6 p.m.

Carldell “Squeaky” Johnson.

Twin Peaks, 4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 602-9999; www.twinpeaksrestaurant.com — The NBA player and author discusses and signs My Faith Kept Me Going. 3 p.m. Saturday.

Cold•Cuts. Kajun’s Pub, 2256 St. Claude Ave., (504) 947-3735; www.coldcutsreading. blogspot.com — The monthly poetry and performance series features three readers.

7 p.m. Saturday.

Dinky Tao Poetry. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., (504) 891-3381; www.neutralground.org — The coffeehouse hosts an open-ended hour of poetry.

8 p.m. Wednesday.

tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.

yrs play the Memphis Redbirds.

7 p.m. Friday.

Laura McNeal. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — The author talks and signs her book Dollbaby. 6 p.m. Thursday.

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Local Writers’ Group. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 455-5135; www.barnesandnoble.com — The weekly group discusses and critiques fellow members’ writing. 7:30 p.m.

Monday.

Marvin J. Allen. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., (504) 322-7479; www.neworleanspubliclibrary. org — The author discusses and signs Magic in a Shaker: A Year of Spirited Libations. 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday.

Open Mic. Drum Sands Publishing and Books, 7301 Downman Road, (504) 247-6519; www.drumsandspublishing. com — The bookstore and publishing house hosts an open mic for writers of all genres. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Poets of Color. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., (504) 947-2121; www.stannanola. org — Poets participate in a writing circle. 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Story Time with Miss Maureen. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop. com — Children’s books are read. 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Tao Poetry. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., (504) 891-3381; www.neutralground. org — The coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading. 9 p.m.

Wednesday.

The Well: A Women’s Poetry Circle. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., (504) 655-5489; www.stannanola. org — Writers of all levels meet.

Email fleurdeholly@gmail.com for details. 2 p.m. Monday.

Wilton Barnhardt. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author discusses and signs Lookaway, Lookaway in a conversation with Nathaniel Rich, author of Odds Against Tomorrow. 1 p.m. Saturday.

CALL FOR WRITERS

Fair Grinds Poetry Event.

Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon St., (504) 913-9073; www.fairgrinds.com — Jenna Mae hosts poets and spoken-word performers.

Dixie Kane Memorial Contest.

The Southern Louisiana Chapter of Romance Writers of America seeks entries in its ninth annual contest. Visit www.solawriters. org for details. Deadline July 15.

Friends of the New Orleans Public Library Book Sale. Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on

SPORTS Zephyrs. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 734-5155; www.zephyrsbaseball. com — The New Orleans Zeph-

Critic-in-Residence Program.

Nonprofit organizations Pelican Bomb and BURNAWAY seek applicants for their writing and visual arts critic residence to take place in New Orleans and Atlanta. Visit www.pelicanbomb. com for details. Deadline July 15.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Catapult Fund.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival seeks applications from arts and culture businesses for funding and an eight-week business training course. Applicants should send business ideas that will add to arts and culture and explain why they need training and funding. Eligible businesses must be at least one year old and have gross revenues of less than $500,000. Visit www. catapultfund.com for details.

Deadline July 15.

Swap Meet NOLA. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 813-5370; www.swapmeetnola. com — Artists, farmers, bakers and flea market vendors are invited to set up booths at recurring swap meets.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society needs volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200 for details.

Bilingual Evacuteers. Puentes New Orleans and Evacuteer seek bilingual volunteers to assist the Spanish-speaking population in the case of mandatory evacuations in New Orleans during hurricane season. Email Luis Behrhorst at luis@puentesno.org for details. ongoing.

Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running partners, assistant coaches, committee members and race day volunteers. Email info@gotrnola.org to register. Visit www.gotrnola. org for details about the program. ongoing.

Hospice Volunteers. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities.

Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111 for details.

Louisiana SPCA Volunteers. The Louisiana 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 a volunteer orientation to work directly with animals. Visit www.la-spca.org/ volunteer to sign up.

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Animal experience preferred.

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No night shifts. Sundays off and no boarding or grooming. www.thefrenchquartervet.com

Now hiring experienced Pet Groomers Apply in person.

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Now hiring ICU Technician for busy vet hospital.

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Qualification Requirements: Incumbent must have a Bachelor’s Degree with 2 or more years of experience.

Ability to work in excess of 40 hours a week, which may include nights and weekends; Ability to function in a high-pressure, stressful environment and meet stringent deadlines; Ability to lift and carry approximately 20 pounds; Ability to travel as required and work at different locations as required; Ability to read, write and speak English at the level equal to or greater than the national standards for a college graduate.

Applicant Instructions: Please forward letter of interest, a current CV and letters of reference to: Dr. Demetrius Porche, Dean, electronically to NSapply@lsuhsc.edu

LSUHSC is an Equal Opportunity Employer for females, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

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This is the perfect position for the experienced sales and service PERSONAL INSURANCE LINES ACCOUNT MANAGER. The primary function of this position is to provide quality service to clients and cross sell within the existing book of business. The ACCOUNT MANAGER will be the in-house day-to-day liaison between the insurance company and designated accounts. The ACCOUNT MANAGER will provide technical support to Producers (coverage-wise, with proposal, suspense, items etc.) to help clients and reach agency’s business goals. The ACCOUNT MANAGER will control the relationships with his/her clients.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum 3 years experience writing/managing personal lines insurance in an agency setting • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Proficient in MicroSoft Excel, Word, Laser-Pro software and have a technical aptitude for insurance policy documentation • Must be flexible and have the ability to process work under tight timelines • Must have working knowledge of the Applied/TAMS operating system SALARY: Commensurate with experience PLUS production incentives

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The LSUHSC School of Nursing is looking for a self-motivated individual to fill the position of Coordinator of Academic Area. This position is responsible for the coordination of daily activities in support of the Associate Dean for Professional Practice, Community Service & Advanced Nursing Practice (“Associate Dean”) and the Graduate Programs. Job duties include, but not limited to, maintenance of Associate Dean’s daily calendar, including scheduling, meetings & invitations, notifications of cancellations, revisions, etc.; coordinating and managing the Associate Dean’s travel schedule, including arranging registration fees, airfare and related costs, preparing all necessary prior approvals and timely submission of travel reimbursements; coordinate class scheduling for undergraduate and graduate courses; preparation of new clinical affiliation contracts and professional service agreements for guest speakers, other honorariums & small expenditure professional services; preparation of renewals for clinical affiliation contracts; recording and transcribing minutes for School of Nursing Committees as assigned; communicates and advises faculty and staff on issues related to PMs and CMs; coordinates orientation process for graduate faculty (develops orientation agenda; contacts speakers, faculty, students and invited guests; arranges sites, seminar rooms, etc.); prepares correspondence and develops presentations as required (such as PowerPoints, Agendas & Outlines, Spreadsheets & Tables); prepares accreditation, regulatory and annual reports; Develops promotional advertisement materials for programmatic activities and brand marketing; Coordinates reporting process for all faculty practice activities for the appropriate committees; Prepares confidential and sensitive documents that requires confidentiality; conducts literature searches and gathers informational data; assists with student services and new applicants for Graduate Programs requiring programmatic information; assists with Doctoral Dissertation Processing and provides administrative support as assigned.

To respond to this opportunity, please forward your resume to: ailewis@libertybank.net EOE

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BOEM Announces Public Scoping Meetings for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 241 and 247 in the Central Planning Area and Lease Sale 226 in the Eastern Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico

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NOTICE FOR APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

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LEGAL NOTICES 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 687-312 DIV. J SUCCESSION OF VIVIAN SCHADWELL FURR APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY Notice is given that the Executrix of the Succession of Vivian Schadwell Furr, has petitioned this Court for authority to sell the immovable property of the decedent, Vivian Schadwell Furr, at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 3281. The Executrix has received two offers on the property; the first offer is a financed sale of $85,000.00, and the second offer is an all cash sale for $70,000.00. The immovable property proposed to be sold at the private sale is located at 5924 Amhurst Street, Metairie, LA and is more particularly described as follows:

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcoming new residents to City of New Orleans (Jefferson & Orleans) in 4th Tuesday Luncheon setting.

New friends. Area Coffees are free, crafts sessions, explore city. Contact elspurlock@aol.co, or Randall (504) 866-7435 for dates of activities.

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24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

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 VERNON PARK SUBDIVISION, being a subdivision of a portion of Tract “E” of the Elmwood Lafreniere Plantation, as shown on a plan of said subdivision by Roessle and Galloway, dated July 23, 1956, approved by Ordinance No. 85814, according to which said portion of ground is designated and measures as follows: LOT 32 measures 63 feet front along the south property line of Amhurst Street, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 90.64 feet between equal and parallel lines.

Being the same property acquired by Vivian Schadwell furr from Mark H. Crochet and Regina McDaniel Crochet

by Cash Sale of Property dated January 22, 1997 and recorded in COB 2954 folio 414, Instrument No. 97-03936, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana.

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his/her application within seven days of the day of the last publication this notice appears.

Clerk of Court this 1st day of July, 2014.

Attorney: Henry W. Kinney Address: 1250 Poydras St., Ste. 2450 New Orleans, LA 70113 Gambit: 7/8/14 & 7/29/14

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the administrator of this succession has petitioned this Court for authority to sell immovable property belonging to the deceased at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 3281 of the Code of Civil Procedure for Eighty-seven Thousand & No/100 Dollars ($87,000.00), 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: THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the servitudes, rights, appurtenances and thereunto applying, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in Westlawn Subdivision being resubdivision of Division “A”, in Section “B” of Oakdale subdivision, in Square “C”. bounded by Gretna Boulevard, Peony Court, Tulip Drive and Hamilton Street, designated as LOT NO. 40 all in accordance with survey of Alvin E., Hotard, C.E., dated September 23, 1957, which said lot commences at at distance of 180.04 feet from the corner of Gretna Boulevard and Hamilton Street, and measures then 60.01 feet front on Gretna Boulevard, by a depth along the side line nearer to Hamilton Street of 80.72 feet, by a depth along the opposite line of 82 feet, by a width in the rear of 60 feet. Thereto belonging or in anyway appertaining situated in the District of this City, designated as lot No. Of Square, annexed to an act dated and passed before then a Notary Public in this City a copy of which is annexed to the vendor’s act of purchase passed before me this day. Improvements thereon are designated as 8 Gretna Blvd, Gretna, Louisiana 70053.

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his opposition within seven (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, Dazerra Esteves, Deputy Clerk of Court Attorney: Joy Cressend Address: 2401 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 Telephone: (504) 368-3376 Gambit: 6/17/14 & 7/8/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of any heirs of Christina Lee,please contact Atty. Bonita Watson, 504.324.4400.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of ERIC MICHAEL COOGAN please contact attorney, Martha J. Maher, at 504-2835445. Parental rights are involved in a case in Orleans Parish Juvenile Court.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of heirs to MARY F. WILSON A/K/A MARY F. WILSON BUCKELY A/K/A MARY F. WILSON BUCKELY WEATHERSPOON A/K/A MARY F. WILSON WEATHERSPOON, please contact Carlos Ramirez Atty, 1515 Poydras St., Suite 1600, New Orleans, LA 70112, (504) 410-9611 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jamie Hall Arlie please contact Atty Toni R. Arnona at 504-250-6502.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Joshua A. Lowe please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ladonna Caston please contact Atty Justin I. Woods at 504-309-4177.

Notice is hereby given that Katherine S. Lovecchio, Administratrix of this Succession has applied for an order authorizing her to sell the following described property, for the price of $180,000.00 (the succession owns a one-half interest) as is provided in the Petition filed in the record, and to execute any and all other documents which may be required: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jefferson, in that part thereof known as Bode Park, in Section “C” of Hessmer Farms, and according to a plan of resubdivision by F.C. Stewart, C.E. & S., dated December 2, 1963, revised February 25, 1964, approved by the Jefferson Parish Council by Ordinance No. 6515, dated March 12, 1964, said Lot is designated and measures as follows: LOT 41-A in SQUARE 46, which said square is bounded by 47th Street, (formerly 49th Street), 46th Street, Edenborn Avenue and Plot 45 of Hessmer Farms; Lot 41-A measures 60 feet front on Edenborn Avenue, the same in width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of 105.31 feet and commences 60 feet from the corner of Edenborn Avenue and 46th Street. According to a survey made by Guy J. Seghers, Jr., C.E., a certified copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, dated April 4, 1969. Said lot has the same location and measurements as above set forth and commences at a distance that Plot 45 of Hessmer Farms is shown as Division Street (side). All in accordance with a survey prepared by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., dated April 1, 1991.

A copy of which is annexed hereto and made a part thereof.

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold public scoping meetings in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. These meetings will provide BOEM an opportunity to solicit comments from Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, and from interested citizens and organizations. Comments will be used to prepare the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas Lease Sales 241 and 247 in the Central Planning Area (CPA) and Lease Sale 226 in the Eastern Planning Area (EPA) off the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

The proposed CPA and EPA lease sales are part of the current 2012-2017 Five-Year Program.

The public scoping meetings are scheduled as follows: Panama City, Florida: Tuesday, July 8, 2014, Hilton Garden Inn Panama City, 1101 US Highway 231, Panama City, Florida, 32405, two meetings, the first beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT and the second beginning at 6:00 p.m. CDT; Mobile, Alabama: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, Hilton Garden Inn Mobile West, 828 West I-65 Service Road South, Mobile, Alabama 36609, two meetings, the first beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT and the second beginning at 6:00 p.m. CDT; Gulfport, Mississippi: Thursday, July 10, 2014, Courtyard Marriott, Gulfport Beachfront, 1600 East Beach Boulevard, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501, two meetings, the first beginning at 1:00 p.m.

CDT and the second beginning at 6:00 p.m. CDT; New Orleans, Louisiana: Monday, July 14, 2014, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123, one meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT; and Larose, Louisiana: Monday, July 14, 2014, Larose Regional Park and Civic Center, 307 E 5th Street, Larose, Louisiana 70373, one meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

The improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 1306 Edenborn Avenue.

Any heir, legatee or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his opposition within seven (7) days from the date of last publication of this notice.

Gretna, Louisiana, this 1st day of July, 2014 Attorney: T. Robert Lacour Address: 3220 Williams Blvd.

Kenner, LA 70065 Telephone: (504) 443-1353 Gambit: 7/8/14 & 7/29/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a certain Promissory Note payable to TROY & NICHOLS, INC., executed by LINDA BOUDREAUX ACCARDO AND FRANK R. ACCARDO, and dated December 29, 1988, in the principal sum of $54,024.22, bearing interest at the rate of 8.8% percent from the 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.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Julius Wilson please contact Atty Justin I. Woods at 504-309-4177 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Lisa Chatelain Jones, please contact attorney, Sonjia D. Kirk at (504) 5819322. Property rights are at issue.

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If you cannot attend the public scoping meetings for the Draft Supplemental EIS for proposed CPA Lease Sales 241 and 247 and EPA Lease Sale 226, you may submit written comments within 30 days following the publication date of the notice of public scoping meetings in the Federal Register in one of the following ways: 1.

2.

3.

In an envelope labeled “Scoping Comments for the CPA 241 and 247/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS” and mailed (or hand delivered) to Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief, Environmental Assessment Section, Office of Environment (GM 623E), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394; Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to http://www.regulations.gov and search for “Central Planning Area Lease Sales 241 and 247 and, Eastern Planning Area Lease Sale 226”. (Note: It is important to include the quotation marks in your search terms.) Click on the “Comment Now!” button to the right of the document link. Enter your information and comment, then click “Submit”; or BOEM email address: cpa241-epa226@boem.gov.

BOEM does not consider anonymous comments; please include your name and address as part of your submittal. BOEM makes all comments, including the names and addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that BOEM withhold their names and/or addresses from the public record; however, BOEM cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you wish your name and/or address to be withheld, you must state your preference prominently at the beginning of your comment. All submissions from organizations or businesses and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their entirety.

If you have questions, please call Mr. Gary D. Goeke at 5047363233.

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Unique to Bayou St. John. Completely private 1538 sq/ft house for sale at 3247 Ponce de Leon St. Huge garden plus two car garage just steps to the bayou. This house is ... a very, very, very fine house. Endless possibilities as the house will require renovation. Minimum accepted offer will be $429,000. Nothing like it available in the neighborhood.

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Approx 1,350 usable sq.ft.

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NOTICE:

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

3 br, 2 ba duplex. Cen a/h, furn kit w/d/w & m’wave. Close to univ & hosp. On bus line. Lg fenced bkyd. safe n’hood, sec patrolled. Avail 8/1. $1650/mo. 504- 289-5110.

OLD METAIRIE 1BR 1/2 DOUBLE AVAIL

Great location! CA&H, washer & dryer hkkps. $900/mo., utilities paid. Call (504) 782-3133.

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H2O, Gas, & High Speed Internet Included 1, 2,3 Bedrooms Available. Kenner, Metairie, Metro New Orleans, and the Westbank. Call MetroWide Apartments Today 504-304-4687

Recently remodeled, kit, c-a/h, hi ceils, hdwd/crpt flrs, fncd bkyd. w/d hookups, off st pkg. $1150/mo. 1563 N. Galvez. Call 1-888-239-6566 or mballier@yahoo.com

Universiity District. Spacious, lighted, & 24-hr security, 2 sunrms, lg lr/dr, wd flrs, hi ceils, ca &h & window units. all appls: w/d, fridge, f’nd bkyd, o/s pkg, gtd. & security grded. Close to St. Charles & Newman. $2100/mo. 8138186. 504-274-8075. Ready to lease!

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508 Henry Clay Ave., 2 br, 1 ba, lr, dr, kit w/ appl, hdwd flrs, hi ceils, porch 1000 sf. $1250/mo. Call 874-4330.

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2840 St. Charles Ave. 1 br, 1 ba, lr, kitchen w/appliances. Off street parking included. No dogs. $750/mo. Call 874-4330.

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1/1 newly renov, w/d, cent AC/heat, elevator ............. $1450 1/1 Furn. Beaut 3rd flr wlkup. views, Lots Nat light ....... $1500

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NO.: 14-6395 DIV. J-05

NO.: 12-5224 DIV. E-7

SUCCESSION OF WILBERT HAWTHORNE

NO.: 2014-6018 DIV. F-07 DOCKET 1

SUCCESSION OF LUCILLE MILDRED TOLBERT BLAND NOTICE Notice is hereby given to the creditors of this Estate and to all other persons herein interested to show cause within seven (7) days from this notification (if any they have or can) why the First Tableau of Distribution presented by the Administratrix of this Estate should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance herewith, and why Elizabeth Bland Goldstein should not be authorized to transfer the 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue, VIN 1G3WH52K0XF309609, License Number RDS512, and a 1989 BMW 325i, VIN WBAAD2307KED24486, License Number 2PX294 to a charity for removal from Decedent’s immovable property.

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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

Dale Atkins, Clerk of Court

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Susan Sawyer, Agent

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

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CLASSIFIEDS

Gambit: 7/8/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Louise T. Haynes aka Louise Trevigne, Julie A. Haynes aka Julie Willoz, Drew J. Haynes, Lauren M. Haynes, and/or Nicole R. Haynes, and/or their successors, or heirs please contact Atty Toni R. Arnona at 504-250-6502.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Shawn Vernon, please contact Atty.

Bonita Watson, 504.324.4400.

NOTICE OF EMERGENCY CLOSING THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTION HAS CREATED A HAZARDOUS AND UNSAFE CONDITION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH THE CIVIL DIVISION OF THE CLERK’S OFFICE AND ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES WORKING AT 421 LOYOLA AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. THEREFORE, THE CIVIL DIVISION OF THE CLERK OF CIVIL DISTRICT COURT’S OFFICE WIL BE OFFICIALLY CLOSED ON THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014. THE CLOSING WAS DONE PURSUANT TO LSAR.S. 1:55 AND WAS AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY APPROPRIATE COURT ORDER. PURSUANT TO THIS STATUE AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILING PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS IN THIS OFFICE, A LEGAL HOLIDAY EXISTED DURING THE PERIOD OF CLOSURE. THE LAND RECORDS DIVISIONS, MORTGAGE AND CONVEYANCE, LOCATED AT 1340 POYDRAS STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA WILL REMAIN OPEN ON THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014.

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HON. DALE N. ATKINS CLERK, CIVIL DISTRICT COURT

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NOTICE TO SELL MOVABLE OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE The Administratrix of the above estate has made applicaton ot the court for the sale, at private sale, of the immovable property described, as follows: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Seventh District of the City of New Orleans, in Square 249, bounded by Hickory, Hillary, Cohn and Adams Streets, all as per plat of survey by J.J. Krebs & Sons, C.E. & S, Dated October 21, 1962, annexed to an act before Jerome Meunier, N.P., dated October 21, 1962. And according to said plat, said lot is designated as Lot 24 and is located and measures as follows: Said Lot 24 commences 105 feet from the corner of Hickory and Hillary Streets and measures thence 32 feet front on Hillary Street; a width in the rear of 27 feet; by a first depth on its sideline nearer to Hillary Street of 105 feet, thence 5 feet on a line toward Adams Street, thence a second depth on its sideline nearer to Hillary Street of 45 feet; and a depth on the opposite sideline of 150 feet.

Improvements thereon bear the Municipal Nos. 7615/5617 Hickory Street, New Orleans, LA. on the following terms and conditions, to-wit: under the terms and conditions provided in the agreement to purchase filed in these proceedings.

Notice is now given to all parties to whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of decedent, and of this estate, that they be ordered to make any opposition which they may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating that application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

By Order of the Court Deputy Clerk Gambit: 7/8/14 & 7/29/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Trudy or Tyras Simmons 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 Vicente J. Dave A/K/A Vicente J. Dave A/K/A Vincent J. Dave, 3621 5359 Baccich St, New Orleans, LA 70122, please contact Atty. Tony Dooley, 504298-0854.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the father of a male child born to TERRI LYNN DEARMAN on May 23, 2013 please contact attorney, Martha J. Maher, at 504-283-5445. Parental rights are involved in a case in Orleans Parish Juvenile Court.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Marceline Honore Cage or her estate, Gloria Cage, Marceline Cage Shropshire and/or Lemuel Cage, Jr. and/or their successors, or heirs please contact Atty Toni R. Arnona at 504-250-6502.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Margaret Nix please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

SUCCESSION OF LILLIE JONES HILLIARD NOTICE Notice is given to the creditors of this Estate and to all other persons herein interested to show cause within seven (7) days from this notification (if any they have or can) why the SUCCESSION OF LILLIE JONES HILLIARD account and tableau of distribution presented by the Administrator of this Estate should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance herewith.

Dale N. Atkins, Clerk Attorney: Anthony J. Engolia, III Address: 833 Baronne St. New Orleans, LA 70113 Telephone: (504) 588-1110 Gambit: 7/8/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2014-6225 DIV. F SUCCESSION OF EDNA S. DOUGLAS POWELL NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE UNDIVIDED ONE-SIXTH INTEREST Whereas the Administrator of the above estate has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable herein described property, to wit: Improvements bearing Municipal Nos. 4829-4831 Constance Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, Lot 12, Square 198, Sixth District of City of New Orleans UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS & CONDITIONS, TO WIT: TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARD ($20,000.00) less usual and customary expenses of the sale, all as per the agreement to buy and sell but subject to all claims of adverse possessors and past due taxes.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedents herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order of judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

BY ORDER OF THIS COURT, DEPUTY CLERK Attorney: John A.E. Davidson Address: 2901 Independence St., Ste. 201 Metairie, LA 70006 Telephone: (504) 836-5973 Gambit: 7/8/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Michael Anthony Simoneaux, please contact J. Benjamin Avin Atty, 2216 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of MICHAEL J. EDWARDS A/K/A MICHAEL EDWARDS, please contact Carlos Ramirez Atty, 1515 Poydras St., Suite 1600, New Orleans, LA 70112, (504) 410-9611.

CLASSIFIEDS

INVITATION FOR SEALED BIDS BE IT KNOWN, that at eleven o’clock a.m. (11:00 a.m.), Central Standard Time on Friday, the 1st day of August, 2014, sealed bids will be opened by Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans at her office, Room 402 – Civil Courts Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, for the purchase of 13,000 printed and numbered case binders and 1,000 printed, but not numbered, case binders.

The 13,000 printed and numbered case binders shall be constructed from fifteen point (15 point) manila stock, YELLOW in color, a sample of exact shade of YELLOW must be obtained from the office of the Clerk, with overall dimensions of 9-1/2” x 15-1/2” laminated back flap, plus a 1-3/4” ear on left side and 9-1/2” x 14-11/16” single thickness front flap. (Manila stock refers to type paper).

Additionally, each binder shall have: 1. A 2” enameled fastener embedded in earflap at left side; 2. A 13/16” full-cut tab at right side back flap, beginning 1-1/2” from fold; 3. All corners round; 4. Sixteen score marks 1/8” apart on ear flap and seven score marks 1/8” apart on ear flap for added extension: 5. Printing in black on outside and inside front flap (sample must be obtained from office of Clerk); 6. Poly-laminated color-coded label application consisting of three 1-1/2” numeric and one 1” double digit numeric labels starting 1-1/2” from fold and located front and back of tab. A poly-laminated year band shall be located 8” from fold; also front and back shall be outlined in black ink for visibility; 7. Black numbers printed on the face of the jacket to correspond with color-coded numbers.

The color sequence shall be: Year band – 15 Color – Blue Poly-Laminate Numeric Labels

Colors

Poly-Laminate Numeric Labels

Colors

0 1 2 3 4

Red Pink Yellow Orange Green

5 6 7 8 9

Blue Lavender Brown Gray Gold

The 1,000 printed, but not numbered, case binders shall have the same specifications as the 13,000 printed and numbered case binders, except the above numbering specifications.

It is understood that time is of the essence to this contract. The first 5,000 numbered folders (#1 – 5,000) shall be delivered on or before December 12, 2014. The balance of the folders shall be delivered on or before January 29, 2015. Failure to meet either delivery date will result in an automatic 20% deduction of the bid price.

Any damage to folders as result of packaging, shipping, or handling will be at the supplier’s expense. Replacement of any damaged folders will be at the supplier’s expense.

Bids submitted pursuant to the aforesaid specifications shall be delivered to or received by Dale N. Atkins, Clerk, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, at Room 402 – Civil Courts Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana on or before the time aforesaid.

At the time and place aforesaid, all timely bids will be opened by a designated representative of the Clerk of Court. Upon completion of the opening of the bids, the Clerk of Court will review and calculate the submitted timely bids for the purpose of the purchase of the aforementioned case binders from the lowest responsible bidder. The Clerk of Civil District Court reserves the right to waive any informalities of the bids submitted hereunder and to accept or reject any and all bids submitted.

Any inquiries should be directed to Chelsey Richard Napoleon, Chief Deputy for the Clerk of Civil District Court, Rm. 402 – 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA. 70112 Dale N. Atkins, Clerk, Civil District Court Parish of Orleans – 421 Loyola Avenue, Room 402 New Orleans, LA 70112 – (504) 407-0000 Publications on: Week of July 8, 2014, July 15, 2014 and July 22, 2014 – Gambit Publications on: Week of August 6, August 13 and August 20 – Gambit

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.:14-5806

DIV.A-15

SUCCESSION OF MARY RITA CUADRADO BORDELON NOTICE WHEREAS, Geneva Ann Bordelon, the duly appointed Administratrix of the Succession of Mary Rita Cuadrado Bordelon, (herinafter referred to as the “Succession”) has made an application to this Honorable Court for a judgment of authority to sell the following described property, to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the FIFTH DISTRICT of the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, PARISH OF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, and designated as LOT 5 and A PORTION OF LOT 4 of SQUARE 132. Said Square 132 is bounded by Whitney Avenue, Slidell Street, LeBeouf Streert and Opelousas Avenue. Said portion of Lot 4 commences at a distance of 111.7.0 feet from the intersection of Whitney Avenue and Slidell Street. Said Lot 5 adjoin said portion of Lot 4 and measure together 68.10.0 feet front on Whitney Avenue, same width in the rear, by a depth of 170.5.1 feet on the sideline nearest Slidell Street, and a depth on the opposite sideline of 170.3.1 feet, all in accordance with and as more fully shown on a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., dated September 13, 2000, a copy of which is annexed to act registered September 25, 2000 under CIN 205308, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

The improvements thereon bear the Municipal Number 723 Whitney Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114.

Geneva Ann Bordelon, the duly appointed Administratrix of the Succession, has received an offer to purchase the Succession’s undivided interest in said property, at private sale on the terms of $71,000.00 cash.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an order granting such authority may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of final publication and that an opposition may be filed at any time prior to the issuance of such order.

By Order of the Court.

Dale Atkins, Clerk of Court Attorney: Timothy F. Hand Address: 901 Derbigny St. Gretna, LA 70053 Telephone: (504) 362-5893 Gambit: 6/17/14 & 7/8/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of PAMELA RAYMOND, please contact Carlos Ramirez Atty, 1515 Poydras St., Suite 1600, New Orleans, LA 70112, (504) 410-9611 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of SHAUNTEL JOHNSON BUTLER and/ or DEON R. BUTLER please contact Krystena L. Harper, Attorney, (504) 2740500. Property rights involved.”

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Summa Management Services, Inc., please contact Charlotte Meade, Attorney at Law, 755 Magazine St., N.O., LA 70130, 504-593-0637.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of Anthony L. Peppo, please contact Halima Narisse Smith, attorney, (504)-358-2112.

NOTICE

ANYONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS OF DANIELLE STOKES ELLIOTT, PLEASE CONTACT MAURICE HALL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AT (225) 687-6873 58024 FORT STREET PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2006-12884 DIV. E SUCCESSION OF HELEN ROSS SIMS and JOHN CALVIN SIMS NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN that John Bargky, the Administrator of the Successions of Helen Ross Sims and John Calvin Sims, is applying for authority to sell at private sale, on terms of ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($114,000.00) DOLLARS (FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY), less related costs and expenses, the immovable property titled in the name of Helen Ross Sims and John C. Sims described as follows, to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the SIXTH DISTRICT of the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in SQUARE NO. 766, AVART, bounded by S. Tonti, Robert, S. Rocheblave (side) (late Minturn) and Upperline Streets, designated as LOT NO. 3, commences 86’ from the corner of S. Tonti and Robert Streets, measures thence 43’ front on S. Tonti Street, same width in the rear, by a depth of 120’ between equal and parallel lines, all as more fully shown on survey of Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., S&E, dated September 8, 1992, annexed to an act registered in CIN 61448 of the records of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Municipal No. 4925-27 S. Tonti Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.

An order authorizing Administrator 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.

By Order of the Court, CLERK OF COURT

FIRST CITY COURT FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 2013-51874 JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENT SALE BY CONSTABLE THAT PORTION OF GROUND, BEARING MUNICIPAL NO. 6325 Bienvenue Street, this city, in the matter entitled DILLON BROS. READY MIX CONCRETE, LLC. vs ROBERT T. LEWIS By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias to me directed by the Honorable The First City Court for the City of New Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First District of the City on July 15, 2014, at 12:00 o’clock noon, the following described property to wit: Municipal No. 6325 Bienvenue Street, New Orleans, Louisiana Third District, Square 82, Lot B-2 Acq.: CIN 161426, 6/23/1998, CIN 150756, 11/25/1997 Orleans Parish WRIT AMOUNT: $23,959.08 Seized in the above suit, TERMS-CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a deposit of ten percent of the purchase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: All deposits must be Cash, Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or Money Order; No Personal Checks.

Attorney: Gregory Ernst Address: 650 Poydras St., Ste. 2708

New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 586-1555 Lambert C. Boissiere, Jr Constable, Parish of Orleans Gambit: 6/10/14 & 7/8/14 and L.A. Weekly 6/9/14 & 7/8/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO.: 2014-05540 DIV. F SUCCESSION OF FRANK J. CARUCIO NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN that Arturo Trevino, the Administrator of the Succession of Frank J. Carucio, is applying for authority to sell at private sale, on terms TWO HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($248,000.00) DOLLARS (FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY), less related costs and expense, the immovable property titled in the name of Decedent described as follows, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PORTION OF LAND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all rights, ways, privilges, servitudes and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, lying and being situated in SECOND DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in SQUARE NO. 595, bounded by North Murat Street, Bienville Street, Conti Street and North Olympia Street, designated as LOT NO. 25 on a sketch annexed to act before Fred Kengel, N.P., January 27, 1903; according to which said lot commences 84’1”6’’’ from the corner of Conti Street and North Murat Street, and measures 28’8” front on North Murat Street, same width in the rear by a depth of 114’ between equal and parallel lines.

According to a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., dated November 9, 1989, annexed to act at CIN 14612, said lot has the same location, designation and measurements.

Municipal Nos. 325-27 N. Murat Street An order authorizing Administrator 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.

By Order of the Court, Attorney: Scott R. Simmons, L.L.C. Louisiana Bar Roll No. 23304 Address: 1820 St. Charles Ave., Ste. 201 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 896-7909 Gambit: 7/8/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Kirk M. Windstein and Nicole M. Breshears Windstein, please contact E. Appleberry, Atty at 405 Gretna Blvd., Ste: 107, Gretna, LA 70053, (504) 362-7800).

Anyone knowing or having information regarding the whereabouts of JAMES MYERS, JR., or his heirs or agents, please contact Curator Ad Hoc Shantell L. Payton, Attorney at Innovative Business & Legal Solutions Center, 935 Gravier Street, Suite 600, New Orleans, LA 70112 or call (504) 335-2720 or email spayton@iblsc.com.

ANYONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS...

of EMMA JEAN JONES A/K/A EMMA J. VANCE, WIFE OF/AND WALTER HENRY VANCE (a/k/a) WALTER H. VANCE) A/K/A MR. & MRS. VANCE AND THEIR HEIRS, IF THEY ARE DEAD, THEIR SURVIVING SPOUSED, IF ANY, AND THEIR HEIRS, IF THEY ARE ALSO DEAD, please contact attorney Jeremy S. Epstein IMMEDIATELY. Property rights involved. Orleans CDC Case# 2014-5208. (504) 309-6600 OR jeremy@epsteinattorney.com PAGE 63

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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 2009-7832

DIVISION: “ J ” SHEILA GUIDRY VERSUS DOW CHEMICAL, ET AL

FILED:_____________________

___________________________DEPUTY CLERK

LEGAL NOTICE OF CLASS CERTIFICATION AND TRIAL DATE TO: All individuals who experienced the physical symptoms which include any or all of the following – eyes, nose, or throat irritation, coughing, choking or gagging, or nausea, or headaches, dizziness, trouble breathing or other respiratory issues, as a result of their exposure to ethyl acrylate or other chemical substance released from tank 2310 at Union Carbide’s Corporation’s Taft, Louisiana Facility and were present within the following geographic zone from 4:30 am on July 7, 2009 to 3:30 pm on July 8, 2009: From the northwest corner of the class boundary, included in postal zip code 70068 in St. John the Baptist Parish, proceeding eastward along Lake Pontchartrain to postal zip code 70065, located in Jefferson Parish, and further eastward to postal zip code 70117, located in Orleans Parish; and proceeding from the southwest corner of the class boundary, included in postal zip code 70057 in St. Charles Parish, then proceeding further southeast to postal zip code 70031, then proceeding further eastward to postal zip code 70094 in Jefferson Parish, and then east/northeast to postal zip code 70117 in Orleans Parish, and all areas included in between those points.

IF YOU ARE A PERSON WHO FITS THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE, READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY, IT WILL AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS. Furthermore, a trial of this matter will be set and held in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, before Judge Paula A. Brown. You are not required to attend the trial.

Plaintiffs are alleging that either they or their family members sustained damages as a result of the negligence of the defendants. The defendants deny these allegations made by the plaintiffs.

On April 25, 2014, the Court ordered that this Important Notice of Class Action be communicated to all potential class members. IF YOU FIT THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE, THIS NOTICE APPLIES TO YOU. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS CLASS ACTION BY EXERCISING THE OPT-OUT PROCEDURE DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE. YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE CLASS UNLESS YOU FORMALLY OPT-OUT. IF YOU WISH TO FORMALLY OPT-OUT OF THE CLASS YOU MUST DO SO BY JUly 30, 2014 IN THE MANNER SET FORTH BELOW, AT WHICH TIME THE COURT WILL EXCLUDE YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE CLASS. IF THIS NOTICE APPLIES TO YOU AND YOU WISH TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION DO NOTHING AT THIS TIME. FURTHER NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN ADVISING WHAT ACTION IS REQUIRED OF YOU IN THE FUTURE IF YOU WISH TO PURSUE YOUR CLAIM AS A CLASS MEMBER. If you do not opt-out, you will be in the class, and you will be bound by all decisions of the Court, whether favorable or not to the class, regarding any and all matters asserted in this action. Your rights will be determined in the pending lawsuit and you may be entitled to share in any recovery (including money damages), made in the class action, whether by settlement or judgment, subject to deduction for costs, expenses and attorney’s fees as approved by the Court, to be paid out of compensatory and other damages obtained for the benefit of the class members. Costs and expenses will be advanced by the attorneys representing the class. In the event that no favorable settlement or judgment to the class is obtained, the class will not be obligated to pay attorney fees but may remain responsible for the cost and expense of the litigation.

You are further advised that in certifying this class action, the Court has not made any decision on the merits of the controversy or on the merits of any claim. You have the right, if you wish, to have an attorney of your choice present any claim for damages you may have however, you will

If you are a class member, you may be required to take such further action as the Court deems necessary, such as submitting proof of claim in order to establish the validity of your claim and any damages you are claiming if the Court ultimately determines there is to be any recovery by the class.

However, merely submitting proof of claim will not automatically entitle you to recovery of damages.

The names of the class representatives approved by the Court are as follows: Ramona Bastian Alexander, Henry Holmes, Bates Whiteside and Vanessa Wilson. The class representatives’ contact information may be obtained from Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee member Ron Austin by contacting him at 400 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey, Louisiana 70058, or Telephone: (504) 227-8100 or Facsimile: (504) 227-8122.

All other documentation related to these proceedings is and/or will be available for your review at the office of the Clerk of Court, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, 412 Loyola Avenue, Room 402, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112.

OPTING OUT OF THE CLASS ACTION IF THIS NOTICE APPLIES TO YOU AND YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE INCLUDED in the class action, you must complete an opt-out form or give written notice to the Court postmarked or filed no later than JULY 30, 2014, this notice should include: your name, date of birth, current address and telephone number, and the statement that “I do not wish to be included in the class action and I realize that I will not be entitled to share in any of the money damages and other benefits recovered by the class” sign and date the form; if you are completing an opt-out for a minor, incompetent or deceased person, you must sign your name to the form and state your relationship to the person, also print your name and address; the notice MUST include the case caption: Sheila Guidry v. Dow Chemical, et al, Case No. 2006-7832, Division J, it should be sent by first class mail or hand delivered to the Clerk of Court, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, 412 Loyola Avenue, Room 402, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112. While a specific form is not required to be used, you may obtain Opt-out forms from the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. DO NOT call or contact the Court of the Clerk of Court for any information or opt-out forms in this matter. You may reach the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee through the following contact PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PURPOSE 1- (504) 298-8656 or visit the website www.UCCLEAK.com.

Any judgment rendered by the Court with regard to the class action, whether favorable or not to the class, will be binding on all class members who have not requested exclusion from the class in the manner described above.

If you opt out of the class, you will not be included in the class action.

If you opt out of the class action and fail to take whatever action may be necessary to protect your claims and interests within what may be a limited period of time from the date of your signature on the opt-out form, or written notice, you may be forever barred from bringing any action with regard to the same or similar claims for damages.

The Court has appointed the lawyers and firms listed below to represent all class members.

Any inquiries about the rights of the class members should be directed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee which consists of: J. BART KELLY, III, LA BAR 24488 RODERICK RICO ALVENDIA, LA BAR 25554 ALVENDIA, KELLY & DEMAREST, LLC 909 Poydras Street, Ste. 1625 New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Telephone: (504) 200-0000 Facsimile: (504) 200-0001 www.akdlalaw.com AND RON ANTHONY AUSTIN, LA BAR 23630 AUSTIN & ASSOCIATES 400 Manhattan Boulevard Harvey, Louisiana 70058 Telephone: (504) 227-8100 Facsimile: (504) 227-8122 AND JEFFREY PAUL BERNIARD, LA BAR 29088 THE BERNIARD LAW FIRM 300 Lafayette Street, Ste. 101 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: (504) 527-6225 Facsimile: (504) 6127-6300 AND GREGORY P. DILEO, LA BAR 04943 THE LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY P. DILEO 300 Lafayette Street, Ste. 101 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: (504) 522-3456 Facsimile: (504) 522-3888

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This notice arises out of the matter entitled Sheila Guidry v. Dow Chemical, et al, docket number 2009-7832 filed in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana. The Court has ruled that this case should proceed as a class action on behalf of a “class” or group of people that could potentially include you. This notice summarizes your rights and options if you are a member of the class. If you are a member of the class, you have to decide whether to stay in the class and be bound by the results of any judgments rendered by the trial court, or you have the option to ask to be excluded from the class and retain your individual rights. The class action lawsuit basically seeks damages for people who were in a certain geographic region, at a specific time and who sustained damages.

be personally responsible for any fees or expenses charged by your personal attorney.

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