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CONTENTS

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

October 20, 2015

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Editor | KEVIN ALLMAN Managing Editor | KANDACE POWER GRAVES Political Editor | CLANCY DUBOS Arts & Entertainment Editor | WILL COVIELLO

SHOPPING + STYLE

Special Sections Editor | MISSY WILKINSON Staff Writer | ALEX WOODWARD Calendar & Digital Content Coordinator | ANNA GACA

What’s in Store ...................................................... 27 The Fall Fashion Issue

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

FAMILY CARE GUIDE Gambit’s Family Care Guide ................. PULLOUT Helping keep loved ones at home; signs of depression; useful gifts and more

Contributing Photographer | CHERYL GERBER Intern | ELEONORE FISHER

PRODUCTION

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Review ......................................................................29 9 Roses Cafe Fork + Center ...........................................................29 All the news that’s fit to eat — and drink 3-Course Interview ..............................................31 T. Cole Newton, bartender Drinks ........................................................................32 Beer Buzz; Wine of the Week Last Bites .................................................................33 Plate Dates; 5 in Five

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ON THE COVER The Election Issue ................................................21 As the ads get nastier and the races heat up, voters are counting down to Election Day • BY CLANCY DuBOS

A+E Feature ....................................................................... 5 Splish and How to Build a Forest 7 in Seven ................................................................... 5 Twyla Tharp 50th anniversary tour, Big Freedia and Boyfriend, Rigoletto and more

NEWS + VIEWS News.............................................................................7 Is crime really “out of control” in New Orleans?

An explainer

Y@Speak + N.O. Comment .....................................7 Overheard in New Orleans’ social media world Scuttlebutt...............................................................12 From their lips to your ears Bouquets & Brickbats .........................................13 This week’s heroes and zeroes C’est What? ..............................................................14 Gambit’s Web poll Commentary............................................................16 Our endorsements in the statewide fall primary election Blake Pontchartrain.............................................18 The N.O. It All Clancy DuBos / Politics........................................19 Time for some nonpartisan ground rules for debates

Music ..........................................................................41 PREVIEW: Tobias Jesso Jr. Film............................................................................. 47 REVIEW: Bridge of Spies Art ................................................................................51 REVIEW: Reverb: Past, Present, Future Stage..........................................................................54 REVIEW: Varla Jean Merman’s Big Black Hole Events .......................................................................59 PREVIEW: Halloween events Puzzles .....................................................................70

CLASSIFIEDS Market Place ...........................................................64 Employment ...........................................................65 Real Estate ..............................................................65 Legal Notices..........................................................66 Picture Perfect Properties................................67 Halloween ................................................................71

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Wed.-Fri. & Sun. Oct. 21-Nov. 7 | An unfunny clown is murdered and his brother tries to identify the killer in an immersive comedy set in a seedy bar in the clown underworld. The NOLA Project presents Adam Szymkowicz’s work at 8 p.m. at Little Gem Saloon.

Community Records Block Party

Fri.-Sat. Oct. 23-24 | The New Orleans record label expands to two days for its eighth annual edition with more than a dozen punk and experimental rock bands, including All People, Donovan Wolfington, Ex-Breathers, Gland, Pope, Sexy Dex and the Fresh and Woozy. The festival begins at 7 p.m. Friday and reopens at 4 p.m.

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Rigoletto

Fri. & Sun. Oct. 23 & 25 | Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents Giuseppe Verdi’s classic opera about lust, love and intrigue between the Duke of Mantua, Gilda and her father Rigoletto. At 7:30 p.m.

Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center.

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Sat. Oct. 24 | On its 50th anniversary tour, the company mixes classical and modern dance and performs new works, including a piece set to music by pianist Henry Butler and the Hot 8 Brass Band. At 8 p.m. at Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts.

Gang of Four

Sun. Oct. 25 | Guitarist Andy Gill is the last vestige of the Leeds, England, post-punk godfathers, who reunited for the second time in 2004, surged back on 2011’s Content and went their own ways before this year’s What Happens Next (Metropolis/Membran), the answer to its own question. The New Regime opens at 9 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

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ade Brandt and Nina Nichols had talked for a year about creating a mermaid attraction art installation out of a shipping container when they asked New York artist/writer Jeff Stark if he had heard of the Brookdale Lodge.

In its heyday, the Santa Cruz, California, hillside hotel — with a stream running through its lobby — featured a mermaid show in a massive pool that had underwater windows allowing views from the bar. As the celebrity retreat and tourist attraction lost its appeal over the years, it garnered rumors of haunting and other glitterygone-tawdry lore.

“Not only had I heard about it,” Stark says, “I had been there.”

Splish features a nightclub Stark had visited the hillside lodge while populated by mermaid researching a travel book. For Nichols, Brandt, performers.

Stark and San Francisco artist Jesse Roadkill, P H OTO BY S A R A BR O W N it became the inspiration for a fantastical mermaid attraction and masque drama, an antiquated form of theater in which the audience enters a lavishly designed set and mingles ing beacon of entertainment and permissivewith the characters. Two years of planning and Oct. 23-24 ness from afar, and a more complex mix of a couple of weeks of building come together in illusion and reality in the flesh.

Splish Splish, a one-weekend-only show created by artAt the Contemporary Arts Center, Katie ists associated with The Music Box, Black Forest 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Pearl, Lisa D’Amour (author of Detroit, recently Fancies, California-based Cardboard Institute of presented at Southern Rep) and Shawn Hall, 2120 Port St.; Technology and Shadow Parks Department. present How to Build a Forest. The piece was www.splishsplish.com Splish’s mermaid attraction has a large tank inspired by the loss of 100 trees at the Northfor female and drag queen mermaids, bars, hotel Tickets $15 in advance, shore home of one of D’Amour’s relatives rooms, a boat, kelp forests, legions of jellyfish and $20 at the door during Hurricane Katrina. more, much of it made out of recycled materials.

“I was haunted by the loss of those trees,” More than 70 artists created the aquatic setting D’Amour says. in a warehouse space. The show features 20 The artists began their work by looking Oct. 23-25 & 29 performers, including singer Meschiya Lake, who at natural and industry-driven deforestaplays Pesca, a nightclub singer at The Show and How to Build a Forest tion. Over the course of eight hours, seven Tail who performs with showgirl “Mermettes.” performers use fabric and synthetic materials Times vary The audience enters the attraction and folcreate a forest on an empty 19-foot-high lows a Midwestern girl named Polly who wants Contemporary Arts Center, to staging area. Brendan Connelly provides to become a mermaid performer. Stark says the 900 Camp St., (504) 528soundscapes, and visitors can enter the show is The Little Mermaid meets Joe Eszterhas’ 3805; www.cacno.org forest during the performance. While the Showgirls, and much of it is seen through a eight-hour piece has several time signatures queer lens. The context is adult in nature, and no Free admission within its long arc, it reflects a slow natural one under 18 will be admitted. Audience members cycle of growth, and it’s an environment are encouraged to costume for the show. for meditation on the human and natural cycles of consumption The attraction is described as being just outside New Orleans, and Splish is meant to exist like the French Quarter — a gleamand rebuilding.

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Is crime ‘out of control’ in New Orleans right now?

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Violent crime is on a downward trend but has increased since 2013. The recent restaurant robberies, sadly, are nothing new.

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Is crime out of control?

From a long-term perspective — even in the medium term since Hurricane Katrina and the federal flood — violent crime in New Orleans is on a downward trend. Measured in a number of ways, 2013 might well have been one of the “safest” years the city of New Orleans has ever seen. The 156 murders recorded in the city were the fewest since 1985. Likewise, armed robberies in the Uptown area also were at an all-time low — 58 were recorded in the Second District, roughly one per week, down from pre-Katrina rates in excess of 200 a year, 150 in 2007 and 2008, or an average of 87 a year from 2009 through 2012.

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In fact, the There’s been a net loss of about 400 New overall number of Orleans Police Department officers since armed robberies 2010 — about one-fourth of the force. in New Orleans P H OTO BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER per capita was squarely in the middle of the pack for other Southern cities with a far less violent reputation than New Orleans — less than Atlanta, Memphis, Birmingham, Alabama, Baton Rouge and Jackson, Mississippi (though more than Nashville, Mobile, Alabama or Austin, Texas).

There is likewise little doubt that crime in New Orleans has increased in the past two years since that low point. The drop in the murder rate held steady in 2014 — halting its dramatic decline of the previous few years — but is up by about 15 percent so far in 2015. Armed robberies are up 4 percent citywide, department officials said at the beginning of October, and the number of robbery sprees in the Uptown area have hurt the Second District’s totals — with a projection to end the year around 90, back in the 2011-2012 range.

With murders and robberies returning to levels more like 2012, it’s worth noting that even the restaurant robberies are not entirely unprecedented — in 2013, masked men robbed Cooter Brown’s Tavern in Carrollton and Domino’s in New Orleans East.

Is there a NOPD manpower crisis?

Almost certainly yes. When Mayor Mitch Landrieu hired Ronal Serpas as NOPD Superintendent in May 2010, the force stood at 1,540 officers. There were about 1,150 officers on the force in September 2015 — a net loss of about 400 officers, or a 25 percent reduction.

When measured by number of officers per resident, New Orleans is not grossly out of line with other major cities, and Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux has argued that the problems stem from manpower allocation, not overall staffing. But per-capita comparisons fail to take into account the much higher manpower needs in cities that draw large tourist populations, nor the notion that cities with higher crime rates simply need more officers.

How did the city lose so many officers?

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n the security video that shocked New Orleans, infrared distortion turns the skin of patrons at Patois a bluish-gray color, a surreal image that mirrors the confusion felt by those diners moments later, when three men wearing masks and hoodies robbed the entire restaurant at gunpoint Aug. 21. That citywide shock was amplified in late September, when robberies took place in similar fashion at Atchafalaya Restaurant in the Irish Channel and then the Monkey Hill bar, only a few blocks from Patois and Audubon Park.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu called a news conference to announce an arrest in an unrelated spree of robberies and tout the city’s crimefighting efforts, then called another conference a day later after the Monkey Hill stickup, at which he was joined by U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite. They pledged federal investigation and prosecution of the cases.

Local news outlets “flooded the zone” with reaction and analysis pieces, while The New York Times and The Washington Post brought national attention to the robbery spree. By the end of the month, the New Orleans City Council held its own hearing on “high-profile” robberies, pitching questions and suggestions to New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officials about how to battle the city’s feeling that control was being lost.

While nearly every side of the discussion — frightened residents, embattled city leaders, besieged police officers and skeptical critics — has made valid points about violent crime in New Orleans, the facts frequently get lost in the rhetoric.

What follows is an attempt to make some sense of the issue, taking the broadest view possible and using all the information that’s publicly available.

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for two years, and did so only at a trickle after that. This was not an accident. At the August 2010 graduation of the last class (known as Recruit Class No. 167) hired under former Mayor Ray Nagin, Serpas predicted budget issues would prevent the hiring of another class for at least a year.

Serpas’ projection turned out to be too timid: The next class of 28 officers (168) would not graduate until August 2012. One class (169) graduated in 2013, and one (170) in 2014 — meaning a total of 77 new officers joined the force between 2011 and 2014.

During the hiring freeze, city officials publicly refused to admit that the attrition was creating a problem — with Landrieu himself employing the per-capita argument in January 2012 to justify the size of the force. One of the first men in uniform to publicly link the drop in the number of officers to higher response times was thenCapt. Bruce Adams, speaking to an Uptown community group in January 2012 — and he was promptly relegated to menial administrative work in a trailer in New Orleans City Park for the next few years.

“Do I think we’re in a state of emergency? The answer is yes,” Adams told residents in that meeting. “I’m not pulling any punches. We need more officers.”

Mike Perlstein of WWL-TV documented that while Serpas publicly supported Landrieu’s hiring decisions, he began warning Landrieu as early as September 2011 of the dire consequences of reducing the force.

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Isn’t recruiting finally on the rise?

Recruiting has undeniably increased in 2015, though it still does not meet stated targets. Two classes (171 and 172) have already graduated in 2015, with a third (173) expected to graduate before the end of the year — adding nearly 90 more officers to the streets. But even these numbers aren’t enough to counter a natural attrition rate of 100 or so officers per year, and 2015 is expected to finish with slightly fewer officers than it started.

The total effect of the recruiting efforts is that the bleeding has somewhat been stanched, but the wound hasn’t yet begun to heal. And this is a question that remains largely open. Even during a lengthy discussion between the City Council and the NOPD on Oct. 2, no one directly asked if the city even can increase its recruiting by another 50 percent or so to start overcoming the natural rate of attrition, or whether that attrition rate can be reduced to have the same net effect.

In 2013, Serpas promised to hire 150 officers per year, but both he and his successor, NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison, have fallen far short of that number.

Is there a mass exodus of officers from the force?

In 2013, NOPD Officer Troy Pichon took a bullet to the leg in a gunfight with a suspect in Central City in an effort to draw fire off of his partner, Eric Gillard. Pichon was hailed as a law enforcement hero in the city — but less than a year and a half later, he was recruited away by the Louisiana State Police.

Departures to other agencies are a routine part of a law enforcement career — just like retirement, or a handful of terminations per cause — and, contrary to some perceptions, there has been no substantial increase in them under the current administration. In the three years of 2008 to 2010, an average of roughly 130 officers left per year. From 2011-2012, that figure slowed to around 105 officers leaving per year, Serpas said in 2013 — a number that statistics show has held essentially steady since then. So the reduction in overall manpower is not primarily caused by any specific increase in departures to other agencies — it is simply the result of a two-year halt in hiring, followed by several years’ difficulty in restarting the process.

It also should be noted, however, that for every year the department shrinks, a loss of another 100 officers represents a larger percentage of the force departing: The loss of 105 officers would have represented an attrition rate of 6.8 percent in 2010, but of 9.1 percent of the remaining force in 2015.

So while the loss of officers to other agencies is not specifically driving the problem, improving their retention can almost certainly be a part of the solution, which is now recognized by the city. NOPD officers start at less than $39,000, compared to the more than $46,000 offered to starting State Police Officers, though the city has sought to narrow this gap with recent pay raises after several years without them and more raises and overtime included in the 2016 budget Landrieu proposed last week. The NOPD has hired consultants to help it with retention as well as recruiting, and is recruiting from smaller agencies, just as larger agencies recruit from NOPD. It’s too early to say whether these efforts will reduce the rate of departures.

But as part of the collaboration between the State Police and NOPD, Pichon still appears (in State Police dress blues) on New Orleans crime scenes from time to time, and his former colleagues speak warmly of the prospect of luring him back to their ranks eventually.

What is the effect of this loss of manpower?

The reduction in manpower can now be seen in every aspect of NOPD operations. Fewer patrol officers mean longer response times to routine calls. Fewer detectives mean each investigator has to handle more cases, reducing the amount of time that can be spent on each. Fewer overall officers means that even more have to be pulled from every other unit — patrol, investigation and support — whenever a major tourist event occurs that requires a larger presence.

Ranking officers also point out — in private — that this personnel shortage is perhaps felt most keenly in their ability to do proactive policing. In 2010, Serpas restructured the police districts beyond the traditional patrol units who answer routine calls for service and detectives who investigate crimes, pulling from both groups to create specialized task forces to be deployed in high-crime areas. Each dis-

trict had three task forces, one focused on drugs, and the other two to patrol proactively either in areas where violent crimes are persistent, or where a short-term crime spree — anything from armed robberies to car prowls — was flaring up.

As the force shrank, however, these task force units have been eviscerated. First the narcotics units were centralized with the creation of the major-gang task force — a move that, while reducing the presence of the task forces, was generally accepted as it has been credited with taking some of the most violent criminal gangs in each district off the streets. Last year, though, the two remaining task forces in each district were consolidated into one — which, with scheduling issues,often leaves a “task force” as a single officer or two on proactive patrol in each district.

For example: The number of guns seized from the Uptown parade routes in Mardi Gras — a task specifically assigned to those district task forces, separate from the crowd control undertaken by so many other officers — fell dramatically in 2015, the same year the event was rocked by a double murder during the Krewe of Muses parade on St. Charles Avenue.

As a stopgap, Deputy Chief Bob Bardy (a major proponent of the task force strategy when he was Commander of the Sixth District) created a citywide task force that he can deploy to some of the most urgent crime trends facing the whole city, a measure the administration has repeatedly trumpeted in response to the robbery spree. When that task force arrives — as in the case of the Uptown restaurant robberies, or shootings in Algiers — it greatly bolsters the number of officers on the ground. But as soon as the problem is resolved, or a new problem emerges elsewhere, the task force officers are deployed elsewhere, leaving the bare-bones district to fend for itself again — and trading what was intended to be a “proactive” force for a reactive one.

Is the consent decree part of the problem, or part of the solution?

In 2012, after a federal investigation requested into abuses of authority at NOPD by the newly elected Landrieu, the city signed what it now calls “the nation’s most expansive Consent Decree … a broad array of separate tasks and goals detailed in more than 490 paragraphs and 110 pages.” Veteran NOPD officers — even those whose work is hailed by the city as exemplary — rail in private at many of the impositions of the document, starting simply with the crush of paperwork and documentation required for every action they take. In an even more painful example for officers of what the agreement took from them, criticism of the disorganized system by which officers worked off-duty hours for private employers as being an “aorta of corruption” led to a new city agency overseeing it with new regulations.

As a result, however, many of those private employers and even some neighborhoods simply started using sheriff’s deputies and private security companies instead, costing officers a significant part of their incomes.

NEWS VIEWS While morale clearly suffered, it has not, however, resulted in an appreciable increase in attrition.

On the other hand, the consent decree has put NOPD on the forefront of the constitutional policing movement across the nation. When Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, President Barack Obama and many activists called for all police officers to be required to wear body cameras at all times — a policy NOPD already had created the year before.

Likewise, when State Treasurer John Kennedy called for “stop and frisk” policing in New Orleans after the Patois robbery, Harrison firmly rejected the idea.

Simply frisking every citizen whom an officer stops is widely understood as an unconstitutional search, Harrison explained, an abuse similar to those that resulted in the consent decree. Instead, police officers conduct a search when they have a reasonable belief that a suspect may be armed. By properly evaluating each incident on its own merits, the department will rebuild trust with citizens, which will lead to increased cooperation on criminal investigations, Harrison explained.

“We’re not teaching officers just to go out and stop and frisk people,” Harrison said. “Some stops lead to frisks, but every stop doesn’t. That’s only when we believe a person could be armed. That’s not automatic.”

Is the city excessively focused on robberies of wealthy patrons in restaurants, instead of its everyday killings and overall murder rate?

This is probably a more valid criticism, but also more complex, a matter where it can be difficult to distinguish perception from reality.

Landrieu held a Sept. 28 news conference on the steps of City Hall to announce the arrest of a teenager accused of committing five robberies with a lever-action rifle. That night, Monkey Hill was robbed, and then Landrieu and Polite convened yet another news conference to announce their “laser focus” on that case.

On the other hand, Landrieu has repeatedly responded in public to homicides as well — for example, the 2011 killing of a key witness in the case against Telly

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Why is the city spending so much energy on Confederate monuments instead of public safety?

It’s not. That’s a rhetorical straw man pushed by some monument supporters and online commenters, but it has no basis in reality.

Landrieu has held multiple news conferences about crime issues in recent weeks, and none about the monuments.

The City Council held a public hearing on the robberies on Oct. 2, but has spent little time on in the monument debate since referring it to committee back in July. And the two city agencies that have dealt with the monuments, the Historic District Landmarks Commission and the Human Rights Commission, essentially have nothing to do with crime in the city.

Hankton, the rash of toddlers killed by stray bullets in Central City, the 2015 slaying on the parade route and the killing of NOPD Officer Daryle Holloway, to name a few. Likewise, in 2013, newly elected City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell convened a meeting of officials at every level of government to discuss improving the city’s response to homicide in 2013, after stray bullets ended the lives of two more children.

City Council President Jason Williams said that the Uptown restaurant robberies invoke fear (and council attention) because they hold the potential for so much bloodshed, with so many victims threatened by the shooter simultaneously. This is true, although The Guardian recently reported New Orleans has had 18 spree shootings (with more than four people injured or killed) since the beginning of 2013, a frequency of more than one every two months.

Finally, violent crime detectives note that armed robbers and actual shooters often are the same people. For example, the same group of teens involved in the near-fatal shooting of attorney Sandy Kaynor in October 2012 during a robbery attempt were also linked to a murder in New Orleans East the same month. Therefore, arresting brazen armed robbers may actually prevent shootings — though the converse is true as well: Aggressive investigation of shootings likely helps prevent armed robberies.

And that, perhaps, illustrates the most pervasive myth about crime in New Orleans, that it is one neighborhood’s problem but not another’s, that it’s right to think in terms of “safe” or “unsafe” neighborhoods.

District commanders frequently suggest that creating taxes for private security on upscale streets is likely less effective than improving policing in neighborhoods where shootings are more frequent. Polite made this exact point on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “The safety of the Garden District requires safety in Central City,” Polite said. “This is not an abstraction. It can be achieved, in our community, in our lifetime. So I implore you to move beyond passivity, into a love in action for our city.

Get from behind your safe homes, get from behind your safe office buildings and get out into our neighborhoods and continue to effect change in our world.”

The NOPD is making gains in its investigations of major criminal gangs — earlier this month, yet another major prosecution of the Carrollton-based Taliban gang neared its conclusion with convictions. But Deputy Chief Bardy — a fairly beloved former commander of the police district over Central City — repeatedly told that community that the police will never be able to arrest their way out of the crime problem.

Until all New Orleanians invest themselves in ferreting out and remedying the conditions that continue to create criminals, crime may literally remain out of our control.

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NEWS VIEWS SCUTTLEBUTT Quote of the week

Correction: An editorial in this Sunday’s edition of The Times-Picayune referred to Sen. David Vitter as a “leader” and indicated that he would “understand the need to build consensus.” Further, the article stated that the editorial board would “take him at his word.”

The Times regrets the error.

(As do Louisiana voters.)

— A press release from the Louisiana Democratic Party, one day after NOLA. com | The Times-Picayune endorsed Vitter for governor.

Landrieu’s budget hikes parking fees

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Though Mayor Mitch Landrieu hasn’t announced any tax increases as part of his proposed $592.7 million city budget for 2016, one fee increase could put more than $4 million in the city’s coffers. Under Landrieu’s proposal, parking meter rates will rise to $3 an hour in the French Quarter and CBD and to $2 an hour in other neighborhoods. Current parking rates are $1.50 an hour. Pay-to-park hours, currently 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., would stretch for four more hours, meaning drivers would have to feed the meter between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.

The parking fee increase is part of a budget that’s $50 million higher than the 2015 budget — and nearly $100 million more than the 2010 budget. The city also is on the hook for millions of dollars to pay New Orleans firefighters in an ongoing battle over pensions — and then there’s funding the new jail, two consent decrees and committing to a well-funded criminal justice system, new infrastructure, pay raises and new hires within the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) to combat the city’s ongoing crime issues.

NOPD is set to be funded at $140 million, an 8 percent ($10.5 million) budget increase from 2015, and $31 million more than it received six years ago.

“Fighting crime and making the city safe is always our No. 1 priority,” Landrieu said. NOPD’s budget increase includes 15 percent pay raises, compliance measures with the federal consent decree and ongoing recruitment efforts, including training 150 new officers.

Landrieu also promoted “Operation Relentless Pursuit,” his recently unveiled crime-fighting umbrella strategy that includes funding $11 million in

“unlimited” overtime for NOPD — the “equivalent of adding 100 officers to the force,” he said. More than $100 million in the city’s capital budget will fund new construction and other NOPD infrastructure.

The leaner years have allowed the city to use its “carefully saved pennies,” Landrieu said, adding that New Orleans now has less blight and more retail and new industries.

“This means even more jobs, more business, more revenue and more public investment,” he said, saying we are “a city of peace and a stronger, more resilient New Orleans.”

The New Orleans City Council will schedule budget hearings for city departments from Oct. 26 to Nov. 12, when department heads and accountants will outline budget needs and petition for some changes. The city’s proposed 2016 budget is available at www.nola.gov/ mayor/budget. — ALEX WOODWARD

Small numbers

Jindal funds relect his poll standing

The 2016 presidential candidates filed their third-quarter fundraising reports last week, and Gov. Bobby Jindal’s totals reflected his position in the polls. While top-tier GOP candidates like Ben Carson raised $20 million and Carly Fiorina raised $6.8 million, Jindal raised only $579,438.39.

Worse for Jindal, the governor had spent more than $832,000, leaving him with $260,939.01 cash on hand.

That’s not enough to take him to the White House; nor is it enough to buy him a regular house in Washington, D.C., where the median home price is $489,000. It is, however, plenty to buy a handsome house in Baton Rouge, should he decided to return there.

— KEVIN ALLMAN

OIG, IPM agree to separate

Irreconcilable differences cited

The ongoing discord between the offices of the New Orleans Inspector General (OIG) and Independent Police Monitor (IPM) seems to have come to an end. The offices agreed to bury the hatchet and operate independently from each other.

The New Orleans City Council stepped in to help end the quarrel when District D Councilman Jared Brossett announced plans to introduce an ordinance that would remove the IPM from the OIG’s control. The offices announced their agreement before the measure’s PAGE 14

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was awarded a three-year, $350,000 Humana Communities Benefit grant from the Humana Foundation. DSCNO will use the grant to establish a New Orleans Diabetes Prevention Program. The Humana Foundation was formed in 1981 as the nonprofit philanthropic arm of the health insurance company.

The Fore!Kids Foundation

awarded $100,000 to New Orleans Children’s Hospital on Oct. 1. The foundation raised the money during the Zurich Classic golf tournament and other fundraisers.

Formed in 1958, the foundation has helped raise more than $30 million for health organizations in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas.

donated trombones, trumpets, music stands and chairs to students at Warren Easton Charter High School on Oct. 5 as part of Life Is Good’s Optimism Tour, which has raised more than $1 million for students throughout the U.S. Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, a Warren Easton graduate, created his foundation in 2013 to support music education programs.

Theresa Adderley, Lisa Crinel, Rhonda Maberry and Sheila Mathieu

pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Oct. 2 to health care fraud charges in a scheme in which Crinel’s Abide Home Care Services overcharged or misdiagnosed patients in order to receive thousands of dollars in Medicare reimbursements and kickbacks. Crinel faces up to 15 years in prison, Adderley and Maberry each face up to five years, and Mathieu faces up to one year when they are sentenced in January 2016.

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introduction on Oct. 15. The arrangement — now backed by the City Council as an amendment to the City Charter dedicating a piece of the general fund to the IPM separate from the OIG’s dedication —likely will head to New Orleans voters next year. Meanwhile, Police Monitor Susan Hutson will move into a separate office by Dec. 31, 2015.

Hutson, who has served as IPM since 2010, has sought more independence from Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux, who budgets the IPM and sees the office as a branch of his own. Tensions between the offices boiled over after Quatrevaux’s September letter to the Ethics Review Board calling for Hutson’s firing. In the letter, Quatrevaux alleged Hutson engaged in “ethical misconduct” and “unprofessional conduct” and “failed to relate effectively with law enforcement.”

“Mr. Quatrevaux wants to silence true police oversight for personal relationships. I have not allowed that,” Hutson said in her response last month. “Mr. Quatrevaux is aware that I intend to seek legal independence for the [IPM] and he has made this move to thwart that effort.”

In their agreement, announced Oct. 14, Hutson will receive an office budget of .16 percent of the city’s general fund budget while the ERB and OIG will share .59 percent of the city’s general fund budget. One City Hall source said that split is what Quatrevaux offered Hutson earlier this year as a proposed compromise.

The OIG also rescinded Quatrevaux’s request to terminate Hutson, and the two agreed to “respect one another’s

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share their experiences and suggestions for future library operations: • Monday, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m.: Algiers Regional Library (3014 Holiday Drive, Algiers) • Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m.: Main Library (219 Loyola Ave.) • Wednesday, Oct. 21, 6 p.m.: NORD-C Lyons Center (634 Louisiana Ave.) • Thursday, Oct. 22, 6 p.m.: Norman Mayer Library (3001 Gentilly Blvd.)

If you can’t make those, NOPL has an 11-question survey designed to gauge interest in library services.

Visit www.neworleanspubliclibrary. org. — KEVIN ALLMAN

Ads gone crazy IPM Susan Hutson will keep her job, and at the end of the year she’ll move out of the IG department and into her own office with her own budget.

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mandate and refrain from publicly criticizing or commenting on one another except as it pertains to the respective missions and official duties of each entity regarding NOPD.” —ALEX WOODWARD

A most unusual debate

Vitter participates; students and media banned

Last week’s gubernatorial debate at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston didn’t make much news for the candidates’ positions, as it covered well-trodden ground, but it was different than most of the others in two ways. It was one of only two televised debates in which U.S. Sen. David Vitter participated (out of seven total), and it was the only one where neither students nor media were allowed in the debate room — a particularly remarkable restriction for a public university.

While all the candidates’ campaigns insisted the no-audience rule was not their requirement, and an online petition urging the university to change its mind drew plenty of signatories, Louisiana Tech didn’t relent, relegating the press to watching the debate on a big-screen TV on another floor. The problem with that arrived in the form of several technical glitches. In some instances, microphones were too low to be heard or sound dropped out entirely, and at least once there was neither sound nor picture for people watching in the building, on statewide

television or via Internet.

After the debate, Vitter left the stage alone as the other three candidates — Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and state Rep. John Bel Edwards — chatted among themselves. Vitter also was the only candidate not to engage the press afterward. According to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune’s Julia O’Donoghue, all three of Vitter’s competitors told the assembled reporters they believed Vitter’s campaign was responsible for the strangely restrictive debate conditions. — KEVIN ALLMAN

Library seeks public input

Neighborhood meetings, survey invite suggestions

In May, New Orleans voters created a new 25-year, 2.5-mill tax to support the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL). The increase, NOPL Executive Director Charles Brown said, would enable the library to open its Nora Navra branch in the 7th Ward and extend hours throughout the library system. Those extended hours will begin Jan. 3, 2016, providing six-daya-week service at all libraries and Sunday hours at the Main Library and five others.

This week, NOPL will host four “community input sessions” around the city so that library users can

Murphy drills Jindal for absences It would be hard for any Louisiana campaign commercial to top Dr. Dwight McKenna’s satirical ad in the 2010 Orleans Parish Coroner’s race. It caricatured his opponent, incumbent Coroner Frank Minyard, as a Yat-accented Dr. Frankenstein in a bloody lab coat selling body parts out of the coroner’s office, commanding his assistant Igor to get “a hawt, a spleen and a liver for tonight’s sale.”

The current election also has yielded some creative ads, including an anti-David Vitter commercial titled “David Vitter: Bad for the Mission.” It intersperses clips of Vitter against clips of HAL, the sentient computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey: “I can’t do that, Dave … This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.” (This comes on the heels of a Gumbo PAC-funded anti-Vitter ad featuring a crying baby in a diaper.)

But the best ad so far may be one for Mickey Murphy, a retired U.S. Army drill instructor and watermelon farmer who is running for State Senate District 12. Dressed in uniform, Murphy asks, “Don’t you wish you could say this to Gov. [Bobby] Jindal? ‘Governor! Where’ve you been!’” In his best drill sergeant mode, Murphy commands Jindal to “Drop and give me 49! For all those other states you’ve been visiting!”

The camera (representing Jindal’s point of view) obligingly simulates a vigorous series of pushups.

“Feel the burn, governor?” Murphy concludes. “We’re gonna clean up your mess!” — KEVIN ALLMAN

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A Chelsea morning Uptown

Chelsea Clinton addressed bullying, political aspirations and her new book at an appearance last week at Lusher Charter School.

By Robert Morris Uptown Messenger

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When Chelsea opened the floor for questions, the first few students, naturally, wanted to know more about their speaker’s famous childhood. They asked what she thought about her mom running for president, what it was like to grow up in the White House and whether she, too, planned to run for office.

With each personal question, Chelsea used her answer to gently push the topic away from her.

With regard to her mother, for example, she simply said that voters should choose candidates based on their policies, but that a woman in the White House would be a tremendous role model for girls. On living in the White House, she emphasized nightly dinners and her parents’ desire to be as normal a family as possible.

When it came to her own political aspirations, Chelsea said she has been answering that question for as long as she can remember. She then turned it back on the student, asking the same question and saying that all children should be asked that.

“I think that question should be asked of kids,” Chelsea said. “I don’t think it’s something that should just be asked of me, because of what choices my parents have made. … I think it’s a question you should be asking yourselves.”

Speaking with reporters following the presentation, Chelsea resisted answering a question as to whether it is common for students to ask about her time in the White House.

“I hope your reporting would reflect that those were three, I think, of the 15 questions I was asked,” Chelsea said, adding she also commonly is asked about climate change, endangered species, the role of girls and women in society, education and other issues she raises in her book. One Lusher student even asked how Chelsea could measure the success of her efforts to bring awareness to the issue of child soldiers in Uganda and South Sudan (which captured popular attention through the controversial film Kony 2012).

The question Chelsea found most poignant, however, came from two girls who approached the microphone to ask about her experience with bullying. Many

Chelsea Clinton speaks to middleschool students in the gym at Lusher Charter School Oct. 13.

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people will remember that in the 1990s Chelsea was subjected to bullying on a national scale, when conservative talk radio hosts began mocking her in a personal way in their attacks on her father. (Rush Limbaugh famously called her “the White House dog.”) At the time, Chelsea Clinton was not yet a teenager.

So, when asked about bullying at the Lusher event, Chelsea’s answer was acutely personal. She said the absurdity of grown men insulting a child before national audiences helped her see through the attacks in a way that might not be as easy for a girl being bullied by her peers.

“Things that people were saying to me and about me when I was 11, 12 and 13 were so outrageous that I think it was more readily apparent to me on some visceral level that it was more about them than about me,” Chelsea said. “It’s never OK to say those things like that about an 11-year-old kid. There’s no justification for that. It’s always important to realize it’s about the bully and not about you, and I would hope that these two girls can internalize that.”

Chelsea’s stop at Lusher came exactly midway through a two-month book tour across the United States, including a book signing that evening at Octavia Books.

Part of her itinerary in New Orleans also included work for the Clinton Foundation, observing the work of one of the programs funded by her family’s nonprofit.

Her staff said they planned to sign books at Octavia that night until they reached the last one — though the event was scheduled close to the start time of the first Democratic debate of the 2016 campaign, where her mother faced off against four opponents.

Chelsea said she wouldn’t miss it.

“Of course I’m watching the debates tonight. I’m excited,” she said. “I always watch the debates.”

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fter a quarter-century in the political spotlight, the woman who was a young girl growing up in the White House in the 1990s now seems determined to pull back from life in the shadow of her politically royal parents, former President Bill Clinton and current presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

In a conversation with students at Lusher Charter School this week and with reporters afterward, it was clear that Chelsea Clinton’s unique childhood — in both its highs and lows — still informs who she is, in sometimes poignant ways.

The first mentions of Chelsea Clinton in the national media were back in 1987, when her father declined to seek the Democratic presidential nomination — partly, he said then, in order to spend more time with her. “Chelsea” became a household name after her father was elected president in 1992, and since his presidency ended she has had an onagain, off-again presence in the public sphere: campaigning for her mother’s unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2008, feature stories about her 2010 marriage and the 2014 birth of her child and several years as an NBC News correspondent.

Most Lusher middle schoolers hadn’t been born when Bill Clinton was president, and Chelsea, now 35, spoke little of her time in Washington, D.C., when she introduced herself to them last week.

She showed photos of herself as a child growing up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and moved swiftly into sharing some of the anecdotes from It’s Your World, her new book aimed at their age group.

The book itself has drawn mixed reviews. It is praised for its comprehensive, factual approach to explaining issues: “Where she succeeds is in making even the knottiest issues seem accessible to a bright seventh-grader,” wrote Maria Russo in The New York Times. But Chelsea’s attempts to write on a personal level fell flat with critics. The School Library Journal called an effort to relate to poorer children on health issues as “tone deaf,” and the Times likewise wrote, “In Clinton’s book, the people who need help feel very far away.”

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COMMENTARY

thinking out loud

Time to engage ust over 37,000 Louisianans went to the polls Oct. 10, the first day of early voting in this fall’s election. That’s 1,000 fewer votes than were cast the first day of early voting during the 2014 U.S. Senate race. It also may be a sign that voters are less engaged in this election than they were when Bill Cassidy, then a congressman, dethroned longtime U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu.

Despite the intense coverage this election has received — and the barrage of television ads — the Louisiana electorate has seemed detached, if not apathetic. Polls reflect this lack of interest. A July and early August survey of voters conducted by Louisiana State University’s Public Policy Research Lab found that only 29 percent of voters were paying attention to the governor’s race — the same percentage that had been paying attention in March. Last month, a Clarus Research Group poll conducted for WWL-TV and The New Orleans Advocate found “[W]hile nearly 90 percent of voters know enough” about Sen. David Vitter to form an opinion of him (either positive or negative), more than 50 percent of voters knew too little to form an opinion about Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne or state Rep. John Bel Edwards. That survey was done less than a month before early voting began.

Early voting is now over. Election Day is this Saturday, Oct. 24. It’s time for voters to get educated — even if they can’t get excited — and engage, because this is one of the most consequential elections in a long time.

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Dardenne for governor

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Louisiana’s next governor will inherit the fiscal train wreck left by Gov. Bobby Jindal.

All four leading candidates are qualified for the office, but we believe Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne offers Louisiana the best hope for a brighter future. He has a quarter-century of experience in the Legislature and as a statewide elected official. At every level, he left his office better than he found it. He also has a consistent record of doing what’s right for the right reason, and he is untainted by scandal.

Louisiana’s next governor needs to be a uniter, not a divider. Jay Dardenne has proved he can work with Democrats as well as Republicans to move our state forward. He has the experience, the temperament and the tenacity to tackle the daunting problems that confront Louisiana. For all those reasons, we believe Jay Dardenne is the man Louisiana needs as its next governor.

Voters also will elect six other statewide officials, a host of local and legislative officials, and decide the fate of four proposed state constitutional amendments. Our ballot is on the next page, and the full text of our endorsements can be found at www.bestofneworleans.com.

Jay Dardenne has proved he can work with Democrats as well as Republicans to move our state forward.

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Governor Jay Dardenne Lt. Governor John Young

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon

Attorney General Buddy Caldwell

Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain

Secretary of State Tom Schedler

BESE District 1 Jim Garvey

State Treasurer John Kennedy

BESE District 2 Kira Orange Jones

LEGISL ATIVE R ACES House District 94 Stephanie Hilferty

Senate District 7 Jeff Arnold

House District 97 Joseph Bouie

Senate District 9 Conrad Appel

House District 99 Jimmy Harris

House District 83 Robert Billiot

House District 100 John Bagneris

House District 87 Ebony Woodruff

House District 102 Lourdes Moran

JEFFERS ON PARISH ELEC TIONS Sheriff Newell Normand Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni Jefferson Council At-Large “A” Chris Roberts Jefferson Council Dist. 1 Ricky Templet Jefferson Council Dist. 2 Paul Johnston

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Amendment 1 Budget and Transportation Stabilization Trust YES Amendment 2 State Infrastructure Bank YES Amendment 3 Legislative Fiscal Sessions YES Amendment 4 Ad Valorem Tax on Public Properties NO

Jefferson Council Dist. 5 Jennifer Van Vrancken Orleans Parish School Board Keith Barney

French Quarter Sales Tax YES

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New Orleanians have referred to a small area of Gentilly as Pilotland for years. Like so many things in this city, there’s a story behind it that has something to do with our New Orleans patois, or manner of speaking.

The area we’re talking about is roughly bordered by Harrison Avenue, Interstate 610, Paris Avenue and Bayou St. John. The Pilotland Neighborhood Association says the area originally was called Pailet Land, named after the family that owned most of the property there.

The 1945 book Gumbo Ya-Ya includes a chapter capturing some of Pilotland’s early history and folklore. Though the spelling of Pilotland often varies, the book refers to Pailet Lane and describes the same general boundaries. The area’s names have included Pellet Land and Pailetaville, with

The Pilotland neighborhood in Gentilly got its name from a mispronunciation of the former landowner’s surname.

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stories recorded in the dialects of both black and white residents of the time. One woman recounts her aunt moving there in 1914, “and there wasn’t no houses, but four shacks. Then Mr. Pailet built some places and people started movin’ in.”

Research done by the neighborhood association and provided by the Rev. Lionel Davis Sr. includes oral histories of former residents. One dates the area’s name change from Pailet Land to Pilotland as early as 1929 — a mispronunciation of the name that seemed to stick. Research also shows that Pailet Lane ran through the neighborhood. In 1942, a large tract of land including Pailet Lane was developed by the federal government into the St. Bernard public housing development, now Columbia Parc.

After Hurricane Katrina, when civic groups led rebuilding efforts, a neighborhood association was formed and the city erected the sign at the entrance to Pilotland, welcoming drivers and passersby to a neighborhood with a unique name.

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here’s a lot of talk this week about who should be the state’s next governor, but in this space we’ll look back on the first elected governor — William Charles Cole Claiborne. He was appointed territorial governor by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803 and was elected governor in 1812, after Louisiana became a state. Born near Richmond, Virginia in 1775, Claiborne later moved to Tennessee, where he was appointed a state Supreme Court justice and then was elected to Congress.

He became a key ally of Jefferson during his presidency and was rewarded with the Louisiana governorship. Claiborne had his work cut out for him, both in establishing a new government and later leading the state during the War of 1812.

In their book Louisiana Governors: Rulers, Rascals and Reformers, historians Jack McGuire and Walter Greaves Cowan point out Claiborne’s key success was “securing acceptance of the U.S. regime by the largely foreign population of Louisiana, for whom the customs, religion, language and government of the Americans were strange.” The Louisiana Constitution allowed him to serve only one term as governor, after which he was elected to the U.S. Senate. He served there less than nine months, dying in 1817 at age 42.

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tions competing to host debates. That system doesn’t serve the public interest because it lets candidates decide which debates matter (read: the ones with “friendlier” formats) by attending some and avoiding others.

Take that power away from the candidates by agreeing to, say, three statewide debates in the Nov. 21 runoff — and let all stations carry the debate if they so choose. Instead of stations competing to have their anchors moderate the debates (which led to WDSU’s debacle on Oct. 1), let the League determine the format, topic, moderator and questioners. Make it about the issues, not the anchors.

Most of all, the stations should make it clear to any candidate who thinks he can marginalize a debate by not attending that his opponent will get an hour of free time on statewide television to say anything he wants about the candidate who’s too chicken to show up and face the questions. And then stick to that decision.

Such a strategy would serve the public interest — something all broadcasters have a duty to do under their federally issued licenses — and restore relevance to the debates. It also would offer voters a chance to see what the candidates are made of by forcing them to answer tough questions from knowledgeable reporters under the firm hand of a skilled moderator who won’t let any candidate “take over” a debate.

It’s time to stop allowing candidates call the shots on debates. They make enough bad decisions once they’re in office.

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t’s time to localize our governor’s race again. With the advent of Super PACs and their dominance of campaign fundraising and political messaging, the old truism that “all politics is local” no longer applies. Out-of-state interests have hijacked every election from governor to school board.

How can we reverse that destructive trend?

One way is by taking back the debates, especially in the race for governor.

Granted, Super PACs don’t control the timing or formats of debates, but they do tend to coalesce behind certain candidates who quickly emerge as frontrunners. Those frontrunners, in turn, often exert too much influence over the number, timing and formats of debates.

Case in point: U.S. Sen. David Vitter in the current gubernatorial race. Vitter has raised more money than all his opponents combined, thanks to Super PACs, and he has absolutely dictated the course of the campaign by refusing to participate in debates that are truly open and unscripted. He has taken some hits for that — and he deserves more — but he still has gotten away with manipulating the debate process to his advantage.

Blogger and columnist Bob Mann recently suggested that Louisiana establish a gubernatorial debate commission. That lofty idea sounds great, but I doubt it could ever get past the Louisiana Legislature — and certainly not past a governor like David Vitter.

There’s an easier, more direct way to achieve that aim, however: The Louisiana Association of Broadcasters should join forces with the League of Women Voters or another nonpartisan group to establish uniform ground rules, dates and formats for the gubernatorial runoff.

For starters, the broadcasters (TV and radio stations) must agree to abandon the current system of TV sta-

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FOURRING CIRCUS A snoozer of a governor’s race heats up in the final days

amid scorching attack ads and wild twists.

BY CLANCY DUBOS

Republicans Scott Angelle (top) and Jay Dardenne have seen their favorability ratings slip following attack ads by U.S. Sen. David Vitter.

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he 2015 race for Louisiana governor enters its final week looking very much like it has looked for months — with frontrunners John Bel Edwards and David Vitter ahead of the four-man field of major candidates. Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle trail, each hoping for a Hail Mary to catapult him into the Nov. 21 runoff.

Although the primary returns may wind up looking fairly predictable, the campaign has taken some interesting turns throughout. Super PACs have dominated the fundraising scene and accounted for the vast majority of attack ads on television and radio. And despite the heated commercials, voter interest remains below that of last year’s hotly contested race for U.S. Senate.

Another interesting twist: Early Republican frontrunner Vitter, the state’s senior U.S. senator, fell from a once-commanding lead of 38 percent in springtime surveys to somewhere in the mid-20s by September — trailing lone Democrat Edwards, who started far back in the pack but now looks to finish first on Saturday with more than 30 percent of the vote. Dardenne and Angelle are Republicans.

Vitter also has seen his voter approval rating turned upside down in the last few months — as voters were reminded of his past scandals. In July, his 41 percent “favorable” rating easily outpaced his 30 percent “unfavorable” number. Now those figures are reversed.

A survey released last week by the Louisiana State University (LSU) Public Policy Research Lab showed Vitter with just 30 percent “favorable” compared to 41 percent “unfavorable” ratings among voters statewide.

Democrat John Bel Edwards is expected to finish Saturday’s gubernatorial election with 30 percent or more of the vote; the second-place finisher is predicted to be Republican Sen. David Vitter, whose polling numbers are in the mid-20s.

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by Washington-based Clarus Research Group showed Jindal even more unpopular in Louisiana than Obama. The Republican Governors Association Super PAC has already started airing TV ads tying Obama to Edwards. It remains to be seen if — and when — Edwards will try to hang Jindal around Vitter’s neck. Vitter endorsed Jindal for re-election in 2011 in glowing terms, describing him as “honest and competent.”

U.S. Sen. David Vitter endorsed Gov. Bobby Jindal for re-election in 2011, a move that could haunt him in a runoff.

Edwards, meanwhile, has been able to conserve most of his resources. “He has a pretty easy path into the runoff,” Henderson says. “He’s likely to get his votes, so it makes strategic sense for him to preserve his resources for the runoff.”

University of Louisiana-Lafayette political scientist G. Pearson Cross agrees. “The governor’s race demonstrates that the fundamentals of Louisiana politics remain intact,” he says. “African-Americans won’t pull the lever for a Republican, geographical regions still count for something, and name-recognition trumps all.”

Polls consistently show Edwards getting the lion’s share of black votes — in increasing amounts as the primary draws near. “What the race presents are two candidates most identified by their party — Vitter and Edwards,” Cross says, “while Angelle and Dardenne struggle to expand their regional strength — Acadiana and Baton Rouge, respectively — statewide.”

Interestingly, surveys also show Edwards leading Vitter by increasing margins in head-to-head runoff matchups. However, polls cannot predict this far out how people will

vote six weeks hence, especially after attack ads hone in on just two candidates. Louisiana is, after all, a decidedly “red” state.

The wild card in a Vitter-Edwards runoff is Vitter’s controversial past — his prostitution scandal and rumors of other possible scandals — and his longstanding refusal to subject himself to media interviews or to more than one or two live, unscripted debates.

Another twist in the governor’s contest is the sudden importance of Super PACs, which came into being after a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing corporations, unions and individuals to contribute unlimited amounts of money to “independent” political action committees. Super PACs have since turned even local elections into national contests, upending the late Tip O’Neill’s timehonored maxim, “All politics is local.”

“This is the first time in the long history of Louisiana politics that Super PACs have played in a governor’s race,” says Jeremy Alford, publisher of the weekly digital LaPolitics.com report.

“They’ve changed the tone of the race in that candidates now have someone else to sling mud instead of having to do it on their own. I think it also has

affected the mood of the electorate in that negative ads may be wearing thin. In the last few weeks we’ve seen Vitter, Dardenne and Edwards go a little softer in their own ads after weeks of either being on the attack or responding to attacks.”

When it comes to fundraising, Alford says, it’s tough to compete with the pro-Vitter Super PAC known as the Fund for Louisiana’s Future. “They have completely changed the fundraising landscape for generations to come,” says Alford, who has tracked Super PACs in the governor’s race from day one. “Forty percent of all money being brought into this race for governor has been raised by Super PACs — from January 1 of 2014 through the latest reporting period.”

Cross minces no words in his assessment of the negative impact of Super PACs. “We’re entering a very different political future when raising money from the general public for spending by the candidate directly becomes far less relevant to political success than support from a Super PAC,” he says. “This may be a lot of things, but one thing it’s not is good for democracy.”

Chervenak adds that challengers will find it more difficult than ever to raise money because Super PACs tend to favor incumbents. “It’s always been easier for incumbents to raise money, but now they can raise unlimited amounts of money, giving them even more of an advantage,” he says.

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ow does all this affect voters?

Polls consistently show relatively low voter interest in the race, despite a barrage of advertising — mostly Vitter attacking his two GOP rivals, with Angelle and Dardenne returning fire in recent weeks.

LSU’s Henderson says voter interest at this late stage of the campaign is still 10 points lower (at around 40 percent) than it was just before last year’s red-hot U.S. Senate race. UNO’s Chervenak describes voter interest this year as “tepid.”

“The tone of the campaign for governor has turned a lot of people off,” says Chervenak. “The Republicans are in a circular firing squad launching one attack after another.”

Early voting ended this past weekend. Polls open Saturday at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

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The other three candidates continue to draw mostly favorable reviews from voters, though all have seen their “unfavorable” numbers increase in the wake of a torrent of attack ads — most of them from the Vitter camp.

“I think it’s mostly going the way that we would expect,” says LSU pollster and political scientist Michael Henderson, director of the Public Policy Research Lab at the Reilly Center for Media and Public Policy.

“You have a prominent candidate — Vitter — with a lot more early name recognition than his opponents as well as a strong organization and deep pockets. He’s in position to make a strong play in the primary.

He’s still polling reasonably well and he’s definitely in the running. The fact that he’s been able to maintain that advantage is not surprising. Nor is it surprising that recent polls show the race getting closer. That often happens. We don’t know yet if that tightening effect is enough to take him out of the contest. The typical pattern is the frontrunner more often than not remains the frontrunner.”

University of New Orleans pollster and political scientist Ed Chervenak agrees that Vitter had a good shot at making the runoff going into the final week.

“Vitter is playing it strategically, but he’s leaving himself open to attacks,” Chervenak says of the senator’s decision to severely limit his public appearances. “His behavior is just like [Gov.] Bobby Jindal’s — absent at critical junctures, such as debates — and voters are not happy with Jindal.

It’s going to be interesting to see who the bigger bogeyman is going to be in the runoff, assuming it’s between Vitter and Edwards: Will it be Jindal for Vitter, or President Obama for Edwards? Both are very unpopular.”

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ANOTHER HOT 7 In addition to a red-hot governor’s race, several statewide races and a handful of local elections are hotly contested.

Here’s a quick look at eight barnburners on this Saturday’s ballot.

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Republicans John Young and Billy Nungesser are duking it out to land a runoff spot against Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden, the only Democrat in the race. Holden should have a runoff berth locked up, but low black voter turnout could make this a tight three-way. Young and Nungesser took off the gloves last week in their attack ads — with each accusing the other of past sexual harassment of employees.

Expect more in the final days, but can it possibly get uglier than this? Of course it can.

This is Louisiana.

State Senate District 7

Attorney General

Incumbent Buddy Caldwell can’t seem to get any love from fellow Republicans, even though he converted to the GOP more than four years ago. He faces former Congressman Jeff Landry, a tea party ideologue who has never tried a criminal case but who has the official GOP blessing.

Landry accuses Caldwell of corruption at the hands of trial lawyers. Caldwell says Landry is unqualified to be AG, and he touts endorsements from DAs and sheriffs, who praise his crime-fighting record. Democrat Geri Broussard Baloney and several other lesser knowns could force a runoff.

State Sen. David Heitmeier set off a mad scramble when he decided to quit politics right before qualifying for his West Bank Senate seat. Leading contenders are state Rep. Jeff Arnold, former New Orleans City Councilman Troy Carter and businessman and civic leader Roy Glapion. Mayor Mitch Landrieu has it in for Arnold, and Hizzoner joins Congressman Cedric Richmond in backing Carter. Glapion, who co-led the effort to rebuild NORD, is the outsider hoping to break through.

Jefferson Parish President

Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni and veteran parish Councilman Elton Lagasse are squaring off in a generational war for the top job in parish government.

It’s also a classic East Bankversus-West Bank conflict, even though both men reside on the East Bank (Lagasse’s political base is the West Bank). Yenni, the young mayor, is counting on his energy to overcome the elder Lagasse’s endorsements from the parish political establishment.

Naturally, the attack ads are coming fast and furious.

State Senate District 9

Incumbent Conrad Appel has been a leader in education reform, but former state Rep. John LaBruzzo is running hard against him (and against Common Core) in Metairie. LaBruzzo was considered the least effective member of the House — by his peers — when he served two terms there, and several of his former colleagues are going all out to defeat him (again) this time. He lost a bid for re-election four years ago when redistricting put him in the same House district as state Rep. Nick Lorusso.

Though not held in high esteem by his peers, LaBruzzo is a tireless campaigner.

Jefferson Parish Council-at-Large

What would a Jefferson Parish political brawl be without lawsuits over attack ads?

Incumbent Chris Roberts faces former Kenner pol Louie Congemi and former Councilman Jimmy Lawson.

A Congemi ad claimed Roberts failed to pay taxes; Roberts’ spot riffed the classic tune “Louie Louie.” Both pulled their ads to settle a lawsuit, and of course both claimed victory afterward. This is far from over.

House District 87

Rep. Ebony Woodruff won a special election two years ago and now seeks a full term from this West Jefferson district. Her main opponent, sort of, is former state Sen. Derrick Shepherd, who was sentenced to three years in federal prison on corruption charges.

But Shepherd (like LaBruzzo in Senate District 9) is not easily shamed. He was disqualified under a constitutional provision against convicted felons running for state office, but he challenged that ruling in two courts.

As of press time, his name will appear on the ballot, but votes for him won’t be counted.

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hours, have been a boon for business.

“People were coming in to pick up orders they had called in and then deciding to stay and eat in the restaurant once they saw the new space,” Barros says.

Mid City Pizza offers 10inch and 18-inch pies, as well as vegan versions. There’s pizza by the slice and $3 beer and wine until 6 p.m.

Barros, a Rhode Island native, says food was important to his large Italian family when he was growing up.

“Food brought us together and I’ve always enjoyed not only eating it, but preparing and cooking it for others,” Barros says.

Formerly a touring musician who managed Mid City Pizza part time, Barros focused on the restaurant when it expanded. “[I’m building] something I can be proud of,” he says.

“And while it’s become a lot more stressful, part of me is still really excited about coming in here every day and making 100 pounds of dough and helping feed hundreds of people each day.”

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The Stacks (900 Camp St., 504-439-0846; www. thestacks-books.org), an art and design bookstore in the Contemporary Art Center’s cafe, recently celebrated its grand opening.

On Wednesday, Oct. 21, Whole Foods Market’s Louisiana stores will donate 5 percent of proceeds to animal rescue organizations, including The Inner Pup of New Orleans and St. Francis Animal Sanctuary.

Through Sunday, Nov. 1, The Cinderella Project, Saenger Theatre and the company of Rodgers

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and Hammerstein’s Cinderella are collecting donations of costume jewelry and gently used princess and prom dresses of all sizes for girls in need. Drop donations during business hours at the Saenger Theatre box office (1111 Canal St.), Romaguera Photography (2319 Metairie Road, Metairie) or Salon Sanity (429 Wall Blvd., Suite 4, Gretna).

The New Orleans Healing Center (2372 St. Claude Ave.) hosts the 20th Annual Halloween Costume Boo-Tique from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.

The market offers masks, costumes, hats and crafts by more than 20 local designers.

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id City Pizza (4400 Banks St., 504-483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com) owner Rand Owens is happy to be part of the thriving Mid-City small business scene. “It’s great to see kids skateboarding and playing football outside and then all chipping in for a large pie,” Owens says. “There is a really strong sense of community in Mid-City, an ‘everyone knows everyone’ type of vibe.”

Earlier this year, a loyal following had the business bursting at the seams. Located in a bar with limited storage, the fledgling pizzeria was strained on busy nights, but 10 months ago It moved to new digs across the street.

“The business was rapidly growing and we were in the right place at the right time,” general manager Sean-Patrick Barros says.

The team at Mid City Pizza expanded what had been a mostly delivery and latenight bar business. It now offers pizzas, sandwiches and appetizers in a breezy, spacious dining room with beers on tap, wine and other cold drinks. There are indoor tables, a small bar top and shaded tables on a wraparound deck, as well as a large flat-screen TV. These amenities, along with extended lunch and dinner

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Most dishes Nine Roses Cafe serves Vietnamese spring rolls include some filled with shrimp, vermicelli and herbs. combination of P H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER salty, sweet, spicy and sour flavors, typically found across Southeast Asian cuisines. what Duck “coleslaw” consists of finely shredded Nine Roses Cafe cabbage, julienned carrots and thinly sliced where red onions topped with wedges of tender duck breast, and ginger vinaigrette is served on the 620 Conti St., side. The ginger flavor and vinaigrette’s acidity (504) 324-9450; paired well with the earthy undertones of the www.ninerosesduck, while sprigs of fresh mint and basil added restaurant.com an herbaceous layer. Razor-thin onions fried when golden brown were piled on top of the salad, lunch and dinner adding texture and crunch.

Egg rolls, often victims of the deep fryer, are Mon.-Sat. fried just so, retaining a tan, matte exterior rathhow much er than a glossy sheen of grease. They are filled inexpensive with the hearty flavors of shredded pork and wood ear mushrooms balanced with pickled and what works fresh carrots, vermicelli, lettuce and mint. Fish spring rolls, sauce provides the backbone for the accompaduck “coleslaw” nying vinaigrette, a binding factor that ties all the elements together. what doesn’t For dessert, bananas are battered and fried, pork belly in topped with honey and served with vanilla ice steamed buns cream. Teas and coffees sweetened with conis dry densed milk make for an equally sugary after-dinner treat, but are great at any time of day, as is check, please the food at this casual French Quarter cafe. casual Vietnamese fare in a tiny French Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com.

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After a two-month-long renovation, Dickie Brennan’s elegant Creole bistro Palace Cafe (605 Canal St., 504-523-1661; www.palacecafe.com) reopened Oct. 12.

A Canal Street mainstay since opening in 1991, the restaurant closed in August to undergo a complete overhaul of the second floor. The reopening menu introduces new items including a small plates selection that’s heavy on charcuterie, with cheese boards and cured items such as Niman Ranch prosciutto, venison salami, octopus head cheese, tuna rillettes and smoked redfish. Small plates include boudin meat pies with Creole mustard sauce, fried oyster sliders with Tabasco and Sriracha tartar sauce and smoked tuna blinis with creme fraiche.

There is a newly designed charcuterie kitchen at the top of the restaurant’s spiral staircase, adjacent to the second floor bar and lounge. The bar has a new rum-heavy cocktail list with the Carpe Noctum, a blend of Zaya 12-year aged rum, cane syrup, Pernod and Bittermens Tiki bitters.

Diners will still find iconic Creole dishes such as shrimp remoulade, oyster pan roast and andouille-crusted Gulf fish, among others.

Palace Cafe is open for breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday, dinner daily and brunch Saturday and Sunday.

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Bao on the bayou

Pit master Rob Bechtold recently shuttered his Irish Channel barbecue operation NOLA Smokehouse. Soon he’ll open an Asian-inspired pop-up, Bayou Bao, at Bevi Seafood Co. (236 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-488-7503; www. beviseafoodco.com). It will focus on the steamed buns popular in Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine. A start date has not been set for the pop-up.

Bechtold and his wife Emily closed NOLA Smokehouse Oct. 3 due to an illness in the family, but not before closing days saw as many as 200 people line up for the eatery’s slow-smoked meats and fatty, burnt ends.

“It was a great way to go out … and we do appreciate all the well wishes we got,” Bechtold says. “We still have bills to pay in the family, and we still want to get out there and supply a good product for our loyal customers. This is something new and totally different, a big step away from our barbecue past.”

Bechtold said the inspiration for the bun theme comes from his love for Asian food and Vietnamese cuisine in particular.

“I thought these little steamed buns would be great when filled with some chef-inspired ingredients,” he says.

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t Nine Roses Restaurant on the West Bank, the encyclopedia-like menu accounts for its nearly 20-year success as much as the eatery’s solid Chinese and Vietnamese fare. At its smaller offshoot in the French Quarter, owner Anna Nguyen has dropped the Chinese items, instead showcasing a diminutive menu of approachable Vietnamese standbys.

Until now, finding casual Vietnamese food in the French Quarter wasn’t an easy task. For lunchtime workers at the nearby Supreme Court building, visitors tired of tourist traps and residents eager for a quick meal, the opening of Nine Roses Cafe is good news.

The concept isn’t unprecedented and follows on the heels of other West Bank Vietnamese institutions such as Tan Dinh and Pho Tau Bay opening or in the process of opening restaurants on the East Bank.

Nine Roses is tucked in a tiny storefront on Conti Street and has no more than 15 tables, which seems to encourage quick turnover. Pale green walls and a chalkboard listing daily specials add to the laidback vibe.

It serves Vietnamese standbys that dot many local Southeast Asian menus — steamed buns, vermicelli bowls and pho — and rotating monthly specials that offer a glimpse of the depth of the cuisine.

Chao tom — shrimp paste wrapped around sugarcane stalks — was marinated in scallion oil and charred on the grill. The shrimp carried the sweetness of the sugarcane but wasn’t cloying, and deep grill marks imbued smoky flavor. Lettuce and herbs — cilantro, basil and mint — serve as vessels to scoop up the shrimp before treating the impromptu hand roll to a dip in peanut sauce that delivers a fiery kick of chili pepper heat.

Served two to an order, pork and shrimp spring rolls are large enough to share and could stand on their own as a light lunch. They hold juicy shrimp, vermicelli glass noodles, lettuce and matchstick carrots, but pork is sliced so thin it comes across as an afterthought.

Braised pork belly featured in the steamed buns was similarly cut into thin strips, which rendered the meat dry. Shrimp and beef versions are a better bet, pairing well with the pickled vegetables and fresh herbs.

Rice plates and vermicelli bowls are satisfying and most hover around $10, offering good bang for the buck. In one version, grilled eye of round was shaved into long, thin strips, and the meat was marinated in a sweet soy and sesame oil, rendering a typically tough cut sweet and tender.

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Bechtold says the menu likely will include Bayou Bao, a combination of blackened Gulf fish, Steen’s slaw and preserved lemon tartar sauce, and pork belly bao with sweet soy sauce, homemade kimchi and pickled vegetables. Bechtold says he is experimenting with a fried boudin-stuffed version. The buns will be about $6 for two.

Bechtold and Bevi Seafood Co. owner Justin LeBlanc are old friends who worked together at the long-shuttered Chateaubriand, across the street from the seafood restuarant’s location. — HELEN FREUND

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Three years after the Crab Trap restaurant closed due to catastrophic damage in Hurricane Isaac, Louis Lipps is serving boiled seafood again, this time across the street. Husband-and-wife team Jenni and Jason Bourg opened the Crab Trap Seafood Restaurant (105 Gary Road, Frenier, 985-224-2000; www.facebook.com/ crabtrapseafoodrestaurant.llc) in what used to be Gilligan’s, a stone’s throw from the western edge of Lake Pontchartrain in Frenier.

Lipps works in the open-air, screened-in downstairs space, where he prepares boils of shrimp, crawfish and crab, as well as barbecue shrimp and crab plates.

“We had met Louis a couple of years ago, and we knew that he was looking for a place to bring back his boils,” Jenni Bourg said.

The new restaurant is similar to the original spot, which resembled a fishing camp. Upstairs, the dining room includes 13 tables and a balcony overlooking the lakefront. The menu includes appetizers, fried seafood platters, po-boys, salads and a few seafood entrees.

“We have a lot of people that are really excited to see (Lipps) back in business and bringing back the boil,” Jason said. “This way, everyone gets a little bit of the old and a little bit of the new.”

The restaurant has applied for a liquor permit.

The Crab Trap Seafood Restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. — HELEN FREUND

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Esquire magazine named Shaya (4213 Magazine St., 504-891-4213; www.shayarestaurant.com) the Best New Restaurant in America 2015.

In the announcement published online Oct. 13, Ted Allen praised Shaya’s pomegranate-lacquered lamb and said “… if you doubt that pita and tabbouleh could merit such an accolade, consider that their elevation comes at the hand of a chef, Alon Shaya, who has cooked for NoLa revolutionary John Besh since his first of (now) twelve restaurants began transforming that former time-capsule culture of Commander’s Palace and Brennan’s.”

The honor comes on the heels of other recent accolades. Chef/owner Alon Shaya won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South in May. In August, Bon Appetit magazine named Shaya among its 50 nominees for America’s Best New Restaurants 2015.

Shaya and Besh are co-owners of the rustic Italian eatery Domenica (123 Baronne St., 504-648-6020; www.domenicarestaurant.com) and the Uptown spin-off Pizza Domenica (4933 Magazine St., 504-301-4978; www.pizzadomenica.com). In February, they opened Shaya to serve Alon’s take on modern Israeli cuisine.

Esquire’s list of 14 restaurants was picked, in part, by its esteemed food writer Josh Ozersky, who died in May. — HELEN FREUND

Emeril’s quartet

New Orleans celebrity chef, TV personality and cookbook author Emeril Lagasse (www.emerils.com) will open a fourth local restaurant in the Warehouse District next year. Emeril’s Homebase confirmed the news, saying only that a lease on a property in the area has been signed and the new concept is slated to open in 2016.

In 1990, Lagasse opened his flagship restaurant Emeril’s New Orleans (800 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-528-9393) in the Warehouse District. French Quarter fine dining bistro NOLA (534 St. Louis St., 504-522-6652) followed, and Lagasse’s team opened Emeril’s Delmonico (1300 St. Charles Ave., 504-525-4937) in 1998.

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T. Cole Newton Bar owner

Bartender T. Cole Newton owns the Mid-City bar Twelve Mile Limit (500 S. Telemachus St., 504488-8114; www.facebook.com/twelve.mile.limit).

He created the cocktail menu at the re-opened Orpheum Theater, one of several recent consulting jobs, along with work for Root Squared and Rebellion Bar & Urban Kitchen. Newton spoke with Gambit about cocktail consulting in New Orleans.

How is designing a drinks list for a music venue different from creating a menu for a more traditional bar?

Newton: Our list at Twelve Mile Limit was (designed) to be approachable. … [V]ery often, the bar at the Orpheum (will) only be open for an hour … so we need to make sure that everything is really efficient. There’s not a lot of advance technique that we can apply.

(At the Orpheum) there’s a focus on more classic cocktails. There’s a “20th Century” cocktail, which is sort of a forgotten classic — named after a train.

There’s a Don Lockwood, which is an original bourbon Manhattan.

The biggest difference that I’ve found is with staffing. … [I]t’s a completely different kind of recruiting than what I do at Twelve Mile, where it’s open seven days a week, but usually there’s not a need to staff more than four people a day. The Orpheum is open maybe 10 days a month, but you could need six to 14 bartenders, and then only for an hour. It’s about preparing very differently. I’m learning a very different skill set; the music venue is a completely different animal.

How does consulting work differ from regular bartending gigs?

Where does New Orleans stand in the cocktail world?

N: I feel like there are a couple of ways that the industry is going, from a national perspective, and in some respects we’re ahead of the curve, and in others, we’re lagging behind.

The ways in which we’re behind are largely technical. Competitions at the national and international level are all about optimal technical efficiency — the ability to mix multiple drinks at the same time, not spilling … there are a lot more (things). I disagree with some of the standards being used in the competition. I think it rewards the wrong kind of bartending. I can teach anyone how to make an old fashioned, but I can’t teach anyone how to be nice. That’s where New Orleans is leaps and bounds beyond the competition.

Service is everything here. At so many bars around the country, service is secondary to technical expertise. We’re so good at being nice and warm and welcoming, and for me that’s way more important. I’d rather have a drink that’s pretty good from a bartender that is really nice than a drink that is technically flawless from a bartender who isn’t. — HELEN FREUND

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N: My instinct is that there is a lot more (consulting) on bar programs going on in other cities. In New Orleans, there is an abundance of talent right now.

A lot of bars and restaurants have been able to recruit talent internally … but the Orpheum was something different. … They’re not coming at it from a bar or restaurant perspective.

Recently, I’ve been doing a lot more consulting work. It’s totally a double-edged sword. Sometimes, I end up working behind the bar, and I’ve gotten pretty used to being the person who makes the final decisions.

When (consulting), it takes getting used to not being the person in charge.

For instance, if a song came on the playlist (that I didn’t like), there’s nothing I can really do. I wouldn’t be able to change it; it’s just different when it’s not your bar. It can be a little frustrating not being the authority, but it’s also a huge relief. If someone breaks something, I’m not the person who needs to fix it. So it can be frustrating on occasion, but just as often it’s nice not to be the person held responsible.

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• Courtyard Brewery (1020 Erato St.; www.courtyardbrewing.com) opened Oct. 23, 2014, and co-founders Scott Wood and Lindsay Hellwig celebrate its first anniversary with a party beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. The event features 13 Courtyard beers on tap, including Founders Brewing Company’s KBS and three versions of Great Raft’s double dry-hopped Commotion pale ale, which uses three types of hops — Citra, Mosaic and oaked Cascade.

“We’ll be hosting a cochon de lait with pigs Gnarly Barley held its first that we’ve been feeding our spent grain over GnarBQ in 2014. the last year,” Wood says.

PHOTO BY NORA MCGUNNIGLE There also will be food trucks: St. Clair Wood Fired Pizza, Taceaux Loceaux, Taylor Made Wings on the Geaux and Frencheeze.

• Gnarly Barley Brewing (1709 Corbin Road, Hammond, 985-318-0723; www. gnarlybeer.com) launches a new series of high-gravity, or high alcohol by volume (ABV), beers at its second annual GnarBQ on Oct. 24, which also serves as a release party for Imperial Korova Milk Porter. The event is from noon to 5 p.m. and barbecue is provided by writer/chef Jay Ducote, a recent finalist on The Next Food Network Star. Admission is $20 and includes food and a commemorative snifter filled with Imperial Korova. Guests also can purchase bottled and draft beer.

Gnarly Barley enthusiasts who want to sample Imperial Korova should attend the GnarBQ. “We only bottled 1,000 and are planning on selling a lot at the GnarBQ,” says brewery co-founder Cari Caramonta. “We will have a very limited amount to sell to retailers.” — NORA McGUNNIGLE

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WINE of the week 2013 Six Vineyards Pinot Noir W IL L A ME T TE VA L L E Y, O REG O N RETAIL $20

Washington state’s signature grape, pinot noir, flourishes in comparatively cooler areas of the world, but Willamette Valley’s warm 2013 summer allowed grapes to ripen evenly and yielded wines with balanced alcohol and finesse. The hilly region’s soils are the result of a tectonic shift and ancient lava flows characterized by red, ironrich soils. For this wine, organically farmed grapes were sourced from six of Lemelson Vineyards’ seven vineyards in Willamette’s American Viticultural Areas (AVA) of Yamhill-Carlton, Dundee Hills and Chehalem Mountains. At the winery, each vineyard block was fermented separately in stainless steel vessels, using a gravity system to move the wine from level to level, instead of pumps, which can lessen aromatics and flavors. After vinification, 32 percent of the wine aged 16 months in new French oak and 68 percent in previously used barrels. The wine has great balance and structure. In the glass, it offers bouquets of red and dark cherries, cranberries and a touch of barrel spice. On the palate, taste plum, red berries, earth notes, dried herbs, fine-textured tannins and good acidity. Decant 15 minutes before serving. Drink it with salmon, tuna, rack of lamb, braised short ribs, pork chops, fowl and grilled or roasted vegetables. Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellar. — BRENDA MAITLAND Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net

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Eatmoor in Broadmoor

5 p.m.- 8 p.m. Tuesday Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad St. (504) 596-2660; www.facebook.com/kellerbranch

www.myhousenola.com The food truck roundup includes Electric Eggroll, St. Clair Wood Fired Pizza, Grilling Shilling, La Cocinita and Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls, with music

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Murder to Dine For

7 p.m. Thursday Annunciation Restaurant, 1016 Annunciation St., (504) 568-0245; www.annuncationrestaurant.com

www.facebook.com/mtdfmonthly Diners participate in the interactive murder mystery game by exploring clues, questioning one another and solving the crime during a three-course meal served in a private dining room. Tickets are $80.

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Sea to Table — Sustainable Seafood and Wine Pairing

6 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday Whole Foods Market, 300 N. Broad St., (504) 434-3364

www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/broadstreet Chefs Ryan Prewitt of Peche Seafood Grill, Alan Ehrich of the Audubon Nature Institute and Liberty’s Kitchen culinary students present tapas dishes featuring sustainably harvested Gulf seafood. The event benefits Audubon Nature Institute’s G.U.L.F. program and Louisiana Sea Grant. Reservations recommended. Call (504) 434-3364 ext. 106 for information. Tickets $25.

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Avenue Cafe

1907 St. Charles Ave., (504) 301-2097 www.avenuecafenola.com

Maple-bacon sweet potato biscuits are baked daily.

Blue Dot Donuts

4301 Canal St., (504) 218-4866 www.bluedotdonuts.com

Maple-bacon long johns are topped with maple icing and crumbled bacon.

Junction

3021 St. Claude Ave., (504) 272-0205 www.junctionnola.com

The Central Vermont burger is topped with applewood-smoked bacon, grilled apples, white cheddar and maple sauce.

Root

200 Julia St., (504) 252-9480 www.rootnola.com

The Breakfast of Champions cocktail features bacon-infused bourbon, maple syrup and bitters.

Wayfare

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

A twist on an old fashioned features pork belly-infused bourbon, maple syrup, bitters, candied bacon and orange peel.

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

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AMERICAN Colonial Bowling Lanes — 6601 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, (504) 7372400; www.colonialbowling.net — The kitchen serves breakfast in the morning and a lunch and dinner menu of sandwiches, burgers, chicken wings and tenders, pizza, quesdaillas and more. Daily specials include red beans and rice on Mondays and seafood platters on Friday. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.Sat. Credit cards. $

Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn. com — The neighborhood bar and restaurant offers a menu of pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items. Creole Italian pizza is topped with red sauce, spicy shrimp, Roma tomatoes, feta, mozzarella, red onions and pesto sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

Ale — 8124 Oak St.; (504) 324-6558; www.aleonoak.com — Lamb sliders are served with feta and mint chimichurri. The Mexican Coke-braised brisket sandwich comes with coleslaw and roasted garlic aioli. Reservations accepted for large parties. Late-lunch Fri., dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ The American Sector — 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1940; www.nationalww2museum.org/ american-sector — The menu of American favorites includes a burger, an oyster po-boy, a Cobb salad, spaghetti and meatballs, fried chicken, Gulf fish and more.

Shrimp and grits features Gulf shrimp over smoked Gouda grits with roasted tomato and tasso broth. Reservations accepted. 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-ounce 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. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysnola.com — This surf shack serves chips with salsa and guacamole made to order, burgers, salads, tacos, entrees and more. Fried catfish is topped with onion rings and served with mashed potatoes. Panko-crusted avacado is topped with shrimp salsa. The restaurant is dog-friendly. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Pelican Cafe — 3901 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 510-4367; www.

pelicancafenola.com — The Pelican’s Roost salad features boiled shrimp in crab boil mayonnaise on romaine lettuce with warm smoked sausage “croutons.”

The menu also includes burgers, po-boys, sandwiches, wraps, fried seafood platters and salads.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Perry’s Sports Bar & Grill — 5252 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 456-9234; www.perryssportsbarandgrill.com — The sports bar offers burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, wraps, tacos, salads, steaks and a wide array of bar noshing items. Boiled seafood options include shrimp and crabs. Open 24-hours Thursday through Sunday. No reservations.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ Revival Bar & Grill — 4612 Quincy St., Metairie, (504) 373-6728; www. facebook.com/revivalbarandgrill — The bar serves burgers, poboys, salads and noshing items including boudin balls, egg rolls, chicken wings, mozzarella sticks and fries with various toppings.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www. therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Warehouse Grille — 869 Magazine St., (504) 322-2188; www. warehousegrille.com — The menu features upscale bar food, burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, sandwiches and noshing items including chicken wings and duck crepes with spiced cherry glaze.

For brunch, there’s chicken and waffles with Pabst Blue Ribbon

Dis & Dem — 2540 Banks St., (504) 909-0458; www.disanddem.com — A house burger featuring a glazed patty, lettuce, tomato, onion and mayonnaise on a sweet sourdough onion bun can be upgraded with the addition of a hot patty. The Bienville Street slider is a burger BLT topped with ranch dressing. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Five Guys Burgers and Fries — 1212 S. Clearview Pkwy., Suite C, Harahan, (504) 733-5100; www. fiveguys.com — The menu features burgers, cheeseburgers and bacon cheesburgers with topping options such as grilled onions or mushrooms, tomatoes, pickles, jalapenos, hot sauce and barbecue sauce. There also are hot dogs, grilled cheese and grilled cheese and vegetable sandwiches and fries. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Ted’s Frostop — 3100 Calhoun St., (504) 861-3615; www.tedsfrostop. com — The menu features burgers with hand-made patties, chicken tenders, crinkle-cut fries and more. Pancakes are available with blueberries, pecans or chocolate chips. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily.

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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. $

Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 4821264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette. Other options include chipotle-marinated portobello sliders and flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. For breakfast, an omelet is filled with marinated mushrooms, bacon, spinach and goat cheese. Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses and served on a choice of bread. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Pearl Wine Co. — 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www. pearlwineco.com — The wine bar offers gourmet cheese plates. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Liberty’s Kitchen — 300 N. Broad St., (504) 822-4011; www.libertyskitchen.org — Students in the workforce development program prepare traditional and creative versions of local favorites. The Cajun Cobb salad features panseared shrimp, smoked sausage and blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAJUN Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 561-5171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 522-2233; 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 883-5513; www.daisydukesrestaurant. com — The New Orleans sampler features red beans and rice,

jambalaya, a cup of gumbo, fried green tomatoes and a biscuit.

The seafood omelet contains crawfish, shrimp, tomatoes and mushrooms and is topped with cheese. Delivery available from Carondelet Street location.

No reservations. New Orleans locations are open 24 hours. West Napoleon Avenue: Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CHINESE August Moon — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www.moonnola. com — The menu includes Chinese and Vietnamese dishes.

Sweet and spicy fish is tilapia glazed in tangy sweet-and-spicy sauce garnished with bok choy.

Lemon grass shrimp features tempura-fried shrimp, sweet onion, pepper, minced lemon grass and rice vermicelli. Delivery available. Reservations accepted.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery and banquest facilities available.

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

COFFEE/DESSERT Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream. com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations.

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

CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include crispy smoked quail salad with pear and bourbon-molasses dressing.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers a large selection of wines by the

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

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Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www.mredsno.com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, po-boys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes. Besides patty melts and chili-cheeseburgers, there also are seafood burgers featuring tuna, salmon or crabmeat. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

Cafe Freret — 7329 Freret St., (504) 861-7890; www.cafefreret.com — Casual dining options include burgers, sandwiches and half and whole muffuletta rounds and daily lunch specials. Wednesday features steak night. Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed. and Fri.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

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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. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris. com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice.

House-made leek, ricotta and pumpkin seed ravioli are served with butternut squash cream sauce and grilled asparagus.

Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.-Sun., latenight Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$ The Tasting Room — 1906 Magazine St., (504) 581-3880; www. ttrneworleans.com — Sample wines or dine in the lounge or courtyard. The menu features noshing items such as truffle fries and entrees including a petit filet with Gorgonzola cream sauce and asparagus. No reservations.

Dinner daily. Credit Cards. $$

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Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www. antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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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. $$ Bistro Orleans — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 304-1469; www.bistroorleansmetairie.com — Popular dishes include oyster and artichoke soup, char-grilled oysters and wild-caught Des Allemands catfish. Blackened redfish is served with jambalaya, coleslaw and garlic bread. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Brennan’s — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — The renewed Brennan’s features innovative takes on Creole dishes from chef Slade Rushing as well as classics such as its signature bananas Foster.

Eggs Sardou features poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook. com/cafegentilly —Crab cake Benedict is French bread topped with poached eggs, a hand-made crawfish sausage patty and hollandaise. Breakfast is available

all day, and the creamed spinach, crawfish and Swiss cheese omelet can be served in a po-boy.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ 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. $$ Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www.mamommashouse.com — Traditional home-style Creole dishes include red beans and rice, shrimp pasta, fried chicken, cornbread and more. Chicken and waffles includes a Belgian waffle and three or six fried chicken wings. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner Thu.Sat. Credit cards. $$ MeMe’s Bar & Grille — 712 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 644-4992; www.memesbarandgrille.com — MeMe’s serves steaks, chops and Louisiana seafood. New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp are prepared in their shells and served with peppery lemon, garlic and butter sauce.

Char-grilled Louisiana oysters are topped with butter, Parmesan and parsley. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Messina’s Runway Cafe — 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., (504) 241-5300; www.messinasterminal. com — Jimmy Wedell seafood pasta features Gulf shrimp, Lake Pontchartrain crabmeat, crawfish, fresh herbs and angel hair pasta. The breakfast menu includes pain perdu, crab cakes Benedict, omelets, waffles and more. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast and lunch daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe. com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal buerre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans. com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette served with roasted garlic butter and grilled Two Run Farm lamb chops served with New Orleans-style barbecue sauce. Balcony and courtyard dining available. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken.

Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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

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

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 9518081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 8997411; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. The Deli Deluxe sandwich features corned beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and Creole mustard on an onion roll.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 456-6362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with lettuce, mayo and tomato on French bread. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reservations.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 592-0223; www.weltysdeli.com — The New Orleans AK sandwich features a choice of four meats plus cheddar, provolone, pepper Jack and Swiss cheeses on a warm muffuletta bun. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $

FRENCH Cafe Degas — 3127 Esplanade Ave., (504) 945-5635; www.cafedegas.com — The menu of traditional French dishes includes pate, cheese plates, salads, escargots bourguignons, mussles and fries, hanger steak with fries and garlic bordelaise and more. The dining room’s covered deck is open-air in suitable weather. Appetizers are available in afteroon hours.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch 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.

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

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving 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. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp; mild and spicy curries and spicy hot vindaloo dishes; rice dishes such as chicken, lamb or shrimp biryani; and vegetarian dishes including palak paneer (spinch and cheese) and bhindi masala with okra. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

ITALIAN

Cafe Giovanni — 117 Decatur St., (504) 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni. com — Creative Italian dishes include fried oysters Giovanni served on a bed of five sauces.

Roasted half duck is glazed with sweet Marsala and roasted garlic and served with garlic mashed potatoes. Reservations accepted.

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

Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 561-8844; www.redgravycafe. com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare including handmade pastas, ravioli and lasagna and seafood dishes with shrimp, clams and mussels. Sicilian egg pie features eggs baked with cream and spices in puff pastry.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — The menu combines

Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 8852984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — House-made cannelloni is stuffed with ground veal, spinach and Parmesan, baked in Alfredo sauce and topped with house-made tomato sauce.

Creamy corn and crab bisque is served in a toasted bread bowl.

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

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

“Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www. mikimotosushi.com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked.

The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available.

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

Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake. com — Rock-n-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, panfried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. No reservations. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www. criollonola.com — The shrimp,

blue crab and avocado appetizer features chilled shrimp, crab, guacamole and spicy tomato coulis. Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and Creole tomato jam. Reservations recommended.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www. dickandjennys.com — Located in a renovated Creole cottage, the restaurant serves contemporary Creole dishes. Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce and panfried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans.com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www. ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Redemption — 3835 Iberville St., (504) 309-3570; www.redemption-nola.com — Bloody mary char-broiled oysters are served with pickled okra and Asiago cheese. Duck cassoulet includes roasted duck breast, duck confit and Terranova Italian sausage topped with foie gras. Reservations recommended. Dinner Thu.Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www. revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death

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

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

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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. Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

old world Italian favorites and pizza. Chicken piccata is a paneed chicken breast topped with lemon-caper piccata sauce served with angel hair pasta, salad and garlic cheese bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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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 Mona’s Cafe — 504 Frenchmen St., (504) 949-4115; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-8175; 3901 Banks St., (504) 482-7743; 4126 Magazine St., (504) 894-9800; www.monascafeanddeli.com — These casual cafes serve entrees including beef or chicken shawarma, kebabs, gyro plates, lamb chops, vegetarian options and more. There also are stuffed grape leaves, hummus, falafel and other appetizers. Patrons may bring their own alcohol. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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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.

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MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www. facebook.com/casaborrega — The barroom and cantina is decorated with folk art, and there’s seating in the back courtyard. Chicken enchiladas are served with mole, rice and beans. Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup featuring pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado and tostadas on the side. No reservations.

Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Casa Garcia — 8814 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 464-0354 — Chiles rellenos include one pepper stuffed with cheese and one filled with beef and served with Spanish rice. The menu also features fajitas, burritos, tacos, chimichangas, quesadillas, nachos, tortas, salads and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Casa Tequila — 3229 Williams Blvd., Kenner (504) 443-5423 — The eatery is known for its bean dip and spinach and artichoke quesadillas. The El General combo plate includes a beef burrito, beef chile relleno, chicken enchilada, a chicken taco and guacamole. The menu also includes fajitas, chimichangas and more. Kids eat free on Mondays. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Del Fuego Taqueria — 4518 Magazine St., (504) 309-5797; www.

delfuegotaqueria.com — The taqueria serves an array of house salsas, tacos and burritos with filling choices including carne asada, carnitas, chorizo, shredded chicken and others. Tostadas con pescada ahumada features achiote-smoked Gulf fish over corn tostadas with refried black beans, cabbage and cilantro-lime mayonesa. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more.

Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. Vegetarian Mardi Gras Indian tacos feature roasted corn, beans, cheese and spicy slaw on corn tortillas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www. gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 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. $$ Live Oak Cafe — 8140 Oak St., (504) 265-0050; www.liveoakcafenola. com — The cafe serves huevos rancheros with corn tortillas, black beans, fried eggs, ranchero sauce, salsa and Cotija cheese.

Baked goods include pecan pie, cinnamon rolls and seasonal fruit muffins. There’s live acoustic music daily. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily.

Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on poboy bread and gyros in pita bread.

No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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

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

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

PIZZA Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 5229500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta.

Roasted garlic pizza is topped with roasted whole garlic cloves, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, feta and mozzarella. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 483-6464; www.gspizza.com — Pies feature hand-tossed, housemade dough and locally sourced produce. The NOLA Greenroots pie features house-made sauce, mozzarella, black olives, mushrooms, onions, organic spinach, bell peppers, roasted red peppers, artichokes and roasted garlic. Delivery available. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza. com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations.

Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com — The pizzeria serves thin-crust pies topped with many local ingredients, including Chisesi ham and sausage from Terranova Brothers. Diners can

OUT to EAT build their own calzones or pies from a list of toppings, or try a special such as the Mid City Meat Monster, loaded with pepperoni, ham, bacon, meat balls and hot sausage. Delivery available.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria.com — Slice serves pizza by the pie or slice, plus salads, pasta and more.

The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS The Big Cheezy — 422 S. Broad St., (504) 302-2598; www. thebigcheezy.com — The menu of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches includes a namesake triple-decker Big Cheezy with Gouda, Gruyere, pepper Jack, cheddar, mozzarella and Monterey Jack on challah bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Liberty Cheesesteaks — 5031 Freret St., (504) 875-4447; www. libertycheesesteaks.com — The Original is a Philly-style cheesesteak filled with chopped New York strip steak, caramelized onions and melted provolone. The Buffalo chicken steak features chicken breast dressed with wing sauce, American and blue cheese and ranch dressing is optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus.

Short Stop’s gumbo combines smoked andouille sausage and chicken. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early

Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 897-5413; www.traceysnola. com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood po-boys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo, soups, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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

Credit cards. $$ Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola. com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood.

There’s seating overlooking Lake Pontchartrain. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street, and the bar is stocked with a large selection of bourbons. Reservations accepted.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$ Charles Seafood — 8311 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 405-5263 — Trout is stuffed with crabmeat, topped with crawfish Acadiana sauce and served with vegetables, salad and bread. The menu includes soups, salads, sandwiches, fried seafood platters, tuna steaks and a few Italian entrees, such as paneed veal. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Half Shell Oyster Bar and Grill — 3101 Esplanade Ave., (504) 298-0504; www.halfshellneworleans.com — The Bayou Boogaloo breakfast features a three-egg omelet with sauteed shrimp and crawfish with fried oysters and shrimp sauce on top. Voodoo Bleu features bacon-wrapped char-grilled oysters topped with garlic-butter and blue cheese. No reservations. Lunch, brunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials.

Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo.

Barbecue oysters are flash fried,

tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www. austinsno.com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops and seafood.

Veal Austin features paneed veal topped with Swiss chard, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, crabmeat and brabant potatoes on the side.

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

Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH Mimi’s in the Marigny — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — Mushroom manchego toast is a favorite here.

Hot and cold tapas dishes range from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www. vegatapascafe.com — The tapas menu includes barbacoas featuring jumbo Gulf shrimp in chorizo cream over toasted bread medallions. Paellas and fideos (made with pasta instead of rice) are available with meat and seafood. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VEGETARIAN Good Karma Cafe — Swan River Yoga, 2940 Canal St., (504) 401-4698; www.swanriveryoga.com — The Malaysian curry bowl features vegetables and soy protein over brown or basmati rice. The Good Karma plate includes a selection of Asian and Indian vegetables, a cup of soup, salad with almond dressing and brown or basmati rice. The cafe serves free trade and organic coffee. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner Sat. Credit cards. $$

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OCTOBER 29 STARTING AT 7 PM * inclusive of tax, gratuity and featured wines. Reservations required - Call Wendy Chatelain 504-581-4422

Seed — 1330 Prytania St., (504) 3022599; www.seedyourhealth.com — Seed uses local, organic ingredients in its eclectic global menu, including soups, salads, nachos, sandwiches and more. Raw pad thai features shredded cucumber, carrots, peppers, jicama, bean sprouts and peanuts in house-made marinade. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine — 5359 Mounes St., Suite H, Elmwood, (504) 301-0775 — The menu features spring rolls, fried Vietnamese egg rolls, vermicelli bowls, rice dishes, pho and seafood and chicken stock soups with egg noodles. Lotus combination pho includes steak, brisket and meatballs. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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Killer Poboys — 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys. com — At the back of Erin Rose, Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. Cash only. $

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TUESDAY 20 21st Amendment — Reid Poole Quartet, 4:30; St. Louis Slim Blues Trio, 8 Apple Barrel — Monty Banks, 6:30; Deltaphonic, 10:30 Bacchanal — Mark Weliky Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Justin Donovan Duo, 2; Vivaz, 5:30; Dana & the Boneshakers, 9 Banks Street Bar — The Bush League, 7 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Open Ears Music Series feat.

Max Moran’s Neospectric, 10:30 BMC — Ted Hefko & the Thousandaires, Abney Effect, 5 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8:30 Cafe Negril — John Lisi & Delta Funk, 9:30 Casa Borrega — Hector Gallardo’s Cuban Jazz Trio, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7; Black Smoke Symphony, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Albanie Falletta, 5:30; Jon Cleary, 8; Organ Transplants, 10:30

Columns Hotel — Neoclassic Jazz Trio feat. John Rankin, Clarence Johnson III & Charlie Fardella, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Ashley Blume’s Four Spot, 7; Chicken & Waffles, 10 Gasa Gasa — Eminence Ensemble, Elysian Feel, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Da Truth Brass Band, 10 House of Blues — Big Freedia, Boyfriend, Hibou, 8:30 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — Jason Marshall: From Morton to Monk, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Messy Cookers, 7 Mag’s 940 — All-Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree, 9

Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:45 One Eyed Jacks — JR JR (formerly Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.), Hippo-Campus, 9 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rare Form — Spider Murphy, 4; Vic Shepherd, 8 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 7 Saenger Theatre — Rob Thomas, 8 Siberia — Wet Nurse, UV-TV, Feverish, I’m Fine, Dropclaw, 9 Snug Harbor — Tom McDermott’s Jazz Hellions (Jelly Roll Morton birthday tribute), 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 10

WEDNESDAY 21 21st Amendment — Rhythm Wizards, 4:30; Jeff “Snake” Greenberg’s Charming Lil’ Quartet, 8 Antieau Gallery — Helen Gillet, 8 Apple Barrel — Dre, 6:30; TW Quartet, 10:30 Bacchanal — Jesse Morrow Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat. Giselle Anguizola, 2; Messy Cookers, 6:30; Mem Shannon Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8; New Breed Bass Band, 11 BMC — Mark Appleford, Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 5 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 8 Bourbon O Bar — Eudora Evans, 8 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 8

Carousel Bar & Lounge — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 8:30

Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & Next Generation, 8 & 10

Casa Borrega — Sasha Masakowski & Jenna McSwain, 6:30

Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5

Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; The House of Cards, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — John Rankin, 6; Psycho Sisters, 8 Circle Bar — Phil the Tremolo King, 6; Abbie Morin, Stellar’s Jay, 10 Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 DMac’s — N’awlins Johnnys, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Nitida Atkinson & Tom Hook, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10

Covington Trailhead — Rockin’ the Rails feat. Kermit Ruffins, 5

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

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Tony Seville, 7

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30

Rivershack Tavern — Dave Ferrato, 7

d.b.a. — Jon Cleary, 7; Big Chief Alfred Doucette, 10

Rock ’n’ Bowl — Newsflash, 8

DMac’s — Fools on Stools feat. Jason Bishop, 8

Saenger Theatre — Josh Groban, 8 The Sandbar at UNO — Nicholas Payton, 7 Saucy’s — Mark Appleford, 6 Siberia — Spray Paint, Heavy Lids, Gooch Palms, Boytoy, 9 Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Chris Christy’s Band, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, 10 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Schatzy, 7 Vaso — Angelica Matthews & the Matthews Band, 10

Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Antoine Diel Duo, 5

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House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11 House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Matt Pond PA, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — Dana Abbott, 5; Irvin Mayfield & the NOJO Jam, 8 The Jefferson Orleans North — Jay Zainey Orchestra, 6:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Tim Robertson, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Yisrael, 7 The Maison — Noah Young Trio, 4; Jazz Vipers, 6:30; Willfunk, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — That’s My Cole, 9 Marigny Opera House — Nutrio feat. Byron Asher, Trey Boudreaux & Shawn Meyers, 8 Mo’s Chalet — Da Krewe Band, 7 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:45 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Palm Court Jazz Band feat. Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat.

Mark Braud, 8, 9 & 10

Columns Hotel — Naydja CoJoe, 8

Rare Form — Daniel Beaudoin, 4; Gettin’ It, 8

Feelings Cafe — Raphael Bas, 7

Gasa Gasa — Jerry Joseph & the Jackmorons, 9

Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion, 6

21st Amendment — 21st Amendment All Star Jazz Band, 5:30; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 9 AllWays Lounge — Bosley, 10 Apple Barrel — Hilary Johnson, 6:30; Big Soul, 10:30 Bacchanal — The Courtyard Kings, 7:30 Bamboula’s — The Tradsters, 2; Abby Diamond, 6:30; New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 10 Bar Redux — Five Card Stud, 8 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Bayou International Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, 11

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — 5 O’Clock Charlie, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Aaron Lopez, 7 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Dopeciety, 9:30 East Bank Regional Library — Jefferson Parish Community Band, 7 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (Mid-City) — James Erskine, 7 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5:30 Freret Street Publiq House — Brass-A-Holics, 9:30 Funky 544 — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Gasa Gasa — Fireworks, Dreamers Delight, 9 Hey! Cafe — New Lands, Keeping, Fishplate, 8 House of Blues — Hanson, Paul McDonald, 7 House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Lincoln Durham, 8 House of Blues (The Parish) — Todd Snider, Elizabeth Cook, 7:30 Irish House — Patrick Cooper, 6 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — Ashlin Parker Trio, 5; The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Will Murray Band, 8:30

Blue Nile Balcony Room — Mikey “B3” Band, 10

Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels, 11

BMC — Swamp Donkeys, Soul Company, 5

Little Gem Saloon — Nyce, 7

Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski Duo, 8:30 Bourbon O Bar — Eudora Evans, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — Alexandra Scott & Josh Paxton, 5; Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8

Louis Armstrong Park — Jazz in the Park feat. Los Hombres Calientes, Marion Jordan Band, 4 The Maison — Jon Roniger, 4; Roamin’ Jasmine, 7; Zena Moses & Rue Fiya, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 10:30

Checkpoint Charlie — Swamp Motel, 7; Groovement, 11

Marigny Brasserie — Jamey St. Pierre & Dave Freeson, 7

Chiba — Tom Worell, 8

Oak — Keith Burnstein, 8

Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; CLINTMAEDGENRADIO, 9

Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Ogden After Hours feat.

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Circle Bar — Shane Sayers, 7; Bremner Duthie, 10

The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Gregory Agid Quartet, 6:30; Bon Bon Vivant, 9:30

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Tobias Jesso Jr.’s debut LP Goon (True 10 p.m. Friday Panther Sounds) is that letter to an ex One Eyed Jacks, he may have regretted the minute he hit 615 Toulouse St. send. He can’t stop thinking about you, can hardly breathe without you, doesn’t (504) 569-8361 know what he’d be without you. He gives www.oneeyedjacks.net up fights on a Friday night; sings about crying on one track and actually starts to cry while singing on another. Yes, there’s something uncomfortable in witnessing a weepy, 6-foot-7-inch man-child rearrange the 88 pieces of his broken heart over the keys of an old upright piano, but that’s just the half of it: The late-blooming Canadian is one hell of a prodigious songwriter, and Goon taps into the sepia-’70s heartache of Paul McCartney and Elton John rather than the sappy modern version, back when heartbreaks bled out inconsolably classic acoustic ballads instead of tear-stained stationery. “Can We Still Be Friends” could be a lost Let It Be B-side, and “How Could You Babe” trudges toward an impossibly cathartic chorus, graduating from mopey wallows to go-for-broke blue-eyed soul. He should have titled it “(Could’ve Been) Your Song.” Wet, appropriately, opens. Tickets $16. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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Old Point Bar — Paul Molinario Project, 8

Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Luke Winslow King, 7:30

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Crescent City Joymakers feat. Duke Heitger, David Beodinghaus & Charlie Halloran, 8

Tulane University, Der Rathskeller — Jazz at the Rat feat.

Mike Moreno, 7

Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Lucien Barbarin, 8, 9 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rare Form — Deltaphonic, 8; The Dave Jones Experience, midnight Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — James Martin Quartet, 7

Twist of Lime — Slack Adjustor anniversary show feat. Dirtiest Players, 9

Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7; Brass-A-Holics, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Waterseed, 10 BMC — Community Center, Lefty Keith & True Blues, 3

Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 5

Bombay Club — Tim Laughlin Trio, 8:30

Vaughan’s — Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 9

Bourbon O Bar — Eudora Evans, 8

Yuki Izakaya — Norbert Slama, 8

Buffa’s Lounge — The Asylum Chorus, 5; Davis Rogan, 8; Miles Lyons Jass Band, 11

FRIDAY 23

Cafe Istanbul — Lemetria, 7 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott Band, 6; Higher Heights Reggae Band, 10

Rock ’n’ Bowl — Lil’ Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers, 8:30

21st Amendment — Emily Estrella & the French Quarter Notes, 3:30; Lisa Pinney & the Lawless Lovers, 7; Royal Street Windin’ Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook, 10:30

Siberia — Dirty Ghosts, Liquor & Lies, Very Primitive, 6; Acid King, Pathkiller, Space Cadaver, 9

Andrea’s Restaurant, Capri Blu Piano Bar — Julie Council & Friends, 8

Snug Harbor — Masakowski Family Trio: Steve, Sasha & Martin, 8 & 10

Apple Barrel — Bon Bon Vivant, 6:30; Johnny Mastro, 10:30

Checkpoint Charlie — Kaleigh Baker, 4; Brother Stone & the Prophets of Blue, 7; Crescent Guns, 11

Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 2; Smoky Greenwell Band, 6:30; John Lisi Band, 11

Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Paul Sanchez & Alex McMurray, 8; Mattanja Joy Bradley, 10:30

Banks Street Bar — The N’awlins Johnnys, 10

Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 6; The Membranes, 10

Rivershack Tavern — Ched Reeves, 8

Spice Bar & Grill — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy’s Oopsie Daisies, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10

Carousel Bar & Lounge — Robin Barnes Jazz Quartet, 5 Casa Borrega — Los Caballeros del Son, 7:30

MUSIC LISTINGS Columbia Street Taproom Grill — The Topcats, 10 Columns Hotel — Greg Negbaur, 6 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

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Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 6; Soul Rebels, 10 Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall — Clive Wilson & His Original Camellia Jazz Band, 6:30 Dish on Hayne — Sharon Martin, 6:30 DMac’s — Chris Polacek & Hubcap Kings, 7; HollyRock, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Choctaw Wildfire, 10 Feelings Cafe — Jazzacadabra feat. Natasha, 8 Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5; Antoine Diel Trio, 8:30 Funky 544 — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Gasa Gasa — Community Records Block Party, 7 Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — The Districts, Sun Club, 10 House of Blues — Hanson, Carrick, 7 House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Big Al, 9

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Harpooner, Palmyra, Erin Rae & the Meanwhiles, 10 Irish House — Ruby Ross, 6 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — Joe Krown, 5; Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Parsons, 5; Lone Star Stout feat. Hugh Morrison & Jed Marum, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Jeff “Snake” Greenberg, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Emily Estrella & the Faux Barrio Billionaires, 7; Soul Project, 10; Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Tank & the Bangas, 10:30 New Orleans Jazz Market — Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra present Truth, Lies & Gossip: The Music of Jelly Roll Morton, 8 Oak — Jon Roniger, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; 12-Mile High, 9:30

Blue Nile — Andrew J. Forest & St. Louis Slim, 7; New Breed Brass Band, 11

One Eyed Jacks — Tobais Jesso Jr., Wet, 9

BMC — The Luneta Jazz Band, Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys, New Creations Brass Band, 3

Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Just Judy & Rasa Vitalia, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Palm Court Jazz Band feat. Lucien Barbarin, Karl Budo & Mari Watanabe, 8 Preservation Hall — Southern Syncopators feat. Steve Pistorius, 6; PresHall Brass feat.

Daniel Farrow, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Mark Appleford, 1; Justin Donovan, 4; Steve Mignano Trio, 8 Republic New Orleans — Ross Halloween Party feat. DJ Cloud, DJ BDot, 10:30 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Brian Miller Duet, 6; Mario Abney Quartet, 9 Rivershack Tavern — Mo Jelly, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Groovy 7, 9:30

Bombay Club — Dave Boswell Quartet, 8:30 Bourbon O Bar — Johnny Angel & the Swingin’ Demons, 8 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — David and Roselyn, 5; Dayna Kurtz, 8; The Offensive Jazz Quartet, 11 Cafe Istanbul — Bad Boyz of R&B, 7 Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — East & Stone, 4; Willy Locket & the Blues Krewe, 7; The Budz, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Gabrielle Evelina, 7; The Overtakers, 8; The Secret Sisters, 9 Circle Bar — Jeff Pagano, 6

The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Moon Germs, 7

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Siberia — Shai Hulud, Such Gold, 6; Punx Under Pressure feat. Drapes, Cicada, Baghead, Special Interest, White Girl Wasted, Neon Burgundy, 9

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 7; George Porter Jr. & His Runnin’ Pardners, 11

Snug Harbor — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10

DMac’s — Chris Zonada, 7; Ashton Dupre & the Last Call, 9

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

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10

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

Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (MidCity) — Jacob Furr, 7

Three Muses — Matt Johnson Trio, 5:30; Glen David Andrews, 9

Feelings Cafe — Joe Cea & Effie Anderson, 5:30; Jazzacadabra feat. Natasha, 8

Tipitina’s — Raw Oyster Cult, Darcy Malone & the Tangle, 10

Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Amanda Ducorbier Trio, 9

Tulane Ave. Bar — Vanessa Carr, 8 Twist of Lime — Kill Ida Belle, 13 Below, The WaWas, 9 Union Station Pub & Grill — The Little Things, 6 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3

SATURDAY 24 21st Amendment — David Hennessey, 2:30; Juju Child, 6; Swamp Donkeys, 10:30 Andrea’s Restaurant, Capri Blu Piano Bar — Julie Council & Friends, 8 Apple Barrel — Phil the Tremolo King, 6:30; Louisiana Hellbenders, 10:30 Bamboula’s — Emily Estrella, 1; Caesar Brothers, 5:30; Johnny Mastro Band, 10 Banks Street Bar — Lunasol, Two of a Kind, 10 Bei Tempi — Rumba Buena, 10

Funky 544 — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Gasa Gasa — Community Records Block Party, 4 Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues — Papadosio, 9 House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge) — Cary Hudson, 9 Howlin’ Wolf Den — The 9 Songwriter Series, 9 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — The Session, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Parsons, 5; Hurricane Refugees, 9 Louisiana Music Factory — Sarah Quintana, 2; Jimmy Robinson, 3; Marc Stone, 4 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; Leah

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House of Blues (The Parish) — The White Buffalo, The Saint Johns, 9

Old U.S. Mint — India Soul into NOLA feat. Andrew McLean & guests, 2

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MUSIC LISTINGS Rucker, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; Cakewalk, 10; Street Legends Brass Band, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Gov’t Majik (Fela Kuti tribute), Full Orangutan, 10 New Orleans Jazz Market — Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra present Truth, Lies & Gossip: The Music of Jelly Roll Morton, 8 Oak — Billy Iuso, 9 Old Point Bar — Isla NOLA, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Futurebirds, Yard Dogs, 9 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Guitar Slim & His Band, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Palm Court Jazz Band feat. Brian O’Connell, Jamie Wight & Lester Caliste, 8 Pontchartrain Vineyards — Jazz’n the Vines feat. Waylon Thibodeaux, 6:30

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Preservation Hall — Joint Chiefs of Jazz feat. Frank Oxley, 6; Preservation Hall All Stars feat. Mark Braud, 8, 9 & 10

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Twist of Lime — Dark Effects, Oracle, 9 Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Anais St. John, 6

SUNDAY 25 21st Amendment — Leslie Martin, 3:30; New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 7 Apple Barrel — Bon Bon Vivant, 6:30; Vic Shepherd & More Reverb, 10:30 Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 1; R&R Music Group, Soul Project NOLA, 3; Albanie Falletta, 5:30; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 9 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7:30; Lagniappe Brass Band, 11 BMC — R&R Music Group, Soul Project NOLA, 3 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 8:30 Buffa’s Lounge — Jazz Youth Showcase feat. Pat Kelleher Project, 4; Dapper Dandies, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Sweet Olive String Band, 6; Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 8

Prime Example Jazz Club — Nicholas Payton Trio feat.

Ravi Coltrane, 8 & 10

Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Vanessa Silberman, 10

Rare Form — Justin Donovan, 1; Marc Stone, 5; Gettin’ It, 8

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Revival Bar & Grill — Jukebox Heroes of New Orleans, 10

d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 6; Erica Falls, 9

DMac’s — Lauren Sturm, 8

Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 1

Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10

Rivershack Tavern — Big Easy Playboys, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Reverend Horton Heat, Eric Lindell, 9 The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Moon Germs, 7 Siberia — Kelcy Mae, 6; Stinking Lizaveta, Mea Culpa, Eat the Witch, Sunrise:Sunset, 9 Snug Harbor — Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Russell Welch’s Mississippi Gipsy Jazz, 2; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street AllStars, 10 Studio 3 — Mid-City Masquerade feat. Lost Bayou Ramblers, Sweet Crude, Young Buffalo, Tank & the Bangas, Blind Texas Marlin, 5 Three Muses — Chris Peters, 5; Rob Wagner, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 9

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sean Riley Blues Band, 9

Funky 544 — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Cha Wa, 8; Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 Irish House — Aaron Lopez-Barrantes, 6 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — Germaine Bazzle, 8 The Jefferson Orleans North — The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 6:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 The Maison — Luneta Brass Band, 1; Nickel-A-Dance feat.

Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders, 4; Brad Walker, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — Eddie Roberts & Friends, 7; Joe Krown Trio, 10 Mo’s Chalet — New Orleans Jazz Club, 2

Tipitina’s — Dopapod, Nth Power, 9:30

Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 3:30; Trapt, 6

Tulane Lavin-Bernick Center Quad — Jeremih, 7

Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Guitar Slim & His Band, 8

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Sunday Night Swingsters feat. Lucien Barbarin, Meghan Swartz & Mark Braud, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall All Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Guitar Slim Jr., 6 & 8 Rare Form — Shan Kenner, 8; Wake the Sun, midnight Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Tony Seville, 7 Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 2 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Fais Do Do feat. Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30 Siberia — Alex McMurray, 6 Snug Harbor — Henry Butler, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — James Martin, 2; Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Three Muses — Raphael et Pascal, 5; Leslie Martin Trio, 5:30; Linnzi Zaorski, 8 Tipitina’s — Gang of Four, The New Regime, 9

MONDAY 26 21st Amendment — John Royen & Orange Kellin, 8

Gasa Gasa — Renshaw Davies, The Kid Carsons, 9 Heaven’s Gate — The Bug, Room 101, Big Bleach, Gland, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8 Irish House — Traditional Irish music session, 7 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Parsons, 8 The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; Yes Ma’am, 10; Zena Moses & Rue Fiya, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Jeff Crosby & the Refugees, 7; George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat.

Clive Wilson, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Root Juice, 3; Snake & the Charmers, 7 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Monty Banks, 7

Apple Barrel — Sam CammaraSiberia — R. Scully’s Rough ta, 6:30; Roger Bowie & the 7, 6 Midnight Visions, 10:30 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Sidney’s Saloon — King James & the Special Men, 10 Bamboula’s — Mark Rubin & Snug Harbor — Charmaine Chip Wilson, 2; Carl LeBlanc, Neville Band, 8 & 10 4:30; Blue Monday Jam feat.

Mem Shannon, 9 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy’s Oopsie Daisies, 4; Banks Street Bar — Lauren Sturm’s Piano Night, 7; South Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Jazz Jones, 9 Vipers, 10 Blue Nile — Higher Heights Three Muses — Monty Banks, Reggae Band, 9 5; Kettle Black, 7 BMC — Wardell Williams, Lil Red & Big Bad, Swamp Donkeys, 5 CLASSICAL/ Bombay Club — Josh Paxton, 8:30

CONCERTS

The French Connection. www.lpomusic.com — Guest conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni leads the Louisiana Chickie Wah Wah — Trent Philharmonic Orchestra Pruitt, 6; Alexis & the Samurai, and pianist Benedetto Lupo 8 in works by Mozart, Ravel and Franck. Tickets start at Circle Bar — Morella & the $20. 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Wheels of If, 6; Gramps the The Orpheum Theater, 129 Vamp, Quaalords, 10 University Place, and 7:30 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Columns Hotel — David Church of Covington, 16333 Doucet, 8 Highway 1085, Covington.

Crescent City Brewhouse — Love Wins: Musaica New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Luke Winslow King, 7; Celebrates the Music of LGBT Composers. First Glen David Andrews, 10 Unitarian Universalist DMac’s — Danny Alexander, 8 Church, 5212 S. Claiborne Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Ave., (504) 866-9010; www. firstuuno.org — The chamber John Fohl, 9 ensemble performs music

by Eve Beglarian, Jean BapDragon’s Den (upstairs) — Instant Opus Improvised Jazz tiste Lully, Mark Adamo and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. A Series, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — Arsene Delay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8

reception follows. Suggested donation $10, students and seniors $5. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

New Orleans Civic Symphony. Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, University of New Orleans, Lakefront Campus, (504) 554-3748; www.neworleanscivicsymphony.org — Charles Taylor conducts the orchestra in playing pieces by Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and Mozart at a free concert.

7 p.m. Sunday.

Pacifica Quartet. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, (504) 865-5105; www.friendsofmusic.org — The string quartet performs pieces by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Shulamit Ran. New Orleans Friends of Music presents the concert. Tickets $35, under age 35 $18, students $5, Tulane students free. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Sinatra 100. The Orpheum Theater, 129 University Place, (504) 274-4871; www.orpheumnola.com — The tribute to Frank Sinatra’s 100th year includes performances by Kermit Ruffins, John Boutte, Jeremy Davenport, Clint Johnson, Leif Pedersen and Phillip Manuel, conducted by David Torkanowsky. Harry Shearer hosts. A portion of proceeds benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater New Orleans. Tickets start at $55. 8 p.m. Friday.

Sunset Symphony on the Lake. Mandeville Lakefront; www.lpomusic.com — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra perform a free outdoor concert. Attendees may bring lawn chairs and picnics. 5 p.m. Saturday. Rain date Sunday.

Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — Pianist Steven Termini performs original improvisational music. Free. 5 p.m. Sunday.

CALL FOR MUSIC Kinderchor. Deutsches Haus, 1023 Ridgewood St., Metairie, (504) 522-8014; www.neworleanskinderchor. blogspot.com — The New Orleans German-American Children’s Chorus meets Saturday afternoons from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Membership is open to all ages and no prior experience in German or singing is necessary.

New Orleans Volunteer Orchestra. The orchestra seeks musicians at intermediate level or higher.

Visit www.novorchestra.com for details.

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FILM FESTIVALS New Orleans Film Festival.

Various locations; www. neworleansfilmfestival. org — The festival screens Brooklyn, Room and slates of features, documentaries and short, experimental and animated films and there are panel discussions, events and more.

Non-member tickets range from $55-$135. Visit the website for schedule and details. Tuesday-Thursday.

New Orleans Palestine Film Festival. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.facebook.com/ neworleanspalestiniansolidaritycommittee — The inaugural festival features dramas, documentaries and animated films by Palestinian filmmakers, as well as a musical performance and panel discussion. Single-film admission $10, festival pass $40. Friday-Sunday.

The Amazing Nina Simone (NR) — Director Jeff L. Lieberman’s documentary includes archival footage and interviews about the legendary singer and activist. Elmwood Jem and the Holograms (PG) — The 1980s cartoon rock star uses holographic technology to reboot in live action. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell The Last Witch Hunter (PG-13) — Immortal Vin Diesel protects humanity from witches, splitting his time between the modern world and the set of Game of Thrones. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (R) — The camera sees what the human eye cannot in the horror series’ sixth film (spoiler: it’s ghosts). Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Rock the Kasbah (R) — Stranded in a foreign land

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once again, professional washed-up character Bill Murray pins his fortunes to a teenage contestant in Afghanistan’s version of American Idol. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell

NOW SHOWING 99 Homes (R) — Short on options in the midst of the foreclosure crisis, an evicted single father (Andrew Garfield) takes the only job in town: evicting other people. Elmwood Black Mass (R) — The World’s Most Ubiquitous Men (Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch) star as Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger and his brother, Massachusetts senator Billy Bulger. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Regal, Canal Place Bridge of Spies (PG-13) — Bring out the big guns: Tom Hanks stars as a lawyer negotiating a prisoner exchange with the U.S.S.R. in a historical drama directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written by the Coen brothers. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Bruce Lee: The Fighter (NR) — Indian actor Ram Charan stars as Bruce Lee in this Telugu-language action flick. Elmwood Crimson Peak (R) — Guillermo del Toro channels the spirit of Emily Bronte as a young bride (Mia Wasikowska) moves to her new husband’s (Tom Hiddleston) remote, spooky Gothic mansion. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Freeheld (PG-13) — A dying police detective (Julianne Moore) fights for the right to leave her pension to her same-sex partner (Ellen Page) in a drama based on a true story. Elmwood Goosebumps (PG) — Grab a roll of Bubble Tape for the nostalgia trip based on your favorite series of kiddie horror novels by R. L. Stine (Jack Black).

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Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies Directed by Steven Spielberg Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan Wide release

There’s a moment in many Steven Spielberg films when emotions reach their peak and the soundtrack — often composed by the great John Williams — swells with an orchestral passion that deflates the scene and renders the moment hopelessly sentimental. For Spielberg’s detractors, the extraneous crescendo has come to symbolize the dangers of trying to cater to the broadest possible audience without necessary restraint. Why not trust your viewers to follow a good story and earn their emotional responses?

Now 68, Spielberg has left those self-defeating tendencies behind. The director’s Bridge of Spies is a Cold War thriller that appears to emanate from a wondrous place where the perceived needs of the marketplace no longer apply. Old-fashioned in the best possible sense, Bridge of Spies employs superb craftsmanship to tell a riveting based-on-true-events story with which few people are familiar. Tom Hanks channeling Jimmy Stewart through a screenplay rewritten by Joel and Ethan Coen for a Steven Spielberg film? Yes, we’ll have some of that, please.

In a chain of events known as the 1960 U-2 Incident, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. Pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was secretly working for the CIA, was captured by the Soviets, put on very public trial for espionage and sentenced to 10 years in prison. A year and a half later, circumstances arose that might allow Powers to return to the U.S. in exchange for a Soviet spy the FBI captured in New York City. Due to Cold War restraints, the secret mission to save Powers was necessarily conducted by a civilian — insurance claims attorney and master negotiator named James Donovan (Hanks). Bridge of Spies tells the unlikely hero’s little-known tale.

Spielberg’s filmmaking career is filled with stories like Bridge of Spies about seemingly ordinary men who selflessly rise above expectation for the benefit of all. The casting of everyman Hanks in the film’s central role supports the entire project’s air of inevitability. In this case, doing the job he was born to do constitutes the ideal choice for everyone concerned — especially when combined with a screenplay that gently flouts the conventions of Hollywood spy thrillers. Hired to enhance a reportedly strong original screenplay by British playwright Matt Charman, the Coen brothers (Fargo, The Big Lebowski) lend Bridge of Spies a touch of their signature sardonic wit.

Against all odds — given the politically charged nature of its story — Bridge of Spies finds the sweet spot between cynicism and flag-waving zealotry in its treatment of the Cold War’s central ideological conflict. The film manages a subtle warning that nationalism taken too far threatens to subvert the basic principles of democracy. “Shouldn’t we show our enemy who we are?”

Donovan asks while mounting the constitutionally mandated legal defense for Soviet spy Rudolph Abel (Mark Rylance). That question came to the fore in a distant time and place recreated by Bridge of Spies, but it’s reflected in today’s headlines with alarming precision. — KEN KORMAN

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Grandma (R) — Lily Tomlin’s first bigscreen lead role in 27 years is Elle, a feisty lesbian whose teenage granddaughter (Julia Garner) needs $600 for an abortion. Chalmette Great White Shark 3D (NR) — The documentary explores shark encounters.

Entergy IMAX He Named Me Malala (PG-13) — The documentary’s subject is girls’ education advocate Malala Yousafzai, who was critically wounded in a 2012 attack and won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Elmwood Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG) — Dracula signs his grandson up for vampire boot camp, hoping to push him towards the lifestyle in a world increasingly tolerant of humans. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Hurricane on the Bayou (NR) — The film tells the story of Hurricane Katrina and the impact that Louisiana’s disappearing wetlands has on hurricane protection.

Entergy IMAX The Intern (PG-13) — Robert De Niro takes the last avail-

able media job. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Martian (PG-13) — Matt Damon said, “I’m going to have to science the shit out of this,” so they leave him on Mars forever. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (PG-13) — Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his fellow teenage Gladers battle the mysterious organization W.C.K.D. and make an escape across the desolate Scorch in the series’ second installment.

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Pan (PG) — Peter Pan (Levi Miller) and Captain Hook (Gerrett Hedlund) get an origin story as a 1940s orphan and a bad role model who fight Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman).

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Perfect Guy (PG-13) — He’s a violent, creepy stalker (Michael Ealy) and she (Sanaa Lathan) deserves better than a film with a 19 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.

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Sicario (R) — An FBI agent (Emily Blunt) signs up for an unexpectedly violent assignment zig-zagging across the Mexican border to track a cartel boss. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Steve Jobs (R) — Apple’s Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender) is captured in three high-pressure product launches from 1984-1998: the Macintosh, the NeXT computer and the iMac. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place The Visit (PG-13) — Siblings Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) discover a dark secret about their seemingly sweet grandparents (Deanna Dunagan and Peter McRobbie) in M. Night Shyamalan’s horror film. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal The Walk (PG) — The heights are uncomfortable as Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s fake French accent in the fictionalized version of Man on Wire, about tightrope walker Philippe Petit. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place War Room (PG) — A troubled woman turns to prayer in this

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Elmwood, West Bank, Regal Woodlawn (PG) — A high school football player undergoes a spiritual awakening as his community copes with desegregation in this Christian drama. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

SPECIAL SCREENINGS Andre Rieu’s 2015 Maastricht Concert (NR) — The Dutch violinist known as “the King of the Waltz” performs in his hometown. 7 p.m.

Tuesday. Elmwood Back to the Future Trilogy (NR) — Celebrate the original film’s 30th anniversary on “Back to the Future Day” (Oct. 21, 2015) with special screenings of all three movies at several theaters. Use a phone booth to call for times.

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Big Easy (R) — Any resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental in the delightfully tacky 1987 film about a corrupt New Orleans police officer (Dennis Quaid) romancing a lawyer from the D.A.’s office. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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Ed Sheeran x Tour at Wembley Stadium (NR) — A singing leprechaun performs for a crowd of 90,000 young women. 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Slidell; 12:55 p.m. Saturday at Slidell, Regal; 12:55 Sunday at Slidell; 7:30 p.m. Monday at Slidell, Regal Dracula (NR) — Holiday rental available: spooky castle in scenic Transylvania. Blood payment accepted. 10 a.m.

Sunday. Prytania Drown (NR) — Competitive surf lifesavers are hard drinkers with surprisingly fragile masculinities in this Australian drama about homophobia and violence. 9:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Frankenstein (NR) — Genetic experimentation is difficult and should not be attempted without proper equipment and training. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania Halloween (R) — Murderous Michael Myers escapes from a psych ward to stalk a teenage girl in John Carpenter’s

Jurassic World (PG-13) — Dinosaurs escape from Burke Park and rampage through the Irish Channel. Activities at 6:30 p.m., film at sunset Friday. Burke Park King Creole (PG) — There’s a man in New Orleans who plays rock and roll, he’s a guitar man with a great big soul... 8 p.m. Wednesday. May Baily’s Place Lincoln Center: Alvin Ailey Incl. Revelations (NR) — Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs “Revelations,” “Chroma,” “Grace” and “Takademe.” 7 p.m. Thursday.

Elmwood, Regal The Little Mermaid (G) — Mermaid princess Ariel dreams of feet and dry land in the classic Disney animation. 11 a.m., 2 p.m. & 5 p.m Tuesday-Thursday. Entergy IMAX Local Film Night — Indywood screens a handful of locally produced short films, including Rouler, Sonner, Does God Hear Robots Pray? and others.

7 p.m. Friday. Indywood The Metropolitan Opera: Otello Encore (NR) — Aleksandrs Antonenko, Sonya Yoncheva and Zeljko Lucic in Verdi’s opera, conducted

by Yannick Nezet-Seguin.

6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Elmwood; 7 p.m. Wednesday at Canal Place My Fair Lady 50th Anniversary (NR) — See Audrey Hepburn in high definition in the film’s remastered anniversary edition. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place Painter: Caio Fonseca (NR) — Filmmaker Michael Gregory captures the American abstract artist at work in his studio on the Italian coast. 4 p.m. Saturday. CAC Paradise Is There, A Memoir

by Natalie Merchant (NR) — The film collects performances, archival footage and interviews to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Merchant’s album Tigerlily. 7:30 p.m. Monday. Zeitgeist The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) — It never gets old. Go see it four times this week! The Carver Theater screening features the Well Hung Speakers shadow cast, live music before the movie and a dance party to follow.

7 p.m. Thursday at Hotel Storyville; 8 p.m. Friday at Carver Theater; 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday at Elmwood Rosenwald (NR) — The documentary tells the story of 1900s businessman Julius

Rosenwald, who donated millions to educate African-American children despite never finishing high school himself.

5:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist TCM Presents Dracula (1931) / Dracula (1931) (NR) — They came out at night: the cast and crew of the Spanish-language Dracula, filmed after hours on the same sets as the 1931 English-language film. Turner Classic Movies screens both. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Sunday. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal This Changes Everything (NR) — The documentary is based on Naomi Klein’s book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Zeitgeist 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 Burke Park: Annunciation and Second streets; www. nola.gov/nordc Carver Theater: 2101 Orleans Ave., (504) 304-0460; www.carvertheater.org Chalmette Movies: 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies.com Contemporary Arts Center: 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org Entergy IMAX Theatre: 1 Canal St., (504) 5814629; 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 Cinema: 3400 St. Claude Ave.; www.indywood. org May Baily’s Place at Dauphine Orleans Hotel: 415 Dauphine St, (800) 521-7111; www.dauphineorleans.com 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.zeitgeistnola.org

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The Cut (NR) — Separated from his daughters during the Armenian genocide in Turkey, a man (Tahar Rahim) embarks on a quest to find them. 5 p.m. Tuesday, 7:20 p.m. Wednessday-Thursday. Zeitgeist

original 1978 slasher flick. 12:15 a.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 p.m.

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HAPPENINGS How to Build a Forest. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno. org — Katie Pearl, Lisa D’Amour and Shawn Hall build a forest out of fabric and found materials in a visual and performance art hybrid exploring the divide between city dwellers and nature. Free with regular museum admission. Noon to 8 p.m.

Friday-Sunday.

Pablove Shutterbugs Gallery Show. Octavia Art Gallery, 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www. octaviaartgallery.com — The exhibition of photography by children and teens living with cancer is on display for one night only. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

OPENING Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans. 433 Royal St., (504) 299-9055; www.martinlawrence. com — “Twenty-First Century Cool,” paintings and mixed-media work by Francois Fressinier, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Mann Pailet: Recover, Rebuild, Rebirth,” photography from 20052015, including Hurricane Katrina, through Nov. 2.

Academy Gallery. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www.noafa. com — “Color My World,” paintings

by Lory Lockwood;“Transition,” paintings by Katalin Gergo; both through October.

American-Italian Museum & Research Library. 537 S. Peters St., (504) 522-7294 — Paintings and sculpture by Franco Alessandrini, through October.

Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — New works by Joanna Zjawinska; “Temples of Glass,” glass sculptures by Marlene Rose; both through Nov. 13.

Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.pressstreet.com/antenna — “Interdiamentional,” paintings, sculpture and installations by Mark Gosford, through Nov. 8.

Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery.com — Work by Chris Roberts-Antieau, ongoing.

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

New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma. org — “Jasper Johns: Reversals,” exhibition of prints, opens Friday.

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www. ariodantegallery.com — Paintings and drawings by Cheri BenIesau; jewelry by Chigusa Nishimoto; paintings by Myra Williamson Wirtz; art furniture

by Veretta Garrison-Moller; all through October.

GALLERIES 5 Press Gallery. 5 Press St., (504) 940-2900; www.5pressgallery. com — Solo exhibition by Brandan Odums, through Nov. 7.

A Gallery for Fine Photography.

241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — “Joshua

Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 528-3722 — “Culto a la Muerte,” photography by Charles Lovell, Michael Alford and Owen Murphy, through Nov. 6.

Arts Estuary 1024. 1024 Elysian Fields Ave. — “Under Attack / Under Terror,” drawings by Jose Torres-Tama, through October.

Atrium Gallery at Christwood.

100 Christwood Blvd., Covington, (985) 898-0515; www.christwoodrc.com — “Then and Now: A Retrospective,” paintings by Rise Delmar Ochsner, through October.

Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www. barristersgallery.com — “Eating Chicken (mild), Eating Chicken (spicy),” video installation by Artemis Antippas; “Minotaur,” drawings and collages by Michael Fedor; “Still Shadows,” drawings by Rollin Beamish; all through Nov. 7.

Beata Sasik Gallery. 541 Julia St., (985) 288-4170; www.beatasasik.com — “Down the Rabbit Hole,” paintings and jewelry by Beata Sasik, through October.

Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — Paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing.

Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “Taylor Mead in Exile,” paintings, sketches and personal items belonging to the writer and actor, through Nov. 3.

Brand New Orleans Art Gallery.

646 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 251-2695; www.brandartnola.com — “Recent Works,” paintings by Michael Guidry, through October.

Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery.com — “Sun-Ripe Reverie,” paintings and

installation by Samantha Mullen and Kyle Tveten, through Nov. 10.

Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www. callancontemporary.com — “Recent Sculpture,” work in bronze by David Borgerding, through October.

Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery. com — “Toward Green,” new paintings by Jere Allen, through October.

Carroll Gallery. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2228; www.tulane.edu/ carrollgallery — “More Media,” interactive and digital art by Kyle Bravo, Amanda Cassingham-Bardwell, Lee Deigaard, Susan Gisleson, Kevin H. Jones, Jenny LeBlanc, Srdjan Loncar, Natalie McLaurin, Karoline Schleh and John Seefeldt, through Oct. 28.

Casell-Bergen Gallery. 1305 Decatur St., (504) 524-0671; www. casellbergengallery.com — Work

by Joachim Casell, Rene Ragi, Bedonna, Gamal Sabla, Phillip Sage and others, ongoing.

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

Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www. coleprattgallery.com — “Portal,” paintings by Mike Williams, through October.

Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery.

Loyola University, Monroe Library, fourth floor, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 861-5456; www.loyno.edu/dibollgallery — Work by Lee Deigaard and Rachel Jones Deris, through Thursday.

Coup D’oeil Art Consortium.

2033 Magazine St., (504) 7220876; www.coupdoeilartcon-

sortium.com — “At Play in the Fields of Our Lord: The Incursion,” paintings by James Taylor Bonds, through October.

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

Creason’s Fine Art. 532 Royal St., (504) 304-4392; www. creasonsfineart.com — “Marked: Women, Their Tattoos and Their Stories,” paintings by Greg Creason, through October.

Guthrie Contemporary.

3815 Magazine St., (504) 897-2688; www.guthriecontemporary.com — Photography by Dorothy O’Connor, through December.

The Foundation Gallery. 1109 Royal St., (504) 568-0955; www. foundationgallerynola.com — “House,” group exhibition featuring Andrew Lamar Hopkins, Ben Hamburger, Marta Maleck, Loren Schwerd, Daniel J. Victor and Shawn Waco, through Oct. 30.

The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront. org — “Distractions and Follies: New Finished Works in Progress,” mixed-media work by Alex Podesta; “Equuleus,” photography by Lee Deigaard; “Rough Draft,” sculpture by Stacey M. Holloway; “Star!Star!Star!Circle!,” performance by George Ferrandi; all through Nov. 8.

Galerie Royale. 3648 Magazine St., (504) 894-1588; www.galerieroyale.net — Mixed-media work

by Heather Weathers, through October.

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

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

Gallery Orange. 819 Royal St., (504) 701-0857; www.gallery-orange.com — Artist residency featuring Gigi Mills, through Oct. 28.

Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Trace Elements,” mixed-media work by Scott Andresen, through Nov. 8.

Guy Lyman Fine Art. 3645 Magazine St., (504) 899-4687; www.guylymanfineart.com — “Dorothy Jean,” photography by Les Schmidt, through October.

Hall-Barnett Gallery. 237 Chartres St., (504) 522-5657; www. hallbarnett.com — “Memories for Sale,” group exhibition featuring Daisy Winfrey, Merrily Challiss and others, through Nov. 8.

Hyph3n-Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St., (504) 264-6863; www. hyph3n.com — Group exhibition featuring Polina Tereshina, Walker Babington, Charles Hoffacker, Garrett Haab, Jacob Edwards, Wendy Warrelmann and Amy Ieyoub, ongoing.

Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery.

Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., (504) 361-6620; www. dcc.edu/departments/art-gallery — “Made in the U.S.A.: Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit,” through Oct. 29.

Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — “Louisiana Wild,” paintings of Louisiana flowers by Will Smith Jr., through October.

John Bukaty Studio and Gallery.

841 Carondelet St., (970) 232-6100; www.johnbukaty.com — “Flags of Our Time,” flag-inspired art by John Bukaty, through October.

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery.

400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery. com — “Absence and Presence,” drawings and paintings by Monica Zeringue; “Invisible Ping,” new paintings by Brian Guidry; both through October.

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Myrtle Banks Building. 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — “Juvenile in Justice,” photography of incarcerated youth by Richard Ross, opens Friday; opening reception 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Oct. 29.

Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — Kinentic sculpture by Lin Emery; “Operas and Prisons,” photography by David Leventi; “The River and the City,” paintings by Simon Gunning; all through October.

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

Julie Silvers Art. 617 Julia St.; www.juliesilversart.com — “Ladies,” paintings and sculpture by Julie Silvers, through October.

Ken Kirschman Artspace.

NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca. com — NOCCA faculty exhibition, through Nov. 21.

La Madama Bazarre. 910 Royal St., (504) 236-5076; www.lamadamabazarre.com — Mixed-media group exhibition by Jane Talton, Lateefah Wright, Sean Yseult, Darla Teagarden and others, ongoing.

LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Pints, Quarts and Gallons,” work by Christopher Saucedo, through Nov. 28.

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

by Myesha Francis, ongoing.

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

Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www. michalopoulos.com — Paintings

by James Michalopoulos, ongoing.

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New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave — “Bywater Biennial,” group exhibition curated by Don Marshall, through Nov. 8.

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New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www. neworleansphotoalliance.org — “Catalyst,” group photography exhibition juried by Alan F. Rothschild, through Nov. 15.

New Orleans Tattoo Museum.

1915 1/2 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., (504) 218-5319; www.nolatattoomuseum.com — “Folklore & Flash,” tattoo designs and artifacts, ongoing.

Oak Street Gallery. 111 N. Oak St., Hammond, (985) 345-0251; www.theoakstreetgallery.com — Work `by Thom Barlow, Mark Haller, Pat Macaluso and John Robinson, ongoing.

Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery.com — New paintings by Caio Fonseca, through October.

Overby Gallery. 529 N. Florida St., Covington, (985) 888-1310; www.overbygallery.com — Group exhibition by gallery artists featuring James Overby, John Goodwyne, Kathy Partridge, Linda Shelton and Ray Rouyer, ongoing.

Parse Gallery. 134 Carondelet St., (262) 607-2773; www.parsenola. com — “The Colour Out of Space,” group exhibition of films curated

by Deltaworkers, through Nov. 21.

Pedestal Gallery. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 645-3864; www.pamelamarquisstudio.com — New

Reverb: Past, Present, Future

Last August, National Public Radio ran a broadcast on how New Orleans art museums commemorated the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The narrator, Neda Ulaby, seemed shocked that they mostly didn’t — focusing instead on how local art has evolved since then.

This Reverb expo at the Contemporary Arts Center features some iconic Charlie Varley storm photographs, but most of the 36 artists’ works chosen by New York-based curator Isolde Brielmaier are so nuanced that we may wonder what holds the show together.

The answer is tone. Instead of the “shock and awe” of the storm itself, we encounter a collective meditation on the poetics of memory, loss and resurgence, in objects rendered with a grace and gravitas that recalls the fiction of Walker Percy and the cool lyricism of cerebral jazz musicians like Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek.

Indeed, I could almost hear something of the icy fire of Jarrett’s early Arbour Zena tone poem while viewing works like Sibylle Peretti and Stephen Paul Day’s grid of small plastic baggies containing clear water arranged as liquid lenses covering an urban landscape like bubble wrap. Similarly, Anita Cooke and THRU Reverb: Past, Present, Future: Rontherin Ratliff transformed rubbish into sleek animist NOV Group exhibition curated by assemblages that resonate a soulful human presence. In Isolde Brielmaier a city obsessed with housing, Loren Schwerd transformed Contemporary Arts Center hair extensions salvaged from a storm-ravaged beauty 900 Camp St. salon into two- and three-dimensional structures, some as big as utility sheds. Carlie Trosclair’s wall-size Fissure (504) 528-3805 sculpture transformed ripped sheetrock and wallpaper into www.cacno.org a poetic architectural equivalent of tribal scarification, and Rick Snow’s electronic mystery totem, Paths and Sympathetic Resonance (pictured) turns ambient field recordings into eerie soundscapes, just as Krista Jurisich turns scrap cloth into landscapes. Night-blooming cereus flowers blossom when approached in Courtney Egan’s interactive Dreamcatchers video — recalling the flowers that bloomed out of season right after the storm, in much the way local residents, shaken to their depths, found unexpected creativity and resilience in response to the existential challenges posed by an apocalyptic deluge. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

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artwork by George Williams and Pamela Marquis, ongoing.

Photo Works New Orleans. 521 St. Ann St., (504) 593-9090; www. photoworksneworleans.com — Photography by Louis Sahuc, ongoing.

Reynolds-Ryan Art Gallery.

Isidore Newman School, 5333 Danneel St., (504) 896-6369; www.newmanschool.org — “A Survey 1997-2005,” mixed-media work by Troy Dugas, through Oct. 30.

Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www. rhinocrafts.com — “UPcycle:

Reuse, Reconstruct, Reconfigure,” group exhibition by gallery artists featured recycled objects, through Nov. 22; work

by Peg Martinez, Andrew Jackson Pollack, Allison Cook, Paul Troyano and others, ongoing.

River House at Crevasse 22.

8122 Saro Lane, Poydras; www. cano-la.org — Sculpture garden addressing environmental themes, ongoing.

Rolland Golden Gallery. 325 E. Lockwood St., Covington, (985) 888-6588; www.rollandgoldengallery.com — Work by Rolland Golden, ongoing.

Rutland Street Gallery. 828 E. Rutland St., Covington, (985) 773-4553; www.rutlandstreet-

gallery.com — Group exhibition featuring Peggy Imm, Shirley Doiron, Georgie Dossouy, Len Heatherly, Brooke Bonura and others, ongoing.

Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “Of the Rising Tide: A Photo Essay on the Vanishing Bayou Community of Isle de Jean Charles,” photography by Melinda Rose, through Dec. 6; “A Photographic Tribute to Clarence John Laughlin,” photography by and inspired by Laughlin, through Feb. 14, 2016.

Sibley Gallery. 3427 Magazine St., (504) 899-8182; www.sibley-

gallery.com — Group exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing.

Soren Christensen Gallery.

400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — Group exhibition by gallery artists feat.

Dana Chapman, Jason Horton, Gretchen Weller Howard, Audra Kohout, Karen Scharer, Steven Seinberg and Arthur Silverman; “Passages,” work by Thomas Swanston; both through October.

The Southern Letterpress.

3700 St. Claude Ave., (504) 264-3715; www. thesouthernletterpress.com — “Color Matching Systems: Nancy Sharon Collins,” exhibit about historical color design processes, through Saturday.

St. Tammany Art Association.

320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www. sttammanyartassociation.org — “Architecture as Art: Selections from the New Orleans Museum of Art,” exhibition of works from NOMA’s permanent collection, through October.

Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www. postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Transpositions,” new work by Marianne Desmarais, through Nov. 8.

Steve Martin Studios. 624 Julia St., (504) 566-1390; www. stevemartinfineart.com — “Creatures of the Waterline,” paintings by Frances Rodriguez, through October.

Studio Inferno. 6601 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-1878; www. facebook.com/infernonola — “Katrina X,” work by Larkin Gaudet, Althea Holden, Karen Edmunds and Mitchell Gaudet commemorating Hurricane Katrina, through Nov. 1.

Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www.tengallerynola.com — “Places and Offhand Geometry,” paintings and mixed-media work by Bryce Speed, through Nov. 1.

Tripolo Gallery. 401 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-1441 — Group exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing.

UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno.edu — “UNO Painting: 1971-2015,” work by professors emeritus Doyle Gertjejansen, Richard Johnson and Jim Richard, through Nov. 8.

Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www. vieuxcarregallery.com — Work

by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing.

SPARE SPACES The Building 1427. 1427 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 3529283; www.building1427.com — Work by Daniel Jupiter, Mark Lacabe and Ted Ellis, ongoing.

CellarDoor. 916 Lafayette St., (504) 383-5583; www.cellardoornola.com — “Icons, Rockstars and Rebels,” work by Frank Worth, Irving Klaw, George Hurrell and Josh Wingerter, through Nov. 5.

Crescent City Brewhouse. 527 Decatur St., (504) 522-0571; www. crescentcitybrewhouse.com — Paintings by Claudio Alberto Soriano and Maite Eusebio, through October.

Fairynola. 5715 Magazine St., (504) 269-2033; www.fairynola. com — “Enchantment,” paintings

by Tim Jordan and Louise Rimington, ongoing.

Homer A. Plessy Community School. 2021 Pauger St., (504) 503-0055; www.plessyschool. org — Student art show about community, through October.

ART LISTINGS LA46. 2232 St. Claude Ave., (504) 220-5177; www.louisiana46. com — “Jazz, Jazzland & All That Jazz,” photographs by Skip Bolen, ongoing.

M. Furniture Gallerie.

2726 Royal St., Suite B, (504) 324-2472; www.mfurnituregallerie.com — Paintings by Tracy Jarmon; copper work

by Giovanni; watercolors by Bill James; furniture by John Wilhite; all ongoing.

Mystic Blue Signs. 2212 Magazine St., (504) 525-4691; www. mysticbluesigns.com — Group calligraphy exhibition by the New Orleans Lettering Arts Association, through Nov. 6.

Pop City. 3118 Magazine St., (504) 304-7744; www.facebook. com/funrockn.popcity — “2300 Miles: One String, Many Drawings,” drawings and paintings by Nurhan Gokturk, through December.

Treo. 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 304-4878; www.treonola. com — “Psychopompos,” group exhibition of macabre art by Meghan Methe, Donn Davis, Theophile Bourgeois, Ken Cox, Scott Allen, Matt Welch and Pat Roig, through Oct. 28.

Tulane City Center. 1725 Baronne St., (504) 865-5389; www. tulanecitycenter.org — “Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard: Past, Present and Future,” historical exhibit of photographs and documents, through Dec. 5.

MUSEUMS

The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — Hand-carved decoy ducks, ongoing.

Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 400 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/nelson-galleries — “The Katrina Decade: Images of an Altered City,” photography

by David Spielman and archival images, through Jan. 9, 2016.

Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue.com — “Collective Media,” abstract art created by second-grade students in collaboration with architect Elizabeth Chen, through Sunday.

Louisiana Children’s Museum.

420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Architecture and historic French Quarter life exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing.

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt. state.la.us — “From the Big Apple to the Big Easy,” Carnival costume designs by Helen Clark Warren and John C. Scheffler, through Dec. 4, 2016; “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” 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 — “Time/Frame,” photography from the permanent collection, through Nov. 22; “Forever,” mural by Odili Donald Odita, through December; “Traditions Transfigured: The Noh Masks of Bidou Yamaguchi,” contemporary Japanese Noh masks, through Jan. 10, 2016; “Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor,” through March 20, 2016; “Orientalism: Taking and Making,” European and American art influenced by Middle Eastern, North African and East Asian cultures, through December 2016.

Newcomb Art Museum. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place, (504) 314-2406; www.newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu — “A Shared Space: KAWS, Karl Wirsum and Tomoo Gokita,” group exhibition, through Jan. 3, 2016.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum. org — “Betsy Eby: Painting with Fire,” paintings by Betsy Eby, through Sunday; “Self-Taught, Outsider and Visionary Art from the Permanent Collection,” through Nov. 7; traditional Day of the Dead altar by Cynthia Ramirez, through Nov. 10; “Art of the Cup & Teapot Spotlight,” group exhibition hosted by the Center for Southern Craft and Design, through Dec. 8; “Sweetheart Roller Skating Rink,” photography by Bill Yates, through Jan. 17, 2016; “Objects of Interest: Recent Acquisitions for the Permanent Collection,” through Feb. 5, 2016; “Bent, Not Broken,” drawings by Michael Meads, through Feb. 28, 2016.

Old U.S. Mint. 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www. louisianastatemuseum.org/ museums/the-old-us-mint — “Keeping Time,” photographs of Louisiana’s musical history, through Jan. 1, 2016; “Time Takes a Toll,” conserved instruments featuring Fats Domino’s piano, through December 2016.

Southeastern Architectural Archive. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; www.seaa.tulane. edu — “Medieval Louisiana,” exhibit about the region’s adoption of Byzantine, Romanesque, Hispano-Moresque and Gothic architectural forms from the antebellum period through the early 20th century, through May 20, 2016.

Southern Food & Beverage Museum. 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www.sofabinsitute.org — “The Photography of Modernist Cuisine,” large-format photography

by Nathan Myhrvold, through March 1, 2016.

Williams Research Center.

410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/willcent.htm — “It’s Only Natural: Flora and Fauna in Louisiana Decorative Arts,” exhibition of antiques and decorative items, through Nov. 28; “Rolland Golden’s Hurricane Katrina Series: A Selection,” paintings by Rolland Golden, through Jan. 16, 2016.

CALL FOR ARTISTS Antenna Open Call. Antenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.pressstreet.com/antenna — The gallery seeks local, national and international artists to apply for a 2016 solo show, an honorarium and other resources. Visit www.pressstreet.submittable. com/submit for details. Deadline Nov. 25.

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Covington Art Market. The juried monthly market seeks fine artists to sell their work. Visit www.sttammanyartassociation.org/covington-art-market for details. Deadline Oct. 23.

French Quarter Festival poster artists. The festival seeks artist proposals for the 2016 festival poster. Visit www.fqfi. org for details; send submissions to Erin Stover at erin@ fqfi.org or to 400 N. Peters Street, Suite 205, New Orleans, LA 70130. Deadline Nov. 13.

Photography Contest and Show. Downtown Gallery 630, 630 Belanger St., Houma, (985) 851-2198; www.tfag.org — The Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild seeks entries for its annual photography contest and show from Nov. 8-19 in Houma. Entry fee $30. Call, visit the website or email info@tfag.org for details. Deadline Nov. 4.

St. Tammany Art Association.

St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www.sttammanyartassociation.org — The association seeks work by its members that is no more than 144 square inches for its “Put Your Best Square Foot Forward” show. Entry fee $15. Call, visit the website or email info@ sttammanyartassociation.org for details.

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Contemporary Arts Center.

900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “REVERB: Past, Present, Future,” group exhibition of regional artists curated by Isolde Brielmaier, through Nov. 1.

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

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Clown Bar. Little Gem Saloon, 445 S. Rampart St., (504) 2674863; www.thenolaproject. com — The NOLA Project presents Adam Szymkowicz’s immersive comedy about a murder in the clown underworld. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 8 p.m. Sunday.

Dracula. The Theatre at St. Claude, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 638-6326; www. brokenhabitproductions. com — Jim Fitzmorris directs a stage production of Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre of the Air audio drama, based on Bram Stoker’s classic vampire novel. Tickets $18. 8 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday.

Faustus. Old Marquer Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www. oldmarquer.com — Lux et Umbra presents Christopher Marlowe’s classic tale about a scholar who makes a deal with the devil. Tickets $20.

8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

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 songs Louis Prima was known for, including “Sing! Sing! Sing!” and “Basin Street Blues.”

Dinner 6 p.m., show 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday; brunch show 11 a.m. Sunday.

Katrina, Mother-in-Law of ’Em All. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324; www.slidelllittletheatre.org — Slidell Little Theatre presents Rob Florence’s drama about a group of Hurricane Katrina survivors who gather at the Mother-in-Law Lounge.

General tickets $16, students $8. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

King Lear. Fortress of Lushington, 2215 Burgundy St.; www.captainscoatlear. brownpapertickets.com — Daniel Schubert-Skelly directs Shakespeare’s tragedy, starring Michael Martin as the troubled king. Preview tickets $15. General tickets start at $20. Preview 8 p.m.

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

A New Brain. Kajun’s Pub, 2256 St. Claude Ave., (504) 947-3735; www.kajunpub.com — See ’Em On Stage presents the New Orleans premiere of a musical about a lyricist who

searches for his inspiration after a near-death experience. General tickets $25.

7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Pat Bourgeois’ Debauchery. The Theatre at St. Claude, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 638-6326; www. brokenhabitproductions.com — The live soap opera stars an uptown family with a downtown mom. Tickets $10.

7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The Rocky Horror Show. Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 640-0333; www.cuttingedgetheater. com — A naive newlywed couple happen upon a mansion full of strange characters in the classic musical.

Tickets start at $22. 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday.

Shine On!: 3 Plays by Ted Shine. Dillard University, Cook Theatre, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 816-4857; www.dillard. edu — Dillard University Theatre opens its 80th season with three one-act plays discussing gun violence injustice and racism by playwright and former Dillard professor Ted Shine. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

Sonata for Four Hands.

NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca.com — Generate INK premieres Bridget Erin’s play about the relationship between two pianists as they master a difficult piece. Tickets $20. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday-Friday.

Songs that Won the War. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen. org — The Victory Belles perform classic World War II-era songs like “The White Cliffs of Dover,” “The Last Time I Saw Paris” and “La Vie en Rose.” Tickets $40.

11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Splish: The Rise and Fall of the Show and Tail. Port, 2120 Port St.; www.splishsplish. com — The aquatic-themed art and immersion theater piece set at a mermaid attraction features a cast of 20, a band led by Meschiya Lake and interactive elements. Costumes are encouraged. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Thanks for the Memories.

National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 5281944; www.stagedoorcanteen.

C O M P L E T E L I ST I N G S AT W W W. B E S T O F N E W O R L E A N S . C O M

org — The show re-creates Bob Hope’s South Pacific USO tour with nostalgic songs and World War II-era celebrity guests like Judy Garland, the Andrews Sisters and Carmen Miranda.

Tickets start at $60, including dinner or brunch. 6 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. Sunday.

Walking to New Orleans.

Carver Theater, 2101 Orleans Ave., (504) 304-0460; www. walking2neworleans.com — Al “Lil Fats” Jackson, Shamarr Allen and other musicians star in a musical tribute to the longtime collaboration between Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Tickets start at $35. 7 p.m.

Thursday-Sunday.

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY Arlen Darlin’. Center of Performing Arts, 201 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 727-4638; www.centerofperformingarts. net — Heidi and Phil Melancon perform the music of Harold Arlen, writer of classic songs such as “Over the Rainbow” and “Stormy Weather.” Tickets $20. 7 p.m. Saturday.

The Blue Book Cabaret.

Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 529-2107; www.thebellalounge.com — Bella Blue and a rotating cast including Darling Darla James, Nikki Le Villain, Cherry Brown, Ben Wisdom and others perform classic and contemporary burlesque and drag.

Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Wednesday, Friday & Saturday.

Bring on the Men! Mag’s 940, 940 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 948-1888; www. societyofsin.com — Society of Sin and Accessible Comedy present an all-male burlesque revue. Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door.

9 p.m. Saturday.

Burlesque Ballroom. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans, 300 Bourbon St., ((504) 553-2331; www.sonesta.com/imjazzplayhouse — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly 1960s-style burlesque show featuring music by Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio. Midnight Friday.

Cirque d’Licious. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge. net — Ginger Licious, Darling Darla James, Sweet Tooth Simone, Ooops the Clown and Dante the Magician perform burlesque, vaudeville and sideshow acts. Tickets start at $10. 10 p.m. Thursday.

Clue: A Burlesque Mystery.

AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — GoGo McGregor and Dr. Sick stage an interactive show

Whiskey & Rhinestones.

Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St., (504) 941-7629; www. thebellalounge.com — Bella Blue hosts the burlesque show. Tickets $10. 9 p.m.

Thursday & Sunday.

DANCE Fire & Ash. Loyola University New Orleans, Nunemaker Auditorium, Monroe Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2011; www.iacneworleans.com — The dramatic performance tells the story of Lord Shiva through Indian dance, narration and music.

Tickets $20, students $5.

6 p.m. Sunday.

Pop-Up Salon. Dancing Grounds, 3705 St. Claude Ave., (504) 535-5791; www.dancingrounds.org — The event features previews of dance pieces from Dancing Grounds’ upcoming eDGe Dance Festival, as well as spoken word performances, visual art and music by Keisha Slaughter.

Suggested donation $5. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.

Twyla Tharp. Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www. nobadance.com — The New Orleans Ballet Association presents the choreographer’s 50th anniversary tour, which features a company of 13 dancers and two new pieces.

Tickets start at $24, excluding fees. 8 p.m. Saturday.

OPERA Rigoletto. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-2000; www.jpas. org — JPAS presents Verdi’s three-act tragedy about the Duke of Mantua, his jester Rigoletto and Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda. 7:30 p.m.

Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

COMEDY 1919. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Derek Dupuy, Chris Trew, CJ Hunt, Tami Nelson, Mike Spara, Chris Kaminstein, Mike Yoder, Cecile Monteyne, Jared Gore, Ian Hoch and James Hamilton perform improv comedy. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Saturday.

All-Star Comedy Revue.

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

8 p.m. Thursday.

Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www.facebook.

com/twelve.mile.limit — Molly Ruben-Long and Julie Mitchell host an open mic.

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

Block Party. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Nick Napolitano hosts an open mic. Sign up online.

Thursdays, 9:30 p.m.

Chris & Tami. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Comedy theater founders Chris Trew and Tami Nelson perform free weekly improv.

9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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

8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Boom. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 3104999; www.houseofblues. com — Leon Blanda hosts a free comedy showcase.

8 p.m. Thursday.

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

10 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www. dragonsdennola.com — Vincent Zambon hosts a rotating showcase of local comedians.

8:30 p.m. Friday.

Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Frederick “RedBean” Plunkett hosts local comedians. An open mic follows. 8 p.m. Thursday.

ComedySportz. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www. nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show. 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday.

David Huntsberger. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — The comedian performs a stand-up routine with accompanying animation for his so-called Cancelled Tour.

Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door. 9 p.m. Sunday.

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

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based on the classic board game. 10 p.m. Friday.

Comic Strip. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — Corey Mack and Roxie le Rouge host a free comedy and burlesque show. 9 p.m. Monday.

Creole Sweet Tease Burlesque Show. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 522-5400; www. thesainthotelneworleans. com — Trixie Minx leads a burlesque performance featuring music by Jayna Morgan and the Creole Syncopators Jazz Band. Free; reserved table $10.

9:30 p.m. Friday.

The Demon Boobs of Skeet Street. Old Marquer Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.oldmarquer.com — Bluestockings Burlesque perform a tribute to Stephen Sondheim’s musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Tickets start at $15. 11 p.m.

Friday-Saturday.

The Flim Flam Revue. Lucky Pierre’s, 735 Bourbon Street, (702) 785-7441; www.luckypierresnola.com — A rotating cast including Dante the Magician, Chris McDaniel and Donny Vomit performs magic, sideshow acts and comedy.

Tickets $10. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.

Wednesday & Sunday.

Spotlight New Orleans with John Calhoun. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola.com — The live talk show features local notables Little Freddie King, Ian McNulty and Kimberly Rivers Roberts, plus live commercials and a house band. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Strip Roulette. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www. theallwayslounge.com — Bella Blue hosts two teams of burlesque performers for an improvised striptease competition. Tickets $15.

10 p.m. Saturday.

Talk Nerdy to Me. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www. dragonsdennola.com — The weekly sci-fi-themed revue features burlesque performers, comedians and sideshow acts. Tickets $10.

7 p.m. Saturday.

The Vice is Right. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.thesocietyofsin.com — The Society of Sin’s game show-themed burlesque features performers and volunteer contestants from the audience. Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door.

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8 p.m. Monday.

The Franchise. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — The comedy showcase features a selection of The New Movement’s improv performers and troupes. Tickets $5. 9 p.m. Friday.

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

Go Ahead. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Shawn Dugas and Kaitlin Marone host local and visiting comics for a free, weekly stand-up comedy show.

7:30 p.m. Friday.

I’m Kind of a Big Deal. Mag’s 940, 940 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 948-1888 — Jake Potter hosts an open-mic comedy show. Midnight Friday.

Jeff D’s Comedy Cabaret. Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 529-2107; www. bourbonpub.com — Comedian Jeff D and drag performer Carla Cahlua star in a weekly show.

Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Friday.

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

8 p.m. Tuesday.

Knock-Out. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Two comedy acts compete to win an audience vote and perform at the next week’s show. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Lights Up! The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com —

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Drag performer and comedian Varla Jean Merman is her universe’s biggest star — literally, she dresses as the sun to open her show Varla Jean Merman’s Big Black Hole. As Merman, Jeffery Roberson has appeared on Ugly Betty and Project Runway, and this show of songs, comedy bits and videos recently had a sold-out run in Provincetown, Massachusetts. To a packed house at Mag’s 940, Merman explained that the universe faces impending doom, which she deduced by watching television, and launched into a song about Pluto’s status as dwarf planet. The work is Schoolhouse Rock! meets kitschy bathhouse, and of course, there are plenty of Uranus jokes.

Written by Roberson and Jacques Lamarre, the show is a nonstop laugh fest of Merman’s clever, self-deprecating humor and smart science-meets-pop-culture jokes. Much of the comedy is geared toward an LGBT audience — with references to twinks and Liza Minnelli — but she includes a sports joke for “the straight people in the audience,” she says. Big Black Hole’s format mixes a stand-up comedy vibe with video shorts and expertly performed song parodies. Merman sings a reworked version of Katy Perry’s “Extraterrestrial” as a giant alien finger gropes her and George Michael’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,” during which Merman, as the sun, tries to go down on Gerald Goode, her accompanist. Goode adds to the show’s energy as he sings backup and partakes in a lively back-and-forth with Merman.

Under Michael Schiralli’s direction, Merman is at her best when she plays to the audience. At the opening, she found a straight couple in the audience and continually addressed them by their first names in a goading but friendly way. Her jokes are edgy and sometimes vulgar, including a “too soon” joke about Anne Frank, but her charm allows her to get away with almost anything. She knows how to wait for a joke to land, and she’s just plain funny.

Merman often uses projected videos during transitions, and one featured her eating a can of spray cheese and moaning in front of Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk. There’s also physical comedy. At one point, she climbed a rope hung from a ceiling beam. Merman joked about the show’s low “production value,” but donned an array of glittery costumes, including a Judy Jetson-inspired sparkly dress and a Princess Leia bikini, which she wore while groped by a creepy Jabba the Hutt.

The science theme made the hourlong Big Black Hole feel cohesive, and there were no lulls in the action. Merman is a talented performer who commands the stage. For those who don’t find the lewd humor alien, there’s plenty more space for her to explore. — TYLER GILLESPIE Each weekly show features two local improv comedy troupes.

8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Local Uproar. Paul Oswell hosts stand-up comedy. 8:30 p.m.

Thursday at Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., and 7 p.m.

Saturday at AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave. The Lottery. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Improv comedians draw cards to form teams.

Tickets $5. 9 p.m. Friday.

The Magna Carta Show. Playhouse NOLA, 3214 Burgundy St.; www.magnacartacomedy.com — William Benner, David Kendall, Nathan Sutter, Brian Tarney and Thomas Fewer star in a weekly

improv and sketch comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Improv comics take inspiration

from a local celebrity’s true story at this weekly show.

10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Monster Motivational Mayhem.

The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater. com — New Movement comedians deliver Halloween-themed motivational speeches. Tickets $5. 10 p.m. Friday.

A Night of Comedy. Tacos & Beer, 1622 St. Charles Ave., (504) 304-8722; www.tacosandbeer.org — Corey Mack hosts two stand-up comedy showcases. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. Saturday.

NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts the series, which features a booked showcase and open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sunday.

Pure Comedy. Pure New Orleans Bar/Lounge, 1101 Gravier St., (844) 787-3504 — Horatio Dell and Amanda G. host an open mic. Sign up at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Scared to Death. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Comedians tell spooky and paranormal stories. Tickets $5. Midnight Friday.

Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www. carrolltonstation.com — All comics are welcome to perform at the weekly open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

CALL FOR THEATER New Orleans Fringe. The curated performance arts festivals seeks original show submissions for the April 14-17, 2016 festival. Visit www.nolafringe.org for details. Deadline Dec. 10.

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HALLOWEEN Boo at the Zoo. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 5814629; www.auduboninstitute. org — Audubon Zoo’s annual Halloween extravaganza for kids up to age 12 offers trickor-treating, Ghost Train rides, a carousel, scary and non-scary haunted house options, costumed characters, laser tag, a monster maze, games, live music and a toddler area. Tickets $17, babies under 1 year free. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Boo Fest. Lakeview Regional Medical Center, 95 E. Judge Tanner Drive, Covington, (985) 867-3800; www.lakeviewregional.com — The event has games, pumpkin decorating, face painting, a costume contest and wheelchair-accessible trick-or-treating.

Proceeds fund assistive devices and home modifications for children with disabilities.

Admission $2. Families of children with special needs may enter at 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Confetti Kids Spooktacular Halloween Party. Preston B. Delcazel Memorial Playground, corner of Opelousas Avenue and Seguin Street — The free Halloween party features games, crafts, inflat-

Fall Fete: Hallow Oui! Danneel Playground, 5501 St. Charles Ave.; www.auduboncharter. com — Audubon Charter School hosts a free Halloween party with games, inflatables, crafts, face painting, a costume contest, art market, auction and live music by Alex McMurray & the Fabricators, Hot Club of New Orleans, Billy Iuso, Miss Sophie Lee and Michot’s Melody Makers. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday.

Ghost Bowl-a-Thon. Rock ’n’ Bowl, 3000 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-1700; www.rocknbowl. com — Teams bowl to benefit Spinal Bifida of Greater New Orleans at an all-ages Halloween fundraiser with music by The Strays. 1 p.m. Sunday.

Ghostly Gallivant Gala. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.friendsofthecabildo.org — Costumed guests enjoy food and drinks from French Quarter restaurants and music by Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces at the Friends of the Cabildo’s Halloween party. Non-member tickets $50, members and under age 35 $45. 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.

Ghostly Tours. 1850 House, 523 St. Ann St., (504) 568-6968; www.crt.state.la.us — Guests encounter the ghosts of historic New Orleans figures on special Halloween tours organized by the Friends of the Cabildo. Tours begin every half hour. Tickets $25, students $10. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

Ghosts in the Oaks. City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 482-4888;

www.friendsofcitypark.com — The family-friendly event includes unlimited rides at the Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, trickor-treating in Storyland, arts and crafts, face-painting and other activities. General admission $15, early admission $20, children under 3 free. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday-Saturday.

Halloween Costume Boo-tique.

New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 948-9961; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — Local designers, hatters, costumers and mask-makers sell their creations at the annual Halloween sale. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Hog-O-Ween Bike Night. New Orleans Harley-Davidson, 6015 Airline Drive, (504) 736-9600 — There’s food, beer, a costume contest, a motorcycle giveaway and music by The Strays. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Krewe of Boo. Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, (504) 361-7821; www.kreweofboo. com — Riders toss beads, candy, cups and more in a Mardi Grasstyle float parade through the French Quarter, ending at Mardi Gras World for the Monster Mash after party. The parade rolls at 6:30 p.m. Saturday from Elysian Fields Avenue near North Peters Street.

Museum Mash. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — The museum’s Halloween party features games, crafts, a Spooky Science Lab and a monster mash dance party. No candy is distributed. Non-members $10. 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Musical Petting Zoo. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., (504) 322-7479; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — Michael Patrick Welch & the Bongoloids help kids make spooky Halloween sounds with homemade instruments. Costumes encouraged.

10:30 a.m. Saturday.

Night of the Witch. Alombrados Oasis, 3151 Dauphine St.; www.

alombrados-oasis.org — The fundraiser for the Krewe of Goddesses features a harvest feast, pig roast, burlesque performances, tarot readings, dancing and raffles. A portion of proceeds also supports the New Orleans Women’s Shelter. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Octoberfest Beer Garden.

Freret Street Publiq House, 4528 Freret St., (504) 826-9912; www. publiqhouse.com — Guests can sample 64 craft and home-brew beers, eat at food trucks and play bocce ball or cornhole.

Proceeds benefit the Drew Rodrigue Foundation. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Oktoberfest. Rivertown, 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www. oktoberfestnola.com — There’s traditional German food and beer, live music, beer stein-holding contests and kids’ activities including crafts and puppets.

Admission $6; children 12 and under and active-duty military are free. Friday-Saturday.

Rougarou Fest. Downtown Houma; www.rougaroufest. org — The festival celebrates the folklore of southeast Louisiana with food, music, art, a parade and the Rougarou Run, where runners are chased by zombies and swamp monsters. Proceeds benefit the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center.

Free admission. Run registration $35. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

Shivers at the Shops. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 522-9200; www.theshopsatcanalplace.com — Kids in costume are invited to trick or treat at participating stores.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Spooktacular Fall Fest. Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, Algiers, (504) 529-7323; www.neworleanspubliclibrary. org — There are games, treats, crafts and a costume contest at the library’s free fall festival. 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

TUESDAY 20 Appetite for Art. Rebellion, 748 Camp St., (504) 298-7317; www.hopestoneneworleans. com — The fundraiser for Hope Stone New Orleans features a public happy hour at 5 p.m. and a ticketed gala at 6 p.m. with music and dance performances, a four-course dinner from local restaurants, raffles and wine.

Tickets $125, couples $225.

Celebrating Jelly Roll Morton’s 125th Birthday. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; www.phnojm. com — Bruce Raeburn of Tulane University’s Hogan Jazz Archive leads a free roundtable discussion. Refreshments are served. 3 p.m.

Fall Into Fashion Party. Private residence; www.symphonyvolunteers.org/encore-shop — The Encore Shop’s benefit for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra features food from Broussard’s Restaurant, a designer boutique and music by the Nick Ellman Jazz Trio. Tickets start at $50. Patron party at 6 p.m., event from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Junebug Productions Season Announcement Party. Second Vine Wine, 1027 Touro St., (504) 304-4453; www.secondvinewine.com — The theatrical dance company announces its upcoming season. Oysters and wine are available for purchase.

6 p.m.

Library community input sessions. The New Orleans Public Library holds a series of public comment sessions. 7 p.m.

Tuesday at the Main Library (219 Loyola Ave.), 6 p.m. Wednesday at NORDC Lyons Center (624 Louisiana Ave.) and 6 p.m. Thursday at Norman Mayer Library (3001 Gentilly Blvd.). Surveys are available at libraries or at www. nolalibrary.org.

Posse Power of 10 Fundraiser.

Tulane President’s residence, 2 Audubon Place; www.tulane. edu — The fundraiser for the Posse Foundation honors Xavier

University President Emeritus Norman Francis and Posse alumni and includes hors d’oeuvres, drinks and music. Tickets start at $125. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 21 Allen & Irma Sing the Hits! Pavilion of the Two Sisters, City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 482-4888; www. bestofneworleans.com/stjudecenterbenefit — The benefit for St. Jude Community Center features a cocktail buffet, silent auction and music by A.J. Lori, Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas. A 6 p.m. patron party features Robin Barnes. Tickets start at $150. 7 p.m.

An Evening in the Garden.

Paradigm Gardens, 1131 S. Rampart St., (504) 344-9474; www. paradigmgardensnola.com — Karibu Kitchen’s pop-up dinner features locally grown produce and a soul music playlist by DJ Maxmillion & the Soul Rotisserie.

Tickets $23. 6 p.m.

Fashion on Fulton. Fulton Street, at Poydras Street near Harrah’s Hotel — The fashion show benefit for the American Cancer Society features local designers, breast cancer survivors, male bra models, an art auction, live jazz and themed cocktails. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Politics & Cocktails. 30/90, 520 Frenchmen St. — Politicians including state Sen. J.P. Morrell, state Rep. Walt Leger III and state Rep. Helena Moreno host a cocktail reception benefiting Kingsley House. Suggested donation $35. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Wine Making At Home. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., (504) 322-7479; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — Attendees learn the basics of DIY winemaking.

6:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 22 Arts College Fair. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca.com — The college fair features arts

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Creole Gardens Guesthouse, 1415 Prytania St., (504) 5698700 — The guesthouse hosts a dog-friendly Halloween costume party featuring DJ Black Queen Anne, a silent auction, raffles and pinatas.

Proceeds benefit the Mid-City Mutt Mamas dog rescue. Free admission; food and drinks available for purchase. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday.

ables, karaoke and prizes for the best costume and the best carved pumpkin. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

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If there’s one thing Comedy Central’s 8 p.m. Saturday late-night comedy game show @midnight Hi-Ho Lounge, could use, it’s a rowdier audience. In New 2239 St. Claude Ave. Orleans, a local comedian’s riff on the format — dubbed “The Rip-Off Show” — brings (504) 945-4446 that raucous energy to the Hi-Ho Lounge www.hiholounge.net every month. In response to host Geoffrey Gauchet’s prompts, a panel of comedians fires its best bon mots in a competition for bragging rights and a bad DVD from a collection Gauchet’s ex-wife relinquished in their divorce. Popular games include “”Florida Man,” in which comedians rhapsodize over weird new items tagged with the Internet meme. In “Love Me Tinder,” contestants write a message to an embarrassingly bad Tinder profile; “The Price is Weird” combines The Price Is Right and regrettable Etsy offerings. “Last Call” is a rapid-fire final round in which comedians generate as many answers as possible for a concept, such as potential New Orleans marijuana dispensary names.

For this Halloween edition, each contestant is a character: Gaston Hebert is a Cajun juggalo, Gene Shorts is a cool teen with a passion for vaping and whining, Chipp Gibson is a hard-working comedian stuck in the mid-1990s, and Watson, the artificially intelligent computer that won a Jeopardy championship. Contestants perform brief stand-up sets between rounds, and there’s a set by New York comedian Jono Zalay. The Halloween extravaganza also features candy, spooky-themed rounds, new games and more. Free admission. — CATE ROOT

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benefits rehabilitation programs Mary’s Song and The 180 Center. Tickets $50. 7 p.m.

Healthy eating sessions. West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 364-2660; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — Karen Walker of the LSU AgCenter hosts a series of free lessons and food demonstrations about healthy eating. 7 p.m.

Notarial records seminar.

Clerk of Civil District Court Notarial Archives, 1340 Poydras St., Suite 500, 568-8577; www. orleanscdc.com — Attendees learn to research notarial archives, using the history of Preservation Hall as an example. Free with advance registration to jstrawn@orleansscdc.com. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Kennel Auction Fundraiser.

Plaquemines Animal Welfare Society, 455 F. Edward Hebert Blvd., (504) 392-1601; www. paws4life.org — Community leaders are “locked in” into a kennel for 15 minutes or until they raise $200 in donations at the fundraiser for PAWS. There’s also food, drinks, a DJ and a silent auction. Free admission with a donation of non-clumping cat litter. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

New Horizons. City Park, Arbor Room at Popp Fountain, 12 Magnolia Drive; www.marysong.net; www. the180mencenter.net — The banquet and silent auction

Rosyln Weiss. Tulane University, Rogers Memorial Chapel, 1229 Broadway St., (504) 862-3214; www.tulane. edu — Tulane’s Judeo-Christian Studies department hosts the Lehigh University philosophy professor for a free lecture titled “The Transcendent God of Goodness.” 7:30 p.m.

Sistahs Making a Change.

Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Women of all experience levels dance, talk and dine together at this health-centered event.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Wine and Coloring. New Orleans Public Library, Mid-City Branch, 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 596-2654; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — Coloring books, pencils, crayons and wine are provided at this free event for adults, but attendees may also bring their own. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

You Night. Castine Center, Pelican Park, 63350 Pelican Drive, Mandeville, (985) 6267997; www.younightevents.com — The benefit runway show features cancer survivors modeling fashion and beauty looks from local boutiques and salons. Tickets start at $125. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

FRIDAY 23 Bucktown Seafood Festival.

St. Louis King of France, 1600 Lake Ave., (504) 833-8224; www. slkfschool.com/bucktown-seafood-festival — The festival features seafood dishes from local restaurants and music by Category 6, Karma, Imaginary Frenz and Vince Vance & the Valiants. Proceeds benefit St.

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Community Records Block Party. Gasa Gasa, 4920 Freret St., (504) 304-7110; www. gasagasa.com — Community Records’ annual indie rock and punk showcase expands to two days. Friday features Woozy, Batboys, All People, Gnarwhal, Stuck Lucky, Pope and Neat. Saturday features Ex-Breathers, Donovan Wolfington, Sexy Dex & the Fresh, Ben Katzman’s Degreaser, Matt Wixon’s Flying Circus, Boyfriend Material, Signals Midwest, Timeshares, Kal Marks, Safety and Gland. Single-day tickets are $15 on Friday or $20 on Saturday; weekend passes $25. Door open at 6 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday.

Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The museum is open late on Friday, celebrating the opening of “Jasper Johns: Reversals” with a scholarly lecture about Johns and music by Josh Paxton. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Magazine St. Art Market. Dat Dog, 3336 Magazine St., (504) 324-2226; www.datdognola. com — Local artists sell crafts at the weekend market in Dat Dog’s courtyard. 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Welcome to New Orleans.

Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac. org — The evening includes a panel discussion on music education, jazz, hip-hop and art, performances and a networking hour. Performers include Jeannee Aenise, Vance Homme, Sol Galeano and Made Groceries. 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

WWII AirPower Expo. Lakefront Airport, 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., (504) 243-4010; www.lakefrontairport.com — Guests can tour a fleet of restored historic aircraft and ground vehicles, meet veterans and learn about WWII gear at this event hosted by the National World War II Museum and the Commemorative Air Force. There’s also a film about the Tuskegee Airmen. General admission $20; children, students, military,

SATURDAY 24 Better Health BaYOU! Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 6588 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 589-3882; www.nps.gov/jela — The outdoor family health fair includes a fun run, salsa dancing, yoga, a cooking demonstration and live music. Trail walks are at 11:30 a.m. (Spanish), 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. (English). Free admission. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bienville Saturday Market.

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

Deco Bohemia. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www. longuevue.com — Jewelry brand Porter Lyons hosts a 1920s-themed launch party for their new collection, featuring hot air balloon rides, burlesque

by Trixie Minx, magic performances, live music, desserts and cocktails. A portion of proceeds benefits the George Rodrigue Foundation. Tickets $20. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Deo Gratias. St. Joseph Abbey Church, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict, (985) 892-1800; www. sjasc.edu — The abbey’s fundraising gala features a dinner by chef Drake Leonards and a silent auction. Tickets $85.

Vespers at 6 p.m., gala from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Family Day. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., ; www.phnojm.com — Families can enjoy crafts at 10 a.m., jazz story time at 12:30 p.m., a singalong at 1 p.m. and a solo pianist from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Jazz Yoga. Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., (504) 589-4841; www.nps.gov/ jazz — Susan Landry leads a free class featuring meditational jazz piano. 10 a.m.

Kayaking the Bayou. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — David Woodard of Massey’s Professional Outfitters provides gear and leads kayak trips down Bayou Castine.

Non-members $5. Call or email Rue@northlakenature.org for reservations. 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m.

Kids in the Kitchen: All About Eggs. Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5690405; www.sofabinsitute.org — Kids learn to prepare eggs with workshops for “b-egg-inners” (ages 7-11) at 10:30 a.m.

and “s-egg-ondary” (ages 12-15) at noon.

Louisiana Creole Research Association Conference. Xavier University Center Ballroom, 4980 Dixon St., (504) 486-7411; www.xula.edu — The annual conference includes exhibits, vendors and educational sessions about music and Creole culture. Dr. Michael White, Don Vappie, Opera Creole, Deacon John and Make Music NOLA perform. A soiree featuring Wanda Rouzan and The Pin Stripes takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Corpus Christi-Epiphany Catholic Church 7th Ward Community Center. Conference registration $55 for non-members, students free. Soiree tickets $50. Saturday-Sunday.

Market Farmer Trainings.

Growing Local NOLA, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357; www.growinglocalnola.org — Local commercial food growers choose from classes including irrigation design, plant propagation, beekeeping and more.

Free with required RSVP; email info@recirculatingfarms.org or call (813) 785-8386 or (504) 645-3474. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Music & Arts Day. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.stickingupforchildren. com — Kids and adults decorate drumsticks while enjoying live drumming by Alfred Roberts, Johnny Vidacovich, Damas Louis, Alexey Marti and Evan Christopher. The drumsticks are sold to support Sticking Up For Children, which funds youth programs in New Orleans and Haiti. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

NAMI Walks Second Line.

Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www.namiwalks.org/neworleans — National Alliance on Mental Health New Orleans and the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic team up for a second line-themed walk to raise awareness of mental illness. 9 a.m.

O What a Night! Gala. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — The Ogden Museum’s soiree features a dinner by chefs Donald Link and Ryan Prewitt, an awards ceremony, live and silent auctions and live music.

Tickets start at $500. A patron party takes place 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at a private residence. 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Olde Towne Slidell Fall Street Fair. First Street, Olde Towne, Slidell; www.slidellantiques. com — The fair features antiques, furniture, jewelry, pottery and food from local shops and live music. Free admission. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Masquerade. New Orleans Opera Guild Home, 2504 Prytania St., (504) 267-9539; www.operaguildhome.org — The New Orleans Opera’s Junior Committee hosts the Storyville-themed benefit, which features a fashion show, burlesque by Bella Blue, food, drinks, raffles and jazz by The Tradsters. Tickets $65 each or $100 per couple in advance, $75 each at the door.

8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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Pet blessing and bargain sale. Free Church of the Annunciation, 4505 S. Claiborne Ave., (225) 819-7553 — The bargain sale features household items and knickknacks. Proceeds go to Episcopal churches in Europe to aid Syrian refugees.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Relax

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

Strike for STEM. Rock ’n’ Bowl, 3000 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-1700; www. strikeforstem.org — The benefit for science and math education nonprofit Core Element includes a bowling competition, food, raffles and music by The Benchwarmers. Tickets $50.

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Treasure Fest. Treasure Chest Casino, 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; www.treasurechest.com — The free outdoor festival returns with food, drinks and music by Bag of Donuts and Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. Proceeds support the Dawn Busters Kiwanis Club. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Zen Meditation Retreat.

Van Hanh Buddhist Temple, 13452 Chef Menteur Highway, (504) 662-0202 — Zen master Thay Thien Tri leads breathing and meditation exercises for students of all experience levels. Donations accepted. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Fete du Jardin. Pitot House, 1440 Moss St., (504) 482-0312; www.louisianalandmarks. org — The Louisiana Landmark Society’s garden party fundraiser features food, drinks and live music to celebrate the organization’s 65th anniversary.

Tickets start at $65. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Green Wave Community Market. Mintz Center for Jewish Life/Tulane Hillel House, 912 Broadway St., (504) 866-7060; www.tulanehillel.org — Tulane students and local vendors offer food and crafts and there’s live music. Noon to 3 p.m.

Stained Glass Tour: A Beautiful Array. Hellenic Cultural Center, 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd., (504) 282-0259; www.prcno.org/events — Three historic churches are featured on the Preservation Research Center’s bus tour

of stained glass. Non-member tickets $20 in advance.

2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

MONDAY 26 Bicycling the Back Trails.

Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www. northlakenature.org — David Moeller, owner of The Bike Path, shares trail-riding tips and leads a 7-mile ride. Bike light and helmet required; mountain bike tires recommended. Non-members $5.

Call to RSVP. 6:15 p.m.

Spirit of the Vieux Carre.

Dickie Brennan’s Tableau, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — The Vieux Carre Commission Foundation’s gala features music by Some Like It Hot and the David Torkanowky Trio and food from Tableau, Bourbon House, Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse and other Brennan restaurants.

Proceeds benefit the VCC’s archive digitization project.

Tickets start at $125, under age 36 and over age 79 $75.

Patron party at 6 p.m., gala from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

heritage. Free; donations accepted. 2 p.m. Saturday.

Blood Jet Poetry Series.

BJ’s Lounge, 4301 Burgundy St., (504) 945-9256; www. facebook.com/bjs.bywater — The weekly poetry reading series includes featured readers and an open mic.

8 p.m. Wednesday.

Charlie T. Johnson and Louise Mouton-Johnson. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac. org — The editors of Didn’t Wash Us Away: Transformative Stories of Post Katrina Cultural Resilience present their book. 2 p.m. Sunday.

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

8 p.m. Wednesday.

Esoterotica. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www. esoterotica.com — Local writers read aloud from erotic stories, poetry and other pieces. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

St. Catherine’s Day Hat Parade Kickoff. Pearl Wine Co., 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco. com — The kickoff party features a hat sale fundraiser and music by Bart Ramsey & Zazou City. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Friends of the New Orleans Public Library book sale.

Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.

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.

Jennifer Schreiber. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The children’s author reads and signs Monday at Jelly Roll Dog Park. 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

SPORTS Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 587-3663; www.nba.com/ pelicans — The New Orleans Pelicans play the Miami Heat in a preseason game.

7 p.m. Friday.

WORDS Alys Arden. Robert E. Smith Library, 6301 Canal Blvd., (504) 596-2638; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The young adult author discusses and signs The Casquette Girls, a novel about the super natural set in New Orleans. 3 p.m. Saturday.

Being Mixed and Writing About It. Playhouse NOLA, 3214 Burgundy St. — Delia Tomino Nakayama teaches a workshop for poets of mixed

Jesymn Ward. Xavier University Center Ballroom, 4980 Dixon St., (504) 4867411; www.xula.edu — The author of Salvage the Bones discusses her writing and how it addresses social justice. A book signing follows.

7 p.m. Tuesday.

John Biguenet. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks.com — The author of Silence and editor Christopher Schaberg discuss their work. 6 p.m. Wednesday.

John Pope. Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-2341; www.tharpsontheimerfh. com — The author signs Getting Off at Elysian Fields: Obituaries from the New Orleans Times-Picayune at the funeral home.

2 p.m. Saturday.

LaKisha Simmons. Norman Mayer Branch Library, 3001 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 596-3100; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The author discusses Crescent City Girls, a social history of African-American girls in New Orleans. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Lost Love Letters. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www. cafeistanbulnola.com — The monthly reading features “artifacts of youthful angst” like old love letters and childhood diaries. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Michael Allen Zell. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — The author discusses Run, Baby, Run at the library’s Coffee and Conversation series.

7 p.m. Tuesday.

Mona Lisa Saloy. Central City Library, Mahalia Jackson Center, building C, room 235, 2405 Jackson Ave., (504) 596-3110; www.nutrias. org — The author discusses and signs Second Line Home: New Orleans Poems.

5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Percival Everett. Xavier University, Administration Building Auditorium, 1 Drexel Drive, (504) 520-7525; www. xula.edu — The writer gives a free talk at Xavier University. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Poems & Pink Ribbons. Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad St., (504) 596-2675; www. nutrias.org — Patients and families affected by cancer, particularly breast cancer, share writing and support at a healing workshop.

10 a.m. Saturday.

Poets! Alive! Christwood Retirement Community, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington, (985) 898-0515; www. christwoodrc.com — Poets in St. Tammany Parish share their work at a monthly reading led by Eve Brouwer.

2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Story Time with Miss Maureen. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — Miss Maureen reads children’s books.

11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Taylor Kitchings. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www. octaviabooks.com — The young adult author discusses and signs Yard War. 3 p.m. Saturday.

Teen spoken word workshop. Nix Library, 1401 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 5962630; www.nutrias.org — A Scribe Called Quess of New Orleans Youth Open Mic and Team SNO guides teens in creating their own poetry and spoken-word work.

4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Write@UNO. University of New Orleans, Liberal Arts Building, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-6657; www.uno.edu — Students in grades 7-12 prepare submissions for the Scholastic Writing Awards and receive advice from published≈writers. Free with online registration at www.gnowp.org. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday.

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS 2016 JEDCO Challenge. The Jefferson Economic Development Commission seeks entrepreneurs in Jefferson Parish for its March 14, 2016 pitch competition. Deadline Nov. 15. Visit www.jedco.org for details.

Jazz Fest 2016 crafts vendors. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival seeks crafts vendors for the Congo Square African Marketplace, the Contemporary Crafts market and the Louisiana Marketplace at the April 22-May 1, 2016 festival.

Visit www.nojazzfest.com and click “Apply to Crafts” for details and application.

Application fee $30. Deadline Dec. 1.

Rick Bragg. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com — The author discusses and signs My Southern Journey: True Stories from the Heart of the South. 6 p.m. Wednesday.

New Orleans Fashion Week designers. The March 2016 event seeks entrants for its Featured Designer showcase and Top Design Competition. Visit www. fashionweeknola.com for details; email info@ fashionweeknola.com with questions. Deadlines are Dec. 15 and Dec. 31.

Rodger Kamenetz. Old St. Roch Bakery, 2448 N. Villere St.; www.dogfishneworleans.com — The poet shares his work at the Dogfish Reading Series. An open mic follows. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Threadhead Cultural Foundation Grants. The foundation awards grants to fund artistic projects promoting local cultural heritage. Visit www.thcfnola.org/grants for details. Deadline Oct. 23.

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CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICES 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 753-499 DIVISION “L” SUCCESSIONS OF FREDERICK ERASMO BAROCCO, SR. AND JACQUELINE MARY BAROCCO NOTICE TO SELL MOVABLE OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE The Administratrix of the above estate has made application to the court for the sale, at private sale, of the movable or immovable property described, as follows:

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Two certain lots of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in the subdivision known as Fairfield Park, and according to a plan of survey made by J.J. Krebs and Sons, Inc., Civil Engineers and Surveyors, dated April 7, 1965, a copy of which is annexed to an act passed before Jerome Meunier, Notary Public, dated May 3, 1965, and made a part thereof, said portion of ground is located in Square Number Five (5) of said subdivision, and is bounded by Division Street (formerly Lake Avenue), Bixler Street, Waltham Street and Dixon Street, being designated as Lots Numbers Twenty-One and Twenty-Two (21 & 22), which adjoin each other and measure each twenty-five feet (25’) front on Division Street (formerly Lake Avenue), the same in width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of one hundred fifteen feet (115’).

Lot number twenty-two (22) lies nearer to and commences at a distance of sixty and two tenths feet (60.2’) from the intersection of Division Street (formerly Lake Avenue) and Dixon Street.

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The improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 1308 Division Street, Metairie, Louisiana on the following terms and conditions, to-wit: Sale for $89,100.00 subject to court approval and to short sale approval.

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, Patricia Moore Deputy Clerk Issued on the 23rd day of September, 2015 This notice was requested by: Attorney: Jacqueline Mouton Address: 700 Camp Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: (504) 595-1812 Gambit: 09/29/15 & 10/20/15

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

CASE NO: 745-126 DIVISION “G” SUCCESSION OF MILDRED PARKER MCDANIEL NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS GIVEN that DAVID PARKER MCDANIEL, Executor of the SUCCESSION OF MILDRED PARKER MCDANIEL, has, pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, article 3281, petitioned the 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson for authority to sell at private sale, for the price of One Hundred Twenty Thousand and No/100 ($120,000.00) Dollars, the Succession’s interest in the following described property: THREE CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as “Bonnabel Place,” said lots being designated as Lots Numbers Ten B (10 B), Eleven A (11 A) and Eleven B (11 B) in square Number Seventy Five (75), which said square is bounded by Hesper Avenue, Claudius and Caesar Streets and Bonnabel Canal. Said lots Nos. 10 B, 11 A, and 11 B adjoin and measure each twenty five (25) feet front on Hesper Avenue by eighty six (86) feet, more or less, in depth between equal and parallel lines.

Lot No. 10 B begins 487 feet from the corner of Hesper Avenue and Claudius Street. All in accordance with resubdivision map of Bonnabel Place made by Alfred E. Bonnabel, Civil Engineer and Surveyor of Jefferson Parish, dated October 30, 1924, also plans of C.A. Robert, Civil Engineer, dated January 5, 1926 and October 21, 1953, and plan of A.T. Dusenbury, Civil Engineer, dated May 2, 1927, all plans on file in the office of the Clerk of Court for the Parish of Jefferson. The said lots and the delineations thereof are also shown on a plan of survey by J.L.

Fontouberta, Surveyor, dated Jefferson Parish, July 8, 1955.

Being part of the same property acquired by the Bonnabel Land Company, Inc., from Lake Range Realty Co Inc., as per act of sale before Frederick C. Querens, Notary Public, dated May 8, 1934, registered C.O.B. 120, folio 445.

NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that David Parker McDaniel, Executor, proposes to sell the aforesaid immovable property at private sale, upon the aforesaid price and terms, and the heirs, legatees, and creditors of this estate be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application within seven (7) days, including Sundays and holidays, from date of the last publication of this notice, all in accordance with law.

By the Order of Court 24th Judicial District Court Deputy Clerk Gegenheimer Attorney: Michael L. Eckstein Eckstein Law Firm, APC Address: 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 2195, New Orleans, LA 70112 Telephone: (504) 527-0701 Facsimile: (504) 566-0040 Gambit: 09/29/15 & 10/20/15 Anyone having any information concerning the whereabouts of Dilcy Ann Brown, please contact Lori A. Noto at (504) 512-0611.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of Elna Hansen Yokum or her surviving spouse(s), if any, contact Nicole R. Dillon, Seale & Ross, P.L.C. at (985) 542-8500, 200 North Cate Street, Hammond, Louisiana 70401 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Joseph Misshore, III please contact Atty.

D. Nicole Sheppard, at 4224 Canal Street NOLA, 70119, 504-234-4880.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Nicole Brown please contact Atty. D. Nicole Sheppard, at 4224 Canal Street NOLA, 70119, 504-234-4880.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION No. CH-15-1251-2 IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN THE MATTER OF: JACE’ON CORTEZ GOLDEN (DOB: March 26, 2015), A Minor, BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES OF WEST TENNESSEE, INC. Petitioner, vs.

DEMETRIUS BURSE, JAMES “LAST NAME UNKNOWN,” and ANY UNKNOWN FATHER, Respondents.

It appearing from the sworn petition for termination of parental rights filed in this cause, that the whereabouts of the Respondent Demetrius Burse may be known but the whereabouts of Respondent James “Last Name Unknown” and Any Unknown Father are unknown and cannot be ascertained upon diligent inquiry. It further appearing that Respondent, Demetrius Burse, is as an African American male with black hair, black eyes, medium/caramel skin, 5’7 tall, and small but muscular build. Mr. Burse has many tattoos – a red star on the front of his right shoulder, many stars on front of left shoulder, “NY” similar to NY Yankees logo on left pectoral, red bull head in center of his chest similar to Chicago Bulls logo, large cross above the red bull head, and tattoos extending down both arms and on his neck. Mr. Burse has his bottom lip pierced on both sides, his left eyebrow pierced and goatee facial hair. Mr. Burse’s date of birth is April 24, 1988.

Conception occurred with Demetrius Burse in Memphis, Tennessee. Respondent, James “Last Name Unknown” as about the same height, build, and coloring as Demetrius Burse and with a similar physical description. James “Last Name Unknown” has no tattoos or other identifying marks. Conception occurred with James “Last Name Unknown” in New Orleans, Louisiana.

It is therefore ordered that Respondents, Demetrius Burse, James “Last Name Unknown,” and Any Unknown Father, make their appearance herein at the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, 140 Adams Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, the 4th day of December, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and answer petitioner’s petition for termination of parental rights or the same will be taken for confessed as to Respondents and this cause proceeded with ex parte, and that a copy of this order be published once a week for four consecutive weeks in The Gambit of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

This 28th day of September, 2015.

CHANCERY COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY By: Alissa Holt Kevin W. Weaver WEAVER & CRAIG, P.C. Attorneys for Petitioner 51 Germantown Court, Suite 112 Cordova, Tennessee 38018 (901) 757-1700 Publish: 10/6/15, 10/13/15, 10/20/15, 10/27/15

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