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COMEDY: SNL veteran Brooks Wheelan comes to town >> 5 NEWS: NOLA to Angola provides

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CONTENTS

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

November 10, 2015

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

EAT + DRINK

Special Sections Editor | MISSY WILKINSON Staff Writer | ALEX WOODWARD

Review ...................................................................................25 Ichi Japanese Ramen House

Calendar & Digital Content Coordinator | ANNA GACA Contributing Writers D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, RED COTTON, ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS, HELEN FREUND, KEN KORMAN, BRENDA MAITLAND, NORA MCGUNNIGLE, ROBERT MORRIS, NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

Fork + Center ......................................................................25 All the news that’s fit to eat — and drink 3-Course Interview ......................................................27 Emily Mickley-Doyle, urban gardener

Contributing Photographer | CHERYL GERBER Intern | ELEONORE FISHER

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Drinks......................................................................................29 Beer Buzz; Wine of the Week

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A+E Feature......................................................................................5 Former SNL featured player Brooks Wheelan comes to New Orleans 7 in Seven ................................................................................5 Neil deGrasse Tyson, New Orleans Comic and Zine Festival and more

NEWS + VIEWS News...........................................................................................7 “NOLA to Angola” helps families of prisoners visit their loved ones

Y@Speak + N.O. Comment............................................7 Overheard in New Orleans’ social media world Scuttlebutt ........................................................................... 11 From their lips to your ears C’est What? .......................................................................... 11 Gambit’s Web poll Bouquets & Brickbats .................................................13 This week’s heroes and zeroes Politics / Clancy DuBos...............................................14 The gubernatorial race likely will get nasty Commentary.......................................................................16 John Bel Edwards for governor and our other endorsements Blake Pontchartrain ......................................................17 The N.O. It All

FEATURES What’s in Store ................................................................23 Cafe Freret

Feature.................................................................................. 38 PREVIEW: Fishers of Men at Ashe Power House Theater Music .......................................................................................39 PREVIEW: Nathaniel Rateliff Film ...........................................................................................43 REVIEW: Spectre Art ..............................................................................................46 REVIEW: Pints, Quarts and Gallons Stage .......................................................................................49 REVIEW: Clown Bar Events.....................................................................................53 PREVIEW: Treme Creole Gumbo Festival Puzzles .................................................................................62

CLASSIFIEDS Market Place ......................................................................57 Employment ..................................................................... 58 Real Estate ..........................................................................59 Legal Notices.....................................................................59 Picture Perfect Properties......................................63

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Stand-up comic and Saturday Night Live alum Brooks Wheelan returns to New Orleans.

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Tue.-Wed. 10-11 | Director of New York’s Hayden Planetarium, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson became a darling on late-night TV shows, including The Colbert Report, and now hosts his own radio show, StarTalk. He discusses the cosmos and the search for intelligent life in the universe. At 7:30 p.m. at Saenger Theatre.

Of Montreal

Wed. Nov. 11 | Violently funky after his rockabilly-goat-gruff turn on Lousy With Sylvianbriar, Kevin Barnes is tuned into an Of Montreal ar weathervane on 13th LP Aureate Gloom (Polyvinyl) — a directionless spin through blood-scrawled songbooks of hard rock, Martian disco and elfin pop. Diane Coffee, aka Foxygen drummer Shaun Fleming, opens at 9 p.m. at the Howlin’ Wolf Den.

Diana Krall

Thu. Nov. 12 | For Wallflower, an album of covers released earlier this year, pianist and singer Diana Krall rendered mellow, jazzy versions of hits by Elton John, Jim Croce and the Eagles, as well as a previously unreleased tune Paul McCartney wrote for her. At 8 p.m. at Saenger Theatre.

YOB

Fri. Nov. 13 | Portland, Ore-goner Mike Scheidt bends doom metal into new twisted shapes on YOB’s seventh foray Clearing the Path to Ascend (Neurot), a Pink Floyd voyager bruised blackish-purple: four tracks, 62 minutes, zero pity. Muscle and Marrow, Author & Punisher and Black Cobra open at 8 p.m. at Siberia.

New Orleans Comics and Zine Fest

Sat. Nov. 14 | The fest features more than 100 local and visiting artists, writers and comic and zine creators. It’s the highlight of a week of panels and readings. Visit www. nocazfest.com for information. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the main branch of the New Orleans Public Library.

HEALTH

Mon. Nov. 16 | HEALTH returned this year with its first album since Get Color, 2009’s balancing act in teeth-grating discord and abrasive dance music filling the buzzing experimental noise scene of the 2000s. Death Magic dials down the static with arena-sized electronics guided by Jacob Duzsik’s soft, melodic voice and Nine Inch Nails-inspired industrial pop. At 9 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

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here’s a brachiosaurus skeleton model at O’Hare International Airport, which reminds Brooks Wheelan: Jurassic World sucked.

“I’ve been berating it onstage,” he says. “What network executive was like, ‘All right, dinosaurs ain’t doing enough. We need ’em on dirt bikes. We need dinosaurs in the X-Games so kids are interested.’”

Despite his non-love for the crown jewel of New Orleans’ Hollywood South blockbusters, Wheelan returns — excitedly — to the city for a Nov. 12 show at Freret Street Publiq House, one of the last stops on a stand-up tour. He performed stand-up at several small local shows last year while in New Orleans filming a pilot from comedian Sean Patton called Yes, And… about a bumbling New Orleans improv troupe.

“That’s when I realized, I’m not mature enough to be in New Orleans that long,” Wheelan says. “It’s like Las Vegas’ cooler, sort-of-racist grandpa. … I’m trying to live healthy on this part of the tour. The last one got a little wild. It’s going to be hard in New Orleans.”

Wheelan — a former featured player on Saturday Night Live, which he joined a day after quitting a job working as a biomedical test engineer — released his debut stand-up album, This is Cool, Right? earlier this year, and his Comedy Central Half Hour premiered in September.

“I just amped it a million for the Half Hour,” he says.

“If I’m doing a special, let’s make it special. … They cut a lot of the weird stuff out. I did a bit where Comedy Central ran out of money so I had to be Nov. 12 my own sound guy. I was carrying around the 9 p.m. Thursday mic like a boom mic for the first 10 minutes.”

On his current tour, Wheelan detours slightly Brooks Wheelan with from his ridiculous growing pains storytelling Matty Ryan & Cyrus Cooper (“barely real things or incredibly absurd things”) Freret Street Publiq House, as he navigates the end of his 20s and “being an idiot and trying to fit in the world,” he says.

4528 Freret St. “All I do is fumble everything,” he says. “I gotta (504) 826-991 P H OTO BY R O B IN VA N S WA NK start talking about it. I keep doing insanely dumb www.publiqhouse.com things thinking they’re great ideas. … Something triggers a memory, or a week after I do someappearances and appeared on HBO’s Girls. He Tickets $15-$25 thing I realize what I’ve done, then I talk about recently sold a “super dark scripted comedy” it and try to figure out why I did it and what pilot to IFC (“step one of a 400-step process”) the point is of why I do it. Sometimes it’s a little too much self and does not miss having a job as a biomedical engineer. therapy. Like, ‘Oh, I forgot to make that funny.’”

“I was the guy who kind of shows up hungover but gets his The Iowa native moved to Los Angeles after college to pursue work done then leaves immediately,” he says. “When I quit and comedy before getting the gig at SNL for the 2013-2014 season. went to SNL, my boss called like, ‘We were going over your stuff He announced his exit via Twitter: “FIRED FROM NEW YORK IT’S and we honestly cannot believe how much you actually did do SATURDAY NIGHT!” Wheelan also has made several late-night TV here. We thought you were just an idiot, but we liked you.’”

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John Bel Edwards @JohnBelforLA

I just proudly accepted the endorsement of a great public servant to LA, Lt. Governor @JayDardenne. We will #PutLouisianaFirst. #lagov

NOLA to Angola — a fundraiser and bike ride to Louisiana State Penitentiary — helps fund a bus program that sends prisoners’ families to visit their loved ones in one of the most incarcerated places on earth.

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By Alex Woodward The Cornerstone office NOLA to Angola bike riders occupies a small room travel from the Crescent inside the Catholic City to Louisiana State Charities building on Penitentiary to raise money Howard Avenue. Jackson’s for the Cornerstone Builders spare cubicle holds two bus project. laptops and not much else.

P H OTO BY C A R LTO N M I C K L E “My answering service is full,” he says.

“It’s a one-man team: me. I provide the information to the inmates and no one is a better advocate of a bus trip than the inmates, because they want the family to come up. They get that information out instantly. … Once the word gets out among family members at the prisons, they call. ‘When’s your next bus?’”

Jackson was 27 when he entered Angola in 1974 on charges stemming from heroin distribution. In 2006, he was pardoned by then-Gov. Kathleen Blanco. He served 32 years.

In 2000, Jackson earned a theology degree through Baptist Theological Seminary and became a chaplain’s assistant after transferring to Dixon Correctional Institute in 2002. After his release, Jackson worked with the ministry at Marrero’s Second Zion Baptist Church and directed the church’s Cops and Clergy program, administered through community black churches and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. It helps formerly incarcerated people get job referrals and other re-entry help.

“I wanted to give back,” Jackson says. “It struck me in conversation with another guy in terms of transportation — someone had asked me if I knew anyone who could bring folks to penitentiaries. … Simultaneously I thought about paying for it. Initially it wasn’t feasible. I didn’t have the funds to pay for it, not even one bus.”

After meeting Cornerstone Director Ronnie Moore, Jackson arranged the first bus in 2007, sending 50 people to Louisiana Transitional Center for Women in Tallulah. He modeled the PAGE 8

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“TSA officers in Louisiana have stopped 51 people with guns in their carry-ons this year.

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Last week, Blake Pontchartrain related the history of the Autocrat Club in the 7th Ward. A club member left this comment: “I am a member of the Autocrat Social & Pleasure Club. We have a proud history of our club that dates back to a 1907 New Orleans City Charter and Incorporated with the State of Louisiana in 1914. The Autocrat Club had a large body of members, more than 1100, back in 1950 through the 1970’s. Duke Ellington and many other prominent figures have visited the club back in the days.”

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ruce Reilly buckles his Hello Kitty helmet strap outside New Orleans Police Department headquarters. It’s 8 a.m. and he’s joining 50 bicyclists for a ride through the state to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, nearly 200 miles away. Reilly’s on a Gary Fisher mountain bike he bought via Craigslist. He just applied his New Orleans Pelicans season ticket sticker to the frame.

It’s the fifth anniversary ride for NOLA to Angola, which makes the three-day journey to the prison to raise money for a bus program that transports Orleans and Jefferson parish families of incarcerated people to five state prisons at no cost.

“There’s a lot of family members, lawyers and investigators who routinely have to drive long distances to maintain contact with their client or loved one,” says Reilly, deputy director of the advocacy organization Voice of the Ex-Offender, which is made up of formerly incarcerated people. “What makes it so huge is obviously people having contact with their loved ones, whether they be residents in New Orleans having contact with loved ones shipped upstate, or vice versa. It’s huge. It’s the biggest, most important part of re-entry.”

Leo Jackson, director of the Cornerstone Builders’ bus project, sends his well wishes to the group. “They got good hearts,” he says, shaking hands with riders as they check the air in their tires and strap in their saddlebags.

Noelle Deltufo, a client advocate for the Orleans Public Defenders, is riding with NOLA to Angola for the fifth time.

“I’d seen how difficult it is for people to do visitation just in Orleans Parish,” she says. “When somebody is sentenced hundreds of miles away, it’s even more significant that they can’t make the visit.”

New Orleans City Council President Jason Williams thanks the riders “for sacrificing your legs, your days, your energy.”

“The city represents the last connection to family — a child growing without a parent, parents living and surviving without the kids they raise,” Williams tells Gambit. “NOLA to Angola is the only vein to that heart. ... We’re a state and a town of over-incarceration.

It may never be fixed on a statewide level. Until then we have to rely on these folks.”

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program after California’s Get on the Bus, which provides free transportation to children of incarcerated people and caregivers a few times a year. Knowing many families from Orleans and Jefferson parishes have family members in prisons throughout the state, Jackson wanted to make trips at least once a month.

The founders of what was to become NOLA to Angola met Jackson at a speaking event at Loyola University and asked if they could get involved. In the last five years, the group has raised more than $85,000 for Cornerstone.

Families can call the Cornerstone office and make a reservation; the buses visit Angola, Dixon, the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, Avoyelles Correctional Center and Rayburn Correctional Center more than a dozen times a year. It costs $1,000 to rent each bus, plus fuel and other expenses. Cornerstone also is supported

by Second Zion Baptist Church and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, but NOLA to Angola provides stability “You just make a phone call, make a reservation, and come out,” Jackson says. “They’re able to take that journey in comfort and safety. They get to bring the family. All the family members get to take that journey, and it relieves them from all the costs of travel. They always remind me how convenient it is to just get on the bus.”

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Ronald Davis visits his brother-in-law at Avoyelles Correctional Center — nearly 200 miles from New Orleans, 400 miles round trip — three times a year. “We usually go February, June and October,” he says. “We just have to do our best to let him know we love and support him despite whatever mistake he made.”

Davis and his family have used the Cornerstone bus since 2012. His brother-inlaw is up for parole next year.

“It’s been a tremendous blessing not only to me and my wife but the rest of the wives and husbands and sisters and brothers and nieces and nephews that visit their loved ones — especially those without transportation or that don’t have any way of visiting,” he says. “You don’t have to be concerned about having to drive — it’s an additional expense you may not have. … To know that someone loves you and is concerned about you enough to take the weekend and come and see you, it’s a blessing.”

Nearly 38,000 people are incarcerated in Louisiana, according to the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Louisiana’s notoriously high incarceration rate — as of 2013, more than double the national average (847 per 100,000 people) — costs the state $350 million a year. Incarceration also is costly for inmates and their families, who must pay legal fees, bills, housing, care packages, phone calls and gas and transportation to visit incarcerated family members, which for New Orleans families could mean traveling as far as 800 miles round trip.

Going to prison is expensive — for taxpayers and families of the incarcerated.

Following a family member’s incarceration, the average debt incurred among the family was $13,607, according to a September 2015 report from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Forward Together and Research Action Design.

The report surveyed more than 700 people in prison, their family members, employers and people impacted by family members’ incarceration. Following a relative’s conviction, more than half of the respondents making less than $15,000 a year were unable to pay for court costs.

Sixty-five percent of families with incarcerated family members struggled with basic living expenses, and nearly half had trouble getting regular access to food and housing.

“The whole family becomes incarcerated,” Jackson says. “Their lives are put on hold. … All the family is focused on that person who’s not there. They’ve got to spend their time, their energy, concerns about legal issues — [the prisoner] becomes another burden on the family and not an asset. … When a breadwinner in the family suddenly is taken from the family, it leaves a void — not only in terms of finances, but in security, in counsel.

The dad always has the answer to the problems and struggles of the family.

When that communication is broken, there is no communication. That family has a missing link.”

An incarcerated family member also loses his or her most valuable asset: a connection to the “outside.” But incarcerated people with more contact with their families are less likely to return to prison after their release, according to a 2012 report from the Vera Institute of Justice, among other similar reports. During a prison visit, inmates can have lunch with their families, get updates on their neighborhood and loved ones — briefly, but regularly, uniting the family to prepare for the inmate’s reintroduction to the home, the workforce and life outside prison walls.

“The support system that naturally develops by the family is intact,” Jackson says. “When he’s released from prison, he just reassembles back into the family.

He doesn’t have to re-establish anything.

Becoming a unit again and reassembling into a family again can sometimes be an issue when you haven’t communicated in four or five years and you’re home and you’re searching for your role in the family.

That’s not always automatic.”

Cornerstone also helps inmates who are eligible for parole land a job through its ReEntry 72 program. Most parole conditions require inmates have a job upon their release. Jackson — with help from Orleans and Jefferson parish sheriff’s offices — hires them for short-term work.

“It’s not permanent, but that’s usually enough to allow them to be released,” Jackson says. “It provides them leverage to search around, fill out applications, do the things necessary to make preparations to transition.”

Of the formerly incarcerated people who responded to the Ella Baker Center

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survey, 67 percent were unemployed or underemployed five years after their release. Fewer than 2 percent of Re-Entry 72 participants have returned to prison since it started in 2011. It hires about 60 people each year at $8 an hour for 120 hours.

“The first 72 hours (after release) are the most critical time,” he says. “During that period, you’ve got to start applying for identification, Social Security — but through our process, you don’t need that.

You get that while you’re working.”

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ones, making an important contribution to the criminal justice reforms sweeping the nation.”

“Getting a phone call is nice, but getting an in-person visit is a totally different feeling and vibe,” Hunter-Lowrey says.

“Especially kids, this is affecting them in ways you don’t really know unless you grow up with that. … We know statistically that largely the people in prison are black and poor. You’re talking about communities that are already disenfranchised, then to create more barriers through not providing a way for folks to see each other… We’re just a tiny drop in an attempt to bridge that gap.”

At the NOLA to Angola launch near Tulane Avenue and Broad Street, 50 bicyclists file out onto a side street, cheered on by friends and family. Some riders are dressed in full Spandex, others in cut-off jean shorts and T-shirts.

“We have people who take the time to train and people don’t — it’s OK. There’s a lot of speed preferences and skill levels on the ride,” Hunter-Lowrey says. “If you can ride a bike, you can do it.”

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NOLA to Angola raised more than $30,000 in 2015, more than its first two rides combined. Katie Hunter-Lowrey, who has helped organize NOLA to Angola rides since 2012, says this year’s NOLA to Angola fundraising “means at least two buses every month, more buses around the holidays.”

Each rider is “sponsored,” whether receiving donations from friends for each mile biked, or from a night’s worth of tips from working at a restaurant or bar. The minimum each rider must raise is $250.

“Most people exceed that by far,” HunterLowrey says. NOLA to Angola provides three meals a day, snacks, water, mechanics and camping over the threeday trip. There also are guest lectures on topics from environmental racism to the prison-industrial complex.

“If we want to really create a world in which recidivism rates are lower, where communities can be healthy and not ripped apart by such a high number of people in prison, I think folks need to be able to see each other face to face and have that contact a lot of us take for granted,” Hunter-Lowrey says.

In October, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) agreed to slash prices for prison phone calls, forcing phone companies to end price gouging for calls made in state and federal prisons. Some calls from U.S. prisons once cost up to $14 a minute, a bill that fell on families already burdened by the cost of their loved one’s incarceration. The FCC capped all local and long-distance calls from state and federal prisons at 11 cents per minute.

An Oct. 22 statement from the FCC read, “Reducing the cost of these calls measurably increases the amount of contact between inmates and their loved

Leo Jackson directs Cornerstone Builders’ bus program, helping families of incarcerated people visit relatives in prison.

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“Are you serious? I’m on national TV? And you’re Jimmy Fallon? … I’m used to appearing on C-SPAN at like 2 a.m. before they start airing those NutriBullet infomercials.”

— Comedian Aziz Ansari, impersonating Gov. Bobby Jindal in a hilarious bit last week on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Ansari-as-Jindal boasted of his 100 percent increase in the polls (“going from 1 percent to 2 percent”), and stated, “I don’t believe in global warming. In fact, I’m the only candidate who doesn’t believe in any science, period.”

The endorsement circus

Jay Dardenne crosses party lines; GOP calls him a traitor

Fallout from last week’s endorsement of Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards

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bigger economy” and many other achievements.

And then there was Marsanne Golsby, once press secretary to Foster and more recently Dardenne’s communications director, who had strongly endorsed Edwards almost immediately after the Oct. 24 primary. On her Twitter account (@marsannegolsby), she tweeted, “BUH-BYE, VITTER!” on the news that Dardenne would be endorsing Edwards. But when her former boss Foster endorsed Vitter, her Twitter account read: “This is Adam. Aunt Marsanne will be fine once the meds arrive & we can remove the restraints.” — KEVIN ALLMAN

Head: Panhandlers bring ‘mayhem, filth’ Says 50 percent of beggars aren’t homeless

Mayor Mitch Landrieu plans to dedicate more than $17 million to affordable housing programs in his 2016 budget, including expanded efforts to reduce homelessness in a city that already announced success in effectively eliminating homelessness among the city’s military veterans. But some City Council members also want the city to focus on panhandlers and “beggars,” a problem At-Large Councilwoman Stacy Head says has become “unacceptable.”

On Nov. 3, Ellen Lee, director of the city’s Office of Community Development, presented the office’s 2016 budget, which includes HousingNOLA, an ambitious affordable housing platform and set of policy recommendations slated for release next month. Head asked whether the office can begin targeting people asking for change at intersections

throughout the city, a practice she said has led to an environment of “mayhem, filth” and is a danger to drivers. Head said homeless outreach organization Unity of Greater New Orleans has done “unbelievable outreach” but has been “completely rejected” by panhandlers. “Well over 50 percent of people on the corner begging, they believe, are not in fact homeless,” Head said.

Lee said more funding could help the office expand its outreach efforts, but the city can’t enforce panhandling without also enforcing students and sports teams asking for change at intersections.

During budget talks in 2010, Head asked the City Council and the Vieux Carre Commission how to crack down on loitering and “gutter punks” in the French Quarter. The following year, she authored an ordinance banning “aggressive panhandling” in the Central Business District, but in 2013, the Louisiana Supreme Court declared the citywide anti-begging ordinance unconstitutional.

In 2015, the city housed 1,117 formerly homeless people, with 101 housed permanently as of September. The city also will open a new facility this year offering permanent supported housing for formerly homeless people and low-income working families.

— ALEX WOODWARD

Going Green

Officials celebrate opening of Lafitte Greenway

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by Jay Dardenne — the Republican lieutenant governor who finished fourth in the gubernatorial primary — was mighty entertaining if you weren’t Edwards’ opponent, U.S. Sen. David Vitter.

“Today Jay Dardenne became the Nick Saban of Louisiana politics,” declared Roger Villere, head of the Louisiana Republican Party. “After decades of using the Republican Party and its members for his benefit, Jay has decided to end his political career by supporting a candidate who opposes every public policy position that he once espoused.”

The state GOP also made public a letter to Dardenne signed by Villere and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. In it, the men called Dardenne’s endorsement “an act of betrayal to the Republican party. …

We do not think you would personally endorse the likes of Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton but supporting Mr. Edwards is one in [sic] the same,” the letter concluded.

The cross-party endorsement took a lot of air out of former Gov. Mike Foster’s endorsement of fellow Republican David Vitter the day before. “I won’t demean John Bel Edwards,” Foster said in a statement. “But I’m very concerned about the Democratic Party he’s beholden to. … The Democratic Party gaining control of Louisiana scares me.”

On social media, the Twitter account @JohnBelObama — which has tried to tie Edwards to President Barack Obama — immediately tweeted a composite image of Edwards, Obama and Dardenne, labeling it “peas in a pod.”

In his endorsement, Dardenne said Gov. Bobby Jindal had damaged the “Republican brand” in Louisiana.

Jindal’s presidential campaign manager, Timmy Teepell, took exception to that, saying GOP leadership in the state had produced “more jobs, higher incomes, a

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cess Preparatory Academy on Bienville Street near the site of the opening ceremony at Galvez and St. Louis streets.

“We’re turning this over to you now,” Landrieu said, adding that the Greenway connects neighborhoods physically as well as by class and race. “You have to protect it.” — ALEX WOODWARD

Can I see your online ID? ACLU says bill violates First Amendment

State Rep. Tim Burns, R-Mandeville, didn’t face any opposition to his House Bill 153 in the last legislative session; it sailed through the state House of Representatives (99-0) and the state Senate (36-0). Gov. Bobby Jindal signed it into law in June and it became effective Aug. 1. But now it’s the target of a First Amendment lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana and the Media Coalition.

The law requires websites to use an age-verification prompt for people accessing websites that contain “material harmful to minors.” Violators can be fined up to $10,000. Online booksellers and publishers argue they would have to place an age-verification check to access their entire websites, which also offer content that isn’t inappropriate for minors. The law defines “harmful” material as any “depiction, display, description, exhibition, or representation” of any kind of sex — but as written, a website with any of that material within it must run an age check before allowing entry.

The ACLU filed the suit Nov. 4 on behalf of New Orleans bookstores Garden District Book Shop and Octavia Books, as well as the company Future Crawfish Paper, which publishes New Orleans’ monthly alternative arts and culture magazine Antigravity. Publisher Dan Fox says the Comic Book Legal

Defense Fund contacted him — the magazine is among a diminishing group of publications still running local and alternative comic strips. They also are printed online, along with the rest of the magazine’s content.

Fox said the magazine is a “good example of material that’s not expressly porn or totally G-rated … but the way the law is constructed, we could be in violation of it.”

ACLU staff attorney Esha Bhandari said the law “unconstitutionally burdens bookstores and publishers by limiting their rights to publish materially fully protected by the First Amendment,” and it also burdens older teenagers “from accessing material they have a constitutional right to receive.” — ALEX WOODWARD

Debate team

Edwards and Vitter to meet in two debates

For those who somehow still may be undecided in the Louisiana governor’s race, you’ll have two more chances to see the candidates debate.

On Tuesday, Nov. 10 — during the week of early voting — state Rep. John Bel Edwards and U.S. Sen. David Vitter will hash it out in a live debate sponsored by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL). The hourlong, statewide-televised debate begins at 7 p.m.; there will be no live audience. They will meet again Nov. 16 at a debate sponsored by WVLA-TV in Baton Rouge. That debate will be held five days before the election.

Vitter was excoriated by opponents in the primary for participating in only two of seven televised debates. The senator claimed he had official business in Washington, D.C. — KEVIN ALLMAN

The Maroon,

the student-run newspaper at Loyola University New Orleans, was among 12 nondaily student publications to receive a 2015 Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press on Oct. 31. The award — considered the “Pulitzer Prize of student journalism” — is the highest national honor in college publishing.

The Maroon also ranked second in the nation for best editorial cartoon and received a national honorable mention for best front page design. The Maroon last was nominated for a Pacemaker in 2007.

Kim Sport and Jane Johnson

received the Citizen Lawyer Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association last month. Sport was recognized for her work with United Way of Southeast Louisiana, helping draft legislation strengthening the state’s domestic violence laws and her work with several area nonprofit organizations. Johnson, a Tulane Law School professor, was recognized for her work helping underserved and indigent residents.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation

awarded the Ochsner Clinic Foundation $50,000 to help build an Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer and Survivorship Program as part of St. Baldrick’s 2015 infrastructure grants totaling $2 million to 33 health organizations nationwide.

The Ochsner award will support hiring a nurse coordinator and clinical research associate to help run a program to improve communication between adult and pediatric health providers.

J. Matthew Keith

was sentenced in U.S. District Court last month for his role in a Louisiana film tax credit scheme.

Keith and co-conspirator Daniel Garcia sent inflated spending figures to the state to rake in more than $1.2 million in fraudulent tax credits. Keith was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay back the $1.2 million.

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— the Friends of the Lafitte Greenway (FOLG), formerly known as Friends of the Lafitte Corridor — started planning to make it reality.

“It took a village,” Harris, director of FOLG, told Gambit Nov. 6, after city officials formally opened the Lafitte Greenway. The LED-lighted bike and pedestrian path stretches from Mid-City at Bayou St. John to the edge of the French Quarter, with gardens, parks, soccer fields and other community spaces planned.

FOLG has led the planning process since 2006, and has weathered canceled projects and delayed construction starts. In 2011, the U.S. Department of Interior announced a prioritized commitment to the park, and the city began construction last year. The Greenway was set to open this summer, and District A City Councilwoman Susan Guidry (who joined the FOLG before her election to the City Council) said when she joined the council, she made the Greenway a “bottom-line first priority project.”

The Greenway — a $9 million project that also includes a storm water management plan and crosswalks with traffic signals — converts a former rail line and otherwise abandoned space into recreational green space in an area that also includes the Lafitte housing development and lower-income neighborhoods in Treme. FOLG held dozens of community meetings and design charrettes to get neighborhood input about how the Greenway should look and what it should mean.

FOLG and city officials said they want the area to connect the neighborhoods without changing them or their culture.

FOLG, now acting as the Greenway’s steward with more than 300 volunteers, leads community programs including garden projects, walking tours and school programming at Suc-

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Split narratives in Gov race John Bel Edwards wins the endorsement war as David Vitter doubles down on his anti-Obama ads.

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hen you’re 20 points behind with only three weeks left in a bitterly contested statewide election, what do you do? If you’re Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter running for governor of Louisiana, you double down on the strategy that got you there in the first place.

Sound crazy? Don’t laugh — it just might work.

Coming out of the Oct. 24 primary, state Rep. John Bel Edwards had momentum. He led Vitter by 17 percentage points, finishing with 40 percent of the vote to Vitter’s 23 percent. Three early runoff polls had Democrat Edwards 12 to 20 points ahead of Republican Vitter.

Also in Week One of the Nov. 21 runoff, Edwards got a big endorsement from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association. The Spygate scandal was back in the news, raising renewed concerns about Vitter’s political black ops.

But Week Two showcased Vitter’s fundraising advantage. He doubled down on his racially charged anti-Obama TV ads — ignoring criticism from sheriffs who say Vitter is lying about Edwards’ record.

By the end of last week, Vitter’s strategy came into sharp focus: He’s writing off black votes and betting the house that 70 percent of Louisiana’s white voters hate President Barack Obama more than they dislike or distrust David Vitter.

Fear and anger have long been favorite arrows in Vitter’s political quiver. As the four-week runoff neared the halfway mark, they became his only weapons.

With millions behind his message, Vitter hopes to change the runoff narrative from one of Edwards’ West Point credentials, big endorsements and political momentum — and Vitter’s scandals and divisiveness — to one based on what political scientists call “the fundamentals” of Southern politics. He’s counting on conservative whites to do what they almost always do: vote for the conservative guy, even if they think he’s a jerk (or worse).

That’s what happened last week in Kentucky, where tea party Republican Matt Bevin upset Democrat Jack Conway, who led in most polls. The Kentucky electorate, however, is barely 8 percent black; Louisiana’s is more than 31 percent black. And Conway’s lead in the polls was only 5 to 8 points, not 18 to 20. Louisiana ain’t Kentucky, but Vitter figures white

people are white people wherever they live — as long as it’s in the South.

We’ll see.

For his part, Edwards continued to rack up key endorsements, most notably that of Republican Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, who finished fourth in the primary with 15 percent of the vote.

Dardenne’s decision to cross party lines was a classic example of what grabs headlines — “man bites dog.”

Vitter countered by announcing support from the House Republican Caucus, which was more like “dog bites man.” Republicans, after all, are supposed to endorse Republicans. Ditto for Vitter’s endorsement from Republican former Gov. Mike Foster, who last ran for office in 1999. That was more like “old dog bites man.”

Dardenne’s endorsement matters for other reasons. It could pave the way for more Republicans to endorse Edwards, and it reinforces early polls that showed nearly half of Dardenne’s voters are already backing the Democrat from Amite.

Gumbo PAC, which Republican Jay Dardenne (right) endorses his supports Edwards, former gubernatorial opponent John Bel Edwards, quickly followed with a a Democrat, in the Louisiana governor’s race.

TV ad featuring four GOP voters — not politicians P H OTO C O U R T E S Y J O HN BEL ED WA RD S C A M PA I G N — each saying why he or she “will not vote for David Vitter.” The reasons: hypocrisy, lies on behalf of Helis Oil and Gas Co. in St. and cheating. The aim is to make Vitter, Tammany Parish’s fracking controversy. not Obama, the bogeyman.

Helis wants to drill near a residential comAll eyes are now on Republican Public munity, and many residents loudly oppose Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, the project. who finished third in the primary with Hammer and Henderson exposed Vit19 percent. He, too, cannot stand Vitter. ter’s April 16 letter threatening two top So far he seems inclined to sit this one Army Corps of Engineers officials with out — and possibly run against Vitter for the senator’s opposition to “the transition the Senate next year. He would relish a or promotion of new leadership” unless rematch against the man who labeled the Corps approved certain projects him “Sinkhole Scott.”

— including Helis’ proposed well. Three Edwards’ next move could highlight weeks later, on May 8, Helis Oil and Gas law enforcement officials, particularly contributed $5,000 to Vitter’s campaign, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand, as did Helis CEO David Kerstein. In June, whose office is handling the Spygate the Corps issued the permit. The matter investigation. Normand has held back his is tied up in court. public support of Edwards as his deputies Vitter is a longtime supporter of oil and unravel a tangled web of Vitter-backed gas interests, but his letter reeks of hamspying on private citizens. fisted intimidation — which critics say is Week Two closed out with more troujust a hint of how Vitter would govern. bling news for Vitter. WWL-TV investigaVitter cannot afford to lose votes in the tive reporter David Hammer and Vanishing GOP stronghold of St. Tammany. Early voting Earth, an environmental blog by Jonathan continues through Saturday, Nov. 14. In the Henderson of New Orleans, revealed final two weeks of the runoff, voters will choose a narrative — and a governor. that Vitter intervened heavy-handedly

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COMMENTARY

John Bel Edwards for governor

Other endorsements

arly voting in Louisiana’s runoff election for governor has begun, and it continues through this Saturday, Nov. 14. The choice between the two remaining candidates is clear: State Rep. John Bel Edwards is the man best suited to lead us out of the morass left by Gov. Bobby Jindal.

A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Edwards spent eight years as an Airborne Ranger before graduating from LSU Law Center. He often cites his military training — and the West Point Honor Code — as the bedrock of his approach to public service. During his eight years in the state House of Representatives, Edwards earned the respect of Democrats and Republicans alike. Throughout his tenure, he’s been an outspoken critic of Jindal’s failed fiscal policies — a position most voters have come to share — but his differences with the governor have not prevented Edwards, a Democrat, from forging strong relationships and productive coalitions with his Republican colleagues. Even those who differ politically with Edwards speak of his character in glowing terms.

n addition to the all-important runoff for governor, several other key races are on the Nov. 21 ballot. In those remaining races, Gambit makes the following endorsements:

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thinking out loud

Governor John Bel Edwards Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser Attorney General Buddy Caldwell West Bank Flood Protection Millages: Yes (Algiers and West Jefferson)

LEGISL ATIVE R ACES State Senate District 7 Jeff Arnold State House District 99 Jimmy Harris State House District 100 John Bagneris Orleans School Board District 1 Keith Barney

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:

Billy Nungesser

Plenty has been said about the shortcomings of Edwards’ opponent, U.S. Sen. David Vitter. We won’t waste space enumerating the many reasons why voters should not elect the divisive, disingenuous, race-baiting Vitter as Louisiana’s next governor.

Instead, here are some of the many reasons we urge our readers to support John Bel Edwards: • Education and finances: As a leading member of the House Education Committee, Edwards brokered budgets that added $70 million to K-12 education in 2013, 2014 and 2015 — without raising taxes. That money helped traditional public schools as well as charter schools and gave teachers pay raises. Edwards supports nonprofit charters, noting that he believes in local control of chartering decisions in districts that are excelling. In districts that are failing, he supports allowing the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to continue reviewing local board denials of charter applications. “The whole point of charter schools is to be a laboratory to educate at-risk children,” he says.

He also vows to fully fund higher education and to sustain the TOPS scholarship program.

• Health care: Edwards will provide affordable health insurance to nearly 300,000 of Louisiana’s working poor by accepting federal Medicaid dollars. This is not only the morally right thing to do, but also the fiscally responsible thing to do.

• Consensus building: While Vitter has called the Legislature “broken and dysfunctional” and attacked “career politicians” (ironic, considering Vitter has held legislative office himself since 1992), Edwards has earned endorsements from leading Republicans as well as Democrats — most notably from Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, one of his erstwhile GOP opponents. In endorsing Edwards, Dardenne said, “Honor, integrity, truthfulness, openness and ethical behavior are the most important traits of public service. John Bel is the candidate who exemplifies these traits.” Of Vitter, Dardenne said, “The Republican brand has been damaged. David Vitter will further damage that brand.” We agree on all counts.

Louisiana needs a governor who will unite our state, not divide it. We need a governor who will reach across party lines to solve our state’s many problems.

John Bel Edwards will be that kind of governor.

The job of Louisiana’s lieutenant governor is twofold: be ready to step up and become governor if there’s a vacancy in that office; and oversee the state Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. We like both candidates who made the runoff for this office, but we give the nod to former Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser. Nungesser has a passion for all things Louisiana and a proven record of standing up for what he believes is right and saying what’s on his mind. During the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, he was the face not only of his parish but all of coastal Louisiana — and he gave voice to the frustrations of millions affected by the disaster. He will bring that kind of leadership to an office that was well-served by Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne.

AT TORNE Y GENER AL :

Buddy Caldwell The attorney general is the state’s chief legal officer, and a job that important cannot be entrusted to someone who lacks real courtroom experience. Incumbent Buddy Caldwell has decades of experience as a prosecutor, and his office has recouped billions in damage awards for the state by pursuing environmental and pharmaceutical violators. Caldwell’s runoff opponent, former Congressman Jeff Landry, literally has never tried a criminal case before a jury. This one should be an easy choice for voters: Caldwell for attorney general.

WEST BANK FLOOD PROTECTION MILL AGES:

Yes Voters in Algiers and on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish will decide the fate of separate but related flood protection millage propositions. In Algiers, voters are asked to renew a 6.35-mill property tax to support the Algiers Levee District. In West Jefferson, voters will decide whether to approve a new 5.5-mill property tax to maintain post-Hurricane Katrina infrastructure investments in the West Jefferson Levee District. Both millages would take effect in 2016 and remain in place for 30 years, expiring in 2045. The proposed property taxes will pay for critical flood protection projects, and we urge our readers on the West Bank to vote “Yes” for that protection.

Many other local races are on the Nov. 21 ballot. For a complete list of our endorsements, and the reasons for each endorsement, go to www.bestofneworleans.com/ runoffendorsements2015.

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moved to 1772 Prytania St. in 1927. It was renovated in 1968.

Over the years, the church has been nicknamed the “Jazz Church” for hosting frequent performances by local and traveling jazz musicians. The church even released a CD featuring some of the secular performances. The tradition of featuring jazz in concerts and church services at the church began when the Rev. Paul Daasvand was pastor in the 1970s. It helped that famed banjoist Narvin Kimball was the church’s postmaster and encouraged his Preservation Hall colleagues to perform at the church.

The jazz service continues on the first Sunday of each month.

BLAKEVIEW his week’s question focused on the history of an Uptown building, so I thought we’d delve into the history of two other structures you may have passed dozens of times without knowing their stories. Both are social clubs based in historic homes.

The first is for women: the Orleans Club at 5005 St. Charles Ave. The mansion dates to 1868 and reportedly was built as a wedding gift from Col. William Lewis Wynn to his daughter. It remained a private residence until 1925, when a group of women formed a social and cultural club and purchased the home as club headquarters. It remains home to the Orleans Club, whose name, by the way, is pronounced with a decidedly French accent.

Farther up St. Charles Avenue is the home of the Round Table Club. In 1896, grocer Christopher Doyle purchased the property for $12,520 and built the present home there, according to the Friends of the Cabildo’s New Orleans Architecture series. The home was sold to the Round Table Club, a men’s organization, in 1919. The club was founded in 1897 and was dedicated to the discussion of literary, artistic and scientific topics. The club continues to hold lectures and social gatherings at the home..

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If you were in the Lower Garden District last weekend, you might have heard the sound of jazz coming from the Norwegian Seamen’s Church on Prytania Street. It marked the church’s biggest annual fundraiser, the Christmas Bazaar and Scandinavian Festival, which featured food, handmade crafts and music.

Changing times have transformed the mission of the Norwegian Seamen’s Church, but its history points to New Orleans’ importance as a port city. At one time, more than 30 major port cities in the U.S. hosted such churches. Ours is one of only six still active in America.

According to its website, the Norwegian Seamen’s Mission, founded in 1864, was established worldwide to offer religious and social services and a home away from home to Scandinavian seafarers.

At the turn of the 20th century, many Norwegian ships and sailors made trips to New Orleans. For example, records show 418 Norwegian ships docked in the city in 1909. To serve sailors’ needs, the local church was founded in 1906. It originally was a branch of the Seamen’s Church in Pensacola, Florida. There also were churches in Mobile, Alabama and Gulfport, Mississippi. The local church originally was on Magazine Street but

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Freddie King, director of constituent services for District C Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey, whose district covers the French Quarter, told Gambit that the office “has received several calls and emails concerning Mayor Landrieu’s proposal to increase parking meter fares and times in the French Quarter” — but Ramsey hasn’t taken a position, at least publicly. “We will talk to the administration and make them aware of the constituents’ concern,” King said.

(Gambit requested comment from Council President Jason Williams and Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell, whose District B includes the Warehouse District. Williams did not provide one; Cantrell said she didn’t have one as of last week.)

A change.org protest petition addressed to Landrieu has stories from business owners and downtown workers like Wesundra Farmer. “I currently work in the CBD as a cook,” wrote Farmer. “I can’t depend on RTA because I work until 1, sometimes 2 am. Paying for parking is factored into my tight budget. If it goes up and hours are extended, that’s more of a burden on the people who actually live here.”

Others are reacting in a typically New Orleanian way: with satire, sarcasm and a party. An event called “No Parking on the Dance Floor” is set for Nov. 6 at AllWays Lounge in the Faubourg Marigny. Organizer Chris Lane says it’s not a protest but “an informational meeting that will have City Council contact numbers and other contacts at City Hall.”

“Nothing says N’awlins like good music and draconian traffic policies,” the Facebook page says.

Lane, an artist and musician, often takes freelance jobs in the French Quarter; he hosts burlesque shows at One Eyed Jacks and created a second petition protesting the rates, which he says drew 800 signatories in the first 48 hours it was online.

The change.org petition, meanwhile, warns the hike “could literally make New Orleans parking more

burdensome/expensive than any other major U.S. city.”

That’s not quite true, but the hike would make it more expensive than most.

Chicago has some of the highest downtown parking rates in the nation. In the Loop (downtown core), parking is $6.50 per hour from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and $6.50 per two hours from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. In Seattle, rates range from $1 to $4 per hour, stopping at 6 p.m., except in certain nightlife districts, where meters operate until 10 p.m.

San Francisco, with its dense downtown core, has five different meter regulations around the city.

Hourly rates run from 25 cents per hour to $6, with most on the lower side. The meters stop at 6 p.m. all over the city except a few blocks around the Port of San Francisco.

All those cities, however, have more extensive public transportation than does New Orleans.

Chicago’s public transit system covers the city, much of it running 24 hours; a downtown worker can ride all over Chicago for a flat $2.25 fee. San Francisco has the BART subway as well as MUNI buses and light rail; many employers there provide transit passes for employees.

Public transportation stops early in our 24-hour city. The last Magazine Street bus heading Uptown leaves downtown at 12:20 a.m. weeknights. The last Elysian Fields bus, heading to the lakefront, departs at 11:45 p.m. Many workers whose schedules keep them downtown later are forced to drive.

Blake Lindberg, a partner in El Libre told Gambit, “It’ll deter locals, but tourists don’t have a choice.”

That’s one of the things that worries CVB President Perry.

“The city needs more revenues,” Perry says. “I support the mayor 100 percent on this. We don’t dispute that. But there are better ways to raise revenue than to at-

tack one particular group of workers and residents.”

Perry says he’s opposed both in his role as tourism leader and as a resident; he lives in the Warehouse District. “The issue of going to 10 at night is so preposterous on so many levels,” he told Gambit. “We have been hearing endlessly over the last few days from restaurateurs and workers in hotels and restaurants.”

Mark Romig of the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation told Gambit his organization “does not take positions on public policy matters,” adding, “We are familiar with the issue and will be monitoring any effect in tourism activity.”

But Perry calls the meter hikes “a tremendous disincentive to what the city is focusing on now — to draw residents downtown.

“It’s inconceivable to me that in an area that’s one of the most prominent growing areas of the city,” Perry says, “to have a disincentive to have people want to live and work here, and to the service workers.”

Parking meters and parking enforcement falls under the Department of Public Works. The department presents its 2016 budget — which includes the rate hikes — to the New Orleans City Council on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Lane says he’s passed out paper petitions around the Quarter and has requested a chance to address the council to articulate concerns of residents, business owners and workers.

“It’s not just the parking meters,” says Lane, adding he’s frustrated the public hasn’t had input on the decision. “It has a corrosive effect on the body politic.”

He cites the proliferation of Airbnb rentals and the streetcar construction on N. Rampart Street (what he called “the tourist streetcar”) as two things in which the public had no input.

“People feel like they don’t have a voice any more,” Lane says, “and this really drives it home.”

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Burgers are popular menu items at Cafe Freret, which also serves breakfast all day.

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is topped with bacon, sauteed onions and mushrooms, tomato, lettuce, pickles and provolone, served on a ciabatta bun.

Weekend brunch brings in regulars who dine with their dogs under the awning, while drinking house mimosas and watching the New Orleans Saints play. The cafe screens movies at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.

“We’re going to do the Star Wars trilogy for November, since the new movie is out next month,” Guidroz says.

“We’re not showing those terrible new ones, though. The three originals.”

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Natural parenting boutique ZukaBaby (5228 Magazine St., 504-596-6540; www. zukababy.com) and fitness center KINDRED (5228 Magazine St., 504-510-4878; www. kindred-studios.com) celebrate the grand opening of a shared boutique at 3248 Severn Ave. in Metairie from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 14. There will be refreshments, promotions, giveaways and free play in the “romp room.” Donate new or gently used baby items to Fussy Baby Network and receive 10 percent off all purchases.

Whole Foods Market Broad Street (300 N. Broad St., 504-434-3364; www. wholefoodsmarket.com) hosts Electric Vehicle Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,

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Nov. 14. The expo features six electric vehicles, test rides, a mobile solar power generator and free recharging.

Hazelnut (5515 Magazine St., 504-891-2424; www.hazelnutneworleans.com) hosts a Clementine Hunter Collection event from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Artists will sign the hand-painted ceramics, new styles will be introduced and there will be giveaways.

Esthetique Facial Spa (714 Adams St., 504896-1006; www.efacialspa.com) has moved to a new location on Adams Street. Through November, the spa offers discounts on microdermabrasion, peels, massage and waxing.

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ocated in a former gas station blocks from Audubon Park, Cafe Freret (7329 Freret St., 504-861-7890; www. cafefreret.com) is a popular neighborhood hangout. “The feel of eating in a 100-year old building in the middle of residential Uptown is different,” says owner and chef Carl Guidroz. “It’s not that hustle and bustle of restaurants further down Freret. It’s more laid back here.”

The 2,500-square-foot cafe offers outdoor seating, all-day breakfast and free Wi-Fi, attracting neighbors who want to unwind over brunch and students looking for espresso-fueled study sessions. “Business is about half locals, half students,” Guidroz says. “People come to sit in the big outside area and enjoy being outside.”

Pets are welcome, too. Freshly baked, veterinarian-approved selections including homemade dog biscuits and “snickerpooches” are available on the cafe’s A La Collar Menu, and water bowls are provided for dogs.

“Today everyone sees their dogs as their family,” says Guidroz, who opened the restaurant in June 2005. “This is a place for you to bring them and eat together, and our regulars appreciate that.”

As for the human menu, Guidroz says family recipes inspire his dishes. “It’s mostly family stuff, but we’re very eclectic,” he says.

The all-day breakfast menu features omelets, pancakes, steak and eggs, and French toast.

“Outside of breakfast and brunch, the Steakbomb and Voodoo Burger are popular,” Guidroz says.

The Steakbomb consists of shaved steak, Swiss cheese, onions, mushrooms and bell peppers served on toasted French bread with Creole mayonnaise. The Voodoo Burger

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Ichi Japanese Ramen House is a cold weather beater.

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By Helen Freund

At some ramen restaurants, a barely-set poached egg is submerged so the prick of a chopstick releases the runny yolk into the broth. That’s not the case here, and the eggs are cooked unevenly: some bowls boasted a creamy-centered soft-boiled version while others were close to hard boiled.

Optional ingredients can add texture and flavor, and they run the gamut from fried garlic and onion shavings that carry a delightful crunch to awkward heaps of shredded cheese that feel at odds with the other ingredients in the bowl.

A small menu of izakaya items, or Japanese snacks, offer a nice start to a meal.

The best bets are takoyaki and ebiyaki, battered dumplings filled with minced octopus and shrimp, respectively. The creamy orbs consist of a flour-based batter stuffed with seafood and fried to deep golden brown.

Sitting on a plate with dollops of mayonnaise and takoyaki sauce — a sticky, sweet condiment made with Worcestershire and ketchup — the tiny globes are showered with dried bonito flakes, which add rich umami notes.

Ichi is considerably more pared down than Kawahara’s other restaurants, and the Marigny location has a BYOB policy while a liquor permit is pending. But the restaurant’s bare-bones approach delivers the basics: giant, steaming bowls of slippery noodles diners can inhale, whether one drink in or 10.

There’s friendly, efficient service and prices won’t make a college kid blink.

Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com.

Ichi Japanese Ramen house serves pork rib tonkotsu and ebiyaki, or shrimp balls.

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1913 Royal St., (504) 948-6670; 7537 Maple St., (504) 570-6440; www.facebook.com/ichi. ramen.house

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Royal Street: lunch and dinner daily; Maple Street: dinner Wed.-Mon.

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casual ramen joints from the owner of Little Tokyo

Serial Killer

French Quarter sandwich maker Killer Poboys (811 Conti St., 504-252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com) is expected to open its second location at 219 Dauphine St. this week.

Chef Cam Boudreaux, who is opening the location with his wife April Bellow and new business partner Eric Baucom, affectionately calls his places “little Killer” and “big Killer,” a reference to the size of the flagship operation — a tiny nook in the back room of the Erin Rose (811 Conti St., 504-522-3573; www.erinrosebar.com) bar — and the scope of the new menu.

The new restaurant occupies 1,400 square feet and includes an extended list of po-boys, other sandwiches (called “not poboys”) and sides.

“We needed a place where we could grow, and we needed to expand,” Boudreaux says. “We’d been looking at, walking by this location for years. …

W]hen it came up (for) sale, we just jumped on it.” No changes are planned at the Erin Rose location, he says.

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f there’s one cold-weather dish I couldn’t live without, it’s ramen. As the temperature drops and daylight grows shorter, I inevitably find myself hankering for a bowl of piping-hot noodles, and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone.

Once considered little more than a college-kid hangover remedy, the popular noodle dish has inspired countless restaurant operations across the U.S., replicating the allure of the ramen houses and noodle carts that dot late-night streetscapes of Japan.

Though behind New York and L.A., New Orleans is no stranger to the ramen craze, and in July, the city became a little more noodle-friendly when Little Tokyo proprietor Yusuke Kawahara opened Ichi Japanese Ramen House in the Marigny. A second location opened on Maple Street a month later.

Steaming noodle bowls dominate the menu and feature the signature ramen accoutrements: ceramic bowls filled with dried seaweed leaves, thick slices of pork bobbing just above the broth’s surface, spinach, bean sprouts, bamboo and the ubiquitous soft-cooked egg. Imported from New York’s Sun Noodle, a ramen company with branches in Hawaii and California, noodles swim freely in the broth, tasting salty and chewy but never sticky.

The focus here is tonkotsu ramen, featuring thick, cloudy pork broth. Slow cooking the pork bones imbues robust body and deeply porky flavor, and fat bubbles float on the surface. It serves as the base for all of the ramen dishes at Ichi, although there also is an off-menu vegetarian ramen featuring buckwheat noodles, seaweed, mushroom and tofu broth.

Elevating the viscosity level another notch, the dark saffron broth in the curry bowl is thick and creamy and packs soft heat that will tickle the back of your throat, but it is more rich than spicy.

The bowls here are far from skimpy. A pork rib version brims with sweet, slow-cooked ribs with tender meat that slides off the bone, but I barely made a dent in the large soup.

Derek and Idolka Villavaso opened the breakfast and lunch spot Bayou Breakfast (3111 Grand Route St. John; 504-2529129) on Nov. 1.

The couple also are partners in Marigny restaurant and nightclub Vaso (1407 Decatur St., 504-272-0929; www.facebook. com/vasonola) and say they were inspired to open the cafe after noticing a lack of breakfast options in the area.

“We saw a need and a niche that needed to be filled,” Derek says.

The menu includes omelets, French toast, pancakes and dishes with a strong Southern or Creole twist, such as marinated catfish Benedict, fried lemon-pepper frog legs with cayenne and blue cheese dressing and an alligator and andouille sausage omelet.

Lunch fare includes a small selection of po-boys and salads. Derek says they will be applying for a liquor permit and hope to offer bloody marys and mimosas.

Plans to open a cold-pressed juice and smoothie bar in the Warehouse District also are underway. Derek said Joose Heaven will open at 841 Fulton St. within the month.

Bayou Breakfast is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. — HELEN FREUND

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FORK + CENTER [CONTINUED] The new space has seats for 34 guests at a handful of copper-top tables, a few high-top tables and a corner nook overlooking Dauphine Street. Whitewashed walls are decorated with signs hand-painted by Boudreaux’s father and a collection of paintings from local artist Mollie Wallace.

The second Killer will serve breakfast and lunch, and Boudreaux says he plans to allow other food vendors to host pop-ups from time to time.

As with the original location, sandwiches are served on rolls from Dong Phuong Bakery, and there’s a strong focus on using local products.

“All the meat is all-natural, hormone- and antibiotic-free and we’ve been adding as much fresh local produce when we can,” Boudreaux says.

Also making the trip from Conti Street are the signature Vietnamese-style seared shrimp po-boys stacked with pickled vegetables and Sriracha aioli as well as a vegan favorite with a roasted sweet potato medley with black-eyed pea and pecan spread.

The rest of the menu differs from the first location’s but is in line with the unorthodox po-boy fillings for which the eatery is known. There’s a ham and pimiento cheese version dressed with caramelized onions, peppers, Creole mustard and salad greens, and a sandwich stacked with barbecued chicken confit, ranch slaw, coffee barbecue sauce and red onions.

Breakfast sandwiches include a cheddar omelet po-boy, made with yard eggs, aged cheddar, herbed aioli and a choice of bacon, ham or sweet potato. A smoked salmon po-boy features a remoulade schmear, red onions, capers, hard-boiled egg and greens.

A couple of salads and some sides round out the menu, and Boudreaux says a collection of “funky” cookie options will join the mix. Spitfire espresso and other coffee and tea drinks will be available.

Eventually, Boudreaux hopes to sell beer — all local, all in a can — and a few wines. There are no plans to stock a full bar, but batch cocktails including rum punch or gin and juice might be available at some point. — HELEN FREUND

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Riverbend bakery Breads on Oak (8640 Oak St., 504-324-8271; www.breadsonoak.com) is expanding with seating as well as beer and wine service.

Owners Sean and Charmain O’Mahony opened the organic bakery and cafe four years ago and recently obtained a liquor permit. Wines by the glass and beer from NOLA Brewing are available as well as specialty coffee drinks and mimosas made from fresh-squeezed citrus the couple grows.

“There might be a couple of drink specials too,” Charmain says. “We’ve got so much fresh fruit we just wanted to make sure we take advantage of that.”

The expansion includes a bar overlooking Oak Street. — HELEN FREUND

Pontchartrain express

Chef John Besh (www.chefjohnbesh.com) will oversee the food and beverage program at the Pontchartrain Hotel (2031 St. Charles Ave.; www.thepontchartrainhotel.com) when the historic strucure reopens next year, the building’s owners announced Nov. 2.

Chicago-based real estate company AJ Capital Partners (www.ajcpt.com) purchased the hotel in January. The Besh group will oversee the renovated Caribbean Room, Bayou Bar, the grab-and-go Silver Whistle coffee shop and a still-unnamed rooftop bar boasting a 270-degree view of the city and the Mississippi River.

“It’s an honor to play a part in shaping the future of a place that holds previous memories for me and so many other locals,” Besh said in a prepared statement.

The hotel was established in the 1927 and attracted icons including Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams. Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan also were guests. Following Hurricane Katrina, the property became a luxury apartment building with extended-stay rooms; it shifted back to a hotel in 2013.

Renovation efforts on the property’s restaurant spaces and 106 rooms aim to “maintain the hotel’s historical feel while imparting a sense of modern comfort and style as well as the unique personality of New Orleans,” according to a press release.

No opening date has been set for the hotel, but renovations are underway.

— HELEN FREUND

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Emily Mickley-Doyle Urban gardener

Emily Mickley-Doyle and Matt Glassman run Sprout NOLA (www.sproutnola. org), an urban gardening organization that’s part of the ReFresh Project at 300 N. Broad St. Along with Whole Foods Market and The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine, Mickley-Doyle leads a class at The Goldring Center on Monday, Nov. 16, about preparing vegan and vegetarian Thanksgiving dishes, including lentil and greens ragout, cauliflower and potato mash with mushroom gravy and more (see www. healthierharvestbroadstreet.eventbrite.com for information). Mickley-Doyle spoke with Gambit about Sprout NOLA and starting a garden.

What does Sprout NOLA do?

How hard is it to start a home garden?

M: It can be as simple as putting some pots in your backyard and planting some greens or some herbs. You can make a garden out of anything — a pot, a can, a bag. Just fill it with soil; it’s so easy. Or it can be involved and you can build a bed. It can be up to whatever people’s needs are.

I teach beginner classes. I think a lot of folks think it’s magic. I hear this thing about “having a green thumb” — like you do or you don’t. It’s not that mystical. It’s like a pet. You have to water it and feed it every day and take care of it — make sure it looks healthy.

People should start small and expand based on their comfort level. Some people start big with a beautiful garden and then it’s too much. I say start with one box or a couple pots and expand from there.

Can people start now, in fall?

M: Especially right now, growing greens is amazing. You just throw the seeds down. You can plant spinach or lettuce, and as soon as the leaves are big enough, you can eat them. You cut them up and have a salad, and they’ll keep regenerating.

A lot of herbs are fantastic to grow in the winter. Parsley, cilantro and dill are great to start right now. Fennel. There are great annual herbs to start right now, like thyme and rosemary. Fall is the time for planting.

You can grow all year round in New Orleans. You can’t grow all the things all the time, but you can grow something all the time. [In winter] you can grow greens and root crops, like beets, carrots and onions. You can grow cauliflower and broccoli and cabbage. Fall is the time to get your winter garden growing.

Plants like to grow. It’s their whole job. You just make it so the conditions are easy. Make it so there’s great soil, light and water. — WILL COVIELLO

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Mickley-Doyle: Sprout NOLA is a teaching garden on the site of the Refresh Project. We’re urban farmers and we teach classes on gardening, we host a community garden and we mentor gardeners. So people can come learn about what we’re gardening right now, and they can take food home in exchange for the help that they give. We have five days a week – Monday through Friday — of open garden time. On weekends, we have classes for adults and we have a kids’ program. We do a kids’ gardening and cooking class with the Goldring Center.

People adopt plots on-site, so we have 30 community gardeners who are growing food for themselves. We organize that.

[Sprout NOLA] is a sounding board for folks; it’s a great place to learn from scratch. We have options for people to be able to grow right here. We have a partnership with Green Light New Orleans. If people want to get a box in their backyard, we connect them with Green Light. We’re also a Parkway Partners garden. We can connect folks who want to be part of a community garden that’s closer to where they live.

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BEER buzz The Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s fifth annual Boudin, Bourbon & Beer (www. boudinbourbonandbeer.com) fundraiser is at Champions Square from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 13. Sponsor Abita Brewing Company provides all the beer to wash down different types of boudin from 50 local and visiting chefs. Buffalo Trace provides whiskey.

Boudin, Bourbon & Beer is at In addition to Abita’s regular lineup Champions Square Friday, Nov. 13. and the Bourbon Street Barrel Series PHOTO BY K ARLEY FRANKIC (including Coffee Stout, Maple Pecan and Baltic Porter), there is a cask beer garden featuring unique specialty beers such as Fresh Hop Wrought Iron IPA, Barrel Aged Pecan and Spruce Christmas.

Tickets are $99 and available on the event website.

Email Nora McGunnigle at nora@nolabeerblog.com

WINE of the week 2013 Vina Borgia

CAMPO DE BORJA, SPAIN RETAIL $6-$8

Some critics have called this bottling the best value in the wine world, and it delivers far more than its price promises. A Jorge Ordonez Selection, the wine is estate-bottled at Bodegas Borsao in Spain’s Campo de Borja Denominacion de Origen (DO) in the the Aragon region. Founded more than 55 years ago, Bodegas Borsao owns more than 3,700 acres of vineyards at altitudes of 1,300 to 2,300 feet above sea level. The wine features all garnacha grapes macerated on their skins for six hours before pressing. The juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks. In the glass, it offers vibrant aromas of crushed red berries, a hint of earth and spice notes. On the palate, taste blueberry, cherry, plum, red currants, a touch of peppery spice, mild tannins and good acidity. Decant 20 minutes before serving. Drink it with braised beef short ribs, roast fowl, pizza, pork tenderloin, lamb chops or meatballs in tomato sauce. Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellar, Terranova Brothers Superette and The Fresh Market on St. Charles Avenue. — BRENDA MAITLAND Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net

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Mudbug Brewery sponsors the Bayou Beer Festival at Southdown Plantation (1208 Museum Drive, Houma, 985-851-0154) from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. The event is hosted by the Houma nonprofit Bayou Beer Society (www. bayoubeersociety.org), which donates proceeds to local veterans’ organizations.

Co-founder Joel Ohmer says the festival has raised more than $15,000 in the past two years.

The festival offers more than 300 beers, plus brews crafted by more than 30 local homebrewers. Mudbug will unveil a specialty beer for the occasion: Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Chocolate King Cake Stout. Mudbug Brewery’s co-founder and head brewer Leith Adams says, “We will have a full Crescent Crown trailer just for Mudbug — that’s 10 taps serving anything and everything Mudbug.”

Brewers also will provide entertainment. Adams plays drums for Nonc Nu & Da Wild Matous, and Bayou Teche Brewing employee Louis Michot’s Lost Bayou Ramblers also performs.

Advance tickets are $30 and can be purchased on the Bayou Beer Society website. — NORA McGUNNIGLE

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Celebration in the Oaks Preview Party Guests get the first glimpse of the lights and are given exclusive access to the Botanical Garden and Train Route.

Four live music stages feature local musicians Karma and The Yat Pack.

Guests are treated to a tantalizing array of foods and adult beverages from 40 local restaurants and caterers.

Jingle Bells & Beer Please join us for our holiday event created just for young adults – and those young at heart! Jingle Bells & Beer will be so much good fun you’ll land on Santa’s Naughty List!

Guests can experience all the rides within City Park’s Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, under the beautiful lights of Celebration in the Oaks.

Beer and “munchies” will be provided from local vendors. Dancing to live music from Hazy Ray will make your bells jingle!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 7:30 – 11PM

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 7 – 10PM

Celebration in the Oaks Family Party Kids get the royal holiday treatment at their own Celebration in the Oaks Party. The little ones will feel like the kings and queens of the ball at this fun-filled party. Unlimited rides at the Amusement Park, kid-friendly eats for the whole family, fun live entertainment, including balloon clowns, an airbrush tattoo artist, stilt walkers, a DJ and more. This year we will have characters from Star Wars present, so don’t forget to bring your camera!

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 6 – 8:30PM

Get details and purchase tickets at CelebrationInTheOaks.com

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Bridge House/Grace House Celebrity Waiter lunch

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 5611234; www.neworleans.hyatt.com

www.bridgehouse.org The fundraiser for Bridge House and Grace House features celebrity waiters including former New Orleans Saint Will Smith, former New Orleans City Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson, comedian Jodi Borrello, singer Robin Barnes and others.

There’s also a silent auction. Bridge House and Grace House help people recovering from substance abuse. Call (504) 821-7134 for information. Tickets are $75.

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Glenmorangie Scotch Dinner

7 p.m. Wednesday Galatoire’s 33 Bar & Steak, 215 Bourbon St., (504) 335-3932

www.galatoires33barandsteak.com Hors d’oeuvres and a four-course meal are paired with Glenmorangie’s aged single-malt Scotches. Dishes include cornbread souffle with country ham and smoked Gouda sauce, maple-roasted duck breast with Brussels sprouts, bacon lardons and roasted chestnuts, wild boar stew with whole grain mustard dumplings and apple tartlet. Call (504) 525-6022 for reseravations. The meal costs $85 including tax and tip.

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Crescent City Character Crawl with Chris Hannah Noon Sunday

www.fauxrealnola.com Bartender Chris Hannah of Arnaud’s French 75 leads a Central City second-line crawl. The event starts with drinks at Hannah’s home, continues with barbecue and drinks at Verret’s Lounge and then follows a second-line parade. Starting location announced to attendees. Tickets $20.

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Cafe Degas

3127 Esplanade Ave., (504) 945-5635 www.cafedegas.com

Seared hanger steak is served with steamed vegetables, thick-cut fries and toasted shallot and garlic bordelaise.

The Delachaise

3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858 www.thedelachaise.com

Grilled 12-ounce rib-eye steak is topped with blue cheese butter and served with goose fat fries.

La Crepe Nanou

1410 Robert St., (504) 899-2670 www.lacrepenanou.com

Grilled 8-ounce filet mignon is served with fries and bearnaise, cognac, mushroom or garlic sauce.

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar & Restaurant 301 Dauphine St., (504) 586-0972 www.rfsnola.com

A house-cut 10-ounce New York strip steak is served with truffle fries and bearnaise.

Saveur

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

Roasted and grilled rib-eye steak is served with fries and roasted tomato aioli.

MENU 10:30 am - 10 pm Turducken Gumbo • Butternut Squash Bisque Boiled Gulf Shrimp • Yellowfin Tuna Poke Fresh Raw Oysters • Bloody Mary Oysters Cajun Fried Turkey • Root Beer Glazed Ham Roasted Prime Rib • Grilled Redfish BBQ Shrimp & Pumpkin Cheddar Grits Alligator Sausage Cornbread Stuffing Oyster Dressing • Praline Sweet Potatoes Apple Pie • Pumpkin Pie & MUCH MORE! Adults $59

Kids Buffet $19 (12 years & under) Kids 6 & under eat FREE

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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.

Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday.

AMERICAN Colonial Bowling Lanes — 6601 Jefferson Hwy. Harahan, (504) 737-2400; www.colonialbowling.net — The kitchen serves breakfast in the morning and a lunch and dinner menu of sandwiches, burgers, chicken wings and tenders, pizza, quesdaillas and more. 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. $

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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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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. $

BAR & GRILL 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. $

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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. $$ 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, po-boys, 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 syrup. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily, brunch Fri.-Sun. Credit cards. $

BURGERS 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. $ 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. Credit cards. $

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines. com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe Freret — 7329 Freret St., (504) 861-7890; www.cafefreret.com — Casual dining options include burgers, sandwiches and half and whole muffuletta rounds and daily lunch specials. Wednesday features steak night. Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed. and Fri.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 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,

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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. $

CAJUN Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 5615171; 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

Satsuma Cafe (3218 Dauphine St., 504-304-5962; 7901 Maple St., 504-309-5557; www.satsumacafe.com) serves coffee drinks, fresh-squeezed juices, baked goods, sandwiches, salads and more.

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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 glass and full restaurant menu. 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., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$ The Tasting Room — 1906 Magazine St., (504) 581-3880; www.ttrneworleans.com — Sample wines or dine 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.

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CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The mix of Creole and Caribbean fare includes jerk chicken and crawfish etouffee and cheese steaks are available. The Cuban sandwich features house-made roasted garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ 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 PAGE 35

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Liberty’s Kitchen — 300 N. Broad St., (504) 822-4011; www.libertyskitchen.org — Students in the workforce development program prepare traditional and creative versions of local favorites. The Cajun Cobb salad features pan-seared shrimp, smoked sausage and blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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.

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OUT to EAT PAGE 33 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. $$

ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

okra. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. 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. $$

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. $$$

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

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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. Reserva-

Chef/owner Duke LoCicero serves meatballs at his Italian restaurant Cafe Giovanni (117 Decatur St., 504529-2154; www.cafegiovanni.com).

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tions 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 old world Italian favorites and pizza. Chicken piccata is a paneed chicken breast topped with lemon-caper piccata sauce

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Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www. martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. The Deli Deluxe sandwich Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) features corned beef, pastrami, 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Cre- Swiss cheese, Russian dressing ative Creole dishes include crabmeat and Creole mustard on an onion cheesecake topped with Creole roll. No reservations. Breakfast and meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., served with Crystal buerre blanc. brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations accept- Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 ed. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 456Sun. Credit cards. $$$ 6362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, lunches. The hamburger po-boy can 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. be dressed with lettuce, mayo and bourbonorleans.com — This restau- tomato on French bread. Shrimp rant offers contemporary Creole Italiano features shrimp tossed dishes including barbecue shrimp, with cream sauce and pasta. No redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish reservations. Breakfast, lunch and and shrimp dishes. Reservations dinner daily. Credit cards. $ accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 592-0223; www.weltysdeli.com Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934— The New Orleans AK sandwich 3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com features a choice of four meats plus — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en cheddar, provolone, pepper Jack and brochette served with roasted garlic Swiss cheeses on a warm muffuletbutter and grilled Two Run Farm lamb ta bun. No reservations. Breakfast chops served with New Orleans-style and lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $ barbecue sauce. Balcony and courtFRENCH yard dining available. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner Cafe Degas — 3127 Esplanade Ave., daily. Credit cards. $$$ (504) 945-5635; www.cafedegas.com — The menu of traditional French Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This dishes includes pate, cheese plates, neighborhood restaurant is know for salads, escargots bourguignons, its wet-battered fried chicken. Green mussles and fries, hanger steak beans come with rice and gravy. with fries and garlic bordelaise and There’s bread pudding for dessert. No more. The dining room’s covered reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit deck is open-air in suitable weather. cards. $$ Appetizers are available in afteroon hours. Reservations recommended.

Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun., DELI brunch Sun. Credit cards. $ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, GOURMET TO GO (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes Breaux Mart — 315 E. Judge Perez, in sandwiches, including corned beef Chalmette, (504) 262-0750; 605 and pastrami that come straight Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; from the Bronx. No reservations.

2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. 885-5565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., Credit cards. $ River Ridge, (504) 737-8146; www. breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone. prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” com — The 24-hour grocery store has as well as weekday specials. No a deli and wood-burning pizza oven. reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasa- INDIAN gna. Vegan pizzas also are available.

Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 No reservations. Lunch, dinner and Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Servlate-night daily. Credit cards. $ ing mostly northern Indian cuisine, Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., the restaurant’s extensive menu

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Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 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.

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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.

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

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

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 pan-fried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas. Reservations accepted.

Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans. com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp.

Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended.

Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Redemption — 3835 Iberville St., (504) 309-3570; www.redemption-nola.com — Bloody mary char-broiled oysters are served with pickled okra and Asiago cheese. Duck cassoulet includes roasted duck breast, duck confit and Terranova Italian sausage topped with foie gras. Reservations recommended.

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

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 — 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, latenight 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. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Live Oak Cafe — 8140 Oak St., (504) 2650050; www.liveoakcafenola.com — The cafe serves huevos rancheros with corn tortillas, black beans, fried eggs,

ranchero sauce, salsa and Cotija cheese.

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

Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-2022; www. gumbostop.com — Stuffed gumbo features a hand-battered and fried catfish fillet atop chicken, sausage, shrimp and crabmeat gumbo. Fried chicken is cooked to order. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ 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) 522-9500; www. lpkfrenchquarter.com — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta. Roasted garlic pizza is topped with roasted whole garlic cloves, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, feta and mozzarella. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizza.com — Pies feature hand-tossed, house-made dough and locally sourced produce. The NOLA Greenroots pie features house-made sauce, mozzarella, black olives, mushrooms, onions, organic spinach, bell peppers, roasted red peppers, artichokes and roasted garlic. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Disembark

OUT to EAT 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 thincrust pies topped with local ingredients, including Chisesi ham and sausage from Terranova Brothers.

The Mid City Meat Monster is 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. 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’s a wide variety of specialty pies or diners can build their own with more than two-dozen topping choices.

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. 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 dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks.

Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 897-

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

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

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. 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. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 8380022; www.mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, 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. $$$ The Stuffed Crab — 3431 Houma Blvd., Suite B, Metairie, (504) 5105444 — Crab au gratin features crabmeat in cream sauce topped with cheddar cheese and is served

with garlic bread and soup or salad.

The menu includes seafood platters, po-boys, burgers, salads and more, No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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

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

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. $

5413; www.traceysnola.com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood poboys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo, soups, salads and more. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards.

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Ashe Cultural Arts Center presents Harold Clark’s Fishers of Men. By Will Coviello

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n Fishers of Men, Martin “Bats” Bradford plays Dabarrow, a drug dealer who explodes with anger and laughter while telling a story about a crack addict he killed.

Jumping out of his chair, he mocks the young victim’s zombielike staggering and shock at being shot. It’s part of an animated confession to a deacon.

Dabarrow doesn’t feel much remorse about the boy, who had stolen from him, but he knows how it affected his mother, who he saw two days later, looking “ashy” and suddenly older. That stuck with him.

Bradford debuted the role in 2012 in a short run at Dillard University, before he became a recurring character on NCIS: New Orleans. In a remount at Ashe Cultural Arts Center, the entire cast returns, including former New Orleans City Council President Oliver Thomas.

In the drama, Dabarrow (Bradford) and Vic (Damien Moses) are young New Orleans drug dealers who are looking to get away from the violence of the streets.

The man offering to show them the way is Bishop Perriloux (Thomas), pastor of a mega-church. Perriloux has achieved social stature and wealth through his ministry, but he is capable of reaching out to young men because of his familiarity with the streets; he’s a former pimp.

“He reaches out to people we might want to run away from,” says Harold Clark, an author and host of a weekly talk show on WYLD-FM. “He sees himself in people.”

Perriloux leads an unconventional ministry, and its deacons comb the streets at night, reaching out to lost souls. Deacon Job (Alfred Aubrey) brings back men like Dabarrow, who can quote Scripture from his years in church but has made a living on the street, himself recruiting boys to sell drugs. He’s killed rivals, meted out his own justice and is aware of the toll he’s taken on others’ lives.

“Watching Martin’s character — it’s the struggle between humanity and cold-bloodedness,” Thomas says.

At rehearsal, Bradford, Thomas and Aubry all said they know someone very similar to the character they play.

Thomas, who wrote the drama Reflections about his experiences after he pled guilty to taking a bribe, interviewed young men in jail. Many criminals followed what they understood to be the rules by which to live and survive, he says.

“It’s man’s law versus natural law,” Thomas says. “Some people never get a

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second chance because they never had a first chance.”

“That’s what (David Simon’s) The Wire did for a lot of people,” Bradford says. “It showed the humanity of people who you wouldn’t think about.”

The play is Ashe Cultural Arts Center’s first production at its theater. The production is being remounted at a time when its issues of ending cycles of violence and incarceration are in the news.

Clark notes that his father is a minister, and later in her life his stepmother married the Rev. John Raphael, the policeman-turned-minister who held anti-violence vigils on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard prior to his death in 2013. Raphael is part of the inspiration behind Perriloux.

In January, Clark’s We Live Here debuted at Playhouse in the Square in Memphis, where it won a new play competition. In March, his civil rights-era drama Uncle Bobby ’63 was a finalist for the Stanley Drama Award, given out by New York City’s The Players Club.

His latest work is Madame Thames’s Spirit Bar, and he’s working on a sequel to Fishers, following Perriloux and the Deacon’s mission.

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Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Enjoy Every Sandwich feat. Tony, Made Groceries, Kaye “The Beast,” DJ Strategy, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Pope, Sharks Teeth, Young Jesus, 7 Gasa Gasa — Together Pangea, White Reaper, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Keep Shelly in Athens, Different Sleep, 9 House of Blues — SOJA, J Boog, 7:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Mag’s 940 — All-Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree, 9 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Gregory Agid Quartet, 6:30; Roamin’ Jasmine, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10

Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 & 10 Republic New Orleans — Girlpool, Alex G, 9 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas Davenport, 7 Siberia — Babes, Natural Blonde, Yuppie Teeth, 6; Agnostic Front, Ricochet, Short Leash, Glut, 9 Snug Harbor — Jason Marsalis & the BGQ Exploration, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 10

WEDNESDAY 11 21st Amendment — Jeff “Snake” Greenberg’s Charming Lil’ Quartet, 8 AllWays Lounge — Debt & the Ghost Chorus, 10 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 Brass Band, 11 BMC — Mark Appleford, 30 by 90 Blueswomen, 5 Boomtown Casino — Ryan Foret & Friends, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Kaleigh Baker, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — John Rankin, 6; Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott, 8; The Speedbumps, 10:30 Circle Bar — Phil the Tremolo King, 6; The Pistol & the Queen, 10 The Civic Theatre — Damien Rice, My Bubba, 8 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 DMac’s — Notel Motel, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Meghan Stewart & Too Darn Hot, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 Gasa Gasa — Loose Willis,

House of Blues — Frnkiero andthe Cellabration, Roger Harvey, Jared Hart, 6; Jet Lounge, 11 Howlin’ Wolf — Of Montreal, Diane Coffee, 9 The Jefferson Orleans North — Jay Zainey Orchestra, 6:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Vincent Marini, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Lynn Drury, 7 The Maison — Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 4; Jazz Vipers, 6:30; James Jordan & the Bo Slims, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Khris Royal, 11 Marigny Opera House — James Singleton Small Orchestra feat. Mike Dillon, Justin Peake, Rex Gregory, Brad Walker & Jonathan Freilich, 8 Mo’s Chalet — Da Krewe Band, 7 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 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & Next Generation, 8 & 10

Banks Street Bar — Tom Day Waits & the Good Gollies, 9 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Bayou International Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — The Hip Abduction, 10 BMC — Grace Gibson, R&R Music Group, Roxy Roca, 5 Boomtown Casino — No Idea, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — Alexandra Scott & Josh Paxton, 5; Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8 Checkpoint Charlie — Josh Banister Band, 7; House of Cards, 7 Chiba — Charlie Dennard, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy & Emily Robertson, 6; The Speedbumps, 8:30; Jeremy Lyons’ Combustible Jug Band feat. Greg Schatz, 10 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion, 6; Kevin Kerby, 10 City Park Botanical Garden — Thursdays at Twilight feat.

Little Freddie King, 6 d.b.a. — Jon Cleary, 7; Otra, 10 DMac’s — The Rub, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The George French Band, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — King Mulhacen, Palmyra, 9:30

Marigny Brasserie — Jamey St. Pierre & Dave Freeson, 7 Oak — Miles Cabecerious, 8 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Ogden After Hours feat.

Kenny Brown, 6 Old Point Bar — Rick Tobey, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Tim Laughlin & David Boeddinghaus with Crescent City Joymakers, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall All Stars feat.

Lucien Barbarin, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Stephanie Jordan, 8 & 10 Public Belt at the Hilton Riverside — Charlie Miller, 5; Erin Demastes, 9 Ralph’s on the Park — Erin Demastes, 5 Rare Form — Daniel Beaudoin, 5; Deltaphonic, 8 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — James Martin Quartet, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Adam Pearce, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Lil Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, 8:30 Saenger Theatre — Diana Krall, 8 Saturn Bar — Nard Nips, Dead Marshes, 10 Siberia — Tribulation, Grave Ritual, Mehenet, 9 Snug Harbor — Larry Sieberth Quartet, 8 & 10

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Hi-Ho Lounge — Mipso, 9

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Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 2; Swamp Donkeys, 5:30; Johnny Mastro Blues, 10 Banks Street Bar — Claire Domingue, 7; Ghost Coast, 9; Somerton Suitcase, 10:30 Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7; New World Order Brass Band, Tonya Boyd-Cannon, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Kumasi, 10 BMC — Lefty Keith & True Blues, Shy Gemini, HyperPhlyy, Crowned Jewelz, 3 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski Duo, 8:30 Boomtown Casino — Junior, 9 Bourbon O Bar — Eudora Evans, 8 Buffa’s Lounge — The Asylum Chorus, 5; The Honey Pots, 8; Faye and the Fella, 11 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott Band, 6; Higher Heights Reggae Band, 10 Carousel Bar & Lounge — Robin Barnes Jazz Quartet, 5 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Brint Anderson, Camile Baudoin & Harry Hardin, 8 Casa Borrega — Los Caballeros del Son, 7:30

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Hi-Ho Lounge — Shopping, 9

the Beautiful Band, 9:30

House of Blues — Departure (Journey tribute), 8

Three Muses — Matt Johnson, 5:30; Jeremy Lyons, 9

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Royal Sonesta New Orleans — The Piano Professor Series featuring Mitch Woods, 5; Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, 8

Tulane Ave. Bar — Vanessa Carr, 8

Jazz National Historical Park — Ripplesome Ukulele Workshop, 1 Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Parsons, 5; Foot & Friends, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Steve DeTroy, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5; Henry Turner Jr., 8 The Maison — Dinosaurchestra, 1; Ramblin’ Letters, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 7; Los Po-Boy-Citos, 10; Big Easy Brawlers, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Honey Island Swamp Band, 10:30 Oak — Andrew Duhon, 9 Old Point Bar — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Joe Cabral Trio, 2; Charmaine Neville, 7 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Just Judy, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin & Kevin Louis wtih Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Preservation Hall — The Southern Syncopators feat.

Steve Pistorius, 6; PresHall Brass feat. Daniel Farrow, 8, 9 & 10 Public Belt at the Hilton Riverside — Jeff Pounds, 5; Tom Worrell, 9 Rare Form — Justin Donovan, 4; Vic Papa & Friends, 9; Johnny Two Time, midnight Republic New Orleans — Gladiator, SFAM, Wags, midnight

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — John Marcey Panty Droppers, 6; Iris P and the Greats, 9

d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 6; Kenny Brown, 10

Rivershack Tavern — Mustard Brothers, 10

Dish on Hayne — Sharon Martin, 6:30

Rock ’n’ Bowl — The Chee Weez, 9:30

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Fitzpatrick & Turning Point, 10

The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Moon Germs, 7

Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — A.C.E., 7; SKB, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (MidCity) — Sam Cordts, 3

Saturn Bar — Val Hollie, Bottom Feeders, Trance Farmers, 9 Siberia — YOB, Black Cobra, Author & Punisher, Muscle & Marrow, 7

Ugly Dog Saloon — Christian Serpas & Ghost Town, RockIt Acoustic, 7 Union Station Pub & Grill — The Little Things, 6 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3 The Willow — Suffocation, Golgothan, House of Goats, Deface, 8

SATURDAY 14 Andrea’s Restaurant, Capri Blu Piano Bar — Julie Council & Friends, 8 Bamboula’s — Emily Estrella, 1; Smoky Greenwell Band, 5:30; Caesar Brothers, 10 Banks Street Bar — Texas Pete, 10 Bei Tempi — Rumba Buena, 10 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Brass-A-Holics, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Waterseed, 10 BMC — Luneta Jazz Band, Sister Rose & Revelation, Johnny Mastro & the MBs, New Creations Brass Band, 3 Bombay Club — Duke Heitger, 8:30 Boomtown Casino — Contraflow, 9 Bourbon O Bar — Johnny Angel & the Swingin’ Demons, 8 Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Geo Bass, 9 Buffa’s Lounge — Jon Roniger, 5; Davis Rogan, 8; Faux/Real Fest After Party feat. Leslie Cooper and Music Street, 11 Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — Jerry Oliver, 4; Jig the Alien, Poppy Seed & the Love Explosion, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Adam Faucett & the Tall Grass, 9 Circle Bar — Jeff Pagano, 6; Papa Mali, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 8; Lost Bayou Ramblers, 11

Fountain Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5; Antoine Diel Trio, 8:30

Sidney’s Saloon — The Salt Wives, 10

DMac’s — Marcey/Mignano Duo, 6:30; The Most Infamous, 9

Funky 544 — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30

Snug Harbor — Astral Project, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6:30; Cottonmouth Kings, 10

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

Gasa Gasa — Hank & Cupcakes, Next Level Midriff, 11 Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7

St. Roch Tavern — Valerie Sassyfras, 6; James Jordan &

Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Mark Farina, 10 Dutch Alley Artist’s Co-Op — The Swing Setters, 12:30

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

There comes a point where every indie music fan realizes they listen to too much damned indie music. All those eggshell strums and woebegone vocals get heavy on the ears. Imagine the toll on the touring musicians; Sufjan Stevens and Joanna Newsom need to meet in the Midwest for a cleansing Ike and Tina revue. Former folkie Nathaniel Rateliff spent a Nathaniel Rateliff & NOV decade bringing clouds to sunny days in his The Night Sweats adopted Denver, so his awakening this year 9 p.m. Sunday as a sweat-soaked, loose-limbed soul man is understandable, if no less of a jolt. It’s imTipitina’s possible to hear Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night 501 Napoleon Ave., Sweats (Stax) and not lump it in with recent Muscle Shoals workouts from the Alabama (504) 895-8477 Shakes and St. Paul & The Broken Bones, the www.tipitinas.com reborn-by-the-river arrival of Leon Bridges and the overnight transformation and cultish worship of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, whose room-miked warbles Rateliff beefs up on the horns-out charge “I Need Never Get Old.” But the references diverge the deeper you get into the record: The Band, Van Morrison, Eric Bachmann and black-lunged, blue-outlawed gospel. Appropriation is easily forgiven when it’s this heartfelt. Caroline Rose opens. Tickets $13 in advance, $15 day of show. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 Joy Theater — The Dandy Warhols, The Shivas, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Van Hudson, 5; One Tailed Three, 9 LA46 — Crazy Whiskey, 7 Laketown — Showdown at Laketown student band competition, 6 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 & 9; Casme, 9 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; Leah Rucker, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; The Essentials, 10; Musical Expression, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Brint Anderson album release, 10:30 New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park — Kids’ Swing & Sing feat. The Swing Setters, 12:30 Old Point Bar — Chris Klein, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Debbie Davis & the Mesmerizers, 2

Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — Guitar Slim & His Band, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell, Chuck Badie & Fred Lonzo with Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Rare Form — Justin Donovan, 1; Marc Stone, 5; Darby & the House of Cards, 9 Rivershack Tavern — Save Ferrato & TchoupaZine, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — The Boogiemen, 9:30 Saenger Theatre — Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, 8 Saturn Bar — The O-Pines, Idle Hour Club, 10 Siberia — Tom Maxwell, Lauren Oglesby, 6

Twist of Lime — Bald Dog Project, Endall, Aura of Darkness, 9 The Willow — Yuth Forever, Left Behind, 2x4, Varials, Outbreak Xero, Shores of Action, Brutiful, All In, Art of the Process, 8

SUNDAY 15 AllWays Lounge — Sunday Swing feat. Smoking Time Jazz Club, 8 Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 1; Kenny Claiborne Band, 5:30; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 9 Bar Redux — Singer-Songwriter Spotlight feat. Ryan Gregory Floyd, 8 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7:30; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — Jazzmen Brass Band, Snake & the Charmers, Soul Project NOLA, 3

Snug Harbor — Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony, 8 & 10

Buffa’s Lounge — Panorama Jazz Band Family Concerts, 4; The Amigos, 7

Southport Hall — Motley Krewe, Skin and Bones, Stache Gordon, 9

Chickie Wah Wah — Reverend & the Lady, 6; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 8

Speckled T’s — The Strays, 7

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The Jefferson Orleans North — The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 6:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Trent Pruitt, 6; Alexis & the Samurai, Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Apple8; Apryle Dalmacio Duo, 10 ford, 8 Circle Bar — Zac Maras, 6; The Maison — Bayou Saints, 1; Kristachuwan, 10 Ashley Blume, 4; New Orleans The Civic Theatre — Emily Swinging Gypsies, 7; Corporate Kinney, Jacob Jeffries, 8 America, 10

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d.b.a. — Luke Winslow King, 7; Glen David Andrews, 10

Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 3:30; Romy Vargas, 7

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9

One Eyed Jacks — Whitney Morgan, 7

DMac’s — Danny Alexander, 8

Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (MidCity) — Aural Elixir, 7

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Gasa Gasa — Bear America Live Barbarin and Gerald French with feat. Renshaw Davies and The Sunday Night Swingsters, 8 Kid Carsons, 9 Preservation Hall — PreservaHi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass tion Hall All Stars feat. Wendell Pickin’ Party, 8; Yes Ma’am, 10 Brunious, 8, 9 & 10 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Prime Example Jazz Club — Cooper, 8 Guitar Slim Jr., 6, 8 The Maison — Chicken and Rare Form — Nervous Duane, Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & 1; Daniel Beaudoin, 4; Shan the Royal Roses, 7; Smoke N Kenner, 8 Bones, 10 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Maple Leaf Bar — Jon Cleary & Restaurant — Tony Seville, 7 the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 9 Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 2 One Eyed Jacks — HEALTH, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Fais do do feat. Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — James Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30 Andrews & the Crescent City All Stars, 8 Saturn Bar — Caddywhompus, Palm, Hellier Ulysses, Video Preservation Hall — PreserAge, 9 vation Hall Jazz Masters feat.

Leroy Jones, 8 Siberia — The Wasted Lives, Lost in the Holler, 6; Season Rare Form — Root Juice, 3; of Mists feat. Sans Savant, Snake & the Charmers, 7 Schadenfreude, WrappedInPlasRichard Fiske’s Martini Bar + tic, 10 Restaurant — Monty Banks, 7 Snug Harbor — Jason Marshall Siberia — Negative Approach, Quartet, 8 & 10; Ike Stubblefield Child Bite, Classhole, Ossacrux, Organ Trio, 8 & 10 9 Spotted Cat — Jamey St. Pierre Sidney’s Saloon — King James & The Honeycreepers, 2; Kristina & the Special Men, 10 Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, Snug Harbor — Charmaine 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, Neville Band, 8 & 10 10 Three Muses — Raphael et Pascal, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 8 Tipitina’s — Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Caroline Rose, 9

Spotted Cat — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street AllStars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 Tipitina’s — Steve Earle & the

Dukes, The Mastersons, 8

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS The Argus Quartet. www.birdfootfestival.org —The quartet performs selections by Bela Bartok and Eric Guinivan as part of its Birdfoot Festival residency. 6 p.m. Wednesday at Basin Street Station, 501 Basin St. (free with RSVP), 8 p.m. Thursday at Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. (tickets $20, students $10) and 8 p.m. Friday at Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St. (tickets $25, students $15).

Fleur de Lys Chamber Orchestra Fall Concert. First Presbyterian Church, 5401 Claiborne Ave.; www.fleurdelyschambermusic.com — Fleur de Lys Chamber Orchestra performs music by Elgar, Mozart, Foote and Mendelssohn at a free concert. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday.

For Such a Time as This.

University of New Orleans, Performing Arts Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-6381; www.uno. edu — Composer William R. Memmott conducts a chrous and orchestra in his original oratorio about the life of the Biblical figure Esther. 7 p.m.

Sunday.

Hommage a Louis XIV. Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/willcent. htm — Violinist Joseph Meyer, oboist Jaren Atherholt, cellist Daniel Lelchuk and organist Pierre Queval perform music from the court of Louis XIV on the 300th anniversary of his death. Howard Margot reads 18th-century accounts of Louis’ reign. Free. 6 p.m.

Monday.

Organ Concert. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 724 Camp St., (504) 525-4413; www.oldstpatricks.org — Organist B. Andrew Mills performs a free concert.

7 p.m. Thursday.

Sea of Sounds. Loyola University New Orleans, Nunemaker Auditorium, Monroe Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2011; www.loyno.edu — The free concert of traditional Greek and eastern Mediterranean music features oud player Kyriakos Kalaitzidis and bassist Paul Macres. 6:15 p.m.

Sunday.

Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www. trinitynola.com — Dancers Nanette Ledet and Phillip Rush, flautist Laura Patterson and pianist Albinas Prizgintas present a jazz dance duet featuring music by Claude Bolling, Piazzola and Bach.

Free. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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OPENING THIS WEEKEND The 33 (PG-13) — Thankfully, you’ll only have to spend two hours in the dark to watch Hollywood’s version of the 2010 disaster that trapped 33 Chilean miners underground for 69 days.

Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank Heist (R) — A father needs money to pay for medical treatment, but with the meth market covered, he opts to rob a casino and hijack a bus. Chalmette and more theaters TBA Im Keller (In the Basement) (NR) — Ulrich Seidl documents bizarre, geeky, fascist and sexually humiliating things Austrians do in their basements. Zeitgeist Love (NR) — Feel aroused and depressed by director Gaspar Noe’s film about a young man reflecting on sex and his ex. Zeitgeist Love the Coopers (PG-13) — John Goodman, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Marisa Tomei, Olivia Wilde and Alan Arkin celebrate Christmas early. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell

The Second Mother (R) — A wealthy Brazilian family faces up to awkward class divides when their housekeeper’s outspoken daughter comes to stay. Chalmette Tab Hunter Confidential (NR) — Based on Hunter’s autobiography about his career as a closeted Hollywood star, the documentary features appearances

by Clint Eastwood, Portia di Rossi, John Waters and George Takei. Chalmette

NOW SHOWING Bridge of Spies (PG-13) — 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

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. West Bank, Slidell, Canal Place Freaks of Nature (R) — This exploration of Lockean vs. Hobbesian states of nature centers on an enlightened village where humans, vampires and zombies live in peace, until aliens invade. Elmwood Galapagos 3D: Nature’s Wonderland (NR) — The remote Pacific islands are renowned for a uniquely diverse ecosystem that inspired Charles Darwin.

Entergy IMAX 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). Clearview, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Great White Shark 3D (NR) — The documentary explores shark encounters.

Entergy IMAX 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, 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 available media job. Regal 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, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

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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, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place

Truth (R) — CBS anchor Dan Rather (Robert Redford) and producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) become embroiled in the “Rathergate” document debacle of 2004.

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Miss You Already (PG-13) — Two best friends (Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore) encounter bitter irony when one learns she has breast cancer just as the other successfully gets pregnant. Canal Place

The Visit (PG-13) — M. Night Shyamalan exposes the true dangers of visiting your grandparents. West Bank

Our Brand Is Crisis (R) — The Bolivian electorate goes to the polls in a hotly contested election between Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thorton.

Clearview, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place 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). Elmwood, Regal 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, Chalmette, Slidell The Peanuts Movie (G) — It’s CGI animation, Charlie Brown! Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (R) — Step 1: Put down the scouts’ guide and run in the opposite direction. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Slidell Spectre (PG-13) — James Bond (Daniel Craig) opens his closet looking for a white dinner jacket and an international conspiracy’s worth of skeletons falls out. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, 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. Canal Place Suffragette (PG-13) — Meryl Streep (playing real-life activist Emmeline Pankhurst), Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter (playing fictional characters) fight for British women’s votes.

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Woodlawn (PG) — A high school football player undergoes a spiritual awakening as his community copes with desegregation in this Christian drama.

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS Annie Get Your Gun (NR) — There’s no business like show business. 10 a.m.

Sunday. Prytania Big Charity (NR) — Alexander Glustrom’s documentary explores the closing of Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina. 7 p.m.

Thursday. Tulane University Freeman Auditorium Billy Rose’s Jumbo (NR) — Make way for the elephant in the room. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels (NR) — The Bolshoi Ballet performs the three parts of George Balanchine’s abstract ballet: Emeralds, Rubies and Diamonds.

12:55 p.m. Sunday. Elmwood Desperate Living (R) — John Waters makes white trash look positively top-drawer.

Star Mink Stole hosts a meet and greet following the screening. 7 p.m.

Wednesday. CAC Delta Justice: The Islenos Trappers War (NR) — Filmmaker David DuBos’ documentary explores the 1920s land dispute in St. Bernard Parish.

2 p.m. & 7 p.m. TuesdayMonday. Chalmette

Finders Keepers (NR) — John Wood fights to reclaim his severed leg from a man who found it in a secondhand barbecue grill in this documentary about the worst thing that can happen when you don’t pay for your storage unit. 7:30 p.m.

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Home Alone 25th Anniversary (NR) — Relive Macaulay Culkin’s finest hour this holiday season. 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Elmwood, Regal I’m Not There (R) — Bob Dylan ages strangely.

9:15 p.m. Wednesday.

United Bakery The Keeping Room (R) — Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Muna Otaru demonstrate how to defend one’s farm from roaming Civil War soldiers. 5:30 p.m. TuesdayThursday. Zeitgeist Lincoln Center: Ballet Hispanico Feat.

Carmen (NR) — Ballet Hispanico performs Gustavo Ramirez Sansano’s version of Carmen and Pedro Ruiz’s Club Havana. 7 p.m.

Thursday. Elmwood, Regal Monsters, Inc. (G) — Mike and Scully work the night shift. Activities at 6 p.m., movie at sunset.

Friday. Stallings St. Claude Rec Center My Louisiana Love (NR) — Houma Indian Monique Verdin explores coastal Louisiana’s environmental crisis. A discussion with Verdin follows. 1 p.m.

Saturday. French Quarter Visitor Center Nord Wand (North Face) (NR) — Like your mother used to say: if Nazis told you to climb up a cliff, would you do it? In German with English subtitles.

7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Deutsches Haus NT Live: Hamlet (2015) (NR) — To Butterscotch Candybatch or Bumperstump Cabbagepatch, that is the question (starring Bimplestitch Wonkypatch). 7 p.m. Tuesday. Elmwood

Dont Look Back (NR) — The iconic “Subterranean Homesick Blues” cue cards are the opening scene of D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 documentary about Bob Dylan. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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The Shining (R) — New Orleans Film Society hosts a weekend retreat at an elegant yet isolated hotel. 6:30 p.m. Friday.

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Fantasia 75th Anniversary (NR) — The classic Disney film celebrates its semisesquicentennial. 7 p.m.

Tuesday. Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place

Xenia (NR) — A gay Greek teen, his pet bunny and his straight-laced older brother take a road trip.

9:15 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday.

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Of Men and War (NR) — Veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with PTSD in this wrenching documentary. Zeitgeist

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Spectre

There was a distant time when Hollywood made what it called “prestige pictures,” films of all types and genres produced with the biggest budgets, highest production values and greatest star power a studio could muster to burnish its “dream factory” image. The prestige picture lives on in Spectre, the 24th entry in the James Bond movie series produced by Albert R. Broccoli and his heirs since 1962 — and a unique example of a lavish, no-expenses-spared 21st-century production.

In fact, Spectre’s $300 million budget ranks it among the three most expensive films ever made (amazingly, the other two are Pirates of the Caribbean sequels), which appears to be a direct response to the creative success and box-office magic of the last Bond film, 2012’s Skyfall. Led by returning director Sam Mendes, the creative team behind Spectre had a stated mission to make it “bigger and better” than Skyfall, which is a tall order given that film’s widely accepted status as the best Bond movie since the series’ early heyday.

An even tougher problem is that bigger seldom leads to better in Hollywood, and Spectre provides the proof. It has all the elements that make Bond films so Spectre much fun: gadgets, cars (extraordinary concept-vehicles from Aston Martin and Jaguar), Bond girls, colorful villains and Directed by truly exotic locations. The story takes us from Mexico City to Morocco, the Austrian Alps, the Sahara desert and a nightSam Mendes time sequence in which those incredible cars careen through the ancient streets of Rome. There’s more than enough here — actually too much, spread out over almost two and a half hours — to satisfy longtime fans of 007. But the pieces Starring Daniel don’t come together as they did in Skyfall, and Spectre suffers significantly by comparison.

Craig, Christoph The almost unprecedented opulence of Spectre is put on display in the film’s obligatory opening action sequence.

Waltz, Ralph Before we even get to the helicopter stunts, Bond (Daniel Craig in his fourth turn in the role) and Bond girl Estrella Fiennes and Ben (Stephanie Sigman) walk through the center of Mexico City on Day of the Dead. A long tracking shot without visible edits Whishaw lingers on the more than 1,500 extras, each with unique costumes and makeup, before landing on a rooftop where the action begins. There’s never been anything quite like it, but most striking is Mendes’ luxuriously unhurried presentation Wide release of Spectre’s opening pageant. The film positively brims with confidence and ease.

That deliberate pacing doesn’t always serve Spectre well. The screenplay delivers more plot than story, with one event leading logically, but not meaningfully, to the next. There are some quiet moments where you may begin to lose the thread, often interrupted by sudden bursts of violence that seem designed mainly to distract.

It’s hard to fault Spectre’s cast. Craig finally brings some humor to his famously serious portrayal of Bond, and Christoph Waltz appears to have a ball as perennial Bond villain Blofeld. There’s a major surprise in the series’ first instance of an age-appropriate Bond girl in the form of 51-year-old Italian actress Monica Bellucci. That sound you hear is women across the globe applauding this long-overdue innovation.

Like Skyfall, Spectre earns a lot of points by bringing Bond into the 21st century. The plot hinges on the threat of widespread, state-sponsored surveillance, along with a possible end to Britain’s entire spy program thanks to an agency “merger” that intentionally smacks of today’s corporate culture. Bond and his MI6 colleagues, including M (Ralph Fiennes), Q (Ben Whishaw) and Moneypenny (Naomie Harris), are ready to go rogue in the face of government malfeasance, and there’s nothing remotely wrong with that. — KEN KORMAN

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AMC Clearview Palace 12: Clearview Mall, 4486 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 887-1257; www.amctheatres.com AMC Elmwood Palace 20: 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan, (504) 733-2029; www.amctheatres. com AMC Westbank Palace 16: 1151 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 263-2298; www.amctheatres.com Chalmette Movies: 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 304-9992; www. chalmettemovies.com Clouet Gardens: 707 Clouet St.; www. neworleansfilmsociety.org Contemporary Arts Center: 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.org Deutsches Haus: 1023 Ridgewood St., Metairie, (504) 522-8014; www.deutscheshaus. org Entergy IMAX Theatre: 1 Canal St., (504) 581-4629; www. auduboninstitute.org The Grand 14 Esplanade: 1401 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 229-4259; www.thegrandtheatre.com The Grand 16 Slidell: 1950 Gause Blvd. W., Slidell, (985) 641-1889; www.thegrandtheatre.com Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, French Quarter Visitor Center: 419 Decatur St., (504) 589-2636; www.nps.gov/jela 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 Stallings St. Claude Rec Center: 4300 St. Claude Ave.; www.nordc. org/parks/stallingsstclaude The Theatres at Canal Place: The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 581-2540; www. thetheatres.com Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium: 6823 St. Charles Ave., (504) 314-2200; www.tulane.edu United Bakery Gallery: 1337 St. Bernard Ave. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center: 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistnola.org

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HAPPENINGS Artist workshop with Michael Collins. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www. ogdenmuseum.org — Artist Michael Roque Collins leads a workshop about his method of painting on photographs.

Members $20, non-members $25. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Community Coffee. Joan Mitchell Center, 2275 Bayou Road, (504) 940-2500; www. joanmitchellfoundation.org — The Joan Mitchell Center’s monthly open house features artists in residence, information on current programming and light refreshments. 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Open House. Mid-City Art Studios, 4436 Toulouse St., (504) 450-1699; www.midcityartstudios.com — Gallery artists offer paintings, sculpture, pottery, photography and more at the open house and sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

St. Claude Second Saturdays. St. Claude Arts District — Galleries surrounding St. Claude Avenue host monthly receptions. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

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5 Press Gallery. 5 Press St., (504) 940-2900; www.5pressgallery.com — “Wishlist: Art for Sharing,” opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

A Gallery for Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — “Juana and the Structures of Reverie,” tintype photography by Josephine Sacabo, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 528-3722; www.culturalagendaoftheconsulateofmexico.blogspot.com — “Precision,” photography by Luis Arturo Chacon, opening reception 6 p.m. Thursday.

Axiom Art Gallery. 4613 Freret St., (504) 419-0202 — “Delivering Culture,” work by Bryan Brown, opening reception 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery. com — “Inconceivable,” group exhibition of mixed-media work feat. Christiane Spatt, Sabine Groschup, Elisabeth Zoe Knass and Holger Lang; “Tephra Garden,” installation by LoVid; opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (707) 779-9317; www.theneworleansartcenter. com — Photography by Christy Ward and Alan Zakem; painted silk tapestries by Ray Cole; shoe art by Jon Schooler; opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Visions of US: American Art at NOMA,” opens Saturday.

Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.neworleanshealingcenter.org — “Wanker,” work by Ron Bennett; “It’s a Wired Life,” portraits in wire by Michelle Lance; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday.

The Southern Letterpress.

3700 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2643715; www.thesouthernletterpress.com — “Community Print Shop Exhibition,” selection of prints by New Orleans Community Print Shop members curated by Sierra Kozman, opening reception 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.

UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno.edu — “Intersecting Lines,” work by Anemone Crisan and Birgit Pleschberger, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

GALLERIES 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 Friday.

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.

Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www. ariodantegallery.com — Paintings by Gustavo Duque and Kim Zabbia; pottery by Renee Melito; jewelry by Peggy Logan; all through November.

Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www. arthurrogergallery.com — “All You Need Know,” paintings

by Nicole Charbonnet; “The Other Landscape,” work

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by Jacqueline Bishop; both through Dec. 26.

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

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 — Work by Deborah Pelias, through Nov. 29.

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 Tuesday.

Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “The Surge,” new work by George Dunbar, through Dec. 23.

Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery. com — “Louisiana Heartland,” new work by Dave Ivey, through November.

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 — “Riding in Cars Without Seat Belts,” ceramics by Diana Synatzske; “Paradox,” mixed-media landscapes by Danna Ruth Harvey; both through Nov. 29.

Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery.

Loyola University, Monroe Library, fourth floor, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 861-5456; www.loyno.edu/dibollgallery — Prints from the Marais Press, through Jan. 22, 2016.

The Degas Gallery. 604 Julia St., (504) 826-9744; www. thedegasgallery.com — “Tangled Up in Blue,” group exhibition of paintings by Zona Wainwright, Rhenda Saporito, Emily Lovejoy, Marcia Holmes, Faye Earnest and others, through Nov. 20.

The Foundation Gallery. 1109 Royal St., (504) 568-0955; www. foundationgallerynola.com — “Florida Room,” paintings and installation by Jessica Bizer, through Nov. 29.

Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www.becky-

ART LISTINGS fos.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 — “Masters as Muse,” group exhibition of art inspired by the Old Masters, through Nov. 16.

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

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

Guy Lyman Fine Art. 3645 Magazine St., (504) 899-4687; www.guylymanfineart.com — “Reflections of Louisiana,” paintings by Mary Helen Seago, through November.

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 — “Forerunners: Work by Current NOCCA Student-Artists,” through Dec. 3.

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

by John Bukaty, ongoing.

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery.

400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery. com — “Departure,” sculpture

by Paul Villinski; “Merged,” works by Nikki Rosato; both through Dec. 26.

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

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.

M. Francis Gallery. 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery. com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing.

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, through Nov. 25.

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) 5580505; www.michalopoulos. com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing.

M.S. Rau Antiques. 630 Royal St., (504) 523-5660; www. rauantiques.com — “America, Illustrated: Six Decades of Saturday Evening Post Covers,” through Jan. 5, 2016.

Myrtle Banks Building. 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — “Juvenile in Justice,” photography of incarcerated youth by Richard Ross, through Nov. 20.

New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks.com — Audubon Park egret photography by Scott Schexnaydre; glass sculpture

by Robert Stern; both through November.

New Orleans Photo Alliance.

1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — “Catalyst,” group photography exhibition juried

by Alan F. Rothschild, through Sunday.

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 — Paintings

by Julie Robinson and Greta Van Campen, through Dec. 5.

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 artwork by George Williams and Pamela Marquis, ongoing.

Photo Works New Orleans.

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

Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www. rhinocrafts.com — “UPcycle: Reuse, Reconstruct, Reconfigure,” group exhibition by gallery artists featuring recycled objects, through Nov. 22; work by Peg Martinez, Andrew Jackson Pollack, Allison Cook, Paul Troyano and others, ongoing.

RidgeWalker Glass Gallery.

2818 Rampart St., (504) 9578075, (504) 450-2839; www. ridgewalkerglass.com — Glass and metal sculpture and paintings by Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway, 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.rutlandstreetgallery.com — Group exhibition featuring Peggy Imm, Shirley Doiron, Georgie Dossouy, Len Heatherly, Brooke Bonura and others, ongoing.

Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “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.sibleygallery.com — Group exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing.

Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery. com — “New Orleans Landmarks,” paintings by Charles Simms, through November.

Steve Martin Fine Art. 624 Julia St., (504) 566-1390; www. stevemartinfineart.com — “Stratigraphics,” paintings and assemblage by Brent Houzenga, through November.

Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www.tengal-

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Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — Paintings of Louisiana wildlife by Mickey Asche and Don Reggio, through November.

lemieuxgalleries.com — “Pints, Quarts and Gallons,” work

by Christopher Saucedo, through Nov. 28.

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ART LISTINGS REVIEW lerynola.com — “Ici ou La-Bas, Peut-Etre la Haut,” paintings by Jonathan Mayers and Denise Comeau, through Nov. 29.

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

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.

Cutting Edge Center for the Arts. 767 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 649-3727; www. cecaslidell.com — “Humanism,” work by Dolores Crain, through Dec. 12.

Fairynola. 5715 Magazine St., (504) 269-2033; www.fairynola. com — “Enchantment,” paintings by Tim Jordan and Louise Rimington, ongoing.

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

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M. Furniture Gallerie. 2726 Royal St., Suite B, (504) 3242472; www.mfurnituregallerie. com — Paintings by Tracy Jarmon; copper work by Giovanni; watercolors by Bill James; furniture by John Wilhite; all ongoing.

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 — “Louisiana Film Industry Art Show,” group exhibition curated by Anthony Henderson, through Nov. 29.

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 Ashe Cultural Arts Center.

1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac. org — “Ashe to Amen,” exhibition celebrating the spirituality of people of African descent, through December.

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.

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. 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.

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; “Jasper Johns: Reversals,” exhibition of prints, through Jan. 23, 2016; “Orientalism: Taking and Making,” European and American art influenced

by Middle Eastern, North African and East Asian cultures, through December 2016; “Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor,” through March 20, 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 — Traditional Day of the Dead altar by Cynthia Ramirez, through Tuesday; “Art of

Pints, Quarts and Gallons

It is said that the most successful art reflects the zeitgeist — the spirit of the times — in which it was created. Expressionism reflected the rise of psychology and the subconscious just as pop art reflects the mass-media imagery that increasingly surrounds us.

Postmodern art attempted to make academic theories seem edgy if not sexy, but former University of New Orleans art instructor Christopher Saucedo took a counterintuitive approach based on weights and measures: He got his kicks from cubic displacement in his obsessively deadpan output of sculptures and prints. While postmodern theory focused on power structures and media spectacles, Saucedo obsessed over how much volume his school-aged children displaced in barrels of water. He had no idea this was in any way prophetic, at least not until Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters filled not only his barrels but the rest of his Gentilly home. This trial by water followed a Pints, Quarts and Gallons: trial by fire — his brother, a New York fireman, died in the aftermath THRU of 9/11 attacks in 2001. After Katrina, Saucedo moved his family to his NOV New work by Christopher Saucedo native New York just in time for his new home in Rockaway to be flooded by Hurricane Sandy.

LeMieux Galleries Saucedo is still obsessed with weights and measures, but his 332 Julia St. history with cubic displacement has become indelibly personal. His (504) 522-5988 new work probes the inner life of his subjects in stylized go-cups, gallon jugs and five-gallon bottled water containers that exude the www.lemieuxgalleries.com iconic resonance of personal mythology — as we see in his print Red Cup Formation, a pop rendition of plastic cups with an aura of martyrdom. In Fluid Volume (Scrovegni Guilt), bottled water and other containers sport saintly halos, and in Red Cup (Inversion), plastic cups do backflips as if possessed by poltergeists. A hanging wire mobile of stylized cups, cans and bottled water containers turns out to be a “self portrait” (pictured), in a work that might be said to speak volumes. Saucedo speaks at an artist talk at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

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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 People’s Place,” selected photographs of soul food restaurants by David Hoesktra, through November; “The Photography of Modernist Cuisine,” large-format photography by Nathan Myhrvold, through March 1, 2016; “Dirty Pages: Nashville Women and the Recipes that Tell Their Stories,” multi-media exhibition, ongoing.

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 5 Press Gallery. The gallery seeks artist submissions of picture postcards for the December PhotoNOLA exhibition “Greetings From....” Visit www.5pressgallery.com for details. Deadline Nov. 10.

Antenna Open Call. Antenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.pressstreet.com/antenna — The gal-

lery 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.

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.

PoliticoPopUp. Curator Leona Strassberg Steiner seeks artist submissions for a onenight exhibition of political art at the New Orleans Art Center. Visit www.facebook. com/politicopopup for details.

Deadline Nov. 15.

STAGE LISTINGS Contact Anna Gaca listingsedit@gambitweekly.com 504.483.3110 | FAX: 866.473.7199

THEATER FESTIVALS Faux/Real Festival of Arts.

Various locations; www.fauxrealneworleans.com — The inaugural festival features locally produced and touring theatrical productions, burlesque performances, literary readings, food and drink events and more. Sub-festivals include dance showcase eDGe (www.dancingrounds. org), solo performance festival Razor’s Edge (www. razorsedgefestival.com) and burlesque festival NOLA Nerdlesque (www.nolanerdlesque. com). Through Nov. 22.

THEATER

version of Igor Stravinsky’s musical drama L’Histoire du soldat, in which a young fiddler from Thibodaux who has joined the Marines encounters the devil. Noon Wednesday at Tulane University, Rogers Memorial Chapel, 1229 Broadway St.; 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m Saturday at Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell; 5 p.m. Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church, 120 S. New Hampshire St., Covington.

Song of a Man Coming Through. First Grace United Methodist Church, 3401 Canal St., (504) 488-0856 — Southern Rep premieres Joe Morris Doss and Andrew Doss’ drama based on the life of convicted murderer Earnest Knighton Jr. (Robert Diago Doqui) and his quest to turn his life around in jail. General tickets $40, seniors $35, under age 35 $25. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday.

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.

Two Rooms. University of New Orleans, Lab Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-7469; www. theatre.uno.edu — Theatre UNO presents Lee Blessing’s play about the connection between an imprisoned man in Beirut and his wife in the U.S. Erick Wolfe directs. Tickets $12, students $8. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Friday.

FAMILY The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. St. Tammany Parish Library hosts Hampstead Stage’s presentation of C.S. Lewis’ classic tale of wonder. 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Tammany Parish Library, Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell, and 3 p.m. Saturday at Madisonville Library, 1123 Main St., Madisonville.

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY Big Deal Burlesque. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2658855; www.siberianola.com — Nick Fox, Madame Mystere, Cherry Brown, Miss Monarch M and Roxie le Rouge perform “Shake a Tail Feather,” a burlesque tribute to Ray Charles.

Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

The Blue Book Cabaret.

Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 529-2107;

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The Addams Family.

Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — Wednesday Addams (Madison Kerth) disrupts her macabre family when she decides to marry a normal young man in the musical based on Charles Addams’ cartoon characters.

General tickets $40, seniors $38, students and military $36. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Agnes of God. University of New Orleans, Lab Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-7469; www.theatre.uno. edu — Theatre UNO presents John Pielmeier’s play about a psychiatrist’s struggle to help a young nun accused of murdering her newborn baby.

Beau Bratcher directs. Tickets $12, students $8. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Always a Bridesmaid. 30 by 90 Theatre, 880 Lafayette St., Mandeville, (844) 843-3090; www.30byninety. com — Nicole Hebert, Andrea Elu, Amy Riddell, Lisa Keiffer, Deborah Marcelle and Susan Kaufman star in the Jones Hope Wooten comedy about a group of friends who promise to be in each other’s weddings. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Blithe Spirit. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671; www.playmakersinc.com — In this Noel Coward comedy, a novelist researching the supernatural invokes the wrath of his deceased wife. Tickets $20, students $10. 8 p.m. FridaySaturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Fishers of Men. Ashe Power House, 1731 Baronne St., (504)

569-9070; www.ashecac. org — Oliver Thomas, Al Aubry, Damien Moses and Martin “Bats” Bradford star in the revival of local playwright Harold Ellis Clark’s story about a pastor and his deacon trying to save lost souls in the community. 7 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Sunday.

Greater Tuna. Cutting Edge Center for the Arts, 767 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 649-3727; www.cecaslidell.com — Brian Fontenot and Cameron Welsh star as hosts of a quirky call-in radio show in a comedy about the fictional small town of Tuna, Texas. Tickets start at $22. 8 p.m. Friday.

Gutenberg! The Musical!

Maison Blues, 2144 First St., Slidell, (985) 645-9131; www. facebook.com/maisonblues — The “Brisket and Broadway” dinner production stars David Jacobs and Rickie Luke as aspiring playwrights who stage a musical about the inventor of the printing press.

Dinner and show $48. Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday.

Hello Josephine. Teatro Wego!, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego, (504) 885-2000; www.jpas. org — The third installment in the Blueberry Hill saga features more classic New Orleans R&B songs. Tickets $30 adults, $27 seniors and military, $20 students, $15 children. 7:30 p.m. FridaySaturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Jump, Jive & Wail: The Music of Louis Prima. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — The show includes 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.

Pat Bourgeois’ Debauchery.

The Theatre at St. Claude, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 6386326; www.brokenhabitproductions.com — The live soap opera stars an uptown family with a downtown mom. Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Simply Irma. Anthony Bean Community Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 862-7529; www.anthonybeantheater. com — Irma Thomas stars in a musical biopic featuring hit songs like “It’s Raining” and “Ruler of My Heart.” Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

The Soldier’s Story. Prodigal Players presents a reimagined

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Clown Bar

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When they’re not scaring people in horror movies, clowns are supposed to make people laugh. But what’s an unfunny clown to do? A sad and desperate clown named Timmy thinks drugs will make him hilarious, but it doesn’t work out as planned and he turns up dead in Clown Bar, an immersive production by The NOLA Project at the Little Gem Saloon.

Although he was one of the best in his busiP H O T O BY J O H N B A R R O I S ness, Happy Mahoney (Alex Martinez Wallace) left clown life to become a police detective. He returns to the clown bar to exact revenge for his brother Timmy’s (Levi Hood) murder and comes across his former clown colleagues Twinkles (Richard Alexander Pomes), Giggles (Clint Johnson), Petunia (Natalie Boyd) and Shotgun (Alec Barnes). With colorful costumes designed by Lindy Bruns and makeup by Leslie Claverie, each clown has his or her own special look — Petunia’s face is painted like a heart, and Shotgun has a permanent creepy grin. This motley crew has excellent comedic timing, and the actors land every joke, particularly in small moments such as when a clown orders a drink and says “Make it funny,” which results in a rubber chicken in a whiskey or a pie in the face.

The show is set in a bar, and director James Yeargain creates an interactive environment. Clowns roam among audience members, who are encouraged to go to the bar for drinks at any point during the show. This looseness adds to the production’s energy and excitement as action happens in the barroom’s corners. There’s also a small stage on which Dusty (Keith Claverie), a lounge singing sad-faced clown, sings numbers with lyrics such as “there’s no heaven for clowns.” Claverie has a great voice, and his comedic songs punctuate the show and propel the narrative.

Written by Adam Szymkowicz, the show finds rich humor with its murderous clowns and noirish elements. When clowns get shot, they spurt confetti instead of blood. The piece could use a less sinister clown: Mahoney disowned his clown ways, and a clean clown would help flesh out this interesting world.

Mahoney — the only character not in clown makeup — is on a mission, and Wallace provides the show’s emotional grounding. Guilt drives the character, and Wallace shows how clowns deal with turmoil. His interactions with ex-girlfriend Blinky Fatale (Kali Russell) are some of the show’s best moments. Blinky is a burlesque dancer clown, and Russell makes her both odd and sexy. Their love story is strangely touching and helps push the show to a satisfying and unexpectedly poignant end.

With funny actors and interesting staging, The NOLA Project makes the most of Clown Bar’s dark humor. — TYLER GILLESPIE www.thebellalounge.com — Bella Blue and a rotating cast including Darling Darla James, Nikki Le Villain, Cherry Brown, Ben Wisdom and others perform classic and contemporary burlesque and drag.

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

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

Midnight Friday.

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 based on the classic board game. 11 p.m. Saturday.

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 Flim Flam Revue. Lucky Pierre’s, 735 Bourbon St., (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.

Look What I Can Do Variety Show. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Kitty Kaos, Dr. Sick, Ooops the Clown and performing dog Mr. Cheeze star in a circus arts, burlesque and vaudeville show. 10 p.m. Friday.

MythBusters Jamie & Adam Unleashed!. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola. com — Discovery Channel’s Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage present an evening of on-stage science experiments, audience participation and behind-the-scenes stories from their TV show. Tickets start at $35. 8 p.m. Friday.

Talk Nerdy to Me. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546;

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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 showthemed burlesque features performers and contestants from the audience. Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door.

9 p.m. Tuesday.

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.

OPERA Die Fledermaus. Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www. neworleansopera.org — A Viennese ball sets the stage for romance and deceit in Strauss’ opera, presented by the New Orleans Opera Association.

8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

COMEDY

cbeevers — Comedian Johnny Rock hosts an open-mic comedy night. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The Kitchen. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Sketch comedy groups from Austin, Texas perform. Tickets $5. 9 p.m. Saturday.

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 next week. 9:30 p.m. Monday.

Lights Up! The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Each weekly show features two of The New Movement’s 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 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.

10:30 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.

Nephew Tommy. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 2870351; www.saengernola.com — Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles showcases his zany characters in this one-man show. Tickets start at $35.

8 p.m. Sunday.

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.

Sean Patton. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com

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

8 p.m. Sunday.

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.

9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Brooks Wheelan. Freret Street Publiq House, 4528 Freret St., (504) 826-9912; www.publiqhouse.com — The comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member performs stand-up comedy. 9 p.m. Thursday.

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

presents stand-up comedy.

8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Boom. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; 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. 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.

Dope Sofa, LochNessFoot.

The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater. com — Two troupes perform improv comedy. Tickets $5.

7:30 p.m. Friday.

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. Saturday.

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/thenew-

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New shows open at Faux/Real festival.

By Will Coviello

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The Faux/Real Festival of Arts is a threeweek festival of theater, culinary and literary events at venues across the city.

Here are four shows opening this week.

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10 Cent Whore 11 p.m. Nov. 12-13 & 21; 5 p.m. Nov. 14 & 20-21; 9 p.m. Nov. 19 & 22; Mags 940, 940 Elysian Fields Ave. Chicago actress Aislinn Kerchaert’s one-woman show features a 1920s “floozy” who in a past life was a priestess, among other characters. She navigates the world of perceptions surrounding women’s sexuality as they express their freedom and independence. The piece incorporates vaudevillian humor, spoken word and audience interaction.

Appalachian Spring Break 9 p.m. Nov. 13; 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Nov. 14; 7 p.m. Nov. 15; Dancing Grounds, 3705 St. Claude Ave. Performance artist and choreographer Scott Heron and composer Brendan Connelly present their alternate take

— Comedian Sean Patton performs a hometown show.

Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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.

on choreographer Martha Graham and composer Aaron Copland’s collaboration, Appalachian Spring. The composer and performer meet onstage in a piece incorporating disparate cultural references and objects littering the stage, including a bucket and old clarinets.

The Destruction of Dusty Blue 8 p.m. Nov. 12-15 & 19-22; The Happyland Theater, 3126 Burgundy St. In Nari Tomassetti’s (Welcome to Desire) rambunctious Western musical, murderer Dusty Blue is shaken by one of her own rampages, but she isn’t sure if she’s ready to lay down her guns.

The work is a wild ride with Western swing and disco, acrobats, aerialists and dance with music by Matt Bell and His Orchestra.

Once Upon a Dream 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Nov. 12; 7 p.m. Nov. 15; New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

In Melange Dance Company’s new work, a man wishes to reunite with a former lover, a journey his spirit explores in a web of memories, dreams and nightmares.

For more information, visit the box office at the New Orleans Healing Center (2372 St. Claude Ave.) or visit www. fauxrealnola.com.

AUDITIONS Volunteer Actors and Stagehands. The C.G. Jung Society and New Orleans Lyceum seek volunteers interested in acting and stagecraft to assist in the March 2016 production of a one-act play. The play is a benefit for the Jung Society.

Contact Del McNeely at mcneelydeldon@gmail.com

or David O’Donoghue at druben2@hotmail.com for details.

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.

EVENT EVENT LISTINGS Contact Anna Gaca listingsedit@gambitweekly.com 504.483.3110 | FAX: 866.473.7199

TUESDAY 10 66<100. 1612 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; www.lessthan100. org — The pop-up market features arts and crafts by women. Men pay 100 percent of the retail price while women pay 66 percent, representing Louisiana’s gender wage gap. Noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.

Catholic Foundation Dinner.

Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras St., (504) 561-0500; www.hilton.com — The Catholic Foundation’s black-tie dinner honors the recipients of the Saint John Paul II Award and features a keynote speech by Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans Fernand J. Cheri.

Tickets start at $135. 6 p.m.

Celebrity Waiters VIII. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234; www.bridgehouse.org — Robin Barnes, Mark Romig, Tamica Lee and others serve lunch to patrons at the benefit for Bridge House and Grace House. Tickets start at $75. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Glenmorangie Scotch tasting. Brady’s Wine Warehouse, 1029 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 622-1488; www. bradyswinewarehouse.com — Glenmorangie’s Dan Crowell leads a Scotch seminar and tasting. Tickets $50. 6:30 p.m.

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

Neil deGrasse Tyson. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola. com — The astrophysicist and author appears for two nights of talks about science and the cosmos. Tickets start at $50 (excluding fees).

“State of the Port” luncheon.

Marriott New Orleans Convention Center Hotel, 859 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 613-2886; www.marriott. com — Port of New Orleans President Gary LeGrange speaks about trade and the local economy at the annual industry event. Tickets $100.

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 11 Casino dance class. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Kevin Braxton of Cuban dance group Bookoo Rueda teaches a free class on the salsa-like Cuban dance. 7 p.m.

Family Flow Yoga. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 301-9006; www.phnojm. com — The free yoga class is suggested for kids ages 5-13 and adults. 1:30 p.m.

Gambit’s Neighborhood Brews at Mid City Yacht Club.

Mid City Yacht Club, 440 S. St. Patrick St., (504) 483-2517; www.midcityyachtclub.net — Gambit offers free Neighborhood Brews pint glass with the Mid-City emblem during trivia night. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Get Moving. Growing Local NOLA, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357; www.growinglocalnola.org — The urban farm hosts a free weekly exercise class such as yoga, boot camp or CrossFit. Call (813) 785-8386 or email info@ recirculatingfarms.org to RSVP. 7 p.m.

Glenmorangie Scotch dinner.

Galatoire’s “33” Bar and Steak, 215 Bourbon St., (504) 3353932; www.galatoires33barandsteak.com — The dinner features food by chef Michael Sichel and tastings of five Glenmorangie Scotches. The dinner costs $85, including tax and gratuity. 7 p.m.

Harrison Avenue Marketplace. Harrison Avenue Marketplace, 801 Harrison Ave.; www.harrisonavenuemarketplace.org — The Lakeview market features local vendors of food, arts and crafts, plus music and kids’ activities. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Honoring Our Heroes. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.neworleansmission.org — The New Orleans Mission’s Veterans Day gala features celebrity hosts Susan Roesgen and Meg Farris, a three-course dinner and live and silent auctions. Tickets $150. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Trinity Rodee. The Exchange Center, 935 Gravier St., (504) 523-1465; www.facebook.com/

trinityneworleans — Chef Scott Maki previews his upcoming restaurant Trinity with a pop-up dinner featuring five courses of Louisiana-inspired cuisine and wine pairings. The dinner costs $75, including tax and gratuity. 7 p.m.

White Glove Wednesdays.

National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 5276012; www.nationalww2museum.org — Assistant Director of Education for Interpretation Walt Burgoyne gives visitors a chance to wear original military uniforms and equipment. 9 a.m.

Wine dinner. New Orleans Creole Cookery, 508 Toulouse St., (504) 524-9632; www.facebook. com/neworleanscreolecookery — Chef Alex Patout’s six-course Creole dinner features wine pairings and representatives from Benziger Family Winery and Chloe Wine Collection. The dinner costs $100. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY 12 Always for Pleasure Fest.

Various locations; www.court13. com/alwaysforpleasure — Hosted by film and art collective Court 13, the festival includes film screenings, a parade, dance parties, a Bring Your Own storytelling event, a Lost Bayou Ramblers performance and more. Weekend pass $25; individual tickets are also available.

Thursday-Saturday.

Bridge lessons. Wes Busby Bridge Center, 2709 Edenborn Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-0869 — Beginners and novices take free bridge lessons. 9 a.m.

Business Breakfast. Cafe Hope, 1101 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 756-4673; www. cafehope.org — The cafe hosts a business networking breakfast for West Bank professionals. By donation. 7 a.m.

Edward Kilduff. Tulane University, Lavin-Bernick Center, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall, (504) 314-2188; www.tulane.edu — The former New York City Fire Department chief discusses his career, which spanned the 9/11 terrorist attacks and FDNY’s Hurricane Katrina response. A reception follows. 6:30 p.m.

Future Takes Flight. City Park, Arbor Room at Popp Fountain, 12 Magnolia Drive; www.renewschools.org — The benefit for ReNEW Schools’ college visit program features food from 12 local restaurants, raffles and music by Louisiana Spice Jazz Orchestra. Tickets $65, educators $50. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Libations in Stations Under Renovation. Various locations; www.prcno.org — The Preservation Resource Center hosts a series of happy hour discussions at former police and fire

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Gambit’s Neighborhood Brews at Bayou Beer Garden.

Bayou Beer Garden, 326 N. Jefferson Davis Parkway, (504) 302-9357; www.bayoubeergarden.com — Gambit offers free Neighborhood Brews pint glass with the Mid-City emblem during trivia night. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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

Non-members $12. 7:30 a.m.

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EVENT LISTINGS stations currently undergoing renovations. Visit the website for details and locations. 6 p.m.

Mistletoe Market. Christ Episcopal School, 80 Christwood Blvd., Covington, (985) 871-9902; www.christepiscopalschool. org — Vendors sell toys, clothes, accessories, home decor, food products and more at the annual holiday gift market. Chef John Besh signs cookbooks from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. Noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.

New Orleans Comics & Zine Festival. New Orleans Public Library, Main Library, 219 Loyola Ave., (504) 596-2602; www. nocazfest.com — The free festival of graphic art and DIY magazines features readings, a panel discussion, vendors, an art opening, kids’ activities and more. The main event takes place at the Main Library from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

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Saudi Arabia lecture and screening. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The World Affairs Council of New Orleans hosts retired oil executive Hugh Renfro for a discussion of Saudi culture and politics and a screening of the IMAX film Arabia. 7 p.m.

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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.

STAIR Affair. Private residence; www.501auctions.com/stairaffair — “Around the World in 80 Days” is a fundraiser and auction for children’s literacy program STAIR. Tickets $50.

7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Treme Coffeehouse Art Market. Treme Coffeehouse, 1501 St. Philip St., (504) 264-1132 — Local artists sell crafts at the weekly market. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Uncork the Cure. The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St., (504) 486-8351; www.cannerynola. com — The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation gala features food, Champagne, a fashion show, silent auction and music

by Beatles tribute band The Walrus. Tickets start at $50.

8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Urban Heroes Celebration.

Carmo, 527 Julia St, (504) 8754132; www.staylocal.org/urbanheroes — Urban Conservancy and StayLocal honors 2015 award winners Flozell Daniels Jr., Jay Nix and Prisca Weems with food from Carmo, drinks, a silent auction and music by Three Piece Spicy. Tickets $50, couples $90. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Veterans Career Fair. Landing Zone, 625 Celeste St., (504) 5094420; www.employmentseeker. net — Veterans seeking jobs may attend the fair for free.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wine and Dine with Hospice.

Benedict’s Plantation, 1144 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, (985) 626-4557; www. benedictsplantation.net — The benefit for Hospice Foundation of the South features food from local restaurants, wine tastings and live and silent auctions.

Tickets $65, available at Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 13 Boudin, Bourbon and Beer.

Champions Square, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 587-3822; www.boudinbourbonandbeer. com — The Emeril Lagasse Foundation hosts local chefs for a boudin cook-off and beer celebration with music

by Grace Potter, The Lone Bellow, Pine Leaf Boys, Sweet Crude and the Saint Claude Serenaders. Tickets start at $99 in advance.

Magazine Street 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.

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum Gala. Eiffel Society, 2040 St. Charles Ave., (504) 5252951; www.pharmacymuseum. org — The French-themed gala features cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and music by Smoking Time Jazz Band. Tickets start at $50.

7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Ochsner Moonlight and Miracles Gala. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 842-7133; www.ochsner. org/miraclesgala — Gayle Benson chairs a gala benefiting cancer programs at Ochsner.

There’s a cocktail reception, a seated dinner, a live auction and dancing. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Odyssey Ball. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The museum’s biggest annual fundraiser features food, dancing, a silent auction, the opening of “Visions of US: American Art at NOMA,” music by Patti Austin and an after party with DJ Soul Sister. Ball tickets $750, ages 21-45 $150. After party tickets $75. Ball at 7 p.m., after party from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

St. Rita Pecan Festival. St. Rita Church, 7100 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 737-2915; www. stritapecanfestival.com — The church’s 23rd annual pecan festival features live music,

carnival rides, games, miniature golf, tailgating, a kids’ area, a selfie station and every variety of pecan treat. The Top Cats, The Chee-Weez and Bucktown Allstars perform. 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, noon to midnight Saturday, noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Starry November Night.

Downtown Hammond; www. dddhammond.com — The holiday festival and art stroll features shopping, a wine tasting, a farmers market and other festivities at businesses throughout downtown Hammond. Free admission; wine tasting $20. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Westwego Cypress Swamp Fest. Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, Sala Avenue at Fourth Street, Westwego, (504) 341-9083; www.cityofwestwego.com/content/westwego-farmers-market — The threeday festival includes live music, food and beverage vendors, carnival games and crafts.

Admission $3, children under 3 feet tall free. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.

SATURDAY 14 504 Rock Art Circus. Oblique Place, 900 Franklin Ave., (504) 400-5312; www.obliqueplace. com — The event includes an art show, a classic car show, Electric Egg Roll food truck, music by The Ghostwood, performance artists Nettie Stardust and Side Show Matt and burlesque performances by Melody Thick and Sairyn. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Adult Lego Club. Robert E. Smith Library, 6301 Canal Blvd., (504) 596-2638; www. neworleanspubliclibrary.org — Library patrons age 21 and up drink beer and build with Legos. 6 p.m.

Algiers Folk Art Festival. Algiers Folk Art Festival Grounds, 207 LeBoeuf St., (504) 261-6231; www. folkartzone.org/folk-art-fest — Self-taught artists showcase their work and there’s food trucks, kids’ activities and live music by Little Freddie King, Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes and Muddy Bayou Blues Band. Free admission. Call or email gilliamfolkart@yahoo.com for details.

11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Bayou Beer Festival.

Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma, (985) 851-0154; www.bayoubeerfest. com — Beer lovers can sample 200 Louisiana craft and home brews at Bayou Beer Society’s annual festival, which also features food and music by Lost Bayou Ramblers and Nonc Nu & Da Wild Mantous. Tickets $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Noon to 5 p.m.

Bienville Saturday Market.

Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville

EVENT LISTINGS 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.

Carnivale du Vin. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234; www.carnivaleduvin.com — Ty Pennington hosts the Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s black-tie gala, which features a dinner

by Emeril Lagasse, tastings featuring guest chefs, live and silent auctions and music by Boogie Wonder. Tickets start at $1,000. 5:30 p.m. to midnight.

Celebrate The Roots of Music.

Private residence; www.therootsofmusic.org — The benefit for the youth music education organization features hors d’oeuvres, oysters, cocktails, NOLA Brewing beer, auctions, local celebrity guests and music by the Original Pinettes and the Marching Crusaders.

Tickets $150. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Children’s Art Workshop.

Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www. rhinocrafts.com — RHINO artists lead kids in art projects such as origami, collages and bookmaking. Email artboxrhino@gmail.com to register. Suggested donation for materials $5. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Covington Three Rivers Art Festival. Downtown Covington; www.threeriversartfestival. com — More than 200 artists from around the country exhibit and sell art, crafts, jewelry and more. There are also art demonstrations, live music, food and children’s activities throughout downtown Covington. Free admission. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

Crescent City Coin Club Fall Show. St. Jerome Knights of Columbus, 3310 Florida Ave., Kenner; www.crescentcitycoinclub.org — More than 20 dealers display coins, currency, stamps, medals, bullion and other numismatic items. Free admission. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Family Day. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 301-9006; 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.

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Green Room Gala. Falstaff Apartments & Dorgenois Lofts, 2600 Gravier St., (504) 821-7776; www.nolaproject.com — The NOLA Project’s green-themed gala features food from local restaurants, cocktails by Twelve Mile Limit and music by Ship of Fools. Tickets start at $65, theater industry members $45. Patron party at 7 p.m., gala from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Helping Mothers Heal. Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries and the Family Center of Hope, 4422 St. Charles Ave., (504) 891-3264 — The conference for mothers, families, mental health professionals, community leaders and others affected by violence in the community features discussions on the theme “Did I See This Coming?” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Housing Literacy Neighborhood Forum. McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School, 3019 Higgins Blvd., (504) 9423660; www.mcdonogh42no. org — The Renascence Group hosts a free educational seminar on financial literacy and other topics of interest to prospective homeowners. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hynes Charter School Superheroes Gala. Edward Hynes Charter School, 990 Harrison Ave., (504) 324-7160; www.hynesschool.org — The school’s “Superheroes Among Us” gala features live music, food, drinks and live and silent auctions. Tickets $60 in advance, $75 at the door. Patron party at 6 p.m., event at 7 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.

Let’s Grow. Growing Local NOLA, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357; www.growinglocalnola.org — The urban farm hosts a free class about winter planting. Call (813) 785-8386 or email info@recirculatingfarms.org to RSVP. 9:30 a.m.

Neighborhood Summit.

Dillard University, Professional Schools Building, Georges Auditorium, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 283-8822; www.nola.gov/ summit — “Resilient Neighborhoods: Rebuilding Together for a Stronger New Orleans” is the theme of this year’s free conference for neighborhood associations and housing and community advocacy groups.

Visit the website for details and registration. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Parkway Partners plant sale.

Parkway Partners Greenhouse, 1137 Baronne St., (504) 620-2228; www.parkwaypartnersnola. org — Trees and fall plants are for sale from 9 a.m. to noon and Rick Webb of Louisiana Growers leads a workshop on native trees and shrubs at 10 a.m.

Piety Street Market. The Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St., (504) 908-4741; www.612piety.com — More than 50 vendors offer art, jewelry, crafts, vintage clothes, collectibles, used books and flea market treasures at this monthly market.

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Purple Pants Party. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 3019006; www.igthompson.org — Attendees wear purple pants to the benefit for pancreatic cancer organization the Ian. G Thompson Foundation. Tickets $30 in advance, $45 at the door. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes. Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www.diabetes.org/stepoutnola — The American Diabetes Association’s charity walk features a DJ, food, umbrella decorating contest, character appearances and kids’ area. Registration at 9 a.m., walk at 10 a.m.

Street Survival Car Control Clinic for Teens. NOLA Motorsports Park, 11075 Nicolle Blvd., Avondale, (504) 302-4875; www. streetsurvival.org — Tire Rack Street Survival hosts a oneday safe driving course where drivers ages 15-21 can practice in their own cars. The class costs $75. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Table Tennis Tournament.

Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras St., (504) 561-0500; www.nolatabletennis.com/ compete — Xavier University’s Confucius Institute and NOLA Table Tennis host a tournament for all levels at the hotel’s fitness center. Entry fees start at $15. 1 p.m.

Touro Foundation Gala. Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, (504) 897-8435; www.touro.com/foundation — The hospital foundation’s dinner gala honors Judah Touro Society Award recipient Jay M. Shames. The L’dor V’dor after party features food from La Cocinita and music by Flow Tribe. Gala tickets start at $200. After party tickets start at $50. Patron party at 6 p.m., program at 7 p.m., after party from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Treme Creole Gumbo Festival.

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Chistmas Shopping Extravaganza. John A. Alario Sr. Event Center, 2000 Segnette Blvd., Westwego, (504) 349-5525; www.alariocenter.com — The holiday market features more than 80 vendors of crafts, jewelry, paintings, clothes, cookware, seasonal decor, food and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

6588 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 589-3882; www.nps.gov/ jela — Park rangers lead a guided walk and explain the lifestyle of indigenous delta residents at this event marking American Indian Heritage Month. 10:30 a.m.

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EVENT LISTINGS including Rebirth, Hot 8, Eureka, To Be Continued, Onward, Treme, Original Pinettes and others. There’s meat, seafood and vegan gumbos and other food from local restaurants, an arts market and a kids’ area.

Free admission; donations accepted. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday.

Tutu-Much Brunch. The Ritz-Carlton New Orleans, Ritz - 921 Canal St., 504-524-1331; www.astrokeofluxe.com — The dance-themed brunch features a Q&A with Ailey II dancer Courtney Ross, a ballet-inspired fashion show, makeup consultations, vendors and more. Tickets $100. Noon.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s. LaSalle Park, 6600 Airline Drive, (504) 731-4726; www.alz.org/louisiana — The charity walk benefits the Alzheimer’s Association. Suggested donation $25. 8 a.m.

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We Have Choices Domestic Violence Conference. United Fellowship Full Gospel Baptist Church, 2401 Annette St., (504) 949-2559; www.unitedfellowship.org — The conference covers personal safety, protection orders, legal options and other issues of interest to victims of domestic violence and their advocates. The event is sponsored

by Dillard University’s criminal justice program, the Louisiana Association of Black Women Attorneys and several local churches. 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Winterfest. Deutsches Haus, 1023 Ridgewood St., Metairie, (504) 522-8014; www.crescentcityhomebrewers.org — Beer lovers can sample more than 30 home brewed beers and enjoy German food and a DJ at Crescent City Homebrewers’ festival. Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at the door. 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Woodlines Wild Wine Dinner.

English Turn Country Club, 3201 Rue Parc Fontaine, (504) 392-6590; www.woodlandsconservancy.org — Chef Larry Leruth’s dinner and wine tasting benefits the Woodlands Conservancy. Tickets start at $100. Patron party at 6 p.m., event at 7 p.m.

YMCA Corporate Cup. New Orleans City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 568-9622; www.ymcaneworleans.org — Employer-sponsored teams compete in a 5K race benefiting YMCA literacy programs.

Yoga/Pilates. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 456-5000; www.noma. org — The museum hosts yoga classes in the sculpture garden.

Non-members $5. 8 a.m.

SUNDAY 15 Family Art Workshop. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park,

1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 6584100; www.noma.org — Kids, teens and adults learn portrait drawing techniques inspired by art at NOMA. Tickets $5 per person in addition to regular museum admission. 3 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.

Kid Market. Clouet Gardens, 707 Clouet St. — Vendors under age 18 sell toys, clothes, jewelry, books, original artwork, food and more. Noon to 2 p.m.

Northshore Celebrates Downton Abbey. Private residence; www.wyes.org — WYES-TV celebrates the upcoming season of Downton Abbey with wine, cheese, live jazz, silent auctions and photo opportunities at a private residence in Mandeville. Tickets start at $100. Patron party at 5 p.m., event at 6 p.m.

Rhythm for Relief. Freret Street Publiq House, 4528 Freret St., (504) 826-9912; www.publiqhouse.com — The benefit for Ebola Survivor Corps features music by Daria & the Hip Drops and MFG (Martin, Freeman, Gross), a performance by Nkiruka Drum and Dance Ensemble, a film about the nonprofit’s work in Sierra Leone and a silent auction. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

MONDAY 16 Children’s Book Week. New Orleans Public Libraries, all branches; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The theme is “Read to the Rhythm” and there are musical storytimes, puppet shows and samba performances at various library branches. Monday-Nov. 21.

A Healthier Harvest. Whole Foods Market, 300 N. Broad St., (504) 434-3364; www.healthierharvestbroadstreet.eventbrite. com — Leah Sarris of the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine teaches attendees about vegan Thanksgiving entrees, sides and desserts. There are also wine pairings, a garden veggie cooking tutorial and a store tour. Tickets $30. 5:30 p.m.

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

Non-members $5. 6 p.m.

SPORTS Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 587-3663; www.neworleansarena.com — The New Orleans Pelicans

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by Prince and others into its repertoire. Trumpeter Shamarr Allen (pictured), backed by DJ Chicken, will play a set of pop songs. There also is an art market and kids’ activities. Admission is free, and there’s free parking on Saturday in the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts lot. That lot charges $15 on Sunday. — WILL COVIELLO

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WORDS Being Mixed and Writing About It. Playhouse NOLA, 3214 Burgundy St. — Delia Tomino Nakayama teaches a workshop for poets of mixed 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.

Bring Your Own. Beauregard-Keyes House, 1113 Chartres St., (504) 523-7257; www.bkhouse.org — The live storytelling event is part of Court 13’s Always For Pleasure Festival and features barbecue, drinks and music by Lost in the Holler.

The theme is “Senseless.”

7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Chapbook release party. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telema-

chus St., (504) 488-8114; www. facebook.com/twelve.mile. limit — Anya Groner and Sara White celebrate the release of So Our Ghosts Can Find Us. Ann Glaviano reads fiction and DJs a dance party beginning at 10 p.m.

8:30 p.m. Saturday.

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.

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.

Kerri McCafferty. Eiffel Society, 2040 St. Charles Ave., (504) 5252951; www.eiffelsociety.com — The author celebrates the release of her mystery novel A Killer, a Cocktail and a Splash of Tango with a book signing,

cocktails and a tango class.

6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Kit Wohl, Jyl Benson and Poppy Tooker. Kitchen Witch Cookbooks, 631 Toulouse St., (504) 528-8382 — The cookbook authors sign New Orleans Classic Celebrations, Fun, Funky and Fabulous: New Orleans Casual Restaurant Recipes and Tujague’s Cookbook. Drinks are served. 2 p.m. Saturday.

LitFauxReal. United Bakery Gallery, 1337 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 495-6863 — Book release parties feature authors Jason Kerzinski on Friday, Michael Martin on Saturday and Jessica Ruby Radcliffe on Sunday, as well as guest poets and musicians. Requested donation $5. 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

Ned Sublette. The author discusses The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry. 6 p.m.

Tuesday at Community Book Center, 2523 Bayou Road, and 6 p.m. Thursday at Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St.

Poppy Tooker. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 8381190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The author and radio host signs Tujague’s Cookbook at the library’s Coffee and Conversation series. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Robert S. Brantley. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., (504) 322-7479; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The author and architectural photographer discusses and signs Henry Howard: Louisiana’s Architect.

6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Rosanna Pansino. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The YouTube personality and cookbook author signs The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us. Book purchase and wristband are required.

1 p.m. Friday.

Stella’s Open Mic. Stella’s Coffee Shop, 1923 Leonidas St., (504) 570-6323; www.communitycommitment.net — The monthly poetry showcase includes a featured poet and an open mic. Food and drink are available for purchase. Tickets $5. Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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

11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Tamara Ellis. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The young adult author reads and signs Another Kind of Hurricane. 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Triskaidekaphobia. 3921 St. Claude Ave. — Writers Jessica Smith and J.S. Makkos read their work. Jeff Pagano plays piano. 8 p.m. Friday.

Write@UNO. University of New Orleans, Liberal Arts Building, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-6657; www.gnowp.org — Students in grades 7-12 prepare submissions for the Scholastic Writing Awards and receive advice from published writers.

Free with online registration.

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Yossi Klein Halevi. Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave., (504) 388-0511; www.nojcc.org — The author discusses Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation.

7 p.m. Wednesday.

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• 22 acre stocked lake • 290 wooded acres • 4 separate cabins-2 BR 1 BA with kitchen • Barns-tractors & equipment included • Beautiful furnished 7784 square foot lodge • Food plots with King Ranch stands • Large covered gazebo with fireplace • Nearly 1 mile frontage on Leaf River • Premier retreat

Leaf River Lodge is a one of a kind total “Family Retreat” offering year round outdoor recreation for the entire family. Located just an hour and a half from New Orleans, this property has approximately a mile of river frontage on the scenic Leaf River. Nestled in 290 +/- wooded acres, on a beautiful sandy bottom 22 acre stocked lake. Leaf River Lodge offers great hunting, fishing and outdoor activities for year round family fun. Designed with 4 individual cabins each containing 2 bedrooms, a full service kitchen, and bath. The center of the lodge is perfect for entertaining, with a large open kitchen, dining area, bar, and den. A 176 x 12 foot covered porch ties all the cabins together, with a covered open air gazebo including a wood burning fireplace overlooking the lake.

Enjoy fishing off of the covered fishing deck or go to one of 9 food plots, 5 with King Ranch Stands.

There is a monitored security system, satellite internet, as well as a Genrac 15kw generator.

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Medical Technologist (Histocompatibility): Performs histocompatibility testing - HLA typing, flow cytometry crossmatching, and leukocyte antibody screening in support of the Tulane Transplant and other Programs. BS, Biology, Chemistry, or Medical Technology; two years’ exp in Histocompatibility Testing (HLA); Certified Histocompatibility Technologist board certification (CHT); LA Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or immediate eligibility; medical Laboratory Technologist board certification (ASCP). Must be willing to provide on-call services in support of the OPO and organ transplant programs. Job is in New Orleans, LA. Send resume & credentials to: Genean Mathieu, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave., 300 Gibson Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118. Must apply w/in 30 days of publication & refer to Job#15470.

Tulane University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Greenleaf Wholesale Florist looking for Floral Salesperson, experience required. Also, PT Inside Warehouse Person. Apply in person. 2801 Tchoupitoulas St. Mon-Fri from 8 am-12 Noon

FARM LABOR

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Temporary Farm Labor: Brady Bees & Honey – Liberty, TX, has 2 positions with 3 mo. experience required as beekeeper with references; raise honeybees to produce honey & maintain colony health through feed supplements, caging queens, install queen cells, assemble hives, harvest combs, transport honey, maintain & repair buildings & equipment; must be able to lift 75 pounds; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days of hire; no bee, pollen, or honey related allergies; once hired, workers may be required to take random drug tests at no cost to worker; testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.35/ hr, may work nights and weekends; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 12/31/15 – 10/31/16. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX5091395 or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Clark Planting Partnership, Ruleville, MS, has 4 positions for grain & oilseed crops; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to lift 75 pounds; must able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take random drug tests at no cost to worker; testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18/ hr, may work nights and weekends; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 3/1/15 – 11/1/15. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order MS116724 or call 225-342-2917.

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NURSE OR PERSONAL ASSISTANT

Nurse assistant/Personal assistant needed for mornings and/or evenings for 1-3 hour intervals. Experience with high functioning quadriplegic patient a plus but not entirely necessary. Pay on hourly or monthly schedule. Patient located in Metairie area. Email jeff@heapostuff.com for more information. 3 valid references a must. jeff@hapostff.com

VOLUNTEER UNUSUAL FUNERALS

University researcher seeks interviewees who have planned nontraditional memorial services. Respectful, sensitive. If interested in helping others by sharing your experience, contact: sdawdy@ uchicago.edu.

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PIZZA MAKER WIT’S INN Bar & Pizza Kitchen Apply in person Mon-Fri, 1-4:30 pm 141 N. Carrollton Ave.

We love our hospice volunteers and are always looking for new additions to our wonderful team! Our hospice volunteers are special people who can make a difference in the lives of those affected by terminal illness. We would like to announce a new exciting track for those interested in a future medical career. Many physicians and nurses received their first taste of the medical field at Canon.

If you would like to be become a hospice volunteer and work with our patients and families, please call today!

To Volunteer Call Paige

504-818-2723 ext. 3006

CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER NAVY EXCHANGE (DOD) Offers Volunteer Opportunities

Make a difference in the lives of the terminally ill & their families. Services include: friendly visits to patients & their families, provide rest time to caretaker, bereavement & office assistance. School service hours avail.

Call Volunteer Coordinator @ 504-818-2723 #3006

Is hiring Seasonal Sales Clerks, Seasonal Cashiers & Experienced Associates Up to $11.00 hourly The following positions are also open:

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Looking for Culinary and Service Managers Join local long time restaurateur, Robert Hardie, as he and Creole Cuisine Restaurant concepts open Boulevard American Bistro.

Voted one of the most anticipated restaurants opening in Fall 2015 by New Orleans’s Eater.

We are seeking the highest caliber individuals to join our new venture. Applicants must be professional, hospitality focused individuals with the highest standards for service and culinary excellence. Competitive base pay, bonus earning potential, medical and dental coverage.

Our standards will separate us from the competition! Join a team that will treat you with dignity and respect, insist upon high standards and having fun!

Send cover letter and resume to jobs@boulevardbistro.com

CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICES 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO: 747-362 DIVISION: G SUCCESSION OF PATRICIA G. DAUENHAUER NOTICE THIS FINAL ACCOUNT MAY BE HOMOLOGATED AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF TEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SERVICE HEREOF AND ANY OPPOSITION THERETO MUST BE FILED BEFORE HOMOLOGATION. Final Account and Notice submitted by Glenna C. Jackson Respectfully submitted, Davidson & Davidson, APLC Attorneys for Glenna C. Jackson, Administrator: John A.E. Davidson (#4710) Christopher J. Davidson (#31693) Address: 2901 Independence Street, Suite 201, Metairie, LA 70006 Telephone: (504) 779-7979 Fax: (888) 370-2948 Gambit: 11/10/15

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO: 747-461 DIVISION: “G” SUCCESSION OF LEONCIA CALLAIS CALLAHAN DONGEN NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION

By Order of the 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson Jon A. Gegenheimer, Clerk of Court for the Parish of Jefferson Attorney: John A.E. Davidson (#4710) Davidson & Davidson, APLC Address: 2901 Independence Street, Suite 201, Metairie, LA 70006 Telephone: (504) 779-7979 Fax: (888) 370-2948 Gambit: 11/10/15

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 754-235 DIVISION “L” SUCCESSIONS OF JANE ELIZABETH RHODES TOLLETT, AND HER SON, GLENN SEAN TOLLETT NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER SUCCESSION PROPERTY

BY GIVING IN PAYMENT NOTICE is given that KATHRYN RHODES McCANN, Administratrix of the SUCCESSIONS OF JANE ELIZABETH RHODES TOLLETT, AND HER SON, GLENN SEAN TOLLETT, has, pursuant to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Articles 3295, et seq., petitioned this Honorable Court for authority to transfer by giving in payment to Hal Doby in full satisfaction of the indebtedness of JANE ELIZABETH RHODES TOLLETT to him, the Successions’ entire right, title and interest in and to the following described automobile: One 2006 4 dr Chrysler PT Cruiser wagon automobile, bearing vehicle identification No. 3A4FY48B36T306101, Louisiana Certificate of TItle No. K3527855, issued 05/19/2006, in the name of Jane R. Tollett.

The Order granting such authority may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of publication of this Notice. Any opposition to the application must be filed prior to the issuance of the Order.

Jon A. Gegenheimer, Clerk Attorney: Charles N. Miller, Jr. Address: 839 St. Charles Ave., Suite 311, New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 529-4641 Gambit: 11/10/15

SALE BY CONSTABLE JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENT THAT PORTION OF GROUND, BEARING MUNICIPAL NO. 4001 Odin St., this city, in the matter entitled NEW ORLEANS DEMOLITION SERVICES, LLC vs DARRYL BURNETT First City Court for The City of New Orleans Case No: 2009-50396 By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias to me directed by the Honorable The First City Court for the City of New Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First District of the City on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at 12:00 o’clock noon, the following described property to wit:

4001 Odin Street Square 25, Lot 32 Third District Pontchartrain Park Subdivision Acquired: Conveyance Instrument No.218000 CIN 259188, 5/23/03

By Order of this Court, Joann Gasper, Deputy Clerk

WRIT AMOUNT: $5,069.80 Seized in the above suit, TERMS-CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a deposit of ten percent of the purchase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Gambit: 11/10/15 & 12/01/15 If you know the whereabouts of Emily E. Rodrigue, please contact the Law Office of Mark D. Spears, Jr., LLC at 504347-5056.

The Truesdell Corporation is an EEO employer who is soliciting quotations from subcontractors and suppliers for the following project: Owner: State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development LA DOTD. Project: US 11: Lake Pontchartrain Bridge Rehab Phase I. Project No.: H.010016. Bid Date: November 18, 2015. Bid Time: 10:00 AM. Soliciting: #713-01-00100 Temporary Signs and Barricades, #740-01-00100 Construction Layout, #NS-202-00005 Rem of Deb (Bridge Supstru), #NS-202-00006 Rem of Debris (Bridge Substruc), #NS-80500016 Bridge Superstructure Repair (Bearing Repair), and #NS-805-00016 Bridge Superstructure Repair (Structure Jacking). Minority Goal: 1% DBE. Estimating Contact: Patrick LambsonPhone: (602) 437-1711 Fax: (602) 437-1821. Bids Due: November 18, 2015 by 5:00 PM. Assistance- We will make every effort to assist interested DBE Firms in obtaining plans, construction documents, bonding, lines of credit, insurance, equipment, materials or related services or supplies.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Dana Morton-Baum a/k/a Dana Morton please contact Attorney Freddie King III at 504-982-5464.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of KELLY BEALER DUPRE a/k/a KELLY BEALER BOURGEOIS DUPRE and PHILLIP LEE DUPRE, JR., and/or their spouses, children, heirs, legatees, assigns, relatives or successors in interest, please contact attorney Julien F. Jurgens at (504) 722-7716 IMMEDIATELY. Property rights are involved in 24th JDC, Jefferson Parish, Case # 750-887.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the father of the child named Kylie Lynn Wallace, whose deceased mother is Chelby Wallace, please contact Lori A. Noto at (504) 512-0611.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs and/or the succession of Aubrey Clifford Cox, Sr. please contact Attorney John J. Buckman at (504) 301-0708.

If you know the whereabouts of Brian Heckler A/K/A Brian A. Heckler, please contact the Law Office of Mark D. Spears, Jr., LLC at 504-347-5056.

Note: All deposits must be Cash, Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or Money Order; No Personal Checks.

Atty: Mark C. Landry 504-837-9040 Gambit, Date(s): October 13, 2015 & November 10, 2015 L.A. Weekly Date(s): October 12, 2015 & November 9, 2015 Lambert C. Boissiere, Jr Constable, Parish of Orleans

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

NO. 753-384 DIVISION “M” SUCCESSION OF MARY FRANCES KENNEDY D’ABREU NOTICE TO SELL MOVABLE OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Whereas the Dative Testamentary Executrix, Ashley Lyn Brown of the above Succession, has made application to the Court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property herein described, to-wit: LOT 23, SQUARE 64, TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION, SECTION 3-A, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA 669 FIELDING AVENUE, TERRYTOWN, LA 70056 UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: ONE HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($109,000.00) DOLLARS cash for one hundred percent (100%) interest in said property less the usual and customary expenses of the sale, all as per the agreement to purchase and sell.

Notice is hereby given to all parties to whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

Attorney: Roy J.D. Gattuso Address: 401 Weyer Street, Gretna, LA 70054 Telephone: (504) 368-5223

NO. 754-235 DIVISION “L” SUCCESSIONS OF JANE ELIZABETH RHODES TOLLETT, AND HER SON, GLENN SEAN TOLLETT

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NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors of these estates and to all other persons herein interested to show cause within seven (7) days from this notification (if any they have or can) why the First Tableau of Distribution presented by the Administratrix of these Successions should not be approved and homologated and the proposed disbursements be made in accordance therewith.

Jon Gegenheimer, Clerk Attorney: Charles N. Miller, Jr. Address: 839 St. Charles Ave., Suite 311, New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 529-4641 Gambit: 11/10/15

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NOTICE:

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. For more information, call the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-273-5718

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

FRENCH QUARTER/ FAUBOURG MARIGNY

34 CRANE ST., NOLA

Contemporary home in beautiful Lake Vista subdivision; 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths; 3,412 sq ft; $775,000. Agent/ Owner. 504-236-0807.

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT

SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE 4005 DANNEEL ST.

For sale by owner. 3 BR/1 BA single shotgun, a little over 1,000 sq. ft in a great neighborhood. Newly renovated.

Four blocks to St. Charles parade route. No Realtors. For Sale by Owner. $285,000. (504) 491-9803 or sebren3@yahoo.com

MISSISSIPPI LUMBERTON, MIssissippi

921 DAUPHINE ST. • 2.1M

Meticulously renovated French Quarter home with free standing dependency and in-ground pool, private brick patios...4 BR, 3.5 BA French doors, high ceilings, beautiful wood floors , kitchens with granite/stainless...

COUNTRY HOME on 42 ACRES. Highway 13N. 90 miles north of New Orleans off Interstate 59. $145,000.

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FOR RENT 1750 Chartres #315 2/2 guard svc, ctyd, rooftop terrace, cvrd pkg .................... $1850 2327 Esplanade

1/1 Newly reno’d,small patio, locat’d b/w FQ & City Pk ........ $1250

734 Orleans

1/1 Pvt balc, hdwd flrs, w/d on site, hi ceils ......................... $1200

537 Decatur Unit D

2/1 wd flrs, reno’d kit, nat light, 3rd flr unit ................................... $1500

537 Decatur Unit F

2/1 wd flrs, new carp in beds, reno’d kit, 4th flr unit .................... $1650

1233 Decatur #8

1/1 Split level,ctyd, can be furnished, large bedroom .................. $1050

1025 Dumaine #6

1/1 newly renov, w/d, central ac/heat,fireplace ................... $1,200

1025 Dumaine #5

(2 bedroom/ 2 bath) fully renovated .......................................$1550

1025 Dumaine #4

2/1 no pets Renov, wd flrs, w/d in unit ....................................$1400

FOR SALE 1020 Terpsichore Unit B 530 St. Philip #4

2/1 ctrl a/h, pkng, laundry on site, ctyd, ½ blk from Magazine St ......................................................................................... $179,000 2/2 R’stord in 2013, 2nd flr, ctyd w/balc &fountain, orig flrs, hi ceils.....................................................................$645,000 920 St Louis #4 Studio condo,hi ceils, nat lite, wd flrs, s/s apps, granite, ctyd, pool ..................................................................................... $275,000 280 Pi Street Vacant Land Waterfront lot. Minimum building requirement is 2000 sq. ft. 100 x 490. Lot extends into the Intracoastal Waterway. Dock can be built............................................... $159,000 2648 Hyman 3/2 Updated kitchen, nice yard, large garage. New driveway, floors. Good move in condition .......................................... $145,000 803 Burgundy 2/2.5 1253sqft, Pvt Ctyd, Balc, wd flrs, hi ceils, open flr pln, renovated, nearby prkng .........................................................................$585,000 530 Dauphine 2/1.5 1400sqft, twnhse, balc, ctyd, storage, s/s apps, wshr/dryr, gorgeous views ...................................................................... $875,000

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NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Administrator in the above numbered and captioned matter, has filed a petition in this succession in accordance with a Tableau of Distribution filed in these proceedings.

The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the publication of this notice.

Any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to its homologation.

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

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BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION VINTAGE MODERN HOUSE

526 VERRETT $1600 + $400 dep.

2bd/1.5 ba. Open Liv Rm, Kitch, Bar, granite, SS Appl, gas stove, DW Tile, huge Closet, OS parking. Energy-wise luxury finishes, 10’ ceilings. No pets or smoke (504) 400-1948.

COMMERCIAL RENTALS GENTILLY COMMERCIAL BUILDING FOR LEASE

Approx. 2200 sf. 5325 Franklin Ave. Formerly the site of Teddy’s Grill. $2,500. (504) 319-9828.

HISTORIC ALGIERS POINT

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

KENNER 2901 MAINE AVENUE

Townhouse; 3 beds; 2 baths; living rm; dining rm; kit; vaulted ceilings; fans; blinds; fireplace; patio. No pets. 504443-2280 or 504-915-5715.

BYWATER Newly renovated 1BR / 1 BA, central heat/air, w/d in unit. All new appliances. No smoking. No Pets. $1250/ mo. (504) 909-2104.

2508 N. TURNBULL

Single family near Rummel H.S.; 3 bd/2 ba; furnished kit; w/d in laundry rm; 1700 sq ft; central a/h; fence yd. $1400 Avail Dec 1st 504-952-5102

CITY PARK/BAYOU ST. JOHN 912 CITY PARK AVE

1 br, LR/DR combo, large furn kitchen w/breakfast area, wd flrs, cvr’d pkg.

No Pets. $800/mo. Water pd. 504450-0850.

OLD METAIRIE 1&2 BDRM. APTS SPARKLING POOL & BIKE PATH

504-861-0100

Studio Apt with cent a/h, laundry facility avail 24 hrs. Walk 1 blk to St. Charles Street Car. Easy access to I-10, CBD & FQ. No pets/No smokers. All utilities included. $875/mo. 1-888239-6566 or mballier@yahoo.com

Keller Williams Realty New Orleans #1 Top Producer 2014 Keller Williams Gulf States Quadruple Gold 2014

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304 Walnut Street; 2 bed rms; upper; full kit includes w/d; water paid; offstreet parking; 24 hr security; $1,700.

504-339-0984 or 504-344-2776.

Each office independently owned and operated.

GARDEN DISTRICT 3221 B Prytania Street

Lg Victorian, upper, 2,200 sq ft, 3br/2ba, 2 extra rms for liv/dining/ bed, furn kit, w/d, wood fls, lg closets, hi ceils, porch. Gated w/police security.

Off-street parking. Pool privileges. $1,750/mo. 504-813-8186 or 504274-8075.

POOLHOUSE APT

Newly Renovated Large Studio Apt Near Whole Foods. W/d, alarm, cen a/h, ceil fans, granite counters, french doors, large yard, very good n’hood. $1100 + dep. 1/3 util pd.

504-715-5019.

ESPLANADE RIDGE 1561 N. GALVEZ ST.

New granite in kit & bath. 12 x 24ft lr, King Master w/wall of closets. Furn Kit. Laundry on premises. Offst pkg.

NO PETS. O/A, $724-$848/mo. 504236-5776.

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1508 CARONDELET ST.

406 S. HENNESSEY ST. 3 BR, 1 BA, Living Rm., Dining Rm., Hardwood Floors, washer/dryer hookups.

Screened Porch, $1100/mo. Call (504) 874-4330.

Great Room boasts hardwood flrs, cathedral ceilings and huge brick fireplace opening to sunset deck & patio. Sunny kit with all build-ins 3BR, 3BA, single garage, avail 12/1 or sooner. $1895/mo. Owner/Agent (504) 236-5776.

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2/BR, 2/BA (Jacuzzi/claw foot tub & shower.) Stocked Kit. Option: studio or home office. Util/Wifi/Cable/ Backyd garden w/orange tree. Walk 1 blk to bus stop, 24-hr gym & Riverside Mkt. Near Whole Foods, Audubon Pk, Magazine St. shops & 10 min to CBD. $2,150 mo. (504) 232-2099.

LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT IRISH CHANNEL 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

ROOMS BY WEEK. Private bath. All utilities included. $175/week. 2 BR avail. Call (504) 202-0381 or (504) 738-2492.

DORIAN M. BENNETT • 504-920-7541 propertymanagement@dbsir.com

RESIDENTIAL RENTALS 3321 Dumaine - 1bd/2ba ........................ $1495 1041 Ursulines #202 - 2bd/2ba ........... $2500 1133 Kelerec - 2bd/2ba ......................... $1500 810 Congress - 1bd/1ba ......................... $1450 822 GOV NICHOLLS ST #2 - 1bd/1ba ... $1800 63 FRENCH MARKET PL #1 - 2bd/2ba ... $3500

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1 BR, furnished, all util pd $1250 per mo.

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504-481-2551 or 504-250-2151.

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Beige/Beige, 2002 Saab 9-3.

Convertible Turbo. 69,673 mi AC/CD Automatic. By Owner, $2,000.

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MERCHANDISE

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MEDICAL HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT GREAT SHAPE

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

Hospital Bed, Alternating Pressure Pad, Hower Lift, Bed Side Commode, 2 Shower Chairs (1 with back/1 without back) and Walker. All in excellent condition. BEST OFFER. Call (504) 355-7659.

SERVICES TUTORING SPECIAL EDUCATION/NEEDS Educator/Youth Advocate w/M.Ed; 20 yrs exp; IEP help; Behavioral & Study Skills; La SpEd Certified/All Catagories 828-458-9069 stbrown318@gmail.com FIRST CONSULT - NO CHARGE

MOBILE PET GROOMING

Small Dogs up to 25 lbs Non-stressful, cage free grooming at your location in our fully self contained mobile van. www.petuniaspetgrooming.com (504) 220-6988

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743 TOLEDANO ST. CLASSIC IRISH CHANNEL SHOTGUN. Charming cottage has hardwood floors and eleven-foot ceilings. It is an historic shotgun that can easily be added on to. It features a wide lot with off-street parking. Walk to vibrant part of Magazine Street! $250,000

4530 URQUHART ST. TREMENDOUS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY. Bywater 4-plex, 3788 sq ft renovated in 2006.

Three 3 BR/2 BA units and one 1 BR/1 BA unit. Currently $2794 in monthly income. Grossly under-rented! All leases are month-to-month. Invest in Bywater. $350,000

1739 URQUART ST. HISTORIC GEM IN NEW MARIGNY. Walk into open, large SO living space w/12’ ceilings & gorgeous heart of pine floors.

Desirable location close to the French Quarter. Be a part of the revitalization of an historic neighborhood! $175,000

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2725 CHESTNUT ST. FABULOUS GARDEN DISTRICT DUPLEX. Spacious duplex.

SO Each unit has 1677 sq ft with 2 BD/2BA, sun porch, formal din rm, lg kit & Master Suite. Bonus 454 sq ft guest cottage w/full bath & kitchen. Inground pool w/patio & garden. $825,000

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FOR SALE

Garden District Condo 2337 Magazine St B $289,900

Port Gibson Mississippi 39150

Two independent bedrooms, two full baths and two gated off street parking spaces. Rear unit on the ground floor in move-in condition.

Located in a great walkable Garden District complex close to shopping, dining and transportation.

Recent energy efficient renovation with low condo fees. Call now! It is easy to view this beauty.

509 Church Street McDougall House c. 1820 Historic, Renovated Greek Revival Raised Cottage, Center Hallway, Formal Rooms, Fireplaces, 5 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Large Lot, 16’ x 32’ Pool. $185,000

Michael L. Baker, ABR/M, CRB, HHS President Realty Resources, Inc. 504-523-5555 • cell 504-606-6226

1201 Church Street

Licensed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission for more than 33 years with offices in New Orleans, LA 70130

Lane Lacoy Asociate Broker/Realtor®

Historic Home Specialist

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1207 Church Street On National Register of Historic Places. Oak Square Grand re-creation of an antebellum mansion built in 1850, renovated in 1906.

Large, formal rooms with chandeliers and fireplaces, 5-6 bedrooms, 4 baths plus 2 bedroom carriage house apartment. $395,000

840 Elysian Fields Ave - N.O.LA 70117

Call Realtor Brenda Roberts

This representation includes residential, vacant land, and multi-family and is based in whole or in part on data supplied,

by New Orleans Metropolitan Assn. of REALTORS, Multiple Listing Services. Neither the Boards, Associations, nor their MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Boards Associations or their MLS may not reflect all real estate activity for the year 2009 thru 2014. Based on information from the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2014.

For Sale

UNIT #1

OFFERED AT $295,000

FRENCH QUARTER CONDOMINIUM AT 514 DUMAINE ST. 1 of 10 condos in a 3-1/2 story masonry townhouse C. 1830. Charming gas lights, 2 sets of spectacular French Doors that open onto sidewalk providing natural light, 12’ ceilings w/beautiful crown moldings. Separate bedroom and living area w/ efficiency kitchen. Handsome neutral tones & spacious feel. Perfectly located just steps to the Riverfront parks & Trolley, fine & casual dining, Jackson Square,Café du Monde, street musicians & artists, plus great shopping...you’ll never be bored!

Features: 443 “designed for function” square feet, On-site coin op laundry & Lovely courtyard. Parking is available a short distance away.

Ledger-Purvis Real Estate

601-529-6710

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Stunning Victorian home in Uptown New Orleans with off street parking, front porch, balcony and a spectacular 360 sq ft covered terrace overlooking a “secret garden” with mature landscaping and a charming lily pond with a fountain. Tall ceilings, medallions, chandeliers, wide crown mouldings, original mantles and fireplaces, wood floors, custom windows and doors-this is a grand and gracious New Orleans home-excellent condition.

Current Home warranty with HWA

Susan Mizell

504-439-0444

1820 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 504-861-6400

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Historic Anderson House Antebellum residence moved from Vicksburg and rebuilt.

Impressive hallway, elegant living room w/fireplace, 3 large bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, studio apt plus rear building w/4 beds, 4 baths. Used as B&B. Large lot w/mature landscaping. Over $95,000 spent recently on roofing, carpentry and plumbing. $195,000

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10-12 lb.* Baked Turkey 1 lb. Green Bean Artichoke Casserole 2 lb. Shrimp and Mirliton Dressing 2 lb. Mashed Potatoes 2 lb. Cornbread Dressing 1 lb. Creamed Spinach 1 lb. Corn Pudding 1 Pint Cranberry Relish 1 Pint Gravy Dinner Rolls, Dozen Apple Pie

Alternative Entrées 18-20 lb.* Baked Turkey $8999 (Serves 6-8)

8-10 lb.* Bone-In Turkey Breast $7999 (Serves 4-6)

4-6 lb.* Prime Rib $13999 (Serves 4-6)

4-6 lb.* Pork Crown Roast $11999 (Serves 4-6)

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10-12 lb* Cure 81 Spiral Ham $8499 (Serves 4-6)

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10-12 lb.* Baked Turkey 2 lb. Cornbread Dressing or Dirty Rice 1 lb. Green Peas 1 lb. Mashed Sweet Potatoes 1 Pint Gravy 1 Pint Cranberry Relish Dinner Rolls, Dozen Apple Pie

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4-6 lb.* Prime Rib $11999 (Serves 4-6)

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Alternative Entrées 18-20 lb.* Baked Turkey $10999 (Serves 6-8)

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4-6 lb.* Pork Crown Roast $13999 (Serves 4-6)

10-12 lb* Cure 81 Spiral Ham $10499 (Serves 4-6)

*Weight before cooking. • All dinners are sold as ‘Heat and Eat’ • Food will not be hot when picked up. • Dinners take 1 to 2 hours to reheat—Instructions included with dinners. Disclaimer: Actual Holiday Dinner containers not shown in photos.