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December 9, 2014

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Volume 35

Number 49

EAT + DRINK

Feature Writer | JEANIE RIESS Calendar & Digital Content Coordinator | ANNA GACA

Review: Dis & Dat ..................................................37 Dat Dog expands to Mid-City Fork + Center ...........................................................37 All the news that’s fit to eat — and drink 3-Course Interview .............................................39 Trishell Joffrion of Flights of Fancy Drinks ........................................................................40 Beer Buzz; Wine of the Week Last Bites ..................................................................41 5 in Five; Plate Dates; Off the Menu

Contributing Writers SARAH BAIRD, ANNE BERRY, D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, RED COTTON, ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS, KEN KORMAN, BRENDA MAITLAND, NORA MCGUNNIGLE, NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

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ON THE COVER Queen B ......................................................................21 RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio comes home

7 IN SEVEN Seven Things to Do This Week........................... 5 Running of the Santas, Dave Chappelle, Sweet Crude and more

NEWS + VIEWS News.............................................................................7 Remembering Jonah Bascle Y@Speak + N.O. Comment .....................................7 What’s trending online — and in Y@ Speak Scuttlebutt...............................................................10 From their lips to your ears C’est What? ..............................................................10 Gambit’s Web poll

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Bouquets & Brickbats .................................................13 This week’s heroes and zeroes Vox Populi ................................................................14 A word from the mayor Commentary............................................................16 The city’s proposed smoking ordinance Clancy DuBos........................................................... 17 Now for the governor’s race Blake Pontchartrain.............................................19 Gen. Benjamin Butler and Fats Domino

SHOPPING + STYLE Holiday Gift Guide.................................................29 Wrapping up your holiday shopping What’s in Store ......................................................35 Ray Brandt Automotive Group CUE .................................................................. PULLOUT Holiday style, going platinum, fitness bands and more.

Feature .....................................................................49 NOLA Hip Hop and Bounce Archive goes live Music .........................................................................50 PREVIEW: Tank and the Bangas Film.............................................................................55 REVIEW: Before I Disappear Art ...............................................................................58 REVIEW: Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection Stage...........................................................................61 REVIEW: Twelfth Night; or What You Will Events .......................................................................64 PREVIEW: Holiday events Crossword + Sudoku 76

CLASSIFIEDS Market Place ...........................................................69 Employment ...........................................................70 Home + Garden ........................................................71 Picture Perfect Properties................................ 72 Real Estate .............................................................73 Legal Notices.......................................................... 74 Mind + Body + Spirit............................................... 77 Holiday Helpers .....................................................78

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Running of the Santas | Holiday spirits

overflow at the costumed Christmas party in the Warehouse District. Revelers warm up at Barcadia and end up at Generations Hall, where Big Sam’s Funky Nation and Category 6 perform. Beginning at 3 p.m. See PAGE 66 for details and information about other holiday celebrations.

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Fri. Dec. 12 | Louisiana roots-inspired pop band Sweet Crude headlines a showcase of local music and culture. Performers include Boyfriend and TYSSON and there are food trucks Diva Dawg and Burgers Ya Heard. At 8 p.m. at Joy Theater.

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Sun. Dec. 14 | RL Grime’s inside-out remix of Kanye West’s “Mercy” in 2012 nabbed 3 million listens online. Grime’s dubstep- and trap-influenced hip-hop production has caught the attention of superproducers Shlohmo and Baauer and rappers Chief Keef and Big Sean, who appears on Grime’s December debut album Void. Lunice and Branchez open at 10 p.m. at Republic New Orleans.

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Comedian/ activist Jonah Bascle dies

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The 28-year-old, who fought to make New Orleans more accessible for the disabled, died of complications related to muscular dystrophy.

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onah Bascle, the 28-year-old local comedian who ran for mayor as a platform to bring attention to New Orleans’ lack of accessibility for the disabled, died Dec. 2 of complications relating to muscular dystrophy. Friends and supporters vow to ensure his love of good humor and his activism to improve the city live on. Bascle was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, which causes a progressive deterioration of the muscles, when he was a young teen. Yvonne Landry, owner of La Nuit Comedy Theater on Freret Street, said she first met Bascle when he signed up for improvisational comedy classes she taught when he was 19, shortly after he was confined to a wheelchair. After getting to know the young comic, Landry said she promised he would always have an invitation to perform on her stage. In fact, the club kept a special ramp handy so Bascle could maneuver his wheelchair to the microphone. It became a sort of home base for him that was close to his house and always accessible, Landry said. “He was a bad-ass,” she said. “He just knew no limitations. He was always writing, he was always funny, his wheels were always turning — meaning the wheels in his head.”

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Getting around New Orleans Jonah Bascle worked to isn’t easy for anyone, but it can have the city place a couple be very challenging for people in of wheelchair accessible wheelchairs. Businesses can be streetcars on the historic difficult to enter in a wheelchair, St. Charles Avenue line. That and public and for-hire transporeffort is unrealized today. tation can be inaccessible. P H O T O B Y C H ER Y L G ER B ER In 2010, Bascle elevated those concerns into a run for mayor, drawing attention with a protest that halted streetcar service for a few minutes one day shortly before the election. After the election, which he lost, Bascle continued to work toward what he saw as a simple solution — adding a handful of trips by the red, wheelchair-accessible Canal streetcars to the historic St. Charles Avenue streetcar line, in addition to the older green models in use, which PAGE 9

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can’t accommodate wheelchairs. He also launched a campaign to build handicapped ramps for businesses he had difficulty entering, providing a dozen or more to establishments around the city. “One of the big things that he’s done is brought light to something most people take for granted: their own mobility and ability to get around the city,” said Byron Raila, a close friend and the campaign manager for Bascle’s 2010 mayoral run. Bascle’s efforts benefited not only those in wheelchairs, but also the elderly, Raila added. “For the large majority of the population, this isn’t something they consider unless they have a loved one who is mobility impaired.” Meanwhile, Bascle continued his comedy career, performing regularly at La Nuit, competing in a national Com-

over Thanksgiving from his new home in Chicago to be with Bascle. “Honestly, he was joking even while we were in the hospital, which is unbelievable to me. He was literally still making jokes.” While in the hospital, Bascle was visited by District A City Councilwoman Susan Guidry, who he briefly had considered opposing in the 2014 City Council election. By his bedside, Guidry read a proclamation from the City Council commending Bascle’s efforts on behalf of the city. He received similar commendations from Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s office and U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond. Guidry vowed to continue Bascle’s fight, and friends said Bascle would have wanted all his supporters to spotlight the need for more accessibility in public transportation.

“One of the big things that he’s done is brought light to something most people take for granted: their own mobility and ability to get around the city.” — Byron Raila “We’re having to carry on that fight,” Raila said. “He died, and the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line is still not wheelchair accessible.” Engelson said her work on the documentary also will continue. She had planned to spend the rest of the year filming Bascle, but will devote the time instead to completing an animated sequence she and Bascle had planned to depict his hospital stay when he was first diagnosed with cardiomyopathy at age 19. She already is editing the other footage, she said. “It’s still going to be made,” Engelson said. “The footage I captured is different than what I initially expected, but it doesn’t change the fact that he was still full of life. We knew [his death] was a possibility, but you don’t expect these things to happen until they’re happening.” Friends and supporters are planning a second line and memorial service. Details are still being worked out, but one suggestion Bascle made before his death was a comedic “roast” — an event that ordinarily involves good-natured mockery of the subject. Landry said the roast would not be her first choice for a commemoration, but if that’s what Bascle’s family decides on, her comedy club will oblige. “The last thing I want to do is make fun of my friend, who died too young,” Landry said. “But if that’s what he wanted, that’s what we’re going to do. I know Jonah, and I’m sure he wanted people having joy over him.”

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edySportz championship and studying in Los Angeles for several months with national comics and performers. Bascle’s performances combined his own determination and humor with self-deprecating references to his life in a wheelchair that pushed listeners’ boundaries and opened their minds. “The jester can always tell the truth, as long as he makes the king laugh,” Raila said, recalling how Bascle’s routine sometimes surprised his audiences. “People were too polite. They didn’t want to laugh at the absurdity.” Bascle also befriended Hannah Engelson, a documentary filmmaker who went from helping produce some of his comedy videos to deciding he was a strong subject for a documentary, which she tentatively titled Jonah Stands Up. She raised nearly $10,000 in a Kickstarter campaign, and in September began filming Bascle five days a week. “Jonah was full of life,” Engelson said. “He was always doing things. Every time I talked to him, he would have this new idea, this new creative thing he wanted to do. He always wanted to make things or create things or do something funny or silly. … That’s the stuff I was filming.” Bascle was performing as recently as October, but his health took a sudden downward turn during the past six weeks and he was in and out of the hospital with complications relating to cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that frequently accompanies muscular dystrophy. Raila said Bascle showed strength and humor until the end. “He didn’t like people being sad,” said Raila, who returned to New Orleans

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“After listening to literally thousands of parents, teachers, and others … I don’t believe that we can achieve that Louisiana control, buy-in and success I’m committed to if we stay in Common Core. ... Common Core is controlled by national groups and interests outside Louisiana. And many Louisianans legitimately fear that it will become a federal government takeover of education under President [Barack] Obama and his far-left allies.” — Sen. David Vitter, reversing his support for the national Common Core State Standards. Many but not all GOP politicians, including Gov. Bobby Jindal, dropped their support of Common Core after it became unpopular with their most conservative Republican constituents. Vitter had long supported Common Core — until last week. The standards are still supported by many Louisiana business organizations and most state lawmakers.

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As New Orleans prepares to show off its assets to the world for its 300th anniversary, Mayor Mitch Landrieu on Dec. 1 officially named a star-studded committee tasked with planning the landmark occasion.

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Landrieu made it clear that the city’s tricentennial in 2018 should inspire and reassert New Orleans as the soul of the U.S., while also promoting the city as a worldclass destination. The year 2018 has been Landrieu’s (and marketers’) calling card in promoting the city and a frequent talking point during redevelopment efforts, at press conferences, budget talks and elsewhere. (It also was a selling point during an unsuccessful bid to host Super Bowl LII.) An “executive committee” (including Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Drew Brees and Harry Connick Jr., among others) will oversee eight subcommittees — including a Racial Reconciliation Committee, chaired by Carol Bebelle, Flozell Daniels, Allison Plyer and Matt Wisdom. That committee will “find ways to bring people together to have a dialogue,” Landrieu said. “We will build relationships.” “The incidents in Ferguson remind us that race is a complex issue that every city has to address. You can’t go around it, you can’t go over it, you can’t go under it, you have to go through it. I intend as the mayor of this city to lead that discussion,” Landrieu said. “We will show the city and the country what racial reconciliation looks like in 2018.” Following grand jury decisions not to indict white police officers in the deaths of black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City, Landrieu issued statements asking for solidarity among people of different races. “We must convert this painful moment in our history into a beginning for meaningful change,” he said on Dec. 4. On Nov. 25, Landrieu said, “We live a block away from one another, but are often a world apart. It is time for each of us, every American, to accept the fact that we must begin to acknowledge and discuss the most difficult issues we face. And we must agree to face them together.” The tricentennial subcommittees will be responsible for coming up with programs and projects and will catalog events around town. Events and updates will be posted on the website www.2018nola.com and related social media sites. Mark Romig, president of the New Orleans Tourism Marketing PAGE 12

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Corporation, serves as director of the 2018 commission. Romig told Gambit that beginning early next year, the executive committee will meet “oneon-one” with the subcommittees “to scope out what citizens see as the approach and direction” of their respective committees. “We want this to be as inclusive a process as possible,” he said. “We’re open to all advice. I see this developing from the neighborhood level all the way to citywide level. We’re going to want to have outreach into the neighborhoods. Some reach as far back as the founding of our city.” The group also plans to support itself and its events through private donations — though it hasn’t gotten that far yet. Romig said the committees will plan first, raise money second. “We’re trying to do this without putting any pressure on our already tight budgets we have at the city and state level,” he said, adding with a laugh, “We haven’t identified donors yet, but I’ll be coming.” — ALEX WOODWARD

Dueling budgets

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Report shows residents’ ideas different than mayor’s

The New Orleans City Council passed Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s $537 million operating budget for 2015 last month with few changes. After a series of community meetings, Landrieu said New Orleanians wanted to see more funding for public safety, jobs, recreation and blight reduction. “We heard you loud and clear,” Landrieu said in his address introducing the budget book to the council in October. Public safety dominates the budget, including funding increases for police and the local prison, but one group of New Orleanians staged its own budget process — and the results are far different. In October, the Committee For a Better New Orleans’ (CBNO) People’s Budget New Orleans (PB NOLA) asked citizens what they would do if they were in charge of the budget process. More than 60 people participated in PB NOLA’s “budget summit” at Tulane City Center. While Landrieu’s 2015 budget gives Orleans Parish Prison $28.5 million, 50 percent of participants said the sheriff is one of the three most over-funded departments; 77 percent felt that way about NOPD. “The difference in residents’ funding for the Sheriff’s Office from that of the administration shows the larg-

est break in funding priorities in our activity,” the PB NOLA report reads. “Second to improved medical care for inmates, respondents listed improved transparency of the Sheriff’s Office as the second most common desire for spending in the Sheriff’s Office, a potential explanation for the strong desire to spend less tax money on the Sheriff’s Office.” While more than half of the PB NOLA respondents attended Landrieu’s budget “town hall” meetings, all of them said they felt their input was not valued. All respondents agreed that their voices were not reflected in the budget’s decision-making process. Respondents also ranked the budget’s transparency process 3.2 out of 10, with 10 being the most transparent. Respondents wanted more funding increases for the Health Department and children’s and family services. CBNO recommends the mayor’s office begin holding budget town hall meetings in the spring, rather than in the early fall (after the draft budget likely is finished). — ALEX WOODWARD

Scuttlebits

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• Last week, in the days before the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff, WVUE Fox 8 asked U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s campaign to pull a spot that the station said misrepresented one of its stories. In the 30-second spot attacking Landrieu’s opponent, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, anchor John Snell says, “The congressman claimed to be in two places at once.” What Snell really said (taken from a Nov. 28 broadcast), was, “A former supervisor of Bill Cassidy came to his defense tonight over a controversy that the congressman claimed to be in two places at once.” Landrieu campaign manager Ryan Berni defended the ad, which the station was legally obligated to continue running. • The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) slammed the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office (OPSO) electronic ankle monitoring program in a 66-page report released last week, finding that between 2012 and 2014, nearly 80 percent of monitoring files were incomplete and inaccurate, and people wearing monitors routinely violated house arrest with no follow-up from deputies. OPSO defended the $400,000-a-year program and said Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux’s comments “smack of political grandstanding.”

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awarded $15 million to Tulane University to establish the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking. The center will invite Tulane staff and students and community members to work together to help solve environmental, education and health care issues. It also will host Taylor Social Innovation Fellows invited by the university as visiting professors.

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principal of Young Audience Charter School in Gretna, was among 20 nationwide recipients of a Champion Creatively Alive Children grant from Crayola and the National Association of Elementary School Principals. The $2,500 award (and $1,000 worth of Crayola products) will benefit arts education projects to be shared with other educators.

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A word from the mayor Mayor Mitch Landrieu offered this response to Clancy DuBos’ Dec. 2 column, “How Mitch Landrieu Will Be Measured.”

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hen I came into office, the U.S. Department of Justice had called the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) one of the worst departments in the country. A few bad apples, along with poor training and poor supervision, tainted the work of hundreds of tough, honest cops. So we got to work. One of our first priorities was to reform the sex crimes unit, which was a failure. More than 800 rape kits sat on a shelf collecting dust. We took action and cleared that backlog, and as a result, we brought justice to 73 victims. As part of the effort, we brought in new leadership and developed new policies. We sent a message to the department that our job was to assume that a victim of a sexual assault is telling the truth and to try to prove that a crime happened, not to try to disprove the victim, which was all too often the case. As a result of our work, we saw the number of women seeking medical attention for sexual assaults remain flat, and at the same time we saw a big increase in

the number of sexual assaults that were reported by the NOPD. This was a sign of progress — more women were coming forward and the NOPD was investigating more of these heinous crimes. Notwithstanding all of the progress, we now know that we did not pull this problem out by the root. The accusations against the five detectives in the recent Inspector General report are a disgrace. It is unacceptable that special victims were failed by the system, and there will be consequences. The Public Integrity Bureau is in the midst of a full review of the evidence involving all five detectives. This investigation will determine whether there were administrative violations that can result in termination, or if there was criminal misconduct that can result in criminal prosecution. I appointed a special task force within the NOPD led by Cmdr. Paul Noel. The mission is clear: Bring justice to special victims. First, the task force will reinvestigate each case that was touched by these five detectives so justice is done. This team will approach each case much like a cold case detective. They will review current evidence on file and gather any new evidence they can.

Second, the task force will recommend new personnel, policies and procedures within the sex crimes unit, so the NOPD is equipped to protect and serve the victims of these crimes. To get the job done, Noel will look for support and guidance from the strong advocates in this city who have made it their life’s work to stop violence against women. Moving forward, we are committed to changing the culture of the NOPD to prevent this from happening again — in the sex crimes unit and beyond. That’s what the consent decree is all about. And that’s why it is so important to have an Inspector General to independently investigate and verify that these changes take hold. At the same time, Police Chief Michael Harrison is focused on building robust accountability measures, so that we know who’s doing what and when — from the lowest ranking officer up to the chief. As we fix this serious problem, we should not lose site of the progress we have made. During Police Chief Ronal Serpas’ tenure, we beefed up the homicide unit and created a Multi-Agency Gang Unit. As a result, we brought down the number of murders to a historic, nearly 30-year low.

We got serious about putting the right people in jail and focused police arrests on violent offenders. Out of nothing, we created one of the best firearms testing labs in the country. We strengthened the Public Integrity Bureau and embedded the FBI. As part of our commitment to build trust and confidence in the NOPD, we invested in body cameras for officers on the street. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we built new police stations and put hundreds of new police cars on the streets. We’re rewarding hard-working officers with promotions, and a 5 percent pay raise for all officers. Now we are hiring again. New officers will come into a strong police department. Today’s officers will get more and better training and leadership at the top that is committed to getting it right. The Inspector General’s report was a reminder that change does not happen overnight. In fact, real and lasting reform requires vigilance every day. We have a long way to go, but we have turned the New Orleans Police Department around and laid a strong foundation for the future.

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Butting out? moking likely will be banned in New Orleans bars eventually, and if New Orleans City Councilwomen LaToya Cantrell and Susan Guidry have their way, that day will come sooner rather than later — early in 2015, in fact. Last month, Cantrell presented the first draft of an anti-smoking ordinance that she plans to introduce in the coming months. Public tobacco use is trending downward in Louisiana, as it is elsewhere, but our state still has one of the nation’s highest smoking rates. A recent Gallup poll found 24.7 percent of Louisianans smoke. Annually for the last five years, state lawmakers have killed a proposed statewide smoking ban, but an anti-tobacco movement has taken hold. Alexandria and Monroe are now largely smoke-free, and just two months ago Abbeville adopted a smoke-free ordinance that encompassed some public spaces (including parks) while excluding bars and bingo halls. State universities are now smoke-free, and area universities have followed suit.

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reational areas. How would that work during large events such as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, French Quarter Fest and Voodoo Music Experience? The proposed ordinance also defines “smoking” as including “the use of an electronic smoking device which creates an aerosol or vapor.” That takes direct aim at e-cigarettes, which produce water vapor and are frequently used by people who are trying to quit smoking. It also makes no allowances for existing businesses such as hookah bars or cigar bars, which are patronized by people who go there precisely to smoke without bothering anyone else. The proposed ban is a draconian step that could put legitimate local businesses out of business quickly. Cantrell points out, correctly, that several health-related convention groups refuse to patronize cities without a comprehensive smoking ban. However, the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has taken no position on the ordinance. Shelley Waguespack, third-genera-

New Orleans has been going smoke free quickly and for the most part organically. New Orleans has been going smoke-free quickly and for the most part organically. Smoking in restaurants was banned in 2007, while bars were left to set their own policies. Many popular bars, including Finn McCool’s and Twelve Mile Limit, have chosen to go smoke-free, as have music clubs such as Rock ’n’ Bowl, The Maple Leaf and Tipitina’s. A change of ownership often brings a new nonsmoking policy, as when The Big Top became The BEATnik and the Bridge Lounge became Barrel Proof. Buffa’s Bar split the difference with a nonsmoking music room completely separate from a bar where smoking is allowed. Nonsmoking advocates argue that if smoke-free workplaces are the right thing for office workers, then bar workers and musicians should have the same right. It’s a persuasive argument for banning smoking in most bars (with a few exceptions, listed below), but we think the language in the proposed New Orleans ordinance goes too far. First, there’s the question of distance. While smoking already is prohibited within 25 feet of a government building in Louisiana, the local ordinance would apply the same standard to any business, including bars. That would turn well-intentioned smokers in the French Quarter into lawbreakers if they merely stepped outside to smoke, because many Quarter entrances are less than 50 feet apart. It also would ban smoking in all “public places” and rec-

tion owner and president of Pat O’Brien’s, echoes some bar proprietors who have said smoking policies should be set by individual businesses, not by the city. (Pat O’s voluntarily made its piano bar smokefree several years ago.) “This shouldn’t be forced down our throat,” Waguespack told Gambit. “I appreciate the councilwoman’s energy and passion for this, but as business people we have many other pressing things to worry about.” The City Council likely will have at least one public meeting on the matter. Cantrell aide John Pourciau tells Gambit that a subcommittee hearing is planned for Jan. 7, with a general council hearing later next month. We hope those hearings produce workable compromises that preserve the health rights of the majority in practical, enforceable ways while also accommodating the rights of smokers to gather in defined spaces where no one else is bothered. (Boston, for example, exempts hookah and cigar bars in its own tough smoke-free law, which also bans smoking in all hotel rooms — something Cantrell’s ordinance doesn’t do.) Besides letting council members know your opinion, you can find out which places in New Orleans have voluntarily gone smoke-free at www.healthierairforall.org. If you want your favorite establishment to stamp out smoking, let the owners know. They may not need an ordinance to do it — just the weight of customer opinion.

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Get ready for the governor’s race ouisiana’s blistering U.S. Senate race is finally over. Get ready for the 2015 governor’s race as candidates and would-be candidates already are jockeying for position. Qualifying is Sept. 8-10, 2015. The open primary is next Oct. 24; the runoff is Nov. 21. The field is far from set, but those who have expressed some intention to run include U.S. Sen. David Vitter of Metairie, state Rep. John Bel Edwards of Amite, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne of Baton Rouge and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle of New Iberia. Other potential candidates include New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, state Treasurer John Kennedy of Zachary, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell of Elm Grove and The Advocate newspaper publisher John Georges of New Orleans. There could be others. Vitter, Dardenne, Angelle and Kennedy are Republicans; Edwards, Landrieu, Campbell and Georges are Democrats. It’s too early to predict anything, including who actually will make

prostitution scandal broke. Thanks to Obama’s unpopularity (and Vitter’s deft campaign tack of ignoring his opponent and running instead against the president), the then-junior senator easily won re-election and emerged stronger than ever politically. Since then, Vitter has worked nonstop to build a statewide network of financial supporters and legislative allies. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision also allows Vitter’s supporters to form a Super PAC and raise virtually unlimited funds to promote his ambitions. Vitter’s opponents likewise can tap Super PACs, but chances are few candidates will be able to match his fundraising ability. All of this is not to suggest that Vitter is invincible. Far from it. Starting this week, in fact, pressure could build for Vitter to skip the governor’s race. With the Senate now in GOP hands, Louisiana needs Vitter’s seniority more than ever. If he runs for governor and wins, we’ll have two freshmen senators — and neither will be good for much if we get hit with another major hurricane or oil spill, not to mention

the race, but it’s likely the field will have more Republicans than Democrats. Louisiana is redder than ever, and there’s no reason to think the statewide political climate will be any more hospitable to Democrats next fall than it was for U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu this year. To be sure, a lot could change between now and next October, but one thing that’s not likely to change is the fact that Barack Obama is president. That’s good news for Vitter, who leads all early polls and was the architect of Congressman Bill Cassidy’s anti-Obama campaign against Mary Landrieu. It’s bad news for Mitch Landrieu, who won his mayoral re-election earlier this year with an endorsement from Obama. You can bet Vitter (or another Republican) will hang Obama around the mayor’s neck if he jumps into the governor’s race next year, just as the GOP did to the mayor’s sister this year. When it comes to running against a straw man opponent, particularly Obama, Vitter wrote the script in his 2010 re-election campaign. That was his first political outing after his sordid

south Louisiana’s ongoing need for improved flood protection. If Vitter stays in the governor’s race, it will be interesting to see if he follows the Cassidy tack of running a “virtual” campaign. While many have forgiven the senator for his sex scandal, many more have not. Traditionally, candidates for governor traverse the state to appear at countless candidate forums to press the flesh and spread their messages. In the wake of his scandal, Vitter has kept public appearances to a minimum and under tight control. Whether he’ll be able to run for governor like that is an open question — one of many at this point. Equally interesting will be the efforts of Vitter’s fellow Republicans to edge out one another and any Democratic opponents to land a runoff spot against the senator. While Vitter could have an easy time linking a Democratic runoff foe to Obama, he could be in trouble against a less polarizing Republican foe. It’s going to be a very interesting race, and it starts now.

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With the Senate now in GOP hands, Louisiana needs Vitter’s seniority more than ever.

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BLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN™ Questions for Blake: askblake@gambitweekly.com

Hey Blake,

Why do people here hate Union Gen. Benjamin Butler? Didn’t he fight for New Orleans?

Dear Reader,

Gen. Benjamin Butler was given the nicknames ‘Spoons,’ ‘Silver Spoons’ and “Beast’ while serving in New Orleans.

public school system, instituting special taxes to benefit orphans and the poor, cleaning up the city and reducing the number of deaths from yellow fever. His service here ended in December 1862, and he later was elected governor of Massachusetts and served in Congress. He died in 1893. Another note about Butler comes from Kemp’s book New Orleans: An Illustrated History. Kemp points out that it was Butler, whose father served under Gen. Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans, who coined the inscription that was added to the base of Jackson’s statue in Jackson Square: “The Union must and shall be preserved.”

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his week marks the 65th anniversary of one of the seminal recordings in the history of not just New Orleans music but American rock ’n’ roll. On Dec. 10, 1949, Antoine “Fats” Domino, just 21 years old at the time, walked into Cosimo Matassa’s studio on North Rampart Street and recorded “The Fat Man,” the single that would start him on a path to stardom. Written by Domino and Dave Bartholomew, the song is widely credited as one of the first records to launch the rock ’n’ roll genre. It was recorded for Lew Chudd’s Imperial Records and featured Earl Palmer on drums, Frank Fields on bass, Ernest McLean on guitar and four

saxophone players: Herb Hardesty, Clarence Hall, Joe Harris and Alvin “Red” Tyler. The song is a play on “Junker’s Blues,” with words by Bartholomew. According to Domino biographer Rick Coleman, the recording session lasted about six hours. The flip side of the record was “Detroit City Blues,” a song also penned by Bartholomew. But it is “The Fat Man” that has endured, with Fats’ boogie woogie piano and classic “wahwah” falsetto. Released in January 1950, “The Fat Man” reached No. 2 on the R&B charts by February. By 1953, “The Fat Man” had sold 1 million copies. It was just the first of many chart-topping hits by Domino and Bartholomew during their careers.

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More than 150 years after Benjamin Butler came and left, New Orleanians still tell stories of the Civil War general, which shows how important — and infamous — he is in the city’s history. As the military commander of New Orleans for nine months in 1862 during the Union occupation, Butler naturally was not a popular figure. But it’s what he did once he had the job that made things even worse. Born in New Hampshire in 1818, Butler moved to Massachusetts and launched his political career as a state lawmaker before becoming a Union soldier and major general. On May 1, 1862, Union Admiral David Farragut, who had captured New Orleans just days earlier, turned over command of the city to Butler. According to historian John Kemp, as military governor, Butler brought order to the city but ruled with an iron fist. He and his administration were widely viewed as corrupt, particularly for stealing confiscated goods from homes — hence Butler’s nicknames “Spoons” and “Silver Spoon.” But it was his famous General Order No. 28 that earned him the nickname “Beast” among New Orleanians. In the order, Butler decreed that women who hurled insults at federal officers or soldiers would be regarded as prostitutes and prosecuted. He didn’t win any fans with that decree. Despite his negatives, Butler was recognized in a positive way for organizing the

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RuPaul’s Drag Race winner and New Orleans native Bianca Del Rio on reality TV, drunks in bars and Laganja’s flood of tears. BY W ILL COV IELLO

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Bianca Del Rio won season six of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

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natch Game is a recurring challenge on the reality TV competition RuPaul’s Drag Race. It’s based on the old TV show Match Game, in which contestants tried to guess how a panel of celebrity guests would complete a sentence. Racy or cutting quips provide the most laughs, and thus it plays to the strengths of Bianca Del Rio. Roy Haylock, aka Bianca Del Rio, who honed his act in New Orleans bars and theaters, chose to impersonate Judge Judy on the celebrity panel. “She’s my favorite person in the world,” Bianca (a character hereafter referred to as she) said on the show. “[S]he’s smart, she’s sensible and she’s a f—king bitch.” As Haylock primped a red wig to get ready, he was told RuPaul’s favorite TV show is Judge Judy, which concerned him briefly. But when the segment started, he wasted no time grabbing the spotlight, barking at RuPaul, “Baloney. Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining.” The panel featured fellow competitors Adore Delano, dressed as drunk Anna Nicole Smith, and BenDeLaCreme as prim Maggie Smith stuck in her Downton Abbey role of Violet Crawley. As each drag performer tried to win points with funny answers, Haylock rained down Judge Judy’s contempt. When Gia Gunn’s Kim Kardashian bit fell flat, he pounced: “Beauty fades. Dumb is forever.” Bianca’s quick wit and sharp tongue were on display all season — in performances before the judges, in the show’s workroom, where contestants sewed dresses and applied makeup, and in the lounge where the queens awaited weekly results and tempers flared, drama erupted and tears sometimes flowed. Websites, including ranker.com, offer lists of Bianca’s quotable moments, such as offering to help other contestants pack when they flopped. A queen was eliminated each week until only one remained — Del Rio. Years of hosting drag shows and events in New Orleans bars helped Bianca build

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Ricky Graham as Ethel Merman and Roy Haylock as Marlene Dietrich, wearing costumes made by Haylock. COURTESY RICK Y GR AHAM

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“Roy and I were doing Pageant at Le Petit Theatre in the summer of 2005. He had a hysterical bit as returning queen Tawny Jo Johnson. Every night he had an extended ad-libbed section (what a surprise!). He asked me for an idea one performance — it was the Saturday that the sixth Harry Potter book had been released. Roy didn’t know or care anything about Harry Potter so I gave him a bit. He told the audience, ‘Shut up! I know you’re all just waiting to read that new Harry Potter book. Well, don’t bother — the little redhead girl dies!’ Of course that wasn’t true, but to an audience that didn’t know that it was devastating. And very funny!” — RICKY GRAHAM

up her “Rolodex of hate,” an arsenal of insults she deploys on audiences, hecklers and unsuspecting victims. It’s also the title of her ongoing onewoman comedy tour, which comes to the House of Blues on Saturday, Dec. 13. Haylock grew up in Gretna and spent a decade entertaining and doling out abuse as host of “Drag Queen Bingo” and other shows at the Bourbon Street bar Oz. Winning season six of RuPaul’s Drag Race hasn’t made his schedule busier, Haylock says, but it’s opened doors to bigger venues, TV appearances and more. In between cruises on the Mediterranean Sea and Gulf of Mexico with Drag Race fans, Bianca performed three sold-out shows at New York’s Gramercy Theatre. “I am doing my one-woman comedy show that I am filming here in New York, and then New Orleans, Philly and San Francisco at the Castro Theatre,”

Haylock says, via phone from New York. “It takes it to another level. I have been fortunate enough to perform in bars and amazing cabaret spaces, but now I am in 500- to 600-person venues. It’s overwhelming, but in a good way.” Since winning the show, Haylock hired a manager and has begun touring internationally and doing more TV commercials as Bianca, including one for Starbucks. But she says the show hasn’t changed. “After three drinks, believe me, all audiences are the same,” Haylock says. “I love it. I love any of it. It doesn’t matter where I am, it could be the Superdome or a corner bar. As long as the energy is good, it’s fun. I always tell people I can have fun in a paper bag.” For those who don’t remember Bianca’s appearances at Oz or hosting the Bourbon Street Awards on Fat Tuesday (for the past 14 years), the Internet is full of clips of Bianca’s shows, where microphone in hand,

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she “reads” people, trading insults and battling people who think they’ll get the last word. “I am fascinated by people who think they’re going to win,” Haylock says. “They think they’re smarter than I am. You’re not going to be smarter than me in this situation. Because you have had a couple of cocktails, and I have a microphone. I’ve got the upper hand.” On Drag Race, Bianca labeled herself an “insult comic,” and she’s a fan of comics with mean streaks, including Don Rickles and Joan Rivers. Haylock says biting humor was part of an act that evolved naturally. “There wasn’t this big sunshine day where I went ‘This is the answer,’” he says. “I feel the same way about being gay. I never came out to my parents. I never went through that self-discovery thing. All of it just kind of evolved into what it was. I started out lip synching and doing drag numbers, like everyone else. And someone called out one

night and I ended up hosting. And then it led to hosting two nights. And then hosting three nights. And then I became a talking queen. “When you’re in a drag show, there’s always, ‘Stall!’ or this is happening or ‘She’s not ready,’ and you find out that you have more shit to talk about. And it snowballed into more of a comedian. I really didn’t consider myself a comedian until I got to New York, because here there are the singing queens, the dancing queens and the lip-syncing queens and they were like what do you do? I had to explain what I did and got labeled — ‘Oh, you’re the funny one.’” Haylock likes that role, and since arriving in the city almost a decade ago, Bianca has performed often with New York drag queen Lady Bunny. The focus on humor almost kept him from auditioning for Drag Race, which first aired on Logo TV in 2009 and has helped bring drag performance PAGE 24

Down and out

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“We were doing Funny Girl at Rivertown, and he did the costumes. But they needed a boy to tap dance because somebody quit. There’s never enough boys who can tap dance. (Director) Jack Payne told him to put the tap shoes on. He’s dancing out there and all of a sudden he hit a slick spot on the stage and he fell down. So he waited till there was a moment when he thought the other people had moved over. He waited and was causing the audience to go in an uproar and he was getting all the attention. He finished the number and Jack said to him, ‘The next time you fall down, stay down.’ He never tap danced again.” — BECKY ALLEN

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Ready for my solo

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COURTESY BRIAN JOHNSTON

“We were doing Hollywood Heaven in 2002-2003 at Le Chat Noir. It was a massive, costume-heavy show. Roy did all the costumes. Ricky Graham played Truman Capote. He was guarding the gates of Heaven and all these different movie stars that had passed away were trying to get into Heaven. Roy played maybe 15 or 20 different characters. After the first show, we all went upstairs, and they were taking their makeup off and Ricky was giving all these specific notes: ‘When you come out, you have the glass in your right hand. I think you should have it in your left hand.’ Roy was nodding his head and taking the notes. And then he said, ‘Can I give a note?’ And Ricky said, “Yeah, sure. I want to know what you think.” Roy goes, ‘You know that part in the second scene when you walk onstage? Uh, don’t.’ That’s the type of humor Roy has. It was very serious with giving notes and he just always made people laugh. We still give that note.” — BRIAN JOHNSTON

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“You know that part in the second scene when you walk onstage? Uh, don’t.” into the mainstream, while also focusing on RuPaul’s signature high-fashion “glamazon” style. “I didn’t audition because I didn’t see any queen (on previous seasons) who was my type,” Haylock says. But more than drag types and performance skills go into the show. In his late teens, Haylock won awards making costumes for theater productions in New Orleans. Haylock often costumed musical productions for shows featuring his nineyear roommate Becky Allen, and he created rafts of

outfits for quick-change drag shows like Hollywood Heaven with frequent collaborator Ricky Graham. In New York, Haylock worked for Barbara Matera Ltd. and Cygnet Studio, costume makers for major Broadway, opera and ballet productions. He took a leave of absence from Cygnet to do Drag Race and is on leave again as he tours, but he says he’ll likely return to costume work when he’s done with drag. Sewing helped Bianca win her first challenge when she took a box of materials

labeled “luau” and created a floral color-splash of a oneshoulder, mermaid-shaped dress. It had a butterfly sleeve and ruffles and Bianca wore fake tropical flowers in a long, black wig, large dangling earrings and overdone eyeliner. She carried a coconut shell cocktail down the runway and called her style Joan Crawford meets Bozo the Clown. Besides dress- and costume-making skills, challenges required the contestants to respond quickly with creative ideas for performing.

“You have to make this shit happen quickly,” Haylock says. “If you have a brain, you have to realize, ‘Hello, it’s TV.’ Time is money. People get wrapped up in the performance of being on the show and labels — the villain, or ‘I am the sweet one,’ or ‘I am this.’ Just do your f—king job.” Bianca never finished in the bottom two slots of any challenge, meaning she never had to “lip-sync for her life” to avoid elimination, a rare achievement for any queen on any season of the show. “I think a lot of drag queens see something working well for another queen, so they think, ‘Oh, let me steal that,’” Haylock says. “But it’s never the professionalism, it’s always some other bullshit that they steal, and it never works out.” Haylock was not easily distracted. PAGE 26

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COOL RECEPTION “I put him in his first drag thing. It was at Anne Rice’s house where she has the dolls. We made like $1,200 for New Year’s Eve. It was a little drag show at two guys’ wedding. At first he said, ‘No, I don’t want to.’ So I said, ‘Well, it pays $1,200.’ And he said, ‘Oh, OK.’ And he got the feel of [drag].” — BECKY ALLEN

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“It’s a long process when you’re in the room with all of them,” he says. “It would blow my mind the shit they would talk about or go in circles about — things that you had no control over. I think we do that in real life all the time, where we overthink things, but in particular with that, you have nothing going on but the show.

You either lose your f—king mind, or you just sit back and go, ‘It is what it is.’ For me, it is what it is. If I had to lip-sync, I learned every song I had to — just in case. But it was never an act of confidence. It was just, ‘Save the energy for something else.’” Some competitors were prone to distractions, and

Bianca rarely showed much tolerance for it. She launched many epic eye rolls from the couch in the lounge where the queens awaited results. “We’d discuss something one day and then we’d come back to it the next day,” she says. “No matter what it was, it always came back to [contestant Laganja Estranja] crying. OK,

you can cry once; I’ll even let you cry twice, but three? Too much for me. Too f—king much.” During one episode, Bianca told Laganja she came off as phony, and in an argument that drew in everyone, many queens sided with Bianca that Laganja was putting on her act while offstage and out of drag. Laganja was eliminated soon after, and Bianca may not have been trying to help her, but Haylock believes succeeding on the show wasn’t just about having an act. “When you’re there, you realize being fierce and being fabulous and having great clothes and all that kind of shit is a huge part of the show,” he says. “But the reality comes into it when you’re in a pressure cooker and it’s sink or swim. That’s when they get to see you as a human being and as a person.” Viewers saw as much of Haylock in casual clothes in the workroom as they saw of Bianca onstage or in one of the lounges after a challenge.

Haylock was quick to read others’ actions or have fun at another’s expense, but often he also was generous. He offered advice and helped with costumes and ideas. It showed a side unfamiliar to many. “There was a time when everybody was saying, ‘We’re seeing the softer side of you,’” he says. “I took it as an insult. I am not my act 24-7. What I do is what I do, but I don’t go to the bank and act that way. I don’t walk down the street and yell at people.” When RuPaul announced Bianca as the winner, it sounded more like Haylock accepting the crown. “On a serious note, as a 30-year-old man in a wig, ‘Never give up,’” he said. “Some great shit can happen later in life. I am the most grateful guy on the planet.” Haylock is 39, and the show has made him a more familiar face as well. He’s recognized in stores and by TSA screeners at the airport. He’s also at the airport more

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often — with four suitcases, ready for weeks of shows. “It’s been an amazing opportunity to travel extensively,” he says. “But the schedule makes no sense whatsoever. One day you’re in London and the next day you’re in Vegas.” Bianca now performs at events, including the ocean cruises, organized by RuPaul’s Drag Race, and she’s been booked for more commercials. In August, she was one of the last guests to record an episode of Joan Rivers’ web series In Bed With Joan. Drag Race also re-energized a project put on hold while Haylock

what’s next after the movie. “I don’t think I am going to be Bianca forever in the back of my mind,” Haylock says. “It’s a lot of work — a lot of hard work. I did it for 18 years before having this opportunity. I was still enjoying it up until this point and now, it’s even more enjoyable and amazing. I am sitting on a plane to Amsterdam and going, ‘How did this happen?’ It’s very surreal on a lot of levels, but this is not the time to give up. This is the chance to keep going. I am not opposed to doing other things, but now there’s this golden ticket and people are interested in what I am doing. That’s beyond flattering.”

BIanca Del Rio: Rolodex of Hate 8 p.m. & 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.hob.com

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Diamond Earrings - $895 Pendant - $495

filmed the reality TV show. Haylock and New York writer/director Matt Kugelman already had done an initial round of fundraising for their film Hurricane Bianca (www. hurricanebianca.com). Haylock stars as a teacher who loses his job after it’s revealed he’s gay. He returns to the school as a new teacher, Bianca Del Rio, and as the tagline says, “Revenge is a bitch.” Following Drag Race, they announced that competitor Joslyn Fox has been cast in the movie, and they’ll begin filming in summer 2015, Haylock says. Haylock says he believes in living in the moment, but that the show has everyone already asking him

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“I think a lot of drag queens see something working well for another queen, so they think, ‘Oh, let me steal that. But it’s never the professionalism, it’s always some other bullshit that they steal, and it never works out.”

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Check holiday shopping off your to-do list with this handy gift guide. BY ANDREA BLUMENSTEIN

1 A red satin dress is the ultimate party

frock. $185 at A Girl Is A Gun (6010 Magazine St., 504-891-4475; www.agirlisagun.com).

2 Got a tough nut to crack? Handle it in festive style with this little guy. Dressed in purple, gold and green, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one holiday decoration that can stay out through Fat Tuesday, $32 at Paradise Cafe (3717 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-888-4141; www. paradisecafeandgifts.com). 3 An oyster plate makes a thoughtful gift for the party host on your list, $65 at The Shops at 2011 Magazine (2011 Magazine St., 504-407-0499; www.theshopsat2011.com).

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4 Oh, to be draped in gorgeous natural stone. This five-strand tanzanite necklace with keshi-shaped beads and a 14-karat gold clasp costs $4,875 at Currents Fine Jewelry (627 Royal St., 504-522-6099).

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5 The Barbour Classic Bedale is waterproof and wind-proof, perfect for battling the New Orleans elements. Available in male and female sizes, it costs $379 at M. Goldberg (502 Leontine St., 504-891-1119; www.mgoldbergclothier.com).

6 Fall and winter layering is a snap with the Mallard Craw Waffle Henley, $49.50 at Perlis (600 Decatur St., Suite 104, 504-523-6681; 1281 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 6, Mandeville, 985674-1711; 6070 Magazine St., 504-895-8661; www.perlis.com). 7 Homemade pizza night is simple with this gift basket, which includes Stonewall pizza crust mix, classic pizza sauce, a microplane, pizza wheel, baking pan, wooden spoon, red pepper and dish towel. $78.50 at Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ace Hardware (732 N. Rampart St., 504-529-4465; www.acehardware.com). 8 The architectural setting for this 14-karat gold Plodowski wedge pearl ring is remarkable, $459 at Bijou Nola (635 St. Peter St., 504-529-3001; www.bijounola.com).

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9 A belted and lined metallic moto jacket can be dressed up or down and lends toughness to any ensemble, $210 at Lucy Rose (3318 Magazine St., 504-895-0444; www.shoplucyrose.com). 10 Jazz up winter wardrobes with Pezzi Sport blue leopard leggings, $68 at Priorities (4858 Magazine St., 504-899-2212; www.prioritiesnola.com). 11 Melt away holiday stress with a

lavender-scented neck pillow, $39.95 at My Spa By The Park (6312 Argonne Blvd., 504482-2219; www.myspabythepark.com).

12 Last minute shopper? No problem. Oneday service is available on monogrammed rocks glasses, $6.95 each at GEM Printing Co. (1904 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-831-1762; www.gemprinting.com).

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Brandt By Kat Stromquist

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Kentucky, he returned home to continue Left to right: John his career in the Hall, Jeff Tracey and Robert Lambertson local automotive business. These days, show new models at Ray Brandt Infiniti. Hogh helps manage P H OTO BY two franchises C H ER Y L G ER B ER and serves as vice president for the Ray Brandt Group. Its broad focus has earned the Ray Brandt Group accolades from various professional organizations. The company has won the Infiniti Award of Excellence on eight occasions and received the President’s’ Award from Toyota. “Every award [we receive] is for the total package; both sales and service,” Hogh says. “We deliver solid value for all of our stores.” December is traditionally a big month in car sales, as dealerships look to move inventory to make way for next year’s models and finish the fiscal year with a strong showing. customers can benefit from price reductions. In the upcoming months, the company will open a dedicated Volkswagen showroom, moving from the space it currently shares with other brands. New “crossover” vehicles, including the Porsche Macan and the Infiniti Q50, will appear on Ray Brandt lots. These cars provide the storage space and comfort of an SUV in a compact size, and can have special features like automatic brake sensors. Hogh anticipates another year of serving the community, providing maintenance to existing clients and gaining new ones. “[As a company], we like to touch on a bit of all our bases,” he says.

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Fulton Alley (600 Fulton St., 504-208-5569; www.fultonalley.com) hosts a two-day pop-up shop featuring more than 30 local brands selected by Jolie & Elizabeth (504-252-0110; www.jolieandelizabeth.com) designers Sarah Elizabeth Dewey and Jolie Bensen Hamilton. Food and cocktails will be for sale. The event takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. David Lee’s Boutique (1145 W. Airline Highway, Laplace, 985-652-3777; www.facebook. com/davidleesbtq) holds its ninth annual Red Carpet Christmas Brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. There will be complimentary food at 11:30 a.m., cocktails, special guest appearances and giveaways. RSVP to davidleesboutique@yahoo.com.

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The Foundation Gallery (1109 Royal St., 504568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola.com) holds a holiday sale from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. RepurposingNOLA Piece by Peace and Sarah House Ceramics will have items for sale. Twenty-five percent of proceeds benefit BreakOUT! New Orleans (www.youthbreakout.org).

The First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans (2903 Jefferson Ave., 504-866-9010; www.firstuuno.org) hosts Nola TimeBank’s (www.nolatimebank. org) cash-free gift market from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. Bring an unwrapped handmade or like-new item or plated and wrapped food (with attached recipe) and receive a coupon to trade for other items.

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ar shoppers in the greater New Orleans area inevitably cross paths with the Ray Brandt Automotive Group. With 12 franchises and locations in Metairie, on the West Bank and in Mississippi, the group has established itself as one of the area’s largest and most comprehensive providers of car sales and services in the New Orleans area. Vice President Joey Hogh attributes the company’s success to its long-term relationships with customers. “[CEO Ray Brandt] wants to keep customers for life,” he says. “With our strong parts and services departments, we provide maintenance and help [clients] when it’s time to purchase their next vehicle.” Brandt is an accountant and attorney who moved gradually into the business world. The Ray Brandt Automotive Group began in 1983 with a Datsun dealership in Metairie, which eventually became Ray Brandt Nissan. Over time, Brandt built or acquired dealerships for a range of brands, including Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Infiniti, Porsche, Dodge and Chrysler. At its dealerships and service centers, the company employs technicians who each specialize in one make of vehicle. This ensures technicians are familiar with issues in all makes and models. Over a 30-year career, Hogh has seen the business side of car dealerships from every possible angle. He began in the New Orleans area washing cars, progressing from there through the sales department. As finance and insurance manager, he handled the fiduciary aspects of sales for customers. Though Hurricane Katrina took him on a brief detour to Lexington,

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Dis & Dat serves hot dogs in Mid-City. By Sarah Baird

Widely panned

The handful of burgers offered are just as compelDis & Dat serves hot dogs and other items ling as the hot dogs. The off the grill. Borche burger is coated P H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER in an umami-sweet glaze that walks the line between Worcestershire and teriyaki what (and seems similar to the English condiment HP Sauce). Thick as a deck of cards, tender Dis & Dat and crumbly, the burger is topped off with a sprinkling of shredded cheddar cheese and where a runny fried egg. 2540 Banks St., The standout special is a chicken-fried (504) 909-0458; steak sandwich, which has the rib-sticking www.disanddatnola.com heartiness of the dish’s traditional meatand-three preparation stacked together on when a fluffy, onion-dappled bun. A slathering of breakfast Tue.-Sun., thick reddish-brown gravy on the bottom lunch daily, dinner bun and a light, vinegar-tinged lettuce-onTue.-Sat. ion-tomato mix on top rounds out the dish’s square-meal-in-a-bite experience. how much Dis & Dat recently added breakfast inexpensive service, featuring what may be the most robust selection of breakfast po-boys in the what works city and an impressive number of hashes. A chicken-fried steak heaping plate of eggs-over-easy corned beef sandwich, high-quality hash paired with the restaurant’s danhot dogs with a choice gerously cheap mimosas makes it a great destination for brunching on a budget. of toppings If you’re looking for the kind of hot dog fix what doesn’t currently popular in New Orleans without battling the crowds on Frenchmen or fries aren’t crisp Magazine streets, Dis & Dat is a sure bet for encased meats and more. check, please top-notch, bun-filling sausage fare in a colorContact Sarah Baird at ful, casual eatery sarahgambitdining@gmail.com

Sometimes, you really want a set of tart tins, but don’t want to pay Williams-Sonoma prices. The answer may be Broad Street’s latest edition, Seasoned (1016 N. Broad St., 860-748-1739; www.free-the-food.com), New Orleans’ first store devoted exclusively to the sale of secondhand cookware. Located underneath a barber shop on North Broad Street, Seasoned opened quietly in November, stocking its shelves with everything from waffle irons and cocktail shakers to whisks and copper teapots. It offers a great range of vintage cookware, and there are used cookbooks and magazines covering a range of culinary topics, including some quirky ones. There’s a DIY area to brew coffee or tea while browsing, making the experience feel homey and welcoming. “You can always buy [secondhand cookware] online,” Seasoned notes in its mission statement. “However, when you do this, you miss the opportunity to explore the merchandise more carefully and compare notes with another cook. We have cookbooks, magazines, free coffee and all the inspiration you need to reclaim your kitchen.” Seasoned is open from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday-Tuesday. — SARAH BAIRD

Refreshed spirits

Following Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures, the flagship location of Martin Wine Cellar shuttered. The wine and spirits business maintained a smaller store at 3500 Magazine St. and its location in Metairie (714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 504-896-7300; www.martinwinecellar.com), and it added branches in Mandeville (2895 Highway 190, 985951-8081) and Baton Rouge. This week, Martin Wine Cellar reopens in its original location (3827 Baronne St.), following a lengthy construction project PAGE 38

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ot dogs — specifically those crafted by Dat Dog — have become an unexpected staple of the New Orleans’ dining scene in recent years. From the original shed on Freret Street, the restaurant has grown into a collection of outposts with bars and patios across the city. If you’re looking for a space to quell a hot dog craving or explore more diverse grilled items, the new Banks Street branch of the Dat Dog empire, Dis & Dat, can sooth the sausage-loving beast in anyone. The charming, diminutive former shotgun home is tucked away on a tree-shaded cul-de-sac off North Broad Street. The quiet stretch of road seems ripe for a miniature lunchtime restaurant row given its proximity to the Tulane Avenue court complex and forthcoming University Medical Center. Inside, a long bar extends toward the rear patio with candy-colored tabletops lining the walls and multicolored flags hanging overhead. Behind the bar, rainbow-hued illustrations on white boards full of menu items fill the wall like quilt blocks, bordered by the same whimsical white lights that drip across the building’s exterior. The restaurant’s patios feature bright, beach-style umbrellas shading tables, and Dis & Dat feels like a secret clubhouse for die-hard sausage devotees, complete with a laid-back staff clad in a hodgepodge of Hawaiian-print shirts. The hot dog menu has largely the same offerings as other Dat Dog locations, but served in noticeably less hectic and more enjoyable environs. The Polish kielbasa is a juicy, tangy standout, and can be topped with add-ons such as dill relish, Creole mustard and sauerkraut. The menu’s two vegetarian sausages are well-crafted, and the apple-sage version is particularly rich with autumnal, nuanced flavor and texture that avoids the gumminess of many meatless dogs. The staff stands at attention to help with topping selections for individual dogs, but it would be helpful if there were suggestions of combinations, such as topping a hot sausage with bacon and chipotle mayonnaise. The fries are serviceable if slightly underseasoned and too thin not to be perfectly crisp. They need less wilt and more snap before patrons add Dis & Dat’s selection of ranch, cheese or chili toppings. The menu also needs a wider selection of side items.

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that began in April. The sleek 14,000square-foot emporium will serve as a hub for the Martin locations. The market returns to a neighborhood blossoming with culinary activity, including local butcher Cleaver and Co. (3917 Baronne St., 504-522-3830; www.cleaverand. co) and nearby home brew supply store Brewstock (3800 Dryades St., 504-208-2788; www.brewstock.com). Martin Wine Cellar was opened by David Young Martin Jr. in half of a shotgun double, which later was demolished to make way for a large store. The business expanded to a second location in Metairie in 1969. It is now run by David’s son, Cedric Martin. The new space will offer a variety of gourmet cheeses and deli foods, and there is a bistro kitchen that will serve lunch, dinner and brunch on Sunday. There is seating for 120 in the store’s dining area and outside. — SARAH BAIRD

Getting punchy on the winter solstice

Abigail Gullo will create punches for the Winter Solstice Party. P H O T O BY C H ER Y L G ER B ER

There’s nothing more festive for a holiday party than a big bowl of (spiked) punch. Add sparkly decor and some tunes and you may want to position yourself underneath the mistletoe after a couple drinks. The bartending team at SoBou (310 Chartres St., 504-552-4095; www. sobounola.com) is bringing a celebration of all-things-punch to The Branch, the recently rebranded back bar at Oxalis. (3162 Dauphine St., 504-2674776; www.oxalisbywater.com). Abigail Gullo and Andy Parkinson will whip up creative, bubbly concoctions guaranteed to make anyone feel merry on the winter solstice, Dec. 21, the longest night of the year. “We are gonna do two classic [David] Wondrich punches,” Gullo says. “I love me some Batavia Arrack [a kissing cousin of rum made from sugarcane and fermented red rice] and I love a silky (cognac) milk punch. We will do two of our own creations. I’m still working on them, but I have a feeling they will have more bubbles and feature some beautiful shrubs I have been working on: fresh cranberry pomegranate shrub and pineapple persimmon shrub.” The recommended dress code is “glitz, glitter and glam,” so break out the sequins and ring in the solstice in style. The party begins at 6 p.m. — SARAH BAIRD

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Trishell Joffrion Caterer

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Trishell Joffrion (left) and Kate Becker createed Flights of Fancy.

Trishell Joffrion and Kate Becker created Flights of Fancy (www.facebook.com/flightoffancyfood), a pop-up restaurant and catering business focusing on innovative vegan and vegetarian cuisine. Joffrion spoke with Gambit about New Orleans’ growing vegan scene, making food that caters to people with dietary restrictions and reimagining Southern cuisine for meat-free diners.

Why does Flights of Fancy focus on vegan and vegetarian cuisine?

Do you think the New Orleans restaurant scene is becoming friendlier to diners with dietary restrictions?

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J: I think the scene is improving. When I moved to New Orleans, I had been a pretty strict vegetarian for about half my life — since I was 16 years old. When I moved here I found myself really struggling to eat out and really struggling to be a part of the food culture. I wanted so badly to be a part of that. I went to the doctor and had to get on this nongluten diet, and all these things were taken away from me as far as food was concerned. Eating out in New Orleans can be very tricky still, but things are getting better with pop-ups. Everyone who is doing a pop-up has some real inspiration behind what it is. A lot of it seems cultural, which is great. I’m from the South and I like to eat really heavy, hearty meals, and I like the majority of those meals to be vegetarian and gluten-free. I have to find a way to make my culture and my dietary needs fit together, and that’s how I approach cooking at Flights of Fancy.

What’s been the hardest dish to translate into a vegetarian or vegan version?

J: I used to think gumbo would be difficult, but we got that down. We learned that traditional vegan gumbo had already been created, so that was pretty cool to find out. Doing something like jambalaya or Creole dishes, I thought those were going to be hard, but we conquered those. Maybe something like a vegetable [jambalaya] instead of a shrimp or sausage jambalaya has been the biggest challenge. — SARAH BAIRD

www.frenchquarter-dining.com

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Joffrion: Our Monday night [pop-up] meals are always vegetarian, and 99 percent of the time they are vegan — at least the main meal, but not necessarily the desserts. We did that so we could have everyone be [included] and so we didn’t exclude anyone from eating with us. Our focus is … on dietary restrictions and whatnot and being able to please everybody and give them a very flavorful meal that they can eat.

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BEER buzz The holiday season is upon us and it’s time to think about gifts for beer-obsessed friends and family. Here are some local craft beer-themed items that will make holiday shopping a breeze. Beer is a good gift, especially when it’s a special offering like Parish Brewing’s 2014 Grand Reserve, which was released recently in limited quantities. It’s available at Stein’s Market & Deli New Orleans-themed beer items. (2207 Magazine St., 504-527-0771; www. P H O T O BY N O R A M C G U N N I G L E steinsdeli.net). Every 750-milliliter bottle is sealed with wax and is numbered and labeled by hand. Stein’s also has a good selection of Belgian beers. Local breweries offer a variety of logo merchandise. NOLA Brewing’s (3001 Tchoupitoulas St, 504-301-0117; www.nolabrewing.com) shop is open every day and its newest item is a winter-appropriate blue zipper hoodie ($50), available in extra-large sizes. A hop leaf graphic on the back is optional. Gnarly Barley Brewing Co. (1709 Corbin Road, Hammond, 985-318-0723; www. gnarlybeer.com) offers some merchandise online, but to get the specialty stuff, a trip to the brewery is necessary. Owner Cari Caramonta says people love giving the $20 bullet bottle opener, and 15 percent of profits benefit veterans’ charities. Check out the Great Raft Brewing (www.greatraft.com) website to find posters of the gorgeous graphics found on the brewery’s specialty beer bottles: At Arms Length, All My Tomorrows, Grace and Grit and the newest one, Creature of Habit Coffee Brown. Cajun Fire Brewing Co. (www.drinkcajunfire.com) beer isn’t available yet, but people can support the New Orleans brewery by buying a founder’s T-shirt. Once it finds a location, the design will be discontinued. Get it while you can. Another gift to consider is New Orleans Beer: A Hoppy History of Big Easy Brewing by Jeremy Labadie and Argyle Wolf-Knapp, which was released in March. Labadie and Wolf-Knapp delve into the beer history of New Orleans, once known as the brewing capital of the South, and look at its current state and future. — NORA McGUNNIGLE Email Nora McGunnigle at nora@nolabeerblog.com

WINE of the week 2012 Yamhill Valley Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir W IL L A ME T TE VA L L E Y, O REG O N RETAIL $20-$22

Established in 1984, Oregon’s Willamette American Viticultural Area (AVA) comprises six sub-AVAs including McMinnville and the Yamhill-Carlton District. Although other varietals are planted in the valley’s 3.3 million acres of vineyards, pinot noir grapes are the most demanded. 2012’s warm, dry summer and cool September and October nights encouraged optimal ripening for this wine’s 100 percent estate-grown fruit. Grapes were hand-picked and -sorted and fermented for 11 to 14 days. The wine was aged in 10 percent new French and Oregon oak barrels for 11 months. In the glass, it offers enticing aromas of bright red cherry, a hint of new-oak barrel spice and earth notes. On the palate, taste complex flavors of red plum, black fruit, baking spice, a touch of pepper and velvety tannins on the finish. Drink it as an aperitif or with grilled salmon, tuna tartare, foie gras, herb-roasted chicken, veal Marsala, pork loin with stewed fruit and truffled cheeses. Buy it at: The Wine Seller, Second Vine Wine and Bin 428. Drink it at: Atchafalaya, Tujague’s and The Delachaise. — BRENDA MAITLAND Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net

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PLATE dates DEC

Ugly Sweater Party

5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday Cafe Adelaide & Swizzle Stick Bar, Loews Hotel, 300 Poydras St., (504) 595-3305

www.cafeadelaide.com Wear an ugly holiday sweater and enjoy light bites and three cocktails for $25. Donations will be accepted to support Ronald McDonald House of New Orleans.

DEC

Oaxacan tasting dinner

7 p.m. Tuesday Tiki Tolteca, 301 N. Peters St., (504) 267-4406

www.felipestaqueria.com Felipe’s Taqueria chef Higinio Herrera prepares a sixcourse dinner of dishes from Oaxaca, Mexico, to go with mezcal cocktails. Tickets $100 (including tax and tip). Call (504) 300-9004 for reservations.

Leah Chase book signing

1 p.m.-3 p.m. Saturday Pop City, 3118 Magazine St., (504) 895-4102

www.facebook.com/funrockn.popcity Chef Leah Chase signs her book And Still I Cook, a collection of recipes and reflections on her career.

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Five cauliflower dishes

1 Domenica

123 Baronne St., (504) 648-6020 www.domenicarestaurant.com

The roasted whole cauliflower comes with whipped goat feta cheese.

2 Johnny Sanchez

930 Poydras St., (504) 304-6615 www.johnnysanchezrestaurant.com

Chefs John Besh and Aaron Sanchez’s taqueria tops a cauliflower taco with pecan chipotle, satsuma and fresno chili.

3 Oxalis

3162 Dauphine St., (504) 267-4776

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

Guyducken One of the greatest birds I’ve ever had is called a “Turducken.” A chicken inside of a duck inside of a turkey. That’s one that I love. I’ve done it a couple times. This year I’m stuffing a pork tenderloin inside of a deboned turkey. So I’ve got a turkey here, I’m taking all the bones out of it and then hitting it with some sausage, fennel, sage, garlic, red chili flakes, and then I’m rolling it up and tying it off and roasting that whole thing. So that should be interesting. I’m calling it a “Turketta.”

— Food Network personality and self-described “Kulinary Gangsta” Guy Fieri talking to Rolling Stone about his family’s holiday traditions, which include six turkeys.

www.oxalisbywater.com

The cauliflower “steak” is served with sheep’s milk Gouda, buckwheat and red beet.

4 Pizza Delicious

617 Piety St., (504) 676-8482 www.pizzadelicious.com

Fettuccine is topped with crispy cauliflower, anchovies, oven-dried tomatoes, caramelized lemon, pickled chili and parsley.

5 Seed

1330 Prytania St., (504) 302-2599 www.seedyourhealth.com

Grilled cauliflower is served with lettuce, tomato, onion and garlic aioli on whole wheat bread.

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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.

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Bayou Beer Garden — 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pwky., (504) 3029357 — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for a 10-oz. Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are french fries topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations. Lunch and dinner, late-night Fri.Sat. Credit cards. $ Down the Hatch — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, (504) 522-0909; www. downthehatchnola.com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. The house-made veggie burger combines 15 vegetables and is served with sun-dried tomato pesto. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders.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. $ 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. $

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Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar — 2200 Magazine St., (504) 644-4311; www.charcoalgourmetburgerbar.com — This burger specialist’s patty options include beef, bison, shrimp and veggie. The House burger is dressed with cheddar, lettuce, onion, tomato, pickles, mayonnaise and mustard and served with house-made chips. The Cobb salad features romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, avocado, tomato, onion, applewood-smoked bacon, blue cheese, croutons and buttermilk ranch or honey-mustard dressing. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www.mredsno.com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, po-boys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes. Besides patty melts and chili-cheeseburgers, there also are seafood burgers featuring tuna, salmon or crabmeat. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAFE

Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines. com — The Annex is a coffee shop

CHINESE

Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton

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

COFFEE/DESSERT

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

CONTEMPORARY

Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers a large selection of wines by the glass and full restaurant menu. Mussels are steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. Chicken mofongo features plantains stuffed with stewed chicken. No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Fulton Alley — 600 Fulton St., (504) 208-5569; www.fultonalley.com — The kitchen at this upscale bowling alley offers Southern-influenced cuisine. The menu includes sandwiches, salads, meat pies, sliders, deviled eggs and smoked and fried chicken wings. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Ivy — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 8991330 — Chef Sue Zemanick offers a selection of small plates. Grilled lobster is served with arugula, roasted potatoes and corn. Warm snow crab claws come with truffle butter. No reservations. Dinner and late-night Mon.-Sat. Credit Cards. $$

Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The constantly changing menu includes vegan dishes and house-made pasta. Sauteed sea scallops are served with fried green tomatoes, snap peas and sweet and spicy mango ginger ambrosia sauce. No reservations. Dinner Wed.-Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

CREOLE

Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner MonSat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The mix of Creole and Caribbean fare includes jerk chicken and crawfish etouffee and cheese steaks are available. The Cuban sandwich features house-made roasted garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook.com/ cafegentilly —Crab cake Benedict is French bread topped with poached eggs, a hand-made crawfish sausage patty and hollandaise. Breakfast is available all day, 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. $ Ignatius Eatery — 3121 Magazine St., (504) 899-0242; www.ignatiuseatery. com — The menu includes classic Creole dishes such as red beans and rice, speckled trout meuniere and crawfish etouffee as well as sandwiches, salads and pasta. Crawfish Ignatius pasta features crawfish cream sauce with mushrooms, tomatoes, onion and bell peppers topped with grated Parmesan. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. Louisiana crab cakes are popular. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www.mamommashouse.com — Traditional homestyle Creole dishes include red beans

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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. $ Somethin’ Else Cafe — 620 Conti St., 373-6439; www.somethingelsecafe.com — Combining Cajun flavors and comfort food, Somthin’ Else offers noshing items including shrimp baskets, boudin balls and alligator corn dogs. There are burgers, po-boys and sandwiches filled with everything from cochon de lait to a trio of melted cheeses on buttered thick toast. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4438000; www.treasurechestcasino. com — The all-you-can-eat buffet includes New Orleans favorites including seafood, salad and dishes from a variety of national cuisines. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

BAR & GRILL

serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Breads on Oak — 8640 Oak St., Suite A, (504) 324-8271; www.breadsonoak. com — The bakery offers a range of breads, muffins, pastries and sweets. Pain au chocolat is a buttery, flakey croissant filled with dark chocolate, and a vegan version also is available. The breads include traditional, handshaped Parisian-style baguettes. No reservations. Breakfast Wed.-Sun., lunch Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Cafe Freret — 7329 Freret St., (504) 8617890; www.cafefreret.com — Casual dining options include burgers, sandwiches and half and whole muffuletta rounds and daily lunch specials. Wednesday features steak night. Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed. and Fri.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette. Other options include chipotle-marinated portobello sliders and flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Il Posto Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www.ilpostocafe-nola. com — The cafe offers house-baked items, bagels, granola and more in the morning. The lunch and dinner menu features panini, Italian cheese boards, antipasti plates, pressed sandwiches, soups and salads. Shaved Brussels sprouts salad includes toasted almonds, Parmesan, apples and house lemon dressing. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Tue.Sat. Credit cards. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. For breakfast, an omelet is filled with marinated mushrooms, bacon, spinach and goat cheese. Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses and served on a choice of bread. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

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OUT to EAT

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. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal buerre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$$ Olivier’s Creole Restaurant — 204 Decatur St., (504) 525-7734; www. olivierscreole.com — Eggplant Olivier features flash-fried eggplant medallions served with shrimp, chicken, andouille and crawfish tails in garlic, basil and brandy sauce. Braised Creole rabbit is served with Creole gravy, oyster dressing and rice pilaf. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

Doson Ha prepares spring rolls and lemon grass tofu at Doson Noodle House (135 N. Carrollton Ave., 509-7283). P H O TO BY C HERY L G ERBER Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Tableau’s updated Creole cuisine includes bacon-wrapped oysters en brochette served with roasted garlic butter and grilled Two Run Farm lamb chops served with New Orleans-style barbecue sauce. Balcony and courtyard dining available. Reservations resommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI

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

Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone.com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza oven. The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasagna. Vegan pizzas also are available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie , (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. The Deli Deluxe sandwich features corned beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and Creole mustard on an onion roll. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 456-6362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with lettuce, mayo and tomato on French

OUT to EAT bread. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

FRENCH

Martinique Bistro — 5908 Magazine St., (504) 891-8495; www.martiniquebistro.com — Roti d’agneau is roasted New Zealand lamb loin served with white truffle mashed potatoes, pine nut pistou and sun-dried tomato jus. Courtyard seating is available in all weather due to a retractable roof. Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

GOURMET TO GO

Breaux Mart — 315 E. Judge Perez, Chalmette, (504) 262-0750; 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; 2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 885-5565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, (504) 7378146; www.breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” as well as weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN

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

INTERNATIONAL

ITALIAN

Amici Restaurant & Bar — 3218 Magazine St., (504) 300-1250; www.amicinola.com — Amici serves coal-fired pizza and Italian dishes. The broccoli rabe salsica Italiana pie is topped with marinara, mozzarella, sauteed bitter Italian greens and Italian sausage. Pasta carbonara features pancetta and green peas in white sauce. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/ owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Giovanni — 117 Decatur St., (504) 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni. com — Chef Duke LoCicero serves inventive Italian cuisine and Italian accented contemporary Louisiana cooking. Shrimp Dukie features Louisiana shrimp and a duck breast marinated in Cajun spices served with

JAPANESE

Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 8913644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads. “Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www.rocknsake.com — Rockn-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Yuki Izakaya — 525 Frenchmen St., (504) 943-1122; www.facebook.com/ yukiizakaya — This Japanese tavern combines a selection of small plates, sake, shochu, live music and Japanese kitsch. Dishes include curries, housemade ramen soups, fried chicken and other specialties. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.Sat. Credit cards. $

LATIN AMERICAN

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

7 On Fulton — 700 Fulton St., (504) 525-7555; www.7onfulton.com — New Orleans barbecue shrimp features a peppery butter sauce made with blonde ale. Oven-roasted lobster tail is topped with Louisiana crawfish and corn cream sauce and comes with fingerling potatoes and asparagus. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys.com — Located in a renovated Creole cottage, the restaurant serves contemporary Creole and Italian dishes. Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 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. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrahsneworleans. com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Marti’s — 1041 Dumaine St., (504) 522-5478; www.martisnola.com — This brasserie serves traditional French and contemporary Louisiana cooking. The grande plateau fruits de mer features whole Maine lobster, chilled shrimp, marinated snow crab claws, oysters on the half shell and scallop ceviche. Grilled Texas quail is served with spaetzle, oyster mushrooms, corn and Pommery mustard sauce. Reservations accepted. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ 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

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

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN

Casa Borrega — 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 427-0654; www.facebook. com/casaborrega — The barroom and cantina is decorated with folk art, and there’s seating in the back courtyard. Chicken enchiladas are served with mole, rice and beans. Pozole de puerco is Mexican hominy soup featuring pork in spicy red broth with radish, cabbage and avocado and tostadas on the side. No reservations. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Coyote Blues — 4860 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 301-3848; www.coyotebluesfreshmex.com — Shrimp and crawfish chimichanga is a fried burrito stuffed with shrimp and crawfish in cream sauce, Mexican rice and chili con queso and served with two sides. The churrascaria platter features skewers of marinated beef, chicken, jumbo shrimp, jalapeno sausage, peppers and onions and comes with chipotle cream sauce, chimichurri, mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Del Fuego Taqueria — 4518 Magazine St., (504) 309-5797; www.delfuegotaqueria.com — The taqueria serves an array of house salsas, tacos and burritos with filling choices including carne asada, carnitas, chorizo, shredded chicken and others. Tostadas con pescada ahumada features achiote-smoked Gulf fish over corn tostadas with refried black beans, cabbage and cilantro-lime mayonesa. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ PAGE 46

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Canal Street Bistro — 3903 Canal St., (504) 482-1225; www.canalstreetbistro. com — This Mid-City cafe’s menu draws from an array of global influences. Duck enchiladas feature corn tortillas filled with duck confit topped with red mole or chipotle-tomatillo sauce and served with black beans. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

tasso-mushroom sauce. Belli Baci is the restaurant’s cocktail lounge. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.Sat. Cash only. $$$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 5618844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare including handmade pastas, ravioli and lasagna and seafood dishes with shrimp, clams and mussels. Sicilian egg pie features eggs baked with cream and spices in puff pastry. Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon., dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — House-made cannelloni is stuffed with ground veal, spinach and Parmesan, baked in Alfredo sauce and topped with house-made tomato sauce. Creamy corn and crab bisque is served in a toasted bread bowl. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 4869950; 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. $

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MUSIC AND FOOD

The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Fiske’s Martini Bar and Restaurant — 301 Dauphine St., (504) 586-0972 — This French Quarter hideaway is is known for its martini menu. Louisiana crab and roasted Creole tomato fondue is finished with manchego cheese, scallions and grilled crostini. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 5258899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Siberia — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2658855; www.siberianola.com — The Russki Reuben features corned beef, Swiss cheese, kapusta (spicy cabbage) and Russian dressing on grilled rye bread. Potato and cheese pierogies are served with fried onions and sour cream. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

NEIGHBORHOOD

Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham hock and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

OUT to EAT PIZZA

Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainspizza. com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria.com — Slice serves pizza by the pie or slice, plus salads, pasta and more. The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www. theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS

SEAFOOD

Blue Crab & Oyster Restaurant — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola. com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood. There’s seating overlooking Lake Pontchartrain. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street, and the bar is stocked with a large selection of bourbons. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Charles Seafood — 8311 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 405-5263 — Trout is stuffed with crabmeat, topped with crawfish Acadiana sauce and served with vegetables, salad and bread. The menu includes soups, salads, sandwiches, fried seafood platters, tuna steaks and a few Italian entrees, such as paneed veal. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Galley Seafood Restaurant — 2535 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-0955 — Galley serves Creole and Italian dishes. Blackened redfish is served with shrimp and lump crabmeat sauce, vegetables and new potatoes. Galley’s soft-shell crab po-boy is the same one served at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Half Shell Oyster Bar and Grill — 3101 Esplanade Ave., (504) 289-0504; 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. $$

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

VEGETARIAN Seed — 1330 Prytania St., (504) 302-2599; www.seedyourhealth. com — Seed uses local, organic ingredients in its eclectic global menu, including soups, salads, nachos, sandwiches and more. Raw pad thai features shredded cucumber, carrots, peppers, jicama, bean sprouts and peanuts in house-made marinade. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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

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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. $ Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Mahony’s Po-Boy Shop — 3454 Magazine St., (504) 899-3374; www. mahonyspoboys.com — The Peacemaker layers fried local oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese on Leidenheimer French bread. Angus’ pot roast beef po-boy is served dressed on Leidenheimer bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus. Short Stop’s gumbo combines smoked andouille sausage and chicken. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $ Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar — 2604 Magazine St., (504) 8975413; www.traceysnola.com — The neighborhood bar’s menu includes roast beef and fried seafood poboys, seafood platters, fried okra, chicken wings, gumbo, soups,

salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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The NOLA Hip Hop and Bounce Archive celebrates its launch. By Nathan Mattise

and photographer Aubrey Edwards. Their work is available online at www. wheretheyatnola.com, and materials from the project — including more than 50 photographic portraits and audio interviews with people such as Mia X and Juvenile — will be hosted at the archive. In total, nearly 100 documentary-style interviews will be available. “This is an ongoing archive, we’re not just quitting after 45 [video interviews],” Hobbs says. “There’s a number of very instrumental people I still want to interview; it was just a matter of time and schedules. … Plus, we’d love to move forward with an actual museum space. Hopefully starting later in 2015, we’ll open up the archives to collecting ephemera and donations, and we’ve already had people contact us.” There have been many projects to document the scene, including years of work by photographer Polo Silk. Hobbs wanted to engage the community in her project, and she sees the archives’ resources as a vehicle for the city’s hip-hop community to use to continue documenting the scene. “I’m writing a book from my dissertation on post-Katrina music and community development, so I could’ve gone one way with it — done interviews with all the artists and reposited those in my own words,” she says. “But since I was doing all the interviews and I have a background in documentary films, it seemed like a good idea to do video interviews. That way, artists can present their own histories in their own words and talk about the things they want to on their own terms. Everyone can look up the history of Cash Money on the Internet, but there’s not that many interviews with artists speaking in their own words about what happened.” The archive covers New Orleans rap and bounce from the 1980s through Hurricane Katrina. Even though there is a large amount of archival material to pore over, Hobbs says even someone familiar with New Orleans hip-hop can find surprises. She pointed

to the story of former NOLA Hip Hop and Bounce Archive founder Holly No Limit rapper Fiend. Hobbs in front of Ghost Town, a landmark bar in the creation of New Orleans bounce music. Music fans may be familiar with his P H O TO BY C HERY L G ERBER work, but the rapper’s family actually owned a bar in Hollygrove, NOLA Hip Hop and Bounce DEC right across from the Archive launch party venue Ghost Town 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Thu. — where bounce essentially began, Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Hobbs says. Musicians Healing Center, would come in every 2372 St. Claude Ave. day and talk about (504) 975-0286 the scene. And this intermingling of styles www.cafeinstanbulnola.com was something that came up with artists again and again. “He had a front seat to understanding the mix of traditions — no rapper, no bounce artist does only rap or bounce. So many people I interviewed played in brass bands, played in high school marching bands, played other instruments,” Hobbs says. “The mix of traditions is so important to New Orleans music, another example of why you shouldn’t separate brass and bounce music when those two traditions are so tightly intertwined.”

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orget hot sauce or New Orleans-style brass band music — in recent decades, rap music has been Louisiana’s biggest cultural export, at least according to Holly Hobbs. With influential labels Cash Money and No Limit and artists including Lil Wayne, Birdman, Mystikal, Frank Ocean, Big Freedia and Curren$y, the story of New Orleans’ rich hip-hop legacy needs to be told. Add the losses inflicted by Hurricane Katrina — displaced artists, destroyed recordings, etc. — and the scene’s rich history might have gone underappreciated. That’s why Hobbs created the NOLA Hip Hop and Bounce Archive (www.nolahiphoparchive. com), a digital oral history collection that goes live this week. “I come to hip-hop as someone who enjoys the music, but more so as a person who writes about and studies music and social movements,” Hobbs says. “Rap and bounce are really the music of the living tradition in the city, and after thinking about all the pre-Katrina/post-Katrina New Orleans works, documenting the stories of rap and bounce artists here was interesting to me.” Hobbs, a doctoral candidate in ethnomusicology at Tulane University, began the project in 2012 and sought partners such as the Tulane University Digital Library and the independent Amistad Research Center. They applied to the university Institutional Review Board for full clearance, since the project qualifies as human subject research. Then there was the simple but demanding field work — finding videographers, production assistants and equipment and locating and interviewing musicians, producers and promoters. It also required a Kickstarter campaign that raised more than $6,000 last year. To celebrate the launch, the NOLA Hip Hop and Bounce Archive hosts performances and interview screenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at Cafe Istanbul. It features a DJ set from Nesby Phips and a performance from Truth Universal, both of whom are represented in the archive. To start, the NOLA Hip Hop and Bounce Archive will be a multi-media experience. Hobbs and colleagues filmed more than 45 interviews with pillars of the local scene, including Mannie Fresh and KLC, and performers such as Dee-1, who arrived on the scene more recently. Those are available online and accessible in a dedicated viewing space at the Amistad Research Center at Tulane. In addition, Hobbs collaborated with the Where They At project, a hip-hop and bounce exhibit created by local music journalist Alison Fensterstock (a former Gambit columnist)

MUSIC LISTINGS

The Jefferson Orleans North — Jay Zainey Orchestra, 6:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Tim Robertson, 9 Lucky’s — Leisa K & Rule 52, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman, Palm Court Jazz Band, Tom Sancton, 8

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Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & Next Generation, 8 Republic New Orleans — Mat Zo, 10 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Tony Seville, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — The BoogieMen, 8

TUESDAY 9 21st Amendment — Linnzi Zaorski, 7 Banks Street Bar — NOLA Country, 9 Blue Nile — Open Ears Music Series: Cactus Truck, 10 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7; Maggot Sandwich, Fat Stupid Ugly People, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Khris Royal & Dark Matter Jam, 9 Circle Bar — Laura Dyer, 6; Tucker Jameson, Voltra Volta, 10

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Rusty Nail — Jenn Howard, 9

Snug Harbor — Phil Degruy’s 17 Strings of Xmas, 8 & 10

Siberia — Corrections House, Pinkish Black, Statiqbloom, Rotten Milk, M. Bevis, 9

Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 10 St. Louis Cathedral — Tim Laughlin, 6

WEDNESDAY 10 21st Amendment — Marla Dixon, 7 Blue Nile — Bernardo’s Holiday & Sagittarius Party: New Orleans Rhythm Devils, Rebirth Brass Band, New Breed Brass Band, 7; Gravy Flavored Kisses, 10

DMac’s — Chip Wilson, 8

Cafe Istanbul — Robert Ramson Quartet tribute to John Coltrane, 7

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9

Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 11

Gasa Gasa — Progression Music Series feat. Thomas Pol in America, Brea-Ker, Bionica, 9

Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; James Singleton & Dave Easley, 8:30

House of Blues — Issues, I Killed the Prom Queen, Ghost Town, NIghtmares, 6

Circle Bar — Mike True, 6; Ill Doots, Tank & the Bangas, Fancy Pants, 10

Howlin’ Wolf — Animals as Leaders, Monuments, 8:30

d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10

d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9

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Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 The Maison — Gregory Agid Quartet, 6; Chance Bushman & the Smoking Time 5, 9 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Max Garcia Conover, 8; Michael Liuzza, 9; Sazerac the Clown’s Cabinet, 10 Northshore Harbor Center — Marine Corps Band Toys for Tots Drive, 7 Old Point Bar — Isla Nola, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Lucas

Deutsches Haus — A Celtic Christmas: Danny O’Flaherty, Michael Cahill, 7 DMac’s — Caitlin Preston & the Full Tones, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Meghan Stewart & Too Darn Hot, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Dancehall Classics with DJ T-Roy & Bayou International Sound, 10 Gasa Gasa — Transatlantic Blowout feat. Chris Corsano, Ava Mendoza, Donald Miller, John Dikeman, Onno Govaert, Fpoon, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Painted Hands, Divy Up, Foxhunter, 9

Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 10 St. Alphonsus Church — Pfister Sisters holiday show, 6 St. Louis Cathedral — Helen Gillet & Friends, 6

THURSDAY 11 21st Amendment — Steve Pistorius Quartet, 8 Banks Street Bar — Ramblin’ Letters, 9 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, 11 Buffa’s Lounge — Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Neisha Ruffins, 7:30 Cafe Negril — Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 6; Soul Project, 10 Checkpoint Charlie — Domenic, 7; My Friends Band, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Helen GIllet, Monica McIntyre, Leylay McCalla, 9 Circle Bar — Rockin’ Robin & the Kentucky Sisters, 6; Bantam Foxes, Hello Nomad, 10 d.b.a. — Colin Lake Duo, 7; Andrew Duhon, 10 DMac’s — Kilmo & the Guitars of New Orleans, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Todd Duke Trio, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Adventures of the Interstellar B-Boy, DJ Housefly, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Headnod Factory, 10 Gasa Gasa — Groove Therapy, 9 House of Blues — Elle Varner, 9

House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11

Joy Theater — Third Day, Peter Furler, 7

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hazy Ray Trio, 8:30

Kerry Irish Pub — Vincent Marini & the One-Tailed Three, 9

MUSIC LISTINGS PREVIEW

Tank and the Bangas with Ill Doots and Fancy Pants

Aside from providing New Orleans with a postcard weekend by the water, May’s Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo was notable for the emergence of two larger-than-life New Orleans frontwomen and their even bigger bands, Daria & the Hip Drops and Tank and the Bangas. The latter’s self-released debut Tank and the Bangas with Think Tank is an open-mic night DEC Ill Doots and Fancy Pants that never closes: spoken-word soliloquies bleeding into soul 10 p.m. Wednesday smorgasbords; sprawling, Circle Bar, 1032 St. Charles Ave. searching metaphors finding (504) 588-2616 the answers to love’s mysteries in daredevil plunges (“Rollerwww.circlebarneworleans.com coasters,” “Themeparks”) and shopping lists (“Boxes and Squares,” “WalMart”). On the reggae-flecked “Eggs Over Easy,” leading lady Tank does delicious things with the shopworn food-as-love recipe, turning breakfast into a sensual after-hours reconciliation. Her Bangas are versatile, in-the-pocket backers, echoing D’Angelo’s low-lit jazz on most tracks and Andrew Bird’s pizzicato pop on “Ripperton Love” and “Rhythm of Life.” This bang-for-the-buck triple bill parades 19 musicians onto one of the city’s smallest stages: Philadelphia hip-hop octet Ill Doots headlines and New Orleans bass-jumping six-piece Fancy Pants opens. Call club for ticket information. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

Le Bon Temps Roule — Soul Rebels Brass Band, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Monty Banks, 5; Viper Mad Trio, 8

Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 10:30 Masquerade — John Pierre & Expressions, 6 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Kevin & Didi, 8; Axis Monde, 9; Lapreta, 10 Oak — Miles Cabecerious, 9 Old Point Bar — Just Honey & the Wingmen, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Crescent City Joymakers, 8 Republic New Orleans — Terravita, Kthulu Prime, KTRL, Sugar Bear, 10 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Mississippi Hyperfly, 7 Rivershack Tavern — 5 Card Stud, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Leroy Thomas, 8:30 Saturn Bar — Chris Corsano, Donald Miller, Rob Cambre, Helen Gillet, 10 Siberia — The Salt Wives, 6 Snug Harbor — Blue Orleans, Ed Anderson & Darrell Lavigne, 8 & 10

Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Up Up We Go, 7; DJ Prick, 10

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Gasa Gasa — Valerie Sassyfras, The Quickening, 9; Plum Magnetic, 10

21st Amendment — Jack Pritchett, 9:30 Apple Barrel — Barbarella Blue, 5:30 Banks Street Bar — South Jones, The Colossal Heads, Southern Arrow, 10

Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — Sam Cordts, 3

Golden Lantern — Nighthawk, 7 Hangar 13 — Pulse Friday: Rroid Drazr, Kidd Love, 1:30 a.m. Hi-Ho Lounge — DJ Sir Real, 10

The BEATnik — The Underhill Family Orchestra, 9

House of Blues — Montgomery Gentry, 8

Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7; Smoke and Bones, 10; Groovesect, 11

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hazy Ray, Modern Language, 10

Bullet’s Sports Bar — Guitar Slim Jr., 7:30 Checkpoint Charlie — Bottoms Up Blues Gang, 4; L.A. Hellbenders, 7; Isla Nola, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; The Parishioners CD release, 10 Circle Bar — Shane, 6; The Cons and Prose, Next Level Midriff, 10 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 6; Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band, 10 DMac’s — Vincent Marini, 7; Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Bryce Eastwood & M.S.B., 10

Kerry Irish Pub — Chip Wilson, 5; Vincent Marini & the OneTailed Three, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Steve DeTroy, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Erin Demastes, 5; Nayo Jones, 8 The Maison — Ramblin’ Letters, 4; Bon Bon Vivant, 7; Sonic Bloom, 10; Dysfunktional Bone, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Russell Batiste’s Birthday Bonanza, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — High Ground Drifters, 7; Crazy Whisky, 9; John Parker, 10; Anton, 11 Oak — Jon Roniger, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Hill Country Hounds, 9:30 PAGE 53

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The Maison — Jon Roniger, 5; Shotgun Jazz Band, 7; Rue Fiya, 10

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

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Old U.S. Mint — Nyce!, 2 Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar + Restaurant — Monty Banks, 6; Don Vappie, 9

Hangar 13 — Flyy-By Nite, 1 a.m. Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11

Rivershack Tavern — Jenny & the Jets, 10

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Harvey Castle, Nick Ray, 10

Rock ’n’ Bowl — Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, 9:30

Kerry Irish Pub — Dave Hickey, 5; Invisible Cowboy Band, 9

Siberia — Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Vockah Redu, Circuit Desyeaux, Bitchin Bahas, DJ Rotten Milk, 9 Snug Harbor — Jason Marsalis & Drums Unlimited CD release party, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Andy Forest, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 St. Louis Cathedral — Marine Corps Band Toys for Tots Drive, 6 St. Roch Tavern — James Jordan & his Beautiful Band, 9:30 Tipitina’s — Walter “Wolfman” Washington & The Roadmasters, 9

LA46 — Helen Gillet, 8 Le Bon Temps Roule — Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 10; Coot, 10 Little Gem Saloon — Dr. Michael White Quartet, 7 Louisiana Music Factory — Sonia Tetlow, 2; Paul Sanchez, 3; Jason Marsalis, 4 The Maison — Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7; Brass-A-Holics, 10; Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, midnight Maple Leaf Bar — Tank & the Bangas, 10 Melius Bar & Cafe — Nobodys Bizness, 9

Treasure Chest Casino — Harvey Jesus & Fire, 7

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — The Shiz, 7 & 8; Mr. Steve, 9; The Fens, 10

Tulane Ave. Bar — Vanessa Carr, 8

Old Point Bar — The Unnaturals, 9:30

Twist of Lime — Ayo, Light of Day, Hookmouth, 9

Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell & Palm Court Jazz Band feat. Chuck Badie, Wendell Eugene, 8

Ugly Dog Saloon — Craig Caliva, 7

21st Amendment — Chance Bushman, 9:30

Rivershack Tavern — Big Al & the Heavyweights, 10

Banks Street Bar — The Rotten Cores, 10

Rock ’n’ Bowl — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, John Nemeth, 9

Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Colin Lake Band, 10; Bottoms Up Blues Gang, 10 Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club — Pete Winkler’s Super Jam, 9 Checkpoint Charlie — Kenny Triche, 4; Good Children, 7; T Bone & the Happy Monsters, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — A Very Dirty Sketchmas, 10 Circle Bar — Laugh in the Dark, 10 d.b.a. — Rebirth Brass Band, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz!, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Loose Marbles, 7; DJ G, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse — The Olivia DeHavilland Mosquitoes, 7:30 Golden Lantern — Esplanade Ave. Band, 7:30

Siberia — Alex McMurray, 6; Hellgoat, Abysmal Lord, Witch Burial, 9 Snug Harbor — Astral Project, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Shotgun Jazz Band, 2; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 Twist of Lime — Flood Potion Cover Band, 9 UNO Lakefront Arena — Lil Boosie, K Michelle, Jeremih, Bobby Shmurda, French Montana & Cokeboys, 8

SUNDAY 14 21st Amendment — Tom McDermott, 4 Banks Street Bar — Rot Hotstream & the MidCity Drifters, 8 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan and Friends, 7; Lagniappe Brass Band, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Sweet Olive Duo, 6; Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, 8

d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Cha Wa, 10 DMac’s — Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 6 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Sean Riley Blues Band, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — CHURCH, Unicorn Fukr, 10 Hangar 13 — Bass Massive Mob, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Writer’s Block, 10 House of Blues — Alex Clare, 7:30 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Jefferson Orleans North — The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 6:30 Jewish Community Center — Community Chanukah Celebration: David Broza, 2:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Too Darn Hot, 7; The Upstarts, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste, 10 Old Point Bar — Anais St. John, 3:30; Tom Witek Jazz Quartet, 7 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin, Sunday Night Swingsters, 8 Preservation Hall — Tommy Sancton’s New Orleans Legacy Band, 8, 9 & 10 Republic New Orleans — RL Grime, Lunice, Branchez, 9 Harris Trio, 8 Siberia — Mustard Plug, Dan Potthast, Joystick, Bujie and the Highrise, 9 Snug Harbor — Kenny Peagler, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Rites of Swing, 2; Ben Polcer & the Grinders, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 St. Louis Cathedral — St. Raymond/St. Leo Voices of Greatness, 6

MONDAY 15 Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata, 8 Banks Street Bar — Bathrobe Banditos Jazz Band, 7; South Jones, 9 BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10

BMC — Lil’ Red & Big Bad, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, 8 Circle Bar — Jamey St. Pierre & Dave Freeson, 6 d.b.a. — Luke Winslow King, 7; Glen David Andrews, 10 Gasa Gasa — Antique Booty Music, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8; Hill Country Hounds, 10 Kerry Irish Pub — Tim Robertson, 8:30 The Maison — Chicken and Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; The New Orleans Super Jam feat. Ashton Hines & the Big Easy Brawlers, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 9 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Sam Cordts, 8; Ruby Ross, 9; Phil the Tremolo King, 10 Old Point Bar — The Romy Kaye Jazz Trio, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 8, 9 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 St. Louis Cathedral — O Holy Night of Opera, 6

CLASSICAL/ CONCERTS An American Christmas. St. Joseph Church, 610 6th St., (504) 368-1313; www.stjosephgretna.com — Louise LaBruyere directs the Jefferson Chorale. Donations accepted. 2 p.m. Sunday. Christmas at St. Stephen’s. St. Stephen Church, 1025 Napoleon Ave., (504) 899-1378; www.goodsheperdparishnola.com — The organ and vocal concert features sacred music. Donations accepted. 4 p.m. Sunday. Christmas Concert. John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 4201 Transcontinental Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-1375 — William R. Memmott conducts a performance of Camille Saint-Saens’ “Christmas Oratorio,” featuring guests from the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Christmas concert feat. David Torkanowsky. Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall, 430 Lamarque St., Mandeville, (985) 624-3147; www.dewdropjazzhall.com — The pianist, composer

and conductor leads musicians and vocalists. Tickets $10. 6:30 p.m. Friday. Christmas of Hope/Navidad de Esperanza. Our Lady of Divine Providence, 917 N. Atlanta St., Metairie, (504) 466-0591 — Performers include Mariachi Jalisco, Our Lady of Divine Providence Choir, members of local Latin bands and more. 7 p.m. Wednesday. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Christ Church Cathedral, 2919 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-6602; www. cccnola.org — Anthony Sears conducts organist Jarrett Follette and the Christ Church Cathedral Choir in the traditional English Christmas service. 4 p.m. Sunday. Handel’s Messiah. The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans performs. General tickets $25, students $15. 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Assumption Church, 2030 Constance St.; 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 6367 St. Charles Ave. Katalin Lukacs. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — The pianist performs a program including Liszt, Beethoven and Bach-Busoni. 5 p.m. Sunday. A Marigny Christmas. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www.marignyoperahouse.org — Francis Scully conducts the New Resonance Orchestra in a holiday program and mezzo-soprano Mattea Musso sings Tucker Fuller’s “Salve Regina.” General tickets $30, students and seniors $20. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. McDonogh 35 Gospel Choir. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 5220276; www.trinitynola.com — Veronica Down-Dorsey directs a Christmas gospel concert. 7 p.m. Friday. Musica da Camera. Holy Name of Mary Church, 400 Verret St., Algiers, (504) 362-5511; www.facebook. com/holynameofmary — The ensemble performs “O Magnum Mysterium: A Christmas Celebration,” featuring Vox Feminae. 3 p.m. Sunday. New Orleans Black Chorale. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — John Ware directs a Christmas concert. 7 p.m. Saturday.

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OPENING THIS WEEKEND Citizenfour (R) — Filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald travel to Hong Kong to meet a mysterious informant with knowledge of government surveillance: Edward Snowden. Prytania Dipso (NR) — A struggling ex-con (Matthew Shaw) hopes to become a comedian in director Theodore Collatos’ debut feature. Zeitgeist

The Great Invisible (PG-13) — Margaret Brown’s documentary considers the Deepwater Horizon disaster from the perspective of oil executives, survivors and Gulf Coast residents. Prytania Point and Shoot (NR) — Marshall Curry’s documentary follows Matt VanDyke, a 26-yearold American photographer captured in Libya during the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. Zeitgeist Top Five (R) — Chris Rock directs a film starring himself as Andre Allen, an upcoming comedian who opens up to a journalist (Rosario Dawson) in hopes of being taken seriously as an actor. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Slidell, Regal

NOW SHOWING Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PG) — Eleven-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould), his mother (Jennifer Garner), father (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) are all having bad days. Kenner

Big Hero 6 (PG) — Young prodigy Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter) and his robot sidekick Baymax (Scott Adsit) must save San Fransokyo from a dangerous plot in this animated adventure. Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (R) — A washed-up actor, whose previous claim to fame was his portrayal of a popular superhero, attempts to recapture his past glory by mounting a Broadway play. Elmwood, Canal Place The Blue Room (R) — Unfaithful lovers begin to suspect one another of murder in Mathieu Amalric’s small-scale thriller. Elmwood Dumb and Dumber To (PG-13) — Dimwit Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) snaps equally cretinous Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) out of a fugue state to accompany him on a journey to find his long-lost daughter. Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Equalizer (R) — Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) helps Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz), a girl who is caught in the clutches of violent Russian mobsters. Elmwood, Slidell Gone Girl (R) — Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary, and her husband Nick (Ben Affleck) becomes the prime suspect. Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Great White Shark 3D (NR) — The documentary goes underwater with the misunderstood predator. Entergy IMAX

The Homesman (R) — Though troubled herself, a frontier woman (Hilary Swank) convinces a claim jumper (Tommy Lee Jones) to help her shepherd three mentally ill women to safety. Canal Place Horrible Bosses 2 (R) — Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) start their own business, but resort to kidnapping after an investor rips them off. Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) — The first half of the final part of the trilogy opens as Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) wakes up in District 13 and learns of a secret rebellion that could save her nation. Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place Interstellar (PG-13) — A physicist (Michael Caine) and an ex-NASA pilot (Matthew McConaughey) seek a habitable planet where they can send the population of a blighted Earth. Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D (G) — Morgan Freeman narrates a film about lemurs in Madagascar. Entergy IMAX John Wick (R) — Legendary assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns to his career after his wife dies suddenly and the mobster Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen) kills his puppy. Slidell Kenya 3D: Animal Kingdom (NR) — Two young Maasai warriors go on a ritual safari through Kenya. Entergy IMAX Nightcrawler (R) — Lowlife Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) stumbles into a new career videotaping Los Angeles’ most horrifying crimes. Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Ouija (PG-13) — Friends confront their deepest fears after they awaken the dark spiritual powers of the occult board game. Slidell Penguins of Madagascar (PG) — Penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private battle villainous octopus Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich) in the animated spy thriller. Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Pyramid (R) — A group of archeologists venture into an ancient, maze-like pyramid, but soon realize that something inside is after them. Elmwood, Kenner PAGE 56

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Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) — Egyptian pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton) exiles Moses (Christian Bale) when he discovers Moses’ Hebrew heritage, but God commands Moses to return and free his people. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

Beyond the Lights (PG-13) — Struggling with sudden success, singer Noni Jean (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is saved from suicide by a young police officer (Nate Parker) in a romantic drama also starring Danny Glover. Clearview, Elmwood, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell

Hector and the Search for Happiness (R) — Deciding he’s not truly capable of helping his patients, disillusioned psychiatrist Hector (Simon Pegg) sets out to discover something better. Chalmette

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Santa vs. The Snowman (NR) — A snowman tries to take over Christmas from Santa, inciting a fullscale war between the two sides. Entergy IMAX St. Vincent (PG-13) — Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) leaves 12-year-old Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) in the care of misanthropic neighbor Vincent (Bill Murray), and the two males forge an unlikely friendship as they visit dive bars and strip clubs. Elmwood The Theory of Everything (PG-13) — Facing a bleak diagnosis, a young Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) falls in love with Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones) and transforms the study of astrophysics. Elmwood, Canal Place

SPECIAL SCREENINGS Before I Disappear (NR) — A deeply troubled young man (Shawn Christensen) and his precocious niece (Fatima Ptacek) bond during a nighttime odyssey through New York City. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, 9 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday. Indywood.

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Big Charity (NR) — A noted film at this year’s New Orleans Film Festival, Alexander Glustrom’s documentary explores the closing of Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina. 5:30 Tuesday-Thursday. Prytania

Blue Velvet (R) — College student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) discovers a severed ear that leads him to a mysterious nightclub singer (Isabella Rossellini) in director David Lynch’s dark thriller. 7 p.m. Friday. NOMA A Christmas Story (PG) — Nine-yearold Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) dreams of his ideal Christmas present, an air rifle, in the holiday classic set in the 1940s. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Canal Place, Kenner, Slidell The Circle (NR) — Swiss filmmaker Stefan Haupt directs a docudrama about a pioneering gay publication in 1940s and ‘50s Zurich. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Elf (PG) — Oddball Christmas elf Buddy (Will Ferrell) discovers his true identity and travels to New York to find his human father in the 2003 holiday comedy. 6:30 p.m. Friday. Spanish Plaza

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Holiday Inn (NR) — Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and Virgina Dale star in a musical about a love triangle at a rural performance venue that’s only open on holidays. Noon Wednesday. Prytania.

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Before I Disappear

Content always follows form when it comes to movies. The accepted minimum running time of feature-length films — somewhere between 80 and 90 minutes — may be the single biggest factor in determining the content of the finished product. Before I Disappear began as a 20-minute short called Curfew that won awards at 40 film festivals across the globe before earning the 2013 Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. (Curfew has been widely seen in theaters and on video as part of the annual Oscar Nominated Short Films package.) Festival audiences reportedly expressed their love for Curfew’s tale of personal redemption by repeatedly telling writer, director and star Shawn Christensen Before I Disappear that they wished it was longer, leading to the 93-minute Before I Disappear. But do the THRU 9 p.m. daily DEC qualities that distinguish a short film necessarily translate to the longer form? For Before I Disappear, Christensen reshot virtually every scene in Curfew and made Indywood, very few changes to his dialogue. He also returns in the lead role of Richie, a downtrodden 628 Elysian Fields Ave. and heartbroken employee at two neighboring Manhattan nightclubs whose half-hearted (504) 345-8804 attempt at suicide is interrupted by a call from his estranged sister Maggie (Emmy Rossum). Richie must pick up his precocious and disinterested 11-year-old niece Sophia (Fatima www.indywood.org Ptacek), whom he doesn’t know, beginning a nightlong odyssey through the streets of New York City with his new charge. While Curfew used the short form to focus on Richie’s battle to regain the trust of his family, Before I Disappear adds a backstory and much detail from Richie’s present-day life to show the sources of his sorry state. Subplots involve warring club owners and a dead woman Richie finds in a bathroom stall, and Richie’s romantic troubles loom large and cloud his mind. The new material doesn’t have the charm that won over festival audiences and Academy Award voters, and it sometimes seems like padding for ideas best suited to the short. But the original film’s well-drawn and relatable central characters remain, along with vivid fantasy sequences drawn from Richie’s imagination. A standout scene in which a bowling alley full of people turns into a dancing flash mob is even better the second time around. The film moves between real and imagined events in graceful and effective style, signifying real filmmaking chops on Christensen’s part. The former frontman of successful indie rock band stellastarr*, Christensen seems at home with both his down-and-out characters and the New York club scene. As Sofia, Ptacek is even more charismatic than she was in Curfew now that she’s two years older. Ron Perlman (TV’s Beauty and the Beast) is especially memorable as rock club owner Bill, a guy who’s quietly nostalgic for the Lower East Side of Joey Ramone while fending off the developers that have transformed New York City in recent years. There’s a lot to like, and Christensen surely has an interesting film career ahead of him — as long as he can come up with an entirely new story next time around. — KEN KORMAN

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Caravaggio to Van Gogh and Dali. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood, Regal

The Metropolitan Opera: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (NR) — Michael Volle, Johan Botha and Annette Dasch star in Wagner’s epic comedy about a singing contest. James Levine conducts. 11 a.m. Saturday. Elmwood, Regal

Pay 2 Play (NR) — Filmmaker John Wellington Ennis’ documentary examines the role of money in American politics. Guest speakers discuss local anti-corruption efforts. 1 p.m. Saturday. First Unitarian Universalist Church

Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (NR) — Gonzo film crew The F--k Bombers become embroiled with a yakuza boss and his daughter in Sion Sono’s gory, absurdist crime drama. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Indywood

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (PG-13) — Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) just wants to have a “good old-fashioned family Christmas” in the 1989 holiday comedy written by John Hughes. 6 p.m. Wednesday. W French Quarter The Overnighters (PG-13) — A pastor faces backlash when he offers his church to homeless workers seeking

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) — The cult classic musical film about an innocent couple who seek help at a mansion full of strange inhabitants is accompanied by a holiday-themed shadow cast. Midnight Friday-Saturday. Prytania The Vatican Museums (NR) — Museum director Antonio Paolucci leads viewers on a tour of the collection, from Leonardo da Vinci and

AMC Clearview Palace 12: Clearview Mall, 4486 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie., (504) 887-1257; www.amctheatres.com AMC Elmwood Palace 20: 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan., (504) 733-2029; www.amctheatres.com AMC Westbank Palace 16: 1151 Manhattan Blvd.,

Harvey., (504) 263-2298; www.amctheatres.com Chalmette Movies: 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette., (504) 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies. com Entergy IMAX Theatre: 1 Canal St., (504) 581-4629; www.auduboninstitute. org First Unitarian Universalist Church: 5212 S. Claiborne Ave., (504) 8669010; www.firstuuno.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 New Orleans Museum of Art: City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle., (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org Indywood Movie Theater: 628 Elysian Fields Ave.,

(504) 345-8804; www. indywood.org Spanish Plaza: 1 Poydras St.; www. canalstreetholiday.com Prytania Theatre: 5339 Prytania St., (504) 891-2787; www.theprytania.com Regal Covington Stadium 14: 69348 Louisiana State Hwy. 121, Covington., (985) 871-7787; www.regmovies. com The Theatres at Canal Place: The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 581-2540; www. thetheatres.com W New Orleans French Quarter: 316 Chartres St., (504) 5811200; www.wfrenchquarter. com Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center: 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www. zeitgeistinc.net

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AFA New Orleans. 809 Royal St., (504) 558-9296; www. afanyc.com — “Dirty Little Secrets,” pop surrealism group exhibition, ongoing. AIA New Orleans Center for Design. 1000 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-8320; www.aianeworleans.org — Prospect.3: work by Mary Ellen Carroll, through Jan. 25, 2015.

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HAPPENINGS Flash of the Spirit conference. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — The conference celebrates art historian Robert Farris Thompson’s 1983 book Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy. Thompson delivers a keynote address at 7 p.m. Friday. Email conference@ ogdenmuseum.org for required free registration. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Friday.

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Home Court Crawl. 323 N. Roman St. — Prospect.3 artist Lisa Sigal, Blights Out and Junebug Productions present Suzan-Lori Parks’ Burning, a roving performance that engages abandoned homes. Email imani@prospectneworleans.org to RSVP. 2 p.m. Saturday (rain date Sunday).

P.3 Family Art Day. Newcomb Art Gallery, Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2406; www. newcombartgallery.tulane. edu — This all-ages exploration of the gallery’s Prospect.3 exhibition includes a tour and a kids’ activity. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

gallery.com — “Annual Holiday Open House,” group exhibition of paintings, pastels, ceramics and sculpture, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. International House. 221 Camp St., (504) 553-9550; www. ihhotel.com — “Magdalena,” mixed media juried exhibition of art about Mary Magdalene, official opening reception 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday. Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 400 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/ nelson-galleries — “MirrorFugue,” installation by Xiao Xiao, opens Wednesday. Loisel Vintage Modern. 2855 Magazine St., (504) 899-2444; www.loiselvintagemodern.com — “Black and White Fantasy,” graphic design by Julia Sotcilina, opens Thursday; opening reception 7 p.m. Friday. Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans. 433 Royal St., (504) 299-9055; www. martinlawrence.com — Work by Mark Kostabi and Erte, opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

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

Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www. postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Brothers x 2,” functional art objects by Abe and Andrew Geasland, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

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Three Rivers Gallery. 333 E. Boston St., Covington, (985) 892-2811; www.threeriversgallery.com — “Small Works: Group Exhibition,” featuring gallery artists, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Prospect.3: Notes for Now. Citywide; www.prospectneworleans.org — The third edition of New Orleans’ international contemporary art biennial includes official shows at many local musuems and institutions.

OPENING Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery.com — “Orgasm,” photographs by Linda Troeller, opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Garden District Gallery. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 891-3032; www.gardendistrict-

GALLERIES 5 Press Gallery. 5 Press St.; www.5pressgallery.com — “Wishlist: Art for Sharing,” art, crafts and gifts by NOCCA faculty and alumni, through Dec. 29. A Gallery For Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — “Where: The Exploration of Photographs and Place, 18432014,” through Jan. 31, 2015.

Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery.com — “Phantom Limb,” new work by Chris Roberts-Antieau, through Dec. 20. Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www. ariodantegallery.com — “Pathless Travel,” work by Cheryl Grace, Kiki Huston, Ginger Kelly and Ellen Macomber, through December. Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 528-3722 — “Where the River Bends,” photographs by Scott Dalton, through Dec. 30. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www. arthurrogergallery.com — “Painting Out Loud,” paintings by Luis Cruz Azaceta; “Unique Observations of the Natural World,” work by John Alexander; both through Dec. 20. Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — “Puppy Love with My Angels from Above,” paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing. Boyd | Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “Once Around the Sun,” Polaroids by Richard McCabe and Andres Serrano, through Jan. 1, 2015. Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery.com — “Rhapsody in Blue,” cyanotypes by Philip Yiannopoulos, through Jan. 6, 2015. Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www. callancontemporary.com — “Back to Bogalusa,” paintings and sculptures by George Dunbar, through Dec. 26. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery. com — Annual Christmas Exhibition, group show featuring Noah Saterstrom, Jere Allen, Christina Goodman, Beverly Dennis, Cathy Hegman and others, through Dec. 30. Casell-Bergen Gallery. 1305 Decatur St., (504) 524-0671; www.casellbergengallery. com — Work by Joachim Casell, Rene Ragi, BellaDonna, Jamal and Phillip Sage, 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 —

ART LISTINGS “At Play,” abstract paintings by Karen Stastny, through Dec. 27. “Fact and Fiction: Imagining the West,” photographs by Jeremiah Ariaz, through Dec. 27.

Hyph3n-Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St., (504) 264-6863; www.hyph3n. com — “Trajectory,” photo-based art by Jason Michael Mullan, through Saturday.

Coup D’oeil Art Consortium. 2033 Magazine St., (504) 7220876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “La Petite Mort,” installation by Blaine Capone, James Taylor Bonds and M. Silver Smith, through Jan. 25, 2015.

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

Dillard University. Art Gallery, Cook Communications Center, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 8164853; www.dillard.edu — Prospect.3: work by Terry Adkins and William Cordova, through Jan. 25, 2015. Du Mois Gallery. 4609 Freret St., (504) 818-6032; www.dumoisgallery.com — “Pablove Shutterbugs,” photographs by children and teens living with cancer, through Saturday; “Places Paper and Paper Clay,” collages and ceramics by Don Fels, through Dec. 20. The Exchange Center. 935 Gravier St., (504) 523-1465; www. artscouncilofneworleans.org — Prospect.3: work by Liu Ding, Lisa Sigal and Tavares Strachan, through Jan. 25, 2015. The Foundation Gallery. 1109 Royal St., (504) 568-0955; www. foundationgallerynola.com — “Cosmos Transition,” paintings by Jon Coffelt, through Dec. 23. Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres.com — Mixed media by Ally Burguieres, ongoing.

Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www. goodchildrengallery.com — “Crowning Glory,” new work by Good Children artists, through Jan. 4, 2015. Graphite Galleries. 936 Royal St., (504) 565-3739; www.graphitenola.com — “Elan,” photographs by Christy Lee Rogers, through Sunday. Guthrie Contemporary. 3815 Magazine St., (504) 897-2688; www.guthriecontemporary.com — “Big Appetites,” photographs by Christopher Boffoli; “Counting to Ten in French,” photo-based art by Aline Smithson; “She Can Leap Tall Buildings,” photographs by Heidi Lender; all through Feb. 28, 2015. Hall-Barnett Gallery. 237 Chartres St., (504) 522-5657; www. hallbarnett.com — “Southern Winters,” work by Melissa Smith, Laura W. Adams and others, through December.

Joan Mitchell Center. 2275 Bayou Road, (504) 940-2500; www.joanmitchellfoundation. org — “Convergence,” work by resident artists curated by Deborah Willis; Prospect.3: work by McArthur Binion, Los Jaichackers, Akosua Adoma Owusu and Hayal Pozanti; both through Jan. 25, 2015. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery. com — “Guns in the Hands of Artists,” decommissioned guns repurposed as art, through Jan. 24, 2015. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery offsite location. 3919 St. Claude Ave. — “Chapel of the Almighty Dollar,” outdoor installation by Dan Tague, through Jan. 25, 2015. Kevin Gillentine Gallery. 3917 Magazine St., (504) 8910509; www.kevingillentine. com — “Duck Blinds,” photographs by Nell Campbell, through December. La Madama Bazarre. 910 Royal St., (504) 236-5076; www.lamadamabazarre.com — Mixed-media group exhibition featuring Jane Talton, LaTeefah Wright, Sean Yseult, Darla Teagarden and others, ongoing. LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “An Abstract Master Rediscovered,” work by Dusti Bonge; “Unseen Works of Paul Ninas,” paintings by the late artist; both through Dec. 27. Loyola University, Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery. Monroe Library, fourth floor, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 861-5456 — “Leftovers,” work by Tasheka Arceneaux Sutton; “Reconciliation,” work by Peter Biarritz; both through Jan. 15, 2015. M. Francis Gallery. 1938 Burgundy St., (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 — New work by Douglas Hofmann, through Friday. Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.

Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection

It’s no secret Sydney and Walda Besthoff are big-time art lovers, but the size of their photorealist painting collection, which takes up the back half of NOMA’s first-floor galleries, may come as a surprise. It is clearly one of America’s best, and if anyone wants to see what masterPhotorealism: The Sydney and ful, bravura painting looks like, this is the place. While not fully THRU understood, photorealism is important because of what it Walda Besthoff Collection JAN reveals about how people have come to see the world. Painting New Orleans Museum of Art, as we know it was defined during the Renaissance by the New Orleans City Park, depth perspective revealed through early optical devices. Some1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, times the lens was just a pin hole in a dark enclosure, but the perspective it revealed has shaped our worldview ever since. (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org Without even trying, people learned to see optical perspective over the centuries by looking at images and illustrations. The invention of photography in the 19th century mechanized that process. Photographs came across as truth, but when photorealism appeared in the 1960s, the human hand re-emerged as an arbiter of reality. Photorealism records reflections and other details the way a camera sees them, which ironically enables the painter’s hand to create hyper-real images — like Charles Bell’s dazzling painting Cat’s Eye and the Best of ’Em, a swirl of laser-sharp reflections, and Peter Maier’s impossibly crisp and sleek views of antique cars — that seem more vivid than photographs. But photorealism at its best reveals the subtler magic that underlies our ordinary, everyday world; if we are receptive to it. In Richard Estes’ 1991 New York street scene, Citarella Fish Company (pictured), or Davis Cone’s 1984 view of the Happy Hour theater on Magazine Street, the canvas seems to breathe with the sheer presence of those times and places. Such works suggest a special insight that, as the late novelist David Foster Wallace put it, “has everything to do with simple awareness; awareness of what is real and essential, yet so hidden in plain sight all around us.” — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

martinechaissongallery.com — “A Dot Red,” photogravures by Christa Blackwood, through Jan. 31, 2015. May Gallery and Residency. 2839 N. Robertson St., Suite 105, (504) 316-3474; www.themayspace.com — Prospect.3: “Meka Jean: How She Got Good,” installation by Tameka Norris, through Jan. 25, 2015. New Orleans Community Printshop & Darkroom. 1201 Mazant St.; www.nolacommunityprintshop.wordpress. com — “Portraits of place, self and obsession,” photographs by Breonne DeDecker, Meg Turner and Colin Roberson, through December. New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www. neworleansglassworks.com — “Art d’Hiver,” glass sculpture by Gerald Haessig and print work by Cathy DeYoung, through Dec. 30; “Insomnia,” watercolor prints by Henry Miller, through Jan. 31, 2015. New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance. org — “Skins, Shells and Meats,” assemblages by Elizabeth Stone, through Jan. 20, 2015.

NOCCA Riverfront. 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www. nocca.com — “Sabor-Saber-Saver,” photo installation by Cristina Molina, through Jan. 29, 2015. 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 — Photography by Joe Zammit-Lucia, through Dec. 27. Reynolds-Ryan Art Gallery. Isidore Newman School, 5333 Danneel St., (504) 896-6369; www.newmanschool.org — “Artist Spaces: New Orleans,” photographs by Tina Freeman, through Dec. 17. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Works by Vitrice McMurry, Lauren Thomas, Sabine Chadborn, Cathy DeYoung and others, ongoing. Scott Edwards Photography Gallery. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “Borrowed Relics: The Last of the Large Polaroid

Transfers,” photography by Anna Tomczak; “Juju,” photographs by Sandra Russell Clark; both through Feb. 7, 2015. Sophie Lvoff at 3422. 3422 St. Claude Ave.; www.facebook. com/sophielvoff3422 — Photographs by Sophie T. Lvoff, through Jan. 25, 2015. Soren Christensen Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — “New Light,” abstract paintings by Karen Scharer; “Dream Eternal,” photographs by Nicolas Bruno; both through Dec. 30; group exhibition by William Dunlap, Audra Kohout, Steven Seinberg, Thomas Swanston, Jamali and Ed Smith, ongoing. Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www. stellajonesgallery.com — “Another Southern Journey,” work by Ed Clark, Bruce Davenport Jr., Charles Simms and Leonard Maiden, through Jan. 3, 2015. Steve Martin Studios. 624 Julia St., (504) 566-1390; www. stevemartinfineart.com — Artisan Juncture Group Show featuring Gustavo Duque, Travis Linde, Amy Boudreaux, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Jedd Haas, Steven Soltis and others, ongoing.

Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www.facebook. com/nolaartsalon — “Down the Hatch,” new work by Wendell Bruins and Angel Perdomo; new print work by Jono Goodman; both through Dec. 28. Tulane University, Carroll Gallery. Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2228; www.carrollgallery.tulane.edu — “Tulane Contemporary.3,” new work by seven professors in Tulane’s Newcomb Art Department, through Jan. 25, 2015. UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno.edu — Prospect.3: work by Christopher Myers and the Propeller Group: Phunam, Matt Lucero and Tuan Andrew Nguyen, through Jan. 25, 2015. Upstairs at 3308 Magazine Street. 3308 Magazine St. — “The Nature of Now,” new work by 14 artists addressing Louisiana ecology, through Jan. 24, 2015. Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www. vieuxcarregallery.com — Work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing. Whisnant Galleries. 343 Royal St., (504) 524-9766; www. whisnantgalleries.com — PAGE 60

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Gallery Twenty-One Fourteen. 2114 Decatur St., (504) 875-2110; www.gallerytwentyonefourteen.com — “Things That Go Bump in the Night,” work by Ben Gregory, Margaret Minezer, MRSA, Pauly Lingerfelt, Senan O’Connor, Katy Weidemann and Chez Marie, through Jan. 25, 2015.

Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — “B is for Banana, Bayou and Bungalow,” paintings by Carol Hillock, through December.

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Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textiles and porcelain, ongoing. Xavier University. 1 Drexel Drive, (504) 486-7411; www.xula. edu — Graphic design by Angie Unger, through Friday; paintings by Deirdre Dyson, through Jan. 16, 2015; Prospect.3: work by Lonnie Holley, through Jan. 25, 2015.

SPARE SPACES Algiers Regional Library. 3014 Holiday Drive, Algiers, (504) 529-7323; www.nutrias. org — “Edna Karr project,” photographs by Akasha Rabut; “Danger Shelter Opportunity,” photographs by James Osborne IV; through December. Cafe Luna. 802 Nashville Ave., (504) 333-6833; www.facebook. com/cafeluna504 — “The Fix Is Now In,” work by Mario Ortiz, ongoing. Chateau Curioso. 641 Caffin Ave., (718) 757-8119 — “Paper/ Weight,” photo-based work by Stacy Greene, Jill Stoll and Maria Levitsky, through Monday. Etoile Polaire Lodge #1. 1433 N. Rampart St. — “Cry Me A River,” group show curated by Janet Levy, through Jan. 25, 2015.

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

Faubourg Wines. 2805 St. Claude Ave., (504) 342-2217; www.facebook.com/faubourgwines — “Polaroids 19881998” by Elizabeth Shannon, through December. Hey! Cafe. 4332 Magazine St., (504) 891-8682; www.heycafe.biz — “The Pines,” photographs by Eric Adams, through Monday. LA46. 2232 St. Claude Ave., (504) 220-5177; www.louisiana46.com — “Jazz, Jazzland & All That Jazz,” photographs by Skip Bolen, ongoing.

New Orleans Public Library. 219 Loyola Ave., (504) 529-7323; www.nutrias.org — “From Common and Basin to Tulane and Loyola: 150 Years of Change in Our Neighborhood,” photographs and documents of neighborhood transformation, ongoing. Newcomb College Center for Research on Women. Caroline Richardson Hall, 62 Newcomb Place, (504) 865-5238 — “A.I.R. Pioneers,” portraits by Judy Cooper, through December. Ochsner Art Walk 1. 1315 Jefferson Highway, (504) 842-3900; www.ochsner.org — “Roots~Redemption,” photographs by Emerson Matabele, through December. Ochsner Art Walk 2. 1516 Jefferson Highway, (504) 842-4000; www.ochsner.org — “Marsh Fog Series,” photographs by Dean Cavalier, through December. Rabbit Ears. 8225 Oak St., (985) 212-0274; www.facebook.com/ rabbitearsnola — “Five in Four: A Family Archive,” photographs by five generations of a family tree, through Jan. 25, 2015. Siberia. 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — “For When Goblins Sit Down,” mixed media by MILAGROS and Miss Pussycat, through Jan. 25, 2015. St. Alphonsus Church. 2025 Constance St., (504) 524-8116; www.stalphonsusneworleans. com — “I am not garbage,” mixed media by Mike Kilgore, through Jan. 25, 2015. Surrey’s Cafe & Juice Bar. 1418 Magazine St., 4807 Magazine St., (504) 524-3828; www.surreyscafeandjuicebar.com — “21st Century Photographs,” by Natasha Sanchez (at 1418 Magazine St. location); group exhibition by Will Smith, Mardi Claw and Tamar Taylor; both ongoing. Treme Market Branch Building. 800 N. Claiborne Ave. — Prospect.3: work by Gary Simmons, through Jan. 25, 2015.

Tulane University. School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Collins C. Diboll Auditorium, 1440 Canal St. — “MotherShip II: Selections from the MotherShip Series,” mixed media by Dawn DeDeaux, through Jan. 25, 2015. Tulane University. 6823 St. Charles Ave., (504) 862-8000; www.bamboulanola.tumblr. com — “BAMBOULA / NOLA,” 12 sound art installations throughout campus in partnership with May Gallery, through Jan. 25, 2015. Tulane University School of Architecture. Richardson Memorial Hall, 6823 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-5389; www. tulane.edu — “Don’t Break the Exacto Knife,” tintypes by David Armentor, through Monday. United Bakery. 1325 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 495-6863 — Bas reliefs by Tamar Taylor, through Jan. 31, 2015. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center. 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net — “The Perpetual Instant,” group photography exhibition selected by Grant Hamilton, through Jan. 25, 2015.

MUSEUMS Ashe Cultural Arts Center. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “If We Had Our Way – Experiencing Joy in the Lives of Women and Girls,” photographs by Douglas Redd and Jeffrey Cook, through December; Prospect.3: work by Kerry James Marshall, through Jan. 25, 2015; “The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present,” an educational panel display, through Feb. 28, 2015. George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art. 2003 Carondelet St., (504) 586-7432; www.themckennamuseum.com — “Queens Rule!” portraits, attire and art

inspired by Mardi Gras Indian queens, through March 14, 2015; Prospect.3: work by Carrie Mae Weems, through Jan. 25, 2015. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc. org — “Andrew Jackson: Hero of New Orleans”, through March 29, 2015; hand-carved decoy ducks, ongoing. Le Musee de F.P.C. 2336 Esplanade Ave., (504) 233-0384; www. facebook.com/lemuseedefpc — “Revelations of Goddesses,” paintings by Eleanor Merritt, through Jan. 25, 2015. Longue Vue House and Gardens. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue.com — Prospect 3: work by Shigeru Ban, Camille Henrot and Jose Antonio Vega Macotela, through Jan. 25, 2015. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “Krewe of Hermes: The Diamond Jubilee,” an overview of the Carnival organization, through December; “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing. New Orleans African American Museum. 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., (504) 566-1136; www.noaam.com — Prospect.3: work by Zarouhie Abdalian, through Jan. 25, 2015. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma. org — Prospect.3: work by Tarsila do Amaral, Frederick J. Brown, Huguette Caland, Ed Clark, Andrea Fraser, Paul Gauguin, Jeffrey Gibson and Alma Thomas; “Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda

Besthoff Collection,” group exhibition of paintings; both through Jan. 25, 2015; “Orientalism: Taking and Making,” European and American art influenced by Middle Eastern, North African and East Asian cultures, through Feb. 1, 2015; “Degas’ Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,” Edgar Degas’ Little Dancer sculpture and related work, through March 1, 2015; “Photo-Unrealism,” group exhibition of abstract and surreal photography, through March 15, 2015; “Forever,” mural by Odili Donald Odita, through April 30, 2015. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “Self-Taught, Outsider and Visionary Art from the collection of Richard Gasperi”; “Self-Processing — Instant Photography,” instant film photography group exhibition; both through Jan. 4, 2015. Prospect.3: “Basquiat and the Bayou,” paintings and works on paper by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Prospect.3: work by Herbert Singleton, Keith Calhoun, Chandra McCormick and Benny Andrews; both through Jan. 25, 2015. Old U.S. Mint. 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www.crt. state.la.us/museum/properties/ usmint — Pictures of the Year International, images from the Missouri School of Journalism’s photojournalism competition; “Keeping Time,” photographs of Louisiana’s musical history; both through Feb. 28, 2015.

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — Prospect.3: work by Will Ryman, through Jan. 25, 2015. Williams Research Center. 410 Chartres St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org/willcent.htm — “Studio, Street, Self: Portrait Photographs from the Historic New Orleans Collection”, through Feb. 28, 2015.

CALL FOR ARTISTS ArtFields competition. The competition seeks art for a combined $100,000 in cash prizes. The festival runs from April 24 to May 2, 2015. Visit www. artfieldssc.org for details. Gravier Street Social. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St.; www.gravierstreetsocial.com — The social club seeks art for monthly group shows. Artists should work on canvas, mixed media or board with paint, collage or ink. Deadline Jan. 9, 2015. Louisiana River Arts College Art Contest. The contest seeks art from students attending accredited Louisiana colleges. Cash prizes are awarded. Visit www.rwnaf.org/contest, email emilyyoung@rwnaf.org or call (318) 865-4201, ext. 130, for details. Deadline Feb. 1, 2015.

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

Platforms Fund. A collaboration of Press Street, Ashe Cultural Arts Center and Pelican Bomb, the fund provides grants of up to $5,000 for artist-driven projects that engage the community. Deadline Jan. 20, 2015. Visit www.platformsfund. org for more information.

Southern Food & Beverage Museum. 1504 Oretha C. Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www. southernfood.org — “Happy Happy Happy!” photographs from S. Louise Neal’s Birthday Cake Project, ongoing.

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

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HOLIDAY The Amazing Acro-Cats: Meowy Catmas. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Trained cats jump through hoops, walk a tightrope and run an obstacle course in this feline circus with a holiday theme. 7 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. A Christmas Carol: The Musical. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — The musical version of Charles Dickens’ holiday story features music by Alan Menken. General tickets $37, seniors $35, students and military $32. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

A Christmas Carol. Loyola University New Orleans, Marquette Theatre, Marquette Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2074; www.montage.

Christmas on the Bayou. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 8931671; www.playmakersinc. com — Frank Levy and Bonnie Wood direct a holiday play about Adrien Rouquette, a 19th-century Catholic missionary who served among the Choctaw people in St. Tammany Parish. Tickets $8. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. A Christmassacre Story. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.theshadowboxtheatre. com — The gory Christmas comedy is a mashup of holiday television specials and horror movies, featuring live actors, puppets and musical guests. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Thursday; 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Fleur de Tease Presents: The Nutcracker. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 5698361; www.oneeyedjacks.net — The burlesque version of the holiday classic stars Chris Lane as Clara and Madame

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Mystere as the nutcracker doll. 10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Christmas. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www.midcitytheatre.com — Grenadine McGunkle (Dorian Rush) and her cousins (Ashley Ricord Santos, Lisa Picone Love) host last-minute Christmas speed dating at the Everlasting Arms Motor Park. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday. The Naughty List: A XXXMas. Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Ginger Licious, Ben Wisdom, Roxie le Rouge and others star in Slow Burn Burlesque’s holiday show. Tickets start at $15. 10 p.m. Friday. The Nightmare Before Christmas Burlesque. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-8676; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com — Remy Dee directs a burlesque performance based on Tim Burton’s animated holiday movie. 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 9 p.m. Monday. The Nutcracker. Jesuit High School Auditorium, 4133 Banks St., (504) 486-6631; www.lhballet.com/balletlouisiane — Students from Lelia Haller Ballet Classique and the Ballet Louisiane company perform Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic. Tickets $20, children $10. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday. When the Oldest Baby Jesus Got Lost. Mandeville Community Center, 3090 E. Causeway Approach — Jason Leader directs a humorous, family-friendly Christmas nativity story that starts with a children’s chorus and a missing manger doll.

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A Christmas Carol. Anthony Bean Community Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 862-7529; www.anthonybeantheater.com — Harold X. Evans stars as Scrooge in a performance of Charles Dickens’ classic, featuring contemporary Christmas carols. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

loyno.edu — Southern Rep’s holiday production stars John “Spud” McConnell as Scrooge and Donald Lewis as Bob Cratchit. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

In Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, it’s easy for a director to produce laughs with a drunk and insistent Sir Toby Belch and a pompous Malvolio, who is tricked into believing Countess Olivia has fallen in love with him. Olivia is often played simply as mourning and lonely, having recently lost her father and brother. In The NOLA Project’s production at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), Cecile Twelfth Night DEC Monteyne gives Olivia a lighter mood and comic side, and a strong cast makes it a colorful and 7:30 p.m. Tue., entertaining evening in the museum’s Great Hall. Thu. & Sun. Much of the action, starting with the shipNew Orleans wreck and a flurry of blue fabric waves, comes Museum of Art, spilling down the grand stairs at the back of the 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle Great Hall, and there’s a small playing space in the center of the hall blocked off by seating on (504) 658-4100 three sides. The action also swirls behind the www.noma.org or audience, in the aisles and on the balcony above, www.nolaproject.com and that works well with the play’s merry sense of confusion, with concealed gender identity, strangers arriving from different directions and pranksters spying on their target. Twins Viola (Kristin Witterschein) and Sebastian (Joel Derby) are separated by the shipwreck, and Viola believes her brother has died. She dresses as a man and meets Orsino (James Bartelle), who is pursuing Olivia but patiently waiting for her mourning to end. Viola, made over as Cesario, seeks to serve Olivia, who becomes smitten with the handsome stranger. Meanwhile, Sir Toby (Jared Gore) is having a drunken, outlandishly good time with the help of a wonderful enabler, Maria (Danielle Doyen). Toby is Olivia’s uncle and feels entitled to his rowdy fun, but her servant and would-be suitor Malvolio (Keith Claverie) tries to put a lid on the good times. Andrew Aguecheek (Sam Dudley) arrives and is enticed into the mischief of planting a forged letter to Malvolio — supposedly detailing what Olivia finds attractive about him. An oblivious Cesario is wooed with increasing fervor by the countess, and Monteyne makes Olivia vulnerable in a very funny and sweet way. She’s also wonderfully horrified by the crassness of Sir Toby and her servants. The production is well-paced, but director A.J. Allegra has a keen ear for the script, and he has the cast savor clever turns of phrase, and even single words, for maximum impact. He also maintains just the right tone throughout. Claverie’s Malvolio is funny as a presumptuous lesser member of Olivia’s court and pitiable as a dupe. The schedule is irregular — Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday through this weekend — but it’s well worth finding time in your schedule while this show is up at NOMA. — WILL COVIELLO

STAGE LISTINGS 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

THEATER Africa Umoja. Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www.africaumoja. com — The internationally touring musical celebrates South African culture and freedom through music, drumming and dance. Tickets start at $32. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Disney Junior Live: Pirate and Princess Adventure. UNO Lakefront Arena, 6801 Franklin Ave., (504) 280-7171; www.arena. uno.edu — The musical adventure features characters from two Disney Junior television series. Tickets start at $26. 7 p.m. Thursday; 10:30 a.m., 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. Friday. The Odd Couple. Timberlane Country Club, 1 Timberlane Drive, (504) 367-5010; www. timberlanecc.com — The female version of Neil Simon’s comedy stars Ramona Tyler as Florence and Sandy Bravender as Olive. Tickets $50. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

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Pat Bourgeois’ Debauchery. Mid-City Theatre, 3540 Toulouse St., (504) 488-1460; www. midcitytheatre.com — The live soap opera stars an uptown family with a downtown mom. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Twelfth Night; or, What You Will. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The NOLA Project stages a production of Shakespeare’s comedy about shipwrecked twins in the museum’s Great Hall. General tickets $24, museum members and children $18. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday.

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY Beach Blanket Burlesque. Tiki Tolteca, 301 N. Peters St., (504) 267-4406; www.facebook. com/tikitolteca — GoGo McGregor hosts a burlesque show. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Bits & Jiggles. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — The show mixes comedy and burlesque. 9 p.m. Monday. Burlesque Ballroom. Royal Sonesta Hotel (Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse), 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2331; www.sonesta.com/royalneworleans — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly 1960s-style burlesque show featuring music by Romy Kaye and the Brent Walsh Jazz Trio. 11:50 p.m. Friday.

Creole Sweet Tease Burlesque Show. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 522-5400; www.creolesweettease.com — Trixie Minx leads a burlesque performance featuring music by Jayna Morgan and the Creole Syncopators Jazz Band. 9 p.m. Friday. Sunday School. The BEATnik, 1638 Clio St., (504) 648-7998 — The burlesque and variety show features the Rev. Spooky LeStrange & Her Billion Dollar Baby Dolls. Cover $5. 9 p.m. Sunday. Talk Nerdy to Me. Dragon’s Den, 435 Esplanade Ave.; www. myspace.com/dragonsdennola — The weekly sci-fi-themed revue features burlesque performers, comedians and sideshow acts. 7 p.m. Saturday.

OPERA Hansel and Gretel. New Orleans Opera Guild Home, 2504 Prytania St., (504) 2679539; www.operaguildhome. org — Families enjoy seasonal treats, crafts and a 45-minute interactive children’s opera by the MetroPelican Opera. Adult tickets $15 in advance, $18 at the door; children’s tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 11 a.m. Saturday.

COMEDY 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. 9 p.m. Monday. Chris & Tami. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Comedy theater founders Chris Trew and Tami Nelson perform free weekly improv. 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf. com — The New Movement presents a stand-up comedy showcase. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform. An open mic follows. 8 p.m. Thursday. Comedy Sportz. 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.

Cram It In. The BEATnik, 1638 Clio St., (504) 648-7998 — Massive Fraud presents an openmic comedy show hosted by Joe Cardosi. 7 p.m. Friday. Dave Chappelle. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola. com — The comedian and star of Chappelle’s Show returns for his first New Orleans show since 2004. 7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m. Thursday. Give ’Em the Light Open-Mic Comedy Show. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues. com — Leon Blanda hosts the showcase. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Johnny Rock. C. Beever’s Bar of Music, 2507 N. Woodlawn Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-9401 — Comedian Johnny Rock hosts an open-mic comedy night. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Laf-A-Lot. Occasions Entertainment Hall, 7122 Downman Rd., (504) 314-6050 — Blowfish hosts Southern comics at an open mic. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Laugh & Sip. The Wine Bistro, 1011 Gravier St., (504) 606-6408; www.facebook.com/thewinebistrono — Mark Caesar and DJ Cousin Cav host the weekly showcase of local comedians. 8 p.m. Thursday. 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. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts the series, which features a booked showcase and open mic. 9 p.m. Sunday. Sketch Comedy. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www. sketchycharacters.net — The Sketchy Characters perform sketch comedy. 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 8659190; www.carrolltonstation. com — The weekly open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. 9 p.m. Wednesday.

AUDITIONS Les Miserables children’s auditions. Teatro Wego!, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego, (504) 885-2000; www.jpas.org — Jefferson Performing Arts Society auditions child roles for its upcoming production. Child roles are open to people of all ages under 52 inches tall. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

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TUESDAY 9 Artisans’ Emporium. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324; www.slidelllittletheatre.org — The Olde Towne Arts Center hosts an arts and crafts market featuring jewelry, pottery, sculpture and more. Tuesday-Sunday.

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Criminal Law Forum. First Emanuel Baptist Church, 1829 Carondelet St., (504) 524-8891; www.firstemanuelbaptistchurch.org — Judge Sandra Cabrina Jenkins moderates a panel discussion on the justice system, community responsibility and events in Ferguson, Missouri. 6:30 p.m.

Hour of Code. Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad St., (504) 596-2675; www. nutrias.org — Participants work on self-guided computer science activities. No experience necessary. Bring a smart phone, tablet or laptop if possible. Tuesday-Thursday, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It’s All About the Music Bike Ride. Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 658-3200; www. facebook.com/groups/nolasocialride — The cyclists of NOLA Social Ride cruise around the city, stopping along the way to enjoy live music. 6 p.m. Kundalini Yoga. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Sally Dunn leads a yoga practice incorporating postures, breath and mantras. Non-members $5. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. NOLA for Life Symposium. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234; www.nolaforlife. org/symposium — The mayor’s anti-violence initiative hosts a two-day meeting. Visit website to register. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sparkling Wine Class. Windsor Court Hotel, 300 Gravier St., (504) 522-1994; www.windsorcourthotel. com — Sommelier John Mitchell explains sparkling wines including Cava, Champagne and domestic selections. Fee $60. Call to RSVP. 7 p.m. Taste & Tour. New Orleans East Hospital, 5620 Read Blvd., (504) 592-6600; www. noehospital.org — The hospital invites the community to tour its new facilities, enjoy holiday refreshments and meet Santa. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Toddler Time. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — The museum hosts activities for children ages 3 and under and their parents or caregivers. Non-members $8. 10:30 a.m. Yoga at the Cabildo. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — Yogis of all experience levels practice in the Cabildo gallery. Non-members $12. 7:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY 10 Annual Meeting & Headquarters Ribbon Cutting. Urban League of Greater New Orleans, 4640 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 620-2332; www.urbanleagueneworleans.org — The Urban League celebrates its new office and holds its annual meeting. 11 a.m. Barbershop Meetings. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — Peter Nahkid leads the men’s discussion. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Doll collecting talk. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — Longtime

doll collectors Berha C. Irons, Mary E. Stewart and Barbara C. Duhe discuss their collection, currently on display at the library. 7 p.m. Harrison Avenue Marketplace. Harrison Avenue Marketplace, 801 Harrison Ave.; www.harrisonavenuemarketplace.org — The market features food, arts, crafts, children’s activities and music. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Nature Walk and Titivation. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature. org — Guests tour natural habitats and learn to prune plants along the trail. 1 p.m. White Glove Wednesdays. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — Curator Eric Rivets gives visitors a chance to wear original military uniforms and equipment. 9 a.m. YLC Volunteer Awards. Freret Street Publiq House, 4528 Freret St., (504) 826-9912; www.ylcnola.org — The Young Leadership Council’s holiday party includes an awards presentation and networking. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

THURSDAY 11 Battle of Lake Borgne Bicentennial. Fort Pike State Historic Site, 27100 Chef Menteur Hwy.; (985) 255-9171 — The bicentennial features reenactments, cooking demonstrations and living histories from the War of 1812. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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. Downton Abbey & Tea Talk. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 8381190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — The library and WYES present an advance screening of the Downton Abbey season 5 premiere, and staff from Vianne’s Tea House in Mandeville demonstrate English tea service. 7 p.m. Holiday Open House. Ronald McDonald House, 4403 Canal St., (504) 4866668; www.rmhc-nola.org — Visitors enjoy refreshments and view renovated guest rooms at the charity house for families of chil-

dren undergoing medical treatment. Email rsvp@ rmhc-nola.org or call to RSVP. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Role of Privateers. Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www. crt.state.la.us/museum/ properties/usmint — Robert Freeman and Thais Solano discuss the history of commissioning private ships for war in the U.S. and Latin America. 6 p.m. Sistahs Making a Change. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — Women of all experience levels are invited to dance, talk and dine together at this health-centered event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Young Audiences Holiday Celebration. Martine Chaisson Gallery, 727 Camp St., (504) 523-3525; www.martinechaissongallery.com — The benefit for the after-school arts program features food, a raffle and music by Julio y Cesar. Tickets $100. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

FRIDAY 12 Buddy Break. Lafayette Square, 601 S. Maestri Place; www.jeffersonspca. org for details — Downtown workers enjoy a free lunchtime walk with an adoptable shelter dog from the Jefferson SPCA. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cafe Hope Presents: Hope & Holidays on the Natchez. Steamboat Natchez, Toulouse Street Wharf, (504) 586-8777; www.steamboatnatchez.com — The benefit for the culinary job training organization features food, auctions and music by Luther Kent & the Dukes of Dixieland. Tickets $100. 7 p.m. Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — This week’s event includes an artist talk, music by saxophonist Calvin Johnson Jr. and a screening of Blue Velvet. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Hope & Holidays on the Natchez. Steamboat Natchez, Toulouse Street Wharf, (504) 586-8777; www.steamboatnatchez. com — The benefit for youth culinary program Cafe Hope features food, auctions, and music by Luther Kent & The Dukes of Dixieland. 7 p.m. Jazz & Heritage Center Grand Opening. New

Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart St., 558-6100; www.jazzandheritage.org — The gala opening features music by saxophonist Edward “Kidd” Jordan and children Kent, Marlon, Rachel and Stephanie Jordan. 8 p.m. NOLAW. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 5698361; www.nolaw.org — The women of New Orleans Ladies Arm Wrestling compete. Proceeds benefit the New Orleans Abortion Fund. Tickets $5. 10 p.m. Santa’s Sexy Workshop. Bywater Wonderland, 3405 Royal St.; www.artful.ly/ store/events/4696 — The fundraiser for theatrical company ArtSpot Productions features performances, auctions, massages, caroling and food by Cake Cafe. Tickets $75. 8 p.m.

SATURDAY 13 Archives and Cultural Preservation. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St., (504) 5686968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — Leon Miller of Tulane’s Louisiana Research Collection discusses the Collection’s Civil War archives, including papers from Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis. 1 p.m. Cardinal Cardio Challenge. Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www.auduboninstitute.org — St. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s family fun run and walk benefits the Community Commitment Education Center. Tickets $10. 9 a.m. Children’s Art Workshop. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 5237945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Artists Mike Boyle and Jenn Chenevert teach children to make snowglobes and ornaments. Suggested donation $5. Call or email artboxrhino@gmail.com to register. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Copyright Workshop for Visual Arts. Propeller Incubator, 4035 Washington Ave., (504) 564-7816; www. gopropeller.org — Artists learn about basic project contracts and their rights to their work at this free session. 11 a.m. Craft Fair at Lee Lane. Walker Alley Tea Garden, corner of Lee Lane & Walker Alley — The Covington craft market features art, crafts, collectables, live music and treats. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

EVENT LISTINGS Free health screenings. Columbia Parc Health Center, 3943 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 529-5558; www.stthomaschc.org — Attendees receive health screenings and assistance with health insurance or Medicaid enrollment. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jazz Yoga. Jazz National Historical Park, 916 N. Peters St., (504) 589-4841 — Susan Landry leads a free class featuring meditational jazz piano. 10 a.m. Krewe Delusion Fundraiser. The Den of Muses, Architect Street between Port and St. Ferdinand streets — The fundraiser for Roots of Music and Women with a Vision features a silent auction and performances by DJ T-Roy, Damion Neville, Gris Gris Strut and more. Tickets $8. 9 p.m. Louisiana Champions Day. Fair Grounds Race Course, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 9481285; www.fgno.com — Top thoroughbred horses race for over $1 million in the Louisiana version of the Breeders’ Cup. First post at noon. 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. This week’s event features a special gathering of more than 15 local Etsy sellers. Visit www.facebook.com/etsynola for details. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Safari After Dark. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www. auduboninstitute.org — Families enjoy educational overnight camping and play a Hunger Games-themed game of predator and prey on the zoo grounds. 5:30 p.m.

TCA 50th Anniversary Gala. Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras St., (504) 875-2659; www.tca-nola.org — The gala for anti-poverty agency Total Community Action includes a dinner, recognition ceremony and dancing. Tickets start at $75. 7 p.m. Yoga. 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 classes in the sculpture garden. Non-members $5. 8 a.m.

SUNDAY 14 Myasthenia Gravis Holiday Party. Don’s Seafood Hut, 4801 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 889-1550; www. donsseafoodonline.com/metairie — The Myasthenia Gravis Resource Group’s holiday dinner features an update on medical research about the disease. Tickets $25. Email tommy.santora@arlaw.com or call (504) 376-7474 to RSVP. 5 p.m. SoFAB Cooking Demo. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org — Local chefs cook their signature dishes. 2 p.m. Tipitina’s Foundation’s Sunday Youth Music Workshop. Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas.

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Swap Meet NOLA. 3525 Bienville St., (504) 813-5370; www.swapmeetnola.com — The event includes a farmers market, flea market and art market. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

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HOLIDAY EVENTS

Breakfast with Santa. Clearview Mall, 4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8850202; www.clearviewmall.com — Families meet Santa and the elves at a breakfast benefitting Children’s Hospital. Tickets $5. 10 a.m. Saturday.

Cajun Christmas. Southeast Louisiana Refuges Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters (Bayou Lacombe Centre), 61389 Hwy. 434, (985) 882-2000; www.fws.gov — Families enjoy hot chocolate, cookies, a free visit with Santa and camellia blooms on the Bayou Gardens trails. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Candelight Christmas Tour. Fairview-Riverside State Park, 119 Fairview Drive, Madisonville, (985) 792-4652 — Visitors learn about the history of Christmas celebrations at the Otis House Museum, sing carols and enjoy cookies and cider. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Caroling at Palmer Park. Palmer Park, South Claiborne and Carrollton avenues — The choir of Matar Dolorosa Catholic Church hosts a sing-a-long with an appearance from Santa. Donations of non-perishable food, cash and checks are accepted for Second Harvest. 6 p.m. Sunday. Celebration in the Oaks. New Orleans City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 488-2896; www.celebrationintheoaks.com — The festival of lights draws 165,000 people to City Park for light displays, dancers, a carousel and a train ride. Admission $8. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

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Christmas “Bizarre.” Snake & Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge, 7612 Oak St., 861-2802; www. snakeandjakes.com — The self-proclaimed Christmas Club hosts a gift market featuring art, jewelry and more. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Christmas Past & Winter on the Water. Mandeville Lakefront — The daytime street festival features more than 40 vendors along Girod Street. A holiday parade begins at 4 p.m., proceeding from the harbor to the gazebo, where there’s live music, a tree lighting and boat parade. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Christmas Under the Stars. Griffith Park, 333 Erlanger St., Slidell — The holiday celebration features live music, decorations and visits from Mr. and Mrs. Claus. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Creative Journeys in Judaism. Touro Synagogue, 4238 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-4843; www.tourosynagogue.com — Artist Kim Phillips leads a Jewish paper-cutting workshop that also includes a religious study session, lunch and havdalah ceremony. Tickets $18. Email melissa@tourosynagogue.com to RSVP. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Freretstivus Market. Freret Market, corner of Freret Street and Napoleon Avenue, (504) 638-2589; www.freretmarket.org — The holiday gift market features 90 local vendors of food, art and collectibles, plus music by the Tin Men and Coot. Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. I’m A Dancer Christmas Fling. Club Silhouette, 3505 N. Hullen St., Metairie, (504) 885-1771; www.facebook.com/imadancerno — I’m a Dancer dance club hosts its annual Christmas party featuring dance performances, open dancing, a raffle and a visit from dancing Santa. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Hats Off to the Holiday. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm. org — Families don holiday hats to decorate gingerbread houses and build indoor snow-

men at the children’s museum. Tickets $8.50; members free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Holiday Caroling. Washington Square, between Elysian Fields Avenue and Frenchmen Street, (888) 312-0812; www.faubourgmarigny. org — Santa and the Phister Sisters lead carols as guests enjoy hot chocolate and treats at the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association’s annual event. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Holiday Extravaganza. New Orleans Public Library, Main Library, 219 Loyola Ave., (504) 5962602 — The library’s free holiday party includes crafts, food and more. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Holiday Home Tour. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www. trinitynola.com — The Preservation Resource Center’s home tours feature holiday decor and live music at private residences in the Garden District. Tickets $40 in advance, $45 day of. 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Holiday In the Park. Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie, (504) 838-4389; www. lafrenierepark.org — The park’s holiday celebration features light displays, a carousel, ornament decorating and Christmas characters. Admission $3 per car. Dusk to 9:45 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, dusk to 11:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Holiday on the Boulevard. Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, 1600-1700 blocks, (504) 528-1806; www.ashecac.org — Friday includes a Kwanzaa demonstration and kids’ African cultural activity, followed by an open house luncheon at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center. Saturday includes a gift market, fashion show, book signings, live music and dancing. 10 a.m. Friday, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday. Holidays in the Piazza. Piazza d’Italia, 377 Poydras St.; www.americanitalianculturalcenter.com — The holiday event features classic Italian and Christmas music, an Italian market and food vendors. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 day of. 4 p.m. Sunday. Latkes with a Twist. Bellocq, Hotel Modern, 936 St. Charles Ave., (504) 962-0900; www. thehotelmodern.com — The Hanukkah cele-

Running of the Santas. Costumed revelers line up at the start of the Running of the Santas. The event kicks off at 3 p.m. Saturday at Barcadia (601 Tchoupitoulas St.) and ends up at Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Drive), where Big Sam’s Funky Nation performs. Tickets $15. Visit www.runningofthesantas. com/new-orleans for details. C O U R T E S Y RU N N I N G O F T H E S A N TA S

bration includes a latke bar, drinks, a silent auction and music by Mark Rubin & His Fellow Travelers. Proceeds benefit Jewish children’s literature program PJ Library. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday. Le Petit Noel. Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com — The holiday concert includes musicians Edward Anderson, Erica Falls, Evan Christopher, Wanda Rouzan and more. A reception at Tableau follows. Tickets $30. 8 p.m. Saturday. Miracle on Fulton Street. Fulton Street, at Poydras Street near Harrah’s Hotel; www.miracleonfulton.com — The holiday decorations on the pedestrian walk include faux snow, Christmas tree and a gingerbread St. Louis Cathedral. There’s live music from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Tuesday-Sunday. Noel des enfants. Alliance Francaise, 1519 Jackson Ave., (504) 568-0770; www.af-neworleans.org — Children enjoy holiday crafts, face painting, stories and photos with Papa Noel, while adults sample free French lessons. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. NOLA Christmas Fest. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 582-3000; www.mccno.com — The indoor festival features decorated trees, a gingerbread house competition, inflatables, crafts and activities. Weekends include an arts and crafts market. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Monday and Tuesday; noon to 9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Reindeer Run and Romp. Spanish Plaza, 1 Poydras St. — Kids participate in a holiday fun run on Canal Street and families enjoy games, crafts, yoga and a visit from Santa. 8 a.m. Saturday.

Running of the Santas. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive, (504) 568-1702; www. generationshall.com — Thousands of people dressed as Santa and other Christmas characters participate in the fun run, along with drink specials and music by Category 6 and Big Sam’s Funky Nation. 3 p.m. Saturday. Santa Paws NOLA. Lafayette Square, 601 S. Maestri Place, (504) 524-1227; www.santapawsnola2014.eventbrite.com — The LA/SPCA’s holiday pet parade proceeds from Lafayette Square to the Convention Center. Visit website for required pet registration. Call or email info@SantaPawsNOLA.com or call for details. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Toy Drive. Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8358000 — Saints player Joe Morgan and Pelicans player Russ Smith collect new, unwrapped gifts at a drive organized by Toys for Tots and United Way. 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Very Bad Santa Crawl. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.busting-loose.net/ santacrawl — Drinkers crawl French Quarter bars dressed as Santa and other holiday characters. Tickets $10 in advance, $20 day of. 5 p.m. Saturday. Yuletide Celebration. Chalmette Battlefield of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 8606 W. St. Bernard Hwy., Chalmette, (504) 589-2636; www.nps.gov/jela — Living history characters prepare the Malus-Beauregard House for a 19th-century Christmas and visitors create period decorations. 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

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MONDAY 15 Russel Honore. First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5212 S. Claiborne Ave., (504) 866-9010; www.firstuuno.org — The church’s Social Justice Committee hosts a lecture by the retired Army general, former leader of Joint Task Force Katrina and environmental activist. Honore also signs his book, Leadership in the New Normal. A reception follows. Email office@firstuuno.org for details. 7 p.m.

signs New Orleans Classic Creole Recipes. 6 p.m. Saturday. Kristin Russo, Dannielle Owens-Reid, Vivek Shraya. St. Matthew’s United Church of Christ, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-8196; www.centralstmatthewucc.com — The authors of This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids and God Loves Hair appear as part of a book tour organized by youth LGBTQ advocacy group Everyone Is Gay. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Leah Chase. Pop City, 3118 Magazine St. — The legendary Creole chef signs And Still I Cook. 1 p.m. Saturday.

Tai Chi/Chi Kung. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 6584100; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold leads the class in the museum’s art galleries. Call (504) 456-5000 for details. Non-members $5. 6 p.m.

Marvin Allen. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — The bar manager of the Carousel Bar discusses cocktails and his instructional book Magic in a Shaker. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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Morgan Murphy. Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St., (504) 648-1200; www.therooseveltneworleans.com — The food critic signs his Southern cookbook, Bourbon and Bacon. 6 p.m. Friday.

Cold•Cuts. Kajun’s Pub, 2256 St. Claude Ave., (504) 947-3735; www.kajunpub.com — The monthly poetry and performance series features three readers. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Frank Blazek. Pop City, 3118 Magazine St. — The children’s author and educator signs Phil and His Fabulous Feathers. 11 a.m. Saturday. 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. Friends of the Slidell Library Used Book Sale. Slidell Library, 555 Robert Blvd., (985) 6466470; www.sttammany.lib. la.us/slidell.html — The sale offers paperback, hardcover and children’s books for $3 or less. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Nonfiction writing workshop. Room 220, 3718 St. Claude Ave.; www.press-street.com/ room220 — The workshop includes instruction, writing prompts and guided writing. This month’s theme is “Gifts.” Admission $10. 7 p.m. Sunday. On Painting discussion. New Orleans Public Library, Mid-City Branch, 3700 Orleans Ave. — Artists Piero Golia and and Jennifer Odem discuss the Italian Renaissance and Leon Battista Alberti’s 1435 treatise On Painting as part of P.3Reads. 6 p.m. Thursday. Ralph Adamo, Ava Leavall Haymon, Gina Ferrara, Andy Young. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks.com — The four poets share their work. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Richard Ford. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www. gardendistrictbookshop.com — The Pulitzer Prize winning novelist discusses the latest book in his series, Let Me Be Frank With You. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Jose Torres-Tama. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — The Ecuadorian-born bilingual performance poet reads and signs his work. 1 p.m. Saturday.

Roland Golden. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www. hnoc.org — The local artist signs his memoir, Rolland Golden: Life, Love and Art in the French Quarter. 2 p.m. Saturday.

Kit Wohl. Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St., (504) 648-1200; www.therooseveltneworleans. com — The cookbook author

Ron Drez. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www. gardendistrictbookshop.com

Story Time with Miss Maureen. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop.com — Children’s books are read. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. 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. Tova Mirvis. Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave., (504) 388-0511; www.nojcc.org — The author of The Ladies Auxiliary presents her new book, Visible City. 7 p.m. Thursday.

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Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 5873663; www.neworleansarena. com — The New Orleans Pelicans play the Cleveland Cavaliers. 7 p.m. Friday.

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Covington Farmers Market. www.covingtonfarmersmarket. org — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and live music at two weekly dates. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington. Crescent City Farmers Market. www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org — The market offers produce, meat, seafood, dairy, flowers and prepared food at four weekly dates. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St.; 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place; 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at American Can Apartments, 3700 Orleans Ave.; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Magazine Street Market, corner of Magazine and Girod streets. CRISP Farms Market. CRISP Farms Market, 1330 France St.; www.facebook.com/ CRISPfarms — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan; www.

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Colleen Mooney. Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-8000 — The author presents Rescued By A Kiss, the first in her New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles series, at the NOLA Made kiosk. 6 p.m. Thursday.

— The author signs The War of 1812: Conflict and Deception: The British Attempt to Seize New Orleans and Nullify the Louisiana Purchase. 6 p.m. Thursday.

EVENT LISTINGS germancoastfarmersmarket. org — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. 8 a.m. to noon. Gretna Farmers Market. Huey P. Long Avenue at Second Street, Gretna; www.gretnafarmersmarket.com — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Hollygrove Market. Hollygrove Market & Farm, 8301 Olive St., (504) 483-7037; www. hollygrovemarket.com — The urban farm operates a fresh market that’s open daily. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., Algiers, (504) 362-0708; www. oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket. com — Produce and seafood are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.

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Rivertown Farmers Market. 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner.la.us — The market features fruits, vegetables, dairy products, homemade jams and jellies and cooking demonstrations. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi, (504) 3554442; www.fb.com/StBMarket — The market offers seafood, produce, preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment and children’s activities. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Vietnamese Farmers Market. 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early market catering to New Orleans East’s Vietnamese population. 5 a.m. Saturday.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED American Cancer Society. The society seeks volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200. Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Education. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www.bayourebirth.org. CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; training and support are provided. Call (504) 522-

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a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@globalgreen.org.

Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks volunteers to help clients, manage inventory and share their expertise. Call (504) 8914337 or email neworleans@ dressforsuccess.org.

Parkway Partners. The greenspace and community garden organization seeks volunteers for building, gardening and other projects. Email info@ parkewaypartnersnola.org, call (504) 620-2224 or visit www. parkwaypartnersnola.org.

Each One Save One. Greater New Orleans’ largest one-onone mentoring program seeks volunteer mentors. Visit www. eachonesaveone.org.

Senior Companion Volunteers. The New Orleans Council on Aging seeks volunteers to assist with personal and daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Visit www.nocoa. org or call (504) 821-4121.

Edgar Degas Foundation. The nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to foundation development. Call (504) 821-5009 or email info@degashouse.com. Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running partners, assistant coaches, committee members and race day volunteers. Email info@gotrnola.org or visit www.gotrnola.org. Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org. Green Light New Orleans. The group seeks volunteers to help install free energy-efficient lightbulbs in homes. Visit www. greenlightneworleans.org, call (504) 324-2429 or email green@ greenlightneworleans.org. Hospice Volunteers. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111. Joan of Arc Parade. Parade organizers seek volunteers to carry banners and walk the edges of the parade on Jan. 1, 2015. Costumes provided. Sign up by Dec. 20 at www. joanofarcparade.org. Louisiana SPCA. The LA/SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete an orientation to work directly with animals. Visit www.la-spca.org/volunteer.

St. Thomas Hospitality House. The Catholic charity seeks individual and groups of volunteers to serve people experiencing homelessness. Contact Daniel Thelen at nolacw@gmail.com or (517) 290-8533. Teen Suicide Prevention. The program seeks volunteers to help teach middle- and upper-school New Orleans students. Call (504) 831-8475. Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries. The charity seeks volunteers to help disabled, wounded and senior veterans with food and clothing distribution, home improvement, beautification and social media and web design skills. Call (504) 340-3429 or visit www. veteranshousingoutreach. webs.com.

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS 2015 JEDCO Challenge. The Jefferson Economic Development Commission seeks entrepreneurs in Jefferson Parish for its pitch competition on March 23. Deadline Friday. Visit www. jedco.org for details. New Orleans Fashion Week. Organizers are accepting designer applications for New Orleans Fashion Week, March 21 to 28, 2015. Deadline for the Top Design Competition is Dec. 31; deadline for the Featured Designer is Jan. 15, 2015. Visit www.fashionweeknola.com for details.

Meal Delivery Volunteers. The Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults. Gas and mileage expenses are reimbursed. Call Gail at (504) 888-5880.

PitchNOLA. Propeller Incubator, 4035 Washington Ave., (504) 564-7816; www.gopropeller. org — Propeller is accepting applications for a live business pitch competition where community members offer solutions to local challenges. More than $5,000 will be awarded. Deadline Dec. 19. Visit www. gopropeller.org for details.

NOLA Wise. The partnership of Global Green, the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy helps homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. It seeks volunteers, who must attend

Swap Meet NOLA. Swap Meet NOLA, 3525 Bienville St., (504) 813-5370; www.swapmeetnola. com — Artists, farmers, bakers and flea market vendors are invited to set up booths at recurring swap meets.

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6000 Eads St. $1,075/mo 1269 & 71 Milton St. $800/mo 2028 Pauger St., B $1,000/mo 2124 Cadiz St. $150K U/C 20 Lakewood Pl. $380K SOLD 4901 - 3 Willow St. $215K SOLD 24 Yosemite Dr. $245K SOLD 3712ConstanceSt. $3,300/mo LEASED

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2000sf of showroom and office space. Newly refurbished. Hot Warehouse Dist. Location close to Conv. Ctr. Potential for 2nd flr. Studio/Apt., 1.5 baths, storefront.

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

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LEGAL NOTICES 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NUMBER: 732-416 DIVISION: “B” SUCCESSIONS OF MERCILLE REED, wife of/and WILLIE T. REED NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

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Whereas Dionne Browder, administratrix of the successions of Mercille Reed and Willie T. Reed, has made application to the Court for the private sale of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit:

THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, with all the buildings and improvements thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that area designated as BUNCHE VILLAGE, all in accordance with survey of Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, C.E., dated December 15, 1954, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit: LOT NO. 199, in SQUARE “C”, bounded by Monett Street, Howard Avenue, Warsaw Street, and Lester Avenue, commencing at a distance of 171.28 feet from the first point of curvature of Monett Street into Lester Avenue and measures thence 46 feet front on MONETT STREET, the same in width in the rear, by a depth of 92.25 feet between equal and parallel lines.

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS NO. 2013-10134 DIVISION “H” SECTION 12

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 700-499 DIVISION “H”

CASE NO: 2014-9281 DIVISION “F”

NO. 14-11339 DIVISION “L “

NO. 2010-8306 DIVISION “C”

SUCCESSION OF CATHERINE GLORIA KNECHT WADGE

SUCCESSION OF CLYDE F. BEL, JR.

SUCCESSION OF HELEN THOMPSON

SUCCESSION OF DOROTHY TONEY JENKINS

NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

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

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the executor of the Succession of Catherine Gloria Knecht Wadge has petitioned this Court for authority to sell immovable property belonging to the deceased and the heirs of Gordon F. Wadge (the deceased husband of Catherine Gloria Knecht Wadge) at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 3281 of the Code of Civil Procedure for a gross sale price of two-hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000), with the succession to pay all encumbrances, pro rata taxes, and pay for all proper certificates, and revenue stamps. The gross sale price will be the gross consideration for the sale of the 1/2 undivided interest of the decedent and the 1/2 undivided interest of the heirs of Gordon F. Wadge. The immovable property proposed to be sold at private sale is described as follows: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the PARISH OF JEFFERSON, State of Louisiana, in what is known as BONNABEL PLACE, designated as LOT NO. 13 in SQUARE NO. 13, bounded by PHOSPHOR AVENUE, HOMER STREET, AURORA AVENUE & BROCKENBRAUGH STREET, on a map of Bonnabel Place made by Alfred E. Bonnabel, Surveyor of Jefferson Parish and deposited in the office of the Clerk of Court in accordance with Act No. 134 of 1896 on the 10th day of June, 1916, which said lot of ground measures 50 feet front on Aurora Avenue, by a depth of 150 feet between equal and parallel lines. And in accordance with a survey by F. G. Stewart, Surveyor, dated October 20, 1960 the said lot has the same designation, location and measurements as above set forth and commences at a distance of 262 feet from the corner of Aurora Avenue and Homer Street. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 339 Aurora Avenue.

All cash to seller in accordance with the Agreement attached as Exhibit B to the Petition for Authority to Sell Immovable Property filed in the record of these proceedings.

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his opposition within seven (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedents herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they may 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.

By Order of the Court, Clerk of Court, 24th Judicial District Court

Gambit: 11/18/14 & 12/09/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

STATE OF LOUISIANA

UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT:

Attorney: Robert T. Weimer, IV Address: 1615 Poydras St., Ste. 1275, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Telephone: (504) 561-8700

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

STATE OF LOUISIANA

Being the same property acquired by an Act dated November 3, 1960, registered in COB 519, folio 142.

By Order of the Court Kim Garland Deputy Clerk

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

Attornies: Alvin Charles Miester, III, Sher Garner Cahill Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC Address: 909 Poydras St., 28th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70112 Telephone: (504) 299-2100 Gambit: 11/18/14 & 12/09/14 Anybody knowing the whereabouts of Georgette Cox Moore and Kelvin Moore, last known to be residents of Gretna and/or Marrero, LA, please contact Attn. Deborah E. Lonker at (504) 528-9500.” Be advised that anyone who knows the whereabouts of Joseph E. Wilson whose last known addresses were 3956 Inwood Avenue or 4729 Odin, New Orleans, LA., please contact Clinton Smith, Jr. Esq. at (504) 382-3760.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that PATRICIA BEL PONTHIEUX, Independent Testamentary Administratrix of the SUCCESSION OF CLYDE F. BEL, JR. has, pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, article 3281, petitioned the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans for authority to sell at private sale, for the price of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($325,000.00), the Succession’s interest in the following described property: The upper or west half of: A certain tract of land, situated in the County of Harrison, in what is or was formerly known as the Vacherie Dugue Livaudais settlement, measuring two arpents – five toises – three feet – six inches front, by sixty (60) arpents in depth; bounded above by lands of Joseph Fortier, and below by lands of Octave St. Pee; being on the northern side of Bayou Matherne; together will all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights and privileges thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining. Being a portion of the same property acquired by Jefferson Hill in an act of partition with Dave Hill, passed before Leonidas M. Toups, Notary Public, dated May 19, 1932, and recorded in C.B. 68, page 330, entry number 23324 of the records of Harrison County, Mississippi. NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that PATRICIA BEL PONTHIEUX, Independent Testamentary Administratrix, proposes to sell the aforesaid immovable property at private sale, upon the aforesaid price and terms, and the heirs, legatees, and creditors of this estate be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application within seven (7) days, including Sundays and holidays, from date of the last publication of this notice, all in accordance with law. By order of the court Orleans Parish Civil District Court Dale Atkins, Deputy Clerk Attorney: Michael L. Eckstein Address: 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 2195, New Orleans, LA 70112 Telephone: (504) 527-0701 Gambit: 11/18/14 & 12/09/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a certain Promissory Note payable to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, executed by Viet T. Dang and dated January 19, 2006, in the principal sum of $193,500.00, bearing interest at the rate of 7.750% from dated until paid, and providing reasonable attorney fees, and all charges associated with the collection of same. Please contact Herschel C. Adcock, Jr., Attorney at Law, at P.O. Box 87379, Baton Rouge, LA 70879-8379, (225) 756-0373. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a lost promissory note payable to Crescent Bank and Trust dated September 23, 2008 in the amount of $22,609.20 and signed by a B. Jones please contact Jules Fontana, Attorney @ 504-581-9545 Anyone with information regarding the heirs or next of kin for the late, ANDREW “BOSSMAN” WILLIAMS, JR., including their whereabouts, please contact attorney Krystena L. Harper at 504274-0500. Property rights involved.”

STATE OF LOUISIANA

AN UNDIVIDED 1/3 INTEREST IN AND TO: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the THIRD DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN SECTION 7 OF THE NEW ORLEANS LAKESHORE LAND COMPANY TRACT, known as the LaKratt Tract, in that part thereof known as DEL MAR VILLAS, being a resubdivision of Plot 7-B, Section 7, according to a plan of subdivision by Gandolfo, Kuhn & Associates, C.E., dated July 8, 1970, and revised October 7, 1970, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Clerk of Court for the Parish of Orleans, in COB 700, folio 48, and according thereto, the said portion of ground is designated and described as follows: LOT 2, SQUARE H, which said lot is described in accordance with the survey annexed to an act registered in COB 705, folio 643. Said Square H is bounded by Elmdale Road, Castlewood Drive, Heritage Drive and Forest Glen Road, said Lot No. 2 commences at a distance of 35.43 feet from the corner of Heritage Drive and Elmdale Road, measures thence 40 feet front on Elmdale Road, same width in the rear, by a depth of 117 feet between equal and parallel lines. Said property bears the Municipal address of 7537 Elmdale Road, New Orleans, Louisiana 70127 UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: Quitclaim of said property for and in consideration of past and future maintenance, and past and future real property taxes, with all costs payable by the vendee.

WHEREAS, Vanlynn Jenkins, Administrator of the Succession of Dorothy Toney Jenkins, has made application to the Court for the sale, at private sale, of the immovable property hereinafter described, to-wit: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Sixth District of the City of New Orleans, in that part thereof known as the Avenue Tract in Block “F” thereof, which is bounded by Louisiana Avenue Tract in Block “F” thereof, which is bounded by Louisiana Avenue Parkway, Galvez, Dorgenois and Delachaise Streets; said lot being designated by the No. 70 of Block “F” according to a plan of Daney & Waddill, Engineers, dated August 12, 1941, annexed for reference to an Act of Deposit, passed before Alexis Brain, Notary Public, dated August 13, 1941, according to which said Lot No. 70 measures thirty feet (30’) front on Delachaise Street by a depth on the line of Lot 69 of Eighty-four feet, eleven inches, four lines (84’ 11’’ 4’’’) 84’ 3’’ 4’’’ on the line of Lot 71, with a width in the rear of Twenty-nine feet, eleven inches, seven lines (29’ 11’’ 7’’’). All as more fully shown on plan of survey by F.G. Stewart, Surveyor, dated June 16, 1966, a copy of which is annexed to an act before Carmelity H. McGowen, Notary Public, dated January 17, 1986, and made a part thereof. The improvement thereon bear the Municipal No. 3721-23 Delachaise Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125. Upon the following terms and conditions, to-wit: TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED and 00/100 DOLLARS ($28,500.00) cash, with the Succession to receive its proportionate share of the net proceeds after payment of the usual vendor’s costs and fees.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of ten (10) days, from the date of the publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of ten (10) days from the one and only publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

By Order of the Court, Dale N. Atkins, Clerk

Attorney: Neil P. Levith Address: 8020 Crowder Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70127 Telephone: 504-242-7882

Attorney: Lauren C. Lorio Address: 3540 S. I-10 Service Rd. W., Ste. 100, Metairie, LA 70001 Telephone: (504) 454-1744

Gambit: 12/09/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ada Pereira Eiswirth, contact Attorney Brad Scott, 504-528-9500 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Elton J. Husband, please contact Atty. D. Nicole Sheppard, at 4224 Canal Street NOLA, 70119, 504-234-4880. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Joshua A. Murphey and Michelle D. Lynch call J. Gainsburgh, atty at (504) 582-2280. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Marie L. Brousseau L/K/A 2027 7th Street or 2215 Brainard Street, New Orleans, La, please call Raashand Hamilton, 504-940-1883.

Gambit: 12/09/14 The annual return of CommCare Corporation, a non-profit coporation, for the twelve months ending June 30, 2014 is available for inspection during normal business hours at the address noted below by any citizen who so requests within 180 days after publication of thus notice. CommCare Louisiana, 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2755, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. The principal manager is John A. Stassi II, President, Telephone (504) 324-8950. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Paul Elie Bryant, III, please contact attorney William Boyles at 504-232-2940. Anyone knowing the Whereabouts of Nickie Hunter please contact Marcus DeLarge at (504) 264 5552

STATE OF LOUISIANA

SUCCESSION OF KATHERINE DURONCELAY NOTICE OF FILING TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Notice is here given to the creditors of this estate and all other interested persons to show cause within seven days from the publication of this notice, if any they have or can, why the tableau of distribution filed by Nicole Ferguson, administrator, should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance with it. Attorney: George V. Perez, Jr. Address: 1425 N. Broad Ave., Suite 201, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119 Telephone: 504-858-8127 Gambit: 12/09/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 2013-1469 DIVISION “A” SUCCESSION OF WILFRED J. LODRIG, SR. NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION NOTICE IS GIVEN to the creditors of this estate and to all other persons herein interested to show cause within seven (7) days from the date of publication of this notification (if any they have or can) why the Final Account and Tableau of Distribution (Combined) presented by the Administratrix of this Estate should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance herewith. By Order of the Civil District Court Dale N. Atkins, Clerk Attorney: Wilson C. Boveland Address: 1739 St. Bernard Avenue New Orleans, LA 70116 Telephone: (504) 931-6608 Gambit: 12/09/14

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 2014-2678 DIVISION “C” SECTION 10 SUCCESSION OF VIOLA WASHINGTON ROBINS NOTICE OF FILING TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Notice is Given that the Administrator of this succession has filed a petition for authority to pay charges and debts of the succession, in accordance with a tableau of distribution attached to the petition. 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 homologation. By Order of the Court Dale N. Atkins Clerk of Court Attorney: C. Richard Gerage, Esq. Address: 3621 Ridgelake Drive, Suite 207, Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Telephone: (504) 834-7171 Gambit: 12/09/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Gregory L. Jinks please contact Atty. D. Nicole Sheppard, at 4224 Canal Street NOLA, 70119, 504-234-4880.

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

NO: 743-999 DIVISION: H SUCCESSION OF LEONARD PAUL TERREBONNE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Administrator of this succession has petitioned this Court for authority to sell immovable property belonging to the deceased at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 3281 of the Code of Civil Procedure for and in accordance with the purchase/sale agreement filed of record herein. The immovable property proposed to be sold at private sale is described as follows: 1. THREE CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as “WESWEGO HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION”, designated as WHOLE OF LOTS NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE (35), THIRTY-SIX (36) and THIRTYSEVEN (37), in SQUARE NUMBER (15), which said Square is bounded by Ninth, Tenth, and West Drive Streets, and Central Avenue, in accordance with plan of survey made by Henry L. Sander, Parish Engineer, dated August 15, 1922, a blueprint copy of which is attached to an act of sale by Westwego Realty Co. Inc., to Lee Norwood Vaught, by act before Andrew H. Thalheim, N.P., dated October 23, 1926; and 35, 36, and 37 adjoin each other and measure each Twenty-five (25’) feet front on the West Drive Street, the same equal and parallel lines of One Hundred Twenty (120’) feet. Said Lots Nos. 35, 36 and 37 adjoin each other and comprise a total frontage of seventy-five (75’) feet on West Drive Street.

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his/her opposition within seven (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears. By Order of the Court Marilyn Guidry, Clerk Attorney: Joel Levy Address: 7577 Westbank Expressway, Marrero, LA 70072 Telephone: (504) 340-2993 Gambit: 11/18/14 & 12/09/14 ForeSite Services, LLC is proposing to install a monopole telecommunications tower at 6823 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 70118 at latitude 29° 56’ 48.5” north and longitude 90° 6’ 55.7” west. The height of the tower will be 29.0 meters above ground level (28.5 meters above mean sea level). The tower is anticipated to have steady red lights, FAA Style E (L864/L-865-/L-810). Specific information regarding the project is available by calling Henry Fisher during normal business hours at (205) 629-3868. Any interested party may submit comments by January 30, 2015 with Environmental Engineers, Inc. at 1345 Blair Farms Road, Odenville, AL 35120 for comments on the impact of the proposed action on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering, or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under National Historic Preservation Act Section 106. Interested persons may review the application for this project at www.fcc.gov/asr/applications by entering Antenna Structure Registration (Form 854) file no. A0927434. Interested persons may raise environmental

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2014-10895 DIVISION “I” SUCCESSION OF DELCY LYONS CLAY NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY given that, Philip Gilbert Clay, Administrator of this Succession, has, pursuant to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 3281, petitioned this honorable court for authority to sell, at private sale, for the price of $40,000.00, payable in cash, the following described property belonging to the Succession, to-wit: An undivided one-half (1/2) of an undivided one half (1/2) interest in and to a certain lot of ground, together with the building and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitude and advantages thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, situated in the Fourth District of the CIty of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, State of Louisiana, in Square No. 353, bounded by South Robertson, Philip, Freret, and Jackson Avenue, designated by the letter M on a plan of survey made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, surveyors, dated July 1, 1948, a copy of which is attached to an act passed before August H. Riter Notary said lot commences at a distance of 110’3” on the corner of Philip and South Robertson Street, and measures 29’3” front on Philip Street, and the same in width in the rear by a depth on the side line adjacent lot N of 45’2” and depth on the opposite side line towards Freret Street of 56’3” bearing municipal address 2519-2521 Phillip Street. NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the law made and provided in such cases, notice is hereby given, that Philip Gilbert Clay, Administrator of this Succession, proposes to sell the aforesaid immovable property, at private sale, for the price and upon the terms aforesaid, and the heirs, legatees and creditors are required to make opposition, if any they have or can, to such course, within seven (7) days from the date of the last publication, including Sundays and holidays. BY ORDER OF THE Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans on this 12th day of November, 2014. Attorney: Ernest A. Burguiéres, III Address: 631 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: (504) 523-3456 Gambit: 11/18/14 & 12/9/14 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of one certain promissory note dates May 7, 1987, in the principal amount of $75,750.00 payable to the order of First Federal Savings Bank of New York, payable monthly, executed by Cynthia Hoffman Wingfield and William Doyne Wingfield, please contact Mark C. Garrison, Attorney at Law, Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette, 8550 United Plaza Blvd., Suite 200, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, phone (225) 924-1600.

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TWENTY FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT JEFFERSON PARISH

TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON

NUMBER: 13-10163 DIVISION: “G-11”

NUMBER: 742-463 CIVIL DOCKET DIVISION “D”

NO. 744-053 DIVISION “M”

SUCCESSION OF CLIFFORD J. QUINTAL, JR.

SUCCESSION OF FAY ANN VECA MEYER

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given to the creditors of this estate and to all other persons interested to show cause within seven (7) days from this notification why the Fourth Tableau of Distribution presented by the Co-Executor of this Estate should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed accordingly. By order of the court, Clerk Attorney: Ronald W. Morrison, Jr. Address: 209-A Canal Street, Metairie, Louisiana 70005 Phone: (504) 831-2348 Fax: (504) 831-2380 Gambit: 12/09/14

TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 518-945 DIVISION: “B” SUCCESSION OF JOSEPH DOLORES RODRIGUEZ NOTICE TO SETTLE CLAIM WHEREAS the Administratrix, CHERYL RODRIGUEZ, wife of JUAN BURCIAGA, of the above estate has made application to the Court for the settlement of the claim of heirs of Elouise Rodriguez hereinafter described to-wit: UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: For the full sum in $22,500.00, payable in cash from the estate of her brother JOSEPH ARTHUR RODRIGUEZ in Proceeding No. 664-455, Division “I”, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of Seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NOTICE IS GIVEN that LISA MEYER MARTIN and CYNTHIA MEYER REYNOLDS, duly qualified Executrixes of the Succession of FAY ANN VECA MEYER have filed a Petition for Authority to Sell at Private Sale, the immovable property described as follows: A CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages, thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as BRIDGEDALE SUBDIVISION, SECTION “C” in SQUARE NO. 112 bounded by Green Avenue, Perkins Street, Clearview Parkway and Shaw Street, designated as LOT NUMBER THIRTY NINE (39) on a survey made by Henry C. Eustis, Surveyor, dated July 24, 1976, a copy of which is annexed to an act dated September 1, 1976, and according to which, said lot commences at a distance of one hundred and eighty feet from the corner of Green Avenue and Perkins Street and measures thence fifty feet front on Green Avenue, has width in the rear of fifty one and one one-hundredths feet, by a depth on the side line nearer to Perkins Street of one hundred and forty eight and forty eight one hundredths feet, by a depth on the other side line of one hundred and forty eight and forty five one-hundredths feet. And more fully described on the survey made by Mandle Surveying, Inc., dated November 19, 1996. Improvements thereon bear Municipal Number 1012 Green Ave. Being the same property acquired by Fay Ann Veca Meyer wife of/and Oscar A. Meyer, Sr., by act dated February 16, 1998, registered in COB 2981, folio 904 and further acquired by Fay Ann Veca Meyer, by Judgment of Possession rendered in the Succession of Oscar A. Meyer, Sr., 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, Case No. 573-326, registered in COB 3062, folio 942, in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. under the terms and conditions provided in the agreement to purchase, filed into the record of these proceedings.

By Order of the Court, Jon A. Gegenheimer, Clerk This the 2nd Day of December, 2014 Kim Garland, Deputy Clerk

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

Attorney: Douglas L. Uzee, Jr. Address: PO Box 519, Marrero, Louisiana 70073 Telephone: (504) 341-9451

This notice was requested by attorney RICHARD B. LEVIN and was issued by the Clerk of Court on the 3rd day of December, 2014.

Gambit: 12/09/14 Saddles Blazin, LLC d/b/a Blaze Pizza is applying to the Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of low alcohol content at retail in the City and Parish of New Orleans at the following address: 611 O’Keefe Avenue, Unit C-9, New Orleans, LA 70113 Saddles Blazin, LLC Doing Business As: Blaze Pizza Members: Donald Wollan, Daniel Shea, John Pennant-Jones, Brian Kelley, Greg Hazard, Michael Carro, Diane Pratt Director of LSM: Sable LeFrere Anyone knowing the whereabouts of The Heirs of Beatrice Jones Radford, please contact Atty. D. Nicole Sheppard, at 4224 Canal Street NOLA, 70119, 504-234-4880.

Clerk of Court Jon Gegenheimer A. Powell Deputy Clerk of Court Attorney: RICHARD B. LEVIN Address: 716 N. Causeway Blvd. Metairie, La 70001 Phone: 504.828.5844 Gambit: 12/9/2014 and 12/30/2014 The annual return of CommCare Avoyelles, a non-profit coporation, for the twelve months ending June 30, 2014 is available for inspection during normal business hours at the address noted below by any citizen who so requests within 180 days after publication of thus notice. CommCare Louisiana, 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2755, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. The principal manager is John A. Stassi II, President, Telephone (504) 324-8950.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

ANCILLARY SUCCESSION OF JOHN ERNEST WALTZ NOTICE WHEREAS the administratrix has made application to the Court for the sale of property of the decedent, John E. Waltz, located in the State of Louisiana as follows: Real Estate (Description): Jefferson Parish: All of decedent’s right, title and interest in and to: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, in that part thereof known as MOISANT DRIVE, TENTH, WEBSTER and TWELFTH STREETS, which said lots are designated by the NOS. 11 and 12 on a survey by Adloe Orr, Jr., dated April 5, 1947, according to which survey, Lots 11 and 12 measure each 25 feet front on Moisant Drive, by a width and front on Webster Street of 25 feet, each, and a depth of 104 feet, between equal and parallel lines; LOT 12 lying nearer to and commencing at a distance of 350.25 feet from the corner of Moisant Drive and Tenth Street. According to survey of Adloe Orr, Jr., & Associates, C.E., dated March 10, 1959, said portion of ground is situated in the same Parish, Subdivision and Square, and has the same designation and measurements as above delineated and the said Lot 11 lies nearer to and commences at a distance of 250.25 feet from the corner of Moisant Drive and Twelfth Street. The improvements bear the Municipal No. 1102 Moisant Drive. Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the petition and the agreement to sell filed in the record of this matter. Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file their opposition within ten (10) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears (LA CCP 3443). By Order of the Court, Jon A. Gegenheimer, Clerk of Court Joann Gasper Deputy Clerk of Court Daniel M. Douglass, Attorney for Petitioner Address: 3224 N. Turnbull Ave., Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: (504) 888-1919 Gambit: 12/09/14 The annual return of CommCare Louisiana, a non-profit coporation, for the twelve months ending June 30, 2014 is available for inspection during normal business hours at the address noted below by any citizen who so requests within 180 days after publication of thus notice. CommCare Louisiana, 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2755, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. The principal manager is John A. Stassi II, President, Telephone (504) 324-8950. NOTICE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF RAPIDES CIVIL SUIT NO. 249,042 G INTERDICTION OF DEBBIE LOUISE METREJEAN BRUMFIELD NOTICE IS GIVEN that James R. Metrejean, Jr., the Court appointed Curator for the Interdict Debbie Louise Metrejean Brumfield, is applying for authority to sell at private sale, on terms of SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($70,000.00), less usual and necessary expenses of closing attributable to seller, including the proportionate share of marketing commission, the immovable properties owned in part by the estate of Debbie Louise Metrejean Brumfield, described below: A certain portion of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements

thereon and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunto, belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, on Grand Isle in SQUARE H of Ocean Beach Subdivision bounded by Lafourche Road West, Rose Thorne and Catherine Streets, designated by the No. 3 and on a survey drawn by Gilbert & Kelly, Surveryors, dated October 10, 1991, and according to which said plan said lot measures as follows: fifty (50’) feet front on Catherine Street by a depth of one hundred eighteen (118’) feet between equal and parallel lines. Being the same property acquired by Lisa Ann Guidry Baudoin and Nolan Anthony Baudoin, Jr., from Larry Donald Page, Jr., by Act of Cash Sale dated June 30, 2004, and recorded with the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court in COB 3127, Folio 912, Entry No. 10443276. The municipal address of the property described hereinabove is Catherine Street, Grand Isle, LA 70358. An Order authorizing him to do so may be issued after seven days from the date of second publication of this Notice. An opposition to the application may be filed at any time prior to the issuance of such an Order. By Order of the Court, CLERK OF COURT

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

NO. 744-052 DIVISION “A“ SUCCESSION OF SYBIL WILLIAMS, wife of/and JOSEPH LOUIS WALTZ NOTICE WHEREAS the administratrix has made application to the Court for the sale of property of the decedents, Sybil Williams, wife of/and Joseph Louis Waltz, as follows: Real Estate (Description): Jefferson Parish: All of decedents’ right, title and interest in and to: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, in that part thereof known as MOISANT PLACE, in the Town of Kenner, in SQUARE NO. 3, bounded by MOISANT DRIVE, TENTH, WEBSTER and TWELFTH STREETS, which said lots are designated by the NOS. 11 and 12 on a survey by Adloe Orr, Jr., dated April 5, 1947, according to which survey, Lots 11 and 12 measure each 25 feet front on Moisant Drive, by a width and front on Webster Street of 25 feet, each, and a depth of 104 feet, between equal and parallel lines; LOT 12 lying nearer to and commencing at a distance of 350.25 feet from the corner of Moisant Drive and Tenth Street. According to survey of Adloe Orr, Jr., & Associates, C.E., dated March 10, 1959, said portion of ground is situated in the same Parish, Subdivision and Square, and has the same designation and measurements as above delineated and the said Lot 11 lies nearer to and commences at a distance of 250.25 feet from the corner of Moisant Drive and Twelfth Street. The improvements bear the Municipal No. 1102 Moisant Drive. Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the petition and the agreement to sell filed in the record of this matter. Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file their opposition within ten (10) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears (LA CCP 3443). By Order of the Court, Jon A. Gegenheimer, Clerk of Court. Attorney: Daniel M. Douglass Address: 3224 N. Turnbull Avenue Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: (504) 888-1919 Gambit: 12/09/14

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504-858-2273 www.bikenola.net 1209 Decatur Street Open 8am-10pm Everyday

bikenolareservations@gmail.com

We’ve got lots of new UpCycled pieces just finished here at the shop! Come see us at

1222 Decatur street

and see more of what we’ve got!

Reclaimed, Repurposed, Recycled … Upcycle!

504.875.7022

Holiday Helpers Causin’s Craft Show

Gifts • Jobs • Events & More

Holiday Sale 50% off December 4-20 • 10-4 Mon-Sat

@ The Pontchartrain Center Sat., December 13, 2014 9am to 4pm

NEW LOCATION

Over 150 Booths

6601 St. Claude Avenue

Arabi, LA 70032 • (504) 945-1878

from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi & Texas

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Come Take Pictures with ADMISSION $1.00 or 1 can good donation For Second Harvesters

For Booth Application or More Info Contact: Mary Causin (504) 456-6770 mscausin@bellsouth.net

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CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

4501 VETERANS BLVD METAIRIE • 504-888-7254

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• Knowledgeable Sales Staff • Free Do-It-Yourself Advice • Free Prompt Delivery

New Location!

Specializing in New Orleans art & local artists. Limited Edition Prints Festival Posters • Original Art Archival Art Prints JOIN US FOR:

FIESTA NAVIDEÑA Sun Dec 21, 3:30 - 6:30p

We Match Any

COLOR

We Rent Pressure Washers, Spray Guns & Wall Paper Removers (Steamer)

Featuring award-winning

Julio and Cesar

1305 Decatur Street 504.524-0671 Mon-Fri: 10a-6p, 10a-9p RESERVE YOUR LIMITED EDITION MG 2015

NEW ORLEANS, LA

5331 CANAL BLVD. 70124 504-485-6569

2801 MAGAZINE ST. 70115 504-891-7333

6820 VETERANS BLVD. 70003 504-888-4684

NEW ORLEANS, LA

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Across from the Old U.S. Mint Less than a block from Frenchmen St.

NEW ORLEANS, LA

8180 EARHART BLVD. 70118 504-861-8179

METAIRIE, LA

7am-6pm • Mon-Fri • Sat 8am-5pm

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