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WED. JAN. 18 | Kicking down the door with the Prince-ly 2016 singles “SP33D R4CR” and “My BAE-B,” Plus 1 Edition (Community/VoidLife) — the first full-length by local dance-floor provocateurs Sexy Dex and the Fresh — doubles as a debut and an encore. Push Push and Naughty Palace open at 9:30 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

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In vogue

Boytoy THU. JAN 19 | Filed under B somewhere near The Breeders and Beat Happening, 2015’s Grackle is a hook-filled, nostalgia-tripping skater punk’s dream. The trio teased its follow-up with a wavy surf-inspired cover of psychedelic ’60s single “When the Night Falls” by The Eyes. Lenny Zenith opens at 10 p.m. at Circle Bar.

Rashaad Newsome brings vogue dancing performances, video and collage work to the CAC. BY WILL COVIELLO NEW ORLEANS NATIVE AND ARTIST RASHAAD NEWSOME’S WORK al-

ways has been marked by vivid presentations, including collages and video combining European heraldry and hip-hop bling. In Shade Compositions, he conducted an orchestra of black women making gestures and expressions, mostly of disapproval. In recent years, performances have focused on “voguing,” the battle dance-form created by black and Latino gay and transgender men in New York’s “house ball” subculture in the 1970s. His latest performances of Five — named for voguing’s core elements (“hands,” “catwalk,” “floor performance,” “spin dips” and “duck walk”) — have an electronic component. Newsome hacked and programmed an Xbox to record movement as data and use it as the basis of visual art. “I have a background in programming,” Newsome says via phone from his New York studio. “I use Max/MSP and Jitter. I also have a background in music production. For all my performances, I create custom software. With this, I used Xbox Kinect. It has a chip that recognizes 3-D forms. Using Max, I was able to write code to track x-y coordinates of part of a dancer’s body as they dance throughout the piece. What it’s doing is creating a continuous line following that part of the dancer’s body. By the end of the dance, you see this form from their movement.” There’s already proof of concept. The Contemporary Art Center’s (CAC) current exhibition of Newsome’s work, Melange, in-cludes prints based on information recorded during performances in spring at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art. The CAC hosts two vogue performances incorporating live New Orleans brass band music on Friday, Jan. 20.

“I want to challenge the ephemeral nature of performance,” Newsome says. “Performance happens and then it is gone. … What I am doing with this technology is actually turning performance into physical form. It disrupts or queers this idea of performance. It leaves this object behind. The object — is it ephemeral? Is it documentation? Is it an artwork in itself? It challenges outmoded ideas of what the genre of performance can be.” Newsome will use electronic images from the New Orleans performances to make large-scale sculptures based on voguing. The dance form was first exposed to wider audiences in the 1988 documentary Paris Is Burning and then Madonna’s appropriated version in “Vogue.” As the dance has spread around the globe, Newsome is making his own film about it as he presents performances of Five at art spaces around the world. The CAC show also includes recent collage work using pictures from popular magazines to create images of women inspired by transgender women Newsome works with from the vogue and art communities. “The whole thing I want to do is show how the work moves seamlessly though performance and object,” Newsome says. “It does that through this gesture of collage. Whether that be collaging physcial materials to make works on paper, or collaging together sound and movement to make multisensory experiments. I am always composing various different materials

G Gomela/to return: Movement of Our Mother Tongue THU.-SUN. JAN. 19-29 | Junebug Productions reprises its dancebased theater piece combining jazz, hip-hop and spoken word. The story follows generations of New Orleanians and traces cultural ties to nations of the African diaspora. At 7:30 p.m. at Ashe Power House Theater.

Sea of Common Catastrophe A dancer vogues during a performance of Rashaad Newsome’s Five.

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in different ways to achieve abstraction.” Also in the CAC exhibit are two videos from the 2010 Whitney Biennial, a major breakthrough in Newsome’s career. Newsome also was featured in a 2013 solo exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art, Rashaad Newsome: King of Arms. It featured large-scale collage works of hiphop heraldry as well as a video of Newsome undergoing a coronation, complete with groups from parading traditions in New Orleans.

THU.-SUN. JAN. 19-28 | In Jeff Becker and ArtSpot Productions’ drama inspired by a town submerged under water in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Sea of Lost Time, a community copes with change as some are displaced and others flock to trendy restaurants. At 8 p.m. at UNO’s Robert E. Nims theatre.

Alan Cumming SAT. JAN. 21 | Alan Cumming has starred in Hamlet, won a Tony award for his role in Cabaret and appeared in films ranging from Emma to Eyes Wide Shut. He’s backed by pianist Lance Horne, cellist Eleanor Norton and drummer Chris Jago in this concert of popular tunes. At 8 p.m. at Joy Theater.

Lydia Loveless SAT. JAN. 21 | Midwest belter Lydia Loveless is only 26, but she’s already wrapped five records (including 2016 whetstone Real) and been the subject of her own documentary, Who Is Lydia Loveless? — an open question whose answer keeps changing. At 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

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IN A REPORT LOOKING AT NEW ORLEANS’ “USER-PAY” CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, the Vera Institute of Justice found a wildly disproportionate bail system that significantly affects poor black New Orleanians and costs taxpayers millions of dollars. January’s “Past Due: Examining the Costs and Consequences of Charging for Justice in New Orleans” found that on any given day in 2015, 558 people were jailed because they couldn’t make bail or pay fines and fees. In total, the city collected $4.5 million from bail, fines and fees — but it cost the city $6.4 million to jail people for not paying them. Nearly one-quarter of the city lives below the poverty line, the report notes, with a median income among black residents of $26,819, 57 percent lower than the median income among white residents. “Collecting millions of dollars annually from individuals and families involved in the criminal justice system represents a siphoning of resources from historically under-resourced black communities,” the report says. “The enormous cost to people to extract a relative penny raises serious questions about whether charging users is worth it, let alone appropriate given that it leads to jailing those who can’t pay.” On Jan. 12, the New Orleans City Council unanimously passed an ordinance allowing people charged with minor offenses to be released from jail without having to pay bail and given a date to return to court. — ALEX WOODWARD

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1. STATE OFFICIALS TOUT MEDICAID EXPANSION

One day after President-elect Donald Trump held a New York news conference in which he repeatedly vowed to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a group of Louisiana leaders gathered at University Medical Center in New Orleans to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ executive order expanding Medicaid. That expansion, which took effect last July, has resulted in more than 378,000 newly insured Louisianans, according to figures provided by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), whose director, Dr. Rebekah Gee, also spoke at the press conference. “Behind each of these numbers is a real live per-

2. Quote of the week “My name is John Kennedy. That’s really my name.” — Newly minted U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy, R-Louisiana, making his first high-profile public debut at the Senate hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed attorney general, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions. Kennedy worked in one of his familiar campaign tropes (“In Louisiana, Senator, we believe that love is the answer — but we also believe we have the right under the Constitution to carry a gun, just in case”), before concluding that Sessions had his support. U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, head of the Congressional Black Caucus and the only Democrat in the Louisiana delegation, was less fulsome: “Each and every senator who casts a vote to confirm Senator Sessions will be permanently marked as a co-conspirator in an effort to move this country backwards towards a darker period in our shared history.” Richmond, along with New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Georgia Rep. John Lewis and others, said Sessions’ record on civil rights was disturbing.

son,” Edwards said. Refusing the Medicaid expansion was a cornerstone of former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration, while Edwards had made it a campaign plank. Edwards called signing Medicaid expansion “the easiest big decision I will ever make as governor.” Orleans Parish has more than 48,000 people who have become insured via the Medicaid expansion. “What’s confusing about everything,” Mayor Mitch Landrieu told Gambit after the press conference, “is that they say ‘Repeal, repeal, repeal.’ I don’t want to get in an argument with them about semantics, but if all we’re doing is fixing the problems we all admit the Affordable Care Act has, with insurance premiums being raised for a slice of Americans, then that’s an entirely separate issue. The challenge is gonna be what they’re actually gonna do.” — KEVIN ALLMAN

3. Causeway tolls

to jump in May

Get ready to pay more when you head back from the Northshore. That toll hike the Causeway Commission approved last August begins in May, which means it will cost $5 to cross the bridge ($3 with a toll tag). Causeway officials want to pass a state bond issue that would raise guardrails and install shoulders on the shoulderless bridge, calling it a matter of safety. (Currently there are seven crossover points on the twin spans of the 24-mile bridge.) Parish councils in Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes have approved the plan.

4. Jindal gets back into Obamacare debate

Former Gov. Bobby Jindal, who made fierce criticism of the Affordable Care Act a cornerstone of his aborted run for president, wrote an op-ed last week for Politico.com titled, “How to Drain the Health Care Swamp.” “We must repeal all of the new Obamacare spending and taxes,” Jindal wrote, “and consider that our baseline against which we measure

any repeal plan.” During his tenure as governor, Jindal famously opposed accepting expanded Medicaid funding in Louisiana, writing in 2014, “Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion doesn’t just discourage work; it also prioritizes coverage for able-bodied adults over the needs of persons with disabilities. ... Expanding eligibility to working adults will only crowd out resources that should be invested in caring for our most vulnerable.” (The website for Jindal’s think tank, America Next, doesn’t seem to have been updated since 2015, but his proposed Obamacare replacement, “The Freedom and Empowerment Plan,” which America Next released in April 2014, is still on there.) After Gov. John Bel Edwards came into office, he accepted the Medicaid funds, and more than 378,000 Louisianans have become insured since last July, according to the state Department of Health & Hospitals — including nearly 50,000 people in Orleans Parish.

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6. SilenceIsViolence — 10 years later

Ten years after hundreds of New Orleanians rallied outside City Hall following a violent 2006, a small crowd gathered outside City Hall to memorialize the more than 2,000 people killed in the city since 2007. SilenceIsViolence commemorated the 10th anniversary of the organization Jan. 11 with families and friends of victims — along with District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro and Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman — by reading the names of all of them. There were 162 murders in New Orleans in 2006, and 175 in 2016. A January report from the Violence Policy Center, using data from 2015, found Louisiana to have the second-highest rate of gun death in the U.S, with more than 20 deaths per 100,000 people. The report found that states with weaker gun violence prevention laws and higher rates of gun ownership have the highest overall gun death rates. The total number of Americans killed by guns increased to 36,252 in 2015 from 33,599 in 2014. The rate of suicides by gun also went up 2.4 percent in 2015.

7. RTA seeks public input

on long-range transit plans

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) hosts public meetings this week to get input from riders and the public about its long-term transit plans. The RTA’s “strategic mobility plan” will include five-, 10- and 20-year objectives for the region’s transit services. There’s a meeting at its headquarters (2817 Canal St.) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, and a meeting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Kenner Pavilion at Kenner City Park (3800

Loyola Drive, Kenner). The planning process is expected to wrap at the end of 2017. Find more information at www.norta.com/strategicplan.

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return to the Superdome April 8, 2018, it was announced last week at an event that teamed local and state politicos, tourism officials and WWE championship wrestlers. 2018 also is the city’s tricentennial, and Wrestlemania will add yet another huge tourism event to a month that will see both the French Quarter Festival and the New Orleans Jazz Festival. Wrestlemania — which encompasses a week of events in its host city — last was here in 2014, generating what tourism officials said was more than $140 million. “Anybody telling you the Superdome is too old, lacking this, lacking that,” Superdome General Manager Alan Freeman told the crowd at the announcement, “you can put that kind of talk out to pasture. You can disregard that.”

8. Big festival announcements coming soon

The French Quarter Festival will hold a public event in Jackson Square Jan. 24 to announce the lineup for this year’s fest, which takes place April 6-9. That means it’s just about time for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to announce its 2017 lineup, which traditionally happens in mid- to late-January. The biggest rumor (or piece of wishful thinking) is that Paul McCartney may make his Jazz Fest debut; McCartney has an album release in March and will kick off his worldwide “One on One” tour in Japan April 27-30. (The dates for this year’s Jazz Fest are April 28-30 and May 4-7.) Others being mentioned as Jazz Fest possibilities: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Stevie Wonder and Dave Matthews.

9. Maher and more Bill Maher, comedian and host of HBO’s weekly political talk show Real Time With Bill Maher, will perform March 18 at the Saenger Theatre. Maher — whose controversial show and its predecessor, Politically Incorrect, skewered the right, religion and the media — has performed stand-up since the late 1970s and released more than a dozen hourlong specials, including 2014’s Emmy-nominated 2014’s Live From D.C. In 2016, Maher livestreamed #WhinyLittleBitch, a set dedicated to Donald Trump. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20.

10. Hochschild at UNO Jan. 18

Arlie Russell Hochschild, a sociologist who has spent five years in Lake Charles trying to understand the concerns of red state voters, will speak at the University of New Orleans Jan. 18. Hochschild’s recent book, Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right, was a National Book Award finalist in 2016 and adds to a growing volume of scholarship about the “Great Paradox,” or how some conservative voters embrace politicians and policies that seem to oppose their own interests. Hochschild will appear in the Innsbruck Room at UNO’s University Center at 1 p.m.; it’s free to attend.

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Attorney General Barney Fife IN A CLASSIC EPISODE OF THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, Sheriff

Andy Taylor leaves town for the day, turning law enforcement over to his hapless, preening deputy Barney Fife. When Andy returns, he finds Barney has arrested half the town on charges such as “unlawful assembly” (Aunt Bee gossiping with friends outside the courthouse) and expects praise for cracking down on crime in Mayberry. Turns out Louisiana has its own Barney Fife: Attorney General Jeff Landry. Landry has mounted an unprecedented — and uninvited — law enforcement campaign in New Orleans that is clearly designed to get him more headlines than arrests. He’s launched his own “Violent Crimes Task Force” (without coordinating with local or state law enforcement that already is here) dedicated to #MakeNewOrleansSafeAgain, a hashtag he promotes on social media. He came to town last week to tout the results his socalled task force had made in the last three months of 2016: 11 arrests. Eleven — in three months. Barney Fife managed to squeeze more people in the one-room Mayberry jail in one day. By comparison, the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) logged 5,463 arrests during that same period. Moreover, four of Landry’s collars were for marijuana possession; NOPD gives officers wide latitude in marijuana possession cases, freeing cops to concentrate on serious crimes. “Making New Orleans safer is about teamwork, not some self-serving political agenda,” NOPD Chief Michael Harrison said in a letter to Landry. “The Attorney General has no legal authority to commission law enforcement officers to patrol in the city of New Orleans unchecked and unsupervised. The NOPD is a national leader in police reform and we will not allow anyone to attempt

to police in New Orleans without the proper training and supervision from the NOPD.” Harrison’s letter evokes the federal consent decree, which Landry’s calls a “hug a thug” program. No surprise there. Landry always has been about cheap slogans and self-promotion. In 2011, as a one-term congressman, he garnered headlines by holding up a sign reading “DRILLING = JOBS” during a jobs speech by President Barack Obama. “My agents stand ready to apprehend, arrest, and charge those who intend harm on the Crescent City and all of our State,” Landry said in a statement (which referred to him as “General Landry”). “Frustrated by political games, I will continue working with my dedicated team to protect lives and our economy.” What a laugh. If there’s political gamesmanship here, it’s from Landry, whose task force managed only 11 arrests in three months in a city noted for its crime rate. Landry continues to insist he currently has no plans to run for governor in 2019, but that’s as believable as former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s protestations that he wasn’t running for president. New Orleans is not Mayberry. Our crime rate is real. But Landrieu and Harrison surely must envy Mayberry’s Sheriff Taylor, who could handle the hot-dogging, grandstanding Barney by forcing him to carry one bullet — in his shirt pocket. That didn’t keep Barney from shooting himself in the foot on occasion. We expect the same from “General Landry.”

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ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO, 2017 WAS SHAPING UP TO BE A BIG ELECTION YEAR IN NEW ORLEANS BUT RELATIVELY CALM ELSEWHERE.

Now it appears all of Louisiana will get in on the fun. The New Orleans citywide primary is Oct. 14, with runoffs Nov. 18. The October ballot will be particularly crowded. In addition to an open race for mayor (Mitch Landrieu is term limited) and contests for all seven City Council seats, New Orleans will see elections for sheriff, clerks of court and assessor. Given the controversy surrounding Sheriff Marlin Gusman’s tenure, that race could be as hotly contested as the mayoral contest. No one has officially declared for the mayor’s race, but a number of potential candidates are looking at it. Qualifying for all offices on the October ballot is only six months away — July 12-14 — which is why we will soon see lots of polling, fundraising and jockeying for position. Several state lawmakers are eyeing Landrieu’s job, but first they’ll have to get through at least one — possibly two or even three — legislative sessions dealing with the state’s growing deficit and the governor’s push for tax reform. Candidates who are not legislators will have the luxury of running without having recently voted on tax measures. That said, the biggest issues are likely to be crime and streets, not taxes. (Landrieu and the current council deserve credit for getting the city’s fiscal house in order; keeping it that way ought to be a major election issue as well.) Statewide, voters will choose a

successor to former Treasurer John Neely Kennedy, who has succeeded David Vitter in the U.S. Senate. That special election coincides with the citywide races in New Orleans and is sure to draw a host of candidates. First to announce was state Rep. John Schroder, R-Covington. Look for others to join him soon. Jefferson Parish will see a special election of its own to replace District 4 Councilman Ben Zahn, who will become mayor of Kenner. That race, too, will be in October and November. State Sen. Danny Martiny, R-Kenner, already has declared his candidacy for the council and no doubt will have the backing of Sheriff Newell Normand, his longtime political ally. That will make him a formidable candidate, but that doesn’t mean he won’t have a fight on his hands. Kenner politics is always volatile. Jefferson voters also could be deciding whether to recall Parish President Mike Yenni. Polls show Jefferson voters would toss Yenni in a heartbeat if given the chance — but recall organizers have yet to garner the 90,000-plus signatures on their petition. Getting the signatures they need by April 10 will take a Herculean effort. And for opening acts, Gretna and Westwego have municipal primaries on March 25, with April 29 runoffs. Those are the same dates for special elections for state representative in the Kenner area, and for Civil District Court judge and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal judge in New Orleans. All in all, it’s going to be another busy year.

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Hey Blake, Did I dream this or did there used to be a sign on the top span of the old Crescent City Connection going to the West Bank that said “Hubba Hubba”? I guess it was to keep traffic moving? Ever heard of that?

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Dear Mary, Your memory is correct but your spelling is off. There were signs on what was then called the Greater New Orleans Bridge, but they read “Huba Huba!” Articles in The Times-Picayune and The States-Item in late 1965 said the term was slang derived from Japanese and was used by American GIs during World War II. It meant “speed up” or “get the lead out.” The signs bearing that expression were installed on the West

Bank approaches to the bridge, where drivers were known to slow down while approaching the main span, causing traffic delays. The director of the Mississippi River Bridge Authority, Charles Macaulay, said he picked up the term while working in Japan. Macaulay worked under Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Allied occupation of Japan following World War II. “Macaulay…adopted (the term) as the equivalent of: ‘Let’s be good fellows, get it up to the speed limit please and get on across,’” the Picayune reported in December 1965. A tongue-in-cheek editorial hailed the move: “Both in signology and for the International City’s cultivation of foreign tongues, the experiment is a breakthrough. Should ‘Huba Huba!’ wear thin, other terms might be brought to the Bridge Authority’s attention. ‘Allons, allons!’ is in the same vein and ‘Accelerez!’ (with ‘S’il vous plait’ thrown in if there’s room) may subtly convey the idea of hitting the speed limit but not exceeding it.”

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WITH MARDI GRAS LITTLE MORE THAN A MONTH AWAY, this is prime time for Carnival balls. For more than 40 years, from 1896 until 1937, a landmark on St. Charles Avenue played host to many of the city’s Carnival balls. The Athenaeum, located at the corner of St. Charles Avenue and Clio Street, was built for the Young Men’s Hebrew Association. The original building was destroyed by fire in 1905 and was replaced with a larger, more modern structure complete with a swimming pool, gym, library and auditorium with a seating capacity of 3,000. After the French Opera House burned in 1919, the Athenaeum became one of the city’s more popular venues. In the 1920s, Enrico Caruso and Rudolph Valentino performed there. Rex was one of the many krewes that used the Athenaeum for its ball, and it did so from 1907 until 1936. By that time, the Municipal Auditorium had opened and was the preferred venue for most krewes. Another fire destroyed the Athenaeum in 1937, and the building was converted into a hotel and apartment complex. Today the building features both condominiums and retail space.

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ON FRIDAY, JAN. 20, PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE

in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., becoming the 45th President of the United States. As has been the case with most of his predecessors’ inaugurations, protests also have been planned in Washington that weekend, as well as in cities around the country, including New Orleans. And — as has been the case with most events in New Orleans — the Crescent City is putting its own spin on things. Here are a few of the ways New Orleanians are planning to mark Trump’s ascent to the most powerful platform in the world.

ON THE MARCH

LOUISIANA RECORDED 1,178,638 MILLION VOTES FOR DONALD TRUMP. ONLY 24,292 CAME FROM NEW ORLEANS,

where Hillary Clinton had nearly 134,000 votes. One voting precinct didn’t receive any Trump votes. So it’s no surprise the reaction against his incoming administration has inspired action across the city. In the days following the election, the state’s civil rights, health, criminal justice and human rights groups warned of potentially drastic scenarios under a Trump regime, while hundreds of people — mostly young people of color and students — organized protests in New Orleans over several nights. The protests were borne of a growing movement in New Orleans questioning the power structures of the city, state and country as well as who benefits from them. Protesters weren’t mourning a loss but participating in a call to action. Two citywide marches, under the umbrella of March for Louisiana (www. marchforla.org), will take to the streets of New Orleans on inauguration day as a broad coalition of social justice organi-

zations stand firmly against the agenda of Trump’s incoming administration. “The March for Louisiana envisions a state and a country in which all humans are empowered,” its mission statement reads. “Our goal is to galvanize an intersectional resistance to the new administration to show that, although we are all passionate about different issues, none of us stand for what the president-elect represents. We support the resistance movements across the state that reflect Louisiana’s varied and intersecting identities.” The Next Right Thing march parades through the Marigny and French Quarter, while an Anti-Trump Inauguration Rally and March meets at City Hall and parades through the CBD. Organizer Malcolm Suber expects expects roughly 10,000 people to join the march. March for Louisiana events include a Women’s March and a Millennials March for Revolution Jan. 21. The organization encourages a nationwide strike — no work, no school, no shopping — on Jan 20.

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J20 NOLA: Anti-Trump Inauguration Rally and March 3 p.m., City Hall As the removal of four Confederate-era monuments loomed, Take ’Em Down NOLA — with organizers Angela Kinlaw, Michael “Quess” Moore and Malcolm Suber, among others — spearheaded a campaign to remove all monuments to the Confederacy and white supremacy with a threepronged demand to the city: remove all symbols and monuments to white supremacy, deliver a timeline for their removal, and begin a community-driven process for removing them and choosing their replacements. Over the last few years, the group, along with Stand With Dignity and Black Youth Project 100, has emerged as a vocal, engaged and omnipresent force against police brutality, jail expansion and oppression through its citywide events and inside the New Orleans City Council Chambers. On Jan. 20, Take ’Em Down NOLA and the New Orleans Workers Group lead a “counter-inauguration of the Trump regime” to instead “inaugurate unity, and start the resistance.” The rally and march begins at Duncan Plaza outside City Hall at 3 p.m. and proceeds down Loyola Avenue to Canal Street, to Magazine Street toward Poydras Street, and returns to City Hall. Suber says the march and rally will galvanize the area’s “socially concerned organizations and individuals who are concerned about the threats of the Trump administration to nullify a lot of the accomplishments of the civil rights and human rights campaigns.” The coalition of organizations — representing immigrant rights, abortion rights, seniors threatened by potential Social Security cuts, and other groups — “unites all of those forces,” Suber told Gambit, “and sends a message to the Trump administration that we will not go down without a fight.” “We are on the move.” — ALEX WOODWARD

Attendees at the March for Women’s Lives in Washington, D.C. in 2004. Organizers of this weekend’s Women’s March on Washington hope to make it the largest gathering of women in the nation’s capitol since then. P H OTO B Y B R U I N /C R E AT I V E C O M M O N S

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AT THE BYWATER HOME OF TRACY TALBOT, SEVERAL WOMEN ARE TALKING AND LAUGHING as they huddle

around two tables littered with purple satin, glitter, hot glue guns, Mardi Gras beads, rhinestones, pins and plastic cups of wine. They’re decorating sashes modeled on those originally worn by suffragettes for the Jan. 21 Women’s March on Washington, where they’re headed to protest the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. “I am emotional about the result of the election,” Talbot says, as she steps into the kitchen to stir a pot of vegetarian chili. “[The march] is a way to channel my grief.” According to state organizer Dora Lambert, about 1,000 Louisiana women will travel by bus, car, train and plane to participate in the march. (Politico recently reported as many as 200,000 women from across the country are expected to attend.) Lambert, a geographic information systems analyst who works on coastal restoration projects, says the Louisiana envoy to the national march had fallen behind by the time she joined its organizers in the second week of December. But thanks to tireless work by organizers and participants statewide (some of whom told Gambit they’ve either never been involved in activism or haven’t attended a protest since the 1960s), Louisiana will send a sizable contingent to what may be the largest gathering of women in Washington since 2004’s March for Women’s Lives. “We need to show that we don’t follow the toxic [and] the unhealthy,” Lambert says. “We need to show that this [administration] is not acceptable and we are not going to stand for it.” The national march also struggled with permitting issues, including lags in processing and disputes about the march’s location, as well internal strife over leadership that initially was criticized as failing to include the voices of women of color. But permits finally were approved in mid-December, and national women’s and left-leaning organizations have pledged their participation. BuzzFeed News recently reported that EMILY’s List, which supports women involved in Democratic politics who also support abortion rights, will hold

training sessions to coincide with the march in Washington, D.C. for women who want to run for office. These women’s objections to the incoming administration are numerous and include Trump’s personal behavior toward women (including several unresolved accusations of sexual assault or misconduct, which he appeared to boast about on a hot mic), his stance on abortion rights and the threat to women’s health care posed by Vice President-elect Mike Pence, a noted Planned Parenthood opponent. At Talbot’s, women also mention a desire to stand up for LGBT rights and the rights of women of color, and to set an example for their young girls. “[I’m going because] I have two daughters,” says a woman who identified herself only as Michele — out of fear, she says, of being outed as a liberal to her conservative family. “My 12-year-old says, ‘I think girls are as good as boys, but not everybody thinks so.’” “I needed to get out of the house and stop being sad,” Nancylee Myatt adds, as she works on her sash. “When you find people that feel like you do, it helps you.” Many of the women at Talbot’s mention a need for catharsis to help resolve the deep sense of mourning felt over Hillary Clinton’s near-miss at the chance to be America’s first woman president. Before the election, Cam Mangham had reserved hotel rooms in Washington to attend what she thought would be the inauguration of a woman to the nation’s highest office. In the days following Nov. 8, she thought she would be too distraught to attend — “I will either be hurt or arrested or both,” she said — until she was galvanized by news of the women’s march hitting social media. Mangham points out that satellite marches will take place on the same day in several cities, including New Orleans, as part of a nationwide campaign against sexism, misogyny, racism and other forms of prejudice and inequality. She says these satellite protests will be just as important as the one in Washington as they “light up the map” across the country. “This is getting us up off our butts and getting us involved,” she says. “I’m covered in goosebumps already.” — KAT STROMQUIST

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The Next Right Thing 10:30 a.m., Congo Square The Next Right Thing — a march of “satire and dissent” — meets at Congo Square in Armstrong Park at 9 a.m., assembles at 10:30 a.m., marches at 11 a.m. toward the Mississippi River Moonwalk and marches toward Frenchmen Street at 1 p.m. There, an “inaugural ball” will be held at clubs along Frenchmen Street. A children’s parade starts at 3 p.m. The event ends at Check Point Charlie at 6 p.m. The children’s parade encourages costumes, signs, decorated wagons and floats. Families can meet at Washington Square Park for a picnic before the children’s parade.

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THURSDAY Antenna (3718 St. Claude Ave.) hosts the “inaugural” meeting of its ANTI-FASCIST READING CLUB, for those JAN of you wondering about those “NO to fascism” flyers around town. Bring a potluck dish to share. 6 p.m.

In response to a contentious election fraught with racial anxieties, there are events for the NATIONAL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING at Ashe Cultural Arts Center (1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.) with discussions, music, yoga, acupuncture and refreshments. 5 p.m.

FRIDAY

Political pundits JAMES CARVILLE AND MARY MATALIN and political science professors from Tulane University, Louisiana State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discuss the 2016 election and what happens next at Tulane’s Lavin-Bernick Center (room 213). 6:30 p.m.

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Chris Trew hosts comedians Jonathan Evans, Maggie Ritchie, Derek Dupuy, Julia Fleckman and more at “THE ALTERNATIVE INAUGURATION” show at The New Movement (2706 St. Claude Ave.). 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

The Valiant Theatre and Lounge (6621 St. Claude Ave., Arabi) presents TYRANTS AND FOOLS: SHAKESPEARE FOR THE INAUGURATION, with scenes about ambition, power, corruption and tyranny. Donations accepted. Half of proceeds go to Planned Parenthood’s New Orleans Health Center. 8 p.m.

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Anti-Trumpians can dance out their frustrations at Poor Boys Bar’s (1328 St. Bernard Ave.) ANTI-INAUGURAL DANCE PARTY. 9:30 p.m.

Though not necessarily an inauguration event, it’s never been a more pressing time to stand up for LGBT rights. NEW ORLEANS PRIDE kicks off 2017 with a cocktail party and announcements about this year’s Pride events at Hotel Le Marais (717 Conti St.). 8 p.m.

Picolla Tushy and Bar Redux (801 Poland Ave.) present “POLITICALLY UNDRESSED,” an evening of politically inspired burlesque performances. 9 p.m. — KAT STROMQUIST

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NEW YORK COMICS JENN WELCH AND EMILY WINTER ARE THE ORGANIZERS OF WHAT A JOKE FEST,

a national comedy festival of 83 shows in 33 American cities over the inaugural weekend, from Jan. 19 to 21. (“Because, seriously, what a joke?” they say.) Proceeds from all shows will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, as will a portion of the sales of the festival’s official hats. Like President-elect Donald Trump’s own “Make America Great Again” caps, these are red with the embroidered message “WHAT A JOKE.” What a Joke Fest’s New Orleans show (the only one in Louisiana) will take place Saturday, Jan. 21, at AllWays Lounge and is hosted by Andrew Healan. The lineup includes local comedians Lisa Berry, Benjamin Hoffman, Isaac Kozell, Laura Sanders, Kamari Stevens and Paul Oswell. Tickets are $5. Welch and Winter spoke to Gambit by phone. : How did this all come together? Winter: As a woman, it’s really hard to hear some of the statements that Trump made. I couldn’t believe this was a real person and that we were supposed to be taking this seriously. Welch: Everything is terrible. But for me, as a woman who is a survivor of assaults — I feel like I’m at a point in my life where I’m done sitting back and letting things happen. This makes me feel a little more in control. : Is the comedy expected to be explicitly political, or are the comics just going to be doing their regular sets?

Welch: Some will, some won’t. For some comedians, the best thing to do is avoid [the topic] altogether. It’s not going to be days and days of Trump jokes. Winter: Comedians feel empowered in different ways; some will feel empowered by doing explicitly political jokes. But just doing the show is a political act in itself. We have these amazing diverse lineups … Welch: We started off with a list of 10 to 15 cities we wanted to reach out to, but once we started reaching out, those people knew other people and it’s just grown exponentially. Right now, it’s 83 shows in 33 cities, including the U.K., with more than 500 comedians. Winter: It all sort of happened really quickly. When we started reaching out to people and they were so into it, I couldn’t believe how many positive responses we got. I was crying at the bathroom at work, I was so happy. Welch: To be able to have a good cry — it’s a really powerful thing. : Have you gotten any negative feedback? It seems that many people who speak out against Trump get attacked via social media, especially women. Winter: We’ve gotten little things here and there. The hat is the thing that most people are taking offense to, but it was intended to be a kind of “F—k you.” That’s really the most sort of negative attention we’ve gotten. I had a couple trolls get at me on Twitter — as a female comic, though, you get that whether Trump is president or not. Welch: If that does happen to us, then we’re doing something right. : Is this the beginning of an ongoing effort? Are there more What a Joke Fests in the future? Winter: We are hoping to do it again; unfortunately we may need it again next year. Welch: I can’t imagine we’ll be in a situation where the ACLU won’t need money again next year. Even if somehow Trump were to be impeached, all his appointees are still there. This isn’t just about Trump, though he is a big ball of pus — he’s just the face of this ugly movement. — KEVIN ALLMAN

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Nominations announced for annual dance, opera and classical music awards. BY WILL COVIELLO

THE BIG EASY FOUNDATION, OR FOUNDATION FOR ENTERTAINMENT DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION (FEDE), announced two special awards

and nominees for outstanding performances of classical music, opera and dance in the New Orleans area in 2016. Awards will be presented at the Tribute to the Classical Arts luncheon Friday, Jan. 27, at the Hotel Monteleone. The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) swept the category of Best Classical Music Performance and had nine nominations overall, including three entries in the Best New Classical Music Performance. Opera awards have been separated into categories for full and mixedscale productions. The New Orleans Opera Association swept Best Grand Opera Production nominations with Dead Man Walking, Macbeth and Don Giovanni. The Marigny Opera House’s resident Marigny Opera Ballet collected the most dance nominations with six, including one for Outstanding Dance Ensemble and Outstanding Choreography for a full-length piece for Maya Taylor’s work on Giselle Deslonds. A Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to dancer, choreographer, director and educator Lula Elzy. Her company, Lula Elzy New Orleans Dance Theatre, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016 and she is an artist-in-residence at The Muse Machine in Dayton, Ohio. Elzy has won numerous dance and teaching awards, including a Disney Channel American Teacher Award and the Presidential Scholars Distinguished Teachers Award in the Performing Arts. She appeared in HBO’s Treme, the movies Angel Heart and Interview with a Vampire and other works. The Birdfoot Festival curates chamber music presenations in New Orleans and has had a Young Artist’s Program since its inception in 2012. Aspiring musicians receive training and mentorship nine months of the year and in intensive sessions during the annual festival. The program will receive the Arts Education Award. The Gambit-affiliated -affiliated FEDE awards annual grants to local artists and organizations. Proceeds from the luncheon benefit the foundation. The luncheon is sponsored by Gambit, Anne Burr, The Hotel Monteleone, Adler’s, Hall Piano, Uptown Costume & Dancewear and WWNO 89.9. Tickets are $51. Call Jon Broder at (504) 483-3129 for tickets and information. Dancer, choreographer and teacher Lula Elzy will receive a Lifetime Achievement award. PHOTO BY RON BUDENICH

Concerto in F by Anne Burr Dance Company and Ballet Hysell is nominated for Outstanding Dance Presentation (Short). PHOTO BY JOHN B. BARRIOS

Classical Arts Special Awards LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Lula Elzy ARTS EDUCATION AWARD

Birdfoot Festival’s Young Artist Program

2017 Nominations BEST CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE 2016

The Firebird Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) David Danzmayr, Conductor Orpheum Theater

Don Giovanni NOOA Brad Dalton, Director Robert Lyall, Conductor Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts Macbeth NOOA Christopher Mattaliano, Director Robert Lyall, Conductor Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts BEST MIXED-SCALE OPERA PERFORMANCE

Opera On Tap, Nov. 2 NOOA Carol Rausch, Music Director The Rusty Nail

Gluzman Plays Prokofiev LPO Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor Orpheum Theater

Porgy & Bess, A Concert Of Songs Xavier University/LPO Carlos Miguel Prieto, Music Director Orpheum Theater

Osorio Plays Brahms LPO Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor Orpheum Theatre

Rinaldo New Orleans Center For Creative Arts (NOCCA) Phyllis Treigle, Director Matthew Wood, Conductor NOCCA, Lupin Hall

Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 LPO Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor Orpheum Theater BEST NEW CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Harmonielehre LPO Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor Mendelssohn Piano Trio Orpheum Theater Laurifer Nisus Quadranscentennial by David Anderson LPO Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor Orpheum Theater Mothership LPO Fawzi Haimor, Conductor Orpheum Theater Giselle Deslondes, score by Tucker Fuller New Resonance Orchestra Francis Scully, Conductor Marigny Opera House, Producer Marigny Opera House BEST GRAND OPERA PRODUCTION

Dead Man Walking New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) Tomer Zvulun, Director Robert Lyall, Conductor Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts

Romeo and Juliet Loyola Opera Theatre David Morelock, Director Carol Rausch, Conductor Loyola University, Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE

A Little Night Music Musaica First Unitarian Universalist Church Mystery Sonatas Kate Withrow, Violin Marigny Opera House, Producer Marigny Opera House A Musical Christmas Lyrica Baroque Ursuline Convent, St. Mary’s Church Russian Fireworks Jean-Baptiste Monnot, Organist St. Louis Cathedral BEST CHORAL ARTS PRESENTATION

Mendelssohn’s Magnificat St. Louis Cathedral Choir Dreux Montegut, Conductor St. Louis Cathedral Prelude To Christmas Mass St. Patrick’s Choir Andrew Mills, Conductor St. Patrick’s Church Christmas Oratorio, Camille Saint-Saens

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Andre Toledano III and Amy Cassier participated in Birdfoot Festival’s Young Artist Program, which will receive the Arts Education Award.

Melange Dance Company’s Being Human is nominated for Outstanding Dance Presentation (Short). PHOTO BY JIM KARAM

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NOVA Masterworks, LPO David Danzmayr, Conductor Orpheum Theater Tyler’s Suite: Working To Spread The Word About Bullying Symphony Chorus Of New Orleans/ New Orleans Gay Men’s Chorus/ Delgado Community Concert Choir Steven Edwards, Music Director Temple Sinai Reform Congregation OUTSTANDING DANCE PRESENTATION (FULL LENGTH)

Dancing While Black: On Fertile Ground Angela’s Pulse/Junebug Productions Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) Giselle Deslondes Marigny Opera Ballet Marigny Opera House Program Four Marigny Opera Ballet Marigny Opera House Summer Solstice 2016 New Orleans Ballet Theatre NOCCA, Lupin Hall OUTSTANDING DANCE PRESENTATION (SHORT)

Being Human, Southern Voices 8: Dance Out Loud Melange Dance Company CAC Blissful Insolence, An Evening Of Dance Newcomb Dance Company Tulane University, Dixon Hall Concerto In F, Juxtaposed Anne Burr Dance Company/Ballet Hysell Loyola University, Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall Just A Step Beyond The Rain, Love TapsTheatre On Tap NOCCA, Nims Black Box Theatre

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY (FULL LENGTH)

Giselle Deslondes Maya Taylor Marigny Opera Ballet Marigny Opera House The Lipstick Meryl Murman CAC

Aurora Foster and Kameron Lopreore starred in Loyola Opera Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet, which is nominated for Best Mixed Scale Opera Production. PHOTO BY KYLE ENCAR

The Nutcracker Diane L. Carney Jefferson Performing Arts Society Jefferson Performing Arts Center OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY (SHORT)

Episodes (Part 1), Above The Oaks Jarrell Hamilton Tulane University Department Of Theatre & Dance Tulane University, McWilliams Hall Poems Of The Soul, Program Four Nikki Hefko Marigny Opera Ballet Marigny Opera House Searching For Ethos, Emerging Choreographers Gretchen Erickson Marigny Opera Ballet Marigny Opera House Sentimental Something. Sincerely, Summer Solstice 2016 Diogo de Lima New Orleans Ballet Theatre NOCCA, Lupin Hall OUTSTANDING DANCE ENSEMBLE

Casa Samba Curtis Pierre, Artistic Director Marigny Opera Ballet Dave Hurlbert, Director New Orleans Ballet Theatre Gregory Schramel, Artistic Director Theatre On Tap Heidi Malnar, Artistic Director

Lindsey Reynolds and William Byram starred in the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts’ production of Rinaldo, which is nominated for Best Mixed Scale Opera Production nominee. PHOTO BY ELIZABETH MCMILLAN

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The New Orleans Opera Association’s regional premiere of Dead Man Walking is nominated for Best Grand Opera Production.

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304-6615; www.johnnysanchezrestaurant.com) launches a dinner series highlighting Mexican holidays and celebrations with a Blessing of the Animals Feast on Jan. 17. It celebrates the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot, the guardian and protector of animals. In Mexico, the tradition includes bringing a favorite animal to Mass for an annual blessing and asking for protection and blessing of livestock. Executive chef Miles Landrem’s

BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund WESTMORELAND. ST. ELIZABETH. TRELAWNY. At 14 Parishes, a new

Jamaican restaurant in Central City, perusing the menu can read like a map of the Caribbean nation. Dishes are named for the cities and parishes that make up the country. Brothers Conroy and Charles Blake (who hail from Spanish Town) opened the Clio Street spot last fall, after running two Jamaican restaurants in Atlanta for the last several years. The line separating Southern-style soul food and cuisines from the Caribbean and West Indies can be thin: smothered meats, rice and beans and stewed greens feature prominently across both regions. But here there is a clear demarcation, and the kitchen stays within the boundaries of Jamaican cuisine. The brothers travel frequently to Atlanta and New York to obtain hard-to-find imported Jamaican spice blends. With the exceptions of rice and peas and mashed potatoes (both bland versions that failed to excite), the dishes here arrive full of flavor and complex character. Jerked chicken, Jamaica’s signature dish, is named after the parish, Portland, where the smoky, grilled tradition was birthed. Coated in a dark char, the chicken has subtle heat and the flavors of charcoal, allspice and smoke dominate. Jamaican cuisine isn’t known for scalding seasoning blends, except for dishes that employ the nation’s native fiery Scotch bonnet peppers. Those are unleashed full throttle in the St. Elizabeth chicken, an addictively good dish, which comes swimming in a thick and sweet pep-

WHERE

1638 Clio St., (504) 814-1490; www.14parishes.com

per-flaked barbecue sauce. “Are you sure you like it that spicy?” a server asked me one evening while ordering. “Because it’s really hot.” She wasn’t kidding, and though the dish ended up being too intense for some of my dinner companions, I couldn’t stop picking at the soft, succulent bird, savoring each sweet and scorching bit long after my eyes started to water and my brow broke out in sweat. The short menu is filled with milder but no less flavorful stews and curries. A dark oxtail medley called Hanover was studded with potatoes and carrots and tasted earthy and warm. Its thick, glossy consistency is similar to a demi-glace but features characteristic gelatinous oxtail bits. Diners should be prepared to find a few bones and some not-so-pretty cartilage bits here and there. The St. Ann chicken curry carried layers of flavor in a mild, turmeric-tinged sauce, and Spanish Town chicken soup is thick with pumpkin, sweet potato and mirliton and featured warm notes of rosemary and allspice — a good cold weather dish when temperatures dip back below 60 degrees. Smaller dishes include wilted

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Conroy, Charles and Lauren Blake serve Jamaican dishes at 14 Parishes. P H OTO B Y C H E R Y L G E R B E R

carrot and herb-packed braised cabbage. A flavorful mix of ground beef and spices fill tiny dough “patties,” and caramelized plantains tasted like candy. Spongy and honey-tinged cornbread and starchy green plantain discs are plain on their own but great for soaking up some of the complex sauces. Stewed callaloo is similar to collard greens. There also is macaroni and cheese. The only thing difficult to navigate here is lunch, since the restaurant doesn’t open until 2 p.m. The space previously housed the music club Beatnik, and the restaurant’s staff has begun taking advantage of the stage, where sometimes a singer-songwriter duo or an open-mic participant hold court. Otherwise, it’s a safe bet that the sounds of Bob Marley and other reggae crooners will be playing softly in the background, which works well for the casual spot. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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St. Elizabeth barbecue chicken, Hanover oxtail stew

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A Central City restaurant serving authentic, flavorful Jamaican dishes

five-course menu includes a crispy pig ear salad with winter greens, garlic-citrus vinaigrette and a chili-cured egg yolk; a lamb tartare tostada with adobo, charred onion aioli and foie gras; duck carnitas with masa dumplings, truffle butter, manchego and duck skin chicharron; mole-crusted New York strip steak with roasted root vegetables, jalapeno, gremolata and marrow jus; and pan de chango, or Mexican monkey bread. “I think it’s important for us to represent the history and customs of Mexico at our restaurant and we chose to do so by honoring the animals we will serve during this dinner and paying our respects to nature,” Landrem said in a statement. The meal costs $90 and includes wine and tequila pairings. Tickets are available on the restaurant’s website. — HELEN FREUND PAGE 24

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A NEW FOOD FESTIVAL debuts Feb. 11 when the NOLA Jerk Chicken Festival (www. nolacaribbeanfestival.com/nola-jerk-chicken-festival) takes over the newly opened Central City BBQ (1201 S. Rampart St., 504-558-4276; www. centralcity bbq.com). The inaugural festival, from the organizers behind the NOLA Caribbean Festival, celebrates Jamaican cuisine and its signature smoky chicken staple, as well the music and culinary traditions of New Orleans and the Caribbean nation. A press release promises a “fantastic stable of national reggae bands and DJs as well as New Orleans’ own top brass bands performing Bob Marley hits brass style.” The festival falls within a week of Marley’s birthday. The festival initially was called the Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Fest, but the name was changed after members of Fifty-Six Hope Road Music (a company run by Marley’s heirs) sent a cease and desist letter regarding the use of the name. The event is expected to feature local restaurants and food trucks serving their renditions of jerk chicken and other Caribbean dishes and drinks. For those brave (read: insane) enough to take the challenge, there will be a Scotch bonnet pepper-eating contest. There also will be a jerk chicken competition judged by “local celebrity” judges, according to the release. The festival runs from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 11, and tickets are $10. — HELEN FREUND

Middle Eastern City JERUSALEM CAFE (2132 Tulane

Ave., 504-509-7729) opened in December across the street from the University Medical Center and next door to longtime diner Anita’s Restaurant. It’s the first restaurant for Ali Hinnawi, who is from Jerusalem and immigrated to New Orleans nearly two decades ago. “I’ve worked in restaurants in the past and I thought (now) was a good time to open one,” Hinnawi said. “I wanted to really show people our culture and our food.” The cafe’s menu features hummus, baba ghanoush, labneh, stuffed grape leaves, fried haloumi cheese, za’atar bread and qudsia, a mix of mashed fava beans and hummus. There are salads with

The inaugural NOLA Jerk Chicken Festival is scheduled Feb.11. P H OTO B Y W I K I C O M M O N S / J E R I LY N Q U I N TA N I L L A

fattoush and tabbouleh and large platters of falafel, chicken or beef shawarma, lamb kebabs and gyro meat drizzled with tahini sauce. A small dessert selection includes Turkish baklava, nammura, a semolina dessert made with almonds, rosewater and honey, and kunafah, a pastry with cheese and dough soaked in honey. There is a refrigerated case of soft drinks and the kitchen serves traditional Lebanese tea, Turkish coffee and other hot drinks. No alcohol is served. Jerusalem Cafe is open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. — HELEN FREUND

On ice CENTRAL CITY BAR AND EATERY BLACK LABEL ICEHOUSE (3000

Dryades St., 504-875-2876) has closed. Black Label opened in 2015 with pitmaster Damian Brugger serving Texas-style brisket, oversize burgers and whimsical takes on bar food. The eatery was part of a recent boom in the New Orleans barbecue scene. Brugger departed the restaurant last year and opened Brugger’s Barbecue stall at St. Roch Market (2381 St. Claude Ave., 504609-3813; www.strochmarket.com). Just days before Black Label shuttered, Rob Bechtold and Aaron Burgau opened Central City Barbecue nearby. — HELEN FREUND

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of Ghost Tequila (www.ghosttequila.com), but before that he was a brand ambassador for Fireball Cinnamon Whisky. Pomes, a New Orleans native and longtime member of local theater company The NOLA Project, spoke with Gambit about what he learned about liquor and why he got into the tequila game.

What did you learn as a brand ambassador with Fireball? POMES: It was a lot of fun. When I started, I was hired to basically do social media, and my job just grew and grew as the brand got bigger and bigger. It was just really fun to be a part of that team. The sexy part, or the really exciting part, was the barhopping all over the country. It was really guerilla marketing on steroids — barhopping and buying people shots and having a lot of fun and building relationships. It’s really about getting people interested on the ground level, going against what some of the bigger liquor companies are doing and staying away from traditional advertising or cramming new products down people’s throats via point-of-sale. It’s about genuinely going out there and shaking people’s hands and having a drink with them. What surprised me the most is how easy it was to cultivate affection for a brand by being genuine with people and building relationships — being their friend as opposed to trying to sell them something. It’s old-school advertising. The most interesting thing I’ve learned is that most people don’t care about history and tradition and how the product was made. Don’t get me wrong, there are people that love that brand X that’s been aged for 100 years and is a really high-quality product — and that’s wonderful. But what people really love celebrating is the now. Over the last 10 years or so, it was all about the cocktails that took 10 minutes to make, or you were lighting things on fire or something. That was really cool and really exciting, but what I noticed is that most people don’t really care about that. They want a shot and a beer, or something that doesn’t take more than three steps.

How did you get into tequila? P: One of my business partners with Ghost Tequila, Chris (Moran), came up with the idea. He was working at a tequila bar in Boston and he learned that a lot of people were coming to the bar, but not ordering tequila. Most people have a terrible breakup story with tequila, whether they had too much of it during spring break or college. So he came up with a cocktail, which was kind of sweet and kind of spicy, and made it by infusing ghost peppers. (Ghost) Tequila is 100 percent blue agave tequila infused with ghost peppers. We (tried) to create a tequila that a non-tequila drinker would enjoy. It’s really tough these days to sell tequila to non-tequila drinkers. You either get people who love it and are tequila aficionados, or you have people who had a really terrible (Jose) Cuervo experience in college, and (they’re) like, “Never again.” What we’ve learned is that the hardcore tequila aficionado — that guy that’s been collecting tequila for 30 years — is a little bit harder to convince. For them, they want it pure and unadulterated. Our target demographic is people that don’t necessarily like tequila and bringing them back from the dark side by making tequila delicious again. We’re not going elitist. The idea is tequila for everyone, and it’s a lot more palatable.

Your lifestyle sounds rough. What’s your hangover remedy when you’re not on the road? P: I love getting a bloody maria, the tequila version of a bloody mary. For food, I love Slim Goodies on Magazine (Street) because I can get breakfast and lunch: eggs and a burger and fries. My guilty pleasure is greasy-spoon food. Other than that — a lot of water and ibuprofen. — HELEN FREUND

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at Generations Hall. Nuit Belge includes 14 restaurants plus St. James Cheese Company and Alabama’s Murder Point Oysters. Participating restaurants include Angeline, Boucherie, Cochon Butcher and Primitivo. Maypop will pair food with a raspberry saison aged in red wine barrels from Swiss brewery Brasserie Trois Dames. Toups South’s dish will be served with Southerly Love, a hoppy wild ale from Creature Comforts Brewing Company in Athens, Georgia. Locals can sample two of Austin, Texas’ Jester King Brewery beers. Angeline will pair a dish with its blended peach and apricot wild ale, and St. James Cheese Company pairs food with its gueuze sour beer as well as Transmission, a citrus saison from Creature Comforts. Other restaurant and beer pairings include Compere Lapin with Belgium’s Cantillon Brewery’s apricot lambic, Fou’ Foune. La Thai Uptown works with De Ranke XX Bitter. Patois pairs a dish with Drie Fonteinen Zwet.be, and Coquette with Kerkom Bink Blond.

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NOLA Brewing Company and Shreveport’s Great Raft Brewing are contributing sour or Belgianstyle beers. NOLA Brewing’s Desire, a raspberry sour ale aged in white wine barrels, will be served with a dish from Peche. Grand Isle serves a dish with Great Raft’s second iteration of You, Me and Everyone We Know, a golden sour ale aged with Ruston peaches. Tickets are available at www. nuitbelge.com/new-orleans. The event starts at 7 p.m. and costs $99. A VIP session starts at 5:30 p.m. and includes special beer and food pairings for $149.

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Robiola to Romano — The World of Italian Cheese 7 p.m. Wednesday St. James Cheese Company, 5004 Prytania St., (504) 899-4737 www.stjamescheese.com The tasting features 10 Italian cheeses, including Parmigiano Reggiano, various pecorinos and soft cheeses. Italian wines also are served. Tickets $30.

JANUARY 19

WYES Victorian Garden Party 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Thursday Opera Guild Home, 2504 Prytania St. www.wyes.org The WYES fundraiser is inspired by the PBS series Victoria, and guests are invited to wear Victorian costumes. The event includes Champagne, wine, food by Ralph Brennan Catering & Events and an auction. Call (504) 486-5511 for information. Tickets $100, VIP Champagne reception $175.

JANUARY 21

In the SoFAB Kitchen with The Chicago Brewseum 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405 www.natfab.org Beer and tavern historian Liz Garibay (www.historyontap.com) is spearheading an effort to open The Chicago Brewseum (www.chicagobrewseum.org), a museum focused on the beer industry. She discusses beer and the project with Southern Food & Beverage Museum director Liz Williams. Complimentary beer provided by Abita Brewing Company. Registration is requested. Free with museum admission.

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THE EYEBROW MAKEUP TREND CALLED MICROBLADING GOT ITS START IN ASIA and

has steadily gained popularity in Europe and the U.S., says Dina Bassman, owner of Brow Design by Dina (541 Julia St., 504-909-4696; www. browdesignbydina.com). The technique uses a very thin blade to cut hairline strokes in the skin along the eyebrow, then adds pigment to mimic a thicker brow. “This is a perfect technique for people with thin hair or no hair because it looks so natural,” Bassman says. She uses premium products and her background in art to create the best eyebrows for each client’s face. “I do believe that every single person has their own perfect eyebrow,” Bassman says. “Every face is different and so every face has its own eyebrow.” After practicing art for many years, Bassman’s habit of doodling different face shapes and designs — many examples of which can be found on her company’s Instagram account — helps with her work. “You need artistic skills to be able to know the face of the client, probably better than they do,” she says. “Once a real artist sees your face, he already knows exactly what would make it look the best.” This skill proves handy in dealing with customers who aren’t sure what eyebrow shape they want — and those who think they want a particular design but don’t realize it may not be the best look for them.

The Winter Record Raid takes place at Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market (1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 504-371-5849; www.phnojm. org) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Vendors will sell vinyl, CDs and cassettes while local DJs perform. Admission is free, but early birds can enter at 10 a.m. for $5.

“I can’t do to other people what I wouldn’t do to myself,” Bassman says, adding that she feels compelled to suggest alternatives if she believes a customer’s desired look isn’t right for them, or if their skin is not conducive to the procedure. “Microblading does not work on every type of skin,” she says. “There are some that are better candidates for it than others.” How long the results last depends on factors including the thickness and oil levels of a person’s skin, how much they sweat and how humidity affects them. Different customers want different things, and Bassman uses her artistic eye to weigh unique factors and shapes when creating each

individual look. “Some people come in for a very natural look, but some women will come in and they want certain trends, like ombre eyebrows,” she says. “They’ll say, ‘I want to look like a Kardashian.’ [Others say] when they wake up, they want to look like they already have makeup on.” Regardless of the request, Bassman says her eight years of experience help her apply microblading that looks like real hair. “I spend a lot of time trying to make clients feel pretty and confident again, and I use [high-quality] products to create the perfect shape,” she says. “I do believe that I create art.”

Get a sneak peek at Kendra Scott’s spring collection while enjoying light refreshments at the designer’s preview party from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 The party is hosted by Fashion Group International at Kendra Scott (5757 Magazine St., Suite C, 504-613-4227; www.kendrascott.com). RSVP to fashiongroupneworleans@ gmail.com; guests will receive 15 percent off purchases the night of the party. All Gus Modern furniture and accents will be marked 15 percent off during Modern Market’s (3138 Magazine St., 504-896-2206; www.modernmarketlife.com) Gus Grow Modern Event. Gus Design Group, a Canadian-based design and manufacturing company known for its minimalist, upholstered styles, will plant a tree for each product purchased during the sale. The promotion ends Jan. 31.

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THURSDAY 19 21st Amendment — G & the Swinging Three, 5:30; Branden Lewis Band, 9 Bamboula’s — Chip & Friend, noon; Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 2; Royal Street Windin’ Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook, 6:30; John Lisi, 10 Banks Street Bar — Dan Wally Baker, 9 Bar Mon Cher — Bats in the Belfry with DJs Mange and Sea Wolff, 9 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Bayou International Reggae Night feat. Higher Heights and DJ T-Roy, 11

BMC — Claire & Company, 5; Crooked Vines, 8; Soul Company, 11 Buffa’s Lounge — Al Farrell, 5; Tom McDermott & Chloe Feoranzo, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Cafe Negril — Revival, 6 Checkpoint Charlie — Megan May & JGN, 7; Johnny Azari, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Colin Lake, Kevin Galloway, 10 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 7; Boytoy, Lenni Zenith, 9:30 d.b.a. — Blake Amos’ Dirty Samba Soul, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Loren Pickford Quartet, 9:30 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Dave Easley, 6 Gasa Gasa — New Madrid, Fishplate, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Kash’d Out, 8 Jazz Cafe — Jeff Chaz, noon; Louise Cappi, 8 Little Gem Saloon — Michael Watson’s The Alchemy, 7 The Maison — The Good For Nothin’ Band, 4; Dysfunktional Bone, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 11 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Nattie, Thibault, Sam Cordts, 8 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Darcy Malone & the Tangle, 6 Old Point Bar — Lisa Harrigan, 9 One Eyed Jacks — Fast Times ’80s and ’90s Night, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola, Crescent City Joymakers, 8 Pour House Saloon — Dave Ferrato, 8:30 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Legacy Band feat. Gregg Stafford, 6; The Preservation Hall All-Stars feat. Louis Ford, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Bill Meyer & Charlie Gabriel’s Detroit Jam, 8 & 10 Rare Form — Ruby & the Rogues, 2; Voodoo Wagon, 6; Justin Donovan, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2 Step, 8:30 Siberia — Sunraider, Green River Killers, Kash’D Out, 35 PSI, Stereo Fire Empire, 9 Snug Harbor — Stephanie Nilles Trio, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Monty Banks, 2; Sarah McCoy, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 St. Tammany Art Association — Redwine Trio, 6:30 Vaughan’s Lounge — Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet, 10

FRIDAY 20 21st Amendment — Shake It Break It Band, 2:30; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 9:30 Bamboula’s — Co & Co Traveling Show, 11 a.m.; Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1; Smoky Greenwell, 5:30; Fortifiers, 10 Banks Street Bar — Marina Orchestra, 10 Bar Mon Cher — Eight Dice Cloth, 9 Bar Redux — DJ Unknown’s Dancing Bones, 9 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers, 7:30; Kermit Ruffins, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Soul Project, 10; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. BMC — Terra Terra, 3; Dapper Dandies, 5; Hyperphlyy, 8; All 4 One Brass Band, 11;

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CHRIS WATSON IS AT IT AGAIN. The • Jan. 20 former Park the Van label head and two-time New Orleanian introduced the • 10 p.m. Friday world to Dr. Dog in 2005. Now based in • Circle Bar, 1032 St. Charles northern California, his latest venture, Ave., (504) 588-2616; Friendship Fever, aims to unearth your next obsession. Watson’s first import www.circlebarneworleans.com came in October, with the Michigan outfit Minihorse, whose debut EP Big Lack served as Friendship Fever’s icebreaker. This Circle Bar sequel features a band that figures to play a bigger part in establishing the imprint’s personality: Deep State, a leap of faith that sticks the landing. The Athens, Georgia, quartet has three frontmen — including Christian DeRoeck (ex-Woods), whose own band Little Gold deserves more attention — but only one who fronts it. Taylor Chmura is the group’s self-styled amateur, a deprecation that belies his way with aerobic, three-chord pop/punk anthems. Thought Garden, due in April, is full of them: “Mountains,” an early wooing rock climber; “Heavy Lunch,” a deceptively simple, likely centerpiece single; “Idiot Waster,” the late-coming confirmation that it isn’t a fluke. It all sounds like they’re having a blast, and it’s contagious. The same could be said of its label. Meat Dreams, Gland and Adults open at 10 p.m. Admission $5. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

Mike Darby & the House of Cards, 1 a.m. Buffa’s Lounge — Dirty Rain Revelers, 5; Asylum Chorus, 8; Michael Liuzza, 11 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 6 Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre, 4; Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Castillo Blanco — Electric Get Down feat. Paul O’Neill, DR60N70, DJ Abear, Aaron Underwood, DiveTech, 9 Checkpoint Charlie — Domenic, 4; The Hubcap Kings, 7; Jamey St. Pierre, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Jontavious Willis, Grayson Capps, 8 Christ Episcopal Church — Jazz in January feat. The Dynamic Les DeMerle Orchestra, Bonnie Eisele, Don Vappie & the Creole Serenaders, Quiana Lynell, Jamil Sharif, 7 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion, 6; Meat Dreams, Gland, Deep State, Adults, 10 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 6; TBC Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz!, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Loose Marbles, 7; The Tipping Point with DJ RQ Away, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Buena Vista Social Latin Dance Party, 10 Gasa Gasa — Matthew Logan Vasquez, Andrew Duhon, 10

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Oak — Dapper Dandies, 9 Old Point Bar — Diablo’s Horns, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell & Palm Court Jazz Band, Lester Caliste, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 5 & 6; The Preservation Hall-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Will Dickerson Band, 1; Justin Donovan, 6; Steve Mignano, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Foret Tradition, 9:30 Siberia — Clint Maegden, Margaret Fowler, 6; Katey Red’s Wedding Party feat. Big Freedia, Magnolia Rhome, 9 Snug Harbor — Donny McCaslin Quartet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Russell Welch’s Mississippi Gipsy, 2; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 10 Tipitina’s — J Boog, Jemere Morgan, Jo Mersa Marley, 10 Twist of Lime — Donkey Puncher, Stereo Fire Empire, The Bills, Green Gasoline, 10

SUNDAY 22 21st Amendment — Christopher Johnson Quartet, 8 Bamboula’s — Hausman & Friend, 11 a.m.; NOLA Ragweeds, 1; Carl LeBlanc, 5:30; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 Banks Street Bar — Winslow, 4; Simple Sound Retreat, 9 Bar Redux — T’Lark, 9 Blue Nile — Noah Young Quartet, 7:30; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — The Mark Appleford Band, 3; Ruth Marie & Her Jazz Band, 7; Mignano, 10 Buffa’s Lounge — Some Like It Hot, 10:30 a.m.; Gerald French Trio, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — VL & Just Eight Band, 6 Christ Episcopal Church — Jazz in January feat. Bobby Bonsey (Duke Ellington tribute), Les DeMerle, Chris Maresh, Matt Lemmler, 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Friends, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Country Night with DJ Pasta, 9:30 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Margie Perez, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Anuraag Pendyal, Dignity Reve, 7 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 Kermit’s Treme Mother-In-Law Lounge — Kermit Ruffins, Paris Harris, DJ Sugar Ray, 4 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the NOLA Jitterbugs, 10 a.m.; Higher Heights, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio, 10 Marigny Opera House — Oracles feat. Justin Peake, Helen Gillet, Aurora Nealand, James Singleton, Rex Gregory, Simon Lott, 9 Old Point Bar — Romy Vargas & the Mercy Buckets, 7 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Legacy Band feat. Gregg Stafford, 6; The Preservation Hall All-Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sunday Soul Sessions feat. Tyrie Donnel, T. Cherrelle, Iris P., Tra Mason, The Realist & Co. Jazz Band, 8 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30 Siberia — The Darts, Merkabah, Jack & the Jackrabbits, 9 Snug Harbor — Roderick Harper Quintet, 8 & 10

Spotted Cat — The Asylum Chorus, 2; Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Trinity Episcopal Church — Spencer Bohren, 5

MONDAY 23 21st Amendment — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 6:30 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Ben Fox Trio, 2; NOLA Swingin’ Gypsies, 5:30; Sunshine Brass Band, 9 Banks Street Bar — Dignity Reve’s Piano Night, 7; Lilli Lewis, 9 Blue Nile — Brass-A-Holics, 10 BMC — Lil Red & Big Bad, 6; Keith Stone, 10 Buffa’s Lounge — Arsene Delay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; In Business, 9:30 Carver Theater — Ladies of the Blues, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Benny Maygarden & Thomas “Mad Dog” Walker, 8 Circle Bar — Phil the Tremolo King, 7; The Geraniums, 9 d.b.a. — Alexis & the Samurai, 7; Glen David Andrews, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — New Orleans Jazz Manouche, 7 Gasa Gasa — Cactus Thief, Minor Moon, The Naughty Sweethearts, Wait & Shackle, 8 House of Blues (The Parish) — Brujeria, The Casualties, Pinata Protest, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 The Maison — Chicken & Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — Khris Royal, Mike Lemmler, Terrence Houston, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Brian King, Zeno Moonflower, 8 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars, Bobby Love, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall All-Stars feat. Charlie Gabriel, 8, 9 & 10 Saturn Bar — King James & the Special Men, 10 Snug Harbor — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 2; Sarah McCoy, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 5220276; www.trinitynola.com — The organist’s “Organ & Labyrinth” performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock by candlelight. Free. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Bryan Hymel. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, (504) 865-5105; www.tulane. edu/~theatre — The tenor performs with soprano Irini Kyriakidou, accompanied by pianist Laura Ward. Tickets $18-$35, students free. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

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Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America — African-American musician Daryl Davis befriends former Klan members in this documentary. Zeitgeist Split (PG-13) — M. Night Shyamalan’s run of glorified B-movies continues. West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Chalmette We Are the Flesh — There’s incest, cannibalism and necrophilia in this arthouse gore-porn set in post-apocalyptic Mexico. Zeitgeist xXx: Return of Xander Cage (PG-13) — A prototypical Vin Diesel film: conspiracies, a race against time, explosions. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Regal, Chalmette

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Live by Night (R) — Ben Affleck directs and stars in this Prohibition-era mobster drama. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Manchester by the Sea (R) — Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams star in the Oscar-buzzy film by Kenneth Lonergan. Elmwood Moana (PG) — Disney’s modernized princess musical features Moana, the daughter of a South Pacific chieftain. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal A Monster Calls (PG-13) — A troubled 12-year-old summons a CGI Grendel voiced by Liam Neeson. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Monster Trucks (PG) — A tentacled beastie accompanies a high school senior on truck-related adventures. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Moonlight (R) — Critics have high praise for this movie, in which a young African-American man comes of age. Elmwood, West Bank, Broad Nocturnal Animals (R) — Renaissance man Tom Ford directs the stylish thriller. Chalmette Passengers (PG-13) — Unusually attractive people (Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt) wake up too early from a spaceship’s deep freeze. Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Patriots Day (R) — The Boston marathon bombings dramatized too soon. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (PG-13) — Unlikely heroes bond and triumph over adversity in space. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place, Clearview Sing (PG) — Talking (er, singing) animals compete in a vocal talent competition. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Singin’ in the Rain — RIP Debbie Reynolds. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Sleepless (R) — Jamie Foxx is an undercover cop in Vegas. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Underworld: Blood Wars (R) — Hey look, here’s some more CGI werewolves and vampires. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Why Him? (R) — Bryan Cranston is a dad vexed by his daughter’s Silicon Valley dudebro boyfriend (James Franco). Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal

FILM THERE’S NO SHORTAGE OF SMALL, INDEPENDENT FILMS VYING FOR AUDIENCE ATTENTION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Even little-known film festivals are flooded with hundreds (or thousands) of well-intentioned but essentially ordinary entries. Rare indie films that manage to break through the clutter typically possess two distinguishing qualities: characters that are in some way different from those we’ve seen on screen before, and the uncanny ability to make virtues of limited resources and modest scale. First-time writerdirector Josh Locy’s endearingly eccentric Hunter Gatherer fits that description like few films released last year. Winner of a Special Jury Award at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival and current nominee for a Spirit Award honoring the year’s best film made for less than $500,000, Locy’s movie builds a low-key, often-poetic tone that’s an ideal match for its human-size tale of unlikely friendship. It’s a small film with a big heart, but one that does not wear its heart on its sleeve. The film’s title refers to Ashley (Andre Royo, Reginald “Bubbles” Cousins on David Simon’s The Wire), who has been released from a three-year stint in prison. Upon returning to his mother’s house and his south Los Angeles neighborhood, the 40-something Ashley discovers that no one is waiting to welcome him home. Things improve after Ashley meets Jeremy (George Sample III), who cares for his ailing grandfather and survives by serving as a test subject for a medical devices company. The duo launches a shaky business disposing of unwanted refrigerators. That starting point offers few clues about where Locy wants to take us with his film. The cliches of gritty prisonrelease movies — drugs, violent crime, urban squalor — are nowhere in sight. Ashley’s circumstances are dire, but he maintains an effortless belief in the “power of positivity” and only wants to win back the girlfriend he lost when he went to jail. Jeremy is similarly devoted to his granddad. Each has a knack for taking each moment as it comes and trying to make the most of it. Bittersweet and often very funny, Hunter Gatherer finds meaning in hope, perseverance and the stuff of everyday life.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS Bolshoi Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty — The Russian company presents Tchaikovsky’s ballet. 11:55 a.m. Sunday. Elmwood The Departed — Every bro you know loves Scorsese’s cop-gangster thriller set in Southie. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Bar Redux Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG) — Harry Potter speaks in tongues during his sophomore year at Hogwarts. Midnight Friday-Saturday, 10 p.m. Sunday. Prytania Hedwig and the Angry Inch — Gender-bending Hedwig fronts a band in the rock musical. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Catahoula Hotel (914 Union St.)

Royo makes all of that possible with a breakout performance in his first shot at a lead role in a film, finally shedding • Thru Jan. the albatross of his • 7:30 p.m. daily beloved Bubbles •Zeitgeist Multi-Disclipinary character. His unique presence grounds Arts Center the film and provides • 1618 Oretha Castle needed authenticity, Haley Blvd. even as Locy veers into whimsical, • (504) 352-1150 1970s-style double • www.zeitgeistnola.org exposures designed to generate a loose, colorful vibe. Hunter Gatherer has its flaws, including major plot devices that ultimately go nowhere, such as Jeremy’s quest to restore one of his grandfather’s crazy mechanical inventions. But the occasional randomness of events in the movie connects it to real-life experience, much as in the slow but realistically paced films of director Jim Jarmusch (whose work surely serves as a touchstone for Hunter Gatherer). Life is often messy and inexplicable, and it can be uniquely satisfying to see that truth artfully depicted on screen — especially in the form of an auspicious debut such as this. — KEN KORMAN

Hunter Gatherer — When an ex-con returns to the old neighborhood, his girlfriend and family have forgotten about him. 7:30 p.m. TuesdayThursday. Zeitgeist Lost in London — Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson are in this gimmicky feature shot in real time and broadcast live. 8 p.m. Thursday. Elmwood, Regal The Metropolitan Opera: Romeo et Juliette — Teens marry too young, pay the price. 11:55 a.m. Saturday. Elmwood, Regal Old Stone — A taxi driver in China feuds with bureaucracy and the local legal system. 9:15 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist One Piece Film: Gold — A rich, greedy tyrant lusts for political power; pirates

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feud with him. (If only.) 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Elmwood, West Bank Rear Window (PG) — Neighborly nosiness has dire consequences. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania Selma — Ava DuVernay’s ode to Alabama Civil Rights activists is screened. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Dillard University Student Union Silk Stockings — In the 1957 musical, a Russian composer and his minders fall in thrall to wine, women and the decadent West. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania

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HAPPENINGS Low Road Art Walk. 700 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street — Galleries in the 700 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street stay open until 10 p.m. 6 p.m. Thursday. Melange. Contemporary Arts Center, Freeport McMoRan Theater, 900 Camp St. — Rashaad Newsome’s artist talk in conversation with curator Amanda Hunt covers his exhibition “Melange.” 7 p.m. Saturday.

OPENING Carroll Gallery. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2228; www. tulane.edu/carrollgallery — “Level Artist Collective,” paintings and mixed-media by Ana Hernandez, Horton Humble, Rontherin Ratliff, John Isiah Walton and Carl Joe Williams; opening reception 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Newcomb Art Museum. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place, (504) 314-2406; www.newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu — “Waiting on a Prime-Time Star,” mixed-media portraiture by Mickalene Thomas; artist talk and opening reception 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

GALLERIES A Gallery for Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — “The World Is Not Enough,” Joel-Peter Witkin photography retrospective, through March 10. Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — “Annual Auction,” group selection of work by Peter Max, Raymond Douillet and Steven Forester, through January. Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street. com/antenna — “Blue Library Vol. 2: Conversations,” group exhibition of photobooks made in conversation with notable photographers, through Jan. 30. “Congregation,” innovative uses of clay by Rachael DePauw, Miki Glasser, MaPo Kinnord-Payton, Nikki Jackson and Sarah House, through Feb. 5. Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.antonart. com — Selected folk art by Mose Tolliver, Jimmie Sudduth, Mary T. Smith and Sybil Gibson, ongoing. Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — Art by Suzanne Brinker and Frannie Kronenberg; jewelry by Suzanne and Angelique Juneau; furniture by Arlyn Jimenez; all through January. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “I’ve Seen the Future and It Was

Yesterday,” work about ecological failure by Dawn DeDeaux, through Feb. 18. Arthur Roger@434. 434 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “Taking the Long Way Home,” new work by Read More and Eli Hansen, through Feb. 18. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery. com — “Gone Trucking,” new work by Myrtle von Damitz III; “Siren Song,” sculptures and installation about coastal loss by Delaney Martin, Taylor Shepherd, Yotam Haber and Isabelle Hayeur; both through Feb. 4. Beata Sasik Gallery. 541 Julia St., (504) 322-5055; www.beatasasik.com — New work by Beata Sasik, ongoing. Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — Paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing. Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery. com — “Megalomania,” portraits of the gallery dog Cosmopolitan by 27 artists, through Feb. 1. Brand New Orleans Art Gallery. 646 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 251-2695; www. brandneworleansartgallery.com — “Angels Collection,” new work by Ramon Reyes, through Jan. 30. Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Syn-tac-tic,” abstract works by James Kennedy, through Feb. 18. CANO Creative Space at Myrtle Banks Building. 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — “Of Human Bonds,” photographs by Marti Corn, Ashley Lorraine and Joe Quint, through February. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com — “City Saints,” new oil paintings by Warren Prindle, through January. CJ Nero. 839 Spain St., (504) 875-2008; www.facebook.com/craig.who.dat.nero — “Lifting the Veil II,” black-and-white photographs by Craig J. Nero, Darcy Culp, Jill Shampine and Tish Douzart, ongoing. Claire Elizabeth Gallery. 131 Decatur St., (843) 364-6196; www.claireelizabethgallery.com — “Southern Exotic,” group exhibition exploring Southern flora and fauna, through Saturday. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery. com — “Anonymous Architecture,” oil and wax paintings by Paul Tarver, through Jan. 28. Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery. Loyola University, Monroe Library, fourth floor, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 8615456; www.loyno.edu/dibollgallery — “Marais Press: 20 Years of Collaborations and Migrations,” works made

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ART using new and alternative printmaking techniques by Brian Kelly and others, through April 16. Ellen Macomber Fine Art & Textiles. 1720 St. Charles Ave., (504) 314-9414; www.ellenmacomber.com — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. The Engine Room. 2839 N. Robertson St. — “Glass Houses,” paintings, sculpture and mixed-media about the tension between public image and private behavior by Carlton Scott Sturgill, through Feb. 11. Frank Relle Photography. 910 Royal St., (504) 388-7601 — New selections from “Until the Water,” “Nightscapes” and “Nightshade,” night photographs of Louisiana by Frank Relle, ongoing. Gallery 600 Julia. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.gallery600julia.com — New work by Carol Scott, through Jan. 29. Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www.beckyfos.com — Paintings by Becky Fos, ongoing. Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres. com — Mixed-media work by Ally Burguieres, ongoing. Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Our Mortal Souls,” new work by Generic Art Solutions; “Ultramoderne,” installation by Anne Senstad; both through Feb. 5. Guthrie Contemporary. 3815 Magazine St., (504) 897-2688; www.guthriecontemporary.com — “Flood State,” photogravures about Louisiana and climate change by Jennifer Shaw, through Feb. 15. Hammond Regional Arts Center. 217 E. Thomas St., Hammond, (985) 542-7113; www.hammondarts.org — “Domestic Jungles,” group show of work inspired by Louisiana landscapes, through Jan. 27. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www. jonathanferraragallery.com — “Sisters,” oil stick paintings by Anastasia Pelias, through Jan. 28. LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Adaptations,” digital prints of historic homes by Debra Howell, through Feb. 25. M. Francis Gallery. 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery.com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing. Martin Welch Art Gallery. 223 Dauphine St., (504) 388-4240; www.martinwelchart. com — Paintings and mixed-media work by Martin Welch, ongoing. Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — “Fragile,” new work by Matthew Finley, through Jan. 28. Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www. michalopoulos.com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing. New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (707) 779-9317; www.theneworleansartcenter.com — “Cultural Grid,” exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. New Orleans Photo Alliance. 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 610-4899; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org — Selections from “Through Darkness to Light: Seeking Freedom on the Underground Railroad” and “The Barnett Shale: A Frack-tured

Land,” both by Jeanine Michna-Bales, through March 19. Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery.com — Colorful abstract works by Kikuo Saito, through Jan. 28. Pamela Marquis Studio. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 615-1752; www.pamelamarquisstudio.com — New paintings by Pamela Marquis, ongoing. Rhino Contemporary Crafts Gallery. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., second floor, (504) 5237945; www.rhinocrafts.com — “Creatures of Carnival,” prints, beads, tapestries and Mardi Gras Indian regalia; all through February. RidgeWalker Glass Gallery. 2818 Rampart St., (504) 957-8075; www.ridgewalkerglass.com — Glass, metal sculpture and paintings by Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway, ongoing. Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center. 2525 Burgundy St., (504) 920-7355; www.sanctuarynola.org — “DownStream,” exhibition by Catalyst Collective artists, ongoing. Scene by Rhys Art Gallery. 708 Toulouse St., (504) 258-5842; www.scenebyrhys.com — Pen and ink drawings by Emilie Rhys, ongoing. Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.neworleanshealingcenter. org — “Rebirth,” group show featuring Natori Green, Jessica Normington, Ron Bennett, Gina Laguna and Cynthia Ramirez, through Feb. 26. St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 8928650; www.sttammanyartassociation. org — “Technology Today,” work made using salvaged materials by Jason Kofke, through Jan. 28. Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/ staplegoods — “The Minor Works: 100 Paintings,” paintings by Norah Lovell inspired by Roberto Bolano’s novel 2666, through Feb. 5. Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery. com — “Visual Folklores,” mixed-media work about the slave trade and African history by Georgette Baker and Epaul Julien, through Jan. 28. Studio Inferno. 6601 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-1878; www.facebook.com/ infernonola — “The Dog Show,” group exhibition curated by Carol Leake, through Feb. 11. UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — “Time Signature” and “Ripple,” MFA thesis exhibitions by Brent Houzenga and Tyler P. Haney, through Feb. 5. Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www.vieuxcarregallery.com — New work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing.

MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “Melange,” films, works on paper and vogue performance by Rashaad Newsome, through Feb. 12. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.

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ARE THERE MORE COINCIDENCES IN NEW ORLEANS THAN ELSEWHERE? Sometimes it seems that way, as evidenced by three abstract painting shows on Julia Street that remarkably yet coincidentally complement each other. New Orleans artist Anastasia Pelias’ Sisters series of oil stick paintings may be her most deftly atmospheric and gestural works to date. Rendered in swatches of drippy sea mists, emphatic charcoal smudges and subtle wisps of color, all were painted while listening to recordings of female singers for whom the paintings are named. Painting to music is nothing new, but Pelias’ lithe charcoal gestures convey a choreographic fluidity. Reminiscent of Edo-period Japanese ink studies where calligraphy and imagery seem to have knocked back some sake and danced a tango together, works like Joni evoke ethereal musical sequences. Patsy (pictured) recalls a mysterious Asian pictograph radiating secret meanings, or maybe just plans for a hermit hut cobbled from driftwood and old kimonos. Deftly yet playfully executed, Sisters reveals a promising • Through Jan. 28 new direction for Pelias. Kikuo Saito’s paintings at Octavia Art Gallery reflect the ToANASTASIA PELIAS: SISTERS kyo native’s flair for floating, • Jonathan Ferrara Gallery gestural brushstrokes inflected 400A Julia St., (504) 522-5471; with a prismatic bravura derived from his deep understanding of www.jonathanferraragallery.com great abstract painters such as Helen Frankenthaler, with whom he KIKUO SAITO once worked. These paintings are • Octavia Art Gallery from 2010 to 2015, his final years, 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; and are so pristine we only can wonder what would have come next. www.octaviaartgallery.com James Kennedy’s syn•tac•tic paintings at Callan Contemporary JAMES KENNEDY: SYN•TAC•TIC are so precisely and delicately bal• Through Feb. 18 anced that some suggest cutaway illustrations of futuristic inventions, • Callan Contemporary maybe advanced automobile en518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; gines powered by the sounds of www.callancontemporary.com birds or barking dogs. Some recall Marcel Duchamp’s alchemical diagrams crafted in glass, but beyond its sense of mysterious inner music expressed in whimsical mechanisms, this show lives up to its billing as a “spatial conversation” with a “highly developed aesthetic grammar.” And of course, syntax — hence its name. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

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hnoc.org — “Rites, Rituals and Revelry: The History of Mardi Gras in New Orleans,” through Feb. 24, and more. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Louisiana: A Medley of Cultures,” art and display exploring Louisiana’s Native American, African and European influences, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 5686968; www.lsm.crt.state.la.us — “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts, and more, ongoing. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Kenneth Josephson:

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THEATER Avenue Q. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324; www.slidelllittletheatre.org — A new Princeton grad experiences growing pains in an adult-oriented musical partially inspired by Sesame Street. Tickets $15.45-$25.75. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Billy Elliott. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www.rivertowntheaters.com — Elton John wrote the score for the musical about a young English man who discovers ballet. Tickets $39.80-$44. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Book of Love: Back to the Chapel. Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 640-0333; www. cuttingedgetheater.com — The musical comedy is the sequel to Going to the Chapel. Tickets $22.50-$30. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Grace & Igor. The Tigermen Den, 3113 Royal St. — Generate INK presents a one-act play by Jesse Strauss, in which a woman who has recently become ill befriends a Russian puppeteer. Visit www. generateink.com for details. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday. The Lion King. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola.com — The critically acclaimed show adapts Disney’s musical about the cub who would be king. Tickets $45-$165. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 2 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. On an Average Day. Happyland Theater, 3126 Burgundy St. — The Elm Theatre presents John Kolvenbach’s play about two estranged brothers.

Visit www.facebook.com/averagedaynola for details. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Reefer Madness: The Musical. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. — The Storyville Collective presents a musical based on the 1936 cult film. Visit www. doctuhmistuh.org for details. Tickets $15-$25. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, 11 p.m. Saturday. Sea of Common Catastrophe. University of New Orleans, Robert E. Nims Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive — Jeff Becker and ArtSpot Productions present the multimedia piece inspired by a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novella. Visit www.artspotproductions. org for details. Tickets $18. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. White Rabbit Red Rabbit. St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church, 7100 St. Charles Ave. — Poor Yorick presents the play by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour, which stars a different actor each night. Visit www.facebook.com/pooryoricknola for details. Tickets $10-$18. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday.

CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY American Mess. Barcadia, 601 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 335-1740; www.barcadianeworleans.com — Katie East hosts local and touring comedians alongside burlesque performances. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Bad Girls of Burlesque. House of Blues, The Parish, 225 Decatur St., (504) 3104999; www.hob.com — The leather-clad burlesque troupe performs. Tickets $26$50. 8 p.m. Friday.

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An Evening with Nicole Lynn Foxx. House of Blues, Big Mama’s Lounge, 229 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com/neworleans — Nicole Lynn Foxx and DC Paul host the weekly drag and comedy show. 8 p.m. Friday. Jock Strap Cabaret. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Neon Burgundy hosts the drag and variety show with a “lube wrestling” contest. Tickets $10. 11 p.m. Friday. Talk Nerdy to Me. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 9405546; www.dragonsdennola.com — The weekly sci-fi-themed revue features burlesque performers, comedians and sideshow acts. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Saturday. Whiskey & Rhinestones. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St., (504) 941-7629; www.gravierstreetsocial.com — Bella Blue hosts a burlesque show. Visit www. thebellalounge.com for details. Tickets $10. 9 p.m. Thursday.

DANCE Gomela/to Return: Movement of Our Mother Tongue. Ashe Power House, 1731 Baronne St., (504) 5699070; www.ashecac.org — Junebug Productions presents the multidisciplinary dance performance about New Orleans’ African-American communities. Tickets $25-$30. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Melange. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — Rashaad Newsome directs the dance and multimedia performance, which includes vogue dance and hip-hop performances. 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday. Shen Yun. Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www.mahaliajacksontheater.com — The dance performance is based on the art and culture of ancient China. Tickets $70-$155. 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday.

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SCAR, THE BITTER, DEVIOUS BROTHER OF KING MUFASA, doesn’t seem like he has • Through Jan. 29 what it takes to be leader of the Pride Lands • Showtimes vary in Disney’s The Lion King, and when he and his • Saenger Theatre, 1111 unlikely allies, a pack of hyenas, take over, the kingdom falls apart. It sets up the challenge Canal St., (504) 525-1052; for Mufasa’s son Simba to try to restore order www. saengertheatre.com in the long-running musical currently playing • Tickets $35-$155 plus fees at Saenger Theatre. The Lion King opened in 1997 and has become one of Broadway’s longest running shows, combining a fairy tale-like story, a soaring score by Elton John and Tim Rice and brilliant costuming and movement that conjure the wildlife of an African savannah. A touring production last visited New Orleans in 2012, and the current cast makes the show as pleasing as ever. In The Lion King’s signature opening scene (“Circle of Life”), giraffes walk across the stage in their slow, jerky gait, animated by ensemble members on four stilts. Antelopes gallop around a slowly strutting cheetah with large paws animated like rod puppets. Zebras trot down the aisles, followed by a rhino and elephant, both requiring at least two actors. It’s an attention-grabbing flurry of action coming from all directions, but even scenes that are almost free of creatures, such as the grasslands scene with a large troupe of dancers wearing flat, square headpieces of tall grass, use clever movement to evoke the African plains. There are few twists or turns in The Lion King’s story. Mufasa’s son Simba is born to the delight of all creatures except Scar. After enlisting the aid of a pack of creepy hyenas, Scar sets out to usurp the crown as Simba plays with the young lioness Nala. The shamanlike Rafiki, played exuberantly by Buyi Zama, watches the action and occasionally intervenes. Simba’s rise is treated more as an inevitability than the result of good character development, but the story works. The show is most fun when the stage is full of animals or a massive contingent of singers and dancers. The gathering army of hyenas in “Be Prepared” is a fun mess of menace and chaotic energy amid the set’s huge, moving pile of elephant bones. There are almost no lulls in the action, and the show stretches to two-and-a-half hours, including intermission. There are a couple of weak spots. Young Simba and Nala struggle to keep up with the song “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” while riding massive ostrich puppets amid towering giraffes and four creatures that look like giant ragdolls (it’s not clear what they’re supposed to be). The overly silly and frenetic number seems out of place. Simba befriends the warthog Pumbaa and the meerkat Timon, who provide comic relief, especially via fart jokes, and deliver one of the show’s memorable tunes, “Hakuna Matata.” Timon is played as a nearly human-size puppet, partially attached to a puppeteer in a contrasting bright green costume, and it’s hard not to watch the puppeteer instead of the puppet. Notable performances include Gerald Ramsey’s commanding Mufasa (who also delivers the standout solo “They Live in You”), Drew Hirshfield as the flummoxed royal aide Zazu, Marc Campbell’s petulant Scar, Nia Holloway as the adult Nala and Ben Lipitz as the wisecracking Pumbaa. Uplifting music, demanding choreography and use of the theater’s aisles and balcony give The Lion King a pageantry that’s pleasing to newcomers and fans alike. — WILL COVIELLO

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COMEDY The Alternative Inauguration. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Chris Trew hosts Jonathan Evans, Maggie Ritchie, Derek Dupuy, Julia Fleckman and more at an anti-inauguration comedy show. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www.facebook.com/twelve.mile.limit — Julie Mitchell and Laura Sanders host an open-mic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday. Brown Improv. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 834-6474; www.facebook.com/pages/thenewwaloos — New Orleans’ longest-running comedy group performs. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Chris & Tami. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Chris Trew and Tami Nelson perform improv weekly. 9:30 p.m Wednesday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 5295844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Massive Fraud presents stand-up comedy. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www.lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show. 10 p.m. Tuesdays. Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola. com — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Gold. House of Blues, Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up showcase of local and traveling comics. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Frederick “RedBean” Plunkett hosts a stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday. Dean’s List. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3028264; www.newmovementtheater. com — Kaitlin Marone, Margee Green and Cyrus Cooper perform improv. 8 p.m. Wednesday. The Franchise. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — The New Movement’s improv troupes perform. 9 p.m. Friday. Go Ahead. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Kaitlin Marone and Shawn Dugas host a short lineup of alternative comics. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Hot Sauce. Voodoo Lounge, 718 N. Rampart St., (504) 304-1568 — Vincent Zambon and Leon Blanda host a comedy showcase. 8 p.m. Thursday. Knockout. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-

8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Two comedy acts compete to win an audience vote. 9:30 p.m. Monday. Local Uproar. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. Saturday. The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater. com — Improv comics take inspiration from a local celebrity’s true story. 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Night Church v. Roe v. Wade. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379; www.sidneyssaloon. com — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show is a benefit for New Orleans Abortion Fund. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Sunday. Permanent Damage. Bullet’s Sports Bar, 2441 AP Tureaud Ave., (504) 6694464 — Tony Frederick, Corey Mack and B-Dub host the weekly stand-up show. 8 p.m. Saturday. Sh*tstarter: Comedy + Crowdfunding. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Comedians present their worst real-life Kickstarter finds. 10:30 p.m. Friday. The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www. barredux.com — Young Funny comedians host the comedy show and open mic. Sign-up 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tuesday. Think You’re Funny?. Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www. carrolltonstation.com — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday. Tom Segura. The Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave., (504) 272-0865; www. civicnola.com — The comedian appears on his “No Teeth No Entry” tour. Tickets $29. 8:30 p.m. Friday. What a Joke. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 7585590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Local comedians perform at an anti-inauguration show as part of a nationwide benefit for ACLU. Admission $5. 8 p.m. Saturday.

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TUESDAY 17 The Barman’s Fund Anniversary Party. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com/ neworleans — The Barman’s Fund’s fifth anniversary party benefits A Child’s Wish and features food, music by DJ Kidd Love, door prizes, a photo booth and a raffle. Free admission. 9 p.m. to midnight. Bonding: Your Tool to Build a Sustainable Business & Legacy Wealth. Urban League of Greater New Orleans, 4640 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 620-2332; www. urbanleagueneworleans.org — Joanne S. Brooks is the speaker at the workshop discussing bonding practices for business. 3 p.m. Craft Happy Hour. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — Maureen Kennedy leads the ceramics workshop. Registration includes materials, beer and wine. Tickets $20-$25. 6 p.m. National Day of Racial Healing. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac. org — Spoken word performances, music, acupuncture, yoga and more take place at the event to encourage racial healing after a divisive election season. A luncheon with guest speakers is scheduled for noon; other events begin at 5 p.m. Pay What You Can Day. Cafe Reconcile, 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 568-1157; www.cafereconcile.org — Participants pay what they wish to enjoy a luncheon with barbecue chicken and shrimp etouffee celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Perspectives on Election 2016. Tulane University, Lavin-Bernick University Center, McAlister Drive, (504) 2471507 — James Carville, Mary Matalin and LSU, MIT and Tulane political science faculty offer perspectives on the recent presidential election. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. Puppy Manners Class. Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., (504) 368-5191; www.la-spca.org — This five-class open-enrollment training for puppies ages 16 weeks and younger teaches impulse control and proper socialization. Registration required; visit www.la-spca. org/grouptraining. 6:30 p.m. A Taste of Mindfulness. Rosenwald NORDC Center, 1120 S. Broad St., (504) 658-3052; www.nordc.org/parks/rosenwald — A pop-up class introduces meditation, self-compassion and gentle yoga. Registration $15. 11 a.m.

WEDNESDAY 18 Creole Italian: A History Lecture of Italian Immigration in New Orleans. Gallier House Museum, 1132 Royal St., (504) 5255661; www.hgghh.org — Loyola professor

Justin Nystrom traces Italian history in New Orleans. Tickets $7. 5:30 p.m. Hormones, Hearts, Health and Healing. West Jefferson Fitness Center, 175 Hector Ave., Terrytown, (504) 349-6908; www. wjmc.org — Denise Hoffman’s lecture is part of the hospital’s “Women in Transitions” series. Noon. Introduction to Genealogy Resources. Central City Library, Mahalia Jackson Center, building C, room 235, 2405 Jackson Ave., (504) 596-3110; www. nolalibrary.org — Library staff members introduce genealogical research through city archives. 5:30 p.m. Nature Photography Walk. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 6588 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 589-3882; www.nps.gov/jela — Local photographer Mike Murphree shares techniques for taking memorable nature photos. Call (504) 689-3690 ext. 10 to register. Free admission. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Robiola to Romano: The World of Italian Cheese. St. James Cheese Company, 5004 Prytania St., (504) 899-4737; www. stjamescheese.com — A workshop and tasting explores 10 Italian cheeses from various regions. Tickets $30. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY 19 Deep Relaxation and Mindfulness in Motion. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Barbara Maheu leads a meditation workshop. Email rue@northlakenature.org to register (required). Admission $5. 6 p.m. Good Apple Gala. The Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave., (504) 272-0865; www. civicnola.com — The gala salutes several honorees for their work in social justice or pro bono law. Email tcossich@appleseednetwork.org for details. Tickets start at $100. 7:30 p.m. Talkin’ Jazz with Fred Kasten. Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 5686993; www.louisianastatemuseum.org/ museums/the-old-us-mint — Jazz historian and radio host Fred Kasten interviews a New Orleans musician. A Q&A follows. Free admission. 2 p.m. Trump Presidency: The Age of Anxiety? Loyola University New Orleans, Monroe Hall, Nunemaker Auditorium, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2011; www.loyno. edu — Panelists discuss the “rethink” of American politics and future political, social and global developments. Free admission. 7 p.m. Weight Loss Discussion Group. West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 364-2660; www. jefferson.lib.la.us — SelfCare Health Initiatives holds a three-week food and weight loss discussion group. Contact (504) 889-8143 or wcsmith@jplibrary.net for details. 6 p.m.

FRIDAY 20 All the Sounds of the Earth Are Like Music: The Great Broadway Musicals of Richard Rodgers. Touro Synagogue, 4238 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-4843; www. tourosynagogue.com — George Dansker’s lecture covers the life and works of the Broadway composer; there are accompanying performances by Sarah Jane McMahon and Cantor David Minsk. Free admission. 7 p.m. Blush Ball. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive, (504) 568-1702; www. generationshall.com — Pussyfooters’ gala benefits Metropolitan Center for Women and Children; there’s live music, dance performances and a silent auction. Visit www.blushball.org for details. Tickets $40-$60. 8 p.m. New Orleans Winter Bead and Jewelry Show. Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 465-9985 — AKS Gem Shows are wholesale shows open to the public featuring fine jewelry, fashion jewelry, beads, beading supplies, findings, pearls, silver, designer cabochons, minerals, tools and classes. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pure Barre Class. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Hope Clay leads a workout combining strengthening and stretching exercises. Email rue@northlakenature.org to register (required). Admission $5. 10 a.m. Sip and Shop on Bayou Road. Kitchen Witch Cookbooks, 1452 N. Broad St., (504) 528-8382; www.kwcookbooks. com — Kitchen Witch Book Shop hosts a neighborhood shop-and-stroll with complimentary wine and beer. Free parking and bike racks available. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 21 Adult Asperger/High-Functioning Autism Monthly Meetup. Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad St., (504) 596-2675; www. nolalibrary.org — Adults on the autism spectrum meet to share resources and fellowship. Contact adultaspergersnola@ gmail.com for details. 10 a.m. Art after Dark Market. Rivertown, 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner.la.us — Arts and crafts are for sale at the nighttime market. 6 p.m. Children’s Theatre Workshop. River Region Performing Arts & Cultural Center, 15146 River Road, Norco, (504) 9041129; www.rrpa.org — The River Region Drama Guild’s free theater workshop for kids ages 8 to 15 teaches acting skills. Call (504) 331-0990 for details. 9 a.m. to noon. PAGE 49

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Rose Pruning Demonstrations. City Park Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Drive, (504) 4839386; www.neworleanscitypark.com/botanical-garden — Susan Capley discusses pruning methods. Email scapley@nocp. org to register (required). Registration $10. 10:30 a.m. Scum and Villainy. Castillo Blanco, 4321 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8201; www.4321saintclaude.com — The costume party has an alien theme. There are art installations, DJ performances and more. Costume or nudity required. Tickets $10-$15. 10 p.m. Secular Humanism 2017: Where Do We Go from Here? Loyola University, Monroe Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 8615456; www.loyno.edu — New Orleans Secular Humanism Society meets to discuss personal, local and national responses to the new political environment. 3 p.m. Winter Record Raid. Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 371-5849; www.phjmno.org — More than 25 vendors sell LPs, 45s, CDs and other media. Free admission, early entry (10 a.m.) $5. 11 a.m. Wynhoven: A Dutch Legacy Remembered. German-American Cultural Center, 519 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, (504) 3634202; www.gacc-nola.com — Sevilla White Finely and Patrick Connick are the guest speakers at the program about Dutch heritage in New Orleans. 5 p.m.

SUNDAY 22 Awake New Orleans. Holiday Inn, 2261 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie — Nathanael Wolf leads the revival workshop for Christians. Visit www.voiceofthekingdom.org for details. Free admission. 7 p.m. Basics of Beekeeping. Southbound Gardens Nursery, 4221 S. Robertson St.; www.southboundgardens.com — Caryn Hassel discusses urban apiculture. Donation $10. 11 a.m. Bicycling the Back Trails. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — The Bike Path owner David Moeller leads a trail ride. Helmets required and mountain bikes are recommended. Email rue@northlakenature. org to register (required). Admission $5. 4 p.m.

MONDAY 23 Burlesque Bingo. Bar Mon Cher, 817 St. Louis St., (504) 644-4278; www.barmoncher.com — Lefty Lucy is the emcee at this bingo night. There are drink specials and burlesque performances. One drink minimum to play. 7 p.m. Cardio Line Dancing. Annunciation Inn, 1220 Spain St., (504) 944-0512 — Jennifer Ford leads the free cardio line dancing class. 10:30 a.m. City of Hope Fundraiser. Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, 2525 Burgundy St., (504) 920-7355; www.sanctuarynola. org — The Helping Hands Campaign and cast members from The Lion King partner with local artists and performers to raise money for UNITY and Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center. Tickets TBA. 8 p.m. Cuffing Season 2. 14 Parishes, 1638 Clio St., (504) 814-1490 — DC Paul and Geneva PAGE 51

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Community Arts & Literacy Workshop. East New Orleans Regional Library, 5641 Read Blvd., (504) 5962646; www.nolalibrary.org — Children ages pre-K through kindergarten and their families take part in a performing arts workshop. 11 a.m. Corsets and Cowboys. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive, (504) 5681702; www.generationshall.com — Mystic Krewe of Nyx hosts the fundraiser for Autism Society of Greater New Orleans. There’s a mechanical bull, bourbon tasting and a silent auction. Costumes encouraged. Tickets $75, couples $135. 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Feral Cat Trap-and-Release Class. Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., (504) 368-5191; www.la-spca.org — The class teaches the basic trap-neuter-return method for feral cats. Visit www.la-spca. org/tnrclass to register (required). Free admission. 10 a.m. to noon. Girl Scout Day. National World War II Museum, U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.nationalww2museum.org — Girl Scouts and their families tour the museum’s exhibits, explore D-Day history and participate in special presentations and activities. Email troop information to shelbie.johnson@nationalww2museum.org. Free admission for uniformed Girl Scouts, accompanying adults $10. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Lost Duverje Chapel and Cemetery, Unlisted Graveyards and Facts About Today’s Burial Practices. Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, Algiers, (504) 529-7323; www.nolalibrary.org — Mary LaCoste presents unusual facts about Louisiana cemeteries. 10 a.m. Madisonville Art Market. Madisonville Art Market, Tchefuncte River at Water Street, Madisonville, (985) 871-4918; www. artformadisonville.org — The monthly market features works by local artists including paintings, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture, stained glass and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Medicinal Plants and Plant Identification. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 6261238; www.northlakenature.org — This guided walk familiarizes participants with winter bark, twigs and leaves. Email rue@ northlakenature.org to register (required). Admission $5. 9 a.m. Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. Boomtown Casino, 4132 Peters Road, Harvey, (504) 366-7711; www.boomtownneworleans.com — The Murder Mystery Company presents an interactive dinner theater performance of Till Death Do Us Part. Tickets $90. 7 p.m. New Orleans Pride Announcement Party. Hotel Le Marais, 717 Conti St., (504) 525-2300; www.hotellemarais.com — A cocktail party celebrates this year’s Pride events; there are announcements of celebrity grand marshals and parties. Free admission. 8 p.m. OCH Recycled Art Market. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www. zeitgeistnola.org — There’s live music, entertainment, art and home furnishings crafted from reclaimed materials. Visit www.ochartmarket.com for details. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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