Gambit's 21 by Gambit New Orleans

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Welcome to Gambit’s first

Pocket Guide

— which contains essential information for the native and the new New Orleanian, whether it’s a list of record stores, things to do that are free (or almost free) and the 10 items that every New Orleanian should have in his or her closet. In here, you’ll also find restaurants listed on a spectrum of carnivorousness (from vegan to super-meaty), lots of ideas for fun on a budget and what to do when you have car trouble in New Orleans. (And, oh, will you have car trouble in New Orleans. It’s a rite of passage.) So stick this in your pocket, your purse, your backpack — and even if you don’t have it with you, it’ll be on your phone; the 21 pocket guide app is available at www.bestofneworleans. com/twentyone. Enjoy exploring the city and all it has to offer with a guide that (we hope!) is as fun as New Orleans itself.

FLORA AND FAUNA Restaurants ranked from totally vegan to mega-meaty

DINING CIRCLES Where to eat with your parents, friends or a date

BEFORE YOU GO A checklist of mustdos while you’re in New Orleans

NOTES 33 MUSICAL Locally owned

EASY STREETS Pick a street and we’ll tell you where to eat, drink, play and shop

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CULTURE WITHIN REACH Affordable entertainment

BASIC SUPPLIES 10 things every New Orleanian should have in his/her closet

CULTURE SWAP What makes New Orleans different

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PERFECT FIT Sports and biking clubs FREE WHEELING

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Where should I Places to dine with friends, parents, dates or combinations of those

eat?

MoPho Pizza Delicious High Hat Cafe

Cochon

Friends Munch Factory Sylvain Bacchanal Feelings Cafe

Dates

Mondo Crescent Pie and Sausage Compay Patois Gautreau’s Cafe Ciro’s Degas Cote Sud

Le Foret Commander’s Palace

Parents Restaurant R’evolution

Mariza

Herbsaint

For more dining options, visit Gambit’s website, www.bestofneworleans.com. Browse our Restaurant Guide (there’s a tile on the home page) and read the latest news and restaurant reviews in Gambit’s Eat + Drink section. 10

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Bacchanal (600 Poland Ave., 504-948-9111 www.bacchanal-wine.com) Cafe Degas (3127 Esplanade Ave., 504-945-5635 www.cafe-degas.com) Ciro’s Cote Sud (7918 Maple St., 504-866-9551 www.cotesud-restaurant.com) Cochon (930 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-588-2123 www.cochon-restaurant.com) Commander’s Palace (1403 Washington Ave., 504-899-8221 www.commanderspalace.com) Crescent Pie and Sausage Company (4400 Banks St., 504-482-2426; www.crescentpieandsausage.com) Feelings Cafe (2600 Chartres St., 504-945-2222 www.feelingscafe.com) Gautreau’s (1728 Soniat St., 504-899-7397 www.gautreaus-restaurant.com) Herbsaint (701 St. Charles Ave., 504-524-4114 www.herbsaint.com) High Hat Cafe (4500 Freret St., 504-754-1336 www.highhat-cafe.com) Le Foret (129 Camp St., 504-553-6738 www.leforet-neworleans.com) Mariza (2900 Chartres St., 504-598-5700 www.mariza-neworleans.com) Mondo (900 Harrison Ave., 504-224-2633 www.mondo-neworleans.com) MoPho (514 City Park Ave., 504-482-6845 www.mophonola.com) The Munch Factory (6325 Elysian Fields Ave., 504-324-5372 www.themunchfactory.net) Patois (6078 Laurel St., 504-895-9441; www.patoisnola.com) Pizza Delicious (617 Piety St., 504-676-8482 www.pizza-delicious.com) Restaurant R’evolution (777 Bienville St., 504-553-2277 www.revolutionnola.com) Sylvain (625 Chartres St., 504-265-8123 www.sylvainnola.com)

Where do you like to eat after a show?

CHRIS TREW @christrew

Comedian, co-founder of The New Movement G AMBIT’S

“Capdeville, St. Lawrence, Pizza Delicious.”

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BUCKET  LIST

A checklist of things to experience while you live in New Orleans

Buy a muffuletta from Central Grocery and eat it on a bench in Jackson Square Attend a Super Bowl in New Orleans Check out a rehearsal of the Shades of Praise gospel choir at Loyola University on a Thursday night Go sailing on Lake Pontchartrain Eat dinner at the Hare Krishna Temple Host a crawfish boil Go to Jazz Fest on a Local Thursday Go to a New Orleans Pelicans game Go to a New Orleans Saints game Flyboard over Lake Pontchartrain PAGE 14

What’s your favorite lunch spot? “Superfood Bar on Magazine. Their Tuesday raw tacos are amazing. Perfect midday fuel to keep the creative juices flowing and not get bogged down.”

JOHN MICHAEL ROUCHELL @thatjohnmichael

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Enter the Stella!/Stanley! shouting contest Have a Friday lunch at Galatoire’s Kayak on Bayou St. John Get a horrible tan at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Walk the trail at Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve Make your karaoke debut at Kajun’s Pub Take in one of the jazz Masses at a Catholic church Pay a crime camera ticket for rolling a stop sign Stay for the whole Rebirth Brass Band show at the Maple Leaf Bar on a Tuesday night Run in the Crescent City Classic March in a Sunday second line parade Ride a streetcar from the end of the Uptown line to Canal Street, transfer onto a Canal Street streetcar and ride to the end of that line Dine on a muffuletta and Pimm’s Cup in the courtyard of Napoleon House Ride in a Mardi Gras parade or march in one Ride the ferry to Algiers 14

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Surf Lake Pontchartrain (it has been done) Shoot a Super 8mm film for the Timecode:NOLA indie film fest Spend a night on Bourbon Street Wake up super-early and go to the Vietnamese farmers market in New Orleans East Get an autograph from Drew Brees Sneak into the old Six Flags New Orleans site to take pictures Stay up all night at Snake ’N’ Jakes Christmas Club Lounge Tour New Orleans in a plane/helicopter Watch the sun rise from the Mississippi River’s down-town levee Wear a ridiculously revealing costume to the MOMs ball

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corridor Dreams

Five blocks to eat, drink and explore

3200 BURGUND Y block of

Eat:

Suis Generis

Drink:

Bud Rip’s

Eclectic, constantly beer-and-a-shot changing menus bar with pressed tin (and breakfast ceilings. burritos).

500 Eat:

Yuki Izakaya Ramen and Japanese street snacks.

Hear:

Webb’s Bywater Neighborhood Music

block of

Your favorite local metal band trying a new amp.

Shop:

Bon Castor

Handmade art, jewelry, furniture and other local goods.

Frenchmen

Drink:

Three Muses

For an off-the-cuff, one-night-only cocktail, ask for Today’s Riff.

Hear:

Blue Nile

Shop:

Brass bands, funk, reggae and more on two floors.

Frenchmen St. Art Market

Up-and-coming local artists in an outdoor Peewee’s Playhouse. PAGE 19

Where’s your favorite place to see music?

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“I’m all about One Eyed Jacks, AllWays Lounge and Siberia.”

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4900

block of

FRERET

Eat:

DRINK:

Inventive deep-dish pizzas.

Birthplace of the local craft cocktail boom.

Midway

Hear:

Cure

Shop:

Gasa Gasa

Crescent City Comics

There’s a big wraparound Well-organized and bar, and touring well-stocked selection indie rock and of comics, graphic local artists novels and local perform. work, with frequent free keg parties.

4200 M A G A Z I N E block of

Eat:

DRINK:

Rivista

Dominique’s on Magazine

Pint-sized bakery and slick, tucked- Curious cocktails away breakfast (like a pho and lunch spot. Cajun sour) in a gorgeous dining room.

Hear:

Shop:

Hey! Cafe

Punk rock in a friendly, thoughtful coffee clubhouse.

Miss Claudia’s Vintage Clothing & Costumes

Costumes for every occasion and vintage gear (from seersucker to motorcycle leather).

2200 ST.CLAUDE AVE block of

Eat:

Arabella Casa di Pasta

Choose from a rotating selection of fresh house-made pastas, then pick your sauce — and always get meatballs.

DRINK:

Kajun’s Pub The ultimate 24-hour karaoke bar.

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AllWays Lounge

Shop:

Curated Buy

Poetry, comedy, Kitsch, antiques burlesque, and vintage rock ’n’ roll, furniture sometimes and other all on the knickknacks fit same night. for St. Claude.

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Fun on a

Budget

Sometimes you get what you pay for and sometimes you can get a whole lot more. Here are options to enjoy sports, comedy, movies and fashion without breaking the bank.

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

New Orleans Saints tickets aren’t cheap or easy to come by, but Louisiana is “Sportsman’s Paradise” and there are several major- and minor-league teams offering affordable single tickets: NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans (www.nba.com/pelicans), Miami Marlinsaffiliate Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs (www.zephyrbaseball. com), the New Orleans Voodoo (www.aflvoodoo.com) of the Arena Football League and the New Orleans Jesters (www. nolajesters.com) of the National Premier Soccer League.

THEATER

The Saenger Theatre hosts touring Broadway shows, but many smaller venues present dramas and musicals by local production companies for $20 or less per ticket. Try the Shadowbox Theatre (2400 St. Claude Ave., 504-298-8676; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com) and productions by The Elm Theatre (220 Julia St.; www.elmtheatre.org) and The NOLA Project (www.nolaproject.com) at changing venues.

COMEDY

Touring comedians perform at larger venues including the Saenger and Civic theaters. Also find them at New Orleans comedy clubs The New Movement (2706 St. Claude Ave., 504-302-8264; www. thenewmovementtheater.com) and La Nuit Comedy Theater (5039 Freret St., 504-231-7011;www.nolacomedy.com) and one-off shows at venues including One Eyed Jacks (615 Toulouse St., 504-5698361; www.oneeyedjacks.net) and The Howlin’ Wolf (907 S. Peters St., 504-529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com). You can see comedy, often with touring comics, for free on Tuesdays at The Howlin’ Wolf and Lost Love Lounge (2529 Dauphine St., 504-949-2009; www.lostlovelounge.com).

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MOVIES

Ticket prices at local cineplexes have crept above $10, but there are alternative movie houses that offer cheaper admission and a mix of new, indie, foreign and classic movies. Check out Zeitgeist Multi-Discliplinary Arts Center (1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 504-352-1150; www.zeitgeistinc.net), Shotgun Cinema (www.shotguncinema.org) and Indywood (628 Elysian Fields Ave., 504-345-8804; www.indywood.org).

FASHION

New Orleans has plenty of major department stores and boutiques. It also has a few places to find familiar brands at steep discounts. The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk (500 Port of New Orleans Place, 504-522-1555; www. riverwalkneworleans.com) offers discounted prices at 75 stores, including Neiman Marcus Last Call Studio, Lucky Brand, Gap, Coach, Guess and others. Also check United Apparel Liquidators (518 Chartres St., 504-301-4437; 2033 N. Highway 190, Covington, 985-8710749; www.shopual.com). New Orleans also has a wealth of consignment and resale clothing shops: Bloomin’ Deals Thrift Shop (4645 Freret St., 504-891-1289; www.jlno.org), Buffalo Exchange (3312 Magazine St., 504-891-7443; www. buffaloexchange.com), The Encore Shop (7814 Maple St., 504861-9028; www.symphonyvolunteers.org/encore-shop), Funky Monkey (3127 Magazine St., 504-899-5587; www.facebook.com/ funkymonkeyneworleans), Prima Donna’s Closet (Old Metairie Village, 701 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-835-1120; 927 Royal St., 504-875-4437; 1206 St. Charles Ave., 504-525-3327; www. primadonnascloset.com) and Swap (115 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-875-2206; 5530A Magazine St., 504-324-8143; 7716 Maple St., 504-304-6025; www.swapboutique.com).

Where is your favorite coffee shop?

Kyle @oursunkencity June Williams

“Tasseology on Oretha Castle Haley.”

Co-creator of the webseries Sunken City G AMBIT’S

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HAPPY HOUR • MON-FRI 4-7PM

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Culture Swap New Orleans is its own place. If you’re new to town, it’s easy to fixate on what the city doesn’t have, rather than what it does have. Check this chart for a few “cultural swaps” and learn to enjoy the differences.

WE HAVE

THEY HAVE

WE HAVE

DON’T HAVE

“Contraflow” John Besh restaurants The “high rise” Flyin’ horses Huckabucks Go-cups Hurricanes Gumbo Oysters

Toll booths Wolfgang Puck restaurants The El Carousels Ice pops Last call Snow Chowder Clams

Streetcars United Cab Beignets Who Dats Levees Brake tags

Light rail Uber/Lyft Cronuts Football riots Mountains Smog checks

THEY SAY

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North-south West-east Counties Medians Bros Trolleys Hoagies, subs, heroes 21

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OPEN 24/7

SUPERMARKET HUGE SELECTION GROCERIES NOLA deli Hot Food Po-boys, and more 20” Brick Oven Pizza Original Party Store.... Beads Boas, Masks, Wigs and more tm

mardigraszone.com (504) 947-8787

2706 Royal St., NOLA 70117 mardigraszonesupermarket.net

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Well-stocked 10 things all New Orleanians should have in their closets

Jazz Fest kit

One winter coat

A hat and shoes you don’t mind getting dirty.

Just the one should do.

Rain boots

Wig

(or Duck-style boots).

(any color).

Hot glue gun

Adhere anything (flowers, letters, ribbons) to anything (hats, shoes, bodysuits).

Back-up costume See above.

Black & Gold

Cooler

Gold lame hot pants, pun-ny T-shirt, throwback Archie Manning jersey, etc.

You will be the hero of many crawfish boils.

Something red

Something white

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For White Linen Night and, yes, Running of the Bulls.

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Spectrum of

meat

VEGAN

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

SEED

Bhava (2600 Chartres St., 504-617-2652;

3 POTATO 4

BHAVA

www.bhavanola.com) 3 Potato 4 (2727 S. Broad St., 504-298-7761; www.3p4shop.com)

SNEAKY PICKLE

VEGAN AND CARNIVORE Sneaky Pickle (4017 St. Claude Ave.,

CARMO

504-218-5651; www.yousneakypickle.com)

Carmo (527 Julia St., 504-875-4132;

DREAMY WEENIES

GREEN GODDESS BENNACHIN RESTAURANT

13 MONAGHAN NIRVANA CAFE ABYSSINIA

THREE MUSES

SATSUMA CAFE MONA’S CAFE

SUIS GENERIS

BACK TO THE GARDEN

TOUPS’ MEATERY

TED’S FROSTOP COCHON

CARNIVORE

504-301-3347; www. greengoddessnola.com) Dreamy Weenies (740 N. Rampart St., 504-872-0157; www.dreamyweenies.com) Bennachin Restaurant (1212 Royal St., 504-522-1230; www.bennachinrestaurant.com) 13 Monaghan (517 Frenchmen St., 504-942-1345; www.13monaghan.com)

VEGETARIAN AND CARNIVORE Nirvana (4308 Magazine St., 504-894-9797; www.insidenirvana.com)

504-894-6238; www.facebook.com/pages/ cafe-abyssinia) Three Muses (536 Frenchmen St., 504-252-4801; www.thethreemuses.com) Satsuma Cafe (3218 Dauphine St., 504-304- 5962; 7901 Maple St., 504-309-5557; www.satsumacafe.com) Kukhnya (2227 St. Claude Ave., 504-265-8855; www.siberianola.com/kukhnya) Mona’s Cafe (citywide) Suis Generis (3219 Burgundy St., 504-309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com) Back to the Garden (833 Howard Ave., Suite 100, 504-299-8792)

CARNIVORE Toups’ Meatery (845 N. Carrollton Ave.,

CARNIVORE

504-252-4999; www.toupsmeatery.com) Ted’s Frostop (3100 Calhoun St., 504-861-3615; www.tedsfrostop.com) Cochon (930 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-588-2123 www.cochonrestaurant.com) G AMBIT’S 21 GU IDE F A L L 2 0 14 VEGETARIAN/ CARNIVORE

VEGAN/ CARNIVORE

www.cafecarmo.com)

Green Goddess (307 Exchange Place,

Cafe Abyssinia (3511 Magazine St.,

KUKHNYA

VEGAN

Ranked by the meatiness of their menus, these 20 eateries satisfy carnivores, vegans and everyone in between.

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10 Places

to buy

vinyl

records in New Orleans

Mid-City’s newest record store is essentially a massive private collection. Cash only. www.facebook. com/captnkav

Captain’s Vinyl 637 S. Pierce St. (504) 908-9612

Domino Sound

Record Shack 2557 Bayou Road (504) 309-0871

Listen for the dub music and smell the nag champa. This spot specializes in reggae and world music and stocks plenty of local releases, indie and classic rock, metal, punk, hip-hop and jazz, and DJ Soul Sister has her own row of handselected picks. Cash only. www.dominosoundrecords.com PAGE 35

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EUCLID RECORDS

3301 Chartres St. (504) 947-4348

While anarchist lending library, record store and community space The Iron Rail is no longer open, its “Uptown annex” at punky coffee shop Hey! Cafe stocks obscure punk, metal and some indie releases, as well as books and ’zines. www.heycafe.biz

Find a wide selection of records, from obscure metal and punk 7-inch discs to indie and classic rock, local and new releases, jazz and experimental sounds. The shop also hosts in-store performances. www.euclidnola.com

The Iron Rail at Hey! Cafe

4332 Magazine St. (504) 891-8682

jim russell rare records

The musty, aboveground basement is a treasure trove of used vinyl.

1837 Magazine St. (504) 522-2602

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juan le ger record shop & art gallery

This new Algiers outpost offers tons of used vinyl and doubles as a local art gallery.

240 Pelican Ave.

louisiana music factory

421 Frenchmen St. (504) 586-1094

This upstairs universityarea outpost isn’t just for blacklight posters and glass pipes. Find new and used vinyl and CDs in all genres. There also are occasional in-store performances. www.facebook.com/ mushroomnola

The longtime Decatur Street record store moved to Frenchmen Street, where it still focuses on local music. It’s open late (8 p.m. SundayThursday, 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday), so you can buy the album from the bands you just saw. It also hosts frequent in-store performances. www.louisianamusicfactory.com

the mushroom 1037 Broadway St. (504) 866-6065

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The former Gentilly record shop reopened in touristy French Quarter digs with a large selection of new vinyl in all genres, a small coffee shop, T-shirts and other gear. www.peachesrecordsneworleans.com

PEACHES RECORDS

408 N. Peters St. (504) 282-3322

To find out what bands are playing and where, visit Gambit’s website,

www.bestofneworleans.com, for day-by-day music listings as well as recommended shows.

This pint-sized lower Bourbon Street store is packed with new and limited releases and rare records in all genres, with plenty of punk, indie and metal. www.facebook.com/ skullyzrecordznola

SKULLY’S

907 Bourbon St. (504) 592-4666

Where’s your favorite breakfast/brunch spot?

DJ SOUL SISTER @djsoulsister

Host of Hustle! at Hi-Ho Lounge, WWOZ DJ G AMBIT’S

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Good

sports

Practice your sports and social skills by joining sports clubs

Adult Social Sports Club (Playmakers Indoor Arena, 6124 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, 504-305-6078; www. playmakersindoor.com) — Currently on Tuesday nights, the Adult Social Sports Club plays a coed sport (kickball, dodgeball, flag football, soccer or wiffleball), followed by beer, cornhole and horseshoes. Each team comprises three women and three men.

Big Easy Rollergirls (www.bigeasyrollergirls.com) — More hardcore than social sports leagues, the two all-female New Orleans teams of the Rollergirls compete in flat-track derbies against regional and national teams.

Coconut Beach (100 Coconut Beach Court, Kenner, 504-4005988; www.coconutbeachla.com) — Teams ranging from two to 10 members compete in weekly games for nine weeks, with playoffs the final week. Registration includes a free volleyball clinic for all players. The complex includes a 10,000-square-foot man-made sand beach with 23 nets.

Crescent City Cyclists (www.crescentcitycyclists.org) — The longtime bicycle touring club hosts social events and regular leader-led rides on the south and north shores of Lake Pontchartrain. It is open to riders of all speeds and skill levels. Membership starts at $21.

Jewish Community Center (3747 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, 504-887-5158; 5342 St. Charles Ave., 504-897-0143; www.nojcc. org) — League sports include basketball, kickball and football, as well as pickup basketball games and tournaments.

Mid-City Volleyball Group (www.midcityvolleyball.org) — The nonprofit group organizes games and tournaments and

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plays along Bayou St. John on Tuesdays at 5 p.m., followed by socializing at a nearby bar.

New Orleans Bicycle Club (www.neworleans-bicycleclub. org) — The nonprofit organization promotes bicycling, with a focus on competitive racing. It sponsors local rides and races. Membership dues are about $40.

New Orleans Disc Golf Club (www.noteamdiscgolf.com) — The club hosts regular matches at New Orleans City Park and Lafreniere Park in Metairie, as well as an annual doubles championship.

New Orleans Dodgeball Association (1722 Napoleon Ave.; www.neworleansdodgeball.com) — This organization offers competitive and social dodgeball events and tournaments as well as opportunities to travel for play against other teams. Leagues last 10 weeks and are scheduled year round.

New Orleans Metro Area Mountain Bike Organization (NOMAMB) (www.nomambo.net) — The group brings riders to the Bonnet Carre Spillway Trail, a 5.5-mile loop with singletrack twists, free-ride stunts and jumps. NOMAMBO also hosts rides, clinics, races and other events. Membership is $25.

NOLA Social Ride (www.nolasocialride.org) — This group maintains a steady calendar of regular rides weekday evenings and weekend days. It offers a range of events for riders of all levels.

NOLA Softball League (NSL) (www.nolasoftball.org) — The nonprofit NSL organizes amateur slow-pitch softball play and supports charities. Players must be 18 or older.

PlayNOLA Sports & Social (www.playnola.com) — There are leagues in flag football, basketball, volleyball, kickball and cornhole.

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NOLA Softball League (NSL) (www.nolasoftball.org) — The group holds slow-pitch softball games for players 18 and older. PlayNOLA Sports & Social (www.playnola. com) — There are leagues in football, basketball, volleyball, kickball and more. Semi-Tough Cycling Club (www.facebook.com/ semitoughcyclingclub) — The road cycling club hosts rides and racing events. Southern Sports League (3600 Jena St., 571-481-0820; www. southernsportsleagues.com) — There are leagues for football, dodgeball, softball and kickball. Must be 21 or older. WAKA Kickball & Social Sports (www.kickball. com) — WAKA offers several kickball leagues and hosts dodgeball games, local and regional tournaments and more.

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EI F F EL S OC I ET Y & T S OLET E P RE S E N T

SEPTEMBER 14TH OCTOBER 19TH NOVEMBER 23RD DECEMBER 14TH FOR INFORMATION

504.525.2951 VIP@EiffelSociety.com www.eiffelsociety.com

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Ways to soak in the culture through art, film, history and more.

and almost free

- free

Gallery openings

Local art galleries don’t charge admission, but there are two monthly coordinated evenings of openings, during which many serve free beer, wine or hors d’oeuvres. Galleries on Julia Street, in the surrounding Warehouse District and on Magazine Street host openings on the first Saturday of each month, generally from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visit www. neworleansartsdistrict.com for information. Galleries in the St. Claude Avenue arts corridor have openings on the second Saturday of the month. Visit www.scadnola. com for more information.

George and Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art

The McKenna museum (2003 Carondelet St., 504-586-7432; www. themckennamuseum.com)

- almost free

presents works by artists of African descent and predominantly living in North America and shows museum founder Dwight McKenna’s private collection. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors.

The Historic New Orleans Collection

The museum and research center (533 Royal St., 504-523-4662; www.hnoc. org) has more than a million documents, photographs, art and other items spanning Louisiana’s history. It has permanent displays, rotating exhibits and four galleries. The Laura Simon Nelson Galleries for Louisiana Art and the main Royal Street gallery are free. THNOC presents a monthly series of films set in and/or shot in Louisiana. The screenings are at 10:30 a.m. the last Saturday of the month and are free.

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Louisiana State Museum

The Louisiana State Museum (504-568-6968; www.crt.state.la.us) operates several museums in the French Quarter. Admission to the Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.) is free, and it features exhibits about the history of the mint (the only one in the U.S. to produce money for both the U.S. and Confed-erate States), as well as displays about New Orleans jazz. The Cabildo (701 Chartres St.) on Jackson Square features exhibits about Louisiana history, and the adjacent Presbytere (751 Chartres St.) focuses on Mardi Gras and Hurricane Katrina. Both charge $6 for adults, $5 for students, seniors and active military members, with discounts on tickets to both venues.

National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center

The National Park Service Visitor Center (419 Decatur St., 504-589-2636; www. nps.gov/jela) features displays about the geography and natural environment of south Louisiana. The center offers daily walking history tours in which rangers lead participants to the

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New Orleans Film Society (NOFS)

Cinephiles under 30 get a big bang for their buck with a membership in NOFS (www. neworleansfilmsociety.org), which starts at $30 and includes free admissions to Thursday night special screenings at Chalmette Movies (8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, 504-304-9903; www. chalmetteovies.com), free admission to screenings at the Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St., 504-309-6633; www. cacno.org), discounts on tickets to NOFS events, free sneak preview tickets at Theatres at Canal Place, The Prytania and AMC Palace theaters at Elmwood Shopping Center and Clearview Mall, and a chance to buy advance tickets to the New Orleans Film Festival.

New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)

The New Orleans Museum of Art (City Park, 1 Collins C.

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Diboll Circle, 504-658-4100; www.noma.org) offers free admission to Louisiana residents on Wednesdays (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). The museum’s permanent collections include 40,000 pieces, but it also hosts touring exhibits. NOMA also sponsors a range of programs, including Friday night film screenings, yoga and tai chi classes and music performances. Many are free to members. Memberships start at $60.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Music fans have flocked to the Ogden Museum’s (925 Camp St., 504-5699650; www. ogdenmuseum.org) Thursday evening concerts ($10 admission, free for Ogden members), and the museum is friendly to art lovers the same day. Admission is free to Louisiana residents on Thursdays (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; does not include admission to Ogden After Hours concerts). Admission also is free for University of New Orleans faculty, staff and students with ID. Membership starts at $50 per year and includes free admission to most Ogden programs and free admission to 100 other museums in the southeastern U.S.

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Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

Admission to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden (City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle; www.noma. org) adjacent to NOMA is free. The landscaped park features 200-year-old live oaks, a lagoon with several terraces of seating and more than 60 works by artists including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Louise Bourgeois, Gaston Lachaise, Ida Kohlmeyer, Henry Moore, Joel Shapiro, Deborah Butterfield and others. The garden sometimes hosts special classes and theatrical performances (some charge admission).

Tulane University, Newcomb Art Gallery

Tulane’s Newcomb Art Gallery (Woldenberg Art Center, 504-8655328; www. newcombartgallery.tulane. edu) is always free but is only open when school is in session. Its exhibits cover art movements,

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CAR TROUBLE

Three common vehicular woes and their solutions MAY

HOW DO I GET A

BRAKE TAG?

An updated brake tag (called a Vehicle Safety Inspection Sticker in some places) will cost you $25 in Orleans Parish. Overdue brake tags will cost extra, with late fees ranging from $2 to $10. Bring a current driver’s license and up-to-date registration and proof of insurance for your vehicle. Some locations accept credit and debit cards, while others are cash only. Call ahead to check, and visit www.nola.gov/brake-tags for inspection locations and information.

MY CAR

GOT TOWED. HOW DO I FIND IT?

First, pinpoint the towing company that may have taken it. Most of the time, businesses will have a designated towing company whose name and phone number can be found near the parking lot entrance. If not, you can ask an employee at the business to give you the towing company’s contact information. Parking in an off-limit area around the city can get your car towed to the New Orleans Auto Impound (400 N. Claiborne Ave., 504-565-7450), under Interstate 10. To retrieve your vehicle, you’ll need to pay the $153 towing fee plus an $18 per day storage fee. If there are additional outstanding parking violations attributed to your vehicle, you’ll be required to pay those as well.

The wait at the DMV

takes hours.

Do I have other options? Try visiting one of New Orleans’ private tag agents. For an $18 fee, plus the standard Louisiana fee of $24.50, you can renew your driver’s license, obtain an identification card, receive a duplicate license or change your home address. You can get in and out quickly with the help of Clear Auto Title (3239 Bienville St., 504-305-7987), Louisiana Auto Title Inc. (213 N. Broad St., 504-822-3747) and A Automobile Title Change Services (4829 Prytania St., 504-897-0024). G AMBIT’S

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