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TUE. MARCH 14 | “Do You Still Love Me?” wonders Ryan Adams at the beginning of his 16th LP Prisoner (Blue Note). Since his 2014 eponymous reckoning, the former Whiskeytown frontman made Taylor Swift tolerable and rekindled his Heartbreaker mojo. The answer is yes. At 8 p.m. at The Orpheum Theater.

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John Waters shares filthy stories at The Joy Theater.

WED. MARCH 15 | It’s tough to say which will be the bigger thrill of this belated National Women’s Day: Stevie Nicks crushing “Edge of Seventeen” or Chrissie Hynde doing “I’ll Stand By You.” The beauty of this “24 Karat Gold” Tour is not having to choose. At 7 p.m.at Smoothie King Center.

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Mykki Blanco FRI. MARCH 17 | The rapper and performance artist’s 2016 fulllength debut Mykki is an explosive, often-vulnerable force of nature, both ripped pages from a diary and a loud hip-hop mixtape exploring gender identity, queerness and attitude. Cakes Da Killa opens at 10 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

RESPECTABILITY HAS ITS PRICE.

“People don’t get mad at me anymore,” says John Waters, director of cult classic films and an author. “And I say worse stuff.” Much of the worse stuff is packaged in his storytelling show John Waters: This Filthy World — Filthier and Dirtier, which comes to The Joy Theater March 18. Waters earned titles such as “Pope of Trash” and “Prince of Puke” from a stream of early films, including Pink Flamingos, Desperate Living and Female Trouble, starring portly drag performer Divine (aka Glenn Milstead) and friends such as Mink Stole. His 1988 mainstream breakthrough film Hairspray has since been remade as a film and adapted into a Broadway musical, which is now performed in schools across the country. Waters is no longer an outsider. “Who wants to be a 70-year-old outsider,” Waters says via phone from his Baltimore home. “If you haven’t gotten any in — to be some sort of insider at 70, you’re doing something wrong. You can’t be a 70-year-old anarchist. That’s sort of pitiful.” In recent years, his success has translated into new opportunities and acclaim. In 2015, he was invited to give the commencement address at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). An online video of the speech went viral, and it’s being released as a book, Make Trouble (Algonquin), on April 11. “I have been waiting to get into the commencement speech racket,” he says. “I have been asked a couple times, but never anywhere as prestigious as RISD. I never thought it would be a book or go viral. The night before they gave me an honorary degree and it became a joke that I wanted tenure and would

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start giving out Oxycontin or all sorts of things doctors would do if they went crazy.” Other respectable projects and awards keep coming for Waters. The Baltimore Museum of Art will present a retrospective of his work, and he’ll be included in the 2017 Venice Biennale. He just won the Writers Guild of America, East’s Ian McLellan Hunter Award, and was introduced at the ceremony by David Simon, creator of The Wire and Treme. “It was like being at your own funeral and hearing the eulogies while you’re still alive,” Waters says. “It was great. It beats the alternative.” But Waters isn’t settled in his ways. “As soon as anyone — no matter what age — says ‘We had more fun when we were young than kids do today,’ I know their life is over,” Waters says. “No they didn’t (have more fun). The kids shutting down governments on their computers in their parents’ homes are having just as much fun as we did when we were rioting at marches in Washington (D.C.)

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“Riots were so much fun. You could always get laid at a riot.” But now, computers and the internet intrigue him as well. “The new underground is in the deep web,” he says. “I was saddened when (the online black market) Silk Road got busted. It was where you had bitcoin and you could buy hitmen and drugs and everything. I thought it started out nicely and just got carried away. “I always wanted Silk Road to have personal pages. A dating service. I am not looking for a boyfriend now. But if I was looking for a boyfriend, I would go to Silk Road.”

SAT. MARCH 18 | American Ballet Theatre’s Marcelo Gomes stars in a piece commissioned by the New Orleans Ballet Association and set to “House of the Rising Sun.” The ensemble includes dancers from the New York City Ballet and other top companies. At 8 p.m. at Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts.

Alfred Banks album release SUN. MARCH 19 | The Beautiful dives into the mind of New Orleans rapper Alfred Banks, who works through his brother’s mental illness and suicide and struggles to understand it, in an emotional and provocative hip-hop opus. Marco Pave, $leazy EZ and Marcel P. Black open at 10 p.m. at Hi-Ho Lounge.

Mardi Gras Indian Super Sunday SUN. MARCH 19 | Indian groups parade from A.L. Davis Park to Simon Bolivar Avenue, turning left on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and left on Claiborne Avenue before returning to the park. There also are performances from brass bands, Big Al Carson, DJ Captain Charles, DJ Jubilee, and the Young Men Olympian and Lady Buckjumpers social aid and pleasure clubs, among others. At 11 a.m.

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AFTER MORE THAN THREE YEARS IN OFFICE as the city’s top federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite announced his resignation last week, effective March 24. Polite has headed the Department of Justice’s Eastern District since September 2013 as President Barack Obama’s nominee for the job and stayed on within the opening months of President Donald Trump’s administration, despite the urging of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser for Polite to remain in office. According to an announcement from his office, Polite — a native New Orleanian who will continue to live in the city — is expected to announce “his future endeavors, in both the public and private sectors” soon. In office, he increased the number of prosecutors handling violent crime and investigated corruption and civil rights violations through a newly formed Public Integrity Unit. The office also worked closely with law enforcement agencies on sweeping Multi-Agency Gang Unit arrests and convictions, and was behind the convictions of high-profile public officials like former Mayor Ray Nagin, as well as health care workers and clinic operators involved in a massive health care fraud case. The office also pointed to the success of Polite’s anti-gun violence programs, programs for at-risk youth, and re-entry programs for formerly incarcerated people. — ALEX WOODWARD

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Christopher Schaberg, an

associate professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans, was awarded a $250,000 Public Humanities grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in support of his essay and book series Object Lessons. The grant also will support students working on the series.

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senior reporter for Mother Jones, won a $25,000 prize from Harvard University for his reporting from Louisiana’s Winn Correctional Center. His 2016 expose “My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard” pressed the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to consider ending the use of private prisons.

Wanda Wells Cornish, former

executive director of the Ponchatoula Housing Authority, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court March 7 to charging $27,000 on an agency credit card for her personal use from 2011-2015. Cornish faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when she’s sentenced June 29.

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On our story about protesters putting U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy’s face on a giant milk carton to highlight what they say is his inattention to constituents: “LOL, Kennedy got 67% of the vote, I doubt his supporters care very much about what the street rabble opposition writes on their signs.” — 16th ward

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U.S. House Republicans last week unveiled their proposed alternative to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the revised American Health Care Act (AHCA) was greeted with little support from Louisiana politicians — with the notable exception of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. “This bill finally starts the process of not only repealing Obamacare,” Scalise said in a meeting with President Donald Trump, “but also replacing it with reforms that put patients back in charge of their health care decisions, that lower costs for families.” Neither U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (who had his own health care reform plan) nor U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy sent out comment on the AHCA. Both told the Associated Press they still were studying it. Among the changes: an eventual phase-out of the Medicaid funding to states (including Louisiana) that have used the federal health care program to enroll new policyholders; restriction of funding to Planned Parenthood; the replacement of the individual mandate with a 30 percent premium penalty; and recalculating tax credits based on age rather than income. Conservative groups like Heritage Action and Americans for Prosperity slammed the AHCA proposals, as did physicians’ groups (including the American Medical Association) and AARP. “The Trump/GOP health care proposal will result in fewer doctors and a higher out-of-pocket cost for American citizens,” Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a statement. “To add insult to injury, President Trump is proposing to give insurance companies a tax break for executives who make over $500,000. ... While the Affordable Care Act can be strengthened in some areas, it has improved the lives of nearly 575,000 Louisiana citizens. Nearly 70,000 New Orleanians now have access to health care under the ACA who didn’t have it before, thanks to Medicaid expansion.” U.S. House committees are debating the bill. Trump has indicated he wants to see the AHCA passed quickly. PH OTO BY CH E RY L G E R B E R

2. Quote of the week “Louisiana recognizes that a turkey shouldn’t be the only animal to get a second chance, and the Tuesday after Mardi Gras shall now be known as the Annual Pardoning of the Crawfish.” — Text in a proclamation by Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, who officially “pardoned” a crawfish named Emile at a ceremony at the Old U.S. Mint March 7. Nungesser, along with seafood industry officials, gave Emile his reprieve from the pot. “Emile shall be free to live the rest of his life in our marshes enjoying fresh water without any spices, boil seasoning, potatoes, onions or garlic,” the proclamation concluded.

Moreno to run for City Council As was widely expected, State Rep. Helena Moreno announced her candidacy last week for the New Orleans City Council At-Large seat that will

be vacated next year by Stacy Head. Moreno, a former television reporter, was elected to the state House of Representatives in 2010 and emerged as a champion of women’s rights and equal pay issues. A Democrat, she founded the Ignite Advocacy Network last year, a 501(c)4 nonprofit dedicated to advancing the well-being of Louisiana women. In college, she worked briefly in the White House for then-first lady Hillary Clinton. District A Councilwoman Susan Guidry, who is term-limited, announced earlier this month she would not seek Head’s seat at the end of her term. Jason Williams, who has held the second at-large seat on the council since 2014, is expected to run for re-election.

4. Nora Navra branch library

months of renovations, city officials broke ground on the new Nora Navra branch of the New Orleans Public Library in the 7th Ward on March 7. The original building was damaged during Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures, and a new $3.3 million edifice at 1902 St. Bernard Ave. is expected to wrap up early next year. The 7,800-square-foot building will be significantly bigger than the original, with space for adult and child reading areas, computers, meeting rooms and offices. The city also plans to make the building energy efficient with a “hurricane-resistant” exterior and ADA accessibility. Funding comes from Disaster Community Development Block Grant funds, FEMA assistance and funds from city bonds.

breaks ground in 7th Ward

Short-term rentals roundtable March 25

One day after the reopening of Uptown’s Nix Library following several

Before the city’s latest laws on short-term rentals kick in April 1,

the quarterly Neighborhood Leaders Roundtable — presented by the Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Office — will discuss short-term rental licensing and fees through the city’s Department of Safety and Permits March 25. The meeting is 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at Cafe Reconcile (1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.). Last week, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) released a report revealing 81 percent of short-term rental company Airbnb’s revenue in the U.S. comes from renting out whole homes. The report — from real estate research company CBRE Hotels’ Americas Research and funded by the American Hotel & Lodging Education Foundation — found that U.S. Airbnb users renting out two or more entire home units generated nearly $2 billion for the company in 2016, accounting for 40 percent of Airbnb’s entire-unit national revenue. Each of the 13 cities studied saw an increase in the total number of listings from people with multiple units available — including New Orleans, where 42.3

6. Council defers rental

registry vote — yet again

Despite several delays on a final vote after a fiery January debate, members of the New Orleans City Council still plan — eventually — to vote on a controversial rental registry and inspection process for private rentals. On March 9, the City Council voted again to defer the measure until April, though it’s likely to be delayed again until authors LaToya Cantrell and Jason Williams can come up with amendments that satisfy other council members and the public after debate brought complaints from property owners and renters. In a statement to Gambit, Cantrell spokesman David Winkler-Schmit said, “We believe in a proactive means for enforcing housing standards, so we will continue to work on this proposed ordinance.”

7. Boogaloo lineup: Cleary, Cracker, Cupid and more

New Orleans piano man Jon Cleary and his Absolute Monster Gentlemen headline 2017’s Bayou Boogaloo music festival along with “Cupid Shuffle” progenitor Cupid and ’90s alt-rock band Cracker. The free festival returns to Bayou St. John at Orleans Avenue May 19-21. The lineup also includes Chris Thomas King, Marco Benevento, Tank and the Bangas, Brownout, The Deslondes, New Breed Brass Band, Water Seed, Where Y’acht, Lightnin’ Malcolm, Luke Winslow King, Video Age, Stoop Kids, Doombalaya, Pink Magnolias, James Martin Band, Alfred Banks, Kettle Black, Chapter Soul, John the Marytr, Maggie Belle Band, Caesar Brothers Funkbox (featuring Juan Pardo), Nick Balaban and the N’awlstars, Charlie Wooten Project, Kumasi, Jamaican Me Breakfast Club and The Holy Warriors. Times and stages will be announced later.

8. Hoss, Capo both leave WWL-TV

Mike Hoss and Bill Capo, who together clocked 64 years on air at WWL-TV, each left the station in the last two weeks. Capo, the station’s familiar bespectacled “Action Reporter,” issued a statement

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percent of its revenue is generated by people offering multiple units. Bloomberg also reported last week that Airbnb is looking to get into a long-term rental market.

saying he had a “health scare” and “doctors said I needed to reduce the stress in my life.” He had been a reporter there for 36 years. Hoss, who served in various positions at the station (sports reporter, news reporter, weekend anchor, morning anchor and interim news director — not to mention his annual “Moose on the Loose” costume for WWL’s Mardi Gras coverage) is leaving to start a communications company with his wife Betty-Ann.

Duke booted from Twitter — briefly David Duke, the felonious white supremacist whose most recent bid for office placed him seventh in the Louisiana Senate race last year, was briefly suspended from Twitter last week. The social media platform has said it’s been figuring out ways to crack down on hate speech. Duke’s account was reactivated within hours — just in time for him to weigh in on New Orleans releasing bid documents for Confederate monument removal (“Pure evil,” Duke wrote), Muslim immigrants (“They all need to go back”) and “the so-called Holocaust.”

10. A tiger’s tale comes to an end

King Zulu, the white tiger in residence at the Audubon Zoo since 1999, was euthanized last week after “a steep decline in health,” zoo officials said. King Zulu was 20, relatively old for a tiger. His reign was less controversial than those of other famous Pelican State tigers. Louisiana State University’s sixth “Mike the Tiger” mascot was euthanized last October after developing cancer, after which animal rights activists urged the university to discontinue the tradition of keeping a live tiger. The search for a Mike VII continues. Meanwhile, Tony, the tiger who has lived in a cage for 16 years at a Grosse Tete truck stop, has been the subject of controversy between animal rights activists and Tony’s owner, Michael Sandlin. In 2014, then-Gov. Bobby Jindal signed Senate Bill 250, a bill regarding ownership of “big cats” that made exceptions for those “traditionally kept by colleges and universities as school mascots” and “zoos.” The bill also grandfathered in Tony by including big cats that had been in private possession since August 2006.

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They’re coming down Courts have cleared the way for the city to remove four Confederate statues. BY ALEX WOODWARD |

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NEW ORLEANS HAS PERMISSION TO TAKE DOWN THREE MONUMENTS TO THE CONFEDERACY AND ONE STATUE HONORING A WHITE SUPREMACIST REVOLT, after

decades of debate over their presence, message and the reasons they were made — and nearly two years after city officials voted to have them removed. Now the city hopes to move relatively quickly, following last week’s rulings from federal court judges that sided with the city in a pair of lawsuits that had delayed the removal. The city opened bids for removal of the statues the morning after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that arguments in a lawsuit — filed by monument supporters immediately after the New Orleans City Council voted to take down the statues in December 2015 — “wholly lack legal viability or support,” and that “wise or unwise, the ultimate determination made here, by all accounts, followed a robust democratic process.” “Indeed, by failing to show a constitutionally or otherwise legally protected interest in the monuments,” the March 6 ruling from the three-judge panel said, “they have also failed to show that any irreparable harm to the monuments — even assuming such evidence — would constitute harm to [the] appellants.” That ruling gave the city the green light to take down monuments to P.G.T. Beauregard at the entrance to New Orleans City Park, Jefferson Davis on Jefferson Davis Parkway and Robert E. Lee at Lee Circle. Two days later, another federal judge ruled that the city can remove the Battle of Liberty Place monument. The city is likely to award a contract for the monuments’ removal in the coming weeks. It plans to pay for their removal with money from a private donation, with no plans to use public funds. From there, the city will store them in a

city-owned warehouse “until further plans can be developed for a park or museum site where the monuments can be put in a fuller context,” according to the city. The federal appeals court said it accepts the city’s assurance that it will “hire only qualified and highly skilled crane operators and riggers to relocate the monuments from their current positions and, further, that the monuments are merely to be relocated, not destroyed.” The Monumental Task Committee — a group not affiliated with the city that sued New Orleans and federal agencies to stop the removals — said in a statement that the group is “disappointed” in the court’s ruling. “The plan to dismantle historic monuments does not advance any cause,” the group said. “Rather, it erases history and only puts more monuments in line to be dismantled.” ONE WEEK AFTER A WHITE SUPREMACIST KILLED NINE PEOPLE IN A HISTORIC AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN 2015, Mayor Mitch

Landrieu spoke to a crowd celebrating the one-year anniversary of Welcome Table New Orleans, a forum on race and reconciliation. Landrieu said he imagined himself as an African-American man explaining to his daughter who Lee was, when he fought, and what he fought to preserve. “So here’s what I think,” Landrieu said. “I think today’s the day we start having the discussion about what we’re going to put [at Lee Circle] to celebrate our 300th anniversary.” After months of public debate, the City Council voted Dec. 17, 2016 to remove the monuments under the city’s “nuisance” ordinance, under which the city can remove from public view anything that “honors, praises, or fosters ideologies which are in conflict with the requirements of equal protection for citizens” or “suggests the supremacy

of one ethnic, religious, or racial group over any other, or gives honor or praise to any violent actions taken wrongfully against citizens of the city to promote ethnic, religious, or racial supremacy of any group over another.” Landrieu said the March 6 ruling “will allow us to begin to turn a page on our divisive past and chart the course for a more inclusive future.” “Moving the location of these monuments — from prominent public places in our city where they are revered to a place where they can be remembered — changes only their geography, not our history,” he said in a statement. “Symbols matter and should reflect who we are as a people. These monuments do not now, nor have they ever reflected the history, the strength, the richness, the diversity or the soul of New Orleans.” The city has had significant public debate and clashes over the Liberty Place monument, which originally honored a revolt in 1874 by members of the Crescent City White League against Reconstruction efforts and the city’s integrated police force. Landrieu said the statue — currently behind the Canal Place parking garage — is “the most offensive of the four we will be moving.” “This monument, erected by the White League to specifically revere white supremacy and commemorate an attack on law enforce-

ment, has never represented New Orleans or American values,” Landrieu said. In 2015, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Michael Harrison said he believes “the existence of the Liberty Place monument to be particularly shameful.” “This monument is not simply a reminder of a troubled past,” he said. The obelisk was completed in 1891 and was later moved from the neutral ground on Canal Street to a warehouse, then behind a parking garage at The Shops at Canal Place. Debate has swirled for decades over the statue’s presence and message. In 1932, members of the White League added an inscription that read, “United States troops took over the state government and reinstated the usurpers but the national election of November 1876 recognized white supremacy in the South and gave us our state.” In 1974, following public outcry, Mayor Moon Landrieu’s administration added, “The sentiments in favor of white supremacy expressed thereon are contrary to the philosophy and beliefs of present-day New Orleans.” In the ’90s, a marker simply added, “In honor of those Americans on both sides who died in the Battle of Liberty Place, a conflict of the past that should teach us lessons for the future.” Unlike the other monuments, the Liberty statue was protected by a federal consent decree that prevent-

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ed the city from moving it. The city moved the statue into a warehouse in the 1980s during road repairs, but a lawsuit forced it to remain in public view. In 1992, it was installed behind Canal Place — a much less prominent spot than the Canal Street neutral ground. On March 8, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled that the order and preservation laws don’t prevent the city from moving it. Take ‘Em Down NOLA organized to push the city to remove not only the four monuments but all symbols of white supremacy in the city, with citywide demonstrations and events rallying people against the monuments and racism. It celebrated the courts’ decisions, but said, “There is no better time than the present to educate the masses on the importance of toxic symbols of white supremacy and the ways that they reflect themselves in systems of oppression.” “We know that this is only the beginning of the undoing of the blemish of white supremacy on our city,” the group said in a statement. “There are still street names, schools and monuments (like Andrew Jackson, which should have certainly been on the mayor’s list too and will be our next target) in New Orleans — all named after white supremacists.”

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LAST WEEK, A COALITION OF LOCAL GROUPS KNOWN AS FORWARD NEW ORLEANS (FNO) released its latest

progress report on 11 public policy initiatives, with the aim of gauging how well city officials have kept their campaign promises since their elections in 2014. The results were mostly positive, reflecting both how far the city has come since the 2010 municipal elections and how far we still have to go. Among the areas ripe for improvement are the criminal justice system, blight reduction and city services and infrastructure. FNO is a coalition of business interests, neighborhood groups and civic organizations formed in 2009 to outline city priorities five years after Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the federal levees. The group sought pledges from mayoral and council candidates during the 2010 municipal elections and has issued reports and scorecards in the years since. The latest report is the second issued during the current mayoral and council terms. The 11 issues FNO tracks are: the criminal justice system; city finances; the civil service system; blight; economic development; economic opportunity for small, local and disadvantaged businesses; city services and infrastructure; the Sewerage & Water Board; city contracting; public education; and institutionalization of best practices. FNO uses “data driven” metrics to score public officials’ performance across that spectrum of issues. As with the group’s 2015 report, FNO found that city leaders performed well in the area of economic development. The “one-stop shop” for permits and licensure stands among the city’s successes, as does the plan for a new Louis Armstrong

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New Orleans International Airport (set to open next year) and the recent addition of international flights to London and Frankfurt. FNO praised the city’s budgeting process, which has come a long way since the disastrous fiscal policies of Mayor Ray Nagin. Today the city budget is truly balanced (as required by law) and no longer depends on one-time funds. One remaining suggestion by FNO is moving the city’s “budgeting for outcomes” community meetings to May or June — so that citizens can have more meaningful input and budget planners can have more time to evaluate and incorporate that input. Among the glaring negatives: the criminal justice system still hasn’t fulfilled the mandate of electronic monitoring of some arrestees. In fact, that program has been shelved. Other cities seem to have figured out how to do this; why can’t New Orleans? FNO also urges all criminal justice agencies to adopt an integrated budgeting and planning process rather than fighting over scraps as they have done for years. That seems a tall order, given the competing aims of the New Orleans Police Department, the District Attorney’s office, the Public Defender’s office, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and so many others. What’s needed is less turf protection and more selfless concern for the greater public good. Those goals remain for the next mayor, council and sheriff to work on — with the DA and others. For more about FNO and its 2017 progress report, visit www.forwardneworleans.com.

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Our monumental challenge BETWEEN 1820 AND 1860, NEW ORLEANS WAS AN EPICENTER OF THE AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE . A century

later, from the 1950s through the 1970s, New Orleans was an epicenter of the civil rights movement. That’s quite a history, but one would be hard-pressed to trace it in the city’s public spaces. Maybe, now that four Confederate monuments will be coming down from prominent public view, it’s time to tell the story of New Orleans’ role in America’s long march to freedom. There could even be a place in that story for the fallen Confederates — but only if they are placed in historical context. This is my modest proposal for what the city should do with the so-called monuments. For starters, let’s stop calling them monuments. They are statues. A monument is something to be admired, and there’s little to admire about those who fought to perpetuate and expand human bondage. Second, let’s change the narrative to one that stacks up against history. This is a story of New

The very notion that New Orleans should honor Confederate leaders at all flies in the face of history. Orleans’ role in both the enslavement and the fight for equality of African-Americans. It’s a human story, which is why I think all the statues — including those yet to be cast — should come down from pedestals and be at eye level. These were mere mortals, much like our leaders of today, and their humanity — their strengths and their weaknesses — cannot be grasped if they tower above us. In the long arc of history, the Confederate leaders are small-time players. They mattered for the four years of the Civil War, and some of them played a part in the nation’s noble attempt to heal, but their contributions to freedom’s story pale in comparison to those of Homer

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Plessy, Martin Luther King Jr., A.P. Tureaud, Dutch Morial and others. Robert E. Lee never spent a day in New Orleans and fought no battles in Louisiana, but Martin Luther King came here in 1957 to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at New Zion Baptist Church on Third and LaSalle streets in Central City. It’s shocking how few New Orleanians know these facts. The very notion that New Orleans should honor Confederate leaders at all flies in the face of history. The city fell to Union troops without firing a shot in April 1862, and many citizens — black and white — fought for the Union afterwards. America’s first black governor, P.B.S. Pinchback, lived here and was among them. The good news is that New Orleans has many fine historians and curators who could help create an outdoor “living history” museum commemorating our city’s role in freedom’s long march, warts and all, in some readily accessible public space. That long march was not a smooth, ascending line. It was sometimes written in blood, and it took some tragic turns. But, as MLK noted, the long history of the moral universe bends toward justice. We now have an opportunity to memorialize New Orleans’ place in that long arc. It poses a monumental challenge, but this is our chance to meet that challenge.

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Hey Blake, What’s with the overhead walkway across Tchoupitoulas Street at Jackson Avenue? It seems to connect to a deserted circular building on one end. I pass it all the time and try to imagine its story. DENISE

Dear Denise, That overhead walkway leads to and from a structure that once welcomed thousands of passengers who traveled across the Mississippi River to and from Gretna and Uptown New Orleans on the Jackson Avenue ferry. The ferry landing near Jackson Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street was built in 1980 at a cost of $1.5 million. It went dormant in 2009, when ferry service was shifted to Canal Street. Dwindling ridership was the stated reason for the change. According to

The Jackson Avenue passenger terminal has not been used since ferry service between there and Gretna was halted in 2009. The Port of New Orleans now owns the property.

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remember an Irish Channel native who carried with him a deep love for his city — and his Irish heritage. William J. McCrossen was superintendent of the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) for nearly 20 years, from 1973 until 1993. McCrossen’s father also was a firefighter; he died when his son was just 3 years old. Young William dropped out of school in the eighth grade to help his mother support the family. He tried several times to get a job as a firefighter (his lifelong dream) and finally succeeded in 1942, when he was 28. His 51 years of service to the department were interrupted by two years as a Navy Seabee during World War II. Modernizing the NOFD was one of his many accomplishments as chief. He also championed a 1975 state law requiring sprinkler systems in high-rise buildings. He pushed for the change after the 1972 Rault Center fire, which saw several people leap to their deaths from the downtown building’s 15th floor. McCrossen was also present in 1973 when sniper Mark Essex shot at firefighters, police officers and civilians from the downtown Howard Johnson’s Hotel. A plain-talking, larger-than-life yet down-to-earth man, McCrossen was said to have been the oldest fire chief in America when he retired in 1993 at age 79. Even after that, the Superintendent Emeritus went to work every day as historian at the NOFD Museum on Washington Avenue. He died in 2004 at age 90.

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Southern Louisiana staples BY PADMINI PARTHASARATHY CHARLES SEAFOOD (8311 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, 504-4055263; www.charlesseafood14. com), sometimes referred to as “Charlie’s,” has been owned and operated by southern Louisiana natives Shawn and Patti Kelley since November 2013. Shawn met his wife Patti 29 years ago, and they have been working in the restaurant industry together since. The couple took a leap of faith when they bought Charles Seafood, a Harahan mainstay that originally opened in 1951. “[Charles Seafood] was for sale for about six months, and we looked at it and the numbers worked as far as buying it, so we did,” Shawn says. “[Patti] mostly manages the front and I take care of the back of the house, but sometimes she’ll get back here and whip up a dish.” They changed the decor when they bought the restaurant, creating a space for private parties known as the Creole Room and adding a large mural of a swamp scene in the main dining hall. The new logo is a blue crawfish. “It’s an old building and we get a lot of compliments on the update,” Shawn says. The menu features Creole classics that would be prepared in a southern Louisiana kitchen. No dish on the menu is more than $20. “They’re not going to leave hungry, because portion sizes are big,” Shawn says. The extensive menu features seafood such as char-grilled oysters, boiled crawfish and soft-shell crabs, and Italian staples like veal parmesan. There are daily specials as well. “Now we get people driving in from places like New Orleans, Metairie, Covington and Hammond,” Shawn says. “We’ve been very busy. We’ve had lines out the door every day this week and every day last week, except [one].” Shawn attributes the business’ growth to word of mouth. “We have a huge repeat business,” he says. “We get about 300 customers weekly who charged the same card the previous week.” The restaurant is a family affair. Shawn’s son is attending culinary school, and his daughter works in the restaurant as a hostess. Shawn says his favorite part of the job is talking to customers. “It feels like (my) family has expanded so much more with the

new people we meet every day and the repeat customers coming in,” he says. When there is a lull, Shawn and Patti walk into the dining room and chat with guests. “They want to say hello,” Shawn says. “When we get through the rush and everything, my wife and I try to walk on the floor and say

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hello to everybody that we can. My son does, too, and my daughter hostesses. Everybody likes seeing our family working together.”

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Rudman’s Card & Party Shop (741 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-833-1286; www.rudmans.com) is closing its brick-and-mortar store permanently on April 29, and is revamping its website for online sales of products and services. Store merchandise and fixtures are on sale. Joseph New Orleans (5500 Magazine St., 504-875-2226; www.josephstores.com), a new women’s boutique, opens this weekend. To celebrate, signature cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 16. There will be trunk shows of Margaret Ellis, Pedro Garcia and Vintage Chanel Thursday evening, as well as 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18. Paint & Jrink (622 Elysian Fields Ave., 504-324-2278; www.facebook. com/paintandjrink) hosts Sip & Shop 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 19. The free event features live music, fashion and art by local vendors. Visit the website for more information and to RSVP. Uptown Auto Specialist (501 River Road, Jefferson, 504-866-8392; www.myuptownauto.com) is offering a full synthetic oil change for certain Mercedes-Benz and BMW models (up to 8 liters) for $99 through the end of March.

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FAIRS & FESTIVALS 2017

LOUSIANA FAIRS & FESTIVALS FILL THE YEAR WITH CELEBRATIONS

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MARCH Wednesdays-May 24 — Wednesday at the Square (Lafayette Square, 500 block of St. Charles Avenue, 504-585-1500; www.wednesdayatthesquare.com) — The 12-week evening concert series features local and regional musical acts and food and alcohol vendors. 5 p.m. Free. Thursdays-April 6 — Lenten Concert Series (St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1100 Chartres St.; www. facebook.com/bishopperrycenter) — The Lenten concert series on Thursdays features Hispanic music of the Americas, including baroque classical to contemporary Latin jazz. 6 p.m. Free. Thursdays-November — Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series (Botanical Garden’s Pavilion of the Two Sisters, New Orleans City Park, 5 Victory Ave., 504-483-9488; www.neworleanscitypark.com/events/thursdays-at-twilight-garden-concert-series) — A different musician or group performs each week in genres ranging from jazz to modern. 6 p.m. $10 adults, ages 5-12 $3. Multiple-show passes are available. 15-19 — Art in Bloom (New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, 504-658-4100; www.noma.org) — More than 100 exhibitors display floral designs. This year’s theme “Rhythm & Blooms” celebrates music’s role in New Orleans

culture. Thereare lectures, a fashion show and a preview party. Times and admissions vary. 16-19 — Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival (Lamar Dixon Center, Gonzales; www.louisianasportsmanshow.com/gonzales) — The 38th annual festival includes a boat show, exhibits and vendors offering fishing and hunting equipment, all-terrain vehicles, tractors and lawn equipment. There’s a kids’ area, a big buck contest, ATV test track, retriever contests and other activities. Noon-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. $8 per day, children $4, $15-$20 four-day pass. 17, 24 & 31 — Live @ the Lakefront (Arcade Amphitheater, Lake Charles Civic Center, Lakefront Promenade, Lake Charles, 337-439-2787; www. artsandhumanitiesswla.org) — The sixth annual live music series features regional bands from a range of genres, as well as food trucks and vendors, arts and crafts and more. Chairs and blankets are allowed. 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Free. 17-18 — Iowa Rabbit Festival (Burton Coliseum Complex, 7001 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles; www. iowarabbitfestival.org) — Rabbits and their contribution to the economy and culinary traditions of the area are celebrated at this event, which includes live music, rabbit-themed cook-offs, and a showcase of rabbit breeders. Hours 5 p.m.-midnight Friday, 9 a.m.-midnight Saturday. $10 daily, $15 weekend pass, children 10 and younger free. 17-19 — Amite Oyster Festival (Northeast Central Ave., Amite; www.amiteoysterfestival.com) — Oysters on the half shell, in po-boys and pre-

A TOUR OF LOUISIANA’S FAIRS AND FESTIVALS IS LIKE A WALK THROUGH THE HISTORY of the diverse people, cultures, foods and traditions that are the fabric of the state. There’s something unique to do every month, whether it is watching traditional dances of the Attakapas Prairie Tribe in Opelousas or learning how our forebears lived and worked at Old Farmers Day in Loranger. There are festivals that pay homage to the state’s zoological spectrum, musical influences and food styles — and all have a mission of fun. Here’s a list to help plan the rest of the year’s entertainment.

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pared other ways are spotlighted at this festival, which also has live Cajun, country, reggae and rock ’n’ roll music, an oyster-eating contest, oyster scavenger hunt, chili cook-off, carnival rides and games. 3 p.m.-midnight Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Free. 17-19 — Louisiana Nursery Festival (4300 Highway 112, Forest Hill, 318-748-6300; www.louisiananurseryfestival.com) — More than 50 vendors offer plants and gardening accessories ranging from porch swings to birdhouses, lawn care and gardening products. There also are food booths, live entertainment and children’s activities. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Admission TBA. 17-19 — Audubon Pilgrimage (West Feliciana Parish Historical Museum, 11757 Ferdinand St., St. Francisville, 225-635-6330; www.westfelicianahistoricalsociety.org) — The three-day event features tours of historic buildings and sites associated with naturalist John James Audubon’s time in Louisiana. There also are nature tours, a play and a Saturday soiree with food, music and dancing. Home tours 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Friday evening events 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Saturday soiree 7 p.m.-until. Admission varies. 18 — Art Madness Art Festival (Joan Mitchell Center, 2275 Bayou Road; www.joanmitchellfoundation.org) — The annual festival features a group show by four New Orleans artists whose

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PAGE 17 works reflect influences of African, New Orleans and African-American cultures. There’s also a live performance by T-Ray the Violinist. 6 p.m.-until. Free. 18 — Earth Fest (Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., 504-581-4629; www.audubonnatureinstitute.org/ earth-fest) — Nonprofits, government agencies and businesses provide information and offer activity-based education programs promoting conservation and environmental awareness. There also are food vendors, live entertainment and crafts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free with zoo admission: $22.95, $19.95 seniors, $17.95 children 2-12. Free for zoo members. 18 — Italian American St. Joseph Society Parade (French Quarter; www.iamcnola.org) — Actress Vanessa Ferlito (CSI: New York, The Sopranos, Graceland) is the grand marshal for the parade, which begins at Convention Center Boulevard and Girod Street and proceeds through the French Quarter. 6 p.m. Free. 18-19 — Congo Square Rhythms Festival (Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., (504) 558-6100; www. congosquarerhythms.com) — The 10th annual festival features the music and culture of the African diaspora, including music and dance of Africa, the Caribbean, the American Gulf South and beyond. Musical performers include Rebirth Brass Band, James Andrews, Corey Henry, Erica Falls, John Boutte and others. 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Free.

18-April 18 — Spring Pilgrimage 2017 (Various locations in Natchez, Mississippi, 800-647-6742; www. natchezpilgrimage.com) — Hosts don antebellum costumes and welcome visitors on tours of historic homes. There also are theater performances, live music and special presentations focused on 19th century life. Times and admissions vary. 19-21 — Hangout Music Festival (Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Alabama, www.hangoutmusicfest. com) — The three-day music festival on Orange Beach includes performances by Mumford & Sons, Twenty One Pilots, Frank Ocean, Weezer, Chance the Rapper, Major Lazer, DJ Snake, MGMT and others. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Admission $309 for all three days. 21 & April 4 — Washington Square Park Music Festival (Washington Square Park, 700 Elysian Fields Ave.; www.washingtonsquareparknola.com) — The two-event series includes a Tribute to Ray Charles featuring pianist Davell Crawford in March. The April event is a tribute to Al Jarreau featuring vocalist Chris Walker. Both performers will be accompanied by the NOLA Big Band. There also are food and beverage vendors, arts and crafts and more. 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Free. 22-26 — Tennessee Williams Literary Festival (Various locations in New Orleans; www.tennesseewilliams.net) — The five-day festival is packed with events including master classes, a writing marathon, walking tours, readings, theater

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20 FAIRS & FESTIVALS 2017 PAGE 18 events and more. Times and admissions vary. 23 — Top Taco New Orleans (Spanish Plaza, 1 Poydras St. at the Mississippi River; www.toptaconola.com) — More than three dozen chefs from local restaurant compete to create the best taco, and each restaurant bartender competes to make the top cocktail. There’s live music by Los Po-Boy-Citos, Muevelo, Mariachi Jalisco and Otra. 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Free. 23-26 — Louisiana Crawfish Festival (Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center, 8245 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette; www.louisianacrawfishfestival. com) — More than 30,000 pounds of crawfish are served boiled, fried, baked and in a variety of dishes. There’s also live music, carnival rides and more. Bands include Witness, Remedy, Category 6, The Molly Ringwalds and Wise Guys. 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5. 23-26 — Paddle Bayou Lafourche (Donaldsonville to Lockport, Bayou Lafourche, 985-447-0868; www. btnep.org) — The 52-mile, fourday event includes paddling trips on Bayou Lafourche and focuses on the culture and heritage of the area. Participants can take part in one-, two-, three- or four-day trips, tasting local cuisine along the way. There’s also live music every night. Hours vary. Admission, $40 per day or $150 for four days without canoe rental; $60 per day or $225 for four days with canoe rental. Advance registration required. 24-25 — Hammond Smokin’ BBQ Challenge (Downtown Hammond, Southwest Railroad Avenue; www. hammondbbq.com) — There are several barbecue cooking contests,

including a child’s division, and more than 50 teams compete. There’s also live music, local food vendors and more. 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Free. 24-25 — Louisiana Motor Transport Association State Truck Driving Championships (Blue Bayou Waterpark, 18142 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, 225-753-3333; www.louisianatrucking.com) — The championships begin with pre-trip inspections, a written test and other examinations on Friday at the Renaissance Hotel in Baton Rouge, with the driving competitions, which cover nine categories, on Saturday at Blue Bayou. First-place winners advance to the national championships in Orlando, Florida in August. Course competition begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Admission TBA. 24-26 — Jackson Assembly Antiques and Art Show (Downtown Jackson, 1740 Charter St., Louisiana, 225-634-7155; www.jacksonassemblyantiquesshow.com) — Works by regional artists, antiques, furniture, collectibles, estate jewelry, silver, glass, porcelain and rugs are among items available at the invitation-only show. There are tours of historic buildings daily (noon-4 p.m.) and authors hold book signings. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. $10 for three days. 24-26 — New Orleans Bourbon Festival (Various locations in New Orleans; www.neworleansbourbonfestival.com) — The three-day festival includes a variety of bourbon-focused events, a bourbon seminar series, grand tastings, dinners, a marketplace of bourbon-centric merchandise, live music and more. Times and admissions vary. 24-26 — Saints and Sinners LGBT Literary Festival (Various locations in New Orleans; www.sasfest.org) — The festival brings together people in the LGBT literary world and features panel discussions, master classes for emerging writers and LGBT literature fans, a walking tour,

25-26 & April 1-2 — Spring Fiesta & Historic Home Tours (French Quarter, 826 St. Ann St., 800-550-8450; 25 — Brunch Fest NOLA (Crescent www.springfiestanola.com) — The Park, 1008 N. Peters St.; www.la-sp- public can tour homes not normalca.org/brunchfest) — Brunch dishes ly open as part of the 81st annual and cocktails are available from tour of French Quarter residences. local restaurants including Apolline, There’s also a walking tour and preHouse of Blues, Velvet Cactus and sentation of the court and parade on others, and there’s live music by Saturday. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9 Tuba Skinny, Secondhand Street a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. $15-$25. Band and Mother Tucker’s Drag Queen Inc. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $5. 26 — Bloody Mary Festival (The Howlin Wolf, 907 S. Peters St.; www. 25 — Children’s World’s Fair XIX thebloodymaryfest.com) — The festi(Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 val showcases a dozen bloody marys Julia St., 504-523-1357; www.lcm. with unlimited tasting. Attendees org) — Children learn about Croatia, vote for their favorite version. NoonGermany, Ghana, Honduras, India, 4:30 p.m. $39-$45. The Philippines, Puerto Rico and Switzerland, and explore science, 26 — Pedal With Purpose (1600 technology, engineering and math Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; www. as well as games, crafts, music and yeppedals.org) — The street fair food from the featured countries. features pedicab races, music from Noon-4 p.m. Tickets start at $20, DJ Brice Nice, St. Augustine High $16 for museum members. School’s marching band and the Disco Amigos, as well as food from 25 — Cruisin’ for the Mission (New nearby restaurants. 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Orleans Mission Giving Hope ReFree (donations requested). treat, 31294 Highway 190, Lacombe, www.neworleansmission.org/crui26, April 2 & April 9 — Music Under sin) — The classic car and motorthe Oaks (Audubon Park, Newman cycle show has live entertainment Bandstand, 504-581-4629; www. by Eli Seals Band, as well as food, audubonnatureinstitute.org/mudrinks and more. Noon-5 p.m. Free. sic-under-the-oaks) — The concert series features performances by 25 — Fete Francaise (Ecole Bithe Louisiana Philharmonic Orcheslingue, 821 Gen. Pershing St., 504tra Woodwind Quintet (March 26), 896-4500; www.fetefrancaise.com) Loyola University School of Music — The one-day festival celebrates (April 2) and New Orleans Concert French food, art and music, and Band (April 9). Food and drinks includes children’s activities, live are available, and lawn chairs are music and cultural demonstrations. allowed. 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Free. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 26 — World Championship Craw25 — NOLA Disability Pride Festifish Etouffee Cook-off (Northwest val (Advocacy Center of Louisiana, Community Center Pavilion, 651 8325 Oak St.; www. http://advocac- Samuel Drive, Eunice, 337-457-2565; yla.org/get-involved/nola-disabiliwww.etouffeecookoff.org) — Proty-pride-festival) — The inaugural fessional and amateur cooks vie for festival’s goal is to bring together the World Champion title, and teams resources, organizations, disabilicompete to see who can cook the ty arts and culture and individuals best crawfish etouffee. Etouffee dedicated to disabled citizens at samples are for sale by particithis daylong festival. There will be pants, and attendees can vote for a informational displays, vendors, activities, an auction and a second PAGE 22 line. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. receptions and more. Hours vary. $150 weekend pass.

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FAIRS & FESTIVALS 2017 PAGE 20 People’s Choice Award. There’s also Cajun and zydeco music, a poker run, arts and crafts, children’s activities. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 31-April 1 — Delgado Music Festival (Delgado Community College City Park Campus, 615 City Park Ave.; www.dcc-edu/music-fest) — Artists performing live include Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Stanton Moore, Stephanie Jordan, the Iguanas and others. There also are master classes. 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. 31-April 1 — Hogs for the Cause (UNO Lakefront Arena Grounds, 6801 Franklin Ave.; www.hogsforthecause. org) — The festival moves from New Orleans City Park to the grounds at UNO Lakefront Arena this year and offers three stages featuring bands including Shovels & Rope, The London Souls, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, George Porter Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners and others. More than 90 teams compete in barbecue cooking contests (and sell what they cook) and there are food and drink vendors. $25-$210 single day, $310 two-day VIP pass. Children under 12 free. 31-April 2 — Dave Robicheaux’s Hometown Literary Festival (Various locations in New Iberia; www. daverobicheauxliteraryfestival.com) — Based on author James Lee Burke’s character Detective Dave Robicheaux, the festival celebrates the sights, sounds, tastes and places the fictional detective experienced, and there are seminars and speakers. Times and admissions vary. 31-April 2 — Kenner’s Italian Heritage Festival (Rivertown, Williams Boulevard at the Mississippi River, Kenner; wwwitalianheritagefestival. com) — Live music, local craftspeople, genealogy experts, a display of historic photos, a St. Joseph’s Day altar, food vendors and children’s activities are among features of the festival. 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday. $5, free for children 12 and younger.

APRIL 1 — Asian Pacific American Festival (Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., 504-581-4629; www.audubonnatureinstitute.org/event/1217-apas) — The festival has live entertainment, handmade items from Asian countries including India, Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia, as well as displays, Asian food and more. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free

with zoo admission: $22.95 adults, $19.95 seniors, $17.95 children 2-12, zoo members free. 1 — Delgado Music Festival — See March 31 for description. 1 — Freret Street Festival (Freret Street from Napoleon Avenue to Valmont Street; www.freretstreetfestival.com) — More than 200 vendors offer art and collectibles, while live music plays on three stages. There are children’s activities, pet adoptions and an appearance by roller derby skaters. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. 1 — Wanderlust 108 (Scout Island, New Orleans City Park, 1 Palm Drive; www.wanderlust.com/108-events/ new-orleans) — The triathlon includes a 5K fun run, an outdoor yoga class with Chelsey Korus, meditation with Noah Levine, live DJs, classes in acro yoga, hula hooping, meditation, photography, essential oils and more. 7 a.m.-2 p.m. $21-$39.08. 1 — West Louisiana BBQ Cook Off (West Louisiana Forestry Festival Fairgrounds, 276 H.M. Stevens Blvd., Leesville; www.facebook. com/forestryfestival) — Participants sample brisket, ribs, chicken and other barbecue dishes. Opens 10 a.m. Free. 1-2 — Art in the Pass (War Memorial Park, 103 Fleitas Ave., Pass Christian, Mississippi; www.passmainstreetcom/events/artinthepass) — The 20th annual event offers fine arts and crafts by 100 artists from 14 states. The Gulf Marine Education Festival is held concurrently, and there is a “marine cusine” pavilion, scholarship awards, student art exhibit and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 1-2 — Dave Robicheaux’s Hometown Literary Festival — See March 31 for event description. 1-2 — Kite Fest Louisiane (West Baton Rouge Soccer Complex, 3383 Rosedale Road, Port Allen, 225-344-2920; www.westbatonrouge.net) — Professional and amateur kite fliers show off their kites and skills. There’s a kite-making workshop, inflatable play structures, face painting, Louisiana food vendors, fireworks on Saturday and more. March 31st is students’ day. Lawn chairs are allowed. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Free. 1-2 — Spring Fiesta & Historic Home Tours — See March 25 for event description. 1-18 — Spring Pilgrimage 2017 — See March 18 for event description.

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2 & 9 — Music Under the Oaks — See Swamp, Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge, Madere Marsh, Honey Island March 26 for event description. Swamp and other spots on the Northshore. Registration required. 4 — Washington Square Park Times and admissions vary. Music Festival — See March 21 for event description. 7-9 — Ponchatoula Strawberry FesWednesdays-May 24 — Wednesday tival (Memorial Park, 301 N. Sixth St., Ponchatoula, 800-917-7045; www. at the Square — See March 15 for lastrawberryfestival.com) — There’s a event description. parade, carnival rides, live entertainment, games, food vendors, arts and 5-9 — A Taste of Covington (Varcrafts, fresh strawberries and strawious locations in Covington; www. berry-based dishes. 3 p.m.-midnight atasteofcovington.com) — The Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, food and wine event features noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Free. vintner’s dinners, a block party, a grand tasting and more. Hours 8 — New Water Music (Seabrook and admissions vary. Boat Launch at the end of Lakeshore Drive; www.neworleansairlift.org) Thursdays through November — — The event is focused on coastal Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series — See March 16 for event erosion and restoration of Louisiana’s coast and features the Louisiana description. Philharmonic Orchestra and local musicians performing composer Yo6 — Lenten Concert Series — See tam Haber’s New Water Music from a March 9 for event description. vessel on Lake Pontchartrain. Visitors watch from the shore. There’s also 6-9 — French Quarter Festival food, talks and exhibits by coastal (French Quarter; www.fqfi.org) — conservation advocates. 4 p.m.-7 Aaron Neville plays at the annual p.m. Free. food and music festival for the first time. The fest has stages set up 8 — Railroad Makers and Music throughout the French Quarter. The Festival (Downtown Ruston; www. event showcases more than 1,700 facebook.com/railroadfest) — The local musicians and food from more inaugural fair features the Seratones than 60 New Orleans restaurants. and Louisiana Soul Revival, as well 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday & Sunday, 11 as alternative, indie and rock ’n’ roll a.m.-9 p.m. Friday & Saturday. Free. performers. There also are more than 7-9 — Great Louisiana BirdFest (Various locations in New Orleans and on the Northshore; www.northlakenature.org) — The 21st annual festival, held each year during the spring bird migration, features birding trips to Audubon Park, Audubon Zoo, New Orleans City Park and Lafreniere park on the South Shore and Northlake Nature Center, Manchac

100 regional makers offering jewelry, woodwork, apparel and paintings. The festival takes place in two locations. Makers Fair (Historic Fire Station, 200 E. Mississippi Ave.) 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; music festival (Railroad Park, Park Avenue) 3 p.m.-9 p.m. $5 music festival, makers fair free.

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Traditional Native American costumes and dances are among attractions at the Southwest Louisiana Attakapas Opelousas Prairie Tribe Festival July 29.

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FAIRS & FESTIVALS 2017 2372 St. Claude Ave.; www.nolapoetry.com) — The festival includes national and international poets, readings, workshops, panel discussions and author events. 7 p.m.-until Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. $75 all-access pass.

8 — Southdown Plantation Marketplace Artisan Craft Show (Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma, 985-851-0154; www. southdownmuseum.org) — The shopping expo features more than 300 vendors offering arts and crafts, 21-22 — Bayou Teche Black Bear fine art, textiles, entertainment and Festival (Downtown Franklin on food. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. $5, children 12 Bayou Teche, 337-828-4100, ext. 371; and younger free. www.bayoutechebearfest.org) — There are tours of the Bayou Teche 8 — Spring for Art (Downtown National Wildlife Refuge, educational Covington, (985) 892-8650; www. sttammanyartassociation.org) — The exhibits about the Louisiana black festival in downtown Covington fea- bear, live music, food, arts and crafts, tures live music, art demonstrations, children’s activities and fireworks on Saturday. 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 10 performances, a mix masters’ coma.m.-11 p.m. Saturday. Free. petition and dozens of businesses stay open late and offer live music. 21-22 — Parks Cracklin’ Cook-off (Cecile Rousseau Poche Memo8-9 — Baton Rouge Blues Festival rial Park, 103 Periou St., Parks; (Downtown Baton Rouge, South www.parkscracklincookoff.com) River Road; www.batonrougeblues— There are cooking contests, a festival.org) — The lineup includes horse poker run, live music, chilThe Fabulous Thunderbirds, Marc dren’s activities and a raffle for Broussard, Henry Gray, Ana Popovic, $5,000. 6 p.m.-midnight Friday, 10 Alvin Youngblood Hart and dozens a.m.-midnight Saturday. Free. of others. There also are food and drink vendors, interviews with artists, 21-23 — Cajun Festival (Visitation arts and crafts and more. 10 a.m.of Our Lady School, 3520 Ames 10:30 p.m. Free. VIP access tickets Blvd., Marrero, 504-347-3377; www. are $200. vol.org/cajunfest) — Cajun food, live music, bingo and other games 8-13 — Balfa Week (Various locaare among offerings at this festival, tions in Lafayette, 337-234-8360; which also has live music by Rewww.lafolkroots.org/events/balgeneration, the Chee Weez, Junior fa-week) — Presented by Louisiana and Sumtin’ Sneaky and Groovy 7. Folk Roots, the week is named for There’s a 5K walk/run at 8 a.m. SatCajun fiddler and singer Dewey Balfa urday. 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 and includes classes in fiddle, guitar p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. and accordinan, Cajun and Creole Admission TBA. vocals, band labs, appearances by musicians, nightly dances, words and 21-23 — Scott Boudin Festival (125 music sessions and live music. Times Lions Club St., Scott; 337-233-1130; and admissions vary. $720 all-inclu- www.scottboudinfestival.com) — sive. There’s live music, dishes made with boudin, food vendors, arts and crafts 15 — Crescent City Classic (Suand more. Bands include Keith Frank perdome, 1500 Sugarbowl Drive, & the Soileau Zydeco Band, Chris 504-861-8686; www.ccc10k.com/ Ardoin, Wayne Toups & ZydeCajun crescent-city-classic-10k) — The 10K and Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ starts in front of the Superdome and Boogie. 5:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday, goes through the French Quarter 9:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday, 11:30 and ends in New Orleans City Park. a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday. Free on Friday, There’s a two-day health and fitness $5 Saturday and Sunday, children expo (free and open to the public) under 6 free. and post-race festival at the park. 21-27 — New Orleans French Film 8 a.m. start time. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. festival. Registration $45. Admission Festival (Prytania Theater, ; www. neworleansfilmsociety.org) — The to festival $10, free for runners. festival offers a showcase of contemporary and classic French films. 20-23 — Louisiana International Times vary. Individual events, $11, $9 Film Festival (Cinemark Perkins for film society and Prytania memRowe, 10000 Perkins Rowe, Baton bers, $85 all-access pass, $70 for film Rouge, 225-761-7844; www.lifilmsociety and Prytania members. fest.org) — The festival showcases filmmakers and musicians of Loui22 — Lake PontchARTrain Craft Fair siana. Hours vary. Individual event (New Canal Lighthouse, 8001 Laketickets TBA. $120 all-access pass, shore Drive, 504-836-2215; www.sastudents $20. veourlake.org) — Thirty vendors sell 20-23 — New Orleans Poetry FesPAGE 27 tival (New Orleans Healing Center,

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28 — Art Walk (Downtown Lake Charles; www.artsandhumanitiesswla.org) — The annual event brings local artists together and features pop-up galleries, an outdoor art market, demonstrations, exhibits, drink specials and art contests. 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Free.

The Lighthouse Festival in Berwick Oct. 7 and 8 has amusement rides, a canoe race and live music.

PAGE 25 a variety of arts and crafts, artwork, jewelry, clothing, pottery and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Fridays through May 19 — Music & Market (Opelousas Tourist Center, 828 E. Landry St., Opelousas; www. cityofopelousas.com) — The music series offers genres from Cajun to swamp pop and a market of products from Louisiana farmers and producers. 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Free. 22 — New Orleans Mini Maker Faire (Delgado Community College Student Life Center, 916 Navarre Ave., www.nolamakerfaire.com) — The family-friendly festival urges makers to create technology items, including DIY, robotics designs and 3-D printing, drones, arts and crafts and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $10, free for attendees under 18 years old and students with ID. 22 — Halfway 2 Halloween (Castillo Blanco Art Studio, 4321 St. Claude Ave., www.nohff.com) — The inaugural festival, presented by the NOLA Horror Film Festival, focuses on filmmaking in the horror genre from around the globe with screenings as well as live music, local artists, dancers, DJs and other performers. Times and admission TBA. 22-23 — Angola Prison Rodeo (Angola Prison Rodeo Arena, Louisiana State Penitentiary, 17544 Tunica Trace, Angola, 225-655-2030; www. angolarodeo.com) — Situated at the end of Highway 66 at Angola, the

country’s longest running prison rodeo (it started in 1965) features bulldogging, barrel racing, bareback riding, wild cow milking, wild horse racing and more. There also are lots of food vendors and inmate crafts for sale. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Rodeo starts at 2 p.m.) $20. 22-23 — Covington Antiques and Uniques Festival (Covington Trailhead, 419 N. New Hampshire St., Covington; www.covingtonantiquesanduniquesfestival.com) — The event features live music, food, antiques, collectibles, classic cars, architectural salvage, crafts, a live auction, appraisals, demonstrations and walking tours. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 22-23 — Le Feu et l’Eau (Fire and Water) Rural Arts Celebration (Downtown Arnaudville, (337) 4533307; www.fireandwaterfestival.org) — The two-day event features works by local artists and performers, as well as cooking demonstrations, feature films, live music, poetry and arts. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. 26 — Concerts in the Courtyard (The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., 504-523-4662; www. hnoc.org/programs/concertsinthecourtyard.html) — The monthly spring concert series showcases Louisiana musicians. Ticket includes a complimentary beverage. 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Admission $10, THNOC members free. 26-30 — Festival International de Louisiane (Downtown Lafayette; www.festivalinternational.org) — The international music and arts

28 — Zoo-To-Do for Kids (Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., 504-5814629; www.audubonnatureinstitute. org/ztdk) — The festival for kids offers food, live music, arcade games, face painting, inflatable structures and crafts. 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. $25, $20 zoo members, $40 early entry (5:30 p.m.). 28-30 — Etouffee Festival (St. John Francis Regis Church, 232 Main St., Arnaudville, 337-754-5912; www. johnfrancisregis.net — The festival features an etouffee cook-off, a variety of etouffee types — including wild game and seafood — live music, carnival rides, an auto show, food vendors and more. 5 p.m.-midnight Friday, 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 28-30 — The Italian Festival (Downtown Tickfaw, Highway 51 next to City Hall, 985-6340597; www.theitalianfestivalorg. com) — The celebration features Italian food, live soul, country and R&B music, a parade, carnival rides, games, crafts and a motorcycle poker run. 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Free. 28-30, May 4-7 — New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, 1751 Gentilly Blvd.; www.nojazzfest.com) — The festival draws visitors from all over the world to hear music ranging from jazz, zydeco and rap to gospel, Cajun and pop. Headliners include Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Maroon 5, Kings of Leon, Usher, Alabama Shakes, Wilco, Patti LaBelle and others. There also are arts and crafts, kids activities, food and more. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. $70 in advance, $80 at the gate, $5 ages 2-10 (at gate only). 28-30 — Spring Fair (St. Joan of Arc Church, 529 W. Fifth St., LaPlace, 985-652-9100; www. sjachurch.com) — The fair features rides, games, food, children’s activities and live music nightly from

the Peyton Falgoust Band, Image and Catch. 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Free. 30 — Allons Manger Food Festival (St. Jules Catholic Church, 7165 Highway 1, Belle Rose, 225473-8569; www.sesjchurch.com) — The daylong fair offers Cajun food, live music and an auction. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

MAY 1-3 — NOLA Crawfish Festival (Central City BBQ, 1201 S. Rampart St., 504-558-4276; www.nolacrawfishfest.com) — The festival includes three days of music from George Porter Jr., John Medeski, Jon Cleary, Ivan Neville and dozens of others, with sit-ins and special collaborations among artists on the schedule. The festival also features more than 5,000 pounds of boiled crawfish, craft beer and barbecue. Twenty teams will compete in the Ultimate Crawfish Cook-off on Wednesday. 3 p.m.-10 p.m. daily. $35-$125 single day tickets, $99$500 three-day passes. Wednesdays-May 24 — Wednesday at the Square — See March 15 for event description. Thursdays-November — Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series — See March 16 for event description. 4-7 — New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival — See April 28 for description. 4-7 — Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair (Fire Department Fairgrounds, 1101 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux; www. firemensfair.com) — The volunteer firefighters’ fair features live music, amusement rides, a 5K run, games, food and a $10,000 raffle. 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Thursday, 5 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Free. 4-14 — Contraband Days Louisiana Pirate Festival (Lake Charles Civic Center, Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, 337-436-5508; www.contrabanddays.com) — The festival pays homage to pirate Jean Lafitte with more than 100 events, including a cannon battle ending with the mayor walking the plank, live music, carnival rides, food, games and

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festival draws more than 300,000 visitors and features performances by artists from more than 20 countries. There also are workshops, exhibits, theater shows, food and drink vendors and more. Hours vary. Free.

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fireworks. Hours vary. $25 for entire festival, children 6-13 years old $10. Fridays through May 19 — Music & Market — See April 21 for event description. 5-7 — Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival (Parc Hardy, 1290 Rees St., Breaux Bridge, 337-332-6655; www.bbcrawfest.com) — There are crawfish races, a crawfish eating contest, Cajun dancing contests, cook-offs, demonstrations, arts and crafts and live Cajun, zydeco and swamp pop music. 4 p.m.-midnight Friday, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. $5 Friday and Sunday, $10 Saturday. 6 — Celebration of Herbs & Gardens (Marie Street, Sunset, 337662-3542; www.sunsetherbfestival. com) — The garden show offers plants, herbal products, pottery, garden art, master gardener presentations, educational information, food trucks and more. Rain date is May 7. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $5, free children 6 and younger. 6 — MadeWood Stock (Madewood Plantation House, 4250 Highway 308, Napoleonville, 985-369-7151; www.madewood.com) — There’s live music including the CBS Trio and Tommy Thibodaux, as well as food and drinks and historical exhibits. Lawn chairs allowed. 2 p.m.7 p.m. $15. 6-27 — Natchez Festival of Music (Various locations in Natchez, Mississippi, 601-446-9626; www. natchezfestivalofmusic.com) — The annual festival features operas, operettas, Broadway musicals, jazz, recitals and special concerts. Hours and admissions vary. 11-14 — Cochon de Lait Festival (6656 High School St., Mansura, 318-964-2887; www.cochondelaitfestival.com) — The 43rd annual festival features a crackling cookoff, greasy pig contest, a parade, nighttime street dances, carnival rides, Cajun food, live music, a hog-calling contest, beer-drinking contest, boudin-eating contest and a cochon de lait dinner. 5 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Admission TBA. 13 — Crawfish Mambo (University of New Orleans Lakefront Campus, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, 504-2802586; www.crawfishmambo.com) — The festival is focused on crawfish and music, featuring a crawfish cook-off, all-you-can-eat boiled crawfish, food vendors, arts and crafts and a kids’ area. Contestants from across the U.S. will compete in the Crawfish Eating World

Championship. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 at the door, children 7 and younger free. 13 — Greater New Orleans International Dragon Boat Festival (403 St. Francis St., Madisonville; www. gwndragonboat.com) — There are several races, as well as food and drink vendors, a health and wellness village and more. The event is alcohol-free. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Race registration starts at $795. 14 — Mother’s Day Celebration (Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., 504-581-4629; www.audubonnatureinstitute.org/mothers-day-celebration) — Irma Thomas headlines the annual Mother’s Day concert, which also features other performers, food vendors and family activities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free with regular zoo admission $22.95, $19.95 seniors, $17.95 children 2-12, free for mothers and zoo members. 19 — Concerts in the Courtyard — See April 26 for event description. 19-20 — Pirate Day in the Bay (Downtown Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; www. gulfcoast.org/event/ annual-pirate-day-in-the-bay/6205) — There’s live music, carnival rides, a pirate pub crawl and scavenger hunt, children’s activities, food vendors, a costume contest, pirate cruise, parade and fireworks (9 p.m. Saturday). 4 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday. Tickets $10 and up. 19-21 — Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo (Bayou St. John; www.thebayouboogaloo.com) — MotherShip Foundation presents the three-day festival on Bayou St. John. The lineup that includes Cupid, Jon Cleary, Luke Winslow King and others. There also are food vendors, children’s activities and arts and crafts. 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. 19-21 — Plaquemines Parish Seafood and Heritage Festival (F. Edward Hebert Boulevard off Woodland Highway, Belle Chasse; www.plaqueminesparishfestival. com) — The festival features Louisiana seafood prepared a variety of ways, plus live music, a car show, interactive displays about Plaquemines, carnival rides, arts and crafts, an oyster drop, crab rodeo, 5K walk/run and more. Opens 6 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. 25-28 — Krotz Springs Sportsmen’s Heritage Festival (Nall Park, 562 Front St., Krotz Springs, 337-566-3527; www.kssportsmensheritagefestival.com) — It’s the sixth year for this event, which promotes conservation of the

wetlands, woodlands and Atchafalaya River. There are wild game cook-offs, Cajun swamp and zydeco music, carnival rides, food vendors and art vendors. A queen’s parade is scheduled at noon Sunday. 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Saturday. Free. 25-28 — New Orleans Wine & Food Experience (Various locations, New Orleans; www.nowfe.com) — There is a variety of events, grand tastings, seminars, the Royal Street Stroll tasting event and more at the 25th annual festival. Times and admissions vary. 26-27 — Jambalaya Festival (120 S. Irma Blvd., Gonzales; www.jambalayafestival.org) — The two day celebration of the rice dish includes live music, carnival rides, cooking contests, a Teen Miss contest, 5K and 1-mile run, arts and crafts, a car show and parade. Hours TBA. Free. 26-28 — Bayou Country Superfest (Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive; www.bayoucountrysuperfest.com) — The three-day music festival moves to New Orleans this year and features country stars Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatts, Hank Williams Jr. and others. Saturday and Sunday are ticketed events, Friday features a free concert in Champions Square with entertainment by Easton Corbin, Eric Paslay and Dylan Scott. 5 p.m. $45-$200 per day. 26-28 — Greek Festival New Orleans (Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd., 504-282-0259; www.greekfestnola. com) — There is live Greek music, Hellenic dances, cooking demonstrations, Greek cuisine, cooking demonstrations, cathedral tours, a raffle and a kids’ area. There’s also an evening run/walk race on Friday. 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Admission TBA. 29-June 3 — Birdfoot Festival (Various locations in New Orleans; www.birdfootfestival.org) — The sixth annual international chamber music festival hosts concerts and events, including the Musical Feast dinner concert, main stage evening concerts and more. Times and admissions vary.

JUNE Thursdays-November — Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series — See March 16 for event description.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS 2017 1-3 — Birdfoot Festival — See May 29 for event description. 3 — New Orleans International Beer Festival (Champions Square, 1 LaSalle St.; www.neworleansinternationalbeerfest.com) — Attendees get unlimited samples of more than 150 craft beers, and there’s live music, beer seminars, games and a VIP area featuring reserve beers. Time and admission TBA. 3-4 — New Orleans Oyster Festival (Woldenberg Riverfront Park, 1 Canal St., 504-888-7608; www. nolaoysterfest.org) — The annual festival features oyster-eating, oyster-shucking and the largest oyster competitions, as well as oyster dishes from more than 20 restaurants, food and entertainment. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. 10 — New Orleans Pride Fest (Various locations; www.prideneworleans.com) — There’s a variety of events, including live music, DJs, an evening parade through the French Quarter and a block party. There’s also a family day on Sunday at Longue Vue House and Gardens. Times and admissions vary. 10-11 — French Market Creole Tomato Festival (French Market, 1235 N. Peters St., 504-522-2621; www. frenchmarket.org) — There are Creole tomatoes for sale, as well as cooking demonstrations, live music, food booths and children’s activities. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Free 10-11 — Kenner Hispanic Summer Fest (Laketown, Williams Boulevard at Lake Pontchartrain, Kenner, 504-487-4439; www.khsfest.com) — The two-day festival features Latin food, live music, Latin dances, crafts, kids’ activities and more. Lawn chairs allowed. 3 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. $3 donation per adult requested. 11 — Oceanfest (Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St.; www.audubonnatureinstitute.org/ world-oceans-day-oceanfest) — The aquarium offers educational activities and displays about conservation and health of the world’s oceans. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Free with aquarium admission: $29.95 adults, $24.95 seniors, $21.95 children 2-12. 15-17 — Snake Oil Festival (The Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St.; www.snakeoilfestival.com) — The festival showcases national burlesque, vaudeville, sideshow and circus acts and offers workshops, lectures and parties. Times and admission TBA.

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FAIRS & FESTIVALS 2017 PAGE 29 16 — Concerts in the Courtyard See April 26 for event description. 17-18 — Coquille Park Arts & Crafts Show (Coquille Park and Recreation Center, 13505 Highway 1085, Covington, 985-796-5853; www.steinhauerproductions.com) — The indoor arts and crafts shopping expo features 100 vendors. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 18 — Juneteenth Folklife Celebration (Farmers Market Pavilion, 828 E. Landry St., Opelousas, 337-9455064; www.cityofopelousas.com/ juneteenth-folklife-celebration) — The celebration of African-American culture and traditions includes folk art, cultural displays, crafts, music food and more. 1 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Free. 22-24 — Festigals New Orleans Women’s Weekend Experience (JW Marriott, 614 Canal St.; www. festigals.org) — The women’s empowerment event features a leadership conference, “bodacious bras” brunch, a “Stiletto Stroll” second line parade, networking events, special guests and more. Times and admissions vary, $399 for all-inclusive pass. 23-24 — Louisiana Peach Festival (Downtown Ruston; www.louisianapeachfestival.org) — There’s a peach art contest and exhibit, cobbler-eating and cooking contests, a treasure hunt, an arts and crafts show, antique car show and parade. 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday. $10 daily, weekend pass $15, children 8 and younger free. 23-25 — Beauregard Watermelon Festival (Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds, 506 West Drive, DeRidder; www.facebook.com/beauregardwatermelonfestival) — The two-day celebration of watermelons includes live music, food vendors, carnival rides, watermelon-eating and seed-spitting contests and arts and crafts. Times and admission TBA. 23-25 — Louisiana Catfish Festival (St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church, 17324 Highway 631, Des Allemands, 985-758-7542; www. louisianacatfishfestival.com) — Proclaimed “The Catfish Capital of the World” in 1980 by then-Gov. Edwin Edwards, Des Allemands showcases the fish in many dishes and serves sides of live music, carnival rides, games, arts and crafts. 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Free. 24-25 — Battle on the Basin MCVFD & DSRA Drag Boat Races (Joe C. Russo Memorial Boat Landing,

Highway 70, Morgan City, 985-3976012; www.deepsouthracing.net) — The family-oriented event features food booths and other activities. No alcohol is sold at the event, but ice chests are allowed. 10 a.m.-till. Admission TBA. 24-25 — Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival (Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., 504-558-6100; www.cajunzydecofest.com) — The 11th annual festival features Cajun and zydeco music, Louisiana food and an arts market. 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Free. 29-July 2 — Essence Fest (Various locations in New Orleans; www. essence.com/festival-2017) — The four-day music, culture and empowerment festival offers live music from Diana Ross, Mary J. Blige, Solange, John Legend, Chance the Rapper and others, as well as seminars, product vendors and special events. Times and admissions vary. 30-July 4 — Erath Fourth of July Celebration (Downtown Erath, at Edwards and S. Broadway streets; www.erath4.com) — Erath has hosted the old-fashioned street fair for 81 years. There are carnival rides, games, food vendors, live music, water fights between area fire departments, a parade and fireworks at 9 p.m. 6 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday, Saturday & Monday; 6 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Sunday; 1 p.m.10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Free.

JULY 1 — Lebeau Zydeco Festival (Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 103 Lebeau Church Road, Lebeau, 337-351-3902; www. facebook.com/lebeauzydecofestival) — There’s live zydeco music, food, pork backbone dinners and more. Tents and lawn chairs are allowed. 11 a.m.-till. $12, children 11 and younger free. 1-2 — Essence Fest — See June 29 for event description. 1-4 — Erath Fourth of July Celebration — See June 30 for event description. 4 — Bucktown Bash: A Shrimp & Music Extravaganza (Bucktown Marina; www.facebook.com/bucktownbash) — There’s live music, children’s activities, lots of shrimp dishes and other food, cultural

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4 — Go 4th On the River (New Orleans riverfront; www.go4thontheriver.com) — The Independence Day celebration inclues a fireboat spouting red, white and blue water and dueling fireworks barges on the Mississippi River accompanied by patriotic music. 9 p.m. fireworks. Free. Thursdays-November — Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series — See March 16 for event description. 7-9 — San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (Various locations in New Orleans; www.nolabulls.com) — New Orleans’ homage to the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain features a run on Saturday with plastic bat-wielding roller derby league members in place of live bulls, and an after-party. There’s a kickoff party on Friday with food, drinks and live music. El Pobre de Mi on Sunday features a brunch and the sixth annual Ernest Hemingway Celebration and Talent Contest with skits, dramatic

14 — Bastille Day Fete (Spanish Plaza, New Orleans riverfront; www.bastilledaynola.com) — The celebration of French National Day includes music, French food and family-friendly activities. Time TBA. Free. 14-15 — Cajun Food & Music Festival (Burton Complex, 7001 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles; www. visitlakecharles.org) — The Cajun French Music Association provides music for the festival, which also spotlights Cajun dishes including gumbo, jambalaya, cracklings and more. There are raffles for prizes ranging from an accordion to a hog, arts and crafts vendors and more. Hours and admission TBA. 14-15 — Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival (Prather Coliseum, 220 S. Jefferson St., Natchitoches, 318-357-4332; www.louisianafolklife.nsula.edu) — There’s a fiddle championship, live music, Cajun dance lessons, workshops, food, demonstrations and crafts including Czech pysanka eggs, Spanish moss dolls, wood carvings and pine needle baskets. Live music includes Cajun, French

Creole, zydeco, blues, bluegrass and Texas swing. 4:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission TBA. 15-16 — Holly Daze Summer Market Arts & Crafts Boutique (Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 985-796-5853; www. steinhauerproductions.com) — The shopping showcase features 125 artisans, boutiques and other vendors. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 18-23 — Tales of the Cocktail (Various locations in New Orleans; www.talesofthecocktail.com) — The cocktail festival features a full slate of seminars, tastings, networking events and more for cocktail lovers, bartenders and spirits professionals. Times and admissions vary. 27-29 — Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo (Tarpon Rodeo Drive, Grand Isle; www.tarponrodeo.org) — Anglers compete in a number of fishing categories, and there’s a pavilion with food and drink vendors, live music and more. Fishing starts at daylight, pavilion is open 11 a.m.-11 p.m. There’s a registration fee for rodeo competitors; admission to the pavilion is free. 29 — Southwest Louisiana Attakapas Opelousas Prairie Tribe Festival (Farmers Market Pavilion,

FAIRS & FESTIVALS 2017 828 E. Landry St., Opelousas, 337-246-0718; www.attakapasopelousasprairietribes.com) — The festival spotlights the area’s Native American heritage with traditional dances, drumming, demonstrations, jewelry making and basket weaving. Other activities include face painting, storytelling and a talking stick contest. The festival is alcohol free. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 29-31 — Irish Film Festival (Various locations in Baton Rouge; www. batonrougeirishfilmfestival.com) — The annual event features dozens of movies and short films focusing on Irish culture, as well as live music, Irish food, an Irish pub night, a bagpipes performance and more. Times and admissions vary.

AUGUST Thursdays-November — Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series — See March 16 for event description.

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exhibits, a blessing of the shrimp fleet at noon and fireworks at night. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. $5, children under 12 free.

readings and an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest. Times and admissions vary.

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1. An egret spotted on an evening birdwatching tour at the Great Louisiana Bird Festival. This year the event is in New Orleans and on the Northshore April 7 through 9. 2. Docents in traditional German costumes greet visitors at Oktoberfest in Rivertown for three weekends in October, and there are periodic “chicken dances.” 3. Louisiana’s square donuts are the stars at the Beignet Fest at New Orleans City Park Oct. 7 4. The Hurricane Festival at the Cut Off Youth Center Sept. 22 through 24 offers music, Cajun food and carnival rides and games.

PAGE 33 3-6 — Satchmo Summerfest (Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., 504522-5730; www.fqfi.org/satchmo) — French Quarter Festivals Inc. produces this celebration of the life and music of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. There’s live music, seminars, family activities, food vendors and more. Hours TBA. Free. 5 — White Linen Night (300-600 blocks of Julia Street, New Orleans) — Galleries extend their hours and showcase their offerings during this massive art walk and street party that has food, drinks and live music. 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Free.

12 — Red Dress Run (French Quarter; www.nolareddress.com) — Participants in this annual run for local charities all don red dresses to jog around the French Quarter. The event

16-20 — Delcambre Shrimp Festival (411 Richard St., Delcambre; www.shrimpfestival.net) — The 67th annual festival includes a blessing of the fleet, live music, shrimp prepared a variety of ways, food vendors, carnival rides, a shrimp cook-off, fais do dos and kids activities. Times and admission TBA. 19 — Arts & Crabs Fest (Burton Coliseum, 7001 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles, 337-439-2787; www. artsandhumanitiesswla.org) — Regional roots music, Louisiana cuisine, crab dishes and local craft beers are the focal points of this 21-and-older festival. 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Admission $30 and up. 23-26 — Cutting Edge CE Conferences and Events (Intercontinental New Orleans Hotel, 444 St. Charles Ave.; www.cuttingedgenola.com) — The conference includes seminars and workshops covering the latest trends in the music industry, legal issues, filmmaking, interactive applications and media business education. Hours and admissions vary. 26 — Brewsiana (House of Blues New Orleans, 225 Decatur St., 504310-4999; www.houseofblues.com/ neworleans) — The festival has live music on four stages, beers from more than 15 Louisiana breweries, and food to complement each beer. There also are games, contests and more. Time TBA. $12. 30-Sept. 2 — Southern Decadence Festival (French Quarter; www. southerndecadence.net) — The 46th annual gay festival includes contests, parties, special events, parades, a free outdoor concert and more. Times and admissions vary. 31-Sept. 4 — Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival (715 Second St., Morgan City, 985-385-0703; www. shrimpandpetroleum.org) — There are shrimp dishes, live music, food vendors, a children’s area, arts and crafts, a car show and fireworks. Times TBA. Free.

SEPTEMBER 1-2 — Southern Decadence Festival — See Aug. 30 for event description.

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begins and ends at Crescent Park, where there will be drinks, food from local restaurants and live music. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (run is 11 a.m.-noon). Registration $40-$80.

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29-30 — Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival (Cassidy Park, 600 block of Willis Avenue, Bogalusa, 985-205-1075; www. bogalusablues.com) — The festival has two stages of music with a spotlight on blues but also offering other genres. There also are food and arts and crafts vendors. 5 p.m.10 p.m. Friday, noon-7 p.m. Saturday. $15 Friday, $20 Saturday, $35 two-day pass.

PAGE 35 1-Sept. 4 — Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival — See Aug. 31 for event description. 2 — Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival (Zydeco Festival Park, 457 Zydeco Road, Plaisance, 337-290-6048; www. zydeco.org) — Zydeco, Cajun, swamp pop, swing, R&B, soul and other music genres are spotlighted. There’s also Creole and Cajun food vendors, and a zydeco breakfast 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. on Courthouse Square. Hours TBA. $10, children 12 and younger $5. Thursdays-November — Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series — See March 16 for event description. 9-10 — Oldies But Goodies Fest & Smokin’ Oldies Cook-Off (West

29 — Gallery Promenade (Various locations in Lake Charles and Sulphur; www.artsandhumanitiesswla. org) — The gallery and museum showcase features galleries, art exhibits and local artists in a cooperative art tour of Lake Charles and Sulphur. 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Free.

Baton Rouge Tourist Information and Conference Center, 2750 N. Westport Drive, Port Allen; www. westbatonrouge.net) — Teams from across the South compete in the BCA State Championship in pool. There’s also live music from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, jitterbug and twist dance contests, hula hooping and food. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. Free. 16-17 — Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival (Downtown Natchitoches; www.meatpiefestival. com) — The 14th annual festival features meat pies in several varieties, a free brew fest on Friday, live music, food, arts and crafts, dancing, kids’ games, a fun run and fireworks at 9 p.m. Saturday. 2 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday. Free.

22-23 — Arts & Craft Show & Hot Air Balloon Festival (Lamar Dixon Expo Center, 9039 S. St. Landry Ave., Gonzales, 985-796-5853; www.steinhauerproductions.com) — There’s a large hot air balloon festival outside with music, food and fireworks at 9 p.m. Inside there are 100 booths of arts and crafts. Noon-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $2. 22-24 — Cut Off Youth Center’s Hurricane Festival (205 W. 79th St., Cut Off, 985-632-7616) — The festival offers Cajun food, an auction, live country, rock, swamp pop and Cajun music, carnival rides and more. 5:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 23 — NOLA on Tap (New Orleans City Park Festival Grounds; www.no-

29-30 — Holy Rosary/Cabrini Fall Fete (603 N. Hebert St., Kaplan, 337-643-6472; www.holyrosarycabrini.org) — The church fete includes music, food, bingo, a street fair and auction. Hours and admission TBA. 29-Oct. 1 — Ponchatoula Fall Festival (Memorial Park, 301 N. Sixth St., Ponchatoula, 800-617-4502; www.ponchatoulakiwanis.com) — There’s a barbecue competition, a reptile petting zoo, live music, carnival rides, crafts and food vendors. 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Sept. 30 — Treme Fest (Intersection of Henriette DeLille and Gov. Nicholls streets; www.tremefest.

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A mini Mardi Gras run with traditional Cajun Mardi Gras costumes is part of the Experience Louisiana Festival Oct. 28 and 29 in Eunice.

laontap.org) — There are about 400 local, national and home-brewed beers available at the dog-friendly festival, which also has food, games, contests, art, a Homebrewers Beer Judge Certification Program and People’s Choice awards. 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Free.

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Children’s World’s Fair XIX SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2017 Families will explore cultural diversity through the exploration of games, music, literature, arts, flavors, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) activities of eight unique countries: Croatia, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, India,

the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Switzerland.

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com) — The third annual street festival near the historic St. Augustine Church features live music, food vendors, a cash bar, arts and crafts booths and activities. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free.

OCTOBER Sundays in October — Angola Prison Rodeo — See April 22 for event description. 1 — Ponchatoula Fall Festival — See Sept. 29 for event description. 1 — Sugar Fest (West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen, 225-336-2422; www. westbatonrougemuseum.com) — The celebration of the sweet cane includes mule-driven grinding and other demonstrations, food, tours of sugar plantation structures, interactive history exhibits and more. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 4-8 — West Louisiana Forestry Festival (Vernon Parish Fairgrounds, 276 H.M. Stevens Blvd., Leesville; www.facebook.com/forestryfestival) — The annual event features lumber skills contests and demonstrations, live music, a rodeo, cooking contests, demonstrations and food vendors. Hours and admission TBA. Thursdays through November — Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series — See March 16 for event description. 5-7 — Ponderosa Stomp (Various locations; ponderosastomp. com) — There are three days of music, a music history conference, a record show, food and drinks and more. Performers include Gary U.S. Bonds, the Texas Honky Tonk Revue, Roy Head, Lil Buck Senegal and others. Times vary. $70 single day, $130 two-night pass, $175 all-access pass. 6-8 — Tour du Teche VIII (Port Barre to Berwick, 337-394-6232; www. tourduteche.com) — The three-day, 135-mile race for canoes, kayaks and pirogues starts in Port Barre and goes through 13 towns before ending in Berwick. Times and admissions vary. 7 — Beignet Fest (New Orleans City Park; www.beignetfest. com) — The second annual festival features 20 food vendors with multiple beignet creations, a children’s village and entertainment. There

will be awards for best beignets. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free.

sions and celebrity guests. Hours and admissons vary.

7 — Festival de la Grande Eglise (St. Landry Catholic Church, 1020 N. Main St., Opelousas, 337942-6552; www.festivaldelagrandeeglise.com) — Family-friendly activities focus on the 300-plusyear history of St. Landry Catholic Church and include a 2-mile color run, a jambalaya cook-off, church and cemetery tours, live music and an auction. 9 a.m.-till. Free.

12-15 — Festivals Acadiens et Creoles (Girard Park, Lafayette; www.festivalsacadiens.com) — There are five stages of music, a fais do do, bayou food festival, chef demonstrations, arts and crafts, a Louisiana sports tent and children’s activities at this festival, which pays tribute to south Louisiana cultures. Hours TBA. Free.

7 — New Orleans Baby & Child Fest (Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner; www.babyandchildfest.com) — The expo spotlights resources for expecting parents and families with children and features activities for children including art and Lego building, more than 100 exhibitors from businesses, boutiques, schools and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission TBA. 7-8 — Lighthouse Festival (City of Berwick, Front Street, 985-3848858) — There’s a historical program on Saturday and and a race that ends at the festival site, where an awards ceremony for the Tour du Teche canoe race is held Sunday, with a car show and petting zoo. Both days feature live music, carnival rides, food vendors and arts and crafts. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 7-8 — Roberts Cove Louisiana Germanfest (7212 Roberts Cove Road, Rayne, 337-334-8354; www. facebook.com/robertscovegermanfest.com) — The festival celebrates German heritage in South Louisiana and features German food, genealogy, German songs and folk dancing and more. 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission $8 adults, children 12 and younger free. 8 — Celebracion Latina (Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., 504-581-4629; www.audubonnatureinstitute.org/celebracion-latina) — The celebration of Latin American culture features live music, Latin food, crafts vendors, children’s activities and exhibits offering health, education, wellness and social services information. 10 a.m.5 p.m. Free with zoo admission: $22.95 adults, $19.95 seniors, $17.95 children 2-12. Zoo members free. 11-19 — New Orleans Film Festival (Various locations in New Orleans; www.neworleansfilmfestival.org) — Filmmakers show their work, and more than 200 films are screened during the festival. There also are panel discussions, receptions, parties, one-on-one mentoring ses-

13-14, 20-21, 27-28 — Oktoberfest (Rivertown, 415 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 504-522-8014; www.oktoberfestnola.com) — The cultural nonprofit Deutsches Haus hosts three weekends of celebrating German culture, including German beers on tap, dance performances, beer stein-holding contests, German food and Dachshund races on Saturday. 4 pm.-11 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturday. Admission $8, children 12 and younger and Deutsches Haus members free. 13-15 — Andouille Festival (St. John Community Center, 2900 Highway 51, LaPlace; www.andouillefestival.com) — It’s the 44th year for this celebration of the Louisiana sausage and includes an andouille gumbo cook-off, eating contests, 2- and 5-mile runs, live music, jambalaya, gumbo, a variety of andouille dishes and other activities. 6 p.m.-midnight Friday, 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday, 11 a.m.9 p.m. Sunday. $3, children 3-12 years old $1. 13-15 — Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival (Lafayette Square Park, 540 St. Charles Ave. 504-5586100; www.crescentcitybluesfest. com) — The festival is a showcase for Southern soul, blues and R&B music, barbecue and an arts and crafts fair. 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. 14-15 — Wooden Boat Festival (Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, 133 Mabel Drive, Madisonville, 985-845-9200; www.woodenboatfest.org) — Held on the banks of the Tchefuncte River, the festival draws more than 100 classic boats and hundreds of other craft. The event has food, live music, a children’s area, arts and crafts, a classic car show and the Quick ’n Dirty Boat Building Contest on Sunday. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission $10, $5 seniors, children and active military with ID free. 18-21 — Washington Parish Free Fair (Washington Parish Fair-

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FAIRS & FESTIVALS 2017 of southeast Louisiana and includes a fun run with zombies and swamp creatures, food, art, music, children’s games and activities and more. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 26-Nov. 5 — Greater Baton Rouge State Fair (16072 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge; www. gbrsf.com) — There’s live music, a junior beef breeding show, pig racing, carnival rides, an exotic petting zoo, games and food. 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission $5, children under 48 inches tall free. 27-29 — Voodoo Music + Arts Experience (New Orleans City Park; www.voodoofestival.com) — More than 65 bands perform on four stages during the three-day festival, which also features showcases of food, arts, community organizations and more. Gates open at noon daily. Admission TBA.

28 — Louisiana Book Festival (701 N. Fourth St., Baton Rouge, 225-2199503; www.louisianabookfestival. org) — The annual festival in down21 — ArtsFest (Lake Charles Civic town Baton Rouge showcases writCenter, 900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake ers and their books, and visitors can Charles, 337-439-2787; www. interact with authors, poets, storyartsandhumanitiesswla.org) — The tellers and musicians while browsing Arts Council of Louisiana sponsors book-related exhibits, watching this children’s arts festival, which offers hands-on projects in painting, demonstrations and performances drawing, sculpture, crafts and more. and participating in activities. 10 There are educational exhibits, ven- a.m.-5 p.m. Free. dor booths, demonstrations, food 28 — Sweet Dough Pie Festival (St. and music. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Charles Catholic Church, 174 Church St., Grand Coteau; www.sweet21 — NOLA Cochon De Lait Fest (Lawrence Square, corner of Napo- doughgc.com) — A traditional treat in the Grand Coteau area, sweet leon Avenue and Magazine Street, dough pie with fillings including fig, 504-488-7610) — The porcine custard, lemon, blackberry and other festival offers pig-inspired dishes, seasonal ingredients is available. drinks, music, kids’ activities, and There also is live music and more arts and crafts. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. than 70 vendors offering arts and crafts, food, flowers and herbs, furni21-22 — Old Farmers Day and ture and decor. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Horse & Mule Pulling Contest (56136 Loranger Road, Loranger, 28-29 — Experience Louisiana 985-878-2360; www.oldfarmersFestival (LSU-Eunice, 2048 Johnday.com) — The event celebrates son Highway, Eunice, 337-457-1776; and demonstrates methods used www.experiencelouisiana.org) — The by our forebears, including cookfestival offers live music, artists, folk ing on a wood stove and camplife, cooking demonstrations and a fire, spinning wheel use, weaving cook-off, an antique car show, food and quilting, plaiting a bull whip, vendors, arts and crafts, a traditionmaking cracklings, smoking meat, al boucherie demonstration and pottery making, horseshoeing and mini-Mardi Gras run. 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. cane grinding. There’s a raffle for Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Free. a Belgian draft horse colt. There’s also country and bluegrass music, 28-29 — Holly Daze Arts, Crafts games, a petting zoo and pony & Boutiques Christmas Market rides. The horse and mule pulling contest is at 1 p.m. Sunday. 9 a.m.-4 (Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd. Kenner 985-796-5853; p.m. Admission $12, ages 6-12 $7, www.steinhauerproductions.com) children 5 and younger free. — The shopping expo features 21-22 — Rougarou Fest (Downtown clothing, jewelry, florals, woodwork, Houma; www.rougaroufest.org) — PAGE 43 The festival celebrates the folklore

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NOVEMBER 1-5 — Greater Baton Rouge State Fair — See Oct. 26 for event description. Thursdays-November — Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series — See March 16 for event description.

daily. $5, students $3, children 5 and younger free.

4-5, 11-12, 18-19 & 24-26 — Louisiana Renaissance Festival (46468 River Road, Hammond, 985-249-9992; www. larf.org) — The festival harks back to the 16th century and includes hundreds of artisans, entertainers, demonstrations, participants in costumes, food, shopping, shows on falconry and jousting, tasting events, parties and weekend camping. 9:45 a.m.-dusk daily. Admission $20, children $12, ticket packages available.

18-19 — Treme Creole Gumbo Festival (Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St. (504) 558-6100; www.tremegumbofest.com) — The 10th annual brass band showcase also offers a dozen styles of gumbo. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free.

10-12 — Port Barre Cracklin Festival (Veterans Park, 504 Sazian Ave., Port Barre, 337-585-2827; www.portbarrecracklinfestival.com) — The event showcases cracklings and offers live 3-5 — Antique Trade Days — Cajun, zydeco and swamp pop music, (Downtown Ponchatoula; www. carnival rides, arts and crafts, and facebook.com/pg/ponchatoulaanti- food vendors. 5 p.m.-midnight Friquetradedays) — There are collect- day, 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday, 10:30 ibles, fine arts, arts and crafts, food, a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. $5, children 10 and a petting zoo and family-friendly younger free. activities. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. 10-12 — Sacred Heart of Jesus River 3-5 — Bucktown Seafood FesParishes Fall Festival (453 Spruce St., tival (St. Louis King of France Norco, 985-764-9958) — There’s live School, 1600 Lake Ave., Metairie, entertainment, food including fried 504-833-8224; www.slkfschool. soft-shell crabs, oysters, fish, shrimp, com/bucktown-seafood-festijambalaya, gumbo and boudin, carnival val) — The 20th annual festival rides, a fun run and more. 6 p.m.-10 features New Orleans cuisine p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 11 and Louisiana seafood, Carnival a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Free. rides, games, an auction and raffle and live music by Contraflow on 11 — Atchafalaya Basin Festival (1452 Friday. Hours TBA. Free. Henderson Highway, Henderson, 337205-2443; www.basinfestival.com) 3-5 — Holy Ghost Creole Bazaar — The family-friendly event features and Festival (Holy Ghost Catholic a car and truck show, rock-climbing Church grounds, 747 N. Union St., wall, games, face-painting, cooking Opelousas, 337-942-2732; www. contests, Cajun music, arts and crafts, hgcatholic.org) — Zydeco music, food vendors and auctions. 7 a.m.Creole food and a gospel choir con- 10:30 p.m. Free. cert are highlights. There are raffles, games, catfish dinners and a 5K run. 18-19 — Camp Moore Civil War 8 p.m.-midnight Friday, 8 a.m.-till Encampment (Camp Moore MuSaturday and Sunday. Free. seum, 70640 Camp Moore Road, Tangipahoa, 985-229-2438; www. 4-5 — The Giant Omelette Celebra- campmoorela.com/reenactment.html) tion (Magdaline Square, downtown — There is a Civil War battle re-enactAbbeville; www.giantomelette.org) ment, military and civilian camps to — The festival featurings the cooktour, food vendors and souvenirs. 9 ing of a 5,000-egg omelet, Cajun a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. music, food, arts and crafts, an anSunday. Re-enactment starts at 2 p.m.

18-Jan. 5, 2018 — Christmas Festival of Lights (Downtown Natchitoches; www.natchitocheschristmas.com) — There are Christmas light displays, arts and crafts, food vendors and a fireworks show over Cane River Lake every Saturday through Jan. 5, 2018. Hours vary. Free. 22-31 — NOLA Christmas Fest (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd.; www. nolachristmasfest.com) — The indoor Christmas festival offers ice skating, an ice slide, amusement rides, arts and crafts, a Kringle carousel, a climbing wall, games and more. Hours and admission vary. 24-Jan. 1, 2018 — Celebration in the Oaks (New Orleans City Park, 1 Palm Drive, 504-482-4888; www.neworleanscitypark.com) — Holiday light displays, many created by school groups, dot New Orleans City Park, the Botanical Garden, Storyland and Carousel Gardens. Take a walking or driving tour or ride a train. (The event is closed Nov. 27-30, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31). 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $9, children under 3 and park members free.

DECEMBER 1-3 — Christmas Extravaganza Arts & Craft Expo (Covington Fairgrounds, 1304 N. Columbia St., Covington, 985-796-5853; www. steinhauerproductions.com) — The shopping showcase features 500 arts and crafts booths with artisans from 15 states, and 20 booths

FAIRS & FESTIVALS 2017 featuring Louisiana food. There’s also a kid’s village with a petting zoo and fish pond. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $5, children free. 1-23 — Noel Acadien au Village (LARC’s Acadian Village, 200 Greenleaf Drive, Lafayette, 337-981-2364; www.acadianvillage.org) — The Christmas lights festival features more than half a million lights, carnival rides, food vendors, photos with Santa, live entertainment and an arts market. 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Free. 1-30 — Celebration in the Oaks — See Nov. 24 for event description. 2 — Al Berard Music Festival (NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, 1510 Bayou Courtableau Highway, Arnaudville, 337344-3821; www.alberard.com) — The festival includes live music, arts and crafts, cultural activities and a zydeco dance competition. Proceeds fund instruments, master teachers and music scholarships. Noon-8 p.m. $10. 2-3 & 9-10 — Louisiana Renaissance Festival — See Nov. 4 for event description. 8-10 — Festival of the Bonfires (Lutcher Recreational Park, 2601 Lutcher Ave., Lutcher; www.festivalofthebonfires.com) — There’s live music, food, crafts, carnival ride and a single bonfire lighting nightly as a prelude to the area’s Christmas Eve bonfires on the levee. 2 p.m.-midnight Friday, noon-midnight Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. $4 adults, seniors 62 and older and children 9 and younger free. 31 — Zoo Year’s Eve at Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine St., 504-581-4629; www.audubonnatureinstitute.org/zooyear-eve) — There are games, live music and a countdown to noon. Children get a non-alcoholic drink for toasting as well as a party hat and noisemaker. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free with zoo admission $22.95, $19.95 seniors, $17.95 children 2-12. Zoo members free.

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It’s free! Admission to NOEW is completely free.

What other conference or festival grants you access to big-name headliners and amazing content at no cost whatsoever? All you have to do is register on NOEW.org, and start RSVP-ing for all the events you want to check out.

The perks. If you register now, you will receive all

kinds of perks like discounts for transportation, parking, and (of course) drinks! You’ll also get access to a private NOEW Facebook group with exclusive content like live backstage interviews, and special offers from partners.

It’s not JUST for entrepreneurs. No mat-

ter what your interests, there’s an event for you. The NOEW 2017 calendar features over 100 workshops, summits, panel discussions, entrepreneur showcases, and networking events that touch on diverse topics, so anybody can leave NOEW inspired.

Rub shoulders with innovators & thought leaders. Mix and mingle with brilliant

humans who are defining modern innovation. This year’s headliners include leaders from Slack, GE, Netflix and more.

SHOULD ATTEND NOEW 2017

NOEW is slated to deliver the perfect work/life balance for attendees. Modern professionals can find the perfect retreat, where the excitement of making connections at a conference blends with the culture and entertainment of a festival.

Experience the local entrepreneurial movement firsthand at The Big Idea.

The world’s largest crowd-driven pitch extravaganza will close out NOEW on Friday, March 24. This is one event you won’t want to miss! Mix and mingle with people behind 10 of the next big ideas to come out of New Orleans - then vote for your favorites.

Still need convincing? See what others have to say: “Of all the entrepreneurship events around the world, NOEW has the most energy and is the most fun.” — NISH ACHARYA, FORBES

“A Coachella for Small Business” — ALEXIS STEPHENS, NEXT CITY “You’ll discover young entrepreneurs jamming the city streets, celebrating what some call the Mardi Gras of Entrepreneurship” — RHONDA ABRAMS, USA TODAY “The gathering offers something big events like South By Southwest can’t touch.” — GENI WHITEHOUSE, COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT

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It’s the perfect work/life balance.

HEADLINERS NOEW attendees have FREE ACCESS to some of the nation’s most celebrated movers-and-shakers - and they get to hear from them in an amazingly intimate setting! Miki Agrawal

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These are two events you won’t want to miss!

OPENING PARTY Join The Idea Village and its partner organizations for the NOEW 2017 Opening Party to kick off this year’s festival! This will be your first chance to explore the new NOEW campus, get a lay of the land, and make connections with fellow attendees.

We’ll have food, drinks, and live music from Hot 8 Brass Band

- so bring your friends and family and join in on the fun!

THE BIG IDEA Close out NOEW in style! Each year, NOEW comes to a close

as thousands gather for The Big Idea, the world’s largest crowddriven pitch extravaganza. Complete with bars, food trucks, live entertainment and a panel of celebrity judges, this unique event features 10 of New Orleans’ hottest new startup ventures vying for YOUR vote to propel them into the final round of the competition where $25,000 is on the table!

Featuring Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers!

BUY YOUR $25 VOTING CHIPS TODAY: bit.ly/NOEWbigidea Note: Chips are only needed to vote, not to attend the event is completely free and open to the public.

Want the VIP Experience at The Big Idea? Upgrade your ticket and gain access to a VIP section at The Big Idea, where you’ll get free food and drinks all night long, a $25 voting chip, and an up-close view of the stage. Buy your tickets at bit.ly/NOEWbigidea

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Friday, March 24 - 5:30pm-9:00pm The Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans

Becoming a NOEW VIP is a great way to experience the festival!

You’ll have exclusive access to the VIP Lounge at the CAC, giving you a place to step away from the hustle to recharge, do some work, grab a complimentary bite to eat and network with other VIPs – including corporate sponsors, keynotes, and national investors. On Friday, you’ll have VIP access at The Big Idea, which includes a voting chip and an exclusive VIP section with food galore, libations steadily poured, and direct sightlines to the main stage.

Individual VIP tickets are $250.

VIP ticket packages are considered a donation to The Idea Village, a 501(c)( 3) organization, and are therefore tax deductible to the extent alloweed by law. NOTE: You can also purchase VIP tickets JUST for The Big Idea. These are $75 and include complimentary food, drinks and access to a reserved area in front of the main stage.

For questions, email noew@ideavillage.org

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Heads up in Harahan

Now brewing JUST STEPS OFF FRENCHMEN STREET, Brieux Carre (2115 Decatur

St., 504-304-4242; www.brieuxcarre.com) received its Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) permit to brew and serve beer, making it the city’s eighth brewery and the state’s 30th. The brewery plans to celebrate its grand opening April 1. “April Fool’s Day is only appropriate for us,” says founder Robert Bostick. Brieux Carre’s beers will be available only in its taproom space, which includes a small bar area and an outdoor beer garden. Head

A neighborhood seafood restaurant BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund NEIGHBORHOOD SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS ARE ONE OF OUR CITY’S BEST-KNOWN CALLING CARDS —

family-friendly spots without pretense where platters of boiled crabs and crawfish, peel-and-eat shrimp and fried catfish are as welcome as delicate dishes of crab-stuffed flounder and trout meuniere. Shelley Flick, whose grandparents founded Bucktown’s R&O’s restaurant, knows the formula well. She opened Sammy’s Po-Boys & Catering after graduating college and opened her new restaurant, Heads & Tails Seafood and Oyster Bar, in Harahan in November. Here, diners either belly up to the bar for a dozen raw oysters and some friendly banter or sit down and let the likes of Gulf shrimp etouffee and fried, stuffed flounder come their way. Chef Brandon Green, who worked at K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen and The Red Maple in Gretna, oversees the kitchen and elevates dishes above casual seafood shack fare. A green salad is topped with battered and fried asparagus spears, but it’s the mound of lump crabmeat dressed in light and herby ravigote sauce studded with snappy capers that makes the dish memorable. Redfish Pontchartrain is available with sauteed or blackened fish, and the latter has a characteristic crust the color of charcoal tasting of peppery herbs and smoke. The firm fish flakes away effortlessly, tumbling into a pool of lemony beurre blanc and fluffy mashed potatoes.

WHERE

1820 Dickory Ave., Suite A, Harahan, (504) 533-9515

A mound of juicy, sweet crabmeat completes the dish, a beautiful reminder of the bounty of fresh seafood at Green’s fingertips. On one visit, an order of crawfish beignets spent too long in the fryer and arrived the color of burnt toffee and were tough. But the insides were creamy and dense, like Creole hushpuppies, tasting of a savory crawfish-filled dough with bits of celery, onion and bell pepper. The menu adheres to a straightforward Creole seafood concept, but there are a few wild cards, including tomato grits, a creamy, cheesy variation that gets a decadent kick from smoked Gouda. Those grits also come with a large bowl of New Orleans-style barbecue Gulf shrimp, where the plump crustaceans are partially submerged in a creamy Abita Amber-spiked sauce, heavy with butter and tucked underneath two giant slabs of toast. It’s as decadent a dish as there is, and reminded me of why I keep on coming back to it in all its glorious incarnations, over and over again. For dessert, sweet potato bread pudding soaked in spiced rum caramel sauce is like syrupy, creamy French toast. Candied pecans

WHEN

HOW MUCH

lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun.

moderate

WHAT WORKS

redfish Pontchartrain, crab and asparagus salad

Red snapper is topped with artichoke hearts, shrimp and capers and served over mashed potatoes at Heads and Tails Seafood & Oyster Bar. P H OTO B Y C H E R Y L G E R B E R

sprinkled on top offer a bit of crunch while the caramel pools into the crevasses of the soft, spongy bread. No seafood restaurant would be complete without an oyster bar, the anchor for all things raw and shucked. Though the speed and dexterity that accompany a simple flick of the wrist and a pop of the knife never cease to entertain, it’s the friendly, casual banter from the shucker that keeps customers coming back. Near the end of my most recent meal at Heads & Tails, a shucker named Edward winked and nudged a glimmering oyster my way. Fat, briny and fresh, it tasted of the sea and of New Orleans all at once. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

WHAT DOESN’T

crawfish beignets

CHECK, PLEASE

classic Creole seafood dishes in a family-friendly spot in Harahan

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brewer Taylor Pellerin will work with a seven-barrel brewhouse, and the brewery will have 12 taps to serve its beers. Pellerin and Bostick say they want to offer a combination of easy drinking beers and experimental styles. The first beers in the tanks will be Falcon Warrior IIPA, Three Threads Baltic Porter, Weisses and Virtues Weizenbock and Frenchman Biere de Garde, Bostick says. The permit approval is the culmination of Bostick’s two years of planning and one year of building. — NORA McGUNNIGLE

Cavan kitchen reboot CHEF NATHAN RICHARD, WHO PREVIOUSLY HEADED THE KITCHEN AT FRENCH QUARTER BISTRO KINGFISH , will take over as executive chef

at Cavan (3607 Magazine St., 504509-7655; www.cavannola.com). The announcement was made March 7 in a statement from restau-

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glass. The list features Veuve Ambal Brut Blanc de Blanc, Tattinger “La Francaise” Brut and Louis Roederer “Cristal” Brut. There’s also a menu of small plates, including caviar, crudites, cheeses, cold seafood platters (raw oysters, crab claws, crudo) and French fries with aioli. A smaller late-night menu is available as well. Efferevescence will be open evenings Wednesday through Sunday. — WILL COVIELLO

BAR SUSHI

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rant group LeBlanc + Smith (www. leblancsmith.com), which also owns French Quarter restaurants Sylvain and Meauxbar, and the Lower Garden District whiskey haunt Barrel Proof. “I am really fired up to work with Nathan at Cavan,” owner Robert LeBlanc said. “Not only are we friends, we grew up 10 miles from one another in Houma and Thibodeaux, so we have very similar approaches to food and hospitality.” Richard is replacing chef Ben Thibodeaux, who is “stepping away from the culinary scene for other career opportunities and to spend more time with his family,” according to the announcement, It’s the latest chef change for Cavan, which opened inside a historic 19th-century mansion a year ago with chef Kristin Essig running the kitchen. Essig departed and moved to Coquette, which she now runs with chef and partner Michael Stoltzfus. Cavan’s menu of creative gastropub fare — inspired in large part by the coastal communities of the South — mostly has stayed the same since opening. Richard will introduce some new dishes, including an “elevated charcuterie and whole butchering program,” according to the statement. Richard is a seasoned chef with a strong background in Cajun cuisine. He previously was chef at The Bombay Club and took over the kitchen at Kingfish when Greg Sonnier departed in 2015. There is no word yet who will replace Richard at the Chartres Street restaurant. — HELEN FREUND

Uncorked THE NEW CHAMPAGNE BAR EFFERVESCENCE (1036 N. Rampart St.,

504-509-7644; www.nolabubbles. com) had a soft opening during Carnival. It celebrates its grand opening weekend March 17-19. The opening menu includes many sparkling wines available by the

Jefferson districting DISTRICT DONUTS.SLIDERS.BREW

(www.donutsandsliders.com) opened a location in Jefferson Parish in late February. The Elmwood location (1126 S. Clearview Parkway) celebrated its official opening March 9. The new location serves beer, unlike other District spots. (The “brew” in the name refers to coffee and espresso drinks.)

District opened its flagship location at 2209 Magazine St. in 2013. The company also has another Magazine Street location in Uptown and one in Lakeview, which opened last fall at 525 Harrison Ave. Distric is known for its whimsical, unorthodox doughnut creations, such as lemon curd with lavender, peanut butter mousse with bacon chocolate and miso praline. Customers can expect a similar selection at the new location, along with sandwiches, sliders, snacks and coffee. The Elmwood District Donuts. Sliders.Brew is open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. — HELEN FREUND

EAT+DRINK Shane Finkelstein RESTAURATEUR SHANE FINKELSTEIN OWNS THE MEXICAN RESTAURANT NACHO MAMA’S (1000 S. Clear-

view Parkway, Suite 1016, 504-255-6201; www. nachomamasmexicangrill.com) in Elmwood and organized the inaugural Top Taco New Orleans (www.toptaconola.com) festival. The taco and tequila event at Spanish Plaza March 23 is modeled on a similar festival in Denver, Colorado. Finkelstein spoke with Gambit about Top Taco.

What inspired you to organize the festival? FINKELSTEIN: I always was interested in putting on festivals or events. I was donating tacos to Baton Rouge storm victims last summer and I saw how everyone was reacting, and I said to myself, “I really want to do something that will benefit my own hometown.” My friends in Denver produced the Top Taco festival there, and I asked them if they would [help] me produce something here. I wanted to do it for a charity, whereas in Denver it’s a for-profit event. I wanted to work with a charity that wasn’t someone that everyone was (donating to), and I wanted to do something on a smaller scale, so I found a woman named Teri Hrabovsky who runs this charity called One Heart NOLA (www.oneheartnola.com). They’re a 100 percent volunteer-run organization that helps foster kids in the city. Specifically, they help kids that have aged out of the (foster care) system. In Louisiana, kids age out at 18, and most of these kids are still a junior or a senior in high school when this happens and they lose their state funding, which basically means they get kicked out onto the street. So [One Heart NOLA helps] these kids on a one-onone basis. Last year their entire operating budget was $20,000, so they rely mostly on donations. But we’re aiming to raise over $100,000 for them.

What can we expect from the event? F: We chose to do it at Spanish Plaza because I love the space and it’s not like some of these other festival venues. The owners of the Creole Queen (paddlewheeler) work with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and they donated the (boat) for our VIP (section). There will be an on-site silent auction and live music.

(The festival) sort of combines Boudin, Bourbon and Beer with Tales of the Cocktail. Each liquor supplier has a tent and each tent is paired with a couple of chefs or restaurants and a separate theme. For instance, El Silencio (tequila and mezcal) is paired with Cochon Butcher and Johnny Sanchez, and they’re doing a Storyville theme. Hornitos is paired with The Velvet Cactus and Nacho Mama’s, and they’re doing a salsa dancing theme. It’s a competition, too. We’ll have four different categories: top traditional taco, top creative taco, top traditional margarita and top creative tequila cocktail. (Guests) will be given voting chips and we’ll also have judges voting.

Why tacos and tequila in New Orleans? F: Since I own Nacho Mama’s, having a taco festival was the right thing for me. I think people don’t realize that a taco is an open slate: It’s a corn tortilla filled with whatever you want to put in it. ... With our influx of Latin people in New Orleans, I think the market is ready to explode. We see it with new restaurants and high-end taco restaurants like Johnny Sanchez. I think that influx is going to create a market where we see more and more of that type of Latin food in New Orleans. There’s definitely a blend of Spanish food in our culture already. It’s not a far reach to the other types of Latin food. I think it’s going to be a really great opportunity for the people of New Orleans to sample the best of the best in one spot. We have three really good barbecue restaurants that are (participating), and 10 restaurants that don’t usually make tacos will make one-of-a-kind tacos, including Vincent’s (Italian Cuisine), Chiba, Horn’s, Cowbell and Namese. — HELEN FREUND

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BY NORA McGUNNIGLE

@noradeirdre

SPIGOTS BREW PUB (622

Barrow St., Houma, 985333-3103; www.spigotsbrewpub.com) became Louisiana’s 29th brewery when it opened in downtown Houma in February. Co-founders Jacob Aucoin and Knickolas Turner began construction of their 10,000-square-foot brewpub last year and sponsored the 2016 Bayou Beer Festival in November. Its grand opening celebration was March 7. Turner is the brewmaster and is producing a wide variety of beers, including oatmeal porter, helles bock and pale ale. The brew pub has a full restaurant menu. Its regular hours of operation will be 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and it will open for lunch 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday.

Spigots Brew Pub opened in Houma. P H OTO B Y N O R A M C G U N N I G L E

steak and shrimp from Brugger’s Barbecue on Friday nights.

• At Wayward Owl Brewing (3940 Thalia St., 504-827-1646; www. waywardowlbrewing.com), brewer Justin Boswell added a fifth beer to the brewery’s core lineup, The Grind, a coffee brown ale brewed in collaboration with District Donuts.Sliders.Brew. Food service at the brewery now includes crawfish boils courtesy of Clesi’s Restaurant & Catering every Sunday and

• Demand for Parish Brewing Company’s (229 Jared Drive, Broussard, 337-330-8601; www. parishbeer.com) new seasonal beer, Strawberry Canebrake, has prompted the brewery to focus only on core beers in March, Parish CEO Andrew Godley says. The brewery’s popular hoppy/”juicy” beers will be available in limited batches in April. “We aren’t stopping the juice,” Godley says. “We just have to pump the brakes a little bit this month so that we can catch up with the Canebrake and Envie products.”

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BY BRENDA MAITLAND

2015 Bodegas Larchago Rosado

Rioja, Spain Retail $14-$16

SINCE 1882, FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE LARCHAGO FAMILY have farmed their vineyards and made wines in the Rio-

ja Alavesa region in northern Spain. One of the nation’s top wine producing areas, Rioja was the first Spanish region to be awarded a Denominacion de Origen designation. The Rioja Alavesa is bordered by the Cantabria Mountains to the north and west, which shield the vineyards from the cold, wet influences of the Atlantic Ocean. Tempranillo and garnacha grapes are the Rioja region’s core grapes for red and rose wines. This bottling is made from all estate-grown tempranillo fruit. In the cellar, the wine underwent saignee, a process to make rose wines in which the juice from the must is drained to make the color and flavors muted. The wine fermented at low temperatures for 20 days and spent three months on its lees. In the glass, it offers aromas of strawberry and raspberry. On the palate, taste cherry, pomegranate and herbal notes. Drink it with boiled shrimp, crawfish etouffee, sushi, barbecue, oysters Bienville and Asian and Cajun dishes. Buy it at: Swirl Wine Bar & Market, Grande Krewe Fine Wine & Spirits, Acquistapace’s Mandeville, Habano’s & The Wine Seller and The Wine Market. Drink it at: Trinity, Cane & Table and Oak.

EAT+DRINK MARCH 14

Tullamore D.E.W. tasting 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday Bourbon House, 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111 www.bourbonhouse.com The Irish whiskey tasting features Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore’s 12year old special reserve and 14-year-aged single malt. Free admission.

MARCH 15

Pizza & Pies 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Wednesday Paridigm Gardens, 1131 S. Rampart St. (504) 344-9474 www.paradigmgardensnola.com The urban garden opens for an evening of food and music by DJ Doug Funnie. There’s pizza and bruschetta cooked in a wood-burning oven by Ancora Pizzeria, dishes by chefs from Turkey and the Wolf and items from The Pupusa Lady and Windowsill Pies. New Orleans Rum serves cocktails and there are beers from NOLA Brewing Company. Tickets $35.

MARCH 16

Roar and Pour 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 861-2537 www.audubonnatureinstitute.org The event takes place at the Audubon Zoo’s elephant pavilion where zoo staff discuss animals. Drinks include wines and Abita Amber and Turbodog, NOLA Brewing’s Hopitoulas IPA and Blonde Ale and New Belgium’s Fat Tire. For snacks, there are olives, fruit, cheeses and crackers. Admission $45, $35 for zoo members.

FIVE IN 5 1

Cherry Espresso Bar

Gracious Bakery + Cafe

FIVE BREAKFAST SANDWICHES

4877 Laurel St., (504) 875-3699 www.cherryespresso.com The Devil’s Mattress sandwich includes sausage, fried eggs, cheddar cheese, onion marmalade and maple butter.

1000 S. Jefferson Davis Parkway, Suite 100, (504) 3013709; 2854 St. Charles Ave., (504) 301-9949 www.graciousbakery.com The Oliver features a fried egg, bacon or sausage, smoked cheddar and aioli on a green onion roll.

Killer Poboys 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731 www.killerpoboys.com The cheddar omelet po-boy includes bacon, ham or sweet potato, melted aged cheddar and herbed aioli.

LUCA Eats

Merchant

7329 Cohn St., (504) 866-1166 www.lucaeats.com Spicy chorizo sausage, grill-shirred egg, avocado, Swiss cheese and chimichurri are pressed on toasted French bread. 800 Common St., (504) 571-9580 www.merchantneworleans.com A vegetarian breakfast sandwich combines eggs, kale, hummus and tomatoes on ciabatta.

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Contact Will Coviello willc@gambitweekly.com 504.483.3106 | FAX: 866.473.7199 C O M P L E T E L I S T I N G S AT W W W. B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S .C O M Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans. Dollar signs represent the average cost of a dinner entree: $ — under $10; $$ — $11 to $20; $$$ — $21 or more. To update information in the Out 2 Eat listings, email willc@gambitweekly.com, fax 483-3116 or call Will Coviello at 483-3106. Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday.

AMERICAN Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; www. treasurechestcasino.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

BAR & GRILL The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www. therivershacktavern.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

BURGERS Bayou Burger & Sports Company — 503 Bourbon St., (504) 529-4256; www.bayouburger.com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe Aquarius — 2101 Paris Road, Chalmette, (504) 510-3080 — No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Cafe Maspero — 601 Decatur St., (504) 523-6520; www.cafemaspero.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma. com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Chartres House — 601 Chartres St., (504) 586-8393; www.chartreshouse.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ New Feelings Cafe, Bar & Courtyard Lounge — 535 Franklin Ave., (504) 446-0040; www.feelingscafebar.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Pearl Wine Co. — 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. Lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

Pierre Maspero’s — 440 Chartres St., (504) 524-8990; www.originalpierremasperos.com — No reservations. Breakfast Fri.-Mon., lunch and dinner daily, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris. com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.-Sun., latenight Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

CAJUN Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 5615171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 522-2233; 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 883-5513; www.daisydukesrestaurant.com — No reservations. New Orleans locations are open 24 hours. West Napoleon Avenue: Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Tres Bon Cajun Meats — 10316 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge, (504) 405-5355; www.tresbonmeats.com — No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines. com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

CHINESE

The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

August Moon — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness. com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

COFFEE/DESSERT Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Chez Pierre French Bakery & Cafe — 3208 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 467-3176; www.chezpierreneworleans. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter. com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$ Willie Mae’s Grocery & Deli — 7457 St. Charles Ave., (504) 417-5424; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

CONTEMPORARY

DELI

Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

Bagels & Bytes — 1001 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 831-7968; www.bagelsandbytes.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $

Boulevard American Bistro — 4241 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 889-2301; www.boulevardbistro.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$

Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch

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Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sat.-Sun., early dinner Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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OUT TO EAT daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 592-0223; www.weltysdeli.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.Fri. Credit cards. $

GOURMET TO GO Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Tsunami — 601 Poydras St., Suite B., (504) 608-3474; www.servingsushi.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

KOREAN Little Korea BBQ — 2240 Magazine St., (504) 821-5006; www.littlekoreabbq. flavorplate.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon. & Wed.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY Audubon Clubhouse Cafe — 6500 Magazine St., (504) 212-5282; www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/golf-cafe — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.Fri., dinner Sun.-Fri., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bombay Club — Prince Conti Hotel, 830 Conti St., (504) 577-2237; www.bombayclubneworleans.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Le Bayou Restaurant — 208 Bourbon St., (504) 525-4755; www.lebayourestaurant. com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night Mon.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ The Red Maple — 1036 Lafayette St., Gretna, (504) 367-0935; www.theredmaple.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www. revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN

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Broussard’s — 819 Conti St., (504) 5813866; www.broussards.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Capdeville — 520 Capdeville St., (504) 371-5161; www.capdevillenola. com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN

Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$

Creole House Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 509 Canal St., (504) 323-2109; www. creolehouserestaurant.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

JAPANESE Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504)

Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola. com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Kingfish — 337 Chartres St., (504) 598-5005; www.kingfishneworleans.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ La Casita — 634 Julia St., (504) 2188043; 8400 Oak St., (504) 826-9913; www.eatlacasita.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

NEIGHBORHOOD biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www. biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations. Brunch and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Koz’s — 515 Harrison Ave., (504) 4840841; 6215 Wilson St., Harahan, (504) 737-3933; www.kozcooks.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Credit cards. $

PIZZA G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com — Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ PAGE 56

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SEAFOOD Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www.basinseafoodnola.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse. com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar & Fish House — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 872-9975; 512 Bienville St., (504) 309-4848; 1327 St. Charles Ave., (504) 267-0169; 3117 21st Street, Metairie (504) 833-6310; www. mredsrestaurants.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner,

(504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno. com — Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Pier 424 Seafood Market — 424 Bourbon St., (504) 309-1574; www.pier424seafoodmarket.com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Royal House Oyster Bar — 441 Royal St., (504) 528-2601; www.royalhouserestaurant.com — No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www. dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ The Steak Knife Restaurant & Bar — 888 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-8981; www.steakkniferestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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Rock ’n’ Bowl — The Topcats, 8:30 Siberia — The Blood Royale, Torture Garden, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 Tipitina’s — Darcy Malone & the Tangle, Bonerama, 9 Twist of Lime — Wicked River Rising, 9Slug, Nun Remains, 10

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Maple Leaf Bar — Lost Bayou Ramblers, 11 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Zac Craven, Dr. Lo presents Loyola’s Finest, 7 Oak — Tom Leggett, 9 Old Point Bar — Revival, 9:30 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Category 6, 9:30 Siberia — Palm, Hong Vahm, Treadles, Whom Do You Work For?, 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Panorama Jazz Band, 6 Tipitina’s — Eric Lindell, 10 Twist of Lime — Torrid Complex, Backbone, Intrepid Bastards, 5 Billion and Counting, 10 UNO Lakefront Arena — Winter Jam Wonderland Production Studios — Concerts for Indigent Defense feat. Original Pinettes Brass Band, Zena Moses and Rue Fiya, Junko Beat, Caren Green, Mystic Beez, Carme, Britney Chaunte, Dedrick West, K.Levy, Justin Parker, 5

SUNDAY 19 21st Amendment — Christopher Johnson Quartet, 8 Bamboula’s — Co & Co Traveling Show, 11 a.m.; NOLA Ragweeds, 1; Messy Cookers, 5:30; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 Bar Mon Cher — Fools Gold String Band, 6 Bar Redux — The Elliots, 9 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — Bayou Wind, 3; Ruth Marie & Her Jazz Band, 7; Mignano, 10 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Big Frank & Lil Frank, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Papa Mali & Friends, 3; Sam Price & the True Believers, 9 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Friends, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Country Night with DJ Pasta, 9:30 d.b.a. — Eight Dice Cloth, 3; Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Soul Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Piano Bob, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Anuraag Pendyal, Dignity Reve, 7 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Gasa Gasa — Sofi Tukker, LP Giobbi, AF THE NAYSAYER, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Alfred Banks (album release), 10 House of Blues — Ann Wilson, 8 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Desert Mountain Tribe, 7; Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 Kermit’s Treme Mother-In-Law Lounge — Kermit Ruffins, Paris Harris, DJ Sugar Ray, 4 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the NOLA Jitterbugs, 10 a.m.; Steve Pistorius, 4; Higher Heights, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio, 10 Old Point Bar — Shawan Rice, 3:30; Romy Vargas & the Mercy Buckets, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Valerie Sassyfras & the Sasshay Dancers, Batebunda, 9 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy

Band feat. Gregg Stafford, 6; Preservation All-Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 8, 9 & 10 Republic New Orleans — JoJo, Stanaj, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30 Siberia — Sarah Quintana, Kid Kaboom, 6; Joecephus & the George Jonestown Massacre, The Unnaturals, Stevie Tombstone, 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Trinity Episcopal Church — Julian Harwell, Moody Bible Institute Choir, 5; Jazz Vespers feat. James Andrews, 8

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CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, (504) 865-5105; www.tulane.edu/~theatre — The Baroque orchestra plays selections from Geminiani, Vivaldi and Telemann. Tickets $35, youth tickets $18. 8 p.m. Monday. Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — The organist’s “Organ & Labyrinth” performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock by candlelight. Free. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

PREVIEW

Delicate Steve

THE TITLE OF DELICATE STEVE’S THIRD ALBUM IS THIS IS STEVE (Anti-), but that • March 14 isn’t entirely accurate. This Steve is a brand • 10 p.m. Tuesday new Steve: tonally similar but stylistically • Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., different, like his electric-guitar-powered spaceship got the wrong coordinates and (504) 265-8855; crash-landed on a jungle planet inhabited www.siberianola.com by 7-foot-tall blue people. It’s apparent right away, on opener “Animals,” which revs up in full-on funk mode before kaleidoscoping around the one-minute mark. Given the close proximity of Wondervisions (2011) and Positive Force (2012) and the five-year vacuum since, an evolution isn’t unexpected, and it’s hard not to be somewhat taken aback by the frankness of instrumental frontman Steve Marion’s directive — where before he backpacked through a genre wilderness of buoyant Afropop, All Things Must Pass solo gymnastics and ’70s/’80s TV-theme surfing (snap-shot perfectly by 2014’s Bandcamp souvenir EP Multiple Moods Sampler), here he’s boiled it all down to an inoculated culture that’s both easier to stomach and an acquired taste. (I prefer the globe-spinning, childlike spaz, but to each their own.) His chops, as always, are unimpeachable. Like John Fahey bingeing All in the Family reruns or William Tyler tangled up in a Hypercolor jumpsuit, Marion’s Whammy-pedaled guitar leads do things with strings that would make Mariah Carey melisma in the corner. It takes until penultimate track “Together” to feel the rush of emotions that made his last two records such chest-clutched treasures, but that only makes it hit harder. Muuy Biien, Bleach Party and Sun Year open. Tickets $10. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

American Extremes. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www.marignyoperahouse.org — Louis Moreau Institute for New Music Performance presents the program, which includes works by Steve Reich and Mario Davidovsky. Tickets $20, students and seniors $10. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Emmanuel Arakelian. St. Mary’s Church, 1116 Chartres St., (504) 525-9585 — The harpsichordist presents works by Bach. Free. 6 p.m. Sunday. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. The Orpheum Theater, 129 University Place, (504) 274-4871; www.orpheumnola. com — The orchestra plays Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5.” Tickets $20-$140. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The same program is performed at First Baptist Church (16333 Highway 1085, Covington) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Loyola Invitational Choral Festival Gala Concert. Loyola University New Orleans, Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2074; www. montage.loyno.edu — Choral singers perform. Free. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Musica da Camera. St. Joseph Abbey Church, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict, (985) 892-1800; www.sjasc.edu — The chamber music group and Vox Feminae

present their “Geaux Saints!!!” program of music inspired by medieval saints. Free. 3 p.m. Sunday. New Orleans Opera. Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter, 541 Bourbon St., (504) 524-7611; www.fourpoints.com/ frenchquarter — For its “Opera on Tap” program, New Orleans Opera Association singers perform opera favorites in a casual setting. Free. 7 p.m. Wednesday. NOVA Chorale. Holy Name of Jesus Church, 6367 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-7430; www.hnjchurch.org — Choral singers perform works by Esenvalds, Whitacre, Chilcott and more. Free. 7 p.m. Friday. Peter Collins. St. Mary’s Church, 1116 Chartres St., (504) 525-9585 — The pianist performs. Free. 6 p.m. Thursday.

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• Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts WHAT MAKES A REALLY GOOD POPCORN MOVIE? • Starring Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, There’s no formula for the Brie Larson and John Goodman finely crafted, imaginative, escapist entertainment many COURTESY WARNER BROS. PICTURES of us find appealing, whatever our tastes in film. The best popcorn movies don’t take themselves too seriously but do maintain a strong sense of fun, all while finding purpose in larger-than-life characters and exotic, often fantastic worlds. With its tale of an outsized ape ruling an undiscovered, primordial land in the tropical South Pacific, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ Kong: Skull Island would seem an almost too-literal fulfillment of that figurative ideal. But Vogt-Roberts defies the odds with a weirdly inspired and entertaining reboot of the 84-year-old King Kong story. Kong: Skull Island can only be described as a monster movie, an odd subgenre that had a devoted following in its 1950s and early ’60s heyday. Monster movies share some turf with horror and science fiction but hold to their own peculiar aesthetic. They celebrate aberrant and imaginative creatures representing real-world horrors specific to their day, from nuclear war to genetic engineering. The monsters typically exist through no fault of their own, which can make them sympathetic. Most important, monster movies don’t know the meaning of irony — they play it straight and never apologize for the silliness of their limited cinematic worlds. That limited scope serves Kong: Skull Island well, especially with benefit of its vivid, highly specific 1973 setting. That’s before the end of the Vietnam War and after NASA launched its Landsat program, which fully mapped the earth from space for the first time. These historical facts are used to explain how an island could go undetected so long and why there might be a U.S. military escort nearby to accompany a spontaneous scientific expedition. Setting the film in 1973 also allows Vogt-Roberts to draw as much inspiration from Apocalypse Now as Jurassic Park. Like many other recent films, the 1970s permeate each frame of Kong: Skull Island, from the vibrant visuals (shot with vintage-style widescreen lenses) to a soundtrack that blasts period bands from the Stooges to Black Sabbath. The two-hour running time goes by in a flash. What’s not to like? The stereotypes connected with that era also come in handy. Samuel L. Jackson plays the hawkish U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who leads the military escort. Brie Larson (Room) is the self-described “anti-war” photographer, and Tom Hiddleston (Only Lovers Left Alive) plays the reluctant expert tracker from British Special Forces. Only John Goodman’s secretive government agent knows the true purpose of the expedition, which is to prove monsters roam the earth. All the actors dive into their roles with appropriate abandon and not a trace of self-serving irony. Of course, the real star of the show is Kong, a beautifully rendered, state-of-the-art digital creation by 300 artists, animators and technicians at Industrial Light & Magic. Those efforts are focused on giving Kong an array of recognizably human gestures and expressions. It turns out the big ape is merely misunderstood, just like the rest of us. Kong: Skull Island has spotty dialogue and Kong-sized plot holes, all while giving in to the predictably epic creature battle that passes for an exciting finale. But if you feel like complaining, you’ve probably missed the point. Popcorn movies don’t have to be great. They just have to keep us enthralled. — KEN KORMAN

Before I Fall (PG-13) — Groundhog Day with teenagers. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal A Dog’s Purpose (PG) — An animal-cruelty PR dustup dogged the release of this canine-centric film. Elmwood, Regal Fifty Shades Darker (R) — The midpoint in E.L. James’ grocery-store-rack BDSM trilogy. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place Fist Fight (R) — Two high school teachers go bro with their plans for an after-school brawl. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell Get Out (R) — According to Variety, Jordan Peele’s film is “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? meets The Stepford Wives.” Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place The Great Wall (PG-13) — Monsters, mercenaries and Matt Damon are in this action movie set in ancient China. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank Hidden Figures (PG) — Three African-American women contribute to NASA breakthroughs in this drama based on a true story. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal I Am Not Your Negro (PG-13) — Samuel L. Jackson narrates the race-relations documentary based on works of James Baldwin. Broad John Wick: Chapter 2 (R) — A hitman (Keanu Reeves, in classic gun-wielding, stunt-tumbling form) emerges from retirement. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Julieta (R) — The mother-daughter drama directed by Pedro Almodovar is based on Alice Munro stories. Elmwood Kedi — Istanbul is seen through the eyes of several iconoclastic (iconocatstic?) cats. Broad Kong: Skull Island (PG-13) — Cinema’s greatest ape gets a new origin story. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place La La Land (PG-13) — Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling pay tribute to Golden Age musicals. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The LEGO Batman Movie (PG) — Two powerful franchises join forces to fight crime. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Lion (PG-13) — A young man (Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) returns to India to search for his biological parents. Clearview, Elmwood Logan (R) — The last of the Wolverine films (starring Hugh Jackman, anyway). Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place PAGE 67

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS Arsenic and Old Lace — A newlywed couple has a few concerns about their in-laws. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania Backlash: Race and the American Dream — Bess Carrick’s documentary profiles KKK leader David Duke’s Senate run. A discussion of white nationalism in politics follows. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Loyola University College of Law (526 Pine St.) Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic? — The documentary is about the effects plastic bags have on the environment. 3 p.m. Saturday. East Bank Regional Library (4747

W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie) Between Us — A long-term couple’s relationship threatens to crack up one evening. 6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Big Charity — Alex Glustrom’s documentary profiles Charity Hospital. 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Old U.S. Mint Bolshoi Ballet: A Contemporary Evening — The Muscovite company’s program is set to contemporary compositions. 11:55 a.m. Sunday. Elmwood Chasing Dreams: A Leah Chase Story — Filmmaker William Sabourin O’Reilly presents his biopic of the restaurateur and activist. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Ashe Power House Killer of Sheep — The seminal 1977 film is about a sensitive slaughterhouse worker who lives in Los Angeles’ troubled Watts neighborhood. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium Marsha Coburn — The director’s stop-motion films are screened as part of the “Full Aperture” film series. 8 p.m. Saturday. New Orleans Photo Alliance (1111 St. Mary St.) The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata — The Verdi opera is a famous love story. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood The Secret Life of Pets — Comic luminaries Louis C.K., Hannibal Buress, Jenny Slate and others provide voicework for this animated film. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Pontchartrain Park A Streetcar Named Desire (PG) — Stelllllllllllaaaaaaaaa, etc. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania

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through the lens of a documentary photographer. “There’s a lot of beautiful, rich visual sights and traditions,” the photographer says of the city. “At the same time, there’s a lot of unfairness and things that have been lost, people and places that have been overlooked or disenfranchised.” In Back of Town, Hilger documents the disappearance of Lower Mid-City to make way for University Medical Center and the VA Medical Center. Hilger, who now lives in Brooklyn and teaches at Pratt Institute, began the project while teaching at Tulane University. He signs the black-andwhite photo book at Ogden After Hours Thursday at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. The photo study profiles the diverse working-class community that rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina and the federal floods only to be razed a few years later, displacing more than 600 residents. Since then, the 70 acres of homes and businesses comprising the historic neighborhood have been supplanted by hospital complexes. Prior to their removal via eminent domain, Hilger photographed the people and architecture that embodied the neighborhood. “I often work this way, in which I’m trying to photograph something before it’s too late,” Hilger says. In 2008, he was working at Tulane when he learned of plans for the demolition of more than 200 homes to make room for two hospitals. “When I heard that the neighborhood that came to be known as Lower Mid-City was going to be dismantled and destroyed, it seemed important to go and look for myself and try to understand something about the place before it was gone,” he says. The controversy surrounding the

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makeover of Lower Mid-City was especially fraught given the new complex’s proximity to Charity Hospital, shuttered since Katrina. Protests to reopen the historic hospital were unsuccessful. “I’m drawn to hierarchies that exist in a city, the class or power hierarchy that exists between government and residents that can result in a drastic social and visual change,” Hilger says. “It’s a historical view of a neighborhood, but it’s not depicting its heyday. It’s the last chapter.” Some of Hilger’s photographs show the blight characteristic of many New Orleans neighborhoods. Cat’s claw vines cover an abandoned home. A front door is scrawled with the postflood declaration, “gas off.” A photo of two men seated in a neighborhood bar evinces the everyday happenings of the place. “Up until the end, people were continuing to go about their daily lives,” Hilger says. “There were just a lot less of them. Eventually there was less architecture as the space was dismantled piece by piece. And then it was gone. “I was working in the city I was living in, but I was always conscious of the fact that I was visiting. It wasn’t my

neighborhood. I wanted to treat it with dignity and respect, and I also wanted to make sure people could see the pictures and know what happened there.” By 2012, Lower Mid-City was converted into a blank slate. An aerial photograph of the barren neighborhood is one of the most striking images in the book. He described the area as “partially a burial site, but also a construction zone.” “I know there’s so many wonderful and glorious things about the place,” Hilger says about New Orleans. “This is the contrast.”

AERIAL VIEW: Stephen Hilger’s Back of Town chronicles the demolition of Lower Mid-City to build new hospitals. PHOTO BY STEPHEN HILGER

BAR: Men patronize a Lower Mid-City bar that will be demolished. PHOTO BY STEPHEN HILGER

OPENING Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “Cecilia Vicuna: About to Happen,” work by the Chilean artist about discarded things in the time of climate change; “Senga Nengudi: Improvisational Gestures,” sculpture retrospective; opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (Mid-City). 3133 Ponce de Leon St., (504) 913-9073; www.fairgrinds.com — “Fair Grounds at Fair Grinds,” horse racing photographs by Olivia Greene; opening reception 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Saturday.

GALLERIES Academy Gallery. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www.noafa.com — “National Art Show 2017,” juried painting exhibition from artists nationwide, through March. Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — “Reverse Recuperation & the Agency of Form,” group exhibition about bodily autonomy, performance and radical gift giving; “Cover the Earth IV,” site-specific sculpture; both through March 26. “American Twist,” traveling exhibition of work by 37 Sculptor’s Guild artists, through April 2. Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 891-9080; www.antonart. com — Selected folk art by Mose Tolliver, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mary T. Smith, Sybil Gibson and Michael Banks, ongoing. Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — “Expressions of Place,” new work by Tanya Dischler, through March. Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 528-

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Art Madness. Joan Mitchell Center, 2275 Bayou Road, (504) 940-2500; www.joanmitchellfoundation.org — The one-day festival includes work by Axiom Artist Collective artists and a live performance by T-Ray the Violinist. Free admission. 6 p.m. Saturday. Judy Pfaff. Loyola University, Miller Hall, Room 114, 6363 St. Charles Ave. — The installation artist discusses recent work in the context of her 45-year career. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Low Road Art Walk. 700 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street — Galleries in the 700 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street stay open late. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday. Stephen Hilger. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — The artist signs his new book of photographs Back of Town. 6 p.m. Thursday.

3722; www.culturalagendaoftheconsulateofmexico.blogspot.com — “Ixtz’unun: Making Stories from Maya History,” new works by Melanie Forne, through May 5. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “On the Brink,” paintings by Luis Cruz Azaceta, through April 22. Arthur Roger@434. 434 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “L’eparpillage,” new work by Jonathan “Feral Opossum” Mayers, through April 22. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery. com — “State of Fear,” group show curated by Dan Tague featuring a protest wall benefiting NORD, through April 1. 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 — “VVAVES,” new work by Wendo, through March 28. Brand New Orleans Art Gallery. 646 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 251-2695; www. brandneworleansartgallery.com — “New Orleans Ladies,” portraits of women by Bob Graham, ongoing. Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery.com — “The Sentient Animal,” mixed-media sculptures by Ramiro Diaz, through April 5. Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Palladium,” mixed-media and sculpture incorporating palladium by George Dunbar, ongoing. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www. carolrobinsongallery.com — “Artists of Faith,” exhibition by gallery artists, through March 28. Carroll Gallery. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2228; www.tulane.edu/carrollgallery — “Awkward Angles,” glass and mixed-media sculpture by Christopher Gray; “Through a Glass Darkly,” paintings by Kaori Maeyama; both through April 5. CJ Nero. 839 Spain St., (504) 875-2008; www.facebook.com/craig.who.dat. nero — “The V and Lee Traveling Show,” ceramics by Veronica Casares and Pat Lee, through Saturday. Claire Elizabeth Gallery. 131 Decatur St., (843) 364-6196; www.claireelizabethgallery.com — “Masked/unMasked,” paintings, photographs and works on paper of masked and costumed figures, through March 26. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery.

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com — New installation and paintings on canvas and panel by Daniel Minter; new work by gallery artists; both ongoing. The Spielman Gallery. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 899-7670; www.davidspielman.com — Travel, Hurricane Katrina and Gulf South black-and-white photographs by David Spielman, ongoing. St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 8928650; www.sttammanyartassociation. org — “Conversations with Abstraction,” abstract works by Molly Howell, Elliot Stokes, Ralph Townsend and Hasmig Vartanian, through April 1. Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Love Thy Neighbor,” work exploring political tensions and unity by Jessica Wohl, through April 2. Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery.com — New work by Elizabeth Catlett and Joseph Lofton, black contemporary artists living in Mexico, through March. Ten Gallery. 4432 Magazine St., (504) 333-1414; www.tengallerynola.com — “Nature of Daylight,” mixed-media paintings by Peter Barnitz, through March 26. UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — “Awkward Silence,” sculptures and drawings by Paul Richey; “Beginner’s Mind,” paintings, drawings and sculpture by Martin Benson, through April 2. Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www. vieuxcarregallery.com — New work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing. Vincent Mann Gallery. 305 Royal St., (504) 523-2342; www.vincentmanngallery.com — “Les Femmes,” work by French painter Francoise Gilot, through April.

SPARE SPACES Artisan Bar & Cafe. 2512 St. Claude Ave., (504) 510-4340 — “Natural Beauties,” new work by Muffin Bernstein, Jordan B. Wade, Brenda Delle and A. Monica da Silva, through March. Ashe Cultural Arts Center. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “Metamorphosis: Unapologetic Existence,” group exhi-

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bition about becoming one’s true self, through March 30. The Building 1427. 1427 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 352-9283; www.building1427.com — Work by Daniel Jupiter, Mark Lacabe and Maurice Hicks, ongoing. M. Furniture Gallerie. 2726 Royal St., Suite B, (504) 324-2472; www.mfurnituregallerie.com — Paintings by Tracy Jarmon; copper work by Giovanni; watercolors by Bill James; furniture by John Wilhite; all ongoing. Pirate’s Alley Cafe. 622 Pirate’s Alley, (504) 524-9332; www.piratesalleycafe.com — Paintings, prints and mixed-media works by Joe Bostick, Mario Ortiz, Chris Holcombe, Nathan Durapau, Ernest Brown, Emily Stieber, Jennifer Laffin, Brandon Felix and others, ongoing. Tulane University. 6823 St Charles Ave., (504) 865-5000; www.tulane.edu — “Thomas Sully: At Home and at Leisure,” drawings, blueprints and photographs of residences and yachts by Thomas Sully, through June 3. Where Y’Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St., (504) 325-5672; www.whereyart.net — “Southern Abstraction,” group exhibition of abstract works by New Orleans artists, ongoing. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center. 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 8275858; www.zeitgeistnola.org — “Super Saturated,” photographs by Heather Weathers, through April 26.

MUSEUMS The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 5234662; www.hnoc.org — “Clarence John Laughlin and his Contemporaries: A Picture and a Thousand Words,” photographs and writings by the 20th-century photographer, through March 25. “Goods of Every Description: Shopping in New Orleans, 1825-1925,” period merchandise, ceramics, silver, furniture and clothing sold in the French Quarter, through April 9. “The Seignouret-Brulatour House: A New Chapter,” model of a 200-yearold French Quarter building and historic site, ongoing. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Historic French Quarter life and architecture

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exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing. 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) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s,” Carnival, fashion and street life scenes from 18th-century Venice, through May 21. “African Art: The Bequest from the Francoise Billion Richardson Charitable Trust,” more than 100 African scuptures, through June. “New at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Modern and Contemporary Art,” newly acquired work honoring and inspired by the work of Leah Chase, through Oct. 1. 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, through April 9. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — Metalwork by Ben Caldwell, through March 28. “A Place and Time Part II,” photographs of the American South from the permanent collection, through May 15. “Waltzing the Muse,” James Michalopoulos retrospective, through July 16. “Profligate Beauty,” work inspired by the American South from the museum’s permanent collection, through September.

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New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (707) 779-9317; www.theneworleansartcenter.com — “Linked,” new work by Jose Torres-Tama, “Cely” Pedescleaux, Nurhan Gokturk, MaPo Kinnord and Mario Padillo, through April 2. 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 Sunday. Octavia Art Gallery. 454 Julia St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery. com — “Vantage,” paintings, hybrid works and animation by Naomie Kremer, through March 25. Pamela Marquis Studio. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 615-1752; www.pamelamarquisstudio.com — New paintings by Pamela Marquis, ongoing. Pelican Bomb Gallery X. 1612 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; www.pelicanbomb. com — “Mutual Support,” work engaging with mental health, wellness and collectivity by Evan Faulbaum & Nick Cave, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Saul Robbins and Rachel Wallis, through April 23. 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 — Selected works from John Isiah Walton’s “Zulu” series, through April 11. 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 — “Figures in Steel,” new work by Gina Laguna; “The Year of the Rooster,” new work by Cynthia Ramirez; both through April 1. ShiNola Gallery. 1813 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., (504) 223-5732; www.facebook. com/shinolagallery — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Soren Christensen Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.

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• On the Brink: Paintings geometry of traditional art deco, op art or minimalist design, like the sleek by Luis Cruz Azaceta lines of modern architecture and furniture, all epitomize a kind of optimistic • Arthur Roger Gallery, rationalism, but Luis Cruz Azaceta 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; was forever marked by the chaos that www.arthurrogergallery.com characterized the Cuban revolution and his life as a youthful refugee. That pathos fueled his rise as a leading expressionist painter in 1980s New York, while instilling a deep empathy for outsiders and migrants. Azaceta’s new paintings infuse geometric compositions with the unsettled tenor of the present in colorfully contrapuntal works defined by buoyantly slinky mambolike rhythms that reflect an indelibly Cuban sensibility despite his more than a half-century tenure in the U.S. Like New Orleans, Cuba is a Creole amalgam of European and Afro-Caribbean cultures, and Azaceta’s wall-size canvas The Big Easy (pictured) suggests a jazzy distillation of our diverse DNA. Its colorful wedges evoke the bold patterning of African textiles, and perhaps our crazy quilt street life, in a progression of architectonic forms that mimic Professor Longhair’s rambling, tango-inflected R&B crescendos. The similarly oscillating stacks of brilliant, primary-colored wedges in A Question of Color 666 look buoyant at first glance, but the dominant stacks of horizontal wedges are flanked by diagonal triangular slashes that seem pushed off to the side in a way that looks less stable and more vulnerable to the forces of gravity. Orlando seems alluringly vibrant, but is punctuated with unsettling splash patterns of black dots that look like bullet holes. Earlier Azaceta motifs are reprised in No Exit 2, an Orwellian maze of serpentine black and swirling caution-vest green forms that suggest the catand-mouse interplay of control and chaos that characterizes early 21st-century life. Blue Riot 200, while recent, harks to classical Azaceta neo-expressionism in similarly swirling, mazelike tangles that suggest America’s seemingly endless convolutions of societal dysfunction in an age when both black and blue lives matter but equitable resolution remains an elusive ideal. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

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THEATER & CABARET The 39 Steps. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www.rivertowntheaters.com — Ricky Graham directs the spoof of Hitchcock’s 1935 thriller. Tickets $36-$40. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Creep Cuts. Mudlark Public Theatre, 1200 Port St. — Dylan Hunter and Evan Spigelman present the arthouse drag cabaret. There also is a karaoke hour. Sliding scale tickets $10-$20. 9:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Debauchery. The Theatre at St. Claude, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 638-6326; www.thetheatreatstclaude.com — The live soap opera features an Uptown family with a downtown mom. Visit www. southernrep.com for details. Admission $10. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fear and Loathing on St. Claude. The Theatre at St. Claude, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 638-6326; www.thetheatreatstclaude.com — Requiem for a Tease and Broken Habit Productions present a stage adaptation of the Hunter S. Thompson novel and moves its setting to New Orleans. Tickets $20. 9 p.m. Sunday. The Great American Trailer Park Musical. Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 640-0333; www. cuttingedgetheater.com — A stripper, an agoraphobe and a tollbooth collector are enmeshed in a love triangle. Tickets $22.50-$32. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Hedwig & the Angry Inch. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www. theallwayslounge.net — The musical is about the life of a gender-fluid aspiring rock star. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Friday and Monday. John Waters. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www. thejoytheater.com — The filmmaker’s one-man show is “This Filthy World: Filthier and Dirtier.” Tickets $35-$100. 8 p.m. Saturday. On Golden Pond. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324; www.slidelllittletheatre.org — The play inspired the critically acclaimed 1981 movie about an estranged father and daughter. Tickets $8.25-$16.50. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Oskar and the Countless Costume Changes. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The NOLA Project presents the family-friendly play about a 10-year-old playwright exploring gender identity issues. Visit www. nolaproject.com for details. Tickets $10, kids $5. 1 p.m. Saturday. The Price Is Right Live. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www. saengernola.com — Contestants compete for prizes in a stage adaptation of the popular game show. Tickets $29-$65. 4

p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Red. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671; www.playmakersinc.com — Anysia M. Geare directs the drama about the life of Mark Rothko. Tickets $10-$15. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Sweet Willie’s Cotton Club. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www. cafeistanbulnola.com — Trinese Duplessis directs his musical about a nightclub owner. Tickets $30-$35. 6 p.m. Sunday. Tarzan: The Musical. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-2000; www.jpas.org — A boy raised by gorillas encounters humans for the first time. Tickets $40-$75. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

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. Bayou Blues Burlesque. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge. net — There are burlesque performances at the weekly show. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Friday. Big Deal Burlesque. Valiant Theatre & Lounge, 6621 St. Claude Ave, (504) 298-8676; www.valianttheatre.com — Roxie le Rouge produces the burlesque, variety and drag show. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Sunday. The Bluestockings Burlesque. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Mis Guided, Lefty Lucy, Ember Blaize, Chatty the Mime and other performers appear in the burlesque show. 9 p.m. Saturday. Burgundy Burlesque. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 5225400; www.thesainthotelneworleans.com — Trixie Minx leads a weekly burlesque performance featuring live jazz. Free admission; reserved table $10. 9 p.m. Friday. Burlesque Ballroom. The Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2299; www. sonesta.com/jazzplayhouse — Trixie Minx and guests star in the late-night burlesque performance. 11 p.m. Friday. Burlesque Boozy Brunch. SoBou, 310 Chartres St., (504) 552-4095; www. sobounola.com — A burlesque performance by Bella Blue and friends accompanies brunch service. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Circus Darling. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — The sexy circus cabaret features a rotating cast of burlesque, vaudeville, aerial and magic entertainers. Tickets $10-$15. 9 p.m. Thursday. Comic Strip. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude

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DANCE Dancing at Lughnasa. Tulane University, Lupin Theatre, 16 Newcomb Place, (504) 865-5106; www.tulane. edu/liberal-arts/theatre-dance — Tulane Department of Theatre and Dance present Brian Friel’s piece set in rural Ireland based on pagan and early Christian rituals. Tickets $10$15. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. HerStory. Loyola University New Orleans, Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2074; www.montage.loyno. edu — Melange Dance Company’s performance dramatizes the women’s liberation movement in American history. Tickets $10-$20. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday. The Origin of Life on Earth. Ashe Power House, 1731 Baronne St., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Kesha McKey directs the dance piece based on African creation myths. Admission $8. 10 a.m. Tuesday. Stars of American Ballet Encore. Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., (504) 525-1052; www.mahaliajacksontheater.com — The New Orleans Ballet

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Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — Chris Lane hosts the evening of burlesque and comedy performances. 9:30 p.m. Monday. The Dirty Dime Peepshow. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www. theallwayslounge.net — Ben Wisdom hosts the burlesque show with performances by Lady Lucerne, Vinsantos and Bunny Love. Tickets $15. Midnight Saturday. Mr. Nude Orleans. Colette Club, 822 Gravier St. — Daniel Nardicio presents the all-male nude beauty pageant. Visit www.dworldnola.com for details. Tickets $15-$25. 6 p.m. Sunday. Nicole Lynn Foxx Variety Hour. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www. theallwayslounge.net — The drag performer hosts a weekly variety show. 9 p.m. Thursday. Once Upon a Tease. Eiffel Society, 2040 St. Charles Ave., (504) 5252951; www.eiffelsociety.com — The Society of Sin presents the Disney movie-themed burlesque show. Tickets $10-$20. 8 p.m. and midnight Sunday. Strip Roulette. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Burlesque performers compete in an improvised dance-off. Tickets $10. 11 p.m. Friday. Talk Nerdy to Me. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola. com — The weekly sci-fi-themed revue features burlesque performers, comedians and sideshow acts. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Saturday. 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. Friday.

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COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www. facebook.com/twelvemilelimit — Julie Mitchell and Laura Sanders host an openmic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday. Bill Maher. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www.saengernola. com — The comedian and political talk show host performs. Tickets $55-$95. 8 p.m. Saturday. 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, 901 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; 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. Tuesday. 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, 901 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) 302-8264; 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. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2185778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Paul

REVIEW MARK TWAIN WAS ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST HUMORISTS, best known for writing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but also as a biting satirist. Under the guise of entertainment, Twain’s writings brought attention to injustices and racism. For Blunt Object Theatre’s premiere of Twain’s 1905 essay, King Leopold’s Soliloquy: A Defense of His Congo Rule, Tom Foran, who bears considerable likeness to the Belgian king, delivers an hourlong rant, haranguing critics of his privately owned African colony. Posing as a Christian and humanitarian, Leopold was an colonialist who enriched himself on the backs of African natives, depleting the Congo Free State’s population by some 15 million through murder, starvation and disease. In a bare-bones, low-budget production at the Mudlark Public Theater, Foran appears more madman than dispassionate royalty. Wandering the stage barefoot, he wears only a silk robe with a crucifix hanging around his neck. The lectern where he stacks scathing press clippings is constructed of empty wine cases. Reading news clippings that describe atrocities committed in his name, he alternatively scowls, laughs and hums “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.” “In these 20 years I have spent millions to keep the press of the two hemispheres quiet, and still these leaks keep on occurring,” Leopold says, calling missionaries “meddlesome” and journalists “moralizing” when they can’t understand the circumstances driving him to behave like a monster. Foran’s Leopold is an unusual characterization, which works because the acts committed are clearly those of a crazy man. His mastery of the monologue is impressive and its message powerful. This Leopold is less a king and more the deranged colonel from Apocalypse Now, which drew heavily from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Col. Kurtz was another tyrant who butchered some natives and forced the rest to worship him as their god. An overhead projector is used to display images of malnourished, mutilated and enchained people (“my serfs, my slaves”) doing Leopold’s bidding. The opening paragraphs of Twain’s work appear on a backdrop, starting “It is I,” the famous declaration of another absolute monarch Louis XIV, “L’etat, c’est moi” (“I am the state”). Leopold feels justified and even beatified, believing he’s teaching natives the error of their ways. When Africans do not achieve their rubber quotas, their right hands are chopped off. “I planned and prepared my establishment and selected my horde of officials — pals and pimps of mine, unspeakable Belgians every one,” Leopold rants,” and hoisted my flag, and took in a President of the United States and got him to be the first to recognize it and salute it.” Blunt Objects Theatre’s mission is to present socially and politically relevant works. “Our aim was to simply honor the text as Twain wrote it, and show this man who was real and really did these things, so that the audience can realize for themselves that such monsters exist, have existed and will continue to exist if we let them,” director Bohrs Hoff said. — MARY RICKARD

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Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a comedy showcase. 8 p.m. Saturday. Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379; www. sidneyssaloon.com — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 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 A.P. Tureaud Ave., (504) 6694464 — Tony Frederick, Corey Mack and B-Dub host the weekly stand-up show. 8 p.m. Saturday. Sketch & the City. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — See ’Em on Stage presents the sketch comedy show. 8 p.m. Saturday. 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. Virginia’s Harem. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — The all-female sketch group performs. 9 p.m. Saturday.

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Pi Day. Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop, 631 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 4919025; www.facebook.com/tubbyandcoos — A party celebrating all things pi features trivia, dessert pies and pi-inspired writings and art. 6 p.m. Puzzled Pint. Citywide — Puzzle enthusiasts meet at a secret location to play games and drink beer. Visit www. puzzledpint.com to solve the puzzle revealing the location. 7 p.m. The Sacrifice of the Son in the Three ‘Abrahamic’ Traditions. Tulane University, Rogers Memorial Chapel, 1229 Broadway St., (504) 862-3214; www.tulane. edu — Harvard Jewish studies scholar Jon D. Levenson delivers the lecture. Free admission. 7 p.m.

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY The Great Hunger and Ethnic Cleansing of Ireland in the 19th Century. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — Casey Stewart presents the lecture about the Irish Potato Famine. 7 p.m. Monday. Downtown Irish Club Parade. BJ’s Lounge, 4301 Burgundy St., (504) 945-9256; www. facebook.com/bjs.bywater — Walking groups parade through Faubourg Marigny and the French Quarter. 6 p.m. Friday. Irish Parade. Molly’s at the Market, 1107 Decatur St., (504) 525-5169; www.mollysatthemarket.net — Carriages and walking groups parade through the French Quarter for St. Patrick’s Day. 6 p.m. Friday. Louisiana Irish-Italian Parade. Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie — A parade celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s Day rolls. Noon Sunday. Parasol’s Block Party Celebration. Parasol’s Restaurant & Bar, 2533 Constance St., (504) 302-1543; www.parasolsbarandrestaurant.com — The Irish Channel bar hosts one of the city’s best-known St. Patrick’s Day parties with green beer, food and more. 11 a.m. Friday. Pay What You Can Day. Cafe Reconcile, 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5681157; www.cafereconcile.org — Guests pay what they can at a three-course luncheon celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. St. Patrick’s Day at Fulco’s. Fulco’s Bar, 519 N. Turnbull Drive, Metairie, (504) 8339329; www.facebook.com/fulcosbar123 — There is live music and traditional food at the bar’s 47th annual St. Patrick’s Day party. 1 p.m. Friday.

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St. Patrick’s Day Block Party. Annunciation Park, 1500 Annunciation St. — The Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club presents its block party featuring food, drinks and music. Proceeds benefit St. Michael Special School. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. St. Patrick’s Day Block Party. Finn McCool’s Irish Pub, 3701 Banks St., (504) 486-9080; www.finnmccools.com — The annual block party features live music, the “Irish Olympics,” a limerick writing contest, karaoke and more. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday. St. Patrick’s Day Golf Cart and Bicycle Parade. Indian Hills Resort, 2484 Gause Blvd W, Slidell, (985) 641-9998 — The clothing-optional club celebrates St. Patrick’s day with a parade at 1 p.m. followed by an Irish-themed potluck. There also is karaoke. Registration varies. 10 a.m. Saturday. St. Pat’s Happy Hour Boil. The Upper Quarter, 1000 Bienville St., (504) 266-4823 — A St. Patrick’s Day party and crawfish boil includes corned beef and cabbage. 6 p.m. Friday. St. Pork-rick’s Day. Rusty Nail, 1100 Constance St., (504) 525-5515; www.therustynail.biz — A fundraiser benefits Hogs for the Cause and includes a crawfish boil and raffles. 5 p.m. Friday. Tracey’s Block Party. Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar & Restaurant, 2604 Magazine St., (504) 897-5413; www.traceysnola.com — A block party celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with green beer, corned beef and cabbage. 10 a.m. Friday. Where Y’acht’s St. Patty’s Day Ball. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 5698361; www.oneeyedjacks.net — The yacht rock band hosts a St. Patrick’s Day party with themed cocktails. Tickets $12-$15. 9 p.m. Friday.

Art in Bloom. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The five-day event showcases more than 100 exhibitors of floral designs. Events include a gala, lectures and luncheon. Tickets vary. Wednesday-Sunday. Gratitude. Loyola University, Ignatius Chapel, Bobet Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2011; www.loyno.edu — Father Fred Kammer’s Lenten lecture covers gratitude. Free admission. 7 p.m. Outsmarting Scammers. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — Lisa Calongne presents the lecture, which focuses on scams targeting seniors. 10 a.m. Paradigm Pizza & Pies. Paradigm Gardens, 1131 S. Rampart St., (504) 3449474; www.paradigmgardensnola.com — Ancora Pizza caters the outdoor dinner series with guest chefs and DJ performances. 7 p.m. The Physics of Superheroes. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 582-3000; www.mccno.com — American Physical Society and James Kakalios present the lighthearted lecture about the science behind superheroes’ powers. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. Poverty, Political Theater and Emancipatory Education in the Caribbean. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 7801 Freret St. — Organizer and artist Michelle Nono presents the discussion of Caribbean activism. Free admission. 4 p.m. Round Table Luncheon. Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 523-2222; www.bourbonorleans.com — At a threecourse luncheon, participants in the arts discuss festival season. Email judy. leblanc@bourbonorleans.com to register. Tickets $55. Noon.

THURSDAY 16 The Chef’s Charity for Children. Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras St., (504) 561-0500 — Event registration includes a buffet lunch, sample dishes by 10 local chefs and a cookbook to take home. Proceeds benefit St. Michael Special School. Visit www.stmichaelspecialschool.com for details. Admission $75. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Crimestoppers Awards Luncheon. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234 — The luncheon honors civic and community leaders who work to

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FRIDAY 17 When the Stars Align. The Roosevelt Hotel, 130 Roosevelt Way, (504) 648-1200; www.therooseveltneworleans.com — New Orleans Ballet Association presents the gala celebrating luminaries of New Orleans’ philanthropic community and American ballet. Visit www.nobadance. com for details. Tickets start at $350. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Fish Fry. St. Paul’s Episcopal School & Church, 6249 Canal Blvd., (504) 488-1319; www.stpauls-lakeview.org — Fish, sides and desserts are sold at the drive-thru fish fry. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Living Library. Tulane University, Lavin-Bernick University Center, McAlister Drive, (504) 247-1507 — Event volunteers become “books” that promote community understanding by telling their stories to “readers.” Free admission. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Sparking Conversation About Community-Engaged Design. Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 371-5849; www. phjmno.org — A jazz reception precedes the panel discussion with architects, an urban planner and a writer. Free admission. 6 p.m. St. Joseph’s Day Altar. Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church, 1900 Greenwood Drive, LaPlace — A traditional St. Joseph’s Day altar is available for viewing. 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday, 8 a.m. Sunday. Wild Wheels Car Show. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 587-3663 — The Wild Wheels Car Show showcases a plethora of unique cars and motorcycles. Friday-Sunday.

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Garden Party Tea. Windsor Court Hotel (Le Salon), 300 Gravier St., (504) 5236000; www.windsorcourthotel.com/le-salon — A traditional tea with spring-themed cocktails is served in a floral-decorated dining room. Tickets $37, plus tax and tip. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. The Get Up & the Get Down. Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, 2525 Burgundy St., (504) 920-7355; www.sanctuarynola.org — Dancing Grounds celebrates five years of operation with a fundraiser, followed by a party featuring dance and music performances, food and drinks. Tickets range from $10-$75. 6 p.m. to midnight. Italian-American St. Joseph’s Parade. French Quarter — The parade salutes Irish and Italian cultures. 6 p.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. New Orleans Fashion Week. The Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave., (504) 2720865; www.civicnola.com — There are runway shows, parties, workshops and more at the celebration of fashion in New Orleans. Visit www.neworleansfashionweek.com for details. Admission varies. Saturday-Monday. New Orleans Film Society Gala. Magnolia Mansion, 2127 Prytania St., (504) 525-2743 — The patron party and gala benefits film in New Orleans and includes dinner, craft cocktails and live entertainment. Visit www.neworleansfilmsociety.org for details. Tickets $175-$300. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. A Night in Haiti. Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic School, 1515 W. Causeway Approach, Mandeville, (985) 674-2466; www.mqpcs.org — Mary, Queen of Peace Church hosts the celebration of their partnership with their sister parish in Haiti. There’s dinner, a DJ and Haitian art and crafts for sale; proceeds benefit Haitian students. Email MQPHaiti@gmail.com to register. Tickets $40, couples $75. 6 p.m. NORDC Kite Day. Milne Playground, 2500 Fillmore St. — Families are invited to a kite-flying party. Bring your own kite or build one with NORDC staffers. 10 a.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. Open Studio. Mini Art Center, 341 Seguin St., Algiers, (504) 510-4747; www.miniartcenter.com — Children are invited to build robot and monster sculptures using recycled materials. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Opus Ball. Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal St., (504) 595-5511; www. sheratonneworleans.com — A seated three-course dinner, concert tribute to Louis Prima and dancing are included in the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s fundraiser. Visit www.lpomusic.com for details. Tickets start at $250. 6:30 p.m. Plant Workshops. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — Weekend workshops and trail walks cover

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FARM LABOR Temporary Farm Labor: 15 Black LLC, Hartley, TX, has 6 positions, 3 mo. experience for operating large farm equip. for swathing, raking, baling, chop feed & delivering feed on semi-trucks, stocking & transporting hay to storage, use front end loader to load manure, use manure spreader to fertilize fields; repair, clean & maintain building & equip; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/ failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.15/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 1/20/17 – 11/20/17. Apply & review ETA790 requirements at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX6510435 or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: ALH Farms, Panhandle, TX, has 8 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equipment & machinery with GPS for hay production of swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting from field to storage, install & maintain irrigation system; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/ failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 4/22/17 – 11/10/17. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with Job Order TX5209467 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Cuate Trucking, Miles, TX, has 18 positions, 6 mo. experience for silage chopping harvest of grain & oilseed crops, adjust speed of cutters, blowers & conveyers & height of cutting head using hand tools, change cutting head as appropriate for crops, drives heavy truck to transport produce to elevator & storage areas; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain appropriate CDL with clean MVR to drive grain & transporter trucks within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.95/hr. - $2100/mo., may increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 4/15/17 – 2/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with Job Order TX7174380 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Lester Winfree Rice & Cattle, Bay City, TX, has 2 positions, 3 mo. experience processing harvested rice, pull time samples, transfer dried rice to bins, transport rice & oilseed crops to storage or market; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/ hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 5/1/17 – 3/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with Job Order TX8520131 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Natural Dairy Grower Co., Gustine, TX, has 3 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equipment & machinery for hauling & transporting harvested crops, feed & hay from field to storage, cleaning & hauling manure and slurry from livestock pens; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59 /hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 5/1/17 – 3/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with Job Order TX6529907 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-3422917. PAGE 85

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MONDAY 20 Reaching Students with Autism through the Arts. Arts Estuary 1024, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave — Ryan Hourigan leads the workshop for educators. Refreshments are served. Email cheryl@kidsmart.org for details. Registration $7. 4:30 p.m. Storytime & Craft. Central City Library, Mahalia Jackson Center, 2405 Jackson Ave., (504) 596-3110; www.nolalibrary.org — There are stories, songs and crafts at the family-friendly event. 5:30 p.m.

FARMERS MARKETS Covington Farmers Market. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and music. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Crescent City Farmers Market. Citywide — The market offers fresh produce, prepared foods, flowers and plants at locations citywide, including Tulane University Square (200 Broadway St.) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday; French Market 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday; the American Can Apartments (3700 Orleans Ave.) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and in the CBD (at 750 Carondelet St.). 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. CRISP Farms Market. CRISP Farms Market, 1330 France St.; www.facebook. com/crispfarms — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. French Market. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket. org — The historic French Quarter market offers local produce, seafood, herbs, baked goods, coffee and prepared foods. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. Visit www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org for details. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Gretna Farmers Market. Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, (504) 361-1822 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 25 vendors offering fruits and vegetables, meats, prepared foods, baked goods, honey and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Grow Dat Farm Stand. Grow Dat Youth Farm, New Orleans City Park, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive, (504) 377-8395; www.growdatyouthfarm.org — Grow Dat Youth Farm sells its produce. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Hollygrove Market. Hollygrove Market & Farm, 8301 Olive St., (504) 483-7037 — The urban farm operates a daily fresh market. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., Algiers, (504) 362-0708; www.oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket.com — Produce and

seafood are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. ReFresh Project Community Garden Farmers Market. ReFresh Project, 300 N. Broad St.; www.broadcommunityconnections.org — The weekly Monday market offers local produce, homemade kimchi, cocoa-fruit leather, pesto and salad dressing. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday. Rivertown Farmers Market. Rivertown, 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner.la.us — The market features fruits, vegetables, dairy products, preserves and cooking demonstrations. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sankofa Mobile Market. Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 5234 N. Claiborne Ave. — The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden. 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday. The truck also stops at 6322 St. Claude Ave. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Vietnamese Farmers Market. Vietnamese Farmers Market, 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early morning market. 5 a.m. Saturday.

SPORTS New Orleans Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St., (504) 587-3663; www.neworleansarena.com — The New Orleans Pelicans play the Portland Trail Blazers 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Houston Rockets 7 p.m. Friday and the Minnesota Timberwolves 5 p.m. Sunday.

WORDS Beau Boudreaux. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The poet reads from Rapunzel’s Braid. 6 p.m. Monday. Bernice McFadden and Alexis De Veaux. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — The fiction writers’ talk is “Black Women Writers and the Re-Imagination of American Culture.” 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Biljana D. Obradovich and Chris Shipman. University of New Orleans, Liberal Arts Building, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-6657; www.uno.edu — The poets read from recent work. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Dogfish Reading Series. Private residence, 2448 N. Villere St. — The reading series features visiting and local writers in a variety of genres. Refreshments are served. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Erica Spindler. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The romance writer speaks about her career. 11 a.m. Saturday. Esoterotica. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2185778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Local writers read from erotic stories, poetry and other pieces. Visit www.esoterotica. com for details. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gwen Thompkins. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — NPR host Gwen Thompkins presents an updated edition of Danny Barker’s A Life in Jazz. 6 p.m Wednesday. Melissa Dickey and Andy Stallings. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504)

866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop. com — The poets read from recent collections. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Todd Michael St. Pierre. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 8664916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The author reads from Chicory and Roux: The Creole Mouse and the Cajun Mouse. 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED American Cancer Society. The society seeks volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200. Arc of Greater New Orleans. The organization for people with intellectual disabilities seeks donations of Mardi Gras beads, volunteers to help sort beads and volunteers for Arc farm duties. Visit www.arcgno.org for details and drop-off locations. CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer court-appointed special advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; training and support are provided. Call (504) 522-1962 or email info@casaneworleans.org. The Creativity Collective. The organization seeks artists, entrepreneurs, parents and teens to help with upcoming projects and events, including maintaining a creative resource directory and organizing charity bar crawls. Visit www.creativitycollective.com or call (916) 206-1659. Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks volunteers to manage inventory, help clients and share their expertise. Call (504) 891-4337 or email neworleans@ dressforsuccess.org. Each One Save One. Greater New Orleans’ largest one-on-one mentoring program seeks volunteer mentors. Visit www. eachonesaveone.org. Edible Schoolyard. Edible Schoolyard seeks community volunteers and interns to assist in kitchen and garden classes and to help in school gardens. Visit www.esynola.org/get-involved or email amelia@ esynola.org. First Tee of Greater New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteers to serve as mentors and coaches to kids and teens through its golf program. Visit www. thefirstteenola.org. Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running partners, assistant coaches, committee members and race-day volunteers. Email info@gotrnola.org or visit www. gotrnola.org. Golden Opportunity Adult Literacy Program. GOAL seeks volunteers to conduct courses for reading comprehension, GED preparation and English language learning. Call (504) 373-4496. Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org. Guys Read Comics. The Central City Library seeks men to volunteer with the Guys Read Comics book club, which encourages young men to read. Email

mlandrum@nolalibrary.org for details. HandsOn New Orleans. The volunteer center for the New Orleans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the opportunities available and how to be a good volunteer. Call (504) 304-2275, email volunteer@handsonneworleans.org or visit www.handsonneworleans.org. Hospice Volunteers. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111. Louisiana SPCA. The LA/SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete an orientation to work directly with animals. Visit www.la-spca. org/volunteer. Lowernine.org. Lowernine.org seeks volunteers to help renovate homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Visit www.lowernine.org or email lauren@lowernine.org. NOLA for Life Mentors. The city initiative’s partner organizations seek adults to mentor boys ages 15 to 18 who are at risk for violence. Visit www.nolaforlife.org/ give/mentor. NOLA Wise. The partnership of Global Green, the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy helps homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. It seeks volunteers, who must attend a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@ globalgreen.org. Refugee mentors. Catholic Charities of New Orleans’ Refugee Service Program seeks volunteers, especially those with Arabic, Burmese and Spanish language skills, to help newly arrived refugees learn about everyday life in America. Senior companions. The New Orleans Council on Aging seeks volunteers to assist seniors with personal and daily tasks so they can live independently. Visit www. nocoa.org or call (504) 821-4121. SpayMart. The humane society seeks volunteers for fundraising, grant writing, data input, adoptions, animal care and more. Visit www.spaymart.org, email info@ spaymart.org or call (504) 454-8200. Teen Life Counts. The Jewish Family Service program seeks volunteers to teach suicide prevention to middle school and high school students. Call (504) 831-8475. Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries. The charity seeks volunteers to help disabled, wounded and senior veterans with food and clothing distribution, home improvements and beautification, social media and web design. Call (504) 340-3429 or visit www.veteranshousingoutreach.webs.com.

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ROOMS BY WEEK. Private bath. All utilities included. $180/week. 1 BR avail. Call (504) 202-0381 or (504) 738-2492.

RENTALS TO SHARE ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM. DAPHNE

Kennel #34725478

Daphne is a 1-year-old, spayed, domestic shorthair mix. She was brought to us by a Good Samaritan earlier this month. She loves to be pet and munch on tasty treats!

To meet these or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun., call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org

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DORIAN M. BENNETT • 504-920-7541 propertymanagement@dbsir.com

RESIDENTIAL RENTALS 921 Chartres #21 - 1bd/1ba .......................... $2300 819 Barracks #A - 1bd/1ba .......................... $1475 2721 St. Charles Ave. #2A - 3bd/2ba ...... $2850 1750 St. Charles Ave #336 - 2bd/2ba ..... $2200 817 Chartres #3 - 2bd/2ba ........................ $4600 1204 Ursulines - 1bd/1ba .......................... $1450 2936 Cleveland - 2bd/1.5ba ....................... $1350 1926 Burgundy - 1bd/1ba ....................... $1450

CAL L F OR MORE L I ST I NGS!

2340 Dauphine Street • New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 944-3605

French Quarter Realty

1041 Esplanade MON-FRI 8:30-5

949-5400 FOR RENT

1819 Burgundy 2/1 lrg yd, pkng for 2, w/d, ctrl a/h, lots of lite & storage, exc loc ............................................... $2050 618 Fern 2/1 spacious, independent bedrooms, porch and backyard, w/d in unit ................................................ $1400 3127 Nashville 2/2 Pvt porch, yard and garage parking $1850 232 Decatur #2B 2/3 balcony, wood flrs, ctrl a/h, w/d $3150 914 St. Peter 1/1 renovated, hi ceils, 2 stories, balc & ctyd, w/d on site .................................................................. $1350 300 Chartres #B 2/1 renovated corner apt in prime loc. Steps away frm Quarter nightlife ........................... $1950 1909 Dauphine 1/1 single home w/parking, side and back patio, security gate .................................................. $1600 5243 Tchoupitoulas 2/1 off st pkng, fully reno’d, w/d incl, ss apps ........................................................................ $1500

FOR SALE 425 S. White 3/2.5 reno’d, rental income opp, patio, great loc ......................................................................... $295,000 1032 St. Ferdinand 2/2 lots of charm, hi ceils, wd flrs, spacious, courtyard, great loc .......................... $449,000 1725 Esplanade 5/6 separate apartments, large rooms, nat light, modern updates .............................. $1,695,000 826 St. Philip 2/1.5 reno’d w/op flr pln, hdwd flrs, 12 ft ceils, rear Crtyrd. 1 yr free Leased pkng avail ............. $795,000 919 St. Philip #8 1/1 balc, ctyd, spacious, full kit, w/d on site, can be purch furnished...............................$279,000

NEED TO PLACE A FOR RENT LISTING?

2223 Franklin Lrg lot for sale. Home is certainly able to be reno’d, but if not there is value in the salvaging of historic and valuable components of the home if interested in a tear down. ............................................ $85,000

CALL 483-3138

727 Barracks #8 1/1 3rd flr walkup, wd flrs, hi ceils, reno’d kit & ba, w/d on site, ctyd ................................... $235,000

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G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > • M A R C H 1 4 , 2 0 1 7

Temporary Farm Labor: SSR Farms, Lexa, AR, has 2 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equipment & machinery with GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting rice & soybeans, walking fields & pulling weeds, harvesting, processing, drying, bagging & transporting rice, install & maintain irrigation system; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.38/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 4/23/17 – 11/30/17. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with Job Order 1893771 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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Temporary Farm Labor: Pitchfork Cattle Operation, Dickens, TX, has 2 positions, 3 mo. experience building fence & construction by operating bulldozer & front-end loader, removing old fence posts & wire, constructing anchor posts, replacing posts, string & attaching barb wire to posts, maintenance & repair to windmills, well housed & water sources for livestock; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.59/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 4/4/17 – 1/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with Job Order TX7174556 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.