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MeeMaw-stery YATTY AGATHA CHRISTIE FAN MRS. MARIE MACALUSA PENS HER OWN MURDER MYSTERIES in “The MeeMaw Mystery Theatre presents The Case of the Jambalaya Liar.” Ricky Graham created the family-friendly drama about a New Orleanian who writes her own radio plays and broadcasts them from her carport on Barataria Boulevard. The show stars Rebecca Taliancich, Gary Rucker, Graham, Kyle Daigrepont, Tracey Collins and others. Jefferson Turner provides musical accompaniment. The show is presented to

MaCCNO director Ethan Ellestad on the cultural community’s needs during the pandemic BY JAKE CLAPP IN APRIL, THE MUSIC & CULTURE COALITION OF NEW ORLEANS (MaCCNO)

began to distribute relief grants to musicians, artists and culture bearers. The intention was to offer a low-barrier fund, with priority given to those ages 70 and older and to people who may have had difficulty accessing other forms of financial assistance, such as unemployment benefits or one of the other relief funds for artists and service industry workers that had been established during the COVID-19 pandemic. MaCCNO, a nonprofit that advocates for the area’s cultural community, also is a founding partner in Culture Aid NOLA, an organization that distributes food to out-of-work service industry workers, artists and culture bearers as well as helping with other needed assistance. And MaCCNO is a part of the Coalition to Create a Fair Fund for Hospitality Workers, a group of local unions, cultural support organizations and worker advocates pressing the Exhibition Hall Authority to use $100 million from its cash reserves to support the city’s unemployed hospitality workers. Ethan Ellestad, MaCCNO executive director, spoke with Gambit about the organization’s work during the pandemic and the need it sees for the city’s cultural community.

Could you tell me about the ways MaCCNO has been organizing the last three months? ETHAN ELLESTAD: When the pandemic really hit about mid-March, everybody wasn’t necessarily caught off guard but, I think, nobody was really preparing for this cliff that was about to happen and the radical change to ways that things were just going to work in society. So I think a lot of organizations, when that started to happen, everyone was talking to each other constantly, trying to figure out how to come to terms with what was happening and how to get some work done. How can we address the needs that are urgent and overwhelming? For

MaCCNO, when a lot of our work has really been around organizing and policy-related things — so whether that be specifically cultural policies, like outdoor live entertainment issues but also systemic issues around criminal justice or other things — some of that sort of went by the wayside temporarily because there was such an immediate and overwhelming need. Musicians and the cultural community went from what they expected to be their busiest season to a complete loss of all gigs and income essentially overnight. We started immediately to have conversations with a bunch of folks about how can we help to address that. As we started to have those conversations, we quickly started to organize around relief funds. [New Orleans Business Alliance] started their relief fund pretty quickly — and credit to them for doing so — for musicians and gig workers. We developed our own strategy to look at how can we address the needs of members of the culture community that are even more on the margins. So people that may not have formal structures or internet access or bank accounts — they’re one step away from being off the grid, because we know there are folks out there like that. And then also, how do we talk to elders, folks that are least likely to be online, learning about these opportu-

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nities, least likely to be signed up for benefits for any number of reasons.

Tell me more about the relief fund. E: Talking to some folks, we were able to secure a small grant from the Compton Foundation to be able to set up a pilot program to really see if our thinking would work. The way that we approached it was, we know that the culture community is very connected to informal networks, and so how were we able to activate those networks. Our mini grant program, every grant is $250 and we did it by referral. We reached out to some folks in the culture community and said, “Hey, do you know some people that might be in need of assistance,” and then we reached out to the folks that they gave us and called them to do a short 10-minute sort of intake process to get a little bit of information about them. And then we just sent them money via Cash App or PayPal or a paper check. And that system works. PAGE 6

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In what ways did you see people within the cultural community have difficulty connecting during the era? E: We’re hearing about folks that applied for several forms of aid, didn’t get any of them, and essentially just had given up on applying because it didn’t seem like they were going to get any assistance. And, you know, there’s certainly some folks that are even more vulnerable — members of the cultural community who are immigrants, for example, a lot of the aid they just didn’t qualify for. Elders who, again, may not be as connected. A lot of the applications initially were online. That was a challenge. And again, if you look at sort of the arc of how aid has been done, a lot of the other organizations have also adapted and are looking at taking applications over the phone and being a lot more flexible. Everyone’s trying to figure this out, essentially, as we do it in real time.

The pandemic has exacerbated many of the issues people in the cultural community have been talking about for years. What has stood out most to you? E: The biggest one is a fundamental inequity in the tourism industry, in the tourism economy. We had an industry that essentially collapsed overnight, and it seems that nobody in leadership of the industry was prepared or had any idea of how to address it. But this is an industry that according to their own numbers brought in well over $10 billion, supposedly, into the city last year. Where is that money? Because it didn’t find its way to the people that are doing the work on the ground. It didn’t find its way to the musicians, to the service industry workers, to the creative and cultural communities. It was clear there wasn’t any safety net that had been developed at all. Things hit at a specific time when people were trying to get the money that would get them through the slow summer. It was devastating. So I think to me, it really bares that the tourism industry here is broken. It is not supporting the people that are actually doing the work. To me, the most damning thing is that if there’s not much money here when there’s so much need, where did that money go? A lot of that money went right back into the people and the entities in the tourism industry — it went back to the [Ernest N. Morial] Convention Center, New Orleans & Company, folks that are plugged in to our political leadership, perhaps, but

it didn’t trickle down. Too many small businesses aren’t seeing that benefit.

Once the pandemic starts to pass, in what ways can change happen? How do people who care about the cultural community say, ‘No, we have a chance to do things differently here’? E: One of the big challenges has been for many, many years the city has essentially let the tourism industry set a lot of their cultural policy here and that’s determined where our money goes, who’s at the table and is allowed to have a say in these decisions. The cultural community is not involved in leadership in any of that and not generally at the table until something has already been done or proposed. And that’s one way that we can change it — the city should be working with the cultural community to set the policy and how we’re dealing with tourism here, and then the tourism industry should be reacting to that and not vice versa. We need a fundamental power switch. One other thing, I think it is going to be clear that we need to be focusing on local-serving, neighborhood-serving small businesses, venues, institutions, because that’s what people are going to be looking for to support over the next year. That’s what people are going to be patronizing largely. So, making sure that their support for these businesses, whether they be neighborhood bars, whenever they are able to reopen, neighborhood restaurants, neighborhood music venues and cultural spaces — we need to be making sure that they’re getting the support they need to maintain and can make it through this crisis. There are some policy things that can change to help support them.

Is there anything you would like to add? E: You know, we talked a lot about the challenges. I think there are some things that have been nice to see. I think, since all of this has been happening, there has been a lot more communication amongst organizations, whether it be culture-serving organizations and others, in a way I haven’t seen for a long time. People are really working to figure out a way forward together, which I think is really helpful and really gonna pay off. I think seeing the support for the cultural community, whether it is financially or just people expressing how much they appreciate musicians and other forms of culture in the city, publicly, nationally, internationally, I think that out pouring has been good to see.

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The Helis Foundation contributed a lead gift to the Second Harvest Food Bank that will help provide 400,000 meals to south Louisiana families. The funds, a press release said, will be used to support Second Harvest’s distribution of emergency food and prepared meals to those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including unemployed gig and service industry workers, seniors and children missing out on school meal programs.

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Councilman for District D, crashed his city-provided SUV into an oncoming vehicle after he jumped the neutral ground in the 2400 block of Elysian Fields Avenue at midnight on June 14. Brossett refused a breath test for alcohol, but video taken by a witness at the scene shows him appearing to slur his speech. He apologized to his family and citizens of New Orleans on June 15, before checking into an inpatient treatment program, but he did not mention the driver of the vehicle he hit.

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PROTESTS AND PETITIONS SPUR NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER RENAMING STREETS Bolstered by support from the New Orleans City Council and Mayor LaToya Cantrell, activists have gained momentum in the push to rename city streets and other landmarks bearing names of Confederacy figures and white supremacists. City Council voted on Thursday to create a commission to study the renaming topic after petitions picked up thousands of signatures and national attention. Some of the streets could be renamed within six months. Two days prior to the council’s meeting, Councilwomen Kristin Gisleson Palmer and Helena Moreno attended a roving protest, co-organized by NOLA Social Ride, which took a group of cycling advocates from the French Quarter to the neutral ground of Jefferson Davis Parkway — one of the streets up to be renamed. The social rides will take place weekly in various parts of the city leading up to the presidential election on Nov. 3, and leaders will help participants register to vote and provide additional resources needed to fix systemic inequities. Mark Raymond Jr., an RTA commissioner and president of the A.P. Tureaud Legacy Committee — named for his great-grandfather, the famed civil rights attorney — circulated the petitions earlier this month to rename Jefferson Davis Parkway and Robert E. Lee Boulevard to Norman C. Francis Parkway, for the longtime president of Xavier University, and Leah Chase Boulevard for the beloved chef and civil rights icon. The killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, and the ensuing nationwide protests against systemic racism and police brutality spurred Raymond to take action. “George Floyd’s murder enraged a nation,” he said. “It’s hard for me to change a nation, but I can change my parish. I can change the surroundings that I live in.” At the protest, Palmer expressed her support for renaming not just the two streets mentioned in the petitions, but all symbols of white supremacy. “We have over 17 streets that are named after Confederate people, generals, people that participated in segregation,” she said. “We are going to need all of you to come out when we do this, street after street, to drive this point home. We’re not just talking PAGE 8

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many New Orleanians already struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic at risk of losing their homes. In March, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an order stopping Louisiana courts from processing eviction and foreclosure filings amid the pandemic. He extended that order to June 15 when he signed directions for the state’s Phase 2 reopening earlier this month. But without another extension — which advocates with the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center (LFHAC) believe will not happen — New Orleans Civil District Court can start to process local eviction filings as soon as this week. “Louisiana has consistently done the bare minimum to protect renters from losing their homes,” says Cashauna Hill, LFHAC executive director. “And so the lack of tenant protections really leaves us very worried about what will happen when courts reopen. Specifically we’re worried there will be a tidal wave of evictions and homelessness once the courts are open.” New Orleans already has an immense eviction rate. In 2017, the city’s rate of court-ordered evictions (5.2%) was almost double the national average (2.8%), according to “New Orleans Eviction Geography: Results of an Increasingly Precarious Housing Market,” a study conducted by Davida Finger of Loyola University College of Law and Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative (JPNSI). Baton Rouge and Shreveport also have some of the highest rates in the country. And in a recent JPNSI report, renters who are evicted by court order in Orleans Parish are predominantly black, and black women are disproportionately impacted; are primarily evicted for owing one month’s rent or less; and most appear in court without an attorney. JPNSI’s new study, “Unequal Burden, Unequal

Risk: Households Headed by Black Women Experience Highest Rates of Eviction,” was compiled after the organization monitored eviction court proceedings for six months It should be noted that court-ordered evictions are only a part of the equation. “Informal” evictions — when a landlord intimidates tenants, throws out renters’ belongings, changes the locks or turns off the power — happen more often but are more difficult to track, according to researchers at Princeton University’s The Eviction Lab. Those “informal” evictions also are illegal. A catastrophic situation is brewing: A high eviction rate in a city where the median household income for renters is $24,000; a pandemic that put tens of thousands of people out of work (unemployment in the New Orleans area hit 24% in May) and unable to pay rent, much less pay three months of back rent; federal unemployment benefits currently scheduled to end July 31; and a recovery that will take time and could even take a step backwards if there’s a spike in new COVID-19 cases following reopening. The federal CARES Act passed in March placed a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for properties with federally backed mortgage loans until Aug. 24. When filing an eviction, New Orleans Civil District Court requires owners and landlords to file a sworn affidavit that their property is not covered by that moratorium. Still, Hill says, many tenants may not know their building falls within those federal protections, information that can be difficult to find. “There’s no way at this time to know how many tenants are living in properties that are covered by the CARES Act,” Hill says. “There’s no easy system for tenants to discover what kind of mortgage their landlord has. Typically landlords require a lot of information about tenants, like job history, Social Security numbers, but that kind of information isn’t provided to the tenant about the landlord.” In the past weeks, Louisiana housing advocates have called for the governor to extend the state moratorium to match the federal order’s Aug. 24 end date. The New Orleans City Council also passed a nonbinding resolution in May calling for city courts to suspend evictions until Aug. 24. But eviction courts have been allowed to open. “We really need to be clear about the fact that dealing with the housing crisis has to be a part of our recovery and response from the pandemic,” Hill says. More information about renters’ rights and resources can be found through JPNSI (www.jpnsi.org); Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center (www. lafairhousing.org); Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (www.slls.org); and the New Orleans Renters Rights Assembly, which hosts regular live-streaming chats about rights (www.facebook. com/neworleansrentersrightsassembly). — JAKE CLAPP

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be surprised to learn he recently signed three bills that further cement Louisiana’s reputation as America’s most gun-happy state. As he is wont to do, the governor will remind those who helped re-elect him last November that he has always been staunchly pro-gun. That may be so, but it doesn’t mean he has the moral standing to say people shouldn’t be disappointed in him. Many are, and for good reason. The bills Edwards inked into law effectively invalidate local ordinances restricting where people can go with firearms, make it easier for concealed-carry permit holders to bring sidearms into churches, and prohibit local governments from suspendP H OTO B Y H I L A R Y S C H E I NU K / ing firearm sales during deT H E T I M E S - P I C AY UNE | T H E A DVO C AT E clared emergencies. All three bills passed during the truncated to apply only to people marching or annual legislative session, when the riding in a parade and not to spectaLegislature’s Republican leadership tors. New Orleans has an ordinance imposed rules that precluded meanthat specifically addresses such situingful public input in the face of the ations — but Act 299 nullifies it. COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 334, by Rep. Bryan The new laws take effect Aug. 1. Fontenot, R-Thibodaux, initially While all three are bad, the worst proposed allowing concealed-carry by far is House Bill 140 — now Act permit holders to carry handguns 299 — by House Majority Leader into houses of worship. Thankfully, Rep. Blake Miguez, R-Erath. This senators amended the bill to require new law negates local ordinances permit holders to first get permisaimed at reducing gun violence in sion from a congregation’s adminissome of Louisiana’s deadliest cities. trator before entering with a firearm. New Orleans, for example, prohibEven with the amendment, this its guns in public buildings used new law sends the wrong message for youth recreational programs, about how Louisiana views houses whereas state law does not. Act of worship. 299 overturns that and other city House Bill 781, also by Miguez, ordinances that limit firearm posbars the governor, chief law ensession in places not specifically off forcement officers and local govlimits under state law. ernments from regulating the sale Louisiana law still enumerates of firearms and ammunition during certain places where firearms are declared emergencies. The bill banned — including, ironically, overturns a state law, passed after the State Capitol. The fact that Hurricane Katrina, that allows local lawmakers insulate themselves governments to suspend the sale of from gun-bearing citizens while firearms during emergencies. subjecting their constituents to the In signing these measures into risks of accidental (or intentional) law, the governor has sided with shootings reflects a level of official those who vehemently opposed his insouciance that all Louisianans re-election and who continue to try should find intolerable. to thwart him at virtually every turn. State law also forbids carrying Worse than that, he has spurned guns in “a parade or demonstration the pleas of those who helped him for which a permit is issued by a govkeep his job and who depend on him ernmental entity.” That may appear to protect them against dangerous to protect parade-goers during Marlaws such as these. That is the biggest disappointment of all. di Gras, but it could be interpreted

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District B City Councilman Jay Banks put it best, saying of the new commission: “I realize street names and monuments and statues are all symbolic, I get that. But it’s a start. It’s a start that needs to happen if we’re going to continue to get to the other issues. It really doesn’t matter what you call a street if the people that live on it live in poverty, with no health care and lack of education and lack of economic opportunities.” The council’s decision to establish the nine-member commission comes after weeks of protests against police brutality and systemic racism — and years of demands by groups such as Take ‘Em Down NOLA to remove monuments honoring Confederates and others cast as white supremacists. The commission will include appointees by each of the seven council members, one by Mayor LaToya Cantrell and one by the City Planning Commission. It will focus, at least at the outset, on streets, parks and public places. The commission has a six-month timetable for submitting its “final” report to the council, which strikes many as too long. The council charged the commission with submitting a preliminary report (listing streets to be changed and potential new names) within three months, followed by legally required notice and public hearings by the planning commission. Take ‘Em Down NOLA already has a list of eligible streets. It’s not as if we don’t know who fought for the Confederacy. The Civil War dragged on for four years. I’m a firm believer in process, but this campaign could easily conclude in 90-100 days.

BLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN™ Hey Blake, A tile mosaic on the sidewalk outside a club at Decatur Street and Esplanade Avenue bears the name “George A. Nami.” His name also is in a set of blue and white street tiles out front, along with the word “jewelry.” What can you tell me about it?

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The building at 1331 Decatur St., at the corner of Esplanade Avenue, was constructed circa 1840, according to the Historic New Orleans Collection’s Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carre Digital Survey. It originally served as an office for Citizens’ Bank and as a home for other small businesses. In the 1880s it also housed Donelson’s Dime Museum a popular form of entertainment at the time, which displayed manmade and natural curiosities. The name in the tile mosaic belongs to George Assaid Nami Sr., a native of Lebanon who opened a jewelry store in the building in 1891 and purchased the property a few years later. In newspaper ads, he boasted that since he was “located out of the high rent district” and owned his own building, he could offer customers better savings on jewelry. Nami also was involved in real estate in the French Quarter and

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elsewhere, according to a 1929 Times-Picayune article. Nami “is in his store very infrequently while the sunshine lasts. His days are devoted almost entirely to real estate. His sons, George A. Jr. and Philip, conduct the business,” the newspaper reported, adding that Nami owned 100 properties at the time. “The father learned the city as an itinerant merchant, used his knowledge in picking a permanent spot and as soon as it began to yield a surplus, he put the money into real estate.” George Nami Sr. died in 1954. His sons continued to operate the jewelry store after his death. After George Jr. died in 1967, the store advertised a going out of business sale. Philip Nami died in 1979. The Nami family sold the building in 1983. It now is home to the Balcony Music Club.

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following the stay-at-home order issued in March and April, and some public restrictions have been eased. Still, the city’s motto for Phase 2 is “Safer at Home,” and there’s need to be cautious. We’re going to miss the joyful music, the social life, the food and communal experiences that come from summer get-togethers and festivals. But summer doesn’t have to be boring. The city is expected to make an evaluation on July 3 in order to judge if it’s safe to move New Orleans onto Phase 3. Until then, here are the current public health guidelines for New Orleans: • “Safer at Home” means just that. Health experts recommend that people stay at home except for essential needs and other activities on a limited basis. • Seniors and people with serious health risks should continue to stay home. • Keep that 6-foot rule going. Physical distancing is still important. Also, wash ya hands! • Wear a mask when around other people. But a mask isn’t needed during

exercise or other outdoor recreation if you follow physical distancing and hygiene guidelines. • Work from home if possible. And if you’re sick, come on, stay home. • Gatherings are limited to 100 people, following State Fire Marshal Guidelines. To put together a large gathering, a special event permit is needed. More information can be found at ready.nola.gov. • Indoor live entertainment still is not

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HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS WOULD BE HITTING CINEPLEXES in steady waves in a normal summer, but with the pandemic restricting theater operations, release dates have become the season’s cliffhangers. Releases like Disney’s “Mulan” and “Unhinged,” starring Russell Crowe, will provide some onscreen spectacle if their scheduled releases proceed in July. But local independent theaters have been finding their own ways to welcome back patrons with a variety of classic and new offerings — and altered seating. Here is a look at several local theaters’ schedules and safety plans.

allowed. Outdoor entertainment can happen, but it requires a special event permit from the city. • These kinds of businesses are allowed at 50% capacity (but it’s always a good idea to check that the business is open before going): restaurants; bars and breweries with a food permit;

The Broad Theater

636 N. Broad St., 504-218-1008; www.thebroadtheater.com On screen: The Broad Theater is scheduled to show “Mulan” and the spy thriller “Tenet” when they’re released. In the meantime, it’s got some popular sci-fi films and arthouse releases scheduled. The Independence Day weekend lineup features “Blade Runner,” “The Matrix” and “Ghostbusters.” For new releases, the documentary “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things” follows the legendary singer from winning a talent contest at The Apollo Theater to the heights of her fame. Next week, “John

movie theaters; shopping malls and retail stores; salons and barber shops; tattoo shops and massage services; childcare programs; gyms; and museums, zoos and aquariums. • Also, bars and breweries without a food permit are allowed to open, but only at 25% capacity. For the latest from the city on its COVID-19 guidelines, go to ready.nola. gov/incident/coronavirus.

Lewis: Good Trouble” opens. It follows the career of the civil rights leader from his early days marching with Martin Luther King Jr. through his long career in Congress. Seating arrangements: The theater is operating at 50% capacity. Guests are asked to wear masks in common areas, such as the concession stands, but can remove their masks during film screenings. The bar and concession stands are open, and so is Milkfish, the Filipino food pop-up.

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On screen: If major releases go as planned, Chalmette movies will screen “Unhinged” on July 1 and “Tenet” late in the month . But audiences will have plenty of other blockbuster choices for the next two months. Chalmette Movies is screening “Jaws” (opens July 10), “Pulp Fiction” (July 24), “The Exorcist” (July 17) and a bingeable slate of six Rocky Balboa films on Independence Day weekend. Classic offerings include theater owner Ellis Fortinberry’s favorite comedy, “It’s a Mad, Mad,

The Prytania Theatre

5339 Prytania St., 504-897-2787; www.theprytania.com On screen: The Prytania Theatre is reopening cautiously, and its schedule has been heavy on family-friendly fare, such as the Harry Potter series. This week features “Harry Potter & the HalfBlood Prince” and “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows.” Seating arrangements: The theater is operating at 40% capacity, with seat-

ing in every other row. There’s more time between screenings and patrons are required to wear masks in common areas.

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6621 St. Claude Ave., Arabi, 504-3521150; www.zeitgeistnola.org On screen: Zeitgeist may be screening the summer’s first blockbuster: “The Wretched.” In the supernatural horror film, a boy discovers that children in his new neighborhood are not just disappearing but disappearing from everyone’s memory. An indie release wouldn’t normally sit atop the box office charts, but drive-in movies made it the summer’s top grossing film for five straight weeks. Through the pandemic, Zeitgeist has screened a wide array of films with the help of virtual screenings — via film distributors’ online streaming. “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things” opens this week, along with director Bora Kim’s South Korean coming-of-age story “House of Hummingbird” and a new slate of recent Canadian films. Upcoming showings also include a 40th anniversary screening of “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” and “Money Machine,” a documentary about how Las Vegas’ entertainment industry tried to get back to business after an October 2017 mass shooting at a concert left

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58 people dead and 400 wounded. Zeitgeist also screens a locally shot film that’s set in Vegas. In brothers Bill and Turner Ross’ “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets,” patrons of a dive bar called the Roaring 20s overindulge in what is to be the bar’s closing night. There is a special screening on July 7, national dive bar night, and a run beginning July 24. Seating arrangements: Zeitgeist founder Rene Broussard reconfigured the theater’s seating to feature cabaret tables and chairs for lounge-style movie viewing. Zeitgeist also added a range of safety equipment, including air scrubbers in its air-conditioning system, partitions at the bar and sanitizing stations.

BY KANDACE POWER GRAVES Seven places with frozen concoctions to help you beat the heat — and maybe get a buzz There’s a wide range of snowball flaSuperior Seafood SPIKED vors including cheesecake, king cake 4338 St. Charles Ave., 504-293-3474; Delachaise Wine Bar & Bistro 3442 St. Charles Ave., 504-895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com When you want your wine chilled — really chilled — Delachaise offers a couple of frozen options in its Friesling (frozen riesling wine) or Frose (frozen rose wine). You can take your drink on the patio overlooking St. Charles Avenue.

Erin Rose 811 Conti St., 504-522-3573; www.erinrosebar.com Erin Rose’s signature frozen Irish Coffee is not just a frosty version of its hot drink. The recipe, developed by owner Jim Monaghan in the 1980s, remains a family secret, but includes brandy instead of Irish whiskey, coffee bitters and ice cream and is served from a soft-serve machine. Best of all, it’s always a drink special, available for $3.50 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day, $4.50 other times.

superiorseafoodnola.com Whether you prefer rum or gin, you can get it frozen here in a pomegranate mojito, made with rum, pomegranate and lime juices and fresh mint, or a French 75, a mix of gin, Champagne and lemon juice — and you can buy them by the gallon.

Twelve Mile Limit 500 S. Telemachus St., 504-488-8114; www.twelvemilelimit.com | www.facebook.com/twelve.mile.limit It’s not technically medicine, but it could be the perfect tonic for high mercury marks: The Good Doctor is a frozen, summery mix of pomegranate, pineapple and lemon juices, coconut rum and mojo bitters for added spunk.

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and fruits galore. But the real treat is for your dog. The shop offers chicken or beef gravy-flavored “syrup” drizzled over ice.

Sno-La Snowballs 2311 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, 504327-7669; www.snolasnowballs.com You’ll need a comfortable place to sit for a while to tackle the specialty Chantilly Cake snowball, which stuffs cheesecake into a wedding cake cream and strawberry snowball and layers in real strawberries and blueberries. Currently orders must be placed online and picked up at the store.

Taft Park Snoballs 3310 Taft Park, Metairie, 504-455-5517; www.facebook.com/taftparksnoballs Gourmet frozen confections are the specialty of this family-owned shop, including the Holy Cannoli, an angelic snowball mixed with cannoli components and topped with whipped cream.

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Mad, Mad World,” a 1963 star-studded romp in which a group of people brought together by a traffic jam set out to recover stolen loot hidden by an ex-con. It features Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Spencer Tracy, Jonathan Winters, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Buddy Hackett and many other stars of the era. “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” screens July 10. There also are some arthouse offerings such as “The Painted Bird,” about a boy trying to survive in Eastern Europe following the end of World War II, after his persecuted parents’ plans to save him fall apart. Seating arrangements: Chalmette Movies is allowing 50% seating capacity in checkerboard arrangements. Screening times for its six screens are staggered to avoid crowds in the lobby. Staff wear masks and patrons are asked to wear masks in crowded areas, such as concessions and hallways.

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How to get out on the water in New Orleans this summer GETTING OUT INTO THE WATER THIS SUMMER MIGHT COME WITH A FEW NEW PRECAUTIONS and tricks due to the on-

going pandemic. But for those looking for kayaking, paddleboarding and boating opportunities near New Orleans, there are several options. Bayou St. John and New Orleans City Park’s Big Lake are the go-tos within the city itself, with several companies offering equipment rentals. Or you can grab your kayak and head to nearby Bayou Bienvenue, Honey Island Swamp, Jean Lafitte National Park and Bayou Segnette State Park. The Louisiana Office of Tourism has a guide to the Greater New Orleans area’s paddling trails at www.louisianatravel.com/paddle/trails. For those looking to keep closer to home, below is information about getting on the water on Bayou St. John and City Park.

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1101 Florida Ave., 504-515-3398; www.bayoupaddlesports.com Operating from a launch site on Florida Avenue, Bayou Paddlesports offers kayak and stand-up paddleboard rentals on Bayou St. John. Those looking to explore the bayou will find a straightforward 8-mile space to venture, running from Orleans Avenue to Robert E. Lee Boulevard. Bayou Paddlesports is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Monday and offers kids’ kayaks, recommended for ages 5-11 ($12), single occupant kayaks ($22), tandem kayaks ($44) and standup paddleboards ($33) for rent in two-hour blocks. Reservations can be made through its website. The company also partners with yoga instructors for paddleboard yoga on the bayou (classes are $45 and include paddleboard rentals). In non-pandemic times, Bayou Paddlesports also hosts night paddles, family days, dog-friendly days and other special events.

Kayak-iti-Yat

3494 Esplanade Ave., 985-778-5034; www.kayakitiyat.com If you’re looking for more of a history lesson and some direction on Bayou St. John, Kayak-iti-Yat gives guided tours of the area by (you guessed it) kayak. The company reopened in May and currently offers two-hour ($45) and four-hour ($75) tours. A minimum of two kayakers is required. Guided tours are available by reservation only, which can be made through the company’s website.

NOLA Paddleboards

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Bayou St. John in New Orleans has become a popular spot for gathering in small groups during the COVID-19 shutdowns.

www.nolapaddleboards.com NOLA Paddleboards specializes in stand-up paddleboards and offers sessions on Bayou St. John ($37) that begin with a short introductory lesson and last for 75 minutes. Reservations are required. The company also has a paddleboard club that meets for group outings, including on Lake Pontchartrain.

New Orleans City Park

1 Palm Drive, 504-300-1289; www.neworleanscitypark.com/in-thepark/boating-biking If you’ve walked around New Orleans City Park’s Big Lake, you’ve probably seen those big, goofy swan boats docked along the lake’s north edge. Yeah, those are available to rent and cruise around the water ($6 an hour for children; $11 an hour for adults). But New Orleanians who want something more low-key can rent kayaks ($16 for a single; $23 for a double) and canoes ($23) to explore the area. City Park partners with Wheel Fun Rentals for its boats and the company offers bike rentals as well. NOLA Gondola, the Venetian-style gondola rides, currently are not operating.

Swimming spots The Country Club

634 Louisa St., 504-945-0742; www.thecountryclubneworleans.com The Country Club in the Bywater recently reopened its pool with new guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pool will be limited to 25% capacity, which is 100 people; masks must be worn in the locker rooms and bathrooms; pool guests must check in at an entrance to the right side of the property; and there is a list of items not permitted in the area.

The Country Club’s pool is open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, with last entry allowed at 8 p.m. Day passes for non-members are $15, and an annual membership is $299. The crowd is 21 and older only.

The Drifter Hotel 3522 Tulane Ave., 504-605-4644; www.thedrifterhotel.com The Drifter Hotel’s pool also is open to the public at a reduced capacity. The trendy hotel — which is popular with locals during the summer months for its outdoor saltwater pool and lax clothing policy (tops aren’t required) — recently introduced “Drift Away Sessions” to keep within CDC guidelines. The twohour sessions must be booked in advance at thedrifterhotel.getomnify.com and are free for the pool’s Swimclub members and $15 for non-members.

New Orleans Recreation Development Commission Citywide, 504-658-3052; www.nordc.org NORDC operates public pools across the city with aquatic programs for kids and adults. The pools now are open for a limited selection of programs, including water aerobics and lap swimming. Reservations are required through the NORDC website. More information about current offerings can be found at www.nordc.org/actvities/aquatics.

UNO Aquatics Center 6801 Franklin Ave., 504-280-7238; www.unoaquatics.com The University of New Orleans’ Aquatic Center is open, but only for lap swims and at reduced capacity. The center is limited to members only (one-day passes are not available) and requires advance registration.

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More restaurants reopen at 50% capacity under Phase 2 BY I A N M C NU LT Y MR. B’S BISTRO (201 Royal St., 504523-2078; www.mrbsbistro.com) reopened June 17 for the first time since the coronavirus shutdowns in mid-March. “We’re excited but we also have our fingers crossed,” says Julie Brignac, sales director at the Brennan family restaurant, a French Quarter fixture for four decades. “We really have no idea what to expect.” In a scene repeated in many restaurants around New Orleans, reopening Mr. B’s means spacing tables for physical distancing, training staff for new safety protocols and watching for signs that New Orleanians are ready to dine out again. The city entered Phase 2 of its reopening on June 13, and it now allows restaurants and bars that serve food to expand seating capacity from 25% occupancy to 50%, among other changes. The move puts New Orleans eateries on the same footing as others around Louisiana, which have been allowed to operate at 50% occupancy since state rules took effect June 4. The French Quarter streets around Mr. B’s have been quiet, with tourism still next to nil. But the switch to 50% occupancy convinced management that it was time to reopen. “At 50%, I don’t know that we’ll make money, but at some point you have to do something,” Brignac says. “You have to rejoin your community.” The mood at many restaurants is a mix of anticipation and apprehension. With businesses and jobs on the line, many operators question how many locals will dine out and how much business they can sustain without the usual flow of travelers. Arching over it all are concerns that looser restrictions will lead to a spike in COVID-19 cases. Those uncertainties convinced Brad Hollingsworth to keep his Uptown restaurant Clancy’s closed a little while longer. Coronavirus hit home at Clancy’s when Daniel Walters, the

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restaurant’s longtime maitre d’, died from the disease in May. Hollingsworth expects to reopen Clancy’s on July 6, when the city and state could be moving into Phase 3. “I’m not sure the appetite is there right now, so we’re giving it a few more weeks,” he says. Across town in Holy Cross, Cafe Dauphine (www.nolacafedauphine. com) remains closed for now too. Chef Tia Moore-Henry has been fielding private catering orders and cooking for community feeding efforts, but she’s still reluctant to reopen the dining room. “I really want to see how this phase plays out,” she says. “Our older clientele isn’t dining out yet, and there’s no tourists. So we’re just going to wait.” In Mid-City, Liuzza’s Restaurant & Bar (3636 Bienville St., 504-4829120; www.liuzzas.com) reopened June 18, though co-owner Lori Bordelon also didn’t know what to expect. “It’s so hard to know what’s going to happen, that’s the scary part,” she says. “Some people are ready to roll, and others are leery still, myself included.” At 50% occupancy, the 1940s-vintage Creole-Italian restaurant can accommodate 50 people inside, a limit that includes staff. Because outdoor seating is not counted against occupancy limits, the restaurant planned to add more sidewalk tables. MoPho (514 City Park Ave., 504482-6845; www.mophonola.com), the Asian fusion restaurant near

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City Park, was offering takeout only since reopening in May and started serving in its dining room on June 12. Financial realities left no choice, chef Michael Gulotta said. “The plan was to start there and see how it would go, but it’s just not enough to sustain us,” Gulotta says. To add flexibility, the restaurant spruced up its patio with more sun shades, and the online delivery system Gulotta added for his takeout business remains in place. “We’re trying to give people different ways to access us depending on their own comfort level,” he says. “We’re just hoping it will all be enough.” The experience of one recently reopened restaurant could give a positive indication for demand at least. After Adolfo Garcia reopened his Warehouse District steakhouse La Boca (870 Tchoupitoulas St., 504525-8205; www.labocasteakhouse. com) on June 9, the reservation book was filled for 25% occupancy each night. It’s looking to increase its bookings at 50% occupancy. “The response is there,” Garcia says. “I had one lady in the dining room start crying because she was so glad to get a little normalcy back.”

Now though, predicting the coronavirus response will change the situation, owner Reuben Laws is moving The Store to Metairie. The original location at 814 Gravier St. closed due to the pandemic in March, and the space now is up for lease. Laws plans to reopen the The Store by mid-July at 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., the address previously home to Sammy’s Po-Boys & Catering. The move taps into a vexing question facing downtown New Orleans as the coronavirus crisis continues. “It’s quiet downtown, and I don’t know how long it’ll be quiet for, which is the main concern,” Laws says. Much of The Store’s business came from catering for downtown offices, especially law firms. With so many people working from home during the pandemic, Laws is concerned about how much of that business will come back. “Management has had a chance to see people working from home and being productive, so I foresee a lot of contraction in how many people they have in the office,” he says. “For us, it’s adapt or die.” Even before COVID-19, changes around the CBD had him contemplating a move. With more offices converted to residences and more restaurants emerging in new developments, competition for lunchtime business was increasing. The Store opened in 2007, when new development was just beginning to stir in the CBD after Hurricane Katrina. It served shrimp and grits, crawfish risotto, salads and sandwiches and quickly drew a following. By 2010, Laws expanded into the adjacent storefront, doubling the size of the The Store. Later, he

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restaurant and four businesses in Lakeview. A fire ripped through the restaurant Gendusa’s Italian Market at 405 Williams Blvd. in Kenner before dawn on June 12. Firefighters were able to control the blaze before it could spread, and there were no reported injuries. The roof collapsed, and owner Troy Gendusa says it looks like the building was a total loss. He hopes to resume business through home delivery, a food truck

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New Orleans firefighters look inside Parlay’s Bar in Lakeview after it was damaged on June 17.

or some other means as he looks at reopening a restaurant. A former commercial fisherman, Gendusa got into the restaurant business with family recipes fine tuned at home. His cousin Jason Gendusa is the fourth-generation proprietor of John Gendusa Bakery in Gentilly, which dates to 1922 and is among the last remaining makers of traditional po-boy bread. Gendusa’s Italian Market first opened in 2015. A fire on June 17 damaged Parlay’s Bar (870 Harrison Ave.) and three neighboring restaurants in Lakeview. Lakeview Burgers & Seafood (872 Harrison Ave.) suffered fire damage and Reginelli’s Pizzeria (874 Harrison Ave.) and The Steak Knife (888 Harrison Ave.) sustained smoke damage. The fire erupted in the predawn hours, according to the New Orleans Fire Department. Owners of each business confirmed

they planned to reopen, with repair work slated to begin as soon as fire cleanup was done. “You encounter a hardship like this, you get support from your community, you rebuild,” said Parlay’s owner Michael Keiffer. “You get good at that in New Orleans.” Parlay’s welcomed customers Saturday, June 13, for the first time in three months as the city began its Phase 2 reopening, which allows bars to operate at 25% occupancy. While it was closed, Keiffer completed a round of renovations, including refinishing the 60-foot-long wood bar. Keiffer estimated it would take months to reopen Parlay’s. When Parlay’s opened in 1984, it took over a corner spot that had been a succession of bars through the years. The bar attracts everyone from golfers playing at the nearby courses in City Park to sports fans on game days. Joe Faroldi, owner of Lakeview Burgers & Seafood, said he was eager to start cooking again, perhaps with a pop-up or food truck, while the restaurant repairs progress. He kept Lakeview Burgers & Seafood open for takeout throughout the pandemic, and orders from the neighborhood kept the business steady. Last weekend, with Parlay’s back open, things were looking promising. Parlay’s customers were ordering food, and more people were eating outside at Faroldi’s sidewalk tables. That boost is helping carry him through the fire damage. Damage to Reginelli’s appears limited to smoke, says Darryl Reginelli, founder of the local pizza brand. He recently closed one of Reginelli’s two Magazine Street locations, but this Lakeview store was doing well through the shutdowns. Now working on repair plans, Reginelli predicted the location would revert to takeout and delivery until it can open again. “We’d like to get it started as quickly as possible and try to push through,” he said. At The Steak Knife, proprietor Robert Roth was preparing to reopen for the weekend for the first time since shutting down in early April. He put a new coat of paint on the interior and refinished floors last week. Smoke from the Parlay’s fire put a dark coat of soot on those floors. “I had the employees ready to come back, and we just spent all this money to get ready, and now we can’t reopen,” Roth says. “We’re just going to do it again.” Roth’s family first opened the Steak Knife in 1971, and it evolved into a steakhouse with a New Orleans mix of seafood and Creole Italian dishes next to the filet and strip steaks. — IAN McNULTY/ THE TIMES-PICAYUNE | NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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was closed, some regular patrons would convene on the neutral ground just outside to throw horseshoes and drink longnecks. “We’re a neighborhood place,” Garcia says. “When your people want to come back, you have to be there for them.” With indoor live music still prohibited, however, and an occupancy limit that allows him only 15 patrons at a time, he doesn’t know how long he can maintain the business. At the craft beer bar The Avenue Pub (1732 St. Charles Ave., 504568-9243; www.theavenuepub. com), the inside bar is closed for now and customers are served at outdoor tables on the back patio or use a walk-up window from sidewalk tables in front. Masks are required for entry, and the collection of hand sanitizer bottles around the bar nearly outnumber its IPA selection. “Everything you see here is about keeping my employees healthy,” Watts says. “Whether required or optional, there’s very good science behind them. At Ms. Mae’s The Club (4336 Magazine St., 504-218-8035; www. facebook.com/msmaesnola), bartender Shelly Jenkins was beaming under his face mask as patrons began walking into the Uptown dive bar. They found its usual ambience of perpetual twilight inside, but also lines of tape on the bar, marking off where people can sit while maintaining a distance. “I owe a lot of people for the way they kept in touch with me through this, keeping my spirits up,” Jenkins says. “You don’t realize how much you miss the conversations, the bar jokes, the people.”

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BYWATER Luna Libre — 3600 St. Claude Ave., (504) 237-1284 — Carnitas made with pork from Shank Charcuterie and citrus from Ben & Ben Becnel farm fills a taco topped with onion and cilantro. The menu combines Tex-Mex and dishes from Louisiana and Arkansas. Curbside pickup is available. B Sat-Sun. $

CBD 14 Parishes — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.14parishes.com — Jamaican-style jerk chicken is served with two sides such as plantains, jasmine rice, cabbage or rice and peas. Delivery available. Curbside pickup and delivery available. L and D daily. $$ Eat Well — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.pythianmarket.com — Phoritto is a spinach tortilla filled with brisket, chicken or tofu, plus bean sprouts, jalapenos, onions and basil and is served with a cup of broth. Curbside pickup and delivery available. L and D daily. $ Kais — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (941) 481-9599; www.pythianmarket. com — A Sunshine bowl includes salmon, corn, mango, green onions, edamame, pickled ginger, ponzu spicy mayonnaise, cilantro, masago and nori strips. Curbside pickup and delivery available. L and D daily. $$ La Cocinita — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (504) 309-5344; www. lacochinitafoodtruck.com — La Llanera is an arepa stuffed with carne asada, guasacasa, pico de gallo, grilled queso fresco and salsa verde. Curbside pickup and delivery available. B, L and D daily. $ Meribo Pizza — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (504) 481-9599; www. meribopizza.com — A Meridionale pie is topped with pulled pork, chilies, ricotta, mozzarella, collard greens and red sauce. Delivery available. L and D daily. $$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 5618844; www.redgravycafe.com — Thin cannoli pancakes are filled with cannoli cream and topped with a chocolate drizzle. The menu includes brunch items, pasta dishes, sandwiches, baked goods and more. Takeout available. Check website for hours. $$ Willie Mae’s — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.williemaesnola.com — The Creole soul food restaurant is known for its fried chicken, red beans and more. Takeout available. L and D Mon-Sat. $

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(504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Takeout and delivery available. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as shawarma prepared on a rotisserie. Takeout and delivery available. L, D daily. $$

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — The deli counter’s changing specials include dishes such as baked catfish and red beans and rice. L, D daily. $

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Kebab — 2315 St. Claude Ave., (504) 383-4328; www.kebabnola.com — The sandwich shop offers doner kebabs and Belgian fries. A falafel sandwich comes with pickled cucumbers, arugula, spinach, red onions, beets, hummus and Spanish garlic sauce. No reservations. Takeout and delivery available Thu-Mon. $

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. Curbside pickup and delivery available. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 733-3803; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. Curbside pickup and delivery available. L, D Tue-Sat. $

LAKEVIEW Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001; www. lakeviewbrew.com — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. For breakfast, an omelet is filled with marinated mushrooms, bacon, spinach and goat cheese. Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses. Takeout, curbside pickup and delivery are available. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $

Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/ owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Curbside pickup and delivery are available. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun. com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come from the Bronx. Takeout available. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 8328032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Mark Twain’s serves salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. Takeout and curbside pickup are available. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. Window and curbside pickup. L, D Wed-Sun. $ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant. com — Sample items have included smoked brisket served with smoked apple barbecue sauce, Alabama white barbecue sauce, smoked heirloom beans and vinegar slaw. A Brunch burger features a brisket and short rib patty topped with bacon, brie, a fried egg, onion jam and arugula on a brioche bun. Takeout, curbside pickup and delivery are available. $$ Doson Noodle House — 135 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 309-7283; www.facebook.com/dosonnoodlehouse — Bun thit is Vietnamese-style grilled pork with cucumber, onions, lettuce, mint, cilantro and fish sauce served over rice or vermicelli. The menu includes rice and vermicelli dishes, pho, spring rolls and more. Takeout, curbside pickup and delivery are available. $$ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Takeout and delivery available. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions,

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roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. Takeout, curbside pickup and delivery available. L and D TueSun. $$ Nonna Mia — 3125 Esplanade Ave., (504) 948-1717; www.nonnamianola. com — A Divine Portobello appetizer includes chicken breast, spinach in creamy red pepper sauce and crostini. The menu also includes salads, sandwiches, pasta, pizza and more. Curbside pickup and delivery are available. Service daily. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www. theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — This neighborhood restaurant is known for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. L Mon-Fri. $$

NORTHSHORE Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 70488 Highway 21, Covington, (985) 234-9420; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

UPTOWN Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant. com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham hock and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese. Takeout and delivery available. $$

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www. theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Carmo — 527 Julia St., (504) 8754132; www.cafecarmo.com — Carmo salad includes smoked ham, avocado, pineapple, almonds, cashews, raisins, cucumber, green pepper, rice, lettuce, cilantro and citrus mango vinaigrette. The menu includes dishes inspired by many tropical cuisines. Takeout and delivery are available. Mon-Sat. $$ Provisions Grab-n-Go Marketplace — Higgins Hotel, 500 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; www.higgingshotelnola.com — The coffeeshop serves salads, sandwiches, pastries and more. Takeout available. Service daily. $

WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Curbside pickup available. D Wed-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — The menu combines Old World Italian favorites and pizza. Chicken piccata is a paneed chicken breast topped with lemon-caper piccata sauce served with angel hair pasta, salad and garlic cheese bread. Takeout and delivery available. Service daily. $$

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Tim Laughlin (Gentilly Records) Many musicians with new albums missed opportunities to personally introduce them to audiences at spring festivals. Tim Laughlin released “New Standards” in April, and he was one of the few artists to entertain listeners in the French Quarter. Laughlin played his clarinet daily from the balcony of his apartment on Royal Street, giving neighbors and passersby a break from the quiet of sheltering in place and shuttered clubs. “New Standards” features nine all-instrumental tracks composed by Laughlin. “For Pete’s Sake” is a new recording of a tribute he wrote to his greatest influence and mentor, Pete Fountain. There also are songs referencing stellar musicians tied to New Orleans, including “Dream Room” for trombonist Jack Teagarden, who was in one of Louis Armstrong’s bands, and “Old Friend” for trumpeter Connie Jones, who died in 2019. Laughlin is known for his more traditional sound, and he’s recorded a lot of standards. This is his first album of all original songs since 2003’s “Isle of Orleans.” Laughlin fills the tracks with beautiful melodies, and his stellar band includes Duke Heitger on trumpet, Jim Singleton on bass, Hal Smith on drums and Charlie Halloran on trombone. The upbeat tempos slow down on the dreamy blues of “Gert Town Blues” and “Old Friend,” which is carried along by the gentle picking of guitarist Nahum Zdybel. Many of the songs are inspired by Laughlin’s French Quarter life, such as “Livin’ the Dream” and his playful compositions and sense of humor, as on closer “NOLA Pot-Hola.” The album is a refreshing and relaxing blend of tradition and looking forward just when the city needs it.

‘Meditations’

Jon Batiste and Cory Wong (Self released) The album “Meditations” is wellnamed, even if it may not be the project one might have expected from keyboardist Jon Batiste and guitarist Cory Wong, known for his work with the funk outfit Vulfpeck.

The two met while performing on Live From Here and Wong has often sat in with Batiste’s Stay Human, which serves as the house band on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The album’s six tracks were created in three nights of recording, and the two were joined by drummer Nate Smith and keyboardist Sam Yahel. The title song is a gentle, almost hypnotic, 10-minute lead into the album’s serene, delicate vibes. It and tracks like “Prayer” are spare and tranquil, with short jazzy instrumental flourishes interspersed throughout. “Home” is a bit more contemplative and Wong and Batiste on piano take turns pushing the tempo a little bit in “Relationships.” “Teardrops” incorporates some sounds from the streets of New York and it’s the tiniest reminder that the project is so far removed from all of their more familiar endeavors.

Lewis and Maese Auction CO CO. 1505 Sawyer Street, Suite C Houston, TX 77007 Showroom will be open for auction in addition to online. 713-869-1335 ‘Little Death’

Little Death (Strange Daisy) Guitarist and songwriter Willy Gantrim released albums grounded in country and blues before moving to New Orleans. Here he and fellow former New Yorker Defne Incirlioglu formed the core of Little Death in 2018. The band recently released the single “Bombay” and a self-titled album follows this week. This band is rounded out by bassist Harlan Chancey and guitarist Sedef Seren of local punk group Gland. The band is built around Gantrim’s songwriting and jangly guitars for an indie rock sound that gets a warm, rootsy feel from choruses and harmonizing throughout the album’s seven tracks. It’s a spirited and well-crafted introduction for local listeners.

www.LMAuctionCo.com Items : John’s personal collection of Walton & Johnson memorabilia, furniture, rugs, artwork, saddles, guns, vintage radio collection, motorcycle gear, sports memorabilia and more. John Walton was a larger than life personality known for his wit and humor who, along with partner Steve Johnson shared their lives with millions with the “ Walton & Johnson Show”. Growing beyond their local success, the W&J Show grew to become a nationally syndicated talk show. Additionally, John owned and operated 105.3 FM KXXF, Beaumont Texas. Throughout the years of accomplishments, affiliates and broadcast accolades, John was a philanthropist and his memory will be honored with a percentage of proceeds from selected items going to A Non Profit for Equine Therapy to work with victims of Autism, Domestic Violence, and PTSD. John’s Horses are being trained for the facility. (Covid-19 has the program in suspended animation, and in the event that social distancing prevents implementation, proceeds will be distributed to charities supported by the Walton & Johnson Show)

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Troubled times BY WILL COVIELLO PHOTOS OF CIVIL RIGHTS MARCHERS

facing Alabama state troopers — during what is known as Bloody Sunday — at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma in 1965 don’t look too different from photos of recent protests over police brutality, sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. The clothes P H OTO P R OV I D E D B Y M AG N O L I A P I C T U R E S are a bit different: the troopers wear ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’ features file footage of John some riot gear, and Lewis and civil rights protesters march from Selma, many of the proAlabama to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. testors wear suits and ties. But the police carry clubs He says that “Getting in trouble and tear gas, and the protestors are — good trouble” is the answer unarmed. Leading the protestors to injustice. was John Lewis. He was one of the Lewis is the sole surviving speakfirst people hit — clubbed on the er from the March on Washington. back of his head by police. He also was among a group of “I thought I was going to die on Freedom Riders who were beaten that bridge,” Lewis recalls thinkby a white mob when their bus ing at the time in director Dawn arrived in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Porter’s documentary “John Lewis: The movement eventually succeedGood Trouble,” coming to The ed and resulted in the Voting Rights Broad Theater. Act of 1965, which prohibited racial The film is a celebration of Lewis’ discrimination in voting. legendary career, going from After serving in the administration working for equality and voting of President Jimmy Carter, Lewrights for black people to serving is won a seat on the Atlanta City in Congress for more than three Council. In 1986, he prevailed in a decades and receiving the Presbitter election battle with fellow idential Medal of Freedom from civil rights activist Julian Bond for President Barack Obama. But Georgia’s Fifth District, and still Porter shows that the struggle to holds the seat. overcome racism never ended, and Porter also focuses on the gutting recent elections and events give of the Voting Rights Act by the the film a sense of suspense. Porter Supreme Court in the 2013 case focuses heavily on Lewis’ leaderShelby County v. Holder, which ship in the civil rights movement in rolled back protections for minority the early 1960s and on the midterm voting, and likely impacted the 2018 elections of 2018. results explored in the film. Lewis was born to sharecropping Lewis is charismatic, both in file parents in Alabama in 1940. As footage from the 1960s and in a boy, he dreamed of becoming recent interviews. At 78 (in the film), a minister, and he shares a story he seems to still have the skills to about practicing preaching to lead a grassroots movement and be chickens in the yard. He’s obviously a force in Congress. told the story many times, because There is footage of several cerehis staffers goad him into retelling it monial marches across the bridge, and laugh when he reaches his regfeaturing presidents Bill Clinton, ular punchline about the chickens George W. Bush and Obama. It’s a being better listeners then some landmark of the civil rights movepeople in Washington, D.C. ment. It’s not mentioned in the film, Lewis went to the American Bapbut the Pettus bridge was named tist Theological Seminary, where for a man who served as a Conhe was drawn to the philosophy of federate general, a U.S. senator nonviolence. He soon became a civil and a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. rights leader, participating in many Last week, a petition circulated to protests and getting arrested more than 40 times, he says in the film. rename the bridge for Lewis.

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