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CONTENTS

JULY 3 -9, 2018 VOLUME 39 || NUMBER 27 NEWS

OPENING GAMBIT

COMMENTARy

ClANCy DuBOS

BLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN IS ON VACATION. FEATURES

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Girls to the front

The Black Girl Giggles collective holds a comedy festival this week.

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COVER DESIGN By WINNFIElD JEANSONNE

Publisher | JEANNE EXNICIOS FOSTER

EDITORIAL

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Gambit (ISSN 1089-3520) is published weekly by Georges Media Group, 823 Camp Street, New Orleans, lA 70130. (504) 4865900. We cannot be held responsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts even if accompanied by a SASE. All material published in Gambit is copyrighted: Copyright 2018 Gambit Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.

THU. JULY 5 | Classically trained singer Quiana lynell has had a big year since winning the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in November 2017. She’s just back from her first European performances to sing tunes by Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone and originals from her forthcoming album. At 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro.

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Guts Club album release FRI. JULY 6 | After two albums of dark solo escapes, New Orleans singersongwriter lindsey Baker’s Guts Club returns with a full-band arrangement with Trench Foot, adding rusty electric twang to her dust-covered and dimpled folk. Blind Texas Marlin and Justin Ready & the Echo Prairie open at 10 p.m. at Banks Street Bar.

Who to see at the 2018 Essence Festival in the Superdome July 6-8 By AlEX WOODWARD @AlEX WOODWARD Janet Jackson returns to Essence Festival in a year the festival has dedicated to women, with performances from the festival’s roster of legacy artists and acclaimed newcomers putting a sharp focus on the Essence’s key messages of inspiration and action. Jackson joins headliners Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, XSCAPE, Kelela and others over three nights in the Superdome for the festival’s 24th edition, and there also are free speeches, seminars and events inside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. More than 30 years following the release of Jackson’s landmark Control, the artist’s groundbreaking albums — navigating both sex and sexuality as potent vessels for women’s rights and vulnerable diary entries — still resonate with timeless and infectious pop and in unwavering fist-raised commitments to female empowerment. Jackson’s tour promises a thorough rendering of her chart-topping hits and choreography. She closes out the festival at 10:40 p.m. Sunday on the Main Stage. Here are more performance highlights in the Superdome July 6-8. FRIDAY, JULY 6 Pell 7:05 p.m., Superlounge The New Orleans-los Angeles rapper’s 2017 EP girasoul matures his head-in-the-clouds, day-in-the-life raps by fine tuning his navel gazing. He teamed up with NGHTMRE for 2018’s Magic Hour EP, trading the rapper’s typical palette of playful beats for sophisticated bedroom bass. Miguel 7:45 p.m., Main Stage Hollywood, sex, fame and fortune and the pain and the pleasure are

Macbeth FRI.-SUN. JULY 6-22 | In a tale of ruthless ambition, murder, deceit and tyranny, Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne in one of Shakespeare’s most gripping tragedies. New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane presents the Scottish play at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday at lupin Theatre.

Questlove and DJ Soul Sister

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wrapped into Miguel’s acclaimed 2017 album War & Leisure, sending his cosmic R&B back to earth for a heady dose of cultural commentary. Mykia Jovan 8 p.m., Superlounge Making her Essence debut, the Frenchmen Street staple and New Orleans singer-songwriter released her debut album Elliyahu in 2017, wrestling with love and loss and social injustice in expressive, cathartic pop and neo-soul with a cast of nimble players comfortably bending around her lyrics. H.E.R. 8:30 p.m., Superlounge The mysterious pseudonymous R&B artist released two buzzworthy EPs in 2017, filling soft-focus, after-hours production with warm vocals teasing out slow-motion romance and self-conscious ballads. 2018 single “This Way,” featured on the Superfly reboot soundtrack, pairs her with a sympathetic Khalid. Erykah Badu and Jill Scott 10 p.m., Main Stage Friday’s double-header headlining

Janet Jackson performs Sunday at Essence Festival.

JULY 6-8 ESSENCE FESTIVAL SUPERDOME, 1500 SUGAR BOWL DRIVE, (504) 587-3663 WWW.ESSENCE.COM/FESTIVAL

spot pairs the neo-soul and R&B artists in a set curated by endlessly versatile Philadelphia band The Roots, who teamed up with Erykah Badu on “you Got Me” from the landmark 1999 album Things Fall Apart. Jill Scott co-wrote the song. SATURDAY, JULY 7 Kelela 7:15 p.m., Superlounge After a string of EPs and singles, including a one-off on Solange’s Saint Heron label, the innovative R&B artist released a critically acclaimed debut album on Warp Records in PAGE 26

FRI. JULY 6 | A double-header latenight dance party from kindred spirits in search of the perfect beat — The Roots’ encyclopedic music scholar pairs up with New Orleans’ queen of rare groove at 2 a.m. at Tipitina’s.

Water Seed SAT. JULY 7 | Following last year’s surprise hit album We Are Stars, the New Orleans band rightfully assumed the time was right to show off what it does best with its stage-filling, Earth, Wind & Fire-inspired funk on June’s live album Say Yeah!! Live at the Blue Nile. Tisha Campbell, Alfred Banks and Cole Williams Band join the group at 10 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

West Bank Beer Fest SAT. JULY 7 | Sample unlimited pours from more than 30 brewers, including 15 louisiana breweries and others such as Bell’s Brewery, Karbach Brewing Co., lagunitas Brewing Co., Oskar Blues Brewery and Saint Arnold Brewing Company. There also are kids’ activities, inflatable waterslides, a virtual reality lounge and more. Shuttle service available. From noon to 5 p.m. at NOlA Motorsports Park.

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Counting young children, tracking buses, LGBT task force, Entergy on the hot seat and more

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Claudia Suazo,

a teacher at Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies, received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching at a Washington D.C. ceremony. The award, which is the highest government honor for math and science teachers, is presented to 104 American teachers each year. Each winner receives a certificate signed by President Donald Trump and $10,000. Suazo has taught at Metairie Academy for 11 years.

The Emeril Lagasse Foundation

presented its 2018 community grants to six local organizations: Broad Community Connections, Cafe Hope, Einstein Charter School, the louisiana Restaurant Association’s Education Fund, Second Harvest Food Bank and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. The grants totaled $367,000. lagasse’s foundation, which began in 2002, has granted more than $11 million to worthy causes.

The Festigals Women’s Weekend Experience,

an annual gathering of women from around the country, raised $31,000 for the New Orleans Family Justice Center at its recent meeting in New Orleans. The group held a fundraising “Step up: A Second line Parade to Stop Domestic Violence” in the French Quarter. The Family Justice Center is a group of agencies dedicated to fighting domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault.

The number of New Orleans children with access to health insurance through LaCHIP or Medicaid.

NEW CENSUS PROCEDURE COULD ENDANGER CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

louisiana officials must prepare to reach thousands of children from low-income families to ensure they’re counted in the 2020 u.S. Census — or risk losing some funding for essential programs, according to a new report outlining the state of children in the u.S. louisiana ranks last overall in economic well-being in the 2018 Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which examines the state of children’s health care, education and family and community support. louisiana is one of only a handful of states where childhood poverty has increased since 2010, which counted 27 percent of children in the state living in poverty; in 2016, it was 29 percent. The state ranked 49th overall in the report. Eighty percent of New Orleans children under age 5 live in what’s considered a “hard-to-count” or “undercounted” population, which measures census mail return rates of 73 percent or less. Whether those children are counted in the upcoming census likely will determine how much federal support the state receives — meaning roughly 19,000 children 4 years old and younger in New Orleans are at a higher risk of not getting counted in the census. louisiana children benefit from more than $2.8 billion in federal funds directly linked to census results, according to the report. Teresa Falgoust, the Kids Count program coordinator with louisiana nonprofit advocacy group Agenda for Children, says every person counted represents about $1,000 in federal funding. “We can’t afford to have even a handful of kids not counted,” she said. Advocates also fear it will become more difficult to reach hard-tocount populations if the census moves to collecting data online only. As of 2016, more than a quarter of New Orleans residents do not have reliable internet access or rely on dial-up speeds only. Mayor laToya Cantrell is expected to appoint a local-level census liaison, and a Complete Count Committee will work with communities to get the word out and combat census-suppression, particularly among undocumented and immigrant communities.

MORE THAN 737,000 CHILDREN in louisiana rely on federal health care programs. louisiana children benefit from more than $2.8 billion in federal funds directly linked to census results, according to the 2018 Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. That figure includes more than $1 billion for Medicaid and laCHIP. SOURCE: AGENDA FOR CHILDREN

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RTA touts new app with bus-tracking features

A joyful scrum of city officials, transportation professionals and reporters crowded aboard a New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) bus June 26 for a short ride piloted by Mayor laToya Cantrell to celebrate the “soft launch” of RTA’s new app GoMobile 2.0. “The app helps us solve the age-old transportation question: Where is our bus or streetcar?” RTA Board of Commissioners Chairman FloPAGE 8

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zell Daniels Jr. said. Riders will be able to purchase scannable single-ride tickets, transfers, day passes and ferry tickets using a credit card. When boarding, riders scan the ticket using a QR code reader mounted at the front of all buses, streetcars and ferries. But perhaps the most anticipated feature of the app — and the one most heavily touted by officials — is its real-time tracking function, which allows riders to check where the next three buses and streetcars are on any route, much the way ride-hailing services allow riders to track drivers. Tracking also will be available on RTA’s website. Tracking is seen as an essential feature for bringing New Orleans public transit up to par with other cities, many of which have been offering real-time arrival data for some time. Justin Augustine III, vice-president of RTA’s private operator Transdev, told Gambit the app ultimately will make it easier for passengers to use New Orleans public transit. In remarks, Augustine also emphasized the app as an example of the strength of Transdev’s partnership with RTA, a point the management group is sure to continue making as it prepares its expected bid for a new contract. Transdev’s current contract with RTA is set to expire in 2019.

Cantrell directs city Human Rights Commission to create LGBT task force

Mayor laToya Cantrell has directed a city commission to create a task force to address the barriers facing transgender people and lGBT people of color in New Orleans, from access to health care and employment to ending disproportionate rates of violence against trans people of color. The city’s Human Relations Commission will assemble the task force — comprising people and groups representing those communities — to draw up concrete policy recommendations in addition to “calling attention to the serious disparities that exist in the lGBT community itself,” says commission Executive Director Vincenzo Pasquantonio. “This is certainly an opportunity to create visibility and talk about these disparities,” he told Gambit. “But even more importantly, we urgently need actions, and we very urgently need specific recommendations.” At a town hall-style meeting in 2017, Transitions louisiana Executive Director Jada Cardona suggested creation of neighborhood-level task forces to report to City Hall. At that meeting, Cantrell also suggested immediate policy changes, from lowering fees for name and gender changes on driver’s licenses to the creation of municipal ID cards that reflect

those changes and an employment office within city government to help end workplace discrimination. Pasquantonio wouldn’t say whether those policies are being considered, and those “specific recommendations” will be dictated by the task force. He says his role is to “create space for a task force and create a direct line between the community and the mayor.” “We’ve reached out to people on the ground embedded in these marginalized communities and we’re asking them, ‘What does your task force look like? What do you want it to look like?’ When they create a process, I’ll make that public,” he said. Cardona told Gambit the administration has not reached out to her or Transitions louisiana.

Entergy gets grilled by City Council

Members of the New Orleans City Council grilled Entergy New Orleans’ top brass June 28 over the utility’s failure to meet self-imposed renewable energy goals and its handling of recurring power outages throughout its damaged distribution system. Entergy faced the City Council’s utilities, Cable, Telecommunications and Technology Committee, which asked the utility for a full accounting of its priorities and whether it can meet its renewable energy goals two years after it opened its request for proposals to begin generating up to 100 megawatts of solar energy. After frustrated committee members didn’t receive an answer from Entergy about its top five priorities and projects, City Council advisors said it’s “more than fair to say” renewables have not been a priority. “It doesn’t sound like you even want to do this,” Council Vice President Helena Moreno said. Entergy officials replied that plans stalled after a bidder said it wasn’t interested. Moreno asked why Entergy didn’t share that information or any news related to the request for proposals process with the City Council. Entergy officials said confidentiality agreements with bidders prevented them from doing so. As for frequent outages in fair weather, Entergy Vice President of Customer Service Melonie Stewart said sensitive connections on its distribution system and power lines are susceptible to squirrels, wind and falling trees, but she pointed to a list of equipment updates and repairs and the addition of $10 million in 2016 for reliability upgrades — but the committee and residents weren’t satisfied with the results. Roughly 86 percent of outages within the last few months occurred during normal weather conditions. “This distribution system could be the next Sewerage & Water Board,” Moreno said. “It’s just not acceptable the results that we’re getting.” Entergy must report its reliability plan to the City Council by July 5.

COMMENTARY

THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE WRAPPED its third special session of

the year with a compromise tax and budget plan that avoided the “fiscal cliff” that lawmakers themselves created. The cliff would have kicked in July 1, the start of the state’s fiscal year, when a temporary fifth penny of state sales tax was set to expire. The impending shortfall threatened education and health care funding as well as programs like TOPS college scholarships and SNAP (aka food stamps). The compromise extended the sales tax at 4.45 cents, enough to keep vital services funded while letting Gov. John Bel Edwards and some of his legislative critics to claim, correctly, that they adopted a responsible budget without raising taxes. Best of all, the extension continues through June 2025, sparing state government and citizens more angst over yet another “cliff.” Compromise is never easy, and getting there is rarely pretty, but as the old saw about making sausage goes, the end result is good enough for all. Well, almost all. Staving off fiscal disaster was not good enough for some hard-right lawmakers, who not only held out against a very reasonable middle ground but also seemed determined to give Edwards a black eye. For example, state Rep. Raymond Crews, R-Bossier City, proposed a 4-cent sales tax that would increase to 4.45 cents Aug. 1, just to hammer home the idea that this was a tax increase (his ploy failed), while state Sen. Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell — who is said to be eyeing a challenge to Edwards next year — told the media, “We’re piling another $500 million in increased taxes as a result of legislation in this special session.” State Sen. J.P. Morrell rebutted Hewitt’s contention, saying, “We — the legislature — gave ourselves two

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Sens. Beth Mizell, R-Franklinton, left, and Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell, discuss issues on the Senate floor while waiting to consider the budget bill Sunday.

years to do tax reform, and now you start crying about the ‘poor taxpayer’? We tried numerous bills, and every one was blocked in committee by the same people saying ‘woe is me’ today. you want tax reform? File tax reform bills. A fiscal session is coming next spring, and I look forward to you filing tax reform bills, instead of simply throwing critiques from the peanut gallery cheap seats.” Here’s the truth: According to a legislative report, the state general fund for the just-ended fiscal year was $9.461 billion. That’s higher than previous years under Edwards — but nowhere near the historic high in fiscal year 2008. At that time, the general fund — the money taken directly from taxpayers — was $10.372 billion. Since then, at the urging of then-Gov. Bobby Jindal, lawmakers rolled back the progressive Stelly Plan and began giving billions in tax breaks to corporations while gutting higher education — and using onetime monies to paper over the state’s structural deficit. The Stelly Plan, which was approved by voters in 2002 — at the urging of business leaders and Republican Gov. Mike Foster — balanced income taxes and sales taxes, the latter of which disproportionately hit poor louisianans. If the Stelly Plan were still in place, we’d have no fiscal cliffs and lawmakers would not have needed three special sessions to meet the state’s most basic needs. Here’s one more truth: The Stelly Plan was fiscal reform.

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A Baton Rouge budget compromise

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Finally, a ‘special’ session of the Louisiana legislature AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT DIDN’T HAVE TO BE SO DIFFICULT. Truth is, the

problem wasn’t nearly as intractable as some of those charged with solving it. But, alas, that’s life in the louisiana Capitol these days. As the late great John Maginnis often said, all’s well that ends. I’m talking, of course, about the third special legislative session this year, which ended June 24 with a compromise taxand-budget package that preserves funding for key state services. The popular TOPS college scholarships, health care and hospitals, public safety and higher ed all will be OK. Not great, but OK. Still, our lawmakers, or rather an intransigent coterie of House Republicans, made it much more difficult than it needed to be. That “caucus of no” has been led for the past two and a half years by House Republican Delegation Chair lance Harris of Alexandria and House Appropriations Chair Cameron Henry of Jefferson. They are the big losers of this fight. At the end of the day, they stood their ground but most of those around them found common ground with their adversaries. The big winners were the citizens of louisiana, who now will be spared the long-running “fiscal cliff” dramas that have played out ever since former Gov. Bobby Jindal and his merry band of destroyers began dismantling higher education and any semblance of fiscal sanity in louisiana. Jindal kept his tax virginity while he and his allies ravaged the state fisc. The other winners include Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards, the House Democratic Caucus, virtually the entire Senate (Ds and Rs alike), and more than two dozen House Republicans who broke ranks with the “caucus of no” to extend 45/100ths of a one-penny sales tax that was set to expire July 1. A special high-five goes to House Speaker Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, who likewise broke with Harris and Henry to broker the deal that led to 74 House votes in favor of

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House Speaker Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, left, and Senate President John Alario, R-Westwego, applaud after Gov. John Bel Edwards addressed the joint session during the opening of this year’s third Special Legislative Session to address the state budget June 18.

the sales tax extension. Ever since he was elected speaker in January 2016, Barras has had to endure talk that he was a pawn of Henry, who wanted the speaker’s job himself but was unacceptable even to nearly half his fellow Republicans (let alone Democrats). Henry helped orchestrate Barras’ election as a compromise candidate and ever since has wielded outsized influence, notwithstanding his chairmanship of the budget-writing committee. No more, it would seem. Barras even drew words of praise from Edwards, who in the past has blasted the speaker for lacking leadership. It’s too early to tell if all this portends a new day in the House, or if it was just another day at the sausage factory. A lot will depend on how the mild-mannered and eminently affable Barras uses the power of the speaker’s chair. This much is clear: With the sales tax extended until 2025, we shouldn’t have to face any cliffs any time soon. As much as that is good news, it raises the question of whether it removes the impetus for fiscal reform. let’s hope not.

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Some mem mbers of the Black Girl Giiggles group.

IT WAS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE ALLWAYS LOUNGE, AND THE WOMEN WERE MAKING EACH OTHER LAUGH.

under fluffy cotton-batting clouds hanging from the ceiling, comedians from the Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival worked through their sets — discursive, often hilarious riffs on the peculiarities of contemporary life: the appropriate timing and etiquette for receiving a dick pic; passive-aggressive prayers from the neighborhood church lady; Snapchat filters with the occult power to make ugly babies look cute. There were jokes that killed, jokes that fell flat, goofy stoner-y refrains from the host. There also were darker, more transgressive jokes, including bits on drinking too much or how Sleeping Beauty got “Bill Cosbyed,” plus one showstopping, big-voiced musical number about unwittingly having sex with your second or third cousin. (New Orleans is a small town.) They were funny the way women are funny when they’re alone together — the raunchy, confessional, no-holdsbarred jokes made between sisters or best friends, the kind that can make you wipe your eyes or pee your pants a little. But here those jokes were at a mic — uninterrupted, amplified. Shows like this are part of a project Black Girl Giggles Vice President and founding member Geneva Joy says is all about expanding definitions. “When you say a black woman comic, people expect that Def (Comedy) Jam, ComicView comic,” Joy says. “… [But] black women are diverse. We’re just as different as everybody else, but we don’t get a chance for that. And then you get on a comedy stage, we get even less of a chance for that. “We give black women in comedy space to just be themselves, that they don’t get anywhere else.” BEGINNING JULY 4, THE BLACK GIRL GIGGLES COMEDY FESTIVAL is returning for its second year. The growing lineup of events includes stand-up shows, sketch and improv, as well as networking functions, spotlighting the work of both local and touring black women comedians. Members say this year’s fest will be much more deliberate than the inaugural event, which came together almost by accident after Joy was supposed to get a gig during Essence Festival that fell through. At that time, the collective was just forming. Women comics including Black Girl Giggles founding member and President Camille Roane and founding members Ashleigh Branch and Shep Kelly had seen each other around the New Orleans comedy scene, which Branch says skewed white and male when she began going to open mics in late 2015. Taking a note from comedian and actress Tiffany

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WED. JULY 4 Fourth of July Throwdown, 7 p.m.

Lucky’s Bar – 1625 St. Charles Ave., (504) 523-6538; www.facebook.com/ luckysbarnola

» Stand-up comedians perform.

THU. JULY 5 #Takeover at Comedy Gumbeaux, 8:30 p.m.

Howlin’ Wolf Den – 907 S. Peters St. (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf. com/the-den.html

» Stand-up comedians perform.

FRI. JULY 6 Black Girl Giggles Unleashed featuring Nikki Carr, 8 p.m.

Cafe Istanbul – 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 975-0286; www.cafeistanbulnola.com

» Stand-up comedians perform. The Comedy Shakedown feat. Queen Aishah, 10:30 p.m.

House of Blues – 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com/neworleans

» Stand-up comedians perform, and there’s a dance party. SAT. JULY 7 Sketch and Improv on these Heauxs feat. Damn Gina, 6 p.m.

Hi-Ho Lounge – 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net

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Haddish — who told Joy she should find some women comics to hang out with — the group connected on Facebook and began getting together for hangouts, potlucks and the occasional show. It was then that they began discussing a takeover of open mics whose who hosts go out of o town during Esssence Fest. “(Joy said) ‘let’s do a festival in July,’” Branch says. “I was like, that’s awesome. you mean July of this year? Because it’s April.” That offthe-cuff fest turned out to be much bigger than they expected. They thought there had been a technical glitch when one show received hundreds of RSVPs on Eventbrite, and mistook a huge crowd at the festival’s first show at lucky’s as overflow from a popular trivia night. “We kept showing up to the shows and being like, there are people here who aren’t our moms and our friends?” Roane says. But the fest’s success led to monthly shows, social media groups that act as an entree to New Orleans comedy for both local and out-oftown black women comics and a bigger and more organized festival this year. The schedule of several nights of events includes some nights with multiple shows, national acts Queen Aishah and Nikki Carr, a show with all-black female improv troupe group Damn Gina and a version of the popular Comic Strip show with black burlesque (and, potentially, boylesque) dancers. Branch, a former Division I basketball player, says this year is all about outdoing the last one. “I’m predicting that this will be a good year. It’s a lot going on, we’re doing a lot more,” she says. “What I’m looking forward to most in this festival is just seeing other women shine. It’s great to see [that], be it through their creativeness onstage or be it through the beads of sweat on their face.” TALKING TO THE GROUP, it quickly becomes clear what they mean

about their differences outweighing their similarities, particularly when it comes to their comedic work. Branch is a somewhat PG-rated comedian who uses her sets to riff on the absurdities of Disney movies or the brain fog that comes with being the mom to three small children. (“This is your brain on kids,” she quips.) Roane began doing comedy as a way to blow off steam around the time of the last presidential election, and she’s often booked to tell jokes about race and sex at benefits for local progressive-leaning organizations. Joy says that despite her optimistic disposition and a personal love of glitter, her comedic persona is a “surly” woman with a “filthy, horrible mouth. … I don’t know who that woman is.” “[Our comedy is] not just women talking about women stuff,” Branch says. “Some of us are married, some of us are single moms, some of us are queer. … Everybody has a different background, which is what makes our comedy different.” But where they agree is what they’ve gained from being part of a group that celebrates and elevates the work of black women comedians specifically, who work in a medium that is sometimes said to be unfriendly to women of color. Black women can have trouble breaking through to national audiences or getting their work recognized as groundbreaking — Roane gives the example of a recent interview that held up Amy Schumer’s blue humor as trailblazing, when black women comedians such as Jackie “Moms” Mabley had been working g in that style y for decades — or have trrouble finding a foot-

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THE NEW ORLEANS COMEDY SCENE IS GROWING, with different

venues hosting shows and bigger touring acts coming through town. Black Girl Giggles comics say building their fest here largely has been a positive experience. Joy says the local comedy community is unusually progressive and supportive, which sometimes prompts visiting comics to comment on its lack of a cutthroat atmosphere. But she still feels like Black Girl Giggles has changed the tenor of what one hears at open mics in town for the better by incorporating more diverse voices and

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cutting back on punching-down jokes that stray past funny and into offensive. It’s an effect she says is heightened by the fact that New Orleans women — both inside the group and beyond it — consistently turn in the funniest performances. “If you’ve got [comedians Mary-Devon Dupuy and laura Sanders] sitting there, and me, Camille [Roane] and Shep [Kelly], and you get on that stage and you tell a dumb anti-feminist joke or a dumb black joke, like, you can’t. Cause we’re here, we’re [onstage] either before you or after you, and we’re going to destroy you,” she says. “They can’t tell those jokes anymore, because we’re at the table now.” Joy says part of what she hopes the group will do is “nourish other women in comedy,” creating opportunities and becoming a springboard to bigger things. She’d like to see Comedy Central executives in the front row at their shows at next year’s festival, while Branch hopes their work will serve as a role model for young women living in New Orleans. “I would love [Black Girl Giggles] to be something that little girls see, and maybe not [become] a comedian, but maybe just be something out of the ordinary, be something off the beaten path. ‘Cause especially around here, a lot of girls see very limited things,” Branch says. “The disparities that women have with men, may become shorter and shorter, the more we support each other. … Maybe that’s a kumbaya thought I have, but why not?”

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hold when their act isn’t quite what people expect. “The box for black women is very small, and the box for black women creatives is even smaller,” Joy says. With its festival, as well as monthly and one-off shows in New Orleans and in neighboring states such as Mississippi, Florida and Texas, the group offers a counterweight. Its members try to secure stages for touring black women performers while connecting local comedians with a group of creative colleagues and friends, who often serve as an informal sisterhood, watching each other’s kids or bringing soup when someone is sick — as well as cheering when someone gets on the mic for the first time or is booked for a prestigious gig. “[It’s] a stereotype that women can’t get along, that we bicker and we’re catty and we’re going to compete with each other. And we literally all want to be … famous comedians, but we get along swimmingly,” Roane says. “It’s a work relationship, but even better, because there’s friendship within the collective.” “It’s Black Girl Giggles that makes me believe maybe [a comedy career] is possible,” Joy says. Having the support of the group also makes it possible to take bigger risks. In comedy, big failures during performances are par for the course. As Roane says, this means there can be more valleys than peaks. “When you go to open mics, you see people who suck,” Joy says. “Just flat-out, some people suck. … I try to tell that to the new women who want to start. We’re not always good, we’re not always funny, audiences aren’t always the right audience for you, and you just keep going up [onstage].” “Having someone who can hug you after a bad set, or give you a note, or honestly someone just buying you a shot after, that just means everything,” Roane adds.

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Homegrown Pizza opens on the Lakefront By H E l E N F R E u N D @helenfreund

At Homegrown Pizza, a new pizzeria near the university of New Orleans (uNO), the name is a nod to the restaurant’s local roots. Husbandand-wife owners Mike and Kathleen Hansel both attended uNO. Between them, they have roughly three decades of experience working in local eateries, and their neighborhood spot has a homegrown feel. Every neighborhood deserves a pizzeria that’s as welcoming to a family of five as a solo diner. Homegrown has bright green walls decorated with album covers, and there’s a casual, unpretentious vibe. Tables have paper napkins and glass shakers of Parmesan and hot chili flakes. Many customers are greeted by name, and service is friendly. Doughy, golden-crust pizzas highlight the menu, and patrons can choose their own toppings or order from a small selection of house pies. Homegrown does not sell pizza by the slice, but the Bayou Self option is an 8-inch pie cut into quarters. The Rocket pie has a crust drizzled with a garlicky olive oil topped with pillowy nibs of ricotta cheese, crispyedged salami, nutty arugula and a touch of lemon. The Spicy Mike lives up to its name, loaded with jalapenos and a medley of colorful house-pickled peppers that deliver a fiery burn. The pie also has plum-colored slices of hot capicola, mozzarella and a thick drizzle of honey, a winning combination that’s equal parts sweet, spicy and savory. The menu also includes salads, pastas and sandwiches. An appetizer of roasted eggplant is packed

WHERE

6325 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 644-4762; www.homegrown.pizza

with oregano and warm spice. The dip was earthy and comforting, but it needs a sturdier accompaniment than the wispy French bread croutons served with it. There are creative and surprising twists, as in a salad with pineapple bits, roasted pecans and goat cheese over a medley of arugula, romaine and spinach. The hearty lot is drizzled with a slightly sweet and tart strawberry dressing, a thick elixir that adds acidity without overpowering other ingredients. An Italian spin on macaroni and cheese features mozzarella and Parmesan and arrives piping-hot with a golden crust in a porcelain ramekin.

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Rocket pizza, Spicy Mike pizza

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Mike and Kathleen Hansel serve a Spicy Mike pie at Homegrown Pizza in Gentilly.

There’s a selection of beers from regional craft brewers including Wayward Owl Brewing Company, Bayou Teche Brewing and Gnarly Barley Brewing Company, to name a few. Pizza is the star of the menu, but look beyond that and it’s clear that Homegrown Pizza wins with its ambience and neighborly approach. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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croutons with eggplant dip

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IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS since Black Restaurant Week launched in Houston, Texas. The event was created to raise awareness and generate business for black-owned culinary businesses and farms. The event has expanded to cities including Atlanta, los Angeles, Philadelphia and Oakland, California. This year, New Orleans’ Black Restaurant Week (www. nolabrw.com) runs through July 8. The New Orleans event celebrates the flavors of African-American, African and Caribbean cuisines, according to a release from the Spears Group, a local firm promoting the event. Participating black-owned restaurants across the city will offer dining deals ranging from casual menus for $15 to $25 per person to fine dining specials ranging from $35 to $45 per person. Participating restaurants include The Praline Connection, Neyow’s Creole Cafe, louisiana Bayou Bistro, Beaucoup Eats, Tasty Treat Restaurant & Food Truck, Heard Dat Kitchen, We Dat’s Chicken & Shrimp, Blaze Bistro and Cafe Porche & Snowbar. The Nosh: Culinary Showcase will feature tastings and competitions for local chefs and bartenders at the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra on July 5. The first event in spring 2016 raised more than $50,000 through black-owned restaurants in Houston, according the organizer’s website. — HElEN FREuND

Borrega benefit CENTRAL CITY MEXICAN RESTAURANT CASA BORREGA (1719

Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 504427-0654; www.casaborrega.com) celebrates its fifth anniverasary with a birthday bash on July 6 featuring live music and drink and food specials. A portion of proceeds from the festivities will aid victims of the June 3 Volcan de Fuego volcano eruption in Guatemala, which killed more than 100 people and affected 1.7 million people. The anniversary party is 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, July 6. latin Jazz group the Ralph Gipson Trio will perform inside the restaurant, and a special dinner menu will be offered. On the lot adjacent to the restaurant, a dance party will feature live latin music by local musicians. Proceeds from the sale of a Tres Agaves tequila cocktail will go to the Guatemalan Red Cross. — HElEN FREuND

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BYWATER Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; www.jackdempseys.net — Reservations accepted for large parties. l Tue-Fri, D Wed-Sat. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. D Wed-Sun, late Wed-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

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Public Service Restaurant — NOPSI Hotel, 311 Baronne St., (504) 962-6527; www. publicservicenola.com — Reservations recommended. B & D daily, l Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise.com — Reservations accepted. l Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. l Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. l, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Panola Street Cafe — 7801 Panola St., (504) 314-1810; www.panolastreetcafe.com — No reservations. B and l daily. $

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Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. l Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www.breauxmart. com — No reservations. l, D daily. $ La Carreta — Citywide; www.carretarestaurant.com — Reservations accepted for larger parties. lunch and dinner daily. $$

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Kebab — 2315 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3834328; www.kebabnola.com — Delivery available. No reservations. l and D WedMon, late Fri-Sat. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. $

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. B, l, D daily. $

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Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. l, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Reservations accepted. B, l. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans. com — Reservations recommended. B, l Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Reservations recommended. B, l, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; www.elgatonegronola.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. l, early dinner daily. $$ Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — No reservations. l, D WedSun. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. l, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. l, D daily. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — No reservations. B, l, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. l Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. B, l, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. l, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti PAGE 21

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A Country Haystack features fried eggs atop pulled pork and cornbread at the American Sector (1035 Magazine St., 504-528-1940; www.ww2eats.com).

St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon. com — Reservations accepted. brunch and early D Thu-Mon. $$

Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. B, l, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Heads & Tails Seafood & Oyster Bar — 1820 Dickory Ave., Suite A, Harahan, (504) 533-9515; www.headsandtailsrestaurant.com — No reservations. l, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 733-3803; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $

KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4675611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — No reservations. B, l, D daily. $$ Ted’s Smokehouse BBQ — 3809 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 305-4393 — No reservations. l, D daily. $$

LAKEVIEW El Gato Negro — 300 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-0107; www.elgatonegronola.com — See No reservations. l, D daily. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No reservations. B, l daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. B, l, early D daily. $$

tairie.com — Delivery available. No reservations. l and D Mon-Sat. $

Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — Reservations recommended. l Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola. com — Reservations accepted. l Sun-Fri, D Sun-Thu. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-2022; www. gumbostop.com — No reservations. l, D Mon-Sat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. l Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www. marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. l Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine. com — No reservations. B, l daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Peppermill — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-2226; www. riccobonospeppermill.com — Reservations accepted. B and l daily, D Wed-Sun. $$ Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — No reservations. l, D Mon-Sat. $ Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; www.sammyspoboys.com — No reservations. l Mon-Sat, D daily. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www. shortstoppoboysno.com — No reservations. B, l, D Mon-Sat. $

Sala Restaurant & Bar — 124 Lake Marina Ave., (504) 513-2670; www.salanola.com — Reservations accepted. l and D Tue-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun, late Thu-Sat. $$

Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. l, D Tue-Sun. $$

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Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations. l, D Mon-Sat. $$

Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. l, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Banh Mi Boys — 5001 Airline Drive, Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5360; www.bmbme-

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Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. l Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

(504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. l Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$

Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Reservations recommended. D Wed-Sun. $$$

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Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$

Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. l, D Tue-Sun. $

G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com — No reservations. l Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $

Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. l Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$

Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — No reservations. l, D Mon-Sat. $$

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. l TueSun, D Fri. $ Cafe Navarre — 800 Navarre Ave., (504) 483-8828; www.cafenavarre.com — No reservations. B, l and D Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $ Cupcake Fairies — 2511 Bayou Road, (504) 333-9356; www.cupcakefairies.com — B and l Tue-Sat. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. l, D daily. $$ Fullblast Brunch — 139 S. Cortez St., (504) 302-2800 — No reservations. Brunch Thu-Mon. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. l, D, late daily. $ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. l daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Reservations accepted. l, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark. com — Reservations recommended. l Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Rue 127 — 127 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 483-1571; www.rue127.com — Reservations recommended. D Tue-Sat. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola. com — No reservations. l Mon-Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. l, D, late daily. $

NORTHSHORE Martin Wine Cellar — 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; www.martinwine. com — No reservations. B, l daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$

UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 8948881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, l Fri-Sat, D MonThu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave.,

Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. B, l daily, early dinner MonSat, brunch Sun. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. l Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Reservations accepted for five or more. l, D Tue-Sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria.com — No reservations. l, D Tue-Sun. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $ Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco.com — Reservations accepted. D Mon-Sat. $$

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT El Gato Negro — 800 S. Peters St., (504) 309-8864; www.elgatonegronola.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $$ Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. l Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.juansflyingburrito. com — No reservations. l, D daily. $ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. l, D daily. $$ Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — Reservations accepted. l Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www.desfamilles.com — Reservations recommended. l, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www. specialtyitalianbistro.com — No reservations. l, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook. com/tavolinolounge — Reservations accepted for large parties. D daily, brunch Sun. $$

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TUESDAY 3 BMC — Mojo Shakers, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; Bywater Skanks, 11 The Bombay Club — John Royen, 8 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Jamie lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Chip Wilson, 5; Sarah Quintana & Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, 8 Circle Bar — Norco lapalco, The Pierres, Ex Vicus, 9 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mark Coleman & Todd Duke, 9 Gasa Gasa — Walker lukens, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Ivor S.K., 8; Bill Whitney, 9 Poor Boys Bar — Stanley Roy, Dem Roach Boyz, MC Sweet Tea, DJ Cherish, 8 Siberia — Valerie Sassyfras Birthday Bash feat. Joystick, Rareluth, 9 SideBar — Carlo Nuccio, Dave Easley, Tom Fitzpatrick, Nick Benoit, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Stanton Moore Trio, 8 Southport Hall — Superunknown (Soundgarden tribute), Catch Velvet, 8 The Starlight — Joe Welnick, 7; DJ Fayard, 10

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WEDNESDAY 4 BMC — Nicole & Tempted, 5; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 8; Moments of Truth, 11 The Bombay Club — Josh Paxton, 8 Checkpoint Charlie’s — T Bone Stone and the Happy Monsters, 8 Circle Bar — G’d up Sh*t with Steez Bros, DJs Trippingcorpse and WindowsMediaPlaya, 10 Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — The Nayo Jones Experience, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Beth Patterson, 8 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Mike True & Phantom Band, 9 Poor Boys Bar — Beats & Balloons feat. E.T., Austin Rapbaum, 1; Drags Not Flags (queer dance party), 9 Santos Bar — Swamp Moves feat. Russell Welch Quartet, 10

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SideBar — Helen Gillet & Doug Garrison, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — uptown Jazz Orchestra with Delfeayo Marsalis, 8

THURSDAY 5 BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; Andrew lovett Band, 8; Noisewater, 11 The Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski & Tim laughlin, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Gumbo Cabaret, 5; Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8 PAGE 24

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Juvenile performed at the Buku Music + Art Project in 2016.

PREVIEW Juvenile and Mannie Fresh 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most significant days in hip-hop history, a day in which four landmark albums rocketed the decade into hip-hop’s 2000s-era pop dominance, an impact that left a crater-sized impression into which rap artists later couldn’t help but fall. Outkast’s Aquemini. Jay Z’s Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life. A Tribe Called Quest’s The Love Movement. Black Star’s Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star. That was Sept. 29. Then there was Nov. 3. Following his locally successful second album Solja Rags, his first for then upand-coming local label Cash Money Records, which flooded rap radio with a string of crucial releases in the late 1990s, Juvenile’s 400 Degreez simmered on local charts — and then there was the release of the music video for its first single, “Ha,” beaming into TVs around the u.S. The influence of “Ha,” released at the end of the music-on-television era — from Total Request Live to music video request channels (like, locally, The Box, at $2.99 per request, piped into your living room) — can’t be understated, with MTV viewers receiving an addictive alienlike skittering beat through their TV sets and seeing a real-life glimpse of a South that was invisible to mainstream America. That single was followed by “Back That Azz up,” which anyone from ’99 and the 2000s will tell you was taken over by Cash Money Records. Juvenile’s gruff, groundbreaking flow and phrasings on both songs inspired countless others — Drake and Kendrick lamar, among others, have liberally referenced his raps. And Mannie Fresh, the architect of the Cash Money sound and that unmistakable “Ha” beat, quietly remains a local legend after defining the sound of rap’s 21st century Big Bang. It’s only fitting they throw their own tricentennial party. A daylong concert event begins at 2 p.m. July 6 at Manning’s Eat-Drink-Cheer, 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.facebook. com/manningsnola. Tickets $30.

Checkpoint Charlie’s — Cricket and the 219, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Alex McMurray, 8 d.b.a. — Guitar lightnin lee & His Thunder Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Todd Duke Trio, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-A-Holics, 7 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 Le Bon Temps Roule — The SoulRebels, 11 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Mark Fernandez, 9 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — William Robison, 7 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — David l. Harris (Nat King Cole tribute), 6 Old Point Bar — Vexed Perspective, 9 Poor Boys Bar — Dead lizardz, Grooxs, Merkablah, 9 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, 8 SideBar — A.G.E. Trio feat. David Anderson, Doug Garrison, Dave Easley, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Quiana lynell, 8 Southport Hall — Rest Repose, Drewsif Stalin, The Home Team, 7 The Starlight — Alicia Blue Eyes Renee, 9 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; St. louis Slim 8, 8

FRIDAY 6 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Margherita, 8 Banks Street Bar — Guts Club (album release), Blind Texas Marlin, Justin Ready & the Echo Prairie, 10 BMC — lifesavers, 3; Jamie lynn Vessels, 6; Gumbo Funk, 9; la Tran-K latin Band, 11 The Bombay Club — Banu Gibson, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Davis Rogan, 6; Freddie Blue & the Friendship Circle, 9 Casa Borrega — Ralph Gipson Trio, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — The Compliments, 4; The ubaka Brothers, 11; lA Hellbenders, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 7; Of the Goldmine, Davy Crockett & the Wild Frontier, Maxwell Mclintock, 9 d.b.a. — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 6; Soul Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Panorama Jazz band, 9 Gasa Gasa — Dent May, Shannon lay, Sexy Dex & the Fresh, 10 House of Blues — DECADES! with DJs Soul Sister and RQAway, 1 The Jazz Playhouse — Professor Craig Adams Band, 7 Kerry Irish Pub — Chip Wilson, 5; The One Tailed Three, 9 Le Bon Temps Roule — Steve DeTroy, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Agent 86, 7; Jano Brindisi, 9; Johnny O’Brian, 10 Old Point Bar — The Hounds, 9 PAGE 26

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The Old Point — Rick Trolsen, 5; The Hounds, 9 Poor Boys Bar — Brandon Ares, 10 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Karma, 9 Santos Bar — Isenordal, Void Omnia, Barghest, Mehenet, 9 SideBar — Buglyfe feat. Cyrus Nabipoor, Nick Benoit, George Wilde, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 Southport Hall — Battle of the Bands Finale feat. Vega, The Arbitrary, Vivisektor, Nomad, 7 Southport Hall (Deck Room) — Champagne Girl, Shark Attack, leafdrinker, 8 The Starlight — Afrodiziac’s Jazz, 9 Three Muses — Royal Roses, 5 Tipitina’s — Foundation Free Fridays feat. Maggie Koerner, Miss Mojo, 10

Bilyk, 8 The Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski Trio & Tim laughlin, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Jasmine Batiste, 4; Steve Pistorius Quartet, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — John Pierre, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 5 Circle Bar — Sacred Owls, Coffins Collective, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mikhala Iversen, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Chip Wilson, 8 The Old Point’s — Piano-Summit, 3 Poor Boys Bar — Trouble Boys, Black Abba, Deedee Catpiss & the Fuzz Coffins, Bottomfeeders, 9 Santos Bar — Invocation Spells, Outline, Morbid Torment, 9

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Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — James Singleton Quintet, 8

BMC — The Jazzmen, 3; Willie lockett & Blues Krewe, 6; Vance Orange, 9; JAM Brass Band, 11 The Bombay Club — larry Scala, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Keith Burnstein’s Songwriter Circle, 6; Mark Carroll & Ed Wise, 9 Casa Borrega — Rick Perles & Eduardo Tozzato, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Swamp Motel, 8; The ubaka Brothers, 11 Circle Bar — Chives, Solid Freex, Glistener, 9 d.b.a. — New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings, 7; little Freddie King, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Michael Mason band, 9 House of Blues — Damn That DJ Made My Day Party, 2 The Jazz Playhouse — Shannon Powell, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Roy Gele, 5; Hurricane Refugees, 9 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Crazy Whisky, 8; Patsy Grace, 9; Troi Atkinson, 10 Old Point Bar — Truman Holland & the Back Porch Review, 9 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — The Boogie Men, 9 SideBar — yegor Romantsov’s MicroDebauche, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Donald Harrison Quintet, 8 The Starlight — Shawan Rice, 7; Brad Webb Making Faces, 10 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Dave Bandrowski, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — Water Seed, 10DJs Questlove and Soul Sister, 2 d.b.a. — New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings, 7; little Freddie King, 11

Three Muses — Raph et Pascal, 5; linnzi Zaorski, 8

SUNDAY 8 d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6 BMC — Kenny Triche Band, 3; Jazmarae, 7; Moments of Truth, 10 Bar Redux — Toby O’Brien, Xander

MONDAY 9 d.b.a. — Mark Mullins 3Buntu feat. Alvin Ford Jr., Joe Ashlar, 10 BMC — lC Smoove, 5; lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 The Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — A2D2 feat. Arsene Delay & Antoine Diel, 6 Circle Bar — Big Huge, Chamois Boys, Bride, 9 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 Santos Bar — Bane’s World, Innerwave, Michael Sayer, 9 SideBar — Instant Opus Improvised Series, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville band, 8 Three Muses — Bart Ramsey, 5; Keith Burnstein, 7

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., — The organist’s Organ & labyrinth performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock, played by candlelight. Free. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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2017. On Take Me Apart, the artist navigates raw emotion and anxious desire through a hypnotic gauntlet of sensual, far-out production and her unique visions of self-assured anthemic pop. XSCAPE 7:45 p.m., Main Stage Don’t call it a comeback. It’s more like a correction. Essence may have miscalculated the magnetic appeal of the ’90s R&B quartet when the festival booked XSCAPE in 2017 for one of its smaller Superlounge stages, which easily was overwhelmed by fans and closed by festival security as a fire hazard. Thankfully the group returns this year for a stage fit for the queens. Queen Latifah presents Ladies First with Missy Elliott, Remy Ma, MC Lyte, Nikki D and others 8:40 p.m., Main Stage Recently out of her semi-retirement from hip-hop, Queen latifah — who spent the last decade as an award-winning actor and jazz standards singer — hosts a showcase of legendary women in rap, with “Cold Rock a Party” hitmaker MC lyte and that song’s guest MC, Missy Elliott, whose 2015 set at Essence was cut short. Elliott returns to the stage after teasing new music and receiving Essence‘s 2018 Black Women in Music Visionary Award. Idris Elba 9 p.m., Superlounge What’s in Stringer Bell’s record collection? The actor’s prolific DJ career, spinning house and dance music at legendary house parties and all-night raves in london and Ibiza, began long before he appeared on the screen. Mary. J Blige 10:10 p.m., Main Stage Blessed with a title like “the queen of hip-hop soul,” it’s easy to overlook the myriad successes of one of contemporary R&B’s biggest stars, a frequent Essence headliner returning to its stage as an Academy Award-nominated performer (for Best Song and supporting actress for 2017’s Mudbound. SUNDAY, JULY 8 Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing with SWV, Blackstreet, Guy and others 7 p.m., Main Stage A ’90s flashback showcase hosted by the genre’s creator features R&B trio SWV and Riley’s “No Diggity” hitmakers Blackstreet and sweaty-sheets ensemble Guy, both making infrequent reunions for the nostalgia circuit.

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Mali Music 8 p.m., Superlounge Marrying slick anthems and smooth, carefully crafted soul, the Grammy Award-nominated vocalist released The Transition of Mali in 2017. Big Freedia 8:30 p.m., Superlounge After making her Essence debut in 2017, the year after her cameo on Beyonce’s world-breaking “Formation,” the queen of bounce returns to Essence after appearing on Drake’s global smash “Nice for What” (which also has production credits from New Orleans’ DJ Blaqnmild and 5th Ward Weebie). Freedia also released her debut EP for Asylum Records in June, the five-song 3rd Ward Bounce — reintroducing back-tobasics bounce on bigger stages with even bigger production. DVSN 8:50 p.m., Superlounge Canadian duo Daniel Daley and Nineteen85 released their second album as DVSN, the woozy and sex-crazed R&B headtrip Morning After, on Drake’s OVO Sound imprint. Janet Jackson 10:40 p.m., Main Stage Jackson closes out 2018’s festival in the middle of her reinvigorated State of the World tour, a seemingly endless string of dates from her 2015 return Unbreakable through this summer and beyond.

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ON STAGE ........................... 28 ART

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WEDNESDAY 4 Dependence Day. George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art, 2003 Carondelet St. — There’s live entertainment, drinks, food and a silent auction at this benefit for the Split Second Foundation, which advocates for people with spinal cord injuries. Visit www.splitsecondfoundation.org for details. Tickets $75. 6 p.m.

INDEPENDENCE DAY Uncle Sam Jam. Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie — Eli young Band headlines the Independence Day party and concert. There’s festival food, food trucks and a fireworks display. Free admission. 5 p.m. Tuesday. Sparks in the Park. Bogue Falaya Park, 213 Park Dr. — There’s a kids’ watermelon-eating contest, a hotdog-eating contest and patriotic music at this Independence Day celebration. A fireworks display follows. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Happy 3rd of July. City Park, 1 Palm Drive — The Marine Corps Band New Orleans plays patriotic music, and there’s a fireworks display. Concessions are available for purchase. Free admission. 7 p.m. Tuesday. 4th Fest. Crescent Park, 2300 N. Peters St. — Victory Belles and Bag of Donuts perform at an Independence Day celebration, and there is a viewing of the riverfront fireworks display. Free admission. 5 p.m. Wednesday. DJ Pumpkinhead’s Funk, Soul and R&B Throwdown. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — At an Independence Day party, a DJ plays funk and soul records while kung fu movies are screened. Free admission. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Feed the Multitudes. Victory Fellowship,

Dueling barges launch fireworks over the Mississippi River on the Fourth of July. 5708 Airline Drive, Metairie — There’s food, free services and family activities at this annual Independence Day event, which includes haircuts, manicures, a shoe giveaway and more. Kids can enjoy a waterslide. Free admission. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Go 4th on the River. Woldenberg Riverfront Park, Canal Street at the Mississippi River — A fireworks display from two barges includes patriotic music. Free admission. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Salute to the Flag. Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, 119 S. Galvez St. — Two World War II veterans raise the flag at a short ceremony. There’s a 21-gun salute and patriotic music. Free admission. 10 a.m. Wednesday.

THURSDAY 5 Celebrity Basketball Game. Xavier University Convocation Center, 1 Drexel Drive — Master P hosts the celebrity basketball game and tribute to Mayor laToya Cantrell. Visit www.teamhopenola.org for details. 4 p.m. Essence Festival. Citywide — The festival offers expos and talks at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and three nights of concerts at the Superdome, with performances by Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige and others. Visit www. festival.essence.com for details. Thursday-Sunday. NOSH Culinary Showcase. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Black chefs, caterers and bartenders showcase their work. Tickets $20-$100. 6 p.m.

FRIDAY 6 400 Degreez Day Party. Manning’s EatDrink-Cheer, 519 Fulton St. — Juvenile and DJ Mannie Fresh host the party and celebration of the album 400 Degreez. Tickets start at $25. 2 p.m. Al Copeland Foundation’s Chicken Jam. UNO Lakefront Arena, 6801 Franklin Ave. — The Al Copeland Foundation’s gala supports cancer-fighting initiatives. There are performances by Rockin’ Dopsie Jr., Bag of Donuts and others. There’s a kid’s area, and fried chicken is served. Tickets $12-$15, kids $5. 5 p.m.

Halfway to Carnival. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Costumes are encouraged for Societe des Champs Elysee’s halfway-to-Carnival party, which offers performances by Marigny Brass Band, Big Chief Juan Pardo and Caesar Brothers. Tickets $10. 9 p.m.

SATURDAY 7 Maafa. Congo Square, Louis Armstrong Park, North Rampart and St. Ann streets — A ceremony and procession visit the Tomb of the unknown Slave and three historic slave markers. Participants should wear white. Free admission. 7 a.m. Fenris Fest. Bad Wolf Bar & Grill, 5601 4th St. — The post-apocalyptic themed festival benefits Autism Society of Greater New Orleans. There are water gun wars, a scavenger hunt, belly dancers and more. Visit www.badwolfbar.com for details. Tickets $10, or $5 in post-apocalyptic costume. 11 a.m. West Bank Beer Fest. NOLA Motorsports Park, 11075 Nicolle Blvd., Avondale — More than 30 breweries offer beer tastings and there is a kid’s area with karting, waterslides and video games. Visit www. westbankbeerfest.com for details. Tickets $15-$70. Noon. 1815 Alive. Chalmette Battlefield, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 8606 W. St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette — living history volunteers

demonstrate camping, cannon and cooking skills from the Battle of New Orleans era. Free admission. 1 p.m. Hip Hop Legends Day Party. Manning’s Eat-Drink-Cheer, 519 Fulton St. — Doug E. Fresh and Biz Markie host the party. Tickets start at $25. 2 p.m.

SUNDAY 8 Rock, Ride and Rescue. Rock ‘n’ Bowl, 3000 S. Carrollton Ave. — Bruce Sunpie Barnes performs at the fundraiser, which supports animals with special needs at the louisiana SPCA. Visit www.la-spca. org/rrr for details. Tickets $10. 6 p.m.

SPORTS New Orleans Baby Cakes. Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie — New Orleans Baby Cakes play the Oklahoma City Dodgers. 7 p.m.

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GOING OUT ing films. (K.Tu.) R First Reformed — A conflicted reverend (a superb Ethan Hawke) undergoes a profound crisis of faith in Paul Schrader’s soul-searching, career-resurrecting drama, a tribute to the contemplative cinema of Robert Bresson and yasujiro Ozu that nonetheless moves to the pulse of a thriller. (J.C.) R Hearts Beat Loud — A musical in everything but name, this joining of stars Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons features some terrific songs and proof that sometimes wearing your heart on your sleeve is the only way to go. (K.Tu.) PG-13 Incredibles 2 — There is good news in the world tonight: Writer-director Brad Bird has brought everyone’s favorite superhero family back to the big screen, and we are all better off for it. (K.Tu.) PG Hereditary — Anchored by a bravura performance from Toni Collette, writer-director Ari Aster’s devastating, implacably terrifying film depicts an American family coming apart in the wake of tragedy. (J.C.) R A Quiet Place — A family faces terror in the woods. With Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds. Written by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and Krasinski. Directed by Krasinski. PG-13. RBG — One of the great services that this clear-eyed and admiring documentary on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg provides is to emphasize not just her work on the court but how extraordinarily influential she was before she even got there. (K.Tu.) NR. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? — The goal of this exemplary documentary is not to tell the story of TV host Fred Rogers’ life, but to show the way someone whose formidable task was, in his own words, “to make goodness attractive,” and made it happen. (K.Tu.) PG-13

WIDE RELEASE Black Water — Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph lundgren join forces as captives held by the CIA on a submarine. With Al Sapienza, Jasmine Waltz, Patrick Kilpatrick. Written by Chad law. Directed by Pasha Patriki. R. The Cakemaker — After the death of his married Israeli lover, a young German baker travels to Jerusalem and insinuates himself into the life of the man’s widow. With Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Roy Miller, Zohar Strauss, Sandra Sade. Written and directed by Ofir Raul Graizer. In English, Hebrew and

German with English subtitles. NR. Calling All Earthlings — Documentary on George Van Tassel, confidante of Howard Hughes and leader of a uFO cult, and his attempt to build an electromagnetic time machine he dubbed “The Integratron.” Directed by Jonathan Berman. NR. Dark River — A woman returns home to reclaim the family farm from her estranged brother after the death of their father. With Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley and Sean Bean. Directed by Clio Barnard. NR. The Domestics — A husband and wife navigate the murderous tribal divides of a post-apocalyptic world. With Kate Bosworth, Tyler Hoechlin, Sonoya Mizuno, lance Reddick, David Dastmalchian, lee Perkins. Written and directed by Mike P. Nelson. R. Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf — Documentary filmmaker Thomas Piper profiles designer and plantsman Piet Oudolf in this immersive look at his work and creative process. In English and Dutch with English subtitles. NR. Game Changers — Documentary on the history of game shows. Hosted by Alex Trebek. Written and directed by Craig Thompson. NR. Hover — In the future, a care worker investigates a connection between the agricultural technology designed to increase food yields and the illnesses befalling farmworkers. With Cleopatra Coleman, Shane Coffey, Craig muMs Grant, Fabianne Therese, Rhoda Griffis. Written by Coleman. Directed by Matt Osterman. NR. Ideal Home — The life of an extravagant, squabbling gay couple is shaken by the arrival of a 10-year-old boy, who claims to be the grandson of one of the men. With Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd, Jack Gore, Jake McDorman, Alison Pill. Written and directed by Andrew Fleming. NR. The King — Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki takes Elvis Presley’s 1963 Rolls Royce for a cross-country musical tour in this documentary featuring Alec Baldwin, Rosanne Cash, Chuck D, Emmylou Harris. NR. Leave No Trace — After living off the grid in the forests of Oregon, a man and his teenage daughter struggle after being placed in social services. With Ben Foster, Harcourt McKenzie. Written and directed by Debra Granik. NR. Love All You Have Left — An anguished woman discovers a girl in her attic who claims to be Anne Frank. Written and directed by Matt Sivertson. With Caroline

Amiguet, Sara Wolfkind, Michael Shantz, Mike Burnell, Kathleen Sheehy. NR. Recovery Boys — Four West Virginia men try to overcome decades of opioid addiction and reclaim their lives in this documentary. Directed by Elaine McMillion Sheldon. NR. Sicario: Day of the Soldado — The cartels escalate the tensions along the u.S.-Mexico border when they begin trafficking terrorists in this sequel to the 2015 crime drama. With Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Catherine Keener. Written by Taylor Sheridan. Directed by Stefano Sollima. R. This Is Congo — The lives of a whistle blower, a patriotic military commander, a mineral dealer and a displaced tailor illustrate the struggles of the Congolese people in this documentary. Directed by Daniel McCabe. In English, French, Swahili and lingala with English subtitles. NR. Three Identical Strangers — Documentary on three men, who discovered at age 19 that they are triplets separated at birth, and the unsettling truths that follow. Directed by Tim Wardle. NR. Uncle Drew — Basketball star Kyrie Irving reprises his popular character from a series of Pepsi digital shorts, a legendary hoopster reassembling his team for a Harlem street ball tournament. With lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O’Neal, Nick Kroll. Written by Jay longino. Directed by Charles Stone III. PG-13. Woman Walks Ahead — A widowed painter journeys to North Dakota in the 1880s to make a portrait of Chief Sitting Bull despite the resistance of a u.S. Army officer. With Jessica Chastain, Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Sam Rockwell. Written by Steven Knight. Directed by Susanna White. R. (Critics’ Choices capsule reviews are by Kenneth Turan (K.Tu.), Justin Chang (J.C.) and other reviewers.)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS Best F(r)iends and The Room — Cult films by Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero are screened. 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Prytania Theatre E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — A young boy makes an alien friend. 10 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Prytania Theatre Guilty Men — In the neo-Western, violent deaths are reminders of a fearful past. 8:45 p.m. Friday and Sunday. Zeitgeist Multi-Dis-

ciplinary Arts Center Mary Goes Round — A substance-abuse counselor struggles with a drinking problem. 7 p.m. Friday-Monday. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) — A Golden Age romantic comedy, not the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie film about assassins. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania Theatre To Have and Have Not and Key Largo — Two Humphrey Bogart movies are screened. 9 p.m. Thursday. Bar Redux Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) — Mad candy scientist Wonka (Gene Wilder) runs a mysterious chocolate factory. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania Theatre

ON STAGE Macbeth. Tulane University, Lupin Theatre, 16 Newcomb Place — Jessica Podewell directs Shakespeare’s tragedy about a murderous scheme. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Talkback. George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart St. — The immersive comedy is about the inner workings of community theater companies. Tickets $30-$35. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. The Best of Sinatra. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — Spencer Racca portrays Frank Sinatra in this performance. Tickets $39.99. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. The Sweet Spot. House of Blues, 225 Decatur Street — Burlesque dancers perform at the variety show. Tickets $10-$32. 8 p.m. Sunday.

COMEDY Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival. Citywide, New Orleans — The comedy festival celebrates the work of black women comedians with open mics, sketch, improv and more. Visit www.blackgirlgiggles.com for details. Wednesday-Monday. Brown Improv. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie — New Orleans’ longestrunning comedy group performs. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Close Me Out. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — local storytellers recount inebriated adventures. Andrew Healan hosts. 8 p.m. Saturday. Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (up-

GOING OUT PREVIEW Expect Delight Art movements come and go but their legacies remain with us. The art movement known as imagism was an American form of pop-expressionism that arose in places as varied as Chicago and California, as well as louisiana. Here it was infused with local Caribbean and magical realist influences epitomized in the work of the Visionary Imagist movement associated with the Galerie Jules laforgue, a Faubourg Marigny space that in the early 1980s launched the careers of Jacqueline Immersion by Ann Hornback. Bishop and Douglas Bourgeois and as far more reclusive artists such as Ann Hornback. Although publicity shy, Hornback has been remarkably consistent as we see in her recent canvas at the New Orleans Art Center, Immersion (pictured), in which her deeply psychological vision gives us an alligator woman that looks like a bayou Aphrodite rising from the waters in an alligator mask and matching evening dress under gatorlike cloud formations. lit by a setting sun and rising moon, its shape-shifting poetics recall ongoing themes seen in much earlier nearby works where her ecological and gender intrigue similarly is defined by sleekly bold patterning. A very different mindset appears in the mysterious oeuvre of Algiers native larry Nevil, whose vision often suggests the musings of a primitive outsider artist. His radio interview on the gallery’s Facebook page may be surprising for the way it reveals him as an eloquently compassionate artist with profound empathy for almost everyone he encounters. Even so, the sharp ironies of works such as Country Girl, an expressionistic view of an earthy rural woman, may be baffling to some viewers even as the gallery reports that Nevil’s paintings recently have found a following among art collectors from Chicago, a city known for its celebration of artistic irony. Wisconsin native Jim Sohr, an ongoing presence at the gallery, has much in common with many famous Chicago Imagists, as we see in the flashy psychedelic swerves of his painting Abstract, a visual maze that looks like the encounter of a high-velocity, chrome-heavy Harley-Davidson with a vortex of topographical and psychological cul-de-sacs in a visual parable of America’s need for speed clashing with the intractable intricacies of the imponderable. Through July. New Orleans Art Center, 3330 St. Claude Ave., (504) 383-4765; www. theneworleansartcenter.com.

stairs), 435 Esplanade Ave. — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Gold. House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge), 229 Decatur St. — 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. — Frederick RedBean Plunkett hosts an open-mic stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday. Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Monday.

Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave. — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursday. Ellen Degenerates of Comedy. The New Movement — The New york improv troupe performs. 9:30 p.m. Friday. Greetings, From Queer Mountain. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — The storytelling show features lGBT speakers. Tickets $8. 7:30 p.m. Friday. I’m Listening. Voodoo Lounge, 718 N. Rampart St. — Andrew Healan and Isaac Kozell offer armchair analysis of a rotating cast of

comics. 8 p.m. Friday. Lights Up!. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — The improv comedy group performs. 8 p.m. Friday. Lipstick ‘n’ Laughter. — Sherri Shepherd hosts the comedy show, which benefits the Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies. Tickets $25-$70. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sunday. Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave. — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. TNM Mainstage. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — Improv comedy groups perform. 8 p.m. Saturday. The Rip-Off Show. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Comedians compete in a live pop-culture game show hosted by Geoffrey Gauchet. 8 p.m. Saturday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St. — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

ART OPENINGS Gallery 600 Julia, 600 Julia St. — “New Orleans Tricentennial,” group show by louisiana artists; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400 Julia St. — “Anthropocene,” new conceptual paintings, drawings and sculpture by Richelle Gribble; “Our Shared Disaster,” architectural and landscape painting by Jenny Day; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday.

MUSEUMS American Italian Cultural Center. 537 S. Peters St. — “The luke Fontana Collection,” works by the artist, ongoing. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St. — “New Orleans: Between Heaven and Hell,” history-based installation by Robin Reynolds, through Sept. 15. “The Seignouret-Brulatour House: A New Chapter,” model of a 200-year-old French Quarter

building and historic site, ongoing. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St. — Historic French Quarter life and architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St. — “Recovered Memories: Spain, New Orleans and the Support for the American Revolution,” artifacts, documents and artworks about Spain’s influence on New Orleans’ development, through Sunday. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St. — “It’s Carnival Time in louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; “living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; both ongoing. National World War II Museum. 945 Magazine St. — “So Ready for laughter: The legacy of Bob Hope,” film, photographs and more exploring Bob Hope’s career, through Feb. 10, 2019. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — “lee Friedlander in louisiana,” works demonstrating the photographer’s connection to louisiana and the local music industry, through Aug. 12. “Carlos Rolon: Outside/In,” works connecting New Orleans, latin America and the Caribbean by the artist, through Aug. 26, and more. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St. — “The Whole Drum Will Sound: Women in Southern Abstraction,” works by female abstract artists, through July 22. “A Precise Vision: The Architectural Archival Watercolors of Jim Blanchard,” watercolor works by the artist, through Aug. 19. “Salazar: Portraits of Influence in Spanish New Orleans, 1785-1802,” works telling the story of Josef Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza, through Sept. 2.

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