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Mahogany Hall Stomp

Corrosion of Conformity WED. AUG. 15 | Down’s Pepper Keenan returns to the heavy metal heavyweights — who have spent nearly 40 years headbanging and hair whipping through classic thrash and Viking metal riffs — for 2018’s towering No Cross No Crown.

Mothership and Heavy Temple open at 8 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Anais St. John debuts a cabaret show about Storyville madam Lulu White

BY WILL COVIELLO

“WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS in the land of the dreamy

scenes / There’s a Garden of Eden, ah, you know what I mean,” sings Anais St. John, giving the lyrics a risque spin. “Yeah, Creole babies with flashin’ eyes softly whisper with tender sighs.”

St. John and pianist Harry Mayronne are rehearsing in his French Quarter home, just blocks from where the infamous Storyville brothel Mahogany Hall stood.

“I didn’t know that’s what that convenience store was,” Mayronne says, referring to a corner building on Basin Street where Mahogany Hall owner and madam Lulu White had a saloon.

White and her bordello are the subject of Lulu White: Queen of Storyville, a cabaret show St. John and Mayronne open at Teatro Wego! this week.

“Lulu embraced the title ‘Queen of the Demimonde,’ ” St. John says in the opening of the show. “She was a paragon of invention, entrepreneurialism and sensuality.”

White ran one of the most famous houses of prostitution in the red light district, which officially was open from 1898 to 1917, when the U.S. Navy forced the city to shut it down. Mahogany Hall was lavishly decorated with mirrors, chandeliers and candelabra throughout its parlors and bedrooms, and it cost White tens of thousands of dollars to build. It was known as an “octoroon parlor,” staffed by women who were one-eighth black. Many women who worked as prostitutes in the district were listed, including by race, in “Blue Books,” directories that lampooned listings of northeastern social elites.

As well-known as White was, she also was mysterious. At Mahogany Hall, she was known for covering herself in diamond jewelry. She was

TUE. AUG. 14 | On his 2018 album KOD, rapper J. Cole gets caught up in his musings and preachings about mental health and self medication, violence and living with trauma. Enigmatic Atlanta rapper Young Thug — who teased his forthcoming Slime Language album with a Nicki Minaj-featuring Hear No Evil EP earlier this year — also is on the bill, with openers Jaden Smith, Earthgang and Kill Edward at 7:30 p.m. at Smoothie King Center.

said to have come to New Orleans from a birthplace in Alabama or Cuba or elsewhere. She often was in trouble with the law, including for problems with liquor, prostitution and attempted murder.

She appealed a prison sentence to President Woodrow Wilson and was released.

The show’s script relies heavily on historian Emily Epstein Landau’s Spectacular Wickedness: Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville, New Orleans. St. John doesn’t perform as White but explores her history and sings a mix of jazz, blues and classic and contemporary rock songs.

There’s also a song by Mayronne and Ricky Graham, and the show uses Louis Armstrong’s instrumental piece named for the brothel, “Mahogany Hall Stomp.”

Pianists Tony Jackson and Jelly Roll Morton entertained in the parlors of Mahogany Hall, but the only direct link in the show is the inclusion of “Basin Street Blues,” which was written by Spencer Williams, a nephew of White. Mayronne gives the music continuity from jazz standards such as Hoagy Carmichael’s “New Orleans” to Danny and Blu Lu Barker’s bawdy “Don’t You Feel My Leg” to classic rock songs. St. John works the Rolling Stones’ classic “Brown Sugar” into the mix, teases wordplay out of some jazz standards and belts out some songs.

St. John and Mayronne performed together in several cabaret and musical theater shows at the nowclosed Le Chat Noir, including her tribute to Eartha Kitt. More recently,

Lost Bayou Ramblers and Louisiana Story FRI. AUG. 17 | To celebrate the 70th anniversary of its release, the 1948 bayou-set film is screened with a live score from the Grammy Award-winning Cajun rock ’n’ rollers, performing music inspired by the film. At 8 p.m. at The Joy Theater.

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Harry Mayronne and Anais St. John star in Lulu White: Queen of Storyville.

FRI. AUG. 17 | The New Orleans native and New York-based comedian returns home fresh from another appearance on The Tonight Show Fallon, among more Starring Jimmy Fallon than a dozen late-night standup credits from the comic workhorse and go-to opener for Amy Schumer — she produced his first hourlong special Don’t Be Yourself last year.

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St. John has worked with a full band in tributes to Donna Summer and Tina Turner. While St. John can handle the musical range from disco to jazz to rock, she says some of the research for the Lulu White show was eye-opening.

“I am not a bashful girl,” she says with a laugh. “But I was shocked at some of the special attractions that were offered (at Mahogany Hall).”

Dashiki Project Theatre 50th anniversary SAT. AUG. 18 | Dashiki Theatre Project celebrates its 50th anniversary with a performance of co-founder Norbert Davidson’s His Hand Is on the Gate, performances and testimonials by past contributors, an expo of artifacts and memorabilia and more. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Christian Unity Baptist Church.

Gillian Welch SUN. AUG. 19 | Americana and roots guitar duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have been on a loop of victory laps, re-releasing past albums. Last week, they released a vinyl edition of 2003’s Soul Journey, featuring “Look at Miss Ohio” and “Wrecking Ball.”

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KEVIN HART, in association with the United Negro College Fund and KIPP, has provided four scholarships to New Orleans students as part of the actor-comedian’s “Help From the Hart” charity. Jamaya Wilson, a junior at Dillard University, along with Xavier University students Lauryn Williams, a freshman, and juniors Daja Brooks and Mack Williams Jr., joined 14 other students across the U.S. as scholarship recipients. “This is just the beginning,” Hart said.

JUDY PERRY MARTINEZ, a New Orleans lawyer affiliated with Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn LLP, was named president-elect of the American Bar Association last week. Martinez is a co-founder of the local Pro Bono Project, and has received awards for her work with the LGBT community and capital defense advocacy. She takes office in 2019.

THE HAYRIDE, the Baton Rouge-based website, last week referred to anti-gun activist David Hogg as “Mini-Hitler” in a headline and story after he protested outside the Fairfax, Virginia headquarters of the National Rifle Association. It not only was an insult to Hogg, one of the survivors of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, but also to the memory of anyone who suffered under the real Adolf Hitler, who killed millions before and during World War II.

43% The percentage of GOP voters who think President Donald Trump should be able to unilaterally shut down media outlets for ‘bad behavior.’

A DVO C AT E S TA F F P H OTO B Y S O P H I A G E R M E R

AFFORDABLE HOUSING UP AGAINST THE CLOCK The New Orleans City Council is pushing to adopt policies that would require affordable housing in new developments — policies that are up against a deadline from Gov. John Bel Edwards and state lawmakers.

The City Planning Commission will look at “inclusionary zoning” rules that would make affordable units a requirement in certain developments, which follows a “smart housing mix” study that addresses areas where “disparities in affordable and workplace housing options exist.” Earlier this year, Edwards vetoed legislation that would have prohibited cities from “inclusionary zoning” measures — on the condition that New Orleans, which sat on the recommendations for months, moves quickly to adopt them before the next legislative session.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s Chief of Staff John Pourciau told the New Orleans City Council’s Community Development Committee Aug. 7 that “given that time crunch, we’re in a place where we have to keep the ball rolling.”

One option would create a zoning overlay in areas with housing disparities, and require that 12 percent of units in developments with 10 or more units be set at below market rate, which would be reserved for residents earning 60 percent or less of the median income.

Another option — one that’s supported by affordable housing advocates — would create an inclusionary zoning “base” that could cover not just entire districts but individual parcels, including areas in more “desirable” neighborhoods where gentrification and high prices have displaced longtime residents previously paying affordable rates.

Those zoning changes would still be subject to the same kinds of City Council approval as other developments.

More than half of New Orleans residents are renters. More than 60 percent of renters — and 32 percent of homeowners — are considered “cost-burdened,” or spending at least 30 percent of their income on rent and housing costs, including utilities.

‘State of transit’ report released In its annual “State of Transit” report released Aug. 7, transportation advocacy group RIDE New Orleans said expansive plans and recent board and executive appointments are promising signs at the New PAGE 8

A poll released last week by Ipsos found 21 percent of independents felt the same way, along with 12 percent of Democrats — in violation of the First Amendment. (See Commentary, p. 9.)

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Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). However, the group urged RTA to take further steps to implement its plans, saying New Orleans must do more to increase transit riders’ access to jobs.

RIDE’s report lauded new RTA board members who are linked to the transit and paratransit riding communities, as well as Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s creation of a new city Office of Transportation (whose head now sits on the board) and the filling of RTA’s executive director role by an interim supervisor.

Still, progress connecting riders to job opportunities, RIDE said, has been stalled for at least two years.

Riders in the city can reach just 12 percent of the region’s jobs in 30 minutes or less, according to the group’s data.

Job access for residents is a goal laid out in RTA’s 20-year plan, which the organization released in December 2017. In that document, the city transit organization set a benchmark of making 60 percent of the region’s jobs accessible by transit in 60 minutes or less by 2027, with 65 percent of Orleans and Jefferson parish jobs reachable by low-income households within those parameters by that same year.

In its report, RIDE lauded RTA’s plan, as long as concrete steps are taken to implement its objectives.

RIDE also warned against RTA’s focus getting diverted by projects the group says fall outside the plan, such as a controversial streetcar expansion down St. Claude Avenue. RTA will hold open house meetings to gather public comment on that project Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Ave.).

A true ‘regional’ transit network? Orleans, Jeff commit to cooperation The New Orleans City Council and the Jefferson Parish Council have filed resolutions committing to inter-parish transit options, aiming to prevent multiple transfers and long commutes by creating direct transit lines to and from the city center and hospitals. Both measures have the unanimous support of the councils as well as Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni.

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by Transdev. Resolution co-author and District C Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer says the next phase is to “re-envision the entire network” with a comprehensive analysis of its operations, then find funding to address the needs.

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority CEO Justin Augustine says operators “will not let funding be a barrier” and already have committed to putting inter-parish transit into

its budgets. “We’re going to put our money where our mouth is,” he told the New Orleans City Council Aug. 8.

“One of the questions that continues to come up is whether there’s any political desire to get this done,” said City Council Vice President Helena Moreno said. “Absolutely, yes there is.”

On eve of governor’s meeting with Trump, Kennedy blasts Louisiana criminal justice reform in a letter One day before Gov. John Bel Edwards met with President Donald Trump to discuss sentencing practices, U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy released a letter to the president saying, “People are being killed because of the so-called criminal justice reforms” passed with bipartisan support by the Louisiana Legislature last year — reforms that also were supported by Edwards and a disparate coalition of business, civic, religious and political groups.

Kennedy cited several examples of prisoners who received early release under the program, only to reoffend.

“Unfortunate as it is, Mr. President, I hope Louisiana’s misguided attempt at criminal justice reform can prevent similar missteps,” he concluded.

“This information by the junior senator is unequivocally wrong,” Edwards replied in a statement to media. “This is strictly politics for Sen. Kennedy who is openly considering running for governor. He’s embarrassing the state of Louisiana in his letter to the White House, but even worse, he’s scaring the public using flawed data. With Sen. Kennedy, you can always expect him to put his political ambitions ahead of the people of he represents.”

Edwards and five other governors, as well as several state attorneys general, met with Trump in New Jersey Aug. 9 to discuss criminal justice reform practices.

Kennedy urges Cantrell to ‘undo’ part of NOPD federal consent decree relating to ICE Reigniting debate over New Orleans as a so-called “sanctuary city” harboring people living in the country without legal permission, U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy urged Mayor LaToya Cantrell to “undo” parts of the New Orleans Police Department’s federal consent decree that Kennedy says prevents agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from “doing their job.” After a meeting at ICE’s New Orleans field office Aug. 8, Kennedy said ICE is “being held back by a bunch of politicians who don’t know what they’re talking about.”

In a statement to Gambit, Cantrell’s communications director Beau Tidwell said, “Respectfully, the people and the public safety of New Orleans would be better served by Sen.

Kennedy focusing on local public safety priorities.”

The consent decree does not prevent NOPD from communicating a person’s immigration status to ICE, and Kennedy admits that local ICE officials aren’t the ones raising those concerns. Kennedy insists, however, that former Mayor Mitch Landrieu told NOPD, “Do not cooperate with ICE or federal immigration authorities because I am the mayor and I do not believe in immigration laws.”

Kennedy also slammed critics of the 15-year-old enforcement arm of the Department of Homeland Security, saying “anyone who realistically thinks we’re going to abolish ICE is smoking some of that new medicinal marijuana. It’s not going to happen.”

(Medical cannabis in Louisiana cannot be smoked.)

Asked whether the agency can at least be reformed following reports of ICE agents’ abuses against immigrant families, increased targeted arrests in immigrant communities, and poor conditions at its prisons, Kennedy said, “You can always improve, but they’re doing the best they can.”

JBE addresses ALEC; four protesters arrested As Gov. John Bel Edwards prepared to address conservative think tank American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Aug. 7, protesters outside the Hilton New Orleans Riverside demanded the more than 30 Louisiana legislators who are members of the organization sever their ties. Protesters called out ALEC’s business-focused agenda and legislation they say targets people of color and vulnerable communities, including Louisiana’s House Bill 727, drafted to target activists taking on the Bayou Bridge pipeline.

Four protesters were arrested on charges of trespassing, disturbing the peace and resisting arrest; all four protesters were later released the same day. According to protest organizers, police arrested three people of color despite white protesters forming the protest’s front line and white protesters entering the building to disrupt the meeting.

Meanwhile, Edwards — the only Democratic governor in the Deep South — touted the state’s criminal justice reform package, the passage of the state budget as it faced a massive shortfall, and job creation efforts bringing companies like DXC Technologies to New Orleans.

Edwards has supported several pieces of ALEC legislation this past session, including the creation of the Louisiana Checkbook state spending website, the anti-protest measure aimed at Bayou Bridge opponents, and a measure — signed into law as Act 666 — that would protect controversial conservative and right-wing speech on campuses.

COMMENTARY

REPUBLICANS, WHO TEND TO BE ABSOLUTISTS when

it comes to the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, aren’t so fond of the First Amendment these days, according to a recent survey by a respected nonpartisan polling firm. A poll of voters nationwide by Ipsos found that a significant plurality — 43 percent — of self-identified Republicans believe that “the president should have the authority to close news outlets engaged in bad behavior.” Pollsters didn’t define “bad behavior,” but to an alarming number of Donald Trump supporters it’s obvious: It means anything critical of the president.

Putting aside the obvious absurdities — would 43 percent of GOP voters be okay with a hypothetical President Hillary Clinton shutting down Fox News? — it’s worth noting that suppressing the press is a hallmark of dictatorships, not democracies.

Let’s be clear: There’s no such thing as supporting the “concept” of the First Amendment without all its protections.

One wonders how many of those who would stifle a free press today were among the self-described Tea Partiers who famously carried pocket copies of the U.S. Constitution to their rallies a few years ago.

“While we found that the large majority of Americans support the concept of the First Amendment,” the Ipsos poll concluded, “there are worrying signs that freedom of the press might be conditional to many people.” Let’s be clear: There’s no such thing as supporting the “concept” of the First Amendment without all its protections.

The Ipsos poll also found that support for a president muzzling the press was not limited to Republicans.

Twenty-one percent of Independents liked the idea, as did 12 percent of Democrats. They’re all wrong.

The Constitution and Bill of Rights aren’t a cafeteria plan. You don’t get to pick and choose which “options” you accept. Sadly, we live under a president who stokes anti-media sentiment to whip up his base, calling journalists “the enemy of the people” at rallies and in tweets.

Meanwhile, “fake news” has become a buzzword employed by anyone who doesn’t agree with a particular report, regardless of its veracity.

That’s the equivalent of a child covering his or her ears when corrected by an adult.

“News” isn’t fake. It’s either the truth or it isn’t news. So here’s some news: Shutting down media outlets is antithetical to all things America — there is no middle ground. States have laws to protect individuals and businesses against defamation, and those laws work. President Trump gets criticized — as do all politicians — but if criticism bothers him he should heed the words of President Harry S. Truman: If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Some may interpret the Ipsos poll as a sign that the media need to mend fences with certain politicians.

Nonsense. The poll merely confirms what many journalists have known for a while: The First Amendment and press freedom are under partisan political attack.

Politicians are owed fair and honest coverage, nothing more.

Oftentimes there aren’t “two sides to the story.” There’s the truth, and everything else is … fake. Journalists have a duty to speak truth to power, not to cower before it. When we’re wrong, fairness demands prompt and thorough corrections, not the heavy hand of government shutting us down. Ultimately, we serve our readers — not the president.

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Hey Blake, Who or what was Gentilly and how did the neighborhood come to be named that?

Dear reader,

Like many places in New Orleans, the name we know is a corruption of an original French word. The neighborhood of Gentilly is named for an estate outside of Paris called Chantilly (for which the type of lace also is named). The area of New Orleans was named Chantilly around 1727 by the Dreux brothers, Mathurin and Pierre, who acquired the large tract of land and established a plantation.

“Mathurin, it is said, helped lay out New Orleans,” wrote John Chase in his classic book Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children and Other Streets of New Orleans! “Given a choice of concessions, he selected the high ground along Bayou Sauvage where he was joined by his brother.” Chase said the brothers named their plantation Chantilly because they had come from the area in France known by the same name. Over time, the name morphed into Gentilly.

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Gentilly Terrace and Gardens is in an area of New Orleans that once was a plantation owned

by Mathurin and Pierre Dreux.

Dreux Avenue in Gentilly is named for its founders.

The general boundaries of Gentilly are City Park to the west, the Industrial Canal to the east, Lake Pontchartrain to the north and Interstate 610 to the south. The earliest development came along Gentilly Ridge, a stretch of high ground along what was Bayou Gentilly and now is Gentilly Boulevard. In the early 20th century, the Gentilly

Terrace subdivision was created, located near Gentilly Boulevard and Elysian Fields Avenue. Known for its distinctive architecture, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A post-World War II building boom led to further population growth. The Gentilly Woods subdivision was opened in 1951. Many more Gentilly neighborhoods followed, including Filmore, Milneburg and Pontchartrain Park.

Thirty years ago this week, New Orleans hosted the 1988 Republican National Convention. The day before the proceedings officially began, President Ronald Reagan arrived with first lady Nancy Reagan, leading a parade of floats and marching bands through the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The president also delivered a speech on the convention’s opening night, when then-Mayor Sidney Barthelemy and City Councilwoman Peggy Wilson delivered welcomes on behalf of the city and the local host committee.

Vice President George H.W. Bush surprised many when he introduced Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle, then unknown to most voters, as his vice presidential pick at a rally at Spanish Plaza. Bush’s 1988 speech at the Superdome is remembered for two of his most notable lines: “Read my lips, no new taxes,” he promised, while also speaking of the country’s charitable and volunteer organizations as “a thousand points of light.”

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ne of the most puzzling things about New Orleans that stumps visitors and natives alike is how a city so steeped in history and tradition can occasionally be so pioneering. The historical part of that equation exists all around us, but the pioneering part isn’t always obvious. Though most everyone knows how jazz transformed America and the world, other, less visible local innovations often get lost in the shuffle. New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) photography curator Russell Lord’s massive book, Looking Again: Photography at the New Orleans Museum of Art, co-published in March by Aperture and NOMA, suggests our most familiar local art institution harbors its share of semisecret history. Although NOMA is known in museum circles for being ahead of its time when it first began collecting art photography, when E. John Bullard became its director in 1973, we now know thanks to Lord’s erudite overview that its pioneering photography exhibitions began in 1916.

Accompanying 131 pristinely reproduced works from NOMA’s collection of more than 12,000

historic photographs, Lord’s essay eloquently elaborates on the scope and scale of a collection that reflects almost every aspect of the history of photography from its earliest experiments to the present.

Because the collection features such a strategic mix of works by the world’s most iconic photographers, as well as images by lesser-known figures that illuminate overlooked or forgotten aspects of local or global history, it is a collection that amounts to a nuanced visual history of civilization. For instance, Felix Moissenet’s mysterious and striking 1852 daguerreotype of a welldressed black man raises no end of questions. Who was he? Its velvet case provides the photographer’s studio address on Camp Street, suggesting the subject likely was part of the city’s unusually large, affluent community of free people of color.

His commanding persona and the superb quality of the daguerreotype all seem to bear that out, but it is his preternatural presence with the forthright gaze of an emissary from an all-but-forgotten culture greeting us from across time that makes it so extraordinary. It is a picture that,

Lewis Wickes Hine, Mechanic and Steam Pump, The New Orleans Museum of Art: 74.84

as Lord writes, “might have been possible only in New Orleans.”

Daniel Louis Mundy’s 1867 photograph The Extinct Dinornis or Moa Bird takes us to Victorian-era New Zealand where dinosaurlike bird skeletons towering over a bearded scientist telescope us into an age when the sun never set on Britain’s empire and Darwin’s theory of evolution was almost as influential.

Science and technology were

celebrated for more pragmatic reasons in America, where Lewis Wickes Hine was known for his heroic views of workers, typified by his circa 1920 Mechanic and Steam Pump. He also was a social critic whose shocking images of children and immigrants suffering in squalid conditions set the stage for controversies that still dominate the headlines.

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The 1920s and 1930s were decades when form elegantly articulated function and boldly abstract designs existed side by side with the excesses and hardships of an age when photographs captured every nuance and irony in their seemingly endless profusion. The German Bauhaus design group tried to reconcile the disparities between art and life, but in Lotte Stam-Beese’s 1928 Albert Braun with Mirror, a photo of a Bauhaus designer, we see prescient hints of the way images would evolve to become an inescapable hall of mirrors ceaselessly reflecting our hopes, fears and affiliations in a kaleidoscopic cacophony. But the American photographer and scientist Imogen Cunningham eloquently returned abstraction, quite literally, to its roots in her 1929 photograph Rubber Plant, a lyrically graphic interpretation of a rubber plant that is as scientifically informative as it is aesthetically engaging.

In the Jazz Age, industrial geometry became a design motif unbounded by scale. Maurice Tabard’s aptly titled 1929 photogram Jazz transforms simple mechanical forms into a rhythmic art deco design that has much in common with the soaring deco towers of Berenice Abbott’s classic 1936 cityscape Park Avenue and 39th St., Manhattan. Both reflect a

Robert Disraeli, Industrialization, The New Orleans Museum of Art: Museum purchase, General Acquisitions Fund, 81.173

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dynamic modernist verve that became increasingly hard to sustain. Ilsa Bing’s 1934 Salut de Schiaparelli fashion illustration of an ethereal blonde seemingly floating in a baroque sea of lilies epitomizes the Depressionera idea of glamour as a spectacle beyond most people’s reach — but Marta Kuhn-Weber and Anton Weber pursued their own unique version of street fashion photography in works like their fantastical, if gritty, 1920 Street Woman view of an eccentric shopkeeper. Glamour and fantasy were potent palliatives in a decade characterized by widespread deprivation and a backlash against PAGE 16

Marta Kuhn-Weber, Street Woman, The New Orleans Museum of Art: Museum purchase, Women’s Volunteer Committee Fund, 74.63

Daniel Louis Mundy, The Extinct Dinornis or Moa Bird, The New Orleans Museum of Art: Museum purchase, 1981 Deaccessioned Auction Funds, 82.44

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Leslie Gill, Garden of Sculptor, Elie Nadelman, New York, The New Orleans Museum of Art: Gift of New Orleans Museum of Art Exhibition Fund, 83.156.2

Clarence John Laughlin, A Mangled Staircase (No. 2), The New Orleans Museum of Art: Bequest of Clarence John Laughlin, 85.118.59

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Charlotte (Lotte) Stam-Beese, Albert Braun with Mirror, The New Orleans Museum of Art: Museum Purchase, General Acquisitions Fund, 82.102

a coldly mechanistic form of capitalism that critics considered dehumanizing — a view graphically articulated in Robert Disraeli’s theatrical photo collage of an arm vanishing into a meat grinder that spits out tiny cars. New Orleans surrealist photographer and preservationist Clarence John Laughlin considered the neglect of historic buildings to be a passive form of violence, and his 1949 photograph of architectural wreckage, The Mangled Staircase (No. 2), anticipates the portentous work of later neo-expressionist painters like Anselm Kiefer.

Like the collection on which it is based, Looking Again provides rare visual insights into life as it was lived while uniting local photographic history with its broader global context. This city’s long relationship with great photographers is an

ongoing story, and perhaps no one embodies that history more fully than Washington native Lee Friedlander, whose hundreds of New Orleans-based images could constitute a museum in their own right. While much of his early work focused on local jazz culture, it is his Philadelphia, 1961, photo of a woman’s ghostly face glowing on a TV screen in an otherwise empty room that anticipated the spectral yet inescapable quality of the photographic image in the world we inhabit today.

That ability to time travel into the past while sometimes anticipating the future is emblematic of a photography collection, and its host city, where past, present and future often seem to co-exist in improbably playful, if occasionally portentous, counterpoint.

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Uptown bakery La Boulangerie (4600 Magazine St., 504-269-3777; www.laboulangerienola.com) now serves wine, beer and cocktails.

The Francophile cafe run by chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski and pastry chef Maggie Scales underwent an expansion earlier this year when the owners took over the building next door, added seating and expanded the menu.

The drink menu includes three French wines available by the glass, prosecco by the glass or bottle and Henriot Brut Champagne for $85 a bottle. Local beers include Urban South Brewery’s Paradise Park and Gnarly Barley’s Jucifer, and the cocktail menu has brunch favorites such as bloody marys and mimosas. Also on the list are Pastis, an aperol spritz and Irish coffee.

BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund IF THE TEXAS FLAG BLOWING IN THE WIND OUTSIDE ISN’T A GOOD ENOUGH HINT of what’s to come, the “Don’t

where 1839 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 372-3150; www.facebook.com/ cattyshacktexmex

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Catty Shack is a Tex-Mex stop in Gentilly

Mess with Texas” sign hanging above the cash register makes it clear.

But the flag emblazoned with the word “TACOS” is a better indicator of what’s coming from the kitchen at Catty Shack, a charming restaurant in Gentilly.

Catherine Smith, an Austin, Texas native and former journalist, runs the tiny tribute to all things Tex-Mex on Gentilly Boulevard near the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The space radiates a homespun feel: Artwork and mirrors cover the walls, Mardi Gras beads dangle throughout the space and menus are scrawled on butcher paper and chalkboards.

The eatery’s simple approach is mirrored in the short, straightforward menu. There are five taco varieties, a handful of starters and sides including chips, guacamole, salsa and queso.

Even after a few weeks, that queso lingers on my mind. It’s thick and velvety, dotted with green and red peppers and tinged with soft heat.

I’ve come across many iterations of this Tex-Mex classic that I have liked, but this one is especially satisfying.

Crispy house-made corn tortilla chips are a nice accompaniment to the chunky guacamole studded with onions and tomatoes. A red salsa is a fiery ranchero-style sauce with a powerful punch of heat and charred bits that imbue smoky notes. The green tomatillo salsa also is good and almost tastes fruity.

My favorite dish was the Catty

FORK CENTER

fish taco featuring thick pieces of Des Allemands catfish fried with a thin and crunchy rice and corn flour crust, topped with shredded cabbage, cilantro and a light drizzle of chipotle mayonnaise.

The Big Daddy taco references the Lone Star state’s reputation for barbecue. Smoky hunks of brisket fill a soft corn tortilla topped with onions, cilantro, avocado-tomatillo salsa and a shower of salty Cotija cheese.

Nothing on the menu screams Texas more than the crispy beef taco with cumin-laced ground Angus beef in a deep-fried tortilla shell. It’s topped with shredded lettuce, pico de gallo and lots of shredded cheddar cheese.

The Crispy Lentilly is a vegan taco filled with seasoned lentils and guacamole, and a vegetarian taco has a medley of corn, poblano peppers,

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Owner Catherine Smith serves a basket of tacos at Catty Shack.

beans, onions, Cotija cheese, cilantro and a chili-spiked aioli.

For drinks, there are a few Mexican and Texas beers, sangria and the trendy summertime option, frose (frozen rose). The restaurant doesn’t serve hard liquor, but those thirsty for a margarita can step next door to the Jockey’s Pub. Smith says she plans to expand the menu eventually. But for now, the short selection at Catty Shack reads like a heartfelt — and delicious — postcard from the Lone Star state.

Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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check, please charming Gentilly Tex-Mex restaurant focuses on tacos

Uptown bakery and cafe La Boulangerie now serves wine, beer and cocktails.

The Link Restaurant Group purchased the bakery from founder Dominique Rizzo in 2015.

La Boulangerie is open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

— HELEN FREUND

There’s a catch Everybody knows seafood is big in this town, but getting to know the person who caught the fish locals eat is not common.

The Gulf Restoration Network (www.healthygulf.org) is kicking

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On Aug. 16 the Gulf Restoration Network and Sneaky Pickle will host a three-course “fisher-focused” dinner at the St. Claude Avenue restaurant.

one invested more time, effort and finances. Currently, I’m exploring more opportunities to continue in the industry that I love in the city that I consider home.”

Harrell opened Angeline on Chartres Street in 2015 and garnered widespread praise for his cooking there. In June, Harrell closed Angeline, noting issues with the lease at the building. Soon after, news broke that Harrell and the owner of The Franklin would open a new restaurant in the Marigny space.

The Franklin since has shuttered and there is no word on what will happen with that space.

— HELEN FREUND

Boys on the block The Oak Street Po-boy Festival (www.poboyfest.com) is Nov. 11 on Oak Street from Carrollton Avenue to Leake Avenue. The event will feature more than 35 vendors offering more than 50 types of traditional and creative po-boys. There also will be four stages for live music and an art market.

Admission to the event is free, but to purchase po-boys, attendees must buy a $5 wristband.

More than 30,000 people attend the annual event, according to festival organizers. A portion of proceeds benefit Son of a Saint, a nonprofit which provides mentoring to boys.

The 2018 festival will be produced

by Jared Zeller, founder of Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo (www.thebayouboogaloo.com). — WILL COVIELLO

Where’s the beef?

The series also addresses how coastal erosion and land loss affect fisheries.

The dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and is followed by a cocktail party at the restaurant (open to the public). Tickets for the dinner are $45 per person. Visit www.facebook. com/healthygulf for tickets.

— HELEN FREUND

Close call Chef Alex Harrell’s plans to reopen The Franklin restaurant have fallen through.

Harrell, who was the opening chef at French Quarter gastropub Sylvain and later opened his own acclaimed Southern fine dining spot, Angeline, confirmed the news Aug. 10.

“We came to a mutual decision not to move forward with our partnership to launch a new restaurant concept in the space formerly occupied by The Franklin,” Harrell said in a statement. “After discussing the future direction, we realized just how much our visions differed. An amicable agreement was made to end the partnership before every-

Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse’s (716 Iberville St., 504-522-2467; www.dickiebrennanssteakhouse. com) Louisiana Beef Picnic features an array of cuts and preparations served at stations set up in the restaurant Wednesday, Aug. 22.

Chefs from Dickie Brennan restaurants will prepare grass-fed beef from Gonsoulin Cattle Ranch and wagyu beef from Raines Farms.

The dinner is styled as a picnic, and passed hors d’oeuvres include hamburger sliders, bacon-wrapped steak poppers and barbecued beef on cornbread biscuits. Serving stations feature braised brisket with smoked onion and bacon barbecue sauce, Asian-style grilled short ribs, smoked strip steak with blue cheese and olive tapenade, braised beef cheek tacos, beef tartare and more. There also are sides such as dirty rice, ratatouille and peach, corn and tomato salad. Beer from Urban South Brewery and Port Orleans Brewing Company and Scotch and wines are included. The dinner costs $80, including tax and tip. A portion of proceeds benefits Second Harvest Food Bank.

— WILL COVIELLO

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off a “fisher-focused” dining series to connect diners with the fishing industry and raise awareness about sustainable fishing practices in the Gulf South. The first dinner, called “The Catch,” will be held at Bywater restaurant Sneaky Pickle (4017 St. Claude Ave., 504-218-5651; www. yousneakypickle.com) on Aug. 16.

The focus on fishermen is intended to “give the dining public a chance to get to know the people catching their fish and what it takes for that product to get to the plate,” according to a statement from Kendall Dix, fisheries associate for the Gulf Restoration Network.

The Sneaky Pickle dinner features fish provided by Kindra Arneson, who will attend the event and speak about how fishing practices affect local communities.

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EAT+DRINK 3-COURSE INTERVIEW

Abigail Gullo Bartender BARTENDER ABIGAIL GULLO

(@NYCBaby) was a finalist for the American Bartender of the Year award at The Spirited Awards at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail.

She runs the bar program at Compere Lapin (The Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery, 535 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-599-2119; www.comperelapin.com), where her rotating cocktail selection reflects the restaurant’s menu and the seasons. Gullo recently launched a weekly cocktail mixing and tasting series called Happy Mondays (at 4 p.m. on Mondays). She talked to Gambit about making drinks.

What do the Happy Mondays classes entail?

GULLO: It started when I wanted to get in the habit of doing weekly trainings with my staff, but I also wanted it to be open to other people in the industry and to enthusiasts who are curious. So for our first one, our bar was full — a third were my staff, a third was made up of industry people who had heard about it, and [the rest] were enthusiasts who happened to be there.

We talked about a cocktail. We talked about the historical inspiration of the cocktail, and then I discussed how you would make it if you were making it at home.

Because there were industry people there, I talked about how you would make it for a restaurant in a large-scale format as well. We tasted it, and we tasted the base spirit used in it, and I talked about why I used that spirit.

How can people improve their own cocktails at home?

G: I think it can be overwhelming.

Whenever you go into a well-crafted cocktail bar, you have access to an amazing wealth of knowledge, but also supplies and tools. I do all of my work at the restaurant. You can’t bring all of that home. There’s not a lot that I do at home besides reading and research.

(People should) go out and explore! Go out and talk to different bartenders, drink different drinks, try different programs and then

take the pieces (they) like. I encourage people to follow their own passions, and that will lead to little sparks of imagination when going out on their own. If you’re doing this research, talking to people, going to bars, asking questions, then you’re learning, too. I give them the tools so they can feel confident in their knowledge, but also not be afraid of branching off or trying something new. Hopefully people will start to see patterns in how cocktails are created. Just try to build one cocktail at a time. Don’t try to build a whole bar program in your house.

How do you run the bar program in the restaurant?

G: There’s a very close relationship with the kitchen. I’m blessed to have a really great kitchen that’s enthusiastic about having a bar program that matches the character and strength they put into their food. When the food menu changes, the drink menu will soon follow.

Not only do we use all of the same flavors that the chefs are using, we add more because we can work with something that’s sweet and bitter at the same time, or we can work with something that has a lot of smoke. We’re layering flavors and making a drink with a lot of depth. When it passes over your palate, I want it to travel. I want it to have different flavors. That requires a certain chemistry in mixing the ingredients just right. Making sure that everything is good quality — it’s the same way chefs work with food. — HELEN FREUND

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Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; www.jackdempseys.net — Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Fri, D WedSat. $$

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

Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. D Wed-Sun, late Wed-Sun, brunch SatSun. $$

CBD 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 SatSun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$

Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. L, D MonSat, 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. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola. com — No reservations. L, early dinner daily. $$

Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. L, D daily. $$

Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — No reservations. L, D Wed-Sun. $$

Riccobono’s Panola Street Cafe — 7801 Panola St., (504) 314-1810; www. panolastreetcafe.com — No reservations.

B and L daily. $

House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$

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

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. $

CITYWIDE

Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www. lpkfrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$

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. $

The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. LouisSt., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; 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

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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. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon.com — Reservations accepted. brunch and early D Thu-Mon. $$ 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. $ Mid-City-4724 Carrollton Uptown-5538 Magazine

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KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; 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. $$

Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $

Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No reservations. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $

Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $

NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $$

Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www martinwine.com — No reservations.

B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$

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

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. bmbmetairie.com — Delivery available.

No reservations. L and D Mon-Sat. $

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Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$

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Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — ­ Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola.com — Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D Sun-Thu. $$

— Reservations recommended. L, D Tue-Sun. $$

Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D MonSat. $$

MID-CITY/TREME

R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$

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

Riccobono’s Peppermill — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-2226; www.riccobonospeppermill.com — Reservations accepted. B and L daily, D Wed-Sun. $$

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. $$

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. $ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859

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 Tue-Sun, 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. $

OUT TO EAT

Fullblast Brunch — 139 S. Cortez St., (504) 302-2800 — No reservations.

Brunch Thu-Mon. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. L daily, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$ 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. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$

Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Le’s Baguette Banh Mi Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www. facebook.com/lesbaguettenola — No reservations. B Sat-Sun, L and D daily. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, 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 TueSun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria. com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $

Rue 127 — 127 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 483-1571; www.rue127.com — Reservations recommended. D Tue-Sat. $$$

Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — No reservations.

L, D daily. $

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 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. $$

Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco.com­ — Reservations accepted. D Mon-Sat. $$

Wit’s Inn ­­— 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — ­ Reservations accepted for large parties.

L, D, late daily. $

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NORTHSHORE

El Gato Negro — 800 S. Peters St., (504) 309-8864; www.elgatonegronola.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$

Martin Wine Cellar — 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; www. martinwine.com — No reservations.

B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$

Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$

UPTOWN

Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.juansflyingburrito. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise. com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Reservations recommended. D Wed-Sun. $$$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended.

D daily. $$$ G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com­ — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com ­— No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$

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 TueSat. 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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PREVIEW Yung vul

BY RAPHAEL HELFAND SUMMER IN NEW ORLEANS IS SLOW, but that helped motivate local guitarist and bandleader Dominic Minix. “I was getting very frustrated here, and I decided I had to get out of this cycle of accepting less than I deserve. I had to go out and get it,” Minix says. “So I bought plane tickets on June 19 — Juneteenth — to L.A.” Minix’s current project, Yung vul, fuses the rich complexity of contermporary New Orleans jazz with the visceral energy of punk rock. Its lineup and sound has been flexible since its debut EP, Cannonball Adderall, dropped in 2016, but Minix’s raw vocals and technical, soulful guitar playing have remained at its core. Now Minix is ready for the next step in his career.

“The spaciousness of L.A. changes the rhythm of life,” he says. “It forces me to be more calculated. In New Orleans, I can do 10 things in one day and rush through it like a chicken with its head cut off, but in L.A., because it’s so sprawling, you really have to prioritize your time. That’s when wellness takes the front seat.“ Yung vul’s original members — Minix, Xavier Molina (trumpet, keyboard, guitar) and Michael Scott (drums) — are joined by bassist Sam Ferguson in place of Nick Lefebvre for a show before Minix leaves for California, they’ll be joined by some past collaborators. Tickets $10. At 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave.; www.hiholounge.net.

TUESDAY 14 BMC — Mojo Shakers, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; White Tie Affair, 11 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Joe Krown, 7 Check Point Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7

Chickie Wah Wah — Chip Wilson, 5:30; Sarah Quintana & John Fohl, 8 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mark Coleman & Todd Duke, 9 Gasa Gasa — Kraus, NOLIFE, Proud/ Father, 9 House of Blues — Attila, 6

Michael Franti and Spearhead perform at Champions Square Oct. 20.

The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8

Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Joe Goldberg Trio, 7:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Mark Carroll, 8 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 SideBar — Simon Lott & Dave Cappello Percussion Jungle, 9 Smoothie King Center — J. Cole, Young Thug, 7 The Starlight — Joe Welnick, 7; DJ Fayard, 10 PAGE 27

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MUSIC WEDNESDAY 15 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — Maggie Belle Band, Loose Willis, 9 BMC — The Tempted, 5; Yisrael, 8 Check Point Charlie — T Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Mark Carroll & Friends, 6; Alvin Youngblood Hart, 8 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7; Burning Itch, 9:30 Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Carl Leblanc, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Dos Santos, Los Po-BoyCitos, 9 House of Blues (The Parish) — Rico Nasty, 7; Jet Lounge, 11 The Jazz Playhouse — Michael Watson, 7:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Tim Robertson, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Kennedy Kuntz & Men of the Hour, 7:30 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint — Oscar Rossignoli, 2 One Eyed Jacks — Corrosion of Conformity, Mothership, Heavy Temple, 8

Santos Bar — Swamp Moves feat. Russell Welch Quartet, 10 SideBar — Phil Degruy’s 17-String Theory, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 The Starlight — Shawn Williams, 8; Ron Hotstream & the Mid-City Drifters, 10 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Schatzy, 7

THURSDAY 16 BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; Andre Lovett Band, 8; Kennedy Kuntz, 11 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Gumbo Cabaret, 5; Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Check Point Charlie — The Hubcap Kings, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Greazy Alice, The Rubilators, 8 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge with Rik Slave, 7; Mojo After Dark feat. Slickback Jacques, Them and Other, 9 d.b.a. — Henri Herbert, 7; Deltaphonic, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Todd Duke Trio, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — The Painted Hands, Baby Boy Bartels & the Boys, Kuwaisiana, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-A-

Holics, 8:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Beth Patterson, 8:30 Le Bon Temps Roule — The Soul Rebels, 11 Little Gem Saloon — Ingrid Lucia, 7:30 Monkey Board — Jazzman Band, 5 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Nattie, Brown Kid, 8 New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint — Ranger Jon Beebe, 2 Old Point Bar — Bruce Tyner Trio, 9 SideBar — David Bandrowski, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jason Marsalis & the 21st Century Trad Band, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Singer-Songwriter Shindig feat. Lynn Drury, Amanda Walker, 8 Three Muses — Arsene DeLay, 8 Tipitina’s — Freddie McGregor feat. Chino McGregor, 9 The Willow — Rebirth Brass Band, 9

FRIDAY 17 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Margherita, 8 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Le Bon Temps, 5; JAM Brass Band, 9, La Tran-K Latin Band, midnight The Bayou Bar — Crossing Canal, 7 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Cricket &

the 2:19, 6; Swinging Doors, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 9 Casa Borrega — Javier Gutierrez Duo, 7 Check Point Charlie — Rubilators, 4; Cardboard Cowboy, 8; Alpha Rhythm, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Gal Holiday, 8 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Gasa Gasa — Bit Brigade (Mega Man II and Castlevania tribute), Glitch Black, 10 House of Blues — NOLA Rocks feat.

Akadia, The Hail Mercy, Event Horizon, First Fracture, The Fixers, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Alicia Blue Eyes Renee, 7:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Vali Talbot, 5 Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7 Little Gem Saloon — John Mooney & Marc Stone, 7:30 Monkey Board — Jason Neville Funky Soul Band, 8 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Damn Hippies, 7; Aleah Hyers, 9 Oak — Tom Leggett, 9 Old Point Bar — Truman Holland & the Back-Porch Review, 9:30 Rivershack Tavern — Kennedy Kuntz & the Men of the Hour, 9 PAGE 28

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Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Bucktown All-Stars, 9:30 Santos Bar — Real Cool Trash with DJ Josh Lee Hooker, The Rockin’ Rollenes, 9 SideBar — Glenn Hartman & Friends, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Trio feat. Cristien Bold, 8 & 10 Southport Hall (Deck Room) — In Stereo, 8 Southport Hall — Gradu, 9 The Starlight — Bobbi Rae, 8 Three Muses — Royal Roses, 5:30; Doro Wat Jazz, 9 Tipitina’s — Foundation Free Fridays feat. Billy Iuso & the Restless Natives, Motel Radio, 10

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Ukelele School of New Orleans, 4; The Royal and Dumaine Hawaiians, 6; Asylum Chorus, 9

DMac’s Bar & Grill — Kennedy Kuntz & Vincent Marini, 7

The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Old Point Bar — Tres Bien, 3:30 One Eyed Jacks — Marina Orchestra, 9 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — The Bounty Reunion feat.

Harvey Jesus & Fire, 4 Santos Bar — High Command, Dire Hatred, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — James Evans (album release), 8 & 10 The Starlight — Dile Que Nola (latin night), 7 Three Muses — Raphael et Pascal, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 8

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Jazz National Historical Park — Steel Pans with Reynold Kinsale, 2

Bombay Club — David Doucet, 8

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BMC — Abe Thompson & Doctors of Funk, 3; Willie Lockett & Blues Krewe, 6; Dysfunktional Bone, 9

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Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Nattie Sanchez Songwriter Circle, 4; Steve Pistorius Quartet, 7

Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Bobby Ohler, 8

Circle Bar — Black Hole Kids, Radiant Knife, Crossed, Romasa, Ekumen, 9

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Casa Borrega — Geovane Santos Trio, 7

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Little Gem Saloon — Little Freddie King, 7 Monkey Board — Big Al & the Heavyweights, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Clint Kaufmann, Dr. Lo & Loyola’s Finest, 7 Oak — Amanda Ducorbier, 9 Old Point Bar — Maid of Orleans, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Heat Is On feat. The Scorpedos, 9 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — The Topcats, 9:30 Santos Bar — FTPA with Phantom Fiction, DJs Eugene Ouiblette and Mykhell, 10

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — A2D2 feat.

Arsene DeLay & Antoine Diel, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Charlie Dennard Organ Trio feat. Doug Belote, Todd Duke, 8 d.b.a. — Cha Wa, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Ed Perkins Jazz Band, 8 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Edward Moseley, Haley Haerr-Hartmann, Bobby Broussard, 8 SideBar — Instant Opus Improvised Series, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 The Starlight — Free Jambalaya Jam feat.

Joshua Benitez Band, 8 Three Muses — Bart Ramsey, 5

SideBar — Marc Stone, Lilli Lewis, Dr. Jimbo Walsh, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — The Organic Trio feat. Brian Seeger, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — The Molly Ringwalds, 8 The Starlight — Shawan Rice, 7

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EVENTS TUESDAY 14 Thriving in Place. Broadmoor Community Church, 2021 S. Dupre St. — There’s a speaker, and free lunch is served at the monthly series for seniors. Noon.

Broadmoor After Hours. Broad Street Cider & Ale, 2723 S. Broad Ave. — Broadmoor Improvement Association hosts the neighborhood mixer with drinks, snacks and prizes. 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 15 Gold Medal Chefs Gala. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd. — The five-course dinner and awards ceremony celebrates people who have made a positive impact on the Louisiana hospitality industry. Jana Billiot, Scot Craig, Michael Gulotta and Amy Sins are the honorees. Visit www. goldmedalchefs.com for details. Tickets $200. 6 p.m.

THURSDAY 16 Sustainable Seafood Dinner Series.

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St. — Notable chefs prepare meals that are served in the aquarium to benefit Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries. Tickets $150. 6:30 p.m.

Elvis Lives On. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — The Krewe of Rolling Elvi appears at the party, which coincides with the anniversary of Elvis’ death. Elvis movies are screened and blue Hawaiian cocktails and peanut butter banana sandwiches are served. Free admission. 8 p.m.

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Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — Weekly after-hours parties at the museum feature lectures, music performances, film screenings and more. Free with museum admission. 5 p.m.

Splash Bash. Ochsner Fitness Center, 1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Harahan — The family-friendly pool party has inflatables, floats, squirt guns, food and a full bar, and DJs and bands perform. Tickets $10, kids $5. 7 p.m.

Dog Wag and Walk. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville — Bring water, a bowl and a leash for this group dog walk. Registration $5. 8 a.m.

Tropical Blood Drive. Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave. — New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and The Organ Grinders host the blood drive. There are music and dance performances, raffles and more. Visit www.neworleansmusiciansclinic.org for details. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hats, Heels & Highballs. Harrah’s Casino, Harrah’s Theatre, 8 Canal St. — There are hat fashion shows, a designer “shoecase,” pop-ups and food at the women’s event. Visit www.hatsheelsandhighballs. com for details. Tickets $20-$30. 2 p.m.

SATURDAY 18 Clear the Shelters Adoption Fun Fest.

Northshore Humane Society, 20384 Harrison Ave., Covington — There are food trucks, animal-related activities and more at the event, which offers fee-waived adoptions of dogs and cats. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Art Market. Cafe Luna, 802 1/2 Nashville Ave. — Artists and artisans sell their wares at a market, and there are tarot card readers. 11 a.m.

Dashiki Project Theatre. Christian Unity Baptist Church, 1700 Conti St. — The community theater group celebrates its 50th anniversary with performances, an exhibition of memorabilia, filming of a docudrama and testimonials from founders and cast members. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pussyfooters Pub Prance. Beach on Bourbon, 227 Bourbon St. — Pink and orange costumes are encouraged for the pub crawl of Bourbon Street bars welcoming new Pussyfooters dance troupe members. There are raffles, and costumed participants can take a free mechanical bull ride. Tickets $10-$15. Noon.

Serigne Mbaye. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — The chef’s demonstration incorporates culinary traditions from Africa and New Orleans. 1 p.m.

Sealed in Style Gala: A Night of Fire and Ice. Metairie Country Club, 580 Woodvine Ave., Metairie — The gala and awards ceremony for Easterseals Louisiana benefits the group’s disability services. There’s a medieval theme and a costume contest; WDSU-TV’s Margaret Orr is the honoree.

Visit www.easterseals.com for details.

Tickets $100. 7 p.m.

An August Night at Antoine’s. Antoine’s Restaurant, 713 St. Louis St. — The fourcourse dinner is a fundraiser for Symphony Chorus New Orleans. There are music performances. Visit www.symphonychorus.org for details. Tickets $150. 7 p.m.

NAACP Freedom Fund Scholarship Banquet. Abundance of Desire Community Health & Wellness Center, 3600 Desire Parkway — Journalist Allison B. Hudson is the keynote speaker at the fundraising banquet for NAACP New Orleans. Call (504) 909-8011 or email naacpnola@gmail.com for details. 7 p.m.

MONDAY 20 Whispers From Heaven: A Mediumship Gallery. Unity Church of Metairie, 3303 Richland Ave., Suite 2A, Metairie — Mediums discuss their work and try to commune with the spirit world. Tickets $20. 7 p.m.

BOOKS Quintron & Miss Pussycat. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., Algiers — Musician Quintron appears with creative counterpart Miss Pussycat to read from Europa My Mirror. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Philip Padgett. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St. — The author presentation of Advocating Overlord: The D-Day Strategy and the Atomic Bomb is preceded by a reception. 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Four Local Poets. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — Poets Anne Babson, Gina Ferrara, Valentine Pierce and Cassie Pruyn read from their work. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Dogfish Reading Series. Private residence, 2448 N. Villere St. — Nordette Adams and Mwende “FreeQuency” Katwiwa are the featured readers, and refreshments are served. 7 p.m.

Thursday.

FILM CRITICS’ PICKS Ant-Man and the Wasp — A bright, cheery distraction from darker, heavier Marvel Studios outings, this Peyton Reed-directed sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man reunites Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly in a superhero caper of deliberately low stakes and enormous charm. (J.C.) PG-13 The Cakemaker — A provocative, unexpected and very moving German/Israeli co-production that is as unusual a love story as you are likely to find. (K.Tu.) NR PAGE 31

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EVENT VENUES PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES WEEKENDS, SEPTEMBER 7-30 With heartbreak and hilarity, this cast of six performs an evening of country and western songs in what The New York Times called “a triumph of ensemble playing” on guitars, piano, bass, and even kitchen utensils.

Presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, Inc. Book, Lyrics, and Music by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, and Jim Wann

SPECIAL EVENING SHOW TH E BE ST OF

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 Spencer Racca’s midweek matinee Frank Sinatra tribute moves to prime time for one night only. See you at BB’s, night owls!

DINE & DANCE WITH THE VICTORY SWING ORCHESTRA SELECT SATURDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER 24 The Museum’s own Victory Swing Orchestra celebrates the great big bands of the WWII era.

This amazing ensemble of talented New Orleans musicians will have you “In the Mood” to dance the night away!

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DAMES AT SEA WEEKENDS, OCTOBER 19 – NOVEMBER 11 This tap-happy gem of a show celebrates the golden era of Hollywood movie musicals.

Presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, Inc. Book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller Music by Jim Wise

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PREVIEW Sharknado 6 watch party

BY KEVIN ALLMAN

WHEN IT COMES TO HOLLYWOOD AND SEQUELS, never say never — but the SyFy Channel claims that Sharknado 6: The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time is the final entry in the self-consciously cheesy series.

It’s also the first Sharknado to air since the Lakeview restaurant Pizza Nola — which held an annual viewing party — closed its doors. But owner Will Samuels, who loves a good sharknado, announced the “ain’t dere no more” pizzeria will hold a viewing party for Sharknado 6 at The Howlin’ Wolf when the movie airs Sunday, Aug. 19.

“It is still our civic duty to host one last party to celebrate the final Sharknado movie,” Samuels said in a press release.

Samuels’ previous Sharknado parties featured panels with local media types discussing how to survive a sharknado, shark-related arts and crafts, and even locals who had connections to the Sharknado series. This year’s event is set to include a “Sharknado-cake bakeoff challenge with celebrity judges, prizes and a major announcement about the next phase of the Pizza Nola Gastronomic Universe!,” according to its Facebook page.

According to the network, “In Sharknado 6: It’s About Time, the sixth and final installment of the series, Fin will travel back in time in a sharknado-turned-timemachine to resurrect his family by stopping the first sharknado that started it all. In his quest, Fin will fight dinosaurs, knights, cowboys, and, of course, sharks. This time, it’s not a question of how to stop the sharknados — it’s when!”

The Howlin’ Wolf is open to attendees ages 18 and over. Free admission.

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. The Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com.

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Eighth Grade — Starring a superb Elsie Fisher as a girl about to graduate from the eighth grade, writer-director Bo Burnham’s debut feature paints a beautiful, painfully honest portrait of adolescent girlhood.

(J.C.) R 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 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 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again — Led by a vivacious star turn from Lily James,

Ol Parker’s sequel to Mamma Mia! is a thoroughly unexpected delight, an ABBA jukebox musical that improves on its dreadful 2008 predecessor in every respect. (J.C.) PG-13 Puzzle — Kelly Macdonald, one of the best actors out there and a perennial co-star (Trainspotting, No Country for Old Men), steps out and shows us what she can do on a bigger stage. Working with Indian star Irrfan Khan, she is a knockout as a suburban housewife who discovers herself through an unexpected mastery of jigsaw puzzles. (K.Tu.) R 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 Sorry to Bother You — Rapper-activist

Along Came the Devil — Sent to live with her aunt, a young woman unleashes an evil spirit when she tries to contact her dead mother. With Jessica Barth, Matt Dallas, Sydney Sweeney, Madison Lintz, Heather DeVan and Bruce Davison. Written by Jason DeVan, Heather DeVan, Dylan Matlock.

Directed by Jason DeVan. (1:29) NR Araby — A Brazilian factory worker’s journal inspires a teenager to seek a better life.

With Aristides de Sousa, Murilo Caliari, Glaucia Vandeveld, Renato Novaes. Directed by Affonso Uchoa, Joao Dumans. In Portuguese with English subtitles. (1:37) NR The Atomic Cafe — Restored version of 1982 documentary on nuclear war composed entirely of civil defense and propaganda films created by the U.S. military and other agencies. Directed by Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader and Pierce Rafferty. (1:28) NR BlackKkKlansman — Colorado Springs’ first black policeman goes undercover with his partner to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

With John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace. Written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee; based on a book by Ron Stallworth. Directed by Lee. (2:15) R BuyBust — An anti-narcotics squad must fight its way out of a Manila slum when a drug bust goes wrong and the locals turn on them. With Anne Curtis, Brandon Vera, Victor Neri. Written by Erik Matti and Anton Santamaria. Directed by Matti. In Filipino and Tagalog with English subtitles.

(2:06) NR The Captain — Near the end of World War II, a German army deserter discovers a Nazi uniform and undergoes a disturbing transformation. With Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau. Written and directed by Robert Schwentke. In German with English subtitles. (1:58) NR Dog Days — L.A. canines lead their human companions on surprising journeys in this ensemble comedy. With Nina Dobrev, Vanessa Hudgens, Adam Pally, Eva Longoria, Rob Corddry, Tone Bell, Jon Bass, Michael Cassidy, Thomas Lennon, Tig Notaro, Finn Wolfhard, Ron Cephas Jones. Written by Elissa Matsueda and Erica Oyama. Directed

by Ken Marino. (1:52) PG Elizabeth Harvest — Newly married to a genius scientist and ensconced at his estate, a young woman discovers secrets that make her question what she knows about herself. With Abbey Lee, Carla Gugino, Ciaran Hinds, Matthew Beard, Dylan Baker. Written and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez. (1:45) NR

40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie — Filmmaker and fan Lee Aronsohn reunites the unsung Boulder, Colo., band for a reunion concert in this documentary.

(1:39) NR Gavagai — In Norway, a German businessman struggles to complete the work of his late wife translating the writings of a poet into Chinese. With Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Andreas Lust, Mikkel Gaup. Written by Kirk Kjeldsen. Directed by Rob Tregenza. In English and Norwegian with English subtitles.

(1:30) NR The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society — Shortly after World War II, an English author encounters a group formed on the isle during the German occupation and decides to write a book about them.

With Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Glen Powell, Matthew Goode, Tom Courtenay. Written by Thomas Bezucha, Don Roos; based on the novel

by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

Directed by Mike Newell. (2:04) NR Hope Springs Eternal — Famous online as “the girl dying of cancer,” a teen hides the truth when tests reveal she’s been cured.

With Mia Rose Frampton, Stony Blyden, Juliette Angelo, Beau Brooks. Written by Stephanie Mickus. Directed by Jack C. Newell. (1:18) PG The Island — A meteorite heading toward Earth doesn’t dissuade a man from fantasizing about a colleague and winning the lottery until the impact leaves him shipwrecked with an unlikely group of co-workers. With Huang Bo, Shu Qi, Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Yixing. Directed by Huang Bo. In Chinese with English subtitles. (2:14) NR The Meg — A 75-foot-long prehistoric shark attacks a deep-sea submersible necessitating a rescue operation at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. With Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis. Written by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, based on the novel by Steve Alten. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. (1:53) PG-13 The Miseducation of Cameron Post — Sent to a gay conversion therapy center, a young woman bonds with a stoner amputee and a Lakota Two-Spirit. With Chloe Grace Moretz, John Gallagher Jr., Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck, Jennifer Ehle, Emily Skeggs, Owen Campbell. Written by Desiree Akhavan and Cecilia Frugiuele, based on the novel by Emily M. Danforth. Directed by Akhavan. (1:30) NR No Date, No Signature — A doctor in an Iranian medical examiner’s office feels he may be responsible for one of the deceased.

With Amir Agha’ee, Zakieh Behbahani, Sa’eed Dakh. Written by Vahid Jalilvand and Ali Zarnegar. Directed by Jalilvand. In Farsi with English subtitles. (1:44) NR A Prayer Before Dawn — A young English boxer, imprisoned in Thailand, participates in brutal muay thai tournaments hoping to escape drugs and gangs. With Joe Cole.

Written by Jonathan Hirschbein, Nick Saltrese. Directed by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire.

(1:56) R Pretty Bad Actress — A former child star is kidnapped by a stalker and must rely on her assistant to save her. With Stephanie Hodes, Heather McComb, Danny Wood burn, John Hensley, Jillian Bell. Written and directed by Nick Fituri Scown. (1:25) NR Slender Man — Teens perform a rite in a small Massachusetts town hoping to disprove a terrifying local legend. With Joey King, Julia Goldani-Telles, Jaz Sinclair,

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Boots Riley’s joyous dystopian cackle of a directing debut stars a superb Lakeith Stanfield as an Oakland telemarketer who stumbles into that arrestingly surreal zone where racial identity, class rage and corporate malfeasance intersect. (J.C.) R Three Identical Strangers — A scientific and philosophical inquiry by way of a detective story, Tim Wardle’s intensely compelling documentary tells the twistierby-the-minute story of identical triplet boys who discovered one another 19 years after having been separated at birth. (J.C.) PG-13 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,” made it happen.

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GOING OUT Annalise Basso, Javier Botet. Written by David Birke, based on a character by Victor Surge. Directed by Sylvain White. PG-13 What Still Remains — In a post-apocalyptic world, a woman loses her family and must learn which survivors she can trust. With Lulu Antariksa, Colin O’Donoghue, Mimi Rogers, Dohn Norwood, Jeff Kober. Written and directed by Josh Mendoza. (1:31) NR (Critics’ Picks capsule reviews are by Kenneth Turan (K.Tu.), Justin Chang (J.C.) and other reviewers.)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS Milford Graves: Full Mantis — A documentary profiles the famous jazz percussionist. 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday.

Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center Rock ‘n’ Roll High School and Detroit Rock City — Two ‘70s rock-related movies are screened on the bar’s patio. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Bar Redux Friday Night Drive-In — Camp films including Phantom from the 10,000 Leagues, Attack of the Giant Leeches and Creature from the Haunted Sea are screened on the patio. 9 p.m. Friday. Bar Redux Summer of ‘84 — Teenage friends spy on their police officer neighbor, whom they suspect is a serial killer. 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center The Sound of Music — Participants are encouraged to dress up and sing along at a screening of the musical. 6 p.m. Saturday.

National World War II Museum

STAGE ON STAGE Bad Girls of Burlesque. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St. — Gogo McGregor hosts the burlesque show. Tickets $21. 8 p.m.

Saturday.

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 Last!. The Drifter Hotel, 3522 Tulane Ave. — Aqua Mob New Orleans presents the water ballet parody of The Last Unicorn. Sliding scale tickets $15. 7 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday.

Lulu White: Queen of Storyville.

Teatro Wego!, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego — Singer Anais St. John stars in the performance about the notable Storyville madam. Tickets $20-$30. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Sunday.

Vieux Carre. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St. — Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans presents Tennessee Williams’ drama about a young writer in a bohemian French Quarter boarding house. Visit www.twtheatrenola.com for details. 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

Waterworld: The Musical. Maison de Macarty Bed & Breakfast, 3820 Burgundy St. — There are DJ performances and a pool party at 6 p.m. before a pool-based adaptation of the movie Waterworld. Tickets $15-$20. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St. — Laura Sanders and Kate

Mason host an open-mic comedy show.

Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m.

Monday.

Brown Improv. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie — New Orleans’ longest-running comedy group performs. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf (Den), 901 S. Peters St. — Vincent Zambon and Cyrus Cooper host a stand-up comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St. — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show. 10 p.m.

Tuesday.

Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 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 stand-up 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.

Just This Once. Nola Spaces, 1719 Toledano St. — The three-troupe improv showcase features Mr. Acula, Mitch and Smarthouse. Tickets $7. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Kerwin Claiborne. Howlin’ Wolf (Porch), 907 S. Peters St. — The comedian’s stand-up and sketch comedy tour is Don’t You Do This to Me. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Local Uproar. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a stand-up comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Mark Normand. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St. — The comedian performs on his “Don’t Be Yourself” tour. Tickets $16. 9 p.m. Friday.

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.

Ninja Sex Party. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St. — The musical comedy duo performs on its Tour de Force tour. Tickets $30.

8 p.m. Thursday.

Stoked. Howlin’ Wolf (Den), 901 S. Peters St. — Mary-Devon Dupuy and Lane Lonion host the stand-up comedy show.

9 p.m. Saturday.

The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — Young Funny comedians present the stand-up comedy show and open mic. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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.

GOING OUT HAPPENINGS Bryan Lee Jr., Suzanne Mobley. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — The Paper Monument founders discuss the ways their project and Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories tell the story of forgotten or marginalized New Orleans communities.

2 p.m. Friday.

Champagne & Art Tours. The Jung Hotel & Residences, 1500 Canal St. — Free champagne accompanies a weekly tour of the hotel’s commissioned artworks.

5 p.m. Friday.

MUSEUMS Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. — “A Precise Vision: The Architectural Archival Watercolors of Jim Blanchard,” watercolor works by the artist, through Sunday. “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.

Louisiana State Museum, Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. — “Big Wheel Keep on Turning: Steamboats in Louisiana,” work exploring the history of steamboats, through Aug. 19.

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — “Carlos Rolon: Outside/ In,” works connecting New Orleans, Latin America and the Caribbean by the artist, through Aug. 26. “Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored,” two paintings by Paolo Veronese, through Sept. 3. “Changing Course: Reflecting on New Orleans’ Histories,” contemporary art projects focusing on forgotten or marginalized New Orleans stories, through Sept. 18.

Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St. — “Constructing the Break,” works from 29 regional artists curated by Allison M. Glenn, through Oct. 6.

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 through December.

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, through December.

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.

American Italian Cultural Center, 537 S. Peters St. — “The Luke Fontana Collection,” works by the artist, through December.

Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St. — Historic French Quarter life and architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, through December.

ART

REVIEW Pareidolia

BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT DO YOU SOMETIMES SEE FACES IN CLOUDS, messages in tea leaves or images of saints in tortillas? If so, you may be prone to pareidolia, a term for how people with overactive imaginations experience pattern recognition. It may seem like an odd title for this show at Callan Contemporary, but it makes more sense when you look into it more deeply. Shawne Major’s elaborately beaded wall hangings and sculptures rarely resemble anything distinct, but their thousands of tiny stitches, beads, buttons and micro-baubles stimulate the wandering imagination while offering sanctuary from horror vacui. Beyond all that, the New Iberia native gives us something to think about due to the way her colorfully meandering surfaces recall aerial views of Louisiana’s swampy topography while evoking bayou-level visions of mystical enchanted kingdoms, like psychedelic duckweed flourishing as a new invasive species.

Glyph by Just as the historical roots of beaded embroidery are spread far and wide, apparently originating in Shawne Major. ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and eventually finding a home in medieval Europe, where beadwork became a favored way of rendering saints with startlingly colorful dimensionality, Major’s concoctions evoke global roots. Glyph (pictured) is mind-boggling for its suggestion of tribal beadwork and cellular biology, but it is so interwoven with heirloom traditions that encountering it can be like finding a trove of beaded Victorian handbags containing mummified magic mushrooms amid the rosaries and Irish lace. Others works are more elemental. The marbled undulations of multicolored beads in Blind Alley recall the wavy patterns of muddy silt formations along the bird-foot delta where the Mississippi meets the Gulf of Mexico. Nimbus is more of a beaded vortex, like an elegant whirlpool of sea foam coughing up jewels from a long-lost shipwreck. Humors embodies the essence of aesthetic meandering as tiny flowers and shells mix with buttons, pearls and delicate chains in a lapidary gumbo that mingles the treasures of the earth with the dream caverns of the psyche. None of this is practical, but it does recall the Hindu belief that the gods created this world as a gesture of “lila,” the playful creativity they regarded as the essence of divinity itself. Through Aug. 27. Callan Contemporary, 518 Julia St., (504) 5250518; www.callancontemporary.com.

FARMERS MARKETS CRISP Farms Market. 1330 France St. — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday.

Covington Farmers Market. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and music. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Crescent City Farmers Market. Citywide — The market offers fresh produce, prepared foods, flowers and plants at locations citywide, including Tulane University Square (200 Broadway St.) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday; the French Market (1008 N. Peters St.) 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday; the American Can Apartments (3700 Orleans Ave.) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and in the CBD (750 Carondelet St.) 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

There also is a market in Rivertown (400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

French Market. Corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place — The historic French Quarter market offers local produce, seafood, herbs, baked goods, coffee and prepared foods. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. Visit www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org for details.

8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Gretna Farmers Market. Huey P. Long Avenue between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 25 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, meats, prepared foods, baked goods, honey and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Grow Dat Farm Stand. Grow Dat Youth Farm, New Orleans City Park, 150 Zachary Taylor Drive — Grow Dat Youth Farm sells its produce. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

ReFresh Project Community Garden Farmers Market. 300 N. Broad St. — The weekly Monday market offers local produce, homemade kimchi, cocoa-fruit

leather, pesto and salad dressing. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.

Sankofa Mobile Market. Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 5234 N. Claiborne Ave.— The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden. 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday. The truck also stops at 6322 St. Claude Ave. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Vietnamese Farmers Market.

14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd.— Fresh produce,≈baked goods and live poultry are available at this early morning market.

5 a.m. Saturday.

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