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CONTENTS

NOV. 20 -26, 2018 VOLUME 39 | NUMBER 47

NEWS

OPENING GAMBIT

COMMENTARY 9 CLANCY DUBOS

BLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN 12 FEATURES

7 IN SEVEN EAT + DRINK

5 21

PUZZLES 38 LISTINGS

MUSIC 27 GOING OUT

EXCHANGE 30

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ON GUARD

Shane Bauer went undercover as a guard at one of Louisiana’s most notorious forprofit prisons.

STAFF EDITORIAL

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SEVEN THINGS TO DO IN SEVEN DAYS

Birds of a feather

The Internet TUE. NOV. 20 | Formerly the DJ for hip-hop collective Odd Future, Syd leads her band The Internet with its signature slinky tone and funky beats. The band released its fourth album, “Hive Mind,” in July. Moonchild opens at 7 p.m. at House of Blues.

Thanksgiving and holiday traditions in New Orleans

PJ Morton

BY WILL COVIELLO SOME NEW ORLEANIANS WILL BE THINKING MORE ABOUT FALCONS THAN TURKEY Thursday night, as the New Orleans Saints face Atlanta in a rare Thanksgiving game for the team. Fans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome will get an extra taste of Thanksgiving tradition at halftime when marching bands from Southern University and Grambling State University perform — a day before their annual face-off in the Bayou Classic’s Battle of the Bands. Here are some of New Orleans’ Thanksgiving traditions and additions for this year, including holiday lights at the Audubon Zoo. Audubon Zoo lights. The Audubon Zoo is introducing holiday light displays. There will be holiday decorations and lighted replicas of zoo animals. Guests can tour the zoo from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 23-25 and on select dates through December. Visit www.audubonnatureinstitute. org for the schedule. Tickets are $15, $10 for Audubon Nature Institute members. Bayou Classic. The 45th annual Bayou Classic (www.mybayouclassic. com) football game continues the rivalry between Southern University and Grambling State University at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, and there are events throughout the weekend. Entertainment begins at 7 p.m. Friday when the schools’ marching bands perform in the Superdome. Also part of the event is a Greek show featuring fraternities and sororities from the schools. Saturday’s pregame festivities start with the Bayou Classic Parade featuring the schools’ marching bands and bead throwing. It begins at 9:30 a.m. at the French Market and ends at Loyola Avenue at Perdido Street. A free fan fest follows in Champions Square from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and performers include Mannie Fresh and Juvenile. Celebration in the Oaks. The annual display of lights and holiday decorations in New Orleans City

FRI. NOV. 23 | When not playing keyboards for Maroon 5, PJ Morton put out the Grammy-nominated album “Gumbo” last year and followed up with a live version this year. For this Black Friday show, he’ll likely get in the holiday spirit with bounce- and funk-infused versions of holiday tunes from his Nov. 9 release “Christmas with PJ Morton.” Grace Weber opens at 7:30 p.m. at House of Blues.

Tank and the Bangas

Park (www.neworleanscitypark. com) opens on the weekend following Thanksgiving (Nov. 23-25) and welcomes guests Nov. 30 through Jan. 1, 2019 (closed Dec. 24 and 31). Decorations fill 25 acres of the park, including Storyland, the Carousel Gardens Amusement Park and the New Orleans Botanical Gardens. In addition to holiday scenes, such as the “Cajun Night before Christmas” display, there are lighted dinosaurs, a unicorn, a streetcar and Mr. Bingle, the snowman who used to appear at Maison Blanche during the holidays. Celebration in the Oaks has several new features this year. Guests now can make reservations for the train that tours the park’s light displays. On Mondays during Celebration, guests can bring their dogs to the botanical garden where the Louisiana SPCA will have a photo booth for holiday pictures. Yoga classes under holiday lights will be offered on Dec. 5, 12 and 19. Local authors will read stories to children in Storyland on Mondays and Tuesdays Dec. 3-18. Celebration in the Oaks’ regular hours are 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $10.

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The Grambling State band performs at halftime during the 44th annual Bayou Classic on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Admission is free for children ages 3 and under and for members of Friends of City Park. Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots. Thanksgiving used to be the annual opening day of racing at the Mid-City race track. The 147th season of racing at the Fair Grounds (www.fairgroundsracecourse.com) officially opened Nov. 15 with the Tom Benson Overnight Stakes, but Thanksgiving is still a festive day at the race course. It’s highlighted by the Thanksgiving Handicap and its $75,000 purse. The first post time is at 11 a.m. The Fair Grounds’ Starlight Racing series begins Friday, Nov. 30. The first post time is 5 p.m. and there’s music by The Phunky Monkeys.

FRI. NOV. 23 | Tank and the Bangas released the single “Spaceships” — with Tarriona “Tank” Ball’s spoken word-like lyrics over a jingly beat — in September amid tours of the U.S. and Europe. The group is home for the holiday weekend and this show with Big Freedia and Naughty Professor. At 10 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

A Neville Family Groove SUN. NOV. 25 | Percussionist and vocalist Cyril Neville, keyboardist Ivan Neville, guitarist Ian Neville and others perform in a tribute to Charles Neville, who died in April. At 9 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

‘New Orleans 300: Catholic Sisters in Education’ SUN. NOV. 25 | OperaCreole presents sacred music from various periods and genres sung in English, Latin, French and more in a program titled “New Orleans 300: Catholic Sisters in Education.” At 5 p.m. Sunday at Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Church.

Mac DeMarco MON. NOV. 26 | Anyone who enjoyed slacker rocker Mac DeMarco’s gentle strumming on low-fi 2017 album “This Old Dog” got a chance at a slower, mellower version with this year’s release of “Old Dog Demos.” At 7:30 p.m. at the Music Box Village.

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OPENING GAMBIT N E W

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Landry out of gov’s race … John Oliver skewers Angelle … and Scalise becomes House Minority Whip

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Brennan’s and Compere Lapin were named to Eat-

er’s annual list of 38 Essential Restaurants in America. It was the second year in a row for Compere Lapin, Nina Compton’s acclaimed Caribbean-Creole spot in the CBD and the first for Brennan’s, where chef Slade Rushing oversaw the venerable restaurant’s 2014 reopening with a revamped and modernized menu.

State Sen. Wesley Bishop, D-New Orleans, claimed sick leave for 79 days from his job at Southern University New Orleans (SUNO) while working in Baton Rouge as a state senator, according to an investigation by WVUE-TV’s Lee Zurik. Using sick leave rather than annual leave meant Bishop was paid for both jobs. Zurik’s report also stated Bishop claimed 43 days of sick time during 2017. SUNO is a publicly funded university.

U.S. Sen. Cindy HydeSmith, R-Mississippi, praised a

supporter by saying, “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.” Video of the comment, posted to social media by The Bayou Brief publisher Lamar White, drew outrage due to Mississippi’s history of lynching and the fact that HydeSmith’s Democratic opponent in the senatorial runoff, Mike Espy, is black. Hyde-Smith chose not to apologize.

Percentage of adults in the American South who used tobacco products in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A S S O C I AT E P RE S S P H OTO B Y M E L I N DA D E S L AT T E

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, seen here in a 2015 file photo, said he believes the state’s Republicans need to get behind a single candidate to defeat Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, in next year’s election. Last week he took himself out of contention for that race.

LANDRY MAKES IT OFFICIAL: HE’S NOT RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR

A new CDC report found only 14 percent of American adults are regular smokers, the lowest in the U.S. history. The South still has a higher percentage, but not as much as the Midwest, where 23.5 percent of adults are still smoking.

C’est What

ENDING MONTHS OF SPECULATION THAT HE MIGHT CHALLENGE GOV. JOHN BEL EDWARDS in the October 2019 gubernatorial race, Louisiana

Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, bowed out last week in a letter posted to his personal Facebook account, announcing he would run again for his current office. “As Attorney General I, and my team at the Department of Justice, have arrested hundreds of individuals with outstanding warrants, including murder suspects, taking them off the streets,” Landry wrote in a long list of his accomplishments, which included some culture-war issues. “We are helping protect religious freedom in schools while keeping teachers and school administrators within the law. We are fighting government overreach which harms Louisiana jobs and the economy. We are protecting 2nd Amendment rights.” Landry, who served two years in the U.S. House of Representatives as representative for the state’s 3rd Congressional District, has taken a high-profile, often self-promotional role as attorney general, particularly compared to his immediate predecessors, Buddy Caldwell, Charles Foti and Richard Ieyoub. He’s not been shy about criticizing Edwards, often in open letters shared with state media. Landry’s exit from the potential gubernatorial field would seem to benefit the other early GOP frontrunner, U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy, who has said he will decide on a run by the beginning of December. The only declared Republican candidate is Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone, but others who have shown varying degrees of interest in the race are U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-Alto, state Sen. Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell and Stephen Waguespack, head of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the state’s powerful business lobby. Some had wondered if U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise would run, especially if the Democrats gained the majority in the House during the recent midterm elections. The Dems did take the House, forcing Scalise out of his position as House Majority Whip. But, last week he easily gained the House Minority Whip position, putting him as No. 2 in the GOP

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OPENING GAMBIT caucus behind U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California. Current House Speaker Paul Ryan will step down in January after choosing not to seek reelection. Before winning his Whip post, Scalise took himself out of contention for governor. “While the midterm election results were not what we hoped for,” Scalise said in a statement, “we must now sharpen our focus on re-establishing the conservative principles that are proven to help hard-working families have better opportunities to achieve the American Dream.”

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Louisiana pols have frequently run afoul of late-night talk show hosts and comedy programs. “Saturday Night Live” has had impersonators of former Gov. Bobby Jindal and current U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy, and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy walked into a trap of his own making when he appeared with the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to announce he wouldn’t support any health care plan that could take away protections for children like Kimmel’s infant son Billy, who was born with a heart defect. Cassidy got some good press for it, but when he proposed his own health care plan (later scrapped), Kimmel went on air and said, “He made a total about-face, which means he either doesn’t understand his own bill, or he lied to me.” The latest to be eviscerated was former Lieutenant Gov. Scott Angelle, who last year was named head of the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, which oversees the safety of offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Angelle always has been “aggressively pro-drilling,” as John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” pointed out in a segment in which he showed how President Donald Trump has failed to “drain the swamp” in Washington, D.C. Oliver’s proof? He showed footage of a speech Angelle had delivered at the 2017 Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition in Lafayette’s Cajundome, in which he gave his cellphone number to the oil executives in attendance and cautioned them in a Cajun drawl, “I’d rather you call me; everything you text to me is a public record.” Oliver gave out the phone number several times, to the audience’s audible delight; it was disconnected shortly after.

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COMMENTARY

EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME , we give thanks in this space for another year serving New Orleans. Here’s what we’re particularly grateful for at Thanksgiving 2018. We’re glad — and grateful — that the caustic midterm elections are over. We wish we could say the same for the partisan divide that too many politicians attempt to stoke to their advantage. The midterms may or may not have gone your way, but at least Louisiana wasn’t plagued with the kind of voting machine and polling place problems that led to widespread confusion in other states. Louisiana also didn’t see the kind of flagrant voter suppression efforts promoted by officials in other GOP-dominated states. We hope Louisiana’s next Secretary of State, whoever he or she may be, will continue the trend of being an impartial, competent arbiter of elections. We’re thankful that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season is coming to a close without causing any major problems for New Orleans and the Louisiana Gulf Coast. People in the Florida Panhandle and inward weren’t so fortunate. They are still grappling with the destruction of Hurricane Michael, which struck as a Category 4 with an unusually large storm surge and staying power, remaining at hurricane strength for many miles inland into Georgia. Rebuilding, as New Orleanians know, will take years, and some people may never come back. We’re all grateful for the 2018 New Orleans Saints, which is currently in first place in the NFC South division. Quarterback Drew Brees, who will be 40 in January, is playing some of the best football of his life. He broke the NFL’s all-time passing yardage record last month and remains a consistent superstar on the field game after game this year.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees acknowledges fans after becoming the NFL all-time passing yards leader Oct. 8.

Will this be the year Brees finally is named Most Valuable Player in the NFL (it should)? Will 2019 be the year that the Black and Gold win a second Super Bowl? If the team keeps playing as it has, fans will be scoping out hotel rooms in Atlanta for the weekend of Feb. 3. Being grateful also means giving back. As always, we support the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, which does awesome work year-round to ensure people have enough to eat through food pantries and community kitchen meal service in 23 parishes. Gambit just concluded a food drive for Second Harvest at many local bars and restaurants, and we encourage our readers to remember Second Harvest all year long. (If you are in need of Second Harvest’s help, call 855392-9338.) We also give thanks for our readers and advertisers — you make Gambit possible — and we’re grateful for our new partners at The Advocate. We promise to continue to do our best to provide you with local news, both in print and online. In an age when politicians and others decry anything they don’t like as “fake news,” we reaffirm our commitment to bring you real news, clearly labeled opinion and thorough coverage of all the things that make living in New Orleans worthwhile: music, food, festivals, the arts, culture and more. Happy Thanksgiving

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AG Landry staying in his lane IN NORMAL TIMES, it’s good news for a political incumbent when a major potential opponent announces he won’t make the race. These are not normal times. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, announced Nov. 14 that he won’t run against Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards. That might be the worst news Edwards has heard in quite some time. A number of the governor’s supporters were relishing the idea of Landry being Edwards’ primary GOP opponent. The reason is simple: They see Landry as easier to beat than U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy. Landry has been a frequent thorn in Edwards’ side, both politically and administratively, though there’s not much difference these days. He

never misses a chance to issue press releases criticizing the governor’s policy decisions — and in some cases he scores points among conservatives by taking Edwards to court on cultural issues such as equal rights for LGBTQ citizens. For all his bluster, however, Landry doesn’t have near the political war chest — or the ability to fill a war chest — that Kennedy has. The AG also is not nearly as smart as Kennedy, though the senator is doing his damnedest to convince everyone on the planet that he’s a backwoods hick, his highfalutin Vanderbilt and Oxford degrees notwithstanding. Landry, bless his heart, doesn’t have to pretend to be thick; it pretty much comes natural to him. Kennedy also is the only major Republican who can

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out-demagogue Landry when it comes to tossing red meat to the base. That’s saying a lot. Landry’s announcement that he’ll stay in his AG lane strongly suggests that Kennedy is running for governor — and that he may be clearing the field of establishment Republican candidates. So far, only Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone, also a Republican, has formally announced his intention to run against Edwards. Rispone reportedly is willing to spend $5 million of his own money to launch his campaign. That’s a lotta dough, but Kennedy has been running for something — actually, many things — for almost three decades. He has high name recognition and he’s got a knack for get-

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says he won’t run for governor against John Bel Edwards.

ting his face (and his homespun quips) on the news. A recent poll conducted by SurveyUSA and commissioned by Kennedy showed the senator would begin his campaign — if he announces his intention to run by Dec. 1, as he has promised to do — in a strong position. The poll showed him beating Edwards in a head-tohead contest. Then again, polls four years ago showed then-U.S. Sen. David Vitter beating the pants off everybody in the early stage of that election cycle, and we saw how that turned out.

As for Landry, the timing of his announcement serves him well. So far, no one of any consequence has surfaced as a potential opponent in the race for attorney general. He certainly doesn’t appear to have alienated his GOP base, and Louisiana remains decidedly “red” in statewide elections, despite Edwards’ election as governor in 2015. Which means, if Edwards were to get re-elected, he’d likely find himself the target of AG Jeff Landry’s political barbs for four more years. In politics, you don’t get to pick your opponents. They pick you — especially when you’re the incumbent.

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Hey Blake, How did St. Tammany Parish and St. Claude Avenue get their names? I’ve never heard of either of those saints’ names in church.

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a free screening of Snow White with live improvised accompaniment by acclaimed French pianist Paul Goussot Sunday, December 2, 2018 • 4 p.m. (run time: 63 minutes) THNOC’s Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street Admission is free. Reservations: my.hnoc.org or (504) 598-7146 Starring moviestar and one-time New Orleans resident Marguerite Clark, the 1916 silent film Snow White, inspired by the 19th-century fairy tale, sets the stage for what becomes a beloved story worldwide.

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There’s a reason you’ve never heard prayers to St. Tammany. He is not a religious figure but the Native American chief Tamanend or Tammany, leader of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware nation. He lived in the 16th and 17th centuries and was known for his peaceful relations with the English who settled Pennsylvania, including William Penn. Called a “patron saint of America,” Tamanend, whose name means “affable,” became popular in 18th-century America as a symbol of peace and unity, developing a reputation as a saintly figure. The area we know as St. Tammany Parish was created from lands that were inhabited by numerous Native Americans and later settled by the French. It became part of Spanish West Florida and then British West Florida before being claimed for the U.S. in 1810 by President James Madison. Gov. William C.C. Claiborne established the boundaries of the original Florida Parishes: Feliciana, East Baton Rouge, St. Helena and St. Tammany. St. Claude is named in honor of

A painting by Benjamin West depicts William Penn discussing a treaty with Chief Tamanend.

an actual saint, St. Claude or St. Claudius of Besancon, a 7th-century French priest, monk and bishop. He was the patron saint of Claude Treme, the hat maker and real estate developer for which the New Orleans neighborhood is named. As Sally Asher explains in her book, “Hope & New Orleans: A History of Crescent City Names,” Treme came to New Orleans in 1783 from France. Soon after, he served five years in prison for fatally shooting a slave. He later married Julie Moreau, a member of a prominent family. Inheriting her wealth and large Moreau-Morand plantation after her death, in 1798 he created Rue St. Claude, the street named after his patron saint. His plantation was later sold and subdivided and became Faubourg Treme in 1812.

BLAKEVIEW THIS WEEK MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY of the inauguration of Dr. Norman

C. Francis as president of Xavier University. Francis, the first layman to serve as president of the historically black Catholic university, was installed during a ceremony on Xavier’s campus on Nov. 24, 1968. Born March 20, 1931 in Lafayette, Francis attended Xavier on a work scholarship and would go on to spend most of his life there. He met his wife Blanche there while both were students. After earning his bachelor’s degree, Francis became the first African-American graduate of Loyola University College of Law. As a young lawyer, he represented many local civil rights activists. In 1957, he was appointed Xavier University’s dean of men and rose through the ranks in administrative positions before becoming president. During his tenure, Xavier’s enrollment, physical campus and national reputation grew. It is now first in the nation for awarding bachelor’s degrees to black students in the biological, biomedical and physical sciences. Also renowned for its pharmacy school, it has more black graduates who go on to complete medical school than any other university. In 2005, at Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s request, Francis led the Louisiana Recovery Authority, which oversaw the federal disaster money allocated to the state following Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures. In 2006, President George W. Bush presented Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. After 47 years at Xavier, he retired in 2015 as the longest-tenured university president in the country.

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Shane Bauer went undercover as a guard at a rural Louisiana for-profit prison.

AS INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST SHANE BAUER TELLS IT, his employment as a corrections officer in a private Louisiana prison happened “somewhat randomly.” Winn Correctional Center, which opened in 1990 within the Kisatchie National Forest in north-central Louisiana, is the oldest privately operated medium-security prison in the country. Bauer never had heard of the prison before or seen anything about it in the news. Rather, he came across the prison via the online job portal of the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), a Nashville, Tennessee-based company founded in 1983, specializing in private prisons and detention centers. After filling out a web form — using his real name and information — Bauer was presented with a list of prisons in need of staffing, and shortly thereafter, he began receiving requests for job interviews. For Bauer, Louisiana presented a few key advantages. At the time (2014), the state had the country’s highest rate of incarceration (Oklahoma eked out the title earlier this year, making Louisiana a close runner-up). Furthermore, Louisiana recording laws allow for “one-party consent,”

meaning Bauer could go undercover and record inside the prison without legal repercussions, using an audio device disguised as a ballpoint pen and hidden cameras installed inside a wristwatch and a thermos. “The whole place felt chaotic and lawless, Bauer says. “Inside of the prison it was just very bare bones. There’d be like 25 guards and 1,500 prisoners, and we’d all be just trying to figure out how to get through the day.” His time at Winn was marked by fear and apprehension. “I felt like I often didn’t have any recourse for dealing with any of the problems I had in the prison. And I had no idea what would happen if they found out I was a reporter.” The clandestine reporting, painstakingly conducted over four months beginning in late 2014, was turned into a major Mother Jones expose that was published in summer 2016. The article (“My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard”) provided an unprecedented look into America’s private prison system. It earned Bauer a National Magazine Award for Best Reporting, among other accolades. Bauer also drew the attention of the Department of Justice, receivPAGE 15

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ing an invitation to speak with policymakers in Washington, D.C. Not long after the meeting, then-President Barack Obama’s administration announced its decision to no longer allow the the federal government to work with private prisons, which made stock prices for private prison companies plummet by more than 35 percent. “It seemed like it was the beginning of the end for these huge private prison companies,” Bauer recounts. By late October of that same year, CCA’s stock price hit a seven-and-a-half-year low of $13.18 per share. “Then [Donald] Trump won the [presidential] election,” Bauer says. “The day he

“If you’re trying to do the job as best you can, I think that you have to dehumanize yourself or others,” Bauer says. “You’re locking people up ... and you have to turn off any part of yourself that might feel guilty about that.” won, CCA stock prices rose more than any other company on the stock market.” Shortly after Trump’s inauguration, now-former Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed Obama’s decision, resetting the course in favor of corporations running private prisons and detention centers. The day after the announcement, CCA’s stock price hit $35.03 per share. “I felt like we were going backwards,” Bauer says. “It’s not like we’re always progressing and moving forward. Things go in different directions, so I

thought it was important to look at the historical lessons from previous eras.” Bauer’s story is the subject of a new book, “American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment” (Penguin Press, $28). The book alternates between Bauer’s personal experiences as a prison guard and his extensive research into the country’s history of for-profit incarceration. With descriptions of tortured inmates, callous businessmen, and modern-day prison stabbings, “American Prison” is a harrowing appraisal of a system Bauer says was formed “directly out of slavery.” “Part of the reason I wrote about the history of prisons was because I think that we need to ask as a society: What are these institutions? What’s the purpose of them?” he says. The history of American prisons is shaped by the profit motive, Bauer says. And Louisiana is an object lesson in for-profit punishment. In 1844, the state began leasing prisoners to private businesses for labor in mines and factories, on railways and plantations. While this arrangement proved profitable, those forced into labor earned nothing. For prisoners, working and living conditions were such that the practice of convict leasing earned the disreputable moniker “slavery by another name.” During Reconstruction, a former Confederate major and aide-de-camp to General P.G.T. Beauregard became Louisiana’s pre-eminent convict lessee. Samuel Lawrence James, a New Orleans transplant via Clarksville, Tennessee and a civil engineer credited with helping to construct the United States Customs House and New Orleans’ first streetcar lines, became one of the most powerful men in the state, his success buoyed by inexpensive prison labor. In 1880, James purchased an 8,000-acre plantation in West Feliciana Parish called Angola, named for the country of the African slaves forced to labor there. It was Angola where James brought prisoners and housed them in old slave quarters. Under the watchful eye of armed guards, the men, nearly all black, picked cotton in the fields. “He basically created his own

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little corner, sowing a space that had existed before the Civil War,” Bauer says. James died in 1894. In 1901, Louisiana decided not to renew the convict leasing system, opting instead to purchase the plantation and turn it into what is now known as Louisiana State Penitentiary. “The prisoners who were there stayed there,” Bauer says. “Instead of laboring for a private businessman, they labored for the state, and very little changed. In order to save money, the state gave guns to particular prisoners to act as guards. Prisoners would whip other prisoners for not meeting quotas, and inmate guards

who shot prisoners trying to escape would be granted automatic parole. “Today, prisoners are not forced into labor in the same way. They’re not laboring from dawn to dusk. The state does not make money out of Angola. It loses money. But they still incarcerate people there,” Bauer says of the country’s largest maximum-security prison. “They’re still on a plantation.” During Bauer’s time at Winn, a fellow guard, Dave Bacle, told Bauer he wishes an investigative reporter would look into the prison. More than 200 weapons were confiscated from prisoners during the first four months of 2015. “It’s pretty bad

in here,” Bauer told a new cadet after a string of violence. “People get stabbed here all the time.” By Bauer’s seventh week at Winn, stabbings became so frequent that the prison went on an 11-day lockdown. While prisoner-on-prisoner assaults were common, guards also perpetrated violence. As Bauer recounts in his book, one inmate insulted a member of the prison’s Special Operations Response Team, Winn’s SWATlike tactical unit. As Bauer writes, “The officer cuffed him, stood him in his underwear out of view of the cameras, and covered his whole body with pepper spray for ‘about eight seconds or so.’ ”

“If I were not working at Winn and were reporting on the prison through more traditional means, I would never know how violent it is,” Bauer explains in “American Prison.” Despite his role as an undercover reporter, acting as a guard began to change him. The dichotomy between prisoners and guards is one with which Bauer was familiar prior to his time at Winn. In 2009, Bauer was arrested — along with two other Americans, his friend Josh Fattal and his now-wife Sarah Shourd —while hiking near the border between Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran. He spent two years in an Iranian prison. He says the experi-

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the state’s criminal justice of Winn, the parish’s seat, the system. It restricted the use of median household income is the habitual offender statute around $25,000. and allowed drug offenders “I met a guy who put in an returning home from prison to application at Walmart and apply for government assisMcDonald’s and didn’t get a tance. Prison-time reductions job. So he put in an applicafor first-time and nonviolent tion at Winn and got hired,” offenders, as well as the recent Bauer recalls. passing of a voter-approved “There was one guy who amendment requiring unaniworked at a juvenile detention mous juries to convict in felony facility in Texas and uppertrials, point to a state looking to cutted a 16-year-old boy, change course. shattering his jaw. People like By reducing its prison popthat, it would be hard for them to be hired somewhere else. ulation between 2017-2018, CCA, however, was willing to the Louisiana Department hire them, because the comof Corrections saved $12.2 pany doesn’t have a ton of million. $3.4 million of this options, either.” money has been earmarked for During the past fiscal year, curtailing prison populations Louisiana spent $625 million on in Orleans, Jefferson and St. its prison system. Tammany parishes. In 2017, Gov. John Bel EdStill, America’s prison system llton • wards signed into law is “not working,” Bauer says. rraopacka 48 “Historically, the idea behind C age of bills — supported by 8S. 18 penitentiary was that prisboth progressives and conserthe 8 vatives — intended to overhaul oners were meant to be rehabil-

ence inspired him to report on prisons and gave him a “really different perspective and a greater degree of sympathy with other prisoners,” allowing him to better understand the degree to which his job as a prison guard affected him. “I still went through the same psychological process that everyone else went through that worked there. I became hardened and authoritarian,” he says. “If I hadn’t had the kind of inner struggle between my former prisoner-self and my guard-self, I probably wouldn’t have been aware of it. I don’t think most guards realized how the job was affecting them.” His sympathy only went so far, though. “It was about time I threw someone in the hold,” he writes of a particularly acrimonious encounter with an inmate. “They need to know I am not weak.” With a starting hourly wage of $9, Bauer’s first paycheck for two weeks of work amounted to $587. Along with low pay, guards at Winn contended with minimal training, dangerous work conditions and 12-hour shifts. “CCA wants that fucking dollar!” Bauer’s co-worker, Bacle, said while the two were together at Winn. “That’s the reason why we play hell on getting a damn raise, because all they want is that dollar in their pocket.” “I think that most employees that ended up working there didn’t feel like they had other options,” Bauer says. In 2015, the year Bauer left the prison, Winn Parish had an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent, more than 3 points above the country’s average that same year. In the town

itated through labor. There was never any evidence that that worked, but it didn’t matter, because so much money was being made from the prisons that it wasn’t really worth it to rethink this model.” In “American Prison,” Bauer writes that the conditions at Winn were “beyond anything I’ve ever imagined.” As a profit-driven institution earning $31.52 a day per prisoner — a number which has since been reduced to $24.39 due to state budget cuts in 2016 — adequate medical care was regarded as an inordinate expense. One man Bauer met contracted gangrene while inside the prison. After multiple pleas for care were ignored, his legs and fingers required amputation. There was only one part-time psychologist, one part-time psychiatrist and one full-time social worker for 1,500 prisoners. One inmate, Damien Coest-

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During that time, the warden was able to grant him a compassionate release, so when he died he did not die in prison, so they didn’t count it.” Bauer cites a lack of rehabilitative services and high rates of recidivism as evidence of the system’s failings. He also points to the fact that in a country with the largest prison population in the world — 25 percent of the world’s prisoners — the expense of incarceration is enormous. “A thing I heard at Winn a lot that kind of surprised me was prisoners complaining of the labor programs being cut,” says

Bauer. “The prisoners used to have activities and the chance to build skills, which cost the company money, so they just cut the programs and now they’re just warehoused. They’re just kind of living out their days in their dorms. … It is important to have justice for victims, but the question is what does that mean? Ideally, people aren’t just put in cells, but there’s genuine attempts to achieve change. I don’t think that’s happening right now.” Regarding mass incarceration, Bauer adds, “It’s very clear we need to have way, way less people in prison. And until we have way less people in prison, we aren’t going to have a genuine rehabilitative system. And we’re not going to be able to afford it when we have over 2 million people locked up.” Despite the national incarceration rate being at its lowest point in 20 years, America still locks up people at a rate higher than any other country. According to a 2017 study by the Urban Institute, long-term incarceration is at a peak. Analyzing inmate data from 43 states and the District of Columbia provided by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the study found the average time served has risen in every state and the District of Columbia. Prison terms are getting longer, and a growing number of people are spending more time behind bars. The study also found that around 40 percent of those serving the longest terms were incarcerated before age 25; one in five of those serving at least 10 years is a black man incarcerated before age 25. In another 2017 report, produced by The Sentencing Project, an advocacy group seeking to reduce incarceration, it was found that one in seven people in prison is serving a life or virtual life sentence. In Louisiana, 30 percent of the prison population is serving a sentence tantamount to life imprisonment; roughly three-quarters of these prisoners are black. “At Winn, I met old people who went in when they were 20,” says Bauer. “It’s really hard to see what the point is in keeping someone locked up for so much time, especially when they’re clearly repentant and moved way beyond that period of their life.” In October 2016 — four months after Bauer’s expose and two

Shane Bauer, author of “American Prison.”

months after the federal government’s decision to stop working with private prisons — CCA officially changed its name to CoreCivic. It no longer manages Winn Correctional Center, and the company has rebranded “from largely corrections and detention services to a wider range of government solutions,” according to Damon Hininger, CoreCivic’s president and chief executive officer. As the largest private prison and detention center operator in the country, the company currently operates 44 correctional and detention facilities and 26 residential re-entry centers “with an aggregate design capacity of approximately 69,000 beds and 13.6 million square feet of real estate,” according to a release published by the company last August. In 2017, CoreCivic’s revenue was $1.77 billion and its net income was $178.04 million. For the third quarter of 2018, CoreCivic’s revenue was $462.7 million, its net income $41 million. “We continue to transform our portfolio through the diversification and expansion of our industry-leading government-leased real estate portfolio,” the company states in its 2018 third quarter earnings release. “About two-thirds of immigrant detention centers are privately operated. I think that is why CoreCivic’s stock price did so well when Trump was elected,” Bauer says. “I think investors assumed that Trump was going to crack down even harder on immigration than Obama had, and they knew that private companies

were going to be taking up a lot of the market.” Last year, Bauer attended a shareholder meeting at CoreCivic’s corporate headquarters. “They were all very happy and excited about what was happening in the company,” Bauer says. “The big area of growth for them now is immigrant detention, which represents about a quarter of CoreCivic’s income.” Nine of the 10 largest immigrant detention centers today are privately operated. Average daily population rates are at a record high: 39,322 people. In September, The New York Times reported the U.S. was holding 12,800 immigrant children in detention. Like private prisons, U.S. detention centers often are criticized for poor conditions and a lack of quality medical care. Earlier this year, Yazmin Juarez and her 18-month-old daughter, Marie Juarez, were held at a CoreCivic-managed facility, the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. While detained, the toddler developed a cold, which quickly turned into a high-grade fever with acute symptoms. Six weeks after her release, most of which were spent hospitalized, the toddler died of a treatable respiratory infection on May 10. The mother says her child failed to receive adequate medical care while detained, leading to her fatal illness. “Those responsible for providing safe, sanitary conditions and proper medical care failed this little girl, and it caused her to die a painful death,” says R. Stanton Jones, the mother’s attorney. The 2,400-bed detention center used to detain immigrant mothers and children — the largest of its kind in the country — was opened in 2014. That year, CoreCivic was awarded a four-year, $1 billion contract to manage the facility. In September, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed a contract to keep the detention center open. The operator continues to be CoreCivic.

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Smoked serves Kansas Cityinspired barbecue in Harahan. BY H E L E N F RE U N D @helenfreund STEVE MOCK COMPARES his upbringing with barbecue to the way Louisianans relate to crawfish boils. Growing up in Kansas City, Kansas, it was a part of everyday life. Weekends were spent with friends and family in the backyard, but a smoker anchored the space instead of a boiling pot, and opinions on time, heat and sauce were the topics of conversation. When Mock moved to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, it was those backyard barbecues he missed the most, despite spending time on the barbecue competition circuit and doing occasional catering gigs. Earlier this year, he and his wife Maureen quit their corporate careers to open Smoked, a small barbecue joint tucked on Jefferson Highway in Harahan. Mock runs a one-man operation and usually is at the restaurant at 4 a.m. preparing for the day. News about the restaurant traveled fast, and customers have learned to call in large orders in advance, because when Smoked runs out for the day, that’s it. Meats can be ordered by the pound or on combination platters, which come with two sides. Thick slices of brisket arrive with a deeply peppery, charred crust and the standout smoked chicken features smoky, moist meat enveloped by blackened, spice-rubbed skin. Also excellent is barbecued salmon, which is served skin-on and delivers the slightest bit of sweetness with hunks of flavorful and fatty fish effortlessly flaking at

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the touch of a fork. The kitchen gets creative in many ways, and daily specials might include a brisket chili or pulled pork tacos. Everything is made in-house except for the sausages, which come from a Mississippi purveyor. The hickorysmoked links deliver a satisfying snap and a delicious, porky flavor with a soft spicy heat. Like many New Orleans barbecue operations, Mock’s doesn’t adhere to just one method. He smokes meats with Texas-style dry rubs over cherry and pecan wood and uses Kansas City-style tomato-based sauces, which are served on the side. The main hickory sauce is an addictive thick and peppery elixir that’s good on just about everything at Smoked, while a more vinegary version is best on the pulled pork. A unique pineapple rendition is both sweet and tangy, adding a powerful zing to chicken and salmon. Of the sides, the smoky, chunky baked beans and crispy bread crumb-topped macaroni and cheese

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are good examples of the homespun quality of everything here. Also good are the Brussels sprouts, which come studded with thick pieces of bacon, and roasted sweet potatoes are as sweet as candy. The coleslaw needs a hit of acid to brighten it up and the potato salad was oddly creamy, packing all the right flavors, but more reminiscent of mashed potatoes. A recent seasonal dessert special was a bread puddinglike pumpkin crunch cake, sweet with the flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg. New Orleans has been undergoing a barbecue boom in recent years and Smoked is a welcome addition to the scene, especially with the kitchen’s creative specials, sauces and sides. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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in Jefferson Parish and the eighth in Louisiana. Earlier this month, the company announced it would open a new concept called Ruby Sunshine in Franklin, Tennessee. Local couple Jennifer and Erich Weishaupt opened the original Ruby Slipper on S. Cortez Street in MidCity in 2008. It closed that location and opened one nearby at 315 S. Broad St. earlier this year. The Old Metairie location will offer the same menu as the other restaurants and will be open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. — HELEN FREUND

Deutsches treat DEUTSCHES HAUS (504-522-8014; www.deutscheshaus.org) scheduled a Champagne brunch and ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 18 to open its new building at 1700 Moss St. in MidCity, where it celebrated Oktoberfest this year. Deutsches Haus’ bar is stocked with German beers and wine and is open to members and nonmembers. Upcoming events include trivia night at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23 and a sparkling wine tasting with cheese pairings at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. The Crescent City Homebrewers Club hosts its Winterfest event at Deutsches Haus at 6 p.m.

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po-boy, which combines roasted barbecued beef, fried shrimp, pepper Jack cheese and a Crystal and Tabasco-infused aioli. It won the Best Beef award as well as the Best of the Fest prize. Here is the complete list of festival winners. Best Pork: Trenasse’s muffulettalike Muffi po-boy. Best Poultry: Boucherie’s smoked chicken po-boy with rapini Best Beef: Parkway Bakery & Tavern’s James Brown po-boy Best Shrimp: Gulf Tacos’ Lt. Dan fried shrimp po-boy with garlic-lemon grass glaze Best Seafood: Red Fish Grill’s barbecue oyster po-boy “Most Unique”: NOLA Boils Café & Catering’s escargot po-boy with arugula and Parmesan Best of the Fest: Parkway Bakery & Tavern’s James Brown po-boy — HELEN FREUND

YATES: One component of it is like a typical bartending job, which includes (developing) a menu, and the other component is research and development. At Seven Three, we’re distilling spirits like gin, vodka and whiskey. Since we’re a distillery, the only alcohol we can serve are things that we make. When I started, we couldn’t make a martini. We couldn’t make a cosmo. We couldn’t do any of these pretty basic drinks. My background is in craft cocktails, so I dove in and tried to figure out how to manufacture (liqueurs and cordials). One thing led to another and now we have about a dozen postdistillation products. I use the base spirits to make cordials, liqueurs and amari, and we make some bitters too. We do a triple sec, a ginger liqueur, a plum liqueur, a pear liqueur, two kinds of amaro, a grapefruit liqueur, a blackberry liqueur, a sweet vermouth, a blanc vermouth, a dry vermouth and something that’s along the line of a Campari, like a bitter orange and rhubarb amaro. It’s been fun but also a great lesson.

How do you create a new liqueur? Y: When I started, I just wanted very basic things, like triple sec and vermouth. Since then, I’ve come up with things as needed. I recently made a plum liqueur because there were some plums sitting in the cooler and nobody was doing anything with them, so I figured why not try to make something with it? I make an amaro that has a base of aquavit, but it’s also infused with Creole tomato and botanicals. It was Creole tomato season and I wanted to make something we could specifically identify with New Orleans. (We’ve) also got this huge Italian population here but I wasn’t aware of any (amari) coming out of New Orleans. It’s a balance of trying to satisfy the necessity to make basic, standard drinks and whatever inspiration strikes me.

What’s your drink of choice? Y: I like really strong, simple drinks like Sazeracs or Old Fashioneds. There’s one we’re featuring on the new menu called the Old Boys Club made with our rice whiskey, some tobacco and leather bitters, a little raspberry and a little amaro. I like things that are strong and that you can sip and savor. — HELEN FREUND

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

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. $

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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. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans. com — Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Copper Monkey Bar & Grill — 725 Conti St., (504) 527-0869; www.coppermonkeygrill.com — No reservations. L, D and late daily. $$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily. $$

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS

Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$

Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise.com — Reservations accepted. L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$

El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; www.elgatonegronola. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$

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

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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., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$

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

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. $

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

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

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

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis

The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bour-

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Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon. com — Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sun, brunch Fri-Sun. $$

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

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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) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

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

LAKEVIEW El Gato Negro — 300 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-0107; www.elgatonegronola.com — See No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No reservations. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $$ Sala Restaurant & Bar — 124 Lake Marina Ave., (504) 513-2670; www.salanola.com — Reservations accepted. L and D Tue-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun, late Thu-Sat. $$

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Short Stop Po-boys (119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, 504-8854572; www.shortstoppoboysno. com) serves a variety of meat- and seafood-stuffed sandwiches.

R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Peppermill — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-2226; www. riccobonospeppermill.com — Reservations accepted. B and L daily, D Wed-Sun. $$ Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $

METAIRIE Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$

Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www. shortstoppoboysno.com — No reservations. B, L, D Mon-Sat. $

Banh Mi Boys — 5001 Airline Drive, Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5360; www. bmbmetairie.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D Mon-Sat. $

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

Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola. com — Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D Sun-Thu. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-2022; www. gumbostop.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www. marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $

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Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine. com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$

Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; www.sammyspoboys.com — No reservations. L Mon-Sat, D daily. $

Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$

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

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com

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

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

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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 Tue-Sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ St. James Cheese Company — 5004 Prytania St., (504) 899-4737; www.stjamescheese.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L daily, early D Thu-Sat. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco.com — Reservations accepted. D Mon-Sat. $$

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

UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$

Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-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. $$

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

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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. $

St. James Cheese Company — 641 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 304-1485; www. stjamescheese.com — See Uptown section for restaurant description. Delivery available. No reservations. L Mon-Sat, early D Thu-Sat., brunch Sun. $

The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$

Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito. com — No reservations. L, 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. $$

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

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WEDNESDAY 21 BMC — The Tempted, 5; Yisrael, 8 Bamboula’s — Eight Dice Cloth Jazz Trio, 12; Bamboulas Hot Quad, 3; Mem Shannon Blues, 6:30; Vance Orange, 10 Bombay Club — John Royen, 8 Checkpoint Charlie’s — T Bone Stone and Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Mark Carroll & Friends, 6 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7; Phil The Tremolo King, 10 Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 6

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Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Carl Leblanc, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Old Wounds, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Chamber Decoy, 8 Hi-Ho Lounge — Delta Revues, 6; Jason Martin & Hitchhikers, 10 House of Blues (Foundation Room) — Michael Liuzza, 6 House of Blues (Restaurant & Bar) — Cary Hudson, 6 House of Blues (The Parish) — Jet Lounge, Curren$y, 11 The Jazz Playhouse — The Nayo Jones Experience, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8:30 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Clyde and the Milltailers, 9, One South Lark, 10 One Eyed Jacks — Vixens & Vinyl, 10 PAGE 29

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MUSIC PREVIEW Nine Inch Nails BY ALEX WOODWARD AN OPENING STATEMENT for the ticket policy on Nine Inch Nails’ “Cold and Black and Infinite” tour begins with this: “The promise of a world made better by computers and online connectivity has failed us.” That salvo is imprinted on Trent Reznor’s vast, complicated body of work as Nine Inch Nails, aided by warped machines and grim electronics smothering the last gasps of a dying world. Tickets were available during a one-day event requiring in-person transactions. “The experience has the potential to be enjoyable,” says the statement, followed by a footnote: “Not guaranteed.” Hundreds of people formed a line extending from the box office down Canal Street. The tour aimed to engage audiences in intimate spaces, not the bleak anonymity of a festival stage or in the hollowness of an arena. “Nine Inch Nails has always been about bringing people together, living life to the fullest and good times,” the band said, with another footnote: “Not entirely true.” The band later added a third New Orleans date, turning a two-night run into a sort of homecoming. In the mid-1990s, following the massive 1994 LP “The Downward Spiral,” Reznor carved out a universe for himself in New Orleans, where he turned a former funeral home into his Nothing Studios homebase and left gentle fingerprints on the city’s burgeoning underground (Reznor ended up bringing Joshua Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv and Second Woman on the road; Eustis produced albums by New Orleans artists Belong and MJ Guider, among others). Reznor’s work alongside Atticus Ross has produced film soundtracks and a trilogy of EPs, drawing out a post-industrial score on “Not the Actual Events,” “Add Violence” and 2018’s “Bad Witch.” Reznor’s renewed energy no longer looms over an inevitably apocalyptic landscape but finds more life within it, tinting harsh noise with propulsive dance and whispered melodies through gnashed teeth. His ghostly saxophone weeps over grotesque synths and a frantic house beat on single “God Break Down the Door” (“There are no answers here,” he sings, followed by a repeated mantra of, “Remove the pain and push it back in.”) “Time is running out,” he sings on closer “Over and Out,” drawing out the vowels as if David Bowie’s vibrato pierced the veil. “I don’t know what I’m waiting for.” For this tour, the band is joined by The Jesus and Mary Chain, the influential Scottish post-punk band, backed by feedback in place of Phil Spector’s pop wall of sound. Kite Base opens at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Daniel Avery opens 7 p.m. Sunday at the Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 525-1052; www.saengernola.com

Orpheum Theater — Ghost, 8 Prime Example — Jesse McBride presents The Next Generation feat. Christien Bold, 7 & 9 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — The Boogie Men, 8:30 Santos Bar — Swamp Moves with The Russell Welch Quartet, 10:30 Siberia Lounge — Valerie Sassyfras, 9 SideBar — Aurora Nealand & James Singleton, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Traveller: A Concert Tribute to Chris Stapleton, feat. Justin Molaison, Chad Schell, Ray Ganucheau, John Hebert, 9 The Starlight — Keith Bernstein Piano Happy Hour, 5; La Mancha, 8; Hot Jazz Jam with Nahum Zdybel, 11 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5 Tipitina’s — TIPSgiving 2018 feat. Noisewater, Darcy Malone & The Tangle, The Frontiers, 9

THURSDAY, 22 BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; Andre Lovett Band, 8; Ryan Hall, 11 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski with Tim Laughlin, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Checkpoint Charlie’s — The Budz, 8:30; St. Roch, Green Gasoline, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge with Rik Slave, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — Midnight Brass, 11 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 One Eyed Jacks — Fast Times, 10 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Geno Delafose, 8:30 SideBar — Mike Dillon & Helen Gillet Thanksgiving Extravaganza, 9 The Willow — Rebirth Brass Band, 9

FRIDAY 23 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Butch Caire, 8 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Category 3, 6; All For One Brass Band, 9; Category 3, 11:59 Bombay Club — Gerald French, 8:30

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Meryl Zimmerman, 5; Larry Scala Swing Five, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 9 Casa Borrega — John Lawrence, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Foot and Friends, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae, 7; Louisiana Hellbenders, 9:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Joe Krown Trio, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — The River Dragon, 6; The Breton Sound, 10 House of Blues (Foundation Room) — Erika Flowers, 7:30; Rapbaum & Khromethesia, 10 House of Blues — Dick Deluxe, noon; Captain Buckles Band, 3:30; PJ Morton, Grace Weber, 7 House of Blues (The Parish) — La Dispute, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Mario Abney, 8 Joy Theater — The Last Waltz: An all-star concert benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic. 8 p.m. Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7 Mahalia Jackson Theater — Lil Baby, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Greg Afek, 7; Daniel Thompson, 8; River Gypsy Jazz, 9 Oak — Jenn Howard Glass, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Gal Holiday, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Head Banga Tour Homecoming with Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Kevin Louis & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Bucktown Allstars, 9:30 Saenger Theater — Nine Inch Nails, 7 Siberia Lounge — Champagne Girls, The Great Plains, Self and Other, 9 SideBar — Simon Berz, Ben Stonaker, Jeff Albert, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 Southport Hall (Deck Room) — The Dead End Blues Band, 8 Southport Hall — Where Y’acht, 8 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6:30 PAGE 30

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PREVIEW The Last Waltz: A Benefit for the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic BY WILL COVIELLO THE BAND PERFORMED A FAREWELL CONCERT called “The Last Waltz” on Thanksgiving 1976. Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell and many others participated, and Martin Scorsese filmed the show. For the third year, a host of local musicians performs a tribute concert to that all-star performance as a benefit for the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic, which provides medical care to musicians and artists regardless of whether they have health insurance. The lineup includes the New Orleans Suspects (pictured), Erica Falls, Terence Higgins, Billy Iuso, Dave Jordan, Papa Mali, Alex McMurray, Robert Mercurio, Mark Mullins, Johnny Sansone, Brian Stoltz, Marc Stone and others. Tickets $20-$65. 8 p.m. Friday. The Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www.thejoytheater.com.

The Standard — Philip Melancon, 8 The Starlight — Bywater Skanks, 8:30; Lost Then Found Our House, 12 Three Muses — Matt Johnson, 5:30; Doro Wat Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — Paris Avenue, 10

SATURDAY 24 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Uncle Wayne, 8 BMC — Mojo Shakers, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3; The Tempted, 6; Vance Orange, 9; Southern Komfort Brass Band, 11:59 Bar Redux — Jeremy Joyce, 9 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7 Bombay Club — Joe Krown with Walter Wolfman Washington, 8:30

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant —Ukelele School of New Orleans, 4; Marc Stone, 6; Marina Orchestra, 9 Casa Borrega — Mini Iguanas, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — The King Snakes, 8; The Ubaka Brothers, 11 d.b.a. — MainLine, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Pink Room Project, 11 House of Blues — Geovane Santos, noon; Baby Boy Bartels and the Boys, 3:30; Big Al and the Heavyweights, 7; Cookies n Cream, 10 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Gallivant Burwell and the Predatory Drifters, 7; Ample Angst, 9 Oak — Jon Roniger, 9 Old Point Bar — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 9:30

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SUNDAY 25 BMC — Foot & Friends, 3; Moments of Truth, 10; Short Street, 12 Bar Redux — Toby O’Brien & Friends, 9 Bombay Club — Tim Laughlin Trio, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Coney Island Pete and Old Gold, 4; Steve Pistorius Quartet, 7; Some Like It Hot, 11 Circle Bar — Micah & Marlin, 7; Afrodiziac’s Jazz, 9:30 d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Ashley Beach & The Odd Ditties, 9 House of Blues — Jason Bishop, Silverstein, Hawthorne Heights, As Cities Burn, Capstan, 6 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 Old Point Bar — Anais St. John, 3:30 One Eyed Jacks — Dark Times NIN After Party, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Gerald French and the Sunday Night Swingsters, 7 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 11 Saenger Theater — Nine Inch Nails, 7 Siberia Lounge — Same Doores Presents — For the Sake of The Songs, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Benny Bloom All Stars with Nir Felder & Lee Fish, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Dile Que Nola (Latin night), 7; Gabrielle Cavassa Jazz Jam, 10 Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar — The Superior Jazz Trio, 11:30 Three Muses —Raphael et Pascal, 5 Clementines, 8 Tipitina’s — A Neville Family Goove — Tribute to Charles Neville, 9

Black & Friends, 9:30 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party feat. Victoria Coy, Matt Slusher, Mark Andrews, 8; Americana Music Series, 10 House of Blues — Matt Bartels, 6; The Wonder Years, Have Mercy, Oso Oso, Shortly, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French and the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 The Music Box Village — Mac DeMarco, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Patrick Pearson, 8; Bongos@9, 9; The Genial Orleanians, 10 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — NOLA Swing Dance Connection, 7 Santos Bar — War Party, Midriff, Joe Gorgeous, 9 SideBar — Instant Opus presents Christien Bold, Chris Guccione,, Beck Buger & Latasha Bundy, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 The Starlight — Brad Webb’s Modern Jazz Mondays, 5; Shindig with Sabine McCalla, Amanda Walker, Keith Burnstein, 8 Three Muses — Bart Ramsey, 5

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The organist’s Organ & Labyrinth performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock, played by candlelight. www.albinas.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Dr. Ko’s Coats for Kids. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St. — The benefit concert helps provide coats for children. Performers include Dr. Jee Yeoun Ko, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ellis Marsalis, the Faubourg Quartet and NOCCA students. A new or gently used coat is requested. www.noccainstitute.com. Tickets $10-$100. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The Jenn Howard band, a five-piece ensemble, performs classic and contemporary hits including jazz, rock, Motown, soul and country. www.albinas.org. Free admission. 5 p.m. Sunday. New Orleans 300: Catholic Sisters in Education. Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Church, 3037 Dauphine St. — OperaCreole presents a program including gospel, spirituals, sacred music, civil rights songs and a musical Rosary. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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MONDAY 26 BMC —Zoe K., 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7; Gene

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EVENTS Tuesday, Nov. 20................... 33 Wednesday, Nov. 21.............. 33 Thursday, Nov. 22................. 33 Friday, Nov. 23....................... 33 Saturday, Nov. 24.................. 33 Sunday, Nov. 25..................... 33

BOOKS................................... 33 SPORTS................................. 34 FILM Openings................................. 34 Now showing ......................... 34 Sepcial showings................... 34

ON STAGE............................ 35 COMEDY................................ 35 ART Happenings.......................36 Openings................................. 36 Museums................................. 36

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TUESDAY 20 Canal Street Lighting Ceremony. Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal St. — Holiday decorations are lighted with the ceremonial flipping of the switch, and a reception includes cookie decorating and visits with Santa Claus. Attendees are asked to donate an unwrapped toy. www. downtownnola.com/holidays. 5 p.m. Riverwalk Tree Lighting. The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, 500 Port of New Orleans Place — In conjunction with the Canal Street Lighting Ceremony, the tree at the Riverwalk, on the corner of Julia Street and Convention Center Boulevard, will be lighted. There also is live music, face painting, food and beverages and a appearance by Santa Claus. www.riverwalkmarketplace. com. 5:30 p.m. Sensory Family Day. Preservation Hall, 726 St. Peter St. — The Preservation Hall Foundation and Historic New Orleans Collection present an event for people of all ages with autism and other sensory processing needs to learn about music through hands-on activities. Limited to 40 guests. Registration required. www.preshallfoundation.org. Free admission. 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY 21 #IDidItForTheTurkey Fundraiser. Parkway Bakery & Tavern, 538 Hagan Ave. — The

Mid-City sandwich shop sells its Thanksgiving po-boy and proceeds benefit the Al Copeland Foundation cancer research fund. www.parkwaypoorboys.com. 11 a.m. Black Wednesday Party. Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave. — The food hall hosts a pre-Thanksgiving celebration with music, happy hour specials and food from its 13 vendors. www.pythianmarket.com 6 p.m. Holiday Workshop. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — Teaching artist Rebecca Frank leads a Studio KIDS! workshop on creating wood paintings, inspired by the exhibition “Mildred Thompson: Against the Grain,” for children ages 5-10. (504) 658-4128. www.noma.org. Tickets $25-$30. 9:30 a.m.

THURSDAY 22 Community Thanksgiving Feast. Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 360 Gause Blvd., Slidell — Volunteers are needed to help with advance preparation and delivery of more than 1,000 dinners. Call (985) 3269849 or email slidellthanksgiving@gmail. com. 11 a.m. Teddy Bear Program. Arnaud’s Restaurant, 813 Bienville St. — From Thanksgiving through Dec. 31, the restaurant and New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation are collecting new teddy bears for officers to use when they encounter children while on duty. Bins are located at the restaurant, Energy Centre on Poydras Street and New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau on St. Charles Avenue. www.arnaudsrestaurant.com. Thanksgiving Dinner. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd. — Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman hosts his traditional Thanksgiving dinner, with music by Irma Thomas and others. Those needing transportation can call (504) 202-9215. Volunteers are encouraged to register at www.opos. us. 10 a.m.

FRIDAY 23 Bayou Classic Greek Show and Battle of the Bands. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive — The bands of Grambling State University and Southern University square off and fraternities and sororities also perform. www.mybayouclassic.com. Tickets $20-$40. 6 p.m. Celebration in the Oaks. City Park, 5 Victory Ave. — Holiday light displays fill 25 acres of New Orleans City Park, including Storyland, the Botanical Garden and Carousel Gardens, with more than half a million LED bulbs and 32,800 feet of rope lighting. Visitors can ride a train to view displays and take photos with Santa Claus. www. neworleanscitypark.com. Tickets $10-$28. 6 p.m., through Sunday. Family Day of Service. Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. — Families eat lunch and learn about what the SPCA does for animals. Kids ages 5 and over can partici-

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pate in a service activity. www.la-spca.org. Tickets $100 for families of five. 10 a.m. 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. Louisiana Renaissance Festival. 46468 River Road, 46468 River Road, Hammond — The festival’s Renaissance-themed English village features performers and staff in period costumes and entertainment including shows, educational demonstrations, arts and crafts and more. Each week has a theme, such as heroes & pirates and Celtic weekend. Weekend camping is available. 9:45 a.m.-dusk, also Saturday and Sunday, through Dec. 9.

SATURDAY 24 Bayou Classic Brunch. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave — The Legislative Black Caucus and Foundation’s brunch raises funds for the foundation and serves as an informational and motivational forum with proceeds going to scholarships for students at Southern and Grambling State universities. (225) 342-7342. 11 a.m. Christmas Tree and Holiday Gift Sale. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave. — Friends of the Hubbell Library’s annual sale includes Frasier firs, wreaths, gifts and activities for kids, with all the proceeds going to the Algiers Point library. (504) 596-3113. 9 a.m. Dine & Dance. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The Victory Swing Orches-

tra performs at the dinner series. Tickets $29.68-$64.99. $29.68-$64.99. 6 p.m. Kids in the Kitchen. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — The cooking class for ages 7-11 teaches participants to prepare fish and chips. www.natfab.org. Tickets $15$20. 10:30 a.m.

SUNDAY 25 Pet Fest. Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie — Jefferson SPCA sponsors the party where pets bring their people and there is a pet adopt-a-thon, health watch area, costume contests, a marketplace, food and live music. www. jeffersonspca.org/pet-fest. Free admission. 10 a.m. Teddy Bear Tea. Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St. — Santa and Mrs. Claus welcome guests and there is holiday food, specialty teas, pastries, sparkling wine and mimosas. Seats are available for pre-paid, non-refundable purchase. (504) 335-3129. www. therooseveltneworleans.com. Tickets $52$99. 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

BOOKS Anne McClane. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author signs and discusses her book “The Trouble on Highway One,” the second in the Traiteur trilogy. www.gardendistrictbookshop. com. 6 p.m. Tuesday. James Nolan. Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St. — The poet reads and discusses “Nasty Water — Collected New Orleans Poems.”

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SPORTS Bayou Classic. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive — Grambling State University plays Southern University in the 45th annual game Thanksgiving weekend gridiron match. Tickets $16-$50. 4 p.m. Saturday. New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive — The Black and Gold face their division rivals in the NFL matchup. 7:20 p.m. Thursday.

FILM OPENINGS “El Angel” — A biographical drama profiles Carlos Robledo Puch, the longest-serving prisoner in Argentina’s history who is believed to have committed more than 40 thefts and 10 homicides. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center. “Infinite Football” — Writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu’s documentary focuses on Laurentiu Ginghina’s obsession with modifying and streamlining European football. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center. “Narcissister Organ Player” — Feminist performance artist Narcissister reflects on her mother’s illness and death in this autobiographical documentary. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center.

NOW SHOWING “Creed II” (PG-13) — Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) faces the son of Ivan Drago in this sequel to the 2015 hit. Sylvester Stallone co-stars. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, Cinebarre Canal Place 9. “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (PG) — The holiday tale about a Grinch trying to ruin the holiday season is updated in this new cartoon. Benedict Cumberbatch and Rashida Jones provide voices. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies. “Fantastic Beasts and the Crimes of Grindelwald” (PG-13) — Eddie Redmayne returns as Newt Scamander in this latest installment in the fantasy series from J.K. Rowling. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies. “Green Book” (PG-13) — An Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American pianist in this biographical drama from director Peter Farrelly. Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali star. Prytania Theatre. “Instant Family” (PG-13) — Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne star in this comedy about a couple who adopts three kids. Sean Anders (“Daddy’s Home”) writes and directs. Chalmette Movies.

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PREVIEW Narcissister Organ Player BY WILL COVIELLO NEW YORK-BASED PERFORMANCE ARTIST Narcissister has a background in professional dance, performed a piece titled “Hot Dog” on “America’s Got Talent” and won an award for the best use of a sex toy at the Good Vibrations Independent Erotic Film Festival. She typically wears a mask and performs dramatic, sexually charged pieces, often about issues of gender and racial identity. Her work has been described as “avant porn.” She also directs the film “Narcissister Organ Player,” in which she discusses growing up in California in a mixed race family and surveys her work. The auto-documentary opens at 7 p.m. Friday at Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, which marks its 32nd anniversary this month. 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 352-1150; www.zeitgeistnola.org.

“Ralph Breaks the Internet” (PG) — Video game character Ralph and his friends discover a Wi-Fi router that leads to a new adventure on the web in this sequel to the 2012 Disney animated hit. Featuring the voices of John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies. “Widows” (R) — Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) directs this thriller about three Chicago women who find themselves in dire straits after their husbands are killed while committing a robbery. Viola Davis and Elizabeth Debicki star. Chalmette Movies.

SPECIAL SHOWINGS “A Christmas Story” (PG) — Ralphie tries to convince everyone that a Red Ryder BB gun is the perfect Christmas gift in this 1983 family comedy. At 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday at Movie Tavern Northshore; at 10 a.m. Sunday and Wednesday at Prytania Theatre. “The House that Jack Built” (R) — Matt

Dillon stars as a serial killer in this thriller written and directed by Lars von Trier. Bruno Ganz and Uma Thurman co-star. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Chalmette Movies. “Meow Wolf: Origin Story” — This documentary follows the DIY artist collective that makes large-scale, niche exhibitions. Featuring appearances from George R.R. Martin and Emily Montoya. At 7:30 p.m. at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, Regal Covington Stadium 14. “Mirai” (PG) — A young boy encounters a magic garden that allows him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras in this Japanese animated movie. At 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16. “Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us” (PG) — The popular Japanese cartoon heads to the silver screen for this movie about the citizens of Fura City. At 12:55 p.m. Saturday, and 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16. At 7 p.m. Monday and

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“The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical” Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive — Holiday celebrations at a Florida trailer park are upended by a case of amnesia. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday 2 p.m. Sunday Risq Harrah’s New Orleans Buffet, 8 Canal Street — Bella Blue Entertainment presents a burlesque show with a buffet, beer, wine and tassels. Attendees must be 21 years of age or older to enter the casino. www.harrahsneworleans.com. Tickets $55. 6 p.m. Friday to Sunday

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PREVIEW Bread + Puppet Theater BY WILL COVIELLO VERMONT’S BREAD + PUPPET THEATER brings two shows to Happyland Theatre. The 55-year-old company was created in New York during the growth of the 1960s counterculture and protests against the Vietnam War. It has crafted everything from traditional rod and shadow puppets shows for children to grand-scale outdoor puppet parades and pageants. On Wednesday, it presents “The Grasshopper Rebellion Circus” (pictured), a show inspired by history’s David versus Goliath uprisings and the common people’s rejection of intolerable conditions. The show features large puppet tigers and grasshoppers and the Bread + Puppet Brass Band. On Friday, it presents “The Basic Byebye Show,” which is a response to gun violence. The abstract show imagines the creation of a farewell ritual to serve as a political act. Company co-founder Peter Schumann was a baker, and the company serves complimentary rye bread with aioli at its shows. Admission is by requested donation of $5-$20. 8 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. Happyland Theatre, 3126 Burgundy St. www.breadandpuppet.org.

Wednesday at Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell. “The Royal Exchange” — Marc Dugain directed this 2017 historical drama centered on the marriage between Spanish and French heirs in the 18th century. At 2 p.m. Saturday at NOMA, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans. “Superman” (PG) — Christopher Reeve stars as an orphan from Krypton who is sent to Earth and becomes Superman in Richard Donner’s 1978 movie. Margot Kidder and Gene Hackman co-star. At 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday at AMC Elmwood Palace, and 3 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Monday, and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cinebarre Canal Place 9. At 12:55 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Monday at Regal Covington Stadium 14.

ON STAGE “Horsefeathers!” Cafe Instanbul, 2372 St Claude Ave — Precious Ephemera hosts an evening of avant-garde drag and burlesque performances by Selma Bawdy

and others, with music by Dreambaby. www.bestofneworleans.com/horsefeathers. Tickets $18. 7 p.m. Saturday “Letters Read” St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1139 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Local performers interpret personal letters focused on the story of how Felicity Redevelopment began and how two women stopped the Albertson’s project. www.lettersread.workpress.com. Free admission.3:30 p.m. Sunday “The Basic Byebye Show” Happyland Theater, 3126 Burgundy St. — Bread and Puppet Theatre’s show is inspired by Albrecht Durer’s apocalyptic woodcuts and the daily news and expands on the traditional farewells of funerals and train stations by turning byebye-saying into a political act. Sourdough rye bread with aioli is served, a tradition. www.breadandpuppet.org. Suggested donation $5-$20. 8 p.m. Friday “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

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. 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 Red Bean Plunkett hosts an open-mic stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Monday Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave. — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursday A Crunk Azz Comedy Show. Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St. — Comedians and the Big 6 Brass Band perform. Tickets $44-$104. 8 p.m. Wednesday Happy Hour Bing-OH!. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Comedian Geneva Joy and friends present comedy, naughty games with prizes and there are costumes and drink specials. 6 p.m. Tuesday 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 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 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 The Rip-Off Show. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Comedians compete in a live pop-culture game show hosted by Geoffrey Gauchet. 8 p.m. Saturday

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REVIEW New Southern Photography BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT THE LARGEST PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION to date at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, this sprawling “New Southern Photography” show, curated by Richard McCabe, features diverse yet cohesive images by 25 emerging and mid-career Southern artists. Presented as a series of photographic essays reflecting the contemporary cultural paradoxes that define the former Confederate states, the works pick up where we were left by the often deeply psychological pioneers of New South photographic modernism, such as William Eggleston, Sally Mann and William Christenberry. Alabama native Celestia Morgan’s “Redline” series adopts a postmodern socioeconomic approach by juxtaposing geometric maplike shapes in the sky with photographs of crumbling old houses in neighborhoods that were “red-lined” — a discriminatory banking practice of denying loans based on demographics. Many of Morgan’s house portraits evoke an elegiac pathos that recalls the poignant sense of abandonment conveyed by 1930s social documentary maestros Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange. Nancy Newberry’s portraits of stereotypical Texans in cowboy hats, Mexicans in sombreros and flashy marching band majorettes convey the self-conscious social constructs of times and places that tend to confuse style with character. Elizabeth Bick’s distinctive formalistic approach depicts pedestrians navigating Houston’s austere architectural canyons as figures in a kind of complicated visual “street ballet.” Andrew Moore’s “Zydeco Zinger” view of a ravaged carousel in the post-Hurricane Katrina flooded ruins of the Six Flags New Orleans amusement park in New Orleans East recalls Victorian travelogue photography’s eerie sense of wonder. A similar, near-preternatural quality of presence often seen in the photographic portraits of a period when long exposure times were the norm surfaces in Susan Worsham’s “Marine” (pictured), a mysterious image so simple yet fully realized that it seems timeless despite its 2009 vintage. Likewise, Louviere + Vanessa’s “Resonantia” series of musical notes rendered as gold leaf photo-mandalas recall Nikola Tesla’s 19th-century cyclotron experiments in a vision of time where past and present are as interwoven as the interplay of dark and light in a photographic image. Through March 10, 2019. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9650; www.ogdenmuseum.org.

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. 9 p.m. Wednesday

8-12. Performances will be in early December. For information, contact education@ southernrep.com. Tickets $285. 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday

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Quilt show. CANO Creative Space at Myrtle Banks Building, 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Quilt show and sale features traditional American and Afro-Caribbean-inspired throws, bags, placemats and other accessories; through January; opening, 11 a.m. Saturday.

Classical Instrumental String Ensemble workshop. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St. — The workshop prepares intermediate- to advanced-level students in grades 5 to 10. Two sessions, 45 minutes each. There is a $100 supply fee and some financial assistance is available. www.nocca.com. 5 p.m. Wednesday Southern Rep Theater Camps. Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave. — Southern Rep kids camps have two shows — “Tales from the Bayou” for children ages 4-7, and “The Big Bad Musical — A Howling Courtroom Comedy” for ages

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HAPPENINGS 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

GOING OUT American Italian Cultural Center, 537 S. Peters St. — “The Luke Fontana Collection,” works by the artist, through Dec. 31. Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St. — “Washed Ashore — Art to Save the Sea” features works by Angela Pozzi crafted from plastic trash collected from Pacific Coast beaches. www.auduboninstitute.org. Through April 2019. Gallier House Shop, 1128 Royal St. — “Tracing the Tricentennial” — Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses host a timeline exhibition highlighting 300 years of the Crescent City. www.hgghh.org/about/hermann-grima-gallier-timeline. Through Nov. 30. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. — “We Love You, New Orleans” celebrates the people, places and things that make New Orleans a unique city, through Dec. 31. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere, 751 Chartres St. — “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana” includes Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and more, through Dec. 31. “Living With Hurricanes — Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St. — “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope” includes film, photographs and more exploring Bob Hope’s career, through Feb. 10, 2019. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — “Past, Present, Future — Photography and the New Orleans Museum of Art” celebrates 100 years of photo exhibits at the museum.“Teaching Beyond Doctrine — Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters” features Japanese work from the Edo period, 1615-1868, through Jan. 6, 2019. “Mildred Thompson — Against the Grain,” an exhibition of experimental wood works including three rare early wood pieces from the museum’s collection, through Jan. 6, 2019. “The Orleans Collection,” of Philippe II, Duke of Orleans (1689-1723), through Jan. 27, 2019. Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place — “EMPIRE” celebrates New Orleans’ tricentennial using materials from university archives, through Dec. 22. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St. — “The Laurel Valley Plantation Photographs of Philip M. Denman” exhibit features 40 years of coverage of the Thibodaux plantation, through June 14, 2019.

FARMERS MARKETS Art Market. Cafe Luna, 802 1/2 Nashville Ave. — Artists and artisans sell their wares, and there are tarot card readers. 9 a.m. Saturday. CRISP Farms Market. CRISP Farms Market, 1330 France St. — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. 10 a.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. — 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. Fat City Farmers Market. Fat City Farmers Market, 3215 Edenborn Ave., Metairie — Bread, jellies, jams, spices, organic soaps, eggs, clothing, accessories, crafts and drinks are sold at the market, and there’s a puppy kissing booth and pony rides. 9 a.m. Sunday. 9 a.m. Sunday. 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. 10 a.m. Saturday. German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market offers fresh produce, prepared foods, flowers and plants at two locations: Ormond Plantation (13786 River Road, Destrehan) Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon; Luling market (1313 Paul Maillard Road) Wednesday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. www. germancoastfarmersmarket.org. Gretna Farmers Market. 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. 8:30 a.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. 9 a.m. Saturday. Old Metairie Farmers Market. Bayou Metairie Park, 2700 block of Metairie Road, Metairie — The market offers fruit, vegetables, eggs, honey, cheese and art. 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. ReFresh Project Community Garden Farmers Market. ReFresh Project, 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. 5 a.m. Saturday.

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TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Leslie T Brown Farms, Brinkley, AR, has 6 positions, 3 mo. exp. for operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, fertilizing, planting & harvesting oilseed crops, loading fertilizer, pulling weeds, watering rice, drying, bagging & loading rice; maintain building, equip & vehicle; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75 pounds; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; minimum wage rate of $10.73/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 12/25/18 – 10/15/19. Apply & review ETA790 requirements at nearest LA Workforce Office with JO# 2323390 or call 504-838-5678.

HOUSEKEEPING HOUSE CLEANER NEEDED

Working Days: Monday,Tuesday and Thursday. 10AM - 3PM; $650/Weekly. Email: jenniferbenny18888@outlook.com.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, NOTICE: familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. For more information, call the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-273-5718.

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

1 & 2 Bedrooms available in ideal location and ROOMS BY THE MONTH. 1 BR, private bath. All utilities included. $180/week. Call (504) 202-0381 for appointment.

MID-CITY 334 S. JEFF DAVIS

Renov 2 bd, furn kit,w/d,dw, cen a/h, wd flrs, no pets. $925/mo. Call or text 504.541.3683.

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 1728 FOUCHER ST. Renovated upstairs apt., 1BD, LR, DR, Fur Kit, W/D. No Pets. $800/mo + deposit. Water paid. Call 504-650-4358.

RENOVATED UPPER DUPLEX 4611 S Claiborne, 3bd/2ba wood fl, furn kit, offstreet pkg, $2195/mo. Call Corinne-Gardner Realtors 504-239-1481.

DORIAN M. BENNETT, INC. 504-920-7541 propertymanagement@dbsir.com 2340 Dauphine Street (504) 944-3605

to place your ad in the

GAMBIT EXCHANGE

call 483-3100

RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

921 RACE ST Unit #C - 3bd/2ba ...... $3750 2401 Prytania - 3bd/3ba .................... $3700 1140 Decatur #3 - 1bd/1ba ................. $2300 4220 Jena - 1bd/1ba ........................... $1475 7722 Panola #B - 1bd/1ba .................. $875

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Lakeview

Locally owned & serving the New Orleans area for over 25 years

CLEANING SERVICE

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL AFTER CONSTRUCTION CLEANING HOLIDAY CLEANING LIGHT/GENERAL HOUSEKEEPING HEAVY DUTY CLEANING

Susana Palma

lakeviewcleaningllc@yahoo.com Fully Insured & Bonded

504-250-0884 504-309-6662

EMPLOYMENT / REAL ESTATE / SERVICES

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Reece Farms, Daisetta, TX, has 18 positions with 3 mo. exp. required as beekeeper with references; raise honeybees to produce honey & maintain colony health through feed supplements, caging queens, install queen cells, assemble hives, harvest combs, transport honey; maintain & repair vehicles, buildings & equip.; long periods of standing, bending & must be able to lift 75#; must obtain driver’s license within 30 days of hire with clean MVR; no bee, pollen, or honey related allergies; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug test; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/ hr, may increase based on exp. w/possible bonus; may work nights, weekends, holidays and asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 1/15/19 – 11/15/19. Apply and review ETA790 requirements at nearest LA Workforce Office with JO# TX3076457 or call 504-838-5678.

920 POEYFARRE, #170

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TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Collins Honey Company, Evadale, TX, has 5 positions with 3 mo. exp. required as beekeeper with references; raise honeybees to produce honey & maintain colony health through feed supplements, caging queens, install queen cells, assemble hives, harvest combs, transport honey; maintain & repair vehicles, buildings & equip.; long periods of standing, bending & must be able to lift 75#; must obtain driver’s license within 30 days of hire with clean MVR; no bee, pollen, or honey related allergies; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug test; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, may increase based on exp. w/ possible bonus; may work nights, weekends, holidays and asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 1/15/19 – 11/15/19. Apply and review ETA790 requirements at nearest LA Workforce Office with JO# TX5376465 or call 504-838-5678.

Olio Novello arriva in Dicembre!

This highly prized extra-virgin olive oil — Sicily’s finest — is hitting our stores soon. True Italian food lovers know, there’s extra-virgin olive oil, and then there’s olio novello. This is the first batch of oil made from 2018’s olive harvest in Sicily. Italians line up to buy bottles the day they are released. Why all the fuss? The flavor. The olives are picked early, and pressed immediately, which preserves the flavor and aroma of the olive fruit. The oil is then bottled unfiltered, so it’s green and clear. This is truly the most flavorful of all olive oils. Serve it as a dip for bread, pour over salads, or use it to dress meats and fish, soups and grilled vegetables. Our exclusive Olio Novello is produced in limited quantities and we expect it to sell out fast. Reserve your bottle today. Visit www.rouses.com for details.

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First to Arrive in the United States! Rouses Markets presents Cigars presents Cigars Under the Stars featuring Bourbon, Cigars and Craft Beer, Wednesday, November 28th from 6-8pm on the rooftop of the Rouses Downtown, 701 Baronne Street in New Orleans. Tickets available on EventBrite.