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FRI. DEC. 14 | In 2017, singer-songwriter Allison Crutchfield released her acclaimed solo debut “Tourist in this Town” and reunited with her Philadelphia trio, returning with October’s “Fall into the Sun” (Merge), a rough-edged, grown-up revival of its ragged rock ‘n’ roll. Dark Thoughts and Pope open at 10 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

PhotoNOLA presents photo shows and events across New Orleans Dec. 12-15

6LACK SAT. DEC. 15 | The Grammy Award-nominated rapper (for his 2016 debut “Free 6lack” and single “PRBLMS”) earned another nomination last week for “Pretty Little Fears,” the standout single from 2018 album “East Atlanta Love Letter,” an emotional, meditative deep dive backed by haunting, minimal production.

Deante Hitchcock opens at 9 p.m. at The Joy Theater.

BY WILL COVIELLO PHOTOGRAPHER KEITH CARTER HAS LIVED IN EAST TEXAS FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE, and the work that first gained him notice largely comprised portraits and documentary-style explorations of small, crossroads towns in Texas and on the Louisiana border. Those black-andwhite images feature farmers with a pickup truck full of watermelons, a child holding a rooster, a baptism in a river, ghostlike dogs, wild creatures and dirt roads.

“I think of it as the poetry of the ordinary,” Carter says. “Lots of work I’ve done comes from the backdrop of the storytelling culture in which I grew up on the Louisiana-Texas border. It has mystifying spirituality, abundant folklore and rich allegory.

That’s how I look at things.”

Carter collects work spanning his career in his forthcoming book “Keith Carter Fifty Years” (due in January 2019 from University of Texas Press) and he’ll have a limited number of early copies at an opening reception for a show of his recent work titled “All the Beautiful Imperfect Things” at A Gallery for Fine Photography 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. Carter also will deliver a keynote address at PhotoNOLA, the annual photography festival at local galleries and museums, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Carter says he’s giving an overview of photography’s early years to its current practice and why he thinks the art form matters.

“One process has always replaced another,” he says. “The irony is that not one of them has disappeared and there’s more interest in antiquated processes than ever before.”

All sorts of photographs are on display in exhibitions included under the PhotoNOLA umbrella. Shows run for weeks to months at local venues, but the festival features a series of events Dec. 12-15, including several artist talks on photography techniques and

FRI. DEC. 14 | Jerry Seinfeld’s fans can catch him on Netflix, either driving a car while talking to other comedians or in footage of his standup act from the years before the launch of his namesake TV sitcom. Fans can catch his live standup act at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at Saenger Theatre.

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art world trends.

“December is becoming known as the time for photography in New Orleans,” says PhotoNOLA Creative Director Jennifer Shaw.

New Orleans joins a handful of American cities with prominent photography festivals, such as Chicago and Portland, Oregon. Houston’s FotoFest is the nation’s oldest and best known photo festival.

PhotoNOLA includes more than 60 exhibits at galleries, museums, libraries and alternative spaces across New Orleans. Chicago photographer Patty Carroll’s “Domestic Demise” show is at a Mid-City residence, which is called the House of Noodles, and there’s an opening reception at 8 p.m. Thursday. Atlanta photographer Sheila Pree Bright has an expo juxtaposing portraits of 1960s civil rights leaders and Black Lives Matters activists. Bright delivers a lecture and signs her book “#1960NOW” (Chronicle) at the Historic New Orleans Collection’s Williams Research Center at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Ogden Museum of Southern art currently is running its “New Southern Photography” exhibit. The Ogden also hosts two PhotoNOLA

“Touch” by Keith Carter.

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SAT. DEC. 15 | Singer and actress Christine Ebersole is a Tony Award winner (“Grey Gardens,” “42nd Street”), appeared in films (“Tootsie”) and TV (“Sullivan & Son”) and was a cast member of “Saturday Night Live.” She is accompanied by Seth Rudetsky and there’s an appearance by “Grey Gardens” composer Scott Frankel in this Broadway at NOCCA show at 8 p.m.

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SAT. DEC. 15 | In the middle of a tour in which he’s celebrating New Orleans’ tricentennial by playing songs from and about New Orleans, Harry Connick Jr. mixes in holiday songs, gospel, jazz, funk and R&B in a show benefitting the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music at the Musicians Village. At 7:30 p.m. at UNO Lakefront Arena.

events. There’s an opening reception for “Currents,” an expo of work by New Orleans Photo Alliance members, at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. It is followed by the Photowalk, in which more than 70 photographers participating in the festival’s portfolio review display and discuss their work.

Other events include a Photobook Fair in which artists and publishers present their books from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday at The Advocate’s event space on St. Charles Avenue.

A festival gala with an auction and entertainment by Thomas Glass, Quianna Lynell and La Mancha Jazz Band is at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Orpheum Theater. A full list of exhibitions, artist talks and events is on the festival website.

Harry Shearer & Judith Owen’s Christmas Without Tears MON.-TUE. DEC. 17-18 | Comedian, actor and radio host Harry Shearer and singer Judith Owen are joined by local musicians for a mix of traditional and irreverent holiday tunes. Proceeds benefit Le Petit Theatre and the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic. At 7:30 p.m. at Le Petit Theatre.

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Number of jobs added in New Orleans metro in October 2018, compared to October 2017.

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The city plans to expand the number of camera feeds monitored at the Real Time Crime Center.

Buddy Guy,

the Louisiana native who has been performing and recording blues for more than 50 years, will be honored with a historic marker along the Mississippi Blues Trail near his hometown of Lettsworth, Louisiana. In recent years, Guy was inducted into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame and awarded a Kennedy Center Honor.The 2018 Louisiana legislature designated Highway 418 through Lettsworth as Buddy Guy Way.

Earl Truvia,

a New Orleans defense attorney investigator, pleaded guilty to 13 counts of narcotics possession and conspiracy to bring the drugs into the Orleans Justice Center jail and was sentenced to four years deferred and three years probation.

Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office said Truvia attempted to smuggle opioids and both real and synthetic marijuana into the jail. Criminal District Judge Karen Herman imposed a four-year deferred sentence and three years’ probation for Truvia.

CITY SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM PLANS BIG GROWTH IN CAMERAS The Real-Time Crime Center, which monitors hundreds of cityowned surveillance cameras, plans to add dozens of cameras outside homes and businesses. Following the center’s opening in November 2017, the city’s stock of cameras is now at 340. That footage is shared with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) as well as state and federal law enforcement. The crime center on Rampart Street opened as part of a $40 million anti-crime plan during former Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration.

The New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation’s SafeCam NOLA program has 6,000 cameras in its index, made up of privately owned cameras that are registered with the program to be accessed by law enforcement.

“SafeCam Platinum,” as it’s called, began its soft launch in October and is integrating cameras outside homes and businesses into the city-owned center’s network, creating a “21st century neighborhood watch,” foundation Director Melanie Talia said at a press conference recognizing the first year of the city’s Real-Time Crime Center.

About 20 Platinum program cameras have been added to the network, and another 50 were added within the National World War II Museum footprint, according to Collin Arnold, director of the city’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, which oversees the center. Other participating groups include the Downtown Development District, Liberty Bank and the Tall Timbers Owners Association on the West Bank.

In its first-quarter report from earlier this year, Arnold’s office said it would be too costly to install and monitor more city-owned cameras.

Instead, he encouraged the city to “[leverage] existing private sector cameras” to connect to the center’s stream.

Through November 2018, the center processed 2,300 calls forservice; 70 percent of those calls developed “relevant footage,” Arnold said. So-called “on view” crimes caught on cameras during screen

The Louisiana Workforce Commission announced New Orleans now has 584,800 jobs. The increase is the largest of any Louisiana metro area.

The Pelican State still lags in overall unemployment numbers, though, with a 4.7 percent unemployment rate compared to the national 3.7 unemployment rate.

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monitoring account for roughly one of every 10 cases, Arnold said.

NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison says the center is playing a “vital role” in the department’s investigations, estimating access to the cameras has saved “2,000 man hours,” meaning officers are “getting to scenes faster and making better, informed decisions in real time during an emergency.”

Harrison says “instant access to video” combined with detective work has helped “clear all but one of 10 nonfatal shootings” in the 8th District, which covers the French Quarter, Marigny and Central Business District.

“We will grow,” Mayor LaToya Cantrell said of the surveillance program. “We have only scratched the surface.”

Kennedy out, Abraham in: A wild week in the 2019 gubernatorial race U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy will not run for Louisiana governor in 2019. He made that announcement last week, surprising many who felt he was clearing the GOP field to unite state Republicans behind him in the race against Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards.

It didn’t stop the two men from sniping at each other in statements, however.

“I hope someone runs for governor,” Kennedy said, “who understands that Louisiana state government does not have to be a big, slow, dumb, wasteful, sometimes corrupt, spend-money-like-it-wasditchwater, anti-taxpayer, top-down institution.” Kennedy also said President Donald Trump had urged him to stay in the Senate.

“For Sen. Kennedy, this was never about the people of Louisiana,” Edwards replied. “This was about focusing the spotlight on himself.”

Kennedy had released a poll in recent weeks, saying its results indicated he was the only GOP politician eying the race who actually could beat Edwards.

State and national Democrats gleefully noted that poll 72 hours later, when U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-Alto, announced he would join the race. Abraham was just re-elected to a second term in November, which was the subject of a tart response from Edwards: “On Monday, Representative Abraham said he couldn’t launch a campaign for governor because it would distract him from important work on the farm bill, soy bean crisis, looming government shutdown, flood insurance expiration and other issues the people of Louisiana have entrusted him to handle on their

behalf. … Now, just a few days later, he’s abandoning those responsibilities along with the congressional office he was re-elected to exactly one month ago.”

The only other declared Republican in the race is Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone. State Attorney General Jeff Landry and Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack, who had flirted with running, decided not to in recent weeks — presumably clearing the table for Kennedy.

Inspector General’s office: Stop giving free Jazz Fest tickets to City Hall New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival organizers gave hundreds of festival tickets to city employees, potentially violating several state ethics laws. City employees aren’t allowed to accept gifts — but the giveaways shed some light on the festival’s relationships at City Hall.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General found that the festival distributed “between 284 to 424” free tickets to seven City Hall departments in 2017, prior to Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration and during then-Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s tenure. Most departments reported they were aware they could not use the tickets for personal use and therefore used them only for employees working at the festival, threw them away or gave them to other people. (New Orleans Fire Department Chief Tim McConnell added that he bought eight tickets for himself and gave the rest of the tickets he received to a Mardi Gras Indian’s family.)

The IG also found that the Department of Parks and Parkways “loaned” three gazebos to the festival in 2017, though department head Ann Macdonald said the department didn’t charge a rental.

George A. Patterson, director of Property Management, told the IG that it’s “unfair” city employees aren’t allowed to use the tickets, considering all the services Jazz Fest receives from the city, including equipment use, signage and police and fire protection.

The IG recommended City Hall no longer accept the tickets and arrange a credentialing system with the festival rather than rely on the tickets and employees’ “goodwill” that they’re not at the Fest for fun.

Week of events planned to support sex workers in New Orleans In tandem with the International Day to End Violence Against Sex

Workers, organizers in New Orleans plan a week of events around decriminalizing sex work and ensuring human rights protections are extended to sex workers. Women with a Vision, which is entering its 30th year in public health and social justice advocacy, hosts several events around New Orleans Dec. 1115 with a focus on sex workers of color.

“These women have the right to make money and feel as safe as they can,” Women with a Vision Executive Director Deon Haywood told Gambit. “They deserve public health, safety and care.”

The organization hosts a wellness clinic for sex workers at 5 p.m. Dec. 11 at its office (1226 N. Broad St.); yoga and self-defense sessions at 5 p.m. Dec. 12 at 2533 Columbus St., street medic and Narcan administration training (and manicures) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 13 at 2533 Columbus St.; and a panel discussion and storytelling around the subject “Who’s Trafficking You?” at 6 p.m. Dec. 14.

The week concludes with the organization’s second annual Black and Brown Sex Workers Second Line at 3 p.m. Dec. 15, leaving from Women with a Vision and going down Ursulines Street toward Claiborne Avenue.

“When we talk about ending criminalization, reducing incarceration rates for women, we need to be talking about sex work,” Haywood said. “You can’t leave that out of the conversation.”

2019 BUKU lineup includes Lana Del Rey, A$AP Rocky The BUKU Music + Art Project returns in 2019 with singer Lana Del Rey, rapper A$AP Rocky and Dog Blood, the latest project from producer Skrillex and Boys Noize. The two-day festival returns to Mardi Gras World March 22-23. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11; a portion of proceeds support the youth music production program Upbeat Academy.

Also on the 2019 lineup are Baton Rouge rapper Kevin Gates and New Orleans rap duo $UICIDEBOY$, emo posterband Dashboard Confessional, R&B chart-topper Ella Mai, Toro Y Moi, Death Grips and more than a dozen EDM, hip-hop and rock artists and producers.

There also are VIP-only performances from CharlesTheFirst, Dabin, Duskus, Jantsen, Kittens, Noizu, Xie and AF THE NAYSAYER. AF also joins a local lineup featuring metal mammoths Thou, rapper and producer Lil Jodeci, Unicorn Fukr and others.

COMMENTARY

IF THE NEW ORLEANS SEWERAGE & WATER BOARD’S (S&WB) new

executive director, Ghassan Korban, has gotten a glimpse of the systemic dysfunction in that agency since he started work in September, he got a full-on overdose after the city’s most recent boil-water order Nov. 17. New Orleans City Council members demanded explanations, and Korban appeared before them Dec. 3 with an embarrassing confession: Two employees who were supposed to be in charge that morning “went AWOL.” WWL-TV reported shortly after the boil-water event that only one employee was working to bring a failed pump online, a charge that one S&WB official denied.

Turned out the station was right. Other employees A DVO C AT E S TA F F P H OTO B Y M AT T H E W H I N TO N were there; they just weren’t S&WB Executive Director Ghassan Korban. doing their jobs.

Astonishingly, Entergy officials said “They were present and they giving S&WB notice of the powwere missing in action, not to be er outage was never part of their found,” Korban told the council. “They knew exactly what protocol — even though residential their jobs were, they knew how to customers routinely get text messagdo it, and they opted not to do it.” es about outages in their areas.

He added, vaguely, that the We all know about the city’s employees “bailed.” century-old sewerage, drainage and Council members were appropriwater infrastructure and the S&WB’s ately nonplussed. “They bailed…,” legendary billing problems. What we said District B Councilman Jay Banks. learned on Dec. 3 is that people in “Does that mean they were ghosting key positions at the agency during and not on the premises when they emergency situations — the S&WB’s were supposed to be? When the 911 operators and first responders, [pump] went off, did they freak out if you will — can’t be counted on and say, ‘This is too much for me to in a crisis. Imagine if the city’s REAL handle’ and then run out? Were 911 operators and first responders they sick in the bathroom? Where “bailed” when they were were they?” needed most.

Korban didn’t have the answers, S&WB’s nonresponse to the events though the S&WB later said one of of Nov. 17, and the fact that Entergy the AWOL employees had resigned had no plan in place to notify S&WB and another had been suspended.

In a perfect storm of incompetence, when electrical power was cut off, should serve as a wake-up call to KorEntergy New Orleans shared a big ban and to Entergy’s new CEO David part of the blame. The local electrical Ellis. Both men have a lot of heavy utility lost power near the Carrollton lifting to do to get their respective Water Plant when a vehicle crashed agencies to basic competence — into a power pole in the middle of much less to restore public confithe night. That’s not Entergy’s fault — dence. This mess is also a signal to but the utility failed to notify S&WB City Council members, who regulate for four hours after it had to shut both entities, that they likewise have off power to the area to make things right. their work cut out for them.

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Cantrell, tourism groups talking past each other MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL is not giving

up on her plan to pay for infrastructure upgrades by tapping some of the sales tax money that goes to four area tourism and hospitality entities. She makes a good argument, but state law and politics are stacked against her, at least for now.

The city’s infrastructure needs are enormous and indisputable, particularly as regards the troubled Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB).

Then there are the streets. I could go on, but you know the score.

Heronner says the city needs at least $80 million a year to pay for improvements, though the city doesn’t yet have a comprehensive plan that breaks down specific projects and costs.

It’s just kind of understood that New Orleans needs more than it has or hopes to have.

Cantrell’s proposed solution is to tap a portion — not all — of the locally generated sales taxes that currently go to the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp. (NOTMC), which is a city agency; New Orleans & Co. (formerly the Convention and Visitors Bureau, or CVB), which is a private entity; the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, a state entity; and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, also a state entity. Cantrell says those agencies currently get $200 million a year, and some of it should be shared with the city.

(Full disclosure: From 2001 through 2009 I was a board member of the then-CVB; I have had no ties to the group since then.)

A big part of her argument is aimed at the convention center, which has a large reserve fund.

Tourism officials say the fund is required by bondholders and needed for future improvements to keep the city competitive with other major host cities. Ditto for the Superdome, which will host the 2024 Super Bowl.

Because sales taxes must be approved by the state Legislature, Cantrell’s plan to redirect any of those revenues would require state approval. Her initial request a few

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weeks back fell flat when Gov. John Bel Edwards came out against it, but the mayor hasn’t given up.

Perhaps bowing to some public pressure, tourism leaders on Dec. 6 made a counter-offer: a new halfpenny-plus hotel tax that would generate $6.7 million a year and support a one-time $81 million bond issue. That proposal, too, would require legislative approval in the 2019 session, which comes just months before lawmakers face re-election.

Cantrell was underwhelmed, calling the hospitality industry’s offer a “first step” that was nonetheless “inadequate.”

“We’re not asking anybody for a favor,” Cantrell said in a news release. “Last year, our people generated more than $200 million in hospitality revenue — but less than 10 percent of that came to the city.”

She pledged to “continue to fight.” Considering the steep climb any tax measure (even one backed by hospitality leaders) would face in an already tax-averse Legislature, one has to wonder how and where she intends to plant the flag.

My guess is that the four groups and Team Cantrell are talking behind the scenes. Publicly, both sides are talking past each other to the press and the voters. Hopefully, the private discussions are going better.

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The building at Baronne and Common Streets owes its name to its early connections to the Jesuits. Pere Marquette was Father James Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan’s first European settlement and in 1673 was one of the first two Europeans to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley. In French, “Pere” translates to “Father.”

In 1847, the Jesuits established a school on the property at Baronne and Common streets, next to their Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church. The school, the College of the Immaculate Conception, was the precursor to Loyola University (which moved to St. Charles Avenue in 1912) and Jesuit High School. In 1925, when the high school moved to its current location on South Carrollton Avenue, the Baronne building was torn down.

The Jesuits then leased the property to developers who built the 18-story, $2 million Pere Marquette building on the site. It was one of the city’s first 20th century skyscrapers. Pile driving during construction seriously damaged the church, which was declared structurally unsound in 1928. It was demolished and completely rebuilt into the present structure, which was dedicated in 1930.

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A January 1926 newspaper ad for the Pere Marquette building boasted of its 35 stores and 240 offices. The ad explained that the first and second stories would be devoted to retail, while the fifth through eleventh floors would be reserved for doctors’ and dentists’ offices. Other floors would be occupied by “the highest class business and professional firms outside of the medical profession.”

Another selling point was a six-story attached parking garage.

The developer of the Pere Marquette went bust in the Great Depression and in 1940 ownership of the building reverted back to Jesuit High School, which owned the building until 1996. The Times-Picayune reported that at one time, revenue from the office building covered 25 percent of the high school’s operating expenses.

In 1996, developers bought the property from the Jesuits for $5.25 million. After several years of delays, more changes in ownership and $43 million in renovations, the Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel opened on the site in 2001.

BLAKEVIEW THIS WEEK MARKS what would have been the 90th birthday of Noel Rockmore, an artist who was born and died in New York but is forever linked to the French Quarter and New Orleans jazz.

Born Noel Davis on Dec. 15, 1928, he made a name for himself as an artist in New York with exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 1959, he took his mother’s maiden name and moved to New Orleans.

He established himself in the bohemian art scene of the French Quarter and began painting the people he discovered there, including artists, musicians, writers, performers and street characters such as Sister Gertrude Morgan and Ruthie the Duck Girl. Rockmore’s “Preservation Hall Portraits,” commissioned by art dealer and Preservation Hall co-founder Larry Borenstein, documented the aging jazz musicians who were making a return to the scene as Preservation Hall opened in 1960.

A prolific but eccentric artist, Rockmore was said to have created more than 15,000 works of art during his lifetime. He returned to New York in the 1970s and continued painting until just before his death there in 1995.

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At the July meeting, everyone agreed the time had come to create healthier kitchens.

The event was part of a Fair Kitchens (www. fairkitchens.com) initiative moderated by food writer and healthy kitchens advocate Kat Kinsman, founder of Chefs with Issues. The objective was to spark a conversation with local chefs about how to shift kitchen culture from something that’s often regarded as grueling and toxic to a field that could be healthy and sustainable.

2018 has been a year of reckoning for the restaurant world: The shock following Bourdain’s death and the repercussions of the #MeToo movement have led some chefs and restaurant owners to consider how to create healthier and more sustainable work environments for their employees. It’s particularly important in New Orleans, where an estimated 89,000 people work in the hospitality field.

At last year’s Tales of the Cocktail convention, for instance, no alcohol was served at the opening party, and a new range of programming included topics of personal well-being: NARCAN training for opioid overdoses, yoga classes and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Chefs like Maypop’s Michael Gulotta and Willa Jean’s Kelly Fields have joined the Fair Kitchens movement and have been vocal advocates for the creation of healthier work environments in their own kitchens. Hospitality workers are getting involved in the movement

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by hosting sober networking events and creating private groups on social networking sites where members can discuss sensitive topics in a safe and confidential space without stigmatization. Meanwhile, labor organizing efforts among the city’s service industry, from groups like the New Orleans Hospitality Workers Committee, are demanding better wages and health care.

“I worked places where they sent beers back to the kitchen every hour,” said Tenney Flynn, chef and co-owner of French Quarter seafood restaurant GW Fins. “If the owners, the chef (and) the managers drink and do drugs (during work), it’s carte blanche for everybody else.”

Like Harrell, Flynn said getting sober 37 years ago was a life-saving decision. At the time he was drinking “25 to 40 beers a day” and going through 5 or 6 grams of cocaine a night.

“I couldn’t get away with my shit anymore,” he said. “If I hadn’t gotten

sober, I would have been long dead. It all revolves around that.”

Though Flynn maintains a strict no-alcohol policy for his staff at the restaurant, he concedes many still struggle with addiction in the business, which he said may attract people with a predisposition to substance abuse.

“There are not that many jobs where you can work an eight-hour shift and get away with having five or six drinks,” he said. “If you’re a bartender, at least for a while, you can do that.”

Dr. Arwen Podesta, a psychiatrist who specializes in treating addictions, sees many clients from the hospitality sector and said there may be biological traits connecting those who seek work in the profession and those who are genetically prone to develop substance abuse and struggle with mental health issues.

“There are a lot of high-risk takers that are overachievers — chefs and restaurant owners and front-of-thehouse (employees),” Podesta said.

“That in and of itself seems to have probably some biological linkage to a risk for substance disorders. Just the

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EARLIER THIS SUMMER A GROUP OF CHEFS, RESTAURANT WORKERS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS GATHERED ONE MORNING AT MAYPOP IN DOWNTOWN New Orleans to discuss the topic on everyone’s mind. It was July 24, and a little more than a month had passed since celebrated chef and globetrotting television host Anthony Bourdain committed suicide at age 61.

The adrenaline and drug-fueled kitchen culture depicted in Bourdain’s celebrated culinary manifesto “Kitchen Confidential” may have come as a surprise for some outside the hospitality world, but those in the field knew well that the industry was — and still is — grappling with how to handle issues of substance abuse, mental health and addiction.

For chef Alex Harrell, rock bottom came in the form of a 36-hour drinking bender.

Then a 30-year-old chef at Ralph’s on the Park, Harrell knew he had a drinking problem, and the catalyst could have been anything, he said.

Following an argument with his wife, a day off of work spent drinking continued into the next day and a half.

Harrell never showed up for his restaurant shift.

“That was it for me — that was (the) wake-up call,” he said.

After apologizing to his employer and explaining his situation, Harrell checked into a 28-day outpatient rehabilitation program through St. Vincent de Paul that allowed him to attend counseling sessions in the morning before going to work at the restaurant each night. His bosses at the time encouraged him and allowed him the flexible schedule that made his treatment possible.

Harrell has been sober for 14 years, during which he opened the celebrated French Quarter restaurant Angeline and now runs the kitchen at The Elysian Bar in the Hotel Peter & Paul in the Faubourg Marigny. He’s never relapsed and has become a mentor to others who struggle with similar issues.

“If you have issues and you want to continue in this business, you certainly can,” Harrell said. “I want people to understand that it doesn’t have to be part of a professional kitchen.

If you want to continue pursuing a career in hospitality, it doesn’t have to include alcohol.”

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character of someone who comes into the restaurant industry … by virtue of having that character, you may have some biological factors that put you at risk.”

Podesta is the medical director at Addiction Counseling and Educational Resources (ACER), which offers intensive outpatient treatment for those battling sub-

stance abuse. A vocal advocate for healthier practices in restaurant kitchens, she spoke at the July Fair Kitchens event and shared resources where employees can seek psychiatric care, as well as tips on diet and exercise.

“A lot of my patients do complain about the toxicity and (while) they have heard of healthy kitchens, they’re not finding jobs in them,” Podesta said. “I still have some younger, newer patients that are in the industry that are just really finding themselves getting mentally beat up and questioning whether they want to continue this.”

Podesta said many of the clients she treats from the hospitality world are struggling with opioid dependency.

Across the country, overdose deaths set a record in 2017, killing more than 70,000 Americans, according to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier this year, the Orleans Parish coroner’s office reported 219 accidental drug-related deaths in 2017 and noted that the rate of overdose deaths has surpassed the city’s murder toll

since 2016 — a first in New Orleans’ history.

For one local chef — a recovering addict who asked to stay anonymous — scoring heroin in the downtown fine-dining restaurants where he worked was as simple as asking a dishwasher or busboy.

“It seemed for a while like every dishwasher that I ever encountered was pushing something,” he recalled. “You work late, you drink until 5 (a.m.) and then you go do the whole thing again. It turned into an incredibly vicious and addictive cycle that turned into a spiral.”

At chef Alon Shaya’s newly formed restaurant group Pomegranate Hospitality, a set of nine “core values” like fostering better communication between the

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off of work and before work, that matters to us.”

The company also offers an employee assistance program (EAP) through Magellan Healthcare as part of its employees’ benefits. The EAP is a resource for workers who need help; it offers phone coaching, online cognitive behavioral therapy and live chats, as well as personal training for management and clinical assistance. Shaya said his team works with counselors through Magellan to help employees get clean or access the resources and support they need.

“It affects so many people, and you have to be empathetic to it and so we work to help them achieve their goals,” Shaya said. “If their goal is to get clean, then we will help them, whether it’s giving them a leave of absence, holding their job for them … we do what we can to help people versus just kind of writing them off and saying that they’re not worth our time.”

Beyond empathy and attempts to destigmatize mental health and addiction problems, one of the largest concerns facing hospitality

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workers is health care, something that restaurant owners — facing the businesses’ frequently cited thin margins for profit — have had a difficult time providing. Shaya, who

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staff and an emphasis on personal empowerment are central to the company’s focus, Shaya said.

“Wellness, substance abuse and mental health — it’s all very much connected,” said Shaya, who helms Saba restaurant. “We really talk to our team regularly and we empower them to come to us if they need help with something — and it doesn’t just mean substance (abuse); there are a lot of different things that people need help with.”

The company’s human resources approach is led by Suzi Darre, who works with employees on a daily basis, monitoring how the staff is doing both in and outside of work, as well as organizing bonding events like an employee appreciation barbecue held earlier this summer at Audubon Park (where, Shaya points out, no alcohol was served).

“We have a policy that there is no drinking alcohol or any type of substance abuse on property, but it’s so much more than that, because what happens off property affects our team members as well,” Shaya said. “What happens when they get

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Chef/co-owner Tenney Flynn of GW Fins says he maintains a strict no-alcohol policy for his staff.

that extensive programs like the ones he is implementing come at a significant cost to the employer.

“Today we could make 10 decisions that could make more money for the bottom line and the team members would be paying the price for those decisions,” he said.

“We can’t just change our rent. We can’t change how much we pay for a head of lettuce ... but we can change how we’re setting our business up to be healthy for our team, and it does cost money. So you have to commit to it and figure out how to make the margins work.”

At their Magazine Street restaurant Coquette, chef/owners Kristen Essig and Michael Stoltzfus currently offer health care to their managerial staff and are working on securing health care for all of their employees, something Essig said she hopes to have in place sometime next year.

In the meantime, Essig said, restaurant General Manager Mandi Bordelon has been working with 504HealthNet, a member organization comprising health facilities with a goal of connecting people who need help with primary or behavioral health services, including low-cost and sliding-scale mental health and doctor visits. Bordelon also organizes wellness events such as a twice-monthly yoga class held before business hours in the restaurant’s upstairs dining room.

“Our No. 1 thing is that we have an open-door policy,” Essig said. “We want to have an honest conversation with you, and there’s no judgment.”

Earlier this year a group of service workers — including members of the New Orleans Hospitality Workers Committee (NOHWC) — crashed a tourism board meeting and called for the creation of a health care program for industry workers. In their dramatic call for help, the group pointed to the city’s robust hotel and tourism economy (last year roughly 18 million visitors to New Orleans spent nearly $9 billion) and asked for the creation of a free health care facility for hospitality workers — to be funded by the city’s 13 percent hotel occupancy tax.

“They’re demanding it and they deserve it,” said Tiffany Netters, executive director of 504HealthNet, whose focus population for 2019 is hospitality workers, part of an initiative sparked in part by conversations with chefs like Essig and demands voiced by NOHWC members at the May tourism board meeting.

In the aftermath of that meeting, members of the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation (NOTMC) reached out to 504HealthNet to get a better idea of what services were available.

“When they saw that we already had a network of providers that take people regardless of their ability to pay — they were like, how did we not know about it?”

Netters said. “And that’s when they said that we need more marketing and outreach.”

504HealthNet since has partnered with the NOTMC, which has provided financial support to hire a “full-time navigator” for hospitality workers. As part of that effort, the

organization is in the process of hiring a restaurant industry insider to work as a liaison to speak with restaurant workers, owners and human resources departments and promote the network of health care — including behavior and mental health providers — available to hospitality workers.

Other organizations, like the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic, provide affordable health care to musicians and have some services available to hospitality workers, especially in cases where the two professions overlap. In an attempt to address the need for mental health resources, the clinic’s You Got This program hosts weekly wellness events such as yoga classes and sober self-care get-togethers, which are open to all “local creatives” and performers.

The Louisiana Hospitality Foundation (LHF), which works to provide crisis grants and financial assistance to hospitality workers facing medical hardships, also could be a resource for employees facing behavioral health issues, although the group hasn’t yet received any applications regarding mental health emergencies, said LHF Executive Director Jennifer Kelley.

“I feel like it’s our job to have that participation and understanding of what is happening or trending with our workforce,” she said. “I feel like if we’re paying attention, we may — over time — change our program or adjust the policies that we use to run our programs. I believe that the need is there in the community.”

Alex Harrell thinks often of that day 14 years ago — the day he completed his last day in the recovery program.

“I walked out to my car and I just had a feeling of this huge weight just being lifted off my shoulders,” he recalled. “Things seemed brighter and my outlook just changed. There was a real positive result for me — a real tangible, positive result.”

Harrell credits his employers at the time for being understanding and accommodating, but said many restaurants could do more to help employees struggling with similar issues.

“I think we’re starting to see some of these walls break down, but it’s still difficult because there is a certain amount of shame,” Harrell said.

“Managers and owners need to be a little more sensitive and aware of it. … It’s easy to overlook sometimes … but I think turning a blind eye to what potentially can be very self-destructive behavior, it’s not helping anyone in the long run.”

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Grand slam opening MOLLY’S RISE AND SHINE (2368

Magazine St., 504-302-1896; www. mollysriseandshine.com), the new breakfast joint from the Turkey and the Wolf crew, opened Dec. 3 in the longtime home of Magazine Street Po-Boy and Sanwich Shop, which closed in May. Molly’s is the second restaurant for Turkey and The Wolf’s Mason Hereford, and chef de cuisine Colleen Quarls is at the helm.

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Seed serves creative vegan dishes in the Lower Garden District and a new Marigny location

BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund NEW ORLEANIANS HAVE A LOT OF OPINIONS about gumbo, and to be

fair, they’ve got plenty of reason to be skeptical of tinkering. The internet is awash with recipes from across the country offering spins on the dish with ingredients such as potatoes, chickpeas and yes, even kale. The phrase “healthy gumbo” brings to mind the 2016 uproar caused when a Disney-run Facebook page posted a recipe for a rouxless version that included quinoa and kale. The outcry was loud and the recipe was removed from the site.

That said, we’re not all that outraged when local folks experiment with the recipe. Events such as the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival allow for creative versions that reach beyond a gumbo purist’s strictest tenets.

Gumbos that are advertised as healthy or vegan have met with varying degrees of success. I came across one of those iterations at Seed, the Prytania Street vegan restaurant, which earlier this year expanded with a second location on St. Claude Avenue inside the New Orleans Healing Center.

Seed’s gumbo is thickened with okra and green and red bell peppers and has a soft and lingering spicy heat. The menu also issues a disclaimer. It says “inspired by gumbo,” lest anyone get in a tizzy over the additions of collard greens and mushrooms. But this gumbo is both healthy and vegan — and it’s really good. If loving Seed’s vegan gumbo is wrong, I don’t want to be right.

Like many of the other dishes served at this health-conscious, “plant-based” restaurant, the gumbo

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is meant to imitate the original but the ingredients are a reminder that the kitchen’s creations are distinct.

Chickpea flour-dusted fried “nuggets” carry the flavor of a fast food chain’s chicken nuggets, but the chewy and slightly spongy texture is unmistakably that of tofu. The golden-fried snacks are still delicious, served with garlic aioli.

Given the restaurants’ health-conscious mission, it’s no surprise to see the menu includes salads and freshsqueezed juices. An agave and balsamic-roasted carrot salad was on the sweet side but achieved balance via a hearty nest of spinach leaves, avocado and sprouts. Three-bean chili is among the simpler dishes, thick with tomatoes, light in spice and hearty with pinto, red and kidney beans.

Seed has grilled cheese-like sandwiches with a cashew substitute or a choice of Daiya, which is cassava based. One sandwich oozed a gooey spread flavored with tomato and cayenne, which seems inspired by a grilled cheese and tomato soup combination, but it was served with a scoop of quinoa salad that was mushy and bland.

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Jasmine Martin and kitchen manager Kenny Parker serve health-conscious dishes at Seed inside the New Orleans Healing Center.

For an entree, pad thai is reimagined with cucumber and carrot spirals in place of noodles. The colorful dish is piled high with spears of jicama, grassy mung bean shoots, peanuts, cilantro and a fiery Thai lime-peanut dressing that’s delicious, but not for diners averse to spicy dishes.

For dessert, a chocolate, caramel and coconut cheesecake tasted like Girl Scouts Samoas cookies with a slight tang and a gingery cookie crust.

Grilled cheese sandwiches, chicken nuggets and nachos always will be king when it comes to comfort food, but Seed offers compelling alternatives with creative and tasty twists, even when it comes to gumbo.

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Molly’s Rise and Shine, a new breakfast spot from the Turkey and The Wolf team, is now open at 2368 Magazine Street.

McMuffin combines two sage pork patties, hash browns, grilled onions, American cheese and Heinz ketchup on an English muffin. A list of “all-American” sides features grits, bacon, sausage, biscuits, collard greens and toast.

Creative items include whirled peas served on toast with whipped feta, chimichurri and a cured egg.

Roasted carrot yogurt is topped with granola and berries. A sweet potato burrito is served with scallion cream cheese, chow-chow, raw local honey, jalapenos, arugula and red onion.

A selection of mixers like celery soda and bloody mary mix are available for those who wish to BYOB. Molly’s Rise and Shine is open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. — HELEN FREUND

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The annual barbecue festival raises funds to support families with children with pediatric brain cancer.

The 2019 festival will include more than 90 barbecue teams

“The Art of the Cookbook,” which provides an overview of the cookbook industry and what it takes to create a successful cookbook, including legal issues such as copyright for recipes. Other seminars include “The Importance of Recipe Testing” with Jyl Benson, the culinary director for the Southern Food & Beverage Museum. A session on what editors and publishers want features panelists Chere Coen, Cynthia Lejeune Nobles and Kathleen Nettleton.

The symposium runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 504-838-1100; www.jefferson.lib.la.us).

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Bluegrass and folk band Trampled By Turtles’ May release “Life is Good on the Open Road” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s bluegrass chart.

Lukas Nelson is the son of Willie Nelson and is charting his own course in country and rock. Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real and blues and R&B band The War and Treaty performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April.

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504-252-0343; www.wakinbakin. com) opened a second location at 3625 Prytania St., an address formerly home to Bluebird Cafe and Coulis, which closed this summer.

The new restaurant features the same menu of breakfast items as the Mid-City location, such as omelets, breakfast bowls and burritos. Breakfast sandwiches

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Wakin’ Bakin’ has opened a second location on Prytania Street.

Cooking the books THE FOOD WRITER’S SYMPOSIUM ,

an event for aspiring cookbook writers and recipe archivists, will be held at the Jefferson Parish Library Jan. 12, 2019.

The free event features local food writers, food experts and cookbook authors and is designed to encourage people to create cookbooks to preserve recipes for future generations.

National Food & Beverage Foundation founder Liz Williams kicks off the event with a seminar titled

include the BAT Pig, which is a fried egg, cheddar, bacon, avocado and tomato on a croissant, and the Breakfast Club, which includes bacon, cheddar, ham, chicken, Swiss cheese, tomatoes and a fried egg on toasted sourdough bread.

The restaurant’s Banks Street flagship opened in 2013, following a year of operating as a pop-up at Mid-City bar Holy Ground.

The Uptown location of Wakin’ Bakin’ is open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.

— HELEN FREUND

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Cary Greenwood App developer NEW ORLEANS IS A CITY THAT LOVES TO DRINK ,

but cocktails can be expensive. Enter Drinker’s Edition (www.drinkersedition.com), a new app that helps imbibers find the city’s best happy hours. Friends and Tulane University graduates Cary Greenwood, Sam Stein and Noah Stambovsky have spent the past year working on the application, which launched earlier this fall.

Greenwood, the app’s “tech guy” and developer, spoke to Gambit about what he learned from compiling drinking data from more than 400 local bars and restaurants.

How did you come up with the idea for a happy hour search application?

GREENWOOD: We all met at Tulane and Noah was on my freshman year dorm floor. This got started a few years ago. I love eating and drinking and I love happy hours so I was keeping a private spreadsheet of them and learning the (web) development stuff. I made a website called Nola on the Rocks that was pretty similar to the app with a bunch of happy hour info. But I didn’t have any marketing and it was just me working by myself.

It got decent traffic, because I guess people really love happy hours here. (New Orleans) is the perfect place for it.

I was kicking around some ideas with Noah and he thought it would be a good app. We started thinking of different ways to monetize it and I started writing the app last May, which is when Sam became involved. We’ve been an open beta since July and in the app store since the end of October.

How does the app work?

G: There are basically two parts: The first part is a basic happy

hour search engine where we have about 400 loaded in there for people to look at. Right now, it’s a big list that you can filter using a few parameters. The default is popularity. People can look at “liked” happy hours on the app, so that’s where that data comes from. Then there’s distance: You can find out what’s closest to you.

With the food function, you can filter through what happy hours have food, and there’s also a live (function) where you can see which ones are going on at that time. There’s not a rating system (yet) where you can rate things one out of five, but there is a heart so that you can like something. Every time you give something a heart, it adds one (unit) to its popularity count.

What’s your favorite happy hour in the city?

G: Barrel Proof has a pretty good one for whiskies, Old Fashioneds and Sazeracs. And Chiba has a really good one. It’s all night on Wednesdays so that’s really good.

I just moved to the Freret area and the Other Bar has a good one as well. — 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. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. D WedSun, late Wed-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

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

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise.com — Reservations accepted. L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Panola Street Cafe — 7801 Panola St., (504) 314-1810; www.panolastreetcafe.com — No reservations. B and L daily. $ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

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

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

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. L, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Res-

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$ — average dinner entrée under $10 $$ — $11 to $20 $$$ — $21 or more

ervations 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. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; www.elgatonegronola. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. L, early dinner daily. $$ Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — No reservations. L, D Wed-Sun. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations.

Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www. lpkfrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon. com — Reservations accepted. D TueSun, brunch Fri-Sun. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com PAGE 25

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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. $$

METAIRIE Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Banh Mi Boys — 5001 Airline Drive, Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5360; www. bmbmetairie.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D Mon-Sat. $ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com ­— Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola. com — Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D Sun-Thu. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-2022; www.gumbostop.com — No reservations.

L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Peppermill — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-2226; www. riccobonospeppermill.com — Reservations accepted. B and L daily, D Wed-Sun. $$ Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsno-

la.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $ Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; www.sammyspoboys.com — No reservations. L Mon-Sat, D daily. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www. shortstoppoboysno.com — No reservations. B, L, D Mon-Sat. $ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations.

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

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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) 6093871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $ Cafe Navarre — 800 Navarre Ave., (504) 483-8828; www.cafenavarre.com — No reservations. B, L and D Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $ Cupcake Fairies — 2511 Bayou Road, (504) 333-9356; www.cupcakefairies.com — B and L Tue-Sat. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness. com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ 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 Mon-Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn ­­— 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — ­ Reservations accepted for large parties. L, D, late daily. $

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cepted 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. $$ St. James Cheese Company — 641 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 304-1485; www. stjamescheese.com — See Uptown section for restaurant description. Delivery available. No reservations. L Mon-Sat, early D Thu-Sat., brunch Sun. $ Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D TueSat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

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WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www.desfamilles.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$

Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook. com/tavolinolounge — Reservations accepted for large parties. D daily, brunch Sun. $$

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SATURDAY 15 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — John Autin, 8 BMC — Mojo Shakers, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3; Vance Orange, 9; Huckleberry Funk, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 11:30 a.m.; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 2:30; Johnny Mastro,

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PREVIEW The Light Set’s Winter Solstice

BY ALEX WOODWARD FOR NEW ORLEANS SINGER-SONGWRITER LAUREN OGLESBY, the winter solstice is a prelude to a new beginning before a brutal frost, a time to reflect “when everything’s dead or asleep.” At its annual solstice-inspired P H OTO B Y K A L L I S T I A P H OTO G R A P H Y show, Oglesby’s outfit The Light Set confronts the waning year, a particularly cruel one, and what lies ahead. “When we are in this period of darkness, what is revealed to ourselves?” she asks. “What kind of opportunities are there for reflection?”

On the heels of September debut EP “Diving,” The Light Set — a six-part harmonizing folk-pop ensemble with Dave DeCotiis, Persis Randolph, Elisabeth Stancioff, Layla Sutton and Kelcy Mae Wilburn — returns to the Marigny Opera House for its annual winter solstice show Dec. 14, a welcome embrace of the “dying of the year, the rebirth of the light,” Oglesby says.

Oglesby reaches that catharsis through sad songs sung beautifully, swimming in the tiny moments amid broken and mended hearts and painful memories. “Honey, I’ve been alone my whole life, and I don’t think that will change,” Oglesby sings on the EP’s title track, considering the universe of possibilities of a would-be romance that ultimately reveals the narrator’s hopes for their own life despite romantic love.

“It’s a magical night that takes me out of my own life and shakes/ And you seem so kind, honey, we could pass the time until it breaks.” But “sometimes it’s just a night,” she sings. “Nothing lasts forever/ But while it lasts, I want to dive under.”

“I really enjoy working through ideas that are transformative in some way,” Oglesby says. “A lot of my writing is about situations I’ve been in — I tweak them to be more extreme, because that’s more dramatic, or I had that impulse, and I would never go there but I can in a song and explore that side of myself and leave it in a fictional space.”

The band performs two sets — one acoustic, another electric, both rich with their layered full-band harmonies — that begin and end with interpretations of a new song, “The Moon,” inspired by its tarot analog, the pathway to one’s shadow through the darkness.

“Winter also is a time of scarcity, and people coming together during holiday celebrations to have feasts, like, ‘This isn’t forever, we’re going to come back stronger,’ ” Oglesby says. “‘Winter will end, the light will return.’ ” Tickets $15 general admission, $10 students and seniors. At 7:30 p.m. Friday at Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www.marignyoperahouse.org.

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Old Point Bar — The Unnaturals, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Will Smith & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Rivershack Tavern — KK & the Men of the Hour, 9 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Kenny Neal, 9:30 Santos Bar — Cult Leader, Blood Mother, Crossed, Sounding, 9 SideBar — Nutria feat. Byron Asher, Trey Boudreaux, Shawn Meyers, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Herlin Riley Quartet, 8 & 10 The Standard — Shawan Rice, 7; Philip Melancon, 8 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 6; Shotgun Jazz Band, 9 Tipitina’s — Anders Osborne’s Holiday Spectacular feat. Vince Herman, 10 UNO Lakefront Arena — Harry Connick Jr., 7:30 p.m.

Vinnie’s Sports Bar & Grill — The Strays, 8

SUNDAY 16 BMC — Short Street, 12; Foot & Friends, 3; Jazmarae, 7; Moments of Truth, 10 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas Ensemble, 11; NOLA Ragweeds, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 6:30; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 10 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski with Duke Heitger, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Some Like It

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Christmas Around The World. Lafon Performing Arts Center, 275 Judge E. Dufresne Parkway, Luling — Louisiana Ovation Vocal Ensemble holds its annual Christmas concert. www.lafonartscenter.org $5. 4 p.m. Sunday.

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.

Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The music and words program celebrates the church’s mission partners in the greater New Orleans community with choirmaster Paul Weber and organist Jarrett Follette. www.trinityartistseries.org. Free admission. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Holiday Concert. UNO Performing Arts Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive — The

New Orleans Concert Band performs.

3 p.m. Sunday.

The Jefferson Parish Community Band.

East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — This concert features holiday standards. www.jplibrary.net 7 p.m. Thursday.

Ken Veca Big Band. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — This holiday concert features music from the big band era. www.jplibrary.net.

2 p.m. Thursday.

Lawrence Cotton Legendary Experience.

St. Augustine Church, 1210 Gov. Nicholls St. — Part of the St. Augustine Church Concert holiday schedule. Free admission. 4 p.m. Saturday.

Memory Lane. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — The threepiece combo performs a concert of music from the 1930s to today. www. jplibrary.net 1 p.m. Wednesday.

“Messiah”. Holy Name of Jesus Church, 6367 St. Charles Ave. — The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans and members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra perform Handel’s baroque oratorio with solos by Annelis Cassar, Monika Cosson, Dana Wilson and Andre Chiang. Members of the Chalmette High School Voices Chorale also perform. www.symphonychorus.com. $15-$65.

7 p.m. Wednesday. Also, Chalmette High School Cultural Arts Center, 2600 Palmisano Blvd. at 7 p.m. Saturday.

“Messiah” Holiday Concert. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The holiday program features Dr. Paul Weber, choirmaster and organist, with soloists from the Trinity Choir, music of the season and an audience-participation Hallelujah chorus. www.trinityartistseries. org Free admission. 5 p.m. Sunday.

St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square — The free cathedral concert series features The Iguanas at 6 p.m. Tuesday; Shades of Praise at 6 p.m. Wednesday; Christmas Organ Spectacular featuring Emmanuel Culcasi at 6 p.m. Thursday; and St. Louis Basilica Annual Christmas Concert at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Season of Peace. Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, University of New Orleans, Lakefront Campus — The New Orleans Gay Men’s Chorus present a musical program of holiday classics and contemporary music, under the direction of Cedric Bridges. The ensemble performs Saturday in Baton Rouge. www.ngmc. com. Tickets $18. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Trombone Choir. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — The Trombone Choir of the New Orleans Concert Band features of a dozen trombones. www.jplibrary.net. 7 p.m.

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Yuletide Celebration. Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner — The LPO performs holiday classics. www.lpomusic.com. Tickets $20-$55.

7:30 p.m. Thursday. Also at Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Friday; and at Slidell Municipal Auditorium, 2056 Second St., Slidell at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

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Baroness de Pontalba, among creators of Jackson Square, opens in French Quarter

BY SUE STRACHAN | sstrachan@theadvocate.com

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Photograph of Mont-l’Eveque, located northeast of Paris, the family home of the Pontalbas. It is in the exhibition “The Baroness de Pontalba & The Rise of Jackson Square” at the Cabildo.

Drawing of the Cabildo in the exhibition “The Baroness de Pontalba & The Rise of Jackson Square.”

WHEN THE EXHIBITION “The Baroness de Pontalba & the Rise of Jackson Square” opens this week at the Louisiana State Museum’s Cabildo in the French Quarter, the Southern Gothic-like story of the family who essentially created Jackson Square will offer a little drama to go with the viewing of paintings, documents and decorative arts.

Born in 1795 in New Orleans, Micaela, Baroness de Pontalba, lived a life with plenty of twists and turns.

In addition to helping shape the architectural landscape of the French Quarter, her story includes a move to France, a troubled marriage and an attempted assassination.

All play out in this exhibition featuring items pulled from the museum’s own collection, the New Orleans Public Library, Tulane University, the Historic New Orleans Collection and the Pontalba family in France.

And while her family’s affairs figure

heavily in both the exhibition and the broader story of how today’s Jackson Square and its surrounding buildings came to be, it is the baroness who dominates the exhibition’s three sections.

The first part of the exhibition focuses on the baroness’ early years and her father, Don Andres Almonester, who funded construction of the Presbytere, St. Louis Cathedral and the Cabildo. After the fire of 1794, he funded the Cabildo again.

Part two is built around the troubled marriage of the baroness and Celestin de Pontalba, “her move to France and the tragic story of her life and attempted assassination by her father-in-law,” historian and guest curator Randolph Delehanty said.

The third part tells the story of “the transformation of Jackson Square,” from its humbler beginnings into what we see today.

The Upper and Lower Pontalba

Buildings — now owned by the city of New Orleans and state of Louisiana, respectively — became prominent features of the iconic area. The exhibit also explains how the muddy parade grounds of the Place d’Armes were transformed into today’s Jackson Square, complete with the statue of Andrew Jackson.

Delehanty said he believes the baroness was instrumental in the design of the Pontalba buildings, though the name of the architect remains a mystery.

The story of how the exhibition arrived at the local museum is itself a tale, not as dramatic as that of the baroness, but one that involves a road trip through France and a chance encounter that helped add to the exhibition’s offerings.

Six years ago, museum supporter and real estate agent Peter Patout got lost with his cousin in northeast France. Somewhere outside Paris, they saw a sign for “Senlis,” which they knew is where the chateau of the Pontalba family was located.

“We go to the tourist information office, ask about the chateau, then the woman calls the chateau, hands me the phone,” Patout said. “The person who answered said that we can go there and tour the grounds.”

The chateau was where the baroness lived after her marriage.

Upon arrival, they met Pierre Pontalba, who is now the family liaison for the exhibition. Pontalba provided a three-hour tour; the visitors were also allowed to see some of the inside of the chateau.

They kept in touch, and two years ago, Pontalba was invited to New Orleans to learn more about the city.

Patout called Louisiana State Museum Foundation Director Susan Maclay to help set up a tour of some of the flood-protection structures around New Orleans because she also was president of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West.

“I was blown away there were still Pontalbas in existence,” Maclay said.

“And I had no clue they were still living in the family chateau.”

It was from this meeting that Maclay thought of creating a Founders Ball for the foundation on Saturday and connecting it to an exhibition opening the next day on the life of Baroness Pontalba.

Among those attending the ball: Pierre Pontalba and his parents, Charles-Edouard and Isabelle, Baron and Baroness de Pontalba.

The family has lent a number of important pieces to the exhibition that have never been seen in the U.S., including a watercolor of the baroness’ father-in-law and an 1841 painting of the baroness by Claude-Marie Dubufe.

“This exhibition so wonderfully illustrates authenticity by seeing actual artifacts,” said Steven Maklansky, the museum’s interim director.

“And then we have this sense of legacy,” he added, “that sense that we are a part of this, the connection that we have when we walk the same steps the baroness did.” The exhibition runs through Oct. 15.

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PREVIEW Lady Bunny: The Stockings Were Hung

BY WILL COVIELLO New York comedian and drag performer Lady Bunny’s show is full of raunchy song parodies and lip-syncing. Her spirited holiday work includes “’Twas the Night Before Trumpmas”: “Twas the night before Christmas and the Trumps all were sleeping/ Except for the Donald who was too busy tweeting/ The stockings were hung, all designed by Ivanka/ And made by the children who live in Sri Lanka … Then (Trump) looked out the window to a sound coming near and it wasn’t the usual boos and Bronx cheers/ What to his white-circled eyes did appear but a foreign-made sleigh and eight illegal reindeer.” Tickets $20-$30. 10 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 17, at AllWays Lounge & Theatre, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net.

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TUESDAY 11 Celebration in the Oaks. City Park, 5 Victory Ave. — Holiday light displays dot 25 acres of New Orleans City Park. www. neworleanscitypark.com. Tickets $10-$28. 6 p.m. Through Jan. 1, 2019.

Christmas in Lafreniere Park. Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie — The park is filled with holiday lights and characters and there are activities and carousel rides for kids. $5 per vehicle. 5 p.m.

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Feast of the Seven Fishes. Josephine Estelle, Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St. — Festa Dei Sette Pesci, the Italian holiday celebration, will feature chefs from various restaurants in a benefit for Gulf Restoration Network. www.acehotel.com/sevenfishes.

Tickets $125. 6 p.m.

Paper Quilling Classes. South Slidell Library, 3901 Pontchartrain Drive — Paper quiller Liz Hilby offers a class in making ornaments and holiday treasures. Registration encouraged. www.sttammanylibrary. org Free admission. 10:30 a.m.

Santa at the Library. St. Tammany Parish Library, Madisonville branch, 1123 Main St., Madisonville — Jolly old St. Nick visits for songs, stories and photos. www.sttammanylibrary.org 10:30 a.m.

“Tudor Christmas — Yule, Misrule, Wassail and Wonder.” St. Tammany Parish Library, South Slidell Branch, 3901 Pontchartrain Drive — Historian William Robison lectures on the customs and nature of the period.

Registration encouraged. (985) 781-0099. www.sttammanylibrary.org. Free admission. 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 12 PhotoNOLA. Various locations — The New Orleans Photo Alliance’s annual festival features photography shows at area museums and galleries, a keynote address, a gala, portfolio review and more. www. photonola.org. 10 a.m. Through Saturday.

THURSDAY 13 Audubon Zoo Lights. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St. — The zoo features lighted holiday displays, entertainment and more on select nights through December. Tickets $10-$15. 5:30 p.m. Through Dec. 30.

FRIDAY 14 Festival of the Bonfires. Lutcher Recreational Park, 2601 Lutcher Ave. — The celebration includes live music, carnival rides, cook-offs, an art show, car show and a single bonfire lighting nightly. Admission $5; free for children 9 and under and adults 62 and older. 2 p.m. through Sunday.

Fulldome Nutcracker Suite. Maumus Center, 721 Friscoville Ave., Arabi — The soundtrack of Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet is animated by Ken Scott in this visual adventure in the planetarium. (504) 3010239. $5-$10. 6:30 p.m., also 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Holiday Extravaganza, “A Celebration of East New Orleans Neighborhoods and Businesses.” Crystal Palace, 10020 Chef Menteur Highway — The seasonal celebration sponsored by the East New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission includes live music, a buffet and more.

(504) 650-4683. www.enonac.org. Tickets $75. 8 p.m.

Holiday Movies on the Mississippi. Spanish Plaza, 1 Poydras St. — “Elf” is the outdoor holiday movie shown as part of the Home for the Holidays series of events. www. downtownnola.com/holidays. 6:30 p.m.

Holiday of Lights. Tammany Trace Kids Town Pavilion, 21490 Koop Drive, Mandeville. — There are festive illuminations, entertainment, live reindeer, Santa and kiddie rides. 6 p.m., also Saturday.

Movie Night at the Trailhead. Mandeville Trailhead, 675 Lafitte St., Mandeville — “The Polar Express” is screened. www.cityofmandeville.com. Free admission. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 15 Anniversary Celebration. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

— The cultural arts center celebrates 20 years. www.ashecac.org. Free admission.

7 p.m.

Camel Toe Lady Steppers Annual Toe Down. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St. — The women’s marching group party features Kumasi Afrobeat Orchestra, The Stooges Brass Band, BLK, burlesque and more and benefits Roots of Music. www. oneeyedjacks.net. Tickets $15-$20. 9 p.m.

Critter Cinema. Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. — Pizza, pajamas, puppies, pillows and a G-rated movie (with popcorn) are part of this evening for kids ages 5-10. Registration required. (504) 368-5191, ext. 207. www.la-spca.org/crittercinema.

Tickets $35. 6 p.m.

Jingle on the Boulevard Parade. New Orleans East, — This holiday parade starts at Crowder Boulevard and Morrison Road and ends at Lake Forest Plaza. Noon.

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Lights on the Lake. New Canal Lighthouse, 8001 Lakeshore Drive — The holiday celebration at the lighthouse features tours, music, food, kids’ crafts, pictures with Santa and a shopping village. There also is a boat parade on the lake. www.saveourlake.org/ lights $5. 2 p.m.

“Nutcracker” Tea Party. Chateau Golf & Country Club, 3600 Chateau Blvd., Kenner — This benefit for the Studio School of Dance includes tea, dance, cookie decorating, a visit from Santa and more. Advance tickets only. www.thestudionola.com.

Tickets $45-$55. 12:30 p.m.

Repticon. NOLA Motorsports Park, 11075 Nicolle Blvd., Avondale — The expo features reptiles and exotic animals, seminars and a market. Admission $5-$10. 10 a.m.

Also Sunday.

Santa’s North Pole Steam Train. The Riverview at Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St. — The Louisiana Steam Train Association operates a locomotive for a day with two trips including refreshments, a holiday party a movie and a meeting with Santa. www. lasta.org/santa. Tickets $125–$1,000. 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Snow Ball. Music Box Village, 4557 N. Rampart St. — The holiday event features Queen Kold Madina, the Music Box Village Orchestra, Tif Lamson, Sabine McCalla, Tasche De La Rocha, Bride, Benni, Alli Logout, Britt Martin and Bryan Cooper from Black Magic Drumline plus a dance and movement performance by Triple Threat NOLA. Festive attire encouraged. Tickets $15. 6 p.m.

West End Boat Parade. New Canal Lighthouse, 8001 Lakeshore Drive — The maritime holiday celebration features more than three dozen lighted and decorated craft in a procession along the lakefront. westendxmasparade@gmail.com. 5:30 p.m.

SUNDAY 16 Caroling in Jackson Square. Jackson Square, 700 Decatur St. — Patio Planters of the Vieux Carre hosts the annual French Quarter singalong and provides candles and song sheets. www.patioplanters.net.

Free admission. 7 p.m.

Holiday Home Tour. Creole Delicacies, 533 St. Ann St. — Patio Planters of the Vieux Carre host a self-guided walking tour of French Quarter homes decorated for the season. www.patioplanters.net. Tickets $20-$25. 1 p.m.

MONDAY 17 Paper Quilling Classes. St. Tammany Parish Library, Covington Branch, 310 W. 21st Ave., Covington — Paper quiller Liz Hilby offers a class in making ornaments and holiday treasures. Registration encouraged. www.sttammanylibrary.org. Free admission. 11:30 a.m.

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PREVIEW ‘A John Waters Christmas’

BY WILL COVIELLO A CHRISTMAS TREE FELL on a young John Waters’ grandmother. Perhaps that was the inspiration for the scene in the filmmaker’s (“Pink Flamingos,” “Hairspray”) early cult classic film “Female Trouble,” when a disappointing gift exchange results in Dawn Davenport (Divine) pushing her mother into the family’s tree and stomping out of their living room, cursing the holiday as she exits. Waters has a love/hate relationship with Christmas. He sends offbeat Christmas P H OTO B Y G RE G G O R M A N cards and decorates the electric chair (from “Female Trouble”) that he keeps in his Baltimore home. In his holiday show, he shares new funny and horrid tales, observations and rants about holiday etiquette — he disapproves of emailed holiday cards and giving gift certificates. Tickets $45-$115. At 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave., (504) 272-0865; www.civicnola.com.

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John McGill. New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave. — The author signs his book, “The Incomparable Magazine Street.” www.friendsofthecabildo.org 6 p.m. Thursday.

Bryan Batt and Katy Danos. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The authors discuss “Pontchartrain Beach — A Family Affair,” about New Orleans’ storied amusement park. www.octaviabooks.com. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Kevin Belton. WYES Innovation Center for Educational Media, 916 Navarre Ave. — The chef signs his cookbooks at the WYES Holiday Boutique. www.wyes.org.

3 p.m. Thursday.

Joaquin Emiliano. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — Release party for “75 Secrets,” a collection of short stories, with performances by The Bluestockings burlesque. www.

L.C. Matherne. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author launches her debut young adult novel “Mystery School.” www.octaviabooks.com. 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Liz M. Weiman. Seven Three Distilling Company, 301 N. Claiborne Ave. — The author demonstrates tips from her book “100+ Tricks for iPhone/iPad You Can Do Right Now.” A portion of the proceeds benefit Groovin’ Against Cancer Support Fund.

5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Peggy Scottt Laborde. WYES Innovation Center for Educational Media, 916 Navarre Ave. — The author signs her latest book, “New Orleans, The First 300 Years,” at the WYES Holiday Boutique. www.wyes.org.

3 p.m. Thursday.

PhotoNOLA Photography Book Fair. The Advocate Gallery, The New Orleans Advocate, 840 St. Charles Ave. — Local photographers

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Richard McCabe. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. — The author and curator of photography gives a gallery talk on the museum’s exhibit and signs “New Southern Photography.” www.ogdenmuseum.org Noon Saturday.

Shelia Pree Bright. Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St. — The author presents her work about civil rights protests and signs her book “#1960Now — Photographs of Civil Rights Activists and Black Lives Matter Protests” as part of the PhotoNOLA Festival. www.photonola.com.

2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Steve Scalise. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie — The congressman discusses his book “Back in the Game — One Gunman, Countless Heroes and the Fight For My Life.” www. barnesandnoble.com. 10 a.m. Saturday.

Winston Groom. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The “Forrest Gump” author presents “The Allies — Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II.” Registration recommended.

(504) 528-1944, ext. 412. www.nationalww2museum.org. 5 p.m. Tuesday.

“Your friend, Jo. L Newcomb: Letters of a Woman Who Built Her Own Unusual Life and Also a College for Women in New Orleans.” Gallier House Shop, 1128 Royal St. — Beth Willinger and Susan Tucker discuss Jo. L Newcomb’s letters. $10-$12.

6 p.m. Wednesday.

SPORTS New Orleans Bowl. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive — The bowl game features Middle Tennessee State and Appalachian State universities.

8 p.m. Saturday.

New Orleans Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive — The teams plays the Oklahoma Thunder at 7 p.m. Wednesday and the Miami Heat at 6 p.m. Sunday.

FILM OPENINGS “DriverX” — Patrick Fabian (“Better Call Saul”) stars as a stay-at-home dad who starts driving for a ride-share company to support his family. Chalmette Movies.

“Mary Poppins Returns” (PG) — A magical nanny returns to help a family through a difficult time. Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep star. Opening Wednesday, Dec. 19 at AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Mary Queen of Scots” (R) — Mary Stuart attempts to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I in this historical drama starring Saorise Ronan and Margot Robbie. Opening Thursday, Dec. 20 at Prytania Theatre.

“Mortal Engines” (PG-13) — A young woman and an outlaw team up to fight a predator city on wheels. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell,

Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “The Mule” (R) — Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this crime drama about a 90-year-old World War II veteran who transports cocaine for a drug cartel. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16.

“Roma” (R) — Alfonso Cuaron (“Gravity,” “Children of Men”) directs this drama about a family in Mexico City in the early 1970s. The Broad Theater.

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (PG) — This animated Spider-Man story focuses on Miles Morales, a biracial teen who gets Spidey senses. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “What They Had” (R) — A woman returns home to help her ailing mother and stubborn father. Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon star. Chalmette Movies.

NOW SHOWING “Once Upon a Deadpool” (PG-13) — Ryan Reynolds returns as the “Merc with a Mouth” for this PG-13-rated cut of “Deadpool 2.” AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“Swimming with Men” — A man suffering a mid-life crisis is revitalized after joining an all-male, amateur synchronized swimming team. Rob Brydon and Rupert Graves star.

Monday, Dec. 17, through Thursday, Dec. 20, at Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center.

“Wild Africa 3D” — Journey across one of the world’s wildest continents in this docu-

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SPECIAL SHOWINGS “Canelo vs. Rocky” (R) — An exclusive screening of the super middleweight boxing world championship between Canelo Alvarez and Rocky Fielding. At 8 p.m. Saturday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” (PG) — In director Frank Capra’s classic holiday film, an angel helps a frustrated businessman (James Stewart) realize the good in his life.

At 10 a.m. Sunday and Wednesday at Prytania Theatre.

“Jim Henson’s Holiday Special” — Stars from “Fraggle Rock” and “Emmet Otter” celebrate the season in this exclusive screening of two popular TV specials. At 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Met Opera: La Traviata” — Soprano Diana Damrau plays the tragic heroine Violetta in Verdi’s classic opera. At 11:55 a.m. Saturday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Cinebarre Canal Place 9; 11:55 a.m. Saturday only at Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (PG-13) — The Griswolds celebrate Christmas, and their big holiday plans turn into a series of hilarious disasters. Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo star. At 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday at Movie Tavern Northshore; noon Saturday at

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“Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki” — Kaku Arakawa directs this documentary about award-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Pray the Devil Back to Hell” — A group of women rise up to help bring power to Liberia’s first female head of state in this 2008 documentary directed by Gini Reticker. At 2 p.m. Saturday at NOMA, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans.

“Prytania’s Very, Merry Christmas” — The children-friendly screening features animated holiday classics such as “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Saturday at Prytania Theatre.

Doors at 9 a.m. Screenings start at 10 a.m.

“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (PG) — Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees star in this 1978 fantasy based on The Beatles’ popular album. At 4:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Prytania Theatre.

“They Shall Not Grow Old” (R) — Peter Jackson (“Lord of the Rings” trilogy) directs this documentary about World War I. At 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

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“All is Calm.” New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St. — The NOCCA Stage Company presents the story of Christmas 1914 on the Western Front of World War I. www.nocca.com Tickets $15$25. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to Friday.

Christine Ebersole. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St. — A veteran stage, screen and television actress known for “Grey Gardens,” “War Paint,” “Royal Pains” and “Saturday Night Live,” Christine Ebersole performs in the Broadway at NOCCA series with XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky accompanying her on piano. www.broadwaynola.com. Tickets $50-$100. 8 p.m. Saturday.

“A Christmas Carol.” Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St — Le Petit Theatre artistic director Maxwell Williams directs Bob Edes Jr. and the theater’s Young Conservatory Program actors in Charles Dickens’ holiday classic. Tickets $15-$55. 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

“Christmas Without Tears (Does This Tree Make Me Look Fat?)” Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St. — Harry Shearer and Judith Owen’s holiday show is a benefit for Le Petit and the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic. www.lepetittheatre.com. Tickets $45$70. 7:30 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 17-18.

Drag Night. House of Blues, 225 Decatur Street — The Southern Sirens features London Manchester, Andy Black and Laveau Contaire. www.houseofblues.com.

Tickets $12-$25. 10 p.m. Friday.

Home for the Holidays. Jefferson Performing Arts Society, 177 Sala Ave. — Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents the musical show of holiday favorites by young performers. www.jpas.org 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

“Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.” Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie — Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents the holiday musical. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

“It’s Fine: A One Woman Show.” Allways Lounge, 2240 St Claude Ave. — Quinn

Laroux’s collection of six short drag and theatre pieces includes lip-sync performance, storytelling, comedy, erotica and more. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Monday.

“Jingle Balls.” Cafe Instanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave. — Varla Jean Merman and Deven Green team up for a an inappropriate look at holiday songs, with special guests Ned Douglas. www.brownpapertickets. com. Tickets $25-$40. 8 p.m. Friday.

“A John Waters Christmas.”Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave. — Filmmaker John Waters (“Pink Flamingos,” “Hairspray”) presents his irreverent and entertaining look at the holidays. 8 p.m. Saturday.

“Lady Bunny — The stockings were HUNG!” The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — Drag artist Lady Bunny brings her glitz and glamour with her holiday show. www.allwayslounge.net.

Tickets $20-$30. 10 p.m. Monday.

“Let It Snow! A Big Easy Boys Christmas.” Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St. — Rivertown Theaters unveils a new holiday show featuring The Big Easy Boys & Babes. www.rivertowntheatres.com. Tickets $41.31-$45.68. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Mandatory Merriment: A New Holiday Musical.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — A new holiday musical looks at what happens when six strangers are stranded in a French Quarter bar because of a blizzard just days before Christmas. www.southernrep.com. Tickets $25-$40.

8 p.m. Tuesday through Monday.

“Mannheim Steamroller Christmas.”

Saenger Theater, 1111 Canal St. — Grammy winner Chip Davis celebrates 30 years since the release of the holiday compilation with a show including multimedia effects and the sounds of Mannheim Steamroller.

Tickets $49-$70. 8 p.m. Saturday.

“The Mutilated.” Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans presents the drama about Celeste and Trinket, an odd couple of friends who can’t live with or without one another. 8 p.m. Friday to Sunday.

“A Rated R Christmas Carol.” Deutches Haus, 1700 Moss St. — The NOLA project presents a staged reading of A.J. Allegra’s parody of Charles’ Dickens’ classic tale.

Admission to the fundraising event is by donation. 7 p.m. Sunday.

“The Santaland Diaries.” Teatro Wego!, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego — Alex Martinez Wallace stars in the one-man show based on David Sedaris’ essay about a writer hired to play Crumpet the Elf in a Macy’s department store. Tickets $30. 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

“This Christmas.” City Church of New Orleans, 13123 I 10 Service Road — The production explores the history of Christmas, plus there’s a pre-performance dining with music and characters. Tickets $45. 7 p.m.

Friday-Sunday.

“To Jesus, Thanks for Everything! — Jinx and DeLa.” Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave. — RuPaul’s Drag Race veterans Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme bring their holiday show to the Crescent City. Tickets $50-$100. 9 p.m. Thursday.

“A Tuna Christmas.” Cafe Luke, 153 Robert St., Slidell — The residents of Tuna, Texas, get geared up for the holidays in this show starring Don Redman and Rickie Luke as 22 characters. (985) 707-1597. www.cafeluke.com. Tickets $22-$45. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT IN ART AS IN LIFE, things are not always what they seem. Art museums often are assumed to exhibit the best of the best, but lofty goals can be constrained by logistical considerations. This “BIG” expo at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art lives up to its name with large works from its collection that are billed as “typically hidden from public view” due to their “grand scale.” But does size alone make for a cohesive art show? Fortunately, these works also reflect some unique trends that motivated collectors and museum patrons to acquire outstanding regional art over several decades, works that suggest a kind of cultural cross section of unique local sensibilities shared by artists and collectors.

Many of these works still look fresh decades after they were made. Robert Gordy was an iconic local artist until his death in 1986, and while most of his work crackled with a vibrant psychotropic electricity, figurative works like his 1975 “Two Faced” view of juxtaposed female heads (pictured, left) presaged America’s current psychosexual gender controversies. Similarly, the late Clyde Connell’s 1987 canvas, “Creatures of the Hot Humid Earth,” embraces Afrofuturism via her deftly strategic use of mystical Egyptian, Ethiopian and Coptic symbolism. The sounds of New Orleans streets come alive visually in late Jeffrey Cook’s vibrant wall sculpture, “Making of a Melody,” where found objects and Caribbean colors resonate a silent hymn to the soul of our city.

Much local painting featured an intuitive fusion of imagism and expressionism into a kind of Creole magic realism. The legacy of imagism lives on in Alabama-born Roger Brown’s 1988 canvas “The Seven Last Plagues,” a haunting reminder of the not-so-distant past, and local artist Charles Blank’s expressionistic 2001 “Pink Bombs” canvas presaged America’s perpetual warfare in the Middle East. They are two representative examples in a varied yet surprisingly consistent expo featuring often timeless works by legendary area artists including Willie Birch, Nicole Charbonnet, Justin Forbes, Kendall Shaw and Frederich Trenchard and Pat Trivigno, among others. Through Feb. 17, 2019. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9650; www.ogdenmuseum.org.

DANCE “Der Nussknacker.” Gretna Cultural Center for the Arts, 740 Fourth St., Gretna — Jefferson Ballet Theatre and the German-American Cultural Center present the “Nutcracker” with more than 65 dancers. www.gretnacca.com. Tickets $27. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

“The Education of Icarus.” Art Klub, 1941 Arts St. — Peter Redgrave presents his solo dance theater work. www.icarus-tickets.eventbrite.com. Tickets $12-$15. 8 p.m.

Thursday.

“The Nutcracker.” Destrehan Auditorium, Destrehan High School, 1 Wildcat Lane, Destrehan — River Region Ballet presents the seasonal favorite. The Saturday matinee is an abbreviated performance with a Sugar Plum Party to meet the characters onstage.

Tickets $20-$25. 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

“The Nutcracker in New Orleans.” St. Rita Catholic School, 65 Fontainebleau Drive — New Orleans School of Ballet presents a production of the classic. www.neworleansschoolofballet.com. Tickets $15. 2 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

“Nutcracker 2018.” Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — New Orleans Ballet Theatre presents the classic two-act ballet. www.neworleansballettheatre. com. Tickets $38-$78. 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Saturday.

ART OPENINGS Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans, 433 Royal St. — Erte Holiday Exhibit includes the works of “the Father of Art

Deco,” through Dec. 31; opening holiday reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. — “Currents,” an annual exhibition of work created by New Orleans Photo Alliance members, plus a PhotoWALK and juror’s talk, through Feb. 15, 2019; opening reception, 5 p.m. Friday.

HAPPENINGS Holiday Home and Courtyard Tours. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St. — The home of Gen. L. Kemper and Leila Williams is decorated for the holidays for hourly tours. www.hnoc.org. Tickets $5. 10 a.m. Tuesday to Monday Tiffany Tour. Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place — Guided tour of Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows.

Registration required. The tour is limited to 20 participants. Contact tfriel@tulane. edu. www.newcombartmusuem.tulane. edu. Free admission. Noon Thursday “Under Three Things.” New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park — Cristina Molina hosts a performance for the “Ear to the Ground” exhibition, part of a series of guided tours in which she assumes the perspective of the earth, personified. Tickets $6-$12.

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TAX STAFF ACCOUNTANT (MULTIPLE): Perform accounting services. Prepare workpapers & supporting documentation, individual & business tax returns, and conduct research. Req’s: B.S. or higher in Accounting, Finance, or closely related w/ a min. GPA of 3.0. Must be eligible to sit through the LA State Board of Accountancy for CPA exam. Must be detail-oriented, able to multi-task, & have high-level communication, problem-solving, & accounting skills. Proficient w/ Excel & Microsoft office prgms. Mail resume to Michelle G. Rojas at Kushner LaGraize, LLC, 3330 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 100, Metairie, LA 70002.

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DRIVERS/DELIVERY Hurwitz Mintz Furniture Co. is looking for experienced delivery drivers. Candidates must have a clean driving record and current chauffeur’s license, high school graduate, and at least one year of delivery driving experience. Must be skilled in customer relations, possess good interpersonal and verbal communication skills, and be able to lift 250 lbs with assistance. Must be team-oriented, and willing to ensure customer satisfaction.

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TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Duperreault Ranch, Bandera, TX, has 6 positions, 3 mo. exp. using ATV, skidsteer, tractor, discing, seeding swathing, raking baling, stacking & transporting hay, plant, irrigate, week, prune, harvest & milling olive trees & fruit, castratig, worming, tagging, calving, castrating, working, tagging of cattle, goats & sheep, maintain water & feed structures, fences & corrals; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/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 1/15/19 – 11/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX8690830 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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823 Esplanade 1/2 Hdwd Flrs, 12’ Ceils, Dble Parlor, Crystal Chandeliers, Sec Sys, Exc Loc, Parking Avail ................ $2850 1656 Annunciation 1/1 fully furnished apartment in a great Lower Garden District location! .................................... $1300 224 Chartres 3 units avail, 1-3 beds, reno’d, elevator access, ctyd, great loc starting at .......................... $2750 815 St. Ann #1 2/2 fully furnished, all utilities included, 2 months + lease ....................................................... $3250 7120 Neptune Ct. 4/2 hdwd flrs, cent a/h, alarm sys, ss apps, w/d in unit & 2 car garage ............................. $2800 3924 State Street 3/3 open flrpln, 2bds/2ba up, master suite down w/4th bd off master ............................. $2750 618 Fern 2/1 hdwd flrs, w/d on site, nat light, shared backyard, close to universities ........................................ $1250

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Eat Rice, Des Arc, AR, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting hay, irrigation maint.; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73/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 1/30/19 – 11/30/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2332375 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Fogleman Farms, Marion, AR, has 8 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equipment w/ GPS for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting of grain & oilseed crops, irrigation maintenance; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73/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 2/01/19 – 11/30/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2332984 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

FOR SALE TEMPORARY FARM LABOR Garrett Flying Services, Danbury, TX, has 5 positions, 3 mo. exp. ground support for aerial seeding, fertilizing & dusting crops, mixes fertilizers to prescribed formulas, loads seed & fertilizers onto plane, pours & pumps materials & seeds into hopper of airplane, drive fertilizer truck & operates lift; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/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 2/01/19 – 12/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX5382350 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

920 S. Carrollton #Q 2/2 newly renovated, great location in a non flood zone ....................................................... $229,000 4913-15 Laurel 4/2 reno opp in great loc. Original wd flrs, fireplaces and mantles.........................................$350,000 920 St. Louis #6 2/1.5 elevator, lrg windows, berm suites w/full baths, hdwd flrs, w/d in unit....................$895,000 2216 Wirth Place 4/3 2 sunrooms, lots of windows, flowing flrpln, wd flrs, porch & yard! Fin basement ...... $529,000 3320 Banks 4/3 Beautifully restored Duplex w/Upper&Lower apt. hdwd flrs. single fam or can be 2 sep units w/sep entrances. Large back yard w/shed .................... $344,000 8914 Cohn 2/2 Freshly reno’d& ready to move in! Orig hdwd flrs, new energy efficient windows, cute front porch! Off str prkng & fully fenced yd w/ deck. Full kit. ....... $238,000 2506 Octavia 4/3.5 split level 2 beds up and living, 2 beds w/en suite baths down and fam rm, POOL ........ $745,000 707-09 Mandeville 4/2 each unit feats Hdwd Flrs, Hi Ceils, Cent A/H, Laundry, Wet bar in living rm, 2 Beds/1 Ba and a private courtyard! ............................................ $419,999 1022 St. Peter #207 2/1.5 Pkng, Pool, lovely crtyrds. Spacious master suite. 2 small twin loft beds for guests or kids.

Stacked w/d. garage covered off street parking. $465,000 1213 Kerlerec 2/1 Charming cottage w/wd flrs. Archit. details include plaster walls, arched doorways. Screened in porch and quaint courtyard style backyard. Driveway. .. $265,000

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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.

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1 & 2 bedrooms available in ideal location and ROOMS BY THE MONTH with PRIVATE BATH. All utilities included monthly.

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UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 1205 ST. CHARLES/$1095

Fully furn’d studio/effy/secure bldg/gtd pkg /pool/gym/wifi/laundry/3 mo. min.

Avail Dec. 1. Call 985-871-4324.

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Avail now, $650 mo. 504-895-0016.

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Janet B. Andry and Rodney J. Andry or Succession Representatives. Please call L. Matthews, Atty at 504-884-1263.

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Taucer Honey & Bee Co., Buna, TX, has 3 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 buildings, vehicles & equipment; long periods of standing, bending & must lift 75 pounds; 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 tests; 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 2/01/19 – 11/30/19.

Review ETA790 requirements and apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with JO# TX7350785 or call 504-838-5678.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR D-Bar Ranch, Katy, TX, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. for operating large equip. for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing & planting rice, pulling weeds, harvesting, drying & processing rice, seed cleaning & bagging for shipping; maintain building, vehicles & equip; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/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 2/01/19 – 12/1/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with Job Order TX3639014 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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