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APRIL 2- 8, 2019 VOLUME 40 || NUMBER 14 NEWS

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COMMENTARY 10 CLANCY DUBOS

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WED. APRIL 3 | Florida lo-fi pop duo Lauren Morgan and Jordan Shih became critics’ darlings well before releasing a full album, but the 2016 self-titled release and last year’s followup “Forever & Ever” confirmed the praise for their gentle guitar-driven sound. Varsity and Lawn open at 8 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

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‘Moth to the inflammatory’ TV host Bill Maher revels in controversy

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BY WILL COVIELLO IN 2013, COMEDIAN AND TV HOST BILL MAHER told Gambit he was not con-

cerned about any particular Republican leader leaving office. “I remember when (President George W.) Bush was leaving office,” he said. “I remember the press asking all the comedians, ‘Gosh, George Bush, one of the great comedy gold mines of all time, is leaving office. Do you think there will be anything to talk about?’ I was like, ‘Stop worrying. The Republicans always have a very deep douchebag bench. Mr. George Bush walks away and Sarah Palin steps up. She goes down, Mr. Ted Cruz emerges. …” As Maher returns for a night of stand-up comedy April 6 at the Saenger Theatre, he’s got plenty of material. “There’s no shortage of humor in the Trump era,” Maher said last week via phone from California. “I have seen a few presidents in my time. They almost always have one thing about them that comedians make fun of. [Bill] Clinton was horny. Bush was stupid. Chris Christie is fat. But Trump is everything. He’s stupid, and he’s corrupt, and he’s horny and he’s a racist and he’s a criminal and he has ridiculous hair.” But even if Trump’s administration has offered plenty of material for comedians, it’s not the same old thing for Maher. “I used to be able to eat marijuana, but it always made me a little paranoid,” Maher says. “When you eat it, it has a different effect. I don’t eat pot anymore. Not in the Trump era. If I eat it, my mind goes to places that are too scary. Thank you, Donald Trump.” Trump also keeps him busy. Former FBI director Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation into alleged collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia was turned into the Justice Department late Friday, March 22. Maher went to work revamping his monologue for the episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” taping at 7 p.m. His comment “I don’t need the Mueller report to know Trump is a traitor, I have a TV” spread rapidly on the internet. Wading into the news of the day is what has driven Maher since he

THU.-SUN. APRIL 4-7 | A dozen blind people are led into a forest by a priest only to realize they are stranded in this a capella opera by Russian emigre and composer Lera Auerbach, who currently is an artist in residence in New Orleans. The audience experiences the work as the blind characters do in an immersive production. Presented by the New Orleans Opera Association and Marigny Opera House at its St. Ferdinand Street theater at 7:30 p.m.

BODYTRAFFIC FRI.-SAT. APRIL 5-6 | The 12-year-old Los Angeles dance company BODYTRAFFIC presents works by top contemporary choreographers set to the music of Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie and others. At 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday at NOCCA’s Freda Lupin Memorial Hall.

“Halfway to Dawn” FRI.-SUN. APRIL 5-7 | Choreographer David Rousseve’s “Halfway to Dawn” explores the personal life and work of Billy Strayhorn, a black, gay jazz composer who co-wrote songs including “Take the A Train” and “Satin Doll” with Duke Ellington but didn’t realize the same public acclaim. At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Contemporary Arts Center.

Lucinda Williams created “Politically Incorrect,” which aired on Comedy Central and ABC between 1993 and 2002. In recent years, Maher made headlines criticizing Islam. He famously got in a dispute on his show with guest Ben Affleck, in which the actor called Maher’s views racist. Maher is an outspoken atheist who’s ruffled people on a variety of religious issues, but he says he’s not anti-Muslim. “I am all for Muslims getting elected in Western countries, like the mayor of London,” Maher says. “When they do get elected in Western countries, then we get Muslims speaking about liberal principles. (London Mayor Sadiq Khan) says he doesn’t think women should wear a head veil. That’s good.” The brushback on his spat with Affleck is more fuel for Maher’s fire.

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“I am like a moth to the inflammatory,” he says. “That’s what I am naturally attracted to because it’s what’s interesting. I mean as crazy as the world we live in now in the Trump era is frightening and awful, it’s not dull. There is so much else on TV that avoids controversy. I think that’s my lane.”

SAT. APRIL 6 | Lake Charles-born songwriter Lucinda Williams was melding rock, blues and folk music before the term “Americana” was popularized. On the 20th anniversary of the release of her landmark album “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,” she performs the entire album and works from throughout her career. Buick 6 opens at 8 p.m. at House of Blues.

Rubblebucket SAT. APRIL 6 | Last year’s “Sun Machine” is an odd celebration of the relationship between Rubblebucket’s Kalmia Traver and Alex Toth — after they separated to make it, got engaged, broke it off again and have continued to deliver airy, danceable experimental pop. Mikaela Davis and DJ Funnie open at 10 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

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musical career spans six decades, will be honored at Loyola University’s 2019 commencement with an honorary doctorate in music. Moore, who grew up in the 8th Ward, played gigs around New Orleans throughout the 1950s and ever since, and his group the Ivories became a house band for the legendary Dew Drop Inn. He was the first rock ’n’ roll musician to perform with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, served as president of the New Orleans Musicians Union and continues to work today.

New Orleans’ eviction rate in 2017, according to a new study by the Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative.

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The rate of evictions in New Orleans is nearly twice the national average of 2.8 percent, according to the study by Professor Davida Finger of Loyola University’s College of Law law clinic. The highest rate is in the neighborhood of Little Woods in New Orleans East (10.4 percent), the study reported.

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an at the East New Orleans branch of the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL), is the recipient of a grant from the Young Adult Library Services Association. Vidmar will receive $1,000 from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to purchase resources that will enhance NOPL’s summer learning program for students who are in economically challenged communities and are at risk of failing school.

Louisiana received an “F” grade

from the Environment America Research & Policy Center for its efforts (or lack thereof) to remove lead from drinking water in schools. The group analyzed lead eradication efforts by 31 states and the District of Columbia. Along with Louisiana, 21 other states received an “F.” Lead in water has been linked to negative outcomes in cognitive development among children.

or daily schedules, for its 50th annual event April 25-28 and May 2-5 at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Irma Thomas sang “Happy Birthday” to the festival at a press conference at the Fair Grounds last week, and festival producer Quint Davis announced details for the event. Because of the anniversary and a special performance by the Rolling Stones, Jazz Fest added an eighth day to the 2019 festival — the opening day, Thursday, April 25. The Rolling Stones top the bill Thursday, May 2, which has a special format. No other bands will perform at the same time as the Rolling Stones. Other festival headliners include Katy Perry, Santana, Diana Ross, Van Morrison, Chris Stapleton and others. The festival will present a total of 688 bands, Davis said. New this year is the American Association of Retired Persons’ (AARP) Rhythmporium tent, which will have a stage featuring performances by David Doucet, Lars Edegran Triolan String Band, Alexis and the Samurai, Helen Gillet, Alex McMurray and others. There are many special sets and tributes. At 5:40 p.m. Sunday, April 28, Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis will perform in a tribute to their father, Ellis Marsalis, in the WWOZ Jazz Tent. There also will be tributes to musicians including Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Allen Toussaint, Al Hirt, James Booker, Louis Prima and many others. Tickets are available at www.nojazzfest.com.

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Louisiana film tax credits once again challenged Despite changes made by lawmakers to rein in the state’s film tax credit, taxpayers still lose roughly two-thirds of the money they put into the program, according to the latest study. New preliminary figures unveiled last week show that for every dollar spent on the tax credit programs for the entertainment industry in Louisiana — mainly the film tax credit — state and local governments get about 36 cents back in tax revenue, said R. Michael N’dolo, vice PAGE 9

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The Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is pumping the brakes on a test run to speed up the Canal Street streetcar line by reducing stops and shutting down vehicle crossings along its route. The agency announced last month that it would move forward with a pilot program intended to cut an average of 12 minutes off the more than half-hour it takes the streetcar to travel up or down Canal Street between Carrollton Avenue and the Mississippi River. But concern over the longer walks and funneling cars to different residential streets sparked outrage from some residents, prompting the RTA to decide to take more time to listen to concerns before initiating the pilot program, which would run for

Every year Gambit honors the movers and shakers, the people who get things done or dazzle us with their creativity before reaching the age of 40. Gambit’s 2019 40 Under 40 class will be announced in June, a few months earlier than usual. Nominate your favorite overachiever, business guru, do-gooder or creative thinker for the honor by sending an email to Kandace Graves at kandaceg@gambitweekly.com or filling out an online form at www. bestofneworleans.com/40under40nom. We need the candidate’s name, age, business title, cellphone and the reasons you believe they are a good candidate for the honor. The submission deadline is 5 p.m. April 29.

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president for New York-based Camoin Associates, which conducted the study for Louisiana Economic Development. That’s in the “same ballpark” as previous studies of the tax program, N’dolo said at the Louisiana Entertainment Summit. The tax break for the film industry has sparked controversy in recent years for its cost to a state that has dealt with repeated budget shortfalls and has cut spending for essentials such as health care and education. The state’s motion picture production tax credit reimburses film and TV producers up to 40 percent of the cost of their in-state productions. In 2015, the state capped the amount of credits that could be claimed at $180 million, then lowered the cap in 2017 to $150 million. The state has issued $1.5 billion in tax credits as part of the program since 2012, according to figures provided by Louisiana Economic Development. That includes roughly $150 million handed out in 2018. Still, speakers at the industry event, including Gov. John Bel Edwards, made the case that the program is worth it, pointing to the thousands of jobs that help keep a creative class of Louisianans from leaving the state to find work. The film industry in Louisiana has rebounded since taking a nosedive following the first round of changes. The amount of certified spending in Louisiana was up by $104.7 million in 2018 to $446 million, while the estimated amount of spending was down slightly. The economic impact studies on the program have drawn the ire of the film industry in the past, as backers of the program argue it doesn’t capture all the ripple effects, such as in-state spending by film crews. — SAM KARLIN | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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Rep. Steve King is a jackass — and that’s the polite version of the word we’d like to use. The Iowa Republican has made a career of promoting nativism, racism, neo-Nazis and xenophobia. Most recently, he was stripped off House committee assignments by his fellow Republicans after telling The New York Times, “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” Of particular interest to Louisianans, he was widely slammed in 2009 after he said the following to the Washington D.C. publication The Hill: “Probably the singular vote that stands out that went against the grain, and it turns out to be the best vote that I cast, was my ‘no’ vote to the $51.5 billion to [Hurricane] Katrina. That probably was my best vote.” See what we mean? The Katrina relief bill provided aid to more than 1 million people affected by the hurricane and the federal levee failures that followed. Fewer than a dozen representatives opposed it, while senators passed it unanimously. Three years later, during a debate over similar federal funding after Superstorm Sandy, King again invoked Katrina, saying, “I want to get them the resources that are necessary to lift them out of this water and the sand and the ashes and the death. ... But not one big shot to just open up the checkbook, because they (Katrina victims) spent it on Gucci bags and massage parlors and everything you can think of.” Those of us who lived through Katrina remember spending money on garbage bags, not Gucci bags. We’re sure the people of Iowa, who recently

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endured horrific floods, have done likewise — though some people inevitably will try to game the system. Much of Iowa’s flooding followed a dozen levee failures along the Missouri River, leading Gov. Kim Reynolds to say that parts of western Iowa “looked like an ocean.” President Donald Trump rightly issued a major disaster declaration for 56 of Iowa’s deluged counties, making residents eligible for FEMA’s individual assistance program. We in Louisiana know that program well after Katrina, Rita, Isaac and other disasters. We empathize with all who suffer great loss. King clearly does not. Fourteen years after Katrina, he used his own state’s tragedy to gratuitously bash New Orleans — again. “Here’s what FEMA tells me,” he told a group of Iowans at a town hall March 21. “We go to a place like New Orleans, and everybody’s looking around saying, ‘Who’s going to help me? Who’s going to help me?’ We go to a place like Iowa … and say, ‘John, you got water in your basement, we can write you a check, we can help you.’ And John will say, ‘Well, wait a minute, let me get my boots. It’s Joe that needs help. Let’s go down to his place and help him.” Every disaster is unique. It’s useless — and baseless — to compare them. What strikes us most is not what King said, but what he did not say in that Iowa town hall: that he was going to hold up resources to his constituents, as he attempted to do to the victims of Katrina and Sandy, all in the name of reducing waste. Iowans deserve all the help they can get, quickly and compassionately. They don’t deserve to be represented by a jackass like Steve King.

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state lawmakers during election-year legislative sessions can be summed up simply: Avoid controversy at all costs — don’t rock the boat at election time. Will that be the case this year? Maybe, maybe not. The annual session begins Monday, April 8, and most lawmakers will be running for re-election or for other offices. More than a few will retire, which means they’ll have nothing to lose — and nothing to fear. One matter that’ll stir controversy is the annual state budget. For several months, the Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) has failed to agree on the amount of money lawmakers will have to spend in the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. Actually, three of the REC’s four members agree, but the state constitution requires unanimity. The holdout has been House Speaker Taylor Barras, who cautions against what he considers optimistic revenue projections. Barras perhaps can be forgiven for harboring his doubts; he’s a banker. Nonetheless, he has come under fire from Gov. John Bel Edwards and others, who accuse him of playing politics with the budget — as if that’s a new concept. Barras answers that it would be imprudent to adopt rosy projections when Louisiana’s budget depends so heavily on the price of oil, which can fluctuate on a moment’s notice. On the other hand, independent economists agree the state will take in more money than Barras is willing to recognize. It’s fair to say it’s all a guessing game. The REC meets again April 12, four days after the session begins. We’ll see if anything changes.

Fights over the state budget are as old as the republic, but they have intensified since Edwards, a Democrat, took office. His battles with the GOP-controlled Legislature are as much about policy as they are about politics. Another topic sure to generate controversy is state Sen. Danny Martiny’s push to legalize sports betting in Louisiana. Mississippi legalized it a year ago; since then, Gulf Coast casinos have swelled with Bayou State bettors on game days. My guess is there’s enough support for the concept of sports betting to pass it, but with so many existing forms of “gaming” in Louisiana — and so many competing venues for it — a sports betting bill could collapse under the weight of everyone who tries to climb aboard the bandwagon. Speaking of betting, the Harrah’s hotel bill will be back this year. Once again we’ll see a proposal to extend the license of Louisiana’s only official land-based casino (a legal fiction now that “riverboat casinos” don’t have to cruise to operate) in exchange for a high-end hotel and millions more in guaranteed returns to the state. Harrah’s bill died in the final minutes of last year’s session amid cries that it lacked an independent economic analysis. Since then, such an analysis showed that Harrah’s wasn’t bluffing. These are just a few of the items competing for lawmakers’ attention this year. There’ll be lots more to fight about — for those spoiling for a fight. Will the old rule of “nothing controversial” during election-year sessions remain in effect? It’s too early to tell just yet, but we’ll know soon enough.

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Hey Blake, A friend told me the U.S. Post Office building on S. Carrollton Avenue used to be a dairy. What can you tell me about the building’s history?

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Now home to a U.S. Post Office, the 3400 block of S. Carrollton Avenue was the site of not one, but P H OTO B Y K A N DAC E P O W E R G R AV E S two dairies during The site where the Carrollton Branch of the U.S. Post Office the past century: stands used to be home to Dairyland and Sealtest dairies. Cloverland Dairy and Sealtest Dairy. Many may remember 1936 memoir, “Swing That Music,” the giant bottle that stood next to Armstrong writes that he took a job the building and advertised the milk at the dairy when he was 14. “While bottled there. The giant bottle also I was a newsboy I got a chance at a was filled with water used to wash steady job at the Cloverland dairy the milk trucks. and I took it and went to work there Cloverland Dairy, founded by for a while,” he wrote. In his 1954 George Villere, opened on Carrollbook, “Satchmo: My Life in New ton Avenue in 1924. It moved there Orleans,” Armstrong also tells the from Tulane Avenue, where the dairy story of having his foot rolled over by had operated for several years after a Cloverland wagon and being taken opening in 1889. A 1916 newspaper to Charity Hospital for treatment. ad touted Cloverland’s “perfectly In 1950, Cloverland was sold to pasteurized milk delivered to families National Dairy Products Corp., makin sterilized bottles.” The dairy also ers of Sealtest. The giant milk bottle sold cream, cream cheese, ice cream came down in 1962 but Sealtest dairy and other products. A 1924 ad toutproducts continued to be produced ed it as the South’s largest dairy. there throughout the 1970s. The Carrollton Avenue building Most of the building was demolwas designed by the local architecished when the U.S. Postal Service tural firm Favrot and Livaudais Ltd. bought the property in 1981. The The facade features references to Postal Service agreed to preserve its use as a dairy, including a frieze the structure’s facade, however, and featuring a cow’s head and bowls had architects incorporate it into the of milk. design for a new post office, which One of Cloverland’s employees opened in 1986. was a young Louis Armstrong. In his

BLAKEVIEW DID YOU KNOW that a New Orleanian introduced the name for music’s biggest award, the Grammy? Sixty years ago this month, Rosejay “Jay” Elizabeth Danna won a national contest organized by the Recording Academy that gave the Grammy Award its name. “I saw an article that said the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences was having a contest to name a new awards show they wanted to put on, comparable to the Oscar for the Academy Awards,” Danna told The Times-Picayune in 1983. Danna said she immediately thought of the little record player, or gramophone, in her living room at home. “I used to play that little machine all the time and sometimes it got loud and my mother would yell, ‘Turn down the grammy!’ ” Some 300 other people also suggested the name Grammy in the April 1959 contest, but Danna’s was the first to be received in the mail, so she won. Her prize included 25 LP records. The first Grammy Awards were presented the next month. New Orleanian Louis Prima and his wife Keely Smith were among the winners, earning a Grammy for “That Old Black Magic.” Danna, later an executive secretary for New Orleans Public Service Inc., died in 2014.

Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of “We Cast A Shadow,” which Publishers Weekly calls a “brilliant, semisatirical debut” and “a singular and unforgettable work of political art.”

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OW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT A CHILD? In Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s debut novel, “We Cast a Shadow,” parental love, fear and paranoia leads up to the point of annihilating the child’s identity in order to save him. “My name doesn’t matter,” says the book’s narrator in its first four words — and it doesn’t, to him. What does matter is his son, Nigel, who was born with “a speck, like a fleck of oregano,” on his eyelid — a tiny birthmark that spreads like a cancer as he gets older, crossing his forehead and down his cheek as he approaches puberty. It was “colored from wheat to sienna to umber, the hard hue of my own husk,” his father says, “as if a shard of myself were emerging from him.” Nigel’s father is a black lawyer living in a dystopian city much like New Orleans. While other parents may attempt to secure their children’s success through things like a college admissions program, Nigel’s father — a lawyer — is looking to allow Nigel not just to succeed, but also to survive in

a hostile world. And he’ll do whatever it takes to keep Nigel from getting darker, even if it destroys father, son and the family itself. Ruffin — like his narrator, an attorney — began writing “We Cast a Shadow” in 2012 while studying at the University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop. “There were two impetuses,” he says. “I wanted to write a novel, and the book came alive around the time of the killing of Trayvon Martin. I needed to focus my effort on what happened and why it happened. It is a meditation on parental love for a child, parental love that comes out on the space of the inequity that comes out of racism in America.” Nigel’s father is working frantically to afford an expensive, controversial process called “demelanization,” which would arrest his son’s blackening complexion and allow him to pass for white as an adult. His wife, Penny, who is white, loathes the idea, as does Nigel — but the narrator is convinced he knows better than either of them what a black man would face in the book’s alter-

native New Orleans, where the public schools resemble bombedout killing fields and an ominous state penitentiary, Liberia, stands ready to take in generation after generation of young black men. “I do think every parent is a zealot,” Ruffin says of his main character. “He has to continue to evolve, otherwise he will feel he will lose. He does some extreme things, but there is an extreme logic to it as well.” Ruffin grew up in the Kingswood neighborhood of New Orleans East, with “lots of aunts and uncles around,” he says, many of whom were displaced by Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures, ending up in Atlanta, Houston and Baton Rouge. “My mom is on the West Bank,” he says. Though the location and the time period of “We Cast a Shadow” never is spelled out, it’s clear it’s an alternative present or future set here. In the book’s first pages, for instance, Uptown lawyers go to a tony party just off a boulevard called “Avenue of the Streetcars.” “I made a conscious decision

to never mention the city,” Ruffin says. “Being so much around party culture here, which is enmeshed with plantation culture …. Part of living in New Orleans is living in more of an illusion than you can imagine. Walking through the French Quarter, you can imagine people walking down those same streets, having the same conversations a century ago. It doesn’t take that much imagination.” Comparisons to other modern black novelists are obvious, from Colson Whitehead (whose “The Underground Railroad” is about a real system of trains beneath the earth shuttling slaves to safety) to Paul Beatty, whose 2015 satire “The Sellout” imagines a farmer in modern-day Los Angeles who attempts to bring back slavery. But Ruffin is clear about even the most fantastical aspects of his book: “This is not magic realism,” he says. “These are things, with the exception of one or two things, that all could happen.” Since its publication last month, “We Cast a Shadow” has received near-unanimous acclaim every-

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin began writing “We Cast a Shadow,” his debut novel, while in the UNO Creative Writing Workshop. He just sold a second book, “The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You,” to Random House.

where, from the pages of The New York Times to National Public Radio, including starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Ruffin says he’s been delighted to see people on Instagram from the Pacific Northwest to Paris reading the book and showing off its distinctive cover. The book has just gone into its second printing, and a paperback release is set for 2020, he says. This month he signed a contract with Random House for a second book, “The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You,” a collection of short stories, including some written in the UNO workshop. And he’s obtained a film agent. “There are some talks going on,” he says. As to whether he’d rather see “We Cast a Shadow” as a two-hour feature film, a cable miniseries, he says he’s open to anything: “We’re in the golden age of both mediums.” Recently Ruffin began teaching creative writing for undergraduate students at Tulane University. “I’m giving back,” he says, “but I’m also getting a lot of good energy from these students.” Most of all, he’s been gratified by local reaction to his book, which has been praised in The New Orleans Advocate, The

Times-Picayune, Antigravity and elsewhere. “I think the general reaction is the same reaction people have to the New Orleans Saints,” Ruffin says. “People here are going to show you hometown love.”

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Cote de Beaune, France Retail $18-$20 Three years ago, the U.S. became the largest wine-consuming nation and the impact is being felt across the global wine industry. Americans prefer their wines to be labeled with the name of the primary grape, not the area where the grapes originated, which is more common on European labels. Americans like lighter wine styles that are lower in alcohol content, which complements lighter culinary styles. At 12.5 percent alcohol, this pinot noir can go the distance from aperitif to dessert. If has aromatic bouquets and flavors of ripe red cherry, raspberry and currants. Light tannins mingle with the fruit for a delicious finish. It’s ready to drink now but also has the potential to improve with five to seven years of aging. Drink it with duck confit, poultry, steak, tuna, short ribs, roasted vegetables and cheeses. Buy it at: Langenstein’s in Metairie and Dorignac’s. Drink it at: Cochon, Central City BBQ, Vyoone’s and Cava.

2017 Berne Inspiration Rose Cotes de Provence, France Retail $20-$24 Inspiration from Chateau de Berne is a textbook example of a rose from Provence. Despite the arrival of waves of new roses from other regions, the wines of Provence in southern France remain the gold standard. The wine is 50 percent grenache noir, 30 percent cinsault and 20 percent syrah, all indigenous to the region. Its bouquet is soft with seductive strawberry notes and watermelon. On the palate, it offers elegant and powerful flavors of just-picked flowers and red fruit as well as good acidity. Enjoy it solo or with fish prepared with herbs such as basil, thyme and lavender. Buy it at: some Rouses, Vieux Carre Wine & Spirits and The Fresh Market on St. Charles Avenue and in Mandeville. Drink it at: Zydeco Jambalaya and Sal & Judy’s in Lacombe.

2016 Kentia Albarino

Rias Baixas, Spain Retail $13 Rias Baixas is in northwestern Spain near Portugal. Pergola is a grapevine shaping system in which the arms of the vines are pointed upwards instead of being set to grow laterally. Albarino prospers under this trellising system, with even ripening, fully fleshed out acidity and development of its flavor. Some of this maturing on the vine has to do with the innate qualities of the albarino fruit, and some is attributable to the vineyard’s proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. With its acidity, Kentia is very food friendly. Drink it with seafood, especially shellfish, lobster and crabs. Buy it at: Vieux Carre Wine & Spirits, Dorignac’s and Habanos and The Wine Seller in Slidell. Drink it at: Desi Vega’s Steakhouse, Vyoone’s and Freret Beer Annex.

Broadbent Vinho Verde Rose NV

Oporto, Portugal Retail $9-$12 Vinho Verde is made in northern Portugal, mostly around the town of Porto and the area bordering Spain. This Bartholomew Broadbent selection is made from a grape blend of 50 percent loureiro, 40 percent trajadura and 10 percent pederna. A small injection of carbon dioxide gives it a spritzy character. Lemon and white peach define its fresh character and it has an alcohol level of 9 percent. Serve chilled with strawberries, peaches, watermelon, shrimp remoulade and barbecue. Drink it young. Buy it at: The Wine Seller, most Rouses, Langenstein’s and Whole Food Markets in Uptown and Mandeville. Drink it at: Saba and Three Muses.

2014 Candoni Organic Pinot Grigio

Lombardy, Italy Retail $12-$15 The second most popular white grape varietal in America is pinot grigio/pinot gris. It’s the same grape but with Italian and French names, and there are stylistic differences in fruit expression and acid structure. Italian winemaker Candoni grows grapes without pesticides and minimum water-use regulations, which results in delicious fruit flavor without cloying sweetness. It has strong flavors of citrus and undertones of fig, melon, pear and pineapple. Drink it with appetizers like prosciutto and figs or Parma ham wrapped around asparagus with lemon. Buy it at: Fresh Market on St. Charles Avenue and at Whole Foods Market in Mandeville. Drink it at: Breads on Oak and Andy’s Bistro.

2016 Remy Pannier Vouvray

Loire Valley, France Retail $18-$20 France’s Loire Valley is defined by a river of the same name, and winemaking has been a part of the region’s lush growing tradition since the first century. Remy Pannier is the largest wine producer in the region and this vouvray, made entirely from chenin blanc grapes, was vinified at one of the vintner’s three Loire Valley wineries. Produced without malolactic fermentation, the pressing and fermentation were completed at low temperatures to allow the ripe fruit to shine. It aged 10 months on the lees and was not exposed to oak, which preserved its minerality. It exudes chenin blanc’s trademark flavors of apple, honeysuckle, brioche and stone fruits with low tannins and restrained acidity. Drink it with fish dishes, salads and fruit. Buy it at: Dorignac’s and Habanos and The Wine Seller in Slidell. Drink it at: The Ritz-Carlton, Cafe Sbisa and Briquette.

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NEW ORLEANS IS NOT KNOWN FOR MODERATION, BUT LOW-ALCOHOL DRINKS, including wine and beer, are becoming more popular at local stores, breweries and restaurants. In recent years, Europe has seen a trend toward lower alcohol drinks for reasons including aging populations, stricter laws regulating drinking and driving and a health movement that became more of a passion than a fad. Importing European bottlings helped spread interest in wines with lower alcohol by volume. On the West Coast, people interested in healthier lifestyles embraced lighter, refreshing wine styles, and the trend for lower alcohol drinks has crossed the country and beverage categories. Beer producers and distillers in the U.S. are investing in nonalcoholic and lower-alcohol products, looking to reduce the alcohol but not the character of their beverages. “Our best-seller is a light American lager called Paradise Park, an easy drinking light beer,” says Urban South Brewery Co-founder Kyle Huling. “It’s the No. 1 craft beer in our brewery with customers … (and) also our distributor’s top craft beer.” “Our challenge is to build a lighter-style beer that compromises nothing in taste nor structure,” he adds, recommending the beer be paired with food found at barbecues and crawfish boils. Wine drinkers are showing greater appreciation of lower-alcohol options as well. At Trader Joe’s in Metairie, General Manager Nick Parnell likes lighter, lower-alcohol, well-structured wines. “Lots of young, accessible Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese wines traditionally have naturally lower alcohol levels,” Parnell says. “I find them light, easy drinking, fuss–free and approachable.” “The Espiral Vinho Verde is a perfect example, not a very sophisticated wine,” he says. The effervescent white wine has flavors of green apple and melon and an alcohol level of 9 percent, and Its $4.49 price tag hasn’t hurt its popularity. Parnell also recommends Secco, an Italian frizzante, or sparkling wine, with 10 percent alcohol. It costs $5.59. “It’s a proprietary blend with some pinot grigio — off-dry, easydrinking and appears to appeal to everyone,” he says. At Trader Joe’s, a French classic from the Loire Valley, LaCheteau

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Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Sur Lie, has an alcohol level of 12 percent. “[It has] soft, showing lemony flavors, chalky with minerality, delicious acidity, tangy aftertaste and aromatics like seawater with a brininess,” he says. Muscadet wines go well with shellfish and other seafood. At Antoine’s, wine director Kevin O’Neill also noticed the growing popularity of lower-alcohol wines. “My clientele at Antoine’s mostly select European wines like Sancerre from France’s Loire Valley, French Burgundy, northern Italian wines, Austria’s Gruner Veltliners and German Rieslings in the Trocken (dry) style,” O’Neill says. “Most of our usual clients prefer lighter, lower-alcohol and more neutral wines when dining on seafood and vegetables.” With meat dishes, many people prefer European Burgundies and Bordeaux wines instead of the often higher-alcohol cabernet sauvignons and blends from California. “French Bordeaux wines are quite different than our California wines,” O’Neill says. Bordeaux wines have alcohol levels at 13.5 to 14 percent, while some California wines top 16 percent. There also are lower-alcohol wines coming from California. “A couple of notable wines are Fort Ross Seaview pinot noir from Sonoma Coast and Populis sauvignon blanc out of Mendocino Valley,” O’Neill says. The interest in lower-alcohol wines is spreading in California. “A lot of newer wineries along the Russian River are making ‘food-friendly’ wines,” O’Neill says. “Some call them neutral, lighter wines.”

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Classic 1960’s Old-Fashioned Cocktail Hotel Monteleone bartender Marvin Allen’s version of the Old-Fashioned cocktail is still an oft-consumed classic at the Carousel Bar & Lounge.

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Elysian fields of greens

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Medal round THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION

(www.jamesbeard.org) announced finalists for its 2019 culinary awards. New Orleans usually is well represented at the prestigious awards, considered by many the Oscars of the food world. A list of semifinalists was published in February and has been whittled down to a list of finalists. Winners will be announced

Vegetables shine on the menu at The Elysian Bar BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund “I JUST NEED SOMETHING FRESH . There are no vegetables anywhere in this town.” Many New Orleanians who have entertained out-of-town visitors have heard this complaint before, though as residents and diners, locals know it’s not true. Restaurants throughout the area are showing off local produce and fresh ingredients in innovative ways every day. But every time someone complains about a lack of greenery on local plates, I get defensive (we all remember #kalegate). But instead of letting frustration get the better of me, I prove them wrong at places like Saint-Germain with its crudites, Marjie’s Grill and its piles of fresh herbs and spring parties at Paradigm Gardens, where chefs work with the urban garden’s bounty of produce. The latest spot on my “I’ll show you vegetables” tour is the Elysian Bar, which opened late last year inside the stunning new Hotel Peter and Paul, named for the former church in Faubourg Marigny. The restaurant’s unique dining space fills the first floor of the church’s rectory, which nor has a parlorlike sitting room in front, a petite dining room with windows looking over the courtyard and a barroom with pillars that look like upside-down cypress tree stumps. Here chefs Alex Harrell and Martha Wiggins serve preserved mushrooms with a dollop of fresh ricotta and micro greens, pickled shallots and dill. Buttery florets of crispy cauliflower steal the show, paired with creamy

WHERE

Hotel Peter and Paul, 2317 Burgundy St., (504) 356-6769; www.theelysianbar.com

The 2019 James Beard Award finalists were announced Wednesday.

olivade and sheep’s milk cheese. And a dish simply called “lettuces” has a light shallot vinaigrette on a mix of leafy greens and arugula, edible marigold flower buds, sunflower seeds and fried shallots. Even in the dishes built around meat, bright and lively vegetable sides vie for the spotlight. Hanger steak is served with carrot-pecan romesco and salsa verde, and a confit chicken leg quarter arrives with wedges of escarole and tart roasted apples. The menu seems designed for sharing small plates, though some of the larger dishes serve as modestly sized entrees. Southern-style smoked Gulf fish often is served in rillette or dip form, but at Elysian Bar, silky hunks of fish are piled high on crusty bread with avocado and confit leeks with tiny pearls of pickled mustard seed and sprigs of dill perched delicately on top.

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WHAT WORKS whipped ricotta with preserved mushrooms, smoked Gulf fish

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Chef Alex Harrell serves a menu of small plates at The Elysian Bar in the Hotel Peter and Paul.

Fans of fried Brussels sprouts will like the version here, with bronzed leaves, smoked almonds, pucker and sweetness from pickled raisins and tang from a sheen of vinegar. Much of the menu has remained the same since the restaurant opened, and while the quality of the dishes has been consistent, the small menu could use some variety or variation. The phrase “vegetable-forward” has become more common, and it’s accurate for the pleasing menu at The Elysian Bar. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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CHECK, PLEASE

lively vegetable dishes steal the spotlight at Marigny hotel restaurant

at the James Beard Awards Gala on May 6 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Below, the local finalists: • Outstanding Chef: Donald Link. The co-founder of Herbsaint, Cochon and Peche has been nominated five times for Outstanding Chef. He won Best Chef: South in 2007. • Outstanding Pastry Chef: Kelly Fields. The Willa Jean co-owner and pastry chef has been a semifinalist for this award four times. • Outstanding Restaurateur: JoAnn Clevenger of Upperline. Clevenger opened her Uptown restaurant in 1983 and is the creator of the now ubiquitous dish fried green tomatoes with shrimp remoulade. She’s been in the running for this award six times. • Outstanding Service: Brigtsen’s. Chef/owner Frank Brigtsen’s restaurant serves contemporary Creole cuisine in Riverbend. • Outstanding Wine Program: Bacchanal Wine. The Bywater wine shop and courtyard restaurant was a semifinalist last year. • Rising Star Chef of the Year: Ana Castro of Coquette. The award is focused on chefs younger than 30 years old. • Best Chef: South Kristen Essig and Michael Stoltzfus. The Coquette chefs both were finalists for this award last year. Slade Rushing. The chef of Brennan’s has been nominated for this award four times before. Isaac Toups. The chef and owner

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EAT+DRINK of Toups’ Meatery and Toups South has been a finalist for this award once before. New Orleans also has two finalists for Beard media awards. Brett Anderson of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune is nominated for the Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award. Loyola University New Orleans historian Justin Nystrom was nominated for his book “Creole Italian: Sicilian Immigrants and the Shaping of New Orleans Food Culture.” — HELEN FREUND

Jason Sorbet of Barrel Proof. Ken Jackson is a new managing partner. Harris’ “New Orleans gastrobar” menu includes shareable plates such as beef tartare with pho garnishes and a smoked egg yolk, redfish rillettes with capers and grilled bread and duck liver mousse with mostarda,

Slavic solo food SLAVIC SOUL FOOD SPOT KUKHNYA

(2227 St. Claude Ave.; www.facebook.com/kukhnyasiberia) is leaving the Siberia Lounge in April to open a standalone restaurant, its owners announced March 28 on the restaurant’s Facebook page. The restaurant’s last day at the St. Claude Avenue music club will be April 7. Owners expect to open at 1300 St. Bernard Ave. by April 17. Kukhnya has served beet burgers, pierogis and Polish kielbasa at the

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Patrons eat Kukhnya’s “Slavic soul food” at the bar of Faubourg Marigny music club Siberia.

St. Claude Avenue spot for seven years. The new restaurant, to be called The Green Room Kukhnya, will have a similar menu and a bar. — HELEN FREUND

Franklin reboot FOLLOWING A NINE-MONTH SHUTTER , Marigny restaurant The

Franklin (2600 Dauphine St., 504267-0640) reopened March 25. The restaurant originally opened in 2014 and closed last summer. Owners said they planned on reopening with chef Alex Harrell in the kitchen, but those plans fell through and Harrell now runs the kitchen at The Elysian Bar in the Hotel Peter and Paul. Helming the Franklin is a culinary team led by chef Dane Harris, who returned from Chicago to take over the project. The cocktail program is led by bartenders Evan Wolf, of The Company Burger, Matt LoFink, who previously worked at Cure, and

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Marigny restaurant The Franklin has reopened at 2600 Dauphine St.

pickles and sourdough bread. Larger dishes include a whole fish served with a citrus salsa verde and pork schnitzel with a sunny side up egg and Creole mustard sauce. There also is a vegetable plate and a burger topped with cheddar cheese, roasted tomatoes and aioli. The bar’s cocktail program is inspired by the martini and includes classic drinks such as a Vesper, Martinez, El Presidente and a Rosita, as well as original creations like the Frank Collins made with Cardamaro, Rittenhouse rye, chamomile syrup, soda and lemon. The Franklin is open 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Starting April 28, it will serve dinner 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. — HELEN FREUND

Fire damages Sneaky Pickle THE BYWATER RESTAURANT SNEAKY PICKLE (4017 St. Claude Ave.; www.

yousneakypickle.com) has closed temporarily following heavy damage from a fire last week. The cause of the fire is unknown, owner Ben Tabor said in a press release. The rear of the building was ruined in the blaze. News of the fire was posted to social media sites. The Bywater restaurant, which serves an eclectic menu with many vegan items, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. Tabor said he is still assessing the damage but hopes to reopen by the end of April. Alexis Tabor, Ben’s sister, runs adjacent outdoor wine bar Mouthfeel. The bar did not suffer damage and remains open on a day-to-day basis while the damage to the restaurant is assessed. — HELEN FREUND

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personality Aarti Sequeira (www. aartipaarti.com) will attend the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience next week. She was born in India, grew up in Dubai and now is based in Los Angeles. Sequeira and chef Jacob Cureton host a dinner melding New Orleans and Indian flavors April 3 at Atchafalaya. Sequeira spoke to Gambit about food and journalism.

How did you develop an interest in cooking? SEQUEIRA: I think it was a combination of nature and nurture. I was born into a family with a deep love and care … about food. My husband always makes fun of my family because we’re constantly talking about what we’re going to eat. Some people spend their money on fashion, for me it has always been food and connecting with people through food. I think there’s nothing that can bond people who have never met before more than breaking bread together.

How did you go from being a journalist to your current gig in food television? S: When I was little, I had two games that I would play. One was newsreader, because the news when we grew up was very much the BBC model, where you sat behind a desk and read the news. In the morning, I would grab a newspaper and read it out loud to an imaginary audience. The other game that I would play was to take all my cooking stuff and pull out Play-Doh and I would do an imaginary cooking show. I didn’t realize all of this until I was grown up. I think I chose journalism because I have a passion for understanding people. It was a way for me to tell stories, which is another thing that I love. I grew up in the Middle East during the first Gulf War and I was impacted by watching CNN for the first time. It was intoxicating. I couldn’t let it go.

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I never considered a career in food because for me and my family, it didn’t seem like a career that would lead anywhere. We’re a family of immigrants … and an immigrant’s dream is to push the next generation further. When I looked at a career in food, I didn’t think that would be possible. So I didn’t even consider it. I got married and I was out of work and I was questioning who I was and what I was here for. The place where I found solace was the kitchen. I just cooked and cooked every day. I walked to the supermarket, which living in L.A. is unheard of. It was my husband who noticed that it was really taking fire. I am only now starting to figure out what two parts of me are coming together. I think it is about telling people’s stories about the food they’re making, the food they’ve been taught to make that they’re pushing into the next generation, and how that’s another way to connect people, because I think that we are at a moment when we are so polarized and so divided. When you share a bowl of food, I think that is so innocent and pure that all of those (other) things melt away. You get to see someone on a different level.

What’s next for you? S: I have a couple of TV projects that I’m developing. I’m really excited about it but can’t say too much about it. I’m also working on expanding a little bit more of a lifestyle brand, which has always been in the back of my mind. — HELEN FREUND

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Catalino’s — 7724 Maple St., (504) 6186735; www.facebook.com/catalinosllc — Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise.com — Reservations accepted. L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ 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. $

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. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans. com — Reservations recommended. B, L

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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. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ 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. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

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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. $$

LAKEVIEW 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. $$

METAIRIE Akira Sushi + Hibachi — 3326 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, (504) 304-8820; www. akirametairie.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Mark 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. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ 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. $$

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; www.fullblastbrunch.com — No reservations. Brunch Thu-Mon. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Ikura Sushi + Hibachi — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 485-5658; www.ikuranola.net — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ 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 — Reserva-

Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 8948881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Le’s Baguette Banh Mi Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www.facebook. com/lesbaguettenola — No reservations. B Sat-Sun, L and D daily. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Reservations accepted for five or more. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

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

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

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TUESDAY 2 BMC — Dapper Dandies, 8 Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnson, noon; Rancho Tee Motel, 3Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 6:30; T he Budz, 10 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Taco Tequila and Tiaras with Vanessa Carr, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 6 Circle Bar — Alexander Pian with Joe Kile and Tom Marron, 7 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Kenny Triche & Steve Lofaso, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook and Wendell Brunious, 9 Dragon’s Den — All-Star Covered-Dish Country Jamboree, 9 Ellis Marsalis Center for Music — Sharon Martin, 6:30 House of Blues — Michael Liuzza, 6 The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 One Eyed Jacks — J & the Causeways, 9 Prime Example Jazz Club — The Arthur Mitchell Quintet featuring Arthur Mitchell and Percy William, 8 & 10 Santos Bar — Swinging Utters, Lost in Society, 9 SideBar — Elliott Levin, Dave Cappello, 9 St. Mary’s Chapel, Ursuline Convent — Faulkner Society Spring Concert Series, 6 The Starlight — Dayna Kurtz and Robert Mache, 6; Asher Danziger, 9 Three Muses — Sam Cammarata, 5; Joshua Gouzy, 8

Radar Upcoming concerts »» MOTET AND GUESTS, April 27-28, House of Blues »» MDOU MOCTAR, April 29, Santos Bar »» SPAFFORD, May 4, Civic Theatre »» RISING APPALACHIA, May 5, One Eyed Jacks »» ARCHSPIRE, VIRVUM, INFERI AND WORMHOLE, May 19, Santos Bar »» BUCKCHERRY AND JOYOUS WOLF, May 29, House of Blues »» WAND AND DREAMDECAY, July 11, Gasa Gasa »» TOM KEIFER, Aug. 15, House of Blues »» OH SEES AND PRETTIEST EYES, Oct. 25, One Eyed Jacks »» ANDREW BIRD, Nov. 1, Civic Theatre

WEDNESDAY 3 BMC — The Tempted, 5; LC Smoove, 8 Bamboula’s — Eight Dice Cloth, noon; Bamboulas Hot Jazz Quartet, 3; Mem Shannon, 6:30; Soul Project Original, 10 Bombay Club — Josh Paxton, 8 Check Point Charlie — T Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Mark Carroll & Friends, 6 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7 The Cove at University of New Orleans — Kurt Elling, Jazz at the Sandbar Series, 7 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Chris Zonada, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Carl Leblanc and Ellen Smith, 9:30 House of Blues— Cary Hudson (Restaurant & Bar), 6; SoMo, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Big Sam’s Crescent City Connection, 8:30 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 One Eyed Jacks — SALES with Varsity, 8; Vixens & Vinyl, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran, Topsy Chapman with Palm Court Jazz Band and Tom Sancton, 7 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride presents the Next Generation, 7 & 10 Rock n’ Bowl — Hyperphlyy, 8 Santos Bar — Karaoke Shakedown with Alesondra, 10 SideBar — Mike Dillon and Elliott Levin, 9 The Starlight — Davis Rogan, 5; Tuba Skinny, 8; Nahum Zdybel’s Hot Jazz band, 11 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Hot Club of New Orleans, 8

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BMC — Zoe K., 5; Nawlins Johnnys, 8; R&R Smokin’ Foundation, 11 Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnson, noon; Jan Marie & the Mean Reds, 3; Marty Peters and the Party Meters, 6:30; City of Trees Brass Band, 10 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski with Larry Scala, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Gumbo Cabaret, 5; Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Ferral Erol, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge featuring Rik Slave, 7

Covington Trailhead — New Suit, 5 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Americana Jam Night with Mark Barrett and Maggie Haven, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Todd Squad, 9:30 House of Blues — Jake Landry (Restaurant & Bar), 6; Bon Bon Vivant (Foundation Room), 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 Le Bon Temps Roule — The Soul Rebels, 11 Little Gem Saloon — John Mooney & Marc Stone, 7:30 Live Oak Cafe — Patrick Cooper, 10:30 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Sabertooth Swing, 6 Old Point Bar — Cardboard Cowboy, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Fast Times, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Tim Laughlin and Crescent City Joymakers, 7 Rock n’ Bowl — Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys, 8 Santos Bar — Underhill Family Orchestra, 9 Saturn Bar — Alex McMurray and His Band, 8 SideBar — Quinn Sternberg with Sam Taylor, Brad Webb and Chris Alford, 7; Mark Bingham, Dr. Michael White and Bryan Webre, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jeff Gardner Quartet, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Infinite Trio, 5; Hanna Mignano Trio, 8; Ingrid Lucia Trio, 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Arsene deLay, 8

FRIDAY 5 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Winslow, 6; Retrospex, 9; La Tran-K Salsa Band, 11:59 Bamboula’s — ACE Brass Band, 12 Bamboula’s — Jeremy Joyce Adventure, 11; Kala Chandra Jazz, 2:15; Smoky Greenwell Blues Band, 5:30; Tree-house Brass Band, 8:45 Bombay Club — Don Vappie Trio, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Davis Rogan, 7; Greg Schatz, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 9 Casa Borrega — Olivya Lee, 7 Central City BBQ — Justin Molaison, 5 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Louisiana Hellbenders, 8; Bywater Rock Group, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & friends, 7; The Bush Hogs, 9:30

PREVIEW Cimafunk with Soul Rebels BY RAPHAEL HELFAND

ERIK IGLESIAS RODRIGUEZ, aka Cimafunk, is not afraid of borders. The first half of his stage name comes from “cimarron,” Spanish for wild or untamed. The term has come to stand for a freewheeling, untamable lifestyle. It’s fitting for Rodriguez, whose music mixes Afro-Cuban rhythms and elements of old-school and modern funk. The fusion creates an explosive sound, equal parts George Clinton and Los Van Van, though not overly derivative of either. His link to these giants lies less in any particular phrasing or harmony than in an undying allegiance to the groove. Rodriguez’s 2017 debut “Terapia” was a smash hit in his native Cuba, paving the way for headlining gigs at Havana’s top venues and a European tour. Now he’s touring stateside in collaboration with Cuban Educational Travel’s U.S. Cultural Exchange, visiting schools and neighborhood programs along the way. He’s in New Orleans to headline a show at Tipitina’s, in which he’ll share the stage for part of a set with the Soul Rebels. He’ll also sit in with the brass band for a few songs at its show at d.b.a. Friday. Cimafunk and The Soul Rebels will record together while he’s in town, and Rodriguez will run a workshop with students from the Trombone Shorty Music Academy, sharing his genre-bending vision with the next generation of musicians. Cimafunk performs with Soul Rebels, and the Jon Cleary Band will be joined by Herlin Riley to open the show at 10 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas.com. Tickets $20-$22. The Soul Rebels perform at 10 p.m. Friday, April 5, at d.b.a., 618 Frenchmen St., (504) 942-3731; www.dbaneworleans.com. Tickets $15.

SATURDAY 6 BMC — Orphans of Storyville, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3; Les Getrex & Creole Cookin’, 6; Vance Orange, 9; Righteous Wrong, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Sabertooth Swing, 11; G & the Swinging Gypsies Jazz, 2:15; Johnny Mastro Blues Band, 5:30; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 8:45 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7 Bombay Club — Meryl Zimmerman Quartet, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Warren Battiste, 11 a.m.; Gimmie Shelter 2019 with Freddie Blue and the Friendship Circle, 6; Mike Doussan and Cole Williams, 9 Casa Borrega — Olivya Lee, 7

Checkpoint Charlie’s — Jillian Goode, 4; Kenny Triche Band, 8; The Ubaka Brothers, 11 Circle Bar — Dick Deluxe, 5 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Micheal Pearce, 7; Gypsy Stew, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Betty Shirley, 10 House of Blues — Geovane Santos (Restaurant & Bar), noon; Baby Boy Bartels and the Boys, 3:30; Cricket (Foundation Room), 7; Old Riley and the Waters, 7; Lucinda Williams and Buick 6: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 20th Anniversary, 8; Matt Scott, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Cyril Neville and Swamp Funk Band, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7 Oak — Burris, 9 Old Point Bar — Truman Holland & the Back-Porch Review, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Rubblebucket with Mikaela Davis and DJ Doug Funnie, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Will Smith and Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Rock n’ Bowl — 84: A Tribute to Van Halen, 9:30 Santos Bar — Bass Church Electronic Dance Party, 11:59 SideBar — Felipe Karrera, Joey van Leeuwen and Adam Lessnau, 7; Martin Masakowski Presents, 9 Snug Harbor — Ike Stubblefield Organ Trio, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Gypsy Stew, 4; Heidijo, 8; Siren Series with Jan Marie and Margi Cates, 10; Anne Elise Hastings, 10 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Kiwi Lamson duo, 6; Shotgun Jazz, 9 Tipitina’s — Cimafunk, The Soul Rebels, Jon Cleary, Herlin Riley, 10 Twist of Lime — Acala and Empyrean Design, 9

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MONDAY 8 BMC — Zoe K, 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 Bamboula’s — St. Louis Slim, noon; Perdido Jazz Band, 3; G & the Swinging Gypsies, 6:30; Les Getrez N Creole Cooking, 10 Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Decatur Street Allstars, 7 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7; Phono Pony and more, 9:30 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander and the Monday Night Blues Jam Session, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 House of Blues — Sean Riley, 6 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French and The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Rock n’ Bowl — NOLA Swing with DJ Twiggs, 7 Santos Bar — DBOK, Slim Cessna and Norman Westberg, 9 SideBar — Jeb Bishop, Harris Eisenstadt and Jeff Albert, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Swallow the Sun, 7 The Starlight — Lulu and the Broadsides featuring James Singleton and Dayna Kurtz, 6; Shindig with Gina Leslie and Alex Bosworth, 9; Amanda Walker and Keith Burnstein, 10 Three Muses — Monty Bank, 5; Joe Cabral, 8

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS A Music Prelude to Easter. St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley — The Variations on the

Blues, from Baroque to Blue Monday series Tuesday concerts continues with father and son John and Jesse Rees performing “Rhapsody in Blue” and opera star Sarah Jane McMahon singing torch songs. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The organist’s Organ & Labyrinth performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock, played by candlelight. www.albinas.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Gimme Shelter 2019 Benefit Concert. Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant, 1001 Esplanade Ave. — Spencer Bohren, Cole williams, Joy Clark and Freddie Blue and the Friendship Circle perform in the benefit for Covenant House. www. buffasbar.com 6 p.m. Saturday. Lenten Jazz Vespers. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — Albinas Prizgintas sings and plays blues for this session of Lenten vesper services. www. trinityartistseries.com 8 p.m. Sunday. Lera Auerbach. New Orleans Opera Guild Home, 2504 Prytania St. — The American-Russian composer of “The Blind” performs several of her works for piano and discusses the opera, with cocktails and a buffet dinner. $75. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Manny Arteaga Duo. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 5 Victory Ave. — The Venezuelan guitarist and singer performs. www.garden.neworleanscitypark.com 5 p.m. Wednesday. “Membra Jesu Nostri”. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — Krewe de Voix presents Dieterich Buxtehude’s 1680 cantata cycle that depicts the passion through the wound of Christ. A reception follows. www.krewedevoix. com. Requested donation $15. 7 p.m. Friday. Music at Midday. Tulane University, Rogers Memorial Chapel, 1229 Broadway St. — Newcomb Department of Music presents Impromptu Piano Trio. Noon. Free admission. Noon Wednesday. Music Under the Oaks. Newman Bandstand, Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St. — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra String Quartet performs an outdoor concert. Food and drink available. www.audubonnatureinstitute.org. Free admission. 5 p.m. Sunday. Nouveau Classical Project. Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave. — Versipel New Music presents the New York-based contemporary classical music ensemble performing works by classical and pop composers Olga Bell and Gabrielle Herbst, aka GABI, David Bird and Isaac Schankler and a new work by Rick Snow. Tickets $10-$20. 8 p.m. Thursday. Sacred Music Festival. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. — Performers from diverse faith and cultural communities share music, chants, prayers, ceremonies and conversations under the theme “Music Against Hate.” www.neworleanssacredmusicfestival.org. Free admission. 9 a.m. Saturday.

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SPORTS................................. 35 BOOKS................................... 35 FILM Openings................................. 36 Special Showings.................. 36

ON STAGE............................ 36 Opera....................................... 36 Dance....................................... 36

PREVIEW Sacred Music Festival BY WILL COVIELLO SOME LISTENERS MAY CONSIDER the ecstatic music of Gogol Bordello to be a spiritual experience, and that band’s leader, Eugene Hutz (pictured), will join the lineup P H OTO B Y R E N E H U E M E R of sacred music practitioners to close the Sacred Music Festival Saturday, April 6 at the New Orleans Healing Center. The theme is “Music Against Hate” and the event includes a wide array of performers, faiths and musical styles, as well as a peace walk, storytelling, altars and displays. Performancess include guitarist Deacon John Moore playing spirituals, Tibetan chants, Japanese taiko drumming, Tonya Boyd-Cannon’s youth choir, a Muslim call to prayer and more. Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band perform mantra music. Festival founder Sallie Ann Glassman leads a Vodou ceremony at 5:10 p.m. Yogindra Vandana Das arranges a Hindu fire sacrifice. Percussionist Michael Skinkus and Moyuba perform Yoruban sacred songs and rhythms. The peace walk begins at 9 a.m. at St. Roch Park and ends at the New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.neworleanssacredmusicfestival.org. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Free admission.

ART Happenings.......................36 Openings................................. 36 Museums..................................37

Thomas with Johnny Sansone, plus food, drinks and more every Wednesday. Free admission. 5 p.m.

THURSDAY 4 TUESDAY 2 Deutsches Haus Kulturabend. Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss St. — Brigitta Malm discusses “The Road West from Louisiana to Texas,” focusing on the German immigration and tourism books from the 1800s. Food available before the program. Free admission. 7 p.m. “Evolution and Individuation.” First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5212 S. Claiborne Ave. — Jungian analyst Del McNeely discusses the topic. www.jungneworleans.org. $10-$15. 7:30 p.m. Sea Lion & Sustainability Dinner. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St. — Diners are served a three-course dinner with wine pairings while seated among the ancient oaks surrounding the Odenheimer Sea Lion Pool. www.auduboninstitute.org. $115-$125. 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 3 Great Plate Red Beans Competition. Make Music NOLA, 2150 Ursulines Ave., Suite C1 — Eight restaurants vie for a spot in the finals of the Krewe of Red Beans & Dean Beans’ Bean Madness title, with proceeds going to local nonprofits. www.redbeansnola.com. 5 p.m. New Orleans Wine & Food Experience. The annual festival, which runs through Sunday, features seminars, tasting events, wine dinners and contests, plus a host of culinary experiences. Tickets and locations vary. www.nowfe.com. YLC Wednesday at the Square. Lafayette Square, South Maestri Place — The 10-concert weekly series features music by Irma

An Edible Evening. Langston Hughes Academy Charter School, 3519 Trafalgar St. — A garden party under the stars is the fundraiser for Edible Schoolyard New Orleans at First-Line Schools, with food, beverages and music. www.esynola.org/ edibleevening. $60. 7 p.m. Used Book Sale. University of New Orleans, Earl K. Long Library, 2000 Lakeshore Drive — Friends of the UNO Library host a threeday sale of books and more. Noon to 6 p.m. Thursday (early admission from 10 a.m.noon is $5), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. www.libguides.uno.edu/ friends/friends. Free admission. Times vary.

FRIDAY 5 Arts + Action. Courtyard Brewery, 1020 Erato St. — Celebrate 10 years of Community Works with craft beers, food, art activities, music, student art works and a silent auction. www.communityworksla.org. $30. 5:30 p.m. Commemorative Tree Planting and Second Line. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, 1205 N. Rampart St. — NOLA Tree Project celebrates 50,000-trees planted by planting live oaks. There’s also musical entertainment. www.nolatreeproject.org. $25. 5 p.m. Final Fork. Bucktown Farmers Market, 325 Hammond Highway — Four restaurant teams vie to be in the Bean Madness championship match presented by the Krewe of Read Beans and Dead Beans, with proceeds benefiting several local nonprofits. www.redbeansnola.com. 4:30 p.m. Great Louisiana BirdFest. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville —

The annual event features birding trips, food, workshops and more focused on migrating birds. Through April 8. www. northlakenature.org. $5 per trip. New Orleans Spring Bead and Jewelry Show. Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner — The show features jewelry, beads, beading supplies and more. Also Saturday and Sunday. www.aksshow.com. $5. 10 a.m.

SATURDAY 6 Build and Boil. Join Rebuilding Together as volunteer teams provide home repairs to low-income families in the morning and enjoy crawfish and beer in the afternoon. Teams compete in categories like largest team, best team spirit and most money raised, and there’s music, crawfish racing, prizes, raffles and more. Tokens to purchase crawfish and beer will be sold. Noon. Cochon Cotillion XXIII. Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of Orleans Place — Bridge House/Grace House host their annual spoof of traditional Carnival balls to benefit the residential treatment centers, with costumes, a silent auction, raffle, music and food. www.bridgehouse.org. $100. 7 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road. — There are morning and afternoon Easter egg hunts, with age-specific areas (ages 3 and under, 4-6, and 7 and up), photos, face painting, games, plant sales and more. $12-$15. 9:30 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt. Edward A. Dufresne Community Center, 274 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway, Luling — The St. Charles Parish Parks and Recreation egg hunt benefits Special Olympics and includes a hat contest, hunts by age division and photos with the Easter bunny. $2. 11 a.m. Feria de Primavera. Morris Jeff Community School, 211 S. Lopez St. — The Latin celebration at Morris Jeff School has entertain-

ment, games, a rock wall, silent auction and more. www.morrisjeffschool.org. 11 a.m. Finding Your Irish Roots. St. Alphonsus Arts and Cultural Center, 2045 Constance St. — Friends of St. Alphonsus presents a heritage program with corned beef and cabbage lunch and Irish dancers. Email info@friendsofstalphonsus.org. $20. 10 a.m. Freret Street Festival. Freret Street~ between Napoleon Avenue and Valmont Street — The neighborhood event features music, food, pet adoptions and more. 11 a.m. Howling Success. The Advocate Gallery, The New Orleans Advocate, 840 St. Charles Ave. — Peace, Love & Good Juju is the motto for this SPCA fundraiser, with Bryan Batt and Tom Cianfichi as emcees, food, music and silent and live auctions. Attendees are encouraged to dress in boho chic-inspired attire. www.la-spca.org. $125-$250. 7 p.m. Jazzed for Education. The Forum, 3208 N. Arnoult St., Metairie — The Jefferson Dollars for Scholars event honors businesses and foundations for their commitments to public education. www.jeffersondollarsforscholars.org. $100-$175. 7:30 p.m. New Orleans Botanical Garden Spring Garden Show. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 3 Victory Ave., City Park — The festival includes exhibits, vendors, child-friendly activities, educational programs, arts and crafts, cooking demonstrations and music. Also Sunday. www.neworleanscitypark. com. $5-10. 9 a.m. Pet Adoption. Clearview Mall, 4436 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie — Meet adoptable pets and talk with counselors from the Louisiana SPCA. There’s also a bake sale for the Special Needs Fund. www.la-spca.org. 10 a.m. Poets for Art. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park — Louisiana Poet Laureate Jack B. Bedell leads a poetry workshop for students in grades 8th–12th grades during National Poetry Month. Students will take a museum tour to select a work of art that inspires or engages them and write a poem for publication in a soft-bound book participants will receive. $15. 10 a.m. “Southern Nights” Gala. Abita Springs Town Hall, 22161 Level St., Abita Springs — The fundraiser for the Women’s Center for Healing and Transformation has live and silent auctions, dinner and raffles. www.womenscenterforhealing.org. $60. 7 p.m. Spring Fiesta. New Orleans Spring Fiesta Association, 826 St. Ann St. — Spring Fiesta includes a variety of self-guided tours of homes and courtyards in the French Quarter and Uptown. Guided history and architecture tours of the French Quarter. There’s also a brunch at Antoine’s. Times and prices vary by date. www.springfiestanola.com. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Spring in the Swamp. Jean Lafitte National Park, 6588 Barataria Blvd., Marrero — Celebrate the season with alligators, birds and wildflowers; become a Junior Ranger, ex-

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PREVIEW New Orleans Wine & Food Experience BY WILL COVIELLO THE ROYAL STREET STROLL has long been one of the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience’s (NOWFE) most popular events, drawing more than 1,500 people, says Executive Director Aimee Brown. It features vintners P H OTO B Y C H R I S G R A N G E R pouring wine at art galleries and antique shops, while jazz bands and the costumed Krewe of Cork parade on Royal Street. The event (5:30 p.m.8:30 p.m. Thursday) will be a little bit cooler this year after organizers moved the festival from Memorial Day weekend to early April. NOWFE programming looks like it has in recent years, with a few tweaks and new outdoor events April 3-7 at various locations. The core of the festival is a pair of Grand Tastings — 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday — at the Sugar Mill. Each tasting features more than 50 wineries pouring wine samples and 50 local restaurants serving small bites. New this year is a tented outdoor area, and the festival requires that wines offered be priced no less than $14 at stores. Moving the event to April also has enabled more winery owners and winemakers to represent their bottlings, Brown says. Attendees can order wines directly from vintners and pick up purchases at Brady’s Wine Warehouse. Tickets are $129 in advance, $149 at the door, and $195 for VIP admission, which includes cocktails and access to the VIP lounge. The Tournament of Roses is a tasting of blush wines on Fulton Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. There are 50 roses including sparkling wines from around the world and food. Tickets are $35. NOWFE also has a cochon de lait party at Central City BBQ Thursday. Wine dinners presented by partnered wineries and chefs take place at restaurants around town Wednesday evening. There also are tasting seminars, a NOWFE brunch and other events. A festival app lists what wineries and restaurants are participating at each event. A portion of festival proceeds support Cafe Reconcile and a scholarship for a New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute student. Visit www.nowfe.com for tickets and information.

plore the trail and discover swamp critters with dipnets. Also Sunday. www.nps.gov/ jela. Free admission. 10 a.m. Guided trail walks at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. St. Bernard Irish Italian Islenos Parade. St. Bernard Parish Goverment Complex, 8201 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette — The blend of three cultures comes together for this Chalmette parade with the theme “Not All Superheros Wear Capes, Some Toss Produce” on West Judge Perez Drive, starting and ending at the government complex. www.iiiparade.com. Noon.

SUNDAY 7 Easter Egg Hunt. Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss St. — Children’s crafts, games, prizes and more are on tap. Reservations requested by Sunday, March 31. Call (504) 251-4970 or rmancini3@cox.net for reservations and information. www.deutscheshaus.org. 11 a.m.. Made In Louisiana Festival of Food, Beverages and Culinary Products. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — The festival includes purveyors offering craft beers, pickles, sauces, snacks, pepper jelly, breads, absinthe, jambalaya, sausage, pies, salsa, cocktails and more. www.natfab. org. $12-$20. 12:30 p.m. Pinch A Palooza. Deanie’s Seafood, 1713 Lake Ave., Metairie — The festival and crawfish-eating contest in Bucktown features music, food specialties and more, with a $1 donation for The Good Shepherd School. www.pinchapalooza.com. Noon. Promenade Luncheon and Fashion Show. Metairie Country Club, 580 Woodvine Ave., Metairie — JPAS Leading Ladies Guild hosts Escape to the South Pacific,

with contests, raffles and food. www.jpas. org $55. 11 a.m.

SPORTS Aces Against Aneurysms Tennis Tournament. Pelican Athletic Club, 1170 Meadowbrooke Blvd., Mandeville — Aneurysm Awareness is the beneficiary of the round robin format (partners will be provided), a silent auction and resale of gently-used tennis attire. www.brainsupportnola.com. $50. Monday. Autism Speaks Walk. Lakefront Arena, 6801 Franklin Ave. — Walk to raise funds for autism awareness. www.act.autismspeaks.org. 9 a.m. Saturday. Girls On the Run Spring 5K. Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St. — The race marks the conclusion of 10-week program for girls in grades 3-8. It’s open to the public and there’s a post-race dance party. www.gotrnola.org/5K. $35. 8 a.m. Saturday. March of Dimes 5K. City Park Festival Grounds, 1701 Wisner Blvd. — The fundraising walk raises money for the March of Dimes. www.neworleanscitypark.com. 6 a.m. Saturday. Pelicans Basketball. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Girod St. — The Pelicans take on the Charlotte Hornets. www. smoothiekingcenter.com. $6-$81. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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FILM Some national chains do not announce their opening weekend lineups in time for Gambit’s print deadline. This is a partial list of films running in the New Orleans area this weekend.

OPENINGS “The Best of Enemies” (PG-13) — Civil rights activist Ann Atwater (Taraji P. Henson) faces former KKK leader C.P. Ellis (Sam Rockwell) in this biographical drama about desegregation of public schools. AMC DineIn Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Maze” — Irish Republican Army (IRA) members staged one of the most infamous prison breakouts in Europe, which is fictionalized in this 2017 crime drama. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “The Mustang” (R) — A violent convict is assigned to train and tame a wild mustang in a prison rehabilitation program. Matthais Schoenaerts and Bruce Dern star. Broad Theater. “New York International Children’s Film Festival Tour — Kid Flicks Two” — A trio of award-winning children’s films are shown as part of a new children’s film series. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Palau: The Movie” — In this faith-based drama based on a true story, a man born in a small Argentinian town commits his life to God. At 7 p.m. Thursday and 12:55 p.m. Saturday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Pet Sematary” (R) — Jason Clarke and John Lithgow star in this latest adaptation of Stephen King’s horror book about a man who brings the dead back to the life. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Shazam!” (PG-13) — A kid becomes an adult superhero with the shout of “Shazam!” in this latest DC comic book adaptation. Zachary Levi (TV’s “Chuck”) stars. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Styx” — An emergency room doctor comes to the aid of a group of refugees shipwrecked on the high seas in this 2018 German drama. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

SPECIAL SHOWINGS “Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)” (PG13) — Kristy Swanson stars as a teenage girl who battles vampires in this fantasy comedy from writer Joss Whedon. At noon Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday at Movie Tavern Northshore. “Howl’s Moving Castle” (PG) — After being cursed with the body of an old witch, a young woman asks an insecure young wizard for help. From director Hayao Miyazaki. At 12:55 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14. “I am Going to Kill Someone This Friday” — A seemingly normal, middle-aged man goes off the rails in this thriller. The special presentation features writer-director Durden Godfrey and writer-producer Jared Rush. At 9 p.m. Friday at Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “Khalid — Free Spirit” (R) — The animated movie is a companion piece to the R&B singer’s upcoming album of the same name. Screening concludes with exclusive album listening with artist commentary. At 7 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “MetLive — Die Walkure” — Soprano Christine Goerke plays Brunnhilde, a warrior daughter who loses her immortality, in Wagner’s classic opera. At 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Noah (2019)” (G) — The live production based on the biblical story comes to theaters for limited screenings. At 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14. “Out of Blue” — A female detective investigating an astrophysicist’s death is affected in ways she can’t understand. Patricia Clarkson and James Caan star in the movie shot in New Orleans. At 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Zeitgeist Theatre and Lounge. “The Philadelphia Story” — Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart costar in this 1940 romantic comedy about a woman who learns hard truths before a

planned remarriage. At noon and 7:10 p.m. Wednesday at The Grand 16 Slidell. “Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus” — The 1968 concert special includes appearances by The Who, Jethro Tull, John Lennon and Marianne Faithful. At 7 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Sing” (PG) — In order to save his theater in the humanoid animal city, a local talent buyer hosts a singing competition. features the voices of Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon. At 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at Movie Tavern Northshore. “Trinity Seven — Heavens Library & Crimson Lords” (R) — A high school student is targeted by a teacher at a mystical school in this anime movie from director Hiroshi Nishikiori. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

ON STAGE “Azul.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — Southern Rep presents former New Orleanian Christina Quintana’s drama. Tickets $25-$40. 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. “Barbecue.” Fortress of Lushington, 2215 Burgundy St. — The Radical Buffoons present the satire, a modern exploration of family dynamics. www.theradicalbuffoons. com. Tickets $20-$30. 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. “Buyer & Cellar.” Tulane University, McWilliams Hall, 6823 St. Charles Ave. — Tulane University and the Newcomb Department of Music present Greg Kata in this one-man comedy. www.showtix4u.com Tickets $10$15. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 5 p.m. Sunday. “CockTales: Stories by Men Seeing to Change Toxic Male Culture.” Z’otz Cafe, 8210 Oak St. — Performers recite monologues curated from professional, public and amateur lectures written by other men. Also Sunday, April 7. Allways Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. Free admission. 7 p.m. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Sunday. “Earthalujah! Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — The two-night show has a late-night party-show Saturday and a gospel concert Sunday that is part political rally, part church service and part comedy. Tickets $12-$20. 10 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday “Heroes and Villains.” Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts , 1419 Basin St. — Cirque Musica presents the story of an avid comic fan who becomes lost in a fantasy world. The show features circus and acrobatic talent and musical selections performed by the LPO. www.lpomusic. com. Tickets $10-$140. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. “Mamma Mia.” Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell — ABBA’s hits form the backdrop for the tale of a young woman’s search for her birth father before her wedding. www.cuttingedgetheater.com. Tickets $30-$38. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. “Some Like It Hot.” Gretna Cultural Center for the Arts, 740 Fourth St., Gretna — The stage adaptation of the classic Marilyn Monroe/Tony Curtis movie about two musicians posing as women to escape gangsters has an buffet dining option. (504) 362-4451. Tickets $40-$53. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday. “South Pacific.” Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie — JPAS presents the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic set in World War II that looks at

romance, duty and prejudice. Tickets $20-$60. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “Suddenly Last Summer.” Loyola University New Orleans, Lower Depths Theater, 6363 St. Charles Ave. — Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans stages the drama. Tickets $15-$28. 8 p.m. Friday to Sunday. “Tainted Cabaret.” Allways Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — Ula Uberbusen, James & the Giant Pasty and Shirley Gnome appear in a burlesque funny show. Tickets $15, $30 VIP. 11:55 a.m. Saturday. “Trixie Minx’s Burlesque Ballroom.” The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St. — The program presents a modern twist on a classic burlesque show, with a live band. www.sonesta.com/jazzplayhouse. Tickets $20. 11 p.m. Friday. “Violet.” Loyola University New Orleans, Marquette Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave. — This award-winning musical follows a scarred woman who embarks on a cross-country bus trip. www.cmfa.loyno. edu. 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

OPERA “The Blind.” Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St. — Lera Auerbach’s acapella opera is about a group of blind patients led into the forest by their priest. Through Sunday. www.neworleansopera.org. Tickets $50. 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. “The Coronation: A Bee Opera.” Music Box Village, 4557 N. Rampart St. — The experimental opera by Bernard Pearce is about bees, the process of crowning a new queen and the rivalries and competitions inherent in the hive’s search for a leader. Music is provided by Jonathan Freilich and improvisers including Helen Gillet, Julie Odell, Anais St. John and others. www. musicboxvillage.com. Tickets $20-$30. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

DANCE “Halfway to Dawn.” Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St. — The Contemporary Arts Center presents David Rousseve’s work about jazz composer Billy Sweet Pea Strayhorn. Xavier University will host a reception following opening night. www. cacno.org. Tickets $30. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

ART OPENINGS Angela King Gallery, 241 Royal St. — “What Lies Beneath,” an exhibit of glass sculptures by Rick Beck; opening reception 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Ariodante Gallery, 535 Julia St. — Featured artists are Kim Zabbia and Matthew Moore, with jewelry by Katya and crafts by Hector Ferrel and Charlie Matz, with David Lumpkin as lagniappe artist; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Arthur Roger Gallery, 432 Julia St. — “CHIHULY” exhibit of new works by Dale Chihuly, through June 22; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Carol Robinson Gallery, 840 Napoleon Ave. — “Seeking the Ephemeral,” exhibit of new sculpture in stoneware clay by Tinka Jordy, through April 30; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday.

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REVIEW ‘Where You Come From is Gone’ and ‘The Valley Below’ BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT THE LAND WE CALL AMERICA once was an unspoiled place before uninvited immigrants began arriving in large numbers, bringing crime and disease with them. The immigrants came mostly from Europe and soon overran Native Americans’ idyllic lands and exiled the indigenous people to refugee enclaves called reservations. In “Where You Come From is Gone” at Staple Goods, photographers Jared Ragland and Cary Norton used an antique camera, archaic photo processes and a portable darkroom in a truck to document sites where Native Americans once lived in Alabama, places now sometimes empty and resonant with a sense of absence. “Garrett Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama, 2017” is emblematic, a dark arboreal vortex beyond a cemetery that evokes a desolate Anselm Kiefer painting. There lie the remains of the area’s last Cherokee chief, who died just before his tribe’s forced exile. The aura of silence is deafening. The imprints of place, culture and class are explored in Janna Ireland’s realistic yet subtly ethereal photographs set in suburban Los Angeles in her “The Valley Below” expo at Antenna Gallery. She appears as a central yet neutral figure at a tastefully posh, traditional San Fernando Valley manse, where her role as a contemplative observer who happens to be black gives us a kind of ebony Virginia Woolfean view of a classic California wonderland. In images that flow together with the disjointed continuity of dreams, we see her applying makeup in a mirror in “Cream” (pictured), posed shyly in a swimsuit by a pool in “The Diving Board” and amid palms or citrus trees in scenes reminiscent of anthropological self-portraits. Others include domestic interior details from her husband’s grandfather’s home, where his taste for splendid yet understated objects, further distilled through the photographer’s eye, yields pristinely somnambulistic domestic tableaux. Combining work from two earlier series, Ireland provides us with a penetrating look into the psychic dimensions of a specific place in a particular locale in photographs that often read like elegant experiments in pure perception. Both through April 7. “The Valley Below” by Janna Ireland. Antenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.antenna.works. “Where You Come From is Gone” by Jared Ragland and Cary Norton. Staple Goods, 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.staplegoods.org.

Claire Elizabeth Gallery, 131 Decatur St. — “Le Terroir & Le Ciel” exhibit, featuring works by Lisa Di Stefano and George Marks, looks at elements of land and sky, through May 27; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Gallery 600 Julia, 600 Julia St. — “Acadian Menagerie” features oil paintings by naturalist Mickey Asche, through April 30; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400 Julia St. — “Destiny is Destiny (sing my song),” abstract paintings and sculpture by Anastasia Pelias, and “UnHinge,” new mixed media paintings and sculpture by Aimee Farnet Siegel, through April 12; opening reception, 5 p.m. Saturday. M.S. Rau Antiques, 630 Royal St. — “From Sea to Shining Sea: 200 Years of American Art,” exhibit of American painters through World War I, through June 8; opening 9 a.m. Saturday. New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St. — “Unrestricted,” exhibition of New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts students of abstract art in paintings and mixed media, through May 2; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Stella Jones Gallery, Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132 — “Shadows in the Garden” exhibit by Delita Martin features mixed media exploring how women of color traditionally have been defined, through May 28; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday.

HAPPENINGS Artist Reception for Udo Noger. Callan Contemporary, 518 Julia St. — The artist will be on hand for a reception of his exhibit “Translucent.” 6 p.m. Saturday. Julia Street Art Walk. Julia Street, 300 to 600 blocks — Warehouse District galleries open their doors to the public the first Saturday of every month for self-guided tours of the arts district. 6 p.m. Saturday. Response: Artists in the Park. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 5 Victory Ave., City Park — The New Orleans Botanical Garden Foundation presents an exhibition and live auction with garden-inspired works from more than 75 local artists, also Friday through Sunday; Celebration Reception 6:30 p.m. Friday ($50). www.responseartistsinthepark.com 10 a.m. Thursday through Sunday. “Traversing Between” and “Drawn Underwater.” LeMieux Galleries, 332 Julia St. — Encore reception for Deebra Ludwig and Margaret Tolbert’s exhibits, respectively, closing April 13. www.lemieuxgalleries.com 6 p.m. Saturday.

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