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MAY 14 -20, 2019 VOLUME 40 | NUMBER 20 NEWS

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COMMENTARY 10 CLANCY DUBOS

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Bayou boogie

TUE. MAY 14 | The great New Orleans saxophonist and clarinetist Sidney Bechet did much to make soloing a focus in jazz. Clarinetist Evan Christopher is joined by bassist Roland Guerin, pianist David Torkanowsky and banjoist Don Vappie to celebrate Bechet on May 14, the day of his birth and death. At 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Snug Harbor.

Deer Tick WED. MAY 15 | Providence, Rhode Island indie rockers Deer Tick returned from a four-year hiatus with a vengeance, releasing two self-titled albums in 2017. This tour focuses on “Mayonnaise,” a 2019 compilation of covers and different versions of earlier recordings. Courtney Marie Andrews opens at 9 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

The Suffers, Anders Osborne and Tab Benoit perform at Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo BY WILL COVIELLO

Foo Fighters

ANDERS OSBORNE HAS BEEN ALL OVER NEW ORLEANS in the weeks

since releasing Southern California-inspired “Buddah and the Blues“ on his Back on Dumaine records April 26. He’s got one more festival gig before going on tour, and it’s practically in his backyard. Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo features Osborne, The Suffers, Tab Benoit, The Radiators, Erica Falls and others in a free festival on Bayou St. John from Dumaine Street to Lafitte Avenue May 17-19. There are three music stages, a kids’ stage, craft vendors and more. The music lineup covers a range of local music genres and includes a few visiting bands. After performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and on the main stage at 2018’s Voodoo Music + Art Experience, The Suffers perform at Bayou Boogaloo at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Vocalist Kam Franklin leads the Houston group and croons over its mix of rock, soul, R&B, Latin grooves and more. Anders Osborne follows at 8 p.m. Also visiting from Texas is Austin’s Shinyribs. Kevin Russell of Austin’s alt-country group The Gourds started Shinyribs as a side project. Essentially a country band with a horn section, it fuses an Americana blend of country, funk and soul sounds. It performs at 4:45 p.m. Saturday. Bluesman Tab Benoit has his own headlining set at 7 p.m. Sunday, but he’s also got a side gig. Benoit sets aside his guitar for a drum kit with The Fuzz, a Police tribute band that performs at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Angelo Moore is a co-founder of the Los Angeles ska-, funk- and punk-inspired band Fishbone. He’s released three albums with his side project Brand New Step, including “Sacrifice” in 2017. The band lineup changes and performances

WED.-THU. MAY 15-16 | The Foo Fighters weren’t able to open The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans in February because guitarist and leader Dave Grohl needed surgery, but the band is back with the same local openers. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue performs at 7 p.m. Wednesday and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band opens at 7 p.m. Thursday.

India.Arie often include guests. It performs at 4 p.m. Saturday. Haiti’s RAM plays mizik rasin, a fusion of rock ’n’ roll, folkloric music and Voodoo ritual. The group has visited New Orleans often in recent years, and it will be joined by a local dance group for its performance at 2:15 p.m. Saturday. The lineup includes raucous party bands Debauche, with its frenzied “Russian mafia band” vibes and the Morning 40 Federation. There’s Cajun music from Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, and fiddler Amanda Shaw performs. Suspects Tribal Gold is a funk band featuring the New Orleans Suspects and Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Juan Pardo. There’s jazz from New Orleans Swamp Donkeys and longtime Preservation Hall Jazz Band drummer Joe Lastie and his New Orleans Sound band. Cowboy Mouth closes the festival Saturday with an 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. set, and drummer Fred LeBlanc also has a slot at 4:15 p.m. on the kids’ stage, where he’ll read from his children’s book. The festival always attracts attendees to the bayou in everything from kayaks to giant inflatable rafts to improvised floating rigs. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will have a presence at the festival to

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Bon Bon Vivant performs at the 2018 Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo.

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encourage people to be safe, says festival organizer Jared Zeller. The festival also has several peripheral events, including a bicycle pub crawl and kayak and canoe races Saturday morning and yoga on Sunday morning. An arts and crafts tent for children is open Saturday and Sunday. Urban South Brewery released Boogaloo Blonde beer in April. It’s available at some local bars and grocery stores, and it’ll be on tap and in cans at the festival, along with several breweries providing local flavor.

THU. MAY 16 | India.Arie has collected four Grammy Awards and a slew of nominations for her sultry blend of R&B, soul and pop. She just kicked off a tour in support of her February release “Worthy.” At 8 p.m. at Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts.

“Mystique” FRI. MAY 17 | Rainelle Krause is an aerialist who sings opera, and she’s joined by singers Bryan Hymel, Irini Kyriakidou, Christina Vial and Weston Hurt as well as Liza Rose and aerialists and circus arts performers from Fly Circus Space for this combination of arias and acrobatics. At 7 p.m. at Civic Theatre.

Michael Wolff Trio SAT. MAY 18 | Pianist and former New Orleanian Michael Wolff has backed Al Hirt, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Nancy Wilson and saxophonist Bill Clinton during a five-year stint when Wolff directed the band on “The Arsenio Hall Show.” With his trio, he released “Swirl” in January. At 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Snug Harbor.

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Phillip Youmans, a 19-year-

Percentage of Louisianans who approve of President Donald Trump’s performance, according to a new poll by Morning Consult.

old graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), won the top prize at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival for “Burning Cane,” a feature film starring Wendell Pierce that Youmans made as a high school senior with help from fellow NOCCA students. He was the youngest person ever to enter the prestigious festival, let alone win, and the first black filmmaker to take the top prize. Youmans, who now is studying at New York University, received an award of $20,000.

The percentage is virtually unchanged — 1 percent — from the day Trump was inaugurated, and falls within the survey’s margin of error. Trump’s disapproval level in Louisiana, however, has gone up 10 percentage points in the same time frame: from 28 percent to 38 percent.

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Kelly Fields was named America’s Outstanding Pastry Chef at the 2019 James Beard Foundation Awards for Excellence last week in Chicago. Fields had worked with chef Susan Spicer and as a pastry chef at Restaurant August as well as various restaurants in New Orleans before opening her own spot, Willa Jean, in the Warehouse District in 2015.

Beau Box rented out an entire

suburban Chicago movie theater for special needs children to watch a screening of “Ugly Dolls” after a special needs child with dwarfism and cervical spine issues was asked to leave an earlier showing of “Dumbo” for being disruptive. Box is the head of Beau Box Real Estate in New Orleans.

President Donald Trump at Louis Armstrong International Airport during a trip to New Orleans in January.

TRUMP COMES TO NEW ORLEANS THIS WEEK FOR FUNDRAISER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL SPEND MUCH OF THE DAY IN LOUISIANA MAY 14, with a stop in Cameron Parish at a liquefied natural gas

plant before traveling to New Orleans later for a high-dollar fundraiser hosted by shipbuilder Boysie Bollinger and developer Joe Canizaro, both Republican businessmen. A copy of the fundraising invitation obtained by The New Orleans Advocate indicated the lowest-priced tickets were $2,800, with $35,000 buying a photo with Trump and $100,000 donations garnering “roundtable” access to Trump. The location of the fundraiser was not revealed to the public. At the Cameron Parish appearance in the town of Hackberry, on the Texas-Louisiana border, Trump is set to discuss American jobs related to the energy industry, according to the White House. U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican and chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy, issued a statement saying, “I thank President Trump for his commitment to unleashing American energy and supporting Louisiana energy workers.” — KEVIN ALLMAN

ERA ratification fails badly in state Senate vote A push for Louisiana to become the final state needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is on its last legs after the state Senate voted 9-26 last week against the amendment, with some dissentPAGE 7

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OPENING GAMBIT ers expressing fear it would expand abortion in the state. The 1972 amendment — which has been ratified by 37 of the 38 states needed for it to become part of the U.S. Constitution — would grant women legal protections. It states that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” In an interview with Gambit, state Sen. JP Morrell, D-New Orleans, who sponsored the bill, said he expected the abortion argument to come up in the Senate floor debate. “I’m sure they have placeholder people who will make the same arguments, and I look forward to kind of diffusing them one by one,” Morrell said. “Will it ultimately lead to us being successful? No, but I think it serves a purpose of having a debate for the public to see these kinds of crazy arguments that have existed for 40 years and no longer have any basis. “They’ll see they’re still being utilized by lobbyists, by business interests and by politicians who are tone-deaf,” he added. Morrell made a motion to reconsider the amendment at a later date, and a House version of the bill by Rep. Robby Carter, D-Amite, is still pending in the House Civil Law and Procedure committee. Louisiana Right to Life (LARTL), which opposed the amendment, released a statement following the vote, praising the floor statements of state Sen. Beth Mizell, R-Franklinton. “Senator Mizell’s clarifications amidst an often misunderstood issue was essential to defending life today,” LARTL Executive Director Ben Clapper said. “Mizell is a model of a successful pro-life woman leader for Louisiana.” The Louisiana Democratic Party released a statement against the decision. “I’m disheartened by my colleagues’ decision to not pass the [ERA] through the Senate,” said Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, who chairs the Louisiana Democratic Party. “Louisiana had the chance to make history, protect women from discrimination and take an important step toward equality in our state and nation. Unfortunately, we failed.” — KAYLEE POCHE

floor, stating, as he has before, that he is in favor of banning all abortions. The only discussion of the bill came from Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, who asked Milkovich if he was against killing any human with a heartbeat, in what seemed to be a reference to his support of the death penalty. “In your bill, you are suggesting that a human being exists at that point you just described,” Peterson said. “If it’s a human and they have a heartbeat, you’re not for killing them?” Milkovich initially agreed, but then modified his position, saying he was against killing “an unborn baby with a heartbeat.” Peterson’s comments came after a bill failed that would have put abolishing the death penalty on the ballot in November 2020, coinciding with the presidential election. Milkovich, along with 24 other senators, voted against that bill. Peterson and 12 other senators voted for it. Milkovich amended his bill to include a provision requiring a doctor performing an abortion to check for a fetal heartbeat. At the recommendation of the attorney general’s office, a trigger was added to the bill that would make it contingent on court approval of a similar law that was passed by Mississippi in March. Milkovich said he was against the trigger. “I really wanted it to be effective upon enactment,” he said. Louisiana Right to Life released a statement supporting the addition, stating it would allow the state to focus on defending its current abortion restrictions in court. “This provision allows our attorney general’s office to focus on its current defense of already existing pro-life laws in federal court,” the group’s statement said, referring to a 2014 law (which has not gone into effect) that would require abortion providers to have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic. Six other states — Georgia, Iowa, North Dakota, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio — have passed similar “fetal heartbeat” bills, but none has gone into effect. The American Civil Liberties Union has vowed to fight several of them. — KAYLEE POCHE

Louisiana Senate passes ‘fetal heartbeat’ bill

It’s way too early to know who’s going to be playing at the 2020 edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. But one thing’s for sure: The eight-day schedule set this year will continue. Jazz Fest organizers announced last week that the 51st annual Jazz Fest will take place April 23–26 and April 30–May 3. As for the just-concluded festival

The state Senate last week passed a bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, around the sixth week of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. The vote was 31-5. The measure now goes to the House. State Sen. John Milkovich, D-Shreveport, brought the bill to the

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— the 50th Jazz Fest — 475,000 fans passed through the gates at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, according to a release from Jazz Fest officials. — KEVIN ALLMAN

Nyx to launch summer parade Mardi Gras in July? The all-female Krewe of Nyx announced last week that it will have a summer parade July 27. The krewe said the new parade would make Nyx the first Carnival organization to have two parades in a year. The 8-year-old krewe has one of the largest memberships of any parading organization in Carnival history. “The Krewe of Nyx has consistently raised the bar,” Julie Lea, Nyx’s founder and captain, said in a news release announcing the new parade. “We think it is a great way to bring additional revenue and tourism to the city during the summer.” The summer parade will begin on Elysian Fields in the Faubourg Marigny and roll down Decatur and Tchoupitoulas streets, through the French Quarter and Central Business District to Andrew Higgins Drive. The theme will be the 1970s, and instead of throwing its traditional hand-decorated purses, glittery children’s sand shovels will be the summer parade’s signature throw. — ADVOCATE STAFF REPORT

Cantrell, City Council at odds over homeless sweeps Despite Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s objections, the New Orleans City Council passed rules last week for clearing homeless camps, saying its goal was to better address homelessness in the city. But Cantrell staffers said the rules, which require the city to collect and report data on people living under bridges and in other public spaces, could make their jobs harder and could stigmatize vulnerable residents. A Cantrell aide would not say if the mayor intends to veto the measure, which was approved unanimously. It would take five council votes to override a veto.“This ordinance does not criminalize homelessness, nor does it violate anyone’s constitutional rights,” said District A Councilman Joe Giarrusso, who sponsored the measure. “While (New Orleans police) may be on the scene, they are not leading these efforts.” But city Health Department Director Jennifer Avegno said having rules that are “interpreted as restrictive” has caused backlash in other cities. “What we are asking is for time to sort it out and to get more areas of consensus,” she said. The city conducts regular sweeps of the homeless camps frequently

COMMENTARY seen under the Pontchartrain Expressway and in other areas, which officials say can pose threats to public health. Officials give the people living at those sites 24 hours’ notice before carrying away items like tents, mattresses and other belongings. At times, city officials have agreed to store items for those who request it, though such requests, they say, have been infrequent. UNITY of Greater New Orleans, which works to coordinate homeless services, has come along on sweeps in the past to collect information about those in need of shelter so it can connect them to housing and other resources. But the City Council’s rules will put the burden of data-gathering on the administration, requiring its staffers to report back to the council in detail on the extent and nature of homelessness in the city. “You can’t manage what you don’t measure,” said Giarrusso. The city would be required to store all personal property it collects and give people a period of time to come and retrieve it. Notices would be printed in English, Vietnamese and Spanish. Some housing advocates opposed the measure, allowing Cantrell’s camp to claim it was not embraced by those most involved in serving the homeless. “The ordinance will increase the amount of time and attention spent on removing homeless people’s possessions and moving homeless people around, neither of which will reduce homelessness,” said Joe Heeren-Mueller of UNITY. Avegno said the city is ill-equipped to track data sought by the council such as the number of homeless pregnant women and the services they receive, and that attempting to do so would pull resources away from other priorities. In a statement before the vote, Cantrell said homeless people “deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.” “I do not support any efforts that distract from engaging and developing real solutions that meet people where they are and deal with the very real issues they are facing,” she added. But Giarrusso and Councilmembers-At-Large Helena Moreno and Jason Williams claimed the new rules largely codify what the administration or other groups already have been doing. It’s the latest clash between Cantrell and the council. In recent months, they’ve also butted heads over a tax for senior citizen services and a recent shift in policies for city traffic cameras. — JESSICA WILLIAMS | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

The gold in a golden anniversary Jazz Fest A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY of the New

Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Well, not so funny if you’re festival organizer Quint Davis, who saw months (years?) of planning evaporate when the Rolling Stones abruptly canceled their U.S. tour, which was to include a Jazz Fest performance as the biggest diamond in the festival’s golden anniversary crown. The giant footprint required for the Stones to play the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots necessitated a number of changes, including the addition of an eighth day, special ticket pricing for that day only and a shutdown of music on other stages while the band played. It all fell apart when lead singer Mick Jagger needed heart surgery — and then fell apart again when replacement Fleetwood Mac had to cancel because its lead singer, Stevie Nicks, contracted the flu. With less than a month before the Fair Grounds’ gates were to open, Jazz Fest organizers booked popular jam band Widespread Panic as a replacement and set about issuing refunds and lowering the entry price for what would have been Stones Thursday. The truly funny thing? None of it mattered. Turns out you don’t need the Rolling Stones to make Jazz Fest happen. All you need is, well, Jazz Fest. The verities remained — great local, Louisiana and world music, augmented by a few headliners from the world of pop and rock (Pitbull, Katy Perry, et al.). The legendary food booths brought back all the old favorites, and even the most minor of changes (Lil’ Dizzy’s three-decade tradition of serving trout Baquet became redfish Baquet instead) were scrutinized, sampled and judged. The crafts tents were there, along with the cooking demonstrations and second lines led by Mardi Gras Indians. The celebration outside the gates remained as well, with one noticeable blip when New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers attempted to shut down a group of local brass

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Diana Ross performed May 4 during the 50th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

band musicians in response to what the city said were complaints about noise. Turns out the noise complaints were directed toward neighbors playing amplified music; public outrage (and news coverage) of the brass band shutdown drew an official response from NOPD. Ultimately, the live music outside the gates of Jazz Fest played on. One interesting note: The cancellation of Jagger and Nicks led to a lot of discussion about a music festival depending on the health of septuagenarians. Ironically, two of the most well-received performances by out-of-town musicians were by Diana Ross, 75, and Tom Jones, 78. Jones has impressed before at Jazz Fest (and this year, he did a surprise pop-in set at the small club Chickie Wah Wah to perform with Jon Cleary), while Ross subdued not a sequin of her over-the-top style in a crowd-pleasing set that featured several costume changes. Fifty years is a long time to sustain any festival, but the talent, spirit and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana comprise a deep spring from which to draw (see our wrap-up starting on p. 13). At the end of it all, that proved to be the only thing the 50th annual Jazz & Heritage Festival really needed.

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Cantrell’s first year mostly good, but … TIMING IS EVERYTHING IN POLITICS, and time was on LaToya

Cantrell’s side during her first year in office. She leveraged voter outrage over the Aug. 5, 2017 floods to get millions for infrastructure improvements from the state and the local hospitality industry, announcing the deal on the eve of her first anniversary as mayor. She also touted lower violent crime rates for murder, robbery and burglary. Cantrell is New Orleans’ first truly post-Katrina mayor; her politics are bottom-up, not topdown. Even when she’s wrong, as she clearly is on the issue of transparency, she still connects on a visceral level with her voters. I’m told by one pollster that her numbers are higher than her predecessor Mitch Landrieu’s at his peak. Consider two recent tax referenda. She single-handedly killed the proposed millage for senior services on March 30, then turned around and led the drive to renew 6.31 mills for parks and recreation on May 4. Those electoral victories, along with her popularity, make Cantrell the undisputed political power in New Orleans. No doubt Gov. John Bel Edwards, who needs a big vote out of New Orleans to get re-elected in the fall, has noticed. Edwards played a huge role in closing the hospitality industry deal — and he’s providing millions more in one-time state funding. When I asked Cantrell recently to talk about her relationship with the governor, she framed it in the context of the infrastructure deal. “I think it’s a healthy relationship, meaning a willingness to negotiate and meet in the middle on an issue that impacts the future of the state and the city,” she said. “It was a lot of back and forth and pushing and pulling. It wasn’t easy on his end or on mine. We were relentless in terms of trying to get to common ground.” Not exactly hearts and flowers, but presumably Cantrell will come to appreciate the value of having a friend in the Governor’s Mansion. Then there’s the issue of transparency. She claims to have been transparent in all her dealings. That’s just not so, and she got testy when I asked her about not telling the public in advance that she had lowered the threshold for receiving traffic camera-generated speeding tickets in school zones.

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“I feel I did not need to announce it because of the levels of people speeding in school zones,” Cantrell said. “And if you drive (through) school zones now, man, it’s exciting. People have gotten into compliance. … To me, it’s mind-boggling that we spend so much time on a threshold when we should be talking about our children.” Surely everyone appreciates that school zones are safer, but transparency matters, too — particularly when the mayor has a pattern of opacity. Take, for example, her failure to let voters know in advance about her trade mission to Cuba; or her insistence that her transition team members sign nondisclosure agreements (something no other mayor-elect requested); or when she called The Advocate to complain that a reporter accurately wrote about a Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB) meeting — accusing the writer of trying to “screw” the city; or when she held a private telephone conference with some S&WB board members, then announced the resignation of the agency’s executive director. It’s possible voters will overlook such a blatant lack of transparency, but if her timing — and her luck — run out, she may find that transparency actually matters a great deal. By then, it will be too late to recognize it as her Achilles’ heel.

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Hey Blake, In the new movie “Bolden,” there is a scene where Louis Armstrong performs at a place in New Orleans called Suburban Gardens. Since some of the movie is fictional, I wondered if that was a real place. If so where was it located?

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Suburban Gardens opened in 1919 in the manor house of the former Whitehall sugar plantation at what now is River Road and Central Avenue in Old Jefferson. The roadhouse offered food, music and dancing as well as gambling and alcohol, which often got its owner Mark Boasberg, aka “Jack Sheehan,” into trouble with the law. In 1928, the club moved to Labarre Road and Jefferson Highway. When Louis Armstrong played a three-month engagement at Suburban Gardens in the summer of 1931, it marked the first time he performed in his hometown since moving to Chicago in 1922. “I did not know whether they had forgotten about me in all the time I’d been away,” Armstrong wrote in his 1936 book “Swing That Music.” Instead, fans packed Canal Street to welcome him and his band when they arrived by train.

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In a scene from “Bolden,” Reno Wilson plays Louis Armstrong performing at Suburban Gardens in 1931.

Since the Suburban Gardens club was segregated, an African-American crowd gathered along the levee, hoping to hear the music through the open windows. As depicted in “Bolden,” a radio announcer refused to announce Armstrong on the air during a live broadcast because of his race. Armstrong wrote that he did his own announcing the rest of the night. “That other announcer? They threw him out the same night. … Ain’t that something?” In 1945, the Suburban Gardens became the Beverly Country Club, a popular dinner club and casino whose owners included organized crime figures Frank Costello, “Dandy Phil” Kastel, Meyer Lansky and Carlos Marcello. Different owners reopened the club as The Beverly in 1967, operating it as a dinner theater until 1983, when a fire forced its closure.

BLAKEVIEW FOR GENERATIONS OF NEW ORLEANIANS, “Meet me under the clock at Holmes” was a way of meeting up in the era before texts and cellphones. The clock that hung outside the entrance to the D.H. Holmes department store in the 800 block of Canal Street became a local landmark. It even was featured prominently in the opening scene of John Kennedy Toole’s “A Confederacy of Dunces.” Then, 30 years ago this week, the clock mysteriously disappeared. New Orleanians already were grappling with the news in May 1989 that the department store chain, a fixture in the city since 1849, was closing and would be sold to Dillard’s. The clock’s whereabouts were unknown for years until the two men who took it came forward. In 1995, when the former D.H. Holmes building was being reopened as the Chateau Sonesta Hotel (now the Hyatt Centric French Quarter), Tony Rihner and Frank Tripoli confessed to the Holmes heist. The two Kenner men said they took the clock to preserve it. “It’s just a stupid, simple looking clock,” Tripoli told The Times-Picayune in April 1995. “Nobody at Dillard’s would have known the significance of it.” The two men described how, on May 17, 1989, they snipped the clock’s electrical wire and removed the bolts holding it in place. The pair kept the clock for six years before giving it to the hotel when it opened in 1995. It was on display for a time in the hotel’s aptly-named Clock Bar, then restored and returned to the street in October 1997, when it was joined by a statue of Ignatius J. Reilly, the protagonist of “A Confederacy of Dunces.”

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were among the performers at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. They also were in the lineup for the 50th, April 25-May 5, at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Over five decades, the festival has grown to more than a dozen stages with Louisiana talent joined by musicians including Diana Ross, John Fogerty, Katy Perry, Carlos Santana, Jimmy Buffett, Pitbull and a host of international visitors. The golden anniversary event was an eight-day extravaganza that drew more than 475,000 attendees, organizers said. Here’s a recap of some of the memorable moments from this year’s Jazz Fest.

FORTUNATE SON On a 50th anniversary tour of his own, John Fogerty closed the festival on the Gentilly Stage on May 5. Just on songs played after the fest’s normal 7 p.m. end time, he ripped through an energetic and maybe too-fast version of “The Old Man

Down the Road” and “Fortunate Son” from his Creedence Clearwater Revival days. During “Fortunate Son,” a large video screen at the back of the stage showed news footage from the Vietnam War and people protesting the draft. Fogerty didn’t comment on that, but to introduce his final two songs, he said that he loved New Orleans and wrote “Bad Moon Rising” about the city. He finished with that and “Proud Mary,” for which he was joined by Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. on rubboard.

MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR Husband and wife duo Michael and Tanya Trotter lead The War and Treaty, and while their band is proficient, the main attraction is listening to the couple belt out earthshaking rock and soul. They seemed to bare their souls in an amazing vocal showcase in the Blues Tent May 4 that left Tanya in tears after a rendition of their song “Til the Morning.” They also sang “Hi Ho,” “Down to the River” and “Set My Soul on Fire,” during which Michael inserted a few lines of “When the Saints Go Marching

In” and some scatting in a Louis Armstrong-esque gravelly voice. The couple previewed “Five More Minutes” from the group’s forthcoming album.

HIT PARADE A parade of guests joined an early afternoon salute to Allen Toussaint on the Acura Stage May 5. The Allen Toussaint Orchestra performed several of his songs before John Boutte came on to sing “Lipstick Traces.” Davell Crawford took a seat at the stage’s grand piano to play “Sweet Touch of Love,” “With You in Mind” and “Last Train.” Rita Coolidge, who’s provided background vocals for many hits and had one of her own with the James Bond theme “All Time High,” sang a slow version of “Shoorah! Shoorah!,” a Toussaint song that got a great upbeat R&B/ disco treatment from Betty Wright. His early ’60s tune “Fortune Teller” has been covered by many bands (including The Rolling Stones), and Jimmy Buffett did a great version at Acura. Then Irma Thomas sang “Two Winters Long.” PAGE 12

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12 TWIINZ PEAKS New Orleans natives and identical twin sisters, Tonya and Tremethia Jupiter, aka the Ghetto Twiinz, performed in the New Orleans Female Hip-Hop Experience on the Congo Square Stage April 25. The rappers commanded attention from the second they hit the stage clad in tight, black and silver shorts, black and silver striped tanks and black fishnets. With an assist from DJ WestBank Red, the siblings ran through a slew of songs from their early ’90s recordings with Big Boy Records. The Twiinz’s energy and flow was a welcome throwback to the sound of New Orleans in the late ’90s, when Juvenile’s music filled the streets. But it was their newer track “Rock Rock” — with its thick, low beats, raunchy storyline and stuttering rhythm — that solidified their performance as an opening day highlight.

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John Fogerty performs on the Gentilly Stage during the 50th annual Jazz Fest Sunday, May.

PIMP MY JAZZ Kamasi Washington turned in one of the best sets Saturday, May 3, on the Gentilly Stage. The stellar saxophonist, known to many because of his work on Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly,” brought a group of top-tier jazz musicians to flesh out songs from his growing catalog. The set featured excellent solos, including from bassist Miles Mosley, trombonist Ryan Porter, synth wizard Brandon Coleman and soprano saxophonist (and Kamasi’s father) Rickey Washington. Through it all, Patrice Quinn’s ethereal vocals and the younger Washington’s transcendent tenor sax pushed the music.

GOING THERE Mavis Staples is 79, but her plainspoken protest music feels as relevant now as ever. She continues to make music addressing contemporary issues and has been a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. Early in a set in the Blues Tent May 2, she sang “Build a Bridge” from her 2017 album, “If All I Was Was Black,” which cuts straight to the core of the nonsensical “All lives matter” line with the lyric “When I say my life matters / You can say yours does too / But I betcha never have to remind anyone / To look at it from your point of view.” Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews joined Staples for “Who Told You That” from the same album. Even in the shade of the tent, Staples sat down several times to towel off her face, but the septuagenarian icon powered on, ending with a message of hope.

ELEMENTAL APPEAL Earth, Wind & Fire played its hits with the same crisp sparkle and throw-

back flair of the members’ matching royal blue outfits at the Acura Stage April 25. Tunes like “Shining Star” and “Devotion” turned into massive singalongs but the earworm vocal parts for which the band is known ultimately felt less central to the set than the bass lines and solos Verdeen White tirelessly laid down.

MOOD INDIGO Coffeehouse open mics are overburdened with acoustic guitar songs about college girlfriends. The Indigo Girls probably could have spared a large audience from such a tune at the Fais Do-Do Stage Sunday, April 28. But Emily Sailers attended Tulane University for a couple years and chose to sing “Elizabeth,” a song about a one-time love. If nothing else, it name-dropped New Orleans sites and history. Sailers and Amy Ray were joined by a violinist for a set featuring “Ozilline,” “Become You,” “Get Out the Map” and the protests “It’s Alright,” which challenges homophobia, and “Shame on You,” which rejects bigotry. The setlist spanned their career, and a highlight was their namesake debut album’s “Land of Canaan,” which shows the duo at their best, harmonizing and contrasting their voices.

BIG FUN REPLACEMENT Mick Jagger’s illness led to widespread disappointment among Jazz Fest fans. John Prine also had to cancel due to illness, but it was hard to be disappointed with his replacement, Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio.

The Big Fun Trio includes traditional bluesman Bishop, keyboardist/guitarist Bob Welsh and Willy Jordan, who sings and does percussion on a cajon (a box that the musician sits on while slapping the front). The trio’s self-titled 2017 album did not win the Best Traditional Blues Album Grammy Award, which went to The Rolling Stones for “Blue & Lonesome,” but Jordan sang the Trio’s cover of “It’s All Over Now,” a Bobby and Shirley Womack song popularized by The Rolling Stones. Jordan also sang covers of Tina Turner’s “I Can’t Stand the Rain” and Jackie Wilson’s “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher.” The band did Bishop’s 1975 song “Fooled Around and Fell in Love,” “Keep on Rollin’,” a recent album’s title track, “Something Smells Funky ‘Round Here” (“...funky like a bad pot of chicken / like some old rotten politician”), and the group closed the set with a rousing version of Bishop’s early 1970s song “Rock My Soul.”

WAR PIGGING OUT Robert Randolph learned to play pedal steel guitar in church, but he and the Family Band established themselves as a funk and soul group during the jam band craze. In the Blues Tent May 4, Randolph led a set dominated by Jimi Hendrix-style heavy guitar jams. The band opened by giving ZZ Top’s “I Thank You” a soulful vibe. Randolph’s distortion-heavy interlude from Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” didn’t seem to have a point besides showing off his skills, and he also played a jangly

“God Bless America.” But the band members all showed off their talents in one song when, first, Randolph got behind the drum kit and the drummer played pedal steel guitar. Then the bass player and guitarist swapped instruments, before the bassist traded with the organist. Then vocalist Lenesha Randolph got behind the drum kit. The group barely missed a beat as they traded places, and though Randolph is brilliant on pedal steel, he’s surrounded by a very capable band.

TEX-MAVERICKS Raul Malo croons over the Latingrooves of Miami-via-Nashville TexMex country band The Mavericks, and he makes being broken-hearted sound not all that bad. At the Fais Do-Do Stage May 5, the band played “All Night Long,” “Back in Your Arms Again” and “Dance in the Moonlight.” With a horn section, accordionist and Jerry Dale McFadden’s keyboards, the band kept the audience grooving, and after a two-ballad dip into melancholy, the Mavericks finished a fun set with “Be My Guest”; its bestknown song, “All You Do is Bring Me Down,” which it stretched with long solos and horn section jams; and a cover of The Beatles’ “Back in the U.S.S.R.”

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(currently a New Yorker) from his songwriting. Earle and the Dukes recently released an album of Guy Clark songs, and the group played many of them at the Fais Do-Do Stage April 27, including “Dublin Blues,” “Texas 1947,” “Hill Country Honky Tonk,” “Heartbroke,” “L.A. Freeway” and “Desperados Waiting for a Train.” Clark had a big influence on Earl’s songwriting, along with Townes Van Zandt and Clark’s wife, country singer Susanna Clark. Earle led the Dukes through “Billy and Bonnie” and his 1988 moonshiners’ anthem, “Copperhead Road.” Earle also did a playful duet with fiddler Eleanor Whitmore on “Baby’s Just as Mean as Me,” from his “Terraplane” album. “Sometimes my baby locks me out / Stomps her feet, screams and shouts / I know what that’s all about / My baby’s just as mean as me.” Earle was a recent guest on NPR’s “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me” and shared some reflections on his seven marriages.

erful voice of Diunna Greenleaf of Houston, Texas.

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One of the great pleasures at Jazz Fest is being introduced to a new and unfamiliar band on one of the smaller stages. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Jupiter & Okwess was such a find for many attendees last year, and this year, the band brought its funky/spacy guitar grooves to both the Congo Square Stage and the Cultural Exchange Pavlion. This year, one of the exciting newcomers was Gato Preto on the Jazz & Heritage Stage and in the Cultural Exchange Pavilion April 27. Group members hail from Ghana and Mozambique, and lead singer Gata Misteriosa raps over a keyboardist and djembe drummer’s mix of African drumming and clubstyle dance beats. Flanked by a couple of dancer/singers, the show had the energy and look of a funky Afrofuturist dancercise class.

KEYS TO THE CITY Pianist Davell Crawford was everywhere at the festival, from a Gospel Tent celebration of the New Orleans Gospel Soul Children to playing R&B songs in an Acura Stage tribute to Allen Toussaint. At his own set in the Blues Tent April 28, he sang “You Gave Me Love,” written by his grandfather, R&B hit-maker James “Sugar Boy” Crawford; did a beautiful version of Irma Thomas’ “Ruler of My Heart”; and offered an oddly haunting version of Lee Dorsey’s “Working in the Coal Mine.” Some of the most fun songs were old-school blues, accompanied by the pow-

DESERT BLUES Jazz Fest fans may remember Bombino, a guitarist from Niger, who played hypnotizing electric blues in the Blues Tent in 2012 and 2014. This year, guitarist Mdou Moctar, also a Taureg from Saharan Niger, brought a similarly mesmerizing brand of music to the Blues Tent and Cultural Exchange Pavilion April 28. With a driving rhythm from the bassist, Moctar played a distorted, psychedelic-tinged blues. Moctar describes it as his adaptation of the acoustic music of his Taureg community. But his guitar tricks included playing with both hands over the top of the instrument, like wearing a pedal steel guitar, and one wonders if there are more guitar talents to find in the desert. Festival producer Quint Davis was on hand to ask for another song, and Moctar again brought the audience to its feet.

Nicholas Payton and the Light Beings combined art and science in the Jazz Tent May 2. Payton played Rhodes keyboard and trumpet and was joined by bassist Dywane “MonoNeon” Thomas Jr., drummer Robert “Sput” Searight, guitarist John Maestas and Cliff Hines on guitar and modular synth. In a sweeping, hour long set, they played six tracks, each representing a different type of light wave, beginning with radio and ending with gamma. As the songs moved across the color spectrum, the sound got progressively funkier. During “Microwave,” Payton took his trumpet solo into the crowd and brought dancer Trina Bordere onstage. For the rest of the show, she added a physical element to Payton’s sonic interpretation of light.

UNWILLING Little Feat’s performance on the Gentilly Stage May 5 was sedate and sometimes scattered. The band played songs including “Oh Atlanta” and “Honest Man,” but even “Willin’ ” lacked energy or excitement and “Dixie Chicken” didn’t sound like everyone in the band was on the same page.

Rhodes keyboard, mostly drawing from his Grammy Award-nominated 2017 album “Gumbo.” A high point was the album’s final track, a cover of the Bee Gees’ “How Deep Is Your Love.” During the song, the video screen showed the VIP section, where Mayor LaToya Cantrell was dancing along, lost in the groove.

SAME VIBE Ziggy Marley brought a sevenpiece band to the Congo Square Stage May 2. He sang about staying true to oneself, loving thy neighbor and promoting a general sense of well-being. His lyrics, such as “No more killings for religion / No more political division,” may not feel as profound as those of his father Bob Marley, but they still resonated.

FATHER AND SONS Traditional brass band-led second lines are regular occurrences in the Economy Hall Tent. They’re not common in the WWOZ Jazz Tent, but a tribute to Ellis Marsalis featuring the pianist and sons Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis ended with a short parade April 28. The family band performed songs written by Ellis, including “Orchid Blue,” “After” and “Crescent City Strut” and there were many elegant solos by all the family members. In the middle of the set, Branford spoke of his father’s reputation as a music educator and his support for the Musicians Village, which includes the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music. A trio of young musicians studying at the center joined the family onstage to play “When the Saints Go Marching In” and a young vocalist sang “When You’re Smiling.”

METER MEN The Foundations of Funk supergroup, featuring George Porter Jr., Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, Tony Hall and Ivan and Ian Neville, played popular tunes by The Meters including “Hey Pocky A-Way,” “Just Kissed My Baby” and “Fire on the Bayou” at the Acura Stage April 26. The mix of original New Orleans funk masters and a younger generation of musicians meshed, running through extended, improv-heavy jams with ease.

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Native New Orleanian and Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton performed a set full of soulful pop jams at the Congo Square Stage April 26. Morton sang and played

Although Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis called Bonnie Raitt the “queen of the blues” when he introduced her at the Acura Stage April 28, she didn’t give the

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crowd too much to talk about. Raitt played some of her most popular songs, including her versions of “Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About” and a slow, mostly solo rendition of “Angel from Montgomery,” but most of Raitt’s set was low-key. She sang her reworked version of INXS’ “Need You Tonight,” which was slowed down, and didn’t gain much in sentiment or appeal. More compelling were covers of John Hiatt’s “No Business” and Mississippi bluesman Skip James’ “Devil Got My Woman.” Raitt’s band inlcuded Ivan Neville on a Hammond B3 organ and keyboardist Jon Cleary, who toured with her for years. Raitt and Cleary sang their co-written tune “Unintended Consequences of Love.”

IN THE TANK After releasing its latest album, “Green Balloons,” May 3, Tank and the Bangas performed on the Acura Stage May 4. Tarriona “Tank” Ball wore a twotone green tulle cape and long green sticks in her hair. The set focused on songs from the album and they sounded great live, powered by Tank’s infectious energy and a retooled and supercharged band that featured percussion from djembe giant Weedie Braimah on some songs. Unfortunately, the performance had what seemed like canned effects that were absent from previous shows, which brimmed with chaotic energy and spontaneity. Many songs were accompanied by an unnecessary record scratch effect. Tank mentioned that the band recently performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” and said, “It’s no big deal. It’s no big deal,” but the band was clearly strutting on the Acura Stage, and it’s becoming a big deal.

PIT STOP Pitbull made his third visit to Jazz Fest, performing on the Congo Square Stage May 5. Mr. Worldwide’s set featured a light show on a video screen at the back of the stage. Whether or not that flourish suits a daytime show at Jazz Fest, he’s a consummate performer, and he had help from a troupe of silver-sequined dancers as he powered through hits including “Fun,” “Que no Pare La Fiesta (Don’t Stop the Party)” and “International Love.”

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“It pains me to see a lifetime go by without adequate treatment for people suffering,” says Dr. Roy Worthy, who uses MDMAassisted psychotherapy to treat patients with PTSD.

MAPS to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials nationwide as well as in Canada and Israel. The nonprofit generated nearly $27 million through donations for the study with aims to legalize MDMA for medicinal use by 2021. The clinical trials remain open to new participants in 11 American research cities, including one in New Orleans. During the study, patients undergo 12 weeks of psychotherapy, which includes three eight-hour sessions on MDMA under the guidance of two psychiatrists. Dr. Shari Taylor, a somatic therapist coordinating the New Orleans MAPS Phase 3 clinical trials, says MDMA-assisted psychotherapy works by shifting perceptions of trauma in the brain. “During traumatic events, sometimes it’s hard to consoli-

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“During traumatic events, sometimes it’s hard to consolidate the pain, sometimes people can’t fully remember parts of what happened,” says Dr. Shari Taylor. “MDMA therapy allows people to recall the parts they forgot.”

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20 impairments in psychological and cognitive functioning. All users of MDMA at least temporarily lose their ability to relate to and enjoy being with other people without the influence of a mind-altering, dangerous substance.” Dr. Charles R. Marmar, head of psychiatry at New York University’s Langone School of Medicine and a specialist in PTSD research, has said MDMA potentially can have addictive and harmful effects on the brain. “It’s a feel-good drug, and we know people are prone to abuse it,” he told The New York Times. “Prolonged use can lead to serious damage to the brain.” Nonetheless, Taylor believes healthier emotions can emerge from therapeutic MDMA use. “MDMA seems to promote a ‘heart opening,’ ” she says. “You are looking at the traumatic experience from a different perspective and often it appears there is compassion for yourself and others.” Tipton evacuated New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures and lived in New Mexico for months after the

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21 with Taylor and Worthy, she had a catharsis. MDMA in combination with therapy allowed her to revisit the St. Bernard Parish house where her mother and her friends died. “I lost the three most important women in my life that day in 2005 and only now could I see it clearly,” she says of her first MDMA treatment. “I was able to go into the memory of that day and stay present with myself. The day it happened it was like watching a movie that was someone else’s life. Even when I called 911, I was calm, no screaming. I was simply telling someone else the story.” Because MDMA dulls the amygdala, which is the brain’s fear center, and enhances the prefrontal cortex, which processes memory, she was able to uncover a different tale — one that was clear in detail but lacked the overwhelm-

ing emotional weight. “I was able to have so much empathy for myself in that situation,” she says, holding back tears. “I was able to recount that day differently, and I was able to forgive myself for the first time for not doing enough.” During a later MDMA treatment she had trouble processing the rape at first. When Taylor and Worthy sat in the room with her, they wondered if a novel approach would work. Remembering her experience as a yoga teacher, they wondered if she could try a pose to go into the memory and heal. For years she refused contorting her body into certain positions because it conjured dark memories and spurred panic. With the doctors in the room, she gave it a try. When the anxiety surfaced, they

asked her a question. “Can you ask what that feeling needs?” “It needs to be heard,” Tipton said without thinking. The two doctors remained on the floor with her and coached her through the process. For the first time her brain responded differently to trauma. Her final MDMA-assisted psychotherapy treatment took place in March 2018. Today she says she no longer has PTSD and feels happier than ever before. Tipton, 39, now bartends at the Ace Hotel and is writing a book titled, “In the Heart, Not the Head: An MDMA Memoir.” Her mission is to help others by telling her story. “This literally saved my life,” she says. “I’m not saying it will work for everyone, but people deserve to have the opportunity to try it. It could save their lives, too.” Henrick Karoliszyn is a Canadian-American journalist living in New Orleans. Twitter: @Henrick_AK

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she repeatedly said “no.” When the ordeal ended, she ran to the bathroom, splashed water on her face and vomited. A man she trusted had raped her. Weeks later she found out she was pregnant. Tipton had an abortion, which taxed her emotionally. Instead of steeping in the hurt, she grew even more determined to heal. She became a certified yoga instructor, continued cognitive therapy, developed a support system of friends, tried Rolfing (deep tissue massage therapy), met with a dietician, took anti-depressants, practiced reiki crystal healing and even consulted a witch doctor. Yet the more she pushed, the less progress she saw. “I was willing to try anything, but nothing had lasting effects for me,” she says. “Internally I felt like I was falling apart.” When Tipton first saw the MDMA clinical trials announced on Facebook she was doubtful. After all, nothing else had worked. Regardless, she applied and joined MAPS Phase 2 trials in December 2017. After meeting

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WILLA JEAN (611 O’Keefe Ave., 504-509-7334; www.willajean. com) chef Kelly Fields won the Outstanding Pastry Chef award at the 2019 James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera of Chicago May 6. Fields was one of 10 local contenders at the annual culinary awards, and she has been nominated for the award several times. Named for Fields’ grandmother, her Southern style bakery and

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sures of communal dining as much as Ethiopian food does. There is something humbling about eating with one’s hands among a group of people tearing injera bread and digging into piles of hearty vegetarian stews and smoky, grilled meats. The custom has a natural rhythm to it, and there’s an etiquette inherent in each transaction, as diners pass plates and napkins while waiting for their turn to scoop up lamb tibs and doro wot. This also is the highlight of dining at Addis NOLA, a new Ethiopian restaurant in Mid-City. Biruk Alemayehu opened the spot in March, taking over the location that formerly housed the Creole restaurant Chef D’Z Cafe and before that the original location of The Big Cheezy. The restaurant is a family-run affair and feels casual and welcoming, though the aesthetics of the space are plain. The sparsely decorated dining room does not reflect the colorful and artfully composed platters from the kitchen. Ethiopia’s staple leavened sourdough flatbread, injera, is spongy, sour and pockmarked with bubbles, and is used — instead of silverware — to pick up stews and other dishes. Those familiar with the cuisine will recognize many of the classics, though dishes such as tartare-style raw beef kitfo may be new to some. Samosas are greasy but still a nice start to a meal here, filled with a warm mix of lentils, ground beef or collards. Similar to a stir-fry, godin tibs features short ribs that are fried and then charred on the grill and combined with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos and rosemary. It is served with jasmine rice, which sops up all the delicious juices.

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One of the county’s best-known dishes, doro wot, is not to be missed. The butter- and onion-rich stew cooks for hours and is fragrant with garlic, ginger and the cuisine’s hallmark berbere spice blend. Thick hunks of chicken and hard-boiled eggs sit in the deep crimson-colored sauce, which carries ample but manageable spice. Many dishes feature warm spice but some items are fiery. The fermented quality of the injera cools the palate with a sour tang while ayib, the fresh curdled cheese that accompanies the doro wot, offers a tart and creamy counterbalance. The menu has several meat selections, but it’s got a bounty of options for vegetarians, who easily can cobble together a substantial meal. A good deal is the veggie combo ($11.99), which is enough for two people to share when paired with a starter. Garlicky collard greens are cooked

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with ginger and onions, while a vinegary cabbage medley includes potatoes and carrots and is slick with oil. A dish of red lentils is packed with ginger and red chilies, and a soothing, porridgelike spread of yellow split peas is buttery and flavorful though a bit salty. Shiro, a silky puree of chickpeas and tomatoes cooked until smooth, is one of the more flavorful dishes. New Orleans has been home to a few Ethiopian spots through the years, and Addis NOLA is a welcome and flavor-packed addition to the city’s restaurant scene. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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restaurant Willa Jean opened in 2015 and became a fixture in the Warehouse District for weekend brunches and Fields’ buttery biscuits and chocolate chip cookies. New Orleans usually is wellrepresented at the awards ceremony, considered one of the most prestigious of culinary awards. Last year, Freret Street cocktail bar pioneer Cure won Outstanding Bar Program and Compere Lapin’s Nina Compton won Best Chef: South. The foundation held this year’s media awards at a separate event in April, when Times-Picayune | NOLA.com’s Brett Anderson won the Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award, named for the Los Angeles food writer, who died last year. Brennan’s Slade Rushing, Coquette owners Kristen Essig and Michael Stoltzfus and Isaac Toups were all in the running for the 2019 Best Chef: South award, which went to Vishwesh Bhatt of Snackbar in Oxford, Mississippi. It was the first time since 2013 that the award went to a chef outside of New Orleans. — HELEN FREUND

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Urban South Brewing is hosting several events across the state to celebrate American Craft Beer Week May 13-19.

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breweries, but during next week’s American Craft Beer Week (May 1319) a few spots in New Orleans and across the lake are hosting events featuring local brews. Urban South Brewery has a Paradise Park summer kick-off party at Maple Street bar Bruno’s Tavern, Abita hosts a series of events featuring food pairings, beer seminars and trivia nights; and The Avenue Pub has a lineup of special beers in addition to throwing a two-night dinner series pairing brews with a menu of French fare. Here are some local beer festivities: • Urban South Brewery (1645 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-267-4852; www.urbansouthbrewery.com) holds two events at local bars: May 13 — Paradise Park summer kickoff party at Bruno’s Tavern (7538 Maple St., 504-861-7615; www.brunostavern.com) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 14 — Pint Night at The Barley Oak (2101 Lakeshore Drive, Mandeville, 985-727-7420; www.thebarleyoak.com) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. • The Avenue Pub (1732 St. Charles Ave., 504-586-9243; www. theavenuepub.com) will tap several special brews for American Craft Beer Week, including Southern Prohibition Brewing’s Mother Boy, a Berliner Weisse-style beer; Port Orleans Brewing Co.’s Strawberry Swirl Milkshake IPA; and Parish Brewing Co.’s Pinot Noir and Black Currant SIPS, among others. May 15 — The pub hosts a pairing of NOLA Brewing Co.’s new Oh No! We Shuck Again! oyster stout with raw oysters from Two Girls One Shuck. For $13, guests get a 10-ounce beer and two oysters. The

event is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 18-19 — Local specialty brews will be paired with French food from chef Octavio Ycaza. Dishes include a Calvados- and foie gras-infused country-style pork pate with cornichon relish, Dijon mustard, spicy pickled cherries and baguette chips paired with Great Raft Brewing’s Farmhouse Slang; steamed mussels with passion fruit and scallion beurre blanc, cilantro pistou and grilled country bread paired with Tin Roof Brewing Co.’s Voodoo Pale ale or Port Orleans’ Dynamic Duo double IPA; and a savory crepe with roasted merguez sausage, arugula, cucumber and mint yogurt and bruleed grapefruit paired with Gnarly Barley Brewing Co.’s Forest of Feelings IPA. All the pairings are available 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. both days, and food and beers can be purchased separately. • Abita Brewing Co. Tap Room (166 Barbee Road, Covington, 985893-3143; www.abita.com/visit/ tap-room) offers several events. Visit the website for information. May 13 — Pint Night is 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Guests get an Abita pint glass with each beer purchase. May 14 — The brewery hosts Beer 101, a primer on the brewing process with a private tour of the brewery. The session begins at 7 p.m. Tickets $10. May 15 — At Brushes and Brews, patrons drink and paint under the guidance of an instructor from Painting with a Twist. The event is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 16 — Craft Beer trivia games are from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 17 — Brewed for Food features beer and food pairings from Kitchen Creations to Go. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. — HELEN FREUND

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Kelly Fields CHEF

KELLY FIELDS OF SOUTHERN BAKERY AND RESTAURANT WILLA JEAN (611 O’Keefe Ave., 504-509-

7334; www.willajean.com) won the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef at the awards gala in Chicago May 6. Fields spoke to Gambit about the honor and her work.

What has been your biggest inspiration throughout your career? FIELDS: The people I work with, today and yesterday — anybody that I have had the pleasure of working beside or with over the last 20 years has inspired me more than any other experience in life. (Winning the Beard award) was wild. I always enjoy going (to the event) so much, because it’s such a celebration of talent and work for everyone in the industry. Winning definitely made it a lot more surreal than it was before. But it’s exciting, and you get to see a lot of people you admire, like chefs you’ve looked up to forever and people you’ve become close with in the industry.

You’ve advocated creating healthier kitchens. What are your thoughts on how the industry is addressing this — in particular, the James Beard Foundation? F: Under the new director of the James Beard Foundation, (CEO) Clare (Reichenbach) and (Vice President of Impact) Katherine Miller, (they’ve) shifted the work that the James Beard Foundation is doing, and I think it’s incredibly important. It’s a direct impact with measurable growth for us as chefs, because it’s investing in us and teaching us that not only do we have a voice, but here is how we can use it for good in a restaurant, in the community, in the nation. It’s exciting to see where the food industry was two years ago and where we are now and how hopeful and optimistic

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and collaborative it is for (our) voices to be heard. With Willa Jean, I try to be as transparent as I am able to be on every level, from (asking), “What are we doing on a daily basis and why do we do it?” to inviting the staff to participate in meetings to see what else do we need to do. What are we doing right and where is there room for improvement? My kitchen is full of leaders, my dining room is full of leaders, and it’s about giving them the room to shine and empowering them and giving them the tools they need to do that.

What’s on the horizon for you now? F: Right now my biggest plan is to finish my book, which is publishing in fall 2020. Once I get that done, I can start digging into how to expand the Willa Jean brand, and how do we become more accessible to all people who are experiencing what we do. (The book) is a modern Southern encyclopedia of baking, but not like a textbook — it’s more casual than an encyclopedia. I think a lot of what’s out there is almost too precious to really cook from, so I’m trying to scale it back and reflect the grit and the texture and the richness of the South and New Orleans. — HELEN FREUND

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

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

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Catalino’s — 7724 Maple St., (504) 618-6735; www.facebook.com/catalinosllc — Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — Reservations accepted. L SatSun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ 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) 383-4328; www.kebabnola.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D Wed-Mon, late Fri-Sat. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. $ Marie’s Kitchen — 2483 Burgundy St., (504) 267-5869; www.mariesbarandkitchen.com — No reservations. D Fri-Sun. $$

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504)

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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 Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Copper Monkey Bar & Grill — 725 Conti St., (504) 527-0869; www.coppermonkeygrill.com — No reservations. L, D and late daily. $$ 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., 310-4999; 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) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill. com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604;

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www.bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon.com — Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sun, brunch Fri-Sun. $$ 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. $ 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) 467-5611; 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 MonThu. $ 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 MonSat. $$

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobroca-

Dry Dock Café 1989 - 2019

RESTAURANT OPEN DAILY 11AM-10PM

BAR OPEN 11AM UNTIL CLOSING

BURGERS • POBOYS • SEAFOOD

133 DELARONDE ST., NOLA at the foot of the Algiers/Canal St. Ferry 504-361-8240

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PROMOTIONAL FEATURE

10 ways to Celebrate

local beers, breweries and bars

et your Louisiana craft on. Summer is near and that means trips to the beach, finding friends with pools and cooling down in air-conditioned bars and breweries. Kick-off the season by checking out American Craft Beer Week®, events from May 13- 19 and checking out these crafty local experiences.

Rock it like Rockefeller at The Hermes Bar during a weekday happy hour (4-7 p.m.) featuring local craft beer. The bar snack menu lists Antoine’s famous baked oysters with the original Rockefeller preparation created by Antoine's in 1889. 725 St Louis St.; antoines.com/hermes-bar.

Get ‘Ready to Mingle’ at Crying

at Martin Wine Cellar on May 24. A special pairing event will feature seven Gnarly Barley Beers with seven matching food pairings. 3827 Baronne St.; martinwine.com/event/ gnarly-barley-pairing-experience.

Shop and stock. After you check out some of Louisiana’s breweries and bars, visit Breaux Mart to fill your fridge with your favorite ales. 3233 Magazine St.; 315 East Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette; 2904 Severn Avenue, Metairie; 9647 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge; breauxmart.com.

Get crafty and happy at Deuce

Set a calendar alert for September

Eagle Brewing Company in Lake Charles. A road trip to this taproom offers two levels of seating, courtyard space, corn hole and now Sunday brunch. 1165 E. McNeese, Lake Charles; cryingeagle.com.

Bike and brew. Hit the Tammany Trace

and cycle to the Abita Brewery, which has been perfecting Louisiana craft beer since 1986. Take a tour of the brewery, admire the bottle cap art, and try out new creations in the taproom. 166 Barbee Road, Covington; abita.com.

Compete at the beach. Get your

game on and work up a sweat on the sand volleyball courts, then cool down with a Canebrake beer at Coconut Beach, 100 Coconut Beach Ct., Kenner; coconutbeachla.com.

Have a gnarly experience

McAllister’s Ole Saint “2 for 1” Draft Beer Happy Hour, weekdays from 3-7 p.m. This French Quarter bar has more than 54 craft beers on tap. 132 Royal St.; olesaint.com.

Make new friends at Pal’s Lounge,

voted best neighborhood bar for multiple years by Gambit readers. Their daily happy hour until 7 p.m. offers a variety of craft beers in bottles, cans and on tap. Check out the rotating food pop-ups, too. 949 N. Rendon St; www.palslounge.com

Treat yourself to a tropical treat. To beat the summer heat, Nola Brewing created a Tangerine Wheat brew that is light-bodied with a citrus flavor. Available at local grocers and the Nola Brewing Tap Room. 3001 Tchoupitoulas St.; nolabrewing.com.

21, 2019, to attend the largest beer festival in the Gulf South region, Nola on Tap at New Orleans City Park. Sample 400+ local, national, and homebrewed craft beers while helping raise money for the Louisiana SPCA. www.nolaontap.org

For information on Louisiana breweries visit

libations.louisianatravel.com/breweries.

OUT TO EAT Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juans-flyingburrito.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark. com — Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations. L Mon-Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. L, D, late daily. $

UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles

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CALL ANY SUCRÉ STORE TO ORDER YOUR CUSTOM GRADUATION CAKE MAGAZINE STREET: (504) 520-8311 LAKESIDE MALL: (504) 834-2277 FRENCH QUARTER: (504) 267-7098

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 TueSun. $$ 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. $

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. $$$

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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toicecream.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 ThuMon. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Ikura Sushi + Hibachi — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 485-5658; www.ikuranola.net — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$

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TUESDAY 14 BMC — Sweet Magnolia, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; Abe Thompson & Drs. Of Funk, 10 Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnson, noon; Mean Gina, 3; Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 6:30; The Budz, 10 Blue Nile — Water Seed, 9 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Mike Doussan, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Ivor Simpson-Kennedy, 6; Jon Cleary 8 Circle Bar — Alex Pianovich, 7; Aunt Vicki, Roxy LeBlanc and Jean Bayou, 9 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Sandra Love and The Reason, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Mark Coleman Trio, 9 Fountain Lounge, The Roosevelt Hotel — Paul Longstreth, 5:30 House of Blues— Adams, Kirin, Guste & Mayfield (Foundation Room), 6; Michael Liuzza, 6 The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Bassam’s Concert, 7; Josh Roger, 8; Wayne Greene, 9; Sazarac the Clown’s Cabinet of Wonder, 10 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Prime Example Jazz Club — The Spectrum 6 Quintet, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Latin Night with DJ, 7 SideBar — John Gross Solo Synth-a-Sousaphone, 7; Mahmoud Chouki Birthday Band with Oscar Rossignoli & Steven Lands, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Evan Christopher’s Sidney Bechet Birthday Tribute, 8 & 10 The Starlight — The Waymores, 6; Caitlin Hill, Duke Aeroplane & the Ampersand Band, 9; Goodnight Starlight with Asher Danziger, 10 Three Muses — Sam Cammarata, 5; Salvatore Geloso, 8 Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center — No Frets, Amine Boucetta, Simon Moushabeck, 7

WEDNESDAY 15 BMC — Hubcap Kings, 5; Retrospex, 8; Natalie Cris Band, 11 Bamboula’s — Eight Dice Cloth Trio, noon; Bamboulas Hot Jazz Quartet, 3; John Lisi Band, 6:30; Supercharmers, 10 Bar Redux — The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon, 9 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils,

Radar Upcoming concerts »» GLASSING, June 28, Santos Bar »» SINKANE, Sept. 18, Gasa Gasa »» THE HEAD AND THE HEART, Sept. 24, The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans »» GENERATIONALS, Oct. 5, Tipitina’s »» HAMMERFALL WITH SABATON, Oct. 7, Southport Hall »» KERO KERO BONITO, Nov. 9, Republic

P H OTO B Y A L E X C U R R I E

The Head and the Heart performs Sept. 24 at The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans.

8:30; New Breed Brass Band, 11 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; Friendship Commanders, Bad Moon Lander & U.S. Nero, 9 Columns Hotel — Christien Bold, 8 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Tiny Dinosaur, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Eileina Dennis, 9:30 Fountain Lounge inside The Roosevelt Hotel — Richard Scott, 5:30 Gasa Gasa — Skeletonwitch, Portrayal of Guilt, Soft Kill, 8 House of Blues— Michael Liuzza (Foundation Room), 6; Cary Hudson (Restaurant & Bar), 6; Jet Lounge (The Parish), 11 The Jazz Playhouse — Big Sam’s Crescent City Connection, 8:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8:30 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Cassidy Louis, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Deer Tick with Courtney Marie Andrews, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran

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MUSIC

THURS 5.16

7:30PM | 11PM

FRI 5.17

11PM

WHERE Y’AT BRASS BAND CARIBBEAN NIGHT WITH DJ T-ROY

FEAT. DANCEHALL, AFROBEAT, SOCA & REGGAE

7:30PM | |

CAESAR BROTHERS FUNK BOX

KERMIT RUFFINS AND THE BBQ SWINGERS

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM

BRASS FLAVOR | LATE DJ BLACK PEARL

SAT 5.18

10PM

7:15 PM |

WASHBOARD CHAZ BLUES TRIO

11 PM

COREY HENRY

1AM

| HOUSE PARTY WITH DJ RAJ SMOOVE

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM

1OPM | 1AM

SUN 5.19

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7:30PM | 11PM

MARIGNY STREET BRASS BAND DJ BLACK PEARL ANDREW J FOREST AND THE SWAMPCRAWLERS STREET LEGENDS BRASS BAND

.BLUENILELIVE.

WWW COM 532 FRENCHMEN STREET • 504.766.6193

STOP IN BEFORE OR AFTER YOU BOOGALOO!

PREVIEW DaBaby BY RAPHAEL HELFAND

“THAT AIN’T DABABY, THAT’S MY BABY,” is the tag that opens most DaBaby tracks. Then, he often conitnues with a simple “Hi,” a disarmingly straightforward greeting that previews some refreshingly straightforward bars. Jonathan Lyndale Kirk has released eight mixtapes since 2017, but it wasn’t until “Baby on Baby,” his debut studio album on Interscope Records, dropped that he received attention from mainstream listeners. Despite his moniker and the infantile imagery he uses in his music videos, at 28, Kirk is almost too old to get started in a young man’s rap game. He’s wasted no time making a splash this year, with “Baby on Baby” peaking at No. 15 on the Billboard chart and singles such as “Suge” and “Baby Sitter” being streamed millions of times. Kirk’s flow is fairly traditional, but his original branding and charisma make him one of the freshest faces in hip-hop. At 11 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at Republic NOLA, 828 S. Peters St., (504) 528-8282; www.republicnola.com. Tickets $40.

and Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride presents the Next Generation, 7 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, 8 Santos Bar — Swamp Moves with The Russell Welch Quartet, 10:30 SideBar — Jonathan Freilich, James Singleton and more, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Davis Rogan, 5; Susanne Ortner and Tom McDermott, 8; Nahum Zdybel’s Hot Jazz Jam, 10 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Schatzy, 8 Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center — Martin Masakowski, 7

THURSDAY 16 231 N Carrollton Ave. Suite C • (504) 609-3871

Open 7 Days a Week

Lunch Mon - Fri • Dinner Mon - Sat • Brunch Sat & Sun

P H OTO B Y S P I C Y R I C O

Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Margherita, 8 BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; Andre Lovett Band, 8; Captain Green, 11 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas Ensemble, noon; Jan Marie & The Mean Reds, 3; Marty

Peters and the Party Meters, 6:30; City of Trees Brass Band, 10 Bar Redux — Forro Nola, 9 Blue Nile — Where Yat Brass Band, 7:30; Bayou International with DJ Troy, 11 The Bombay Club — Matt Johnson Duo, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Rebecca Leigh, Harry Mayronne and Chris Wecklein, 5; Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand, 8; Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton, 11 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Checkpoint Charlie’s — The Dino Band, 8; The Kurt Loders, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Sugarcane Jane, 8 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge with Rik Slave, 7; The Louisiana Hellbenders, 9:30 d.b.a. —Alexis & Samurai, 7; Soul Brass, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Wesley Spangler, 6; Americana Jam Night with The Brothers Keegan, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Jenna McSwain Trio, 9:30 Fountain Lounge inside The Roosevelt Hotel — Leslie Martin, 5:30; Ron Jones, 7:30

MUSIC

Hi-Ho Lounge — Duncan Fellows, 10 House of Blues — Jake Landry (Restaurant & Bar), 6; Bayou Bullets (Foundation Room), 7; DJ Fayard Lindsey, 10:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 Mahalia Jackson Theater — India.Aire: The Worthy Tour, 8 Marigny Opera House — Redwine Jazz Band, 7:30 Monkey Hill Bar — Katie Catinella with John Cain with Joni Mitchell Blue Tribute, 8 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Nattie, 8; Justin Reuther, 9 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Spencer Bohren, 6 Old Point Bar — Cardboard Cowboy, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Fast Times, 10 Pavilion of the Two Sisters — Creole String Beans at Thursdays at Twilight, 6 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock n’ Bowl — Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners, 8 Saturn Bar — Alex McMurray and His Band, 8 SideBar — Palindromes featuring Matt Booth, Brad Walker, Doug Garrison & Chris Aford, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jason Marsalis & BGQ Exploration, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Jonathan Freilich Trio, 5; Hanna Mignano, 8; Martin Moretto Trio, 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Aunt Vicky, 8 Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center — Jonathan Freilich Presents, 9

FRIDAY 17 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Opera Night, 8 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Tempted, 6; The Tellers, 9; La Tran K, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Jeremy Joyce Adventure, 11; Kala Chandra, 2:15; Smoky Greenwell, 5:30; Tree-house Brass, 8:45; ACE Brass, midnight Bar Redux — The Tombstone Troubadours, 9 The Bombay Club — Steve Pistorius, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Calvin Johnson and Native Son, 6; Susanne Ortner, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 9 Casa Borrega — Javier Gutierrez, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — The Hubcap Kings, 8; The Green Mantles, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Jon Cleary and His High Class 3-Piece Orchestra featuring James Rivers, 8 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & friends, 7; Zoom, 9:30 d.b.a. — Hot Club, 6; Soul Rebels, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — DOHMACs: Boogaloo After Party, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Fitzpatrick & Turning Point, 10 Fountain Lounge inside The Roosevelt Hotel — Joe Krown, 5:30; Leslie Martin, 9 House of Blues— Captain Buckles (Restaurant & Bar), 3:30; Jason Bishop Band, 7; Jake Landry & the Right Lane Bandits (Foundation Room), 7; Bustout Burlesque, 7:30 & 10 The Jazz Playhouse — The Nayo Jones Experience, 7:30; Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx and Romy Kaye, 11

Le Bon Temps Roule — Steve DeTroy, 7 Mandeville Trailhead — Dave Jordan & NIA, 6:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Damn Hippies, 7; Jhoshua Diggs, 9 Oak — Jordan Anderson Band, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Roadside Glorious, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Mad Dogs and Englishmen: New Orleans Tribute to Joe Cocker and Leon Russell, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Kevin Louis and Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Rock n’ Bowl — Junior Lacrosse & Sumtin’ Sneaky, 9:30 Santos Bar — Noisem, Confined Space & FSUP, 9; All-Night Dance Party with DJ Otto, 10 SideBar — Paul Sanchez, 7; Jeff Boudreaux Reunion Trio with Michael Pellera & Jasen Weave, 9 Smoothie King Center — Lynyrd Skynyrd with Hank Williams Jr., 6 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Andre Bohren, 5; Michael Watson and the Alchemy, 8; Bianca Love, 11 Three Muses — Royal Roses, 5:30; Doro Wat, 9

SATURDAY 18 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Eileen Lambertson, 8 BMC — Mojo Shakers, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. Of Funk, 3; Les Getrex & Creole Cookin’, 6; Crooked Vines, 9; Ugly, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Sabertooth Swing, 11; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 2:15; Johnny Mastro, 5:30; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun/Zydeco Review, 8:45; ACE Brass, midnight Bar Redux — McFarland, 9 The Bombay Club — Tap Room Four, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Coney Island Pete and Old Gold, 11; The Royal Rounders, 6; Marina Orchestra, 9 Casa Borrega — Javier & Salvador, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Voodoo Wagon album release, 4; The Oski Foundation Music Festival, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Johnny Sansone Band, 8; Help the Doctor, 10:30 Circle Bar — Dick Deluxe, 5; Blue Tang People, 9:30 Cleary Tavern & Sports Bar — The Strays, 9 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 7; Angelo Moore and the Brand New Orleans Hell Hounds, 11 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Wesley Spangler, 6 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Joe Krown Trio, 10 Fountain Lounge inside The Roosevelt Hotel — Sam Kuslan, 9 House of Blues — Geovane Santos (Restaurant & Bar), noon;15th Annual ZMR Music Awards Concert featuring Joseph Akins, Hans Christian and more, 6; Baby Boy Bartels and the Boys, 3:30; The Right Lane Bandits, 7; Cricket (Foundation Room), 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Cyril Neville & Swamp Funk Band, 8:30 The Lazy Jack — Crawfish for Cancer Fundraiser with Typically Booked Band, noon; Rock n Soul, 6:30 PAGE 34

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Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Dr. Lo presents Loyola’s Finest, 8 Oak — Jenn Howard Glass, 9 Old Point Bar — Jesse Trippe & the Night Breed, 9:30 Santos Bar — Ggoolldd, Boi Dreamz & Berlin Taxi, 9; Bass Church Electronic Dance Party, 11:59 SideBar — The Geraniums, 7; Michael Fracassa, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Michael Wolff Trio, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Heidijo, 8; Alicia ‘Blue Eyes’ Rene, 11 Three Keys — New Orleans Jazz Orchestra 7, 9:30 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Shotgun, 9

SUNDAY 19 BMC — Shawn Williams Band, noon; Foot & Friends, 3; Jazmarae, 7; Moments Of Truth, 10 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas, 11 a.m.; NOLA Ragweeds Jazz, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 6:30; Ed Willis Blues 4 Sale, 10 Bar Redux — Chelsea Lovitt, 9 The Bombay Club — Steve Pistorius, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Some Like It Hot, 11; Molly Reeves and Nahum Zdybel, 4 Chickie Wah Wah — Lynn Drury, 8 Circle Bar — Dick Deluxe, 5; Micah McKee and Blind Texas Marlin, 7; Those Troublemakers and more, 9:30 Columns Hotel — Chip Wilson, 11 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; John

Paul Keith, Guitar Lightnin’ Lee & his Thunder Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Troi Atkinson, 9 House of Blues— Dick Deluxe (Restaurant & Bar), 5; Jason Bishop, 6 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 The Lazy Jack — Cold Shot, 3 Marigny Opera House — Susanne Ortner Trio presents Last Stop Sehnsucht, 5 Monkey Hill Bar — Katie Catinella with John Cain with Joni Mitchell Blue Tribute, 7 Old Point Bar — Dex Daley & Jam-X, 3:30; Romy Kay, Jeanne Marie Harris, 7 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Mark Braud with Sunday Night Swingsters, 7 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 11 Santos Bar — Archspire, Inferi, Virvum & Wormhole, 9; Rewind Dance Party with DJ Unicorn Fukr, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Marcello Benetti’s Trapper Keaper album-release show with Tim Berne and Aurora Nealand, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Real Rob, 5; Gabrielle Cavassa Band, 8; Gabrielle Cavassa Jazz Jam, 10 Three Muses — Ralph Et Pascal, 5; Clementines, 8 Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center — Helen Gillet, 9

MONDAY 20 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 Bar Redux — Glow Up Trivia: ’80s Flashback, 9 Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay and Charlie Wooton, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Decatur Street Allstars, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 6 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7; Malevich, Romasa and Crossed, 9 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 7; Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander and the Monday Night Blues Jam Session, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Fountain Lounge inside The Roosevelt Hotel — Sam Kuslan, 5:30 House of Blues— Sean Riley, 6 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Aunt Vicki, 8; Edward Moseley, 9 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Rock n’ Bowl — Nola Swing Dance Connection with DJ Twiggs, 7 Santos Bar — Ryder, Booze, Dead Centered & Green Gasoline, 9 SideBar — Georgiy Petrov & Matt Schreiber’s Balkan party, 7; Atlas Major featuring Ben Fox & Simon Moushabeck, 9

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Orphaned in Storyville, 8 Three Muses — Monty Banks, 5; Julie Williams, 8

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Abita Springs Opry. Abita Springs Town Hall, 22161 Level St., Abita Springs — Performers include Last Chance Bluegrass Band, Sherman Bernard, OKCrawdad, Spider Murphy and the Fatback Vipers. (504) 214-7777. $20. 7 p.m. Saturday. Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The organist’s Organ & Labyrinth performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock. www.albinas.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Rite of Spring | with Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto. Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s season finale, which includes Mussorgsky’s “Prelude to Kovanschina,” pianist Joyce Yang on Rachmaninov’s “Piano Concerto No. 3,” and Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” www.lpomusic.com. Tickets $20-$140. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday.

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TUESDAY 14 Broadmoor After Hours. Broad Street Cider & Ale, 2723 S. Broad Ave. — Broadmoor Improvement Association hosts the neighborhood mixer with drinks, snacks and prizes. 4 p.m. “How to Be A New Orleans Ally.” Music Box Village, 4557 N. Rampart St. — New Orleans Airlift presents a series with performances and discussions, and this session focuses on spirituality and how new residents can engage and collaborate with natives and the culture. www.neworleansairlift.org. 6 p.m. Photography Class. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — The Krewe de Tech course focuses on taking pictures with a personal electronic device with Liz Weiman, author of “100+ iPhone/iPad Tricks You Can Do Right Now” covering the basics, including sharing, storage, transfer and editing. 6:30 p.m. Thriving in Place. Broadmoor Community Church, 2021 S. Dupre St. — There’s a speaker, and free lunch is served at the monthly series for seniors. Noon. Trivia Tuesdays. Auction House Market, 801 Magazine St. — The team competition fea-

PREVIEW NOLA Soul & Art Festival BY WILL COVIELLO THE INAUGURAL NOLA SOUL & ART FESTIVAL features live music, a silent disco, art P H OTO B Y LY Z A R E N E E B L A I R vendors and more Saturday, May 18 in Louis Armstrong Park. There are two stages for live music, and headliners include Houston, Texas, soul singer Jack Freeman and Austin, Texas, soul band Tomar and the FCs (pictured). New Orleans’ Water Seed, Flow Tribe, Nayo Jones, Robin Barnes, The Caesar Brothers’ Funk Box with Big Chief Juan Pardo, K.O.B. Brass Band featuring the Black Flame Hunters and others also perform. The silent disco is manned by DJs Raj Smoove, Captain Charles, Brice Nice, Kelly Green, T-Roy, Legatron Prime, Doug Funnie and Yamin. There also are more than 60 art vendors and food and drink booths from local restaurants. NOLA Soul & Art Festival is 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St.; www.nolasoulandart.com. Tickets $10.

tures Auction House Market gift card prizes. Free admission. 6 p.m. Young Professionals Networking Night. NOSH, 752 Tchoupitoulas St. — The networking event includes hors d’oeuvres and drink specials. Registration recommended. Free admission. 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 15 Historic Preservation Awards. Hotel Peter and Paul, 2317 Burgundy St. — The Louisiana Landmarks Society presents its annual awards. Tickets $75. 6 p.m. Mutts and Moonshine. Wrong Iron on the Greenway, 3532 Toulouse St. — Mardi Paws

nonprofit hosts a benefit for Train a Dog — Save a Warrior with a portion of all food and beverage proceeds supporting the program that provides service dogs to veterans. www.muttandsmoonshine.com. 4 p.m. YLC Wednesday at the Square. Lafayette Square, South Maestri Place — The 10-concert weekly series features Kristin Diable & The City, food, drinks and more. Free admission. 5 p.m.

THURSDAY 16 Music Forward Foundation Showcase. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St. — The concert features emerging New Orleans musicians chosen for the 2019 “Bringing

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Down the House” artist development program with performances by Blue Crab Redemption, Clay LeBlanc, Jake Exavier, Kyron, Starz, The Vital Signs and YoungZae. www.hobmusicforward.org. Free admission. 7 p.m. Mutts and Moonshine. The Blind Tiger, 19124 W. Front St., Covington — Mardi Paws nonprofit hosts a benefit for Train a Dog — Save a Warrior with a portion of all food and beverage sales supporting the program that provides service dogs to veterans. www. muttsandsmoonshine.com. 4 p.m. Top Taco. Woldenberg Park, 1 Canal St. — Sample unlimited creative and traditional tacos and cocktails from restaurants in the Crescent City. There’s live music. Proceeds benefit Foster Nola. www.toptaconola. com. Tickets $75-$125. 7 p.m.

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Bayou Boogaloo. Bayou St. John, Lafitte Avenue to Dumain Street — The festival has three stages of live music, an arts market, a kid’s stage, food, beverages and activities. www.thebayouboogaloo.com. 4:30 p.m., also 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Brass ‘N Glass. YAYA Arts Center, 3322 LaSalle St. — The spring fundraiser for YAYA Arts Center includes music, food and entertainment as students make blownglass instruments in the hot shop. There is art and glass for sale. www.yayainc.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Friday. Bromeliad Show. Clearview Center, 4436 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie — The annual three-day show and sale is run by River Ridge Bromeliad Society. 4 p.m.; also 9 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. Call (504) 495-0371 for information. 4 p.m. Friday. PAWS Pet Adoption. PetSmart, 2900 S. Claiborne Ave. — Plaquemines Animal Welfare Society will have rescue animals for adoption. www.paws4life.org 11 a.m. Friday; also at PetSmart, 1321 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey 11 a.m. through Sunday. Teachers and Cultural Ambassadors Appreciation Social. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — As the school year winds down, Ashe shows appreciation for educators. RSVP to (504) 569-9070. Free admission. 4 p.m. Toastmasters Leadership Conference. Copeland Tower Landmark Hotel & Suites, 2601 Severn Ave., Metairie — The District 68 conference features keynotes, educational sessions and competitions from the Gulf South area. Also Saturday and Sunday. www.d68tm.org. 5 p.m. Tyrann Mathieu Kickball Classic Welcome to New Orleans Reception. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — The event kicks off a celebrity kickball weekend with food, jazz, auctions and more. www.tyrannmathieu.org. Tickets $50-$150. 7 p.m..

SATURDAY 18 Beach Ball Benny’s Revisited. Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St. — A reunion of musicians and fans from the local music scene of the late ‘80s-’90s features the music of The Rolling Stones, a house band and guest musicians. Proceeds benefit Son of a Saint. Tickets $20-$25. 8 p.m. Celebrity Kickball Game. The Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie — The Tyrann Mathieu Foundation event includes a game, photo opportunities, concourse games, auctions and a performance by the

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PREVIEW NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden opens 6-acre expansion in City Park BY WILL COVIELLO THE 6-ACRE EXPANSION of the Sydney P H OTO B Y R . A LO H K I N and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden opens to the public Wednesday, May 15. Hank Willis Thomas’ “History The addition more than doubles the 5-acre of Conquest.” space that opened in 2003, which currently displays more than 60 large-scale sculptures by artists including Pierre Auguste Renoir, Henry Moore, Lin Emery and Louise Bourgeois along paths winding among a lagoon, trees and groves. The new space also is located behind the New Orleans Museum of Art and is connected to the existing garden via a walkway that dips below the road connecting Collins C. Diboll Circle to the Roosevelt Mall. The new space adds 26 large-scale sculptures by contemporary artists, as well as an indoor pavilion for gallery shows. The pavilion has a depiction of the Mississippi River and its tributaries created by Maya Lin, the architect/artist who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. New sculptures include commissioned pieces, such as Elyn Zimmerman’s glass bridge over the new area’s lagoon. Hank Willis Thomas’ “History of Conquest” (pictured), which was created for Prospect.4, New Orleans’ international art triennial, is among the acquisitions. There’s also work by Frank Gehry, Katharina Fritsch, Thomas Houseago, Robert Longo, Yinka Shonibare and Fred Wilson. The Besthoff Sculpture Garden is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sept. 30, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org. Admission is free.

St. Augustine’s Marching 100. www.tyrannmathieu.org. Tickets $10-$85. 3 p.m. Crescent City Coin Club Spring Coin Show. Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6401 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie — The show features buying, selling and appraisals of U.S. and foreign coins, paper money, Carnival doubloons and gold and silver bullion. www.crescentcitycoinclub.org. Free admission. 10 a.m., also Sunday. Cruise Night. Brewster’s Restaurant and Lounge, 8751 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette — The Antique Auto Club of St. Bernard holds an antique car and truck event. Free admission. 7 p.m. In the SoFAB Kitchen. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Galen Iverstine of Iverstine Family Farms in Kentwood discusses grassfed beef, pastured chickens and turkeys and Berkshire pork. www.natfab.org. 1 p.m. Lupus Walk. Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St. — The annual walk includes water, fruit and educational materials about lupus. 9 a.m. NOLA Soul & Art Festival. Armstrong Park, 701 N Rampart St. — There are soul, funk, blues, brass and jazz bands on two stages, a silent disco and food and art vendors. www.nolasoulandart.com. Tickets $10. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Party for the Planet. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St. — Endangered Species Day stresses the importance of protecting endangered species. There are animal care chats, interactive activities, educators and conservation partners. Donate old cellphones to recycle for the “Gorillas on the Line” conservation effort. www.audubonnatureinstitute.org. Free admission. 11 a.m. Pet Adoption. PetSmart, 2900 S. Claiborne Ave. — Adoption counselors and adoptable pets will be on hand and there is a bake sale for the Special Needs Fund. www. la-spca.org/adopt. 11 a.m. STEAM Saturday. Einstein Charter School,

5316 Michoud Blvd. — There are scenario-based workshops for students in third through eighth grades on physics, environmental research, biology and chemistry. www.einsteincharter.org. 10 a.m. Scholarship Benefit Luncheon. Pho Orchid Restaurant, 3117 Houma Blvd., Metairie — The Asian/Pacific American Society lunch and silent auction features keynotes by Jefferson Parish Councilwoman Cynthia Lee-Sheng and Carol Markowitz, executive director of New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute. www.apasnola.com. Tickets $60-$110. 11:30 a.m. “School’s Out for Summer” Benefit. Vintage Rock Club, 1007 Poydras St. — The 1970s-themed party is based on the film “Dazed and Confused.” Ticket sales benefit Team Gleason. www.vintagerockclub.com. Tickets $15-$20. 10 p.m.

SUNDAY 19 Bottomland Jubilee. Audubon Wilderness Park, 14001 River Road — As A Studio in the Woods celebrates 50 years, the benefit features food, craft cocktails, music, art and a silent auction. www.astudiointhewoods.org. $125. 4 p.m. Contemporary Home Tour. Modern Market, 1200 Annunciation St. — New Orleans Architecture Foundation hosts a self-guided tour of six homes in the Irish Channel and Lower Garden District. www.noaf.org. Tickets $15-$30. 10 a.m. Faubourg Marigny Home Tour. Washington Square Park, 700 Elysian Fields Ave. — The 47th annual tour of the Marigny Triangle includes Creole cottages, Victorian houses and modern additions with architectural cues from the past. www.fmia11.wildapricot. org. Tickets $25. Noon. Martinet Founders’ Day. Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, 2301 Orleans Ave. — Judge Ernestine S. Gray headlines the annual gathering of the legal society, and there

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BOOKS Alex Kershaw. National World War II Museum, Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, 945 Magazine St. — The author presents “The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II,” and there’s a reception and signing. www.nationalww2museum.org. 5 p.m. Thursday. Allison Levy. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author discusses and signs “House of Secrets: Many Lives of a Florentine Palazzo.” www.gardendistrictbookshop.com. 6 p.m. Thursday. Casey Willems. Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave. — The author reads from his new book “On the Bayou: A Young Dutch Hero’s Adventures in Louisiana” for STEAM Saturdays at the library. www.nolalibrary. org. 1 p.m. Saturday. Chris Pena. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., Algiers — The author discusses his latest book about the 1903 murder of a New Orleans district attorney, “Death Over a Diamond Stud.” www.nolalibrary.org. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Errol Barron. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author presents and signs his book of drawings, essays and observations, “Tulane Observed: A Campus Sketchbook.” www. octaviabooks.com. 2 p.m. Sunday. Judith Viorst. Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave. — The author presents and signs “Nearing 90: And Other Comedies of Late Life.” www.octaviabooks.com. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Maurice Carlos Ruffin and Rontherin Ratliff. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St. — The Historic New Orleans Collection book club event includes Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of “We Cast a Shadow” and artist Rontherin Ratliff discussing their work in conjunction with the exhibition “Art of the City: Postmoderdern to Post-Katrina.” Hosted by Susan Larson. Registration encouraged. www.hnoc.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Thursday. Poetry Guide. Garden District Book Shop,

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is brunch and a theatrical salute to the founders by KIPP Morial School. www. gnomartinet.com. Tickets $16-$55. 1 p.m. Master of the Craft: Ribs! Ribs! Ribs! Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Daniel Robert, the curator of Meat Science Programs, demonstrates the steps involved in barbecuing pork ribs, including advice on marinades, rubs and sauces and the different classifications of pork ribs. www.natfab. org. Tickets $25-$55. 1 p.m. “Outdoor Course.” Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium, 6500 Magazine St. — Sierra Club New Orleans Group presents Sara Sneath discussing living outdoors. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.. Spring Home and Courtyard Tour. 1850 House, 523 St. Ann St. — Visit five private residences in the French Quarter on a self-guided tour sponsored by the Friends of the Cabildo. Last tickets are sold at 5 p.m. www.friendsofthecabildo.org. Tickets $20-$25. 2 p.m.

The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — Editors Catharine Savage Brosman and Olivia McNeely Pass and contributors Darrell Bourque, Ava Leavell Haymon, Julie Kane and William Lavender discuss and sign their book, “Louisiana Poets: A Literary Guide.” 2 p.m. Sunday. R.J. Lee. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3414 Highway 190, Suite 10, Mandeville — The author signs “Grand Slam Murders.” www. barnesandnoble.com. Noon Saturday. Whitney Stewart. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie — The author discusses and signs “What Do You Celebrate?: Holidays and Festivals Around the World.” www.barnesandnoble.com. 2 p.m. Saturday.

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 “A Dog’s Journey” (PG) — A dog finds the meaning of its life in this sequel to “A Dog’s Purpose.” Dennis Quaid and Betty Gilpin star. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell. “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” (R) — Keanu Reeves returns as the super-assassin with a $14 million price tag on his head in this sequel that also stars Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston and Laurence Fishburne. 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. “Shadow” — A commander uses a lookalike to trick a kingdom into going to war in this new action drama from director Yimou Zhang (“Hero,” “House of Flying Daggers”). Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “The Sun is Also a Star” (PG-13) — A teenager finds love at a difficult time in her family’s life in this adaptation of Nicola Yoon’s novel. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell.

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“Long Shot” (R) — Seth Rogen stars as a journalist who reunites with his first crush (Charlize Theron), who is preparing to run for President. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” — Adam Driver stars as a filmmaker whose sense of reality worsens as he meets a cobbler believed to be Don Quixote. Terry Gilliam directs. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “Oceans — Our Blue Planet 3D” — This BBC Earth film transports audiences to the depths of the globe’s waters. Entergy Giant Screen Theater. “Penguins” (G) — Ed Helms narrates this DisneyNature documentary about a male Adelie penguin on a quest to find a partner and start a family. AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Pokemon Detective Pikachu” (PG) — A boy comes across a talking furry monster named Pikachu (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) in this adventure-comedy based on the popular anime series. 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. “Poms” (PG-13) — Diane Keaton and local actress Carol Sutton star in the comedy about women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community. 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. “Red Joan” (R) — Judi Dench stars as Joan Stanley, the KGB’s longest-serving British spy, in this biographical drama. AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Shazam!” (PG-13) — A kid becomes an adult superhero with the shout of “Shazam!” in this latest DC comic book adaptation starring Zachary Levi (TV’s “Chuck”). The Grand 16 Slidell. “Sunset” (R) — A young woman grows up in Budapest before World War I in this drama from writer-director Laszlo Nemes. AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Tolkien” (PG-13) — Nicholas Hoult (“X-Men: First Class”) stars as J.R.R. Tolkien in this biographical drama about the “Lord of the Rings” author’s formative years. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “UglyDolls” (PG) — Ugly stuffed dolls struggle to be loved in this animated comedy featuring the voices of Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas. 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. “Us” (R) — A family’s beach vacation turns into a horror show as a group of doppelgangers appears to terrorize them. Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke star in writer-director Jordan Peele’s latest horror movie. AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Wild Nights with Emily” (PG-13) — Molly Shannon stars as poet Emily Dickinson in this comedy about the writer’s relationship

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Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bonge BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT DUSTI BONGE HOLDS THE UNLIKELY DISTINCTION of being Mississippi’s first prominent modern artist. Unlikely because the words Mississippi and “modern art” do not fit neatly together, yet Bonge spent most of her life in her hometown of Biloxi as she became famous for abstract expressionist canvases associated with New York School painters like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still. Their link was the legendary Manhattan gallerist Betty Parsons, who exhibited Bonge’s work from the late 1940s until 1976, even though Bonge and her husband Archie lived in New York only briefly before returning to Biloxi in 1934. It was Archie, a Nebraska cowboy-turned-artist who introduced Dusti to painting after he and the then-aspiring actress were married. What this adds up to is an iconic life that reflected America’s cultural currents from regionalism and surrealism to abstraction, which in her work blended boldness with the Mississippi coast’s humid dreaminess. She died in 1993 at 90. After Archie died in 1936, Dusti, born Eunice Lyle Swetman in 1903, dedicated her life to painting. Early landscapes and still lifes like “Sunflowers” recall the mystical elementalism of her painter friend Walter Anderson and the rhythmic cubism of pioneer New Orleans modernist Paul Ninas. As she segued into the mysteries of surrealism, Bonge’s work became more psychological, as we see in her 1943 self-portrait “The Balcony” (pictured). Inspired by her explorations of the subconscious, it is related to a series based on dreams, a theme that lasted into her high abstract expressionist period in striking works that launched an important sequence of solo exhibitions at the Betty Parsons Gallery. Those works are among the most consistently impressive in this show at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, ranging from her darkly classical 1956 canvas “Whirlpool” to the cubist elementalism of “Flight” (1971) and “Infinity” (1980). The swirling vortices of her 1955 painting “Sails” most fully fuse Bonge’s psychological intensity with the breezy atmospheric insouciance of the world that shaped her, the timeless tidal currents of the Gulf of Mexico in a region where all things seem to dream. Through Sept. 8. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 5399650; www.ogdenmuseum.org.

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SPECIAL SHOWINGS “Batman & Robin” (PG-13) — Gotham City superheroes Batman (George Clooney) and sidekick Robin (Chris O’Donnell) take on the ice-cold forces of Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and many others. At 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20; and 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cinebarre Canal Place 9. “Bolshoi Ballet — Carmen Suite/Petrushka” — A double-bill captured live in Moscow, this exclusive screening features choreography from Alberto Alonso and Edward Clug. At 11:55 a.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Booksmart” (R) — Academic girlfriends spend their high school graduation eve cramming four years of fun into one night. Olivia Wilde directs. At 8 p.m. Friday at AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwoos Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16. “Fiore — In Love with Clay” — Richard Whymark focuses on internationally-renowned artist Fiore De Henriquez, a trailblazer who grappled with her sexual identity as her art became prominent. Presented as part of the series “Beuys and Beyond: Contemporary Artists on Film.” At 9 p.m. Saturday at Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” — A Gypsy is framed for murder and only the bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her in this 1939 adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel. At 10 a.m. Monday at Prytania Theatre. “Met Live — Dialogues des Carmelites” — Poulenc’s modern masterpiece of faith and martydom comes to the stage in this production led by Met Music Director Yannick

Nezet-Segyun and starring Isabel Leonard. At 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Cinebarre Canal Place 9. “Mother’s Day Bus Crash on 610” — Royd Anderson directs this documentary about the then-worst vehicular accident in Louisiana history. At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles East Regional Library, 160 W. Campus Drive, Destrehan. “Nausicaa of Valley of the Wind” (PG) — A warrior and pacifist struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves in this animated adventure from writer-director Hayao Miyazaki. At 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, May 21, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14. “Saga of Tanya the Evil — The Movie” — An air battalion leader goes up against a childhood friend in this animated drama, featuring an exclusive interview with director Yutaka Uemura. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Steel Magnolias” (PG-13) — A group of women supports each other during challenging times in their lives. At 4 p.m. and 7 pm. Sunday and 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Cinebarre Canal Place 9; 4 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at Regal Covington Stadium 14. “The Sound of Music” (G) — Julie Andrews stars as a governess to the children of a naval officer widower (Christopher Plummer) in this 1965 dramatic musical. At 7 p.m. Wednesday at Movie Tavern Northshore. “The Wizard of Oz” (G) —A young woman is swept away from her Kansas farm to a magical land full of lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Judy Garland stars in this 1939

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ON STAGE “The Best of Sinatra.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — Spenser Racca sings hits such as “Fly Me to the Moon,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “Come Fly With Me.” ww.nationalww2museum.org. Tickets $29-$64. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “Beyond Therapy.” Playmakers, Inc., 19106 Playmakers Road, Covington — Bruce and Prudence struggle in their relationship and in therapy, where they get very different counseling. www.playmakersinc.com. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “Debauchery.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — Pat Bourgeois’ live soap opera features a family and its hijinks and lowjinks. www.southernrep.com. Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. “Dos Coyotes.” Fortress of Lushington, 2215 Burgundy St. — Local playwright Kurt Arja Opprecht’s romantic comedy tells the story of Carlos, the lone survivor of a catastrophic border crossing, and Piper, a woman trying to escape the American Dream. Tickets $10$20. 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday. Fleur De Tease Burlesque: “The Wizard of Oz.” One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St. — Trixie Minx’s burlesque troupe revisits Frank Baum’s fantastic story about Dorothy and her visit to the magical kingdom of Oz. 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday. “Flowers for Halie.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — Troi Bechet wrote and stars in the musical drama about Mahalia Jackson, queen of gospel. www. southernrep.com. Tickets $25-$45. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. “The Henchman — A Shakespeare Story.” Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle — The NOLA Project stages an original comedy adventure sequel to Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” based on the changeling boy, who lived among the magical creatures. www.nolaproject.com. Tickets $12$28. 7 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, Sunday. Joshua Kane. Fuhrmann Auditorium, 317 N. Jefferson St., Covington — The psychic’s Borders of the Mind show comes to the OnSTAGE in Covington series. www.bontempstix.com/events/onstage-joshua-kane. Tickets $20-$25. 7 p.m. Thursday. “Me and My Girl.” Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St. Kenner — Gary Rucker and Kelly Fouchi star in the comedic musical about a British commoner who discovers he’s part of an aristocratic family. Tickets $36-$40. 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Mystique. Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave — Opus Opera and Liza Rose’s Fly Circus Space presents arias and circus arts, with clowns, aerialists and contortionists. Performers include singers Bryan Hymel, Irini Kyriakidou, Weston Hurt, Rainelle Krause and Andre Courville. www.opusopera.org. Tickets $25-$125. 7 p.m. Friday. “The Night Fiona Flawless Went Mad.” The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — Slotted Spoon Productions

stages Trey Ming’s dark drag musical comedy about a drag performer murderess and her psychiatrist. www.slottedspoonproductions.com. Tickets $20-$100. 9 p.m. Friday to Monday. “The Pianist of Willesden Lane.” Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St. — Pianist Mona Golabek stars in the work about her mother, who escaped the Nazis. Tickets $15-$55. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Monday, 3 p.m. Sunday. “The Queen of Bingo.” Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell — The comedy is about two sisters who find excitement playing bingo. www.cuttingedgetheater.com. Tickets $25-$30. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. “Trixie Minx’s Burlesque Ballroom.” The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St. — The burlesque show features a live band and Trixie Minx and a rotating cast of guests with music by Romy Kaye and the Mercy Buckets. www.sonesta.com/ jazzplayhouse. Tickets $20. 11 p.m. Friday. The Victory Belles. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — A female vocal trio reminiscent of The Andrews Sisters sings songs from the 1940s and patriotic tunes. www.nationalww2museum.com. Tickets $25-$60. 12:45 p.m. Wednesday.

DANCE “Coppelia.” Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie — Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents the comic ballet based upon stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Dr. Coppelius makes a dancing doll so lifelike that young Franz becomes infatuated, sets aside his true heart’s desire, Swanhilda, who dresses as the doll and pretends to come to life to regain his attention. www.jpas.org. Tickets $20-$60. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Spring Dance Concert. Dixon Concert Hall, 33 Audubon Blvd. — New Orleans Ballet Association presents participants from the Center for Dance programs for youth and senior citizens. www.nobadance.com. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Sunday.

COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St. — Laura Sanders and Kate Mason host an open-mic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday. Brown Improv. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie — New Orleans’ longest-running comedy group performs. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf (Den), 901 S. Peters St. — Vincent Zambon and Cyrus Cooper host a stand-up comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St. — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show. 10 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave. — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Gold. House of Blues, Big Mama’s Lounge, 229 Decatur St. — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up showcase of local and traveling comics. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St. — Frederick RedBean Plunkett hosts an open-mic stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday. Comedy Night in New Orleans. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — Comics from The New Movement perform. 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

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HAPPENINGS Nuit Brillante — A Late Night Celebration. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park — In celebration of the neon in Keith Sonnier’s retrospective and the sequined Haitian Vodou flags created by Tina Girouard on display in the Great Hall, NOMA stays open till midnight with music, performances, gallery talks, dance demonstrations and more. www. noma.org. Tickets $20. 6 p.m. Friday Opening of Besthoff Sculpture Garden Expansion. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park — The museum opens the expansion of the Sydney

CALL FOR ARTISTS Juried Summer Exhibition Deadline. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington — The St. Tammany Art Association calls for entries to its national juried competition of contemporary art for ages 18 and up to submit up to three pieces for consideration, with juror LouAnne Greenwald, executive director of the Paul and Lulu Hillard University Art Museum in Lafayette. www.sttammany.art/summershow 11:59 p.m. Friday

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MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St. — “Hinge Pictures: Eight Women Artists Occupy the Third Dimension,” featuring work by women related to European modernism, through June 16. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. — “The Baroness de Pontalba and the Rise of Jackson Square” is an exhibition about Don Andres Almonester and his daughter Baroness Micaela Pontalba, through October. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere, 751 Chartres St. — “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana” features Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; “Living With Hurricanes — Katrina and Beyond” has interactive displays and artifacts, ongoing. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park — The “Bondye: Between and Beyond” exhibit features sequined prayer flags by Tina Girouard with Haitian artists, through June 16; “Tim Duffy: Blue Muse” features 30 tintypes depicting folk musicians from across the South; “You are Here: A Brief History of Photography and Place” explores the relationship between photography and location, through July 28; “Paper Revolutions: French Drawings from the New Orleans Museum of Art,” tracing the politics of draftsmanship in the 18th and 19th centuries, through July 14. www.noma.org. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. — “Vernacular Voices Self-Taught, Outside and Visionary Art from the Permanent Collection,” through July 14; Margarita Barera, multi-media sculptural work, presented by the Center For Southern Craft and Design, through Sunday; “Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bonge,” abstract expressionist work from throughout her life; through Sept. 8. www.ogdenmuseum.org. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St. — “The Laurel Valley Plantation Photographs of Philip M. Denman” features 40 years of photographic documentation of the Thibodaux plantation, through June 14. Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St. “New Orleans Medley: Sounds of the City” explores diverse influences, cultures and musicians through history, through Aug. 4.

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Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Monday. Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave. — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. Sign-up is at 7:30 p.m., the show is at 8 p.m. Thursday. Haeg and Butts Presents. Parleaux Beer Lab, 634 Lesseps St. — The weekly standup, improv and sketch show features local performers. www.parleauxbeerlab.com. 8 p.m. Sunday. Jeff D Comedy Cabaret. Oz, 800 Bourbon St. — This weekly showcase features comedy and drag with Geneva Joy, Carl Cahlua and guests. 10 p.m. Thursday. Jermaine “Funnymaine” Johnson. The Parish at House of Blues, 225 Decatur St. — The comedian bring his “Off the Couch Spring Tour” to the Crescent City. 7 p.m. Saturday Local Uproar. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a stand-up comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. Saturday. Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave. — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sunday. St. Claude Comedy Hour. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A stand-up show hosted by Clark Taylor features local veterans, up-and-comers, touring acts and surprise guests. 9:30 p.m. Friday. The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — We Are Young Funny comedians presents the stand-up comedy show and open mic in The Scrapyard. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Sunday Night Social Club. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A different show each week features local talent from The New Movement. 7 p.m. Sunday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St. — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday Night Special. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A rotating comedy showcase features stand-up, sketch and improv comedy shows. 8 p.m. Thursday. The Wheel of Improv. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — The show aims to combine “American Ninja Warrior,” “Saturday Night Live” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” in a blend of formats jammed together. 8 p.m. Thursday.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT COUNTY OF RICHLAND COMPLAINT 2019-DR-40-3906 Lee Clinton Knuckles, Plaintiff, vs. Chykeeta Watson, Defendant. THE PLAINTIFF, COMPLAINING OF THE DEFENDANT, ALLEGES: 1.That the Plaintiff is a citizen and resident of the County of Richland, State of South Carolina, and has maintained said residency for more than one year prior to the filing of this action. 2.Upon information and belief, that the Defendant last known residence was the County of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio. 3.That the parties were never married, but are the parents of one child, to wit: C. K. K., YOB3/21/2007. 4.That the minor child lived exclusively with the Plaintiff since the Defendant abandoned theminor child in 2008. Since that time, the Defendant has not provided for any physical,emotional or financial support for the minor child. 5.That the Plaintiff is a fit and proper person to have sole custody of the minor child, andindeed, he and his family are the only stability that the child has ever know. 6.That the Plaintiff is informed and believes that he is entitled to an Order granting him solecustody of the minor child. 7.That the Plaintiff is informed and believes that the Defendant is a adult capable of providingsupport for the minor child. 8.That the Plaintiff is informed and believes that he is entitled to an award of child supportpursuant to the South Carolina Child Support Guidelines. 8.That the Plaintiff has been forced to file multiple actions for custody of the minor child, andhas made numerous attempts to locate and serve the Defendant, requiring him to expendmonies for attorney’s fees and costs.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT COUNTY OF RICHLAND SUMMONS 2018-DR-40-3908 Lee Clinton Knuckles, Plaintiff, vs. Chykeeta Watson, Defendant. TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, acopy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscriber athis office, 1527 Blanding Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, within thirty (30) days afterservice hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint withinthe time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in theComplaint. S/ Thomas M. Neal, III Thomas M. Neal, III Law Office of Thomas M. Neal, III Post Office Drawer 90405 1527 Blanding Street Columbia, South Carolina 29290 (803) 931-0028 FAX (866) 496-7099 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina November 2, 2018