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WED. JULY 3 | Amanda Shaw, 10,000 Maniacs, The Orchestra (featuring former members of the Electric Light Orchestra) and The Topcats perform and there are food and craft vendors and fireworks at 9 p.m. Gates open at 3 p.m. at Lafreniere Park.

BY RAPHAEL HELFAND THE 25TH ESSENCE FESTIVAL IS FULL OF STAR POWER , with performers

“Impeachable You”

including Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Nas, Ledisi and Pharrell Williams. But one of the biggest headliners at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome is former first lady Michelle Obama, who will address festivalgoers in a primetime Saturday slot. The festival commemorates a quarter century of music and other programming. Here are some of the musical acts to catch in the Superdome and at night concerts.

THU. JULY 4 | Michael Martin hosts the marathon reading of the Mueller Report investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Participants include actors, spoken-word performers, comedians, journalists and others reading in 20-minute segments. There also are games, music and food from 6 a.m. Thursday to 2 a.m. Friday at Happyland Theater.

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Ledisi. Though she was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy Award in 2008, Ledisi Anibade Young has been releasing music for about as long as Essence Festival has been around. During her quarter-century career, she has become one of the most respected and versatile voices in traditional R&B. At Essence 2019, she’ll perform a tribute to Aretha Franklin and Patti Labelle.

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Morris Day. Throughout his long career, Morris Day has worn many hats. He’s a prolific actor, notably performing alongside his fellow Minneapolis, Minnesota native Prince in the 1984 classic “Purple Rain.” But he’s best known as a musician and composer, the frontman of soul-funk band Morris Day and The Time and, more recently, a solo act.

7 p.m. Mainstage.

Mia X. Mia Young is a New Orleans rapper, mother, chef, actor, author, entrepreneur, cancer survivor and humanitarian. A bounce pioneer, she was the first woman emcee to sign with Master P and No Limit Records.

She released three successful albums with No Limit in the mid-’90s, then retired from the spotlight to focus on being a mom. Her hits have endured the test of time, and despite her many other pursuits, she still can rap.

9:15 p.m. Playlist Superlounge.

PJ Morton. New Orleans singersongwriter PJ Morton rose to fame as the keyboardist for the pop band Maroon 5, but in recent years, he’s forged a successful solo career.

WED. JULY 3 | The Marine Corps Band New Orleans performs patriotic songs, popular music and the “1812 Overture” at the Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn and there are fireworks over the Peristyle. The Marine Corps’ funk band opens at 7 p.m. in City Park.

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He signed to Young Money in 2012 and in May 2013 released his debut major-label LP, “New Orleans.” Since then, he’s released two more studio albums, including 2017’s “Gumbo,” on his own label, Morton Records, which he envisions as “the New Orleans Motown.” 9:15 p.m. Playlist Superlounge.

Missy Elliott. Since her begining with all-female R&B group Sista in the early ’90s, Melissa Arnette “Missy” Elliott has risen to megastardom, scoring monster hits such as “Get Ur Freak On,” “One Minute Man” and “Work It.” 11 p.m. Mainstage.

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Mary J. Blige performs during Essence Fest 2018 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

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Nas. Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones has been considered one of hip-hop’s greats since his 1994 debut album “Illmatic.” With consistent releases ever since, he’s further established his status as a street poet with deep political, personal and metaphysical insight. 8:20 p.m. Mainstage.

Big Daddy Kane. A legend of hiphop’s early years, Antonio Hardy has enjoyed more than three decades of success. Starting out as a member of the Juice Crew collective, he broke out with the 1988 hit “Ain’t No Half Steppin’ ” and a string of popular

singles that cemented him as a rap king. 8:50 p.m. Playlist Superlounge.

Scarface. Brad Terrence Jordan is synonymous with his native Houston, where he built a storied legacy in hip-hop and is one of its finest lyricists. He may be best known for his work with the group Geto Boys and its tracks “Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta” and “Mind Playing Tricks on Me,” but he’s had a successful solo career, hitting big with the single “On My Block.” 8:50 p.m.

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FRI. JULY 5 | Though she’s classically trained, vocalist Quiana Lynell mixes jazz, blues, R&B and other musical influences on her debut album, “A Little Love,” which includes songs written

by Irma Thomas, Duke Ellington and George and Ira Gershwin. At 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro.

Donald Harrison Jr. Quintet SAT. JULY 6 | Saxophonist Donald Harrison is back from a West Coast tour with his hard-bop supergroup, The Cookers. He performs with his quintet at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro.

Rakim SAT. JULY 6 | New York rapper William Michael Griffin Jr. made a name for himself in the early years of hip-hop as part of the duo Eric B. & Rakim and was known for his lyrical, laid-back style in a period dominated by highenergy rappers. The Soul Rebels and Alfred Banks open at 10 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

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FestiGals raised more than

$28,000 for the New Orleans chapter of the American Heart Association during its recent weekend of conferences and celebrations. The festival, now in its ninth year, attracts approximately 2,000 women to the city for three days of empowerment seminars, a big second line and other activities.

The Orleans Public Defenders (OPD) office fired one of

its employees last week after it was revealed she didn’t have a law license. Ashley Crawford, whose job description was “staff attorney,” had represented clients in court since she was hired last fall. Practicing law without a license is a felony in Louisiana.

The question remained how OPD could possibly have hired an attorney without checking her law license.

U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham

released an ad for his gubernatorial campaign that was actually an award-winning Super Bowl commercial with his campaign’s logo pasted at the bottom. The two-minute commercial — “God Made a Farmer” — advertised Dodge Ram trucks and aired during Super Bowl XLVII, featuring the voice of the late radio host Paul Harvey. A political consultant to Abraham said it was “First Amendment protected commentary,” but Fiat Chrysler, which makes Dodge trucks, told The New Orleans Advocate it was an unauthorized use.

The number of states that now have legalized marijuana for recreational use.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker last week signed the bill, which also includes expunging the records of Illinoisans convicted of possession under the old laws. The Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council estimates 770,000 people in the state could get their low-level records cleared.

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report will be read marathon-style on July 4 at Happyland Theater to benefit the ACLU.

A FREEDOM READING FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY Fourth of July traditions include barbecues, picnics and fireworks.

Now, New Orleans residents may be able to add a new experience to that list with Clove Production’s “Star-Spangled 4th of July Marathon Reading of the Mueller Report.”

The event — also called #ImpeachableYou — will feature more than 50 people taking 20-minute shifts at Happyland Theater (3126 Burgundy St.) to do a theatrical reading of the 448-page report on the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

The reading will begin July 4 at 6 a.m. and wrap up around 2 a.m. the following morning.

Michael Martin of Clove Productions, who is organizing the event, will kick off the reading. Martin also is the creator of “Verbatim Verboten” — word-for-word readings of transcripts taken from surveillance tapes, tapped conversations and leaked emails of government officials and everyday people.

The event will include readings from local actors and spoken word poets like Tracey Collins, Brenda Currin, Ian Hoch, Mikko and Cammie West. Spoken word poet Chuck Perkins will close out the report. Martin also will perform the report’s redactions as Russian folklore character Baba Yaga. Jacob Germain of the Virtual Krewe of Vaporwave will provide visuals for the reading, and Jeff Mattsson of Happyland Theater will supply breakfast.

“Other than me stomping around on stage looking like a mythological folklore creature whenever we hit a passage where they black things out, other than that theatrical device, it’s a straight reading,” Martin said.

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release in April. “It was really just honestly getting nudged on social media that this should happen here,” Martin said of his decision to organize the event. “A number of people after the fact said, ‘Oh, good, I’m glad somebody’s organizing something here.’ But it’s not a rare idea. It was out in the air.”

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Once you purchase a ticket, you are allowed to reenter the event. A majority of the proceeds will benefit the Louisiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

“It will be as much of a party as it will be a show,” said Martin. — KAYLEE POCHE

Report: Harrowing solitary confinement conditions in Louisiana prisons Kiana Calloway, who spent time in solitary confinement during his 17 years in prison before being released in 2011, told a crowd of prison-reform activists and others gathered last week at Loyola University New Orleans that the criminal justice system isn’t broken.

“It’s structured to do exactly what it’s done,” Calloway said, referring to the brutal conditions he and others said they encountered during time in isolation in their approximately 6-by-9-foot cells.

Calloway was one of about 40 people in the room for the release of a report on Louisiana’s use of solitary confinement — conducted by Solitary Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and the Jesuit Social Research Institute/ Loyola University New Orleans — in which 709 men and women living in solitary confinement were surveyed about their living conditions.

More than three-fourths of individuals surveyed said they had been held in solitary confinement for more than a year, with 30 percent saying they’d been held for more than five years. According to the report, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LADOC) had not collected its own data on the length of time people in prison spent in solitary.

Respondents described conditions including stories of being forced to clean toilets with their bare hands and sleeping on floors infested with ants, spiders and cockroaches in an attempt to try to cool off in cells without air conditioning. One respondent claimed to have gone blind in one eye due to being refused medical treatment.

Many respondents reported having psychological effects such as anxiety, panic attacks, depression,

hallucinations and paranoia. Calloway said he still wakes up in cold sweats, haunted by the screams he heard from people in neighboring cells while in solitary.

David Cloud, lead researcher for the Vera Institute of Justice’s study of solitary confinement in Louisiana, said the findings in the study echoed many of the same details Vera found in its report released earlier this year.

But the LADOC disputed the survey’s findings. In a prepared statement, LADOC spokesman Ken Pastorick said that many of the survey responses included claims that were “vague and blatant lies,” adding that “it appears that information was gathered improperly.”

“First of all, I don’t know how a lie could be vague and blatant at the same time,” Jean Casella, co-director of Solitary Watch, said in response to Pastorick’s statement.

“Our background at Solitary Watch is in journalism. It is traditional to doubt anything that comes out of the mouth of an incarcerated person. … The media does cooperate in that.

“I’ll tell you if six people write that they are being forced to bark like dogs before they get fed, I believe them,” she added. “If the DOC asked them these questions, they would find out the same thing.”

Albert Woodfox, a New Orleans native who spent more than 44 years in solitary confinement, said he believed the survey respondents because the experiences they wrote about in the study mirrored his own. “I’m trying to figure out where the lying part is at. Everything that’s said in here, I’ve lived it for the last 44 years and 10 months of my life,” Woodfox said.

Woodfox was a member of the “Angola Three” who, at the time of his release from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in 2016, was the country’s longest-standing solitary confinement prisoner. Earlier this year, he released “Solitary,” an autobiography detailing the more than four decades he spent in isolation.

Nearly one in five men in Louisiana state prisons had been in solitary confinement for more than two weeks, according to a fall 2017 count from the LADOC and the study released by the Vera Institute of Justice — a rate about four times the national average.

In 2011, the United Nations (U.N.) called on countries to ban solitary confinement in almost all cases — with exceptions to protect an inmate from being targeted — along with a total end to isolation for more than 15 days and for juveniles

and people with mental disabilities.

The U.N. also discouraged its use as a form of punishment for rule breaking inside prisons. But according to the survey, 56 percent of respondents were in “extended lockdown,” which is typically a result of rule violation.

Researchers mailed the 12-page surveys and return envelopes to 2,902 individuals living in solitary confinement in the state. A press release for the Loyola event said it was “the largest survey ever conducted of people living in solitary.”

— KAYLEE POCHE

Jefferson Parish to hold new ‘Who Dat’ festival just before Saints season A two-day “Who Dat Nation Rally & Music Festival” to kick off the New Orleans Saints regular season has been set for Sept. 7-8 — the weekend before the Saints season opener.

The new festival will take place in LaSalle Park in Metairie and on the grounds of the Jefferson Performing Arts Center on Airline Drive, adjacent to the New Orleans Baby Cakes stadium and the Saints practice facility.

There will be three music stages, with the Atlanta Rhythm Section (insert your own Falcons joke here) and the Family Stone playing on Saturday and the Producers and the Topcats playing on Sunday on the Who Dat Nation Stage. The JPAC Stage will have Blood, Sweat & Tears on Saturday and the Guess Who on Sunday. A “major headliner” for Sunday is promised for the Maple Leaf Stage.

Also on the lineup are the All For One Brass Band, Whistle Monsta (aka Saints superfan Leroy Mitchell) and “local radio and TV personalities,” as well as a “very special guest TBA.” Admission will be $30 for adults ($45 for both days), $10 for kids 1318 ($15 for both days), and free for children under 12. The fest should get Black and Gold fans charged up for the Saints’ season opener Sept. 9, when the team takes on the Houston Texans at home in the Superdome. — KEVIN ALLMAN

Big Freedia ice cream? New Orleans’ Queen Diva teams up with Ben & Jerry’s Back in February, Queen of Bounce and Everything Else Big Freedia put a photo on her Instagram account showing a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream container with her face on the front and the

flavor “Booty Bouncing Beignets” — which was said to be a joke.

Or maybe not. Last week, Ben & Jerry’s announced a “new partnership” with Freedia which will kick off with a July 6 event at Republic from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

“Ben & Jerry’s is teaming up with the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia for a day of music, food, and of course FREE ice cream, at Republic NOLA,” said the announcement.

“We will be announcing a new partnership together that will be benefiting local non-profits, and did we mention it will be sweet? The event will include an exclusive first listen of new Big Freedia track, ‘Chasing Rainbows.’ The Queen Diva herself will be there, speaking to the crowd and telling her story about her life in New Orleans. 100% of the proceeds will benefit No Kid Hungry LA, Liberty’s Kitchen and Upturn Arts.”

So: could “Booty Bouncing Beignets” ice cream be a real thing? There’s plenty of precedent; besides famous celebrity-saluting flavors like “Cherry Garcia” and “Stephen Colbert’s AmeriCone Dream,” the company has also put out lesser-known flavors like “Dave Matthews Band’s Magic Brownies” and “Willie Nelson’s Country Peach Cobbler.” And Freedia herself may have spilled the (vanilla) beans on Instagram when she wrote, “it will be with vanilla ice cream tho.” — KEVIN ALLMAN

Missed ‘Hamilton’? You’ll have another chance to take your shot A touring production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical phenomenon “Hamilton” — about the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton — will return to New Orleans as part of the 2020-2021 Broadway in New Orleans season.

The show had a three-week run at the Saenger Theatre in March, with packed houses for every performance.

“Hamilton” uses rap, hip-hop, R&B and pop music to recount Alexander Hamilton’s life as an immigrant from the West Indies who became active in politics during the Revolutionary War, assisting Gen. George Washington, and later served as the nation’s first Treasury Secretary.

Hamilton was a political rival of Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson.

The 2019-2020 Broadway in New Orleans season begins with “Wicked” in October and includes “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Miss Saigon,” “Mean Girls” and other shows. Dates for “Hamilton” have not been announced. — WILL COVIELLO

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THE RECENT DEATH of

bandleader, musician and record producer Dave Bartholomew came as a shock — not because of his age, which was 100, but because New Orleanians recently lost so many 20th century culture bearers.

Chef Leah Chase’s death at 96 was followed by the equivalent of a New Orleans state funeral, while the death of Dr. John spawned second line tributes and a service at the Saenger Theatre that was broadcast on radio and streamed around the world. Others who passed recently include the uniquely New Orleans writer Ronnie Virgets (a longtime Gambit columnist) and the zydeco/ blues musician Lil’ Buck Sinegal, who was born in Lafayette but was familiar to local audiences for his many appearances in town, particularly at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Ponderosa Stomp.

The National World War II Museum in the Warehouse District is a monument to what Tom Brokaw called “The Greatest Generation” — those whose sacrifices helped win World War II and then built the greatest nation in history. Lately it feels as though New Orleans’ own greatest generation is disappearing — performers, chefs, writers and artists who came of age during segregation and the civil rights movement and gave the world a taste (literally and figuratively) of New Orleans’ unique culture. It’s no coincidence that many of those who died recently also left their mark on the fight to remove the stain of segregation from our city and nation.

Much of the local civil rights movement was plotted at Chase’s restaurant, Dooky Chase, when she quietly defied the law and served black and white patrons together.

Bartholomew became a talent scout for Imperial Records at a time when that was a rarity for a black man, and his discovery of Fats Domino and others brought the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues and rock ’n’ roll sound to white and black audiences alike at a time when music clubs were segregated. Dr. John — then Mac Rebennack — helped produce records by black artists while he was still a teenager.

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Dave Bartholomew (left) and Dr. John greet each other at a movie premiere in 2014.

Their gifts to the world weren’t just food, music and art, but also equality and justice.

Louisiana food historian and radio host Poppy Tooker has a catchphrase: “You’ve got to eat it to save it.” In other words, the way to keep our unique culinary traditions alive is to consume them, with reverence and relish. The same goes for our other cultural treasures. How many of us wish we could have had one more delicious lunch cooked by Chase, hear Bartholomew lead a band one more time, or hear Dr. John’s voice and distinctive piano riffs in one more live performance?

New Orleans has such a rich pool of talent that plenty of others from our own “greatest generation” are still around — cooking meals, making music, writing books, fighting for equality, creating art and offering their unique contributions to Mardi Gras, Super Sunday and our other indigenous traditions. If the deaths of some our greatest culture bearers teach us anything, it’s to appreciate those who remain by eating their food, listening to their music and enjoying their creations as often as possible.

The bittersweet nostalgia of “ain’t dere no more” doesn’t just apply to our vanishing landmarks. It also applies to our cultural icons.

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So it is with elections in Jefferson.

Every decade or so, rival political factions go to war. It helps get rid of the bad blood.

Councilmanic term limits no doubt are partly responsible for some of the hotly contested races that Jefferson voters will see in the Oct. 12 primary, but there’s more to it than that. There’s also the sexting scandal that has enveloped Parish President Mike Yenni, the resignation and subsequent federal indictment of At-Large Councilman Chris Roberts and the cycle of generational politics.

The most recent development in Jefferson — former WDSU news anchor Scott Walker’s decision to run for the at-large Parish Council “B” seat — is a good example of generational politics at work.

Walker, 44, will be making his first bid for public office against term-limited District 2 Councilman Paul Johnston, 72, who began his political career in 1995 as a member of the Harahan City Council.

Johnston previously announced he would seek the at-large “B” seat.

Johnston starts with a decided financial advantage. He has roughly $300,000 in his campaign account.

Walker, whose name and face are familiar to voters as a news anchor, admits he has a steep climb to match that number but says he’s confident he can do it.

The Walker-Johnston matchup also reflects the domino effect of other developments. Incumbent AtLarge “B” Councilwoman Cynthia Lee Sheng is not term limited, but she’s running for parish president in the wake of the Yenni sexting scandal. Also running for that job is former Parish President John Young. The parish president’s race, like the at-large contest between Walker and Johnston, will generate lots of fireworks. All four candidates have retained high-powered media consultants who are veterans of past electoral wars in Jefferson.

Scott Walker, the former anchor of WDSU-TV, will face Paul Johnston in the Jefferson Parish Council At-Large “B” seat.

In the other at-large council contest, District 1 Councilman Ricky Templet will seek the “A” seat vacated by Roberts, who was term limited anyway. So far, Templet has not drawn a high-profile opponent.

Traditionally, one at-large council member comes from the East Bank and one from the West Bank. So far, that tradition appears to be holding as both Walker and Johnston are East Bankers while Templet is a West Banker.

Elsewhere, term limits have created opportunities in three of the council’s five districts — in Templet’s District 1, in Johnston’s District 2 and in Mark Spears’ District 3. We’ll see some fierce competition for each of those seats.

Meanwhile, first-term incumbents Dominick Impastato and Jennifer Van Vrancken appear headed to easy re-election in Council Districts 4 and 5, respectively. As of press time, no one had announced against either of them.

Qualifying is Aug. 6-8, which is barely five weeks away. A lot can happen between now and then, but already it’s clear that Jefferson Parish will see some of the state’s most intense campaigning.

As Clemenza put it, these things gotta happen.

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Dear reader,

The jingle you remember was composed by none other than Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Allen Toussaint. The legendary songwriter and music producer wrote and performed “You Can Find a Friend on Japonica Street” for the Louisiana SPCA in 1985.

The project was inspired by Debbie Haslam, whose husband Ed was an advertising jingle writer. According to a March 1985 article in The TimesPicayune, she asked her husband to create a jingle for the organization in gratitude for the care that shelter workers gave to a stray cat she adopted named Wavy. Later, she heard the organization being criticized for euthanizing animals due to overcrowding at the 9th Ward shelter.

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The LA/SPCA moved to a new facility on the West Bank after the Japonica Street location was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

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Ed Haslam wrote the lyrics, which referenced the shelter’s location at 1319 Japonica St. He recruited Toussaint to write the melody and perform the song.

Here are the lyrics: “Lookin’ for a dog, say Japonica Street / Find a stray cat, say Japonica Street / Want to find a pet, just to warm your feet / A little puppy dog on Japonica Street / SPCA, a place to find your dog when it runs away / SPCA, a little kitty cat for your kids today / Come on down to Japonica Street / Warm up your heart on Japonica Street / There’s a lotta life that you can meet / You can find a friend on Japonica Street.”

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BLAKEVIEW THIS MONTH MARKS THE 90TH BIRTHDAY of New Orleans novelist and short

story writer Shirley Ann Grau, whose 1964 novel “The Keepers of the House” won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

“When a newsman telephoned her early in the afternoon (about the award), she reacted in disbelief: ‘This must be a practical joke,’ ” wrote Roddy Paul in the May 4, 1965 Times-Picayune.

During the interview, Paul said Grau received a telegram making it official from Columbia University, which oversees the Pulitzer Prizes.

Born July 8, 1929 in New Orleans, Grau spent her childhood here and in Alabama. According to a profile by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, she graduated from Ursuline Academy then studied English literature at Tulane University’s Newcomb College, where she graduated with honors in 1950. She said she turned to writing full time after Tulane wouldn’t accept her as graduate student.

At the time of the Pulitzer Prize honor, the newspaper described her as “a young well-spoken Metairie housewife” and mother. Her books, often set in New Orleans and the South, included her first novel “The Hard Blue Sky,” which was released in 1958. Other novels, including “The House on Coliseum Street,” “The Condor Passes” and the prize-winning “The Keepers of the House” focused on serious topics including race relations and family conflict.

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Brianne Joseph, owner of Sly Fox Investigations, says seeing children and other people end up in a better situation after her investigation is what keeps her doing PI work.

Meet the owner of Louisiana’s only all-woman detective agency

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THE REALITY OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATION is a lot less glamorous — and a whole lot sweatier — than the movie version. Surveillance often entails long days spent lying low in the back seat of a car with the air conditioner turned off, waiting for someone to leave his or her home. During the longest shifts, investigators will keep a container on hand in case of a bathroom emergency.

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Brianne Joseph, founder of Sly Fox Investigations — Louisiana’s only all-woman detective agency — says these conditions deter many people from working in the field. But knowing the impact a piece of evidence could have on people’s lives, especially in a child custody case, makes the uncomfortable conditions of collecting it worthwhile, she says.

“It’s either pee in a container, or watch this child get abused — I’m going to pee in a container,” she says. “It just puts it in perspective. I’m sitting out here all of this time, and I’m about to get the evidence that’s going to put this child in a better situation, but I have to pee. Am I going to leave the case and jeopardize getting this one piece of evidence that could really help this child, or am I going to pee in the mayonnaise jar?

“I sleep really well at night knowing that I helped somebody,” she adds.

Sly Fox, which has offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is Louisiana’s only all-female detective agency, and its team is made up of women of different races from different backgrounds. The agency specializes in cases of child

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The agency is an intentional anomaly in a heavily male-dominated industry. Trade publication PI Magazine estimates that of the roughly 60,000 private investigators in the United States, only 15 percent are women.

Women of color are even less represented in the field. Joseph says about 3 percent of private investigators are black women like herself — numbers which inspired her to launch her own detective agency in an attempt to change the face of private investigation in Louisiana.

Getting in the door wasn’t easy. Joseph recalls visiting local attorneys to hand out her business cards — often not hearing back from them. Realizing she needed a different approach, she started sending out samples of her work to show potential clients her capabilities. Once the agency got more detectives on board, she tried sending white investigators to do the marketing.

“Initially, that was like the biggest challenge — getting people to actually give us the work because we weren’t popular or well-known, or just because we were women and it was a male industry,” she says. “But once I got in and they saw the work, (they said), ‘Oh, she did that?’

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is at risk. Joseph says seeing the im“The fact that I was a young black girl, pact of child custody cases was one of I think, had a lot to do with it bethe most rewarding parts of her job cause it was an older-whitewhen she began work as a PI. A males industry. But over desire to work more child custime, it just didn’t tody cases helped drive her matter anymore. to start her own agency.

“I really believe “I felt that I could make that women are a bigger difference and naturally good a bigger impact if I investigators,” stepped out on my own she says. “We’re and created my own fact finders. We thing and had more are detail-oricontrol over the types ented and we’re of cases that we work,” just naturally Joseph says. “I also inquisitive. … so I wanted to do more child was just interested custody cases and cases in teaching more that would impact families women how to beand children and help put come investigators.” them in a better situation.”

Sly Fox detectives can Many of the cases Sly blend more easily into difFox handles are related ferent neighborhoods and are to insurance fraud. Jooften able to get witnesses to talk to seph says while the them as a result — an advantage Joseph says individuals making attracts many of the agency’s attorney clients. claims in these “You have this old white guy that goes into this cases usually are black neighborhood, knocking on the door tryinjured to some ing to talk to them — they don’t get answers,” she extent, it’s says. “But then they send me and they talk to me.” often not to In child custody cases, Sly Fox detectives may be the degree looking for evidence that a child is being neglected or

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they claim. “They might be suing for $30 million, some crazy number, when it really should only be a $15,000 claim and they don’t want to get off the bed for the rest of their life,” she says.

That was the case when a woman sued the City of New Orleans for tens of millions of dollars in injury claims. Sly Fox detectives caught her dancing and partying.

Finding evidence against fraudulent claims not only de-

creases the amount insurance companies and defendants have to pay out, but it also deters insurance companies from raising premiums as a result of these claims, Joseph says. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) estimates the total cost of nonhealth insurance fraud is more than $40 billion annually — costing U.S. families between $400$700 in increased premiums.

“We lose so much money [in] insurance fraud each year in the country,” Joseph says. “The evidence that we provide dramatically cuts that number.”

Other cases, particularly those of infidelity, are more emotional.

Detectives sometimes have to play counselor and console someone who receives evidence their partner is having an affair. But Joseph says she believes it’s important for the person to know the truth so he or she can take the steps to move on.

“Infidelity hurts,” she says. “To have that type of trust broken, it’s very hard for people. … It’s a very painful process, but then there’s a healing process. There’s an opportunity for them to move forward and to get in a better situation.”

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While much of private investigation does involve long stakeouts, detectives must stay alert their entire shift, equipped with a full tank of gas and ready to take off on a moment’s notice.

That’s because at times it does remotely resemble the movies, and detectives experience the adrenaline rush of following a car, masquerading as somone else or deploying a hidden camera.

“We’re pretending all the time in this job,” says Maria, a Sly Fox detective who asked her last name not be used. “You learn to remember things — colors, clothes, positions. Before this job, I didn’t remember anything.”

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base, Joseph says the agency is “smooth sailing.”

She plans to expand the brand’s presence to include YouTube videos educating the public on collecting evidence for and winning child custody cases. She also wants to open a “spy shop” to sell child-safety products.

Joseph has a friendly demeanor and an infectious laugh, but when it comes to business, she’s strict and dogged, earning a reputation among her employees for running a tight ship.

“One of our girls told me I was ‘particular,’ so I don’t know if that’s code word for ‘bitch,’ ”

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Now that Sly Fox has been around for 13 years, the agency has established itself as a fixture in the community, recognized by the state Senate in May for its “groundbreaking” work.

Now that she’s found a solid team of detectives — five in Baton Rouge and three in New Orleans — and a steady client

Joseph says with a laugh. “You can’t want to claim the top spot if you’re not able to maintain a certain level of excellence — and in order to be able to do that, there’s a certain amount of effort that goes into it.”

And if an employee’s work doesn’t meet Joseph’s expectations, they hear from her.

“I just want to be the best,” she says. “I don’t wear mediocrity well. I don’t want to just half-ass anything. If we’re going to do it, we’re going to do it, and we’re going to strive to be the best at it.”

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Black Restaurant Week

New taco restaurants spread across New Orleans

MANY LOCAL BLACK-OWNED RESTAURANTS are participating in

Black Restaurant Week, which runs through July 7. The promotion identifies participating black-owned restaurants, which offer special prix fixe menus during the event. Restaurants

BY W I LL C OV I E LLO TACEAUX LOCEAUX’S RECENTLY OPENED brick-and-mortar restaurant

expands the offerings of its popular food truck. As with the truck, diners stand in line and order from a colorful chalkboard menu. The restaurant offers a long list of the business’ signature tacos, with fillings ranging from traditional al pastor-style pork to Gulf seafood and vegetarian options.

More tacos seem to be just what New Orleanians want. The city long has had inexpensive taquerias such as Taqueria Corona and casual Mexican restaurants such as Juan’s Flying Burrito. Upscale taquerias offer creative menus, and celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez is behind Johnny Sanchez. There also are taco trucks and pop-ups, such as former Mariza chef and owners Ian Schnoebelen and Laurie Casebonne’s three-nightsa-week Rosalita’s Backyard Tacos in Bywater. The latest taco specialists to open in the city are Taceaux Loceaux’s Octavia Street restaurant, Barracuda in Uptown and Otra Vez in the Warehouse District.

Taceaux Loceaux’s food truck (@tlnola), with its Mexican Day of the Dead-meets-“The Last Supper” picture on the side, moved into the forefront of the city’s food truck scene when it hit the streets in 2010.

The truck still serves food outside local bars, and the restaurant has a colorful mural with an image of the truck. The truck typically offers fewer than 10 menu items, and tacos come in pairs. The restaurant offers a longer list of the truck’s rotating signature items, and tacos are available individually for $3.50 to $5.50.

The Seoul Man is a flour tortilla filled with Korean-style bulgogi chicken topped with cabbage, cilantro, pickled red onions and spicy aioli.

Messin’ with Texas is a brisket taco and Carnital Knowledge features roast pork with cabbage, radish and aioli. Woke Up in Oaxaca combines eggs and chorizo, and there’s a “faurizo” taco. Caulifornia Dreaming includes cauliflower and a spicy infusion of hot peppers, and All Hat and No Cattle features black beans.

For appetizers, there are chips and salsa, tot nachos and avocado fries, which are lightly fried avocado wedges served with hot pepper aioli.

Quesadillas, including a kids’ cheese version, are available.

The restaurant also offers margaritas, paloma cocktails and draft beer. A cooler holds bottled sodas including strawberry and pineapple Jarritos.

Barracuda, opened on Tchoupitoulas Street by chef and former Dinner Lab manager Brett Jones, has an indoor kitchen and walk-up counter, and runners deliver metal trays of chips and tacos to diners at picnic tables in the fenced-in patio. Some of the seating is covered or shaded, and strings of lights hang above.

Barracuda’s brief menu of tacos ($3-$4.50 each) includes a fish taco featuring fried Mississippi catfish and achiote pepper-seasoned chicken or grilled pork shoulder topped with finely diced onions and cilantro in flour tortillas. The vegetable taco can change, and a recent version featured button and oyster mushrooms seasoned with cumin, arbol chilies, canary beans and pepitas in a corn tortilla. Breakfast tacos are available before 11 a.m.

For drinks, Barracuda offers Mexican Coke, horchata, margaritas, Cuba libres, micheladas and Ranchwater, a mix of tequila, Topo Chico sparkling water and lime. Some cocktails are on tap, and customers can order pitchers of them or add a mezcal float for $1.

Otra Vez in the Warehouse District is on the fancier side. The airy space has high ceilings, ample seating on long banquettes and picture windows looking over O’Keefe Avenue.

Tacos are a highlight on chef-owner Akhtar Nawab’s menu of creative Mexican-inspired dishes and are available at lunch, brunch and dinner, generally for $10-$12 for two.

Recently, the lunch menu featured a pair of mahi mahi tacos topped with radish salsa and a subtly flavored pistachio mole. Other tacos may feature charred steak or tempura-fried

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Chef Brett Jones serves a short list of tacos at Barracuda in Uptown.

shrimp topped with celery root remoulade and chorizo dust. Otra Vez has a creative cocktail list, and the food menu has original dishes such as squash blossom quesadillas and tweaks on familiar items such as a kale Caesar salad available with shrimp or chicken.

From Nawab’s nuanced flavor combinations to vegetable fillings at casual taco stands, new restaurants are turning tortillas into versatile canvases for their creativity.

BARRACUDA 3984 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-266-2961; www.eatbarracuda.com Lunch and dinner Tuesday-Sunday OTRA VEZ 1001 Julia St., (504) 354-8194; www.otraveznola.com Lunch Monday-Friday, dinner daily, brunch Saturday-Sunday TACEAUX LOCEAUX 737 Octavia St., (504) 336-3656 Lunch and dinner Tuesday-Sunday

include Addis Nola, Barrow’s Catfish, Cafe Dauphine, Heard Dat Kitchen, Neyow’s Creole Cafe (pictured), We Dat’s Chicken & Shrimp and others.

Black Restaurant Week also includes special events. There’s a panel discussion about the restaurant business at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, at New Orleans Jazz Market and a food truck roundup with DJs providing music from noon to 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 6, at Deja Vieux Food Park. Visit www.nolabrw.com for information.

Black Restaurant Week was founded in Houston, Texas, in 2016

by Warren Luckett, Falayn Ferrell and Derek Robinson. It takes place in eight cities including Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. — WILL COVIELLO

King of king cake AN UNCONVENTIONAL KING CAKE

won a crown for New Orleans chef Nathan Richard, who was named King of Louisiana Seafood June 18 at an annual statewide culinary competition.

Never mind that king cake season ended with Mardi Gras in March.

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Richard, executive chef of the Uptown restaurant Cavan (3607 Magazine St., 504-509-7655; www. cavannola.com), was determined to make a splash at the competition and knew he had a dish no one else was likely to attempt.

“You’ve got to take a risk and bring something that’ll represent yourself and Louisiana, and this is a fun dish that does that,” Richard says. “I mean, crawfish and king cake — I told everyone from the start though, ‘This is not your mom ’n’ ’em’s king cake.’ ” Produced by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing

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Richard has some special qualifications as an ambassador for Louisiana seafood. He grew up near Thibodaux and has spent his life both cooking seafood and catching it.

“It’s always been part of my culture, getting crawfish out of the bayou, fishing on Lake Verret,” he says. “We didn’t need to go very far to get great seafood — the waterways were always right there and full of it.”

Richard built his career at modern restaurants, including an early stint at Husk, the acclaimed Southern restaurant in Charleston,

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Board, the competition gathered 14 chefs from across the state, each of whom prepared a dish on the spot for a panel of judges. The cookoff was held in Lafayette at the Cajundome, as part of the Taste of EatLafayette event.

Chef Devan Giddix of Bourbon House won second place. Justin Componation of Parish Restaurant & Bar in Monroe finished in third place. New Orleans chefs competing in the event included Brody Leblanc of Borgne, Jerry Mixon of Cafe Amelie and Amy Sins of Langlois.

As King of Louisiana Seafood, Richard will participate in various events throughout the year. On Aug. 3, he’ll compete with chefs from around the nation at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off (www. louisianaseafood.com) in New Orleans. The winner of that round is named King of American Seafood, a title currently held by chef Ryan Trahan of the Blue Dog Cafe

South Carolina. He was chef at Kingfish in the French Quarter before taking the helm at Cavan in 2017.

Richard first served his crawfish king cake at Cavan and it’s become a Carnival standard at the restaurant. Cinnamon in the dough and pepper jelly cream cheese icing give it a sweet-savory blend.

Dehydrated crab fat adds color, standing in for a king cake’s traditional sugared topping.

Fresh from the cook-off win, the cake may return for another stint on the menu this summer, Richard says. But if it does, he may not call it king cake, aware of the sensitivity of pitching outof-season king cake (savory or otherwise) to his New Orleans clientele.

Richard does feel a special affinity for king cake. After all, his birthday is Jan. 6, Twelfth Night, the traditional start of king cake season. — IAN McNULTY/ THE ADVOCATE

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What does the title “Everyday and Celebration” refer to?

HALL: When you think about what people want when they go out to have dinner and what they eat in restaurants, they would be eating “celebration” foods. Even if you look at Italian food, it’s got some heavier dishes. This is what people would eat at restaurants.

That’s how soul food got its reputation for being heavy. When we eat at home, those are lighter dishes. For my cookbook “Everyday and Celebration,” I want you to think about what are the everyday foods and what are the celebration foods? I don’t want to do away with celebration foods — they’re very much a part of our lives.

You say your book is “broadening” the idea of soul food. How? H: My cookbook celebrates the African diaspora. I want to go back and show that our food is more than the heavier dishes, because there are all these vegetables and grains. People wouldn’t think about sorghum or millet as soul food, but those are African ingredients.

I am going to go out on the line and say that I did not like okra, but I have four okra recipes in the book. [Traditional] stewed tomatoes and okra is heavy from being cooked for a long time, and there’s the sliminess of the okra. I grew up eating stewed okra and tomatoes. [For the book] I did a dish that is a brothy tomato dish with the aromatics of bay leaves and herbs and I roasted okra coins until they were charred.

When I was (creating the reci-

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I make that really quick tomato broth and drop the okra in, and the broth is permeated with that smoky flavor, because it’s charred. I love this so much.

The book has a lot of vegetables. You should be able to go to a farmers’ market and get ingredients for all of the summer recipes — anything with peaches, tomatoes, green beans and blackberries. But you don’t have to do that same recipe with tomatoes and peaches. I tell people, you can do the same thing with squash or whatever is at the farmers market.

You just take vinegar and spices and onions and mix it.

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H: The hardest learning curve was being on “Top Chef.” You’re cooking and the cameras are just there. On TV, you have four- or six-minute segments, a very short period of time. You have a few minutes to talk, tell people about yourself and make it look easy. I got to work with people who did it very well. Michael and Mario did it very well. The gift of cooking on TV is to inspire people. What you are doing is inspiring them to cook at home, make it seem approachable, so they will want to cook for themselves. I can’t tell you how many people have come up to me and said, “I lost this much weight because you inspired me to cook at home.” The power of cooking for yourself makes a huge difference. — WILL COVIELLO

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Catalino’s — 7724 Maple St., (504) 6186735; www.facebook.com/catalinosllc — Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — Reservations accepted. L SatSun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ 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.

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FAUBOURG MARIGNY Kebab — 2315 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3834328; www.kebabnola.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D WedMon, late Fri-Sat. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. $ Marie’s Kitchen — 2483 Burgundy St., (504) 267-5869; www.mariesbarandkitchen.com — No reservations.

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Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. L, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Reservations recommended.

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

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467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$

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

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. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ 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. $ 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. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Cold Stone Creamery — 1130 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite F, (504) 736-5037; www.coldstonecreamery.com — Delivery available. No reservations.

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

L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 733-3803; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504)

Akira Sushi + Hibachi — 3326 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, (504) 304-8820; www. akirametairie.com — Delivery available.

No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations.

L, D Tue-Sun. $ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutter-restaurant.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. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness. com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ FullBlast Brunch — 139 S. Cortez St., (504) 302-2800; www.fullblastbrunch. com — Reservations accepted. Brunch Thu-Mon. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Ikura Sushi + Hibachi — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 485-5658; www.ikuranola.net — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. L daily, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www. juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations.

L, D daily. $ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$

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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.

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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 Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended.

D 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.

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

WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. D TueSat. Cash only. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook.com/ tavolinolounge — Reservations accepted for large parties. D daily. $$

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TUESDAY 2 BMC — Dapper Dandies, 8 Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnson, noon; Kala Chandra, 3; Chance Bushmen & the Rhythm Stompers, 6:30; The Budz Blues Band, 10 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Taco, Tequila, Tiaras & Vanessa Carr, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Alex Pianovich, 7 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Ryan Scott Long & friends, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mark Coleman, 9 Fountain Lounge, The Roosevelt Hotel — Paul Longstreth, 5:30 House of Blues — Michael Liuzza, 6 The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Prime Example Jazz Club — The Spectrum 6 Quintet, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Sam Cammarata, 5; Arsene DeLay, 7 Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge — NO FRETS: Arabic and Turkish Music, 7

Radar Upcoming concerts »» PARTICLE KID AND MIDRIFF, Aug. 10, One Eyed Jacks »» KYLE CRAFT AND SHOWBOAT HONEY, Aug. 11, One Eyed Jacks »» BRKN LOVE, Sept. 10, Southport Hall »» 70S SOUL JAM FEATURING THE STYLISTICS, THE EMOTIONS, THE DELFONICS, HEATWAVE AND HAROLD MELVIN’S BLUE NOTES, Sept. 28, Saenger Theatre »» SOFI TUKKER AND LP GIOBBI, Oct. 19, Joy Theater »» SCARYPOOLPARTY, Nov. 12, House of Blues »» CAUTIOUS CLAY, Nov. 13, House of Blues »» ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS, Nov. 13, Saenger Theatre

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BMC — The Tempted, 5; LC Smoove, 8 Bamboula’s — Eight Dice Cloth, noon; Bamboulas Hot Jazz Quartet, 3; Mem Shannon, 6:30; Crawdaddy T’s, 10 The Bayou Bar — Peter Harris Trio featuring Dwight Fitch, 7 The Bombay Club — Josh Paxton, 8 Check Point Charlie — T Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Mark Carroll & Friends, 6 Circle Bar — Mikayla Braun Trio, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Sandra Love & The Reason, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Carl LeBlanc, 9:30 Fountain Lounge inside The Roosevelt Hotel — Richard Scott, 5:30 House of Blues— Michael Liuzza (Foundation Room), 6; Cary Hudson (Restaurant & Bar), 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — The Nayo Jones Experience, 8 The Lazy Jack — Faith Becnel Trio, 6 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride presents the Next Generation, 7 & 10

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters performs Nov. 13 at Saenger Theatre.

Southport Hall — Mrz Crowley, 7:30; A Tribute to Soundgarden, Skin & Bones: A Foo Fighters Experience, 8 Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge — Big Dummy, aka The Vulgarians, 7; Martin Krusche presents..., 9

THURSDAY 4 BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; JAM Brass Band, 8; Moments of Truth, 11 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas, noon; Rancho Tee’s Motel, 3; Marty Peters and the Party Meters Jazz, 6:30; Tree-House Brass Band, 10

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PREVIEW Charly Bliss

BY RAPHAEL HELFAND CHARLY BLISS IS A BROOKLYN, NEW YORK POWER-POP OUTFIT you’ll soon hear about if you haven’t already. Eva Hendricks delivers catchy vocals, while guitarist Spencer Fox, bassist Dan Shure and drummer Sam Hendricks lay down infectious grooves with references to synth pop, garage rock and early 2000s indie rock.

The band has been releasing music since original members Eva Hendricks and Fox were in high school, dropping their debut EP in 2011. It wasn’t until 2017 that the group put out its first studio LP, “Guppy,” via Barsuk Records. Raw and exuberant, it perfectly captures how it feels to be young in today’s messy world while harkening back to earlier eras of indie pop.

Charly Bliss released its latest album, “Young Enough,” in May on Barsuk. It’s more polished than “Guppy,” leaning more heavily into mainstream pop than its predecessor. But even on its poppiest tracks, the band never loses the edge that pushes its music beyond bubblegum to something much more savory.

Emily Reo and Matt Surfin’ and Friends open at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at Gasa Gasa, 4920 Freret St., (504) 338-3567; www.gasagasa.com. Tickets $15 in advance, $17 at the door.

The Bombay Club — Larry Sieberth, 7 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Dianimal & The Wild Children, 5; Tom McDermott & Meryl Zimmerman, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Jimbo Mathus & The Durrty Crooks, 8 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge feat.

Rik Slave, 7 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Jam Night with the Brothers Keegan, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Dave Geare, 9:30 House of Blues — Jake Landry, 6:30; The Welcome Affair, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 Old Point Bar — Roadside Glorious, 8

One Eyed Jacks — Fast Times, 10 Saenger Theater — Kevin Gates, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jason Marsalis Trio, 8 & 10 Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club — Tony!

Toni! Toné! with Matt Dillon and the NOLA Resistance, 7 & 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5 Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge — Cody Hoover, 7

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Duo, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Davis Rogan, 6; Krewe Collective, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 9 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Lowbrau, Split Lips & more, 9 d.b.a. — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 6; Happy Talk Band & Meschiya Lake, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Vance Orange, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Panorama Jazz Band, 10 House of Blues — Dick Deluxe (Restaurant & Bar), 12:30; Captain Buckles Band, 4; Kaylin Gabrielle (Foundation Room), 7; Dick Deluxe Band, 7:30; Trap Karaoke, 8; DJ Khromethesia, 10; D’usse Palooza, 11:59 The Jazz Playhouse — Shannon Powell Jazz Quartet, 8; Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx and Romy Kaye, 11 The Lazy Jack — ASAP, 6 Le Bon Temps Roule — Tom McDermott, 7 Oak — Jordan Anderson Band, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Gal Holiday, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — The Dream Rebel, 9 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — The Boogie Men, 9:30 Santos Bar — Wild Animal, 9; DJ Otto Late Night Dance Party, 11:59

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Quiana Lynell, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Royal Roses, 5:30; Brian Coogan Trio, 9 Tipitina’s — Walter “Wolfman” Washington and The Roadmasters and Marc Stone Band, 10

SATURDAY 6 Abita Brew Pub — Patrick Cooper & Mark Carroll, noon Bamboula’s — Chip Wilson Trio, 11 a.m.; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 3:30; Ed Wills and Blues 4 Sale, 7; City of Trees Brass Band, 11:30 The Bayou Bar — Jordan Anderson, 9 The Bombay Club — Peter Harris Duo, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Warren Battiste, 11 a.m.; Tchoupsley, 6; Jamie Bernstein’s Yakameiniacs featuring Dave Easley & Adrian Eggleston, 9 Circle Bar — Zoom, 9:30 The Crossroads — Bob & Dave, 9 d.b.a. — Little Freddie King, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Michael Pearce, 7; Joseph Haydel, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Betty Shirley Band, 10 Fountain Lounge inside The Roosevelt Hotel — Sam Kuslan, 9

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SUNDAY 7 BMC — Will Dickerson Band, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3; Mosche, 7; Moments Of Truth, 10 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas, 11 a.m.; Nola

Ragweeds, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 6:30; Ed Wills and Blues 4 Sale, 10; The Bombay Club — Tim Laughlin Duo, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Some Like It Hot, 11 a.m.; First Sunday Pfister Sisters, 4; Steve Pistorius Jazz Quartet, 7 Circle Bar — Dick Deluxe, 5; Micah McKee, Friends & Blind Texas Marlin, 7 d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Jason Neville Funky Soul Band, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 9 House of Blues — Jason Bishop, 6:30; Requiem with DJ Raj Smoove (Foundation Room), 10; The Backyard Band: Bringing DC Go-Go to NOLA, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 The Lazy Jack — Topcats, 3 Old Point Bar — Gregg Martinez, 3:30; Romy Kay, Jeanne Marie Harris, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Marina Orchestra, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Betty Shirley and the Will Thompson Trio, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Raphael Et Pascal, 5; The Clementines, 8

MONDAY 8 BMC — 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 The Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay and Charlie Wooton, 5; Dayna Kurtz, 8 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Fountain Lounge, The Roosevelt Hotel — Sam Kuslan, 5:30 House of Blues — Ron Hotstream, 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Nola Swing Dance Connection with DJ Twggs, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Free Jambalaya Jam featuring Joshua Benitez Band, 8 Three Muses — Bart Ramsey, 5; Washboard Rodeo, 7

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS 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.

Kulturabend. Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss St. — The Anderson Duo of harp and cello perform works by Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Faure, Mahler, Haydn and Strauss. www.deutscheshaus.org.

7 p.m. Tuesday.

Maafa Concert. Ashe Power House Theater, 1731 Baronne St. — The annual event features African dance performances, music and spoken word. www.ashecac.org.

7 p.m. Wednesday.

Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — Pianist Doori Yoo performs “Goldberg Variations, BWV 988,” Bach’s work for keyboard. www.ablinas.org.

Free admission. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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Slick Rick. The smoothest Englishman stateside, Richard Martin Lloyd Walters is a pioneer of British hiphop. Though he moved to New York as a child, he never lost his distinctive accent, and it became the calling card of his alternately raunchy, wise and hilarious rhymes. His characteristic narrative lyrics and gift for wordplay have earned him the title of hip-hop’s greatest storyteller. 8:50 p.m. Playlist Superlounge.

Young M.A. Brooklyn, New York native Katorah Kasanova Marrero is a force to be reckoned with. At 27, she’s one of the youngest and least established acts on the Essence bill, but she’s proved to be a rising talent. Her 2016 single “OOOUUU” went triple-platinum, and she’s since released a successful album and collaborated with some of the biggest names in hip-hop. 10 p.m. Essence After Dark: Essence Underground, The Howlin’ Wolf.

Mary J. Blige. An R&B superstar, Mary J. Blige has sold more than 80 million records since she began her career in the late ’80s while still in her teens. She has won nine Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards and 12 Billboard Music Awards. She’s also been nominated for three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards. Throughout her storied discography, she’s remained committed to making thoughtful, innovative music that pushes her genre forward. Lil Kim will make a guest appearance during her set at Essence. 10:45 p.m. Mainstage.

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Big Freedia. The queen diva of New Orleans bounce never disappoints in live performances.

Commanding the stage, Freddie Ross leads an energetic twerk team through songs including “Rent,” “Azz Everywhere” and “Gin In My System.”

7 p.m. Mainstage.

Mannie Fresh. Another legend of New Orleans hip-hop, Byron Otto Thomas is best known for his work as the in-house producer for Cash Money Records from 1993 to 2005.

He oversaw some of the label’s biggest releases, from Juvenile’s quadruple-platinum “400 Degreez” to Lil Wayne’s groundbreaking early records. 7 p.m. Mainstage.

Pharrell Williams. Pharrell Lanscilo Williams’ production work is the stuff of legend, from his game-changing early tapes with The Neptunes and N*E*R*D* to his later solo work. As he’s aged, he’s moved further into the mainstream, releasing earworms such as 2013’s “Happy.”

9:10 p.m. Mainstage.

Teyana Taylor. The hyper-talented artist and performer signed to Pharrell Williams’ Star Track imprint at age 15 and hasn’t looked back since.

Known both for her music and her

show-stopping dance performances in music videos like Kanye West’s “Fade,” Taylor is a can’t-miss at the festival. 9:10 p.m. Mainstage.

Timbaland. Timothy Zachary Mosley is another master of hip-hop production. Working with everyone from Aaliyah to Missy Elliott, Rihanna, Nas and Drake, he’s pushed the boundaries of beat-making time and time again. Now in the third decade of his career, he continues to craft slick, danceable, timeless instrumental music. 9:10 p.m. Mainstage.

The Soul Rebels. The Soul Rebels has carved out a niche collaborating with rappers such as Nas, Talib Kweli and Curren$y, proving brass bands are not just for second lines. 10 p.m.

Essence After Dark: Beats & Bounce, Republic NOLA. Anthony Hamilton. Anthony Cornelius Hamilton is one of the biggest stars in neo-soul music. He broke out with his second studio album, “Comin’ From Where I’m From” (2003), which featured “Charlene.”

For his work composing, producing and recording music, he’s amassed 17 Grammy nominations. At Essence, Hamilton performs with Frankie Beverly and Maze. 11:35 p.m. Mainstage.

Essence presents a free Independence Day celebration from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 4 at Louis Armstrong Park with two music stages and performances by Common, MC Lyte, Big Freedia, Tanya Boyd-Cannon, Stooges Brass Band and others.

There is a gospel music performance at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center at noon Sunday featuring Donnie McClurkin, Tasha Cobbs, Yolanda Adams and Mary Mary.

There are several Essence conferences and attractions, with much of the programming at the convention center. Speakers include the Rev. Al Sharpton, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, National Urban League President and former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, U.S. Reps. Maxine Waters and Ilhan Omar, sports journalist Jemele Hill, inspirational speaker Iyanla Vanzant and others. There are entertainment programs with previews of movies and TV shows and a fanzone for autograph signings.

Business and political leaders will speak at the Global Black Economic Forum July 5-6 at the Contemporary Arts Center. E-Suite programs for women executives feature political strategist Donna Brazile, Valerie Jarrett, advisor to President Barack Obama, and others. Tickets are required.

Essence also holds expositions about wellness, fashion and beauty as well as a marketplace at the convention center. Visit www.essence. com for details.

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PREVIEW Go 4th on the River

BY WILL COVIELLO THE ANNUAL GO 4TH ON THE RIVER CELEBRATION features fireworks over the Mississippi River at the French Quarter at 9 p.m. Thursday, July 4. Patriotic music to go with the fireworks is broadcast on 870 AM, 101.9 FM and 105.3 FM, as well as on www.wwl.com and an app downloadable at www.go4thontheriver.com. There is live music A DVO C AT E S TA F F P H OTO

BY MA X B ECH ER ER preceding the fireworks at 4th Fest in Crescent Park, including the National World War II Museum’s Victory Belles at 5:30 p.m. and MoJEAUX at 7 p.m. Visit www.go4thontheriver.com for information.

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Regala Park Drive, Reserve — The St. John the Baptist Parish event includes a video presentation of service members. www. sjbparish.com. 11 a.m.

THURSDAY 4 TUESDAY 2 Ask Your Master Gardener. St. Tammany Parish Library, Pearl River Branch, 64580 Highway 41, Pearl River — Master Gardener Tom Cuccia holds a monthly Q&A session. www.stpl.bibliocommons.com. 5 p.m.

Black Tech NOLA. Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St. — Diversity and inclusion representatives share best practices on shifting culture, investing in startups and creating pathways into tech. Also Wednesday. www. blacktechnola.com.

WEDNESDAY 3 Happy 3rd of July. City Park, 1 Palm Drive — The Marine Corps Band New Orleans starts the night at this outdoor event on the Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn (chairs and blankets welcome), finishing with fireworks from the top of the Peristyle. Concessions are available for purchase. www.neworleanscitypark.com. 7 p.m.

Lagniappe Lunch. Hermann-Grima Historic House, 820 St. Louis St. — The brown bag lunch series features an explanation of an interesting item from the museum’s collection. Water is provided. www.hgghh.org.

Free admission. 11:30 a.m.

Sparks in the Park. Bogue Falaya Park, 213 Park Drive, Covington — Music, face painting and eating contests are preludes to the fireworks at dusk. Food and drinks are available for purchase. www.covla.com.

6:30 p.m.

Uncle Sam Jam. Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie — The Independence Day festival has food trucks and live performances by Amanda Shaw, 10,000 Maniacs, former members of Electric Light Orchestra, Flight Plan Jazz Ensemble and the Topcats. Fireworks are at 9 p.m. www. unclesamjamjefferson.com. 3 p.m.

Veterans Luncheon. Regala Gym, 200

Essence in the Park. Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St. — The free Fourth of July celebration includes food, arts and crafts and music by Bamboula 2000, Common, Big Freedia and the Stooges Brass Band. www. essence.com/festival. Noon.

Go 4th on the River. Crescent Park, 1008 N. Peters St. — The Independence Day celebration starts with music at the park, the Gen. Roy S. Kelley fireboat’s water show at 6 p.m., a fireworks photography workshop, leading to a 9 p.m. choreographed fireworks display over the Mississippi River. www.go4thontheriver.com. 4:30 p.m.

Krewe de Tech. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — Alternatives to pay television will be the topic of the meeting, where broadcast and streaming services will be discussed. 7 p.m.

Old-Fashioned 4th of July. Tchefuncte Riverfront, Madisonville — The Madisonville Chamber of Commerce celebrates the Fourth of July with a parade, a tribute to veterans, music, games, a beauty pageant, food, contests and activities, concluding with fireworks after dark. www.madisonville4thjuly.com. 11 a.m.

Sneaux Ball Fest. Miracle Plaza, 5900 block of Bullard Avenue — The inaugural event features a car show, talent show, ribbon cutting, business networking, step show, family concert, food vendors and snowballs. www. sneauxballfest.com. 9 a.m. Thursday.

FRIDAY 5 Black Masking Cultural Festival. Stallings Gentilly Park, 1600 Gentilly Blvd. — The family event features music, arts and crafts, food trucks, a film screening, sewing workshops, stilt dancing and appearances by Mardi Gras Indians. www.facebook.com/ blackmaskingnola. Free admission. Noon.

Bucktown Boil. Bucktown Farmers Market, Bucktown Harbor, 325 Old Hammond High-

way, Metairie. — Eat Local Challenge teams with the Crescent City Farmers Market for a seafood boil with live music, performance groups, cooking demonstrations, activities and information. www.marketumbrella.org.

3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Essence Festival. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive — Essence returns to the Crescent City with a festival of live music at the Superdome, empowerment seminars and entertainment zones at the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center, after-hours parties, days of service in the community and comedy shows. The festival is headlined by former first lady Michelle Obama. www.essence.com/festival.

Ticket prices vary. Through Sunday.

SATURDAY 6 Annual Maafa Commemoration. Congo Square, Louis Armstrong Park, North Rampart and St. Ann streets — The sacred ceremony includes a drum procession to the Tomb of the Unknown Slave, historic markets and points of interest associated with the slave trade, ending with a floral release at the Mississippi River. www.ashecac.org. 7 a.m.

Chicken Jam. Lakefront Arena, 6801 Franklin Ave. — Celebrate National Fried Chicken Day at this benefit for the Al Copeland Foundation. www.alcopelandfoundation. org. $5-$15. 2 p.m.

An Emerald Experience Fundraiser. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave. — The Pontchartrain chapter of The Links hosts a day party to raise money for the group’s community programs. It features food and music by Ursula Yancy, Mardi Gras Indians and Zulu Tramps. www.emerald-experience. eventbrite.com. $100. 2 p.m.

In the SoFAB Kitchen. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Chef Shelley Everett of The Chubby Biscuit and the Gourmet Angel conducts a cooking demonstration. www. natfab.org. 1 p.m.

Sprouts: Water Play. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road — A swimsuit and towel are required for this aquatic adventure with a kiddie sprinkler for ages 18 months to 10 years old. There’s also art,

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9:30 a.m.

SPORTS New Orleans Baby Vakes. Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie — The Baby Cakes take on the San Antonio Missions in minor league baseball action. www.milb.com/new-orleans. $5. 7 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, with fireworks after the game; 6 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday (kids ages 4-13 run the bases following the game).

BOOKS Chef Carla Hall. Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave. — The author and TV chef discusses her book “Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration.” Books must be purchased in advance with receipt as ticket for entry. www.tubbyandcoos.com.

11 a.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.

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“Fast Color” (PG-13) — Gugu MbathaRaw plays a woman forced into hiding when her superhuman powers are discovered. Chalmette Movies.

“For Those Who Don’t Read Me” — After nearly sabotaging his life, a poet decides to immerse himself in writing after being inspired by the work of Quebecois, Canada poet Yves Boisvert; screening as part of the Canada Now series. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Midsommar” (R) — A couple’s idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent competition at the hands of a cult.

AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Ophelia” (PG-13) — Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts star in the re-imagining of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” told from Ophelia’s perspective. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Spider-Man — Far from Home” (PG-13) — While on a trip abroad with classmates, Spider-Man (Tom Holland) battles a supervillain named Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal). AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Woman at War” — A woman becomes a determined environmental activist in this 2018 Icelandic dramedy. Chalmette Movies.

NOW SHOWING “Aladdin” (PG) — Will Smith stars as The Genie in the live-action update of Disney’s animated tale about a young man who gains the power to make his wishes come true. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16

Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Anna” (R) — Luc Besson (“The Fifth Element”) directs this action-packed thriller about a woman who discovers the strength to become one of the world’s most feared assassins. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Annabelle Comes Home” (R) — Paranormal investigators try to control a possessed doll in the latest chapter in “The Conjuring” horror movie franchise. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Avengers — Endgame” (PG-13) — The remaining superheroes left alive — including Thor, Iron Man and Black Widow — regain focus to undo the actions of the all-powerful villain Thanos. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Be Natural — The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache” — Pamela Green directs this documentary about pioneer woman filmmaker Alice Guy-Blache. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Clara” — An obsessive astronomer and a curious artist form an unlikely bond in this 2018 sci-fi movie, screening as part of the Canana Now series. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Cuba — Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean” — The film takes an intimate look at Cuban culture, architecture and ecosystems through the eyes of its artists, historians and scientists. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

“Dark Phoenix” (PG-13) — The latest installment in the “X-Men” movie franchise finds the superhero team battling its own Jean Grey (played by Sophie Turner), who is corrupted by dark powers after a rescue mission goes wrong. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “The Dead Don’t Die” (R) — Bill Murray and Adam Driver star in director Jim Jarmusch’s comedy/horror about a peaceful town overrun by a zombie horde. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Broad Theater.

“Dogman” — A dog groomer who sells drugs on the side tries to deal with his unstable neighbor in this Italian crime drama directed by Matteo Garrone.

Chalmette Movies.

“Echo in the Canyon” (PG-13) — Director Andrew Slater’s documentary about the roots of Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon music scene features interviews with Fiona Apple, Ringo Starr and Beck. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Godzilla — King of the Monsters” (PG13) — Godzilla battles massive monsters, including Mothra and the three-headed King Ghidorah, in this latest adaptation starring Millie Bobby Brown and Vera Farmiga. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Hidden Pacific” — This 3-D presentation profiles some of the Pacific Ocean’s most beautiful islands and marine national monuments. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

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PREVIEW Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival

BY WILL COVIELLO ACTRESS AND COMEDIAN MARSHA WARFIELD (pictured) starred as Roz the bailiff on “Night Court,” appeared on “Empty Nest” and wrote for and performed on “The Richard Pryor Show.”

She headlines a standup comedy show at P H OTO B Y K AT A R M E N DA R I Z 8 p.m. Thursday, July 4, at The Joy Theater, the centerpiece event of the Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival. Black Girl Giggles co-founder Geneva Joy and other comics open for Warfield.

The fest started three years ago as a series of takeovers of open-mic and standup comedy shows during Essence Festival, and this year it features more than 60 comics in shows running July 3 through July 8 at several venues.

The festival includes “She Yeah wit da Jokes,” a showcase of New Orleans-born comics at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at Hi-Ho Lounge. “Citizen SHE” features political comedy at a brunch at The Well Lounge at noon Sunday, July 7. There’s nerd comedy and cosplay at “Talk Blerdy to Me: Geeked Out Comedy” at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at the AllWays Lounge & Cabaret.

Comedian Chu Bu hosts a clean comedy show at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 7, at AllWays Lounge. “Funny and Proud,” the festival’s first LGBT-focused show, is at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 7 at AllWays Lounge, and featured performer Luna Malbroux will record her performance for a TV special. There’s also an afternoon showcase for kid comics at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at Cafe Istanbul. An industry panel featuring comedians, talent managers and others is at the Backatown coffeeshop at 4 p.m. Friday, July 5.

Visit www.blackgirlsgiggles.com for tickets and information.

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“John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” (R) — Keanu Reeves returns as the super-assassin with a $14 million price tag on his head. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Kabir Singh” — In this Hindi romantic drama, a short-tempered house surgeon becomes an addict after his girlfriend is forced to marry another person. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Late Night” (R) — Emma Thompson stars as a late-night talk show host who fears she is losing control of her long-running program. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Men in Black — International” (PG-13) — New agents (Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth) with the intergalactic organization square off against a mole in the squad. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Non-Fiction” (R) — An editor and author cope with the changing world of the publishing industry and midlife crises in this French romantic drama from writer/director Olivier Assayas. Chalmette Movies.

“Pavarotti” (PG-13) — Ron Howard directs this documentary exploring the life and work of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Rocketman” (R) — Taron Egerton stars as Elton John in this musical/fantasy look at at the singer-songwriter’s breakthrough years.

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wood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “The Secret Life of Pets 2” (PG) — An animated sequel follows a dog named Max and his pet friends as they carry on secret lives once their owners leave for work and school. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Shaft” (R) — Three generations of investigators seek clues to uncover the truth behind an untimely death. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Toy Story 4” (G) — Woody, Buzz Lightyear and friends take a trip to save a new toy named “Forky” in this latest Pixar sequel. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Prytania Theatre, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Yesterday” (PG-13) — A struggling musician wakes up in an alternate time when he’s the only one who remembers The Beatles’ music. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX.

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“A Dog’s Way Home” (PG) — A dog travels 400 miles in search of its owner in this 2019 family-friendly adventure. At 10 a.m.

Wednesday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“E.T. — The Extra Terrestrial” (PG) — A child helps an alien return to his home world in this 1982 family-friendly sci-fi movie from director Steven Spielberg. At 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday at Prytania Theatre.

“The Grinch” (PG) — Benedict Cumberbatch provides the voice of the grumpy Grinch who nearly ruins Christmas for the residents of Whoville. At 10 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Hamlet — National Theatre Live” — Benedict Cumberbatch stars in this exclusive re-screening of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, returning to theaters to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th anniversary. At 7 p.m.

Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“How to Train Your Dragon — The Hidden World” (PG) — A young knight (voiced by Jay Baruchel) must find a secret dragon Utopia before an evil tyrant does so first in this 2019 animated adventure. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Jaws” (PG) — A local sheriff, marine biologist and old seafarer hunt a killer shark in this 1975 thriller from director Steven Spielberg. At 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday at The Grand 16 Slidell; 10 a.m.

Wednesday at Prytania Theatre.

“The Lego Movie 2 — The Second Part” (PG) — Emmet Brickowski and friends face new threats from outer space in this 2019 animated sequel. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Ocean’s 11 (1960)” — A group of pals — including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. — plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night. At 10 a.m. Sunday at Prytania Theatre.

“Pillow Talk” (PG) — Rock Hudson and Doris Day star in this 1959 Oscar-winning romantic comedy. At 3 p.m. Sunday and Monday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Smallfoot” (PG) — A Yeti is convinced that humans really do exist in this 2018 animated comedy featuring the voices of Channing Tatum and Zendaya. At 10 a.m. Sunday and Monday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Whisper of the Heart” (G) — An animated love story following a girl who loves reading

books and a boy who checked out all the books she chose, written by Hayao Miyazaki. At 7 p.m. Tuesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

ON STAGE “Freedom.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The story follows a Holocaust survivor and an Irish immigrant who meet hours before their American naturalization ceremony, forge a connection and learn they have more similarities than differences. www. nationalww2museum.org. Tickets $25-$30.

7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“Frozen Jr.” Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive — Presented by Young Senior YATS participants, in this production of the Disney blockbuster Elsa and Anna are facing danger and find a powerful bond in sisterhood. www.slidelllittletheatre.org. Tickets $13. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Khadeen and Devale Ellis. Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — In this Essence After Dark podcast, the duo discusses love, sex, marriage and everything in between, with music by DJ Niena Drake. www. essencefestival.com. Tickets $55. 6:30 p.m.

Saturday.

Kid Fury and Crissle West. Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — In this Essence After Dark event, the performers bring their podcast and broadcast variety show to the Crescent City, with music by DJ Niena Drake. www.essencefestival.com. Tickets $55. 6:30 p.m. Friday.

“Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical.”

Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — A trip to the laundromat takes a turn when “somebunny” is left behind in Southern Rep’s show, based on the award-winning children’s book “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale.” www.southernrep.com/knuffle-bunny. Tickets $10-15. 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

“Impeachable You: The Star-Spangled 4th of July Marathon Reading of the Mueller Report.” Happyland Theater, 3126 Burgundy St. — More than 50 local luminaries take turns reading the special counsel’s report aloud in 20-minute increments, with Michael Martin as Baba Yaga hosting. There also are food, games and music. Proceeds benefit the Louisiana ACLU. Tickets $12-$15.

6 a.m. Thursday.

“1776.” Playmakers, Inc., 19106 Playmakers Road, Covington — The Founding Fathers

come to life in this musical about the writing and signing of the Declaration of Independence set against the backdrop of the Revolutionary War. www.playmakersinc.com.

Tickets $15-$30. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Drive Sketchy’s Date Night. Mudlark Public Theatre, 1200 Port St. — Burlesque dancers give short performances and pose for live drawing. Suggested donation $8. 10 p.m.

Saturday.

“Trixie Minx’s Burlesque Ballroom.” The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St. — A modern twist on a classic burlesque show features a live band in an immersive speakeasy environment, with Trixie Minx co-starring with a rotating cast of special guests and vocals by Romy Kaye and the Mercy Buckets. www.sonesta.com/ jazzplayhouse. Tickets $20. 11 p.m. Friday.

“Road Trip.” The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — “Make Up,” an improv show starring a cast of drag performers, presents every moment of a road trip, from games to the drag numbers, driven by the audience. Tickets $10. 9:30 p.m. Friday.

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 Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival.

Various Venues, — The festival includes more than 10 shows. ranging from children’s comedy to New Orleans comedians and an LGBTQ line-up. www.blackgirlgiggles.com.

Tickets $0-$100. Wednesday through July 7.

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

Close Me Out. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Local storytellers recount inebriated adventures. Andrew Healan hosts. 8 p.m. Saturday.

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. — The New Movement comics perform. 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Comedy in the Kennel. The Ugly Dog Saloon, 401 Andrew Higgins Blvd. — The saloon presents stand-up comedians. Free admission. 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Monday.

Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave. — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursday.

French Quarter Comedy Show. Saenger Theater, 1111 Canal St. — DeRay Davis joins Michael Blackson and DC Young Fly for a performance. www.saengernola.com. Tickets $80-$129. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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.

“Herlarious,” presented by Kym Whitley.

Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — Part of the Essence After Dark series, the comedian is joined by Sherri Shepherd, Kim Coles, Jess Hilarious and Melanie Comarcho. DJ Kiss provides music. www.essence. com. Tickets $55-$125. 10 p.m. Friday.

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.

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.

Marsha Warfield and Guests. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St. — The comedian performs with others at this Black Girl Giggles Comedy Fest event. www.thejoytheater.com.

Tickets $25-$55. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Mike Epps & Friends. Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — Essence After Dark presents the comedian, actor and author, with

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REVIEW ‘Shadows in Ink’

OPENINGS

BY D. ERIK BOOKHARDT PHOTOGRAPHER JOSEPHINE SACABO has maintained a relationship with the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts’ (NOCCA) writing program. Although words and images usually are considered totally different forms of expression, the truth is more nuanced. That is demonstrated by NOCCA’s Ekphrastic Writing class, taught by Andy Young. If ekphrastic writing sounds exotic, it actually is an old Greek rhetorical exercise based on vivid verbal descriptions of a visual artwork. Since Sacabo’s studio is near NOCCA, a local ekphrastic tradition has evolved and this year resulted in an exhibition at the New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery. NOCCA students Jillian Chatelain, Katherine Edwards, Maggie Malone, Kristian Palmer, Campbell Smith and Finn Yekple display their texts next to the Sacabo photographs that inspired them.

If this sounds like a feel-good story about an accomplished artist mentoring local high school kids, think again. The writings in this “Shadows in Ink” collaboration reveal highly developed poetic lucidity. Yekple’s “Obscene Bird of Night” poems are surreal impressions of Sacabo’s Rorschach test-like abstractions, themselves partly inspired by Chilean writer Jose Donoso’s novel of the same name. Malone’s fictive journal entries based on Sacabo’s ghostly portraits of women, such as “Geometry of Discord, Beyond Thought” (pictured), are verbal vignettes. One involves a mysterious dream about a woman’s search for a loved one felt as sensations in her bodily organs. In another work, a man attempts to whistle as he waits for a train, but his breath emerges as a cloud of ice and the train does not stop.

All six of the young writers hark to literary history and Sacabo’s images, yet all possess a freshness and singularity of vision that is rare at any age. The result is an illuminating collaboration for all concerned. “I am deeply grateful to them for showing me things in my own work I never knew were there,” Sacabo says. Through July 21. New Orleans Photo Alliance, 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 513-8030; www.neworleansphotoalliance.org.

music by DJ Kiss. www.essencefestival.com.

Tickets $55-$125. 11 p.m. Saturday.

NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sunday.

Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave. — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

St. Claude Comedy Hour. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A standup show hosted by Clark Taylor features local veterans, up-and-comers, touring acts and surprise guests. 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Sunday Night Social Club. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — The show features talent from The New Movement and a specialty showcase. 7 p.m. Sunday.

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.

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 innovative standup, sketch and improv comedy shows.

8 p.m. Thursday.

ART HAPPENINGS “Let’s Go CLAY-zee.” Dutch Alley Artist’s Co-Op, 912 N. Peters St. — Clay artist Gerald Haessig is the featured artist for July and will be available Sundays, as well as July 19 and 26.

Julia Street Art Walk. Julia Street, 300 to

Ariodante Gallery, 535 Julia St. — A group show features paintings by Lue Svendson, mixed media art by Stephen Palmer, paintings by Janelle Crocker-Krause and crafts

by Jax Frey. 6 p.m. Saturday.

Canal Place, 333 Canal St. — “Dared to Be ...

A Silverpoint Soulful Experience,” features portraits by D. Lammie-Hanson for the 25th anniversary of Essence Festival; opening reception, 6 p.m. Friday.

Gallery 600 Julia, 600 Julia St. — “Romancing New Orleans” is an exhibit of paintings by Linda Lesperance, through July 31; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

LeMieux Galleries, 332 Julia St. — “Southern Feast” features new paintings by Billy Solitario, through July 27; opening, 10 a.m. Monday.

MUSEUMS Gallier Historic House, 1132 Royal St. — The summer dress exhibition reveals seasonal decor during the period, including swapped fabrics for curtains, rugs and bedclothes.

Through Sept. 3. www.hgghh.org.

Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St. — “New Orleans Medley: Sounds of the City” and “Art of the City: Postmodern to Post-Katrina” is contemporary art from diverse perspectives of artists reacting during three decades of strife and progress in the city, through Oct. 6. www.hnoc.org.

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. www.louisiana- statemuseum.org.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere, 751 Chartres St. — “Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans” is devoted to more than 50 years of of gay Carnival culture; “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, all ongoing. www.louisianastatemuseum.org.

New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave. — “The Wildest: Louis Prima Comes Home” celebrates the life and legacy of the entertainer, through May 2020. www. nolajazzmuseum.org.

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park — “Paper Revolutions: French Drawings from the New Orleans Museum of Art” traces the politics of draftsmanship in the 18th and 19th centuries, through July 14. “You are Here: A Breif History of Photography and Place” explores the relationship between photo and place, through July 28. “Tim Duffy: Blue Muse” features 30 tintypes depicting folk musicians from across the South, through July 28. “Ear to the Ground: Earth and Element in Contemporary Art” shows how nature can spur artistic innovation, through Aug. 31. “Inspired by Nature: Japanese Art from the Permanent Collection” focuses on flower and bird subjects, through Sept.

1. “Bodies of Knowledge” features 11 contemporary artists reflecting on the role language plays in cultural identities, through Oct. 13. “Orientalism: Taking and Making” addresses shads of oppression, racism and superficial cultural understanding layered in 19th century Orientalist paintings, through Dec. 31. 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. “Courtney Egan: Virtual Idylls” features a project-based installation that weaves botanical art with sculpture and technology, through Sept.1. “Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bonge” features abstract expressionist work from throughout her life, through Sept. 8. www.ogdenmuseum.org.

Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St. “New Orleans Medley: Sounds of the City” explores diverse influences, cultures and musicians through history, through Aug. 4. www.hnoc.org.

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58 Johnson of old comedy 59 Some rupee spenders 60 Most tranquil 61 Ring around the collar?

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NEW CONSTRUCTION! 3BR 2.5BA - Check out this Sleek, Modern home with clean lines and Spacious rooms. Beautiful Open Living Space. Gorgeous Kitchen features Carrara Marble with high end Appliances & Cascading Island. Master Suite features Luxurious bathroom with Huge Tub and Over-sized Walk-in Shower. Conveniently located near the French Quarter & I-10. $329,750

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2362 Camp Street • $3,879,000

600 Port of New Orleans #3b • $1,429,000

This beautiful one bedroom New Orleans’ most elite buildE IC PR ing, on the river. One River condo, with a fantastic study or W NE Place offers all the amenities N guest room, which overlooks the imaginable! Just steps from gardens of one of New Orleans’ the French Quarter, private most desirable buildings, could entrance to the Riverwalk and be yours... One River Place is beautiful views of the river and located directly on the river front with amazing amenities Crescent City Bridge. This two bedroom unit is tastefully and attention to detail. Come live the simple life. Great as a done with beautiful wood floors throughout and two parking spaces. Priced to sell and easy to show… primary home or an amazing weekend get away!

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64 “Mercy me!”

65 Ring around the collar?

67 Diet for a boxer 69 Get a move on 72 Discussion venue 74 Ponchos’ kin 76 — Fernando Valley 77 Major U.S. field yield 80 Soft, knit fabrics 81 Herr von Bismarck 82 She admired the Man of Steel 83 Perfume ingredient 85 Suffix with meth86 Soothing additives 88 Like needles with fibers through them

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103 Bk. after Exodus 104 Send cyberjunk to 107 Kind 109 Took illegally 110 Electric resistance measure 113 Long-life-cycle plants 116 Cabal boss 118 “Way to go, hero!”

119 Field of a retail boss 120 Gazpacho, basically 121 Warnings about shady deals DOWN 1 Milk-derived 2 Affirm as true 3 Olympian Jackie Joyner- — 4 Distinctive stretches 5 Descend 6 Horrid giant 7 “Riddle me, riddle me —” 8 Thrust out 9 As of now 10 Model 3 car 11 Former Sony record label 12 Where lions lie 13 Makes a selection 14 Be guilty of 15 Waiters’ loads 16 24-hr. cash cache 17 Certain wig 18 Put to work 19 Verbal 20 Tony-winning Carter 27 Method of valuing inventories 31 Sedimentary rocks 32 She’s part of the fam 34 North Pole wife 36 One-named Art Deco artist 37 Summer top 38 Free of artificial ingredients

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81 Bygone, quaintly 84 — Lingus (carrier to Dublin) 87 Announce 90 One of the Ewings on “Dallas” 92 Even choice 94 One on in-line skates 95 Acting king 96 Heads off 98 Rio — (mining company) 100 Fishing bait 101 Of a pelvis bone 102 Three-time Grand Prix champion Ayrton 104 Roast rod 105 Colombian cash 106 William Saroyan’s “My Name Is —” 108 Deck in a boxing ring 110 Korbut on a balance beam 111 Loaf end 112 Musical “Auntie” 114 Rabid fan 115 Hitter Gehrig 117 Whale pod

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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

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

Call 504-202-0381 for appointment.

UPTOWN ROOMS FOR RENT

Near St. Charles & 2nd St. $550-$675/mo.

No credit check or sec. dep. $550 moves you in. 504-432-6797.

1205 ST. CHARLES

Studio Apt, furn kit, bath, hdw flrs, secure bldg, gated pkg, laundry room, fitness ctr, pool, on-site mgr. $925. 504-430-5719.

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Get up to $565. Call 504-568-6796.

DORIAN M. BENNETT, INC. 504-920-7541

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propertymanagement@dbsir.com 2340 Dauphine Street (504) 944-3605

RESIDENTIAL RENTALS 728 Royal St. - 2bd/2ba ................... $3500 333 Girod St. #303 - 2bd/2ba .............. $2800 5855 Sylvia Dr. - 5bd/2ba ................. $2900 1022 Toulouse St. #PC 21 - 1bd/1ba ... $1500

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LADY

Kennel #41769074 Lady is a 3 year-old, spayed, Retriever, Lab/Mix. If you want to see a super happy dog in action, just watch Lady with her plush toys. This tail-wagging goof of a girl loves affection as much as those toys never having met a stranger, she will make you proud wherever you take her. Even though she is pretty exuberant by nature, when it comes to taking treats and sitting she is a gentle lady. She may be housebroken.

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GAMBIT EXCHANGE

call 483-3100

KIKAPU

Kennel #41916732

Kikapu is a 2-year-old DSH, Come and meet Kikapu! This lovable fur ball is a sweetie. She’s a bit shy at first, but once she gets warmed up to you she’ll be all over you. A lap cat if we ever saw one this girl loves to get belly rubs and chin scratches and your lap is the best place to get them from.

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LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT

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Near shopping, 2bd/1ba, 1/2 db, hdwd flrs, furn kit, w/d, a/c & heat, fenced front, side & back yd,shed,off street pkg, external sec lighting, $1375. 615-9478.

To meet these or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun., call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org

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