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Pet Fangs releases its debut album ‘Ultra Deluxe’ Aug. 16

WED. AUG. 14 | Multi-instrumentalist David Bazan was always the force behind the indie rock band Pedro the Lion, and the group dissolved for 15 years while he went solo. It reformed and released “Phoenix” in January.

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BY WILL COVIELLO IN JULY, PET FANGS RELEASED THE SINGLE “BARBARELLA” in advance

of its debut album “Ultra Deluxe,” which arrives this week on blue vinyl and online.

Over the band’s mix of guitar hooks and synthesizers, Joe Stark sings a sort of longing homage to the sexually liberated heroine played

by Jane Fonda in the cult-classic 1968 sci-fi film “Barbarella.” She’s a fitting muse for the band’s atmospheric explorations.

Pet Fangs emerged from Joe and brother David Stark’s guitar-slinging, punk rock-inspired band Baby Bee, which had been signed to Universal Music Group’s Republic Records.

After the demise of that deal roughly three years ago, the brothers were looking at restarting the band and were joined by bassist Jory Cordy, who is from Lafayette but had been handling photography for them in California. They set aside Baby Bee, and with Ben Alleman started Pet Fangs, which has embraced a wider palette of keyboards and electronic sounds in what the band dubs “garage pop.”

“The music doesn’t sound as organic or as rootsy as what we did in Baby Bee — or even [its predecessor] Sons of William, but the process is still rock and roll,” Joe says. “We still go to the studio. The difference is we have no preconceptions of what we’re going to do. I used to care so much about what box things fit in, what kind of band we were and where does it fit? Now I’m like: Let’s do whatever we want, and if people dig it, cool.”

“Ultra Deluxe” has several tracks that delve into techno and dance music territory, accented by falsetto vocals on several tracks, including “Afterglow,” written by Alleman.

“Problemz” has more of a hip-hop sound, though it’s Joe Stark’s vocals altered by recording studio filters.

The group will release a video for that song next week.

Pet Fangs has been releasing songs and videos for more than two years,

WED. AUG. 14 | Pantera founder Philip H. Anselmo hasn’t given up the intense fury of his heavy metal super groups, but his recently unveiled side project En Minor is brooding, melodic and rasps gently instead of growling on its debut singles. The band celebrates the 7-inch record’s release at 8 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas THU. AUG. 15 | Nathan Williams Sr. and his Zydeco Cha Chas are back in Louisiana following a show at Carnegie Hall. The band plays at 8 p.m. at Rock ’n’ Bowl’s weekly zydeco night.

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and the members write music while working around travel and other projects. Joe plays in Marc Broussard’s band and does a lot of session recording work at Dockside Studios near Lafayette, where some of “Ultra Deluxe” was recorded. Alleman formerly played in Dr. John’s band and is currently supporting singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis. Pet Fangs develops and shares songs over the internet and convenes to record. “Problemz” was recorded in Los Angeles. Most of the work on “Barbarella” was done in a studio in Nashville. But the process is democratic and free of the pressures of major labels, Joe says.

“Anywhere we are, if there’s a TV, we put on background movies,” Joe says. “It’s always some crazy Western or ’60s psychedelic sci-fi thing.

Anything to zone out to while you’re listening back (to recorded samples) — just to not overthink the music.

Just to have something visual going on and get out of your head.”

Joe had the movie “Barbarella” on while working on ideas.

“I had bought a four-track (recorder) and I wanted to try it out,” he says. “I plugged in a keyboard,

Pet Fangs releases its debut album this week.

set a little loop and played a little fuzz guitar to see if the thing worked. I played two chords and sang, ‘Oh Barbarella.’ ” The members didn’t all agree they should do anything with the recorded snippet, but they ended up fleshing it out in the studio.

They’ll play a show at House of Blues Aug. 30 to celebrate the release of the album, as well as some regional shows. They’re planning on touring in early 2020, Joe says.

From the beginning, Pet Fangs members agreed to write and release songs as they went, rather than following a more conventional music industry model, Joe says.

The band has licensed a couple of songs to commercials and one song recently was used on the TV show “Good Trouble.”

“We tour, we go play shows,” he says. “But we’re not teenagers anymore. We made this pact, let’s ‘Field of Dreams’ it. Let’s build it and let people come.”

FRI.-SAT. AUG. 16-17 | Prolific writer and poet Charles Bukowski published some of his small press works while in New Orleans. The International House Hotel hosts a two-night celebration of what would have been his 99th birthday with poetry readings, burlesque performances and director Taylor Hackford screening and discussing his 1973 documentary “Bukowski.”

Jamison Ross SAT. AUG. 17 | Drummer and vocalist Jamison Ross followed a late spring tour with India.Arie with his own tour of the U.S. and Europe. He’s back in New Orleans for shows at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro.

Brad Walker SUN. AUG. 18 | Saxophonist Brad Walker has contributed to many local recordings and collaborated with a host of local artists. He issues a live-recording of his own quartet at a past Snug Harbor show at two album-release shows.

At 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro.

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Fades Barber Shop on Bayou Road, attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the most free back-to-school haircuts, a record that the Guinness organization had not established previously. Mercadel has offered free back-to-school cuts for boys for the last four years and also has organized shoe drives for schoolkids.

Melissa Weber, aka DJ Soul

Sister, was named curator of the Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University’s Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Weber, a popular WWOZ-FM DJ who is pursuing a master’s degree in musicology, has been program manager for the Office of Academic Programs for Tulane-Newcomb College for 10 years. She also has organized events such as an annual concert by Ellis Marsalis at the university.

Spencer Sutton, a former

New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officer, pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and received a 10-day suspended sentence and probation for his role in beating Jorge Gomez, a U.S. Army veteran, in an attack outside Mid City Yacht Club last year.

Sutton and another officer in the case, John Galman, were fired by the NOPD after an investigation.

Sutton, who had been charged with battery, also was ordered to pay Gomez $5,000 in restitution.

A summerlong citywide amnesty program allowing residents to pay parking and camera tickets and other debts without a fee or penalty brought in more than a million dollars in two months, according to City Hall. The program runs through Sept. 3.

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Traffic cameras are now active in school zones as children return to classes across the city.

THEY’RE BAAAACK: SCHOOL ZONE TRAFFIC CAMERAS TURNED ON AUG. 12 NEW ORLEANS DRIVERS, SLOW DOWN. SCHOOLS HAVE STARTED OPENING AND SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS ARE SET TO BE SWITCHED BACK ON AUG. 12. That date is after most city schools already will have started classes for the year. There are cameras near about half the city’s schools.

About 50 school zones across the city are covered by traffic cameras, and the city is in the process of adding four more, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s spokesman Trey Caruso said. The new cameras will cover the streets near Lake Forest Charter, Einstein Charter, KIPP Morial and Fannie C. Williams Charter schools. That’s in addition to mobile cameras that are deployed in school zones and about a dozen fixed cameras across the city covering streets and intersections outside of school zones.

While the school-zone cameras are turned off during the summer break, the other devices operate year-round.

The cameras had been deactivated for the summer, but not before they became a center of controversy over Cantrell’s decision to quietly lower the speed threshold at which drivers would receive tickets.

The Cantrell administration raised the ire of some drivers earlier this year when it shaved 2 mph off the speed that triggers the cameras without providing a warning to drivers beforehand. That meant the school zone cameras now generate speeding tickets whenever a vehicle goes over 24 mph during school zone hours, instead of the longtime threshold of 26 mph. The posted limit is 20 mph.

A similar change was implemented for the other cameras, dropping the trigger from 10 mph to 8 mph over the posted limit outside of school zones.

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Benefit for legal representation for undocumented workers, asylum seekers set

Mayor LaToya Cantrell last week kicked off the first of seven community meetings across the city “to engage the public in discussions regarding the future of affordable housing in the City of New Orleans.” The first meeting was in the Lower 9th Ward in City Council District E at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology (5300 N. Rocheblave St.).

Attending all the meetings with Cantrell will be Ellen Lee, Director of Community and Economic Development; Marjorianna Willman, Director of Housing Policy and Community Development; Nicole Heyman, Deputy Director of Community Assets and Investment; and Alex Wiggins, CEO of the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority.

The rest of the meetings (all of which begin at 6 p.m.) are as follows: Wed. Aug. 21 (District E, New Orleans East): Greater St. Stephen’s Church (5600 Read Blvd.), Thu. Aug. 29 (District D): St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church (3501 N. Miro St.), Wed. Sept. 4 (District C, West Bank): L. B. Landry-O.P. Walker College and Career Preparatory High School (1200 L.B. Landry Ave.), Thu. Sept. 19 (District C, East Bank): Stallings St. Claude Recreational Center (4300 St. Claude Ave.), Wed. Sept. 25 (District B): Ashe Powerhouse Theater (1731 Baronne St.), and Thu. Oct. 3 (District A): Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School (3201 Live Oak St.) — KEVIN ALLMAN

A barbecue and slip-and-slide event at Grow Dat Youth Farm Aug. 25 will raise money for an organization that provides free legal representation for undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Louisiana.

Proceeds will benefit Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy (ISLA), an organization that sends attorneys to visit those detained in Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center in Louisiana and represents immigrants in the state’s Oakdale Immigration Court. The organization also advocates for immigration reforms.

The event follows a report from Mother Jones that prison guards pepper-sprayed more than 30 individuals detained in the Bossier Sheriff’s Office Medium Security Facility who were protesting “long detention times.” Last week ICE agents also raided Mississippi food processing plants, arresting more than 600 undocumented workers.

According to the American Immigration Council, those in immigration court don’t have a legal right to government-appointed counsel, meaning they have to represent themselves against a government attorney in front of an immigration judge if they can’t afford a lawyer.

The benefit will take place at Grow Dat Youth Farm, a 7-acre site in New Orleans City Park that contains a sustainable farm aimed at increasing access to fresh produce for New Orleans families. Produce from the farm is sold at a farm stand and farmers markets run by youth employees. Nearly one-third of the produce is distributed to

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With no announcement that there was less room for error, tens of thousands of drivers were ticketed at speeds that wouldn’t have resulted in tickets previously. A New Orleans Advocate analysis found that in February and March, the average number of tickets issued each day jumped by 55%. The number of tickets fell off in early April after the media learned of the change and began reporting on it.

Through mid-May, about 62,200 school zone tickets worth about $4.7 million were issued at speeds that previously would not have generated a ticket.

Caruso said the speed triggers will remain the same when the school zone cameras are restarted next week. — JEFF ADELSON | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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THE NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED SWEEPING NEW REGULATIONS ON AUG. 8 that tighten the rules for short-term rental (STR) operators in the city. The council’s 7-0 vote ranks among the most historic steps that City Hall has taken to protect local neighborhoods, many of which have been overrun by STRs. The new regulatory scheme takes effect Dec. 1. While far from perfect, it’s a vast improvement over the city’s previous set of STR rules — and much work remains.

In recent years, New Orleans’ popularity as a tourist destination and the proliferation of online rental platforms such as Airbnb sparked an explosion of STRs in historic neighborhoods. The previous council attempted, at the urging of then-Mayor Mitch Landrieu, to regulate and tax STR operators, but that effort fell woefully short. In fact, the previous rules exacerbated the problem by allowing “whole home” rentals, which encouraged out-of-town speculators to buy up large swaths of properties, jack up home prices and drive out longtime residents. This pushed out the very people who create New Orleans’ culture, which is what attracts visitors to the city in the first place. Equally problematic: The city’s affordable housing crisis has gotten worse as more local homes became STRs. The new regulations eliminate “whole-home” rentals and require all STR owners in residential neighborhoods to live on site and have homestead exemptions for STR properties. This should help reduce noise and other disturbances in residential neighborhoods; new enforcement provisions allow the city to permanently revoke STR permits for noise and other code violations. The

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new regs also ban STRs in the French Quarter — except for several blocks of Bourbon Street — and in the entire Garden District.

Elsewhere, the new regulations limit commercial-area STRs, attempt to address the city’s affordable housing crisis, and improve tax and fee collections. Starting Dec. 1, commercial STRs will be subject to a 25% cap.

Until then, existing city law puts no cap on STRs in commercial zones (new laws cannot retroactively take away existing rights). The council also raised the nightly fee on commercial STRs from $10 to $12 — all of which will go toward affordable housing. All STR taxes and fees will be collected and remitted by online platforms that facilitate STR rentals. That will make collections easier for the city.

For a deeper dive into the new rules, a summary of the new ordinances is available HERE. “I believe that this is just the beginning of a larger conversation about sustainable tourism,” said District C Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who led the fight for tighter STR regs. “Our city hosts 18 million visitors each year, but the effects of that are felt unevenly among residents. The economic hardships too many of our residents face show that we’re not doing enough to address those inequities. We are taking the first step today toward reaffirming what we want our city to be.”

We hope the new STR rules will fulfill the council’s stated goal of putting the interests of neighborhoods ahead of those of speculators — and generate significant funds for affordable housing — but a lot of work remains to be done.

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Gloves off early in JP sheriff’s race IF YOU LIKE LOUISIANA POLITICS, YOU GOTTA LOVE JEFFERSON PARISH THESE DAYS. When qualifying ended at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 8, it took only minutes for the gloves to come off in the sheriff’s race — a rematch between incumbent Joe Lopinto and the man he beat by 3,300 votes in a special election 17 months ago, former deputy and Sheriff’s Office spokesman John Fortunato.

Unlike their first contest, Lopinto begins this race as a decided favorite. Last time, Fortunato’s decades as the spokesman for beloved late Sheriff Harry Lee made him a household name; Lopinto was barely known outside his former legislative district in Metairie.

In fact, many suspect Lopinto owed his victory to a gaffe by Fortunato in the final stages of their bitter runoff contest, which capped a special election to succeed Newell Normand, who resigned suddenly several months earlier to become a WWL Radio talk show host.

In a televised debate 13 days before their showdown, Fortunato said he supported scandalized Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni’s decision not to resign after he was exposed for sexting a 17-year-old boy. He then said he would support Yenni for re-election.

You could almost hear the gasps among parish voters. Fortunato’s campaign imploded.

This go-round, Yenni announced hours before qualifying ended that he would not seek re-election, which surprised no one. Fortunato, meanwhile, had given no public hints of another run for the sheriff’s job. Then, only minutes before qualifying ended, he joined the race.

Up to that point, Lopinto appeared poised to coast back into office — his only other opponent being Anthony Bloise, a retired shipbuilder who ran for sheriff twice before.

Then Lopinto dropped a bombshell. He called me 20 minutes after qualifying closed and said he had called the FBI and the state Attorney General’s office several hours before Fortunato qualified to report that “several people” had reached out to him, allegedly on Fortunato’s

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behalf, to say his former adversary would not run against him if the sheriff would help Fortunato land a job as chief of the Causeway Police, an appointed position which is currently vacant. Lopinto, an attorney, said he was concerned the offers, if coming from Fortunato, violated bribery and other laws.

Over the past four-plus decades, I’ve heard hundreds of rumors of similar political hijinks, but never had a high-ranking public official gone on the record about it.

A spokesman for the AG’s office confirmed that it had received a complaint; the FBI, per Department of Justice policy, had no comment.

Fortunato shot back quickly, saying in a prepared statement, “You know how desperate and scared Joe Lopinto is to come up with a story like that. I don’t know whether to laugh at him or cry for him.” He suggested that certain crimes were on the rise in Jefferson, and he referenced recent violence in the parish jail before concluding, “That’s why we need a professional law enforcement officer, not a politician, as our sheriff.”

The two men’s most recent campaign finance reports showed Fortunato with no money left, and Lopinto with $59,000. Both men, however, have an inexhaustible supply of bitterness toward each other. This one will be interesting to watch.

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“Within the shrine is a large wooden cross, at which several hundred keys have been left for St. Peter to ‘open the way’ for those who wish favors granted. … Numerous crutches have been left at the shrine, attesting to the cures of various afflictions.” The guide describes a feature called “Elisha’s Healing Well,” which was decorated with numerous ornaments, illuminated by underwater lights and contained “holy goldfish.” There also were statues, sacred objects and paintings, though there was no mention of the animal displays you remember.

Zatarain took out a 1938 newspaper ad encouraging people to “come see how God inspired man to change a chicken yard into a beautiful heavenly home.” Describing himself as a “Christian worker,” he said no monetary donations would be accepted and that the display was “for God’s people of every religious creed or nationality.”

In the ad, he wrote, “It would take you a full day to see it, still you see enough in a few minutes to make you better in mind, body, spirit and soul.”

Zatarain died in 1959. His family sold the company in 1963 and it changed hands several times before being acquired in 2003 by McCormick, the world’s largest spice company.

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Emile Antoine Zatarain Sr., born in New Orleans in 1866, is best known as the founder of Zatarain’s, the company famous for its Creole mustard, crab boil, seasonings, spices and other products. It began in 1889 when Zatarain, a grocer, introduced his Pa-Poose root beer extract, then began experimenting with other flavors and products. In 1900, Zatarain built a food manufacturing factory at 926 Valmont St., across the street from his residence.

In the 1920s he established a religious shrine at his home. It apparently began as a Christmas display and grew larger after the 1929 death of his wife Charlotte. In a January 1930 newspaper ad, Zatarain promised to “keep it lit all night every night … so you may see it for its beauty and holy spiritual effect.” The 1938 WPA New Orleans City Guide refers to the place as “Zatarain’s Sanctuary of Christian Divine Healing.”

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Camille, which tore a path of destruction across the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

According to the National Weather Service, Camille was one of only three Category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in the United States in the 20th century, the others being Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and a Labor Day hurricane in the Florida Keys in 1935. Camille formed just west of the Cayman Islands on Aug. 14, 1969 and intensified rapidly. It became a Category 5 hurricane on Aug. 16, one day before making landfall between Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian, Mississippi.

The storm also caused heavy flooding in Plaquemines Parish. Although winds of 175 mph were reported, according to the weather service, Camille’s actual maximum sustained winds will never be known because it destroyed the wind-recording instruments in the area.

The storm caused 259 deaths, including more than 100 in Virginia, where Camille’s remnants spawned flash floods.

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WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PLACE THAT CREATES WRITERS?” asks author Sarah M. Broom.

“Why are there not a thousand books by black New Orleanians about what it was like to grow up here?”

These questions come on the eve of the release of the native New Orleanian’s debut book “The Yellow House” (Grove Press, Aug. 13, $26). An amalgam of reporting and lived experience, it’s a deeply personal and detailed history of family and place.

“Her memoir isn’t just a Katrina story — it has a lot more on its mind,” wrote The New York Times’ Dwight Garner. “But the storm and the way it scattered her large family across America give this book both its grease and its gravitas.”

Broom, 39 and now a resident of Harlem, New York, was in town last month visiting family, which she tries to do frequently.

She recently purchased a home in the Faubourg Marigny, which she leaves open for members of her family. She had just come from running errands with her mother, Ivory Mae, one of the book’s main subjects.

Ivory Mae purchased her New Orleans East home in 1961 for $3,200 in cash.

She was 19 years old at the time, and she would raise 12 children in this one house.

“When I was growing up, there was just no reference,” Broom says. “There certainly wasn’t a book about coming from New Orleans East.”

After graduating from Word of Faith Christian Academy, Broom left New Orleans for the University of North Texas in 1997. She started taking notes on something she called “yellow house,” thinking mostly about the physicality of the home in which she grew up. She thought of the askew floor, the door frames, the scenery framed by the windows. She thought how glad she was to be out of the house, which her mother described as unfit for guests.

Then, in 2006, the house “went missing.”

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“Whereas before I was thinking about something that was there, suddenly I was writing about absence,” Broom says. “It changed everything.”

Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures decimated large portions of New Orleans East, including the Broom family home. The structure, one of 1,975 deemed in “imminent danger of collapse,” was demolished by the city the following summer.

“Part of why this book took so long is because I was so adamant about not writing a Katrina book, whatever that means,” says Broom. “And I say that not because I don’t think Katrina was a significant event, but because it was being thought of out of context. The absence of context feels like displacement.”

While much more than a book about Katrina and its aftermath, “The Yellow House” is one of the most distinctive and important entries in the canon of New Orleans literature produced in the post-Katrina era. Broom writes from an insider’s perspective of loss and recovery, but she also frames her subjects, and herself, outside of catastrophe. The result is a debut that occupied the entire front page of the Aug. 11 New York Times Book Review.

“I think it would not have been my story if I centered Katrina and didn’t talk about what composes a life and what are all of the devastating, damaging things. And what are all the

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Sarah M. Broom, author of “The Yellow House.”

joyful things that have happened?”

Broom says.

Broom, who prefers to write around 4 a.m., speaks of her process in terms of excavation. Her storytelling is imbued with layers and polysemy and explores themes of lineage, passage, and grief. She writes in detail of a time long before she was born, conceptualizing history as solid ground upon which to build the structure of her story.

“The thing about this book is it couldn’t drown in research,” she says.

“It had to be a little light on its feet, a little tactile. It had to have history, but not be weighed down in it.”

Broom has a journalism background. As an undergrad, she was set on writing for newspapers. She completed summer internships at The Times-Picayune, The Dallas Morning News, and The Providence Journal. She attended the University of California at Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, studying with New York magazine founder Clay Felker, Berkeley professor and author Michael Pollan and professor and journalist Cynthia Gorney. Broom was most excited to study with June Jordan, a Jamaican American poet and professor at Berkeley, but Jordan died the summer before Broom was to attend the school, so she relied on Jordan’s books for her literary education, citing “Affirmative Acts: Political

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Sarah M. Broom, author of “The Yellow House,” began working on the book in 2011. “Not only was I writing a book,” she says, “I was becoming a writer.”

Essays,” “Civil Wars” and “Things That I Do In The Dark” as pivotal texts in her development as a writer.

After graduating, Broom worked for a year at Time Asia in Hong Kong as a stringer, then moved to Harlem, working at O, The Oprah Magazine as an assistant. Determined to ingratiate herself at the magazine, she pleaded with one of the features editors to let her open newly arrived galleys and log them into the magazine’s database. This led to a job as assistant editor, which eventually led to Broom writing a cover story for the magazine about growing up in such a large family.

Broom then lived in the African country of Burundi, then in Washington D.C., working in the nonprofit sector. She had a stint working as a speechwriter for Mayor Ray Nagin in 2008, a post she abandoned after six months. In 2011, Broom began seriously working on what would become “The Yellow House.”

She left Harlem and moved to the French Quarter.

“Not only was I writing a book,” Broom says, “I was becoming a writer.”

Much of her research consisted of a combination of family albums and library archives. Over a year, she interviewed her many relatives —

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memoir than the author’s mother. Broom’s investigations are hinged on a history of parallels, with the house serving as the framework and the life of Ivory Mae occupying the foreground. “I felt like the work for me was to write about my mom not as a mom, but as a woman,” says Broom. “The mom might be one-dimensional, but the woman is incredibly layered and nuanced.”

The story reveals intimate details of Ivory Mae’s life, some of which were perhaps easier to live with when forgotten. Intensely personal moments are laid bare, exposing the private inner workings of a family. Bygone individuals from Ivory Mae’s earlier life are brought alive on the page, only to disappear again. In such a book, the weight contained in a long and full life, and all of the lives connected to it, is inescapable.

“She said, ‘Everything is true, but it’s really hard for me to read,’ ” Broom recounts. “I said I was sorry that it hurt.”

As Broom writes, “Remembering is a chair that is hard to sit still in.”

Speaking of her visual acuity, she describes herself as blind. In the book, she writes of how for the first 10 years of her life she hid the fact of her poor eyesight, until the problem could no longer be concealed. “My poor sight and the hiding of it shapes my behavior and thus my personality, becomes me in a way only time made me know,” she writes.

The difficulty of seeing, in Broom’s estimation, is tantamount to what she calls “the American problem”: We’re too easily made uncomfortable, too averse to confronting hardship. For readers who have described “The Yellow House” as distressing, Broom posits that this type of feeling is perhaps representative of our culture’s reluctance to reflect.

“I don’t know how often we practice just sitting with things and letting them sort of just take root inside of us,” she says. “This book was an exercise in that.

“It was really painful to remember the house,” she says, “to resurrect it in words.”

The day before this interview, Broom visited the site of the house in New

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aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, and mother — tracing her family’s history and trying to corroborate narratives.

She’d spend days sorting through archived material at the University of New Orleans, the New Orleans Public Library’s Louisiana Division and the Historic New Orleans Collection.

“I was collecting the stories and trying to figure out who had the same story, or who had a different piece of the story,” Broom says. “But I was also fact-checking the story, and I was also being fact checked. I had stories that were passed on to me that turned out to be completely not true.”

With 11 older siblings, all of whom are still alive, she struggled with her self-appointed role as storyteller. “My perspective is that when you’re the youngest child, you’re hearing about who you are through other people,” she says, “and those people have more history than you.”

Broom says if she were had conformed to a more classic memoir approach, the first 100 pages of her book would be gone, and the story would begin with her. “But that’s not the way that I see the world,” Broom says. “I was born into a story that had already begun. I’m part of a line.

That’s context for me.”

According to Broom, to write well one must have “enormous confidence on the page.” “That’s how you find voice, how you find a point of view,” she says. “That’s really hard to do when you’re a listener and taking in all of these other people’s stories.”

When Broom received a finished hardcover copy of “The Yellow House,” she gave the book to her mother. “It was very emotional. We cried, and I’m not a big crier. Neither is my Mom. I’ve only seen her cry a few times,” Broom says. “Both of my mom’s siblings have died since I started writing the book. That’s been really hard because they gave me so much information and so many stories. Their lives are in the book.”

Asked what her mother had thought of the story, Broom laughs. “She read the book, then was silent. It was worse than submitting to any editor ever in the history of my life. Submitting to The New Yorker was nothing compared to submitting to my mother.”

Broom describes feeling anxious waiting to hear from the person she considers her most important reader.

Ivory Mae invited her daughter over to her house in Raceland for a dinner of chicken and carrots and they discussed the finished book.

“The Yellow House” contains the pieces of many lives, but no one person receives more attention in this sweeping, multigenerational

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“Part of the reason this book took so long is because I was so adamant about not writing a Katrina book, whatever that means,” says Sarah M. Broom, author of “The Yellow House.”

Orleans East, the first time she had been there since her mother signed over the property to Road Home in 2015. She describes the visit as “horrifying but also instructive.” The lot was empty, all signs of a house ever having been there absent.

“I felt strangely thankful that the book existed, which I hadn’t felt before,” Broom says. “I felt like it was a record. People will know that something was there.”

— Andru Okun is a New Orleans writer. Contact him at www. andruokun.com.

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CHEF SUSAN SPICER IS SAYING GOODBYE TO HER LAKEVIEW RESTAURANT MONDO (900 Harrison

Ave., 504-224-2633; www.mondoneworleans.restaurant), a casual fine dining spot she opened 10 years ago to serve a menu combining flavors from across the globe.

Spicer confirmed Aug. 9 that she sold the restaurant. The last night of service at Mondo is Saturday, Aug. 17. In mid-Spetember,

BY R E B EC C A F R I E D M A N A FEW NEW BUSINESSES AND NEW LOCATIONS are helping New

Congregation Coffee Roasters 240 Pelican Ave., (504) 2650194; 644 Camp St., (504) 265-0194; www.congregationcoffee.com 7 a.m.-5 p.m. daily

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As the world turns

New spots for coffee, matcha, juice and more

Orleanians stay hydrated, with and without caffeine.

Drink Beauty, a coffee and matcha bar, opened Aug. 5 on Magazine Street. Beauty is the focus in an anteroom filled with makeup and beauty products, and a glossy black-andwhite striped floor extends to a beverage bar equipped with a custom pink La Marzocco espresso machine.

Co-owners Melissa Coleman and CeCe Colhoun’s retail and fashion backgrounds are reflected in the shop’s Instagram-friendly design: gold tables, a mural of pink flowers and neon lips hanging on the wall.

Their inspiration for Drink Beauty came from spots in Los Angeles and New York that combine beverages, beauty and wellness in a chic setting.

There is a full selection of espresso and brewed drinks using coffee from West Coast purveyor Klatch Coffee.

Matcha and chai drinks are available in a rainbow of natural shades such as pink. The signature Drink Beauty contains beet root and rose powders and purports to improve complexion, digestion and mood. The lavender-colored Daydream uses butterfly pea powder, violet syrup and antioxidants.

Golden Girl chai is made with turmeric and golden chai, and the Inner Peace matcha includes CBD oil. Drink prices run from a $2.50 12-ounce cup of drip coffee to $8 concoctions. The shop also sells juices from West Coast providers VYBES and H2rOse, and the limited food options include large cookies and boxed macarons from local Grey Bird Baking Company. Drink Beauty does not accept cash.

Congregation Coffee Roasters expanded from its Algiers Point shop and roasting facility to a Warehouse District location formerly home

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to Pulp and Grind. In addition to a familiar selection of espresso and coffee drinks, teas and kombucha, Congregation serves nitro sweet tea on tap – black tea sweetened with cane sugar from Three Brothers Farm and infused with nitrogen for a rich texture, served over ice. The breakfast and lunch offerings range from traditional (ham and Gruyere cheese on baguette) to novel (bacon or mushroom rarebit). Maison Chace croissants are baked in house. There are grab-and-go salads and snacks as well as bags of Congregation Coffee beans.

The cafe Daily Beet opened its third location Aug. 8, bringing health-conscious cuisine and juices to the Garden District (on Magazine Street in the former Smashburger site).

The new branch offers an expanded menu, with brunch options including banana oatmeal pancakes and breakfast tacos, as well as a few vegan dishes. The space has a more relaxed, lounge-friendly environment than its CBD and St. Roch Market siblings. In addition to drip and cold-brewed coffee, matcha and chai lattes, the Daily Beet offers signature cold-pressed juices and smoothies, including a mango lassi combining mango, coco-

The Daily Beet 1000 Girod St., (504) 605-4413; 2381 St. Claude Ave., (504) 609-3813; 3300 Magazine St., (504) 766-0377; www.thedailybeetnola.com 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily

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Baristas Kaitlyn Dooley and Dorothy Nunez and co-owner Melissa Coleman serve the namesake pink Drink Beauty at Drink Beauty.

nut cream, vanilla extract, raw agave, bee pollen and lime.

Earlier this summer, Lamara Coffee & Kitchen opened on North Broad Street, and its proprietors also run the adjacent Esplanade Studios recording facility. Lamara serves coffee, tea, “Super Natural” smoothies and a menu of plant-based food in a tranquil and airy space. A California vibe is suggested by a surfboard propped in one corner.

Lamara brews coffees from local roaster Hey! Coffee as well as Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company from Detroit and teas from France’s Palais Des Thes and Chicago’s Kilogram Teas. An extensive food menu includes a veggie burger and a range of “West Coast Toasts.”

Lamara eschews paper and plastic in favor of linen napkins and hay straws, offers a glass jar exchange program for to-go cold drinks and doesn’t accept cash.

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a new operator is slated to open Elle-J’s in the spot, which will serve Italian dishes, seafood and steaks in a family-friendly environment.

Spicer says Mondo has been a valued part of her career, but with the lease expiring she decided the time was right to make a move.

“It was a lot of great friendships with customers, great employees we’ve built relationships with, it’s meant being part of the neighborhood where I’ve lived for 30 years,” Spicer says.

Spicer says she is working with her current staff to help them find new jobs with her friends and peers in the business.

The sale includes the business, but not the property or name.

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A dining muse

THALIA (1245 Constance St.; www.

thalianola.com), the second restaurant from chefs Michael Stoltzfus and Kristen Essig of Coquette (2800 Magazine St., 504-265-0421; www.coquettenola.com), opened Aug. 6 in the Lower Garden District.

The restaurant is more casual than Coquette, and its menu focuses on Southern and Gulf Coast fare. Small plates range from $4 to $14 and include stuffed artichokes and burrata with muscadines, basil and pistou.

Entrees range from $17 to $22, and opening menu dishes include black-

Thalia is located in a corner building renovated for the 37seat restaurant.

Stoltzfus opened Coquette in 2008, and the restaurant is known for its creative menu. Essig joined the operation in 2016.

Thalia is open 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday. In coming weeks, it will add 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. happy hours. — WILL COVIELLO

Tap change

FRERET BEER ROOM (5018 Freret

St., 504-298-7468; www.freretbeerroom.com), an Uptown restaurant focused on pairing beer and food, will undergo a change.

Proprietor Eli Gay said the last day for Freret Beer Room in its present incarnation is Thursday, Aug. 15. He plans to close the restaurant and reopen in mid-September with a new approach.

Gay said he is working on a new version that will be more casual.

Chefs Michael Stoltzfus (second from left) and Kristen Essig (third from left) open their second restaurant, Thalia, in the Lower Garden District Aug. 6.

ened catfish a la Veracruz with Louisiana long-grain rice and barbecue shrimp with Coca-Cola, rosemary, black pepper and peanuts. A children’s plate is $8.

The menu will change often, according to a press release, and there will be weekly specials such as schnitzel on Tuesdays, a vegetarian special on Wednesdays and baked pasta dishes on Thursdays.

Melvin Stovall III

Chef/founder, Midnight Noodle IN 2016, CHEF MELVIN STOVALL III STARTED HIS VEGAN POP-UP MIDNIGHT NOODLE (www.facebook.

com/midnightnoodle) to focus on Thai dishes. He changed its focus to dim sum and Chinese dishes and now also has a vegan burger pop-up called The 88 Burger (@ the88burgerr). Midnight Noodle recently started a residency serving dinner Friday through Sunday at Pax Treme (810 N. Claiborne Ave.).

How did you get interested in doing a pop-up?

Eli Gay will open a package liquor store next to his restaurant Freret Beer Room.

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There will be TVs and sofas for lounging, Gay says. Food will remain a big part of new operation, so he’s not calling it a bar or changing the name.

“We have been a restaurant first since our inception,” said Gay. “We just want it to be a more comfortable place for people to come and enjoy. Given our name and focus on craft beer, people were confused when they walked in and found a dining room.”

Freret Beer Room opened in 2016 at a time when the local beer scene began expanding. The beer list had tasting notes and food-pairing suggestions.

Chef Charles Vincent created a bistro menu designed to complement the bar’s beer list, with dishes including burgers, charcuterie, chili-garlic shrimp, roasted beets with hummus and herbs and chicken confit with dumplings. Gay said the cost of that menu became unsustainable. — IAN McNULTY/ THE ADVOCATE

STOVALL: When I was in Los Angeles, I started my first pop-up.

It wasn’t vegan because I wasn’t vegan at the time. It was New Orleans-style food in a two-month pop-up at 4100 Bar in Silver Lake.

I had a friend in the seafood industry who was going up to Santa Barbara to get seafood.

In L.A., I was introduced to Thai food, Chinese food, Shanghai-style dishes. I was mostly eating Thai food since it’s so good out there.

When I started [Midnight Noodle] in 2016, it was a Thai food pop-up, and I did nothing but noodles, and I did classics like pad see ew and pad thai. Then I got interested in dumplings. I was looking at regional Chinese cuisine, mostly from Sichuan because I like spicy food and people from New Orleans like spicy food.

I noticed that a lot of people came in groups, and they’d order a bunch of things and share them.

So I thought I should do something that’s easier to share. That was my introduction to Chinese dim sum and the reason for the transition to Chinese cooking. I wanted to focus more on the communal aspect in the pop-up. I started making steamed buns. Everything I do is handmade, except the noodles. The buns, the dumplings, everything like that is fresh and handmade. No one cares about it being vegan.

Why did you switch to a vegan diet?

S: I turned vegan a year after moving home (to New Orleans). I did it for personal reasons to see if it worked for me. It started off

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as a health thing, but as I started reading more about the effect on the environment, I stuck with it.

Now I can’t picture myself eating animal products.

Being vegan is a big reason for doing Midnight Noodle. It wasn’t a challenge for me to switch out ingredients, because I have been cooking for a long time. I had to adjust the alchemy of some dishes, but if you focus on flavor, then nothing else matters.

What’s on the menu at the new residency?

S: My favorite is the mala bao, which uses mock pork, kale, ginger and scallion, and for a while I was making my own chili oil, but now I use this new chili oil by Fly

By Jing. The founder of that is going to come down in October, and we’re going to do a collaborative dinner. We’re going to use Louisiana ingredients and do some Chinese dishes.

(Mala bao) is my version of sheng jian bao — which has pork filling and with green onions.

(Chinese cooks) make the filling in balls and put (the dumplings) in a huge wok. You pan-fry the bottom so it’s crisp. Then you add water, which steams the top. You get crunch on the bottom, a juicy filling and you add chili oil for a sort of umami flavor on top.

We also do an ice cream dessert. We use a vegan toasted coconut ice cream from Sundae Best. We put a little Fly By Jing (Sichuan) Chili Crisp on top of it and condensed coconut milk and cilantro. It’s a little bit spicy and tropical with the coconut.

— WILL COVIELLO

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of the project. The terminal is slated to open sometime this fall.

Spicer is best known for her first and most ambitious restaurant, Bayona (430 Dauphine St., 504524-4455; www.bayona.com), which she opened in 1990. She developed Mondo as a mid-range, casual spot with a wide-ranging menu including ceviche, wood oven-fired pizzas, Thai-style shrimp and pork meatballs, melted Gorgonzola spread and pork shoulder with black beans and salsa.

Spicer also operates Rosedale (801 Rosedale St., 504-309-9595; www.rosedalerestaurant.com), a neighborhood restaurant not far from Mondo, which she opened in 2016. She said some dishes from Mondo may appear at Rosedale.

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CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www.breauxmart.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

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

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

B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Reservations recommended.

B, L, D daily. $$

B — breakfast L — lunch D — dinner late — late 24H — 24 hours

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

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

LAKEVIEW Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No res-

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ervations. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $

METAIRIE Akira Sushi + Hibachi — 3326 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, (504) 304-8820; www. akirametairie.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations.

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

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 6093871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D

Mon-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. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark. com — Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations.

L Mon-Sat. $$

Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 8948881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ 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. $ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ The Trolley Stop Cafe — 1923 St. Charles Ave., (504) 523-0090; www.thetrolleystopcafe.com — Delivery available. No reservations. B and L daily, D and latenight Thu-Sat. $ Twisted Waffles — 1410 Annunciation St., Suite 2117, (504) 586-0573; www.twistedwaffles.com — Delivery available. No reservations. B, D daily, D Mon-Sat. $$

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The stock will move to 228 Decatur

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

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TUESDAY 13 BB King’s Blues Club — Batiste Family, 5&8 BMC — Sweet Magnolia, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 11 Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnson, noon; Kala Chandra, 3; Chance Bushman Jazz Band, 6:30; The Budz Blues, 10 The Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Marc Stone, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce & Thomas Walker, 6; Jon Cleary, 8 Circle Bar — You Bred Raptors & Venture, 9:30 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Greg Afek, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mark Coleman Trio, 9 Gasa Gasa — Fanclub, Pope, Doctors and Sexy Dex and the Fresh, 9 House of Blues — Michael Liuzza, 6:30 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 — Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 Rock ‘N’ Bowl — Latin Night, 7 SideBar — Noah Young Project featuring Mahmoud Chouki & Walt Lundy, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Phil Degruy, 8 & 10

WEDNESDAY 14 BMC — Ron Hacker Blues, 5; Smokin’ Foundation, 8; Keva Holiday, 11 Bamboula’s — Eight Dice Cloth Jazz Trio, noon; Bamboulas Hot Jazz Quartet, 3; Mem Shannon Blues, 6:30; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 10

Radar Upcoming concerts »» CAPTURE, OUTLINE IN COLOR, CONVICTIONS AND DAEMON GRIMM, Aug. 30, Southport Hall »» SNARKY PUPPY, Sept. 28, The Music Box Village »» JOHN MEDESKI’S MAD SKILLET, Oct. 1, Republic NOLA »» RICK ROSS, Oct. 1, The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans »» LUCKY DAYE, Oct. 15, One Eyed Jacks »» HOVVDY, CAROLINE SAYS AND KEVIN KRAUTER, Oct. 23, Gasa Gasa »» STARCRAWLER, Nov. 2, Gasa Gasa »» JIDENNA, Nov. 7, House of Blues »» JOHN 5 AND JARED JAMES NICHOLS, Nov. 15, House of Blues

THURSDAY 15

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Rick Ross performs Oct. 1 at The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans.

BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; New Orleans Johnnys, 8; Natalie Cris Band, 11 Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnson, noon; Rancho Tee’s Motel, 3; Marty Peters & the Party Meters, 6:30; City of Trees Brass Band, 10 The Bayou Bar — Dwight Fitch Trio, 7 Blue Nile — Where Yat Brass Band, 7:30; Bayou International Thursdays with DJ T-Roy, 11 The Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 7 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Rebecca Liegh and Harry Mayronne, 5; Tom McDermott and Marla Dixon, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Oscar Rossignoli & Mahmoud Chouki, 8 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge feat. Rik Slave, 7; Harlan, Jamie Joyce & Cash Advance, 9

DMac’s Bar & Grill — Rock ’n’ Roll Jam Night with the Brothers Keegan, 7:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Haruka Kikuchi, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — The Hip Abduction, 9 House of Blues — Todd Adams (Foundation Room), 6; Jake Landry (Restaurant & Bar), 6:30; Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 The Lazy Jack — Dave and Dagger, 6 Le Bon Temps Roule — The Soul Rebels, 11 Old Point Bar — Born Toulouse, 9 One Eyed Jacks — Fast Times, 10 Pavilion of the Two Sisters — Tim Laughlin at Thursdays at Twilight, 6 Prime Example Jazz Club — Ryan Hanseler Trio, 8 Rock ‘N’ Bowl — Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, 8 Santos Bar — A Killer’s Confession, 8; DJ Q Late Night Dance Party, 11:59 SideBar — Willie Bonham, 7; James Singleton and James Evans, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Brian Richburg Quintet, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5

FRIDAY 16 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Tempted, 6; Jason Neville Band, 9; Funky Soul Band, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Jeremy Joyce Adventure, 11 a.m.; Kala Chandra, 2; Smoky Greenwell Blues Band, 6:30; Ace Brass Band, 10 The Bayou Bar — Andre Lovett Band, 9 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers Funk Box, 7:30; Brass Flavor, 10; Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers, 11; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.

The Bombay Club — Meryl Zimmerman Quartet, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Calvin Johnson & Native Son, 6; Marin Orchestra, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 7:30 Casa Borrega — Olivya Lee, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Micheal Pearce, 6; Aaron Wilkinson Band, 9 Circle Bar — J.H. Sitton, 9:30 d.b.a. — Smoking Time Jazz Club, 6; Treme Brass Band, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz!, 10 Fountain Lounge — Sam Kuslan, 7 Gasa Gasa — Champagne Girl, Static Masks and Kitty Pool, 10 House of Blues — Michael Liuzza (Restaurant & Bar), 12:30; Captain Buckles

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Bayou Bar — Peter Harris Trio featuring Dwight Fitch, 7 The Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Treme Brass Band, 7:30 Check Point Charlie — T Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Mark Carroll & Friends, 6; Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott, 8 Columns Hotel — Kathleen Moore, 8 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Chris Zonada, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Carl LeBlanc and Ellen Smith, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Dizzlephunk, Jesse Rouse, Muddy Caine, 8 House of Blues — Jeremy Joyce, 6; Carey Hudson, 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Big Sam’s Crescent City Connection, 8:30 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 One Eyed Jacks — En Minor, 8:30 Pirogues — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7:30 Prime Example Jazz Club — Arthur Mitchell Quintet, 8 & 10 Rock ‘N’ Bowl — Band of Gold, 8 Santos Bar — Swamp Moves with Russell Welch Quartet, 10:30; Karaoke Shakedown with Alesondra, 11:59 SideBar — Susanne Ortner, James Singleton and Eduardo Tozzatto, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Von Zippers, 7:30 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Hot Club of New Orleans, 7

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MUSIC Band, 4; Jake Landry & the Right Lane Bandits (Foundation Room), 7; With or Without U2 Tribute Band, 8; DJ Raj Smoove, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Will and the Foxhounds, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Shannon Powell Jazz Quartet, 7:30; Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx and Romy Kaye, 11 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper & Mark Carroll, 9 The Lazy Jack — Rock ’n’ Soul, 6 NOLA Brewing Tap Room — John Lisi Duo, 3 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Harlots of Harmony, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — DJ Doug Funnie, 10 Pearl Wine Co. — Jasper Brothers, 8 Prime Example Jazz Club — Brian Richburg Quintet, 8 & 10 Rock ‘N’ Bowl — Bucktown Allstars, 9:30 Santos Bar — Jesse Tripp, Nightbreed, Pussy Wolf and Dark Amber, 9; DJ Otto, 11:59 Siberia Lounge — Lilli Lewis Project, 6 SideBar — Paul Sanchez and more, 7; Reggie Scanlan, Uganda Roberts, Billy Luso and Eddie Christmas, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Trio, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Royal Roses, 5:30; Doro Wat, 9 Tipitina’s — Low End Theory Players and Noisewater, 10

SATURDAY 17 BMC — Mojo Shakers, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3; Les Getrex ’n’ Creole Cookin’, 6; Vance Orange, 9; DK & The Jakes, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Sabertooth Swing, 11 a.m.; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 3; Johnny Mastro Blues Band, 7; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 11:30 The Bayou Bar — Kennedy Kuntz & The Moth, 9 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Marigny Street Brass Band, 10; Water Seed, 11; DJ Raj Smoove, 1; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.

The Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski Trio with Hal Smith, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — The Royal Rounders, 6; Lilli Lewis, 9 Casa Borrega — Olivya Lee, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Tammi Savoy and Chris Casello, 9 Circle Bar — 20 Years of Circle Bar with 99 Playboys, 8 d.b.a. — Sabertooth Swing, 7; Rebirth Brass Band, 11 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Notel Motel, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Fountain Lounge — Paul Longstregth, 7 House of Blues— Jon Roniger (Restaurant & Bar), 12:30; Baby Boy Bartels, 4; Mighty Brother (Foundation Room), 7; Inferno Burlesque (The Parish), 8; Matt Scott, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — The Nayo Jones Experience, 8 The Lazy Jack — Rhino and the Safari Men, 3; Rushing, 7 Old Point Bar — 1% Nation, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — BoomBox & Hunter Romero DJ set of Iceman Special, 9

Pearl Wine Co. — Father Ron and Friends, 8 Prime Example Jazz Club — Clarence Johnson III, 8 & 10 Rock ‘N’ Bowl — Contraflow Santos Bar — Romanda Hammer, Cicada, Jack & The Jackrabbits, 7; Bass Church Electronic Dance Party, 11:59 SideBar — Lilli Lewis, 7; New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars Trio, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jamison Ross, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — The Molly Ringwalds, 8 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Gal Holiday, 6; Shotgun, 9

SUNDAY 18 BMC — Will Dickerson Band, noon; Foot & Friends, 3; Retrospex, 7; Moments of Truth, 10 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas, 11 a.m.; Nola Ragweeds, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 6:30; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 10 Blue Nile — Andrew J Forest & The Swamp Crawlers, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 10:30 The Bombay Club — Tim Laughlin & Kris Tokarski, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Some Like It Hot, 11 a.m.; Molly Reeves & Nahum Zdybel, 4; Steve Pistorius Jazz Quartet, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — VL and Just Eight, 6 Circle Bar — Dick Deluxe, 5; Micah McKee, Friends & Blind Texas Marlin, 7 Columns Hotel — Chip Wilson, 11 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Cardboard Cowboy, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Peter Nu, 9 House of Blues — Matt Bartels (Restaurant & Bar), 6:30 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 11 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 The Lazy Jack — Gwen & The Old Man, 2; Midnight Special, 6 Old Point Bar — Romy Kay and Jeanne Marie Harris, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Dirty Rotten Snake in the Grass, 9 Rock ‘N’ Bowl — Preseason Anti-Godell Bowl feat. Bag of Donuts and more, 2 Santos Bar — Rewind Dance Party with DJ Unicorn Fukr, 10 SideBar — New Orleans Guitar Masters featuring John Rankin, Cranston Clements & Jimmy Robinson, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Brad Walker CD-release, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Raphel et Pascal, 5; The Clementines, 8

MONDAY 19 BMC — Mikey Duran, 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 Bamboula’s — St. Louis Slim Blues Trio, 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 & Charlie Wooton, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 7; Bon Bon Vivant, 10

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231 N Carrollton Ave. Suite C DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Troi Atkinson, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Richard Scott’s Twisty River Band, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — NOLA Swing Dance Connection, 7 SideBar — Instant Opus 3.0, Mahmoud Chouki, Mark Magrain and James Evans, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — The Aristocrats & Travis Larson Band, 7 The Starlight — Free Jambalaya Jam featuring Joshua Benitez Band, 8 Three Muses — Bart Ramsey, 5

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The organist’s Organ & Labyrinth performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock. www.albinas. org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Crescent City Big Band. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — The musical ensemble performs songs from the 1940s to today. www.jplibrary.net. 7 p.m. Thursday.

“On the Banks of the Seine”. Christwood Retirement Community, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington — This third Sunday concert features French music, with performances by soprano Vicki Fisk, mezzo Beth Staples and baritone Hugh Robertson, and pianist Stephen Edwards. www.christwoodrc.com. 5 p.m. Sunday.

One Stop Pony Band. Fuhrmann Auditorium, 315 N. Jefferson Ave., Covington — Brian LaBlanc and band perform tributes to Neil Diamond, the Doors, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Buffet and more. www.covla.com. Tickets $20-$25. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The Jo Cool Davis Annual Katrina Memorial Concert features Cordell Chamblliss and the Gospel All Stars, the Zion Harmonizers, David Batiste and others in a program of gospel and jazz works. www.ablinas.org. Free admission.

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EVENTS Tuesday, Aug. 13.................... 26 Wednesday, Aug 14.............. 26 Thursday, Aug 15................... 26 Friday, Aug. 16....................... 26 Saturday, Aug. 17.................. 26 Sunday, Aug. 18 .................... 27 Monday, Aug. 19.................... 27

SPORTS................................. 27 BOOKS................................... 27 FILM Openings ................................ 27 Now showing ......................... 28 Special Showings.................. 28

ON STAGE............................ 28 Dance....................................... 28

COMEDY................................ 29 ART Happenings.......................29 Openings................................. 29 Museums................................. 29

TUESDAY 13 Culinary Caribbean Tour: Haiti. Station 6 Seafood & Oyster Bar, 105 Metairie Hammond Highway, Metairie — The restaurant offers a special menu of Haitian-inspired dishes. Ten percent of proceeds benefit the Coral Restoration Foundation. Through Sunday. www.station6nola.com Freshly Milled Baking with Mosquito Supper Club. New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute, 725 Howard Ave. — Melissa Martin leads a course on incorporating fresh flours, including summer fruit pies and cookies to take home. www.nochi.org.

Tickets $130. 6 p.m.

“Keep the Beat Alive!” New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic, 1525 Louisiana Ave. — A blood drive is hosted by New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and NOLA Organ Grinders. www. neworleansmusiciansclinic.org. Noon.

WEDNESDAY 14 “A Changeling in their Laps — Critical Cosmopolitanism and the Intellectual Work of Alain Locke. Gallier Historic House, 1132 Royal St. — Kara Tucina Olidge, executive director of the Amistad Research Center at Tulane, discusses Locke’s intellectual perspective on cosmopolitanism. www.hgghh. org. Tickets $10-$12. 5:30 p.m.

Summer Spirits Series: Cocktails. GrisGris, 1800 Magazine St. — The wine and spirits series includes education, tastings, bites and more in the Samedi Room. www. grisgrisnola.com. Tickets $35. 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 15 Happy Birthday Napoleon. M.S. Rau Antiques, 630 Royal St. — There is a Champagne toast and dessert in celebration of the former French emperor’s 250th birthday. www.rauantiques.com. Free admission. 12:30 p.m.

Haunted Feast at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel. Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans St. — A three-course dinner is preceded by a tour of the paranormal aspects of the hotel. www.bourbonorleans.com. Tickets $21. 6 p.m.

Helen Brett Gift and Jewelry Show. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd. — The marketplace of items includes diamonds to dips in Hall J. Also Friday; open to the public Saturday and Sunday. www.helenbrettexhibits.com.

Admission $15. 10 a.m.

Light The Night Kickoff. Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, 1751 Gentilly Blvd. — The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society holds a networking event in preparation for its October fundraising walk. www.lightthenight.org. 5:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY 16 “1 Night of Peace & Music.” Vintage Rock Club, 1007 Poydras St. — The venue celebrates the 50th anniversary of Woodstock.

Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. www.vintagerockclub.com. Tickets $20. 9 p.m.

Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park — Events include an Art on the Spot drop-in activity table and a screening of “Women Without Men” by Shirin Neshat in conjunction with the exhibition “Bodies of Knowledge.” Galleries, shops and the cafe are open late. www.noma.org. 5 p.m.

Unleashing Bukowski. International House Hotel, 221 Camp St. — The hotel hosts a twonight celebration of poet Charles Bukowski’s 99th birthday. There’s a screening of Taylor Hackford’s documentary, poetry readings, burlesque performances and more. www. ihhotel.com. Friday and Saturday.

Vet Fest Patron Party. VFW Post 8973, 531 Lyons St. — The Vet Fest event includes an open bar, food, a silent auction and complimentary admission to the block party Saturday. www.nolavfw.org. Tickets $100. 6 p.m.

SATURDAY 17 Bonsai Auction. Marine Corps League Hall, 2708 Delaware St., Kenner — The Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society’s annual event includes plants, materials and pots. Viewing is 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

“Clear the Shelters.” Northshore Humane Society, 20384 Harrison Ave., Covington — Fees are waived for adoptions of dogs and cats, and there are food trucks, vendors, activities and more. www.northshorehumane.org. 8 a.m.

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PREVIEW Louis Armstrong mural

BY WILL COVIELLO SCHOLARS BELIEVE LOUIS ARMSTRONG WAS BORN ON AUG. 4, 1901. Just before his birthday this year, a mural of Armstrong was completed on a CBD building on the wall facing O’Keefe Avenue at Gravier Street, blocks from where Satchmo was born.

Brazilian muralist Eduardo Kobra (www.eduardokobra.com) created the close-up image of Armstrong’s face, covered with a kaleidoscopic rainbow effect. Known as Kobra, the artist has used similar rainbow themes on murals across the globe. The image was commissioned by the owners of the building at 300 S. Rampart St., ERG Enterprises and the Kupperman Companies, and the space is being developed as a hotel. ERG Enterprises also is an owner of the Windsor Court Hotel, Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Orpheum Theater and Pythian Building, which has a mural by New Orleans artist Brandan “BMike” Odums. The blocks around South Rampart and Perdido streets was home to several music clubs associated with early jazz, including the Union Sons Hall. — WILL COVIELLO

Cruise Night. Brewster’s Restaurant and Lounge, 8751 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette — The Antique Auto Club of St. Bernard holds an antique car and truck event. Free admission. 7 p.m.

Dine & Dance. — The National World War II Museum’s Victory Swing Orchestra celebrates the big bands of the WWII era with a new setlist and vocalists Dody Piper and Spencer Racca. www.nationalww2museum.org. Tickets $34-$66. 6 p.m.

NOLA International Fest. Deja Vieux Food Park, 1681 Religious St. — There are dishes from various international cuisines from pop-ups and food trucks, plus entertainment. www.dejavieuxfoodpark.com. Noon.

NOLA Vet Fest. 500 Block of Lyons Street, — The fundraiser supports the New Orleans VFW, with beer, cocktails, food trucks, live

music and a silent auction. www.nolavfw. org. Tickets $25. 6 p.m.

Ration Wars. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St. — The “Iron Chef”-style cooking competition features WWII-era foods and chefs Natasha St. Pierre Clement and Phil Hare. www.nationalww2museum.org. Tickets $10. 5 p.m.

Rose Soiree. Copper Vine, 1001 Poydras St. — A portion of proceeds from the wine-pairing dinner benefits Dress for Success New Orleans. www.coppervinewine. com. Tickets $55. 6 p.m.

STEM Fest. St. John Parish Community Center, 2900 Highway 51, LaPlace — The family-friendly event features STEM professions and hands-on projects based on STEM activities. www.stemstjohn.com.

Free admission. 9 a.m.

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SUNDAY 18 Everybody Gets Lei’D: Part V. Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss St. — A blood drive is sponsored by New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic, with dance troupes throughout the day. Food available. www.neworleansmusiciansclinic.org.

Heavenly Host of Stars Gala. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave — The Whispers headline the annual fundraiser for the Sisters of the Holy Family. Sharon Martin, Wanda Rouzan, Dwight and Connie Fitch and Naydja CoJoe also perform and there’s dinner and an auction. www. sistersoftheholyfamily.com. $125. 7 p.m.

MONDAY 19 Back to SEAS Bash. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School, 4335 Sal Lentini Drive, Kenner — The Home and School Association and Divine Mercy Men’s Club event is at the school’s new site. 5:30 p.m.

Navigating the Historic District Landmarks Commission. Preservation Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St. — A one-hour course is designed to help property owners understand the HDLC and its application process. www..prcno. org. Free admission. Noon.

SPORTS New Orleans Baby Cakes. Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie — The ‘Cakes take on the Rainers of Tacoma, Washington, in minor league baseball action at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. the team takes on the Storm Chasers of Omaha, Nebraska at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Tickets $5.

BOOKS Andrew Feldman. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses “Ernesto: The Untold Story of Hemingway in Revolutionary Cuba.” www.octaviabooks. com. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Daniel Brook. New Orleans Public Library, 219 Loyola Ave. — Greg Osborn of the New Orleans Library’s Louisiana Division and Daniel Brock discuss Brock’s “The Accident of Color: A Story of Race in Reconstruction.” www.nolalibrary.org.

6 p.m. Wednesday.

Deb Jannerson. Blue Cypress Books, 8126 Oak St. — The author, Jessica Kinnison and Kia Alice Groom discuss Jannerson’s “The Women of Dauphine.” www.bluecypressbooks.com. 6 p.m. Thursday.

Kevin Gilheany. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave. — The author discusses “Minding the Helm: An Unlikely Career in the U.S. Coast Guard.” www.nolalibrary.org.

6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Minrose Gwin. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses “The Accidentals.” www.octaviabooks.com.

6 p.m. Monday.

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

OPENINGS “The Angry Birds Movie 2” (PG) — Birds and pigs from the popular game for mobile devices take their beef to the next level in this animated sequel featuring the voices of Awkwafina and Bill Hader.

AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Blinded by the Light” (PG-13) — A teenager (Viveik Kalra) finds his voice after being inspired by Bruce Springsteen’s music. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Fireflies” — In this 2018 drama from writer/director Bani Khoshnoudi, a man flees his home in Iran to live in limbo in the port town of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Good Boys” (R) — A trio of sixth-grade boys skip school to check out a party in a crude comedy starring Jacob Tremblay (“Room”). AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Jawline” — This documentary follows 16-year-old Austyn Tester, a rising star in the live-broadcast world who is trying to escape his rural life in Tennessee.

Broad Theater.

“Kingdom” (R) — A young boy living in ancient China dreams of becoming the greatest general. Opening Tuesday, Aug. 20, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Los Reyes” — This documentary explores a skatepark in Santiago, Chile, where a couple of dogs befriend people in the park. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“The Queen” — This documentary takes audiences backstage at the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant.

Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Ready or Not” (R) — After her wedding, a bride (Samara Weaving) must compete in her in-laws’ terrifying game. Opening Tuesday, Aug. 20, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Where’d You Go Bernadette?” (PG-13) — Based on the bestselling novel, this movie revolves around a mom (Cate Blanchett) who reconnects with her creative passions after sacrificing herself to her family. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“47 Meters Down: Uncaged” (PG-13) — Teenage girls take a dive near an underwater city full of hungry sharks. AMC

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Seafood: Understanding Watersheds and the Mouth of the Mississippi. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St. — Chefs Sierra Torres and Grace Treffinger lead a class on cooking methods for local seafood dishes including gumbo and crawfish gnocchi. www.noccainstitute.com. Tickets $100. 10 a.m.

Summer Meltdown Pub Prance. Beach on Bourbon, 227 Bourbon St. — The Pussyfooters’ pub crawl hits three French Quarter locations, and there are performances and specials. Costumes encouraged. www. pussyfooters.org. Tickets $10-$15. Noon.

Writers’ Clinic. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — Authors M.A. Harper and R.J. Lee speak on fiction and publishing. www.jplibrary. net. Free admission. 9:30 a.m.

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GOING OUT 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.

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 Elmwood Palace 20, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“The Art of Racing in the Rain” (PG) — An aspiring Formula One race car driver (Milo Ventimiglia) and a golden retriever named Enzo (voiced by Kevin Costner) navigate life together. 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. “Brian Banks” (PG-13) — A football player’s dreams of playing in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted in this biographical drama starring Aldis Hodge and Greg Kinnear. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Bring the Soul — The Movie” — The Korean pop music group sets out on a world tour in this new documentary. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16.

“Cassandro, the Exotico!” — This documentary focuses on an aging cross-dressing Mexican wrestler named Cassandro, who must reinvent himself after years in the ring. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Crawl” (R) — A young woman must protect herself against alligators while attempting to save her father (Barry Pepper) during a Category 5 hurricane.

AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Cuba — Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean” — The film presents an intimate look at the Cuban culture, architecture and ecosystems through the eyes of its artists, historians and scientists. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

“Dora and the Lost City of Gold” (PG) — Dora the Explorer and her friends go on an adventure to save her parents in this family-friendly adventure. 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. “Ecco” (R) — A former assassin emerges from hiding to seek the origin of his lethal career. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“The Farewell” (PG) — Awkwafina stars in this dramedy about Chinese family members trying to celebrate the life of their grandmother before her death. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Broad Theater.

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

“Hobbs & Shaw” (PG-13) — Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham take on a genetically-enhanced villain (Idris Elba) in this spinoff of the “Fast & Furious” franchise. AMC DineIn 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.

“Hurricane on the Bayou” — Meryl Streep narrates the documentary about areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

“The Kitchen” (R) — Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss and Tiffany Haddish star as three wives of New York gangsters who continue to operate their jailed husbands’ businesses. 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. “The Lion King” (PG) — A young lion prince named Simba flees his kingdom to learn the meaning of responsibility in this live-action update of the 1994 Disney cartoon feature. 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. “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (R) — Quentin Tarantino writes and directs this drama about a faded TV star (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double (Brad Pitt), looking for fame in 1969 Los Angeles.

AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Prytania Theatre, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “The Secret Life of Pets 2” (PG) — In the animated sequel, a dog named Max and his pet friends carry on secret lives once their owners leave for work and school. The Grand 16 Slidell.

“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” (PG-13) — A group of teens face their fears in this horror film based on the popular anthology

by Alvin Schwartz. 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. “Socrates” — In this 2018 drama from Brazil, a 15-year-old must come to terms with his grief after his mother’s sudden death.

Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Spider-Man — Far from Home” (PG-13) — While on a trip abroad with classmates, Spider-Man (Tom Holland) battles a villain named Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal). 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. “Them That Follow” (R) — A pastor’s daughter holds a secret that could tear her community apart in this thriller starring Kaitlyn Dever and Walton Goggins. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“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, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “When I Get Home” — A husband grapples with his wife’s odd behavior of pulling stunts and pretending she’s dead when he comes home in this Japanese comedy.

Broad Theater.

“Yesterday” (PG-13) — A struggling musician wakes up in an alternate time when

he’s the only one who remembers The Beatles’ music. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

SPECIAL SHOWINGS “The Amazing Jonathan Documentary” — Benjamin Berman directs this movie about the increasingly bizarre final tour of a dying magician. Thursday at Broad Theater.

“Apocalypse Now — Final Cut” (R) — Francis Ford Coppola directs this war epic about a U.S. Army officer in Vietnam who is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces officer. At 7 p.m. Thursday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Big Trouble in Little China” (PG-13) — Kurt Russell plays a trucker who helps rescue his friend’s fiance from an ancient sorcerer in this action-adventure from director John Carpenter. At 12:25 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday at The Grand 16 Slidell.

“Bukowski” — Taylor Hackford directs this documentary that follows poet Charles Bukowski on a 1973 trip to San Francisco to give a poetry reading. At 8 p.m. Friday at International House, 221 Camp St., New Orleans. Featuring Q&A with director Taylor Hackford.

“Cool Hand Luke” — Paul Newman stars as a prisoner who refuses to conform to the warden’s orders and prison life. At 10 a.m.

Sunday at Prytania Theatre.

“Hello, Dolly!” (G) — A matchmaker (Barbra Streisand) travels to Yonkers to find a partner for Horace Vandergelder (Walter Matthau) in this 1969 musical comedy.

At noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20; and 1 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday at 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 in this 2019 animated adventure. At 10 a.m.

Wednesday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Millennium Actress” (PG) — A TV interviewer meets a former actress and travels with her through her memories and career in this 2001 animated drama from director Satoshi Kon. At 7 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion” (PG-13) — A monster spider attacks a small Wisconsin town in this joke-addled screening from the comedy troupe. At 7 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“White Heat” — A criminal breaks out of prison to lead his old gang in a heist in this 1949 crime drama starring James Cagney.

At 10 a.m. Wednesday at Prytania Theatre.

“Woodstock” — Michael Wadleigh directs this documentary about the legendary 1969 music festival. At 7 p.m. Thursday at AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

ON STAGE “100 Years of Women in Blues.” Teatro Wego!, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego — Dorian Rush tells the stories and sings the songs of artists such as Ma Rainey, Big Mama Thornton, Billie Holiday, Irma Thomas, Bonnie Raitt and others. www.jpas.org. Tickets $25-$30. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Debauchery.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — Pat Bourgeois’ live soap opera is about a family’s hijinks and lowjinks. www.southernrep.com. Tickets $10.

7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

“The Glass Menagerie.. Marigny Opera House, 725 St Ferdinand St. — The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans returns with the story of the Wingfield family: mother at the end of her wits, a son at the edge of his patience and a daughter with an uncertain future and a ray of hope in the form of a gentleman caller. www.twtheatrenola.com. Tickets $15-$31.

7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

“Songs That Won the War.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The Victory Belles vocal trio sings gems of the war era such as “White Cliffs of Dover,” “Harbor Lights,” “The Last Time I Saw Paris,” “La Vie En Rose” and “I’ll Be Seeing You.” www. nationalww2museum.org. Tickets $41-$43.

11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

“Stage Door Idol” Finale. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — Competitors vie for the title after four weeks of preliminary rounds performing the hits of the war years. Tickets $10. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

“The Supremes: An Untold Story — A Tribute to Diana Ross and the Supremes.”

Cutting Edge Center for the Arts, 767 Robert Blvd., Slidell — The music of Motown and the magic of the pre-eminent girl group is the foundation for this production about Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson. Tickets $25-$45. www.cuttingedgetheater.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“Trixie Minx’s Burlesque Ballroom.” The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St. — The burlesque show features a live band with Trixie Minx co-staring with a rotating cast of guests and vocals by Romy Kaye and the Mercy Buckets. www. sonesta.com/jazzplayhouse. Tickets $20.

11 p.m. Friday.

“The Van Ella Bordella.” The Allways Lounge , 2240 St. Claude Ave. — The show includes burlesque, comedy and singing in solo and group performances. www.theallwayslounge.net. Tickets $15-$20.

9 p.m. Thursday.

“The Wiggles — Party Time Tour!” Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — The children’s entertainment group performs with Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and new friend, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn. www.orpheumnola.com. Tickets $43.50. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

AUDITIONS Children’s Chorus Placement Hearings.

St. Paul’s Episcopal School & Church, 6249 Canal Blvd. — Choirs open for ages 5-16.

Schedule appointments with Teena Baudier at (504) 482-2883 or (504) 388-8871. Alt 4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.

Pre-Professional Auditions. New Orleans Ballet Association’s tuition-free program provides ages 8 to 18 with instruction in ballet, pointe, modern, repertoire and other forms in classes held weekly between September and May 2020. 5:15 p.m. Friday.

DANCE “Switch.” Art Klub, 1941 Arts St — Resident artists Hannah Krafcik and Emily Jones perform a showcase of a series in progress, with music by Mickey Sanchez. www.artklub.org. Tickets $10-$20. 7 p.m. Saturday.

GOING OUT Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St. — Laura Sanders and Kate Mason host an open-mic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday.

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

Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St. — Vincent Zambon and Cyrus Cooper host a stand-up comedy show.

8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comedy 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. — Several New Orleans stand-up comics perform.

Free admission. 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris Lane hosts the stand-up 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.

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.

I Got a Bit About That. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — The weekly stand-up comedy game show podcast is hosted by Byron Broussard and James Germain and features guest comics. www.barredux.tumblr. com. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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.

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 stand-up show hosted by Clark Taylor features local veterans, up-and-comers, touring acts and surprise guests. 9:30 p.m. Friday.

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.

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site-specific performances exploring how music can speak across cultural divides.

He is joined by cellist, composer and singer Helen Gillet. www.noma.org.

3 p.m. Wednesday.

REVIEW ‘Regina Scully: The House I Live In’

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BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT IT IS UNUSUAL TO ENCOUNTER A BODY OF WORK by any artist that touches on the extremes of existence, from the macro to the micro, from the cosmos to the human form, all coexisting together. The phrase, “As above, so below,” was employed by ancient sages, alchemists and astrologers to explain how universal patterns repeat in ways that could apply equally to earthly minutiae and human destiny.

This is not taught in art school.

Regina Scully’s flair for fusing arcane metaphysics and modern abstraction in ethereal paintings appears in her “The House I Live In” expo at Octavia Art Gallery. It’s the latest iteration of her quest to explore how things we are conditioned to see as opposites are instead aspects of the inherent unity of all creation.

Is the visual world filled with silent music? Viewers might think so when looking at works like “Inner Journey 30,” where the ebb and flow of magenta, gold and earth tone slashes of paint recall not only the lyrical drama of atmospheric turbulence but also the sweep of human history, the endless parade of migration and settlement that constitutes the illusion of collective national identity. Works such as “Mindscape 21,” with its suggestion of volcanic activity in an other-dimensional sea, take us to the fluid topography of Scully’s earlier paintings, where the macro or micro forms of continents, cities and the surrounding regions are interwoven into fluid and floating worlds, each pulsating with the inner dramas of lives and life forms that can never be known to us. Scully’s experimental compositions enter a new figurative realm in works like “Mindscape 26,” where forms that appear from a distance as painterly slashes turn out to be nomadic figures staging a procession across the canvas. No such human presence initially appears in the horizontal sweep of elemental forces in “Mindscape 24,” but look again and at the center is a shadowy suggestion of a sailing vessel on a stormy cosmic sea (detail, pictured), an abstract seascape that the great 19th-century maritime painter J.M.W. Turner might have envisioned in his most fantastical futuristic dreams. Through Sept. 28. Octavia Art Gallery, 440 Julia Street St., (504) 309-4249; www.octaviaartgallery.com.

Sunday Night Social Club. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — There’s a different show each week featuring local talent, and there’s a specialty showcase.

7 p.m. Sunday.

Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St. — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m.

Wednesday.

Thursday Night Special. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A rotating comedy showcase features innovative standup, sketch and improv comedy shows. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Voix de Ville. MRB, 515 St. Philip St. — Jon Lockin hosts a weekly comedy variety show featuring musical guests, burlesque, drag and stand-up comedy. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Wheel of Improv. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — The game is executed by a team of experienced performers. 8 p.m. Thursday.

ART HAPPENINGS “Art of the City” Family Day. Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St. — There are interactive experiences for all ages at Historic New Orleans Collection, with storytelling, youth-focused tours and hands-

on drawing and sculpture. www.hnoc.org.

Free admission. 10 a.m. Saturday Featured artist at Co-op. Dutch Alley Artist’s Co-Op, 912 N. Peters St. — Kimberly Parker is the featured artist for August and will be in the gallery during the month for her exhibition “Going Coastal — Where the Land Meets the Sea.” Gallery Talk: “Bodies of Knowledge.”

New Orleans Museum of Art of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park — Curator Katie Pfohl discusses the exhibition and there also is a discussion of Wafaa Bilal’s installation “168:01.” www.noma.org Noon. Wednesday.

“Music of the City: Contemporary Piano Music in New Orleans.” Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St. — Pianist Peter Collins performs works by Ellis Marsalis, Roger Dickerson, Jay Weigel, Steven Danker and others. Reservations required 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Ogden After Hours. Ogden Museum of Southern Art , 925 Camp St. — Judith Owen performs works from her forthcoming album, “redisCOVERed.” www.ogdenmuseum.com. 6 p.m. Thursday.

“Safar” musical performance with Mahmoud Chouki and Helen Gillet. New Orleans Museum of Art of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park — Throughout the run of “Bodies of Knowledge,” Mahmoud Chouki will create new musical compositions and

Gallier Historic House, 1132 Royal St. — The summer dress exhibition reveals period seasonal decor, 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” include contemporary art from a diverse group of artists, through Oct. 6. www.hnoc.org.

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. — “The Baroness de Pontalba and the Rise of Jackson Square” exhibition is 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” explores 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.

Mexican Cultural Institute, 901 Convention Center Blvd. — “Javier Senosiain: Organic Architecture” features works by the architect, through Sept. 27.

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 — “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 oppression, racism and cultural understanding in 19th-century Orientalist paintings, through Dec. 31. www.noma.org.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art , 925 Camp St. — “Courtney Egan: Virtual Idylls,” a project-based installation, weaves botanical art with sculpture and technology, through Sept.1. “Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bonge,” abstract expressionist work from throughout the artist’s life, through Sept. 8. www.ogdenmuseum.org.

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