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TUE. AUG. 20 | Dedicated to original music, the Scatterjazz series reaches into avant garde jazz in a collaboration between improvisational jazz master Edward “Kidd” Jordan, drummer Simon Lott and progressive jazz pianist Will Thompson. At 9 p.m. at SideBar.

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KM Dance Project presents “Journeys” at the CAC BY WILL COVIELLO KESHA MCKEY IS IN CONSTANT MOVEMENT. In between finishing the

full-length work “Raw Fruit,” which just received a grant from the New England Dance Fund, and heading to California next week to perform in “Hair & Other Stories” with New Yorkbased Urban Bush Women, she’s curated a program of new works to celebrate the fifth anniversary of her company, KM Dance Project. “Journeys: Celebrating Five Years” runs Friday through Sunday at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC), where she is in the middle of her second Southern Crossings artist residency. “KM Dance Project encourages members to set choreographic pieces, to be an artist, to have a voice,” McKey says before a rehearsal at the CAC. “We do a showcase (of current work) every other year.” “Journeys” features five live dance pieces and one presented on film by choreographer Jeremy Guyton. McKey choreographed two of the works and company members Catherine Caldwell, Millenique Brown and Kristal Jones created the others. McKey’s “In a Word or Two,” is an ensemble piece she has reworked for the company. Set to overlapping tracks of music and poetry by Gil Scott-Heron, it’s inspired by the national social and political climate of the past couple years. “It’s surrounding this idea of the African American experience,” McKey says. “How it can feel suffocating — there’s a lot of resistance and anger that gets built up by institutionalized racism. There’s vulnerability and wanting, needing and desiring to be free of that. Through this energetic and spiritual encouragement lies this sensibility of standing inside your power and who you are – not necessarily being free of it but being able to manage and persevere and be resilient.” Addressing social justice was a founding principle of KM Dance Project. McKey has worked with Urban

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Mannequin Pussy Bush Women, Junebug Productions and Ashe Cultural Arts Center on dance productions and community engagement. Most of the company’s pieces rely primarily on movement, minimalizing the use of props. McKey focuses on telling stories through choreography. “When I create movement, you see the vocabulary from my training — from ballet or modern or jazz or whatever — but the movement is not rooted in that,” McKey says. “It’s rooted in the idea of ‘What is this feeling?’ ‘What is this emotion?’ ‘Is there tension?’ ‘What is this person feeling as they’re experiencing this moment?’ That is where the movement is being generated. It’s not spelled out; it doesn’t have to be literal for someone to feel what she’s going through.” For “Journeys,” she also has choreographed a piece that will be performed by dancers from NOCCA and local youth programs. It explores lineage and passing down traditions and values. “It’s about all of these different layers and things we’ve been taught and taught to value,” McKey says. “They may not be as pertinent as when my great-grandmother was growing up.” Caldwell moved to New York in January to take a job with Urban Bush Women. In “Journeys,” she’ll perform a solo piece “IONO,” which is based on studies that showed that subjects would stand at angles that

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matched their surroundings, even if the rooms were purposefully full of tilted objects. Caldwell was drawn to the social implications of it. “I have a cousin with a disability,” Caldwell says. “She has a limp. She fakes it so she wouldn’t look like she limps. But she told me it hurt to do that.” Caldwell also will return to perform in “Raw Fruit,” which she has helped choreograph. The piece also incorporates images by photographer Chandra McCormick and an original score by Ben Kahn. McKey expects to take “Raw Fruit” on tour, including to New York.

Running of the Bulls FRI.-SUN. AUG. 23-25 | Postponed by Hurricane Barry, the San Fermin in Nueva Orleans festival is this weekend. The Friday night Txupinazo party is at the Sugar Mill, where the “bulls” — plastic bat-wielding roller derby league members — are released at 8 a.m. Saturday to chase white- and red-clad runners (corredors) on a mile-long loop in the Warehouse District.

Esther Rose SAT. AUG. 24 | Singer-songwriter Esther Rose follows up her impressive 2017 debut album, “This Time Last Night,” with “You Made It This Far,” a collection of retro-styled folk and country tunes. She performs at an album-release event from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at record store The White Roach.

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Author, playwright, editor and professor Toni Morrison died at the age of 88 on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. On Sunday, Aug. 25, New Orleans writers and others will read from her works at Southern Rep Theatre.

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zer- and Nobel-prize winning author Toni Morrison’s work popping up around the country, she wanted New Orleanians to pay homage to Morrison as well. She organized a reading of Morrison’s work that will take place Sunday, Aug. 25, at Southern Rep Theatre. Morrison, who died Aug. 5 at 88, was a novelist, playwright, editor and professor at Princeton University known for novels, including “Song of Solomon” and “Beloved,” that explore black identities and experiences. “I know Toni Morrison was extremely important and influential to me as a writer,” Attenberg said. “I just genuinely love her work and felt like she reinvented the novel every time she sat down to write.” A dozen writers have signed up to read from Morrison’s novels, essays, criticisms and speeches for three- to five- minute slots. Featured readers are novelist and Tulane assistant professor Bernice McFadden; Sarah M. Broom, author of “The Yellow House”; author Ladee Hubbard, poet Kelly Harris, writer and artist Kristina Kay Robinson and others. McFadden said she was first introduced to Morrison’s work when she was 19, taking a hardcover copy of Morrison’s 1987 novel “Beloved” from her boyfriend’s sister who was away at boarding school at the time. (She still has the copy today.) Though it took nearly a decade before the material fully resonated with her, McFadden says Morrison’s work expanded her possibilities as a writer. “What Toni did for me through her work was allow me to write the story that I wanted to write without the pressure of writing within or beneath the white gaze,” she said, “to be able to portray black people as black people, and not what white people perceive black people to be. To not write through the lens of whiteness, that’s what she gave me permission to do.” The black-owned Community Book Center next to Southern Rep also will be involved with the event, selling Morrison’s books, as well as some of the other authors’ books in attendance. “New Orleans is such a hub for culture — not just music but literary culture as well — that it is important to celebrate her because she touched so many lives all around the globe,” McFadden said. “Honestly,

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Ratcheting up the rancor in the JPSO race The Jefferson Parish sheriff’s election between incumbent Sheriff Joe Lopinto and former deputy and JPSO spokesman John Fortunato got even more chippy last week, with Fortunato calling Lopinto a liar in a public statement and Lopinto claiming Fortunato is “making up stories in an attempt to remain relevant.” Lopinto had contacted Gambit political editor Clancy DuBos shortly after the qualifying period closed Aug. 8, saying he had contacted the FBI and state Attorney General Jeff Landry after receiving word that Fortunato would drop his bid if Lopinto would help him become chief of the Causeway Police. Fortunato denies that. “JOE LOPINTO OWES THE PEOPLE OF JEFFERSON PARISH AN APOLOGY,” Fortunato’s statement began. “The fact is, Lopinto went to great lengths to try to keep me from qual-

ifying against him, directing his own emissary to arrange a meeting with me. That meeting never happened. To suggest that I attempted to bribe Joe Lopinto is absurd and just more of his ‘dirty politics.’ ” Fortunato went on to claim that “property crimes are soaring” under Lopinto’s watch and that murders in the parish had doubled. Lopinto quickly released his own statement, saying he had contacted the FBI before Fortunato qualified for the race. “Johnny Fortunato apparently spent all his time reading from prepared statements when he was employed by the Sheriff’s Office,” Lopinto said. “He must have somehow missed hearing that lying to the FBI is a crime.” Lopinto also released 2017 crime statistics from Jefferson Parish, saying his office had reduced them by 24.2% during the same months in 2019. “This is the real world and the real facts,” he concluded, “and not a Fortunato production.” — KEVIN ALLMAN

Villio elected as state rep when three opponents drop out Debbie Villio, an attorney and Kenner Republican, will replace state Rep. Julie Stokes in House District 79 after all three of Villio’s qualified oppo-

nents dropped out of the race within a matter of days. Former Kenner Councilwoman Maria DeFrancesch, political newcomer Remy Goodwin and former interim Jefferson Parish Councilman Jack Rizzuto withdrew within a week of qualifying. All are Republicans. Stokes, who has held the District 79 seat since 2013, said in a statement last month she hadn’t “stopped to smell the roses for at least seven years.” A diagnosis of breast cancer in 2017 derailed her run for the state treasurer’s seat. Having recovered, she ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state the following year, losing to Kyle Ardoin. District 79 covers a wide swath of Jefferson Parish, bounded by the St. Charles Parish line, Lakeport Drive, Lake Pontchartrain and W. Esplanade Avenue. — KEVIN ALLMAN

$450M makeover set for Superdome The State Bond Commission last week gave the Superdome’s governing body the go-ahead to sell up to $350 million in bonds to fund a stadium upgrade that is a key part of talks to keep the New Orleans Saints in the city for the next several decades. The funding approval is a major

step for the planned $450 million stadium makeover, the terms of which have been haggled over for years. Gov. John Bel Edwards welcomed the approval. After several months of talks, he said, “the first major step happened today (that will) keep the Superdome competitive for decades to come.” The Saints and the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, also known as the Superdome Commission, are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding soon to extend the Saints’ lease and allow the first phase of the renovation project to get underway early next year. The initial phase is estimated to cost $100 million and will include removing 80,000 square feet of interior ramps and installing a more fan-friendly system of escalators and elevators. It also calls for constructing a large kitchen and food-service area in space currently being used for parking. Under the terms of the financing deal, the Saints have agreed to fund a third of the project costs, or up to about $150 million, and the LSED will fund $210 million through issuing bonds. The state would cover the remaining $90 million. — ANTHONY McAULEY | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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and protection,” the pollsters said in their report. On related topics, the survey found that most voters believe they will be impacted by coastal land loss this year — and even more expect to feel it in 10 years — with 82% supporting sediment diversions as a long-term solution. Perhaps most telling of all in the wake of partisan budget battles in recent years, 86% of those surveyed said they would be less likely to support officials who raid the state’s Coastal Trust Fund as a shortterm budget solution. While Louisiana lawmakers generally support efforts to combat coastal erosion, localized resistance to some sediment diversion projects has delayed implementation of major parts of the state’s master plan for coastal restoration. Moreover, lawmakers have refused to consider meaningful legislation to fight climate change, even though 97% of the world’s leading climate scientists agree that it is the result of human activities — and despite the fact that south Louisiana is particularly vulnerable to climate change’s most significant and harmful effects. “I think it’s safe to say that voters are in widespread agreement that addressing coastal land loss must be a top priority for any candidate who seeks elected office,” said Steve Cochran, campaign director for Restore the Mississippi River Delta. Noting Louisiana’s widespread floods in recent years, Cochran added, “The thing that’s very clear is that people directly see the impacts associated with it.” As the campaign season heats up, voters should demand specific action plans from legislative and gubernatorial candidates — and hold the victors accountable.

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A walkway overlooking a concourse, with an elevator in the center, exemplifies the sleek modern look of the new Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Its opening has been delayed four times. MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO, the Louisiana Superdome opened to rave reviews, and in the ensuing decades it anchored New Orleans’ downtown as it spurred remarkable economic growth — and many thrilling Saints victories. The years leading up to the dome’s opening were not so thrilling, however. It cost nearly five times what proponents initially projected and endured countless delays, a spate of scandals and many rounds of political intrigue. I remember those controversies because I covered some of them; nowadays they’re all but forgotten. What matters today is the Superdome’s enduring place in the hearts of New Orleanians — and its continued relevance (and utility) as one of the nation’s premier sports venues. Those old memories spring to mind as I read about the problems plaguing the new billion-dollar terminal still under construction at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Last week we learned that the facility’s official opening remains “this fall” despite the latest snafu — cracks in the drainage system beneath the shiny new structure. Repairs are nearly complete, but they’ve been time-consuming — and expensive. Then, of course, there’s the challenge of actually getting to the new terminal once it’s open. The obviously necessary flyover connecting it to I-10 wasn’t funded until late in the game, which means getting to the new facility will likely take significantly longer than connecting to the old terminal, at least for a while. “This fall” is a rather nonspecific opening date, and perhaps that’s on purpose. The new terminal’s

opening already has been delayed four times. It was initially set for May 2018 — in time for outgoing Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who pushed through plans to build the new facility, to cut the ribbon. Alas, that was not to happen. History repeats itself. Then-Governor John McKeithen, who put his political capital on the line to secure voter approval of the Superdome in the 1960s, was out of office by the time the dome opened in 1975. His successor, Edwin Edwards, got to cut that ribbon — after dealing with some messy details during the dome’s construction. I recall Edwards saying at one point, with equal measures of sarcasm and frustration, “This is John McKeithen’s baby. I’m the one who has to rock the cradle.” I wonder if Mayor LaToya Cantrell feels the same way about Mitch Landrieu’s baby. I wonder even more if the new terminal will live up to its billing, as the Superdome has. Don’t get me wrong. New Orleans has needed a new airport since, well, Mitch’s daddy was mayor. I covered meetings about that very topic during Moon Landrieu’s tenure, in fact. Mitch deserves credit for getting the new terminal off the drawing board and into the ground, even if we still don’t know when it’s going to open — or how long it’s going to take us to get there. Suffice it to say there will be more bumps in the road, literally and figuratively, before we get to drive up to the new facility. Let’s hope the drains work, the planes come and go on time, and the new terminal will prove worth the wait — and the cost. Time will tell.

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We’ll begin with the older of the two buildings, the Court of Two Sisters restaurant at 613 Royal St. That French Quarter property’s history as a dining establishment dates to the 1920s, although the building dates to 1832. According to the Historic New Orleans Collection, the property was built as a residence for banker Jean Baptiste Zenon Cavelier and his family. A distinctive feature of the property since that time has been its large courtyard. In 1886, the building was purchased by Emile Angaud. His daughter-in-law, Bertha Camors Angaud, and her sister, Emma Camors Musso, opened a shop in the building, selling imported lace, ribbons, gowns and sewing accessories. Called The Shop of the Two Sisters, it was in business until 1906. The building changed hands several times and became a restaurant with the name The Court of Two Sisters, a nod to the Camors sisters’ aristocratic upbringing. By the time of the sisters’ death months apart in 1944, Jimmy Cooper was wellknown as the restaurant’s proprietor and grew its reputation among visitors and locals. Cooper died in

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1956. Caterer and restaurateur Joe Fein Jr. acquired the restaurant in 1963, working with his sons, Joe III and Jerry to renovate and reopen it. The Fein family continues to own and operate the restaurant today. The Pavilion of the Two Sisters in City Park opened in 1994 as an addition to City Park’s Botanical Garden to be used for hosting events. Major funding for the building came from the Azby Fund. According to City Park historians Sally and Bill Reeves, the Azby Fund agreed to provide $400,000 for the new pavilion to honor Erminia Wadsworth and Marion Wadsworth Harvey, two sisters who were aunts of Herbert Harvey Jr., the founder of the Azby Fund. Marion Wadsworth Harvey died in 1982. Her sister, Erminia Wadsworth, who was head librarian at Isidore Newman School, died in 2000. The Azby Fund, which is named for family member Nicholas Azby Destrehan, also donated money for the Conservatory of the Two Sisters, which opened in 2002 in the Botanical Garden.

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WHAT BETTER WAY TO BEAT THE AUGUST HEAT than with a cocktail? Over the next few weeks we’ll explore the history of some (to borrow the title of Stanley Clisby Arthur’s 1937 book) “Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em.” The granddaddy of them all is the Sazerac, introduced by New Orleans druggist Antoine Amedee Peychaud in 1838. He created it in his shop at 437 Royal St. using brandy and his homemade bitters. The name Sazerac comes from the French brandy used, Sazerac de Forge et fils. Later, American Rye whiskey was substituted and a dash of absinthe was added. In the 1850s, the Sazerac Coffee House at 116 Royal St. helped popularize the cocktail. In 1933, the Sazerac was bottled and marketed by the locally owned Sazerac Company, which also produces and sells the Sazerac brand of rye whiskey. In 1949, the company sold the exclusive rights to the cocktail to the Roosevelt Hotel, which that year opened its Sazerac Bar. The Sazerac was named the official cocktail of New Orleans by the Louisiana Legislature in 2008.

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New Orleans is awash with drag brunches, drag wrestling, drag story times, drag performers at parties and traditional drag shows. What accounts for the new popularity? IN NEW ORLEANS, THERE’S A DRAG PERFORMANCE EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK. (AND SOMETIMES, IT’S MORE LIKE THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE PER NIGHT.) On Saturday afternoons, you can choose from drag brunches at Trinity Restaurant and the Country Club or those at The Fillmore New Orleans, Cru and Artisan Bar and Cafe on Sundays. Drag queens are reading to children as part of drag story hours at local libraries. Then at night, some of those same queens are doing an entirely different form of drag — wrestling each other in costume as part of the recent birth of drag wrestling in the city. “These days, you can barely walk down the street without running into a drag show — almost to a fault. There’s almost too much drag at this point,” says Vincent DeFonte, who performs drag in the city as Vinsantos and heads the New Orleans Drag Workshop. “Drag has become so popular because of television that everybody wants at least one drag performer at their event,” DeFonte adds.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a bat mitzvah or a wedding or a baby’s first birthday at this point, there’s going to be a drag queen or a drag performer of some sort.” Drag’s roots date back centuries in many cultures, but local drag queens attribute some of the recent popularity of modern drag to the rise of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a reality show in which drag queens perform and compete against each other for a $100,000 grand prize. Since the show began airing in 2009, several winners and fan favorites from the show have accumulated over one million Instagram followers, become producers and performed as part of international tours. One of RuPaul’s most successful season winners is Gretna native Roy Haylock, aka Bianca Del Rio, who has sold out global comedy tours and starred in two films. “He’s making more money than any (local) drag queen ever, and that’s something to say,” says Arthur Severio, who has performed in drag in New Orleans as Reba Douglas off-and-on since the 1980s and has

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“It doesn’t matter if it’s a bat mitzvah or a wedding or a baby’s first birthday at this point,” Vinsantos says of drag’s new popularity in New Orleans. “There’s going to be a drag queen or a drag performer of some sort.” a show, “Jubilee,” at the Golden Lantern on Sunday afternoons. “That’s mass appeal, a little boy from the West Bank.” Another local success is Varla Jean Merman (aka Jeffery Roberson), who has appeared on Broadway in “Chicago,” played the Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall, and is currently in residence in Provincetown, Massachusetts for the summer, performing her new show “A Star is Bored.” Drag’s increasing popularity has changed New Orleans’ local drag scene. Local queens say having drag

queens “in people’s living rooms” via TV and social media — through popular GIFs and memes — has contributed to a greater acceptance of the art form and the people behind it. “RuPaul is in everybody’s living room,” Severio says. “That was always my thing with Diana Ross. She did more for civil rights because she came in, and she was non-threatening and she was in people’s living room, where it just became the norm. So I’m hoping that with enough repeat, we can change things.” PAGE 13

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have been net positives for the New Orleans scene. “What I came to realize over the next few years is that it just opened up, as far as a career artist, it opened up a whole world for me of work and possibilities,” DeFonte says. “It created a demand that was able to give me a full-time job.” “Ultimately, I think it’s gotten more eyes on drag,” Contraire says. “There have been so many drag brunches that have popped up since ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ just because so many people want that experience for their bachelorette party or in New Orleans.” This mainstream attention has brought drag out of the dark in a quite literal sense. Traditionally, drag was performed in gay bars and nightclubs. Some queens preferred — and still do — the dim lighting to play a role in the illusion of the performance, hiding any imperfections in their makeup or costumes. But drag brunches, story hours and other daytime events have expanded the audience for drag to include families, children and early risers. Drag queen story hours in public libraries are popular in New Orleans, but some story hours in the state have faced pushback. After the Lafayette Public Library postponed a drag story hour event in October 2018, it became the center of national controversy. Groups in opposition to the library sponsoring the story hour brought a lawsuit against it. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) countered the lawsuit, calling a ban on the story hour “targeted, viewpoint-based discrimination.” Library officials eventually lifted the ban on Jan. 3. The lack of pushback in New Orleans could be, in part, due to the city’s long history of drag performance — along with the city’s tradition of costumes, parades, self-expression and celebrations. Club My-O-My, a famous female impersonation club, existed in the city and just over the parish line from the 1930s to 1960s. In August 1972, the annual Southern Decadence Parade began as a going-away party for a group of both gay and straight friends. It eventually evolved into a gay Mardi Gras celebration featuring drag queens and still runs through the French Quarter every Labor Day weekend. As chronicled in the documentary “The Sons of Tennessee Williams,” gay Mardi Gras krewe balls that held pageant-style drag events existed in the 1960s — often hidden because the police would bust them and those arrested could lose their jobs. “There’s a whole subculture here

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“It’s no longer cool to make fun of the drag queen,” she says. “I’m far more likely to have a bunch of bros say ‘Yas, queen!’ than to harass me these days.”

too with Mardi Gras balls,” Severio says. “That’s how people started communicating together. They would go to the ball because it was the only place that they could go. ... The St. Bernard auditorium would fill up with people.” Decades later, gay bar Lucky Cheng’s opened across from Antoine’s in the mid-’90s and was based on a restaurant of the same name in New York City, centering on sassy drag waitresses as well as drag performances. More recently, Bianca Del Rio hosted afternoons of drag bingo games for years at Bourbon Street gay bar Oz. Still, New Orleans author and host of the radio show “Louisiana Eats” Poppy Tooker says drag is now more “accessible and available to everyone” than

ever before. “Now many of these drag brunches, while there will be sometimes a little risque element, people bring their children,” Tooker says. “LGBTQ families come, and straight families come.” In 2015, Tooker started a series of pop-up drag brunches benefiting New Orleans health clinic CrescentCare, which originated as the NO/AIDS Task Force in the 1980s during the height of the AIDS epidemic. When she first started hosting the fundraisers, Tooker says there weren’t many drag brunches in the city. In the succeeding years, she watched as other drag brunches began popping up in the city. But it wasn’t until last summer — when she saw Brennan’s

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Quinn Laroux, a performer who started NOLA Drag Tours in January, says she also has personally experienced exposure leading to acceptance. Laroux says that when she first began giving LGBT history tours in the French Quarter, seeing someone dressed in drag during the day was “a real culture shock” for some people. She says she experienced street harassment initially, but over time it faded as people came to expect her giving her daily tours. (She even calls a former catcaller a friend now.) “I don’t think that the popularity of the show necessarily reflects popularity of in-person drag, but I think it does change the way that people respond to it,” Laroux says. “It’s no longer cool to make fun of the drag queen. I’m far more likely to have a bunch of bros say ‘Yas, queen!’ than to harass me these days, and I think that’s just a really good sign.” With more drag queens in the city, however, queens are forced to reinvent themselves and hone their craft. “I think it’s ultimately made a lot of people step their game up because there’s a new drag queen every single day,” self-described “drag extraordinaire” Laveau Contraire says, “and in order to continue to be relevant and continue to be booked, you’ve got to constantly be keeping your eye on what’s popular and what’s making you you — and then elevate it to the highest level.” But seeing the success of TV queens has been difficult for some locals, who have been working in drag for years to achieve a fraction of the success RuPaul’s queens achieve. “At first, I was a little bitter when ‘Drag Race’ hit its stride, just because these people that got on the show were getting this kind of instant fame, like television does with people,” DeFonte says. “This is a really hard industry, and especially with the success of the television queens, they’re going to get the gigs first. Us that have been in the business for a while and have just been clawing away at it are going to get them second, and then everyone else can fight over the rest.” Contraire agreed, adding that some local queens resisted drag becoming mainstream, since the performance art historically has been underground. Even some who initially were resentful about the success of the queens on “Drag Race” say the popularity of the show and the increasing public awareness of drag

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Restaurant advertising its own drag brunch to coincide with Southern Decadence — that she understood how popular drag had become. “I thought, holy moly, Brennan’s has jumped on the drag queen bandwagon. This has gone totally mainstream,” Tooker says. She explores both the histories of brunch and drag in New Orleans in her upcoming book “Drag Queen Brunch” — a collection of drag queen profiles and brunch recipes from local restaurants. It will be released Aug. 27. She has dedicated the book to her drag queen friends who died of complications from AIDS in the 1980s as a way of remembering the plight the LGBT community faced only a few decades ago. Before any sort of formal organization to help victims was formed, drag queens would perform shows to raise money for their dying friends, Tooker says. It’s a plight Severio remembers all too well. His older brother introduced him to the world of drag when he was a teenager. Just a few years after

Severio moved to New Orleans from Livingston Parish to join his brother — after growing up in what he says was “a very bullied atmosphere” — his brother died of AIDS-related complications. “He was the first one that I knew in New Orleans that died of it, so (it was) pretty devastating,” he says. For Severio, drag became an escape. He embraced the elegance of traditional Southern drag — complete with sparkling gowns and large wigs — a glamour which often was in contrast to his reality at the time. Finally, he could perform the same diva anthems by Diana Ross and Liza Minnelli he’d dreamed of performing as a kid. At the time, the drag scene in New Orleans was not too different from drag in other southern cities, with pageants that valued polished looks and the style aspects of the performance art. Decades later, DeFonte moved to New Orleans from San Francisco in 2010 and found the scene to still be reminiscent of this “old-school” era of drag — a far cry from the punk, alternative drag scene that had first

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manchester about, I’m not sure because I’ve never met these real women,” DeFonte says with a laugh. “I’m pretty sure they’re football players in Texas somewhere.” Laroux, who participated in the drag workshops in 2017, moved to New Orleans from Tennessee five years ago. She felt drawn to the city’s emerging alternative drag scene after seeing a drag number in Philadelphia about domestic violence. “That (number) kind of changed what I thought drag could be because I always kind of thought it was — like it is a little stupid. It’s kind of just like clown-y and weird. But I’d never seen anybody do something that was so smart and emotionally well-put-together and something that felt more like theater than drag until I saw that show,” she says. “But I think that’s something I pretty regularly see in New Orleans now. A lot of people are thinking about it differently than just, there’s a song that I’m going to do, which makes me really excited.”

D’ville Many of these new forms of drag are more underground and more adult in nature, like drag wrestling. Queens Jassy, Hugo Gyrl and Visqueen created ChokeHole, where costumed queens wrestling one another doubles as social commentary on issues like gentrification. In one show, the audience cheers for a drag queen dressed as a giant green bug and boos the landlord figure fighting her. Laroux’s drag can look like anything from Violet Beauregarde from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” to “a brain-eating amoeba number” to her own political drag cabaret show, which she describes as “a drag version of ‘The Daily Show.’ ” When there weren’t spaces for Laroux and other alternative performers to do what they wanted, they made their own space, as drag performers throughout history have done. “Right now we have people who have seen that the scene doesn’t have space for [us] yet, and so we’ve kind of built this whole other thing that works for us,” Laroux says. “The people that I’m studying and am fascinated by in history are doing the kinds of things that a lot of people in New Orleans are trying to do now — really making unique queer spaces that really work for us. “I have so much respect for the older queens because back in those days, the pageants that a lot of queens kind of talk negatively about now — though I definitely don’t think anything bad about those queens — those were their alternative spaces that we’re trying to create now,” she adds. “They’re not opposed, they’re just kind of alternative to each other. ... I think there’s space for everyone to do what they want to do, and it’s not helpful to rank them or pretend like they’re not connected deeply.” That perspective has become

increasingly common as many New Orleans queens have bridged the divide between the two scenes. Kingpins of both communities, like friends DeFonte and Persana Shoulders, who runs the drag show at Oz, have judged each other’s two starkly different pageants. Some queens have even joined both scenes, like Contraire, who does a variety of drag events including drag brunches and drag wrestling. She started in the pageant world in the French Quarter, learning about poise and putting together a package, and then became interested in the alternative scene in the Bywater, where she learned about storytelling and looking at gender through different lenses, she says. “I got a very diverse view of the scene. I just immediately wondered why no one was trying to do both,” Contraire says. “I pride myself on being kind of a drag chameleon … If I can do a birthday party and then go perform at midnight the same night, that would be my dream. “There’s so many talented people in the city who love the art form of drag,” she adds. “If we can have a jazz band in almost every restaurant and club in the city, we can also have drag shows in those places as well. ...We are creative artists and we can literally meet the needs of whatever entertainment you need for your event or venue.” Tooker says this future could be closer than one might think, referencing a special rendition of Arnaud’s traditional Sunday brunch scheduled for Sept. 1, which will feature drag performers instead of its usual jazz band. “I would say Laveau is absolutely right,“ Tooker says. “Not only is it possible, but it’s happening.”

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transfixed the tattoo-clad former band member in the ’90s. “It just seemed like there was a style and there wasn’t much outside of that style,” DeFonte says. “It was pageant queens and Top 40 queens, so a real traditional type of drag, and I didn’t think that there was a place for me in that world. I couldn’t get gigs. My character was too weird. I felt kind of shut out from the whole thing.” DeFonte ended up performing at local burlesque and variety shows but longed to get back into the drag world. DeFonte and others who felt similarly about not fitting into the city’s existing drag scene formed a troupe where they could hone their experimental forms of drag. Together they created the New Orleans Drag Workshop in 2013, where they would teach new performers the different skills involved with drag and share tips and tricks along the way. Since its inception, the workshop has drawn a wide array of drag hopefuls, including female drag queens and drag kings, and those with traditional and alternative performance styles. More than 100 performers have “draguated” from the program, and the 10th “draguation” will culminate with two shows Aug. 20 at the AllWays Lounge and Theatre. Initially, DeFonte says, members of the traditional scene had criticisms of the workshop. “I think part of them thought, well, they’re coming for our gigs, which they hold very near and dear to them because it’s work. Nobody wants to be replaced at work,” DeFonte says. “Also, they didn’t really understand the experimental nature of our drag. I’ve literally been told by these old school queens that, to them, drag is a man that is working to look like a real woman. “What real women they are talking

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Gangnam style GANGNAM KOREAN BBQ opened Aug. 15 at 3012 N. Arnoult Road in the former site of Gin Korean BBQ in Metairie. The new owners are Hung Kim and Chu Lee and their children Hanna Park and Youngmin Kim. The setting is similar to the previous restaurant, with contemporary décor, silver upholstered booths and tabletop barbecue grills. New large

Bywater wine bar Saint-Germain offers inspired tasting menus three nights a week BY R E B EC C A F R I E D M A N FIRST-TIME VISITORS TO SAINT-GERMAIN might wonder if they’ve got the

right place. The sign in front of the worn former double shotgun home is a holdover from the previous tenant, the Sugar Park pizzeria. Any uncertainty vanishes once inside, where the food transports diners to France, Japan or wherever the chefs fancy that night — yet it all feels right at home on St. Claude Avenue. This Bywater wine bar and restaurant is the brainchild of a pedigreed trio: Drew DeLaughter and chefs Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith, who honed their craft in places including Europe, San Francisco (at Michelin three-star restaurant Saison) and New Orleans (at Bayona, Restaurant August, Mopho and Maypop). With Saint-Germain, they offer modern, globally influenced French cuisine in a casual setting. The hardest part is nabbing a reservation. Dinner is served Thursday through Saturday to 16 diners a night. Those diners choose either a four- or five-course tasting menu, which run $75 and $85 per person respectively, and optional wine pairings add $37 or $45. During the third weekend of every month, the menu is fully vegetarian, with vegan options. The wine bar is open six nights a week, requires no reservations and offers a small menu of bar food that showcases the kitchen’s talents at a fraction of the price. Plates range from $8 for hand-cut fries with green peppercorn aioli to $12 for chicken liver pate served with country bread. The beverage list includes predominantly natural wines as well as beer and cocktails and there are drink

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specials on Mondays and Tuesdays. The cozy dining room, with its striped linen napkins, vintage glassware and handcrafted ceramic bowls, feels like eating at a friend’s home. Service is enthusiastic, and our server described the Japanese shaved ice machine used to make our dessert like a child celebrating a new toy. That enthusiasm gets easier to share with every bite. The menu changes completely every few weeks, and the chefs aim to highlight a range of techniques and components made from scratch, such as cream cultured in house to make butter, which is then aged for 120 days. On a recent visit, that butter — and a sprinkling of salt infused with tarragon from the restaurant’s garden — accompanied savory griddled cakes of Gascon-style cornbread. One meal began with a Campari-based “aperitif shooter” and an amuse bouche of roasted baby Japanese eggplant, the smoky richness cut with leaves of shiso and sorrel and a hint of chili heat. Next came scallop sashimi bathed in a delicate grape juice (our server pointed to the wooden grape press nearby) and sprinkled

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with grapes, peas, bits of their crisped skins and a scoop of pea granita. Omelettes are a Saint-Germain menu staple, and the corn butter and Osetra caviar version we received was a marvel. That was followed by hearty morel mushrooms stuffed with boudin noir and green apple broth. Then one of the chefs emerged bearing a casserole of “Poussin in the Hay” — breast meat and legs cooked separately for a mix of grassy and smoky flavors. The finale was a root beer float of kakigori-style shaved ice (from the aforementioned machine) with a root beer syrup and fresh cherries over house-made vanilla ice cream. The familiar flavors brought a far-reaching meal squarely back home. The price is on the high end for New Orleans, but you’d be hardpressed to find a meal executed with greater precision and creativity anywhere in town.

wall-mounted TV screens play vibrant but silent K-pop music videos. Youngmin Kim is a graduate of the Louisiana Culinary Institute. His mother learned to cook from her mother, who owned a restaurant in Korea. “It has always been my dream to own a restaurant of my own,” Lee said. The menu is all you can eat. At lunch, it’s $16.95 per person and $8.99 for children ages 5 to 10; dinner is $26.95 per person or $12.99 for kids. Diners can mix and match their meals from a selection of raw meats and accompaniments. House specialties include spicy pork steak and spicy rice cakes, and Lee plans to add japchae, the traditional Korean stir-fried noodle dish. A selection of la carte appetizers includes fried dumplings and haemul pajeon, a seafood pancake. Gangnam Korean BBQ is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. — REBECCA FRIEDMAN

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The menu lands between bar food and neighborhood cafe. The appetizer selection includes chicken wings, spinach and artichoke dip, onion rings, pork egg rolls, empanadas, shrimp and crab croquettes and fried pretzel bites served with spicy queso. There also are steaks, pork chops, grilled fish, pasta, poboys, salads and several kids plates priced at $5. All of the beers are less than $4, and the list includes Stella Artois and brews from Abita Brewing Co. and Gnarly Barley Brewing Co. The new space has a long bar with a surface paved in cork and deep booths corralled by low partitions. Azul was developed by veteran local restaurateur Danny Millan, who has worked at Brennan’s, Restaurant August and Le Foret. He opened Cava in Lakeview in 2014, and he closed it in April. The sports restaurant niche has been growing in recent years, with local examples inlcuding Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar, an expanding regional chain, and Manning’s, which is run by Harrah’s New Orleans.

where Wong learned his chops as a chef. The city’s sushi is strongly influenced by Japan, but also untethered from tradition. The Metairie restaurant has a long sushi bar with a cypress counter, where Wong offers omakase (chef’s choice) dinners by request. Many of the specialties from Marrero are on the Metairie menu, including king salmon tartare served on individual soup spoons topped with roe and dabs of Champagne sauce.

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lco Blvd., Marrero, 504-875-4203; www.daiwashushi.com) opened in 2011 at the end of a Marrero strip mall and has built a following. its owners opened a second location in June at 4100 Veterans Memorial Blvd. in Metairie in a space that had previously housed a World of Beer tavern. For chef Ken Wong and his wife and partner Jay Hui, the new Daiwa is a step up, allowing a fuller expression of the contemporary style they’ve strived to offer at the original, with uncommon fish and different preparations. Tai-madai, aka red seabream, has a firm texture and a rich flavor. Wong also might serve Japanese striped jack, shima aji, which resembles red snapper, or Japanese sardines, called iwashi, The couple is from Hong Kong,

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Seven Three Distilling Co. (310 N. Claiborne Ave., 504-265-8545; www.seventhreedistilling.com) distills and blends its array of flagship and small-batch spirits, offers tours and has a tasting room and bar, which has happy hours 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Renee Gaubert manages the tasting room and bar, and she and distiller Erik Morningstar make liqueurs, vermouths, bitters and other ingredients to mix cocktails. Seven Three hosts its first cocktail competition Saturday, Aug. 24, and attendees will determine the winner.

: How will the cocktail competition work? GAUBERT: We’re hoping to make it a series. This is the spritz edition for summer. It hones in on what kinds of cocktails people are making now. We reached out to bartenders at restaurants that serve our spirits, and eight will compete. We provide the spirits — bartenders can use our vodka, cucumber vodka, gin or moonshine or the barrel-aged gin. They can’t use other spirits, but bitters are fine. They can use club soda and their own ingredients. We recommend they batch the cocktails in advance and serve them here. Cups are standard 5-ounce cups. People can try all the cocktails and cast their votes. The winner will be announced at 9 p.m.

: What kind of cocktails have you made with the spirits distilled here? G: The moonshine is interesting to work with. We make it with some of the yeasts that are used to make tequila or rum. The moonshine has an earthy flavor from the rice. I made a variation of the Hemingway daiquiri, which is a rum drink. I mixed it with a grapefruit liqueur that we make in house. I call that the Six-Toed Cat, because Hemingway had six-toed cats, and it sounds like a creature you’d find in the swamp.

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The rum has a lot of banana notes (from the yeasts). It is made with Louisiana molasses, so it has a sweet note up front. I made a banana liqueur to put in the drink with some cream of coconut. I call it the Blame it on the Rain because it’s kind of like a colada — it doesn’t have the pineapple, but it has the coconut and the rum to give it a Caribbean flair. It has El Guapo bitters.

: What kinds of liqueurs do you make? G: We have to make all of our liqueurs. You make a liqueur by combining fruit or an herbal extract with a spirit. For a fruitbased liqueur, depending on how tart or sweet you want it, you let it sit it for a certain amount of time. Basically, I keep tasting it until the flavor is what I want and then filter out the fruit. It’s the same thing if you make extracts or a tincture to get the oils out of the herb. That’s what I do for the vermouths. I tend to make about three cases of a liqueur at a time because it’s easier to do it all at once. So customers can buy a bottle of liqueur if they want to have it to make one of our cocktails. Our coffee liqueur is nice. I wanted to have a coffee liqueur to be able to do white Russians. My first bartending job was at Rock ’n’ Bowl, and I made a lot of white Russians. Since Kahlua is what we did our research on, it’s a rumbased liqueur. We use that and our vodka in our white Russian. Erik made an absinthe that I use to rinse glasses for Sazeracs. The absinthe is made with rum by adding wormwood, anise and botanicals. — WILL COVIELLO

Contact Will Coviello willc@gambitweekly.com 504-483-3106 | FAX: 504-483-3159 C O M P L E T E L I S T I N G S AT W W W. B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are in New Orleans and all accept credit cards. Updates: email willc@gambitweekly.com or call (504) 483-3106.

BYWATER Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. D Wed-Sun, late Wed-Sun, brunch SatSun. $$

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Catalino’s — 7724 Maple St., (504) 6186735; www.facebook.com/catalinosllc — Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — Reservations accepted. L SatSun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — No reservations. 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

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St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola. com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. L, early dinner daily. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Cold Stone Creamery — 1130 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite F, (504) 736-5037; www.coldstonecreamery.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L, D daily. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 733-3803; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ PAGE 20

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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.williemaes-

nola.com — No reservations. L Mon -Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. L, D, l ate daily. $

UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ 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. $$

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 20 30/90 — Five Or Four Band, 9 BB King’s Blues Club — Batiste Family, 5&8 BMC — Caroline Cotto, 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 — Michael Ceveris and Loose Cattle, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce and Thomas Walker, 6; Jon Cleary, 8 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Tres Bien, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mark Coleman Trio, 9 House of Blues— Michael Liuzza (Restaurant & Bar), 6:30; UB40, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 New Orleans Jazz Museum — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Pearl Wine Co. — Jasper Brothers, 7 Prime Example Jazz Club — Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 Rock ‘N’ Bowl — Latin Night, 7 SideBar — Kidd Jordan, Simon Lott & Will Thompson, 9 Smoothie King Center — Queen + Adam Lambert, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Mahmoud Chouki & Oscar Rossignoli, 8 & 10

WEDNESDAY 21 BMC — Ron Hacker Blues, 5; Smokin’ Foundation, 8; Keva Holiday, 11 Bamboula’s — Eight Dice Cloth, noon; Bamboulas Hot Jazz Quartet, 3; Mem Shannon, 6:30; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 10 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; Michael Doucet & David Doucet, 8 Columns Hotel — Kathleen Moore, 8 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Delta Smoke, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Miss Anna Q., 9:30 Harbor Center — Danika & The Jeb and Chaislyn Jane, 6 House of Blues — Michael Liuzza (Foundation Room), 6; Cary Hudson (Restaurant & Bar), 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Big Sam’s Crescent City Connection, 8:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8:30

Radar Upcoming concerts » BLACK TUSK AND CLOAK, Sept. 4, The Howlin’ Wolf » BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH AND ABRAHAM ALEXANDER, Sept. 12, Gasa Gasa » TWILIGHT SERENADE: TIF LAMSON AND GUESTS, Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Dec. 8, The Music Box Village » BEYOND CREATION, Oct. 9, Southport Hall » HOMEWRECKER AND VENOM PRISON, Oct. 9, Santos Bar » LEYLA MCCALLA, Oct. 25, The Music Box Village » GOOD MORNING, Oct. 29, Gasa Gasa » DAUGHTERS, HEALTH AND SHOW ME THE BODY, Dec. 11, One Eyed Jacks

Leyla McCalla performs Oct. 25 at the Music Box Village.

Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Pirogues — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7:30 Prime Example Jazz Club — Arthur Mitchel Quintet feat. Percy Williams, 8 & 10 SideBar — The Night Janitor and Friends, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Triple Threat, 7:30 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Schatzy, 7

THURSDAY 22 BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; New Orleans Johnnys, 8; Jason Neville Funkysoul Band, 11 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas, noon; Rancho Tee’s Motel, 3; Marty Peters & the Party Meters, 6:30; City of Trees Brass Band, 10 The Bayou Bar — Victor Atkins Trio, 7 Blue Nile — Where Yat Brass Band, 7:30; Bayou International Thursdays with DJ T-Roy, 11 The Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 7

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BY RAPHAEL HELFAND IT’S BEEN MORE THAN 40 YEARS since the B-52s — named for the hairdo — set up shop in Athens, Georgia’s then blossoming rock scene. The pioneering new wavers were led by triple threat vocalists Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson, whose brother Ricky played lead guitar. Keith Strickland added drumming to a band that would make kitsch cool for decades to come. The B-52s’ signature tunes range from the offbeat early songs “Rock Lobster” and “Planet Claire” to the infectiously upbeat “Love Shack” from 1989’s commercial breakthrough, “Cosmic Thing.” Ricky Wilson died in 1985, and the band made some personnel changes. In 2008, the B-52s released “Funplex,” ending a 16-year drought. Since then, the band has toured internationally three times, cashing in on a long, illustrious career. OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Berlin open at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 525-1052; www.saengernola.com. Tickets $59.50-$89.50.

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Cutting Edge Showcase, 5 & 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Will Payne Harrison album-release with Ever More Nest, 8 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge featuring Rik Slave, 7 d.b.a. — Little Freddie King, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Rock ’n’ Roll Jam Night with the Brothers Keegan, 7:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Matt Lemmler Trio, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Mannequin Pussy, Empath & T-Rextasy, 9 House of Blues — Rich Collins(Foundation Room), 6; Jake Landry (Restaurant & Bar), 6:30; The Love Gang Forever Tour: Cold Hart & Horse Head (The Parish) , 6 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 Le Bon Temps Roule — The Soul Rebels, 11 New Orleans Jazz Museum — Arrowhead Jazz Band, 2 Old Point Bar — Sarah Dupee, 9 One Eyed Jacks — Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, 8; Fast Times, 10 Pavilion of the Two Sisters — Bruce Daigrepont at Thursdays at Twilight, 6 Santos Bar — Deceased, Savage Master, Hexist & Romasa, 7; DJ Q Late Night Dance Party, 11:59 SideBar — Andre Bohren, 7; Cole Williams Band, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Sanford

Hinderlie Trio, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Saliva, Trick Bag & Cain, 7 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Mia Borders, 8

FRIDAY 23 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Tempted, 6; All For One Brass Band, 9; La Tran-K Midnight Salsa, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Jeremy Joyce Adventure, 11; Kala Chandra, 2; Smoky Greenwell Blues Band, 6:30; Ace Brass Band, 10 Bar Redux — Martin Atkins DJ set, 9 The Bayou Bar — Andre Lovett Band, 9 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers Funk Box, 7:30; Brass Flavor, 10; Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers, 11 The Bombay Club — Stephen Gordon, 8:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Cutting Edge showcases: FERMIN, Ben Hunter, Russell Gulley, Hector Tellez, The Captain Ledge Band and Henry Turner Jr., 6:50 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 7:30 Casa Borrega — Geovane Santos, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Micheal Pearce, 6; Austin Lucas, 8 Circle Bar — Charlie Ray and Friends, 7; Portrayal of Guilt, Crossed, Goura, Ekumen, 9:30 PAGE 24

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d.b.a. — Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Hyperphlyy, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Ashley Beach & The Oddities, 10 Fountain Lounge — Sam Kuslan, 7 Gasa Gasa — LeTrainiump, Riarosa & Amelia Pierce, 10 House of Blues — Michael Liuzza (Restaurant & Bar), 12:30; Captain Buckles Band (Restaurant & Bar), 4; Jake Landry & the Right Lane Bandits (Foundation Room), 7; Parrothead Paradise: Jimmy Buffett Night feat Jerry Diaz & Hanna’s Reef, 8 Howlin’ Wolf (Den) — Slim KattaR, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx and Romy Kaye, 11 The Lazy Jack — The Topcats, 6 The Metropolitan — Audien, 10 NOLA Brewing Company — Kettle Black, 3 Oak — Jenn Howard Glass, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Tin Star, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — DJ Soul Sister presents Soulful Takeover, 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Ajeanette, 7; Suze, 8; Ryan Batiste, 9; Lloyd Daly, 10; Batiste Father, Sons & Nosacann Allstars, 11 Rock ’N’ Bowl — Ryan Foret & Foret Tradition, 9:30 Saenger Theater — Double Vision Revisted with Bob James, David Sanborn and Marcus Miller feat. Larry Graggs and Billy Kilson, 8 Santos Bar — Renshaw Davies, Berlin Taxi & Island Days, 9; DJ Otto Late Night Dance Party, 11:59 SideBar — Johnny Sansone, 7; Gettin Fess-tive featuring Reggie Scanlan, Tom Worrell and Lionel Batsiste Jr., 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Herlin Riley Quartet, 8 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7 Three Muses — Matt Johnson, 5:30; Doro Wat, 9 Tipitina’s — Big Sam’s Funky Nation & Smoke N Bones, 10 Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center — Rainey Vexen and Papa Cool, 7

SATURDAY 24 BMC — Mojo Shakers, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3; Les Getrex ’N’ Creole

Cookin’, 6; Sierra Green & Soul Machine, 9 Bamboula’s — Sabertooth Swing, 11; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 3; Johnny Mastro Blues Band, 7; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 11:30 The Bayou Bar — Jordan Anderson, 9 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Marigny Street Brass Band, 10; DJ Black Pearl, 1; DJ Raj Smoove, 1 a.m. Boomtown Casino — The Strays, 9 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Cutting Edge Showcase: Steve Gernhauser and Patten, Emily Cole, Amy Lott, AB Music Show, Sista Marybeth, Robert Abernathy and The Stifftones, 6 Casa Borrega — Javier Gutierrez, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Lost in the ’60s, 8 Circle Bar — Natasha Sanchez and Joe Adragna — Michael Nesmith tribute; The Pallbearers, Big F*cking Gun, Dead Centered, 10 d.b.a. — New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 7; Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, 11 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Scott Strickland Band, 5; The Drupes, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Hanna Magnani Trio, 10 Fountain Lounge — Paul Longstregth, 7 Gasa Gasa — The Essentials, 9 House of Blues — Jon Roniger (Restaurant & Bar), 12:30; Baby Boy Bartels, 4; Jason Bishop, 7:30; Valerie Sassyfras, 7 Howlin’ Wolf (Den) — Hallelujah Hat Rack Grateful Dead tribute, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — The Nayo Jones Experience, 8 The Lazy Jack — Royal Street, 3 Oak — Burris, 9 Old Point Bar — Dana Abbott, 9:30 Prime Example Jazz Club — Cutting Edge Showcase: Hector Tellez, Soul and Parliament, Swedish Music Collective, Mzz. Ooh, Jesse Campo, Henry Turner Jr., Flavor, 7 Rock ’N’ Bowl — New Kids in Town: Eagles Tribute, 9:30 Santos Bar — Spell Gazr, Nuktria & Deadsled Funeral Company, 9; Bass Church Electronic Dance Party, 11:59 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Johnaye Kendrick, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Debbie Davis, 6; Shotgun, 9 Tipitina’s — Kudzu Kings & The Captain Midnight Band, 10

SUNDAY 25 BMC — Shawn Williams 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 — Mykia Jovan, 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.; Al Farrell, 4; Steve Pistorius Jazz Quartet, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — John Pierre and the Expressions, 6 Circle Bar — Dick Deluxe, 5; Micah McKee, Friends & Blind Texas Marlin, 7; Erotic Tonic, 10 Columns Hotel — Chip Wilson, 11 a.m. d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Keith Burnstein & Kettle Black, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Matt Bartels, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Javie Guiterrez, 9 Gasa Gasa — Slaughter Beach, Dog & Cave People, 9 House of Blues— Jason Bishop, 6:30 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Alexandra Kay, 7; Hot 8 Brass Band, 11 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 The Lazy Jack — Two Scotts, 2; Triple Threat, 6 Old Point Bar — Tres Bien, 3:30; Romy Kay and Jeanne Marie Harris, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Andrew Duhon, 8 Rock ’N’ Bowl — Harvey Jesus, 3 Saenger Theater — The B-52s, OMD and Berlin, 7 Santos Bar — Power From Hell, Morbid Torment & Judas Goat, 8; Rewind Dance Party with DJ Unicorn Fukr, 10 SideBar — Jesse McBride, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Brian Seeger’s Vibes & Vox, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Big Smo, Lenny Cooper, Twang & Round & Tommy Chayne, 3 Three Muses — Rappel Et Pascal, 5; The Clementines, 8

MONDAY 26 BMC — Zoe K., 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; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 10 The Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay & Charlie Wooton, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Circle Bar — Divine Child, 7; For Your Health, 10 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 House of Blues — Michael Liuzza, 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Richard Scott’s Twisty River Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8:30 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Rock ‘N’ Bowl — Swing Night with DJ Twiggs, 7 SideBar — Instant Opus 3.0, Jimmy Robinson, Cyrus Nabipoor and Doug Garrison, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Free Jambalaya Jam feat. Joshua Benitez Band, 8 Three Muses — Meschiya Lake, 7

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The organist’s Organ & Labyrinth performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock. www.albinas.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — “On the Banks of the Seine” features French music by soprano Vicki Fisk, mezzo Beth Staples and baritone Hugh Robertson with pianist Stephen Edwards. www.ablinas.org. Free admission. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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Lagniappe Lunch. Hermann-Grima Historic House, 820 St. Louis St. — The brown bag lunch series features an item from the museum’s collection to start conversation. Water and seating provided. www.hgghh. org. Free admission. 11:30 a.m.

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TUESDAY 20 Culinary Caribbean Tour: Puerto Rico. Station 6 Seafood & Oyster Bar, 105 Metairie Hammond Highway, Metairie — The restaurant offers a special menu inspired by Puerto Rican cuisine, and 10 percent of proceeds benefit the Coral Restoration Foundation. Through Sunday. www.station6nola.com. “Keep the Beat Alive!”. New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic, 1525 Louisiana Ave. — The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and NOLA Organ Grinders host a blood drive. www. neworleansmusiciansclinic.org. Noon. NOAF Building Tour. CrescentCare Community Health Center, 1631 Elysian Fields Ave. — The New Orleans Architecture Foundation

Bocce Club Dinner Fundraiser. Bocce Courts, 2340 Severn Ave., Metairie — Lena Prima and her band headline a benefit for the Italian American Bocce Club of Greater New Orleans. www.nolabocce.com. Tickets $35-$40. 7 p.m. Haunted Feast at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel. Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans St. — There is a three-course dinner and a tour of the paranormal aspects of the hotel. www. bourbonorleans.com. Tickets $21. 6 p.m. The Blue Door Blues Gala. Audubon Tea Room, 6500 Magazine St. — The fundraiser for Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana includes food, music, cocktails and silent and live auctions. www.bgcsela.org/ bluedoorblues. Tickets $150-$250. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY 23 Carden International Circus Spectacular. Lakefront Arena, 6801 Franklin Ave. — The Superhero Edition of the circus comes features acrobats, animals, aerialists and clowns. Preshow festivities include meet and greets, learning skills and animal rides. Also Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. www.spectacularcircus.com. Tickets $16-$26. 7 p.m. Community Connections Resource Fair. Children’s Hospital, 200 Henry Clay Ave. — Children’s Advocacy Center, Children’s

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PREVIEW Midsummer Mardi Gras BY WILL COVIELLO THE KREWE OF OAK GOES “WILD IN THE WETLANDS” for its annual Midsummer Mardi Gras party Saturday, Aug. 24 in the Carrollton neighborhood. The krewe gathers at the Maple Leaf Bar and King Robustus XXXIII and Queen Anne lead subkrewes and costumed revelers to Palmer Park where a brass band performs. The party then returns to Oak Street. The parade starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., (504) 866-9359; www.facebook.com/koak69.

Hospital and the Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force offer information about social service organizations, free and low cost medical services, housing entities, youth programs and more. www. nolatrafficking.org. Free admission. Noon. Downtown Music and Arts Festival. Duncan Plaza, 343-349 Loyola Ave. — Part of the Cutting Edge: CE. music business conference, there are two days of live music. Also Saturday. www.cuttingedgenola.com. 4 p.m. El Txupinazo. Sugar Mill, 1021 Convention Center Blvd. — Part of San Fermin in Nueva Orleans, the fundraiser benefits Beth’s Friends Forever, which helps women battling cancer. The event features food, cocktails, silent and live auction, plus packet pickup for the Running of the NOLA Bulls. Rescheduled from July. www.nolabulls. com. Tickets $50. 5 p.m. Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — Programs include live music, movies, children’s activities such as the Art on the Spot drop-in activity table and more. There is a Safar musical performance with Mahmoud Chouki, Cyrille Aimee and Ricardo Pascal.

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SATURDAY 24 “An August Night at Antoine’s”. Antoine’s Restaurant, 713 St. Louis St. — The fundraiser for the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans is in the Japanese Room and includes a musical preview of the upcoming season, dinner and wine. www.symphonychorus. org. Tickets $150. 7 p.m. August Plant Sale. City Park Pelican Greenhouse, 2 Celebration Drive — There is a large selection of plants including annuals, perennials, roses, gingers, edibles, succulents and native plants. www.neworleanscitypark.com. 9 a.m. Boogie on the Avenue. De La Salle High School, 5300 St. Charles Ave. — The third annual De La Salle High School summer alumni party is sponsored by the Class of 1974 and includes dinner, drinks and music by The Boogie Men. Proceeds support technology upgrades at the school. www. delasallenola.com. 7 p.m. Christmas and Fall Market. Pontchartrain

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Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner — The holiday arts and crafts show was rescheduled from July. Also Sunday. www.steinhauerproductions.com. Admission $5. 10 a.m. Daddy Hot Bird Pop-Up. The Company Burger, 611 O’Keefe Ave. — Chef Brock Seabrook offers Nashville-style spicy chicken in various heat levels, plus side dishes. www.companyburger.com. 6 p.m. El Encierro: The Running of the Bulls. Sugar Mill, 1021 Convention Center Blvd. — Inspired by the bull runs in Pamplona, Spain, the run features roller derby skaters as bulls on a downtown loop. The pre- and post-run party feature live music and food. www.nolabulls.com. Tickets $30-$95. Doors open at 6:30 a.m. The run is at 8 a.m. Family Festival — “Play it Cool”. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle — The festival includes indoor activities for all ages, special tours and hands-on workshops. www.noma.org. 10 a.m. Grains: Prairies and Upriver Valleys of Grain. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St. — Chefs Sierra Torres and Grace Treffinger lead a class on cooking methods for making rustic and traditional breads and pastries using flours from ingredients from small-scale farmers and producers around the South. www. noccainstitute.com. Tickets $100. 10 a.m. Growing Gardeners. New Orleans Botanical Garden, Robert B. Haspel Garden Stage — Gardens Around the World will be the topic of this program for kids ages 6-9 exploring tropical rain forests and desserts. www.neworleanscitypark.com. Tickets $17. 10 a.m. Medieval Costuming Workshop. Rosedale Library, 4036 Jefferson Hwy. — Knights will be the focus of the morning workshop at 9:30 a.m. and lords and ladies will be discussed at the 11:30 a.m. workshop. www. jplibrary.net Free admission. 9:30 a.m. Military Officers’ Wives’ Brunch. 761 Fairfield Ave., Gretna — The welcome luncheon is for eligible and interested persons, including current or former military spouses or widows/widowers of a commissioned or warrant officer, active, reserve or retired or in good standing prior to the divorce/ death. RSVP to Florina Romoser at (252) 349-3683. www.mowcnola.org. 11 a.m. SPCA Volunteer Orientation. Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. — Training is offered to volunteers. Pre-registration is required. www.la-spca.org/volunteer. 10 a.m. Senior Moments. Metairie Country Club, 580 Woodvine Ave., Metairie — The Jefferson Council on Aging fundraiser includes cocktails, dinner, live music, a silent auction and more. www.jcoa.net. Tickets $75-$175. 7 p.m. Seven Three Showdown, Summer Spritz Edition. Seven Three Distilling Company, 301 N. Claiborne Ave. — Eight bars and restaurants compete in a cocktail competition and attendees and sample drinks and there’s cheese, charcuterie and music. www.73showdown.eventbrite.com. Tickets $15-$20. 7 p.m.

SUNDAY 25 El Pobre de Mi: Poor Me. Lula Restaurant Distillery, 1532 St. Charles Ave. — The finale to Running of the Bulls weekend includes burlesque, food and beverages and a Ernest Hemingway look alike contest. www.nolabulls.com. 11 a.m.

MONDAY 26 “Historical Louisiana Landscapes — The ‘Why’ Behind the Native Plant Movement”. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — Tammany Baumgarten talks about some of the specific ecosystems in the state over the past 300400 years and how native plants endemic to those systems defined and supported special habitats. www.jplibrary.net. 6 p.m. WWE Monday Night Raw. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive — The second round of qualifying matches for the King of Ring tournament includes a double main event of Braun Strawman versus Baron Corin and “The O.C.”’s AJ Styles versus Ricochet. www.smoothiekingcenter.com. Tickets $20-$80. 6:30 p.m. Monday.

SPORTS New Orleans Babycakes. Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie — The ‘Cakes take on the Storm Chasers of Omaha, Nebraska, in minor league baseball action at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Thursday. They face the Memphis Redbirds from Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. Monday. www.milb.com/new-orleans. Tickets $5. BIG3 Basketball Playoffs. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Dr — There are three three-on-three half-court basketball league playoff games. Noon Sunday.

BOOKS Cathal Nolan National World War II Museum, Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, 945 Magazine St. — The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy hosts the author of “Revolt: Paris and Warsaw, August 1944” in conversation with Rob Citino to commemorate the 75th anniversary of two uprisings in World War II at opposite ends of Europe with opposite outcomes. The presentation is at 6 p.m. and book signing at 7 p.m. www.nationalww2museum.org. Opening reception at 5 p.m. Thursday. James Arthur and Te V. Smith. 2448 N. Villere St. — Dogfish New Orleans presents the mixed genre literary salon and open mic. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Jo Watson Hackl. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses “Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe.” www.octaviabooks.com. 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Margaret McMullan. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author signs and discusses the memoir “Where the Angels Lived: One Family’s Story of Exile, Loss and Return.” www.gardendistrictbookshop.com. 6 p.m. Thursday. Phil Sandusky. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — The artist discusses and signs his compilation of works from before and after the hurricane in “Painting Katrina.” www.jplibrary.net. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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OPENINGS “Angel Has Fallen” (R) — Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) must find out who framed him for the attempted assassination of the U.S. president. AMC

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chise. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Hurricane on the Bayou” — Meryl Streep narrates the documentary about areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Entergy Giant Screen Theater. “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. “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, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, 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, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Los Reyes” — This documentary explores a skatepark in Santiago, Chile, where a couple of dogs befriend people in the park. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “Mission Mangal” — This drama focuses on the true story of the Indian Space Research Organization’s launch of the Mars Orbiter Mission, Mangalyaan. AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (R) — Quentin Tarantino writes and directs this drama about a fading 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, Broad Theater, The Grand 16 Slidell, Prytania Theatre. PAGE 28

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“The Queen” — This documentary takes audiences backstage at the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “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, 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. “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 Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Toy Story 4” (G) — Woody, Buzz Lightyear and friends take a trip to save a new toy named “Forky” in this latest Pixar sequel. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell. “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 for her family. 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. “47 Meters Down: Uncaged” (PG-13) — Teenage girls take a dive near an underwater city full of hungry sharks. 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.

SPECIAL SHOWINGS “The Big Lebowski” (R) — An aging hippie who goes by the name “The Dude” and his bowling buddies try to get restitution for his soiled rug. At 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Grand 16 Slidell. “Cool Hand Luke” — Paul Newman stars as a prisoner who refuses to conform to the warden and prison lifestyle. At 10 a.m. Wednesday at Prytania Theatre. “The Croods” (PG) — A caveman and his

family must trek through an unfamiliar world after their cave is destroyed in this 2013 animated adventure featuring the voices of Nicolas Cage and Ryan Reynolds. At noon Saturday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16. “How to Train Your Dragon” (PG) — A young Viking becomes the unlikely friend of a dragon in this 2010 animated adventure featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler. At 2:40 p.m. Saturday and 4:40 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20; 2:45 p.m. Saturday and 5:30 p.m. Monday at AMC Westbank Palace 16. “Kung Fu Panda” (PG) — An overweight panda named Po (voiced by Jack Black) must become a Dragon Warrior to save his home. At 5:25 p.m. Friday, 2:40 p.m. Sunday, and 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20; 5:30 p.m. Friday, 2:45 p.m. Sunday, and 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at AMC Westbank Palace 16. “Lionel Richie at Glastonbury” — The pop singer’s 2015 performance is presented during a special screening. At 7 p.m. Thursday at AMC Westbank Palace 16. “Madagascar” (PG) — A group of zoo animals end up in the jungles of Madagascar in this 2005 animated comedy featuring the voices of Chris Rock and Ben Stiller. At 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20; 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:45 p.m. Monday at AMC Westbank Palace 16. “Music Dreams...An American Story” — This short documentary focuses on the life and story of Louisiana musicians Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor. At 5 p.m. Friday at The New Orleans Jazz Museum/Old U.S. Mint, followed by a cast and crew Q&A. “My Neighbor Totoro” (G) — Two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother and have adventures with wondrous forest spirits who live nearby in this 1988 animated fantasy from writer/director Hayao Miyazaki. At 12:55 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14. “Phantasm” (R) — Teenagers face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man in this 1979 horror movie from writer/director Don Coscarelli. At 11:59 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Prytania Theatre. “Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019” — Footage from the band’s upcoming “R40”

concert film features guest appearances by Tom Morello and Taylor Hawkins. At 7 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Shrek” (PG) — A grumpy ogre (voiced by Mike Myers) goes on a mission to rescue a princess to save his home. At noon Friday, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, and 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16. “A Star is Born (1976)” (R) — Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand star in this romantic, musical drama about a fading rock star who falls for an up-and-coming singer. At 10 a.m. Sunday at Prytania Theatre. “Trolls” (PG) — A happy troll and a curmudgeon go on a journey to save their friends in this 2016 animated comedy featuring the voices of Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake. At 2:40 p.m. Friday and noon Sunday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20; 2:45 p.m. Friday and noon Sunday at AMC Westbank Palace 16.

ON STAGE “100 Years of Women in Blues”. Teatro Wego!, 177 Sala Ave. — 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 more in this JPAS and Jonathan Mares production. www.jpas.org. Tickets $25$30. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. “Five Women Wear the Same Dress”. Playmakers, Inc., 19106 Playmakers Road, Covington — The comedy starts at an ostentatious wedding reception at an estate in Knoxville, Tennessee, where five reluctant bridesmaids hide in a bedroom and discover a common bond. Tickets $10-$20. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “Hello Muddahs — Wacky World of Allan Sherman”. Monkey Hill Bar, 6100 Magazine St. — Sherman, famous for “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter From Camp),” is the subject of the show featuring Becky Allen, Alden Hagardorn, Larry Beron and Phil Melancon. Reservations available at melonsongs@gmail.com or (504) 2020986. 7 p.m. Sunday. “Letters Read — Lafcadio Hearn, Revisited”. Crescent City Books, 124 Baronne St. — Letters written from Grand Isle in 1886 while Hearn was researching an island destroyed by a hurricane are read by Mack C. Guillory III and Grace Kennedy, with Christopher Kamenstein as host. 5 p.m. Sunday.

“Maroon Messengers Calling — Past, Present & Beyond”. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — A mixed-media performance and installation about the legacy of freedom-seeking Maroons features spoken word by Deidre “CreativeSoul” Gantt and Chuck Perkins, visual art by Cherice Harrison-Nelson, Maroon Queen of Guardians of the Flame Maroon Society, music by Nkem Big Chief Brian-Michael Harrison Nelson and the Mardi Gras Indian Collective, Young Guardians of the Flame and Congo Kids. www. ashecac.org 4 p.m. Sunday. “Songs That Won the War”. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The Victory Belles vocal trio bring to life the songs from the World War II-era in a revue featuring “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. “The Supremes An Untold Story — A Tribute to Diana Ross and the Supremes”. Cutting Edge Center for the Arts, 767 Robert Blvd., Slidell — Cutting Edge Theater, 767 Robert Blvd., Slidell. The music of Motown and the magic of the preeminent girl group is the foundation for this production about Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson. www.cuttingedgetheater.com. Tickets $25-$40. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. “Tuck Everlasting”. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive — Winnie Foster, an 11-yearold free spirit who longs for adventure, meets the Tucks and discovers they hold the secret to everlasting life. The musical is based on Natalie Babbitt’s novel. www.slidelllittletheatre.org. Tickets $17.50-$28. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

DANCE “Journeys”. Contemporary Arts Center Black Box Theater, 900 Camp St. — KM Dance Project celebrates five years with works by choreographers Catherine Caldwell, Jeremy Guyton, Milli Brown, Kristal Jones and Kesha McKey. www.cacnola.org. Tickets $15-$25. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday

COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St. — Laura Sanders and Kate Mason host an open-mic comedy show.

GOING OUT REVIEW ‘Louisiana Contemporary’ BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT SINCE 2012, THE OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART has undertaken what sometimes seemed an impossible task: to present a survey of work by contemporary Louisiana artists in a way that makes their divergent visions accessible to casual viewers. Louisianans are a stubbornly singular lot, but David Breslin, Director of Curatorial Initiatives at the Whitney Museum of American Art, has guest curat- P H OTO C O U R T E S Y O F J E S S I C A S T R A H A N ed 44 artworks by 23 artists (out of 364 applicants) into a visual polyphony that is strikingly coherent while reflecting the diverse strands of this state’s socio-aesthetic values. While Louisiana shares modern America’s tensions between competing economic and sociological forces, the arcane spirits of the land and Native American, African and European peoples who took root here still can be felt in some of these works. Thirdplace winner Rachel David’s hand-forged steel sculptures meld art nouveau sinuosity with a hint of swamp-futurist biology that perfectly complements Kristin Meyers’ nearby wrapped and bound fabric sculptures that suggest new life forms conjured by Voodoo alchemists. Meyers’ effect is complemented by Kristina Larson’s clay cloud sculptures, which eerily emit colored light on the wall. Jessica Strahan won the top award, the Helis Foundation Art Prize, for her painting, “Survived” (pictured), which depicts a black woman who may have seen too much too quickly and reads like an icon of our times. Sarrah Danziger’s socio-poetic views of outsider-ish younger folks convey something of the transitional social mores New Orleans always has incubated, and her “Fen and Jake in Their Garden” won first place. That sense of social transition is vividly evoked in Thomas Deaton’s “Night Game,” an urban landscape painting of a shrouded, bat-wielding figure in a dark, empty playground. Deaton won second prize for “Dean’s Gun Range.” Social dysfunction is set to a bold visual rumba beat in Cuban-New Orleanian Luis Cruz Azaceta’s abstract “Opioid Crisis” canvas, and subtle spirits of place infuse Ben Depp’s and Sarah French’s lyrical photographs and paintings. In all, this show suggests an array of psychogeographic epiphanies that reflect global paradoxes. Or as curator Breslin put it, these works are “testaments of our time, but also signal that other, better futures can still be within reach.” Through Jan. 5, 2020. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9650; www.ogdenmuseum.org.

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, 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. Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Monday. Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den, 435 Esplanade Ave. — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the 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 show features stand-up, improv and sketches. www.parleauxbeerlab.com. 8 p.m. Sunday. I Got a Bit About That. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — The 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. The Joy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Play Bing-Oh! with mistress Geneva Joy with jokes and a whip, plus startender Louisa. 6 p.m. Tuesday 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. The Rip-Off Show. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Comedians compete in a live pop-culture game show hosted by Geoffrey Gauchet. 8 p.m. Saturday St. Claude Comedy Hour. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A stand-up show hosted by Clark Taylor features locals veterans and 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. Sunday Night Social Club. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — There’s a different show each week featuring local talent. 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.

ART HAPPENINGS Costume Sewing Circles. Paper Machine, 6330 St. Claude Ave. — Free workshops hosted by Antenna and ricRack Inc. focus on sewing repurposed clothing to make costumes for Slave Rebellion Reenactment. Open to all skill levels. Materials provided. www.slave-revolt.com Noon. 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 — “An Ideal Unity”. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — Curatorial Associate Anne Roberts discusses the exhibition “An Ideal Unity: The Bauhaus and Beyond.” www.noma.org. Noon Wednesday. Stoop Stories. Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St. — There are informal gallery talks with artists featured in the “Art of the City” exhibition. www.hnoc.org. 1 p.m. Saturday.

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