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SEVEN THINGS TO DO IN SEVEN DAYS

Extreme measures

Jenny Lewis FRI. SEPT. 13 | The former child actor and Rilo Kiley singer and guitarist has released several solo albums since 2006, including March’s “On the Line,” which conceals its melancholy in her sweet singing and shimmering indie pop.

The Watson Twins open at 8 p.m. at Civic Theatre.

The NOLA Project presents a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure”

Loose Cattle

BY WILL COVIELLO “WE DON’T FIND SHOEMAKERS THAT FUNNY THESE DAYS,” playwright

Aditi Kapil says. “Or syphilis. We don’t find syphilis nearly as hilarious as they did in Shakespeare’s days.”

In writing her modern verse “translation” of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” Kapil was faithful to Shakespeare’s intentions. But she removed a few of the syphilis jokes.

“If I had left it, I think people might have thought we ramped up the syphilis jokes,” she says by phone from Los Angeles.

The NOLA Project opens its season with the show on Tuesday in the Great Hall at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA).

“Measure for Measure” often is considered a comedy. The Duke of Vienna announces he’s going out of town and appoints Angelo to rule during his absence. The Duke then disguises himself as a friar and stays in the city to see what happens.

When Claudio winds up in prison, sentenced to die, he implores his sister Isabel, a nun, to beg Angelo for mercy. Angelo proposes that Isabel sleep with him as the price of his leniency.

“The comedy is really fun,” director Mark Routhier says. “But the things Angelo says use the language someone like (billionaire sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein used. Nothing has changed in 400 years.”

The drama also includes Pompey Bum, a pimp who is in and out of prison and willing to trade favors.

At times he breaks the fourth wall and addresses the audience, and since he’s talking to a contemporary audience, Kapil used contemporary terminology in those lines. Pompey says the audience can laugh at the bad behavior in front of them but

FRI. SEPT. 13 | The Lost Bayou Ramblers marks the Cajun group’s 20th anniversary with the screening of a documentary film about themselves, “On Va Continuer!” and release of a live album, “Asteur,” recorded in New Orleans. At 9 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

that there are sinners in their midst as well. Kapil includes some professions more common and amusing than shoemakers.

Kapil writes for stage and TV. She’s currently working on “Away,” an upcoming Netflix series starring Hilary Swank about a space mission to Mars and on season three of the Amazon political action thriller “Jack Ryan.” She also has had her plays produced at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The festival spun off Play On Shakespeare, which has commissioned modern verse versions of 36 Shakespeare plays.

Kapil teamed with a dramaturge to do “Measure for Measure.”

To create the modern versions, writing teams were given leeway in how they translated the works but were not supposed to change character names or drastically cut the scripts. Kapil chose to write in iambic pentameter, and for the NOLA Project, James Bartelle’s Duke at times toys with the rhyme scheme for comedic effect. If Shakespeare gave a character a long speech, Kapil kept its length.

“There’s a point to saying it in ornate verse,” Kapil says. “The Duke is an ornamental speaker — he’s pompous, he talks to himself.

That makes the Duke who he is as a character.”

She also did not change the conflicts or Shakespeare’s underlying framework.

“You listen to scenes between Isabel and Angelo, and they are really

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intellectually matched,” Kapil says.

“It’s rigorous and fascinating. They are debating religion and morality.

They’re going at each other as really smart debaters, and there’s something intellectually satisfying and sexy about that.”

But the power dynamic is unchanged.

“Angelo says, ‘Who’s going to believe you?’ ” Kapil notes.

Isabel remains torn between her brother and her resistance to Angelo.

Kapil’s text hasn’t changed Shakespeare’s outcome, but she stuck to a playwright’s concern.

“The only sin is boring your audience,” Kapil says.

FRI. SEPT. 13 | Actor and musician Michael Cerveris and Kimberly Kaye’s country-inflected Americana outfit, Loose Cattle, ropes into its lineup Rene Coman and Doug Garrison of the Tex-Mex grooving Iguanas for this benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic. At 8 p.m. at the Maple Leaf Bar.

“9 to 5” FRI.-SUN. SEPT. 13-29 | In the musical adaptation of the 1980 movie, both featuring songs by Dolly Parton, co-workers Violet, Doralee and Judy unite to tame an overbearing, selfish, sexist boss. At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday at Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts.

Betsy Wolf SAT. SEPT. 14 | Singer and actress Betsy Wolf starred on Broadway in “Waitress,” “Falsettos” and “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.” She performs a cabaret show featuring songs by Stephen Sondheim, Stevie Nicks and others. At 7:30 p.m. at Le Petit Theatre.

Rhea Butcher SAT. SEPT. 14 | Comedian Rhea Butcher’s podcast “Three Swings” includes a lot of commentary on baseball, but her deadpan, observational standup covers bases including her vegetarianism, feminism and experiences as a lesbian. At 8 p.m. at The Howlin’ Wolf.

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artist, designed this year’s Louisiana “I Voted” sticker which will be handed out at polling places.

Bernard’s image, “In Love With Louisiana,” features a pelican wearing a golden crown against a blue backdrop, evoking both the state seal and the first “I Voted” sticker, issued in 2016 and featuring the art of the late George Rodrigue. The new sticker will be handed out during both the primary and general election.

The percentage of seafood eaten in America that comes from imported sources, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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BREES: ‘THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF NEGATIVITY SPREAD ABOUT ME AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY LATELY’

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President Donald Trump

insisted Alabama was in the projected cone of destruction long after the storm had turned eastward, telling reporters “Alabama to get a bit of a beatdown” and tweeting Alabama “will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated.” The National Weather Service had to send out a special statement correcting Trump, who then doubled down, tweeting that ABC News’ Jonathan Karl had issued a “phony hurricane report.” He later displayed a map that showed Alabama in the cone — drawn in with a Sharpie.

OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND, the website Big Easy Magazine published an article noting that New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has long been allied with Focus on the Family, a Christian group that supports, among other things, conversion therapy for gays and lesbians. It also opposes same-sex marriage and allowing LGBT people to adopt.

The subject came to a head when Focus on the Family distributed a video with Brees endorsing “Bring Your Bible to School Day,” a project of Focus on the Family.

Since then, the topic simmered on New Orleans and sports-related social media, with some expressing surprise and disappointment, while others said Brees’ religious and political beliefs have been well-known throughout his career in New Orleans. Some said Brees was entitled to his religious and personal beliefs, while others were confused, given Brees’ well-known friendship with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, and his filming a 2010 PSA for the “It Gets Better” campaign, which assures bullied LGBT kids that life can improve.

On Sept. 5, Brees released an Instagram video addressing the controversy. “Hello, everyone,” Brees began. “There’s been a lot of negativity spread about me and the LGBTQ community recently based upon an article that someone wrote with a very negative headline that led people to believe that somehow I was aligned with an organization that was anti-LGBTQ. ... I’d like to set the record straight. I live by two very simple Christian fundamentals, and that is: Love the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul, and: Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Brees spoke a bit more before the video cut off abruptly, but nowhere in it did he address the specifics of his relationship to Focus on the Family.

At a Saints press scrum later in the day, a visibly rattled Brees told the media, “I was not aware of any of the things they said about [Focus] lobbying for anti-gay, any type of messaging, or inequality, or any type of hate-related stuff.”

Brees has come under criticism before for his support of the sandwich chain Jimmy John’s, for which he owns several franchises. The company’s founder and chairman, Jimmy John Liautaud, is a former big-game hunter who posed with photos of endangered animals, including elephants, leopards and rhinos, that he’s killed.

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Since Sept. 1, Louisiana restaurants have had to disclose whether the seafood on their menus is imported or caught in Louisiana. The new law was passed unanimously by the state legislature in June and signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards.

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After several public meetings across the state earlier this year, the Louisiana Office of Tourism continues to seek feedback from residents about what should be included in a future Louisiana Civil Rights Trail. Coordinators hope the trail will be interactive and eventually will include the state’s first civil rights museum.

Residents can go online to submit suggested sites, events or people they think should be part of the trail as well as share stories or experiences they feel had a “significant impact” on the state’s civil rights movement. A team of professors, pastors, civil rights activists and others will determine which sites should be included.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, head of the state tourism office, told Gambit last week his office is considering putting markers along the trail that have Quick Response (QR) codes tourists and residents can scan with their phones to pull up a video of a historian, civic leader or resident telling a story related to each site.

“The passion, the pain, the memories — no plaque and no schoolhouse can tell the story like the people that have the memories, so we’re hoping that we can get those interviews,” Nungesser said. “We’re losing people every day that are passing away with great memories.”

The videos also would be available on the website, so people unable to physically visit the trail will have an opportunity to learn about civil rights events and leaders in the state — stories they might not have learned in school.

“I grew up here in Louisiana, and I’ve learned more about civil rights through these meetings and people that know the stories,” Nungesser said. “They didn’t teach it in school.”

There have been 15 meetings across the state since April to gather feedback about what should be included in the trail. Online submissions are another part of the feedback process. “It’s very emotionally charged for a lot of people, so we want to make sure that everyone has a voice,” said Betsy Barnes, Nungesser’s director of public affairs.

While there are African-American museums in Louisiana, the state has yet to open a civil rights museum, which activists have advocated for more than a decade. Nungesser said he has pledged to the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board that the museum will finally become a reality.

Nungesser said the board is looking at buildings in New Orleans that could house a future civil rights museum, including one at 420 Julia St. that housed the Louisiana Children’s

Museum for three decades before its recent move to City Park.

The state has a fund for a civil rights museum set aside through the Office of Tourism, which Nungesser said currently contains around $700,000. The goal would be to lease a building so some of the money in the fund could be used to install kiosks inside, he said.

After online submissions close on Dec. 6, Nungesser said, the team will “probably take a month of two” to choose which locations to include in the first batch of sites and determine what work needs to be done before they are added to the trail. Then they will begin marketing the trail and developing the website.

Six sites in New Orleans and Baton Rouge already are part of the United States Civil Rights Trail, which runs through 15 states and Washington, D.C. “I always tell people, we should never try to erase any history, the good and the bad, because if you erase the bad, it has a tendency to repeat itself,” Nungesser said. “I think it is so important that this trail tells the story the right way, by the right people, and that’s the people that have memories of it.” — KAYLEE POCHE

Council adds to existing bans on driving flooded streets The New Orleans City Council last week added new provisions to existing bans on driving down inundated streets, putting in place rules for an upgraded warning system that will warn drivers away from flooded underpasses.

Under the new rules, drivers still will be prohibited from removing any barricades placed on flooded streets or disobeying any instructions written on those barricades, as has been the case for years. But they will also be barred from driving down streets that are in any other way marked as closed because of flooding.

That change will allow the city to use a new, $650,000 flood-warning system that has been rolled out for 12 flood-prone underpasses. The system uses sensors to detect rising water and will flash warning lights at motorists who attempt to drive through.

The system also works in concert with cameras that are linked to the city’s real-time crime center, so that police can monitor the drivers who break the law even when officers aren’t physically at the underpass. Drivers who persist in disobeying the warning signals will be fined $200.

That “allow(s) emergency responders to redeploy flood personnel to other areas during flooding events,” said District D Councilman Jared Brossett, who sponsored the ordinance.

The need for an automated system became clear during Hurricane Barry in July, when the New Orleans Police Department’s entire 3rd District was put to work manning underpasses in an area that covers Lakeview, Gentil-

ly and West End, Police Chief Shaun Ferguson said.

“We think this ordinance would give us the ability to enforce any violations,” Ferguson said, adding that the potential fines of up to $200 was “definitely not a money grab.”

Drivers will have the chance to get close enough to a flooded underpass to see the warning sign before their actions are recorded, New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Collin Arnold said. He added that the system’s lights begin to flash when water is 4 inches deep, and that they will continue to flash until the waters recede.

The system has been activated at least once this year, after flooding on Aug. 26.

The longstanding rule that drivers may not drive faster than 5 miles per hour down waterlogged roads, or create wakes that damage people’s property, would still apply under the council’s revisions.

The changes were approved unanimously.

“It’s simple common sense: if the street is flooded, please pull over,” said District B Councilman Jay Banks.

“When you drive down flooded streets, you multiply the damage exponentially. Hopefully, this will save some lives.” — JESSICA WILLIAMS | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

New Orleans to host first state ‘empowerment and policy conference’ New Orleans will host the state’s first Empowerment and Policy Conference, a two-day event centered on influencing policy decisions to positively impact black Louisiana residents, on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28 at Hyatt Regency New Orleans.

The conference, organized by the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus (LLBC) and the Urban League of Louisiana (ULLA), will feature speeches from Gov. John Bel Edwards, National Urban League president and former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial and CNN political commentators Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers.

On Saturday at 11 a.m., there will be a panel called “Lacing the Boot: Supporting a Whole-State Agenda” that will include five of the state’s black mayors — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, Alexandria Mayor Jeff Hall, Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo and Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins.

Other sessions will focus on issues such as mental health, racial disparities and diversity within the black community.

Admission tickets for the event are free, but priority tickets, which include access to priority seating, an opening reception and a closing luncheon, are $140. A full schedule for the event can be found at www.urbanleaguela.org/ polcon2019. — KAYLEE POCHE

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It’s not a new dish, but a bit of new information. Restaurants in Louisiana now must disclose if that shrimp or crawfish is locally harvested … or imported. State lawmakers unanimously passed a bill in June requiring restaurants to state on their menus — or on a sign placed prominently near the door, if they don’t have menus — if their cooked or prepared shellfish is S TA F F P H OTO B Y S O P H I A G ER M ER of foreign origin.

Louisiana restaurants now must disclose if Naturally, this seafood comes from the state or is imported. comes as good news to local seafood cern — consider this: 90% of shrimp harvesters, who in recent years have consumed by Americans comes seen competition from Chinese from foreign countries, and much of crawfish and Vietnamese and Arit isn’t wild-caught but grown under gentinian shrimp, which possibly araquacultural conditions that include en’t grown or harvested with safety antibiotics and other pollutants. standards required of domestic Shrimp (fresh and frozen) are by far shellfish. Of particular concern is the the most oft-imported seafood in presence of antibiotics and stethe country. More than a billion roids. In the first two-thirds of 2019, pounds came into the U.S. from the Food and Drug Administration south and central Asia in 2017, (FDA) refused dozens of imports according to a study by the fisheries “for reasons related to veterinary department of the National Oceanic drug residues,” according to the and Atmospheric Administration. In Louisiana Shrimp Association. an investigative series titled “UntestThe law already requires shellfish ed Waters,” WVUE-TV’s Lee Zurik packaging to disclose its country found the FDA only tested 550 samof origin — but that hasn’t stopped ples of imported shrimp during some unscrupulous manufacturers a year when the U.S. imported from mislabeling dubious seafood more than 1.2 billion pounds of imports as locally caught. A recent the shellfish. study by the University of North If health concerns don’t convince Carolina found that one-third of you of the new law’s significance, the shrimp in that state was mislathis will: Louisiana seafood just beled as locally harvested, and a tastes better. Anyone who’s had seafood company in South Carolina a mealy foreign shrimp or tasted was found by federal authorities crawfish meat with the consistency to have sold 200,000 pounds of of wet newspaper can tell you that. crabmeat that was falsely labeled Will the new law spur Louisiana as local. restaurants to buy more local Until now, Louisiana restaurants seafood? We don’t know. Some haven’t been bound by labeling. Dinchefs take pride in using only local ers might assume that just because catch, whether it’s shellfish or fin a seafood shack is near the swamp fish. Now, at least, Louisiana diners its crawfish came from Louisiana (including visitors) will have the bayous, or that a sign vaguely prominformation they need to make a ising “Gulf seafood” means that all clear choice when it comes to the seafood on the plate came from where to eat. the Gulf of Mexico. The new law For us, it’s no contest: Even if it closes that loophole. costs more, Louisiana seafood is the For those who think this isn’t a big way to go. problem — much less a health con-

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Rispone and Abraham: Tweedledum and Tweedledee CONSERVATIVE LOUISIANA VOTERS WHO SEEK AN ALTERNATIVE to Democratic Gov.

John Bel Edwards have been looking for a way to tell the two leading Republican gubernatorial candidates apart since qualifying closed Aug. 8.

It hasn’t been easy.

Congressman Ralph Abraham, a physician from Alto in northeast Louisiana and Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone both tout their conservative credentials, and both promise a U-turn from the general direction in which Edwards has led the state.

Rispone, an avid outdoorsman, poses with his compound bow and gushes over President Donald Trump.

Abraham avers that there are only two genders and, yes, he too loves the president.

The Louisiana GOP recently endorsed both men, which un-

derscores their political fungibility. They differ on the death penalty — Rispone, a Catholic, opposes it; Abraham wants to expand its application — but otherwise only an auditor could divine significant policy differences between them.

Edwards casts both men as promising to return Louisiana to the fiscal train wreck left by former Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, who inherited a $1 billion surplus and left the state with a $2 billion deficit — and gutted higher education and public hospitals in the process.

Edwards and the GOP-controlled state Legislature spent three years arguing over how to clean up Jindal’s fiscal mess. They ultimately compromised on a sales tax hike of slightly less than half a penny. It’s noteworthy (though apparently lost on Abraham and Rispone) that

the sales tax boost required a two-thirds vote in legislative chambers dominated by Republicans. Both Abraham and Rispone vow to reverse that decision, though neither has a specific plan to cover what will surely be another monster deficit — or another round of draconian cuts — if they succeed.

Last week I spoke to the Rotary Club of Metairie, where one member of the audience asked me to outline the differences between Rispone and Abraham. My initial reply was, “Rispone is the short guy who sounds like Ross Perot and says ‘Trump! Trump! Trump!’

Abraham is the other guy.”

On a more serious note, I pointed out that Abraham, as a congressman, has substantially more policy chops than Rispone, who never has held public office and therefore has

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no voting record on matters of statewide consequence. On the other hand, Rispone, as a multi-millionaire funding his own campaign, has a much larger war chest than Abraham, who struggles to match Rispone’s (and Edwards’) paid TV time. I added that if the congressman had Rispone’s money, he’d no doubt pose a much bigger threat to Edwards; similarly, if Rispone had Abraham’s political experience, he likely would be more familiar with the intricacies of public policy.

Rispone, in fact, seems determined to avoid policy specifics as much as possible.

That may be the real difference between him and Abraham. The Council for A Better Louisiana (CABL), a respected, nonpartisan government watchdog group, recently asked the three leading candidates to answer a lengthy questionnaire about the challenges facing Louisiana.

Abraham and Edwards offered detailed responses, which can be read at www.cabl.org.

Rispone did not respond.

Meanwhile, distinguishing Rispone from Abraham is rather like telling Tweedledum from Tweedledee — a challenge that continues to befuddle Louisiana conservatives.

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In this Sept. 18, 1967, file photo, New Orleans Saints running back John Gilliam (42) steps out on his 94-yard touchdown scamper on the opening play of the game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Official attendance was 80,879, according to the next day’s Times-Picayune, which called it a record opening game attendance for an NFL expansion team. According to sports broadcaster Wayne Mack’s book “The Saga of the Saints,” game time entertainment included the Xavier University Choir, the Olympia Brass Band and trumpeter Al Hirt, who also was an investor in the team.

“No Hollywood script writer could have penned a more exciting debut for an NFL team,” Mack wrote. “On the opening kickoff, rookie John Gilliam electrified the stadium with his 94-yard return for a touchdown.”

In the end, the Saints lost to the Rams, 27-13.

BLAKEVIEW WE WRAP UP OUR LOOK AT SOME CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS COCKTAILS with two that originated at French Quarter landmarks: the hurricane and the grasshopper.

The hurricane is the iconic drink served at Pat O’Brien’s. Benson Harrison “Pat” O’Brien and business partner Charlie Cantrell opened the bar in 1933. It moved to its current location at 718 St. Peter St. in 1942.

The partners invented the hurricane during World War II, when Caribbean rum was more widely available than other spirits, since the grains used to make whiskey were less available. At the time, in order to purchase one case of bourbon or scotch, bar owners had to purchase as many as 50 cases of rum.

To find a use for the rum, Pat O’s created the fruity red drink served in a glass that resembles a hurricane lantern and topped with an orange slice and cherry.

The grasshopper was invented by Tujague’s, the city’s second-oldest restaurant. According to “Tujague’s Cookbook” author Poppy Tooker, the creamy mint green cocktail was invented in 1918 by Philip Guichet, the restaurant’s proprietor at the time.

He entered it in a cocktail competition in New York, where it placed second, but it found a permanent home at Tujague’s on Decatur Street. It is made with a blend of white and dark creme de cacao, green and white creme de menthe, brandy and whipping cream, and is shaken and served in a Champagne flute.

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When tickets for the New Orleans Saints’ inaugural season went on sale in March 1967, individual game tickets were available for $6 for a sideline seat or $4.50 in the end zone. Children’s tickets were available for $1. Season ticket packages were available for seven home games and one preseason game, all at Tulane Stadium. Season ticket packages ranged from $36 for the end zone to $48 for sideline seats and $64 for box seats.

More than 20,000 season tickets were sold on the first day they were offered, breaking NFL records at the time. “The people of New Orleans have been waiting for professional football for five years,” team owner John Mecom Jr. said in the March 9, 1967 States-Item. “Today they had a chance to express themselves and, by golly, it looks like they’ve expressed themselves well.” The team sold 33,400 season tickets by the start of the season.

The Saints faced the Los Angeles Rams in the first home game at Tulane Stadium on Sept. 17, 1967. “It was more than just a football game,” Jim Manning wrote in The StatesItem. “It was rather a historic event in New Orleans, the first regular season game of the city’s fledgling professional football team.”

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Important Facts About DOVATO

This is only a brief summary of important information about DOVATO and does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your condition and treatment.

What is the Most Important Information I Should Know about DOVATO? If you have both human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, DOVATO can cause serious side effects, including: • Resistant HBV infection. Your healthcare provider will test you for HBV infection before you start treatment with DOVATO. If you have HIV-1 and hepatitis B, the hepatitis B virus can change (mutate) during your treatment with DOVATO and become harder to treat (resistant).

It is not known if DOVATO is safe and effective in people who have HIV-1 and HBV infection.

• Worsening of HBV infection. If you have HIV-1 and HBV infection, your HBV may get worse (flare-up) if you stop taking DOVATO. A“flare-up”is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before. Worsening liver disease can be serious and may lead to death. ° Do not run out of DOVATO. Refill your prescription or talk to your healthcare provider before your DOVATO is all gone. ° Do not stop DOVATO without first talking to your healthcare provider. If you stop taking DOVATO, your healthcare provider will need to check your health often and do blood tests regularly for several months to check your liver.

What is DOVATO? DOVATO is a prescription medicine that is used without other antiretroviral medicines to treat HIV-1 infection in adults: who have not received antiretroviral medicines in the past,and without known resistance to the medicines dolutegravir or lamivudine. HIV-1 is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It is not known if DOVATO is safe and effective in children.

Who should not take DOVATO? Do Not Take DOVATO if You: • have ever had an allergic reaction to a medicine that contains dolutegravir or lamivudine.

• take dofetilide.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before using DOVATO? Tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: • have or have had liver problems, including hepatitis B or C infection.

• have kidney problems.

• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. One of the medicines in DOVATO (dolutegravir) may harm your unborn baby. ° You should not take DOVATO if you are planning to become pregnant or during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Your healthcare provider may prescribe a different medicine if you are planning to become pregnant or become pregnant during treatment with DOVATO. ° If you can become pregnant, your healthcare provider will perform a pregnancy test before you start treatment with DOVATO. ° If you can become pregnant, you should consistently use effective birth control (contraception) during treatment with DOVATO. ° Tell your healthcare provider right away if you are planning to become pregnant, you become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant during treatment with DOVATO. • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you take DOVATO. ° You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1because of the risk of passing HIV-1to your baby. ° One of the medicines in DOVATO (lamivudine) passes into your breastmilk. ° Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby. ©2019 ViiV Healthcare or licensor.

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Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Some medicines interact with DOVATO. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

• You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that interact with DOVATO. • Do not start taking a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider.

Your healthcare provider can tell you if it is safe to take DOVATO with other medicines.

What are Possible Side Effects of DOVATO? DOVATO can cause serious side effects, including: • Those in the “What is the Most Important Information I Should Know about DOVATO?”section.

• Allergic reactions. Call your healthcare provider right away if you develop a rash with DOVATO. Stop taking DOVATO and get medical help right away if you develop a rash with any of the following signs or symptoms: fever; generally ill feeling; tiredness; muscle or joint aches; blisters or sores in mouth; blisters or peeling of the skin; redness or swelling of the eyes; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; problems breathing.

• Liver problems. People with a history of hepatitis B or C virus may have an increased risk of developing new or worsening changes in certain liver tests during treatment with DOVATO. Liver problems, including liver failure, have also happened in people without a history of liver disease or other risk factors. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to check your liver.

Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following signs or symptoms of liver problems: your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice); dark or “tea-colored”urine; light-colored stools (bowel movements); nausea or vomiting; loss of appetite; and/or pain, aching, or tenderness on the right side of your stomach area.

• Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms that could be signs of lactic acidosis: feel very weak or tired; unusual (not normal) muscle pain; trouble breathing; stomach pain with nausea and vomiting; feel cold, especially in your arms and legs; feel dizzy or lightheaded; and/or a fast or irregular heartbeat.

• Lactic acidosis can also lead to severe liver problems, which can lead to death.

Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver (steatosis).

Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the signs or symptoms of liver problems which are listed above under “Liver problems.” You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are female or very overweight (obese).

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SO MUCH GOES INTO WHO I AM HIV MEDICINE IS ONE PART OF IT. Reasons to ask your doctor about DOVATO: DOVATO can help you reach and then stay undetectable* with just 2 medicines in 1 pill.

That means fewer medicines† in your body while taking DOVATO

You can take it any time of day with or without food (around the same time each day)—giving you flexibility

DOVATO is a once-a-day complete treatment for adults who are new to HIV-1 medicine.

Results may vary. *Undetectable means reducing the HIV in your blood to very low levels (less than 50 copies per mL). † As compared with 3-drug regimens.

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What are Possible Side Effects of DOVATO (cont’d)?

• Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you start having new symptoms after you start taking DOVATO. • The most common side effects of DOVATO include: headache; diarrhea; nausea; trouble sleeping; and tiredness.

These are not all the possible side effects of DOVATO. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Where Can I Find More Information?

• Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist.

• Go to DOVATO.com or call 1- 877- 844-8872, where you can also get FDA-approved labeling.

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HILE CREATING THE SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY SERIES “MURDER IN THE BAYOU” ABOUT THE UNSOLVED MURDER CASES OF EIGHT YOUNG WOMEN between 20052009 in Jennings, Louisiana, director Matthew Galkin, producer Josh Levine and executive producer Ethan Brown were all on the same page: There would be no omniscient narrator. There would be no dramatic re-enactments. The people of Jennings would tell their own story.

That’s evident from the first episode of the series, which opens with Jessica Kratzer, a friend of the first victim, 28-year-old Loretta Lynn Chaisson Lewis, lighting a cigarette, taking a puff and then slowly exhaling.

“I let the shit with the girls eat me up daily,” Kratzer says in the documentary. “They didn’t deserve what the hell they got.

The girls have pretty much been forgotten in this town. You don’t really ever hear anybody speak of them. It’s like they never existed ... like they never mattered.”

Galkin isn’t a true crime director.

(He previously had a hand in docu-

mentaries about animal rights, Jack Kevorkian and the rise of boy band One Direction.) He was more interested, he says, in telling the human element of the story, staying true to the facts of the case

while also capturing the intense grief friends and family members of the victims — known as the “Jeff Davis 8” — still feel today.

That meant spending months talking with residents in the small rural town of Jennings in Jeffer-

son Davis Parish — the area where the victims’ bodies were found in drainage canals and along back roads — before turning on the cameras. Interviews could last for eight hours at a time and sometimes transpired over multiple days. The result is footage of emotionally raw interviews, which Galkin says serves as “an amazing emotional record of these people’s lives.”

“There were multiple interviews where we stepped back and said, ‘Wow, you couldn’t write these people to say what they said in the way they said it,’ ” Levine says.

The series, which premieres at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, explores the idea that law enforcement saw the eight victims as disposable because they all lived on the poor side of town and had ties to the Jennings drug and sex trades.

The victims knew each other, and all eight victims are believed to have snitched for local law enforcement before turning up dead themselves.

The episodes build upon Brown’s 2016 book “Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?” published

by Scribner, which became a New York Times best-seller. The book delves into the details of each death and suggests that law enforcement officials may have played a role in the crimes and/or hindered investigations by tampering with evidence.

Brown writes about systematic law enforcement misconduct, where drugs and cash would sometimes disappear from evidence lockers and murder and rape charges were dropped. Interviews conducted by a multiagency task force formed in 2008 to help solve the case, and accessed by Brown, show witnesses implicating cops, deputies and wardens as suspects in the murders. Multiple allegations of law enforcement officers having sex with the victims also surfaced.

Additionally, two inmates alleged that Jennings drug dealer and pimp Frankie Richard worked with Warren Gary, a veteran detective with the sheriff’s office, to dispose of evidence in the murder of the third victim, 21-year-old Kristen Gary Lopez. They said Gary bought a truck suspected to have transported Lopez’s body, in

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order to clean it at a nearby carwash, ridding it of any evidence that would link it to Richard.

The book also posits that high-profile Louisiana politicians could be connected to the victims. Allegations in the book made national headlines when Brown cited anonymous sources who said Louisiana’s former U.S. Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr. had been a customer of at least three of the victims, who were prostitutes. Boustany denied the allegations and sued Brown for

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defamation, then dropped the lawsuit two months later.

In the book, Brown mentions a public records request that showed Boustany’s former field director Martin Guillory coowned the company that ran the Boudreaux Inn, a motel the victims and their customers frequented. Boustany said he was unaware of Guillory’s involvement with the inn, and Guillory said he did not know of any criminal activity occurring there.

“These girls lost their lives because they seen something, heard something, knew something that they was not supposed to know,” Richard says at the end

of the first episode in the series.

Because of these allegations, Galkin says the Showtime documentary team tried to be as transparent as possible with local law enforcement, notifying Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office Investigations Commander Ramby Cormier when and where they were filming each day. Cormier appears in the series several times.

“We wanted to give them a seat at the table because we felt no one had done that before,” Galkin says.

While Brown has been researching the murders and the corruption entangled with them since 2011, the series premiere will mark the first time his research will be presented in a visual medium. The five episodes, each about an hour long, add another layer to the story — helping viewers put faces to the names of the victims, their friends and families, law enforcement officers and even potential suspects.

“It’s stunning to me to see the Jeff Davis 8 story depicted this way,” Brown says. “On the one hand, it’s stunning to see this world that’s been in my head for so many years in a very ambitious series, but even more impressive to see the area captured this way. ... It’s such a different experience.

“If it was like a shitty true crime doc that’s like a bunch of people running out there and doing re-enactments … or cameras that you’re shoving in people’s faces, I’d probably feel differently,” he adds. “In fact, I’d probably feel like, ‘Wow, my book actually does better than this.’ But this is quite the opposite. I feel like it really towers over my book in terms of its abilities to capture this area.”

Brown has worked as both an investigative journalist and an investigations/mitigation specialist. During a hiatus from writing, he was working for a law office in New Orleans that handled capital cases exclusively.

A case in 2010 in Calcasieu Parish caused him to drive back and forth between New Orleans and southwest Louisiana.

That’s when he noticed the billboards — large signs along Interstate 10, offering rewards to anyone with information about the eight murders. He already was interested in the area from his work in Calcasieu Parish and decided to dig a little deeper.

“At the same time, the case that I had in Calcasieu Parish

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brought me into a world that is very much the Jeff Davis 8 world, which is the world of drugs, substance abuse disorders and sort of rogue southwest Louisiana law enforcement culture,” Brown says. “So I became kind of fascinated by the area.”

A trip to Jefferson Davis Parish in the summer of 2011 solidified his interest. He spent two weeks in the parish, meeting and talking with people in town. But what really sold him happened within 24 hours.

He was out one night in south Jennings — where all the women who were murdered had lived — talking to a man who said he’d dated several of the women. Early the next morning, he received a phone call from someone notifying him that the same man had just been murdered in his home.

“It was just a totally sort of mind-blowing experience to meet somebody and then a few hours later, that person is murdered,” Brown says. “That’s never happened in my history as either an investigative reporter or as an investigator on death penalty cases.”

Brown went to the crime scene and was shocked to find it unsecured. He watched people go in and out of the house, some taking items with them as they left, he says.

“I went around that afternoon speaking to more folks, including very memorably Barbara Guillory, the mother of victim No. 8,

[26-year-old Necole Jean Guillory],” Brown says. “I asked her, ‘Hey, is this like a normal thing what I’m seeing here, like does this happen a lot?’ ... The answer was, ‘Yes, this is Jeff Davis Parish.

This is how it is here, and welcome to Jennings.’

“It was that sequence of events, which was really only about 24 hours, that got me sort of hooked, like, oh, there’s something strange happening here,” he adds. “This is not like any place that I’ve been.”

Brown was still researching the cases after his 2014 Medium article was published — and given a blessing by “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto — and his book hit stands three years ago. He started working with the documentary team in 2017 to make additional public records requests and look further into areas he hadn’t had time to research for the book. The final

installment of the series draws primarily on material gathered after the book was published.

By this point, residents of Jennings were accustomed to the national attention devoted to the case. CNN anchor and Baton Rouge native Don Lemon did a piece on it in 2009 and an article on the murders ran in the New York Times in 2010. During the creation of the Showtime documentary series, a two-part Investigation Discovery documentary on the case was in the works. It premiered in June. “(The national interest) is something that they’re aware of, and it’s a part of this,” Brown says. “I think the interest in it sort of goes in and out. There is, particularly because there’s no resolution in this, just a sense of like, ‘OK, folks come in and out of here from out of town but our lives go on as is.’ ” After the third murder in 2007,

then-Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff Ricky Edwards officially linked the victims to prostitution, in addition to drug use, in a statement to the Jennings Daily News. He said that the ‘high-risk lifestyles’ the girls were leading contributed to their deaths, says Scott Lewis, a former reporter for the paper, in the documentary.

“As a matter of fact, he said, if you’re in this lifestyle, it’s time to get out,” Lewis says. “And at the time, when the term ‘high-risk lifestyle’ comes out, there’s all these connotations that suddenly spring to mind, especially the idea that these women have chosen this sort of lifestyle. The connotation is that they chose for this to happen.”

The documentary seeks to dispel that notion and humanize the victims by providing loved ones with a chance to tell their stories and verbalize their loss.

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about his sister, the first victim, in the documentary, he speaks of her devotion to her family and helping others.

“Loretta was married, had two kids,” Chaisson says. “She was always about her kids, always had a smile on her face, would never hurt nobody. She’d always try to help somebody before she’d hurt somebody. Me and Loretta were … my mom’s first two kids, so we was close.”

His voice trails off. “I just miss her,” he says.

A particularly heartbreaking scene in the first episode is with Evelyn Daniels, the mother of the second victim 30-year-old Ernestine Marie Daniels Patterson. She’s holding tight the sole picture she has of her daughter.

“I don’t have no closure, no peace,” Daniels says. “I can’t rest at night.”

No exploration of the lives of these women would be complete without an examination of the town where they grew up. In the documentary, Jennings is a character in itself. The town of 10,000 is divided by railroad tracks. On the north side of the tracks, doctors and lawyers live in massive multi-story houses. On the south side are much smaller old homes, some dilapidated, that house a population plagued by poverty, unemployment, mental illness, drugs and prostitution.

The economic inequality in Jennings becomes palpable as the camera pans across neighborhoods on both sides of town, illustrating the stark contrast that exists on opposite sides of the tracks.

The series tells not just the story of eerie murders in a small town but the stories of eight women who were disadvantaged by societal structures and did not receive the help they needed during their lifetimes, Brown says.

“These women were totally ill-served by the way that our society is set up,” Brown says. “The many problems that they had — whether it’s enormous problems like I can’t get something to eat today or I have bipolar disorder and I don’t have treatment for this, on and on and on — the way that our society is set up does not address these problems in any way.”

Brown says without that help their problems sometimes escalated and they often ended up in jail as a result.

“There was at all times a law enforcement response to these women — and I don’t mean a law enforcement response after they were murdered, I mean their problems were handled at the parish jail,” Brown says. “The parish jail, and the cops and the sheriff’s office were always there as a presence in the lives of these women, and yet the things that they actually needed, whether it’s food, shelter or mental health care, were never there.”

The murders remain unsolved, but the series brings up a few questions worth asking: Will any of these murders ever be solved?

What impact would solving them have on the town? And furthermore, what would be true justice for these women, their friends and their families?

“I am not a family member or friend of any of the Jeff Davis 8. I didn’t know any of them. I’m not related to any of them. I don’t live in Jeff Davis Parish,” Brown says, “so it’s going to seem kind of obnoxious or inappropriate for me to say this, but I don’t believe that justice comes necessarily with, ‘OK, we’ve got the killers here.’ I think that the problems in this parish are so profound that they go way beyond these women.”

To Brown, justice would be progress on solving the underlying issues that affected these women before their deaths and were an obstacle in solving their cases. That could be addressing economic inequality, holding law enforcement accountable and providing residents with mental health care and addiction treatment services.

“To me ... justice is nobody having to live the way in which these women lived. That’s a greater justice to me than just, OK, we’re going to slap some handcuffs on people,” Brown says. “This is not to say that people didn’t love them. It’s not to say that they didn’t have kids, husbands or partners. They had all of those things. It’s to say that the way in which they lived, this life so beyond hardscrabble — Where do I get a cheese sandwich today? Where do I rest my head today? — that nobody has to live that way again. That’s, to me, the true justice.”

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Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ serves grilled meat and seafood in the Warehouse District

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ku Japanese BBQ locations worldwide, including 624 in Japan and one in New Orleans. That volume easily could translate to consistent but mediocre results, but the opposite is true at the Warehouse District location, which opened in January.

The space is contemporary and sleek, dominated by shades of gray and natural wood, with a small bar in front and ample banquette seating. Cries of “Irasshaimasu,” a traditional welcome to customers in Japanese restaurants and businesses, rings out as diners enter. That feeling of hospitality carries through the meal from start to finish with attentive service.

The extensive menu may intimidate diners new to yakiniku, the Japanese-style barbecue that Gyu-Kaku serves. Diners can choose to grill their own food on built-in charcoal grills, which suck smoke beneath the table. Staff members assist diners as needed and share cooking times for every grill item. The approach is adapted from Korean barbecue, which has become increasingly common in New Orleans, but Gyu-Kaku’s menu is larger, and, of course, has more Japanese dishes.

Grill options are plentiful. Customers can choose from set menus in a variety of sizes, combinations and prices. At lunch, the hearty Signature Cut Set is $14.95 per person and includes miso soup, salad, rice, edamame, marinated skirt steak, marinated kalbi rib meat, spicy yaki shabu beef and garlic shrimp.

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A similar roundup of popular items on the dinner menu is the $70 Gyu-Kaku, recommended for two people but large enough to feed more. In addition to a variety of barbecue selections, that meal includes a couple of tasty appetizers: beef sukiyaki bibimbap, a flavorful combination of rice, sauteed onions and seasoned beef served in a hot stone bowl and a platter of spicy tuna Volcano, which features crispy fried rice cakes topped with spicy tuna.

Proteins and vegetables are available a la carte, including premium beef options such as “Kobe”-style kalbi short rib for $23.50. Standard meat offerings are good, however, and diners shouldn’t worry that such upgrades are necessary. Marinated meats are uniformly flavorful and tender, and the shrimp and mushroom ahijo was excellent — with large, fresh shrimp infused with garlic flavor.

Gyu-Kaku also provides sweet soy, ponzu and spicy sauces.

Non-grill options are equally appealing. A spicy cucumber appetizer delivered cool crunch and tingling spice, and Japanese-style fried chicken — crispy boneless chunks

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served with chili-mayonnaise sauce — disappeared quickly. Shio ramen was an unexpected highlight, its deeply flavored broth and tender slices of pork surpassing several places in town that specialize in ramen.

Gyu-Kaku offers a kids’ meal for $7, and it includes a choice of beef or chicken, gyoza, rice, salad, juice, and perhaps best of all, a s’more. S’mores are the restaurant’s signature dessert, enjoyed by adults as much as children.

The bar has a full selection of beer, wine, cocktails, sake and shochu, a Japanese spirit made from barley.

Grilling food requires a certain amount of attention, and may not be the preference for all diners. A table too caught up in conversation (or sake) easily can end up with burnt ends. But keep an eye on the clock (or the grill), and the reward far outweighs the effort.

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sity. The brewery name is taken from an album of B-side songs and rare recordings by The Meters.

Ritter, who owned several bar and restaurant operations in Philadelphia, moved with his family to New Orleans five years ago. After purchasing a building across the street, Ritter began spending time at Wayward Owl. “This was my watering hole after I would get done with work,” Ritter says.

Ritter met brewing aficionado Mitchell Grittman and the two started experimenting with home brewing and talked about opening a brewery.

When Wayward Owl closed in 2018 and the building and brewing equipment became available, Ritter and Grittman took the plunge.

“We wanted to do something super small scale, small batch and artisanal, and this place presented itself,” Ritter says. “We weren’t necessarily thinking about doing a venue/brewery, but it’s all here. We just had to move things around and give it a personality.”

Zony Mash’s primary focus will be the taproom rather than distribution.

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Zony Mash will offer table service, and food will be available from a food trailer run by a yet-to-be-announced partner.

Because Zony Mash’s permit is for a tasting room, not a bar, it will serve only its own beers and no spirits or wine. Its grain will be milled in house.

The focus will be Belgian-style beers, and Grittman will produce a range of styles and with new offerings at least every other week. Those will include collaborations with other producers, including a milk brown coffee ale in conjunction with local roaster Congregation Coffee.

There is a stage in the large taproom, and Zony Mash will offer music, movies, comedy and more, Ritter says. A private room will be available for events. Ritter plans to open an outdoor beer garden by the end of the year. — REBECCA FRIEDMAN

Jurassic spirits HAPPY RAPTOR DISTILLING (www. happyraptor.com) announced plans to produce craft spirits, including 504Rum, beginning this fall in a converted storage facility at 1512 Robert C. Blakes Sr. Drive.

Founders Mark Taliancich, Meagen Moreland-Taliancich and Peter Rivera will infuse their rums with the flavors of Louisiana and the Caribbe-

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Meagen Moreland-Taliancich, Mark Taliancich and Peter Rivera are opening Happy Raptor Distilling.

(1226 S. White St.), a new wine bar has opened in Central City. The combined wine bar, retail shop and event space is the work of husband-andwife team Jim Yonkus and Joanne Close, both wine industry veterans.

The shop’s front is a wall of blue corrugated metal, and the space has a deck and patio seating. Inside, the high-ceilinged building is a sleek wine bar on one end, retail shop on the other, and is decorated with patterned wallpaper and shades of claret and green. The shop has a loft space for events such as classes and tastings.

Close and Yonkus will offer wines from many regions, with a focus on small producers.

“I’ve always been an ‘indie guy,’ ” says Yonkus, who formerly was an owner of Keife & Co., the CBD wine and spirits shop.

At the bar, wines are available in two pour sizes and by the bottle, and the drinks menu will change often. Cheese and charcuterie are available at the bar for $8, $18 or $35 for one-, three- or five-meat or cheese selections, all served with Bellegarde Bakery breads.

Yonkus’ experience spans retail as well as importing and distribution of wine, while Close has earned a Level 4 Diploma from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust. Close’s family owns the Chateau Camplazens vineyard in southern France. The duo hopes to bring in guest speakers, winemakers and others.

The owners are awaiting the final permits for the retail shop, but the wine bar is open Thursday through Tuesday evenings. Hours and updates are posted on its Instagram account, @theindependentnola.

— REBECCA FRIEDMAN

an. The name Happy Raptor refers to a noise the Taliancich’s son made as a baby, Moreland-Taliancich says.

Happy Raptor is awaiting city and state permits and expects to begin production by the end of September, Moreland-Tallancich says. Planned rum bottlings will include 504Hibiscus and 504BananasFoster, she says.

Happy Raptor’s 2000-square-foot building will feature a custom-built copper still and a tasting room. There is a patio, and local artist Hill Landry will paint a mural at the distillery.

— REBECCA FRIEDMAN

Ain’t dere no more THE METAIRIE RESTAURANT BROOKLYN PIZZERIA and Fireman Mike’s

Cafe & Sweet Shop have closed.

Brooklyn Pizzeria opened in 2005 and served large New York-style, thin-crusted pies. In a message to customers, founder Todd Duvio listed a number of reasons for closing, including an ongoing illness in the family, but left open the possibility of reopening.

“Hopefully we can come back soon, maybe in a different location, we will see,” he says.

Mike Gowland, a New Orleans firefighter, was known for his family’s Fireman Mike’s Kitchen food booth at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He also competed on TV cooking shows.

Gowland opened his restaurant last October in Lakeview, but has closed it, citing health concerns.

The Gowland family will continue to run its stand at Jazz Fest. — IAN McNULTY/THE ADVOCATE

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Tenney Flynn Chef/restaurateur SINCE OPENING GW FINS IN 2001,

chef and co-owner Tenney Flynn has shared his love letters to seafood one plate at a time. Now Flynn collects many of those dishes in his cookbook “The Deep End of Flavor: Recipes and Stories from New Orleans’ Premier Seafood Chef,” released Aug. 13 by Gibbs Smith. The book contains a variety of seafood dishes and step-by-step techniques designed for home cooks. Throughout, Flynn emphasizes the importance of sustainability, a cause for which he has advocated as a member of the board of the Louisiana Seafood Association and as chefs’ council chairman for the Audubon Nature Institute’s G.U.L.F. (Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries).

He also spearfishes one of the Gulf’s most predatory invasive species, lionfish.

Is there one fish or seafood dish all cooks should have in their arsenal?

FLYNN: This is meant to be a technique book for the home cook. It’s not really a chef-y coffee table book. We start with basic saute meuniere, and you build on that with different ingredients — brown butter, Parmesan crust, but still a very quick saute. That’s the one everybody needs to master first. If you’ve got the equipment and skill set to fry an egg, you should be able to fry a fish fillet in about the same amount of time.

And here we’re very lucky — we have a lot of relatively inexpensive local fish we can use for that recipe like sheepshead, drum and speckled trout. If you don’t fish, cultivate some friends that do.

What can individuals do to support sustainable fishing?

F: One sentence: Buy American.

Don’t buy imported fish. There’s no reason to.

Nobody — not commercial fishermen, not recreational fishermen — likes fishing regulations.

[People say] they’re too stringent, they’re not stringent enough. But regulations are the reason we

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have a vibrant fishery in the U.S. I’ve scuba dived in some pretty faraway places, and places that have no regulations have no fish.

Farm-raised imported fish are raised under conditions that don’t bear scrutiny. There’s absolutely no reason to buy imported shrimp. Some people buy imported crawfish because they’re a lot cheaper, but there’s a reason for that.

In the restaurant, we think nose to tail. (Executive chef Mike Nelson) came up with a way of butchering fish collars where you hold the fish by the wing and eat it like chicken. He calls them ‘fin wings.’

And we reject a lot of fish. What I’ve heard for years, and I enjoy hearing, is that we’re pickier than the sushi bars.

What’s your next catch?

F: Seafood is endlessly interesting, and what we grow better than anybody in the U.S. is seafood. Sixty-six percent of edible finfish species come out of the Gulf of Mexico. That’s more than the East and West coasts and Alaska combined. Alaska has more tonnage than we do, but we have more variety, including things like tuna and Spanish mackerel. Soft-shells are gigantic right now, and pompano will come in any minute. That’s really one of my favorite fish. A little bit of salt, maybe a squeeze of lemon — it’s the greatest fish in the world, even raw. It’s a chef’s truism: When a product’s great, you don’t have to do much to it.

— REBECCA FRIEDMAN

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Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. House-made leek, ricotta and pumpkin seed ravioli are served with butternut squash cream sauce and grilled asparagus. Reservations accepted for large parties. D WedSun, late Wed-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Catalino’s — 7724 Maple St., (504) 6186735; www.facebook.com/catalinosllc — The menu includes many traditional Guatemalan dishes. Pepian is a chicken stew made with mirliton, potatoes, string beans and pumpkin seeds served with rice and corn tortillas. Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise.com — The eclectic menu includes bouillabaisse, grilled Caribbean lobster, jerk shrimp and more. New York strip steak is served au poivre or with chimichurri sauce and comes with fries. Reservations accepted.

L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as shawarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — The deli counter’s changing specials include dishes such as baked catfish and red beans and rice. No reservations. L, D daily. $

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Kebab — 2315 St. Claude Ave., (504) 383-4328; www.kebabnola.com — The sandwich shop offers doner kebabs and Belgian fries. A falafel sandwich comes with pickled cucumbers, arugula, spinach, red onions, beets, hummus and Spanish garlic sauce. Delivery available.

No reservations. L and D Wed-Mon, late Fri-Sat. $

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Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — The grocery and deli has a counter offering po-boys, sides such as macaroni and cheese and vegan and vegetarian dishes. Wood-oven baked pizza is available by the pie or slice. No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. $ Marie’s Kitchen — 2483 Burgundy St., (504) 267-5869; www.mariesbarandkitchen.com — A Double Stuffed sandwich features an Italian sausage-stuffed pork loin medallion topped with provolone cheese, red onion marmalade, fennel aioli, lettuce and tomato on a sesame seed bun. No reservations. D Fri-Sun. $$

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations.

B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines. com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street. Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Brennan’s features innovative takes on Creole dishes from chef Slade Rushing as well as classics such as its signature bananas Foster. Eggs Sardou features poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — The shrimp, blue crab and avocado appetizer features chilled shrimp, crab, guacamole and spicy tomato coulis.

Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and Creole tomato jam. Reservations recommended.

B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Popular starters include the

OUT TO EAT HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Cold Stone Creamery — 1130 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite F, (504) 736-5037; www.coldstonecreamery.com — The ice cream parlor’s menu includes sundaes, ice cream cookie sandwiches, cupcakes, cakes, yogurt, sorbet and more. Delivery available. No reservations. L, D daily. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations. L, D daily. $

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KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4675611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. Louisiana crab cakes are popular. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$

LAKEVIEW Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001; www.lakeviewbrew.com — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. For breakfast, an omelet is filled with marinated mushrooms, bacon, spinach and goat cheese. Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses. No reservations. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $

METAIRIE Akira Sushi + Hibachi — 3326 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, (504) 304-8820; www. akirametairie.com — The menu includes sushi, teriyaki and other Japanese favorites. A Godzilla roll features salmon, tuna, snow crab, yellowtail, avocado, asparagus, cucumber and cream cheese in soy paper with eel sauce. Delivery available.

No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce.

Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8882010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come from the Bronx. No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp; mild and spicy curries and

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jumbo lump crabcake with aioli. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo.

Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations.

L, early D daily. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Panseared jumbo shrimp top a grit cake and are served with chipotle-garlic cream sauce and tomatoes. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted.

L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — A 14-ounce grilled Niman Ranch pork chop is served with brown sugar-glazed sweet potatoes, toasted pecans and a caramelized onion reduction sauce. Garlic-crusted drum is served with brabant potatoes, crimini mushrooms, bacon, haricots verts and beurre rouge. Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal beurre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch SatSun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted.

L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouilleand oyster-stuffed quail with a rouxbased gumbo poured on top tableside.

Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish courtbouillon, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter. com — Tableau’s contemporary Creole cuisine includes marinated crab claws in white truffle vinaigrette and pan-roasted redfish Bienville with frisee, fingerling potato salad and blue crab butter sauce.

Balcony and courtyard dining available.

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OUT TO EAT spicy hot vindaloo dishes; chicken, lamb or shrimp biryani; and vegetarian dishes including palak paneer (spinach and cheese) and bhindi masala with okra. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Corn and crab bisque is served in a toasted bread cup.

Osso buco features a veal shank with angel hair pasta and veal demi-glace. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com — Smoked brisket is served with smoked apple barbecue sauce, Alabama white barbecue sauce, smoked heirloom beans and vinegar slaw. The Brunch burger features a brisket and short rib patty topped with bacon, brie, a fried egg, onion jam and arugula on a brioche bun. Reservations accepted. 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 — A pair of roasted golden beet sliders is topped with herb goat cheese, arugula and citrus marmalade on multi-grain bread. Other options include chipotle-marinated portobello sliders and flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes.

Delivery and banquet facilities available.

Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ FullBlast Brunch — 139 S. Cortez St., (504) 302-2800; www.fullblastbrunch.com — Fried chicken strips, poached eggs, bacon and seared tomato are served over jalapeno-cheddar grits cakes with hollandaise.

Reservations accepted. Brunch Thu-Mon. $$ Ikura Sushi + Hibachi — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 485-5658; www.ikuranola.net — There is a sushi bar, seating at a hibachi

grill and an array of Japanese dishes. Assorted sushi dinners include tuna, salmon, yellowtail, eel, shrimp, a snow crab roll and more. Delivery available. No reservations.

L and D daily. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Shaken pho features bone marrow broth, flat noodles and a choice of protein (filet mignon, short rib, brisket, seafood, chicken, tofu) stir-fried with onions, garlic and bone marrow oil.

Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark. com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza. com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola. com — This neighborhood restaurant is known for its wet-battered fried chicken.

Green beans come with rice and gravy.

There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. L Mon-Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — The neighborhood bar and restaurant offers a menu of pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items.

Creole Italian pizza is topped with red sauce, spicy shrimp, Roma tomatoes, feta, mozzarella, red onions and pesto sauce.

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UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Stuffed quail is served with cornbread dressing, haricots verts, cherry tomatoes and rum-honey glaze. For brunch, grilled hanger steak is served with fried eggs and potato hash. Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu features Creole dishes such as gumbo and crab cakes.

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Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers wines by the glass and full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. Twice cooked pork is served over plantains. No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Paneed veal bordelaise is served with linguine, jumbo lump crabmeat, artichoke, mushrooms and charred tomatoes. Pecan-glazed Colorado lamb loin is served with bourbon and lamb bacon-braised kale, black-eyed peas and pecan gremolata. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www.gskitchenspot.com — Brick-oven Margherita pizza includes mozzarella, basil and housemade garlic-butter sauce. G’s grilled Philly steak sandwich is topped with red onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and Muenster and mozzarella cheeses on grilled bread.

No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham hock and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese.

No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Le’s Baguette Banh Mi Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www.facebook. com/lesbaguettenola — The menu includes pho, banh mi, noodle bowls and more. A lemon grass pork banh mi is topped with cucumber, pickled carrots, daikon radish, cilantro, jalapenos and Sriracha aioli. No reservations. B Sat-Sun, L and D daily. $ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria.com — The cafe offers 18 rotating flavors of smallbatch Italian-style gelatos and sorbettos.

The menu also includes flatbreads on piadina, crepes and espresso drinks. No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www.theospizza. com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

The Trolley Stop Cafe — 1923 St. Charles Ave., (504) 523-0090; www.thetrolleystopcafe.com — Chicken and waffles includes fried chicken that’s been marinated for 48 hours and is served with chicory-infused maple syrup. Delivery available. No res-

ervations. B and L daily, D and late-night Thu-Sat. $ Twisted Waffles — 1410 Annunciation St., Suite 2117, (504) 586-0573; www.twistedwaffles.com — Waffled French toast is topped with berries and whipped cream.

The menu also includes waffle sandwiches and burgers. 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 — Cast-iron baked escargot are served with angel hair pasta tossed with garlic-chili oil, bottarga fish roe and Parmesan. A tamarind-glazed double-cut pork chop is topped with green chili mole and served with sweet potatoes. Reservations recommended.

L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Emeril Lagasse’s small-plates restaurant offers an array of internationally inspired dishes. Sofrito-marinated turkey necks are tossed in Crystal hot sauce. Esses fettuccine is tossed with olive oil, garlic, Calabrian chilis, jumbo lump crabmeat, arugula and almonds. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — The French and Louisiana-inspired menu includes French onion soup and New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp. Coq au vin is boneless chicken cooked with red wine and root vegetables. 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 — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946.

Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www. specialtyitalianbistro.com — The menu combines Old World Italian favorites and pizza. Chicken piccata is a paneed chicken breast topped with lemon-caper piccata sauce served with angel hair pasta, salad and garlic cheese bread. No reservations.

L, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook.com/ tavolinolounge — The menu includes thincrust pizza, salads, pasta and antipasti.

Ping olives are fried Castelvetrano olives stuffed with beef and pork or Gorgonzola cheese. Reservations accepted for large parties. D daily. $$

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TUESDAY 10 30/90 — Mem Shannon & The Membership, 5; Ed Wills & Blues4Sale, 9 BB King’s Blues Club — Batiste Family, 5&8 BMC — Sweet Magnolia, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 11 Bamboula’s — Kala Chandra, 2; Chance Bushman Jazz Band, 6:30; The Budz Blues Band, 10 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Ted Hefko, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mark Coleman Trio, 9 Fountain Lounge — Paul Longstregth, 5:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Albey Delivers dah Funk Report, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Prime Example Jazz Club — The Spectrum 6 Quintet, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Latin Night, 7 Southport Hall — Pop Evil, BRKN Love & Lvvrs, 7

WEDNESDAY 11 30/90 — Justin Donovan, 5; Big Mike & The R&B Kings, 9 BMC — Ron Hacker, 5; R&R Smokin’ Foundation, 8; Keva Holiday Soul, 11 Bamboula’s — Bamboulas Hot Jazz Quartet, 2; Mem Shannon Blues, 6:30; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 10 The Bayou Bar — Peter Harris Quartet with Dwight Fitch Jr., Ricky Sebastian & Eilleena Dennis, 7 Check Point Charlie — T Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 8

Radar Upcoming concerts » JOE HERTLER & THE RAINBOW SEEKERS, Sept. 25, House of Blues » FREEWATER BLOCK PARTY FEATURING DABABY, RICO NASTY, RL GRIME, WHAT SO NOT AND OTHERS, Sept. 28, Mardi Gras World » JOSEPH AND THAD, Oct. 10, Tipitina’s » JUAN WAUTERS, Oct. 12, Billy’s Ballroom » WARBRINGER AND ENFORCER, Oct. 15, Southport Hall » AMIGO THE DEVIL, KING DUDE AND TWIN TEMPLE, Oct. 13, Santos Bar

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Joseph performs Oct. 10 at Tipitina’s.

Chickie Wah Wah — Mark Carroll & Friends, 6 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7 Columns Hotel — Kathleen Moore, 8 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Kennedy Kuntz and guest, 8 Fountain Lounge — Richard Scott, 5:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Beardsley, 6; Lonesome Heroes, Midriff and Conor Donohue, 9

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BY RAPHAEL HELFAND RAISED IN THE VILLAGE OF TCHINTABARADEN in rural Niger, Mdou Moctar learned to play music on a guitar he made himself. It had five strings because the plank of wood he used for the fretboard was too narrow to hold six. Moctar comes from a conservative Islamic family that forbade playing music, so he practiced in secret. Although he had no formal instruction and played traditional Taureg P H OTO B Y N I K K I C E L I S music far removed from the world of Western rock, Moctar has become an international phenomenon. His mesmerizing style incorporates touchstones of Tuareg music, but he’s just as comfortable shredding electric solos as he is playing traditional acoustic desert blues. His latest album, “Ilana: The Creator,” is his first with a full band, and the backup instrumentals flesh out his licks. Moctar performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in spring, and his stunning chops matched some of the best guitar players in the world.

Boogarins opens at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net. Tickets $15.

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Green Gasoline, The Hollow Roots and GOOLS, 8; The Jazz Playhouse — Big Sam’s Crescent City Connection, 8:30 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp and the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran and the Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock n’ Bowl — Band of Gold, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Delfeayo Marsalis Presents Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10 St. Tammany Parish Library, Pearl River Branch — Cuisine, 6 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Hot Club of New Orleans, 7 Tipitina’s — Band of Skulls and Demob Happy, 9 Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge — Big Dummies, featuring Rob Wagner, Dave Sobel and Chris Senac, 7; Marin Krusche Presents, 9

THURSDAY 12 30/90 — Andy J. Forest, 5; Smoke N Bones, 9; DJ Fresh, 10 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Bobby Ohler, 6 BMC — Ainsley Matich, 5; Mystery Fish, 8; Category 3, 11 Bamboula’s — Rancho Tee’s Motel, 2; Marty Peters & the Party Meters, 6:30; J.

Anderson & the Night Trippers, 10 The Bayou Bar — Oscar Rossignoli Trio, 7 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Marc Stone, 5; Haruka Kikuchi & The Big 4tune, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge featuring Rik Slave, 7; Ugetsu, 9:30 d.b.a. — Michael Cerveris & Loose Cattle, 7; Lachez-Prise Avec Michael Doucet, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Rock n Roll Jam Night & Brothers Keegan, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Guitar Summit with Brian Seeger, 9:30 Fountain Lounge — Paul Longstregth, 5:30; Ron Jones, 7:30 Gasa Gasa — Benjamin Francis Leftwich & Abraham Alexander, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — John Paul Carmody, 6 House of Blues — Sleazeball Orchestra (Foundation Room), 6; Glen Hansard & Ohmme, 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-A-Holics, 8:30 Joy Theater — Flying Lotus with Salami Rose Joe Lous and Pdby, 9 The Lazy Jack — Gwen & The Old Man, 6 Le Bon Temps Roule — The Soul Rebels, 11 Old Point Bar — Born Toulouse, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Mdou Moctar & Boogarins, 7; Fast Times, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Duke Heitger, Tim Laughlin & Crescent City Joymakers, 7 PAGE 36

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Pavilion of the Two Sisters — Wanda Rouzan and a Taste of New Orleans at Thursdays at Twilight, 6 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Chubby Carrier & Bayou Swamp Band, 8 Santos Bar — Bats in the Belfry Resurrection Dance Night, 9 SideBar — Alex McMurray and Glenn Hartman: The Kings of the Small-Time, 7; Alex Canales, Martin Moretto and Fernando Lima, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Grayson Brockamp & Wildlife Band, 8 & 0 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Mia Borders, 8 Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge — Jason Marsalis One Man Drums, 9

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30/90 — Jeremy Joyce, 2; Jon Roniger & The Good For Nothin’ Band, 5; Carolyn Broussard, 8; DJ Dot Dunnie, 10; Deltaphonic, 11 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Opera Night, 8 BMC — LIfesavers, 3; Tempted, 6; Jason Neville Band, 9; Funkysoul Band, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Kala Chandra, 2; Smoky Greenwell, 6:30; Sierra Green & the Soul Machine, 10 The Bayou Bar — Andre Lovett, 9 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Dayna Kurtz & Robert Mache, 6; Tiffany Pollack & Josh Wexler, 9 Casa Borrega — Olivya Lee, 7 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & friends, 7; Static Masks, Epic Reflexes, Kelly Duplex & Roach Milk, 9 d.b.a. — Meschiya Lake, 6; Egg Yolk Jubilee and Norco Lapalco, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz!, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Bleached, The Paranoyds & People Museum, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Fresh Music Group Presents: Dappa, Allie Baby & Big Lew, 9 House of Blues — Jake Landry & The Right Lane Bandits (Foundation Room), 7; C’est Funk, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Go By Ocean, Baby Boy Bartels & The Boys, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Shannon Powell Jazz Quartet, 7:30; Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx and Romy Kaye, 11 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5 The Lazy Jack — The Topcats, 6 Le Bon Temps Roule — Tom Worrell, 7 Mandeville Trailhead — Amanda Shaw & The Cute Guys, 6:30 NOLA Brewing Company — Luna & Miguel, 3 Oak — Jenn Howard Glass, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Truman Holland & the Back Porch Review, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Lost Bayou Ramblers documentary- and album-release, 9 Orpheum Theater — Tash Sultana, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin, Kevin Louis & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Shannon McNally, Roddie Romero & HUB City Allstars, 9 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Antoine Diel, 9

Santos Bar — Quadroholics, 9; DJ Otto, 11:59 SideBar — Mia Borders, 7; Mahmoud Chouki & Friends, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Trio, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Dead End Blues Band, 7; Skin N Nones: A Foo Fighters Experience, 8 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6:30 Three Muses — Matt Johnson, 5:30; Doro Wat, 9 Twist of Lime — Horror Movie event & Deejay Mange Vorhees, 9

SATURDAY 14 30/90 — Jonathan Bauer Project, 11; Organami, 2; Ted Hefko & The Thousandaires, 5; The Crooked Vines, 8; DJ Trill Skill, 10; Soul Project, 11 Andrea’s Restaurant (Capri Blu Piano Bar) — Uncle Wayne, 8 BMC — Mojo Shakers, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3;Les Getrex ’n’ Creole Cookin’, 6; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 9; Lil George Brass Band, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Sabertooth Swing, 11 a.m.; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 3:30; 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 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Freddie Blue & The Friendship Circle, 6; John Folh featuring Tiffany Pollack, 9 Casa Borrega — Javier Gutierrez, 7 Circle Bar — Zoom, 7; G’d Up XVIII: $TEEZ BRO$., Blu Shakur X, DJ Trippingcorpse & WMP, 10 d.b.a. — Soul Rebels, 11 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Retrofit, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Fountain Lounge — Paul Longstregth, 5:30; Sam Kuslan, 9 Gasa Gasa — Jerry Paper, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Set De Flo feat. Li’l Jodeci, 11 House of Blues— Matt Scott (Foundation Room), 10; Loumuzik (The Parish), 8 Howlin’ Wolf (Den) — Dusty Diets, The Double Down, Disco Risque & Angie Maudlin, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Mario Abney & Band, 8 The Lazy Jack — Sidewalls, 3; Quarter Shots, 7 Mandeville Trailhead — Patrick Cooper, 10:30 Oak — Tom Leggett, 9 Old Point Bar — Dana Abbott, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Planchettes, Painted Hands & Waste Man, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Will Smith & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — The Boogie Men, 9:30 Santos Bar — Befoulment, Putrid Temple and Mehenet, 9 SideBar — Accordianistan and Klezervation Hall, 7; Martin Masakowski and Martin Krusche, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Donald Harrison Quartet, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Debbie Davis, 5:30; Shotgun, 9 Twist of Lime — Twelve Years Driven, Headspill and Voice of The Enemy, 9

MUSIC 30/90 — The Smoking Time Jazz Club, 11; Truman Holland & The Back Porch Review, 2; Carolyn Broussard, 5;Chris Klein & The Blvds, 9 BMC — Two Will Drive, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3; Retrospex, 7; Moments of Truth, 10 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas, 11; NOLA Ragweeds Jazz, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 6:30; Ed Wills Blues4Sale, 10 Banks Street Bar — Sass Cabaret, 9 Bar Redux — Golden Sioux Mardi Gras Indians, 6:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Some Like It Hot, 11; Steve Pistorius Jazz Quartet, 7 Circle Bar — Dick Deluxe, 5; Micah McKee, Friends & Blind Texas Marlin, 7; La URSS Spain, Pleather and Three-Brained, 9 Columns Hotel — Chip Wilson, 11 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Deltaphonic, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Father Ron & Friends, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Michael Liuzza & Co., 9 Gasa Gasa — Afton Presents: Lah Magic, Rich Lake, Monnie & more, 9 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 11 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 The Lazy Jack — Typically Booked, 6 Old Point Bar — Romy Kay, Jeanne Marie Harris, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Terry McDermott, 9 Orpheum Theater — Lord Huron, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Gerald French & Sunday Night Swingsters, 7 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 11 Santos Bar — DJ Unicorn Fukr, 10 SideBar — Brian Seeger, Joe Cabral & Carlo Nuccio, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Andre Bohren & Harry Hardin, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Raphael Et Pascal, 5

MONDAY 16 30/90 — Dapper Dandies, 5; New Orleans Super Jam presented by Gene Harding, 9 BMC — Zoe K., 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 Bamboula’s — Perdido Jazz Band, 2; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 6:30; Les Getrez ’n’ Creole Cooking, 10 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay and Charlie Wooton, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7; Everyything $weaty & DJ Divine Child, 8 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 7; TBC Brass Band, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Fountain Lounge — Sam Kuslan, 5:30 Gasa Gasa — Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol, Ole English and Leaf Drinker, 8 Hi-Ho Lounge — No Frets featuring Amine Boucetta, 6; Bluegrass Pickin’ Party featuring Victoria Coy, Matt Slusher and Mark Andrews, 8; Nocona, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8:30 Live Oak Cafe — Patrick Cooper, 10:30 a.m.

One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10

Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Swing Night with DJ Twiggs, 7 SideBar — Elena Steponaitis & Friends, 7; Sam Shahin, Rob Cambre & Benjamin Strange, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Free Jambalaya Jam feat.

Joshua Benitez Band, 8 Three Muses — St. Louis Slim, 5; Joe Cabral, 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.

Blues & Roots Series. Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, 1901 Bartholomew St. — Big Al Carson kicks off the series with Harold Scott, George Scott, Harry Sterling, Bryant Foster and Eric Hornsby. Call (504) 940-3400 for information.

Tickets $3-$35. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Clare Horgan. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — The Irish singer performs several pieces including archival Irish tunes. www.jplibrary.net.

7 p.m. Thursday.

“Gala con Pacho”. Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — Trumpeter Francisco Pacho Flores joins the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra to opens its season with works by Beethoven, Arturo Marquez’s “Concierto de Otono” and Evancio Castellanos’ “Santa Cruz de Pacairigua.” www.lpomusic.com. Tickets $20-$99. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

“Gilded”. Marigny Opera House, 725 St Ferdinand St — Premiere of a song cycle

by Tucker Fuller, with text by Megan Levad, and tenor Brenden Gunnell joined by Polymnia String Quartet. www.marignyoperahouse.org $15-$25. 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

“The Music of Art Deco”. Munholland United Methodist Church, 1201 Metairie Road, Metairie — Musaica chamber ensemble performs works by Eugene Goosens, Joaquin Turina, Sergei Prokofiev, Eugene Ysaye and Julietta Rabens. www.musaica.org. Tickets $10-$20.

7:30 p.m. Monday.

New Orleans A Cappella Festival. Loyola University New Orleans, Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave. — The festival features works by Crescent City Sound Chorus, A Cappella Unlimited Chorus, Titanium Quartet, ClassRing Quartet and Loyola’s Quarter Tones. www.crescentcitysoundchorus. com. Free admission. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Open Rehearsals. Performing Arts Center Chorus Room, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive — New Orleans Gay Men’s Chorus holds open practice for new and returning singers. www.nogmc.com. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — Tenor Robert Wagner and pianist Nathan Sumrall perform a Viennese and Neo-romantic program. www.albinas. org. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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TUESDAY 10 First-Time Homebuyer Class. A Shared Initiative, 411 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite 3 — This 12-hour course over four days teaches prospective buyers about purchase contracts, insurance, budgeting, home maintenance and more. Certified by the Louisiana Homebuyer Education Collaborative. Registration required. Through Thursday. www. prcno.org. Tickets $75-$115. 6 p.m.

“A Wine Journey Through France.” Degas House, 2401 Esplanade Ave. — Harsha E. Chacko of Bonne Cuvee Wine Tours hosts a guided tasting highlighting major wine regions. www.bonnecuvee.com. Tickets $49. 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 11 Back-to-School Expo East Bank. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — The event is an introduction to library resources for students and teachers in Jefferson Parish. Advance registration requested. www.jplibrary.net. 5:30 p.m.

Building the Early-Modern French Empire.

Gallier House Shop, 1128 Royal St. — Arad Gigi of the University of Southern Mississippi discusses French military architecture in its colonies and the construction of colonial fortifications. www.hgghh.org. Tickets $10$12. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Cultural Season Round Table Luncheon.

Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans Ave. — Margarita Bergen and Lisa D. Alexis of the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy host representatives of arts organizations. The event includes entertainment, a fashion show and lunch. RSVP (504) 571-4672.

Tickets $65. Noon.

History of Jefferson Parish. Jane O’Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey — Carolyn Kolb’s six-part series covers the parish’s history from prehistoric times to the Louisiana Purchase and parish formation. www.jplibrary. net. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY 12 Back-to-School Expo West Bank. Jane O’Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey — The event is an introduction to library resources for students and teachers in Jefferson Parish. Advance registration requested. www.jplibrary.net. 5:30 p.m.

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra gala dinner. Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St. — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the opening night of its season with a black-tie, three-course dinner in the Fountain Lounge and a Champagne reception following the performance in the Blue Room. Call (504) 523-6530, select option 2 for tickets. Tickets $250. 6 p.m.

Night Of Blue. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Blvd. — Crimestoppers’ annual fundraiser features a tribute to Dr. John, music, food and an auction to support youth crime prevention programs. www.crimestoppersgno.org. Tickets $85$150. 7:30 p.m.

PechaKucha Night. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — “Waste Not, Want Not” is the theme for an evening of presentations of 20 slides on topics shown for 20 seconds each. www.pechakucha.com. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.

Pins & Needles. Rock ’n’ Bowl, 3000 S. Carrollton Ave. — The fundraiser for the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum features bowling, appetizers, an open bar and music

by Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band. www.pharmacymuseum.org. Tickets $50-$100. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY 13 Dinner and Comedy Extravaganza. Andrea’s Restaurant, 3100 19th St., Metairie — The fundraiser for Hotel Hope features dinner and entertainment by comics Joby Saad and Shawn Reynolds. www. eventbrite.com. Tickets $100. 6:15 p.m.

“Downton Abbey” Tea. Windsor Court Hotel, Le Salon, 300 Gravier St. — The “Afternoon Anglophile” tea service is available through September in advance of the release of the movie, and a portion of proceeds benefits PBS station WYES. Seatings Friday through Sunday. Reservations required. www.windsorcourthotel. com. Tickets $49. Noon.

Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park — Friday night events include music, movies, children’s activities, and a Safar musical performance with Mahmoud Chouki, Georgie Petrov and Sam Dickie. www.noma.org. 5 p.m.

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BY WILL COVIELLO TECH BROS WITH A FLAIR FOR WRITING COMPUTER CODE and an entrepreneurial drive may or may not be our time’s equivalent of the wandering poets of the Romantic era, but local composer Tucker Fuller and California poet Megan Levad have created a song cycle that is P H OTO C O U R T E S Y BRENDEN GUNNELL half-expressed from such a man’s point of view.

“What if you have all these material means and can’t buy the thing you desire?” Fuller asks.

Fuller wrote the music for U.K.-based tenor Brenden Gunnell, who will be backed by the Polymnia String Quartet. The show invokes parallels to the Gilded Age, and the music ranges from a neo-Romantic sound to more minimalist interludes, Fuller says.

Fuller moved to New Orleans in 2010 and has composed music for local chamber ensembles, theater companies and the Marigny Opera Ballet. He created the score for the dance company’s season-opening production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Fuller and Levad have collaborated on a trio of song cycles for more of a cabaret format and popular musical forms, including a show of murder ballads.

Gunnell is an international opera star. He also performs with pianist Hendrik Heilmann at The University of New Orleans at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18. “Gilded” is at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 15 at Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www. marignyoperahouse.org. Tickets $15-$25.

Gulf Coast Sportsmen and Outdoor Expo.

Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd., Slidell — The three-day event features vendors with gear for hunters, anglers and campers, music and a show of Corvettes from the Northshore Corvette Club. Also Saturday and Sunday. www.gulfcoastsportsmen.com. Tickets $10-$17. Noon.

New Orleans Burlesque Festival. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St. — The festival features two days of events including the crowning of the Queen of Burlesque, music, comic emcees, singers and a variety of performances. Also Saturday. www. neworleansburlesquefest.com.

SATURDAY 14 Back to School Fest. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St. — The event is free for the first 10,000 New Orleans public school students and their families. Sheba Songz hosts and there are health screenings, a drawing for an Xbox 360, a Chrome notebook giveaway, vendors and more. www.audubonnatureinstitute.org. Free admission. 10 a.m.

Belles & Beaus Ball. Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of Orleans Place — The American Cancer Society black-tie dinner recognizes 19 individuals for contributions to the fight against cancer, and there is an auction, raffle, jewelry pull and entertainment to benefit Hope Lodge. www. bellesandbeausball.com. Tickets $200. 8 p.m.

Bon Appetit Dessert and Champagne After-Party. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Blvd. — The fundraiser for Project Lazarus asks guests to make a monetary donation to enjoy desserts, Champagne and cocktails. www.projectlazarus.net.

Tickets $40. 9 p.m.

Community Cookout. Harahan Playground, 6601 10th St., Harahan — The fundraiser for the Harahan Fire Department features food vendors, merchandise, a dunking booth, inflatables, music, an auction and more. 5:30 p.m.

Each One Save One Reunion. Holiday Inn-Superdome, 330 Loyola Ave. — The mentoring program celebrates its 25th anniversary with brunch, activities, prizes and more. Registration required. www.eachonesaveone.org. Free admission. 9 a.m.

India School Fundraiser. Andrea’s Restaurant, 3100 19th St., Metairie — A lunch and silent auction raises funds for the B and M English Medium School. www.bandmschool.org. Tickets $50. Noon.

Life on the Bayou Heritage Fair. Pitot House, 1440 Moss St. — How New Orleans’ earliest settlers lived some 300 years ago is the subject of demonstrations, entertainment, storytelling, re-enactments, children’s activities and tours of the house. The event features more than 20 local artisans and craftsmen, using centuries-old techniques, as well as re-enactors in period costumes. www.louisianalandmarks.org. Admission $7.50. 10 a.m.

Oracle Gala. New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — The fundraiser for the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana honors individuals and organizations who have contributed to permanently preserving Louisiana LGBT+ history and includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music. www.lgbtarchiveslouisiana.org. Tickets $75. 7 p.m.

Piety Market in Exile. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. — More than 50 vendors offer art, jewelry, crafts, vintage clothing and collectibles, books and more. For information, call (504) 505-4113 or email creemccree@gmail.com. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

GOING OUT

SUNDAY 15 Play Dough With Patty. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Chef Patricia Mourton teaches baking tricks and recipes, including biscuits, pie dough and scones. www.natfab. org. $50-$60. 3:30 p.m.

SPORTS Superhero Run. TerraBella Institute, 111 Terra Bella Blvd., Covington — The fundraiser for HOPE charities includes a 5K run/walk and family day. www.terrabellavillage.com.

Registration $15-$25. 8 p.m. Saturday.

BOOKS Mikko Macchione. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave. — The author discusses and signs “New Orleans Rum: A Decadent History.” www.nolalibrary.org. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

R. Stephanie Bruno. New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave. — The author discusses “Gateway to New Orleans: Bayou St. John 1708-2018.” www.friendsofthecabildo.org. 6 p.m. Thursday.

S. Derby Gisclair. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — The author discusses “The Olympic Club of New Orleans: Epicenter of Professional Boxing, 1883-1897.” www.jplibrary.net.

7 p.m. Thursday.

Steven Y. Landry. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses and signs “Beatles Day in New Orleans,” on the 55th anniversary of the Fab Four’s Crescent City appearance. www.octaviabooks.com.

6 p.m. Monday.

Tenney Flynn. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The chef and author signs his cookbook, “The Deep End of Flavor: Recipes and Stories From New Orleans’ Premier Seafood Chef.” www.octaviabooks.com.

6 p.m. Tuesday.

W. Caleb McDaniel. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses and signs his book “Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America.” www.octaviabooks.com. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

William Kent Krueger. Garden District

Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author discusses and signs his novel “This Tender Land.” www.gardendistrictbookshop.com. 6 p.m. Friday.

EVENT VENUES

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

OPENINGS “Beauty and the Beast (1991)” (G) — A prince who is cursed to appear as a beast begins to regain his humanity when he earns a young woman’s love in this Oscar-winning Disney cartoon. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16.

“The Goldfinch” (R) — After his mother is killed, a young boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family in this movie based on the novel by Donna Tartt.

AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater.

“Hustlers” (R) — A savvy crew of former strippers (including Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez) band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Riot Girls” — In this sci-fi action film, Two gangs battle each other in an alternate universe in 1995. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Twelve” — With the help of his father, a young boy pursues his dream of playing in the Little League World Series. Chalmette Movies.

NOW SHOWING “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 Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“After the Wedding” (PG-13) — Michelle Williams and Julianne Moore star in this drama about an orphanage manager in Kolkata who travels to New York to meet a benefactor. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“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 Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“The Angry Birds Movie 2” (PG) — Birds and pigs from the popular game for mobile devices take their beef to the next level in this animated sequel featuring the voices of Awkwafina and Bill Hader. AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“Bennett’s War” (PG-13) — A soldier injured during war comes home and tries to rescue his financially struggling family by returning to the sport of motorcycle racing. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16.

“Chhichhore” — This Hindi comedy-drama follows a group of friends from university into middle age. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

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Play Dat! Holy Cross High School , 5500 Paris Ave. — A rehearsal and concert feature avocational musicians and students and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.

Music is provided for basic, intermediate and advanced skill levels at 10:30 a.m. and performance at 2:30 p.m. www.lpomusic. com. $30-$50. 10:30 a.m.

Redd Linen Night. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

— “Adorned” is the theme for the event, which celebrates the art of tattooing and includes tattoo and henna applications.

There’s also music and food available for purchase. www.ashecac.org. $20. 7 p.m.

Role Model Awards Gala. The Fillmore at Harrah’s Casino New Orleans, 6 Canal St. — The Young Leadership Council ‘s blacktie affair honors 17 people with music by Flow Tribe and dinner. www.ylcnola.org.

Tickets $125-$150. 7 p.m.

Scholarship Jazz Brunch. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave. — The Louis A. Martinet Legal Society fundraiser is themed “Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present and Building the Future,” and features awards and speakers. www. gnomartinet.com. Tickets $100. 11 a.m.

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GOING OUT its artists, historians and scientists. Entergy Giant Screen Theater.

“David Crosby — Remember My Name” (R) — A.J. Eaton directs this documentary about the musician who has everything but retirement on his mind. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Dora and the Lost City of Gold” (PG) — Dora the Explorer and her friends go on an adventure to save her parents in this family-friendly adventure. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“Don’t Let Go” (R) — After his family members are murdered, a man gets a call from a niece he thought was dead in this horror fantasy. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“Good Boys” (R) — A trio of sixth grade boys skips school to check out a party in a crude comedy starring Jacob Tremblay (“Room”). AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell.

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

“Hobbs & Shaw” (PG-13) — Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham take on a genetically-enhanced villain (Idris Elba) in this spinoff of the “Fast & Furious” franchise. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“Honeyland” — When a family of nomadic beekeepers threatens her livelihood, the last female beekeeper in Europe works to save the bees and regain the natural balance. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

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

“It — Chapter Two” (R) — Nearly three decades after encountering the shape-shifting Pennywise, longtime friends must return to Derry, Maine. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Prytania Theatre, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “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, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“The Little Mermaid (1998)” (G) — A mermaid princess attempts to become human to win a prince’s love in Disney’s 1989 animated fantasy. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16.

“Luce” (R) — An Eritrean boy adopted and raised in the U.S. becomes a star athlete and academically gifted high school student, but his mother (Octavia Spencer) discovers something mysterious about him.

AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Broad Theater.

“Midsommar — Director’s Cut” (R) — A couple’s idyllic retreat becomes a nightmare in this horror-comedy from writer-director Ari Aster (“Hereditary”). AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Miles Davis — The Birth of Cool” — Stanley Nelson directs this documentary

ART

REVIEW ‘Ain’t I America’

BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT HISTORIC BLACK FIGURES ranging from Marie Laveau to Malcolm X have been depicted frequently in art, but in this “Ain’t I America” expo of mixed-media work at Stella Jones Gallery, Epaul Julien and Matthew Rosenbeck find new ways to see them. The show shines as a vibrant installation in which the two artists’ works exist in a colorful dialogue about the meaning of being black in America as seen in the lives of iconic figures who helped define their times.

Julien takes a macro approach in many of his mixed-media collages which feature a melange of images. “A Woman’s Place” spotlights black female activism with views of figures such as Angela Davis on a wanted poster, but others are more specific, even hagiographic, including an ornate wooden wall altar framing a painting of Laveau. Julien’s flair for wood shines in “Before Gentrification,” a sculpture of a ramshackle home atop a spindly pedestal. Its facade is a portrait of a young person in dreadlocks, and its roof is crowned by a battered trumpet. Here Julien’s experimental way of putting a face and a form on abstract issues imbues them with a soulful, emotional aura.

Rosenbeck’s mixed-media portraits portray familiar figures in graphically arresting new contexts. “Malcolm X” bristles with the tensions of an era he shaped, but blues icon “Robert Johnson with Fruit” (pictured) is more mysterious. Here the red-tinged fruit in the background evokes the Billie Holiday song “Strange Fruit,” which refers to lynched bodies hanging from trees. Johnson’s father barely escaped that fate when a lynch mob forced his family to flee after a dispute with a white landowner. Despite dying young, Johnson became one of the most influential figures in modern music, and like so many of the individuals depicted here, his whole life was a series of close calls.

Through Sept. 27. Stella Jones Gallery, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery.com.

chronicling the life of the legendary jazz musician with archival footage and interviews with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Jimmy Cobb. Broad Theater with post-screening Q&As following Saturday and Sunday’s screenings. Starting Friday at Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“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 Elmwood Palace 20, Broad Theater.

“Overcomer” (PG) — A high school basketball team and its coach cope with the unexpected news that the town’s manufacturing plant has shut down. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“The Peanut Butter Falcon” (PG-13) — A young man with Down syndrome runs away from his nursing home to chase his dream of becoming a pro wrestler in this drama starring Shia LaBeouf. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Ready or Not” (R) — After her wedding, a bride (Samara Weaving) must compete in her in-laws’ terrifying game. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“Saaho” — A shady cop is on the run in this Tamil action-thriller starring Prabhas and Shradda Kapoor. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” (PG-13) — A group of teens faces 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.

“Spider-Man — Far from Home (Extended Cut)” (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.

SPECIAL SHOWINGS “3 From Hell” (R) — Rob Zombie directs this sequel to “The Devil’s Rejects,” starring Sid Haig and Seri Moon Zombie. At 7 p.m.

Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 17, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“9 to 5” (PG) — Office workers (played by Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton) turn the tables on their sexist, hypocritical boss in this 1980 comedy. At 3 p.m.

Wednesday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Blink of an Eye” — Paul Taublieb directs this documentary about the 2001 Daytona 500 featuring Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. At 7 p.m. Thursday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Downton Abbey” (PG) — The Crawley family welcomes special guests in this continuation of the popular TV series, starring Maggie Smith and Matthew Goode. At 7 p.m. Thursday at AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (PG-13) — Matthew Broderick stars as a high-schooler who is determined to skip school for a day. At 7 p.m. Wednesday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Friday the 13th — The Final Chapter” (R) — Masked murderer Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives in this 1984 horror flick. At 11:59 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Prytania Theatre.

“The Game Changers” — Louis Psihoyos directs this documentary about the rise of plant-based eating in professional sports.

At 7:30 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwod Palace 20, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“One Cut of the Dead” — While shooting a low-budget horror movie, a director and his film crew are attacked by zombies. At 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Promare” (PG-13) — A futuristic firefighting mecha service is created to protect the world in this 2019 animated sci-fi adventure from Japan. At 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16.

“Star Trek — The Motion Picture” (G) — William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy star in this 1979 sci-fi adventure about the USS Enterprise’s journey to intercept an enormous spacecraft headed toward Earth. At 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16; 4 p.m.

Sunday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Star Trek II — The Wrath of Khan” (PG) — Admiral James Kirk and his crew must stop an old nemesis in this 1982 sci-fi adventure.

At noon Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Tokyo Ghoul S” (R) — A young man might find himself on the menu of a special restaurant in this fantasy action horror film based on the manga series. At 7 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“You Are Here — A Come From Away Story” — This documentary tackles the community of Gander, Newfoundland, where 38 airliners carrying more than 6,500 passengers were forced to land after 9/11. At 7 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

ON STAGE “9 to 5 The Musical.” Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner — The musical adaptation of the motion picture with Dolly Parton’s music looks at the lives of three women in corporate America and how they unite to bring down a male chauvinist boss. www.rivertowntheaters.com. Tickets $36-$40. 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

“All Bets Are Off.” Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St. — Betsy Wolfe performs a cabaret show. www.lepetittheatre.com. Tickets $35-$75. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

“An Atheist, A Priest and a Junian Analyst Walk Into a Bar.” First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5212 S. Claiborne Ave. — The fundraiser for the C.G. Jung Society is a dramatized reading of a conversation between four friends, written by Deldon Anne McNeely. Tickets $15. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday and Monday; 3 p.m. Sunday.

“Coffee-Colored Dreams.” Beaubourg Theatre, 614 Gravier St. — No Dream Deferred NOLA presents a staged reading of Pamela Davis-Noland’s love story set in New Orleans and exploring issues of color in Black America. The fundraiser includes a reception before the reading and a post-show conversation. Tickets $40. 7 p.m. Saturday.

“The Last Five Years.” 30 by Ninety Theatre, 880 Lafayette St., Mandeville — The musical is about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. www.30byninety.com.

8 p.m. Saturday.

“The Marvelous Wonderettes.” Cutting Edge Center for the Arts, 767 Robert Blvd., Slidell — This pop musical features songs from the 1950s and ’60s set against the backdrop of the 1958 Springfield High

GOING OUT PREVIEW ‘August: Osage County’

BY WILL COVIELLO AFTER HER HUSBAND WALKS AWAY from the family home outside Tulsa, Oklahoma, Violet Weston is P H OTO B Y L U I S S A N C H E Z as distraught as she is hard on the family members, their partners and children who come home to calm her and sort out the disappearance. But nothing is terribly conventional or predictable about the extended family and its wealth of dysfunction, including Violet’s pill-popping unrest and various other members’ romantic liaisons, harbored resentments and secrets.

While family dysfunction is familiar territory for contemporary drama, playwright Tracy Letts is known for unpredictable twists and heated confrontations in works including the gritty “Killer Joe” and cryptic “Bug.” He won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for Drama for “August: Osage County,” and it was made into a film directed by Sam Shepard and starring Meryl Streep as Violet.

Southern Rep Theatre opens its season with the drama, and Jason Kirkpatrick directs Ellen Barry, Ilyanette Bernabel, Lara Grice, Southern Rep Artistic Director Aimee Hayes, John Neisler, Lance Nichols and others. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 through Oct. 6. Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road, (504) 522-6545; www.southernrep.com. Tickets $25-45.

School prom, where four girls with hopes and dreams sing “Lollipop,” “It’s My Party” and “It’s In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song).” www.cuttingedgetheater.com. Tickets $25-$45. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“Measure for Measure.” New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle — The NOLA Project presents a modern verse translation of Shakespeare’s story of power, corruption and sexual blackmail in Vienna. www.nolaproject.com. Tickets $15-$33.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

“Mind Readers.” St. Christopher Hotel, 114 Magazine St. — Three entertainers perform shows, including David Himelrick’s demonstrations of ESP and the powers of the mind; Joe Dalgo’s magic embracing the culture and history of New Orleans; and Hutson the phenomenologist. www.hutsonbrock.com.

Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Thursday to Sunday.

“Roleplay.” Tulane University Dixon Hall, 6823 St. Charles Ave. — Goat in the Road Productions worked with students to create this work about student experiences with love, sex, lower and consent. www. goatintheroadproductions.org. 8 p.m.

Thursday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

“Silence! The Musical.” The Twilight Room at the Allways Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — The Storyville Collective and Doctuh Mistuh Productions present the unauthorized musical parody of “The Silence of the Lambs.” www.doctuhmistuh. org. Tickets $15-28. 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday to Monday.

“Songs That Won the War.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The Victory Belles vocal trio sing World War II-era songs such as “White Cliffs of Dover,” “Harbor Lights,” “The Last Time I Saw Paris,” “La Vie En Rose,” and “I’ll Be Seeing You.” www.nationalww2museum.org Tickets $41$43. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

“Stage Door Songbook Series — Cole Porter.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — Opening production of a new series features hits such as “Let’s Misbehave,” “Anything Goes” and “From This Moment On.” Dinner

and brunch seatings available. www.nationalww2museum.org. Tickets $34-$66. 6 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

“Trixie Minx’s Burlesque Ballroom.” The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St. — The burlesque show stars Trixie Minx and guests with vocals of Romy Kaye and the Mercy Buckets. www.sonesta.com/ jazzplayhouse. Tickets $20. 11 p.m. Friday.

“Tuck Everlasting.” Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell — Winnie Foster, an 11-year-old free spirit who longs for adventure, meets the Tucks and discovers they hold the secret to everlasting life. www.slidelllittletheatre.org. Tickets $17.50$28. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

UNO Playwrights Fest. UNO-St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Ave. — The fourth annual theatrical event includes staged readings of new one-act plays. Tickets $5.

7:30 p.m. Sunday.

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

9 p.m. Thursday

AUDITIONS Open Rehearsals. Performing Arts Center Chorus Room, University of New Orleans, Lakefront Campus — New Orleans Gay Men’s Chorus holds open practice for new and returning singers. www.nogmc.com 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

ART HAPPENINGS “Adorned — A Redd Linen Night Production.” Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Curated by Erika Whitt, the evening features African-American tattoo artists Bryan Brown, Mecca, Ceaux Young, and Roman Joseph, a dedication to Jacci Gresham, the first black woman tattoo artist in the country and owner of the oldest tattoo parlor in Louisiana, plus a panel discussion, entertainment,

drinks and food, tattooing and henna application. www.ashecac.org. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Artist Talk. 912 Julia St. — Veronica Cross and Tan Khanh Cao discuss their work. 4 p.m. Saturday.

Exhibition Tour. Newcomb Art Museum, 6823 St. Charles Ave. — Tours of current shows are led by individuals involved with each of them, including “Latoya Ruby Frazier: Flint is Family” and “The American Dream Revisited: The Residents of Gordon Plaza’s Struggle to Leave the Agriculture Street Landfill Behind.” Free admission.

Noon Saturday.

Gus Bennett. New Orleans Photo Alliance, 1111 St. Mary St. — The Joan Mitchell Center artist-in-residence attends the Second Tuesday opening. www.neworleansphotoalliance.org. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Stoop Stories. Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St. — Artists featured in the “Art of the City” exhibition participate in informal gallery talks. www.hnoc.org. 1 p.m. Saturday.

Tiffany Window Tour. Newcomb Art Museum, 6823 St. Charles Avenue — Guided tours of the Tiffany windows on the Tulane University campus are limited to 20 people.

RSVP to Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu.

Free admission. Noon Thursday.

OPENINGS Antenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave. — “Finding Way” exhibition of works by Rontherin Ratliff, through Oct. 6, and “Transfer & Detach,” an exhibition of works by Yuka Petz in print, video and sculptural paper, through Oct. 27; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Atrium Gallery at Christwood, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington — “Vive la Difference!” is an exhibit of works by Mary Helen Seago and Pierce Jonassen, through Oct. 26; opening reception, 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Barrister’s Gallery, 2331 St. Claude Ave. — “In and of Itself” is a group exhibition featuring works by John Barnes, David Buckingham, Aimee Farnet Siegel, Sally Heller, Marguerite Lloyd, Alisha Croft, Susan Beallor-Snyder, Teri Tanenbaum, Hasmig Vartanian and Luba Zygarewicz, through Oct. 5; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

The Front, 4100 St. Claude Ave. — Exhibition of still life paintings by Mishka Colombo, with Jeremy Jones and Patch Somerville, through Oct. 6; opening reception, 6 p.m. Sunday.

Good Children Gallery, 4037 St. Claude Ave. — “Now That I’m A Woman, Everything Is Strange” mixed-media exhibition inspired by lyrics from the film “The Last Unicorn”

by Jessica Bizer, Rachel Jones Deris, Sophie Lvoff and Nina Schwanse, through Oct. 6; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Preservation Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St. — “Pontchartrain Park,” exhibition about the African-American neighborhood showcases stories of families who lived there and historical context of the community’s importance; opening reception, 6 p.m. Thursday.

St. Claude Second Saturdays. St. Claude Arts District — Galleries in Bywater and Faubourg Marigny hold receptions for new shows. 6 p.m. Saturday.

St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington — “Canceled Edition — The Art of Birding” is an exhibition of work

by Pippin Frisbie-Calder, through Sept. 28; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Staple Goods Gallery, 1340 St. Roch Ave. — “One and An Other” is an exhibition of

drawings by Anne C. Nelson, through Oct. 6; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

MUSEUMS Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St. — “Art of the City: Postmodern to Post-Katrina” includes contemporary art from a diverse group of artists, through Oct. 6. www.hnoc.org.

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. — “The Baroness de Pontalba and the Rise of Jackson Square” exhibition is about Don Andres Almonester and his daughter Baroness Micaela Pontalba, through October. www.louisianastatemuseum.org.

Louisiana State Museum Presbytere, 751 Chartres St. — “Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans” explores more than 50 years of gay Carnival culture. “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana” features Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items. “Living With Hurricanes — Katrina and Beyond” has interactive displays and artifacts. All shows are ongoing. www. louisianastatemuseum.org.

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

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

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park — “Bodies of Knowledge” features 11 contemporary artists reflecting on the role language plays in cultural identities, through Oct. 13; “Inspired

by Nature: Japanese Art from the Permanent Collection” focuses on flower and bird subjects, through Dec. 30; “Orientalism: Taking and Making” addresses oppression, racism and cultural understanding in 19th-century Orientalist paintings, through Dec. 31; “The Quilts of Gee’s Bend” features five 20th-century quilts made by the women from Alabama, through March 15, 2020; “An Ideal Unity: The Bauhaus and Beyond,” about the noted school of design, through March 8, 2020; “Tina Freeman: Lamentations” features photos of wetlands and glaciers, through March 8, 2020; “Ancestors in Stone,” an akwanshi monolith from the Cross Rivers region of Nigeria showcases stone as a material in West African, through July 27, 2020. www.noma.org.

Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place — “Flint is Family” is an exhibition of photography by LaToya Ruby Frazier of the Cobb family, through Dec. 14; “The American Dream Denied” exhibition of photography

by Critical Visualizations and media Lab of the impact of living among life-threatening pollution, through Dec. 14. www.newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art , 925 Camp St. — “Louisiana Contemporary” features art by Louisiana artists, through Jan. 5, 2020. www.ogdenmuseum.org.

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Lot 251: Colette Pope Heldner (1902-1990, New Orleans) “Swamp Idyl, Louisiana Swamp,” signed “Colette” lower left, H.- 23 1/4 in., W.- 29 1/2 in.

Est.-$1,200-$1,800

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Lot 359: French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Commode, 18th c., H.- 31 1/4 in., W.- 44 1/2 in., D.- 24 1/4 in.

Est. $700-$1,200

Saturday, September 14th @ 9am Lots 1-650 Sunday, September 15th @ 9am Lots 651-1033

Lot 49: French Provincial Carved Poplar Farmhouse Table, 19th c., H.- 29 1/2 in., W.- 77 1/2 in., D.- 31 in.

Est. $800-$1,200

Lot 312: French Patinated Spelter Chariot Mantle Clock, c. 1890, of a Roman charioteer, after “Course Romaine” by Ulpiano Checa Y Sanz (1860-1916), H.- 18 in., W.- 16 1/2 in., D.- 8 1/2 in. Est. $700-$1,000

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www.crescentcityauctiongallery.com Lot 118: Pair of Monumental English Silverplate Hot Water Urns, mid 20th c., by Israel Freeman & Sons, London, H.- 21 1/2 in., W.- 16 in., D.- 10 1/2 in. Est.- $800-$1,200

Lot 325: Tiffany Studios Art Nouveau Leaded Glass Table Lamp, early 20th c., H.- 18 1/2 in., Dia.- 12 1/2 in. Est.- $5,000-$9,000

Lot 523: Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Vase, 19th c., H.- 13 3/4 in., Dia.- 11 in.

Est.- $400-$800

Lot 111: Six Piece Sterling Coffee and Tea Service, c. 1950, by Durham Silver Co., N.Y., #222, Hand Chased, Wt.- 144.55 Troy Oz. (6 Pcs.) Est.- $1,800-$2,500

Lot 31: French Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Abattant, c. 1880, H.- 53 in., W.- 26 in., Open D.- 27 in., Closed D.- 14 in.

Est. $1,000-$1,500 Lot 255: James Michalopoulos (1951-, New Orleans), “Marche de Bois,” 1999, oil on canvas, signed lower right, H.- 39 3/4 in., W.- 29 3/8 in. Est. $4,000-$8,000

Lot 256: Alexander J. Drysdale (18701934, New Orleans), “Moss Draped Oak Trees,” early 20th c., oil wash, pencil signed lower left, H.- 19 in., W.- 29 in.

Est. $4,000-$6,000

Lot 331: Donald Roller Wilson (1938- Arkansas), “Cookie,” 2005, oil on board, signed and dated lower left, H.- 10 5/8 in., W.- 8 5/8 in. Est.- $10,000-$15,000 Lot 313; Etienne Henri Dumaige (1830-1888, French), “Bust of a Woman,” 19th c., patinated bronze with gilt highlights, H.- 23 in., W.- 16 1/2 in., D.- 19 1/2 in.

Est.- $1,000-$1,500

Lot 216: Large French Empire Style Gilt Ormolu Mounted Circassian Walnut Cylinder Roll Desk, 20th c., H.- 58 in., W.- 58 in., D.- 28 in.

Est.- $1,000-$2,000

Lot 254: Gerald Deloach (1948-, Mississippi), “The Willows,” oil on canvas, signed lower right, H.- 25 in., W.- 27 in .

Est.- $1,500-$2,500

Lot 262: George Valentine Dureau (1930-2014, New Orleans), “Portrait of a Blonde Nude Male and an Afro-American Dwarf,” c. 1960, mixed media, signed lower center, H.- 40 in., W.- 32 in.

Est.- $2,000-$4,000

Lot 393: George Valentine Dureau (1930-2014, New Orleans), “Wendell Platt,” c. 1990, silver gelatin print, pen titled lower left margin, pen signed lower right margin, H.- 10 3/4 in., W.- 14in. Est.- $800-$1,200 Lot 266: Alberta Kinsey (1875-1952, New Orleans), “Brulatour Courtyard,” 1929, oil on canvas, signed lower right, pencil dated verso, H.- 21 5/8 in., W.- 17 7/8 in.

Est.- $1,200-$1,800

Lot 220: French Provincial Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Buffet a Deux Corps, early 19th c., H.- 102 in., W.- 67 in., D.- 26 in. Est. $1,000-$2,000

Lot 323: Frederic Remington (1861-1909), “The Wooly Chaps,” c. 1900, patinated bronze, impressed “Roman Bronze Works, N. Y.” FigureH.- 22 3/4 in., W.- 18 1/2 in., D.- 12 in. Note: There were only eight castings of this version of “The Bronco Buster,” done by the Roman Bronze Works, after Remington left the Henry-Bonnard foundry in 1900.

Est. $1,500-$2,500

Selection of Jewelry Includes Mine Cut Diamond Ring, Tanzanites, Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies, and South Seas Pearl Patek Philippe Pocket Watch.

Lot 833: Outstanding Chinese Wedding Canopy Bed, 18th/19th c., perhaps from the Qing dynasty, H.- 84 in., W.- 84 in., D.- 76 in. Est.- $1,500-$2,500

Lot 483: French Provincial Carved Walnut Louis XV Style Armoire, early 19th c., H.- 92 in., W.- 60 in., D.- 26 in.

Est. $1,000-$2,000

Lot 241: Patek Philippe 18K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch, 1875-1880, Ser. # 50594, Size 5S, retailed

by M. Scooler, New Orleans, engraved H. Tardy Hart.

Est.- $2,500-$3,500

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Lot 316: Jean-Louis Gregoire(1840-1890), “Burning the Love Letters,” patinated bronze figural group, signed, H.- 16 in., W.- 14 1/2 in., D.- 6 1/2 in. Est. $500-$900

Lot 142: American Classical Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Cylinder Secretary Bookcase, 19th c., H.- 78 in., W.- 45 1/2 in., D.- 23 in.

Est.- $1,000-$2,000