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TUE. OCT. 15 | The German piano and wind instrument sextet focuses on works from the Baroque period to contemporary composers, and this performance features pieces by Johann Strauss, Gyorgy Ligeti, Francis Poulenc, Ludwig van Beethoven and Richard Strauss. At 7 p.m. at UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

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Lucky Daye TUE. OCT. 15 | Lucky Daye, aka David Brown, grew up in New Orleans and left following Hurricane Katrina. He surfaced as a performer on “American Idol” and did some background singing before getting on track with his solo career, highlighting his silky singing on contemporary R&B debut studio album, “Painted,” released by RCA Records in May. At 8 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

The 30th annual New Orleans Film Festival screens a diverse array of films

BY WILL COVIELLO PHILLIP YOUMANS’ “BURNING CANE,” starring Wendell Pierce,

won the Tribeca Film Festival’s 2019 Founder’s Award for Best Narrative Feature. (See “And Action” on page 13.) It’s one of the “Centerpiece Screenings” highlights at the New Orleans Film Festival, which runs Oct. 16 to 23 at various local venues. A 2018 graduate of New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Youmans obviously wasn’t born when the festival was launched 30 years ago. In those three decades, Louisiana has become a moviemaking hub, and the festival now showcases films made locally and around the globe and is a networking spot for aspiring and experienced filmmakers.

“Burning Cane” screens at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at Orpheum Theater. The opening night film (7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Orpheum) is “Marriage Story,” in which Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver star as a couple struggling through a difficult divorce. Director Kasi Lemmons’ “Harriet,” about Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman, is the closing night film. The festival’s “Spotlight” section features many major fall releases and recent festival winners, including “The Aeronauts,” ”Clemency,” “Jojo Rabbit,” Edward Norton’s “Motherless Brooklyn” and “The Report,” also starring Driver.

The festival’s more than 200 films include Louisiana-made features, programs of short films, documentaries and more. There also are filmmaker panel discussions, film pitching events, parties and more. The festival box office is at the Contemporary Arts Center, and information is available on www.neworleansfilmsociety.org.

The festival includes films from across the globe and on all sorts of subjects. Below are some previews of features and documentaries from Serbia to Cuba and the U.S.

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Venezuelan-born, Canadian filmmaker Pedro Ruiz’s “Havana, From on High” has beautiful views of the skyline of the Cuban capital, looking over a mix of modern and dilapidated buildings and out over the Caribbean. These are the views enjoyed by the city’s rooftop dwellers, many of whom squat in abandoned buildings, including some of the once-opulent hotels of pre-revolutionary Cuba.

Arturo makes a modest living fixing old American- and Russianmade TVs, which must be carted up stairs. Tita raises chickens on her rooftop terrace and rarely goes down to the street. Jose is a former drag performer who no longer lives with his brother, who disapproves of his homosexuality. A 95-year-old woman shares photos of herself as a young revolutionary and talks of meeting Che Guevara.

The only voices in the film are those of the rooftop dwellers, and they describe their daily routines and memories of looking down on the visiting motorcades of a pope and President Barack Obama. Ruiz is interested in what they value and what gives their lives meaning, and the diverse group has much to say. Ruiz weaves their stories into a poetic narrative that runs over panoramas of amber sunsets and colorful images of crumbling Spanish architecture and

Arturo, who lives on a rooftop in Havana, is featured in the documentary “Havana, From on High.”

WED.-SUN. OCT. 16-NOV. 10 | In a haunted but humorous adventure, The NOLA Project has conjured the Headless Horseman in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden.

The original work by Pete McElligott revisits Washington Irving’s classic horror tale and other short stories. At 7 p.m. in the garden. Dates vary through Nov. 10.

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FRI. OCT. 18 | GIVERS and Sweet Crude team up for a double dose of roots music-inspired Louisiana indie pop. Sweet Crude releases a single on Friday to preview an album expected for release in 2020. At 10 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

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FRI.-SAT. OCT. 18-19 | “Gothic Harvest,” a New Orleans period Voodoo thriller, “Eat Brains Love,” a brain-splattering zombie flick, and “Wounds” are among the New Orleans-shot features in the horror film fest presented by Krewe of Boo and Zeitgeist Theatre and Lounge at Zeitgeist.

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SAT. OCT. 19 | Chicago’s Trinity Irish Dance Co. opens the New Orleans Ballet Association’s 50th season with a program of nine new and stock company pieces that highlight its furious stepping and progressive approach to traditional Irish dance. At 8 p.m. at Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts.

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Sarah M. Broom and Albert Woodfox, both New Orleans

authors, were named finalists for the 2019 National Book Awards.

Broom’s memoir of growing up in New Orleans East, “The Yellow House,” is one of the most widely acclaimed books of the year, while Woodfox’s “Solitary” details his 40 years behind bars in Angola State Penitentiary. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in New York City Nov. 20.

The percentage of people in metro New Orleans who said they would support President Donald Trump’s re-election.

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U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, a candidate for Louisiana governor, has called for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to be be removed from office for starting impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

PRE-ELECTION HAIL MARY? ABRAHAM CALLS FOR PELOSI’S EXPULSION FROM U.S. HOUSE IN THE FINAL DAYS LEADING UP TO THE LOUISIANA GOVERNOR’S ELECTION last Saturday, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham — one of two main

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end for the New Orleans Saints, was named the sixth person in the team’s “Ring of Honor” during halftime of the Saints’ home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oct. 6. The award — the team’s highest — previously has been given to late owner Tom Benson and players Archie Manning, Morten Andersen, Rickey Jackson and Willie Roaf. Smith was killed in a road rage incident in the Lower Garden District in 2016.

U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham,

trailing third in the most recent poll in the Louisiana governor’s race, pulled a desperate stunt last week when he filed a House resolution calling for Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to be expelled from Congress. “This witch hunt has to end,” Abraham wrote of Pelosi’s role in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump — and Abraham’s resolution seemed designed to curry favor with Trump, who has not picked a Republican favorite in the race.

Republicans vying to unseat Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards — called for the expulsion of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, from the U.S. House of Representatives due to her decision to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

The congressman from Alto authored a resolution that Pelosi be expelled, citing a clause of the U.S. Constitution that states each house of Congress “may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of twothirds, expel a member.”

“Nancy Pelosi’s vicious crusade against our lawfully elected president is nothing more than a politically motivated witch hunt and it must be stopped,” Abraham said in a statement. Democrats gained control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections.

According to the U.S. Senate’s website, the Senate has expelled only 15 members since 1789, 14 of whom supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. Only five members have been expelled from the House.

Pelosi has defended the impeachment investigation. “The actions taken by the president over the past two weeks show a defiance of our founders, with a total disregard for their wisdom and the U.S. Constitution,” she told reporters. “The president will be held accountable. When it comes to impeachment, it is just about the facts and the Constitution.”

In attack ads against Abraham in the governor’s race targeted at Republican voters, his main GOP opponent, Eddie Rispone of Baton Rouge, tried to portray Abraham as voting with Pelosi. Abraham said such votes typically were on bipartisan, noncontroversial bills.

Over the summer, he posted a Facebook video touting a vote against what he called a “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi-Democrat bill.”

The move came as news of a poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy between Oct. 1-4 found Abraham in third place in the governor’s race, behind incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards, who received 45% of support, and businessman Eddie Rispone, with 22%. Abraham had 17% of support. The poll, which was commissioned by Gray Television, had a margin of error of 4%.

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In a survey conducted by Mason Dixon Polling & Strategy in early October, metro New Orleans showed the smallest percentage of support for a Trump second term. Across the state, 51% support his re-election. New Orleans also was the only region in the state supporting Trump’s impeachment; 57% statewide do not support it, and in north Louisiana that number is 71%.

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about women, used Abraham’s latest move as another chance to swipe at the congressman.

“Congressman Abraham might be the only person in America who has called on both Trump and Pelosi to step aside at different times,” Rispone said. “But I agree, Pelosi should be expelled. Glad Ralph got it right this time.” — KAYLEE POCHE & ELIZABETH CRISP

U.S. 5th District Court of Appeals hears oral arguments on abortion law Last November, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves permanently blocked a 2018 Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks. But the battle over the law — which a similar law in Louisiana hinges on — is not over yet.

Three judges on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on the law in New Orleans last week, during which the state of Mississippi claimed the district court should have allowed it to present evidence about whether a fetus feels pain during an abortion.

In that ruling, Reeves, who hears cases in the Southern District of Mississippi, called the law “a facially unconstitutional ban on abortions prior to viability.” He referred to the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v.

Wade, which established a woman’s right to an abortion before the fetus is viable, or can live outside the womb, on the basis of the right to privacy.

The 5th Circuit Court, which covers Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, is considered more conservative than other federal appellate courts. In September 2018, it upheld a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals — potentially leaving the state with only one abortion provider. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last week to hear arguments in that case, marking the first time its new conservative majority will hear a major abortion case.

If the 5th Circuit upholds the Mississippi ban, Louisiana’s 15-week ban would kick in, putting taxpayers on the hook for any legal costs accrued should the case go to the U.S. Supreme Court. There’s no timetable for the circuit court ruling.

Mississippi’s ban allows exceptions only in the cases of a medical emergency or severe fetal abnormality. Louisiana’s abortion ban, which also was passed in 2018, carves out exceptions only to “preserve the life or health of the unborn child,” “to remove a stillborn child,” or to save the life of the mother.

Louisiana’s ban also states that anyone who performs an abortion after 15 weeks would face a prison sentence of up to two years. There

would be no legal penalty for the woman who received the abortion.

The 5th Circuit’s ruling could impact the future of the laws Louisiana and Mississippi passed earlier this year that would outlaw abortions once an embryo’s heartbeat is detected, around the sixth week of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant.

As with the 15-week ban, Louisiana’s “6-week ban,” also known as “the heartbeat bill,” will only go into effect if federal courts uphold Mississippi’s version of the law.

Both Louisiana’s 15-week and sixweek bans were authored by State Sen. John Milkovich, D-Shreveport, a staunch anti-abortion legislator who has said he is in favor of banning all abortions in the state. The six-week ban was just one of several abortion restrictions the state passed this year. — KAYLEE POCHE

Louisiana still has high STD rates, but Health Dept. says progress is being made Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases are on the rise nationally, and Louisiana’s case rates rank among the highest, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) released last week.

The state had the nation’s second highest chlamydia rate, the third-highest congenital syphilis rate (or the rate of syphilis among newborns), the fifth-highest gonorrhea rate and the seventh-highest primary and secondary syphilis rates.

But Dr. DeAnn Gruber, director of the Louisiana Department of Health’s Bureau for Infectious Diseases, said those rankings are mostly down from last year’s report, in which the state ranked second highest in rates of chlamydia, first in congenital syphilis, third in gonorrhea and third in primary and secondary syphilis. “Even though we’re in the Top 10 still, we see this as being progress that we’re no longer only in the Top 3,” Gruber said.

This year, Louisiana saw a reported 36,293 chlamydia cases, 12,043 gonorrhea cases, 669 primary and secondary syphilis cases and 46 cases of congenital syphilis.

In some cases, the decline in Louisiana’s rankings was due to a decline in case rates, but in others, it was due to an increase in other state’s rates.

The state’s congenital syphilis cases went down 22% from last year’s report, which helped it jump down four spots in the national rankings. It was the first time in nearly a decade the state did not rank first.

Gruber attributes part of this decline to the fact that, in response to the high rates Louisiana began seeing in the early 2000s, the state assembled regional STD/HIV task

forces and case review teams to determine better strategies to reduce the number of cases.

In 2014, the state passed a law requiring every pregnant woman to be tested for both syphilis and HIV at an initial prenatal care visit and again in the third trimester. Primary and secondary syphilis decreased by about 1% from the previous year, as the national rate jumped by 15%.

Louisiana’s gonorrhea and chlamydia case rates increased, but not as much as other states.

The number of reported combined cases of the three STDs reached an all-time high in the United States in 2018, with 1.8 million chlamydia cases, more than 583,000 gonorrhea cases and more than 115,045 syphilis cases between 2017 and 2018. That’s a 63% increase in gonorrhea cases and a 19% increase in chlamydia cases since 2014, the CDC report said.

People in Louisiana most affected

by STDs are people between 13 and 24 years of age, gay and bisexual men and pregnant women.

Gruber said the biggest obstacles the state faces in lowering STD rates is the stigma surrounding sexual health, sexual education and access to treatment. — KAYLEE POCHE

Local writers Broom, Woodfox finalists for National Book Awards The 2019 National Book Awards have been narrowed down to 25 finalists, and New Orleans authors Sarah M. Broom and Albert Woodfox fill two of those spots. Both are nominated for books in the nonfiction category, of which there are five.

Broom’s “The Yellow House” is a memoir named for the New Orleans East house in which she grew up.

The house was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures, which is when Broom moved back to New Orleans. In the book, she discusses the impact Katrina had on her family.

Woodfox’s book “Solitary” discusses his time in Angola Prison, where he joined the Black Panther Party.

Woodfox and other members of the Panthers were accused of killing a white guard in 1972. He spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement before his release in February 2016, and the book details the harrowing conditions he experienced.

Jericho Brown, a Shreveport native who attended the University of New Orleans and Dillard University and now lives in Atlanta, also is a finalist for the poetry award with his book “The Tradition,” which explores themes of safety, evil and freedom.

The final awards will be announced Nov. 20 at a ceremony in New York City. — KAYLEE POCHE

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FIFTY PERCENT.

That’s the percentage of American voters who now think President Donald Trump should both be impeached and removed from office, according to a poll last week from POLITICO/Morning Consult. While the responses split largely along Democratic and Republican partisan lines, there was small movement that was not good news for the president: a slight uptick in both Democrats and Republicans supporting impeachment.

That pretty much lines up with how metro New Orleans (which includes surrounding parishes) is thinking. In advance of the last of three gubernatorial debates, Gray Television commissioned a poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy regarding impeachment and found 48% of those in metro New Orleans also support impeachment.

Louisiana as a whole, however, remains behind Donald Trump — but not nearly as staunchly as in 2016. The Gray Television poll found 51% of Louisiana voters would vote to re-elect the president, while 43% would replace him with an unspecified Democrat. Trump’s current level of support in Louisiana is far less than the 58% of the vote he got in 2016.

Last week, The Washington Post tallied up where the 53 Republican U.S. Senators stand on impeachment and found 14 (mostly in swing states) have expressed reservations or said they had concerns, while 39 “support Trump unequivocally.” Not surprisingly, the latter category included both Louisiana senators, Bill Cassidy and John Neely Kennedy.

Cassidy, who faces re-election next year, insisted that nothing in the transcript of the call between Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was improper, while Kennedy said of impeachment, “I think some of my Democratic friends are acting in good faith; I don’t have enough facts to agree with them. … My advice to them, and I say this gently: Fill out a ‘Hurt Feelings Report,’ and let’s move on.”

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Here are some facts Kennedy and other Republicans ought to consider, and we don’t say this gently: Trump admitted to the call; the transcript, although redacted in spots, still bolsters the anonymous whistleblower’s account of the call; and the transcript clearly shows Trump sought a quid pro quo from Ukraine — military aid in exchange for help with Trump’s re-election. The biggest fact of all: Merely asking a foreign government for campaign help is an impeachable offense; no quid pro quo is required.

Trump created another mess last week when he unilaterally changed Mideast foreign policy after a conversation with Turkish dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The president ordered American troops protecting the Kurds to stand down, a move that shocked military officials and drew rare bipartisan rebukes, even from some of Trump’s most ardent apologists in Washington D.C. Trump also has stonewalled the impeachment process itself, a strategy that his defenders likely will find increasingly difficult to defend in the weeks to come.

The people to watch in this process aren’t Trump or Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi — they’re Kennedy, Cassidy and other senators who will sit as jurors in any impeachment trial. If Trump’s support among his current apologists starts to soften, it’s a sure sign that his poll numbers are caving. Even boot-licking sycophants won’t protect a president who insists that he is above the law when voters turn against him.

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GOP in 2015 to win the governor’s race, most Republicans chalked it up as a one-off, a fluke. Well, here we are four years later.

I’m writing this column on Election Eve, so I can’t dissect last Saturday’s results. I can, however, discuss a few key takeaways from this election cycle. Here they are: Washington-style politics on the rise — Louisiana is deeply red on national matters, so it makes sense for local Republicans to try to tie state races to national GOP issues and figures — and to try to tie local Democrats to Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Recent messaging suggests that won’t change anytime soon, although races for governor historically have turned on local issues.

Term limits a big factor — Twelve years ago, legislative term limits kicked in and produced a 60% turnover. This year, lawmakers’ three-term limit is having another big impact. Term limits produced some hotly contested state House and Senate races across the metro area, but there’s a countervailing trend statewide. Of the 144 legislative contests on the ballot, 52 were settled more than a month ago when candidates won unopposed (40 in the 105-member House, 12 in the 39-member Senate).

GOP legislative gains — It’s a sure bet that Republicans, who already control the state House and Senate, ultimately will gain seats in both chambers once runoffs are completed. What’s not certain (as I write this) is whether they’ll have a “veto-proof” majority. That’s important because the next Legislature will draw new legislative, congressional,

judicial (where required) and Public Service Commission district lines after the 2020 Census.

The Trump factor — The president made an Election Eve appearance in Lake Charles that was covered widely across the state. After the president tweet-stormed him, Edwards offered a gentlemanly reply but otherwise did not engage. As I mentioned above, the GOP wanted to “nationalize” this election; anything Edwards might have said about Trump would have played into the Republicans’ strategy — and potentially cost Edwards among conservative whites.

Plus, well, not everybody tweets. Did Trump make a difference? If Edwards won the primary outright, the answer is clearly “no.” If Edwards is now in a runoff, keep reading.

The PAC attacks — If there’s a runoff, I don’t think it’s because Trump swung things at the last minute.

Rather, I think it’s because the millionaires behind several super PACs pulled out all the stops in the final two weeks of the primary with some compelling attacks against Edwards — particularly those relating to his hiring of Johnny Anderson, who was forced to resign amid a sexual harassment scandal. Other millionaires behind pro-Edwards PACs did everything they could, too, attacking the governor’s Republican rivals.

If Edwards has won in the primary, the national media no doubt will say Trump couldn’t keep a Democratic incumbent below 50% in a state that gave him 58% in 2016. Truth is, if Edwards has won it says more about Louisiana Republicans’ failure to unite behind a single top-tier candidate than about Trump — and it proves that our gubernatorial elections still turn on local issues and not altogether on national ones.

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Born Oct. 15, 1959 in Fall River, Massachusetts, Lagasse attended culinary arts classes at the prestigious Johnson and Wales University before working at restaurants in New York, Boston and Philadelphia early in his career.

In the 1980s, he was lured to New Orleans by Ella and Dick Brennan to work at Commander’s Palace. There, Lagasse built on the innovations of his predecessor, Paul Prudhomme, who helped revitalize what the Brennans called haute Creole cuisine. “It’s taking an American dish and refining it and presenting it beautifully. … We’re keeping that wonderful Creole taste but lightening it,” he told The Times-Picayune in Sept. 1984, 18 months after joining Commander’s. “The culture here is magnificent when it comes to food and I’m a foodie,” he said. “The food, the people, the atmosphere, the traditions — it’s paradise.”

In 1990, Lagasse opened his own critically acclaimed restaurant, Emeril’s, in the Warehouse District. It was followed two years later by NOLA Restaurant in the French Quarter. Over the years, his empire grew to four restaurants here as well as nearly a dozen other eateries in Las Vegas, Florida and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He became a television favorite, with a long-running show on the Food Network, as well as appearances on “Good Morning America” and “Top Chef.”

Lagasse has authored 19 cookbooks and he and his restaurants have earned dozens of awards. In 2013, he was named Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation for his philanthropic work supporting children’s educational programs and the culinary arts. His Emeril Lagasse Foundation has given $10 million to charities and schools across the country.

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EW ORLEANS NATIVE PHILLIP YOUMANS’ “BURNING CANE” IS A LOUISIANA-MADE FILM THROUGH AND THROUGH — from the long shifts at Morning Call that helped pay for its production, to the network of New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) alumni that put it together, to the Laurel Valley Plantation in Thibodaux where it was shot.

Which is why it feels appropriate that after a whirlwind year — in which the 19-yearold’s debut feature-length film won top accolades at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and was picked up by director Ava Duvernay’s independent production company ARRAY Now — he’s coming home to see his movie featured as a Centerpiece Film in the New Orleans Film Festival Saturday, Oct. 19, shortly before it debuts on the

streaming service Netflix Nov. 6.

“It’s just like, insane, how full circle it feels,” Youmans says.

The NOCCA and Benjamin Franklin High School alumnus made history when he entered Tribeca as the youngest filmmaker selected to compete in the festival and again as the first black filmmaker to win the 18-year-old festival’s Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature in the U.S. Narrative Competition. The film also won Best Cinematography and Best Actor (for Wendell Pierce).

“Honestly, I got really emotional afterwards,” Youmans says. “It didn’t really register with me until I was at my mom’s Airbnb. … In all honesty, I cried then because it was just surreal.”

“Burning Cane” captivated Tribeca jurors

with the story of Helen Wayne (Karen Kaia Livers), a devout Baptist woman living in the black rural South, and her struggle to reconcile her religious beliefs and relationships with her unemployed son, Daniel (Dominique McClellan), and her pastor, the Rev. Joseph Tillman (Pierce), both of whom struggle with alcoholism.

The independent film — which Youmans wrote, filmed and directed while he was a high school student — was a grassroots effort, with many in the New Orleans film community chipping in to make its creation possible.

Due in part to its small-scale production and in part to Youmans’ fresh perspective, “Burning Cane” differs vastly from the studio films that often top the box office. It’s quieter, often forgoing background music

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Many of the scenes are shot with a hand-held camera amid low lighting, giving the viewer an intimate look at the characters’ lives, almost as if watching a documentary.

Viewers get a close look as the film tackles heavy topics like addiction, domestic violence and toxic masculinity, while also serving as an exploration of the role of religion in Protestant black communities.

The latter is a subject Youmans has thought a lot about, growing up in the Baptist church and going to church every Sunday. Unanswered questions and doubts he had as a child led him at times to fear he was going to hell, he says. He went through phases where he would pray frequently, hoping that would save him, and other periods where he would eschew religion altogether.

“I felt like I was a prisoner of belief in a way, like it was just exhausting to be afraid of the idea that me not believing in this thing was going to land me in the fiery pits of hell,” Youmans says. “Around seventh grade, I was praying a ton of times a day just because I was afraid, but that was exhausting. Living in fear like that is exhausting.”

It took him awhile to get to the place he feels he is now — a place, he says, where he is comfortable with his own beliefs and is learning to respectfully navigate the differences between his beliefs and those of his family members. His mother, Cassandra, a practicing Christian, helped produce and finance the film, even though, according to Youmans, she “knew ‘dern’ well what ‘Burning Cane’ was about.”

“She understood what it meant for me, and she respected what it meant to me and my personal journey,” he says.

That’s why it was important to Youmans that the film provide a nuanced and humanizing portrayal of the religious community, unfettered by his personal beliefs. “That was my utmost mission — that none of it felt like a caricature, a spoof, a parody or an outright damnation of the people and what they believe, how you see them and how they live in this film,” he says.

To ensure the characters came across as multi-dimensional, Youmans gave them space to live and breathe, he says. After a scene where Tillman has gone

on a drunken tirade, the film shows him listening to the radio as he drives down a plantation road, smoking a cigarette.

“We see him unwinding,” Youmans says. “We see him taking a beat. I think it’s just moments like that that sort of spur us to just stop and consider the person, the person and his actions preceding and following.”

The film opens with Helen listing off the homemade remedies she has tried to cure her dog, Jojo, of mange. No matter what she tries, nothing seems to keep him from scratching — but she’s adamant about not taking him to the veterinarian.

“You’d have to kill me before I’d take Jojo to a doctor,” Helen says. “They’d just tell me to take him around to the sugarcane fields and shoot him between the eyes.”

The relationship between Helen and her dog mirrors the relationship between Helen and Daniel and her often fruitless efforts to try to help him, a parallel that exists through the film’s ambiguous ending. Throughout the film, characters rely on friends, family and religion to help them navigate tumultuous times.

Perhaps it was this level of care put into “Burning Cane” — exemplified by the constructed parallels and the distinct efforts to humanize its characters — that drew Duvernay, the director behind “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Selma” and “13th,” to the film.

She founded ARRAY Now in 2010 with the goal of amplifying independent films by people of color and women. Youmans says he felt compelled to send the company a letter because its mission of telling black stories resonated with him.

He was in the New York University (NYU) library when he received the call. “I said hello, and Ava says, ‘Hey, Phillip, it’s Ava,’ ” he recalls. “I was like, ‘Oh, my God.’ ” Once he bolted from the library, the two of them discussed what kind of conversations he wanted the film to provoke and how to bring it into the marketplace. The discussion culminated with ARRAY Now announcing in September that the film will be released on Netflix Nov. 6 and shown at various screenings around the country this fall.

Youmans may be young, but he’s been on sets for nearly half his life. He first began acting in his elementary school’s theater

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Wendell Pierce, as the Rev. Tillman, preaches to the congregation of Laurel Valley Missionary Baptist Church in a scene from ‘Burning Cane.’

when Livers read the script, she was intent on playing the role of Helen herself. A mutual NOCCA contact then paired them up with Pierce, a New Orleans actor known for his roles in “Treme,” “Suits” and “The Wire,” whose sermons as the pastor carry some of the film’s heaviest and most central themes.

But it was an Instagram direct message that got Benh Zeitlin, director of the 2012 New Orleans-shot drama, “Beasts of the

I think 'Burning Cane' was a maturing situation for me just all around. It was a lesson on patience and the fact that these things take time.

— Phillip Youmans Southern Wild,” on board as the film’s executive producer. Youmans sent him a teaser of the film, and Zeitlin would become instrumental in helping Youmans secure a cash grant from #CreateLouisiana for post-production of the film. The grant helped them gain access to editing space at independent film studio Second Line Stages and final color correction through FotoKem studios. The two of them would sit together for hourslong feedback sessions, with Zeitlin offering tips and suggestions, Youmans says.

With so many people and so much time invested in the project, Youmans knew there was no turning back. He’d have to

follow through this time around. Still, when it came time to submit the film to festivals, he felt uneasy.

“Before I actually started submitting the film, I was in a really weird headspace because I couldn’t watch it,” Youmans says.

“It just couldn’t feel ready for me for some reason. My mother was actually the one who told me, ‘Phillip, you just have to let it go because it’s just going to be an endless thing.

“I just needed someone to tell me like enough is enough, and my mom was the perfect one to do it because she was so involved in it,” he adds.

While “Burning Cane” may not have been a coming-of-age film by way of its plot, the three-year process from the birth of the short to the film’s upcoming release taught Youmans a lot about filmmaking and what it takes to bring an idea into fruition.

“I think ‘Burning Cane’ was a maturing situation for me just all around, seeing that patience is key,” Youmans says. “It was a lesson on patience and the fact that these things take time. Post-production took a lot longer than I thought it ever would.

But it needed every single bit of that time, every feedback session, all the rigorous notes — everything.”

While the hyper-focus and discipline he had working on “Burning Cane” was something new to Youmans at the time, now he often becomes engrossed in the many projects he has in the works.

During his first semester at NYU last year, he filmed a short documentary on Kenner native and musician Jon Batiste and his band Stay Human — the house band on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” — during their six-night residency at the Village Vanguard, an iconic New York City jazz club. The documentary will be about 18 minutes long and premiere later this year. “[Jon’s] music is awe-inspiring,” Youmans says. “He’s a singular artist. I feel beyond lucky to even know the guy, much less con-

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department around age 11, then played minor roles in a few films that were shot in the city. But it was being on set for his role as “kid” in the 2015 science-fiction drama “American Hero” and talking to the film’s director and crew that solidified his belief that his interests were behind the camera.

That, and the Haribo gummy bears.

“I think there was an experience part of actually being on set, being an actor, having a trailer, having somebody come ask me if I wanted Haribo gummy bears, stuff like that, that kind of made me feel like maybe this part of the production really isn’t for me,” Youmans says. “I’m more interested in being the kind of creative voice behind the entire machine.”

He started making shorts — which he now evaluates as “really, really bad” — to experiment with the camera and develop his style. He would shoot music videos with his friends, but often never followed through on producing them.

Then, at 16, he wrote a script for a short called “The Glory,” a story about a son who visits his mother unannounced after a prolonged separation. Realizing something is wrong, she grapples with the guilt she feels as a mother.

Isaac Webb, Youmans’ teacher and department chair of NOCCA’s media arts department, read the script and told him that it had feature-length potential. The story was rooted in character and limited in its locations. Webb’s words were the catalyst Youmans needed to birth “Burning Cane.”

“I felt like if I was going to stand out, that I needed to do this now and then,” Youmans says. “I felt like it was going to be the jump.

It was going to be the fuel to really improve, really respect and take film seriously fully as an artform and as a job. I think a big reason that I was unsatisfied with some of my earlier work was that, in truth, I knew deep down that I wasn’t giving it my all, giving it my full heart.”

So this time, Youmans launched ahead at full force. Once he’d gotten Webb’s blessing, he spent his entire Mardi Gras break from school holed up in his room drafting the script, expanding upon Tillman’s character and adding context to Helen and Daniel’s relationship. When he wasn’t writing, he was feeling guilty about not writing.

Less than a week later, he returned with a first draft of a feature-length script — roughly 80 pages long.

“I definitely think that was just sort of a building of that mindset of me having this singular, sort of tunnel vision with it,” he says. “The tunnel vision came on in a good way.”

Youmans and fellow producer and Benjamin Franklin High School alum Mose Mayer started pooling together resources in the following months — starting an Indiegogo fundraiser, pitching in their own money from summer jobs and collecting donations from family and friends.

Webb connected Youmans with Livers, who had graduated from NOCCA decades earlier, to kick off the casting process. But

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sider him a friend. ... I miss that dude so much.”

He also recently put together a music video for Inner Wave, an alternative band from Southern California, which he shot in Joshua Tree National Park. The video will mark the first music video Youmans has released.

His next narrative feature will be about the New Orleans chapter of the Black Panthers, a subject he hopes to approach with the same nuance he aimed for with “Burning Cane.”

He’s had the idea since his freshman year of high school, when he met several members at a short documentary screening on the Black Panthers at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center. He told them about the project, and before long he was regularly visiting Malik Rahim, Steve Green and Barbara Guyton at their houses after school and on weekends, interviewing and hanging out with them.

“It’s very, very interesting, especially when you think about the Panthers as a group of peo— Phillip Youmans ple who are so unapologetically pro-black,” Youmans says. “They’re not anti-white, they’re pro-black. ... They’ve been so stigmatized and demonized for so long, and I just want to be a part of humanizing. I just want to be a part of showcasing them as they really were and highlighting the work that they did for the community, while also showcasing them as human beings.”

Youmans has teamed with a producer and currently is workshopping the script for the feature. That’s all he can say, though. He’s excited about everything that’s to come, so much so that he has to catch himself from revealing information that hasn’t been announced yet.

But amid a year of impressive accomplishments and ongoing projects, Youmans also had to make a difficult decision: Was he going to pursue the professional opportunities opening up for him or was he going to stay in school for three more years to finish his film degree?

He ultimately chose the former — a decision he says he’s still a little insecure about when telling people for the first time.

Ultimately, he knew he had to keep up the momentum.

“I have the opportunity to do what I love doing, and I feel like I just can’t turn around,” he says. “I feel like I would regret not going at this thing full force more than I would regret not being in class.”

I have the opportunity to do what I love doing, and I feel like I just can’t turn around. I feel like I would regret not going at this thing full force more than I would regret not being in class.

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Your CBD Store

Crystal Nugent OW N E R , P R E S I D E N T

Crystal Nugent opened the doors to the very first dedicated CBD store right here in New Orleans on Magazine Street. Your CBD Store quickly grew adding another location in Metairie on Veterans as well as on the West Bank on Manhattan. She says her store’s initial growth was by word of mouth alone. “I never imagined that my hopes and dreams of bringing CBD to my community would have grown this much.” She is stopped by customers quite a bit who thank her for being so open about her story and often tell her their own success stories from using her store’s CBD. “This has been the most rewarding past year or so. We receive the most incredible, heartwarming stories of happiness and of real hope as people tell us how we changed their lives.”

A little background on Crystal; she is one of the Founding Members of the brand Your CBD Store which is currently the largest CBD retail chain in the world, with over 500 stores to date. Their astonishing projections show that growth will double to 1,000 stores by the end of first quarter in 2020. Try to wrap your head around that exponential growth in such a short period of time!

Crystal has set the tone for CBD in our marketplace being known as the store that carries high quality CBD but also as the one that educates and advocates for it.

Her stores only carry one brand and that’s SunMed CBD. SunMed just won the 2019 USA CBD award for having the Best CBD Tincture and Best CBD Topical Relief Cream. You may have also seen her here, on a local level, win Gambit’s Best of New Orleans as the #1 Best Place to Buy CBD and in the top 3 for the Best New Boutique Stores. “Why carry a bunch of different subpar brands if I know the quality of SunMed?” It turns out that she third party tested other products that she was thinking about possibly carrying in her stores and came across some very disheartening lab results. “Some of these products didn’t even contain any CBD, and others didn’t have nearly the amount they were claiming. This is why I made the decision to only carry a brand that I can fully trust.”

Her stores are refreshing and beautiful. You feel as though you’re in a high end spa with a home like feel.

The first impression when you walk into her stores is that warm feeling of being welcomed. She praises her staff constantly as being such amazing people that

truly understood her vision of giving the community only the very best; the best personal care as well as the best products available on the market. Crystal and her staff go above and beyond to ensure you’ll get that personal experience each and every time you walk through the doors. “I knew I wanted to design the stores to have an environment where people feel comfortable opening up to us.” Crystal wanted to stay away from the vibe of a smoke shop or vape store because she wanted to appeal to people that live with ailments such as pain, inflammation, and anxiety.

This article is not just about Crystal’s monetary or financial success, but about showing her true genuine generosity and kind heartedness that she exudes.

Crystal is the type of person that loves to give back as well, with October being the month to do just that, you can see her giving back as being a sponsor for the Walk to Defeat ALS and the NAMIWalks which is a movement for mental health.

Just this summer, the brand raised money across their network of stores for The Veterans Initiative 22, an organization focused on helping veterans live a better life, and also raised money for hurricane relief for the Bahamas.

If you haven’t already become a loyal customer of Crystal’s Your CBD Store we urge you to stop in any of her beautiful locations, and learn more about CBD and join her movement.

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Bean there COAST ROAST COFFEE & TEA (www. thecoastroast.com) opens a standalone shop Friday, Oct. 18, at 3618 Magazine St. Coast Roast operates retail outlets in St. Roch Market and Auction House Market and has two locations in Mississippi.

A Friday opening event will feature speakers from a farm in Honduras

Thalia is a casual bistro in the Lower Garden District

BY RE B ECC A F R I E D M A N IN THEIR SOPHOMORE EFFORT, chefs

Michael Stoltzfus and Kristen Essig, owners of Coquette, have created a friendly neighborhood spot in the Lower Garden District that treats guests of all ages like family.

A green door facing the corner of Constance and Thalia streets opens into a dining room warmed by buttery yellow walls and folk art, including a tall alligator painted by local artist Devin De Wulf. An L-shaped bar separates the dining tables from an open kitchen, allowing customers to watch the work of Essig and co-sous chefs Ana Castro and Sean Poole.

Vintage-inspired glassware and cutlery add to the homey feeling.

The menu is a blend of inspirations: Southern, as in barbecued shrimp flavored with Coca-Cola, rosemary and peanuts; Italian, in housemade pasta dishes; and a mix of elements including schnitzel and cornmeal naan with labneh. It holds together, though, because it’s all extraordinarily well done.

For starters, slivers of muscadine crown a bowl of creamy burrata and vivid pistou that requires no bread, just a spoon. An artichoke is stuffed with a crusty, browned mix of heirloom tomatoes, breadcrumbs and butter. One evening’s special salad featured an autumnal blend of mixed greens, roasted squash, walnuts and country ham with brown butter vinaigrette. Small plates range from $4 to $14.

Among the entrees, the yakamein offered generous portions of sliced eye of round, Gulf shrimp and handmade scallion ash tagliatelle in a richly flavored broth. A side of chili sauce allows diners to customize the heat level. Roasted chicken was

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1245 Constance St., (504) 655-1338; www.thalianola.com

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executed perfectly, with crisp skin and juicy meat over a pool of creamy mustard sauce.

Pastas are uniformly outstanding and offered in two sizes. Gemelli with a Bolognese of beef, pork and chicken is served simply, accented by dollops of fresh ricotta. Chicken sausage with rigatoni gets a seasonal treatment with pumpkin, shiso and a shower of thinly shaved cheese that melts over the pile.

Thalia offers “rituals,” or recurring weekly specials, each night the restaurant is open. Tuesday is schnitzel, which one week featured a crisply breaded portion with pumpkin gravy and a side of smoky greens.

Thursday brings baked pasta, which appeared in a cast-iron skillet of macaroni topped with red gravy and gooey, browned mozzarella. Entrees are between $14 and $21.

Desserts are simple but interesting.

A china teacup of chocolate custard is topped with Chantilly cream and a sprinkle of pistachios, and floating islands of meringue are served over creme anglaise with salted caramel

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Chef Kristen Essig (front) and the staff at Thalia.

sauce and sliced almonds. A special dessert of whipped mascarpone, coffee granita and lemon curd offered a tasty take on tiramisu.

A quirky cocktail list includes a Lei Low with manzanilla, PX, orgeat and mint. The wine selection is as far-reaching and well-considered as the menu, featuring several intriguing choices by the glass.

Service is friendly, knowledgeable and unhurried, although it is slow at times. The dining room is small and gets noisy, and the restaurant does not accept reservations.

Thalia strives to be child-friendly, with a kid’s plate available for $8, and restrooms that feature children’s drawings and changing tables.

Any neighborhood would be lucky to have a restaurant producing this level of creative, approachable cooking. Dinner at Thalia could become a weekly ritual all its own.

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that supplies Coast Roast with beans. The shop will give away free bags of coffee while supplies last.

Coast Roast offerings vary by location, and the new Magazine Street store will sell coffee and espresso beverages as well as bags of Coast Roast beans. Co-owner Kevin Pedeaux plans to add a frozen granita machine. Coast Roast’s granita will use a cold brew method and raw sugar.

Pedeaux is turning to connections at his market locations for food.

SOLA Deli from the Auction House Market will provide sandwiches and other light options. The shop will offer a variety of pastries and sweets from vendors including Nonna Randazzo’s Bakery.

The shop will have seating indoors and on a front patio. Coast Roast will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

— REBECCA FRIEDMAN

Absinthe-minded BELLE EPOQUE ABSINTHE Lounge

(240 Bourbon St.; www.ruebourbon. com/belle-poque) opens Oct. 17 behind the Old Absinthe House bar, in the space that housed Tony Moran’s Restaurant until 2016.

Rue Bourbon Hospitality, led by Jober’t Salem and general manager Mourad Habli, owns and operates the Old Absinthe House as well as adjacent event spaces and nearby daiquiri shops.

To create the cocktail lounge, Salem tapped Laura Bellucci to serve as bar director. She honed her skills leading the bar program at SoBou and also worked at Apolline and Booty’s Street Food. Chef Hayley Vanvleet, the opening chef

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though they changed locations and owners more than once. A bill of sale dates the fountains to at least 1863.

Absinthe, nicknamed the “green fairy,” is a potent liquor with hints of anise and fennel that was banned in the U.S. in 1912 following its ban in many European countries. The spirit was legalized in 2007, and it became popular with cocktail enthusiasts.

Bartender Cayetano Ferrer created the absinthe frappe cocktail at the Old Absinthe House.

Belle Epoque has a full bar and the beverage menu is built around absinthe, with various brands and a cocktail menu.

Vanvleet has crafted a menu of creative French-inspired dishes such as foie gras-stuffed chicken lollipops with truffle aioli. Dishes range from $12 to $20, with a late-night happy hour geared toward service industry workers, featuring plates from $6 to $8.

Belle Epoque will be open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, with dinner service until midnight and late-night happy hour until 2 a.m. It will be open 3 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Sunday. — REBECCA FRIEDMAN

Brandy new thing RAMPART TREEHOUSE (740 N. Rampart St., 504-407-3484) opened Oct. 1 in the space that formerly housed the Red Truck Clubhouse. New owner Michelle Healey has maintained a focus on pizza, but she has concocted a new spin on the dish.

“People have flaming shots and other showy things,” Healey says. “I was like, ‘What if we set our pizzas on fire?’ ” In the tradition of dishes like Brennan’s bananas Foster, the Flambeaux pizza is flamed table-

side. After igniting a lot of pizza, she selected brandy for the job.

“The alcohol completely burns off and leaves a light, sweet, smoky flavor,” Healey says. “I didn’t want to compromise the flavor of the pizza just to add something fun.”

Flaming pizza is available until 9 p.m., and managers may not serve it to rowdy customers, she says.

Rampart Treehouse serves flamed and regular whole pies, and slices are available for takeout. Large slices with cheese are $4; slices with pepperoni cost $5; and there is a daily special slice. Salads and sandwiches round out the menu, and there are vegan items.

The restaurant’s unique decor features work by featured artists and a tree sculpture that appears to grow from the bar. That tree was created for the previous owners by an artist who worked for Mardi Gras World.

Healey is encouraging community service through the restaurant.

Customers who can verify having completed three hours of community service for any organization in the city will receive a free meal and a drink. Employees also are compensated for community service hours.

Rampart Treehouse is open noon to 2 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday, and noon to 4 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Pizza is served until closing.

Delivery is available through Uber Eats, Postmates, Waitr and Grubhub.

— REBECCA FRIEDMAN

Tujague’s to move — a few blocks THE CITY’S SECOND-OLDEST RESTAURANT, Tujague’s Restaurant,

will relocate from its longtime home at 823 Decatur St. to 429 Decatur St. next summer, owner Mark Latter confirmed.

The new address, a three-story building that dates to the 1840s, previously was home to the restaurant Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., which closed last year after 20 years in business.

Latter intends to open Tujague’s there by August, following a renovation. He plans to keep the current location open until the restaurant moves.

Tujague’s, which dates to 1856, has for generations been part of the traditional Creole old guard in the New Orleans food world. Only Antoine’s Restaurant, opened in 1840, has a longer history in New Orleans.

The building where Tujague’s is located is owned by TKM-Decatur, a company registered to Tina Motwani Narra, daughter of local real estate mogul Mike Motwani, who says he plans to seek a new tenant for the space and hopes to attract another restaurant.

With its new location, Tujague’s will more than double in size. — IAN MCNULTY/THE ADVOCATE

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Sara Levasseur Jam maker

SARA LEVASSEUR LEARNED TO MAKE JAM from her grandmother

in Ottawa, Canada, and she has converted jam-making from a hobby into a business. In the kitchen of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum, Levasseur creates original flavors such as “peach rose geranium,” “plum cardamom” and “blueberry star anise,” which are available in stores around town. (A full list of jams is available at www.jamboreejams.co.)

Levasseur also offers Jamboree jelly doughnuts, jam cakes and jam-topped soft serve ice cream at regular pop-ups, including the second and last weekend of each month at Solo Espresso and the third weekend of the month in the front parlor of the Elysian Bar at the Hotel Peter & Paul.

What attracted you to jam making?

LEVASSEUR: My grandmother has a raspberry garden and would make raspberry jam for us every year. She taught me how to make it. When I was at university, I started a little jam company, just making jam and biscuits for professors and friends. I came to New Orleans for another job and eventually decided to go for the jam project full time.

Which of your flavors is the most challenging to produce?

L: I think the blackberry purple basil is the hardest. It’s hard to pick the blackberries, and it’s hard for the farmers to bring them to customers without them disintegrating.

Mayhaws, those little red cranberrylike things, are always difficult to find. I think they traditionally grow in swampy areas, and people would come with boats and scoop them up. There are a few trees left, but it’s hard to find someone willing to part with their mayhaws. I’m always asking around, though, because people really look for that jelly.

I like to find an accompaniment to traditional flavors, something that accentuates the fruit and brings it out in an interesting way.

I’m also working more with local

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herbs and peppers. Peppers are in season in the summer, and I know I have spicy satsuma in the fall.

I’ve been processing the peppers and freezing them for when the satsumas come around.

My fruit is mostly sourced through the farmers’ market. Or someone will reach out to me and say, “My grandpa has this tree. You should go and get all the fruit.”

How do you continue to build the business?

L: I’ve been trying to get creative about different ways to get people excited about jam. When I was [selling in] the farmers’ market, [the organizers] told me that vendors selling jam would come and go, because it’s difficult to get people buying jam every week, because it lasts.

I was thinking about something I could have for people to eat right there that also was a way for them to try the jam flavors. I follow a woman who makes jam in London, and she was doing jelly doughnuts, so I decided to try that. People responded well, so I kept doing it.

In the near term, I’m about to do another batch of fig and lemon and will start doing spicy satsuma and satsuma kumquat once kumquats are out.

As for the bigger picture, I would love to have a little jam space where I can make the jam out of my own kitchen, have a retail space up front and do some baked goods and special orders as well. Just to have all my stuff in in one spot would be really nice.

— REBECCA FRIEDMAN

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

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT 14 Parishes — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.14parishes.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Eat Well — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.pythianmarket.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $ Edison’s Espresso and Tea Bar— Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.pythianmarket.com — Delivery available. No reservations. B and L daily. Cash not accepted. $ Fete au Fete StrEATery — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.feteaufete.com — No reservations. B and L daily, D Fri-Sat. $$ Frencheeze — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (504) 269-3871; www.pythianmarket. com — No reservations. L and D daily. $ Kais — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (941) 481-9599; www.pythianmarket.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ La Cocinita — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (504) 309-5344; www.lacochinitafoodtruck.com — Delivery available. No reservations. B, L and D daily. $ Little Fig — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.little-fig.com — No reservations.

L daily, D Mon-Sat. $$

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

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

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Kebab — 2315 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3834328; www.kebabnola.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D WedMon, late Fri-Sat. $

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

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Cold Stone Creamery — 1130 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite F, (504) 736-5037; www. coldstonecreamery.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L, D daily. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4675611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$

Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. $ Marie’s Kitchen — 2483 Burgundy St., (504) 267-5869; www.mariesbarandkitchen.com — No reservations. D Fri-Sun. $$

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Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans. com — Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. L, early dinner daily. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations.

Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch SatSun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted.

B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

Akira Sushi + Hibachi — 3326 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, (504) 304-8820; www. akirametairie.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations.

L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www. marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations.

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

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MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted.

L, D daily. $$ FullBlast Brunch — 139 S. Cortez St., (504) 302-2800; www.fullblastbrunch.com — Reservations accepted. Brunch Thu-Mon. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Ikura Sushi + Hibachi — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 485-5658; www.ikuranola.net — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$

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

UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D TueSun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D MonThu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com ­— No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Le’s Baguette Banh Mi Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www.facebook. com/lesbaguettenola — No reservations. B Sat-Sun, L and D daily. $ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www.theospizza. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ The Trolley Stop Cafe — 1923 St. Charles Ave., (504) 523-0090; www.thetrolleystopcafe.com — Delivery available. No reservations. B and L daily, D and late-night Thu-Sat. $ Twisted Waffles — 1410 Annunciation St., Suite 2117, (504) 586-0573; www.twistedwaffles.com — Delivery available. No reservations. B, D daily, D Mon-Sat. $$

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

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

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THURSDAY 17 30/90 — Burris, 2; Andy J. Forest, 5; DJ Fresh, 10 BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; Big Mike & R&B Kings, 8; Natalie Cris Band, 11 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas, noon; Ranch Tee Motel, 3; Marty Peters & the Party Meters, 6:30; Ace Brass Band, 10 The Bayou Bar — John Papa Gros Trio, 7 Blue Nile — Where Yat Brass Band, 7:30; Bayou International Thursdays & DJ T-Roy, 11 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Larry Scala, Steve DeTroy & Josh Gouzy, 5; Tom McDermott & Michael Skinkus, 8 Carnaval Lounge — Mark Rubin & Friends, 6; Josh Benitez Band, 9 Check Point Charlie — Frenchie Moe, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge featuring Rik Slave, 7 Covington Trailhead — Cheeseburger Ranchers, 5 d.b.a. — Alexis & Samurai, 7; Deltaphonic, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Leo Keegan’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Jam, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Michael Mason Trio, 9:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — John Paul Carmody, 6; Simplistic featuring Anthony Coleman, 10 House of Blues— Neurotic Diction (Foundation Room), 6; Jake Landry (Restaurant & Bar), 6:30; Gin Blossoms, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-A-Holics, 8:30 The Lazy Jack — Patrick Varley, 7 Old Point Bar — Marshfire, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Fast Times, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Tim Laughlin & Crescent City Joymakers, 7 Pavilion of the Two Sisters — Paul Soniat and guest, 6 Ralph’s on the Park — Sandy Hinderlie, 5 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Chubby Carrier & Bayou Swamp Band, 8 Roosevelt Hotel — Leslie Martin, 5; Ron Jones, 7:30 Santos Bar — Legendary Pink Dots, 9 SideBar — Byrne:Kozar Duo, 7; Palindromes featuring Matt Booth, Brad Walker, Chris Alford and Doug Garrison, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Byron Asher’s Skrontch Music album-release party, 8 & 10

Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Mia Borders, 8

FRIDAY 18 30/90 — MB3, 11; Jonathan Bauer Project, 2; Jon Roniger & The Good For Nothin’ Band, 5; Smoke N Bones, 8; DJ Dot Dunnie, 10 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Tempted, 6; FunkySoul Band, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Jeremy Joyce Jazz Adventure, 11; Kala Chandra, 2; Smoky Greenwell, 6:30; City of Trees Brass Band, 10 The Bayou Bar — Andre Lovett Band, 9 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers Funk Box, 7:30; Brass Flavor, 10; Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers, 11; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Jerry Jumonville & Jump City Band featuring Freddie Stalhe, 6; Cole Williams, 9 Carnaval Lounge — Oxenphree, 6; Twin Lovers, 9 Casa Borrega — Los Tremolo Kings, 7 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae and friends, 7; Helen Gillet, 9:30 Columbia Street Landing — Phil deGrey, Lulu and the Broadsides, 6 d.b.a. — Russell Welch Hot Quartet, 4; 007, 11 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Bandog, 6; Faith Becnel, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz!, 10 Fountain Lounge — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Antoine Diel, 9 Gretna Riverfront Amphitheater — Amanda Shaw, 6 Hi-Ho Lounge — Funky Sole Nola featuring Shane Love, 9 House of Blues — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 12:30; Captain Buckles Band, 4;Baby Boy Bartels & The Boys (Restaurant & Bar), 7:30; Insane Clown Posse, 8 Howlin’ Wolf — Gradu for Captain’s Masquerade Ball, 7; Tris, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Chucky C & Clearly Blue, 7:30; Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx and Romy Kaye, 11 The Lazy Jack — Rockit Acoustic, 7 Le Bon Temps Roule — Jeff ‘Snake’ Greenberg, 7 NOLA Brewing Company — Olivya Lee & Michelle Welchons, 3 Oak Wine Bar — Mikalya Braun, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamie St. Pierre, 9:30

One Eyed Jacks — Los Coast, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lucien Barbarin, Kevin Louis & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Pearl Wine Co. — Jasper Brothers and Friends, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Karma, 9:30 Santos Bar — The Siouxies & Temple of Mercy, 9 SideBar — Tom Worrell, 7; Nick Benoit’s Bass-travaganza, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Lindsay Ell, Caylee Hammack and Tenille Townes, 7 Three Muses — Royal Roses, 5:30; Doro Wat, 9 Tipitina’s — Sweet Crude & Givers, 10 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3

SATURDAY 19 30/90 — Jonathan Bauer Project, 11 a.m.; Shawn Williams, 2; Simple Sound Retreat, 5; Marc Stone, 8; DJ Torch, 10; Soul Project, 11 Abita Springs Town Hall — Three Rivers Cooperative, Coobie Joe, Sabine and the Dew Drops, Rick Ledbetter, 7 BMC — Mojo Shakers, noon; Les Getrex n’ Creole Cookin’, 6; Lil Red & Big Bad, 9; Miles Casella, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Sabertooth, 11 a.m.; G & the Swinging Gypsies, 3:30; Johnny Mastro, 7; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 11:30 The Bayou Bar — Kennedy Kuntz & Men of the Hour, 9 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Marigny Street Brass Band, 10; DJ Raj Smoove, DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Tchopsley, 6; Keith Burnstein, 9 Carnaval Lounge — Royal and Dumaine Hawaiians, 6; Ismonic with Ozys, 9 Casa Borrega — Olivya Lee, 7 Circle Bar — Suplecs & DiNOLA, 9:30 d.b.a. — Robin Rapuzzi’s Novelty 5, 4; Tuba Skinny, 7; Soul Rebels, 11 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Lynn Drury, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Wendell Brunious Band, 10 Fountain Lounge — Leslie Martin, 5; Sam Kuslan, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Set de Flo featuring Lil Jodeci, 11

House of Blues — Michael Liuzza (Restaurant & Bar), 4; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7:30; Jake Landry & Right Lane Bandits (Foundation Room), 7; Steel Pulse, Tribal Seeds, New Kingston & Tropidelic, 8; DJ Matt Scott, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Exhorder, A Hanging & Morbid Torment, 8; Koodookoo & Quarx, 10 The Lazy Jack — Steve Arceneaux & Friends Unplugged, 3; Monster Crawfish, 7 Oak Wine Bar — Rich Collins, 9 Old Point Bar — Rebel Roadside, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Midriff, Pearl Earl & Juno Dunes, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Will Smith & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Contraflow, 9:30 Santos Bar — Nequient, Oxx & Leafdrinker, 9 SideBar — Andre Bohren, 7; Ace featuring Dave Anderson, Tom Chute & Dave Easley, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Cyrille Aimee Septet, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Shotgun Jazz, 9 Tipitina’s — Mt. Joy & Susto, 10

SUNDAY 20 30/90 — Danielle Ryce, 11 a.m.; The Set Up Kings, 2; Ted Hefko & The Thousandaires, 5; Chris Klein & The Blvds, 9 BMC — Shawn Williams Band, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3; Retrospex, 7; Moments Of Truth, 10 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas, 11; NOLA Ragweeds, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 6:30; Ed Wills Blues4Sale, 10; Bar Redux — Golden Sioux Mardi Gras Indians, 6:30 Blue Nile — Andrew J. Forest & Swamp Crawlers, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 10:30 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Some Like It Hot, 11 a.m.; Molly Reeves & Nahum Zdybel, 4; Steve Pistorius Jazz Quartet, 7 Carnaval Lounge — Pfister Sisters, 6; Cut Throat Freak Show, 9 Circle Bar — Micah & Marlin, 7 d.b.a. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Keith Stone & Red Gravy, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Weston Spiro, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Peter Nu, 9 House of Blues— Badflower (The Parish), 6; Sean Riley (Restaurant & Bar) , 6:30

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BY RAPHAEL HELFAND FOR CLOSE TO A DECADE, Danny Brown has been hiphop’s weird older brother — the one dad kicked out of the house but mom still loves. He broke into the mainstream in 2011 at age 30 with his second studio album, “XXX.” At the time, he was gap-toothed and sported a scraggly mane. In his high-pitched, nasally voice, he rapped about deeply personal themes including pill addiction and suicidal thoughts, but always with a detached irony that made it hard to tell how serious he was. In 2016, he released “Atrocity Exhibition,” a passion project full of experimental production and off-kilter flows. This year, he’s back with P H OTO B Y TO M K EE L A N “uknowhatimsayin¿,” which was produced by Q-Tip and finds Brown in a better mental place than he has been since he started his run. His rhymes have retained their humor, but there’s less of the graveside menace. Seeing Brown with a crew cut and straight teeth may be jarring for some longtime fans, but his new look suits him. He no longer may be an object of morbid fascination, but he’s come into his own as a legend of hip-hop’s new old guard.

At 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at Republic NOLA, 828 S. Peters St., (504) 528-8282; www.republicnola.com. Tickets $25-$35.

The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 The Lazy Jack — Sidewalls, 1; Joe Cave & Soul Shakers, 6 The Maison — Orange Kellin Deluxe Orchestra birthday tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, 4 Old Point Bar — Romy Kay, Jeanne Marie Harris, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Indie Rock Dance Night, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Mark Braud & Sunday Night Swingsters, 7 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 11 SideBar — Sam Dickey Trio with Wilbur Thompson and Peter Varnado, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Kris Tokarski birthday tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, 8 & 10

Southport Hall — Knocked Loose, Stick To Your Guns, Rotting Out, Candy & See You Space Cowboy, 6 Three Muses — Raphael Et Pascal, 5; The Clementines, 8

MONDAY 21 30/90 — Margie Perez, 5; New Orleans Super Jam presented by Gene Harding, 9 BMC — Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 Bamboula’s — St. Louis Slim Blues Trio, noon; Perdido Jazz Band, 3; G & the Swinging Gypsies, 6:30; Les Gretex n’ Creole Cooking, 10 Blue Nile — The Gong Show benefit for The New Orleans Musicians Clinic, 8

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay and Charlie Wooton, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Carnaval Lounge — Dick Johnson Band, 6 Circle Bar — The Swamp Blossoms, 7 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 7 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Fountain Lounge — Sam Kuslan, 5:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party featuring Tucker Baker, Victoria Coy & Mark Andrews, 8; Americana Music Series: Coliseum Street, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — No Frets featuring Amine Boucetta, 6 House of Blues — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Swing Night & DJ Twiggs, 7 SideBar — Hunter Diamond Project, 7; Amina Boucetta, Laura Paterson and Sam Albright, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Jambalaya Jam feat.

Joshua Benitez Band, 8 Three Muses — Monty Banks, 5

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

Berlin Counterpoint. UNO Performing Arts Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive — The wind and piano sextet performs works by Ligeti, Poulence, Beethoven and two Strausses. www.uno.edu/sota-performances. Tickets $15.

7 p.m. Tuesday.

Gathering of Choirs. St. Clement of Rome Parish, 4317 Richland Ave., Metairie — The annual en masse choral event features 10 choirs from the metropolitan area. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Giacomo Baldelli. Hotel Peter & Paul, 2317 Burgundy St — Versipel New Music opens its season with the New York City-based guitarist in a concert of

modern music for electric guitar, including works by Eve Beglerian and French composer Tristain Murail. www.versipel. org. Tickets $10-$20. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Halloween Spooktacular. Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall — Loyola University, 6363 Saint Charles Ave. — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra presents an original story, “The Phantom of the Superdome,” for young audiences. Costumes encouraged, and 45 minutes prior to the concert, attendees can interact with musicians and their instruments. www.lpomusic.org. Tickets $15.

2 p.m. Sunday.

Music at Midday. Tulane University, Rogers Memorial Chapel, 1229 Broadway St. — Newcomb Department of Music presents pianist Lidia Frumkin. Free admission. Noon Wednesday.

The New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra. Christ Episcopal Church Covington, 120 S. New Hampshire St., Covington — The 19-member ensemble performs music from the 1890s to the 1930s, and a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception follows. www.christchurchcovington.com. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Nicole Heinen and Jonathan Szymanski.

Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St — The soprano and pianist perform works by Handel, Strauss and Kander. www.marignyoperahouse.org. Tickets $10-$15. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Nicolas Emilfork. Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall- Loyola University, 6363 St Charles Ave — The Universidad de Chile instructor gives a guitar recital. www. presents.loyno.edu. Free admission.

7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Opera Nouvelle. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — Singers perform a variety of works in a roving concert that moves from sculpture to sculpture in the garden. www.noma.org. 3 p.m. Sunday.

Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — Dan and Sylvia Brady, Twin Flames Pianos, perform ‘60s and ‘70s pop and folk music. www.albinas.org. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Vanessa Williams. Fuhrmann Auditorium, 317 N. Jefferson Ave., Covington — The singer and star of television, film and Broadway stage performs a concert to benefit Playmakers Theater and the St. Tammany Art Association. www. sttammany.art. Tickets $75-$150.

6:30 p.m. Saturday.

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research and therapies and was interested in the pleasure center of the brain, referred to as “hedonia.”

The documentary “Hunting for Hedonia” reviews his career and uses footage of interviews with Heath as it explores contemporary brain stimulation therapies for Parkinson’s disease, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and PTSD and probes where the frontier for such exploration will go medically and ethically. The film notes two areas of research where Heath’s work ventured into areas that once revealed were rejected by public opinion. The documentary is narrated by Tilda Swinton. It can be dry at times, but the line of inquiry about the implications of interventions into the brain, emotion and cognition is fascinating.

— WILL COVIELLO 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at The Broad Theater.

“LOVE CUTS”

Aja (Kristina Jovanovic) is a fiery Serbian teenager who thrills to the drama of breaking up with her boyfriend and following him to see how he reacts when she calls him. During a hot summer day, she embarks on a rambling quest as she dodges her mother’s questions and, following a fight with other teens that leaves her injured and angry, tries to put things back in order.

Director Kosta Djordjevic shot the film in 20 long takes on a hand-held camera following on Aja’s heels as she moves through the gritty streets of Belgrade. Her youthful zeal, agitation and unrelenting will give the film its gripping tension.

— WILL COVIELLO 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 and 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 at The Advocate.

“RECORDER: THE MARION STOKES PROJECT”

Marion Stokes was a hoarder.

She also may have been a genius, argues director Matt Wolf in this documentary about a woman who recorded television broadcasts 24 hours a day for more than 30 years, preserving them all on VHS tapes that were delivered to her Philadelphia apartment in black trash bags.

“She read about 11 newspapers a day and I don’t think she ever threw one out,” says Stokes’ son Mike Metelits, adding that his mother saw preserving media as a “form of activism.” At her death, she had accumulated 70,000 videotapes (each with eight hours of footage) and upwards of 40,000 to 50,000 books, which cluttered several of

her properties.

Stokes was a librarian and an African-American intellectual, who was attracted to the Communist Party in the 1950s and nearly moved to Cuba. In the mid-1960s, she became a regular panelist on a Philadelphia public affairs roundtable TV program, where she met John Stokes, a white son of the city’s gentry. It was the second marriage for each (both had children from previous marriages), and the two gradually became each other’s worlds, shutting out family members and describing each other as soulmates.

In 1979, during the Iran hostage crisis, Stokes began taping local television programs around the clock; as cable news was invented, she added more VCRs. Soon her schedule revolved around changing tapes in the machines, adding Post-Its describing the contents.

(She was an early advocate for Apple computers and bought Apple stock.)

Wolf includes much of Stokes’ footage in his documentary, but the choices often seem capricious.

We see 9/11 unfolding in real time and the election of Barack Obama to the presidency (with no clue how Stokes felt about any of it), but Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures — which received roundthe-clock coverage for months — isn’t included. (It’s a particularly strange choice because her stepdaughter is longtime New Orleans journalist Stephanie Stokes, who does not appear in the film with her sisters and stepbrother.)

By the turn of the century, John and Marion Stokes were nearrecluses, living in an apartment choked with videotapes and random hoarded objects like diner syrup containers.

Wolf posits that for all her strange ways, Stokes may have been a visionary when it came to collecting media — and doesn’t quite make the case. Moreover, the film feels padded at around 90 minutes and would have been better and brisker as an hourlong documentary.

Stokes’ tapes — all 70,000 — have been turned over to the Internet Archive, a nonprofit that plans to digitize them, make them searchable and post them to the internet.

Fittingly, Stokes died in her cluttered apartment while the Sandy Hook shootings were being broadcast on all the TVs in the house — and, just as fittingly, none of those in attendance dared turn them off for fear of Marion’s wrath.

— KEVIN ALLMAN 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at The Advocate.

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BOOKS.................................... 31 FILM Festivals ................................. 32 Openings ................................ 32 Now showing ......................... 32 Special showings................... 32

ON STAGE............................ 33 Dance ...................................... 33

ART Happenings....................... 33 Museums................................. 33

TUESDAY 15 A History of Carnival series. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. — State Museum historian Karen Leathem leads a four-session adult history class series. www.friendsofthecabildo.org. Tickets $60-$75. 6 p.m.

National Night Out. Various locations — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office participates in various neighborhood community and police awareness events. www.stpso.com.

WEDNESDAY 16 Cooking Demonstration and Tasting. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 5 Victory Ave. — The Herb Society of America presents a demonstration about herbal dressings in the Kitchen in the Garden. www.neworleanscitypark.com. 11 a.m.

Jefferson Parish History. Jane O’Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey — Carolyn Kolb discusses parish history. www.jplibrary.net.

Free admission. 7 p.m.

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

Free admission. 11:30 a.m.

New Orleans Nightmare. 319 Butterworth St., Jefferson — The Halloween horror attraction features Clown, Rise of the Dead, Darkest Dreams themes and mini escape games. Selected days through Nov. 2. www.neworleansnightmare.com. Tickets $20-30. 7 p.m.

Research for the Cure Gala. Canal Place, 333 Canal St. — The charity shopping event

includes food and dancing to benefit the Louisiana Cancer Research Center. www. eventbrite.com. Tickets $75 and up. 6 p.m.

“Still, We Rise!” Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres St. — The Adult Education Center event includes a presentation of scholarships, updates on the program and food. www.431exchange.com. 1 p.m.

THURSDAY 17 Best Things I’ve Eaten While Traveling.

Toups South, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

— Chef Isaac Toups’ Counter Club series features dishes including soft scrambled eggs with caviar inspired by Russ and Daughters in New York City. www.toupssouth.com.

Tickets $50. 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Ghosts in the Oaks. Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, City Park, 7 Victory Ave. — The family-friendly event features trick or treating, rides, arts and crafts, a pumpkin patch and more. Through Sunday. www.friendsofcitypark.com. Tickets $12$20. 5 p.m.

Hannah G. Solomon Award Luncheon.

Sheraton New Orleans, 500 Canal St. — The National Council of Jewish Women luncheon and program honors Loyola Law Dean Madeleine M. Landrieu. www.ncjw- neworleans.org. $65. 11:15 a.m.

“Operation Finale — The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann.” National World War II Museum, U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, 945 Magazine St. — The exhibition that follows the trial of Adolf Eichmann for war crimes, through Jan. 5; opening reception and presentation 5 p.m. www.nationalww2museum.org. 6 p.m.

Oxtoberfest Beer Fest. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The fundraiser for Boys & Girls Club — Covington Unit features more than 50 beers, food trucks and kids’ activities. www. oxtoberfest.org. Tickets $25-$30. 3 p.m.

SoFAB Presents: Artfullly Sweet. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Chef Swynesha Lavigne of Deelightful Cupcakes and culinary director Jyl Benson lead a session with painting, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. www.natfab.org. Tickets $100. 6 p.m.

The Mortuary. Mortuary Haunted House, 4800 Canal St. — The haunted house in a former mortuary is themed “Scream No More: The Cult of 13,” and visitors dodge ghostly serial killers and other monsters.

There also are escape rooms. Various dates through Nov. 2. www.themortuary.net.

Tickets $30. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY 18 Bat Walk. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville — Craig Hood presents recently installed bat houses and monitoring systems. Limited spaces are available. Free for members, non-members $5. Call 985-626-1238 or email Rue@northlakenature.org. 6 p.m.

EVENTS

PREVIEW Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival

BY WILL COVIELLO THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND, TAB BENOIT AND TUCKA headline the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival Oct. 18-20 in Lafayette Square.

The Allman Betts Band is spearheaded A DVO C AT E S TA F F P H OTO B Y

by Devon Allman and Duane Betts and also includes another son of a member of S O P H I A G ER M ER The Allman Brothers Band, Berry Oakley Little Freddie King performs during the Jr. The band performs Saturday, along Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival. with Kenny Neal, Jonathon Long, Johnny Sansone, Erica Falls and others. Benoit and Luther Kent & Trick Bag perform Friday.

Tucka, Sonny Landreth, Little Freddie King (pictured), Mason Ruffner, the Zion Harmonizers and others perform Sunday.

The festival also highlights several regional styles of barbecue from vendors including Bratz Y’all, Crescent City BBQ, The Joint, Vaucresson Sausage Co. and Walker’s Southern Style BBQ. Vegetarian and vegan items also are available. There also is an art market with more than 20 vendors. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the free festival at 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Lafayette Square, South Maestri Place; www.jazzandheritage.org/blues-fest.

“The Best Haunted House Ever.” St. Philip Neri School, Parishioners’ Center, 6600 Kawanee Ave., Metairie — The school drama group presents a comedy-mystery for the entire family. Email amydufrechou@cox.net or call 504-382-5481. Tickets $5-$10. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday.

Dinner en Bleu Celebration. Hotel Peter & Paul, 2317 Burgundy St. — The Dillard University Founders Day weekend event benefits the Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture. www.give.dillard.edu/ dinnerenbleu. Tickets $150. 6:30 p.m.

Festival of the Lake. Our Lady of the Lake, 316 Lafitte St., Mandeville — Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church’s three-day fair features music, games, activities, food, crafts, a battle of the bands and a craft brewing competition. Also Saturday and Sunday. www.festivalofthelake.com. 5 p.m.

Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park — There’s music by Eileina Davis and activities such as movies, children’s activities and more; members of Lee Ledbetter & Associates discuss the design and architecture firm’s book. www.noma.org. 5 p.m.

Jason Berry. St. Joseph Abbey Church, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict — The author of “City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300” is the featured lecturer at the Guild of St. Luke’s Feast of St. Luke, and there is a Mass, lunch and more. www. saintjosephabbey.com. Tickets $45. 11:15 a.m.

Krewe of Boo Royal Luncheon and Second Line. Pat O’s On the River, 600 Decatur St. — The krewe hosts a three-course meal, and a free second line at 3 p.m. to the St. Peter Street location for an open happy hour.

www.kreweofboo.com. Tickets $125. Noon.

Lee Harvey Oswald’s 80th Birthday Party.

Le Bon Temps Roule, 4801 Magazine St. — Authors and historians mark the birthday at the alleged assassin’s favorite bar. 7 p.m.

Midnight Brunch. Jack Rose, Pontchartrain Hotel, 2031 St. Charles Ave. — Chef Brian Landry and Dan Stein of Stein’s Market & Deli collaborate on a late-night menu with cocktail pairings, and there is live music. www.jack- roserestaurant.com. Tickets $75. 11:59 p.m.

Oktoberfest. Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss St. — There are German foods, wine, beer, oompah music and more for the annual harvest festival. www.deutscheshaus.org.

Tickets $8. 4 p.m.

Photos at the Pumpkin Patch. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 2216 Metairie Road, Metairie — There are Halloween photos, and donations of nonperishable food items or money to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. www.theredmstudio.com. 3 p.m.

Scream Island. Scouts Island, 1034 Harrison Ave. — The immersive Halloween experience features music, food, carnival rides, a Kid Zone and horror haunts. www.scoutislandscreampark.com. Tickets $20-$79. 6 p.m.

Vampire Speakeasy. Vampire Boutique, 709 St. Anne St. — Anne Rice’s Vampire Lestat Fan Club presents jazz and cocktails at Potions Speak Easy; costumes encouraged. www.arvlfc.com. Tickets $35. 6 p.m.

SATURDAY 19 All Saints Soiree. Seven Three Distilling Company, 301 N. Claiborne Ave. — There is food, music, spirits, a silent auction and opening of James Michalopoulous’

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Oktoberfest. Trinity Lutheran Church, 620 Eliza St. — The two-day event includes German food, beer, wine and live music.

Also Sunday. Noon.

Operation Free Ball Gown. Embassy Suites, 315 Julia St. — Evening wear and accessories are given to military spouses and female service members. www. mowcnola.org. 10 a.m.

STEM Fest. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive — There are STEM activities, interactive demonstrations, performances, New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans activities and more at the Superdome and Smoothie King Center. www.pelicansgroups.com./stemfest. Tickets $15. 10 a.m.

Twilight Mourning Tour. Hermann-Grima Historic House, 820 St. Louis St. — Creole mourning customs are highlighted, followed by a tour of St. Louis No. 1 and cocktails and appetizers at Hyatt Centric; black attire requested; for ages 15 and older. www.hgghh. org. Tickets $65. 5 p.m. Saturday.

Writers’ Clinic. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — Authors Jean Redmann and Traci Andrighetti discuss writing. www.jplibrary. net. 9:30 a.m.

SUNDAY 20 Soiree Des Artistes. 3102 Prytania St., — Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestras’ fundraiser features music by the Dr. Michael White Quartet, a raffle, food and drinks. www.gnoyo.org. Tickets $50-$250. 7 p.m.

MONDAY 21 Glow Up Tivia: 80’s Flashback. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — Lucky Strikeout hosts three rounds of trivia with ‘80s dance breaks. Tickets $5. 9 p.m.

BOOKS Five Local Poets. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival co-sponsors readings and discussion of work by poets Whitney Mackman, Karen Maceira, Deb Jannerson, Kathleen Balma and Gina Ferrara. www. jplibrary.net. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Jax Frey. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author discusses “The Gumbeaux Sistahs.” www.gardendistrictbookshop.com. 1 p.m. Saturday.

Judyth Vary Baker and Edward Haslam.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie — The authors discuss their books about the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the New Orleans connections, Baker’s “Me & Lee: How I Came to Know, Love and Lose Lee Harvey Oswald” and Haslam’s “Dr. Mary’s Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, A Secret Laboratory in Nnew Orleans and Cancer-Causing Monkey Viruses Are Linked to Lee Harvey Oswald, the JFK Assassination and Emerging Global Epidemics.” www. barnesandnoble.com. 2 p.m. Saturday.

Kwame Alexander. St. Tammany Parish Library, Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell — The children’s author of “The Crossover” discusses reading, poetry, writing and attitude. For kids ages 8 to 14. www.sttammanylibrary.org. 7 p.m. Friday.

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exhibition of cemetery paintings “Here Today, Gone Tombmorrow”; tours of St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 benefit Save Our Cemeteries. www.saveourcemeteries.org.

Tickets $45-$65. 5 p.m.

As the World Burns. Fortress of Lushington, 2215 Burgundy St. — The fundraiser for The Radical Buffoon(s) theater company features burlesque, clowns, drag, sideshow acts, games of chance, auctions and more. www.radicalbuffoons.com.

Tickets $20-$30. 9 p.m.

Asian Pacific American Society Anniversary Gala. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave. — The event theme is “Travel Asia,” and it features community service awards, a pageant, dinner, a silent auction, raffles and live entertainment. www.apasnola.com. Tickets $75-$85. 6 p.m.

Boo Carre Halloween Haunt. Dutch Alley, French Market at North Peters Street — The French Market event includes trick-or-treating, performances, kids’ activities and more. www.frenchmarket.org. 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

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

Free admission. 7 p.m.

Culinary Book Club. New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute, 725 Howard Ave. — The Les Dames d’Escoffier Internationals open culinary book club discusses food-related works, including “Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain. Admission $5. 9:30 a.m.

Ghostly Gallivant Tours. 1850 House, 523 St. Ann St. — The tour of the French Quarter features “ghosts” of Jean Laffite, Gov. Earl Long and the Baroness Pontalba at French Quarter buildings and courtyards; tours leave every 30 minutes. Also Sunday. www.friendsofthecabildo.org.

Tickets $15-$25. Noon.

In the SoFAB Kitchen. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Chef Nick Lama of Avo presents a pasta demonstration. www.natfab.org. 1 p.m.

Jefferson Beautification Fall Garden Show. LaSalle Park, 6600 Airline Drive, Metairie — Plant vendors offer garden plants, bromeliads, orchids, azaleas, native plants and citrus trees, and craft vendors sell wreaths, jewelry, wooden crafts, pottery, Master Gardener talks and more. 10 a.m.

Kids in the Kitchen Masterclass. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Chef Jessica Ragan-Williams of Mayhew Bakery leads a session on baking bread for children ages 11 to 14. www.natfab.org. Tickets $30-$40. 10 a.m.

Krewe of Boo. — A Halloween-themed Carnival-style parade goes from Elysian Fields Avenue through the French Quarter to the Warehouse District and ends with the Monster Mash at Generations Hall with JT & The Ka-Nection Band, costume contest. www.kreweofboo.com. 6:30 p.m.

Mid-City Festival. Ruby Slipper Cafe, 315 S. Broad St. — The event features a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, inflatables, games, activities for children with special needs and more. www.therubyslippercafe.net. 9 a.m.

Night of the Witch. The Art Garage, 2231 St. Claude Ave. — The Krewe of Goddesses holds a fundraiser for the New Orleans Abortion Fund with performance artists, tarot and crystal ball readings, silent auction,

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Nancy Gianni. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — The author discusses her daughter’s diagnosis of Down syndrome and her new book, “GenerationG.” www.jplibrary.net.

5 p.m. Wednesday.

Paula Arai. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses “Painting Enlightenment: Healing Visions of the Heart Sutra.” www.octaviabooks.com. 1 p.m. Sunday.

Renee Ahdieh. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses the young adult novel “The Beautiful” with editor Stacey Barney at the ticketed event. www.octaviabooks.com. Tickets $35.24. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Robert Brantley. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses “Sacred Ground: The Cemeteries of New Orleans.” www.octaviabooks.com. 6 p.m. Thursday.

Sean Brock. New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute, 725 Howard Ave. — The chef and author discusses “South: Essential Recipes and New Explorations” with Chef Kelly Fields at this ticketed event. Garden District Book Shop to sell. www.gardendistrictbookshop.com. Tickets $50-$60. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Yuri Herrera. Delgado Community College, Tim Baker Theater, 615 City Park Ave. — The Delgado Reading Series presents the reading and Q&A. www.dcc.edu. Free admission. Noon Wednesday.

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.

FESTIVALS New Orleans Film Festival — The 30th annual festival features workshops, discussions, and screenings of shorts, documentaries and features, including “Harriet,” “Burning Cane,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Waves,” and “Ford v. Ferrari.” Running Oct. 16-23, with screenings at Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St.), The New Orleans Advocate (840 St. Charles Ave.), Orpheum Theater (129 Roosevelt Way), Broad Theater (636 N. Broad St.), and Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St.). Tickets and more information available at www.neworleansfilmsociety.org.

“Screamfest NOLA” — The long-running horror film festival comes to New Orleans just in time for Halloween. Movies include shorts “Overkill” and “Love Bite”; feature-length horror films “Wounds” and “Eat Brains Love”; and Q&As with special guests following the screenings. Running Friday and Saturday nights at Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

OPENINGS “Fantastic Fungi” — Louie Schwartzberg directs this documentary narrated by Brie Larson about the healing powers of fungi.

Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Maleficent — Mistress of Evil” (PG) — Angelina Jolie returns as the evil queen whose complex family ties pulls at her relationship with her goddaughter. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore,

Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Monos” (R) — An ambush drives teenage commandos into the jungle in this thriller from writer/director Alejandro Landes.

Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Zombieland — Double Tap” (R) — Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone return as a wise-cracking quartet that faces off against evolved zombies and growing pains. 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, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX.

NOW SHOWING “36 Hours” — Adam Sekuler directs this documentary about the process and challenging decisions throughout the process of giving birth. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Abominable” (PG) — A Yeti must make his way home in this animated adventure featuring the voices of Chloe Bennet and Albert Tsai. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Ad Astra” (PG-13) — Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) seeks to uncover the truth behind a doomed expedition that included his father. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “The Addams Family (2019)” (PG) — An animated comedy about the peculiar, ghoulish family features the voices of Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “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. Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Desolation Center” — This documentary tells the story of the 1980s punk bands, such as Sonic Youth and The Minutemen, that started organizing shows that would later inspire concerts like Coachella and Lollapalooza. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

“Dolemite is my Name” (R) — Eddie Murphy stars as comedy/rap pioneer Rudy Ray Moore, who proved naysayers wrong with his hit blaxploitation flick “Dolemite.”

Broad Theater.

“Downton Abbey” (PG) — The Crawley family welcomes special guests in this theatrical continuation of the popular TV series, starring Maggie Smith and Matthew Goode.

AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Gemini Man” (PG-13) — Will Smith stars as an over-the-hill hitman who faces off against his younger clone. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “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 Elmwood Palace 20.

“Great White Shark 3D” — Narrated by Bill Nighy, this documentary explores the world of the iconic and nearly extinct predator. Entergy Giant Screen Theater, through Nov. 28.

“Hidden Pacific” — This 3-D presentation profiles some of the Pacific Ocean’s most beautiful islands and marine national monuments. Entergy Giant Screen Theater, through Nov. 28.

“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 Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell.

“Hurricane on the Bayou” — Meryl Streep narrates this documentary that focuses on the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Entergy Giant Screen Theater, through Nov. 28.

“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, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “It — Chapter Two” (R) — Nearly three decades after encountering the shape-shifting Pennywise, long-time friends must return to Derry, Maine. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Jexi” (R) — In this comedy from the writers of “The Hangover,” Adam Devine stars as a man who falls in love with his new phone. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Joker” (R) — Joaquin Phoenix stars as Arthur Fleck, the troubled man who becomes the iconic nemesis of Batman. 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. “Judy” (PG-13) — Renee Zellweger stars as Judy Garland in this biographical drama chronicling the performer’s string of sold-out concerts in 1968. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“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 Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Rambo — Last Blood” (R) — Sylvester Stallone returns as the Vietnam War veteran with a troubled past who applies his combat skills to one final mission. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “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. The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

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biographical action drama from India revolves around the life of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“War” — An Indian solider must eliminate his former mentor in this action thriller starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

SPECIAL SHOWINGS “Alien” (R) — Sigourney Weaver stars in Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi thriller about an alien that boards and terrorizes a space vessel and its crew. At 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Decade of Fire” — Filmmaker Vivian Vazquez Irizarry explores the 1970s in New York’s Bronx neighborhood, when fires ravaged buildings abandoned by landlords and displaced residents and activists organized to rebuild the community. At 5:30 p.m. Friday at Ashe Cultural Arts Center.

“Dial M for Murder” (PG) — A tennis player frames his unfaithful wife for first-degree murder in this 1954 crime-thriller from director Alfred Hitchcock. At 10 a.m.

Wednesday at Prytania Theatre.

“Halloween III — Season of the Witch” (R) — A doctor seeks to uncover a plot by an insane toymaker who wants to kill as many children as possible during Hallo- ween. At 11:59 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Prytania Theatre.

“House on Haunted Hill” — Vincent Price stars in the 1959 horror movie about a millionaire who offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked overnight in a rented haunted house. At 10 a.m. Sunday at Prytania Theatre.

“Jaws” (PG) — Steven Spielberg directs this 1975 thriller about a trio that hunts a killer shark. At 7 p.m. Wednesday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Jay & Silent Bob Reboot” (R) — Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes return as the comedic duo to stop a reboot of their favorite comic book from getting made. At 7 p.m.

Tuesday, and 7 p.m. Thursday as a double feature with “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back” at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“MetLive — Turandot” — Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s opera returns to cinemas, featuring performances from soprano Christine Goerke and tenor Yusif Eyvazov. At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Metallica & San Francisco Symphony — S&M 2” — The hard rock band reunites with the West Coast symphony in this new concert movie directed by Wayne Isham.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“A Nightmare on Elm Street (1980)” (R) — The monstrous spirit of child murderer Freddy Krueger invades the dreams of teenagers in this Wes Craven-directed horror flick. At 10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“QT8 — The First Eight” — This documentary focuses on the first 21 years of the filmmaker’s career and includes interviews with Samuel L. Jackson and Diane Kruger.

At 7 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

“Psycho” (R) — Anthony Perkins stars as the maniacal Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 horror film. At noon Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday at Movie Tavern Northshore.

“Western Stars” (PG) — Bruce Springsteen stars and directs this live concert performance of his latest album. At 7 p.m.

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BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT NEW ORLEANS’ MOST INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED VISUAL ARTIST lives so quietly among us that very few beyond our art community know his name. Now 77 years old and represented in more than 80 major museum collections all over the world, Havana, Cuba-native Luis Cruz Azaceta has become something of a godfather of Hispanic Caribbean abstraction by doggedly avoiding labels and remaining P H OTO C O U R T E S Y A R T H U R R O G ER G A L L ER Y true to his chosen identity as a voice for exiles everywhere. His work arises from the psychological complexities of living in limbo, as expressed in bold canvases and constructions where the threads that connect, and the ties that bind, are strained by having to perpetually navigate a world of obstacles that has no parallel for those fortunate enough to live firmly planted in their homelands. How does he handle that? In the traditional Cuban way — by making spirited cultural music from the sometimes seductive, sometimes forbidding, raw materials of the human condition.

After moving to New York as a teenager in 1960, Azaceta was inspired by the city’s Kafka-esque anarchy to become a leading figure in 1980s neo-expressionism. He relocated to New Orleans in 1993 and returned to the buoyant colors and gritty sensuality of his native land — in a city that was deeply parochial yet culturally international.

This show at Arthur Roger Gallery reflects the intricate forces that shaped his life while celebrating his gift for forever seeing the world anew. “N.O. SOUND,” a multihued canvas of colorful rhythmic wedges linked by mysterious schematic circuits, suggests how the urban oyster of New Orleans culture creates sublime pearls from adamantly disparate forces. “MAYHEM” (pictured) expands the view to include Caribbean complexity as a wellspring of cultural genius based on uniting the anarchy of opposites into a ceaseless stream of improvisational creativity.

Azaceta’s work is complemented by Brian Guidry’s brilliant “Parallel Earth” exhibition of paintings focusing on the obscure inner dynamics of the forces that animate the world around us. Taken together, both exhibitions illustrate the sublime evolution of Louisiana’s uniquely spicy flavors of abstract art. Through Oct. 26. Arthur Roger Gallery, 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com.

Saturday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

“Zombieland Double Feature” (R) — A screening of the original “Zombieland” is followed by the new sequel, “Zombieland: Double Tap.” At 5 p.m. Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

ON STAGE “Debauchery.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — Pat Bourgeois’ live soap opera is about a family and its hijinks and low-jinks. www.southernrep.com. Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).” 30 by Ninety Theatre, 880 Lafayette St. — Actors present all 37 of William Shakespeare’s plays in 97 minutes. www.30byninety.com. Tickets $14-$19. 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 a.m. Sunday “Fences.” Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell — Set in the 1950s, August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner tells the story of a former Negro League baseball player trying to guide his son. www.slidelllittletheatre.org. Tickets $10-$18.

8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Gulf Coast Playwrights New Play Showcase. Art Klub, 1941 Arts St. — Eight local playwrights showcase new 10-minute plays with staged readings. www.artklub.org.

Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Monday “Higgins: The Man, The Boat, The War.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The show is a combination of newsreel re-creation and musical revue highlighting the importance of Andrew Higgins’ contributions to the war effort. www.nationalww2museum.org. Tickets $34-$67. 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” New Orleans Museum of Art, Sydney and Walda Bestoff Sculpture Garden, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle — The NOLA Project presents an original version of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and other Washington Irving stories. www.nolaproject.com. Tickets $15-$30. 7 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday.

“Noises Off.” Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St. — The theater opens the season with the manic farce featuring itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called “Nothing On.” www. lepetittheatre.com. Tickets $15-$60. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

“Rocky Horror Monster Ball 2000.” Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell — The cult favorite musical gets a 1980s update, with the audience encouraged to come dress in ’80s club kid attire. www. cuttingedgetheatre.com. Tickets $30-$35.

8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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

“Trixie Minx’s Burlesque Ballroom.” Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St., — The burlesque show features Trixie Minx and guests with vocals by Romy Kaye and the Mercy Buckets. www.sonesta.com./jazzplayhouse.

Tickets $20. 11 p.m. Friday.

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

9 p.m. Thursday.

DANCE “To Love the Crab.” Art Klub, 1941 Arts St. — Marion Spencer explores resistance, the feminine, ambition, healing, capitalism’s need for growth and transformation, with a Q&A following the performance. www. artklub.org. 8 p.m. Friday.

Trinity Irish Dance Company. Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St. — New Orleans Ballet Association presents the company and there is a pre-performance talk by the artistic director. www.nobadance.com.

Tickets $35 and up. 8 p.m. Saturday.

ART HAPPENINGS “Dance Macabre —The Nightmare of History Tour.” The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St. — The Historic New Orleans collection offers special tours through the darker aspects of New Orleans lore in the Louisiana History Galleries. Through October. www.hnoc.org. Tickets $15. 11 a.m.

Uncommon Exchanges. Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place — Pippin Frisbie Calder, resident artist at A Studio in the Woods, and Jordan Karubian, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Tulane discuss bridging their disciplines and expertise. www.newcombartmusuem.tulane.edu. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Artist’s Perspective. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park — Artist Dawn DeDeaux offers perspective on “Tina Freeman: Lamentations,” a seven-year photo-documentation of Louisiana’s wetlands and the glacial landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic. www.noma. org. Noon Wednesday.

Free Exhibition Tour. Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, Building 81, 31 McAlister Place — A third Thursday tour is led by an individual involved one of the shows, including LaToya Ruby Frazier for “Latoya Ruby Frazier: Flint is Family” or “The American Dream Revisited: The Residents of Gordon Plaza’s Struggle to Leave the Agriculture Street Landfill Behind,” students from the Critical Visualization and Media Lab (CVML), led by Tulane sociology and environmental studies professor Christopher Oliver. Free admission. Noon Thursday.

Gallery Talk led by the Social Medicine Consortium New Orleans. Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place — Dr. Virginia Byron and Emily Szklarski discuss health disparities facing residents of Gordon Plaza, in conjunction with the exhibition “The American Dream Denied,” organized by members of Tulane’s Critical Visualization and Media Lab. www.newcombartmuseum. tulane.edu 2 p.m. Saturday.

GOING OUT Public Art Unveiling. Galvez Street neutral ground between Tulane Avenue and Canal Street, — Artists Nik Richard and Monica Rose Kelly unveil “The Spirit of the Lower Mid-City,” 22 illustrated steel plates that interpret and celebrate the history of the area, with speakers, performances and refreshments. www.artsneworleans.org.

3 p.m. Saturday

MUSEUMS Hermann-Grima Historic House, 820 St. Louis St. — “Creole Death and Mourning Traditions” shows the historic home decorated to explain customs and ceremonies surrounding death, through October. www.hgghh.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.

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 — “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, through Dec. 14; “The American Dream Denied” exhibition by Critical Visualizations and Media Lab of the impact of toxic waste on local communities, 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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“Wicked.” Saenger Theater, 1111 Canal St. — The touring Broadway musical based on Gregory Maguire’s prequel to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” explores the complicated friendship between Elphaba and Galinda, who become the more familiar Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda, the Good Witch of the South. www. saengernola.com. Tickets $49-$183. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

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