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Cher FRI. DEC. 13 | Cher’s “Here We Go Again Tour” marks the seventh solo tour for the 73-year-old pop icon, and the first since her farewell tour ended in 2005. Her latest album, “Dancing Queen,” is her 26th studio album and consists of ABBA hits from the musical “Mamma Mia!” Nile Rodgers & CHIC open at 8 p.m. at the Smoothie King Center.

PhotoNOLA covers 70 exhibitions in its 2019 festival, Dec. 11-14 BY JAKE CLAPP SEVENTY EXHIBITIONS, along with workshops and other special events, fall under PhotoNOLA’s broad umbrella this year. Now in its 14th year, PhotoNOLA 2019, produced by the New Orleans Photo Alliance, takes place Wednesday, Dec. 11, through Saturday, Dec. 14, at local galleries, museums and alternative spaces. It’s a wide celebration of art and documentary photography, mixing shows of artists on a national platform — Mickalene Thomas (her “Femmes Noires” is on display at the Contemporary Arts Center); William Christenberry (“Memory is a Strange Bell” at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art); and LaToya Ruby Frazier (“Flint is Family” at Newcomb Art Museum) — with the work of those based in south Louisiana. Some exhibitions have an international focus, such as “Crisis of Now: Contemporary Asian Photography Part II,” featuring work by three Taiwanese photographers, at UNO’s St. Claude Gallery; and “Mama Temos/ Elephant Mothers,” Meryt Harding’s solo show of images from Kenya, at Sullivan Gallery. And there’s the intensely personal to New Orleans: Steven Forster’s “40 Years Finale/Encore,” a perspective of the photographer’s work from the mid 1970s to today, at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Gallery; Thomas Cole’s “Love at First Sight: The Soul of a City” at the Jazz & Heritage Center Helis Gallery; and Donald Maginnis’ photos of New Orleans’ Vietnamese community, on display at Pho Noi Viet Restaurant on Magazine Street. Among the group showcases are “CURRENTS 2019: Reimagined Histories | Rewritten Futures,” the annual exhibition of New Orleans Photo Alliance members at the Ogden Museum; Antigravity Magazine’s “OFFSET,” featuring images by the publication’s regular contributors and staff, at Suis Generis; and “Lion’s Shadow: In Tribute to Jules Lion,” an exhibition curated by New York Times Photo Editor Brent Lewis, highlighting the work of African-American photographers in Louisiana. “Lion’s

THU. DEC. 12 | Nerdcore rapper Raheem Jarbo goes by Mega Ran, a reference to his favorite video game character, Mega Man. With more than 130 songs about the character, he’s the Guinness World Records holder for the most songs to reference a video game franchise. Bronx emcee Mickey Factz and New Orleans’ Alfred Banks and Kaye the Beast open at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

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Shadow” will be on display at Stella Jones Gallery. PhotoNOLA kicks off Wednesday with the Photobook Fair, noon to 5 p.m. at The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate on St. Charles Avenue. Artist talks, workshops and portfolio reviews also will be held throughout the festival. And a PhotoWALK of works by participants in the portfolio review will take place Friday at the Ogden Museum’s Taylor Library. Documentary photography takes a prominent place in the lineup of exhibitions. Rich Frishman, the recipient of the 2018 PhotoNOLA Review Prize, will showcase “Ghosts of Segregation,” a project that explores racism in America through the built environment — Japanese internment camp barracks in Idaho, segregated schools, restrooms and theater entrances, and lynching sites. An artist reception will be held Saturday, and the show will be on display through Feb. 1, 2020, at the New Orleans Photo Alliance. In “A Receding Coast: The Architecture and Infrastructure of South Louisiana,” photographer Virginia Hanusik captures the creeping but significant impact of climate change on the south Louisiana landscape. Rather than focusing on large-scale disasters — the kinds of images that get readers’ attention but ultimately could burn out the viewer over time — Hanusik wanted to highlight the dangerous changes in the region that have happened slowly over time, she says. “Thinking about the different ways that I wanted to go about telling

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Virginia Hanusik’s photo of a house on Lake Veret will be part of the artist’s exhibit, ‘A Receding Coast,’ during this year’s PhotoNOLA festival.

that story,” Hanusik says, “was really thinking about how people build and interact with the land right now. That is symbolic of our larger relationship and systems upon how we interact with space.” Many of Hanusik’s shots will be familiar to people who have lived in south Louisiana — bayou shorelines, camps on the water, industrial canals. That was intentional, says Hanusik, who has a background in architecture and moved to New Orleans in 2014 to work for a nonprofit doing coastal restoration work. “It was important for me to make images that people are familiar with and tie them to a larger story about our collective experience with landscape changing,” she says. “I wanted to spark a conversation and platform for people to engage with these issues without it being this kind of fearmongering.” “A Receding Coast” opens Saturday at The Front and will be on display through Jan. 5, 2020. More about Hanusik can be found at www.virginiahanusik.com. A full list of exhibits, a schedule of events and a map of participating galleries can be found at www.photonola.org.

FRI. DEC. 13 | Anglo-Irish group The Pogues gained acclaim in the early 1980s for blending punk rock with traditional Celtic music. Two of its members, Spider Stacy and Cait O’Riordan, have in recent years collaborated with the Lost Bayou Ramblers in an occasional supergroup they’ve dubbed “Poguetry,” performing The Pogues’ hits with a Cajun twist. At 10 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

Audra McDonald SAT. DEC. 14 | Broadway star Audra McDonald has collected six Tony Awards, including for a leading role in “Porgy and Bess” and as Billie Holiday in “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.” At New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, McDonald will sing and be interviewed by piano accompanist Seth Rudetsky. Actor Will Swenson, who is married to McDonald, also performs at 8 p.m.

Nicholas Payton and Tarriona “Tank” Ball SAT. DEC. 14 | Musician and composer Nicholas Payton and his #PhyllisDilla electronic music ensemble and Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank and the Bangas collaborate for the first time in these special concerts at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at The Music Box Village.

Fleur de Tease’s Holiday Spectacular SAT-SUN. DEC. 14-15 | Elf on the Shelf might not approve of the mischievous antics unfolding onstage at One Eyed Jacks, but Fleur de Tease’s holiday spectacular is for audiences who prefer the naughty over the nice. The burlesque troupe incorporates high-kicking dance moves, aerial arts, comedy, singing and magic tricks — all while scantily clad in seasonal costumes. At 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Dec. 14 and 8 p.m. Dec. 15.

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Protestors gather outside City Hall to protest jail expansion and the temporary detention center being used to to house mental health inmates.

COUNCIL VOTES YES TO JAIL EXPANSION FOR MENTALLY ILL INMATES

THE NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL on Thursday unanimously approved

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must repay $25.6 million to people who paid camera-related tickets between January 2008 and Nov. 3, 2010 as a result of an adverse federal court ruling. The ruling came after a lawsuit that challenged former Mayor Ray Nagin’s decision in 2008 to place then-new traffic cameras under the city’s Department of Public Works rather than the New Orleans Police Department, as mandated in the City Charter.

a zoning change that will allow the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office to use a temporary jail building to house dozens of incarcerated people with mental illnesses. In what Councilman Jay H. Banks cast as a win-win, the measure will allow the Sheriff’s Office to continue operating a Perdido Street building known as the Temporary Detention Center for years, but will cap the overall jail complex population at 1,250 inmates. Banks and other council members spent Wednesday working out a plan to create temporary housing for inmates with mental health issues who will be kicked out of a state prison in April, while mollifying criminal-justice reform advocates fearful of a sneak expansion of the authorized jail population. The council postponed dealing with the issue of permanent jail housing for people with mental illness. “I’m proud of this compromise because it gets us to where we need to get,” Banks said. “Not only did we not expand (the jail size), we reduced it. This is a win for the advocates that understand the bigger the jail, the worse the crime problem.” The council must vote on the proposal once more to make its approval final. A vocal contingent of public speakers opposed the idea of housing anyone with a mental health problem inside the jail. Meanwhile, many voiced their opinion on a proposal that wasn’t on the council’s agenda Thursday: a long-planned permanent facility for inmates with special needs. The Sheriff’s Office and Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration are drawing up plans for a long-term facility to replace the Temporary Detention Center, which was constructed as a stopgap after Hurricane Katrina. The Sheriff’s Office has housed inmates inside the Temporary Detention Center for years. But in 2018, the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization filed a lawsuit alleging that practice violated a 2011 city ordinance that called for the temporary structure to be closed once the $150 million main jail, the Orleans Justice Center, opened in 2015. The state’s Department of Public Safety and Corrections announced that it would no longer house male inmates with mental health problems at a prison in St. Gabriel past April 2020, presenting the city with

The percent by which the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s budget decreased in the last decade, according to a report by nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project. While the report showed that cuts occurred to environmental agencies nationwide, percentage-wise Louisiana’s cut was the fourth largest in the nation between fiscal years 2008-2018. During the same period, the DEQ also cut its staff by nearly 30%. Meanwhile, the state has given 42 new major petrochemical projects the OK since 2012.

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City Council wants to repeal local part of ‘tampon tax’ The New Orleans City Council Dec. 5 voiced its support for an effort to give local governments the power to exempt diapers and feminine hygiene products, such as pads and tampons, from local sales tax. The council unanimously approved a resolution, a symbolic measure, in favor of a bill House District 98 Representative-elect Aimee Adatto Freeman has pledged to bring forward during the 2020 legislative session to give local governments that option. City Council President Helena Moreno, who introduced the resolution, said charging sales tax on prod-

ucts like pads and diapers “imposes a lopsided burden on women and families, and this has to stop.” New Orleans residents currently pay both state sales tax (4.45%) and local sales tax (5%) each time they buy feminine hygiene products and diapers. For local governments to exempt items from local sales tax, they need permission from the state. Items Louisiana classifies as “necessities,” such as groceries, medication, and utilities, are exempt from state sales tax, but not feminine products and diapers. Earlier this year Sen. JP Morrell, D-New Orleans, authored a bill that would have exempted the products from state sales tax, but it ultimately failed to pass through the state Legislature. While the resolution has no force of law, it signals the council’s willingness to repeal New Orleans’ sales tax if the state legislature passes it in 2020. — KAYLEE POCHE

Mayor joins climate change action New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Dec. 3 that she will take on a national leadership role to advance climate change action across

the country. In joining the Climate Mayors Steering Committee, Cantrell is one of 24 top officials across the country leading the charge to encourage policies that “create healthier, cleaner and more equitable and sustainable cities.” “Climate change impacts our quality of life, our public health and it disproportionately hurts those with the least resources,” Cantrell said. The Climate Mayors Coalition was founded in 2014 by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. Its bipartisan membership has swelled to 400 members since President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in 2017, and members have pledged to uphold the goals of the agreement and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. — SARAH RAVITS

Kennedy won’t give up debunked Ukraine theory U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy, R-La., made headlines Nov. 24 when he suggested on Fox News that Ukraine could have been behind the hacking of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) computers services,

despite the fact that U.S. intelligence officials have determined Russia was responsible. A day after his statement about Ukraine, the Republican senator backtracked in a CNN appearance, saying he misunderstood the question Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace asked him the night before. While Kennedy acknowledged Russia was responsible for the DNC hacking, he doubled down on his claim Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election to help Hillary Clinton, a debunked theory the U.S. Intelligence Committee reportedly told senators in a briefing was Russian propaganda. On “Meet the Press,” Kennedy told Chuck Todd he was not present for that briefing. “You realize that the only other person selling this argument outside of the United States is this man, Vladimir Putin?” Todd said. “You have done exactly what the Russian operation is trying to get American politicians to do. Are you at all concerned that you have been duped?” Kennedy said he wasn’t and turned the conversation to the presidential impeachment inquiry, calling the process so far “as rigged as a carnival ring toss.”). — KAYLEE POCHE

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a dilemma on where to house them while complying with the jail’s federal court-ordered reform plan, called a consent decree. While the lawsuit played out in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, the Sheriff’s Office requested a zoning change to authorize the Temporary Detention Center’s continued use. Banks’ measure caps the jail complex’s population at 1,250 people. — MATT SLEDGE/ THE TIMES PICAYUNE |THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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“IT MUST SUCK TO BE THAT DUMB,” declared

U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy at a political rally last month in north Louisiana. He was referring to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who isn’t dumb at all. Nor is Kennedy, though he pretends to be a folksy, quippy Southern attorney to give that impression to the uninformed — including the national media, too many of which, sadly, lap it up. Here are the facts: Kennedy grew up in the small Louisiana town of Zachary, graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University, got one law degree from the University of Virginia and another at Oxford. Anyone who knows Kennedy knows he is anything but a hayseed. A phony, yes, but no dummy. Kennedy also is nakedly ambitious, shrewd, and politically as flexible as a rubber band. He spent most of his public career in Louisiana as a Democrat, first as counsel to Gov. Buddy Roemer and then as state treasurer, where he prided himself on fighting corruption. In 2004, he ran for an open U.S. Senate seat (his first of three attempts) as a liberal Democrat, endorsing John Kerry for president over incumbent Republican George W. Bush. Four years later, he flipped to the GOP just before his second unsuccessful run for the Senate, this time against incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu. Kennedy finally won a Senate seat in 2016 after debuting his now-hallmark (and overly exaggerated) Southern drawl and homespun quips that have made him catnip for the national media. It’s an act, as anyone who knows Kennedy can attest. But being a charlatan is hardly Kennedy’s gravest sin. Over Independence Day 2018, Kennedy and several other senators visited Moscow for reasons that remain unexplained. In recent days, he has peddled the Kremlin canard that it was Ukraine, not Russia, that interfered (not “meddled”) in the 2016 presidential election. Kennedy first floated that line on Fox News, then had to walk it back within a day or two, saying he’d

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“misheard” the question. He was back at it again last week, casting it as his opinion, as if the matter were unknowable. “Reasonable people can disagree. I believe what I believe and some people believe otherwise and they are entitled to it,” he told CNN. Actually, “reasonable people” do not disagree. U.S. intelligence agencies unanimously agree that our adversary Russia, not our ally Ukraine, tampered with our presidential election in 2016 — and that anyone who alleges Ukrainian interference is serving Russia’s (and its president Vladimir Putin’s) interests, not America’s. Before President Donald Trump’s hero worship of Putin, no American politician would have dared to appear squishy on Russia. Kennedy’s servile parroting of the Ukrainian interference myth goes beyond shameless water-carrying for the president. It is, frankly, dark and disturbing. It makes us wonder all the more why he spent that Fourth of July in Moscow. If Kennedy were a dumbass, his recent actions could be chalked up to political naivete or just plain stupidity. But he is no dummy — far from it — which raises even more troubling questions about him. Meanwhile, we’ll take the word of U.S. intel agencies over Kremlin propaganda. On the question of 2016 election interference, John Neely Kennedy is full of borscht.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Legislative independenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is a fluid concept NOW THAT THE GOVERNORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RACE IS SETTLED, the real politicking can

begin. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking about the races for Louisianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House Speaker and Senate President. Four years ago, the GOP-majority House bucked tradition and elected Republican Taylor Barras of New Iberia as speaker over Democrat Walt Leger III of New Orleans. Leger was the choice of new Gov. John Bel Edwards, also a Democrat. For House Republicans, that election was a declaration of independence. It marked the first time in generations that a governor did not anoint the House leadership, and it set the stage for four contentious years between Edwards and the uber-conservative House. Things were different in the more genteel upper chamber, where twoterm Senate President John Alario built his career on working with his fellow senators and whoever sat in the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chair. That gave Edwards a buffer against the Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most conservative initiatives â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and leverage in negotiating budget and tax deals. In the recent election cycle, the GOP strengthened its hand in both chambers. It now has a supermajority in the 39-member Senate and is just two votes shy of a House supermajority. In addition to defeating a handful of white Democrats, the state GOP also replaced several socalled moderate Republicans with hard-core ideological conservatives. Looking ahead to the next four years, both chambers are poised to adopt the â&#x20AC;&#x153;independenceâ&#x20AC;? template created in the House four years ago â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least, independence from the Democrat governor. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t assume for a minute, however, that independence from the governor means lawmakers will be choosing their leaders entirely free of outside meddling. The governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weaker hand in the leadership selection process â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a direct result of the hyper-partisanship that has become a clarion call among the most conservative GOP lawmakers and their deep-pocketed patrons in the private sector â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has created a power vacuum that special interests are only too happy to fill. Chief among those special interests are the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) and self-proclaimed â&#x20AC;&#x153;kingmakerâ&#x20AC;? Lane

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Lane Grigsby is pressuring lawmakers to elect Sherman Mack House Speaker.

Grigsby, a Baton Rouge contractor and GOP mega-donor. Both LABI and Grigsby backed GOP gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone. Several legislators say Grigsby is twisting arms to get his candidate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Republican Rep. Sherman Mack of Livingston Parish â&#x20AC;&#x201D; elected as House Speaker. In the Senate, Republican Page Cortez of Lafayette reportedly has a lock on the presidency. While Cortez has solid conservative credentials, he is not a puppet of Grigsby, who favors Republican Sharon Hewitt of Slidell for the top spot. The vote in the Senate will be by secret ballot, leaving open the possibility of a surprise if Cortez draws any competition. Rest assured he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be upended by a Democrat, and possibly not at all. The Senate usually resolves such matters quietly. In the House, a contested speakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election requires a public, roll call vote. That puts a lot of pressure on individual members to stand up and be counted â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and exposes them to retributions from guys like Grigsby, who has been known to threaten lawmakers with recall petitions if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t vote his way. So much for legislative independence. As the old saying goes, nature abhors a vacuum.

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The Huki Lau opened at 3701 Hessmer Ave. in Metairie’s Fat City in November 1968. An ad promoted the restaurant and lounge as a “tropical paradise in an enchanting setting of the south Pacific, featuring Polynesian drinks and exotic appetizers.” Owners Jimmy Tchou and Lorraine Lee Tchou (a sister of former Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee) were particularly proud of the restaurant’s decor. It featured a 16-foot-high waterfall, a bar with a grass thatched roof and artifacts imported from Hawaii and the Far East. The Huki Lau also had what was billed as “nightly Las Vegas-style entertainment,” including performers Maureen McGovern, Brook Benton, The Coasters, John Gary and Carrie McDowell. The club also booked comedians and performing groups from Hawaii, India, the Philippines and other Asian countries. Entertainer and entrepreneur Rhonda Shear, a New Orleans native, even took part in a 1974 Miss Fat City beauty pageant on the Huki Lau’s stage. In November 1974, Lorraine Lee and new partner Roy Walker rebranded the place as the Huki Lau Supper Club, with food prepared and

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Polynesian novelty glasses from Huki Lau.

brought in from the Imperial Palace, a Chinese restaurant in Metairie that Lee and Walker (who later married) also owned. “For $10 per person, customers can avail themselves of numerous Chinese and Polynesian dishes and enjoy a major floor show at the same time. … The food on my last visit was excellent in every respect,” Times-Picayune reviewer Jack DuArte wrote in April 1976. The club and restaurant were destroyed by fire in January 1977, and then-Jefferson Parish Fire Chief James O’Neill told the Times-Picayune that burglary and arson were suspected. “I’d never seen a fire before,” Lorraine Lee Walker told The StatesItem. “I’d built that club eight years ago. I bought the land and my family helped me put up the building. It was just terrible to see it go.”

BLAKEVIEW EIGHTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK , a young seminarian named Philip Matthew Hannan was ordained a Catholic priest. Decades later, as Archbishop of New Orleans, he would become one of the city’s most influential figures. Born in Washington, D.C. in 1913, Hannan was ordained a priest on Dec. 8, 1939 at the North American College in Rome. During World War II, he served as a paratroop chaplain in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, ministering to combat troops. After the war, as a priest and bishop in Washington, D.C., Hannan became a close friend to the Kennedy family and delivered eulogies at the funerals of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, his brother Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1994. In 1965, Hannan was named the 11th Archbishop of New Orleans. He came to the city at a time of great need, as Hurricane Betsy had struck the city just weeks before. Under his leadership, the archdiocese rebuilt churches, expanded the local Catholic school system and established social service programs. Hannan’s shining moment came in 1987, when he welcomed Pope John Paul II during a visit to the city. Hannan retired as archbishop in 1988 but remained active, continuing his ministry with WLAE-TV, the public television station he established in 1984. Hannan died in 2011 at the age of 98.

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12 Important Facts About DOVATO

This is only a brief summary of important information about DOVATO and does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your condition and treatment. What is the Most Important Information I Should Know about DOVATO? If you have both human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, DOVATO can cause serious side effects, including: • Resistant HBV infection. Your healthcare provider will test you for HBV infection before you start treatment with DOVATO. If you have HIV-1 and hepatitis B, the hepatitis B virus can change (mutate) during your treatment with DOVATO and become harder to treat (resistant). It is not known if DOVATO is safe and effective in people who have HIV-1 and HBV infection. • Worsening of HBV infection. If you have HIV-1 and HBV infection, your HBV may get worse (flare-up) if you stop taking DOVATO. A“flare-up”is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before. Worsening liver disease can be serious and may lead to death. ° Do not run out of DOVATO. Refill your prescription or talk to your healthcare provider before your DOVATO is all gone. ° Do not stop DOVATO without first talking to your healthcare provider. If you stop taking DOVATO, your healthcare provider will need to check your health often and do blood tests regularly for several months to check your liver. What is DOVATO? DOVATO is a prescription medicine that is used without other antiretroviral medicines to treat HIV-1 infection in adults: who have not received antiretroviral medicines in the past,and without known resistance to the medicines dolutegravir or lamivudine. HIV-1 is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It is not known if DOVATO is safe and effective in children. Who should not take DOVATO? Do Not Take DOVATO if You: • have ever had an allergic reaction to a medicine that contains dolutegravir or lamivudine. • take dofetilide. What should I tell my healthcare provider before using DOVATO? Tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: • have or have had liver problems, including hepatitis B or C infection. • have kidney problems. • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. One of the medicines in DOVATO (dolutegravir) may harm your unborn baby. ° You should not take DOVATO if you are planning to become pregnant or during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Your healthcare provider may prescribe a different medicine if you are planning to become pregnant or become pregnant during treatment with DOVATO. ° If you can become pregnant, your healthcare provider will perform a pregnancy test before you start treatment with DOVATO. ° If you can become pregnant, you should consistently use effective birth control (contraception) during treatment with DOVATO. ° Tell your healthcare provider right away if you are planning to become pregnant, you become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant during treatment with DOVATO. • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you take DOVATO. ° You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1because of the risk of passing HIV-1to your baby. ° One of the medicines in DOVATO (lamivudine) passes into your breastmilk. ° Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby. ©2019 ViiV Healthcare or licensor. DLLADVT190011 July 2019 Produced in USA.

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Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Some medicines interact with DOVATO. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. • You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that interact with DOVATO. • Do not start taking a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider can tell you if it is safe to take DOVATO with other medicines. What are Possible Side Effects of DOVATO? DOVATO can cause serious side effects, including: • Those in the “What is the Most Important Information I Should Know about DOVATO?”section. • Allergic reactions. Call your healthcare provider right away if you develop a rash with DOVATO. Stop taking DOVATO and get medical help right away if you develop a rash with any of the following signs or symptoms: fever; generally ill feeling; tiredness; muscle or joint aches; blisters or sores in mouth; blisters or peeling of the skin; redness or swelling of the eyes; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; problems breathing. • Liver problems. People with a history of hepatitis B or C virus may have an increased risk of developing new or worsening changes in certain liver tests during treatment with DOVATO. Liver problems, including liver failure, have also happened in people without a history of liver disease or other risk factors. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to check your liver. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following signs or symptoms of liver problems: your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice); dark or “tea-colored”urine; light-colored stools (bowel movements); nausea or vomiting; loss of appetite; and/or pain, aching, or tenderness on the right side of your stomach area. • Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms that could be signs of lactic acidosis: feel very weak or tired; unusual (not normal) muscle pain; trouble breathing; stomach pain with nausea and vomiting; feel cold, especially in your arms and legs; feel dizzy or lightheaded; and/or a fast or irregular heartbeat. • Lactic acidosis can also lead to severe liver problems, which can lead to death. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver (steatosis). Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the signs or symptoms of liver problems which are listed above under “Liver problems.” You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are female or very overweight (obese).

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SO MUCH GOES INTO WHO I AM HIV MEDICINE IS ONE PART OF IT. Reasons to ask your doctor about DOVATO: DOVATO can help you reach and then stay undetectable* with just 2 medicines in 1 pill. That means fewer medicines† in your body while taking DOVATO You can take it any time of day with or without food (around the same time each day)—giving you ﬂexibility DOVATO is a once-a-day complete treatment for adults who are new to HIV-1 medicine. Results may vary. *Undetectable means reducing the HIV in your blood to very low levels (less than 50 copies per mL). † As compared with 3-drug regimens.

What are Possible Side Effects of DOVATO (cont’d)? • Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to ﬁght infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you start having new symptoms after you start taking DOVATO. • The most common side effects of DOVATO include: headache; diarrhea; nausea; trouble sleeping; and tiredness. These are not all the possible side effects of DOVATO. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Where Can I Find More Information? • Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist. • Go to DOVATO.com or call 1- 877- 844-8872, where you can also get FDA-approved labeling. Trademark is owned by or licensed to the ViiV Healthcare group of companies.

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IF YOU’VE EVER PAUSED TO PONDER THE MEANING OF LIFE THANKS TO A VISUALLY ARRESTING, BRIGHTLY COLORED WATER METER COVER ON THE STREETS OF NEW ORLEANS, chances are it was installed in the dead of night by an anonymous local artist who calls himself LeLuna. Over the course of eight years, the street artist has swapped out thousands of the Sewerage & Water Board’s ordinary water meter covers for his vibrant renditions. Since the beginning of 2018 alone, he’s painted and swapped out 638 covers, and counting. He

drops at least two newly minted covers per week. His water meter cover craze was spawned from an absent-minded moment on LeLuna’s front stoop. While twiddling a paint pen, he started doodling on the water meter cover at his feet. He liked the look enough to remember it years later when he found 15 discarded water meter covers hidden in the crawlspace under a house he was helping to renovate. It dawned on him that he could take the covers back to his apartment, paint them and put them back on the streets.

LeLuna’s water meter project was born. Over time, the design evolved into his now distinctive style of block letters, vivid colors, paint splatters and even glitter. Once you’ve spotted one of LeLuna’s meter covers, it’s hard not to notice them all over town. That is the very reason he chose the ground beneath people’s feet as his canvas. The ease with which a 12-inch circle of intense color pops out amid blocks of graying sidewalk helps achieve the goal of his work — to unexpectedly prompt deep thought in those who stumble upon it. PAGE 17

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Many of the covers are emblazoned with questions or polarizing statements aimed at eliciting a moment of soul-searching, outrage, clarity or perspective. “Life. What’s your place in the world? What’s your purpose? What are you? Are you contributing? What are you doing?” LeLuna says of the artworks. The medium of his work matches the philosophy behind it: He wants to jolt people out of the rut of the everyday. LeLuna takes a ubiquitous object that otherwise fades into the mundanity of infrastructure and rechristens it as something eye-catching, thought-provoking and even offensive to some. “I had a lady who owns a business in St. Claude tell me that I was the enemy of beauty,” LeLuna says. The majority of reactions have been more positive. One woman told the artist she felt empowered to publicly come out as bipolar after seeing “love is bipolar” painted on a water meter cover. Another fan explained that he has trouble

meeting people’s eyes and now has something to look down for as he hunts for newly decorated water meter covers. “I used to just paint the water meter covers in color,” LeLuna said. “So when I started putting words on, I literally get messages constantly from people who are like, ‘Thank you. This is what I needed.’ ” Where he places his painted covers isn’t random. LeLuna strategically pairs messages and locations in hopes his art will reach the people who need to see it. “Stop gun violence” is near a cemetery; “You are not alone” is near a university campus; “Tax the rich” is steps away from a tax preparation company. Perhaps a more surprising fan of LeLuna’s mild vandalism is the Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB). An account affiliated with the agency follows the artist on Instagram and regularly “likes” his photos of altered water meter covers. The artist interprets these likes as virtual support (or at least acquiescence) and has shown

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Walls of roach paintings were among the artworks exhibited at LeLuna’s recent gallery show.

S&WB’s “likes” to police several times in order to avoid arrest. The S&WB did not respond to several requests for comment for this story. A noteworthy benefit to defacing public property is the wide audience it can reach, LeLuna says. Water meter covers as a canvas and sidewalks as a gallery mean that LeLuna’s art is accessible to all. Though his distinctive bulky lettering and neon color palette are inspired by his stint as a

graffiti artist, his mission to make art for everyone is a departure from that realm. “Graffiti artists do what they do for other graffiti artists,” LeLuna says. “Street artists do what they do for everybody.” It’s one reason he chooses to stay anonymous. LeLuna said his interest lies not in selling art or receiving praise for it, but in creating art, especially for the people who have the least access to art through traditional channels. “Those are the people that

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I make art for — the kind of people that are just forgotten and gone, or left behind, or people who don’t really quite fit in within society,” LeLuna says. “The people who really fit in don’t tend to like my stuff very much.” He carried this mindset into his recent gallery show, “Big Data Is Watching,” is on display through Dec. 16 at Red Truck Gallery. That show features paintings in bright colors with bold content. An army of sign-carrying cockroaches peered out

from canvases in one corner of the studio, while another nook contained a multimedia ode to the dying bee population. Some nights, the artist paid panhandlers to harass the gallery’s patrons. Though he was present during the show and mingled with visitors, he never identified himself to them as the artist. “I just want to do my art,” LeLuna says. “Leave me alone, let me do my art. And that’s fine. If I can survive, I’m good.”

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by Chef Marlon Alexander breathed new life into the historic Faubourg Marigny space that formerly was Feelings Cafe, a neighborhood icon for nearly four decades. The building, which sits on the corner of Chartres Street and Franklin Avenue, is a rambling, quintessentially New Orleans setting where diners can choose between a cozy dining room or charming courtyard patio. Alexander’s cuisine shines in both. For starters, beautifully fried oysters combined the best of vice and virtue, topped with tuna tartare and black bowfin caviar. A crawfish beignet special served pillowy fritters with arugula, sauced with a hint of mustard. A generous bowl of popcorn shrimp with remoulade sauce was a crowd-pleaser. Cru makes it easy for diners to customize dishes to their liking. Salads can be topped with fried oysters or grilled chicken, steak or shrimp. Sandwiches are built to order as well. The burger is everything one would want from a neighborhood establishment, a flavorful patty that we enhanced with cheddar and crispy bacon. The crab cake sandwich was thick, moist and filled with fresh crabmeat, and the southern fried chicken sandwich with bang bang sauce could go beak-to-beak with any in town. At our server’s suggestion, we topped that one with caramelized onions and

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candied jalapenos to add sweet and spicy notes. The jalapenos alone are worth the trip. All sandwiches were served on thick, grilled brioche buns with a heap of top-notch fries flavored with truffle oil, parmesan and fresh chopped herbs. The only hiccups were a special of seared scallops over risotto and greens that would have been perfect with less salt, and a prime rib special that arrived rarer than requested. Desserts were outstanding. Panna cotta with a berry compote was perfectly executed and not overly sweet. A chocolate pot de creme was dense and rich beneath a cloud of fresh whipped cream and a crispy chocolate chip cookie. Service was warm and professional across the board. Cru also nails the drink menu, with an interesting wine selection and a short list of classic cocktails, like Chef Marlon’s Manhattan, made just right. The beverage menu also includes a section of nonalcoholic cocktails like “The Blacker the Berry,” which combines blackberry, mint, honey and coconut water. With a bit of attention, it’s possible to dine economically at Cru. Starters range from $8 for truffled french fries and flash-fried Brussels sprouts to $13 for popcorn shrimp or fried calamari. The priciest salad is $12 for an iceberg wedge, and a burger runs $15, but toppings for both can add up quickly. Steaks and seafood start at $27. Cru appears to be the rare spot that succeeds across niches: a cozy

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Luna Libre opens in Bywater LUNA LIBRE, a restaurant focused on cooking from the region where three states converge, known as Ark-La-Tex, has opened at 3600 St. Claude Ave. Owner Rhonda Findley, who also owns local retail stores Funrock’n &

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Pop City, created the restaurant to pay homage to the flavors she grew up with in Rose City, Arkansas. “It’s a style of regional cooking you see in Ark-La-Tex,” Findley says. “It’s not Southern food but the regional interpretation you find in many households. I am not doing authentic Oaxacan, Mexico City food — I am doing Ark-La-Tex Mexican food.” Findley, a Bywater resident, purchased and renovated the building where the restaurant is located after Hurricane Katrina. It formerly was a television repair shop, as well as the Keep It Real Barbershop and the first home to bakery Shake Sugary (which is now in another location on St. Claude Avenue) Luna Libre has a large dog- and familyfriendly garden. Luna Libre’s menu includes carnitas made with pork shoulder procured from neighboring Shank Charcuterie, crunchy American-style tacos called ArkAmericanos, chicken enchiladas verde and rotating vegetarian taco offerings such as butternut squash and cauliflower or mirliton. The menu also features cheese dip. “When you add meat and guacamole to it, it just becomes a pot-licker,” Findley says. On weekend mornings, the kitchen

EAT+DRINK Oaxacan black beans and popcorn rice are also available. On the beverage side, Galaxie specializes in mezcal, offering about two dozen varieties in 1-ounce pours, as well as house cocktails. Seating is available inside and outdoors. Galaxie is open 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday through Thursday, and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The restaurant is closed Mondays and plans to add weekend brunch in January. — REBECCA FRIEDMAN

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TURMERIC INDIAN CUISINE (1025 Westbank Expressway; 504-3541422) has opened in the former site of Gretna’s Red Palace Chinese restaurant. At Turmeric, the menu features popular specialties from across India. Appetizers range from $4 to $6 and include samosas, pakora and Desi chicken wings. Entrees are priced between $10.99 and $17.99 and include a wide variety of meat and vegetarian dishes. According to co-owner Vaibhav Chavan, the menu will expand to include some fusion dishes as well. The restaurant offers delivery through Uber Eats, Waitr and Grubhub. Turmeric Indian Cuisine is open for lunch and dinner Wednesday though Monday and is closed on Tuesdays. — REBECCA FRIEDMAN

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504-827-1443), a restaurant inspired by taquerias in Mexico City and Oaxaca, opened for dinner Nov. 29 along a bustling culinary strip that also includes eateries Saint-Germain and Red’s Chinese. Originally a Texaco gas station, Galaxie’s building was constructed in the 1940s but now has shifted from doling out brake tags (its most recent use) to slinging tacos, quesadillas, mezcal and more. The partners behind the business are Patrick Finney and Ken Jackson, both restaurant industry veterans. Finney is an owner of The Franklin on Dauphine Street. Jackson was an original partner in Herbsaint who opened a restaurant and ran a natural wine shop in New York, among other pursuits, before returning to New Orleans to help with The Franklin’s reopening. General Manager Samantha Marcantel most recently oversaw Austin taqueria Dai Due. Galaxie’s chef is Hank Shackelford, formerly of Cochon Butcher, Marjie’s Grill and Zasu. Shackelford also traveled extensively in Mexico to explore the country’s cuisine, with a particular focus on Oaxaca. Galaxie imports corn from Oaxaca and follows a traditional technique of nixtamalization to break down the kernel before grinding it in house for tortillas. One of Galaxie’s specialty taco varieties is al pastor, sliced from Home Place Pastures pork shoulder roasted on a “trompo” (vertical rotisserie) with pineapples. Other options include barbacoa (beef smoked in house) as well as fish, vegetables or grilled shrimp and chicharrones (fried pork rinds). Tacos range from $3 to $5 each. Quesadillas are filled with cheese, chicken or al pastor and are priced between $8 and $10. Snacks such as guacamole and chips and side dishes including

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freshest breads and pastries made by hand from organic, heirloom flours. Both are veteran bakers, with experience in acclaimed bakeries like New York City’s Bien Cuit and Easy Tiger Bake Shop & Beer Garden in Austin, Texas, where the duo met. Today they are sharing their croissants, kouign-amann, cookies, breads and more with a growing audience in New Orleans.

What led you to Compagnon? ROTH: We both started off as line cooks and found our way through the kitchen to baking in different ways. I found it through pasta, and Quinn was a pastry cook. We both found full-time baking jobs separately and pursued our interest. We had taken a trip to New Orleans a few years ago, and it kind of stuck with us. We liked everything about it — the personality and the food scene of the city. It fit with how we wanted to make food, and it also happens to be within driving distance of Barton Springs Mill (in Dripping Springs, Texas), which is where we get our grain and is a really important part of our business. We moved here last summer from San Francisco and hit the ground running. We had been doing pop-ups in San Francisco at a friend’s bakery, so we had a feel for the types of products we wanted to do and got ourselves in that mindset before we got here.

What sets your products apart? R: Flavor is the most significant thing that sets us apart, and that comes from the choices we make at every step. We choose organic grain — heirloom varieties, that are grown by our friends at Barton Springs Mill — and then we mill them ourselves so they’re super fresh and flavorful. Another keystone of what we do is personal attention to the products. We do everything ourselves, by hand, at room temperature. We don’t refrigerate our doughs, and we are there with it for the entire fermentation.

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BERGER: We make French-inspired breads and pastries, a lot of them inspired by traditional techniques. We also give a regional twist, like a Creole cream cheese pound cake, and try to work with local produce and flavors. Our croissants are 100% sourdough — we don’t use any commercial yeast in the bakery at all. Everything is fermented with wild yeast that we feed twice a day, every day. The whole ambient fermentation, no refrigeration on the breads — it’s all so that the true flavor of the grain comes through. That’s why it’s important that it’s heirloom, that it’s grown organically. With the croissants, you still have that buttery, flaky flavor and texture, but then you’re getting these delicate notes of grain which you don’t typically get in a croissant.

How will Compagnon grow? R: We sell at two farmers markets: Thursdays in Mid-City and Saturdays in the CBD. We also sell at the New Orleans Food Co-Op and at Pearl Wine Co. We’re really big on variety. We want to offer customers a huge bounty of different interesting breads and pastries, and we’re always workshopping new stuff that’s exciting to us. We’d like to increase access to our stuff and get more wholesale customers. Beyond that, I think a retail space is in the future. The driving force behind that is getting the freshest possible bread and pastries available to customers all the time.

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

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

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

CBD 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. $$ La Cocinita — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (504) 309-5344; www.lacochinitafoodtruck.com — Delivery available. No reservations. B, L and D daily. $ Little Fig — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.little-fig.com — No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat. $$ Meribo Pizza — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (504) 481-9599; www.meribopizza.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Willie Mae’s at the Market — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (504) 459-2640; www.williemaesnola.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$

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

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FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. L, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. L, early dinner daily. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville

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METAIRIE Akira Sushi + Hibachi — 3326 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, (504) 304-8820; www. akirametairie.com — Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

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

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brunch.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. $

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

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ 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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MUSIC Bayou International Thursdays with DJ T-Roy, 11 Carnaval Lounge — Geovane Santos’ Jazz Brasileiro, 6; Missing, 9 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge feat. Rik Slave, 7 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Leo Keegan’s Rock ‘n Roll Jam, 8 Gasa Gasa — Mega Ran, Alfred Banks, Kay the Beast, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — John Paul Carmody: Unpluggery, 6 House of Blues — DJ Chevi Red (Foundation Room), 10; Jake Landry & The Right Lane Bandits (Restaurant & Bar), 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-A-Holics, 8:30 Le Bon Temps Roule — The Soul Rebels, 11 Old Point Bar — Valerie Sassyfras, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Fast Times, 10 Preservation Hall — Legacy Band with Gregg Stafford, 5; All Stars with Lucien Barbarin, 8 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock n’ Bowl — Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, 8 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Ron Jones, 7:30 SideBar — Willie Bonham, 7; Brad Walker, Luke Quaranta & Matt Booth, 9 Sidney’s Saloon — Backyard Revival, No Show Cadillac & Ponche Bueller, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Masakowski Family Christmas Show, 8 & 10

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FRIDAY 13 30/90 — Jeremy Joyce, 2: Jon Roniger & The Good For Nothin’ Band, 5; Kennedy & The M.O.T.H., 8; DJ Trill Skill, 10; Raw Deal, 11 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Tempted, 6; R&R Smokin’ Foundation, 9; Jason Neville FunkySoul Band, 11:59 The Bayou Bar — Typically Booked, 9 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers Funk Box, 7:30; Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers, 11; DJ Black Pearl, midnight Carnaval Lounge — Arsene DeLay, 6; The Chevrettes, 9 Casa Borrega — Los Tremolo Kings, 7 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & friends, 7; Esqueleto, Cicada & Gools, 9 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Johnny No, 8 Franklin Avenue Baptist Church — Christmas Concert Celebration, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — DJ Hyde, 9 House of Blues— Matt Bartels (Restaurant & Bar), 12:30; Captain Buckles Band, 4; Sean Riley & The Water, 7:30; Jake Landry and the Right Lane Bandits (Foundation Room), 7; Rumours — A Fleetwood Mac Tribute, 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Sierra Green & The Soul Machine, 7:30 NOLA Brewing Company — Chip Wilson, 3 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Gal Holiday, 9:30

One Eyed Jacks — Them ol Ghosts with Green Gasoline & South Jones, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Preservation Hall — All-Stars with Rickie Monie, 1; Legacy Band with Wendell Brunious, 5; All Stars with Shannon Powell, 8 Rock n’ Bowl — Disco Night & The Mixed Nuts, 9:30 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Antoine Diel, 9 SideBar — The Geraniums, 7; Byron Asher, Dan Oestreicher, Jon Ramm & Emily Mikesell, 9 Sidney’s Saloon — Dalton Wayne, The Warmadillos & Greazy Alice, 9; Quadraholics, 11:59 Smoothie King Center — Cher — Here We Go Again Tour, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Matt Johnson, 5:30; Doro Wat, 9 The Tigermen Den — Solo Serenades with Joy Clark, Julie Odell, Kei Slaughter, Kathryn Rose Wood, 6 Tipitina’s — Poguetry feat. Spider Stacy, Cait O’Riordan & Lost Bayou Ramblers, 10 Treme Art and Music Lounge — Clarkgang, 9 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3

SATURDAY 14 30/90 — The Sleazeball Orchestra, 11; Chicken & Waffles, 2; Organami, 5; Mofongo, 8; DJ Fresh, 10; Sierra Green & The Soul Machine, 11

BMC — The Jazzmen, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3; Les Getrex & Creole Cookin’, 6; Jam Brass Band, 9; Sister Rose, 11:59 The Bayou Bar — Jordan Anderson, 9 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7 Marigny Street Brass Band, 10 Soul Rebels, 11; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. Carnaval Lounge — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 6; The Oleskies, Quintessential Octopus & Biscuithound, 9 Casa Borrega — Manny & Carmelo, 7 Circle Bar — The O-Pines, 7; Meschiya Lake & Carver Baronda, 9:30 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Cardboard Cowboy & Jelly Biscuit, 8 Gasa Gasa — Valerie Sassyfras Horny Lazy Christmas Spectacular, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Cosma Dog & El Jumbotron, 8; Set de Flo feat. Lil Jodeci, 11 House of Blues— Gina Leslie (Restaurant & Bar), 12:30; Gabrielle Cavassa Quartet (Foundation Room), 7; Ultimate 80’s Party feat. Tiffany, 8; Kennedy Kuntz & The Men of the Hour, DJ Fayard Lindsey, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Richard Piano Scott’s Twisty River Band, 8 The Maison — MainLine, 10 Old Point Bar — Martha & The Goodtime-Gang, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Will Smith & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Preservation Hall — All Stars with Will Smith, 1; Preservation Brass with Wendell Brunious, 5; All Stars with Steve Land, 8 Rock n’ Bowl — Kermit Ruffins, BBQ Swingers & Big Sam’s Funky Nation, 8 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Jenna McSwain, 5:30; Sam Kuslan, 9

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Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Gerald French & Sunday Night Swingsters, 7 Preservation Hall — The Jazz Masters with Leroy Jones, 5; All Stars with Wendell Brunious, 8 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 11 Rock n’ Bowl — Tribute to the Cars, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Stanton Moore Trio, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Raphael Et Pascal, 5; The Clementines, 8 Tipitina’s — Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band, 5:30

MONDAY 16 30/90 — Margie Perez, 5; Gene Harding’s New Orleans Super Jam, 9 BMC — Zoe K., 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 Bamboula’s — Perdido Jazz Band, 3; G & the Swinging Gypsies, 6:30; Les Getrex N Creole Cooking, 10 Carnaval Lounge — Saints Happy Hour, 6 Circle Bar — Joe Kile, 7 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam, 8 Hi-Ho Lounge — No Fret feat. Amine Boucetta, 6; Bluegrass Pickin’ Party feat. Mark Andrews, 10 House of Blues (Restaurant & Bar) — Sean Riley, 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Preservation Hall — All Stars with Charlie Gabriel, 8 Rock n’ Bowl — Nola Swing Dance Connection & DJ Twiggs, 7

Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Sam Kuslan, 5:30 SideBar — Luke Palmer Celebrates Beethoven, 7; Cliff Hines, Simon Moushabeck & Belinda Moody, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Southern Rep Theatre — Matt Lemmler and Friends, 9:30 The Starlight — Eileina Dennis, 4; Free Jambalaya Jam feat. Joshua Benitez Band, 8 Three Muses — Bart Ramsey, 5; Joe Cabral, 8

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS “Along the River Road — Dustan Louque and Margaret Hebert.” Marigny Opera House, 725 St Ferdinand St — Louque on vocals and guitar, and Hebert on piano and vocals, present an acoustic holiday concert. www.marignyoperahouse.org. $10-$15. 7 p.m. Friday. Caroling Under the Oak. Munholland United Methodist Church, 1201 Metairie Road, Metairie — Choirs and musicians perform Christmas carols and jazz, plus a comic version of the Christmas story shown on a large screen, with caroling followed by refreshments. www.munhollandumc.org. 6 p.m. Saturday. Chalmette Choir in the French Quarter. Various locations in the French Quarter — Dressed in period costumes, the choir performs at three locations in the French Quarter: St. Louis Cathedral, then Antoine’s Restaurant, ending at the Historic New Orleans Collection, singing a variety of carols and classic holiday music. 1 p.m. Thursday.

MUSIC Christmas Benefit Concert. First English Lutheran Church, 3701 Cleary Ave., Metairie — The holiday concert fundraiser benefits Lutheran High School. www.firstenglishmetairie.com. $10. 7:15 p.m. Thursday. A Christmas Brass Spectacular. Christ Episcopal Church, 120 S. New Hampshire St., Covington — Part of the church’s Third Sunday concert series, the Louisiana Brass holiday concert is directed by Erik Morales and features traditional and contemporary works. www.christchurchcovington.com. 5 p.m. Sunday. Dover String Quartet. Dixon Concert Hall, 33 Audubon Blvd. — Friends of Music hosts the string ensemble’s program of Britten, Hindemith and Brahms. www.friendsofmusic.org. $17-$35. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. “Christmas at St. Stephen’s.” St. Stephen Church, 1025 Napoleon Ave. — Holiday concert with instrumentalists and Good Shepherd Choir, under the direction of Brian Morgan, performing a varied program including Gregorian chants, works by Handel, Britten, Liszt and Hampton. 4 p.m. Sunday. “He is Born” Christmas Concert. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie — The Daughters of St. Paul presents a holiday concert, featuring old and new carols, spoken word and more. www.daughtersofstpaulchoir.org. $15-$50. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Helen Gillet. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St. — The cellist performs

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THE TERM “METEORIC RISE” gets batted around a lot, but it’s really the only way to describe Tobe Nwigwe’s previous two years. The Houston rapper’s original freestyles started going viral in 2017 — he would record the weekly videos while his nowwife, Fat, would twist his hair — and Nwigwe has masterfully leveraged social media to build his audience. The internet was captured by his charisma and natural musical talent. Nwigwe released his first alF I L E P H OTO bum, “Tobe from the Swat,” in late 2017, and has followed it up with a quick series of well-received full-length albums: “The Originals,” “More Originals,” “Three Originals” and the latest, “Fouriginals.” Plus he released a 19-track live album and appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, both in August. The Tiny Desk concert featured Nwigwe’s passionate, rich hip-hop slimmed down, and he was aided by Fat and their baby daughter. Dave Chappelle, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott are all fans, along with New Orleans’ PJ Morton, who featured Nwigwe in his latest album, “Paul.” At 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com. Tickets $25-$85.

using live looping technology, with drummer Doug Garrison. www.marignyoperahouse.org. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Holiday Concert. UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 2000 Lakeshore Drive — The New Orleans Concert Band, under the direction of Charles Taylor, performs favorite classics and holiday surprises are in store, including Norman Robinson’s narration of “The Night Before Christmas.” Nonperishable food items for Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive are requested. www.neworleansconcertband.org. Free admission. 3 p.m. Sunday. Holidays New Orleans Style Concert Series. St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley — Jose Fermin Ceballos with Merengue-4 perform Latin holiday music. www.fqfi.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Holidays New Orleans Style Concert Series. St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley — Opera Creole performs a classic holiday program. www.fqfi.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Thursday. Holidays New Orleans Style Concert Series. St. Augustine Church, 1210 Gov. Nicholls St. — Audrey Ferguson and the Voices of Distinction perform Gospel music for the holiday season. www.fqfi. org. Free admission. 4 p.m. Saturday. Holidays New Orleans Style Concert Series. St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley — Quiana Lynell performs seasonal jazz music. www.fqfi.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Sunday. “Holiday Spectacular: A Stomper Christmas Carol.” Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St. — The LPO’s annual yuletide concert, with the 610 Stompers and a take on Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” with Arsene Delay, Roots of Music and Lusher Charter School choirs and Santa Claus. www.lpomusic.com. $10-$140. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

International Cosmic Strings. — Ira Glass and Martin Masakowski, the Cosmic String Duo; and Mahmoud Chouki, Georgi Petrov and Sam Dickey the International String Trio perform a concert. www.marignyoperahouse.org. $10-$15. 7 p.m. Monday. Lauren Daigle: The Behold Christmas Tour. Saenger Theater, 1111 Canal St. — The Louisiana native and Grammy winner returns for three concerts of jazz-influenced holiday favorites. www.saengernola.com. $56. 7:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday. New Aurora Saxophone Ensemble. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — The small group of sax players perform. www.jplibrary. net. 7 p.m. Wednesday. “Sing O the Wild Wood.” Holy Name of Jesus Church at Loyola University New Orleans, 6367 St. Charles Ave., — NOVA Chorale and NOVA Voce singing seasonal and festive music by Gjjelo, Paulus, Poulenc, Rachmaninov and Rutter. www.novachorale.org. $25. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Trendafilka. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St. — Choir explores modern European polyphonic traditions. www.marignyoperahouse.org. $10-$15. 8 p.m. Thursday. Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — A Festival of Lessons and Carols, a traditional celebration of the season with music and Bible passages, features Community Mission Partners. www.albinas.org. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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TUESDAY 10 Canal Street lecture. Nunez Community College Auditorium, 3710 Paris Road, Chalmette — The Nunez History Lecture Series features author Ed Branley on “Holmes, Krauss, Maison Blanche: The History of Canal Street,” with wine and cheese reception at 6:30 p.m. www.nunez.edu. 7 p.m. Dinner With A Curator. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — Adam Foreman leads a discussion of “The Extraordinary Life of Mary Bethune — Daughter of Enslaved Parents, Presidential Advisor and Civil Rights Activist,” with dinner from the American Sector Restaurant. www.nationalww2museum.org. $59. 6:30 p.m. Fats Domnio Anniversary. The Lost Sock, 840 Rampart St. — Biographer Rick Coleman discusses the 70th anniversary of the recording of “The Fat Man” at the former site of J&M Recording Studio, with a live broadcast. 6 p.m. Festival of Trees. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 15 Henry Thomas Drive, New Orleans City Park — Through Dec. 29, the museum displays a collection of holiday trees created by schools and artists, with performances by choirs, dance groups, bands and visits from seasonal characters. www.lcm.org. Teddy Bear Program. Arnaud’s Restaurant, 813 Bienville St. — Beginning Thanksgiving through Dec.31, the restaurant and New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation collects new teddy bears for officers to use when they encounter children while on duty. Bins are located at the restaurant, Energy Centre on Poydras Street and New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau on St. Charles Avenue. www.arnaudsrestaurant.com.

The Polar Express. Union Passenger Terminal, 1001 Loyola Ave., second floor — Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, passengers relive the story on a one-hour trip, with hot chocolate and a cookie served by dancing chefs, reading of the story, then Santa greets passengers and each guest is given a silver sleigh bell. Trains depart several times daily, except Christmas day. www. nolathepolarexpressride.com. $38-$68.

WEDNESDAY 11 Iris Award Gala. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St. — Women in Film & Television Louisiana presents the group’s Iris Award to Rutina Wesley (“True Blood,” “Queen Sugar” and “Hannibal”) at the gala, which includes food, music and beverages. www.wiftlouisiana.org. $50. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY 12 Audubon Zoo Lights. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St. — Seasonal light display and winter dreamland with holiday activities, including Santa photos, twinkle tunnel, a 30-foot endangered species holiday tree, elves workshop and more; various days through Dec. 30. www.audubonzoolights.org. $10-$18. 6 p.m. LUNA Fete. Lafayette Square, South Maestri Place — Arts Council New Orleans public festival of lights, art and technology celebrating creative industries. The display includes projection mapping images onto local architecture and other installations. Through Sunday. www.lunafete.org. 6 p.m. Latkes With A Twist. Press Street Station, 5 Homer Plessy Way — Hanukkah party and fundraiser for Jewish Children’s Regional Service, featuring Chef Frank Brigsten as latke master with NOCCA culinary students, a latke bar, live music, beverages and a silent auction. www.jcrs.org. $36-$42. 7 p.m. New Orleans Finest Beer Bash. Zony Mash Beer Project, 3940 Thalia St. — Cystic Fibrosis Foundation event honoring 11, with music, silent auction, food and new brews. www.finest.cff.org. $35-$45. 6 p.m.

FRIDAY 13 Christmas Under the Stars. Griffith Park, 333 Erlanger St., Slidell — Holiday light display includes a Parade of Trees, Christmas Cottages, ice castle, nativity and more. Also Saturday. www.myslidell.com. 6 p.m. Festival of the Bonfires. Lutcher Recreational Park, Highway 3193, Lutcher — Traditional south Louisiana festival with a holiday twist — entertainment, races, food, carnival rides, cooking contests, pageants, and a bonfire each night. Through Sunday. www. festivalofthebonfires.org. Holiday of Lights. Tammany Trace Trailhead, 21400 Koop Road, Mandeville — Lights, entertainment, rides for children and Santa will be on hand at the 20th annual holiday illumination. Also Saturday. www.tammanytrace.org. 6 p.m. Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village. Rivertown, 400 block of Williams Boule-

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PREVIEW LUNA Fete BY WILL COVIELLO LUNA FETE BEGAN IN 2014 with the debut of a projection mapping project in which vibrant Louisiana scenes and swirling graphic displays were projected on the front of Gallier Hall using computer A DVO C AT E S TA F F P H OTO B Y C H R I S G R A N G ER mapping technology to account for three-dimensional surfaces such as the building’s columns. A new video by a team of women artists debuts this year — and there are interactive art and light installations in Lafayette Square and along Lafayette Street to Fulton Street Dec. 12-15. The new video is a collaboration by French artist Camille Gross, local photographer Cristina Molina and video artist Courtney Egan and others. It screens at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. daily, and past festival projections run at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The 2019 theme is “The Shadow Circus,” and light and art installations include Antonin Fourneau’s “Waterlight Grafitti,” which allows attendees to “paint” with colored light projections. Brennan Steele’s “BC Helix” features light fixtures hung from trees in Lafayette Square, and viewers can manipulate the lights and shadows via a special camera. John Lehon and Shadow Cinema’s “The Cirque des Silhouettes” is another interactive installation incorporating shadow puppetry. The Krewe of Vaporwave returns to Piazza d’Italia with new music and video projections. LUNA Fete is presented by the Arts Council of New Orleans and New Orleans Jazz Museum. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, to Sunday, Dec. 15. Lafayette Square and Lafayette Street to Fulton Street. www.lunafete.org.

vard, Kenner — Holiday season displays, with snow every weekend through Dec. 28. www.kenner.la.us. 6 p.m. Friday. “Krampus — A Haunted Christmas Event.” New Orleans Nightmare, 319 Butterworth St. — Jack Frost joins the terror of New Orleans Nightmare for a holiday spooktacular. Also Saturday. www.krampushauntedchristmas. com. $25-$45. 7:30 p.m. Movies on the Mississippi. — Downtown Development District and Outlet Collection at Riverwalk outdoor movie showings on Fridays include “The Muppet Christmas Carol” Dec. 13 and “Elf” Dec. 20. www.downtownnola.com. 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY 14 “#PhyllisDilla.” Music Box Village, 4557 N. Rampart St. — Debut of Nicholas Payton’s site-specific composition, with Tarriona “Tank” Ball. www.musicboxvillage.com. $20$30. 6 p.m. 1815 Alive. Chalmette Battlefield of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 8606 W. St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette — Return to the War of 1812 era as a Baratarian cannon crew demonstrates artillery firing and the Recognizing Our Roots youth living-history corps from Chalmette High School fires muskets and demonstrates outdoor cooking. www.nps.gov/jela. 11 a.m. Big TREEsy Giveaway. City of New Orleans Department of Parks & Parkways, 2829 Gentilly Blvd. — Orleans residents of District D can receive free trees. Picture ID required;

enter at 198 Warrington Drive. www.nolatreeproject.org. 8 a.m. Breakfast with Baby Jesus. St. Mary’s Dominican High School, 7701 Walmsley Ave. — Annual Alumnae Association event, with activities, holiday music and a living nativity, plus birthday cake. Reservations required and non-perishable food item requested for a food drive. www.stmarysdominican.org. $25. 10 a.m. Christmas Past Festival. Old Mandeville, various locations — More than 100 artists and craftsmen gather, plus there’s a children’s village with arts and crafts, a food court, music, train rides, old fashioned horse and carriage rides, roaming holiday characters and carolers, plus photos with Santa Claus. www.oldmandevillebiz.com. 10 a.m. Dufilho’s Speakeasy. New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, 514 Chartres St. — Benefit for the Pharmacy Museum, with casino games, cocktails, small plates and Prohibition Era music. 1920s attire encouraged. www.pharmacymuseum.org. $50. 7 p.m. Family Innovation Studio — A STEM-y Solstice. National World War II Museum, Kushner Restoration Pavilion, 945 Magazine St. — Workshop for school-aged kids features hands-on STEM activities. Registration required. www.nationalww2museum.org. Free admission. 1 p.m. Fete de Fezziwig. Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St. — Holiday fundraiser has food and beverages, a silent auction, ornament making, performance of “A Christmas Carol”

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GOING OUT and more. www.lepetittheatre.com. $175. 12:30 p.m. Holiday Home Tour. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — Preservation Resource Center’s annual tour includes seven homes and Felicity Church, plus a boutique and cafe at Trinity Episcopal Church. Also Sunday. www.prcno.org. $30-$45. 9:30 a.m. Howliday Market and Paw Parade. Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn, City Park, 1 Palm Drive — City Bark’s annual “pet-tacular” holiday event includes a costume contest, photos with Santa, music and vendors. www.neworleanscitypark.com. 1 p.m. Jingle on the Boulevard Parade. — Holiday street procession begins on Crowder Boulevard at Morrison Road, turns right on Hayne Boulevard, right on Read Boulevard and disbands at Lake Forest Boulevard. www.jingleontheboulevard.com. Noon. Laser Holidays. Kenner’s Planetarium & Megadome Cinema, 2020 Fourth St., Kenner — The laser-filled presentation of holiday music includes selections ranging from classics to modern. www.kenner. la.us. $5-$6. 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Lights on the Lake. New Canal Lighthouse, 8001 Lakeshore Drive — Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation celebration and West End Boat Parade, photos with Papa Noel, arts activities, music and more. www. saveourlake.org. $5 . 2 p.m. Saturday. Not a Christmas Show and Holiday Toiletries Drive. Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant, 1001 Esplanade Ave. — The bar is collecting full-size items for distribution to people in need, with kick-off featuring music, food and beverages. 6 p.m. Saturday. Papa Noel’s Holiday Train. The Riverview at Audubon Park (The Fly), 6500 Magazine St. — Holiday locomotive experience with carols, music, stories and surprises. Lounge car seats or private suites available. www.lasta.org/santa2019. $65-$500. 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Reindeer Run and Romp. Canal Place, 333 Canal St. — Holiday fun run for kids on Canal Street, U-turns at Baronne and returns, with Rudolph, Santa and friends at the start, plus activities, games, music, crafts and more after. www.downtownnola.com. $15. 8 a.m. Season of Light. Kenner’s Planetarium & Megadome Cinema, 2020 Fourth St., Kenner — Learn the history behind many holiday traditions and explore the sky at the time of Jesus’ birth in this planetarium show. www.kenner.la.us. $5-$6. 3 p.m. Saturday. Shop for Change Fundraiser. Dress for Success New Orleans, 1700 Josephine St. — Dress for Success New Orleans benefit offers VIP early entrance. www.dfspowerpiece.org. $15. 11 a.m. Snow Day. Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie — Annual day of flurries at Christmas in the Park around the carousel and shelters 7-8. Free for ages 10 and under. www.lafrenierepark.org. 9:30 a.m. Teddy Bear Tea. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — Holiday experience to share with children and grandchildren with food and sweet treats, music from the Victory Belles, a visit from Santa and a teddy bear for each child. www.nationalww2museum. org. $61-$66. 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Teddy Bear Tea. The Roosevelt New Orleans, 123 Baronne St. — Holiday tea service for all ages, with Santa and Mrs. Claus, oth-

er characters, keepsakes and more. Various days and seatings through Christmas Eve. www.therooseveltneworleans.com. Vegan Pop-Up. Lot 1701, 1701 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Dawn Richard and Abstract Nola partner for Papa Ted’s, with live art mural with vegan paint, a food demonstration, music and eco-friendly vendors. www.abstractnola.com. 1 p.m. Winter Herbs and Vinegars. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, French Quarter Visitor Center, 419 Decatur St. — Discover winter herb gardening secrets from Master Gardener Usha Ramadhyani, then join a ranger for a hands-on workshop making herbal vinegar. Reservations required; email rachel_williams@nps.gov or call (504) 589-3882 ext. 227. www.nps.gov/jela. Free admission. 11 a.m. Saturday. Winter Wonderland East of the North Pole. Joe W. Brown Park, 5601 Read Blvd. — The event features a Christmas tree lighting, photos with Santa, entertainment, gingerbread workshop, train rides, plus a toy giveaway while supplies last. For ticket pre-registration, call (504) 427-2596. www.friendsofjoewbrownpark.org. 11 a.m.

SUNDAY 15 Kids in the Kitchen. Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1609 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd — Young chefs learn to make holiday cookies and there’s a decorating station, hot chocolate for dipping and a cookie contest. Ages 7-11. www.natfab.org $20-$30. 10 a.m. Mid-City Holiday Market. Comiskey Park, 600 Jefferson Davis Parkway — The art and farmers market features artists and vendors, food trucks, music and entertainment. www.midcityaf.org. 11 a.m. Tour of Homes. 543 N. Caleb Drive,, Slidell — Slidell Junior Auxiliary hosts five open houses, with a raffle and more. www.jaslidell.org. $20-$25. 1 p.m.

SPORTS PAWjama Run. Crescent Park, 2300 N. Peters St. — Big Easy Animal Rescue inaugural 5k and half-mile run fundrasier, with music, vendors and food. www.bigeasyanimalrescue.org. $20-$30. 10 a.m. Saturday. Pelicans Basketball. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive — The New Orleans team plays the Orlando Magic. www.nba. com/pelicans. $35-$280. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Saints Football. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive — The New Orleans Saints face the Indianapolis Colts. www.neworleanssaints.com. 7:15 p.m. Monday.

BOOKS “The American St. Nick — A True Story.” National World War II Museum, Solomon Victory Theater, 945 Magazine St. — Screening of the film and signing of the book, plus a Q&A with producer Tim Gray. RSVP requested. www.nationalww2museum.org. 6 p.m. Thursday. Christopher Scaberg. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses and signs “Searching for the Antropocene — A Journey into the Environmental Humanities.” www.octaviabooks.com. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Jami Attenberg. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author discusses and signs “All This Could Be Yours,” and has a conversation with Ladee Hubbard. www.octaviabooks. com. 6 p.m. Thursday. Jami Attenberg. New Orleans Public Library, Mid-City branch, 4140 Canal St. — The author discusses her sixth novel, “All

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This Could Be Yours” with Susan Larson. www.nolalibrary.org. 6 p.m. Monday. John McCusker. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave. — The author and photographer discusses Native American ceremonial traditions that influenced Mardi Gras Indians and his book, “Jockomo — The Native Roots of Mardi Gras Indians.” www. nolalibrary.org. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Josephine Sacabo. A Gallery for Fine Photography, 241 Chartres St. — The photographer signs her book “Structures of Reverie.” www.agallery.com. 5 p.m. Saturday. Paul Freedman. Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1609 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — The Yale professor and author discusses community cookbooks in conjunction with the museum’s “Talk About Good II” exhibit and signs his book, “American Cuisine — And How It Got This Way.” www.natfab.org. 2 p.m. Saturday. Rose Preston. New Orleans Cake Cafe & Bakery, 2440 Chartres St. — The author discusses and signs “Crime Survivors Guidebook —Coping With the Aftermath of Violence in New Orleans.” 10 a.m. Tuesday. Tina Freeman. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The photographer discusses and signs her work “Lamentations.” www.octaviabooks.com. 3 p.m. Sunday.

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

OPENINGS “Black Christmas” (PG-13) — A group of female students are stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break in this horror flick starring Imogen Poots and Cary Elwes. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Jumanji — The Next Level” (PG-13) — Jack Black, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan return in this sequel about teenagers sucked into a magical but dangerous video game. 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. “Mickey and the Bear” (R) — A headstrong teen fights to keep her household afloat while taking care of her addict father, a veteran. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “Richard Jewell” (R) — Clint Eastwood directs this drama based on the true story of the security guard who saved lives during the bombing at the 1996 Olympics. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Winter Flies” — A couple of mischievous boys go on a road trip in this coming-ofage comedy from the Czech Republic. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

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PREVIEW Black Film Festival of New Orleans BY SARAH RAVITS THE BLACK FILM FESTIVAL OF NEW ORLEANS has a mission to unite filmmakers of color through networking events and independent cinema showP H OTO P R OV I D E D B Y G I A N S M I T H / cases. Filmmaker and artist Gian Smith B L AC K F I L M F E S T I VA L O F N E W O R L E A N S founded the festival last year. This year’s BFFNO will highlight works by about 40 filmmakers from New Orleans and around the country. Screenings, parties and even a variety show with stand-up comedy and slam poetry take place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14. The festival kicks off with a series of short documentaries screening at the Stella Jones Art Gallery (201 St. Charles Ave.), followed by “Afrofutures Night” at the New Orleans African American Museum (1418 Gov. Nicholls St.). Film highlights of “Afrofutures Night” include “Code Switch,” about a virtual reality game where women are treated like viruses; and “Mino: A Diasporic Myth,” set in the future, when a woman commits the defiant act of birthing a male child in a society where males are no longer required to continue the human species. The Women of Wakanda, a cosplay group, will be mingling with crowds. On Saturday, programs take place at Ashe Cultural Arts Center (1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.), including matinee screenings, 10 a.m. to noon, and a primetime block, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. In between, the “Making Connections NOLA presents Young Filmmakers” block will show films created by local students whom Smith taught during an eight-week “film boot camp,” exposing youths to various elements of the filmmaking process, including writing, cinematography and editing. There will also be an artist talk with Monty Ross (2 p.m.) and a talent showcase (4 p.m.) with comedy, poetry and music. “This is an attempt to build a community and create opportunities,” Smith says. These filmmakers “need exposure, resources, and they need the community to rally behind them.” Events are free. www.bffno.com

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Theatre. Tickets $15-$65. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. “A Christmas Carol — The Radio Show.” Cafe Luke, 153 Robert St., Slidell — With the actors snowed in and unable to make a Christmas Eve radio performance of the Dicken’s classic, the sound effects person takes the audience through the tale playing all the characters. Dinner and dessert options are available. (985) 707-1597. Tickets $35-$50. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. A Very Merry Christmas Spectacular. 30 by Ninety Theatre, 880 Lafayette St. — Celebration of the holidays features a variety of performers singing, dancing and more. www.30byninety.com. Tickets $10-$19. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. “Annie.” Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie — JPAS presents the musical tale of Great Depression-era Orphan Annie, with Daddy Warbucks, President Roosevelt, Miss Hannigan and the orphans singing Broadway classics including “Tomorrow,” “It’s A Hard Knock Life” and “Easy Street.” www.jpas. org. Tickets $20-$75. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. The Amazing Acro-cats Meowy Catmas Special. The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — Rescued house cats perform acrobatics and other seasonal tricks. $21-$40. 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Audra McDonald and Will Swenson. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St. — The six-time Tony Award winner and her husband come to the Broadway@NOCCA stage, with radio host and musical director Seth Rudetsky in a benefit for the NOCCA Institute. www. broadwaynola.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

“Criss Angel Raw — The Mindfreak Unplugged.” Saenger Theater, 1111 Canal St. — Theatrical experience with Angel’s sleight-of-hand street magic, mentalism and illusions. www.saengernola.com. Tickets $50-$99. 8 p.m. Wednesday. “Christmas on the Bayou.” Playmakers, Inc., 19106 Playmakers Road, Covington — True story of Adrien Rouquette, also called Chahta Ima, who helped Native Americans in St. Tammany 150 years ago. www.playmakersinc.com. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. “Debauchery.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — New Orleans’ only live soap opera is about a family and their hijinks and lowjinks, by Pat Bourgeois. www. southernrep.com 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Disney Junior Holiday Party. Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St. — Children and their families can sing and dance to Disney Junior songs at the musical production. www.saengernola.com. 6 p.m. Tuesday. “Mandatory Merriment.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — Six strangers are stranded in a French Quarter bar before Christmas and are forced to find new ways to celebrate the season. www. southernrep.com. Tickets $33-$50. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. The Moth New Orleans — Saints and Sinners. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St — Five storytellers share their personal tales based on the evening’s theme. www. themoth.org. Tickets $35. 7 p.m. Thursday. “Period of Adjustment.” Loyola University New Orleans, Lower Depths Theater, 6363 St. Charles Ave. — Tennessee Williams Theatre Company production about two couples smashed together on Christmas Eve. www.twtheatrenola.com. Tickets

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ART HAPPENINGS Artist Reception. Good Children Gallery, 4037 St. Claude Ave. — “King Tides,” from photographer and multi-media artist Michel Varisco, imagines a metaphorical future for New Orleans and its residents after global sea levels have risen to overtake the land; through Jan. 4. 6 p.m. Saturday. Artist Reception and Book Signing. A Gallery for Fine Photography, 241 Chartres St. — Photographer Richard Sexton presents seven photographs and signs “Enigmatic Stream — Industrial Landscapes of the Lower Mississippi River.” www.agallery.com. 5 p.m. Saturday. Artist’s Talk and Reception. Mac-Gryder Gallery, 615 Julia St. — Sandro Miller discusses his “Malkovich, Malkovich, PAGE 37

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$15-$28. 7:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday. “RAP Unszel.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — The Radical Buffoon(s) presents a modern take on the traditional story. www.radicalbuffoons. com/rap-unzel. Tickets $10-$20. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Sunday. “Scrooge in Rouge.” Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner — Ricky Graham and Varla Jean Merman reprise their holiday farce. www. rivertowntheaters.com. Tickets $37-$41. 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat. 2 p.m. Sunday. Season’s Readings. NOLA Brewing Company, 3001 Tchoupitoulas St. — NOLA Project theater company presents “Go Elf Ya Self” reading by James Bartelle. www.nolaproject.com. 6 p.m. Sunday. “Spotlight New Orleans with John Calhoun.” Cafe Instanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave. — The show features Saints announcer Mark Romig and others, music and skits. www.facebook.com. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

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Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters” before it returns to Chicago in January; talk at 11 a.m., reception at 6 p.m.; RSVP required at www.eventbrite.com. 11 a.m. Saturday. Curated Conversation with Carl Joe Williams. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. — A member of the Level Artist Collection, Williams will be the second in the series of conversations. www.ogdenmuseum.org. Free admission.6 p.m. Tuesday. Free Tiffany Window Tour. Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place — Guided tours of the Tiffany Windows on the Tulane uptown campus, limited to 20 people; RSVP to Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu. Free admission.12 p.m. Thursday. Gallery Talk. Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St. — Richard Sexton discusses his photo project and book, “Enigmatic Stream — Industrial Landscapes of the Lower Mississippi River.” www.hnoc.org. Noon. Thursday Newcomb Art Department Holiday Sale. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, 6823 St. Charles Ave. — Featuring works in glass, ceramics, printmaking, fiber, works on paper, painting and more, made by Tulane undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and alumni. Also Friday and Saturday. www.newcombmuseum.tulane.edu. 6 p.m. Thursday. PhotoNOLA. Various Venues, — Fourday festival of photography with a broad range of exhibitions and artists’ talks in various locations, including The New Orleans Advocate, the Cabildo, UNO’s St. Claude Gallery and the Historic New Orleans Collection. www.photonola.org. St. Claude Second Saturdays. St. Claude Arts District, St. Claude Avenue — Embrace your artsy side this Saturday at the St. Claude Art District’s Second Saturdays. Explore funky gallery openings around St. Claude Avenue. 6 p.m. Saturday.

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62 Company that owns Log Cabin, Vlasic and Mrs. Paul’s 67 Decides to participate 71 Sallie — 72 Gp. backing arms 73 Auntie played by Lucille Ball 77 The Isle of Man, to Britain 82 Sealed up, as a package 83 Singer Basil 84 About half of all adults 85 Prevaricate 86 Lubing 87 Begins 90 NCAA conference of the Midwest

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32 “The Raven” writer 33 Positive aspect 34 Roman 2,050 36 Cur’s threat 39 Bank stmt. ID 40 Oom- — (tuba sounds) 41 TV’s Estrada 42 Singer Bobby 43 Bar order 44 “— a pity” 45 Egg — yung 46 Scarf down 47 Poor grades 50 Bread buy 53 33-Down’s opposite 54 Like mosaics 55 Uno + due 56 “Today” co-host Kotb 57 “Nova” airer 59 Variety 62 ATM code 63 “That’s right!” 64 Spam holder 65 “— had a secret love ...” 66 Suffix with contradict 67 They precede Novs. DOWN 68 Shelter 1 Good laughs 69 Key-centered 2 Choose (to) compositions 3 1983 J.P. Donleavy novel 70 Eddied 4 Digital camera 73 Spanish dances resolution units like fandangos 5 Foldup beds 6 ETA part: Abbr. 7 Long attack 8 Photo-sharing app, for short 9 Totally unacceptable 10 Bar code-scanning gizmo: Abbr. 11 “That’s how it was told to me” 12 Artistic theme 13 Supreme Court’s Samuel 14 2015 and 2017 Best Actress nominee Ronan 15 Similar-meaning wd. 16 Set of regular customers 17 Tables with data on daily ebbs and flows 18 Steepness 24 Like the Greek letter eta 25 Type of fish that a 59-Across is 30 Places to get body wraps

74 Happy as — in mud 75 List of dishes 76 Verge 78 Aussie bird 79 Verve 80 Stately tree 81 Takeaway game of strategy 82 Link with 86 Ancient 88 Sleuth, slangily 89 Noisy nappers 90 Tropical cereal grass 91 D.C.’s home 92 Spam holder 94 Variety 96 Tokyo beer 97 Sublets, e.g. 98 Social grace 99 Narrates 100 “— bad moon rising” 101 Philosopher with a “razor” 103 Bar order 104 Slimy 105 Think piece 109 Footed vases 111 Actress Saldana 112 Detroit-toMontreal dir. 113 Hexa- halved

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

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