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TUE. FEB. 25 | Varla Jean Merman and Fatsy Cline host the annual costume contest for drag, leather outfits and individual and group costumes. The event often features some of the extravagant costumes from gay Carnival krewes’ masquerade balls. At noon at St. Ann and Dauphine streets.

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WED. FEB. 26 | Tim Higgins may be a familiar name for Americana and folk watchers in New Orleans. The baritone-voiced Alabama singer-songwriter was part of the indie folk group Bible Study and regularly toured the Southeast as a solo musician. He releases his debut album, “Blight,” Friday, after kicking off a release tour at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at Circle Bar.

The New Orleans French Film Festival screens features and documentaries BY WILL COVIELLO

CHEW THE NEW ORLEANS FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL always screens movies

from across the Francophile world, and this year’s slate includes three documentaries about Acadiana and the preservation of Cajun culture and its patois French. Films screen at Prytania Theatre Feb. 27 through March 4 and include everything from recent dramas selected for the Cannes Film Festival to classics, such as “Umbrellas of Cherbourg” and “Children of Paradise.” Most films are in French and subtitled in English. There’s live music before some of the screenings. Here are a few of the highlights. “Sibyl” — The festival opens with director Justine Triet’s comedy “Sibyl,” which was considered for the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Sibyl is a psychotherapist seeking greater personal fulfillment who decides to wind down her practice to focus on writing a novel. She becomes obsessed with one remaining patient, an actress seeking help concerning an affair with her co-star. Sibyl insists on coming on the set to better understand the situation and slips into denial about what she’s really writing about as she makes several relationships more complicated. At 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. “Children of Paradise” — Released at the end of World War II, this threehour epic is set in Paris during the 1820s and ’30s, as four men from different quarters of society pursue Garance, a beautiful courtesan. It’s considered one of French cinema’s masterpieces, and this restored version was released in 2012. At 2:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Acadiana documentaries — Marshall Woodworth’s 43-minute documentary “La Veille” begins with the realization that a generation of Louisianans grew up not primarily speaking French with their elders. His film explores changes in French-speaking Louisiana through music and culture (6:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29). “Find-

THU. FEB. 27 | Atlanta instrumental trio CHEW combines thick, gloomy psych-rock, funk grooves, glitches and electronic phrases, experimental noises and anything else that will fit in its unconventional sound. Tattered Rabbit and Guitar is Dead also perform at 9 p.m. at The Goat.

Hemlock ing Cajun” compares present day Acadians in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Cajun culture (3 p.m. Sunday, March 1). “Intention” is about faith healing traditions in South Louisiana (6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28). “Varda by Agnes” — Belgian-born filmmaker Agnes Varda, who died last year, was influential in French New Wave cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. Her final film was a freewheeling account of her career and life, touching on mundane interests, filmmaking, feminism and more. At 5 p.m. Sunday, March 1, and noon Wednesday, March 4. “Young Ahmed” — Belgian brothers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne won the 2019 Best Director award at Cannes for their drama about a mother who agonizes over her relationship with her teenage son when he becomes detached and drawn to a radicalized version of Islam. At 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29. “Deerskin” — Jean Dujardin, who gained international acclaim in the 2011 silent film “The Artist,” stars as an eccentric man having a middle-age masculinity crisis in this offbeat comedy. Director Quentin Dupieux, also known as French electronic music artist Mr. Oizo, is known for the satirical horror film “Rubber,” about a homicidal tire. At 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29. “Umbrellas of Cherbourg” — Catherine Deneuve stars in the classic 1964 French musical romance, in which young lovers are separated when he is sent to war. It

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won the Grand Prize at Cannes and was nominated for five Academy Awards. At 10 a.m. Sunday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 4. “Matthias & Maxime” — This is the U.S. premiere of French-Canadian director Xavier Dolan’s latest film. At 30 years old, he’s already won top awards at Cannes and the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent of the Academy Awards. This film explores male friendship and intimacy as two teenagers are convinced to kiss on screen for a short film. It closes the festival at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 4.

The Trio SAT. FEB. 29 | Highlighting connections between New Orleans and Acadiana in a blend of swamp pop, zydeco, Cajun music, blues and R&B are accordionist Roddie Romero, keyboardist Eric Adcock and New Orleans saxophonist Derek Huston. Adcock plays with Romero’s HubCity All-stars, and along with Huston supported Dr. John and other New Orleans R&B stars. At 8 p.m. at Chickie Wah Wah.

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A WOMAN WAS KILLED DURING THE KREWE OF NYX PARADE Feb. 19 when witnesses say she stepped between a tandem float, tripped over the hitch and was run over by the second part of the float. The day after the parade, people started leaving flowers at the site where 58-year-old Geraldine Carmouche died. She was a relative of two members of Nyx. The parade had started just a few blocks away and was following the Ancient Druids on the Uptown route. The accident involved float number 21, and float No. 20 became the final float in the parade. Floats behind it were routed back to the krewe’s staging area. Marching bands and other walking and dancing troupes were re-routed because of the accident. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said at a news conference near the scene that ending the parade early was the “proper thing to do.” The all-female Krewe of Nyx is the largest parade of the Mardi Gras season with 3,348 members and a total of 88 floats when counting the tandem floats as separate units. It was founded in 2011. — STAFF REPORTS/THE TIMES-PICAYUNE | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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the Baton Rouge Press Club last week that he supported using gender-based criteria for determining insurance rates, a practice that means single women in Louisiana (even if they’re widowed or divorced) pay higher rates than married women regardless of individual driving records. A bill by Sen. Jay Luneau, D-Alexandria, seeks to do away with the so-called “widow’s penalty.”

The city of New Orleans has suspended two building inspectors who filed key reports approving work on the Hard Rock Hotel construction project before October’s building collapse that killed three workers. Senior building inspectors Julie Tweeter and Eric Treadaway were each suspended for 30 days without pay. Their suspension letters accuse them of “falsification of public records” for filing reports on “unconducted inspections … at multiple locations.” The city says that according to GPS tracking devices on city vehicles used by the inspectors, Tweeter didn’t show up for inspections on at least eight dates since March, including four when she claimed in public records to have inspected the Hard Rock. Treadaway is accused of the same thing in May and June, on two of the four dates on which he reported conducting Hard Rock inspections. Tweeter’s attorney issued a statement Feb. 19 saying she is cooperating with investigators. The city said a similar suspension letter was placed in the employment file of former senior building inspector Thomas Dwyer, who also inspected the Hard Rock but retired from the city last week. Larry Chan, a top official with the Building Division, resigned last

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Former Jefferson Parish politico Chris Roberts dead at 42 One-time Jefferson Parish political wunderkind Chris Roberts died Feb. 19 “after a long battle with depression,” according to a statement from his family. Roberts served about two decades on the Jefferson Parish School Board and Jefferson Parish Council before resigning last year shortly before he was indicted on federal fraud and tax evasion charges. The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation into Roberts’ death, which an agency spokesman described as an apparent suicide. The spokesman declined to elaborate. The Sheriff’s Office said an autopsy would be performed. A law enforcement source with knowledge of the situation said Roberts’ parents had reported him missing to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office last Wednesday. The Sheriff’s Office tracked his cellphone to a wooded area off Engineers Road in Belle Chasse, near the Jefferson

Parish line, and found his body there. In a statement, Roberts’ family asked for “prayers and support during this difficult time.” The family also requested privacy. — BY RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS, FAIMON A. ROBERTS AND GORDON RUSSELL/ THE TIMES-PICAYUNE | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

Trump pardons Eddie DeBartolo Jr. in a 1998 La. bribery case President Donald Trump last week pardoned the man who paid perhaps the most famous bribe in Louisiana history — in a case that involved former Gov. Edwin Edwards. The White House on Feb. 18 announced Trump had pardoned Eddie DeBartolo Jr., who in 1998, while he owned the San Francisco 49ers, pleaded guilty to paying off Edwards to win a coveted riverboat gambling license in Louisiana. DeBartolo was a key witness in the 2000 case against Edwards: He was the only person who testified to putting cash directly into the hands of the former governor. Edwards, who had left office in 1996, was convicted and spent eight and a half years in federal prison. — TYLER BRIDGES/ THE TIMES-PICAYUNE | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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City’s One Stop Shop closes on Wednesdays for six months The city’s One Stop Shop for Permits & Licensing announced this week it will close to the public on Wednesdays for the next six months to allow department staff to catch up with paperwork caused by the cyberattack on the city’s computers. The closures will start Wednesday, Feb. 26. The shop handles permitting and licensing for the Vieux Carre Commission, Historic Districts Landmarks Commission, the City Planning Commission and the Department of Safety and Permits. A news release from the city said the closures were necessary to allow staff, who were forced to fill in forms by hand following the cyberattack, to enter information from those paper files into the city’s searchable digital database. Once that is done, the city will restore its online services, including permit and licensing applications. Inspections and complaint investigations already scheduled on Wednesdays will be conducted, but no walk-ins will be served. — STAFF REPORT

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and a half away, but a recent poll of New Orleans voters is blinking a bright yellow warning for Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her supporters. Cantrell was elected in November 2017 with 60% of the vote after putting together a coalition of business and neighborhood leaders. She also was the biggest success story in the post-Hurricane Katrina world of “bottom up” politics. P H OTO BY Cantrell rose to promP I C AYU N E inence after the levee failures as a grassroots leader who helped bring back her Broadmoor neighborhood. She rode that recognition to two terms on the New Orleans City Council and into the mayor’s office. The poll, conducted Feb. 11-12 by veteran pollster Ed Chervenak of Edgewater Research and Tony Licciardi of My People Vote, found that Cantrell still enjoys slightly more than 53% job approval among respondents. That’s a slight drop from the 57% approval rating she earned a year ago (in another Chervenak poll), even given the poll’s margin of error of plus-or-minus 4.6%. The latest poll has more worrisome numbers for Cantrell, however. While Cantrell enjoyed 57% support a year ago, only 17% of those surveyed disapproved of her performance; the remaining 26% were undecided. In the recent poll, her disapproval numbers spiked to 42%, with only 5% undecided. Even worse, barely 50% said they would vote to re-elect her today, while almost 44% said they would not vote for her. Every mayor enjoys a honeymoon period, but there’s a stark message for Cantrell here: Less than two years into her mayoral term, she barely earns “positive” ratings among her constituents. Not surprisingly, 63% of Democrats rate her favorably, compared to only 30% of Republicans. She remains significantly more popular among black voters (65%) and men (58%) than among white voters (36%) and women (49%). “There is not a great deal of

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don’t get ahead of the narrative with indisputable facts — and clean hands. Mayor LaToya Cantrell has her hands full trying to stay ahead of the Hard Rock Hotel disaster. Scandals are popping up on multiple fronts. No one has accused the mayor of any wrongdoing, but the hotel’s collapse and its aftermath will test her mettle like nothing else. So far the main complaint against Cantrell is that the partially collapsed structure hasn’t yet been demolished. The mayor answers — rightly so — that it would be imprudent to take down the building and recover the bodies of two individuals killed in the disaster before the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) completes its preliminary investigation. Other investigations by the feds and local authorities are underway, and it’s entirely possible that criminal charges will follow. Investigative reports by The The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate and WWL-TV showed that at least two city building inspectors appear to have fudged their inspection reports in the months leading up to the hotel’s collapse on Oct. 12. Senior building inspectors Julie Tweeter and Eric Treadaway were recently suspended for 30 days each without pay, according to WWL’s David Hammer. Their suspension letters accuse them of “falsification of public records” for filing reports on “unconducted inspections … at multiple locations.” Both are alleged to have filed inspection reports relating to the Hard Rock Hotel even though GPS units in their vehicles showed them going nowhere near the site on several dates of purported inspections. Hammer also revealed that neither Tweeter nor Bryan Cowart, who both had signed off at key points of the hotel’s construction, were properly certified for the inspection work. Citing public records, Hammer reported that Cowart was certified only for residential inspections, while Tweeter did not receive her commercial building inspector’s license until July 2018.

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City records show that Tweeter had signed off on at least four early inspections at the Hard Rock site by that date. Tweeter’s attorney says she is cooperating with investigators — and there are plenty of them. Cantrell’s administration has hired former U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite to conduct an internal investigation of the Department of Safety and Permits. At least two other agencies are putting that department under a microscope: the feds have a criminal investigation that predates the hotel’s collapse, and the city’s Office of Inspector General is conducting its own investigation. With that many investigators, sleuths must be tripping over one another at City Hall. Indeed, if the city had had that many qualified inspectors looking closely at the Hard Rock from the get-go, perhaps it wouldn’t have collapsed — and three people who are now dead would still be alive. That is a scandal all by itself, as no doubt at least one of the ongoing investigations will conclude. In fairness to Cantrell, the federal criminal case appears to be based on conduct that occurred, or at least began, before she became mayor. Her administration’s quick suspensions of Tweeter and Treadaway also keep her at least apace with that aspect of the multi-faceted scandal. Meanwhile, the investigations continue.

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The two-story building at Burgundy and St. Peter streets has been home to a number of bars and restaurants, most with the address 704 Burgundy St. According to the Historic New Orleans Collection’s Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carre Digital Survey, the building dates to about 1830, with the second floor added between 1876 and 1896. In the 1940s, a place called the Skylight Inn operated at the site. A 1947 ad in the New Orleans Item for Jax Beer included the Skylight on a list of spots where Jax was available on tap. By the 1950s, the bar’s name had changed to the Black Gold Bar and then Bill and Dorothy’s Place or simply Bill and Dot’s. Beginning in 1964, Myrtis Williams operated Williams’ Bar and Restaurant at 704 Burgundy. In the WYESTV documentary “Lost Restaurants of New Orleans,” former Times-Picayune restaurant critic Gene Bourg remembered Williams’ as a place for delicious fried chicken. “Williams’ was a black restaurant, so there was a window for white people … and one of Mr. Williams’ family would come and take your

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order and give it to you,” Bourg said. “I can still taste Williams’ fried chicken. It was the best I’d ever had in my life, and I’d give $50 for one piece today.” States-Item restaurant critic Richard Collin, known as the “Underground Gourmet,” agreed. “Williams’ … makes some of the best fried chicken in town,” Collin wrote in 1970. “Williams’ uses fresh iced poultry and a magnificently seasoned batter. The chicken is delightly (sic) crisp on the outside, properly moist inside and is a joy to eat.” In a Nov. 4, 1970, article, Collin noted that Williams’ recently had closed. Soon after, the building was reopened as the Burgundy House, then Le Lido de la Nouvelle Orleans. By 1980, it was Peter’s, a nightspot that also presented live theatrical performances. More recently home to the 700 Club, it reopened this month as Betty’s Bar and Bistro.

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n the early morning hours of Dec. 5, homeless people sleeping in Duncan Plaza across from City Hall were delighted to receive brand new tents, sleeping bags and yoga mats donated by activists who had just completed a sleep-in protest nearby. Four hours later, according to eyewitnesses, most of those items were in the back of a garbage truck — placed there by city workers. Employees of the Department of Health and the Department

of Sanitation went to Duncan Plaza that December morning to conduct a routine cleaning of the space’s homeless encampment. Public health experts, city officials and homeless advocates say these cleanings are important for maintaining the sanitation of the encampments and the health of those who reside there. In order to hose down and sanitize an encampment, the people and their belongings must be cleared from the area temporarily. Many of the homeless and

their advocates say the practices surrounding the cleanings create a host of problems for encampment residents. The city’s longtime practice of conducting cleanings was codified in a city ordinance passed in May, but the execution of the cleanings doesn’t always appear to follow policies outlined in the ordinance. Encampment residents and advocates have recounted cleanings in which the personal property of homeless people was seized and destroyed without

clear reason. The ordinance says property can only be destroyed when it is “likely to create a material risk of harm that poses a health threat to the public or a city employee due to its condition.” In the case of the Dec. 5 cleaning at Duncan Plaza, Kendra Davis, a volunteer with Country Kitchen, recorded a video of city employees seizing and destroying property of the homeless during a routine sweep. Three brandnew zipped up tents, 10 yoga

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mats and 20 new sleeping bags distributed four hours earlier were among the confiscated items, Davis says. “They took everything you just gave us,” one man says on the video. Davis and others who witnessed the cleaning say the items did not appear to pose any health threat. Dr. Jennifer Avegno, director of the city Department of Health, says she has no knowledge of cleanings that have not followed appropriate policy. “I can’t speak to that,” she says, “because, again, that’s not what we do — and we follow the noticing and the rules set forth in the ordinance pretty strictly.” She says the homeless should file a complaint if they believe their possessions were wrongfully taken or that other improprieties occurred. Among the rules Avegno mentioned is one requiring posted notices at an encampment of an ensuing cleaning at least 24 hours before it will be carried out — to allow homeless people to move their belongings. Some encamp-

ment residents say they may be away from the site for longer than a day and may not see the notice before their property is removed. Mary and Kenny, a couple who stays under an overpass at Tulane and Claiborne avenues, say they lost all of their belongings in a recent cleaning. While the couple was at a hospital for several days as Mary received treatment, a cleaning was conducted and all of their belongings — blankets, sleeping bags, clothing — were missing when they returned. “Every time we go to the hospital, we have to restart from scratch,” Kenny says. The National Law Center On Homelessness and Poverty recommends at least 72 hours’ notice before scheduled cleanings so people aren’t left to choose between losing their belongings and seeking medical care, attending appointments or meeting with case managers. Davida Finger, a lawyer at the Loyola University New Orleans Law Center, says she believes property often is removed with-

out workers verifying whether it’s a public health risk. “There’s really no way to discriminate between personal property and ‘garbage’ at this point,” she says, adding that she has heard of instances in which medication and eyeglasses were taken. Finger and other representatives from the Loyola law center, the ACLu of Louisiana, the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center and the Southern Poverty Law Center have sent multiple letters to members of the new Orleans City Council and Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration expressing concern about how the cleanings are conducted. They received one response on Dec. 3, just two days before the Duncan Plaza sweep. In the letter, Vincenzo Pasquantonio, then-director of the city’s Office for Human Rights and equity, called the allegations “deeply disturbing” and promised to look into it. The night before he was scheduled to meet with community partners about the cleanings, the group was told Pasquantonio had resigned. When asked if the events prompted his resignation, Pasquantonio responded to Gambit in an email: “I was only one of many voices in the administration. While I did not always get my way, I can truly say that the folks I worked with were dedicated to addressing homelessness holistically and with very little in the way of resources. “every city struggles to get this right, but new Orleans has done a lot of good work that often goes unacknowledged. Having said that, it is no secret that I took serious issue with the recent ordinance passed by the City Council regarding homeless encampments. Although the ordinance is only one factor here, it continues to put the City in a difficult spot. Human rights are innate and universal. Our policies and political realities should be built around a framework of human rights, not the other way around.” Finger says she and the other groups haven’t heard from Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration since receiving notification of Pasquantonio’s resignation. “We don’t have a sense that this is going to be changed or

Top: An encampment under the Claiborne Avenue overpass. Middle: Armando and Rochelle have set up their tent on Claiborne Avenue. Bottom: Sharon Jack finds a place to sleep near the main library on a chilly night.

improved any time soon,” she said during an interview in January, “based on the communications we’ve had and based on the way that [a recent sweep] was conducted with the heavy police presence, just days after we were given a written notice that, in fact, that would not occur — that the opposite would occur.” Finger believes the discrepancy comes down to internal communication issues. “It really means that this is all really caught up in politics,” Finger says. “The right hand isn’t talking to the left hand and there’s no sense of a dignified model for how to work with the homeless population and find solutions.” new Orleans does not have a designated office for dealing with homelessness issues. The departments of health and sanitation’s interactions with homeless people are mostly limited to cleaning encampments, which new Orleans Police Department officers and a unITY of Greater new Orleans representative often observe. Avegno has said the Department of Health has taken the lead in coordinating the cleanings. nonprofits such as unITY and the Veterans Affairs Office are the main providers of housing assistance, case management, mental health services and career development programs for the homeless. Since 2007, unITY says homelessness in new Orleans has been reduced by 90%. However, unITY executive Director Martha Kegel says her staff expects homelessness to rise in Orleans and Jefferson parishes if funding isn’t increased because the number of people currently falling into homelessness is double the number who are being housed. unITY, which coordinates the 63 agencies that make up the Homeless Continuum of Care collaborative, receives most of its funding from a federal grant from HuD and from philanthropic donations. HuD gives unITY about $22 million annually, a sum that unITY constantly competes for with coalitions from other cities nationwide. unITY’s main issue, Kegel says, is funding. “In this field, there’s actually been a lot of research and there’s

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been years of working on effective programs,” she says. “We know exactly what needs to be done. It’s just that there’s never been the money appropriated to really take it to scale.” In October, UNITY for the first time petitioned the New Orleans City Council for about $1.55 million in funding for homeless reduction. However, that request was not included in the city’s final $726 million budget for 2020. Kegel says the group will ask the City Council for money again for the 2021 fiscal year. Without any guarantee of funding, however, advocates say limiting the city’s involvement in the homelessness crisis to sanitation sweeps is the equivalent of putting a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. “It seems that there is not a [tool] to figure out long-term, affordable and supportive housing solutions,” Finger says. “And as a result, the city is working

piecemeal with the public health department to try to avoid what it … sees as kind of a crisis situation. There just doesn’t seem to be bandwidth to be able to figure out the long-term solution.” Kegel agrees. “We’re letting the authenticity of this city, this unique gem of the city, fall by the wayside because of this lack of affordable housing such that the people that created the special place, the people that created the culture, can no longer afford to live here, or have to be homeless in order to be here,” she says. “That’s destroying our city. It’s destroying the essence of the magic of what this place is. And it’s a crisis that deserves to have some investment in it. If you really believe that something’s that important, you will put your money into it.”

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no throw in New Orleans is more coveted than its decorated coconuts. Muses has its glittered shoes, and Nyx has handbags to hand out to lucky revelers along its route. When the Krewe of Lafcadio hit the streets of the French Quarter Saturday, Feb. 22, the prized throw was a wooden kitchen spoon. The Krewe of Lafcadio is a small group that distills this city’s love affair with its own cuisine down to a parade. The monarchs honored

Galaxie serves Mexican fare in a converted gas station BY B E T H D ’A D D O N O REPURPOSING GAS STATIONS INTO RESTAURANTS ISN’T A NEW THING .

From Charleston, South Carolina, to Calistoga, California, the trend creates buzzing hives of hipsters eating everything from shrimp and grits to tacos. Galaxie recently opened in Bywater in a restored gas station originally designed by Walter Teague, considered the father of American industrial design. It’s a fabulous setting for a taqueria inspired by Mexico City street fare. It’s also the latest eatery on a block that now has restaurants and bars including Saint-Germain, Red’s Chinese, The Domino bar and the Get Down Lounge. Galaxie is the brainchild of partners Patrick Finney, owner of The Franklin, and Ken Jackson, formerly of Herbsaint. Chef Hank Shackelford, whose resume includes work at Cochon Butcher, Marjie’s Grill and Zasu, traveled extensively to research Mexican cuisine, with a focus on Oaxaca and the capital city. On the beverage side, mezcal is a specialty, with more than 24 varieties — available in flights — as well as margaritas and original cocktails. The house margarita ($10) is a winning mix of fresh citrus, simple syrup and Lunazul Blanco tequila. Creative cocktails ($10), designed by Evan Wolf, beverage director for The Company Burger, and Jason Thomas Sorbet of Barrel Proof, include the Starlite Walker with Cimarron Reposado, Yellow Chartreuse, lime and jalapeno, and a riff on the hurricane, El Huracan, made with Uruapan rum, passionfruit juice, coconut and lime. The space has an open kitchen with a counter for ordering food on one side and a circular bar and tables on

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the other. Roll-up garage doors open to seating scattered where gas tanks used to stand. Large outdoor planters positioned to add greenery and help block the noise and traffic from St. Claude are a work in progress. Chef Shackelford’s menu has plenty of high notes and a few misses. Grinding the tortillas in house from corn imported from Oaxaca adds extra flavor and texture that raises the bar for Galaxie’s tacos and quesadillas. It also helps produce super crispy fried tortilla chips that are served with terrific guacamole ($8) and Gulf shrimp aguachile ($10). The guacamole is silky with ripe avocado and just a hint of garlic and spice. The aguachile — which is keto diet-friendly — has tender nubs of shrimp marinated in citrus and topped with diced avocado, chilies and cilantro. Food prices are reasonable, with tacos for $3 or $4 each and quesadillas for $6 with cheese and $8 with meat. Al pastor tacos feature slivers of tender Home Place Pastures pork shoulder roasted with pineapple on a vertical rotisserie (called a trompo) and are topped with cilantro and jalapeno. House-smoked barbacoa delivers beef that is tender but lacks flavor. It also needs to be sliced

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thinner instead of being served in unwieldy chunks under a topping of pickled red onion and sour cream. Deep-fried local fish and grilled shrimp with chicharrons — fried pork rinds — round out the compact menu. The same fillings are available for the hearty quesadillas, which are fried crisp. Get the black beans with queso fresco ($3), simmered to al dente goodness with lots of earthy flavor. But it’s best to avoid the grilled queso ($6), which featured leathery strips of overcooked cheese without an oozing center. Food comes out of the kitchen chock-a-block, so appetizers may not come out first, and all entrees aren’t necessarily delivered at the same time. Diners can share everything for a more convivial experience. Overall, Galaxie is a fun and welcome addition to the neighborhood, and dining on al pastor quesadillas and margaritas is a more satisfying filling station experience.

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by the group are drawn not from high society or celebrity circles but from the kitchens of New Orleans. This year’s king is Tory McPhail, executive chef at Commander’s Palace. This year’s duke is Brad Brennan, a partner in the Garden District restaurant. The parade called for small carts, brass band musicians and roughly 100 marching members in foodthemed costumes, including the vegetables of the Creole “trinity” or Zapp’s potato chip wrappers. The krewe has groups like the sous chef brigade and Hostess Cupcake brigade. The parade is intended to be light on beads but heavy on interaction with onlookers. And of course, there were the spoons to hand out. The parade also is a fundraiser, using membership dues and other contributions to support a Navy League program that sends New Orleans chefs to prepare meals for crews aboard the USS Louisiana and USS New Orleans, warships based on the West Coast. PAGE 19

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June 2019, with employees learning of the closure the same day. Its three stores have all remained vacant since. Chez Pierre French Bakery (www.chezpierreneworleans. com), a local brand known both for

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The parade is named for Lafcadio Hearn, a writer who documented New Orleans culture in the 19th century and published a seminal Creole cookbook in 1885. McPhail, a native of Washington state, moved to New Orleans in 1993 when he was 19. He started cooking at Commander’s Palace under executive chef Jamie Shannon. He went on to cook at high-profile restaurants in Florida, the Virgin Islands and London. In 2001, after Shannon died from cancer, McPhail returned to New Orleans to take the helm at Commander’s. He has since won a James Beard Award and appeared in many TV cooking shows. He’s partnered with the Brennan family from Commander’s on other restaurants including SoBou in the French Quarter and Picnic Provisions & Whiskey in Uptown. — IAN McNULTY/ THE TIMES-PICAYUNE | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

dishes such as vermicelli bowls and banh mi filled with meats and vegetables. This location will add more chocolates and French macarons, which had been a specialty of Sucre. It also will add a Sunday brunch menu. Chez Pierre opened in the 1980s as a traditional French bakery. Tran bought it in 2005 and began adding her own Vietnamese items. She previously had run Lin’s Bakery in Kenner and Frosty’s Caffe, a spot for bubble tea and banh mi in Metairie, which now is run by her ex-husband. At Chez Pierre, dessert cases are lined with mini cakes, creme brulee, colorful fruit tarts, eclairs and napoleons. There also are grab-and-go items like spicy crawfish pies and meat pies, or banh pate so, palmsized caps of puff pastry filled with what tastes like ginger-scented pork. Chez Pierre’s main location is nearby at 3208 Clearview Parkway in Metairie. Tran previously had locations on David Drive in Metairie and Hickory Avenue in Elmwood, but she recently closed them. Last summer, her daughter Taylor Bui opened her own expansion of Chez Pierre at 141 W. Harrison Ave. in Lakeview. Sucre opened in 2007 and was known for intricate desserts. By 2016, though, Sucre co-founder Joel Dondis quit his management role in the company. In 2018, co-founder Tariq Hanna left Sucre under what later was revealed to be a cloud of sexual harassment accusations. The company filed for bankruptcy after the stores closed. — IAN McNULTY/ THE TIMES-PICAYUNE | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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French pastries and Vietnamese dishes, will take over the former Sucre location in Metairie near Lakeside Shopping Center. Chez Pierre proprietor Katrina Tran said she leased the location at 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., which is part of a standalone development outside the main mall. She has been running a pop-up in the old Sucre storefront since January, selling king cakes and other bakery items. Now, she plans to overhaul the interior and open a full-service location of Chez Pierre. She hopes to open in early March. “I’m so excited, it’s such a great location,” Tran says. Like the other Chez Pierre locations, it will serve breakfast and a lunch menu including Vietnamese

closed, the latest change along a busy stretch of Magazine Street. It will be replaced by a new location of El Paso Mexican Grill, a Louisiana-based chain with locations across the region. Additionally, Mellow Mushroom (8227 Oak St.) pizzeria closed last week. It was the pizza chain’s (www.mellowmushroom.com) last location in the area. Arana, which means spider in Spanish, opened at 3242 Magazine St. in 2014 as New Orleans saw the opening of a wave of modern Mexican restaurants, including Casa Borrega in Central City, Del Fuego Taqueria in Uptown and Johnny Sanchez, which originally was a joint venture from chefs John Besh and Aaron Sanchez and now is owned by Sanchez. — IAN McNULTY/ THE TIMESPICAYUNE | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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How did you learn to cook? JONES: I started cooking when I was in college in 2004. I was born and raised in New Orleans, but I actually attended East St. John High School in Reserve. I got an athletic scholarship to play basketball, a full ride to a school in North Dakota— (University of) Jamestown. When I got up there, the food was so bland that it was like culture shock. I didn’t know how to cook, but I had to find something. I used to call my grandma, and she gave me basic recipes for things like red beans and rice and spaghetti and meatballs. I started adding my own little twists. Friends and teammates started coming over and I would cook for them. That’s really how I got started. I was cooking for groups of people. I can whip together anything now.

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I have a gas grill and a fryer. I started with one boiling pot, and now I am up to four pots. I boil everything: shrimp, Dungeness crab, snow crab, turkey necks and sausage. I even boil vegetables: portobello mushrooms, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. I grill fish like redfish, sheepshead or drum. It depends what’s available. I have been doing catering, graduation parties, hair salons and business openings, and a gender reveal (party). They want me to bring the whole setup. I am doing it full-time and I enjoy it.

How have you attracted customers? J: I use Facebook and Instagram and there are other sites my regulars put me on. I have been on Where Black NOLA Eats. I post locations, and then post times the day before. I usually sell out in three hours. A new thing is Uber drivers. They tell their customers. I am near several bars like Hi-Ho Lounge and Kajun’s (Pub). (The Uber and Lyft drivers) drop people off at those bars. — WILL COVIELLO

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Carnaval Lounge — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.carnavallounge. com — No reservations. D daily. $$ 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. $

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) 264-3871; 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 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. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar & Fish House — 512 Bienville St., (504) 309-4848; 821 Iberville St., (504) 265-8774; www.mredsrestaurants.com/oyster-bar — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L and 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 — Reser-

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HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Bienvenue — 467 Hickory Ave., Harahan, (504) 305-4792; www.bienvenueharahan. com — . Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L daily, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4675611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian — 910 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; www. mredsrestaurantgroup.com — Reservations accepted. L and D Mon-Sat. $$

LAKEVIEW The Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola.com — Reservations accepted. L and D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat.Sun. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001; www.lakeviewbrew. com — No reservations. B, L daily, D MonSat, brunch Sat-Sun. $

METAIRIE Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Austin’s Seafood & Steakhouse — 5101 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.mredsrestaurant.com/austins — Reservations accepted. D Mon-Sat. $$$

Dab’s Bistro — 3401 N. Hullen St., Metairie, (504) 581-8511; www.dabsbistro.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. “L Mon-Fri, D Tue-Sat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar & Fish House — 3117 21st St., Metairie, (504) 833-6310; www.mredsrestaurants.com/oyster-bar — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian — 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www. mredsrestaurantgroup.com — Reservations accepted. L and D Mon-Sat. $$ Nephew’s Ristorante — 4445 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, (504) 533-9998 — Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. $$ 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. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar & Fish House — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 872-9975; www.

mredsrestaurants.com/oyster-bar — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Nonna Mia — 3125 Esplanade Ave., (504) 948-1717; www.nonnamianola.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L Fri-Mon, D daily. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark. com — Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola. com — No reservations. L Mon-Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. L, D, late daily. $

UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D TueSun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D MonThu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar & Fish House — 1327 St. Charles Ave., (504) 267-0169; www.mredsrestaurants.com/oyster-bar — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ 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.thetrolleystop-

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WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Cafe Normandie — Higgins Hotel, 500 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; www.higgingshotelnola.com — Reservations recommended. B, L and D daily. $$$ Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Kilroy’s Bar & Lounge — Higgins Hotel, 500 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; www.higgingshotelnola.com — No reservations. D daily. $$ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ Nola Caye — 898 Baronne St., (504) 302-1302; www.nolacaye.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Provisions Grab-n-Go Marketplace — Higgins Hotel, 500 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; www.higgingshotelnola. com — No reservations. B, L and D daily. $ Rosie’s on the Roof — Higgins Hotel, 500 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; www.higgingshotelnola.com — No reservations. D daily. $$ 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. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Crown Point, (504) 689-7834; www. desfamilles.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily. $$$ 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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MARDI GRAS 25 30/90 — Julie Elody, noon; DJ Fresh, noon; Bywater Skanks, 2; DJ Trill Skill, 4; Ed Wills & Blues4Sale, 5; DJ Dot Dunnie, Hotline, 8; Vance Orange, 11 BMC — Bonanzas, noon; Baby Boy Bartels, 2; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 5; Tyler Kinchen & The Right Pieces, 8; Jam Brass Band, 11 Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnson, noon; Chance Bushman & The Rhythm Stompers, 6:30 Blue Nile — Jefferson Street Parade Band, 1; Sidekick, 2; The Fessters, 5; DJ Black Pearl, 5; Marigny Street Brass Band, 9 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Davis Rogan, 2; Sherman Bernard & The Old Man River Band, 5; Dick Deluxe Mardi Gras Special, 8 Cafe Istanbul — Tomar and the FCs, 3:30; Mardi Gras Indian Orchestra, 5:30 Carnaval Lounge — Anareta, Torture Garden and Mars, 9 Checkpoint Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 1; Suplecs, 5; Josh Benitez Band, 11 Circle Bar — Where Dat Party, 9 d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Samantha Pearl, 8 Fountain Lounge — Paul Longstreth, 5:30 House of Blues — Michael Liuzza, 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — James Rivers Movement, 6 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Prime Example — The Spectrum 6 Quintet, 8 & 10 Santos Bar — DJs Otto, DJ Tristan and more, 6

Radar Upcoming concerts »» ANGRY LOVERS AND SOFT TALK, March 6, Sidney’s Saloon »» BEACH SLANG, March 15, Santos Bar »» QUIVERS AND BRUISEY PEETS, March 24, Banks St. Bar »» BREAK SCIENCE, May 2, One Eyed Jacks »» BARNS COURTNEY AND CHAZ CARDIGAN, May 16, Republic NOLA »» JOSH RITTER, May 23, Civic Theatre »» SURFER BLOOD AND WINTER, May 29, One Eyed Jacks »» PRIMUS, WOLFMOTHER AND THE SWORD, May 30, Saenger Theatre »» JESSIE REYEZ, June 1, House of Blues

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PREVIEW Poguetry

Primus performs May 30 at Saenger Theatre.

IN 2015, SPIDER STACY, Pogues founding member, singer and tin whistle player, was pretty upfront about Poguetry, the then-new collaboration with Lost Bayou Ramblers performing and re-contextualizing the songs of his Celtic punk band. “This whole Poguetry idea, if you analyzed it really and asked me to speak on it honestly, is probably just an excuse to do this very thing with the Lost Bayou Ramblers,” Stacy told Gambit. “I’m half kidding. The idea of using the Pogues’ songs in different contexts, seeing them through other people’s eyes, a fresh take and that sort of thing, that’s always intrigued me. … The Lost Bayou Ramblers, it was a no-brainer. The fit seemed so obvious and so natural. It’s only really a step away.” Poguetry performances in the five years since have become a familiar occasion in New Orleans. The group debuted at One Eyed Jacks and has found an occasional home at Tipitina’s, where it does an annual Christmas show. Poguetry also has performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Lafayette’s Festival International and made one-off appearances in Baton Rouge and New York City. In 2018, Pogues bassist and singer Cait O’Riordan became a permanent part of the project. In March, Poguetry sets off on its first proper tour, with dates in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Brooklyn, New York, Atlanta, Nashville, Tennessee and St. Louis. It kicks off with a show at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas.com.

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BMC — Ron Hacker, 5; Commodity featuring Natalie Cris, 8; Stewart Marshall & Soule, 11 Bamboula’s — Eight Dice Cloth, noon; Bamboula’s Hot Jazz Quartet, 3; Mem Shannon, 6:30; Set-up Kings, 10 The Bayou Bar — Peter Harris Trio, 7 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8:30; New Breed Brass Band, 11 Columns Hotel — Kathleen Moore, 8 Checkpoint Charlie — T Bone Stone & The Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Mark Carroll & Friends, 6; Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott, 8 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7; Tim Higgins, 10 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & The Roadmasters, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Spogga Hash, 8 Fountain Lounge — Richard Scott, 5:30 Gasa Gasa — Pullover and Rich Octopus, 9 House of Blues — Cary Hudson Band, 6:30; Moneybag Yo, 9 Igor’s Check Point Charlie — T Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Big Sam’s Crescent City Connection, 8:30 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Joel Meeks, 8; Todd Oravic, 9 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Joe Krown Swing Band, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Delfeayo Marsalis Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Hot Patterson and Matt Bell, 8

THURSDAY 27 30/90 — Tony Lee Thomas, 5; Raw Deal, 9; DJ Trill Skill, 10 BMC — Kim Turk Band, 8; Al Ancar and Kingdom City, 11 Bamboula’s — Ranch Tee Motel, 3; Marty Peters & the Party Meters, 6:30; City of Trees Brass Band, 10 Bar Redux — JD Hill & The Jammers, 9 The Bayou Bar — Dwight Fitch Trio, 7 Blue Nile — Where Yat Brass Band, 7:30; DJ T-Roy, 11 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Al Farrell, 5; Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand, 8 Carnaval Lounge — Dick Johnson & The Big Willies, 6; New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, 9 Checkpoint Charlie — Angelica Matthews, 8; KK & The Reverend Blues Revival, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; The Sunbirds, 8 d.b.a. — Sarah Quintana, 7; Sam Price & The True Believers, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Mystery Fish Rock Jam, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Guitar Summit, Papa Mali and John Fohl, 9 Fountain Lounge — Leslie Martin, 5:30; Ron Jones, 7:30 Gasa Gasa — Rex Tortuga, The Brothers Church, Wild Animal and The David Gilman Experience, 8:30 House of Blues — Jake Landry & The Right Lane Bandits, 6:30; Colgate Collective (Foundation Room), 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Richard

Bienvenu, 8; Jamie Bernstein, 9; Dave Easley, 10 New Orleans Botanical Garden — John Boutte, 6 Old Point Bar — Born Toulouse, 8 One Eyed Jacks — of Luna, Intronaut and Space Cadaver, 7; Fast Times, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Duke Heitger, Tim Laughlin & Crescent City Joymakers, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Leroy Thomas & Zydeco Roadrunners, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Extended Trio: Rossignoli, Webb and Booth, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Arsene deLay, 8 Treme Art and Music Lounge — Hot 8 Brass Band, 8

FRIDAY 28 30/90 — Deltaphonic, 11; Kettle Black, 2; Sleazeball Orchestra, 5; Smoke N Bones, 8; DJ Fresh, 10 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — Brass Beats: Kings of Brass and Raj Smoove, 8 & 10 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Tempted, 6; Smokin’ Foundation, 9; Josh Benitez Band, 11:59 Bamboula’s — The Adventure Continues, 11 a.m.; Kala Chandra, 2; Smoky Greenwell, 6:30; Sierra Green & The Soul Machine, 10 Banks St. Bar — Hemlock, Matt Surfin and Friends and Hutch Hartford, 9:30 Bar Redux — American Whip Appeal, 9 The Bayou Bar — Andre Lovett Band, 9 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers Funk Box, 7:30; Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers, 11; Brass Flavor, 10; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Larry Scala featuring Meryl Zimmerman, 6; Greg Schatz, 9 Carnaval Lounge — Dusty Santamaria, 6; Vedas, Paris Avenue, Lip Candy and Dustin Cole, 8 Checkpoint Charlie — Gypsy Stew, 8; Teratoma, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Jason Ricci Band and Mem Shannon, 8 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & friends, 7; Meschiya Lake, 9:30 d.b.a. — Russell Welch’s Wood Floor Trio, 4; Aurora Nealand & Royal Roses, 7; Good Enough For Good Times, 11 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Chapel Hart, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Fitzpatrick & Turning, 10 Fountain Lounge — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Antoine Diel, 9 Gasa Gasa — Little People, Frameworks and Yppah, 10 House of Blues — Matt Bartels, 12:30; Thomas Jackson, 4; Jake Landry & the Right Lane Bandits (Foundation Room), 7; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7:30; The Prince Experience (Hall), 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Nayo Jones Experience, 7:30; Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx and Romy Kaye, 11 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5 Le Bon Temps Roule — Tom Worrell, 7 Mahogany Jazz Hall — Louise Cappi, 9 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Daniel Black, 7; Katie Cat & Cain, 8; Luke Palmer, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamie St. Pierre, 9:30 Prime Example — Corey Henry Quintet, 8

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PREVIEW The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center PIANIST WU HAN AND CELLIST DAVID FINCKEL (pictured) have been co-artistic directors of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York City since 2004. They perform Antonin Dvorak’s Sonatina in G major for violin and piano and are joined by violinist Arnaud Sussmann and viola player Paul Neubauer in performances of Johannes Brahms’ Quartet No. 1 in G minor and Josef Suk’s Quartet in A minor. Presented by New Orleans’ Friends of Music at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 2 at Dixon Hall. Tulane University, Newcomb Circle. www.friendsofmusic.org. Tickets $17-$35.

Republic NOLA — Sango and Savon, 8 Rock ’n’ Bowl — The Topcats, 9:30 SideBar — Johnny Sansone, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Dr. Michael White & The Original Liberty Jazz Band, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Matt Johnson, 5:30; Doro Wat, 9 Tipitina’s — Poguetry featuring S pider Stacy, Cait O’Riordan & Lost Bayou Ramblers, 9 Treme Art and Music Lounge — Doug Burr, 9 Twist of Lime — Pale Shelter, Misled, Trick Bag, Lotus In Stereo and Modern Mimes, 9 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3

SATURDAY 29 30/90 — Jonathan Bauer Project, 11 a.m.; Organami, 2; Retrofit, 5; The New Orleans Johnnys, 8; DJ Dot Dunnie, 10; Big Easy Brawlers, 11 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — Edgeslayer: C00CHI3

release party, 10 BMC — Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, 3; Les Getrex ’n’ Creole Cookin’, 6; Big Mike & R&B Kings, 9; Kenny Hagen Band, 12 Bamboula’s — Crawdaddy T’s Cajun/ Zydeco Review, 11:30; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 3:30; Johnny Mastro Blues Band, 7; Sabertooth Swing, 11 Bar Redux — Aziza & The Cure, 9 The Bayou Bar — Jordan Anderson, 9 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Marigny Street Brass Band, 10; Corey Henry & Treme Funktet, 11; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m.; DJ Raj Smoove, 1 a.m. Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Russell Welch Hot Trio, 6; Hunter Burgamy, 7 Carnaval Lounge — Anne Elise Hastings & Her Revolving Cast of Characters, 6 Checkpoint Charlie — Kenny Triche Band, 5; King Snakes, 8; The Green Mantles, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Jon Cleary Trio, 9 Circle Bar — Kate Baxter, 7; Xetas, High & Keen Dreams, 9 d.b.a. — Hot Club of New Orleans, 4; Tuba Skinny, 7

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SUNDAY 1 30/90 — Saint Mercedes, 11 a.m.; Andy Dykema, 2; Carolyn Broussard, 5; T’Canaille, 9 BMC — Moments Of Truth, 10 Bamboula’s — Barry Bremer Jazz Ensemble, 11; NOLA Ragweeds, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 6:30; Ed Wills Blues4Sale, 10 Banks St. Bar — Adult Mom, Mosquito Eater and Guts Club, 9 The Bayou Bar — George French Trio, 7 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Some Like It Hot, 11; Steve Pistorius Jazz Quartet, 7; Pfister Sisters, 4 Carnaval Lounge — Greg Speck and Don Williams, 6; Gina Leslie Sundays, 10 Circle Bar — Kate Baxter, 5; Micah McKee and Friends and Blind Texas Marlin, 7; Erotic Tonic, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Sergio & the Satin Dogs, 6 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Kris Tokarski, 9 Gasa Gasa — Dry Reef, Quarx and Slickback Jacques, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle Jazz Quartet, 8 The Maison — Don Vappie & The Creole Serenaders,, 4 Old Point Bar — Gregg Martinez, 3:30; Romy Kay, Jeanne Marie Harris, 7 Santos Bar — DJ Unicorn Fukr, 10 Sidney’s Saloon — Forges, Dana Ives, Missing & Student Driver, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jason Marsalis, 8 & 10 Superior Seafood — The Superior Jazz Trio, 11:30 a.m. Three Muses — Raphael Et Pascal, 5; The Clementines, 8

MONDAY 2 30/90 — Dapper Dandies, 5; New Orleans Super Jam presented by Gene Harding, 9 Bamboula’s — St. Louis Slim Blues Trio, noon; Perdido Jazz Band, 3; G & the Swinging Gypsies, 6:30; Les Getrex ’n’ Creole Cooking, 10 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay and Charlie Wooton, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Carnaval Lounge — Ken Swartz & the Palace of Sin, 6 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7; Volcandra, Witch Burial & Wizard Dick, 9 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Fountain Lounge — Sam Kuslan, 5:30 Gasa Gasa — Mighty Brother, Burnett, The Caged Birds and Whole Milk, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Rock n’ Bowl — Swing Night & DJ Twiggs, 7 Sidney’s Saloon — Lundi Karaoke Tiki Party & Sunshine Edae, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Jambalaya Jam featuring Joshua Benitez Band, 8 Three Muses — Monty Banks, 5; Meschiya Lake, 8

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CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The organist’s performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock. www.albinas.org. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Dixon Concert Hall, Tulane University — Friends of Music presents the New York ensemble. www.friendsofmusic.org. Tickets $18-$35. 7:30 p.m. Monday. John Nilson. Algiers United Methodist Church, 637 Opelousas Ave. — The pianist, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter performs. Call (504) 361-1334 for information. Free admission. 3 p.m. Sunday. “Nature’s Awakening”. Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra heralds the return of spring with works by Ives and Prokofiev and Beethoven’s Pastoral with pianist Ziang Xu. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and Friday at Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. www.lpomusic.com. Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave — The 40-person all-women Otterbein University Concert Choir from Ohio performs. www.albinas.org. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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DMac’s Bar & Grill — Rhythm & Rhyme, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Vivaz!, 10 Fountain Lounge — Leslie Martin, 5:30 Gasa Gasa — Magic City Hippies, 10 House of Blues — John Paul Carmody, 12:30 Cary Hudson Band, 7:30; Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience (Hall), 8 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Brooks Hubbard, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Luther Kent Jazz Quartet, 8:30 Mahogany Jazz Hall — Louise Cappi, 9 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Elise Bourg, 7; Gina Forsyth, 9 Old Point Bar — Amanda Walker, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Will Smith & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Prime Example — Cole Williams Band, 8 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Kim Carson, Clay Cormier & The Highway Boys, 8 SideBar — Kings of the Small-Time featuring Alex McMurray and Glenn Hartman, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Jon Cleary Trio, 8 & 10 Three Muses — Eric Merchant, 5; Debbie Davis, 6; Shotgun, 9 Treme Art and Music Lounge — Song Swap Series featuring Paul Sanchez and Justin Molaison, 9 Twist of Lime — Scary Lane Cover Band, 9

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EVENTS Tuesday, Feb. 25................... 26 Wednesday, Feb. 26............. 26 Friday, Feb. 28....................... 26 Saturday, Feb. 29.................. 26 Sunday, March 1 .................... 26

BOOKS................................... 26 SPORTS................................. 26 FILM Festivals ................................. 27 Openings ................................ 27 Now showing ......................... 27 Special Showings.................. 28

ON STAGE............................ 28 COMEDY................................ 28 ART Happenings.......................29 Openings................................. 29 Museums................................. 29

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MARDI GRAS 25 Bourbon Street Awards. St. Ann and Dauphine streets, — The annual costume contest in the French Quarter is hosted by Varla Jean Merman and Fatsy Cline, and there are performances by Coca Mesa; signup at 9 a.m. at Rawhide 2010. The contest is at noon. Carnival in Covington. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The Covington Lions Club parade begins at 10 a.m., and there is a party with Vince Vance and the Valiants and a costume contest at 12:30 p.m. www.carnivalcovington.com. 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY 26 Walk the Wetlands. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 6588 Barataria Blvd., Marrero — Rangers guide walking tours of the Barataria Preserve, Louisiana swamp and marsh. www.nps. gov/jela. Free admission. 10 a.m. Through Sunday.

FRIDAY 28 Black History Month Literary Weekend. Various locations, — Brian W. Smith headlines two days of workshops, book signings, music and theater at a variety of locations throughout the metro area. Also Saturday. www.mtwimagesolutions.com.

SATURDAY 29 Bayou Gardens Open House. Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge’s Bayou Lacombe Center, 61389 Highway 434, Lacombe — The event features tours, guest speakers, refreshments and camellia displays. www.fws.gov/refuge. 9 a.m. Bleu Devil Classic Weekend Old School After Party 2020. Crystal Magnolia Country Club, 7221 Curran Blvd. — The Dillard University alumni class of 1977 hosts a scholarship fundraiser with food and dancing. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Cajun Music, Storytelling and Gumbo. French Quarter Visitor Center, 419 Decatur St. — There is a gumbo-cooking demonstration with Cajun music and discussion of Cajun history and culture. www.nps. gov/jela. Free admission. 11 a.m. Dinosaur Adventure. Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner — There is an exhibit, crafts, a scavenger hunt and entertainment, including a walking dinosaur show and dance along, bounce houses and dino golf. Also Sunday. www.dinosauradventure.com. Tickets $20-$55. 9 a.m. Dressed to the #9s. Mandeville Lakefront, corner of Lakeshore Drive and Coffee Street — Old Mandeville Business Association (OMBA) and the City of Mandeville host the Krewe Du Pooch Parade & Costume Contest, and there is food, drinks, merchandise vendors, pet adoptions and entertainment. www.krewedupooch.org. Parade registration is $25 per dog. 10 a.m. Growing Gardeners. Botanical Garden, City Park — Garden crafts are the theme for this horticultural outing for children ages 6 to 9. www.neworleanscitypark. com. Tickets $14-$17. 10 a.m. In the SoFAB Kitchen. Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1609 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Pastry chef Aurelie Saulnier teaches how to make a French galette du roi (king cake). www.natfab.org. Tickets $80. 1 p.m. Introduction to Floral Design. Botanical Garden, City Park, 5 Victory Drive — The class covers the foundation of good flower design principles and designs that will be judged at the Federated Council of New Orleans Garden Club’s Spring Garden Show (April 4-5). www.nocp.org. Tickets $10. 10:30 a.m. Kids in the Kitchen. Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1609 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Young chefs learn to make pralines and bananas Foster; for ages 7 to 11. www. natfab.org. Tickets $20-$30. 10 a.m. Second Glance at Romance and Batteries Not Included. St. Tammany Parish Library, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell — The two-day Friends of the Slidell Library sales includes mass-market paperback romance novels, videos, games, including blu-rays, CDs, DVDs, vinyl, games and more. Also Friday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for members. Email fsl70458@yahoo.com. 9 a.m.

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PREVIEW ‘Citizen K’ BY WILL COVIELLO MIKHAIL KHORDORKOVSKY GREW UP IN MODEST CIRCUMSTANCES in the Soviet Union. When the Communist empire crumbled and Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin guided Russia toward a more open economic system, Khordorkovsky built a fortune in the banking and oil industries, becoming a billionaire. He criticized Vladimir Putin and his rollback of newly established democratic principles. Under Putin, Khordorkovsky’s assets were taken by the state and he was sent to a Siberian prison. Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney has made documentaries exploring corruption and abuse of power, includA L E X A N D ER N E M E N OV/A F P/G E T T Y I M AG E S | ing “Enron: The Smartest Guys C O UR T E S Y G REE N W I CH E N T ER TA I N M E N T in the Room” and “Taxi to the Darkside,” about the torture of prisoners in the war in Afghanistan. He’s also made films about Silicon Valley and the tech industry, WikiLeaks, Hunter Thompson and Scientology as well as musicians Fela Kuti, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Sinatra. In “Citizen K,” Gibney explores power and wealth in post-Soviet Russia, and how Khordorkovsky went from being the nation’s richest oligarch to an internationally known dissident prior to the Sochi Olympic games, and then an expatriate. At 8:15 p.m. through Thursday, Feb. 27. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge, 6621 St. Claude Ave., (504) 352-1150; www.zeitgeistnola.org.

“A Celebration of Ireland.” Irish Cultural Museum, 933 Conti St. — Four Shillings Short performs traditional and original vocal and instrumental Celtic and folk music. Donations accepted. www.irishculturalmuseum.com. 6 p.m.

SUNDAY 1 Living History Recruiting. Chalmette Battlefield of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 8606 W. St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette — Chalmette Battlefield’s living history re-enactor team welcomes new members, and provides uniforms, equipment and training to participants. Call (504) 281-0510 or visit www.nps.gov/jela for information. Free admission. 10 a.m. Mardi Paws 2020. Downtown Covington, North Columbia Street — The parade theme “Beyond all Boundaries” celebrates the exploration of sea, air and space. Actor Ian Someholder is the celebrity monarch. www.MardiPaws.com. Free admission. 2 p.m.

BOOKS Amy Bonnaffons. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author discusses “The Regrets.” www.gardendistrictbookshop.com. 2 p.m. Sunday. Black History Month Literary Authors. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1601 Westbank Expressway, Harvey — Authors participate in a meet and greet. www. barnesandnoble.com. 4 p.m. Friday. Khefa Nosakhere. John F. Kennedy High School, 6026 Paris Ave. — The author and educator signs his book, “Institutional Racism and the Search for African American Masculinity and Identity in Selected Works of Richard Wright.” 6 p.m. Friday. Lee Durkee. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — Former cabbie Lee Durkee discusses “The Last Taxi Driver.” www.gardendistrictbookshop. com. 6 p.m. Monday.

SPORTS New Orleans Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive — The New

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

FESTIVALS New Orleans French Film Festival — The New Orleans Film Society presents a slate of French language films including features and documentaries, from 27 though March 4. Visit www.neworleansfilmsociety.org for schedule and information. Prytania Theatre.

OPENINGS “Beanpole” — Two young women in Leningrad search for hope after World War II has devastated their lives. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “The Invisible Man” (R) — Elisabeth Moss stars as a divorcee who had been abused and believes she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. 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. “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (R) — A female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman in this romantic drama from Celine Sciamma. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Broad Theater. “Premature” — A 17-year-old girl’s world is turned upside down when she falls in love during the summer before going to college. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “Seberg” (R) — Kristen Stewart stars as the French New Wave icon Jean Seberg, who, in the late 1960s, was targeted by the FBI due to her involvement with a civil rights activist. AMC Elmwood Palace 20.

NOW SHOWING “1917” (R) — British soldiers in World War I must deliver a message deep in enemy territory in director Sam Mendes’ action thriller. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Bad Boys for Life” (R) — Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return as Miami detectives who reunite for one last ride. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Brahms — The Boy II” (PG-13) — A family’s son makes friends with a lifelike, evil doll named Brahms. 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. “The Call of the Wild” (PG) — A sled dog struggles for survival with his owner (played by Harrison Ford). AMC DineIn Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10,

AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Citizen K” — Alex Gibney’s documentary examines the life of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an oil oligarch who once was Russia’s wealthiest man. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “Dolittle” (PG) — Robert Downey Jr. stars as the physician who discovers he can talk to animals. AMC Hammond Palace 10, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Downhill” (R) — A married couple (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell) re-evalutes their lives and relationship after escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation. AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Earth Flight 3D” — Cate Blanchett narrates this documentary about a flock of birds’ flight across the world. Entergy Giant Screen Theater. “Fantasy Island” (PG-13) — Maggie Q and Lucy Hale star in this horror adaptation of the popular 1970s show about a magical island resort. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Hammond Palace 10, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Gretel & Hansel” (PG-13) — A young girl leads her little brother into the woods, stumbling on a nexus of evil in this horrortinged adaptation of the popular fairy tale. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Harley Quinn — Birds of Prey” (R) — Margot Robbie returns as the anti-hero who joins others to save a young girl from a crime lord. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Hammond Palace 10, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Hidden Pacific” — This 3-D presentation profiles some of the Pacific Ocean’s most beautiful islands and marine national monuments. Entergy Giant Screen Theater. “Hurricane on the Bayou” — Meryl Streep narrates the documentary focusing on areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Entergy Giant Screen Theater. “Impractical Jokers — The Movie” (PG-13) — The pranksters from the Tru TV show go on the road to compete in hidden-camera challenges. AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “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 Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Stadium Covington 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Knives Out” (PG-13) — A detective (played by Daniel Craig) investigates the death of a mystery writer, suspecting foul play from members of the writer’s family. The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14. “The Lodge” (R) — Strange events take place as a soon-to-be-stepmom is snowed in with her fiancee’s two children. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Broad Theater. “Olympic Dreams” (PG-13) — A young

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GOING OUT cross-country skier bonds with a volunteer doctor (played by Nick Kroll) in this romantic comedy. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “Parasite” (R) — Members od an unemployed family ingratiate themselves into the lives of the wealthy Park family in this comedy/drama from writer-director Bong Joon Ho. The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “The Photograph” (PG-13) — LaKeith Stanfield and Issa Rae star in this romantic drama about a series of intertwining love stories set in the past and present. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Sonic the Hedgehog” (PG) — A smalltown police officer helps a small, blue, fast hedgehog defeat an evil genuis (played by Jim Carrey) in this family-friendly adventure based on the popular SEGA video game. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX.

SPECIAL SHOWINGS “Abominable” (PG) — Teenagers help a Yeti return to his family in this 2019 animated adventure. At 10 a.m. Friday through Saturday at Movie Tavern Northshore. “Braveheart” (R) — Mel Gibson directs and stars in this 1995 biographical drama about William Wallace’s revolt against King Edward I of England. At 7 p.m. Wednesday at Movie Tavern Northshore. “Cat Video Fest 2020” — A compilation of funny cat videos comes to select theaters to raise money for felines in need. At 7:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Broad Theater. “Forrest Gump” (PG-13) — Tom Hanks stars as an Alabama man who recounts his eventful life while hoping to reconnect with his childhood sweetheart. At 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, and 7 p.m. Monday at Movie Tavern Northshore. “Free Burma Rangers” — A family ventures into war zones to bring hope in this faith-based documentary. At 7 p.m. Tuesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Regal Covington Stadium 14. “Love Live! Series 9th Anniversary” — Episodes from the popular Japanese show come to theaters during this anniversary screening. At 7 p.m. Tuesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “MetLive — Agrippina” — Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads this premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit, conducted by Harry Bicket. At 11:55 a.m. Saturday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Regal Covington Stadium 14. “My Hero Academia — Heroes Rising” (PG-13) — A group of superhero wannabes fight in a world full of people with powerful gifts in this anime adventure. Opening Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Movie Tavern Northshore; playing at select times Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday, March 3, at AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Onward” (PG) — Teenage brothers (voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) set out on an adventure to see if magic still

exists. At 3 p.m. Saturday at AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (R) — A newly-engaged couple has a car breakdown and must stay at the bizarre resident of Dr. Frank-n-Furter (played by Tim Curry). At 11:59 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Prytania Theatre. “Spartacus” (PG-13) — Kirk Douglas stars as the slave who leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic. At 10 a.m. Wednesday at Prytania Theatre. “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” — A young woman who has been separated from her lover by war faces a life-altering decision in this 1964 drama from Jacques Demy. At 10 a.m. Sunday at Prytania Theatre.

ON STAGE “A Star is Bored.” Cafe Instanbul, 2372 St Claude Ave. — Varla Jean Merman presents a new show of musical and comedic vignettes. Tickets are available on brownpapertickets.com. Tickets $30-$40. 8 p.m. Friday. “Carol Burnett Show — So Glad We Had This Time Together.” Cafe Luke, 153 Robert St., Slidell — The second season of the comedian’s iconic television show comes to life in this production. (985) 707-1597. Tickets $35-$50. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. “Magnum Opus.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — A man who has lost his daughter offers her last wishes to the public in a joint children’s party/funeral/ art lecture of her sprawling lifelong creation, which includes handmade miniatures, blood-stained furniture and the world’s ugliest unicorn. www.southernrep. com. Tickets $15-$20. 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Songs from a Wine Stained Notebook. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — Bremner Fletcher Duthie sings songs about booze and bars in this show. www.bremnersings.com. 6 p.m. Sunday. “The Uninvited.” Gallier House, 1132 Royal St. — Goat in the Road Productions presents and immersive drama about events in New Orleans in 1874, as Reconstruction was coming to an end. Tickets available on www.eventbrite.com. Tickets $40. Shows at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Through March 21.

COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St. — Laura Sanders and Kate Mason host an open-mic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St. — Vincent Zambon and Cyrus Cooper host a stand-up comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Fuck Yeah. Dragon’s Den, 435 Esplanade Ave. — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St. — Frederick RedBean Plunkett hosts an open-mic stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday. Comedy in the Kennel. The Ugly Dog Saloon, 401 Andrew Higgins Blvd. — A stand-up comedy show features a variety of performers. Free admission. 9:30 p.m. Friday.

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Comedy Night in New Orleans. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — The New Movement comics perform. 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Comic Strip. Carnaval Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Friday. Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den, 435 Esplanade Ave. — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursday. Greetings, From Queer Mountain. The AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave.— The storytelling show features LGBT speakers. Tickets $8. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Haeg and Butts Presents. Parleaux Beer Lab, 634 Lesseps St. — The weekly standup, improv and sketch show features local performers. www.parleauxbeerlab.com. 8 p.m. Sunday. Jeff D Comedy Cabaret. Oz, 800 Bourbon St. — This weekly showcase features comedy and drag with Geneva Joy, Carl Cahlua and guests. 10 p.m. Thursday. Joy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Geneva Joy hosts Bing-Oh! 6 p.m. Tuesday. “Killin’ It | Live! New! Jokes!” Beaubourg Theatre, 614 Gravier St. — Comedians Lauren Malara, Laura Sanders, Mallory Head and Ed Black perform 15-minute sets. www.killinitcomedy.com. Tickets $12$15. 10 p.m. Saturday Local Uproar. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a stand-up comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. Saturday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sunday.

Rip-Off Show. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Comedians compete in a live pop-culture game show hosted by Geoffrey Gauchet. 8 p.m. Saturday. St. Claude Comedy Hour. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — Clark Taylor hosts a stand-up show. 9:30 p.m. Friday. Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — We Are Young Funny comedians presents the stand-up comedy show and open mic in The Scrapyard. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Stand Up or Shut Up. Igor’s Buddha Belly Burger Bar, 4437 Magazine St. — Garrett Cousino hosts a weekly open-mic show. Signup at 10 p.m., show at 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Sunday Night Social Club. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A different show each week features local talent from The New Movement. 7 p.m. Sunday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St. — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday Night Special. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A rotating comedy showcase features innovative stand-up, sketch and improv comedy shows. 8 p.m. Thursday. Voix de Ville. Santos Bar, 1135 Decatur St. — Jon Lockin hosts a weekly comedy variety show complete with musical guests, burlesque, drag and stand-up comedy. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Wheel of Improv. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A blend of TV show formats are jammed together. 8 p.m. Saturday.

GOING OUT HAPPENINGS Allison Young Gallery Talk. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park — Allison Young, assistant professor of contemporary art history at Louisiana State University, discusses the exhibition “Torkwase Dyson: Black Compositional Thought | 15 Paintings for the Plantationocene.” www.noma.org. Noon. Saturday. Closing Reception. LeMieux Galleries, 332 Julia St. — Finale for Alan Gerson’s “Deeper Seas” and Jesse Poimboeuf’s “Ask Gravity.” www.lemieuxgalleries.com. 5 p.m. Saturday. Sketching in the Courtyard. Hermann Grima Gallier Historic House, 820 St. Louis St. — The drawing session is led by Sarah Nelson and uses historical elements of the French Quarter courtyard for inspiration; basic materials are provided. www.hgghg. org. Tickets $20-$25. 11 a.m. Sunday.

MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St. — “Mickalene Thomas: Femmes Noires” includes collages, montages, painting, film and photography exploring images of black women in art, through June 14. “Meg Turner: Here and Now” is a photography show exploring gender identity and sexuality, through April 12. www.cacno.org. Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St. — “Crescent City Sport: Stories of Courage and Change,” features artifacts and stories about amateur and professional sports in New Orleans since the Civil War, through March 8; “Enigmatic Steam: Industrial Landscapes of the Lower Mississippi River” features Richard Sexton’s photos of industry along the river, through April 5. www.hnoc.org. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere, 751 Chartres St. — “Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans” explores more than 50 years of gay Carnival culture. “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana” features Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items. “Living With Hurricanes — Katrina and Beyond” has interactive displays and artifacts. All shows are ongoing. www.louisianastatemuseum.org. New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave. — “The Wildest: Louis Prima Comes Home” celebrates the life and legacy of the entertainer, through May. www. nolajazzmuseum.org. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park — Site-specific immersive installation “Regina Agu: Passage,” runs through Monday; “The Quilts of Gee’s Bend” features five 20th-century quilts made by the women from Alabama, through March 15; “An Ideal Unity: The Bauhaus and Beyond” is about the noted school of design, through March 8; “Tina Freeman: Lamentations” features photos of wetlands and glaciers, through March 8; “Ancestors in Stone,” an akwanshi monolith from the Cross Rivers region of Nigeria showcases stone as a material in West African, through July 27. www.noma.org. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. — “Memory is a Strange Bell: the Art of William Christenberry” includes paintings, sculpture, found-object assem-

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FARMERS MARKETS Covington Farmers Market. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The Northshore market features local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and music. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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BRIS ENGINEERING, LLC 4888 LOOP CENTRAL DRIVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON, TX 77081 Must have proof of legal authority to work in the U.S. Put job code 60082408 on resume. EOE

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(ONE SIZE

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Face, Body, & Hair Shamrock Glitter $10.99

Shamrock Headband $6.99

Garden Flags $12.99

MJ’s

(POLES SOLD SEPARATELY)

1513 Metairie Rd. 835-6099

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REAL ESTATE / EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES

To work in St. Rose, LA to design and develop instrumentation, controls and electrical systems for expansions, upgrades, and installations of capital projects by performing the following duties: engineering design packages, estimated total project cost, equipment layouts, voltage drop calculations, specification development and electrical one-line diagrams. Must have a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and 36 months experience in job offered or as an electrical or systems engineer. Will accept a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and five years progressive experience in job offered or as an electrical or systems engineer in lieu of Master’s Degree and three years’ experience. Incidental travel to other company worksites and local project sites.

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MJ’s

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