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DecadeDown

The Music and CultureCoalition of NewOrleans marks 10 years

ONSUNDAY,NOV.20,THEMUSICAND

CULTURECOALITIONOFNEWORLEANS

WILLCELEBRATE its10thanniversary witha partyand fundraiser at Zony Mash Beer Project. Theorganization grew outofweekly meetings in late summer2012calledbyNew Orleansmusicians and musicvenue owners and heldatKermitRuffins’ Speakeasybar in Treme following apermitenforcementsweep that pulled theplug at severalvenues. Thenonprofit hassince grown to advocate with members of the cultural communityonmyriad issues,fromthe city’s complicated permittingprocess and liveout door entertainmentregulations to surveillanceand policingagainst street performers.

During thepandemic,MaCCNO starteda low-barriergrant program forartists,musiciansand culture bearers, and thedirectaid contin uedinthe aftermathofHurricane Ida. Thegroup also writes a monthlycolumnfor Antigravitydis cussingissues impactingthe New Orleansculturalcommunity.

Sunday’s celebrationis2 p.m. to 7 p.m. andwill feature performances by WaterSeed,The Original PinettesBrass Band,Robin Barnes &Pat Caseyand FlagboyGiz along withDJMikey Offline. Therealso will be asilentauction and raffle itemsand food trucks.Admission is an encouraged $10donation,but no one willbeturnedaway. Find moreatmaccno.com.

Gambit spoketoMaCCNOexecutivedirectorEthan Ellestad, community engagement coordinator RenardBridgewater and program coordinator Hannah KreigerBenson aboutthe organization’s 10th anniversary, howits mission has changedand what it will be watching in 2023.Aneditedtranscript follows, and alongerversion canbefound at gambitweekly.com

then figuring outhow to make sure liveperformance is notcollateral damage of adiscussionaround permittingfor businesses.Also, more generally,bridgingthisgap that became very clearbetween legaland policy people andmusic and culturepeople,and therebeing that sort of canyon in themiddle of informationwherethereweren’t alot of people able to bridge that gap. MaCCNO justsortofstarted forminginthatgap

In termsofhow it evolvedoverthe years,one thingthatI thinkisimportantisthat— Idon’t thinkwe’vehad missioncreep,but I’ve noticedthat we’vehad missionexpansion.One thingthat’sbecomeclearisthe interconnectedness of many different things and theinterdisciplinaryniche, theholistic-ness.Itbecomes obvious in alot of differentcontexts, butif you’re talkingaboutmusicians being able to perform,it’snot long before you’re also at theveryleast partner ingwith folkswho work on housing justiceissues.

by Jake Clapp |

TransMarch of Resilience

SUNDAY,NOV.20,ISTRANSGENDERDAY OFREMEMBRANCE,aday to remem ber thosewho lost theirlives due to anti-trans violence. Abusetothe transcommunity is afar toocom monoccurrence, andpoliticians continuously push to stripaway rightsand make theworld ever moredangerous fortrans people In NewOrleans,the TransMarch of Resilience willhonor thememories of thoselostand will march to remind theworld of thecom munity’s resilienceand theurgent fightfor transrightsand protec tions. Themarch gathersat11a.m. Sunday at Washington Square Park inMarigny.Findmoreinformation at facebook.com/nolatmor.

Judith Owen &Her GentlemenCallers

HANNAH KREIGER-BENSON: The original idea was— well,a couple things:Problemsolving issues that thecityand thecommunity kind of have adisconnect[over] andtrying to figure outhow to problem solve long-running issues.The impetus wasmusic venues beingtoldthey couldn’t have musicbecause their permittingwasn’tinorder,and

It’s starting from thepoint of: What arethe barriers,the stick ingpoints, with thelegalities of performance in this town.And then [our work]has expanded to fill that hole,the canyon that we’retalking about, betweenpolicyspace and themusic and culturespace andto buildbridges over that space.

Astrongimage of MaCCNO that I have is buildingbridges across this divide andthen also kind of opening up channels forcommunication, becauseyou aremakingsurethat thevoices of thecommunity are

in discussionaroundpoliciesthat directlyimpactthem.And also makingsurethatinformation is clear, becausemisinformation tendsto spread and proliferateand mutate when there’slackofclarity.Let’s be fair,legal informationcan be really daunting and really inaccessible

INOCTOBER,JUDITHOWENRELEASED “COMEON&GETIT,”ANALBUMOFBIG BANDANDJAZZTUNES from women vocalistsand bandleaders. It also includesseveral fun, so-called “dirty blues”tunes full of double entendres, like “Big Long Sliding Thing.”She recorded thesong withanall-starcollectionofNew Orleansmusicians,and sheper formssongsfromthe albumlive witha bigband forthe first time on Nov. 19.At7:30p.m.Saturday at ToulouseTheatre.Tickets $45-$60 viatoulousetheatre.com

‘Hanseland Gretel’

ENGELBERTHUMPERDINCKCOMPOSED

THESCOREFORTHISOPERATICADAP-

ETHANELLESTAD: It’s easy to getpeople outraged and upset, but forwardmomentum— to get people to help address therootof theproblem, both policymakers and thecommunity —you’vegot to make sure that you’re focusing on theright thing.And so we spend alot of time really trying to make things accessible andmakepeople awareof: What’shappening,what somethingdoesand howitcan be changed.Those threesteps in creating apositive change And one thingwealwaystalk about is that we don’tadvocate for, we advocate with.Wewanttomake sure that thepeople areatthe fore frontofdecisions that impact their

TATION of theclassic Grimms’fairy tale in the1890s,and it’s always been associatedwith theChristmas holidays.The NewOrleans Opera Association presents thefamily-friendlyshowat7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18,and 2:30 p.m. Sunday,Nov 20,atthe MahaliaJackson Theater forthe Performing Arts.Tickets $32-$227 via neworleansopera.org.

Goblin performs ‘Suspiria’ ITALIANROCKBANDGOBLIN’S SOUNDTRACKTODARIOARGENTO’S

“SUSPIRIA” has become almost as much of acultclassic as thefilm itself.Ithas been influentialand instantlyrecognizable by horror fans. To markthe 45th anniversary of “Suspiria,”Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin is on an expansivetourof NorthAmericaperformingthe scorelivetothe film alongwitha second setofother Goblin pieces They playat7p.m.Sunday, Nov.

Couldyoutellmeabout MaCCNO’smissionwhenitstarted andhowitmayhavechanged?

MaCCNO’sworkoftengoes backandforth—youare advocatingonbehalfofthe culturalcommunity,butyoualso havetoexplaintothecommunity whatpolicymakersaredoing?

PROVIDED PHOTO BY CAMI LENAIN TheMusicandCultureCoalition ofNewOrleans’Hannah Kreiger-Benson,Renard BridgewaterandEthanEllestad

THUMBS UP/ THUMBS DOWN

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FriendsoftheLafitteGreenwayandSustainingOurUrban Landscape planted100 cypress treesalong theLafitte Greenwayearlier this month andplan to plant100 moreonSaturday, Nov. 19 (tohelp, seefacebook com/lafittegreenway). The groups want to plantatotal of 1,000 cypresstrees as part of itsGreenwayGrow! campaign, creating acypress forest that wouldhelpabsorb rainwater, beautify theurban trailand benefitwildlife.

Hubig’sPies areback! Thefried hand pies made theirlongwished-forreturnatthe Oak StreetPo-BoyFestivaland began showingupinlocal stores thefollowing week.Afire destroyedthe Hubig’sfacility in 2012.After some stopsand starts, thepies arefinally makingacomeback. Distribution and filling selections arestill limited,but Hubig’sPies cannow be foundatRouses, Dorignac’s, Zuppardo’s,Robert Fresh Market and Canseco’saswellas some conveniencestores.

Coastalrestorationworkin Louisiana is heading toward afiscal cliff,the Public AffairsResearch Council warned in anew report Much of Louisiana’s coastal restorationworkoutlined in the state’s Coastal Master Plan relies on $8.7 billion in finesand settlements from BP followingthe DeepwaterHorizon disaster,but themoney is goingquicklyand could run outby2032. There areother funding sourcesfor restorationwork, butnoneyet that matchthe BP settlement.

NEWORLEANSTRASHMAGNATE SIDNEYTORRESWEDNESDAYISSUED ANOT-SO-VEILEDWARNING to the City Council and hiscritics: if youdon’t stop spreading “thingsthatjust aren’t true” abouthim andhis companyIV Waste, he could simply stop picking up thetrash in alarge part of NewOrleans

Torres is currentlyinvolved in athree-way trashfight —with afederal bankruptcy judgeand localcompetitorMetro Services —overMayor LaToya Cantrell’s push to give IV Wastea more lucrativeversion of Metro’s existing contract.Hemade hiscommentsatthe council’s Sanitation Department budget hearing. Thecouncil must decide whether to fund IV Waste’snew city contract

Cantrell signed acontract with IV Wastenot long after Metrofiled forbankruptcy Metro’sbankruptcyfiling triggeredastay, or temporary halt,preventingany changes to Metro’slocal contracts. The whole matter is nowtiedup in federal bankruptcycourt as well as City Hall politics.

Speakingasamemberofthe public rather than as an admin istrationwitness,Torres said he decided to address thecouncil committeebecause he believed comments made by Council PresidentHelenaMorenoand Vice PresidentJPMorrell “have beenfalse,thathavenot been true …aboutmycompany,” including questionsaboutthe typesoftrash cans IV Wastehas beenusing andother issues

Torres seemed to take partic ular umbrageinthe public airing of concerns about hiscompany’s newcitycontract. “I justfeellike, youcan pick up thephone and call me …there’s no reason to have aperformanceuphere,” Torres said of thecouncil members’ comments

Torres went on to note that,at therequest of MetroServices’ owner Jimmie Woods, hiscom pany had begunhelpingwith resi dentialcollections in NewOrleans both before and afterHurricane Ida. He claimed that when he began “not getting paidontime …Idecided nottoworkfor Metro no more. And when that happened, trashstarted piling up.”

TyrinTruong won56% of thesmall city’svoteNov.8,beating outincum bentWendyO’Quin Perrette,who is overtwice Truong’s ageat47. Truong, whograduated from college just last year,said he wanted to replacethe “goodol’ boys system”intown, and focusonreducingviolent crimeand investinginyouth.Bogalusa has apop ulation of roughly 11,000.Voter turnout was47%

52.3%

IT USUALLY GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE TRASH

IVWaste’sSidneyTorresconsidered notpickinguptrashtoprovehow importantheistoNewOrleans

ScreenshotofSidneyTorresspeakingbefore theNewOrleansCityCouncilNov.9

Torres then bluntly acknowl edgedheconsideredsuspending serviceasa waytoshowthe city howneeded hiscompany is.

“I sayall this and it’s important, becausethere’sbeenalot said aboutmeand my company, and if we hadn’t been outthere doingthat, it wouldn’t have gotten picked up.And Ibegged [SanitationDirector] Matt Torre overthe last month nowthatI’d stop working …I asked himcan I please stop justtoprove my point, to show what would happen if we stopped.Whatwould happen if we stoppedthe service… he didn’t want to do it to hurt thecitizens and neither did I,”Torressaid.

He took it further,adding“Istill standheretoday and sayI’llstop right now. If youwanttosee what happensand howitworks,I’llstop. I’mnot saying I’mdoingthat…I’m justtryingtoset thefacts straight.”

At that point, Torres switched gears to airhis grievances about questions he faced earlier this year when hiscompany wasbidding for thenew trashcontract.

“Therewas alot said in themedia aboutthe DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise),and my mother,” Torres said.His original proposal had listedhis mother as hisDBE partner. City contractsinclude languagethatencouragescontrac tors to either be DBEs or employ DBEs as subcontractors,and havingthemcan playa role in howthe city evaluatesbidsfor contracts.

As aresultofthe criticism, Torres said he “decided to pull my mother outofthe DBEprocess” entirely, replacingher with “MDL and Mr HenryConsulting to come in and dothe fuel …soI thinkit’simportantthatI clearthe air andstate my position,” he said.MDL Enterprises is aMarrero based “specialevent clean-up, demolition, hauling, debris removaland recycling”company.

HenryConsulting is abusiness consulting firm owned by former mayoralcandidateTroyHenry.

Henryalso owns WBOK radio, whereCouncil Member Oliver Thomas has amorning radio show —JOHNSTANTON

NEWORLEANSCITYCOUNCILVICE

PRESIDENTJPMORRELLANDBUDGET CHAIRMANJOEGIARRUSSO Thursday askedafederal judgetoblock the NOPDfrominvestigatingallegations involving MayorLaToya Cantrell’s relationship with a memberofthe department, arguingthe NOPDhas an inherent conflict of interest and cannot be trusted to fullyand fairly investigate thematter.

“Weare writingtoexpress oursignificant concerns about theapparentconflictofinter est with theNew OrleansPolice Departmentbeing allowedto, again, investigateserious allega tions involving MayorCantrell,” Morrelland Giarussowroteinthe letter to JudgeSusie Morgan

Morgan is overseeingthe DepartmentofJustice’s civilrightsconsentdecree over NOPD.

“The NOPDcannotbeallowed to handle this matter fully and internally because of theinherent conflict of interest.”

At issueare allegations of abuse and payrollfraud by Jeffery Vappie,who worksonCantrell’s security detail. Theallegations stem from aNov.9 storybyFox 8which raised questions about thenatureoftheir relationship,as well as potentialethicsconcerns including thecitypayingfor a first class planeticketfor Vappie, whether Vappie wasbeing paid whilebeing essentially offduty and whether Cantrell inappropriately appointing himtoa city board, amongother issues

Thecouncilmen asked that instead of an internal investigation Morgan appointconsent decree monitor Jonathan Aronie and IndependentPoliceMonitor Stella Cziment to investigatethe matter —JOHNSTANTON

Morrell,Giarrussoseek independentinquiry intoCantrellover NOPDconflictsof interestconcerns

IRARELYWADEINTO

NATIONALPOLITICAL WATERS,but this year’s midtermelectionresults have significantlocal impacts. Plus,deez daze national politics dominates localpolitical discussions even in parochial NewOrleans. With that in mind, I offermyhallmarktake on thevictors and the vanquished, otherwise knownas“Da Winnas & Da Loozas” —the midterm edition. We begin, as always,with…

DA WINNAS

GENZ —“We’rethe wrong generationtopissoff,” declared oneyoung voterinaWashington Postanalysis of theNov.8results GenZ(aged 18-25)and millennial voters will comprisethe nation’s largest voting bloc —and they are far morepolitically engaged than theirparents were at that age. Young voters (along with Blackand women voters of allages) saved theday forDemocratsinmanykey races. They will be courtedheavily goingforward

REPRODUCTIVE

AUTONOMYSUPPORTERS

Five states hadreproductive rights measures on theballot, and abortion rightssupporters carriedthe dayinall five.Votersin California,Michiganand Vermont approvedconstitutionalamendments guaranteeing reproductive freedom andautonomy, while voters in Montana and Kentucky rejected proposalstodenyabor tion rights(and, in Montana’s case, criminalizeabortion)

RONDeSANTIS —Florida’s firebrandRepublican governor wonreelectionbya bigger-than-expectedmargin. That cements DeSantis’positionasthe logical successor (read:alterna tive)toDonaldTrump in 2024 Theformer presidenttook note and hasalready warned DeSantis noteventothink aboutrunning against him— asuresignthe former guyisscared.

JOHN NEELYKENNEDY

Louisiana’sjuniorsenator flirted with running forgovernor in five previous election cycles.His strong showingonNov.8putshim in the best position yet, if beinggovernor is what he wants. Kennedy’s victoryspeech, which avoided hot-button Washington themes, suggestshe, too, is hearingtalk that many Republicansare looking foranalternative to Attorney GeneralJeffLandry next year

STEVESCALISE —Louisiana’s 1stDistrictcongressman says he’s notseeking theSpeaker’s gavel, buthe’sfrequently mentioned as apotential Speaker if Republicans take theHouse,thanks to hisown popularity and Minority Leader KevinMcCarthy’swidelyperceived weakness.Ata minimum, he’ll be thesecond-most-powerful Republican in theHouse andthe Speaker-in-Waiting if theGOP

TROY CARTER —Beyondhis lopsided victoryonNov.8,Team Troy played ahugerole in several localraces.Theyhelpedformer interimCityCouncil Member Donna Glapiondefeat First City CourtClerk Austin Badon,helped electstate Rep. RoyceDuplessis to thestate Senate,and helped Leila Eameswin aseatonthe Orleans Parish School Board.

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Rep.TroyCarterwasabig winnerthisyear.

THEN.O.CITYCOUNCIL

—VotersinNew Orleans over whelminglyapproveda proposed City Charter amendmentrequiring thecouncil to vetand approve topmayoralappointees.Council MemberJPMorrell,who authored theproposition,saiditwasn’t aimedatMayor LaToya Cantrell, butafter shevetoedthe ordinancecalling theelection(and the council subsequently overrode that veto), voters sawthe referendumasa chancetoexpress their displeasurewithHeronner and votedaccordingly. Whichbrings us to …

DA LOOZAS

DONALDTRUMP —The former presidentand hiscohortofelection deniershad abigly badday (and night) on Nov. 8. WhileTrump gotalmostall hisfavoredcandidatesthe GOPnominationintheir respective primaries,onlyone high-profile Trumperwon thegen eral election:J.D.VanceinOhio’s U.S. Senatecontest,which wasn’t much of acontest.Elsewhere, Trump-backed candidates lost “must-win”races forSenate, governorand secretaryofstate in key states across thecountry

NATIONAL REPUBLICANS

—Eveniftheytakethe House, they’llhave averynarrowmargin afterthe “red wave”theypromised (and expected)didn’tmaterialize.

In fact, JoeBiden had thebest presidential midterm sinceGeorge W. Bush in 2002 —and Bush was buoyed by awave of national unityafter 9/11.Biden doesn’tget credit forhis good fortune, but theGOP’s right-wingagenda and weak candidates clearly getthe blame.Worseyet,the partynow faces aTrump-DeSantis bloodbath that could literally tear thebase apartgoinginto2024.

MAYORLATOYACANTRELL

Themayoropposed theproposed amendment to theCityCharter requiringthe City Council to vet and approve topmayoralappoin tees,but voters approveditbya lopsided 60-40% margin.Pollster Silas Leesaysthattracksthe mayor’sdisapproval rating among voters,which strongly suggests that Cantrell is toast if therecall effort gainsenough signatures.

LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS

—The state partycouldn’teven unitebehindone opponentto Kennedy,optinginsteadtoback threeofhis rivals —therebydilut ingits alreadydiminishedbase. In atweet,LSU professorand politi calhistorian BobMann called the partya“flaming dumpster”and concluded, “It’sasiftheyasked, ‘How canwemakeourselveseven more useless than we already are?’Success!”

BOLD —Oncea bastion of politicalinfluence at City Hall and elsewhereacrosstown, the BlackOrganizationfor Leadership Developmentnow officiallyhas no membersholdingofficeinlocal government. BOLD’s last man standing, First City CourtClerk Austin Badon,losthis reelection bidtoformerinterim City Council MemberDonnaGlapion

NEWORLEANS PROPERTY

OWNERS —Bythe narrowest of statewidemargins,voters defeated aproposedconstitutional amendment that would have capped increasesinlocal property assessments at 10%a year.The measurepassedhandily in New Orleans,but it neededtopass both hereand statewide.

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MayorLaToyaCantrellwas aclearloozathisyear.

DearClarke,

ESTABLISHEDIN1891, RosaPark wasNew Orleans’ first so-called residentialpark. It is namedfor theNew Orleans-bornVictorian erasocialite and actressRosa Solomon da Ponte.

Accordingtothe Friendsof theCabildo book “New Orleans Architecture:The University Section,”daPonte’s husband, Durant da Ponte, andhis business partner, John M. Bonner,acquired atract of land in the5800block of St.Charles Avenue in 1887.They subdivideditinto27lotsona culde-sac they called RosaPark. An 1891 articleinThe Daily Picayune described plans fora graveled drive, roadwaypark, artificial stonewalks,terracedmoundsand afountain.

RosaSolomon da Ponte, whose givenname wasRozalee, married Durant da Pontein1882. Born in NewYork, he came here at age12 and beganworking forlocal news papersasa teenager.A veteranof both theMexican-AmericanWar andCivilWar,hewas editor of The Daily Picayuneand laterbecame

owner and editor of theCourier and Deltanewspapers. He was also astock and real estate broker Thecouple’s ornate mansion near St.Charles Avenue and Foucher Street wascalledRose Land and wasknown forits lavish 350-seat theater. It washome to oneofthe country’searliest“little theater” groups.RosadaPonte producedand starredinproductionsthere,aswellasinEurope and NewYork, whereshe moved afterher husband’s1894death HerSeptember 1948 obituary in TheNew Orleans Item called her a“fabulous figure of Victorian NewOrleans” whoselifestory was “filled withadventure.” She made headlineswhen shewas said to have been abductedfor asultan’s harem whileona visittoCairo.She wasreleased after“appealsbyher husband andinterventionbythe Britishgovernment hadcreated an international situation,”reported TheItem

THEFAIRGROUNDSRACECOURSEANDSLOTS opensits racing season on Friday, Nov. 18.Aprominentnameinthe Fair GroundsHallofFame is Dorothy DorsettBrown,who with her husbandJoe W. Brown, wasafixture at the racetrackfromthe 1940s throughthe 1980s.

TheBrownswereTexas nativeswho married in 1919 and movedtoNew Orleansin1925. JoeBrown became oneofthe state’swealthiest men. When he diedin1959, TheTimes-Picayunecalledhim thelargest indepen dentoil producerinLouisiana,withholdings between$60 and$75 million. Horses from theBrown stable wonboth theLouisiana Derbyand New OrleansHandicap sixtimes from 1949 until1982. Some of theirhorses were:Brownie,Gigantic, Cabildo, Listcapade,ElBabaand Tenacious,who is buried in theFairGrounds infield. Theirhorses GreenHornet, Kentucky Sherry, Listand El Baba racedinthe KentuckyDerby

In 1962,Mrs.Brown purchasedthe Broadwater BeachHotel andMarina in Biloxi,turning it into afavoriteGulfCoastgetaway forNew Orleanians. TheBrownsalso owned nightclubs,acasinoand property in LasVegas DorothyDorsettBrown diedin1989.

TheJoe W. BrownRecreationCenterinNew Orleans East, whichwas dedicatedin1976,benefitedfroma$250,000 donationfromthe JoeW. and DorothyDorsettBrown Foundation,which thecouple established in 1958.The foundation also donated 163acres of property forJoe W. Brown Memorial Park

HeyBlake, Canyoushedsome lightontheUptown streetcalledRosa Park?Isthisanew designationorhasit beenaroundfor awhile? —CLARKE

BLAKEVIEW

PHOTO BY CHRISGRANGER / THETIMES-PICAYUNE

RosaParkhomes

Hopeina

Bottle

AglassrecyclingprojectishelpingLouisiana reversetheeffectsofcoastalerosion

BY SARAHRAVITS

This storyispartofGambit’s“ClimateofChange” seriesonclimate change andlabor in partnershipwiththe Solutions Journalism Network.

FROMASMALL GREENHOUSE next to Tulane University’s Uptown campus, associateprofessor Sunshine VanBael is cultivatingaspark of hope. She and ateamofgraduatestudents have been observinghow native Loui siana marshplantsgrowinsandmade from glass recycled at GlassHalfFull. And much to her delight,the plants they’ve tested so far,including differentvarieties of grassesand willow trees, arethriving.

“I feel like I’mwalking on air,”Van Bael says.“No onehas ever triedtogrow plantsincrushed glassbefore. We hoped forthat, butwedidn’tknowwhatwas goingtohappen.”

Some plantsare embeddedinexclu sively man-made sand; othersare mixed withman-made sandand naturalsed iment. Butone thingisfor certain: The plantscan grow in both sources.

VanBaelisa part of theReCoast initiative, which GlassHalfFulllaunchedin 2021 in partnership withTulane research erstoturnthe glass NewOrleanianswere bringing to theGlass Half Full facility into sand to usetorestoreLouisiana’s shrink ingcoastline

ReCoast researchershave been studyingthe effect of recycled glass on native plantsand creatures. So far, theirefforts, bolsteredbya $5 milliongrant from the National ScienceFoundation, have been showingthatthe pulverized glass canbe safe andeffective to useinLouisiana wetlands, although more work needs to be done before theprogram canbeimple mentedona largescale

WhileLouisiana hasfrequentlybeen la beledasa canary in thecoal mine forthe devastating impactsofclimate change, theproject could finally give thestate a chance to show howtoheal,too —one grainofsand at atime.

KatFogg,ReCoast’sproject manager, says theproject standsout from the rest of thecoastal restorationefforts she’sworkedonfor thebetterpartof thelast decade

“Thisisbyfar themostinspiring projectIhave ever been on in my life,” shesays.

SOUTHLOUISIANARESIDENTS fordecadeshave grappledwiththe existential threat of land loss,accelerated by climate change and thedamageleftby theoil and gas industry,and scientists and bureaucratsalike have been vexed by howtomitigateacomplexand ex pensiveproblem.

“Wehave alot of scarring in ourwet lands,”Fogg says.“It’s adiresituation and it hasbeenfor awhile,but not enough people have talkedaboutit.”

Thesmall groupofTulane students

PHOTO BY FRANZISKATRAUTMANN SunshineVanBael

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whobuilt an entire glass recycling system from thegroundupare at the forefront of an innovative solution.

“Solving ourland loss crisis re quires theconvergence of alltypes of ideas, and glass sand is an import antpartofthatsolution,”saidJulie Albert,aReCoast lead investigator and aTulane associate professor,ina Septemberannouncement.

At itsmostbasic,restoringwet landsand coastal areasdestroyedby climate change is essentially rebuildingthe land itself in such away as to be as closetoits pre-erosion natural statewhile beingabletowithstand future climateevents.

Butyou can’tsimplydumpdirt, throwsomeseeds down and hope forthe best.You need soil and plants that arenativetothe region and whichcan withstand theincreasingly violent forces of climatechange.

Over thelast severaldecades, governmentsand activistshave had increasingsuccess in doingjust that Forinstance, in Delaware,the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “dredged morethan 1millioncubic yardsof sand from Delaware Baytocreate2 miles of beachand barrier dune that had been washed away by aseriesof storms beginningin2006and culminating withHurricane Sandyin2012,”

accordingtoa Yale studyexamining thesuccessful project.

Theresearchers at ReCoast arefamiliar with previous manmade interventions to mitigate erosion, though most previous programs involving sand,whether manmadeornot,have occurred at beaches, notinwetlands like Louisiana’s.

Forexample,recycledglass sand hasbeen used at aNew Zealand beachand at abeachinthe Caribbean islandofCuracao,accordingtoa 2019 studyfromthe University of Georgia.

“Traditionally,inland and offshore sand and dredgedmaterialfromriv ers, canals, andthe oceanhave been used to nourish beaches, butthese resourcesare becomingincreasingly expensiveand difficulttoobtaindue to increaseddemand andthe neces sity of environmental safeguards,” theGeorgia researchersnoted.

“Because of this,alternative materials forbeachnourishmentare becoming more attractive.”

Still,the conceptof“beachnourish ment” —placing additional sandona beach, which acts as abuffer—can enhancethe naturalsustainability, accordingtothe U.S. ClimateResil ienceToolKit

Another aspectthe University of

Georgiascientistsdiscussed wasthe impact on wildlifeand native plants “The effectsofglass cullet [pulverized sand] on abioticfactors such as moisture,temperatureand gas exchange,must be similartothose of thenativesand.”

That,inparticular, is what theReCoast effortsare currentlyexamining

Now, ReCoast is usingsand, pulverized from used glass bottles, to restorethe wetlands at asmall scale.Insomecases,theyare mixing thesand with naturalsedimentand findingthatitishospitabletonative plants. They arealso experimenting withnatural additives to help the sandstick together

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Tulanestudentsaregrowingmarshplantsinmixturesof recycledglassandnaturalsediment

One thing scientists have known for a long time is that hardy plants are crucial to helping curb erosion because they hold sediment in place and absorb storm water. Plants also act as a protective barrier and can prevent water and wind damage to other nearby structures.

So far, ReCoast has launched two successful pilot projects, one in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes building up a wall with sandbags of manmade sand, and one in Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge by Lacombe

Now, they’re working in the coming months toward implementing it on a larger scale in Bayou Bienvenue, a so-called “ghost swamp” that runs along the border between Orleans and St Bernard parishes.

class one night, along with their friend Max Landy. Lamenting the fate of the landfill-bound glass wine bottle they were all sharing, a eureka moment, in vino veritas, struck.

“Like most crazy and good ideas, it started over a bottle of wine,” Steitz says “We were thinking about where that bottle would go, and how crazy it was that there wasn’t a truly transparent option for residents [to recycle glass].”

Trautmann, a chemical engineer, and Steitz, who studied international development, both had their eyes on environmental issues and the lack of real solutions. (Landy, whom they worked with in Glass Half Full’s initial phase, has since moved away to at tend law school, though they remain good friends)

ALL OF THIS STARTED in 2020 with a group of Tulane students simply hanging out. They were frustrated by two major problems New Orleanians face: the lack of glass recycling and coastal erosion happening all around the city

When Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz were Tulane seniors, they pontificated on these topics after

“I was like, ‘OK, we have a global sand shortage,’” Steitz says “There’s not enough sand to combat all the coastal erosion in Louisiana, and all these multibillion-dollar coastal proj ects literally just need more dredged sand It was then we kind of realized we could divert (glass) from landfills and turn it into sand and benefit our community, over and over again.”

In January 2020, they launched a GoFundMe campaign for their efforts.

“We started off with three people

who had donated to the campaign,” Steitz says, laughing. “One of them was me anonymously, and one of them was my mom.”

But before long, the campaign went viral, and they quickly raised enough money to purchase a rudimentary glass pulverizing machine.

They set up the machine in a friend’s yard and began grinding the bottles down into sand New Orleanians came out in droves to drop off their used glass bottles at the drop-off spot to the point where the founders had to put up hand made signs urging eager residents to stop overflowing the large bin they’d set up

“We’ve always kinda been boot strapping this,” Steitz says

With a few additional grants and donations, plus new machinery, Glass Half Full was able to move into a 40,000 square foot warehouse on Louisa Street and employ 10 people

As it was growing, Trautmann remained close with her college advisor, Katie Russell, a chemical en gineering professor who was instrumental in getting ReCoast started.

Since they started, Glass Half Full co-founders estimate they’ve divert ed 2.5 million pounds of glass from the landfills. Some of it is donated in

large bags after being converted to sand, in advance of hurricanes to help people fortify their homes and businesses; and some is sold to artists.

Much of it is still waiting in their warehouse to be deployed along coastal areas

Corey Cummings works full-time for Glass Half Full, driving a truck attached to a trailer to collect glass bottles from residential clients and commercial clients like downtown hotels and community hubs in the Lower 9th Ward A longtime sanitation worker who grew up in the 7th Ward, Cummings says he’s excited to be part of an effort to help save his home

“I heard so many stories when I was in junior high about how in 100, 150 years the lower parishes are just gonna disappear,” he says “Then 25 years later, Glass Half Full came in and is making a change I’m ecstatic.”

In a time marked by climate anxiety, Glass Half Full shows people concrete ways they can help mitigate climate change Through their social media, the founders have made topics like coastal erosion and restoration accessible to a wider audience.

The founders explain their efforts with easily understood, colorful

infographics to their nearly 30,000 followers on Instagram They’ve gone viral on TikTok several times and garnered national recognition, including a recent appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”

The Glass Half Full team also organizes a number of community service projects, including hurricane relief efforts in the lower parishes They have been especially helpful to the Pointe au Chien Indian tribe, which is still recovering from Hurricane Ida.

“We say this all the time, but this is not a story of me or Fran or any individual it’s about a city and a community coming together to bring about change that we so desperately need,” Steitz says.

The ReCoast initiative is still early in its “implementation phase,” and to make a widescale impact on coastal restoration, the team will need additional funding, manpower and infrastructure

They have been supported in the past by multiple grants, including the aforementioned $5 million from the National Science Foun dation, but they still need more, as that funding is expected to dry up in 2023

In the existing Louisa Street facil ity, Glass Half Full can only crush a limited amount of glass at a time. But the demand is there: More than 300 commercial businesses have signed up for the waitlist to get their glass picked up.

“We have limitations in how much glass can be crushed,” says Van Bael

And Trautmann says they want to build a bigger facility to accommo date the region’s recycling “We’re still not at a scale to meet the demand,” she says “Our goal is to build out a new facility that is capable of recycling hundreds of

thousands of pounds of glass a day.”

The group also needs more dona tions of burlap sacks, which helps hold the sediment together until the plants take root and the fabric can biodegrade For now, they are receiving donations from nearby coffee plants.

Fogg, the project manager, says burlap is a great material to bag the sand in for the wetlands, because it provides nutrients. It disintegrates as the plants take root and can hold the sand in place more firmly

ANOTHER HURDLE is accessing remote coastal areas in the state that don’t have roads for trucks to bring sand to the coast. Some of this infrastructure has been wiped away by major storms, while some of it never existed to begin with.

“One of our first big experiments (in Bayou Bienvenue) is going to require building a road, from a high way to the marsh,” Van Bael, the Tulane scientist, says. “Without the road, we can’t bring the glass in to dump it and make a bigscale intervention.”

She says that building this type of infrastructure will require getting elected officials and others on board and finding ways to fund it

The team will also need to contin ue researching how to alter the soil for different marshes and areas they want to help restore. For exam ple, many of the native plants will likely need to be fortified by other nutrients. And, as their research ex pands, they will be going into areas outside of South Louisiana

“The different parts of the coast have their different issues, and there’s a lot of safety stuff that still needs to be tested on beaches for

example, how sea turtles (in other regions) are going to react,” Van Bael says Van Bael currently is working on additional experiments that incorporate bio-additives elements that exist in nature that can be used to further prevent erosion. For ex ample, xanthan gum makes soil stick together

“We’re just getting that started with glass, drudge, xanthan gum and seeing how it interacts with the plants,” she says

The research team is also sampling different plant roots to look at the bacteria and fungi that live there, and figure out ways to best fortify the glass to make them thrive in different parts of the marshes and coastal areas The plants they’ve tested so far are growing in the glass sand, showing great potential for implementing the sand on a broader scale

“The main message is that regard less of if we put the plants even in 100% glass, they’re doing well,” Van Bael says

off, mostly for financial reasons

But now ReCoast scientists have been getting calls and emails from people across the country look ing for advice on how to imple ment similar ideas in their own storm-weathered communities.

“It’s super exciting I think we were expecting it to be OK, but it actually turns out that the plants preferred or performed better in the mixture with the recycled glass and the sediment, so that was a really cool result,” Trautmann says

Additionally, the project is furthering the conversation about coastal restoration work

“I think the ReCoast isn’t just about deploying recycled glass for restoration, it’s also about spreading the word about why it’s so important to concentrate on coastal restoration and making people more aware of the issues people are facing,” Fogg says

Back at the Glass Half Full ware house, Steitz now oversees the op erations of the facility, which grinds up to 150,000 pounds of glass a month into sand.

TO THAT END, ReCoast’s efforts are literally groundbreaking. Until recently, researchers had conducted very few studies on human-made glass sand and its impacts on the wetlands. Only a handful of univer sities, including the aforementioned University of Georgia, have looked at it on a small scale. And while UGA deemed it a “biologically benign” material to implement, the research ers then declared that it was too costly for local governments.

And other coastal cities in both California and Florida have supported the idea of moving large amounts of sand around to prevent erosion, but it has never quite taken

He wakes up at the crack of dawn to head to the facility and frequently collects glass himself, driving the company’s vehicles hitched to trailers.

When he received the news from his alma mater that the plants were doing well in the mixture of sand they helped create, he thinks of how far they’ve come since they were in college a few years ago.

“I had all these crazy ideas,” he says “Getting this confirmation in the most legitimate way possible through these renowned scientists it is a dream come true for them to say this works. There is validity here. This is really, really, the circle completing.”

PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE GlassHalfFull’sco-founderandchiefexecutiveofficer

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WHENCHEFCHRISWILSONSATDOWN

TOCRAFTTHEOPENINGMENU for Parish Line Bistro in Metairie, he didn’t have to look for a focus group to inform the process Instead, his wife and the wives of business partners Gabe Corchiani, founder of Fat Boy’s Pizza, and Mickey Loomis, general manager of the New Orleans Saints, already had more than a few ideas prepared “They came to me with a stack of papers and said, ‘This is what we like to eat,” Wilson says Wilson says that direct input helped speed the process along “They saved me a lot of time. And what they were suggesting is exactly how I like to cook: clean, fresh, vegetable-forward, not a lot of butter and dairy,” he says

The menu is curated to dish big flavors in shareable portions Some dishes nod to Wilson’s New England upbringing, like the pot of tender littleneck clams swimming in a wine-scented sea, flavored with garlic, olive oil and fresh herbs and so tasty it needs to come with a spoon The kitchen regularly breaks down whole Maine lobster for the popular warm version of a roll, with butter, lemon and herbs not the cold sandwich bound with mayo

The tuna ceviche was a hit from opening day on Oct. 14 a generous serving of marinated bites of yellowfin, luscious with citrus, fresh jalapeno and ginger, with a grating of fresh wasabi root to complete the flavor profile.

Another standout dish is the umami-forward wagyu beef sashimi draped over blistered cherry toma toes on rafts of Gracious Bakery sourdough Wilson shaves the rich beef from the spinalis end of the wagyu ribeye, with the cut’s fat cap ground with chuck into the house mushroom cheddar burger.

There’s also a Vietnamese-style salad dressed with nuoc cham, a Caesar, and Wilson’s go-to version of carbonara topped with crisp-roasted chicken thighs And the whole roasted cauliflower is slathered with parmesan, garlic, lemon and breadcrumbs Another

hot-ticket item is the Mexican-style street corn, served off the cob in a creamy distillation of cotija cheese spiked with cilantro.

Wilson has worked with high profile names previously He was a longtime employee of Emeril Lagasse and ran the Homebase company kitchen up until the pandemic. In addition to Loomis and Corchiani, busi nessmen Mickey Parenton, an executive with gaming company Pinnacle Entertainment, and John Georges, owner of Gambit and The Times-Picayune, are the team behind Parish Line Bistro

“We wanted to bring the best chef we could into the project,” Corchiani says “Chris (Wilson) is it.”

Acting as consulting opening chef, Wilson tapped Brian Mottola, a longtime colleague at Emeril’s, for chef de cuisine. Mottola recently moved back to New Orleans after a stint in New York City.Wilson, a partner with chef Allison Knoll in The Larder gourmet market, heard about the project from one of the partners at a mutual friend’s wedding.

“I like to do consulting projects with people I want to work with,” Wilson says “He told me they were doing it right, getting the best of everything I said ‘I’m in,’ and I’ve fallen in love with the place.”

So have a growing cadre of regulars who come in from beyond Jefferson parish to dine, drink cock tails and watch sports games.

About 18 months in the works, Parish Line Bistro might as well be new construction. The project rebuilt the old Metry Bar from the dirt up in the wedge-shaped building that was originally a train depot At the foot of the busy train tracks

on Old Metairie Road, the restaurant offers seating for 83, with a dumbwaiter delivering food from the kitchen to the second floor.

The restaurant pays homage to its origins, from the wall of train tickets papering the bar to the iron train rails that serve as footrests A fancy louvered roof system is on order for the second floor, with retractable side screens designed to hold in 90% of the heat in the climate-controlled space for year round dining

The restaurant’s kitchen is small but outfitted with the latest equip ment, including a $17,000 Swiss Eversys smart coffee machine that can brew a French Truck cappuc cino in about 30 seconds. Wilson says he ultimately sees the smaller kitchen size as a positive

“I come from a background of big kitchens chefs always say we need more space,” Wilson says “Here, that’s physically impossible. We get deliveries, then we do it again tomorrow. I’m not making clam chowder for three days; I’m making it for today. It’s been a good thing keeps us lean and mean.”

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WHENONEVALUEDBREAKFAST

RESTAURANTSHUTSDOWN what’s the best possible replacement? Many would say another

That’s essentially what’s happening in one Uptown neighborhood But this new restaurant, Scrambled, is intent on being something beyond just another morning spot

You can get a plate of eggs and bacon, or a breakfast burrito. But the majority of the menu is devoted to dishes that show more than just a creative streak. Some are downright mischievous, with dishes so rich they could send you back to bed and others so sweet they could’ve been dreamed up by a kid (in fact, some were).

Scrambled officially opened Nov. 10 at 5433 Laurel St That was for many years the home of Toast, a breakfast cafe that started here and

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has since expanded to locations in Gentilly and the French Quarter (those other two Toast locations remain open)

Scrambled is the first restaurant for Steven Green, a chef who comes to the venture with a culinary school degree, experience cooking at high-end restaurants and no hesitation when it comes to mixing peanut butter mousse and Reese’s Puffs breakfast cereal

Those are two ingredients for the “puff daddy waffles,” a triple stack furthered layered with bananas and Nutella sauce. It arrives with the splendor and wow factor more akin to a birthday cake than a breakfast

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ParishLineBistro’schef ChrisWilsonandco-owner GabeCorchiani

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plate. The same goes for the triple stack of waffles sluiced with strawberry mascarpone and dotted with blueberries, raspberries and strawberries.

More mascarpone (vanilla this time) oozes from between the thick layers of the cannoli French toast, which gives alternating textures of griddle-crisp surface and fluffy brioche interior as the fork plows through them all.

That French toast dish is the handiwork of Green’s son, Kashon, a six-year-old the chef describes as “an industry kid.”

“For a while, Sundays were the only day I had off and the only reliable day I could see him, so we’d spend time making breakfast together,” Green says “So some of these sweet dishes are his creations, and I just tightened them up for a restaurant.”

Other dishes reflect family traditions and long-standing crav ings Green cures his lox with ras el hanout, a North African spice blend that brings an earthy contrast to the velvety fish. He serves it on bagels from Gracious Bakery for a nod to his family’s Jewish heritage. The same spice goes into a shakshouka, the classic breakfast skillet of poached eggs nestled in tomatoes and peppers.

The breakfast burger, mean while, is just a playful riff of flavors The patty is a blend of beef and Patton’s hot sausage. Two of these are topped with Swiss cheese, egg, bacon and arugula and planted between a sliced glazed doughnut, crisp from the griddle

“We have your standard breakfast, but we’re here to have some fun,” Green says “It’s big, funky stuff, a little obnoxious, things it might take two or three people to eat. I wanted things you’d eat when you’re high or hungover, because it’s New Orleans.”

This aim does not preclude running a kids menu, with a smaller burger, blinis and “chicken in waffles,” which is not a typo but refers to chicken encased in waffle batter, with syrup and powdered sugar.

The menu also denotes “slim shady” dishes, which are nominally lighter, like a scrambled tofu bowl, a tofu po-boy and avocado toast.

Neighbors have been coming to the intersection of Laurel and Octavia streets for breakfast for a long time Prior to Toast, the address was Laurel Street Bakery, which kept its name even though it’s now located on South Broad Street, following the grand tradition of confusing New Orleans restaurant nomenclature.

Scrambled is just around the corner from another neighborhood institution, Octavia Books, and it will soon become closer Octavia Book is in the midst of a major expansion, taking over a former martial arts studio just next door

The space adjoins Scrambled and when the project is completed the bookstore and the restaurant will be connected by the wide door This combination of books and breakfast should debut early in 2023

Scrambled is a counter service restaurant with a dining bar and a collection of small tables, with a few more on the sidewalk The restaurant does not have a liquor license. Coffee comes from local roast Congregation Coffee

The current hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday IAN McNULTY/ THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

MattGilinsky

by SarahRavits

MATTGILINSKYLAUNCHEDHIS

EMPANADAPOP-UP,Krewe du Crave, afterhewas laid offasa riverboat deckhand during thepandemic Originally from Peoria,Illinois, five yearsago he andhis wife spenta year traveling with their twoyoung children.“When we ranout of moneyand ourcredit cardsgot maxedout,she took a traveling nursejob,” he says.That broughtthemtoNew Orleans, and they decided to make thecitytheir permanenthome.

Like many whowerestuck at home during theshutdowns, Gilinsky passedthe time by baking During this time, he rediscovereda love fora classic comfort food that he’dfirst triedbackinIllinois: the simple butsatisfyingempanada, apastry of Spanishorigin,stuffed with savory fillings

Forsix months, Gilinsky perfected hisown puff pastryrecipe, and startedpoppingupregularly at bars,including Gasa Gasa on Freret Street and Parlay’s in Lakeview.Healso nowtakes wholesaleand bulk orders and deliverspre-made empanadas to restaurants includingBasin Seafood andSpirits. Sometimes, he says,he’sindisbeliefbecause he findssomuchjoy in baking. “I wasable to stop my long chain of crappy jobs,” he says.“It’s weird that I’mdoing what Iwant.”

appreciate at ahigher level, so I usea puff pastryrecipe. Ibake them;I don’t frythem

My staples area crawfish empanada, andImakea spinach and feta one forvegetarians. Then Iadded Buffalochicken anda cheeseburger one. During Mardi Gras,I do akingcakeone,and then also amuffuletta.

Whatdoyoulikethebest aboutdoingapop-up?

MATT GILINSKY: We used to go to this musicfestival(in Illinois), and afterbeing outthere for twodays, therewas this 24-hour empanadabooth.It’slikeeatinga stuffedpiece of bread. It’s really savory,and it stuckwith me.

IfeellikeeveryoneinNew Orleanseatsmeatpies, and (at barpop-ups)I knowI’m going to be around drunkpeople,and they’regoingtowantsomething that cansuckupthe alcohol.

Empanadasare elevated and classic —but notinaccessible.A problemI always had (withtraditional empanadas)was they don’t focusasmuchonthe dough, and they frythem.I wanted to do something that peoplewould

You’reself-taught,buthow didyouhoneyourskills?

G: Iboughta cookbook, America’sMastering theArt and CraftofBakingand Pastry.It’s like thebakingand pastry text bookfor theCulinaryInstitute of America.

We triedbasically everykindof doughout of it.I stuckwiththe puff pastry even though it wasthe hardest.Ilearned to make thetra ditional French dough— it’s sort of like acroissant,but Itweaked it and madeitalittlecrispier. It was thedough Icould getthe most butter into.OnceI picked it,ittook aboutsix monthsuntil Ifeltalright selling it

G: Ithoughtthrough my pop-ups, Icould contributetothe cultureof NewOrleans andgivepeople an experiencebut Ican buildupthe wholesale side,soIcan bypass the brick-and-mortarthing. My andmywife’sfamily always ownedbars, andtheyhad to get up early anddeal withall those headaches. Andthe bars would endupfailing because allthis moneyiswrapped up in them Ithought, maybeIcould avoid that andstill have thecooleffectof servingpeople andalso still have thefreedom to spendtimewith my family.Igotoall thesedifferent placesand meet allthese people whoown theseiconicbusinesses, and they areinterestedand they really help me out. It’s justbeen really fun. It’s acooperativething Find KreweduCrave’s pop-ups on Instagram@kreweducrave or placeanorder by calling (309)229-0518.

Telluswhatyoulike somuchaboutempanadas, andwhyyoudecidedto makethemyourfocus.

Empanada chef

PHOTO PROVIDED BY MATT GILINSKY KreweduCrave’sfounder, MattGilinsky,showsoff handmadeempanadas

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Desire Oyster Bar — Royal Sonesta New Orleans, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 586-0300; sonesta.com/desireoys terbar The menu higlights Gulf seafood in Creole dishes Char-grilled oysters are topped with Parmesan and herbs Reservations recommended Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily $$

Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; bourbonhouse.com The seafood restaurant has a raw bar and a large selection of bourbon Redfish on the Halfshell is cooked skin-on and served with lemon buerre blanc. Reservations accepted Lunch and dinner daily $$$

Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 739 Iberville St., (504) 522-4440; 7400 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 3044125; felixs.com Louisiana oysters are served raw or char-grilled with garlic, Parmesan and breadcrumbs The menu includes seafood platters, crawfish etouffee, po-boys and more No reservations Lunch and dinner daily. $$

Frey Smoked Meat Co. 4141 Bienville St., Suite 110, (504) 488-7427; frey smokedmeat.com The barbecue restaurant serves pulled pork, St Louis ribs, brisket, sausages and more. Fried pork belly poppers are tossed in pepperjelly glaze. No reservations Lunch and dinner daily $$

Froot Orleans — 2438 Bell St., Suite B, (504) 233-3346; frootorleans.com The shop serves fresh fruit in platters, smoothie bowls such as a strawberry shortcake smoothie and more using pineapple, various berries, citrus and more. No reservations Outdoor seating available Breakfast and lunch daily. $$

Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; joeyksrestaurant.com The menu includes fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and red beans and rice Sauteed trout Tchoupitoulas is topped with shrimp and crabmeat Delivery available Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$

Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 569-0000; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-9950; juansflyingbur rito.com The Flying Burrito includes grilled steak, shrimp, chicken, cheddar-jack cheese, black beans, yellow rice, guacamole and salsa The menu also has tacos, quesadillas, nachos and more. Outdoor seating available. No reservations Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue $$

Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; katiesinmidcity.com

A Cajun Cuban has roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic and scal lions Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun $$

Kilroy’s Bar Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining The bar menu includes sandwiches, flatbreads, salads and more. A Louisiana peach flatbread has prosciutto, stracciatella

cheese, arugula and pecans. No reservations Dinner Wed.-Sat $$

Legacy Kitchen’s Craft Tavern — 700 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 613-2350; legacykitchen.com The menu includes oysters, flatbreads, burg ers, sandwiches, salads and more A NOLA Style Grits Bowl is topped with bacon, cheddar and a poached egg. Reservations accepted Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

Legacy Kitchen Steak & Chop — 91 Westbank Expressway, Gretna, (504) 513-2606; legacykitchen.com The menu includes filets mignons, bone-in rib-eyes and top sirloins, as well as burgers, salads and seafood dishes. Reservations accepted Outdoor seating available Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat $$

Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 894-7444; martinwine.com

The spirits shop’s deli serves sandwiches, salads and more. The Sena salad includes roasted chicken, raisins, blue cheese, pecans and field greens with Tabasco pepperjelly vinaigrette. No reservations Lunch daily. $$

Mid City Pizza — 6307 S. Miro St., (504) 509-6224; 4400 Banks St., (504) 483 8609; midcitypizza.com The pizza joint serves New York-style pies, calzones, sandwiches and salads Shrimp remoulade pizza includes spinach, red onion and garlic on an olive oilbrushed curst Delivery available No reservations Lunch Thu.-Sun., dinner Thu.-Mon $$

Mikimoto 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; mikimotosushi.com

The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. The menu also has sushi, sashimi, noodle dishes, teriyaki and more Reservations accepted Delivery available Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily $$

Mosca’s — 4137 Highway 90 West, Westwego, (504) 436-8950; moscasrestaurant.com This family-style eatery serves Italian dishes and house specialties including shrimp Mosca and chicken a la grande. Baked oysters Mosca is made with breadcrumbs and Italian seasonings Reservations accepted Dinner Wed.-Sat Cash only $$$

Mother’s Restaurant 401 Poydras St., (504) 523-9656; mothersrestaurant.net This counter-service spot is known for po boys dressed with cabbage and Creole favorites, such as jambalaya, crawfish etouffee and red beans and rice. Delivery available No reservations Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

Nephew’s Ristorante — 4445 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, (504) 533-9998; nephewsristorante.com Chef Frank Catalanotto is the namesake “nephew” who ran the kitchen at Tony Angello’s restaurant. The Creole-Italian menu features dishes like veal, eggplant or chicken parmigiana Reservations required Dinner Tue.-Sat $$

Neyow’s Creole Cafe — 3332 Bienville St., (504) 827-5474; neyows.com The menu includes red beans with fried chicken or pork chops, as well as seafood platters, po boys, char-grilled oysters, pasta, salads and more. No reservations Lunch daily, dinner Mon. Sat., brunch Sun. $$

Nice Guys Bar & Grill 7910 Earhart Blvd., (504) 302-2404; niceguysbarand grillnola.com Char-grilled oysters are

topped with cheese The menu also includes wings, quesadillas, burgers, sandwiches, salads, seafood pasta and more No reservations Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat $$$

Nonno’s Cajun Cuisine and Pastries

— 1940 Dauphine St., (504) 354-1364; nonnoscajuncuisineandpastries.com

The menu includes home-style Cajun and Creole dishes with some vegan options Shrimp are sauteed with onions and bell peppers, topped with cheese and served with two eggs and toast Delivery available. Reservations accepted Breakfast and lunch daily. $$

Peacock Room — Kimpton Hotel

Fontenot, 501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 324-3073; peacockroomnola.com

Black lentil vadouvan curry comes with roasted tomatoes, forest mushrooms and basmati rice The menu includes small plates, a burger, salads and more Reservations accepted Dinner Wed. Mon., brunch Sun. $$

Rosie’s on the Roof Higgins Hotel, 480 Andrew Higgins Blvd., (504) 5281941; higginshotelnola.com/dining The hotel’s rooftop bar has a menu of sandwiches, burgers and small plates. No reservations Dinner daily $$ Tacklebox 817 Common St., (504) 827-1651; legacykitchen.com The seafood restaurant serves raw and char-grilled oysters, seafood, burgers, salads and more Redfish St Charles is served with garlic herb butter, asparagus, mushrooms and crawfish cornbread Reservations accepted Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily $$

Tavolino Pizza & Lounge 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; tavolinonola.com The menu features thin-crust pizzas, salads, meatballs and more A Behrman Hwy. pizza is topped with pork belly, caramel, marinated carrots and radishes, jalapenos and herbs No reservations Outdoor seat ing available Dinner Tue.-Sat $$

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 733-3803; 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 70488 Highway 21, Covington, (985) 234-9420; theospizza com A Marilynn Pota Supreme pie is topped with mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, hamburger, mushrooms, bell peppers and onions There also are salads, sandwiches and more Takeout and delivery available Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat $

Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; titoscevichepisco.com Peruvian lomo saltado is a traditional dish of beef sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, soy sauce and pisco, and served with fried potatoes and rice Outdoor seating and delivery available Reservations accepted Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$

Zhang Bistro — 1141 Decatur St., (504) 826-8888; zhangbistronola.com The menu includes Chinese and Thai dishes The Szechuan Hot Wok offers a choice of chicken, beef, shrimp or tofu with onions, bell peppers, cauliflower, jalapenos, garlic and spicy Szechuan sauce Reservations accepted Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue $$

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TUESDAY15

DOS JEFES Wendell Brunious and Tom Hook, 8:30 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

Richard “Piano” Scott, 12:30 pm; Collin Myers Band, 5 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 8 pm

GASA GASA Jesse Beaman, Christopher Royal King, 9 pm

KITCHEN TABLE CAFÉ Meryl Zimmer man and Max Bronstein, 6:30 pm

SANTOS The Legendary Shack Shakers w/Joecephus George Jonestown Massacre, 9 pm

THE RABBIT HOLE Rebirth Brass Band, 10 pm

WEDNESDAY16

BLUE NILE New Breed Brass Band, 9 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS Tin Men, 6 pm; Otra, 9 pm

DOS JEFES Michael Liuzza & Co., 8 pm; Javier Gutierrez, 8:30 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

Richard “Piano” Scott, 12:30 pm; Boubon Street Stars, 5 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 8 pm

GASA GASA Whitmer Thomas, Al Menne, 9 pm

HOWLIN' WOLF A Brother's Fountain, Trevor Michael, Graham Good, 8 pm

JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK VISITOR CENTER, NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Darianna Videaux Capitel, 5 pm

JOY THEATER Duane Betts, 7 pm

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM Roger Lewis and Friends, 2 pm

ONE EYED JACKS The Soft Moon with Mspaint, 8 pm

SANTOS The Soft Moon with MSPAINT, 9 pm

THE SANDBAR Roger Lewis, 7 pm

THREE KEYS AT ACE HOTEL NEW ORLEANS The Shape of Jazz To Come, 8 pm

THURSDAY17

BLUE NILE Where Y'at Brass Band, 9 pm

CAFE NEGRIL Sierra Green and the Soul Machine, 10 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS John Boutté, 7 pm; Eric Johanson, 10 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB

Doyle Cooper Band, 2:30 pm; Richard “Piano” Scott, 12:30 pm; John Saavedra Trio, 6 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 8 pm

GALLIER HALL Dr Ko's Coats for Kids Concert, 7 pm

GASA GASA Gold Connections, Maddy Kirgo, Will Roesner, 9 pm

KITCHEN TABLE CAFÉ Dr Mark St Cyr Traditional Jazz Band, 6:30 pm

LE BON TEMPS ROULE Soul Rebels, 11 pm

LOBBY LOUNGE AT THE HARBOR CENTER Amanda Shaw, 7 pm

PEACOCK ROOM, HOTEL FONTENOT Da Lovebirds with Robin Barnes and Pat Casey , 8 pm

ROBERT E. NIMS THEATRE, PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS Is God Is, 7:30 pm

ROCK 'N' BOWL Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas, 8 pm

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO Char maine Neville Band, 8 & 10 pm

SOUTHPORT HALL LIVE MUSIC & PARTY HALL Smile Empty Soul, 7 pm

THE JAZZ PLAYHOUSE Brass-A Holics, 7:30 pm

THREE KEYS AT ACE HOTEL NEW OR LEANS Helen Gillet, 9 pm TIPITINA'S Penny & Sparrow, Annika Bennett, 8 pm

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AMPHITHEATRE Muevelo, 5 pm

FRIDAY18

ABITA BREW PUB Cast Iron Cactus, 6 pm

BLUE NILE The Caesar Brothers, 7 pm; Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers, 11 pm

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM Trumpet Slim & Brass Flavor, 10 pm; Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers, 11 pm

CARROLLTON STATION Sweet Magnolia Brass Band with Les Provocateurs, 9 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS Sabertooth Swing, 5 pm; Cha Wa, Scott Kettner, 10 pm

DOS JEFES Joe Krown, 8:30 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB Richard "Piano" Scott, 12:30 pm; Sam Friend Band, 2:30 pm; Tanner Gus All Star Band, 6 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 9 pm

GASA GASA Anareta, Guts Club, Big Garden, 9 pm

HOWLIN' WOLF Deuce + Heeter, 8 pm

JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK VISITOR CENTER, NEW ORLE ANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Seguenon Kone, 5 pm

PUBLIC BELT AT HILTON RIVERSIDE Phil Melancon, 8 pm

ROCK 'N' BOWL The Chee Weez, 9 pm

SIDNEY'S SALOON Kyle Hughes, Down Pat Jazz band, 8 pm

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO Delfeayo Marsalis Sextet, 8 & 10 pm

SOUTHPORT HALL LIVE MUSIC & PARTY HALL Drowning Pool, 7 pm

THREE KEYS AT ACE HOTEL NEW ORLEANS Them People, 9 pm

TIPITINA'S Seratones, Sweet Crude, 9 pm

ZONY MASH BEER PROJECT Renée Gros, 8 pm

SATURDAY19

BLUE NILE George Brown Band, 7 pm; Chris Cotton and Trap Orchestra, 11 pm

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM The Marigny Street Brass Band, 10 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS Tuba Skinny, 6 pm; Little Freddie King, 10 pm

DOS JEFES Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots, 9 pm

FAUBOURG BREWING CO. Soul Project NOLA, Daria and The Hip Drops, Ted Hefko and The Thousan daires, 1 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB Richard "Piano" Scott, 12:30 pmJoe Kennedy Band, 2:30 pm; Tanner Gus All Star Band, 6 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 9 pm

GASA GASA Valient Thorr, He Is Legend, Them Ol' Ghosts, Psydonia, 8 pm

HIDEAWAY DEN & ARCADE Grits & Greens, Tyler Tisdale, 8 pm

HOWLIN' WOLF Ever the World, King Heathen, 9:30 pm; Hip Hop Orchestra feat Thee Phanton, Thee Illharmonic Orchestra, 10 pm

JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK VISITOR CENTER, NEW ORLE ANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Drum & Dance Circle with Sula Spirit, 10:30 am; Dr Ben Redwine Duo, 2 pm

KITCHEN TABLE CAFÉ Bad Penny Pleasuremakers, 6:30 pm

PUBLIC BELT AT HILTON RIVERSIDE Phil Melancon, 8 pm

ROCK 'N' BOWL Rock & Roll Over: KISS Tribute, 8:30 pm

SANTOS Killer Whale with Slow Mo tion Cowboys, Rose Vaughn, 9 pm

SIBERIA Caleb Caudle, Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue, 8 pm

SMOOTHIE KING CENTER Eagles, 8 pm

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO Dr Michael White & Original Liberty Jazz Band, 8 & 10 pm

THE BOMBAY CLUB Anais St John, 8 pm

THE JAZZ PLAYHOUSE The Nayo Jones Experience, 7:30 & 9 pm

THREE KEYS AT ACE HOTEL NEW OR LEANS La Noche Caliente, 8 pm

TIPITINA'S Lettuce, 9 pm

WILD BUSH FARM + VINEYARD Buckwheat Zydeco Jr and Dusky Waters, 3:30 pm

SUNDAY20

BLUE NILE The Baked Potatoes, 7 pm; Street Legends Brass Band, 10 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS Palmetto Bug Stompers, 5 pm; Treme Brass Band, 9 pm

DOS JEFES Kris Tokarski, 8:30 pm

FAUBOURG BREWING CO Lynn Drury Band, 12 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB Banjo on Bourbon, 12:30 pm; Joe Kennedy Band, 2:30 pm; Marla Dixon Band, 6 pm; Fritzel's All Star Band, 8 pm

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO Rich ard Knox Organ Quartet, 8 & 10 pm

TIPITINA'S Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band, 5:15 pm

ZONY MASH BEER PROJECT Water Seed, 2 pm

MONDAY21

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS Secret Six Jazz Band, 5 & 9 pm

DOS JEFES John Fohl, 8:30 pm

FRITZEL'S EUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB Fritzel's All Star Band, 5 pm; Richard "Piano" Scott and Friends, 8 pm

GASA GASA Lavender Fields, Balance, 8 pm; Kyle Smith, George Spits, Llama Beats, 9 pm

SIDNEY'S SALOON The Amazing Henrietta, 6 pm; DarkLounge Ministries, 8 pm

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“IT’SNEVERSIMPLE,ANDIT’S NEVERLINEAR,” says Mark Bingham. The musician, producer and engineer may be describing the way he came to open Piety Street Recording, but it’s also a good way to consider his 50-plus-year career Amid the twists and turns of his life, Bingham has spent decades writing and recording his own music. Now, much of it will be collected and released in a fittingly ambitious, year long, 22-album project by Nouveau Electric Records.

Born in Indiana, Bingham spent time in Los Angeles where he started to learn his way around a studio moved back to his home state for college, headed to New York City in the mid-’70s, and finally landed in New Orleans in 1982 He has been producing for other artists since 1969 and started to pick up work as an engineer in the late ’80s, leading to an extensive list of artists he’s worked with: Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews, R.E.M. and Dr John, among many other musicians Bingham also was a close colleague of producer Hal Willner, who worked on “SNL” for years.

Bingham ran Piety Street, the 9th Ward studio, from 2001 until 2013, producing records for a host of local and national artists.

After shuttering Piety Street in 2013, Bingham packed up shop for Henderson on the other side of the Atchafalaya Basin, where he ran a small studio. It was a place he could be more selective with the artists he wanted to work with artists like Lost Bayou Ramblers’ Louis Michot, who asked Bingham to join his boundary-blurring Cajun band Michot’s Melody Makers More recently, Bingham has relocated to Arnaudville, where his studio is just a few hundred yards away from Michot’s own recording space

The retrospective starts with the release of two albums, “Mushroom Crowd” and “Goo Seneck,” on Friday, Nov. 18 Then, new albums will be released every two months through September 2023 Along with “Mushroom Crowd” and “Goo Seneck” both previously unreleased full-lengths upcoming albums will dig deep into Bingham’s career, including reissues of two solo records, an album featuring spoken word

pieces with Allen Ginsberg and Raymond “Moose” Jackson and pulling together scattered singles recorded over the decades. There also will be a considerable 11-album release of soundtrack and instru mental concert music.

The collection of instrumental albums “will be called ‘Senza Radici Musica Impopolare,’ which sums up my musical career in Italian. It means ‘Rootless, Unpopular Music,’” Bingham says with a laugh. “That’s been my career entirely Nobody knows what it is, but it keeps happening.”

Listeners can get a glimpse of that “rootlessness” on “Mushroom Crowd” and “Goo Seneck.” The two albums which include pieces Bingham has written over the years, sometimes decades may have touches of psychedelic rock, blues, country and other familiar genres, but they blur, merge and break conventions in compelling ways Bingham calls it “Art Damaged Rock.”

“In 50 years, I’ve never been able to shape any music for the marketplace,” Bingham says

He certainly watches the trends in the music industry it’s fascinating, Bingham says but especially today, it just has nothing to do with what he wants to do

“I’ve watched the world change so much in the last 50 years, in music, and it changes every three weeks, now,” he says “And so, you know, I can only do what I do.”

Mark Bingham’s retrospective releases begin Friday, Nov. 18. Find more at markbingham.bandcamp.com and nouveauelectricre cords.limitedrun.com

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livelihood, their cultural activity, their cultural practice, their identity People need to be at the forefront of that decision. We can be an ave nue in which that can happen

RENARD BRIDGEWATER: I think that’s definitely important We prioritize and make sure we center the voices of the culture community One thing I think we also do well is the fact we have two musicians as staff members Hannah and I are both directly impacted by things that take place at City Hall. So we have the relationship and the ability to be able to put these policies into language in a way that our culture community colleagues and peers can more easily understand

Whathaveyoucounted assomeofthesuccesses inthefirst10years?

BRIDGEWATER: We’ve been involved in anti-surveillance-related organizing since 2018 Through two mayors, two City Council bodies And I’m very thankful for a lot of the work in regards to helping New Orleans pass the facial recognition [ban] ordinance, making New Orleans the second city in the South to be able to pass this type of legislation. We’re still doing this work.

And just quickly as well, we’ve been discussing our low-barrier micro-grant program being able to provide [those to] over 500 cultural community members across the city Almost $300,000 distributed to those folks, and I think that has certainly helped over the last year-and-a-half or two years to be able to expand the [number of] folks that know about MaCCNO

KREIGER-BENSON: A lot of our success are hard to capture because a lot of times it’s been about preventing harm, from poorly written policies or some badly intentioned elected officials And that’s hard to measure without the alternate universe comparison side by-side. That’s not the sexiest or shiniest success, but I think it’s the most profound.

ELLESTAD: There was the idea to put real-time crime cameras outside of every business that sold alcohol in New Orleans, and at one point they wanted to put some inside businesses We were able to defeat that the Culture Not Cameras initiative was able to get that with drawn by building a really broad coalition of folks pushing back. But one thing we had talked about a lot is the impact surveillance can have on culture. We just had a video of someone on Royal Street, a constable threatening to use cameras to derail street performers. We’ve

been on that message for so long and have had some success steps forward and steps back, you know I think it’s something.

Maybe what I’m most proud of in our organization is we just kind of keep our head down and do the work We’re not always the most forward-facing or exciting parts of culture and advocacy, but it’s crucial. And we’ve been able to continue to do our work and expand over a decade.

KREIGER-BENSON: To add, I think paradigm shift is really important when I think about successes It is not necessarily specific moments although there are definitely some but it’s sort of changing the conversation, changing who’s at the table, changing what is considered acceptable in terms of how laws are made and how cultural people and practices get treated The fact is the underlying disconnect this is a city with an economy and an identity based on cultural practices, and a legal system that is so incred ibly disconnected.

Theflipsideofthis, whatdoy’allfeelhavebeen thebiggestlessonslearned?

ELLESTAD: One thing has always been to be consistent and to be accurate and to have integrity. We say we’re gonna do something, we’re going to do it If we say we oppose anything for some reason, this is why we oppose it We try to make sure that we maintain that as we move forward, because it makes it easy for people to understand what’s happening and why and how we can change

BRIDGEWATER: Accuracy has become certainly one of my tenets over the last several years, but I think also remaining humble Regardless, if it’s redlining a policy or speaking with a variety of differ ent stake holders or convening a meeting with cultural elders, there may be opportunities there where we’re going to be wrong So for me, it is about remaining humble and extending grace to folks who often are the most overworked and underpaid community in the city Making sure they’re actively listening to those individuals and, when we’re wrong, course correct. And then just not walking into various rooms and thinking that we know more or thinking that we don’t have an opportunity to learn

KREIGER-BENSON: This is more or less from early on because I think we were able to do a decent job of pivoting from this lesson, which is not to be too academic or inaccessible in our own language. Especially

early on, we were incredibly careful to be so, so accurate, so unignorable, to be well vetted, and I remem ber someone saying, “Watch out with your tone because if you’re too academic, then you become inaccessible, too.” I feel like a huge amount of what we do is removing these barriers to access in terms of the cultural process. Whether it’s our community teach-ins or being clear in our communications, it’s trying to create these channels for folks. But it’s definitely been a series of lessons along the way on how to do that WhatisMaCCNO keepinganeyeonin2023?

ELLESTAD: The Royal Street pedestrian mall It’s been an ongoing issue, unfortunately. It has been suspended basically since the collapse of the Hard Rock hotel, and currently the city is not even putting up the barricades that create the pedestrian mall, despite NOPD having an announcement that said the pedestrian mall will be back That lasted maybe two weeks, and now they’ve removed the barri cades entirely That’s been an issue off and on for a decade, but in this iteration really since 2015 And we need to get it resolved to make sure that street performers have a safe place to perform.

The other thing we’re talking about a lot is our motto has been “Music Is Not A Crime,” and in fact there are things that are still criminal offenses It’s still on the books that you can’t play a musical instrument after 8 p.m. in the street It’s enforced occasionally It’s still a criminal offense to violate the noise ordinance It’s an offense to parade without a permit These are misdemeanors punishable by fines and, I think, up to 90 days in jail And if you’ve got this heightened

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MembersoftheMusicand CultureCoalitionholdasign outsideCityHall.MaCCNOis markingits10thanniversary onSunday,Nov.20.

surveillance all these different law enforcement agencies around the French Quarter, the easiest way to make sure that you don’t put the cultural community and musicians at risk is by making sure they’re not criminal penalties at all. Nobody should go to jail for playing music.

KREIGER-BENSON: One thing we’ve tried to work on more the last couple of years is cultural econ omy Really trying to look at how musicians and cultural practitioners can make a decent living We’re trying to untangle all the different elements that go into not only mak ing a living but the ability to thrive in the cultural world. We’re continuing trying to tackle that in different ways, through community teach-ins or offering resources or trying to demystify some of that stuff.

BRIDGEWATER: I look toward 2023 to just continue to do what we’ve kind of hung our hats on just to be able to inform the community Even though we’ve made strides in that arena, to be able to provide clear and concise info, there’s still work to be done.

We’re also committed, in regards to our direct assistance, we’re trying to figure out how more or less we do we define and ultimately continue to create a larger and wider safety net for our culture community members How do we create additional ways for our culture community to access funds to be able to continue to protect, preserve and perpetuate culture within this city without barriers?

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Airlift’s Community Benefit

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ANNUALCOMMUNITYBENEFITand fundraising party at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the Music Box Village. Proceeds from this year’s event will be shared with perinatal health care group Birthmark Doulas and Daughters Beyond Incarceration, which helps support children of incarcerated parents. There will be performances by Dawn Richard, C’est Funk and the New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies and more, and author Ned Sublette will be a guest speaker. Food will be available from Chase Girls Catering, Johnny Sanchez, Zuzu and Otra Vez. Airlift also will celebrate its new Schoolhouse, an indoor multiuse space at Music Box Village. Standard tickets are $200, and there is a $75 option Find more information at neworleansairlift.org

Seratones

FROMITSRAUCOUSEARLYSTART, SHREVEPORT’SSERATONES have evolved into more of a soul and funk outfit showcasing AJ Haynes’ vocals Its April release, “Love & Algorhythms,” pushes its sound in spacey directions Sweet Crude opens at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Tipitina’s Tickets are $19 via tipitinas.com.

Words and Music

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LITERARYTOPICS,MUSICANDFOOD with panel discussions and interviews Nov. 16-19. Poets honor Sylvia Plath on her 90th birthday; Jarvis DeBerry talks about why Louisiana doesn’t have a Civil Rights Museum with activist Leona Tate; and Melissa Weber, aka DJ Soul Sister, talks with professor Bryan Wagner about his book “The Wild Tchoupitoulas.”

For a full schedule, visit wordsand music.org. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.com

JAMFEST

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BOUTTEANDANJELIKA“JELLY”JOSEPH, plus food vendors including Milkfish, Bywater Bakery, Beaucoup Eats and the Ya-Ka-Mein Lady Miss Linda Green The free event is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at 5 Homer Plessy Way, near co-sponsor JAMNOLA. Visit jamnola.com for more information.

Coats for Kids

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COATSTOCHILDRENINNEED features members of the Ellis Marsalis

Quartet, the Faubourg Quartet, the Xavier University Music Department and more, as well as tango dancers, an African dance group and visual artists. The show is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Gallier Hall Tickets are $25, and attendees are asked to donate a new or gently used coat. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.com.

WildMagnoliasdocumentary

FILMMAKERALEXANDRAKERN’SNEW SHORTDOCUMENTARY follows Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr as he teaches three young proteges the practices of The Wild Magnolias and the importance of the Black Masking Indian tradition. The New Orleans Jazz Museum hosts a free screen ing of “Wild Magnolias” followed by a Q&A at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the museum’s third-floor performance center Find more information at nolajazzmuseum.org.

Oddisee & Good Company

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ODDISEEANDHISLIVEBAND, Good Company, make a tour stop at the Toulouse Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 15 The show starts at 8 p.m. with New Orleans’ Alfred Banks opening. Tickets are $20 via toulousetheatre.com

Water Seed

NEWORLEANSFUTUREFUNKBAND WATERSEEDRELEASESTHEFIRST ISSUE of their new comic book, “Sounds of the Wasteland,” with a party at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the Rabbit Hole The band will perform along with rapper Kr3wcial and DJ Raj Smoove Hosted by Marvel podcaster Angelique Roche and comedian DC Paul Tickets are $15 via rabbitholenola.com

Anareta

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GASA at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 Guts Club, which has a new album out early next year, and Big Garden will open. Tickets are $10 via ticketweb.com

Amigo the Devil

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KIRANOS,AKAAMIGOTHEDEVIL, grew up listening to everything from folk to heavy metal, so it’s not entirely surprising to see his tattooed hands picking on a guitar or banjo as he sings about dark and offbeat tales, such as “Quiet as a Rat” and “Murder at the Bingo Hall” from his 2021 album “Born Against.” Brother Hawk opens at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at The Parish at House of Blues. Tickets $25 via houseofblues. com/neworleans

Axetogrind

by Will Coviello

IT’SHARDTORESISTA GREATSTORY, espe cially when it falls in your lap. But director David Siev had decent reasons not to make a documen tary about his family during the pandemic, especially after an advanced trailer for the film was not well received by some people in the small town where his family runs a restaurant. And it was months before it became clear how timely and revealing the story would be. That film, “Bad Axe,” opens on Nov. 18 at Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge

Siev is a young New York filmmaker who went home to rural Michigan to stay with his family when COVID19 hit the city hard early during the pandemic His family agreed to let him film them, and at first that mostly was about the family’s efforts to keep the restaurant going, as it went from being shut down to offering takeout only. His sister Jaclyn is a fiercely determined eldest child who also moved home, bringing along her husband, to help run the restaurant and minimize her parents’ exposure to the coronavirus, since both have health conditions that make them particularly vulnerable Bad Axe is a town just big enough for two stoplights and a Walmart, Jaclyn’s husband says. It’s a small community, and in the film, it becomes clear it’s full of Trump supporters who are angry about having to wear masks and other measures to mitigate the pandemic The Sievs try to avoid social and political conflicts, since many of their customers and employees are Trump supporters

David Siev’s father Chun Siev survived Cambodia’s killing fields in the mid-1970s. Along with his mother and five siblings, he escaped to Thailand and sought refuge in the U.S. They came to Michigan, and eventually Chun Siev married Rachel, a Mexican-American woman. They opened a doughnut shop, and struggled for years to build it into the family restaurant Rachel’s From the opening scene recounting anti-Asian messages sent to the Siev’s restaurant, it’s not hard to guess some of what’s coming. Public jostling about requiring masks will happen at their restaurant They will get brushback when anti-Asian sentiments kick in, and the film includes snippets of then

President Donald Trump using terms like “kung flu.” But there’s plenty more they can’t avoid Their family is conspicuously multicultural in a predominantly white conser vative town The murder of George Floyd brings Black Lives Matter protests to the area, and that explodes some of the underlying tensions between neighbors

When making an autobiographical documentary, a filmmaker can’t tell a compelling or credible story by pulling punches, and Siev doesn’t. His camera films as Jaclyn and the Siev parents butt heads over who runs the restaurant. They’re probably uninhibited by his presence, though he’s obvi ously filming, and that allows him to capture their raw emotions. His family also lets him know that he will eventually go back to New York and they will still depend on the restaurant and its customers.

Some of the juxtapositions are funny and stark. Chun Siev talks about farming using water buffalo in Cambodia, and he laughs about Michigan farmers who complain their tractors don’t have air conditioning. He also shows different family members how to handle a pistol, shotgun or rifle. David Siev cleverly weaves in scenes concerning his father’s memories of the political violence of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge with the specters of guns, violence and flag-waving in rural Michigan, some of which stems from racist hate groups

“Bad Axe” has the immediacy of reality TV, but this family found itself drawn into the issues of the times in a way that makes the story much more than the sum of its parts Though David Siev focuses on his family, it’s a very good look at how hard it can be for any group of peo ple to get along in tough conditions.

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