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CONTENTS

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APRIL 11, 2017

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STAFF President & CEO | MARGO DUBOS Publisher | JEANNE EXNICIOS FOSTER Administrative Director | MARK KARCHER

NEWS

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TUE. APRIL 11 | Over multiple decades and octaves, Diamanda Galas’ hair-raising soprano has defrocked Thelonious Monk and screamed down Jay Hawkins, expanding “classically trained” to include such classical disciplines as continent conquering and serial killing. In March she let loose two new disturbances: All the Way and At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem. At 8 p.m. at Joy Theater.

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Patois THU.- SUN. APRIL 13-16 | Patois: The New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival features documentaries on the lead-poisoned water of Flint, Michigan, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the federal floods, the killing of Alton Sterling by Baton Rouge police, as well as the issues of activism, housing and more. Screenings at The Broad Theater.

Turntablist Kid Koala turns his graphic novel into a live show at CAC

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BY WILL COVIELLO

FRI. APRIL 14 | 9, the anticipated debut full-length album from the Norwegian DJ and producer, follows the quirky maximalist pop production work he did for The Weeknd, Kanye West, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and others. At 11 p.m. at Republic New Orleans.

AFTER VISITING PRESERVATION HALL

during his first tour stop in New Orleans — his father told him he must visit — Canadian turntablist Kid Koala, aka Eric San, spent six months working on his version of “Basin Street Blues,” the first track on his second album, Some of My Best Friends Are DJs. He describes the track as a sort of “stop-motion animation” version of the classic jazz tune, in which he meticulously layered single instrument notes sampled from classical music records. After that focused effort, it’s funny to hear why he chose a robot character for his first graphic novel, Nufonia Must Fall. “I loved robots,” San says via phone. “I always loved robots. But the real answer is that humans are really hard to draw. … Eyebrows exponentially change the amount of work you have to do. In short, the answer is that I am lazy.” San produced Nufonia Must Fall while on tour, following the release of his first album. He never studied drawing but always has kept a sketchbook at hand for the meditative pastime. It was useful on tour. “Nufonia was drawn over the course of three or four tours between 2000 and 2003,” San says. “We did some Deltron (3030) shows. I was on the Radiohead tour, I was on a bunch of Ninja Tune tours.” Nufonia Must Fall is the story of T4, a puffy robot who communicates through video cassettes and always wears headphones. He falls for Malore, a human engineer, as he fears being replaced by a more sophisticated robot. The 300-page book had almost no dialogue and came with a CD when it was released in 2003.

Generationals

In 2014, San decided to turn the Nufonia story into a live stage show, an idea partially inspired by silent films such as Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times. Nufonia Must Fall is at the Contemporary Arts Center April 14-15. San works with K.K. Barrett, a production designer for several Spike Jonze films (Being John Malkovich, Her). Barrett originally suggested making a movie version of the story and having San and musicians perform a live score. But San wanted to have the entire show produced live. “It became apparent and obvious that this was a way to maximize the cinematic impact,” he says. “I like the fact that it’s completely live and has that urgency to it. It’s like 15 of us on a surfboard. You can feel it.” Accompanied by a chamber group of string instruments, San cuts music with records and an arsenal of synthesizers and gadgets while a camera crew shoots and projects the work of puppeteers on 20 tiny sets. The show continues to evolve, as San and Barrett add scenes and film effects. They also include local references in each show.

Robot T4 falls in love in the multi-media adaptation of the graphic novel, Nufonia Must Fall. APRIL 14-15 NUFONIA MUST FALL 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY-SATURDAY CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER, 900 CAMP ST., (504) 528-3805; WWW.CACNO.ORG TICKETS $25-$40

At the CAC, San also will DJ a kids’ party Thursday afternoon and a party after the Saturday performance, and he’ll discuss comics and graphic novels on a panel at 7 p.m. Thursday. While in New Orleans, San plans to record music for his next graphic novel, Storyville Mosquito, about a country mosquito who moves to the city to play clarinet in a jazz band. Some of the music for the project already has been recorded at Preservation Hall.

FRI. APRIL 14 | Every Generationals hook is a wink from Anthony Michael Hall, a blown kiss at Molly Ringwald. The New Orleans-cum-Baton Rouge duo could’ve scored the closing credits to any John Hughes film; arriving two decades too late, they’ve settled in as the sweet froth on a chicory-rooted music scene. Psychic Twin opens at 10 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Orfeo FRI.-SUN. APRIL 14-16 | Marigny Opera Ballet remounts its original full-length work, Orfeo, based on the mythical love story of Orpheus and Eurydice, featuring choreography by Maya Taylor and a score by Tucker Fuller. At 8 p.m. at Marigny Opera House.

Foxygen MON. APRIL 17 | Following the overwhelming AM radio glam of 2014’s ambitious double LP ...And Star Power, studio perfectionists Foxygen (Sam France and Jonathan Rado) return with 2017’s Hang (Jagjaguwar), another unapologetically indulgent pop circus. Gabriella Cohen opens at 9 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

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Which of Louisiana’s U.S. senators is doing a good job in office?

President Donald Trump’s approval rating in Louisiana. SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP GOT 58 PERCENT OF LOUISIANA’S VOTE in last year’s presidential election — and while his national approval rating is 35 percent (according to a Quinnipiac survey last week), people in the Pelican State think he’s doing a good job. The University of New Orleans Survey Research Center conducted a March 21 phone poll of 740 Louisianans who voted in the November 2016 election, and 58 percent of voters approved of his performance at that time. “There appears to be a gender gap in the president’s approval rating,” the survey noted, “as two-thirds of men, compared to half of women, give Trump positive marks for his job performance. The poll also indicates there is a wide divide between whites and blacks in how the president is evaluated. In fact, perceptions of the president’s job performance are mirror images, as 71 percent of whites rate him positively while 70 percent of blacks rate him negatively.” — KEVIN ALLMAN

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New Orleans Artists Against Hunger and Homelessness (NOAAHH)

awarded $58,500 in grants to 18 organizations providing food, health care, housing and other services to people and families in the New Orleans area. NOAAHH has distributed more than $3 million to charitable organizations since its first benefit concerts more than 30 years ago.

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Hogs for the Cause barbecue teams raised more

than $1.3 million for families battling pediatric brain cancer at its 2017 event, with team Fleur de Que raising more than $225,000. The Boar’s Nest and Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q also raised more than $100,000 each. Fleur de Que has won the Ben Sarrat Jr. Fundraising Champion title five years in a row.

Walter Reed, former St. Tammany district attorney, was sentenced to four years in jail by U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon on April 5 following Reed’s 2016 convictions for mail and wire fraud, money laundering and other charges. His son Steven Reed was given five years of probation following convictions for conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering.

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On our editorial about potential mayoral candidates: “Let’s hope there is someone waiting in the wings who’s better than any of the names on offer in this article. We’re sick of the same old hacks and their crony politics. Cantrell (and her Council colleagues) who voted to destroy our neighborhoods with the short term rentals policy can’t claim to care about the people who live and work in the city. And Torres hardly inspires confidence. Who needs another reality TV star trying to play politician.” — Sashay

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26. The event will feature speakers and discussion groups focused on health care, economics, the criminal justice system, education and voter engagement. The event is free. Register at WWAV’s website (www. wwav-no.org).

4. NOPD consent decree in the age of Jeff Sessions

FRENCH QUARTER TRAFFIC PLAN DRAWS GRIEVANCES At an April 4 meeting that was supposed to be about a recent traffic study conducted by city contractor AECOM in connection with the Bourbon Street redevelopment project, frustrated French Quarter residents and business owners convened for a Festivus-style airing of grievances about the plan. Organizers, including Mark Jernigan from the Department of Public Works (DPW) and Derek Chisholm from AECOM, tried to maintain order, but even before the “public comment” segment of the meeting, audience members interjected questions and complaints about prospective road closures, the economic fallout from the proposed conversion of Bourbon Street to a pedestrian mall, handicap access to businesses, potential interruptions to delivery service and more. “They don’t have the manners to ask us any questions about how [this project] is going to affect our lives,” David Gamble, a resident of Ursulines Street, said. “We’re second-class citizens in the city that relies on us.” Attendees argued that any changes to traffic patterns (such as proposed street closures on Bourbon-adjacent streets) necessarily affect them, pointing to traffic jams during street closures during the NBA All-Star Game and Mardi Gras as evidence of potential issues. Organizers seemed to sell the project as a way to address safety concerns in the city’s most-trafficked tourist area. Jernigan went one step further, mentioning to Gambit recent geopolitical events involving car traffic (such as the truck-based attack in Nice, France) as one reason for the proposed traffic changes. Many in the crowd of 100 or so raised specific concerns. A representative from one of the mule-drawn carriage companies pointed out that their business might be jeopardized by the inability to cross Bourbon. Another man asked about the ice deliveries he receives at his bar. According to Jernigan, AECOM is expected to make its recommendations about changes to the Quarter traffic pattern by mid-May. He agreed that the timeline for this project is “aggressive,” but also said DPW will definitely look into expanding the reach of the recent survey, in response to feedback received at the meeting. P H O T O B Y K AT S T R O M Q U I S T

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“Your national budget is symbolic. You’re basically telling the world, ‘This is what we as a nation think about our arts,’ which is our collective memory, our wisdom. There’s a reality to things: When we tell people our arts are not important, our wisdom is not important, we’re preparing our public to be more ignorant so that we can exploit them more.” — Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, criticizing the elimination of federal arts funding in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. Marsalis made

the remarks on CBS This Morning, where he appeared with fellow New Orleanian Jon Batiste, with whom he collaborated on the new album The Music of John Lewis.

3. ‘Black Women’s Advocacy Day’ in Baton Rouge April 26

State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, and the New Orleans nonprofit Women With a Vision (WWAV) are holding “Our Voice, Our Time: Louisiana Black Women’s Advocacy Day” at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge April

In a memo sent last week to the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered an “immediate review” of all department activities, including all existing and planned consent decrees with law enforcement agencies. “Local control and local accountability are necessary for local policing,” Sessions wrote. “It is not the role of the federal government to manage non-federal law agencies.” Those agreements could include consent decrees with the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, overseen by U.S. District Judge Lance Africk, and New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), overseen by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan. Since 2013, DOJ-driven reforms within NOPD — detailed in nearly 500 points on more than 100 pages — aim to overhaul the department. The reforms range from anti-bias measures and profiling to how officers handle domestic violence cases and efforts to ensure “constitutional policing” across the board. At the New Orleans City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee meeting April 5, NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison said his department — “consent decree or not” — is committed to ensure it’s a “leader in policing in every aspect.” “I’m aware of Sessions’ comments,” Harrison said. “I remain committed and every member of my team remains committed to police reform … and sustaining that public trust.” Asked by At-Large City Councilman Jason Williams whether Trump’s administration has created any roadblocks, Harrison said the election shouldn’t affect “21st century policing” despite “philosophical differences.” “Who gets elected does not determine how well we deliver police services,” said Harrison, adding that NOPD is committed to fair and constitutional policing “because that’s the right thing to do.”

5. Your plate’s on Candid Camera

A first round of license plate reading cameras — 25 cameras in 15 locations — is scheduled to be installed in New Orleans this month. New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison told the City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee April 6 that a second round is planned in June, with an additional 21 cameras in 17

Leger in no hurry to declare for mayor State Rep. Walt Leger III, D-New Orleans, has been mentioned in many quarters as a possible candidate for mayor later this year, but he says he’s in no hurry to announce his intentions. The lawmaker had hired a team of consultants, but they’re on hold until after the annual legislative session ends June 8. “There will be a time in the future when my attention will shift more keenly toward local political and policy issues,” Leger — Speaker Pro Tempore of the House and a member of the Appropriations Committee — said in an emailed statement to Gambit. “... There is plenty of time to focus on local political campaigns and issues, but for me the next few months is a time of real action, not campaigning.” Qualifying for mayor, New Orleans City Council and Orleans Parish sheriff and clerks of court races is July 12-14. The primary is Oct. 14, with runoffs as needed Nov. 18.

Morrell: Lift state sales tax from feminine hygiene products, diapers State Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, wants to exempt tampons and other feminine hygiene products, as well as diapers, from the Louisiana sales tax. If signed into law, Senate Bill 24, which Morrell pre-filed last week, would ban state sales tax on tampons, menstrual pads, sanitary napkins, panty liners, menstrual sponges, menstrual cups and cloth and disposable diapers size 7 and smaller. Morrell estimated the average family spends around $60 per month on diapers. Michelle Erenberg, executive director of Lift Louisiana, said her women’s rights organization is conducting research on the impact

of sales taxes for feminine hygiene products in New Orleans, where the combined sales tax is 10 percent; the state’s portion is 5 percent. Erenberg said the average cost of a box of tampons is $7 and for a box of pads is $8, and a woman typically uses one box per menstrual cycle. “For the average woman, it’s a cost savings of probably a few bucks each month,” Erenberg said. “But for women living below poverty, a few bucks can be the difference between providing a meal for one of your children or not.” — SARAH GAMARD | MANSHIP SCHOOL NEWS SERVICE

8. ‘Faith, hillbillies and

American politics’ at UNO

J.D. Vance, author of the much-discussed Rust Belt memoir Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, will speak on a panel at the University of New Orleans April 17. American Conservative senior editor and St. Francisville resident Rod Dreher also will appear on the panel; their talk is called “Faith, Hillbillies and American Politics.” The event takes place at UNO’s Homer L. Hitt Alumni and Visitors Center. A reception at 5:15 p.m. precedes the 6 p.m. talk. Both are free and open to the public.

Van Jones to deliver Loyola commencement address Van Jones — lawyer, CNN political commentator and former special adviser to former President Barack Obama — will deliver Loyola University’s commencement address at the Superdome ceremony May 13. In a statement, Loyola University President the Rev. Kevin Wildes said, “Van Jones has had a long and meaningful career that has had tremendous impact on issues that affect us all.” The school’s College of Law, which matriculates later that day at the Superdome, will have state Fourth Circuit Appellate Judge Madeleine Landrieu (who recently was named the new dean of Loyola’s law school) as its commencement speaker.

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Erykah Badu coming to UNO Lakefront Arena Erykah Badu will bring her current tour to UNO Lakefront Arena May 28. It’s been 20 years since the singer’s first album, Baduizm, and seven years since her last world tour. Badu, whose performances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival have been highlights of previous Jazz Fests, also is set to play this year’s Essence Festival in July. Tickets are on sale now.

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locations, followed by “phase three,” awaiting approval through the city’s $40 million citywide anti-crime plan, which calls for cameras in 34 locations. “I’m always nervous when we’re buying a new toy in New Orleans, because usually we don’t use it right,” said City Council President Stacy Head. Harrison said the cameras will not be able to read and report stolen license plates in real time, but images collected by the cameras can be used if a crime is reported in the area. Data collected by the readers will be dumped after 180 days. This year, NOPD also will launch its online crime-reporting tool allowing people to file a report online rather than wait for an officer. Crimes that can be reported online include property theft, pickpocketing and shoplifting.

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COMMENTARY

Legislative forecast: more gridlock STATE LAWMAKERS RETURN TO BATON ROUGE THIS WEEK

for an annual session that by law must focus mostly but not exclusively on fiscal matters. This year’s session, like most in recent memory, seems destined to be marked by partisan squabbles over the state’s taxing and spending policies. If history is any indicator — and it usually is — Louisiana taxpayers should not expect much progress toward the oft-stated but elusive goal of fiscal reform. Kicking the proverbial can down the road always seems to be the Legislature’s default course of action. Gov. John Bel Edwards has suggested a package of revenue measures designed to raise at least $1.3 billion, anchored by his proposed “commercial activity tax,” or CAT, which would tax

the gross receipts of most Louisiana businesses. Only a few other states levy such a tax, and several have repealed their versions of it. In fairness, the governor also suggests measures that come straight out of the fiscal reform playbook, but those ideas are overshadowed by his CAT proposal. On the spending side, Edwards likes one lawmaker’s idea of limiting state spending to 98 percent of officially forecasted revenues, but he does not suggest overall budget cuts or restructuring state spending. Instead, he proposes raising revenue to restore previous funding levels to the TOPS college scholarship program and to boost funding for K-12 education. “The current tax and budgeting practices simply aren’t working for Louisiana and

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don’t provide a level playing field for both individuals and businesses,” Edwards said in announcing his fiscal plan. We agree, but the devil is always in the details — and the governor’s plan needs fleshing out. While Edwards focuses on revenues, many Republican lawmakers sing a familiar refrain of cuts, cuts, cuts —

but they have yet to offer a specific plan. Louisiana already has cut higher education and health care severely in the past eight years, and no fiscal expert says we can cut our way out of what Moody’s Investors Service calls Louisiana’s “structural deficit.” Two things have to happen to change the expected outcome of additional gridlock:

First, the governor and House Republicans must be willing to compromise and build trust with each other; and second, all must commit to a longterm plan that gets Louisiana on a path of real fiscal reform — which means spending reforms as well as tax reforms. Since the days of Huey Long, political power in Louisiana has been vested in the state, forcing local governments to beg governors and lawmakers for fiscal crumbs. Real fiscal reform means getting the state out of the business of funding purely local concerns, freeing local governments to raise enough revenue to pay for those concerns, and reducing state taxes while streamlining and simplifying Louisiana’s tax code. That kind of reform represents fundamental change, the kind that upsets the prevailing political order. Those who wield power (and those who keep them in power) rarely give it up voluntarily. If you want real change, you have to demand it. Or keep kicking the can.

CHANGE DOESN’T COME EASILY. It typically requires

great risk by people willing to take on the status quo against daunting odds. Louisiana recently lost two agents of change with the passing of civil rights lawyer Lolis Edward Elie and former state Rep. Ralph Miller. Elie fought in the trenches of the local civil rights movement, often representing clients that no other attorney would take. Though not large in stature, Elie had a lion’s heart. “He was fearless,” recalled longtime friend Don Hubbard, a businessman, veteran politico and a former leader in the local chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), one of Elie’s early clients. Miller, also an attorney, worked the legislative halls pushing bills that opened local and state government to public view. They included strengthening Louisiana’s

Sunshine Law (open meetings), Public Records Act and campaign finance disclosure laws. When Miller arrived in Baton Rouge in 1968 as a freshman lawmaker from his hometown of Norco (where he lived until his death), “open government” was a radical concept. Today, no investigative reporter could function without those laws. Elie won his cases by heroically taking on the forces of segregation and inequality in the courts. Miller disarmed his legislative opponents with his outsized personality and self-effacing humor. Both men understood that the road toward progress is neither straight nor smooth. “Lolis always tried to bring out the best in people — gently if he could, but sternly if necessary,” Hubbard recalled. “My whole life I have thanked him for teaching me to believe in myself. He did that for a lot of people.”

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Agents of change

CLANCY DUBOS Attorney Lolis Edward Elie (left) and former State Rep. Ralph Miller, both of whom died recently, took on Louisiana’s status quo.

Appellate Judge Edwin Lombard remembers working in a 1967 voter registration drive Elie organized in Central City. Their efforts led to the election of Louisiana’s first black legislator since Reconstruction — Dutch Morial, who later became New Orleans’ first black mayor. “Lolis changed history,” Lombard said. Elie and his longtime friends shared an inside joke about

their civil rights days. “We’d say, ‘What’s the big deal with walking on water?’” Hubbard said. “The answer is it’s no big deal — as long as you stay in the boat. But when you get out of the boat, it becomes a very big deal. “Lolis convinced a lot of folks to get out of the boat.” Miller, who served as a lawmaker for 22 years, was a member of the “Young Turks” in the Louisiana House.

They pioneered the notion of an independent Legislature and in 1972 elected a House Speaker — Rep. Bubba Henry — who was not the governor’s choice. In contrast to the current crop of lawmakers, Miller and his colleagues understood the importance of relationships. Even when they fought over issues, they remained friends and treated each other with respect. “Ralph loved to laugh and to make others laugh, and he lived his life in the service of others and being in the middle of everything,” said his son, state Rep. Greg Miller, R-Norco, in eulogizing his father last week. In their own distinct ways, Lolis Elie and Ralph Miller changed Louisiana for the better. They will be missed.

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BY KEVIN ALLMAN @KEVINALLMAN In-person visits, emails, phone calls, snail mail, social media, petitions: Here’s what gets politicians’ attention — and what doesn’t

N THE MONTHS FOLLOWING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S INAUGURATION, civic engagement — in the

form of marches, rallies and boisterous town hall meetings — was all over the news, as it was in 2009 after Barack Obama was inaugurated and America saw the nascent stirrings of the tea party movement. Public gatherings are actually a small (but important) part of civic engagement. Just as cobbling together legislation can be a dry affair and often opaque to constituents, figuring out how best to influence your lawmakers — at the national, state and local levels — also can be puzzling. Which is more impactful: a letter, a personal visit, an email or a phone call? Does adding your name to an internet petition accomplish anything? What about social media? “Communication must be individual,” wrote former Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank in a recent essay for Mic.com. “It can be an email, physical letter, a phone call or an office visit. It need not be elaborate or eloquent — it is an opinion to be counted, not an essay. But it will not have an impact unless it shows some original initiative.” At the state and local levels, it doesn’t take much to make a difference. Just a few emails or calls on an issue are enough to get a politician’s attention. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser estimates

his office gets 200 phone calls and 200 to 300 emails a week from constituents. “Getting 100 letters in the mail [about a specific topic] has an impact,” he says. New Orleans District A City Councilwoman Susan Guidry reports similar numbers — about 100 emails a day. That’s small feedback compared to the response on Capitol Hill, where Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office estimated the Senate got 1.5 million phone calls a day in early February — an average of 15,000 a day for each senator. (At issue were both the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the confirmation of lightning-rod pick Betsy DeVos as secretary of education.) Congressional aides posted on social media to warn of heavy call volumes and wait times. Snail mail or email? It depends, but when contacting members of Congress or the White House, email is your better bet. Over the years, postal mail addressed to federal officials has undergone increasingly stringent screening. The Secret Service has screened White House mail since the 1940s, but after 9/11 and the anthrax scare of 2001, a dedicated screening facility was set up that further delays mail delivery. “The best way to reach out to my office for timely issues moving through Congress is email,” House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Jef-

ferson, wrote in an email to Gambit, “because I can respond quickly to explain my position and give you an update on legislation you might be tracking.” In a note on his website, Scalise warns, “Please note that postal mail is the slowest method for contacting me. All postal mail sent to my offices must be scanned for security purposes, which means it will take an additional two weeks for me to receive it.” For individual constituent issues, Scalise suggests phoning his office. “Phone calls are best for people who need our help cutting red tape, whether they are veterans, seniors with Social Security issues or anybody else who is having problems with a federal agency.” State Rep. Walt Leger III, D-New Orleans, is Speaker Pro Tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives and represents District 91, which includes much of the Garden District, Central City and Carrollton. “Nothing beats a telephone call,” he says. “It is the most personal way to connect besides an in-person meeting.” Guidry says she prefers email to calls “because I’m more likely to personally read it, while a call will go to whatever staff person handles that area. If you have a constituent issue, like a problem with a leak in the street — something that is a visual — send an email with a photograph because I can send it on to the person who

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firm Haynie & Associates. The firm represents a large array of businesses and nonprofits and publishes the quadrennial Louisiana Legislature Grass-Roots Guide, a hefty digest for professionals and trade groups, as well as a pocket-sized (and, at $10, much more affordable) citizens guide called the Louisiana Legislative Directory. Both are available at www. louisianagovernmentalstudies.com. “A face-to-face meeting in the legislator’s district is the most effective [way of communication],” Ryan Haynie says. “After that, a constituent coming to Baton Rouge to meet with their representative, then a personal phone call, then personal email or letter. A mass-generated form email, letter or robocall is less effective. “For some legislators, social media contact made on their public social media page can have a strong impact, especially if your point is made respectfully and with strong factual arguments,” Haynie adds, warning, “Cursing out a legislator on social media will only get you blocked.” Another veteran lobbyist, who asked to remain anonymous, agreed that social media “can make a difference, especially if you are not a squeaky wheel that is always one sided in your thoughts. An articulate, unique and well thought out argument will inspire others to chime in and help clear through the clutter.” Some politicians seem to be addicted to social media via Twitter and Facebook (in the former case, our current president), while others wouldn’t know what a retweet was. “Some members are very sensitive to social media, almost overreacting to a vocal minority,” Haynie says.

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should be handling it.” Direct communication works best, says New Orleans Councilman AtLarge Jason Williams. “Phone calls, emails, handwritten letters or typed letters or somebody just stopping you at the grocery store or the park — I think all of those things are [just] as effective as how they’re communicated,” Williams says. “Emails, fundamentally, are probably the most impersonal of all of them, so I think they probably [have] less of an impact than faceto-face or a phone call or letter. With the way social media is and the way people in our community email, you could literally have thousands of emails on an important issue.” “We respond to all emails,” adds Nungesser, who said he was personally calling back constituents who contacted him about the Confederate monument issue in New Orleans. “But whenever you have an opportunity in person at a town hall meeting, or catch [a lawmaker] walking out of the state Capitol, that’s the most effective way.”

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“Other members are more astute and realize that one person saying something loudly on the internet doesn’t necessarily represent their constituency. Other legislators either are not on social media or ignore it. It’s changing daily and is a moving target but growing in importance for grassroots organizing.” “I try to be diligent about checking social media,” Leger notes, “but during the legislative session there are times when it is just not possible to keep up with social media, emails, letters, reading bills, drafting amendments, attending committee meetings, participating in floor debate and negotiating around legislation that is pending.” ONE THING THAT’S NOT SO EFFECTIVE? PETITIONS. District B City

Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell, who responded to Gambit’s questions by email, wrote, “One doesn’t know

paper. You want to make sure everyone who signed this knew what they were signing.” “As a rule, I don’t [read petitions],” Guidry says. “They’re not usually related to something local, and I’ll just read the subject line.” Do politicians check to make sure letters are actually from people who live in their districts? Generally, yes. “There are a lot of things that have come up in the three short years I’ve been here in which you’ve got people in other parishes weighing in on things that are happening in Orleans Parish,” Williams says. “If you’re getting 1,000 emails saying ‘Don’t do X’ and 900 of them are coming from Jefferson and St. Tammany [parishes], you need to know that. We like to ask those follow-up questions, and we like to go back and check. … I think it’s important to know who you’re talking to, and a name is not the end of that.”

when you get a thank-you,” Nungesser says. “[The thank-you note] is one of the most underutilized tools to building a relationship with the legislator,” Haynie adds. “They appreciate being acknowledged more than people realize. Legislators, more so than most folks, want to know that they are appreciated and taking the extra time to thank them can pay big dividends.” Leger says earlier this month a server in a restaurant thanked him for his work, and “it makes me smile even now. A thank you is always welcome, a comment on the street,

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how the topic has been presented to those who are signing the petition.” As for form letters, Cantrell wrote, “They are considered as well, but we research to see if they are all coming from one person or to see if they are indeed from multiple parties. With this type of correspondence it is like robocalls, then we are not truly sure if it is legitimate.” “It is much more impactful for a single constituent to share particular and personal experience about an issue than to receive an online petition with numerous faceless signatories,” Leger says. “Petitions can look a lot of different ways,” Williams says. “If you’ve got a list of names on several pieces of paper, the petition should clearly be on each one of those pieces of

One exception to the district rule, noted Barney Frank, is politicians who have their eye on higher office. They will be “sensitive of voters throughout their state.” And if you get support from a legislator on an issue that matters to you — particularly if the legislator changes his or her mind, or crosses the aisle to vote — a thank-you note always is appreciated, whether it’s a private communication or a shoutout on Twitter or Facebook. Guidry has one wall in her office reserved for thank-you notes and emails from her constituents. “It makes your efforts and all your trips to the legislature worthwhile

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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says his office responds to all emails, but adds personal meetings make the biggest impact.

in the grocery store, a call or a note of thanks is incredibly uplifting and means the world to me.” “Sometimes you may feel like your voice isn’t heard,” Nungesser says. “The old saying that the squeaky wheel gets the oil is absolutely true. “Most elected officials want to get re-elected, and whether you manage to change their mind or not — you may not always win — the only way you’re gonna make change is to get involved.”

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s election, some members of Congress seemed as though they were actively avoiding outraged constituents in their districts. A Colorado congressman escaped out a side door of his own public meeting. When Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s phones rang busy for weeks, rumors swirled that he had blocked all calls and faxes to his office. In Louisiana, Democrats and progressives who tried to reach their representatives after the election — particularly U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Neely Kennedy — initially were frustrated by the runaround they perceived when contacting the senators’ offices. When Cassidy hosted a Metairie town hall in February, he was met by a furious overflow crowd ready to do battle in defense of the Affordable Care Act. Kennedy, who took office in January, came under fire for his failure to establish physical offices in the state in the months following his election. Little by little, however, Louisiana progressives have made some headway in communicating their views to the conservative politicians who (largely) represent the state. For those who have successfully contacted a representative, the key to securing a productive meeting seems to be patience, persistence and the willingness to show up in

person — frequently. Pat Driscoll, a member of the Metairie chapter of the progressive group Indivisible, recently secured an eleventh-hour meeting with Charles Henry, chief of staff to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-Jefferson). Driscoll and five group members were able to meet with Henry the day before the House was set to vote on the legislation designed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (The vote later was canceled when it became clear the new law would not pass.) According to Driscoll, the meeting wasn’t easy to schedule. The group appeared multiple times at Scalise’s Metairie headquarters, once finding the office deserted and locked during posted office hours. It took calls to the representative’s D.C. office, notes posted under the door and a meeting with staffers to arrange the meeting with Henry. Considering Scalise’s vote-gathering role as House Majority Whip, Driscoll says she wasn’t expecting to sway the lawmaker’s opinion. But she felt a moral duty to share her thoughts on health care, and cited the 2015 upset election of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards as a sign that Scalise may wish to listen to left-leaning constituents. “At some point, we could give Steve Scalise a run for his money,” Driscoll said. “We’d like for him to entertain that possibility. They can’t just choose to represent their [existing] voters.” Indivisible also has made inroads with Cassidy’s organization. Metairie chapter founder Lara Crigger has helped coordinate a standing appointment with two members of Cassidy’s staff, which is held weekly on Tuesdays. At those meetings, Indivisible members have 45 minutes to enter

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rewards seem most possible when one can speak with congressional staffers in person. There are some obvious problems with this: During business hours, it’s difficult for many people to appear at congressional offices, especially if they have to return to the same office multiple times to lock down a meeting. There’s also the obstacle of filtering messages through congressional staffers, who generally are polite and receptive but not able to make promises on their office’s behalf. But progressive activists were cheered by the downfall of the new health care bill, a move critics said would imperil millions of Americans’ care. Though it’s unclear whether progressive mobilization was the defining factor that killed the bill, the massive public outcry was hard to miss and must have registered with lawmakers. Harmon feels sure progressive pressure helped save the Affordable Care Act. In her view, such wins — even just perceived wins — can help the left stay engaged over the next several years. “If you don’t have the necessary resources to attain power instantly,” she said, “you have to have that collective voice.” PAGE 18

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Straight outta Compton LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER MOVING TO NEW ORLEANS to open her

The Country Club’s new direction BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund THE COUNTRY CLUB ALWAYS HAS HAD A CERTAIN ALLURE. Though

the days of clothing-optional revelry may have come to an end, there’s still a relaxed and bohemian feel to the Bywater bar, restaurant and pool — and a recent makeover has delivered an updated look. Chris Barbato, who for years was chef de cuisine at Commander’s Palace, took over the restaurant last year while the Louisa Street complex was undergoing renovations. Under his direction, the menu mimicked the club’s physical metamorphosis. The space’s look is now more beach club chic than Bywater boho (but still sprinkled with a welcome amount of the latter), and the menu is more refined than its predecessor. An excellent tuna and burrata tartine offers a surprisingly successful argument for what at first may sound like an odd marriage. Thick slices of bread are coated with pungent basil and garlic pesto and topped with fat wedges of creamy burrata, avocado and tomato. The mound is crowned with seared tuna slices and arugula, drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice and finished with smoked sea salt. Brussels sprouts arrive dark golden brown, the leaves fanning out into addictively crispy petals, which are equal parts crunchy and salty. In a creative spin on Waldorf salad, deliciously smoky bits of grilled chicken thighs top a mix of shaved apples and celery, herbs, grapes and walnuts. The medley is draped with a tangy lemon yogurt dressing that balances the heavier, charred flavors of the chicken.

WHERE

634 Louisa St., (504) 9450742; www.thecountryclubneworleans.com

Much of the menu carries a European theme, but the kitchen appeases the local crowd here and there. Gouda and mascarpone truffle macaroni and cheese and boudin boulettes are crowd pleasers. The boulettes, packed with an earthy mix of rice and pork, are glazed with a sheen of red pepper jelly and nestled in a bed of arugula and Creole mustard, the latter of which packs an acidic punch that both complements and cuts through the crispy, fatty parts. There are many menus, including a poolside selection, brunch, lunch, dinner and a list of small plates, and sometimes it seems the kitchen is stretching itself thin. Though seafood features prominently, those dishes have varying degrees of success. A porcini-roasted swordfish was cooked well but came with collard greens and leeks that were salty to the point of inediblity. An ill-conceived oyster and spaghetti dish was topped with barely cooked red and green bell peppers, fennel and a blanket of grated Parmesan. The plump, sweet oysters would have been fine on their own, but the dish arrived with a pool of pastis-infused broth that made it difficult to discern any fla-

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HOW MUCH

lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun

moderate

WHAT WORKS

truffle macaroni and cheese, tuna and burrata tartine, Brussels sprouts

The Country Club serves cornmeal-battered Louisiana oysters with pickled mustard seeds and fontina cream.

buzzy Warehouse District restaurant Compere Lapin (535 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-599-2119; www. comperelapin.com), Nina Compton has been named one of the country’s best new chefs by Food & Wine magazine (www.foodandwine.com/ chefs/best-new-chefs-2017). The magazine’s list features 12 upand-coming chefs from across the nation, including Peter Cho of Han Oak in Portland, Oregon and Yoshi Okai from Otoko in Austin, Texas. New Orleans chefs named to the magazine’s list in past years include Michael Gulotta of MoPho and Maypop, John Harris of Lilette and Sue Zemanick. Compton hails from St. Lucia and worked at Scott Conant’s Scarpetta

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vors beyond the overpowering scent of anise. Scallops fared much better — getting a light golden sear and served with a smoky mix of charred kale and mascarpone grits. For dessert, the creative selection ranges from petite items, such as an affogato made with chicory ice cream, to extreme, exemplified by a towering banana split-waffle creation. On the curious side, Key lime sorbet is served swimming in a shot of tequila in a salt-rimmed martini glass. The lime may be too tart for those who aren’t citrus fanatics, but it is served with crumbly cookies whose faint trace of powdery sweetness keeps some of the acid in check. There is room for growth here, and change may be the new constant at The Country Club. Barbato introduced a spring menu April 1 and will adjust menus seasonally. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

WHAT DOESN’T

seasoning is off in a few seafood dishes

CHECK, PLEASE

revamped menu takes a modern, refined European approach, with a few misfires

in Miami. At Compere Lapin, she garnered praise for her fine-tuned takes on Caribbean and Italian dishes with touches of Creole influence and French technique. Compton was a runner-up on the Bravo TV series Top Chef New Orleans, where she won over fans with her charm, wit and culinary prowess. She also was named a finalist for a James Beard Foundation award for Best Chef: South. Winners for the James Beard Awards will be announced May 1. — HELEN FREUND

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for the Cause (www.hogsforthecause.org). The festival featured 90 teams serving barbecue and raising funds for families with children battling pediatric brain cancer. The two-day event raised $1.3 million, organizers said. The festival’s Ben Sarrat, Jr. Cook Off presented by Children’s Hospital offers awards in categories including Grand Champion, Whole Hog, Ribs, Pork Butt/ Shoulder, Porkpourri, Best Sauce, Fan Favorite, Blue Plate Best Side, Best Booth, Friday Night Party and Fundraising Champion. Blue Oak BBQ (900 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-822-2583; www.blueoakbbq.com) was named Grand Champion. Second place went to Frey Smoked Meat Co. (4141 Bienville St., Suite 110, 504-4887427; www.freysmokedmeat.com). The fundraising champion was Fleur de Que, which raised more than $225,000. Winners included: • Whole Hog: Mr. Pigglesworth • Ribs: Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q • Pork Butt/Shoulder: Mississippi Bacon Association • Porkpourri: Pork City BBQ (for Green Curry Boudin) • Best Sauce: Aporkalypse Now • Fan Favorite: Mr. Pigglesworth • Blue Plate Mayonnaise Best Side: Stand Up and Snout • Best Booth: House of Hogs • Friday Night Party: The Boar’s Nest The teams Fleur De Que, The Boar’s Nest and Fox Bros. BarB-Q each raised more than $100,000. Piggy Stardust and Mr. Pigglesworth raised more than $50,000. Puerco Rico, Deuce Pigalow Pork Gigolo and Hog Dat Nation each raised more than $40,000, and March of the Pigs and Captain Porkenheimer raised more than $30,000: Organizers moved the festival to the UNO Lakefront Arena grounds after torrential rains rendered New Orleans City Park’s Festival Grounds a mud pit last year. — HELEN FREUND

New Kingchef JASON KLUTTS HAS BEEN NAMED EXECUTIVE CHEF at French Quarter

bistro Kingfish (337 Chartres St., 504-598-5005; www.kingfishneworleans.com), according to a news release from the restaurant group Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts. Nathan Richard — who took over the Kingfish kitchen after Greg Sonnier departed in 2015 — left Kingfish to become the executive chef at Cavan last month. — HELEN FREUND

BEER BUZZ

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Parleaux Beer Lab (634 Lesseps St.; www.parleauxbeerlab.com) will have a soft opening of its tap room Friday, April 14. Its hours of operation are 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through April 23. Beginning April 27, it will be open 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 10 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays. Co-founder and head brewer Eric Jensen says Parleaux has brewed an IPA, farmhouse ale, German altbier with rooibos and lemon grass Kolsch. The official grand opening celebration is Saturday, June 3. • Brieux Carre Brewing Company (2115 Decatur St., 504-3044242; www.brieuxcarre.com) held its grand opening April 1. It is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. • The Louisiana Hop Festival is at Courtyard Brewery (1020 Erato St.; www.louisianahopfest.com) April 20, but there are several new beers from Louisiana breweries for hop hunters to sample before then. Gnarly Barley Brewing Company’s Brightside IPA was introduced at the brewery April 1 and four- and six-packs of cans are available in stores. Urban South Brewery’s new small-batch double IPA, Finial, is available in New Orleans in four-

packs of cans. Tin Roof Brewing Company’s reinvented Juke Joint IPA will be available in bars and stores in early April. The brewery’s reimagined Voodoo American Pale Ale will be available at the end of April. • Port Orleans Brewing Company (4124 Tchoupitoulas St.; www. facebook.com/portorleansbrewingco) received its temporary occupancy permit from Louisiana’s Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC). This allows it to begin brewing beer, making it the 34th brewery in Louisiana and 10th in New Orleans (including brewpubs).

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2016 Chateau la Negly La Natice Rose Languedoc, France Retail $16

This rose’s pale salmon hue is so light one might think it can’t have much going for it, but think again. Chateau de la Negly in Languedoc’s La Clape sub-appellation was founded in the 18th century. The estate entered into an agreement with Domaine de Boede a dozen years ago, increasing the Chateau’s holdings to 185 acres. At Chateau de la Negly, vines are planted in clay-limestone soils and the newer acquisition’s soil is comprised of sandy loam and sandstone. This bottling feaures a classic southern French blend used in both red and rose wines: 70 percent mourvedre and 15 percent each syrah and cinsaut. Cinsaut is a lighter and more aromatic grape than the other two red wine grapes. At the winery, the wine went through the rose de saignee method, which allows the juice limited contact with the skins. It was vinified on its fine lees for six months in temperature-controlled vats. Taste strawberry, red currants, hints of citrus and banana and good acidity. Drink it with shellfish, deviled eggs, salads, grilled lamb, bouillabaisse, ham and pork tenderloin. Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellar.

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Passover Pop-up Dinner 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday Pret a Fete, 1232 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 261-6892 www.myhousenola.com Pret a Fete, Sugerman’s Bagels and My House NOLA present the pop-up dinner. The seder menu includes olive oil matzo, horseradish deviled eggs, matzo ball soup, wine-braised brisket with tart cherries, bitter herbs salad, haroseth truffles and chocolate macaroon cake. Service is family-style. Wine is included. Tickets $40.

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The World of Louisiana Oysters and Their Farmers 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bourbon House, 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111 www.bourbonhouse.com Oyster farmer Jules Melancon and coastal restoration advocates speak at a dinner featuring Louisiana oysters. The menu includes raw oysters with citrus granita, oysters and caviar over watercress, frisee and triple-cream brie, char-broiled oysters with blue crab bordelaise, seared Gulf fish and oyster beignets. Each course is paired with wine. Tickets $85 including tax and tip.

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Back to Our Roots 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Monday Windsor Court Hotel, 300 Gravier St., fourth floor gallery, (504) 523-6000 www.backyardgardenersnetwork.org The fundraiser features performances by Tank and the Bangas, The Yisrael Trio and Sunni Patterson. Hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer will be served. The event supports the Backyard Gardeners Network’s Lower 9 Growing Strong program, which educates kids and adults about gardening, health and nutrition. Call (504) 994-7745 for information. Tickets $50. The patron party is at 5:30 p.m., and tickets are $125.

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4924 Prytania St., (504) 8948680; 6260 Vicksburg St., (504) 482-2924 www.creolecreamery.com Frozen cappuccino shakes combine a double shot of espresso, cafe au lait and vanilla ice cream, topped with whipped cream.

Frey Smoked Meat Co. 4141 Bienville St., Suite 110, (504) 488-7427 www.freysmokedmeat.com A Saturday Morning Cartoons shake is made with vanilla ice cream, orange sherbet and Fruit Loops.

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710 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 309-3310 Mocha Madness includes espresso, chocolate syrup and chocolate ice cream. 3100 Calhoun St., (504) 861-3615 www.tedsfrostop.com The drive-up burger stand and diner serves classic shakes in flavors including vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.

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AMERICAN Bayou Burger & Sports Company — 503 Bourbon St., (504) 529-4256; www. bayouburger.com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; www. treasurechestcasino.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

ASIAN August Moon — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness. com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Little Korea BBQ — 2240 Magazine St., (504) 821-5006; www.littlekoreabbq. flavorplate.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon. & Wed.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$

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Chartres House — 601 Chartres St., (504) 586-8393; www.chartreshouse. com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ New Feelings Cafe, Bar & Courtyard Lounge — 535 Franklin Ave., (504) 446-0040; www.feelingscafebar.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Pearl Wine Co. — 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Pierre Maspero’s — 440 Chartres St., (504) 524-8990; www.originalpierremasperos.com — No reservations. Breakfast Fri.-Mon., lunch and dinner daily, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 371-5074; www.spottedcatfoodspirits.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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Tsunami — 601 Poydras St., Suite B., (504) 608-3474; www.servingsushi.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

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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. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $

Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 5615171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 522-2233; 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 883-5513; www.daisydukesrestaurant.com — No reservations. New Orleans locations are open 24 hours. West Napoleon Avenue: Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Tres Bon Cajun Meats — 10316 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge, (504) 405-5355; www.tresbonmeats.com — No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

Cafe Aquarius — 2101 Paris Road, Chalmette, (504) 510-3080 — No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

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Cafe Maspero — 601 Decatur St., (504) 523-6520; www.cafemaspero.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Boulevard American Bistro — 4241 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 889-2301; www.boulevardbistro.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $$ Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sat.-Sun., early dinner Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations recommended. Lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.-Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$

CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations. Lunch Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI Bagels & Bytes — 1001 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 831-7968; www.bagelsandbytes.com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $ Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 592-0223; www.weltysdeli.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.Fri. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

OUT TO EAT Capdeville — 520 Capdeville St., (504) 371-5161; www.capdevillenola.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Creole House Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 509 Canal St., (504) 323-2109; www.creolehouserestaurant.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Reservations recommended. Dinner Wed.-Mon. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Kingfish — 337 Chartres St., (504) 598-5005; www.kingfishneworleans. com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Le Bayou Restaurant — 208 Bourbon St., (504) 525-4755; www.lebayourestaurant. com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night Mon.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

The Red Maple — 1036 Lafayette St., Gretna, (504) 367-0935; www.theredmaple.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

ITALIAN

Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www. andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY

Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

Audubon Clubhouse Cafe — 6500 Magazine St., (504) 212-5282; www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/golf-cafe — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Sun.-Fri., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$

Bombay Club — Prince Conti Hotel, 830 Conti St., (504) 577-2237; www.bombayclubneworleans.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Willie Mae’s Grocery & Deli — 7457 St. Charles Ave., (504) 417-5424; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

Broussard’s — 819 Conti St., (504) 5813866; www.broussards.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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Chez Pierre French Bakery & Cafe — 3208 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 467-3176; www.chezpierreneworleans. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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MIDDLE EASTERN Jerusalem Cafe — 2132 Tulane Ave., (504) 509-7729; www.facebook.com/ cafehei — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ La Casita — 634 Julia St., (504) 2188043; 8400 Oak St., (504) 826-9913; www.eatlacasita.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily,

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OUT TO EAT lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

NEIGHBORHOOD biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www.biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations. Brunch and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Koz’s — 515 Harrison Ave., (504) 4840841; 6215 Wilson St., Harahan, (504) 737-3933; www.kozcooks.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Credit cards. $

PIZZA G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www. lpkfrenchquarter.com — Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Lunch Tue.Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com — Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS 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. $

Magazine Po-boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $

SEAFOOD Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www.basinseafoodnola.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar & Fish House — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 872-9975; 512 Bienville St., (504) 309-4848; 1327 St. Charles Ave., (504) 267-0169; 3117 21st Street, Metairie (504) 833-6310; www. mredsrestaurants.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno.com — Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Pier 424 Seafood Market — 424 Bourbon St., (504) 309-1574; www.pier424seafoodmarket.com — No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Royal House Oyster Bar — 441 Royal St., (504) 528-2601; www.royalhouserestaurant.com — No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ The Steak Knife Restaurant & Bar — 888 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-8981; www. steakkniferestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VEGETARIAN Green to Go — 400 Poydras St., Suite 130; 2633 Napoleon Ave.; (504) 4603160; www.greentogonola.com — No reservationas. Breakfast and lunch Mon.Fri. Credit cards. $

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TUESDAY 11 Bamboula’s — Chip & Friend, noon; Bryce Eastwood Trio, noon; Big Butter Jazz Band, 2; Dana & the Boneshakers, 6:30 Blue Nile — Water Seed, 9 Chickie Wah Wah — Albanie Falletta, 6; Jon Cleary, 8 Circle Bar — Carl LeBlanc, 6; No Movement with DJ Ham Sandwich, 9:30 d.b.a. — DinosAurchestra, 7; Treme Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 Gasa Gasa — Noah Young Band, Noruz, Willie Green Project, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — George & Gerald French, 8 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Gregory Agid Quartet, 6:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Preservation Hall — Preservation AllStars feat. Charlie Gabriel, 8, 9 & 10 Siberia — Donacello & Nez, 9 Smoothie King Center — Ariana Grande, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Stanton Moore Trio, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 10

WEDNESDAY 12 Bamboula’s — Dave Hammer Trio, noon; Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat. Giselle Anguizola, 2; Gentilly Stompers, 6:30; Mem Shannon, 10 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8:30; New Breed Brass Band, 10 Chickie Wah Wah — Rubin/Wilson FolkBlues Explosion, 6; Tom McDermott & Friends, 8; The Mike Doussan Band feat. Darcy Malone, 10:30 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7; Something/ Anything with DJ BuyItNow, 10 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The George French Trio, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Acid Mothers Temple, Babylon, 10 House of Blues — Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser, The Blak Soil Band, DJ T-Roy, 8 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Fortifiers, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Glen David Andrews, 8 Lafayette Square — Jon Cleary, John “Papa” Gros Band, 5 Maple Leaf Bar — Noah Young Band, 10 Preservation Hall — Preservation AllStars feat. Charlie Gabriel, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, 8 & 10

Rock ’n’ Bowl — Jerry Embree, 8 Siberia — The Slants, Suzaku 7, Start/ Select, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Chris Christy’s Band, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 10

THURSDAY 13 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — Little Cosmicana feat. Great Peacock, Blonde Roses, 9 Bamboula’s — Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, noon; Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 2; Royal Street Windin’ Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook, 6:30; Swamp Donkeys, 10 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Bayou International Reggae Night feat. Higher Heights and DJ T-Roy, 11 BMC — Pink Magnolias, 5; Maid of Orleans, 7; Claude Bryant & the All-Stars, 11 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Yardbird Sweethearts, 5; Tom McDermott & Friends, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Simon Berz Ensemble feat. Aurora Nealand, James Singleton, 10 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & the Naughty Sweethearts, 7; Una Walkenhorst, Elizabeth McBride, 10 The Civic Theatre — Zucchero, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Todd Duke Trio, 9:30 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Jason Danti, 6; Trance Farmers, 10 Gasa Gasa — The Suitcase Junket, Lynn Drury, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — De Lune Deluge, Marina Orchestra, 8 House of Blues — Marsha Ambrosius, Eric Benet, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Ashlin Parker Trio, 5; The James Rivers Movement, 8 Joy Theater — Portugal. the Man, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Michael Watson & the Alchemy, 7 The Maison — The Good For Nothin’ Band, 4; Dysfunktional Bone, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 11 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Helen Gillet, 6 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Tim Laughlin & Charlie Fardella, Crescent City Joymakers, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band feat. Gregg Stafford, 6; Preservation All-Stars feat. Louis Ford, 8, 9 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Leroy Thomas, 8:30 Siberia — Julia Sanders, Esther Rose, Camille Weatherford, 6; Trapper Keeper, Simon Lott, Brad Walker, 9 PAGE 31

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Drive-By Truckers with Hiss Golden Messenger

FRIDAY 14 Bamboula’s — Co & Co Traveling Show, 11 a.m.; Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1; Smoky Greenwell, 5:30; Magnolia Dreams, 10 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers Funk Box, 7; Kermit Ruffins, 11 BMC — Holly Rock, 5; Hyperphlyy, 8; All 4 One Brass Band, 11; Dat Funk Brass Band, 1 a.m. Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Sherman Bernard & the Ole Man River Band, 6; Scala & Kikuchi, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 6 Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Song Swap feat. Paul Sanchez & Micheal Kimbrough, 8; Brian Prunka & Michael Jenner, 11 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion, 6; Natural Causes, Buck Biloxi & His All-Starr Band, Black Abba, 10

MUSIC d.b.a. — Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 6; Colin Lake, 10 Gasa Gasa — The Unlikely Candidates, $pawn$, Recent Rumors, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Joe Krown, 4; Shannon Powell, 7 Little Gem Saloon — Leroy Jones Quintet, 7:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Erica Falls Band, 11 North Columbia Street — Sunset at the Landing feat. Big Daddy O, Amedee Frederick, Matt Lemmler’s Fire & Water, 6 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5 One Eyed Jacks — Generationals, Psychic Twin, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Kevin Louis & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band feat. Wendell Brunious, 6; The Preservation Brass feat. Daniel “Weenie” Farrow, 8, 9 & 10 Republic New Orleans — Cashmere Cat, 11 Siberia — From Parts Unknown, Name Calling, AR-15, Fuck Trump, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 Tipitina’s — Drive-By Truckers, Hiss Golden Messenger, 10 PAGE 32

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IT ALL STARTED WITH A BORDER: the blurred line between Southern rock and rock opera, political songs and songs about the body politic — real bodies like “Ramon Casiano,” a Mexican teen murdered in 1931 by future National Rifle Association right-wing-leader Harlon Carter, who spring back to life off Drive-By Truckers’ lyric sheets. Forty years after Grand Funk Railroad’s “We’re an American Band” declaration, Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley staked a new claim to the brand with a 2016 release that grew more timely and timeless as the fated political year grew grayer. Hood’s reaction to the re• April 14-15 action to American Band (ATO) is • 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday amusing: “I always felt there was a political aspect to our writing,” he • Tipitina’s told the Houston Press. “We even 501 Napoleon Ave. wrote about George W. Bush — who now seems quaint and like he (504) 895-8477 almost has indie cred today with www.tipitinas.com what we’re dealing with!” It didn’t hurt that the messages are marPHOTO BY DANNY CLINCH ried to tracks that play like classics on first spin, from the rallying cries of “Darkened Flags on the Cusp of Dawn” and “Guns of Umpqua” to the somber coda of “Once They Banned Imagine” and “Baggage.” Here the preeminent American Band plays two with Hiss Golden Messenger (aka Durham, North Carolina’s M.C. Taylor), whose 2016 Merge breakthrough Heart Like a Levee sounds like the first of many to come. Tickets $26 in advance, $31 day of show, $48 two-day pass. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS

Smoothie King Center — Chris Brown, 7:30 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — John Mooney (album release), 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Monty Banks, 2; Sarah McCoy, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 Three Muses — Tom McDermott, 5; Dr. Sick, 8 Vaughan’s Lounge — Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet, 10

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SATURDAY 15 Ace Hotel, 3 Keys — La Noche Caliente feat. Margie Perez & Muevelo, Bookoo Rueda, 9 Bamboula’s — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 11 a.m.; G & the Swinging Three, 1; Johnny Mastro, 7; Dysfunktional Bone, 11:30 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Free Spirit Brass Band, 10:30 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Ambush Reggae Band, 10; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. BMC — Josh Benitez, 3; Burris, 5; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 8; One Mind Brass Band, 11; Dat Funk Brass Band, 1 a.m. Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Red Hot Jazz Band, 11 a.m.; Dixie Ramblers, 3:30; Warren Battiste, 9 Cafe Negril — Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7; Higher Heights, 10 Chickie Wah Wah — Soul Project feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Eric “Benny” Bloom, Helen Gillet, Simon Lott, 10 Circle Bar — Boyish Charm, Haunted Haus, 10 d.b.a. — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 4; John Boutte, 8; Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Gasa Gasa — CBDB, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues — The Rabbithole with DJs Otto and Matt Scott, midnight Howlin’ Wolf Den — South Jones, Grass Mud Horse, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Michael Watson & the Alchemy, 8 Little Gem Saloon — Zakk Garner & Victor Goines (John Coltrane tribute), 7:30 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — Charlie Wooton’s ZydeFunk, 11 Old Point Bar — Hill Country Hounds, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell & Palm Court Jazz Band, Lester Caliste, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 8, 9 & 10 Republic New Orleans — Clean Bandit, 7 Siberia — Alex McMurray, 6; Cellular Chaos, Corey Cruse, Malevitus, DJ Quintron, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Chris Thomas King, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Monty Banks, noon; Russell Welch’s Mississippi Gipsy Jazz, 2; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 10 Three Muses — Chris Christy, 5; Antoine Diel, 6; Marc Stone, 9 Three Muses Maple — Davy Mooney, 5 Tipitina’s — Drive-By Truckers, Hiss Golden Messenger, 10

SUNDAY 16 Bamboula’s — Co & Co Traveling Show, 11 a.m.; NOLA Ragweeds, 1; Carl LeBlanc, 5:30; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 11

BMC — Bayou Wind, 3; Ruth Marie & Her Jazz Band, 7; XX-Y Band, 10 Chickie Wah Wah — The OGs feat. Derwin Perkins, Cornell Williams, “Jellybean” Alexander, 3; Sasha Masakowski & Dave Easley, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Friends, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Country Night with DJ Pasta, 9:30 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Kermit’s Treme Mother-In-Law Lounge — Kermit Ruffins, Paris Harris, DJ Sugar Ray, 4 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Mark Braud & Sunday Night Swingsters, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band feat. Gregg Stafford, 6; Preservation All-Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 8, 9 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30 Saturn Bar — Adults, High, Casual Burn, 9:30 Siberia — Baby Bats, The Digital Wild, Rudy Stone Band, Garbage Boy, 8 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Victor Goines Quartet, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Carolyn Broussard, noon; G & the Swinging Three, 2; Kristina Morales & the Inner Wild, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10

MONDAY 17 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Alex Belhaj Trio, noon; NOLA Swingin’ Gypsies, 5:30; Sunshine Brass Band, 9 Blue Nile — Jeff Chaz & NOLA Blues, 7; Brass-A-Holics, 10 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 5:30; Alex McMurray & Spencer Bohren, 8 Circle Bar — Phil the Tremolo King, 7; Video Age, Zula, Sexy Dex & the Fresh, 9:30 d.b.a. — Chappy, 7; Glen David Andrews, 10 Gasa Gasa — Froth, Trance Farmers, 9 House of Blues (The Parish) — Local H, Bantam Foxes, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Band, 8 The Maison — Chicken & Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 One Eyed Jacks — Foxygen, The Babe Rainbow, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation All-Stars feat. Charlie Gabriel, 8, 9 & 10 Saturn Bar — King James & the Special Men, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 2; Sarah McCoy, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10 Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club — Reggie Houston’s Crescent City Connection, 8

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FILM FESTIVALS Patois: The New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival — Documentaries on social justice topics are screened. Visit www.patoisfilmfest. org for details. Thursday-Sunday. Broad

OPENING THIS WEKEEND The Fate of the Furious (PG-13) — The Fast and Furious franchise rolls on. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Chalmette Gifted (PG-13) — A child-prodigy tearjerker with beefcake-come-lately Chris Evans. Canal Place Suntan — A doctor becomes obsessed with a hard-partying tourist on an island. In Greek with English subtitles. Zeitgeist Queen of the Desert — Nicole Kidman is opposite James Franco in this biopic of British explorer Gertrude Bell. Zeitgeist

NOW SHOWING Beauty and the Beast (PG) — Hermione falls for a furry Frankenstein. Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place The Belko Experiment (R) — For those who felt blood spatter was missing from Office Space. Elmwood The Boss Baby (PG) — Alec Baldwin plays a talking baby with a dark secret. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Case for Christ (PG) — A wayward journalist tries to disprove the existence of the Heavenly Father. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Get Out (R) — In this race-relations horror movie, it’s what’s inside that counts. Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Ghost in the Shell (PG-13) — A live-action version of the cyberpunk manga controversially stars Scarlett Johansson. Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Going in Style (PG-13) — Grandpas (Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin) try to pull the heist of a lifetime. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Kedi — Istanbul is seen through the eyes of several iconoclastic cats. Broad Kong: Skull Island (PG-13) — Cinema’s greatest ape gets a new origin story. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Land of Mine (R) — POWs search for land mines in post-World War II Denmark. Canal Place Life (R) — The spaceship-set creature feature stars Jake Gyllenhaal. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Canal Place

Logan (R) — The last of the Wolverine films (starring Hugh Jackman, anyway). Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Raw (R) — Audience members reportedly fainted at early screenings of this movie about a girl’s conversion from vegetarianism. Broad The Shack (PG-13) — God sends an invitation to a grieving man. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Smurfs: The Lost Village (PG) — Smurfette gets some girlfriends in this franchise reboot. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal T2 Trainspotting (R) — The sequel to the ’90s classic, when heroin was still chic. Canal Place, Broad Your Name (PG) — An anime Freaky Friday with beautiful animation. Elmwood The Zookeeper’s Wife (PG-13) — Zookeepers learn to #resist in World War II-era Poland. Elmwood, Canal Place

SPECIAL SCREENINGS Apocalypse Now — The iconic Vietnam movie stars pre-West Wing Martin Sheen and other standout actors. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Bar Redux Bloodsport (R) — Jean-Claude Van Damme tries to join the karate underground. 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. Broad Doctor Who: Season 10 Premiere — The time-traveling epic is screened. 7 p.m. Monday. Elmwood, Slidell, Regal Easter Parade — Fred Astaire and Judy Garland star as a Broadway actor and his new dance partner in the 1948 musical. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania Finding Common Ground — Kevin McCaffrey presents his documentary about river diversion projects and coastal erosion. 7 p.m. Thursday. East Bank Regional Library Growing Up Smith (PG-13) — An Indian boy assimilates to U.S. culture when he falls in love with the girl next door. 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Marnie (PG) — Sean Connery and frequent Hitchcock muse Tippi Hedren are inthis thriller. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania RiffTrax Live: Samurai Cop — Mystery Science Theater 3000 writers riff on the direct-to-video action movie. 7 p.m. Thursday. Elmwood, West Bank, Regal, Canal Place The Whole Gritty City — The documentary profiles New Orleans school bands. 2 p.m. Saturday. Old U.S. Mint PAGE 34

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I Called Him Morgan

JAZZ MUSICIANS WITH EXTRAORDINARY NATURAL TALENT often • Through April 13 rise rapidly to the top of their field. • 9 p.m. daily Then there are artists like trumpet player and composer Lee Mor• Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Center gan, who was so gifted he began 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. near the pinnacle of modern jazz, (504) 352-1150 joining Dizzy Gillespie’s legendary big band in 1956 while still a www.zeitgeistnola.org teenager. A year later he became an integral part of the John Coltrane © BEN VAN MEERENDONK / masterpiece Blue Train. Despite his INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR successes, Morgan’s life has been SOCIAL HISTORY overshadowed by his sordid death at the hands of his common-law wife Helen More, who shot him in a jealous rage inside a Manhattan nightclub where he had just performed. Morgan was 33 years old when he died. While the circumstances surrounding Morgan’s death are well known, the pathway to that winter night has remained a mystery. How did More — Morgan’s companion of a decade, a woman who saved him from drug addiction and helped restore his career — wind up responsible for his death? Swedish filmmaker Kasper Collin was drawn to make his documentary, I Called Him Morgan, by the musician’s artistry, but soon found that any film about Morgan would necessarily require a parallel focus on More. At around the same time he was working on his film, an in-depth audio interview with the reclusive More surfaced. It was conducted by writer and educator Larry Reni Thomas and recorded weeks before More’s death in 1996. That discovery facilitated Collin’s approach, which strikes a balance between true-crime reporting and artful, impressionistic scenes designed to illuminate the soul of Morgan’s music. There’s a tragic story at the center of I Called Him Morgan, but also a long-overdue new appreciation for the artist’s work. After an introduction to the artist and his untimely death, the film switches back and forth between Morgan’s and More’s early-life stories until the strands intertwine and become one. Like Morgan, More had a brief childhood, bearing a child of her own at age 13 in North Carolina. She visited New York City a few years later with her then husband and stayed for more than 30 years. (More was 13 years older than Morgan.) The film features new interviews with friends and colleagues including musicians Wayne Shorter, Paul West and Charli Persip that shed light on both Morgan’s professional life and his complicated relationship with More. Relatively little footage exists of Morgan performing (awe-inspiring clips from 1961 of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers featuring Morgan are included in the film), but Collin makes the most of available visual materials. Some of the film’s finest sequences combine Morgan’s music with images by several noted photographers, including the best of more than 2,000 soul-bearing black-and-white photos of Morgan shot by Blue Note Records co-founder Francis Wolff between 1956 and 1967. Collin also collaborated with visual artist and cinematographer Bradford Young (Selma, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) to create atmospheric footage that enriches the film and helps generate its moody, melancholy vibe. What emerges are portraits of both an under-appreciated artist and a tragically co-dependent relationship. There are no major revelations in I Called Him Morgan (a title that cleverly refers to both the film’s subjects, as the “I” represents More) and no catharsis for all the suffering it examines. But Morgan’s story has been neglected for too long, and that’s reason enough for Collin’s ultimately moving film. — KEN KORMAN

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HAPPENINGS Gerald Herbert. New Orleans Photo Alliance, 1111 St. Mary St., (504) 6104899; www.neworleansphotoalliance. org — There’s an artist talk with the AP photographer. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Hunt Slonem. Martine Chaisson Gallery, 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — The artist signs his recent book Birds. 6 p.m. Thursday.

GALLERIES A Gallery for Fine Photography. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — “Richard Sexton: Louisiana,” photography retrospective, through July 1. Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — “10 Year Anniversary Show,” special works by gallery artists, through April 23. Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street. com/antenna — “Flora, Fauna and Entrails,” group exhibition of works using fiber to explore nature themes, through May 7. “Afro Brother Spaceman,” work and prints by New Orleans comic artists inspired by cartoonist John Slade, through May 28. Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 891-9080; www.antonart. com — Selected folk art by Mose Tolliver, Jim Sudduth, Howard Finster and more, ongoing. Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico. 901 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 5283722; www.culturalagendaoftheconsulateofmexico.blogspot.com — “Ixtz’unun: Making Stories from Maya History,” new works by Melanie Forne, through May 5. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “On the Brink,” paintings by Luis Cruz Azaceta, through April 22. Arthur Roger@434. 434 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “L’Eparpillage,” new work by Jonathan “Feral Opossum” Mayers, through April 22. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery.com — “Conspiracies,” paintings, mixed-media and installation by Ruth Owens; “Surrounding Circumstances,” drawings, acrylic and latex works by Max Seckel; both through May 6. Beata Sasik Gallery. 541 Julia St., (504) 322-5055; www.beatasasik.com — New work by Beata Sasik, ongoing. Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — Paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing.

Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery. com — “VVAVES,” new work by Wendo, through Wednesday. Brand New Orleans Art Gallery. 646 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 251-2695; www. brandneworleansartgallery.com — “BXNY x NOLA,” street art by New Orleans and New York artists, through May. Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Palladium,” mixed-media and sculpture incorporating palladium by George Dunbar, through April 28. Claire Elizabeth Gallery. 131 Decatur St., (843) 364-6196; www.claireelizabethgallery.com — “From Light to Shadow,” works by Amanda S. Fenlon, Kristin Eckstein and Marcy Palmer, through May 27. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery. com — “Recent Paintings,” oil paintings by Joan Griswold, through April 29. Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery. Loyola University, Monroe Library, fourth floor, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 861-5456; www.loyno.edu/dibollgallery — “Marais Press: 20 Years of Collaborations and Migrations,” works made using new and alternative printmaking techniques by Brian Kelly and others, through Sunday. Ellen Macomber Fine Art & Textiles. 1720 St. Charles Ave., (504) 314-9414; www.ellenmacomber.com — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Frank Relle Photography. 910 Royal St., (504) 388-7601 — New selections from “Until the Water,” “Nightscapes” and “Nightshade,” night photographs of Louisiana by Frank Relle, ongoing. The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront.org — “Material Witness,” group exhibition, through May 7. Gallery 600 Julia. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.gallery600julia. com — “Riffs in Paint,” palette knife and brush oil paintings of New Orleans cultural icons by Derenda Keating, through April. Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www.beckyfos.com — Paintings by Becky Fos, ongoing. Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres.com — Mixed-media work by Ally Burguieres, ongoing. Glitter Box. 1109 Royal St., Suite A; www. glitterboxno.com — “Stay Bold: A Lady Tattooer Showcase,” work by women tattoo artists co-curated by Katie Barroso, through April. Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Toxicite Radieuse,” liquid ink on glass slides and canvas by Manon Bellet, through May 7. Hall-Barnett Gallery. 237 Chartres St., (504) 522-5657; www.hallbarnett.com

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and vintage objects open windows into the past while creatively nourishing the present, but lately a nostalgia for “good old days” that never were has morphed into a politicized pipe dream that’s more like an alternate reality. Nostalgia is at its best when the magic of the past is eloquently yet insightfully delineated. Michael Pajon’s An Appetite for Flesh & Bone, Lies and Cowardice is a poetic collage of an old-time horned devil. Inside his gaping, fang-festooned mouth is a hellish tableau of lost souls, executioners, fallen women and sows devouring corpses — a wonderful reminder of vintage pop culture back when hell reflected real showmanship. Nostalgia as a deeply psychological mythology characterizes Oracle of Stars, Maker of Champions, a collage shaped like a Grecian urn adorned with a skinned centaur wielding a battle ax while carrying a 1920s flapper through fields of Trojan warriors and vintage pin-up girls as the astrological cosmos sparkles overhead. In Ophelia Beset by Suitors, a blond maiden arises from cobra-infested • Through May 27 lilies amid an aureole of thorns, • Ex Libris: Collages and drawings by serpents, skulls and buzzards. Clearly, the past was a perilous Michael Pajon place. In Tears of Blood Strengthen • Consequences of Being: Woodcut the Weak (pictured), a commandprints by Katrina Andry ing all-seeing eye shining forth from a Christo-pagan Hand of Power • Jonathan Ferrara Gallery imposes the equilibrium of antiquity 400A Julia St. on the chaos of the present. Cob(504) 522-5471 bled from vintage ephemera, these sublime visions suggest that a cool www.jonathanferraragallery.com head and stylistic savoir faire can overcome all perils. Katrina Andry is known for meticulous expressionistic woodcut prints that probe the old misunderstandings and societal dysfunctions that continue to plague modern life. Her new work incorporates monotype portraits of imperiled youth in chilling tableaux such as Consequences of Being #2, in which a black man’s lifeless head festooned with flowers and handguns seems to melt into the earth. But It’s About Hard Work, Not Crippling Handouts for the Poor celebrates entrepreneurship as a drug dealer plies his trade in a biting, reverse-mirror image of dystopian consumerism. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

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Vincent Mann Gallery. 305 Royal St., (504) 523-2342; www.vincentmanngallery.com — “Les Femmes,” work by Francoise Gilot, through April.

MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “Cecilia Vicuna: About to Happen,” work by the Chilean artist about discarded things in the time of climate change, through June 18, and more. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www. hnoc.org — “Storyville: Madams and Music,” photographs, maps, cards and objects from New Orleans’ one-time redlight district, through Dec. 2, and more. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Historic French Quarter life and architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Louisiana: A Medley of Cultures,” art and display exploring Louisiana’s Native American, African and European influences, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts, ongoing, and more. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s,” Carnival, fashion and street life scenes from 18th-century Venice, through May 21, and more. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “States of Incarceration: A National Dialogue of Local Histories,” multimedia exhibit about the history of mass incarceration in the U.S., through April, and more.

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TENNESSEE WILLIAMS WAS April 13-16 OBSESSED WITH YOUTH. In his play Sweet Bird of Youth, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday the two main characters Loyola University, Marquette Theatre, desperately cling to memories 6363 St. Charles Ave. of their pasts, each using the other in an effort to regain (504) 522-6545; www.southernrep.com some semblance of their more Tickets $20-$40 attractive, younger selves. In Southern Rep’s excellent proPHOTO BY JOHN BARROIS duction at Loyola University’s Marquette Theatre, director Mel Cook intensifies the drama through unconventional casting. When Sweet Bird of Youth opened on Broadway in 1959, audiences were shocked by its brazen depiction of a handsome gigolo traveling with a middle-aged movie star who is on the skids, by a Southern woman “spoiled” by venereal disease and by a self-righteous politician with a kept mistress. Cook upped the ante by casting a black man, Martin Bradford, as the ladies’ man and failed actor Chance Wayne, and a black woman, Troi Bechet, as the politician’s mistress, Miss Lucy. Boss Finley (Greg Baber) is running for office on a segregationist platform of “racial and sexual purity,” so having his daughter mixed up with Wayne while he supports Miss Lucy in a fancy hotel suite elevates his hypocrisy more than Williams intended. The drama is set in the Deep South at a time when racial tensions were high. In 1955, Emmett Till, a black teenager, was murdered in Mississippi for allegedly flirting with a white woman. Alexandra Del Lago (Leslie Castay), aka Princess Kosmonopolis, meets Wayne in Palm Beach and they drive her Cadillac to his hometown on the Gulf Coast. He hopes to make a triumphant return and see his former sweetheart Heavenly (Natalie Jones), Finley’s daughter. Del Lago is overwrought, believing her latest film is a flop. “I knew in my heart that the legend of Alexandra Del Lago couldn’t be separated from an appearance of youth,” she says. “After that close-up, they gasped. People gasped.” Castay is a bit too refined in her portrayal of the sleazy alcoholic whose temporary amnesia prevents her from remembering who Wayne is or how she got there. She waffles between pitiful vamp and ruthless opportunist. Bradford seems to have channeled Paul Newman, particularly in the delivery of his lines. He desperately wants Del Lago to get him an acting contract, making love to her and recording their conversations with the intention of blackmailing her. When Dr. George Scudder (Jason Dowies) arrives at the Royal Palms Hotel where Wayne and Del Lago are staying, he informs Wayne that he is going to marry Heavenly. Boss Finley is contemptuous, epitomizing everything hateful about the Old South. He lords over Heavenly, commanding her to appear in a virginal white dress on his campaign stage to quell rumors. He’ll reward her with a shopping spree at Maison Blanche if she does his bidding. Heavenly poignantly captures Williams’ theme of lost innocence. “Papa, you married for love, why wouldn’t you let me do it, while I was still alive inside, and the boy still clean, still decent?” — MARY RICKARD

THEATER & CABARET Breakfast in Paris, Martinis in Manhattan. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 9401130; www.cafeistanbulnola.com — Raynel Shepard and Harry Mayronne star in the cabaret featuring songs about Paris and New York. Tickets $15. 7 p.m. Thursday. Debauchery. The Theatre at St. Claude, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 638-6326; www.thetheatreatstclaude.com — The live soap opera features an Uptown family with a downtown mom. Visit www. southernrep.com for details. Admission $10. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Diamanda Galas. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www.thejoytheater. com — The avant-garde singer performs. Tickets $33-$75. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Dividing the Estate. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 5222081; www.lepetittheatre.com — Three children plot to convince their mother to sell the family property in the aftermath of the 1980s oil bust. Tickets $35-$50. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Failure: A Love Story. Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, 2525 Burgundy St., (504) 920-7355; www.sanctuarynola.org — Rockfire Theatre presents the show, in which a family of clockmakers has surreal adventures. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Gutenberg! The Musical! The Theatre at St. Claude, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 638-6326; www.thetheatreatstclaude. com — The comedic musical is about two aspiring playwrights’ efforts to produce a show about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg. Tickets $15-$25. 10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Hand to God. The Theatre at St. Claude, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 638-6326; www.thetheatreatstclaude. com — Storyville Collective presents the play, in which an introverted teen discovers his puppet is demonically possessed. Tickets $15-$25. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Nufonia Must Fall. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — The DJ and comic book artist Kid Koala’s multimedia stage performance uses puppetry, video and more to adapt his graphic novel. Tickets $25-$40. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Sweet Bird of Youth. Loyola University New Orleans, Marquette Theatre, Marquette Hall, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2074; www.montage. loyno.edu — Southern Rep presents the Tennessee Williams drama about a fading actress and her gigolo. Visit www. southernrep.com for details. Tickets start at $40. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

BURLESQUE & VARIETY Burgundy Burlesque. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 5225400; www.thesainthotelneworleans.com — Trixie Minx leads a weekly burlesque performance featuring live jazz. Free admission; reserved table $10. 9 p.m. Friday. Burlesque Bingo. Bar Mon Cher, 817 St. Louis St., (504) 644-4278; www. barmoncher.com — There are weekly burlesque performances and a bingo game. 7 p.m. Monday.

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DANCE Orfeo. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www.marignyoperahouse.org — The Marigny Opera Ballet reprises Maya Taylor’s contemporary ballet based on the Orpheus myth. 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Tickets $25-$35. Sonata 9. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, (504) 865-5105; www.tulane.edu/~theatre — The multi-media dance performance by Sean Knapp is for mature audiences only. Admission $5. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 6 p.m. Thursday.

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Burlesque Boozy Brunch. SoBou, 310 Chartres St., (504) 552-4095; www. sobounola.com — A burlesque performance by Bella Blue and friends accompanies brunch service. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Comic Strip. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — Chris Lane hosts the evening of burlesque and stand-up. 9:30 p.m. Monday. Draguation Reunion Show. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge. net — The show is a reunion for graduates of the New Orleans Drag Workshop. 9 p.m. Monday. Fiddles and Oboe’s Clown Orchestra and No Ring Circus. Fortress of Lushington, 2215 Burgundy St., (504) 704-1393 — The experimental clown theatre piece is set to a neo-classical soundtrack. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, 10 p.m. Friday. Freaks of a Feather. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola.com — The variety show benefits BreakOUT! and has drag, burlesque and variety performances. Sliding scale tickets $5-$20. 6 p.m. Friday. Jock Strap Cabaret. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Neon Burgundy hosts the drag and variety show with a “lube wrestling” contest. 11 p.m. Friday. No Strings Attached: A Muppet Burlesque. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Picolla Tushy and The Bluestockings present the puppet-themed burlesque performance. 9 p.m. Saturday. Spotlight New Orleans with John Calhoun. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola. com — Jai Shavers from BreakOUT!, Adella Gautier and Margie Perez & Muevelo appear at the live talk show. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Whiskey & Rhinestones. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St., (504) 941-7629; www.gravierstreetsocial.com — Bella Blue hosts a burlesque show. Visit www. thebellalounge.com for details. Tickets $10. 9 p.m. Friday.

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TUESDAY 11 Historic Preservation Mini-Bus Tour. Central Business District — Louisiana Landmarks Society’s bus tour of historic preservation stops includes cocktails and appetizers. Call (504) 482-0312 to register. Tickets $250. 5:30 p.m. Introduction to Computers. St. Tammany Parish Library, Covington Branch, 310 W. 21st Ave., Covington, (985) 893-6280; www.sttammany.lib.la.us/covington. html — A reference librarian teaches new computer users terminology, how to use a mouse and more. Registration required. 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Passover Pop-up. Pret A Fete, 1232 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 261-6892; www.rentpretafete.com — My House NOLA presents a Passover pop-up with Sugerman’s Bagels and Pret A Fete. Tickets $40. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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EASTER Bunarchy. Marie’s, 2483 Burgundy St., (504) 267-5869 — The Easter-themed bar crawl visits locations in Faubourg Marigny and Bywater. Registration $10. 6 p.m. Saturday. Chris Owens French Quarter Easter Parade. French Quarter — Entertainer Chris Owens is the grand marshal of the Easter parade. 1 p.m. Sunday. Easter Egg Hunt & Bonnet Decorating Contest. Indian Hills Resort, 2484 Gause Blvd W, Slidell, (985) 641-9998 — At the clothing-optional club, there’s a 1 p.m. egg hunt and a bonnet decorating contest during karaoke at 8 p.m. Registration $28$38. 1 p.m. Saturday. Easter Eggstravaganza. Joe W. Brown Park, 5601 Read Blvd., (504) 355-7175; www.friendsofjoewbrownpark.org — Kids enjoy an egg hunt, carnival games, inflat-

ables, raffles and music. Bring a basket. Free admission. 11 a.m. Saturday. Easter Keg Hunt. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., (504) 940-2787; www.nocca. com — NOLA Brewing and Gulf Restoration Network host the Easter-themed scavenger hunt and pub crawl. Tickets $20-$25. 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Gay Easter Parade. French Quarter — The Easter parade celebrates the LGBT community. 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Historic French Quarter Easter Parade. Antoine’s Restaurant, 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The parade rolls to St. Louis Cathedral. 9:45 a.m. Sunday. Pay What You Can Day. Cafe Reconcile, 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5681157; www.cafereconcile.org — Guests pay what they can at a three-course luncheon celebrating Easter. There’s also an Easter egg hunt. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St., (504) 900-1180; www.acehotel.com/neworleans — Louisiana Landmarks Society holds its historic preservation awards ceremony, followed by a reception. Visit www.louisianalandmarks.org for details. Tickets $50. 5:30 p.m. Bike to Work Day. Citywide — Bike Easy hosts rides throughout the city to encourage people to bike to work. There are morning and evening meetups in Lafayette Square. Visit www.bikeeasy. org for details. Evenings with Enrique. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma. org — Local musicians play near the garden’s collection of works by Enrique Alferez. Mojitos and Latin food are available for purchase. Free admission. 5 p.m. Fun with Stories. Children’s Resource Center, 913 Napoleon Ave., (504) 596-2628; www.nolalibrary.org — The workshop covers questions about kids’ reading abilities before age 5. 11 a.m. The same program is presented at the library’s Latter branch (5120 St. Charles Ave.) at 6:30 p.m. Paradigm Pizza & Pies. Paradigm Gardens, 1131 S. Rampart St., (504) 344-9474; www.paradigmgardensnola. com — Ancora Pizza caters the outdoor dinner series with guest chefs and DJ performances. 7 p.m.

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Technology and Higher Education in Louisiana. New Orleans Public Library, Mid-City branch, 4140 Canal St., (504) 596-2654; www.nolalibrary.org — Dr. Rob Stufflebeam’s lecture explores online higher education in the state. 6 p.m. Unwrapping the Tignon. Gallier House Museum, 1132 Royal St., (504) 525-5661; www.hgghh.org — A short wine reception precedes the lecture about 18th-century head wraps. Tickets $7. 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 13 Brews for Blues. NOLA Brewing Company, 3001 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 896-9996; www.nolabrewing.com — The fundraiser with door prizes supports New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation. There’s beer and jambalaya. Visit www. nopjf.org for details. Tickets $30. 5 p.m. Comics, Graphic Novels and Inclusivity. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno. org — Kid Koala, Maria Stotter, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, and LeSean Thomas discuss the power of comic books and graphic novels. 7 p.m. Internet Safety Class. Madisonville Library, 1123 Main St., Madisonville, (985) 845-4819; www.sttammany.lib.la.us — A reference librarian leads a class on internet security, passwords and more. Registration required. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Nonprofit Fundraising 101. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — The Funding Seed presents a workshop on raising funds for nonprofits. Discounts available for students, AmeriCorps members and organizations registering two or more people. Tickets $40. 1:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 14 Y’Heard Me Music Business Summit. Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, 1901 Bartholomew St., (504) 940-3400; www.ellismarsaliscenter.org — The free summit addresses current music industry challenges. Noon.

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MONDAY 17 Raising Urban Chickens. The Urban Farmstead, 4221 S. Robertson St.; www. southboundgardens.com — A workshop covers chicken farming in the city. Suggested donation $10. 5 p.m.

FARMERS MARKETS Covington Farmers Market. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and music. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Crescent City Farmers Market. Citywide — The market offers fresh produce, prepared foods, flowers and plants at locations citywide, including Tulane University Square (200 Broadway St.) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday; French Market 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday; the American Can Apartments (3700 Orleans Ave.) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and in the CBD (at 750 Carondelet St.) 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. CRISP Farms Market. CRISP Farms Market, 1330 France St.; www.facebook. com/crispfarms — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. French Market. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org — The historic French Quarter market offers local produce, seafood, herbs, baked goods, coffee and prepared foods. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market features vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. Visit www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org for details. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Gretna Farmers Market. Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, (504) 361-1822 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 25 vendors offering fruits and vegetables, meats, prepared foods, baked goods, honey and flowers. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Grow Dat Farm Stand. Grow Dat Youth Farm, New Orleans City Park, 150 Zachary

Taylor Drive, (504) 377-8395; www.growdatyouthfarm.org — Grow Dat Youth Farm sells its produce. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Harvest Fresh Market. Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market, 922 Teche St., Algiers, (504) 362-0708; www.oldalgiersharvestfreshmarket.com — Produce and seafood are available for purchase. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Hollygrove Market. Hollygrove Market & Farm, 8301 Olive St., (504) 483-7037 — The urban farm operates a daily fresh market. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. ReFresh Project Community Garden Farmers Market. ReFresh Project, 300 N. Broad St.; www.broadcommunityconnections.org — The weekly Monday market offers local produce, homemade kimchi, cocoa-fruit leather, pesto and salad dressing. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday. Rivertown Farmers Market. Rivertown, 400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner. la.us — The market features fruits, vegetables, dairy products, preserves and cooking demonstrations. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sankofa Mobile Market. Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 5234 N. Claiborne Ave. — The Sankofa market truck offers seasonal produce from the Sankofa Garden. 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday. The truck also stops at 6322 St. Claude Ave. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Vietnamese Farmers Market. Vietnamese Farmers Market, 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd. — Fresh produce, baked goods and live poultry are available at this early morning market. 5 a.m. Saturday.

WORDS Local Lyricists. Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad St., (504) 596-2675; www.nolalibrary. org — Shadow Angelina, Stacey Balkun, Jade Hurter and Cassie Pryn read in celebration of National Poetry Month. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Mary Louise Christovich and Roulhac Toledano. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., (504) 5234662; www.hnoc.org — There’s a release party for the authors’ book Garden Legacy. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Megan Braden-Perry. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com — The author signs Crescent City Snow. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Poetry on Tap. Old Point Bar, 545 Patterson St., Algiers, (504) 364-0950; www.oldpointbarnola.com — A party at the bar with readings celebrates poetry. 6:30 p.m. Monday. Poetry StoryWalk for Adults. Slidell Library, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 646-6470; www.sttammany.lib.la.us/ slidell.html — Adults are invited to the poetry walk in the library’s herb garden. 11 a.m. Tuesday.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED American Cancer Society. The society seeks volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200. Arc of Greater New Orleans. The organization for people with intellectual disabil-

ities seeks donations of Mardi Gras beads, volunteers to help sort beads and volunteers for Arc farm duties. Visit www.arcgno.org for details and drop-off locations. CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer court-appointed special advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; training and support are provided. Call (504) 522-1962 or email info@ casaneworleans.org. The Creativity Collective. The organization seeks artists, entrepreneurs, parents and teens to help with upcoming projects and events, including maintaining a creative resource directory and organizing charity bar crawls. Visit www.creativitycollective.com or call (916) 206-1659. Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks volunteers to manage inventory, help clients and share their expertise. Call (504) 891-4337 or email neworleans@ dressforsuccess.org. Edible Schoolyard. Edible Schoolyard seeks community volunteers and interns to assist in kitchen and garden classes and to help in school gardens. Visit www.esynola.org/get-involved or email amelia@esynola.org. Hospice Volunteers. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111. Louisiana SPCA. The LA/SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete an orientation to work directly with animals. Visit www.la-spca. org/volunteer. NOLA for Life Mentors. The city initiative’s partner organizations seek adults to mentor boys ages 15 to 18 who are at risk for violence. Visit www.nolaforlife.org/ give/mentor. Senior companions. The New Orleans Council on Aging seeks volunteers to assist seniors with personal and daily tasks so they can live independently. Visit www. nocoa.org or call (504) 821-4121. Teen Life Counts. The Jewish Family Service program seeks volunteers to teach suicide prevention to middle school and high school students. Call (504) 831-8475. Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries. The charity seeks volunteers to help disabled, wounded and senior veterans with food and clothing distribution, home improvements and beautification, social media and web design. Call (504) 340-3429 or visit www.veteranshousingoutreach.webs.com.

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If you cannot attend the public meetings for the 2018 GOM Draft Supplemental EIS for the proposed 2018 GOM lease sales, you may submit written comments within 45 days following the publication of the Notice of Availability of the 2018 GOM Draft Supplemental EIS in the Federal Register in one of the following ways: 1.

In an envelope labeled “Comments on the 2018 GOM Draft Supplemental EIS” and mailed (or hand delivered) to Mr. Greg Kozlowski, Deputy Regional Supervisor, Office of Environment (GM 623E), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394;

Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2017-0001. Click on the “Comment Now!” button to the right of the document link. Enter your information and comment, then click “Submit.”

BOEM does not consider anonymous comments; please include your name and address as part of your submittal. BOEM makes all comments, including the names and addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that BOEM withhold their names and/or addresses from the public record; however, BOEM cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you wish your name and/or address to be withheld, you must state your preference prominently at the beginning of your comment. All submissions from organizations or businesses and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. If you have questions, please call Mr. Greg Kozlowski at 5047362512.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF JUVENILE ACTION

COURTNEY WELLS, whose whereabouts are unknown, a Petition for the Termination of Parental Rights with regard to minor child KNM (born 8/22/11) has been filed in the Juvenile Court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in case number JU-2014-759.03. You must answer said petition within fourteen days of the date of final publication or a default judgment may be entered against you. Your answer is to be filed in the Juvenile Court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. This notice will be published once a week for four consecutive weeks beginning 4/11/17 and ending 5/2/17. Done the 11th day of April, 2017.

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New granite in kit & bath. 12 x 24ft lr, King Master w/wall of closets. Furn Kit. Laundry on premises. Offst pkg. NO PETS. O/A, $748-$888/mo. 504-236-5776.

Leon Storie P.O. Box 20029 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35402 Attorney for the Petitioners Gambit: 4/11/17, 4/18/17, 4/25/17, 5/2/17 GUS

LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT Kennel #34687649

Gus is a 3-year-old, neutered, mixed breed. He an energetic guy with a hilarious goofy side. His bouncy but also likes to chill out for a nice belly rub. He appears to already know sit, down and shake!

1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

ROOMS BY WEEK. Private bath. All utilities included. $180/week. 1 BR avail. Call (504) 202-0381 or (504) 738-2492.

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RESIDENTIAL RENTALS 921 Chartres #21 - 1bd/1ba .......................... $2300 819 Barracks #A - 1bd/1ba .......................... $1475 2721 St. Charles Ave. #2A - 3bd/2ba ...... $2850 1750 St. Charles Ave #336 - 2bd/2ba ..... $2200 817 Chartres #3 - 2bd/2ba ........................ $4600 1204 Ursulines - 1bd/1ba .......................... $1450 2936 Cleveland - 2bd/1.5ba ....................... $1350 1926 Burgundy - 1bd/1ba ....................... $1450

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305 Decatur #202 3/3 reno’d, hdwd flrs, ss apps, w/d in unit, central loc ........................................................ $2850 618 Fern 2/1 spacious, independent bedrooms, porch and backyard, w/d in unit ................................................ $1250 3127 Nashville 2/2 Pvt porch, yard and garage parking $1850 232 Decatur #2B 2/3 balc , wood flrs, ctrl a/h, w/d .... $2900 914 St. Peter 1/1 renovated, hi ceils, 2 stories, balc & ctyd, w/d on site .................................................................. $1350 222 London Ave #224 2/1.5 pool, ctyd,new paint, vanities & carpet ...................................................................... $1150 1024 Bienville 2/2 pkng, balc, hi ceils, hdwd flrs, w/d in unit, lots of storage ................................................. $2500 934 Royal #E 2/1 hdwd flrs, lots of light, ctrl a/c, open layout, indpndt beds, full kit .................................... $1700

FOR SALE 820 Spain #8 1/1 pkng, pool w/d, wd flrs, hi ceils, ctrl ac, gated secure entry ............................................. $295,000

FLOWER

Kennel #34881433

Flower is a 2-year-old, spayed, American Rabbit. Flower was found by a Good Samaritan and it quite a sweet bunny. She likes getting some time to play outside in the grass and enjoys munching on fruit and veggies.

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

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224 Chartres 5 units avail, 1-3 beds, reno’d, elevator access, ctyd, great loc starting at ................... $649,000 1725 Esplanade 5/6 separate apartments, large rooms, nat light, modern updates .............................. $1,695,000 826 St. Philip 2/1.5 reno’d w/op flr pln, hdwd flrs, 12 ft ceils, rear Crtyrd. 1 yr free Leased pkng avail ............. $795,000 919 St. Philip #8 1/1 balc, ctyd, spacious, full kit, w/d on site, can be purch furnished...............................$260,000 2223 Franklin Lrg lot for sale. Home is certainly able to be reno’d, but if not there is value in the salvaging of historic and valuable components of the home if interested in a tear down ............................................. $85,000 741 Esplanade #11 2/1 wd flrs, hi ceils, reno’d kit&ba, w/d on site, lots of storage ....................................... $399,000

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Magaria Bobo Clerk of the Juvenile Court of Tuscaloosa County 6001 12th Avenue East Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405

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All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, NOTICE: familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. For more information, call the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-273-5718.

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