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THU.-SUN. MAY 18-21 | Goat in the Road Productions’ dark-humored drama about the experiences of veterans returning from war is based on interviews with veterans, military families, medical experts and others. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday and 2:30 pm. Sunday at the Contemporary Arts Center.

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THU. MAY 18 | Following a solo show by frontman John Doe at Chickie Wah Wah in February, Los Angeles punk progenitors X celebrates 40 years of tearing it up and putting it back together. Rockabilly queen Rosie Flores opens at 8 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

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La Flamenca FRI.-SUN. MAY 19-21 | OperaCreole presents New Orleans-born composer Lucien Lambert’s opera set in 19th-century Cuba. A Creole singer falls in love with a Spanish military officer as the nation fights for its independence. At 7 p.m. at Marigny Opera House.

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of four monarch butterflies from disparate corners of the globe, displaced by climate change, searching for a new home. Monarchs are a fitting metaphor for climate refugees, says company founder Paul Kirby. “The funny thing about monarchs is that they’re migrants,” Kirby says. “They fly from central Mexico and the Sierras — they cross the Rio Grande — all the way up to Canada. It takes five generations of monarchs to complete the journey.” Monarchs also are good metaphors for Caravan Stage Company, a troupe that lives on a ship and has spent decades traveling the waterways of the U.S. and Canada (plus years in Europe) presenting theatrical spectacles from its boat’s deck and riggings wherever they dock. They’re also nomadic in that they rarely play twice to the same audience. Caravan premiered Nomadic Tempest in St. Petersburg, Florida in April, and after a slow journey hugging the Gulf Coast, it presents the show May 18-21 at Pontchartrain Landing. After the run, Caravan sails to Beaumont, Texas, and ultimately will be transported to Vancouver, Canada, where the company was founded 45 years ago by Kirby and Adriana Kelder. The Amara Zee is a 90-foot-tall replica of a flat-bottom Thames River sailing barge. A crew of 17 performers and boat staff live on the vessel. When it docks, they hang a massive scrim (a gauzy curtain) from the masts, and performances combine theater, singing, aerialists hanging from the riggings and light and video projections. In Nomadic Tempest, four aerialists play butterflies, and Kanandra is a

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character and narrator who spends some of the show on land among the audience. Kanandra has the gift of prophecy, but the SwallowWarts have placed a curse on her so that no one will believe what she says. Caravan was founded in western Canada as a company that traveled by horse-drawn wagons and presented its shows in a tent. Since the early 1970s, the company has traveled by boat. Its founders always wanted to perform outside and challenge themselves to capture its audience’s attention with spectacle. Shows incorporate circus performance skills and video and graphics projected onto the scrim. “We have to use visual tricks,” Kirby says. “We realized we have a large drive-in theater.” The company also addresses contemporary topics, such as climate change., and the fossil fuel industry figures in the Nomadic Tempest story. Kirby believes topical issues attract both audiences and performers. Lindsay Sherman joined the company two years ago, after graduating from a performing arts conservatory. “The activist messages attracted

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me to Caravan,” she says. Auditioning on a boat was unconventional, and her training hadn’t prepared her for all aspects of the company. She was seasick on her first trip up the Hudson River from New York. She says the recent journey on the Gulf was no problem. The trip to New Orleans is a sort of homecoming. The town of Lafitte is officially the Amara Zee’s home port. The company docked in Lafitte for several months in 2013 and 2014 while developing the show Hacked, which featured a band of hackers. Kirby conceptualized it as a pirate story.

SAT. MAY 20 | Kehlani Parrish’s solo debut SweetSexySavage (Atlantic) appeals to both sides of her fan base: the teen crowds who screamed to her America’s Got Talent band PopLyfe, and the rest who recognize bangers “Keep On” and “Distraction” for the pop lifer they may have introduced. Ella Mai, Jahkoy and Noodles open at 9 p.m. at Republic.

Water Seed album release SAT. MAY 20 | The New Orleans outfit returns with its globally inspired, genre-mashing fifth album We Are Stars, summoning disco riffs, slippery future-funk, jazz, gospel, and loose New Orleans funk and R&B. At 10 p.m. at Blue Nile.

Black Lips MON. MAY 22 | Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art? asks the Atlanta garage-punk cretins on the title of their Sean Lennon-produced eighth studio album, a return to the glorious fuzz from whence it came (but with Yoko Ono on some backup vocals). Surfbort and DJ Jubilee open at 9 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

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@MayorLandrieu This morning we continue our march to reconciliation by removing the Jefferson Davis Confederate statue from its pedestal of reverence.

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Attendance at Jazz Fest 2017

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DESPITE SOME HEAVY RAINS DURING ITS TWO-WEEK RUN, the 2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival brought roughly 425,000 people to the Fair Grounds Race Course. That number is on par with 2016’s attendance, when the fest canceled or cut short headlining performances on its second Saturday because of rough weather. Roughly 460,000 people attended the 2015 fest, another year in which weather issues forced sets to cut short. This year marked the fest’s third consecutive year facing weather problems, though it remained open for most of its seven days. Rough weather delayed the opening of the gates until the early afternoon on Sunday, April 30. This year brought headliners Stevie Wonder (who returned to the fest after his slot was canceled last year), Snoop Dogg, Usher and The Roots, Lorde, Tom Petty, Alabama Shakes and many others. Read Jazz Fest critic Count Basin’s review of this year’s event on page 30.

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GiveNOLA Day

raised nearly $5 million during its 24-hour fundraising campaign for local organizations May 2. More than 38,000 donations were made to 717 nonprofit groups, according to campaign organizer the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Donations came from all 50 states.

The Greater New Orleans Writing Project, housed

in the University of New Orleans English Department, was awarded a $15,000 grant from the National Writing Project. The grant will pay help pay tuition and fees for teachers to attend Greater New Orleans Writing Project’s 2017 Summer Institute.

Six former New Orleans health care workers were found

guilty in U.S. District Court May 10 of participating in a kickback scheme and commiting nearly $14 million in Medicare fraud. Henry Evans, Shelton Barnes, Greg Molden, Jonathon Nora and Michael and Paula Jones were found guilty of fraudulently billing Medicare for home health services for patients who weren’t homebound.

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1. WOMEN’S HEALTH GROUPS COME OUT AGAINST AHCA

Women’s organizations are sounding an alarm about the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which Petrice Sams-Abiodun of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast calls “the worst bill for women’s health in a generation.” The substance of the AHCA in its current form has been roundly condemned by observers and providers focused on women’s rights and access to health care. The AHCA prohibits reimbursement payments from the Medicaid program to Planned Parenthood for one year, cutting off people who use Medicaid from an organization that acts as a major preventative care provider in many Louisiana communities. Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast also criticized the bill’s cuts to “essential health benefits” mandates, a change which would allow insurers to charge extra for policies with reproductive and maternity coverage of any kind. The prospective repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s “community rating provisions” requirement means insurers would be free to jack up rates for women who have experienced life changes that might impact their health status — including commonplace situations such as giving birth, receiving a Caesarean section or having had breast cancer. The AHCA is expected to face challenges in the Senate, which is considering its own health plan. PHOTO BY KAT STROMQUIST

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“He got so flabbergasted at one point he turned into Col. Sanders and he was like, ‘Well, looky here, missy! Hold on, now, missy! We don’t have no gal talk up here like that.’ It was beautiful. They didn’t know what to do with that woman.” — Comedian Wanda Sykes on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, describing Louisiana Sen. John Neely Kennedy’s questioning of former acting attorney general Sally Yates in front of a U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee. At one point, Kennedy said to Yates, “I don’t mean any disrespect — who appointed you to the United States Supreme Court?”

City removes Jefferson Davis statue

Just after 5 a.m. May 11 (and 152 years and one day from the date of his capture), a monument honoring Confederate president Jefferson Davis was removed by the city from its pedestal overlooking Canal Street. The monument, erected in 1911, was the second of four Confederate-era statues that Mayor Mitch Landrieu said “stood not as historic or educational markers of our legacy of slavery and segregation, but in celebration of it.” The rest of the monument was removed later that morning. “I believe we must remember all of our history, but we need not

revere it,” Landrieu said in a statement as crews hooked a crane to the Davis monument. “To literally put the Confederacy on a pedestal in some of our most prominent public places is not only an inaccurate reflection of our past, it is an affront to our present and a bad prescription for our future. We should not be afraid to confront and reconcile our past.”

Maple Street Book Shop to close next month Maple Street Book Shop, a mainstay of the New Orleans literary community since 1964, will close its doors for good June 17. Owner Gladin Scott previously announced the store would close at the end of 2015, but he kept the store open on a month-tomonth basis. “Unfortunately business went in the other direction,” Scott told Gambit. Scott attributes the downturn to “a combination of many things — certainly online ordering, but in New Orleans we have a number of independent book shops, especially in the Uptown area. ... And there have been no books that really drive business.” Scott says the store will finish out its announced schedule of personal appearances, but this time, the closing is final. “This has been a part of my life for 50 years,” he said. “Times change. I’ve tried to ignore it, but I can’t anymore.”

5. Beauregard can go, judge says

One day after intense demonstrations at Lee Circle, Confederate-era monument supporters rallied at P.G.T. Beauregard’s statue outside City Park on May 8 to support Richard Marksbury’s request for a temporary restraining order to stop the city from removing the monument. Civil District Court Judge Kern Reese denied the request later that day, and on May 10 he declined to grant Marksbury’s request for a preliminary injunction. In his ruling, Reese pointed to the outcomes in other lawsuits granting the city permission to remove the statues. In a statement, Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s press secretary Erin Burns said the win “will allow us to continue to turn the page and chart the course for a more inclusive future.”

Bagneris joins mayor’s race

Retired judge Michael Bagneris has entered the New Orleans mayoral race a second time, after running against incumbent Mitch Landrieu in 2014. Bagneris announced his 2017 campaign May 11 at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. Though they have not formally announced, other candidates include District B City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell, who launched a “LaToya For Mayor”

Bill amended to allow 18-year-olds to work as strippers

State Sen. Ronnie Johns, R-Lake Charles, successfully moved his Senate Bill 144 through the Senate Judiciary Committee May 9. The bill aims to protect young women from human trafficking by prohibiting strippers under the age of 18 — three years younger than what Johns wanted. State Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, made an amendment to lower the minimum age of dancers at strip clubs and similar venues to 18. He said his amendment seeks to protect everyone from human trafficking, not just those under 21. After the committee adjourned, former New Orleans City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer called Morrell’s amendment “bullshit,” adding, “If they were genuinely concerned, they would do the amendments but keep it at 21.” She said mandating the age to 21 is easier to enforce, and Morrell’s provision changes nothing. — SARAH GAMARD | MANSHIP SCHOOL NEWS SERVICE

Cassidy and the “Kimmel test”

After talk show host Jimmy Kimmel revealed the story of his newborn son’s heart defect and said no parent should have to worry about their child dying for lack of insurance, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy coined the term “Kimmel test” to describe his litmus for the health care bill being crafted by Republicans in the Senate to replace the Affordable Care Act. (Cassidy, a physician, is not on the working group; the 13-member committee was criticized for being all-male until Senate leaders invited West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito to join.) The “Kimmel test” got Cassidy invited to appear on the May 7 edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live! for a cordial but pointed conversation. Kimmel concluded it by saying, “Since I am Jimmy Kimmel, I would like to make a suggestion as to what the Jimmy Kimmel test should be. … No family should be denied medical care, emergency or otherwise, because they can’t afford it. Can that be the Jimmy Kimmel test — as simple as that?” “You’re on the right track,” Cassidy said. “If that’s as close as we can get, that works great for government. Now we’ve got to be able to pay for

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it; that’s the challenge.”

Suicide prevention programs in schools

The Louisiana House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill May 8 that requires nonpublic and charter schools to enact suicide prevention programs. The law already requires it in public schools. House Bill 452 by state Rep. Neil Abramson, D-New Orleans, mandates all charter and approved nonpublic school teachers, school counselors, principals and other school administrators named by the board to have in-service training in suicide prevention. The bill would keep current state law, which requires at least two hours of in-service suicide prevention training for public school teachers, counselors and principals, under which the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) develops regulations. The measure now goes to the Senate for consideration. — SARAH GAMARD | MANSHIP SCHOOL NEWS SERVICE

10. ‘Sanctuary cities’ bill off the table for now

The Louisiana House of Representatives declined to pass a bill that defines and penalizes “sanctuary” cities, but the measure is set to come up for another vote this week. House Bill 676 by state Rep. Valarie Hodges, R-Denham Springs — bolstered by aggressive support from state Attorney General Jeff Landry — failed to get the required two-thirds vote after New Orleans lawmakers challenged its constitutionality and questioned whether it supports racial profiling. The bill needed 70 votes to pass; it received 64 votes in favor. It is scheduled to be considered again on May 17. “Sanctuary” policies, according to Hodges’ bill, prevent local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities and prohibit local cops from asking any “suspect, arrestee, or other person under lawful detention” about their immigration status. Under the bill, if municipalities enable those rules, the attorney general would be able to halt state funding to them. Under a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) forbids officers from questioning people about immigration status, a policy decision supported by Chief Michael Harrison and Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who believe leaving immigration matters to the feds allows local cops to build trust with communities who fear deportation or arrest for reporting crimes. NOPD is not prohibited from communicating with the feds.

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It didn’t have to come to this THE ONGOING TENSIONS SURROUNDING THE FATE OF FOUR CONFEDERATE-ERA MONUMENTS in New

Orleans recently reached the national stage — and the local boiling point. On May 7, the last day of tourist-heavy Jazz Fest, a rowdy group of out-oftown white supremacists hijacked a demonstration by local monument supporters at Lee Circle. The locals wanted to stage a peaceful counterpoint to a previously planned march by Take ’Em Down NOLA, a group that supports removing statues of Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The race-baiting interlopers created an ugly scene, one that didn’t have to happen. Mayor Mitch Landrieu first called for the monuments’ removal in June 2015; six months later, the New Orleans City Council voted 6-1 in favor of that idea. All along, Landrieu said the monuments would be stored until an appropriate place could be found for them — a museum or an outdoor setting where they could be placed in context. While the mayor had a clear vision of taking down the monuments, there has been little clarity on their ultimate fate. The so-called Liberty Place Monument came down April 24, followed by the Davis statue on May 11. Both monuments were removed overnight in the wake of “very real threats of violence” — and some acts of violence — against city contactors, Landrieu says. Yet, in the more than 22 months since calling for the monuments’ removal, the mayor still hasn’t said definitively what will become of them, though last week discussions were underway with several possible sites for the monuments. We believe the lack of a definitive plan before now has exacerbated the contentiousness we’ve seen in recent weeks. Sadly, in the midst of all this turmoil, none of the city’s most prominent business leaders stepped forward offering words of unity, reconciliation and hope. Leaders

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have a moral and civic obligation to stand up for what they know is right, even in the face of fierce criticism. Their silence on this issue represents a surrender to the forces of division and hatred. Meanwhile, the statues have become fodder for political grandstanding on all sides. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser publicly asked President Donald Trump to intervene, and state lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it illegal for local governments to move any military monuments. For his part, Landrieu has seen his national profile spike amid talk that he may one day run for president, leading to speculation that he’s prolonging the drama for political effect. The mayor also fired a personal broadside at local businessman Frank Stewart, who supports keeping the monuments in place, with plaques adding historical context. The mayor’s ad hominem attack against Stewart was so over-the-line that Stewart publicly rebuked him in paid newspaper ads. Landrieu later apologized. It didn’t have to come to this. The mayor says taking down Confederate monuments will not erase local history but rather allow New Orleans to move forward as one city by no longer revering an ugly part of its history. Taking down the Confederate statues was bound to cause controversy, but to truly move forward together, we need a clear path forward — from the mayor as well as community leaders — and we need it now, not later.

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dia and Opinion Research (SMOR) has mixed news for our state’s politicians. That shouldn’t surprise, given the mixed signals coming out of Baton Rouge. The bad news for all elected officials is a majority of the state’s voters (52 percent) think Louisiana is going down the tubes, or, as pollsters call it, “headed in the wrong direction.” Roughly 32 percent believe we’re headed in the right direction, while 16 percent don’t know where we’re headed. Considering state lawmakers currently are vexed over how to solve a massive budget problem, the latter group actually may have got it right. The good news for Gov. John Bel Edwards is he continues to get positive reviews overall despite voters’ gloomy outlook for the state. The bad news for him is that his numbers have slipped since just last autumn. His latest “job performance” ratings show him with an overall 53.8 percent “positive” rating compared to a 42 percent “negative” rating. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat noted, “Governor John Bel Edwards’ honeymoon is officially over as his job performance ratings fell by nine percentage points since November 2016.” While the governor continues to do well among black voters, his white support has fallen. Pinsonat attributes that to the “continuing discussion by Gov. Edwards of additional taxes.” No surprise there. Interestingly, Edwards slightly out-polls President Donald Trump, who got a 51.5 percent “positive” rating and 47.2 percent “negative” marks. The SMOR poll did not ask voters how they feel about state lawmakers, but it’s a safe bet leges would not have fared well. Voters expressed opposition both to higher taxes and cuts to education and health care — the two areas most often gutted. In the past 12 months, legislators have given voters both

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higher taxes and deep cuts to the popular TOPS college scholarship program. According to SMOR, a whopping 70 percent of voters favor fully funding TOPS next school year, after seeing it cut significantly this past year. The only thing more unpopular than cutting TOPS was cutting health care; more than 77 percent oppose cuts to community hospitals. The budget recently approved by the House purportedly funds TOPS fully, but it makes deep cuts to health care. Edwards has blasted House members for passing a budget that he says doesn’t come close to addressing the state’s needs, but the poll gives him only limited cover. While voters roundly support funding for hospitals, two-thirds of them oppose higher taxes — particularly a 17-cents-per-gallon gasoline tax. In a related question, nearly 55 percent said the state’s main problem is too much spending. That last response doesn’t quite jibe with voter opposition to cutting TOPS and hospitals, but this is not the first time Louisiana voters have said “stop spending so much” while at the same time hollering about cuts to favored programs such as TOPS and hospitals. In a sense, voters aren’t offering any clearer answers to the state’s predicament than are lawmakers — but voters do have the option of firing lawmakers in 2019.

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Hey Blake, When was the Jeff Davis bike path built? I say it was in the early 1960s when the Pontchartrain Expressway was built, and a friend says it was later. Who’s right or is it neither? MARCO

Dear Marco, The history of the Jefferson Davis Parkway Bike Trail, which connects Mid-City to Bayou St. John, is much more recent. The mile-long path begins at South Jefferson Davis Parkway and Washington Avenue, crosses the Pontchartrain Expressway (via the Jefferson Davis Parkway overpass), continues past Tulane Avenue, Canal Street and several other streets before ending at Bayou St. John and connecting to the Lafitte Greenway. The bike path opened in 1981. It was built with $109,000 in federal grant money. At the time, there was

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hope of expanding the path, but funding ran out. “When we planned it, we hoped to continue it into City Park to tie into roadways there,” New Orleans Streets Department Director Blaise Carriere said in a March 1981 story in The Times-Picayune. “However we could not get the additional federal funding needed for the project extension.” At the time, the Jeff Davis path was part of a master plan that called for nearly 100 miles of bikeways throughout the city. Thirty-five years later, we’ve finally surpassed that. The 4.7-mile Wisner Trail, which opened in 2008, completed a bike path from City Park to Lake Pontchartrain. With the growing popularity of bicycling, the number of on-street and off-street bike lanes in the city has grown from less than 5 miles in 2006 to more than 105 miles today, with more to come.

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OPENED IN 1891, the John J. Hainkel Jr. Home and Rehabilitation Center (612 Henry Clay Ave., 504-8965900; www.hainkelhome.com) is a nonprofit nursing home and health center run by Mary Brooks Rodrigue. Rodrigue has been affiliated with the “unique little nursing home” for almost 20 years, and is now president of the board. “I can probably name every resident and every employee here,” she says. The staff forms strong bonds with residents by knitting sweaters for them and buying them toys, and Hainkel Home offers several therapeutic services. In addition to skilled nursing care and post-operational recovery services, the institution offers physical, speech and occupational therapy, shortterm, long-term and respite care and adult day care. Rodrigue says that this center, the second oldest in the city (formerly called the New Orleans Home for Incurables) was started to help those in need. “There weren’t very many other nursing homes that would take them, so they came to Hainkel,” she says. Rodrigue promotes high standards of health care in a safe, healthy and professional environment. She says what really sets the Hainkel Home apart from other care centers is its heart. “Most health care entities are for profit, so they just do it in order to get the money out of it,” she says. “We don’t. … We try to individualize our care plans, and provide care that’s not just cookie cutter. … (If a resident) wants you to come in standing on one hand serving them? We’ll do it.” Rodrigue talks about the demanding nature of meeting every medical need of each patient, but she and her staff also are attentive to the pyschological well-being of their residents. “There’s always that emotional need,” she says, “so we provide volunteers and groups that come in and become a secondary family.” Volunteers from Loyola University, Delgado Community College, Lycee Francais, Ochsner Health System and more come to the center to help care for patients. “Some are involved in our church services, some come and do activities … singing, dancing, anything to get them involved,” Rodrigue says. “Sometimes volunteers read to

them, sometimes they just sit there and listen.” A beauty shop and a barber shop are on-site, as well as a library and a chapel. Medical professionals such as dentists, podiatrists and ophthalmologists visit residents at least once a week. “It makes a real big difference,” Rodrigue says. Pool tournaments, computer lessons, art classes, walks to the park and a garden — currently growing tomatoes — are just a few of the endeavors available to residents. “If we don’t have an activity but they have a hobby they want to do,

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we encourage that hobby and will introduce it into our activity program,” Rodrigue says. Rodrigue feels the real rewards come from the little things. “Waking up every morning and seeing the smiles on their faces, maybe just because I tied their shoe on my way in,” she says, is what makes working at Hainkel Home worth it.

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Mattress Firm (citywide; www.mattressfirm.com) holds a clothing drive through June 18 at all New Orleans area locations to benefit Brave Heart, Children in Need. The stores accept new clothing and toiletry items as well as monetary donations for children up to 17 years old in the Louisiana foster care system. The Bead Shop (4612 Magazine St., 504-895-6161; www.beadshopneworleans.com) hosts a vendor pop-up trunk show featuring freshwater pearls from 10 a.m. Friday, May 19 until 5 p.m. Sunday, May 21. The store also offers a jewelry making workshop 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 19. Tickets are $11.54 and are available on eventbrite.com, and include instruction on assembling necklaces, bracelets and earrings and $10 in Bead Bucks that can be spent on supplies in-store. Belladonna Day Spa (2900 Magazine St., 504-891-4393; www.belladonnadayspa.com) offers a color-matching glo minerals makeup service 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Reservations are required — call to reserve a spot. The $10 registration fee goes toward a glo minerals makeup purchase.

Louisiana has the highest rates of gonorrhea and syphilis infections in the U.S.

TEEN PREGNANCY Louisiana has the seventh-highest rate of teen pregnancies in the U.S., with a birth rate of 37.5 per 1,000 teens aged 15-19.

With high rates of STDs and UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES among young people in Louisiana, legislators and advocates hope to improve the state of sex education BY ALEX WOODWARD

CHLAMYDIA The state has the country’s secondhighest rate of chlamydia.

IN A CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL, JENNI PERKINS LEARNED NOT TO HAVE SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE.

At Perkins’ charter high school, a P.E. teacher said the same, after he separated the class into boys and girls and demonstrated how to use a condom by putting his entire hand into one. Sex education in Louisiana is limited to programs that promote abstinence, though legislators have tried several times over the last few years to introduce bills to mandate “comprehensive” sex ed in schools — including learning about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases — in a state with the country’s highest rates of new infections among people under 18 years old. Lawmakers largely have been challenged by conservative colleagues and religious groups that want to keep sex talk at home — and out of schools. PAGE 17

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LOUISIANA HAS THE SEVENTH-HIGHEST RATE OF TEEN PREGNANCIES IN THE U.S., with a birth rate of 37.5 per

1,000 teens aged 15-19, according to the (CDC). Rates for STD infections are much higher. The state has the highest rates of gonorrhea and syphilis infections and the second-highest rate of chlamydia in the U.S. According to the CDC, half of all new STD diagnoses in the U.S. are among young people, and one in four sexually active girls has an STD. Compared with older adults, sexually active people ages 15-24 are at higher risk of getting an STD, through a “combination of behavioral, biological and cultural reasons.” While that demographic is just a little more than a quarter of sexually active people, it accounts for more than 50 percent of the 20 million new STDs reported each year.

THE STATE OF SEX EDUCATION

According to the CDC, chlamydia rates among young people aged 15-24 in Louisiana were 2,231 per 100,000 people in 2015. Gonorrhea rates reached 341 per 100,000, while syphilis cases have risen steadily since 2003. HIV

People 15 to 24 make up 25 PERCENT of sexually active people but account for 50 PERCENT of new STDs annually

prevalence has continued to rise among young people over the last decade, and young people of color constitute a disproportionate number of all cases of STDs. The CDC administers an anonymous health risk survey to students covering drug and alcohol use, smoking, diet, physical activity and sexual behavior. In Louisiana, students aren’t asked about the latter. Results from those surveys determine federal funding to the state’s health and education departments to ensure programs reflect what kids are actually doing. State Sen. Yvonne Colomb, D-Baton Rouge, filed a measure that would allow high school students to receive those survey questions about sex — data that’s already being collected in 38 other states. Previous attempts in the state Legislature have failed. Colomb’s Senate Bill 85 moved successfully out of the Senate’s Health and Welfare Committee May 10, and it now heads to the full Senate for a vote. Before administering the survey, the CDC contacts a school superintendent, who then decides whether schools in the district should participate. Parents or guardians can opt out. Questions related to sex — which aren’t

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But health officials and advocates point to a gap between the state’s prescription for sex ed (and lack thereof) and Louisiana’s enormously high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unplanned pregnancies among teenagers and young people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a higher prevalence of STDs among young people likely is due to “multiple barriers to accessing quality STD prevention and management services, including inability to pay, lack of transportation, long waiting times, conflict between clinic hours and work and school schedules, embarrassment attached to seeking STD services, method of specimen collection and concerns about confidentiality.” While Louisiana lawmakers once again are fighting to get sex ed in schools, several groups that stress the importance of comprehensive sex education — including information on contraceptives, stress, peer negotiation, coping skills, consent and other lessons to help navigate complex, still-growing bodies and minds — hope to remove some of those barriers. Perkins is on the Louisiana Youth for Truth (LYFT) council, a committee of young people under the umbrella of the Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies (IWES) advocating for comprehensive sex education in schools statewide. “[LYFT] made me more confident to talk to my friends about sexual health,” Perkins says. “Being in high school, I have lots of friends who are (sexually) active. Before, I couldn’t really talk to them — I barely knew what to say. I didn’t know anything except ‘maybe you should wear a condom.’ It was an eye-opener in that it gave me a new train of thought to tackle a situation.”

THE FACTS OF LIFE

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THE FACTS OF LIFE

THE STATE OF SEX EDUCATION

included in the current surveys sent to Louisiana students — ask whether students have had sex and how often. Results are anonymous and don’t identify the students or schools. Proponents say leaving those questions out of the survey means the state doesn’t get potentially millions of dollars in federal funding to support sexual health programs. States that include the sex questionnaire are funded significantly higher. Louisiana receives $4.7 million through federal funding for health and education and community organizations — compared to Oklahoma, which includes the sex survey and receives $7 million, or South Carolina, which receives $6 million. At the Senate’s Health and Welfare Committee May 10, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast policy director Reagan Carter said the bill is “not a sex education mandate.” The bill only applies to high school students, and parents and guardians can opt their children out of participating. “Because we don’t have the data on sex risk behaviors, public health practitioners are unable to correlate” the rates of infections and appropriate outreach, she said. “The numbers are extremely high and disturbing.” “Data makes a difference,” said state Sen. Regina Ashford Barrow, D-Baton Rouge. “As someone who advocates for abstinence … I have seen the numbers tick up. … As someone from the faith-based community, I believe we have to do more. We’re not doing enough.” State Sen. Gerald Long, R-Winnfield, said the state’s sky-high numbers of adolescent STDs and pregnancies reflect a “social and moral and spiritual problem.” “You really believe a student is going to openly, candidly tell you the correct facts?” said Long, adding that the survey appears to be “Big Brother and big government.” Kathleen Benfield, legislative director with the Louisiana Family Forum, the powerful conservative Christian group fiercely opposing comprehensive sex ed measures, said that “opting out is not enough. It should be opt-in.” “I don’t know about you, but I don’t think these are appropriate questions to ask

SYPHILIS CASES have risen steadily since 2003. HIV prevalence continued to rise among young people over the last decade YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR constitute a disproportionate number of all cases of sexually transmitted diseases.

students at any grade level,” she said. “These are innocence-destroying questions.” IWES’ BELIEVE IN YOUTH-LOUISIANA (BY-LA) PROGRAM AIMS TO REDUCE THE RATES of teen

pregnancy, HIV and other STDs among young black and Latino people ages 11-19 in southeast Louisiana. The program is funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Adolescent Health and uses a curriculum from Making Proud Choices!, published by ETR. BY-LA is on track to reach 16,000 students in the greater New Orleans area, Baton Rouge and River Parishes by 2019. “I’d say we’re pretty busy,” says BY-LA facilitator Aurora Tom-Quinn. “There’s not a lot of down time. The team grew from three to more than 10. That’s grown because of the need. It went from reaching 500 to 4,000 in a year.” But without the results of the CDC’s survey on risk behaviors, IWES’ programs don’t have a complete picture of the health of their students. “We implement it here already, we get federal funding to do so — we just omit the sexual health questions,” says IWES’ Steffani Bangel, advocacy and engagement program coordinator with sex ed and reproductive health program Creating a Future Together (CrAFT). “The bill’s intention is to allow for those questions to be asked.” “That assessment is a huge opportunity to lend resources and link the general

community with our office, which is a holistic office,” TomQuinn says. Louisiana Youth for Excellence (LYFE), a program under the wing of the governor’s office, advocates for “abstinence-centric” sex ed programming to “impact and lower the high statistics of teen births as well as STDs in Louisiana across the state,” says Sarah Parker, LYFE’s program manager and outreach coordinator. “What we do then is we educate, we partner strategically with different community-based organizations, schools, faithbased organizations and other governmental agencies to provide resources, to both youth and their parents, in order to assist in making a positive impact in their lives and teaching them to make healthy, life-long choices.” The passage of Colomb’s bill — which also has the support of Gov. John Bel Edwards — would allow LYFE to “more thoroughly and accurately do our jobs,” Parker says. “The end goal is not to pry or enter into a conversation or area where we’re not wanted. There’s always an opportunity to opt out of something they’re not comfortable with. … We never cross that line. But we do need to have the ability to have that information provided to us by the youth themselves to paint a better picture of where we stand.”

“It’s not just talking about the absence of disease or pregnancy but how you approach yourself, how you view yourself, how the world engages you and how you choose to represent your sexuality.” Aurora Tom-Quinn, BY- L A FAC I L I TATO R

STATE SEN. WESLEY BISHOP, D-NEW ORLEANS, HAS TRIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS to convince

the Louisiana Legislature to approve his measures expanding sex ed programming in Louisiana — or even in just New Orleans, where the New Orleans City Council and school board pleaded for change. In 2015, Bishop introduced a bill to mandate “comprehensive” sex ed for middle and high school students in Orleans Parish public schools by the 2017 school year. Parents and guardians would have the choice to opt their children out from those lessons. That bill failed. This year, Bishop believes he’ll have better luck getting sex ed onto college campuses. His Senate Bill 106 mandates

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public universities to “develop and implement an action plan to address the prevention of unplanned pregnancies among unmarried students.” “I spent the last 20-something-odd years working on college campuses,” says Bishop, a former educator. “We’ve tried to get this kind of education and information to students before they finish high school, but now what this bill attempts to do, when they come into their freshman year, during orientation ... when they have the same conversations about time management, money management, drugs — let’s talk about unplanned pregnancies to try and improve their possibility of being able to graduate from college. … Typically when pregnancy enters into the equation, it becomes much more difficult.” Bishop’s bill faced significantly less pushback than his previous bills and received relatively swift approval from the Senate Committee on Education last month. “This had a much better chance of passing, in talking to my colleagues,” he says. “We’re talking about college students. It takes away the fears some of my colleagues had before, that something would be introduced to their children. I took that in mind.” Lawmakers added amendments, however, prohibiting lesson plans from discussing abortion and barring anyone from directing students to Planned Parenthood. “The bill has nothing to do with Planned Parenthood, pro-life or pro-choice or any of that,” Bishop says. “I just want the students to get the information. I didn’t want it to get caught up in some of the other arguments I’ve seen my bills and other bills get caught up in.”

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soon, leaving advocacy groups to offer their programs to schools and faith-based groups to help fill the gaps. “The bottom-line, 100-percent sure way to prevent the spread of STDs and HIV and teen pregnancy is by abstinence,” says Parker with LYFE. “We understand that (abstinence) is the ultimate goal, but we are going to do everything in our power to make sure youth are informed and embrace a more holistic approach to ensuring they’re prepared to face the challenges they face as teens.” But those programs aren’t merely about sexual health — at IWES, programs address trauma at home,

mental health and other stressors that impact a young person’s daily life as well as how they view their body. In addition to BY-LA’s eight “modules” on sexual health, there are emotional wellness lessons about stress, coping skills, emotional resilience and “building blocks to a positive self.” “It’s not just talking about the absence of disease or pregnancy but how you approach yourself, how you view yourself, how the world engages you and how you choose to represent your sexuality,” Tom-Quinn says. “It’s not just about getting factual information about how to protect yourself and what gonorrhea looks like,” Bangel says. “It’s about helping young people understand their bodies, understand how to talk to each other about relationships, whether they’re intimate or not.” That “trauma-informed” approach helps teachers and schools better understand their students and “get the community to think about reframing the way they think about young people and their issues,” Bangel says. “Young people of color are often penalized or pushed out of school for conduct reasons,” she says. “Acting-out behavior doesn’t mean these kids are bad. It means a lot of them are traumatized, suffering from PTSD or dealing with a lot of stuff with their families and communities. Anyone living in the city of New Orleans knows there’s a lot of violence at the community level, at the individual level, at the interpersonal level — all of those things influence the way a young person enters any space, let alone a space they have to sit in, often silently, for eight hours a day.” Legislation isn’t the only obstacle to comprehensive sexual health programs in classrooms. Some schools are overburdened with other course work and “the same obstacles in terms of what you’d see [when] adding anything new to a curriculum,” Bangel says. “We hear the same couple of things: ‘We feel passionately about this but there’s no space in the curriculum,’” she says. “We don’t generally hear what you expect, that parents are going to yell at us, we’re all gonna burn.” Getting parents’ approval is less of a hurdle than ensuring ongoing parental and school support beyond an awkward conversation about the facts of life. “If there’s no conversation, then there’s no chance to grow and be educated, which is our job,” Perkins says. “The thought of sex ed and the possibility of learning more is something that should be there for life. At the end of the day, what we’re talking about is health.”

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Bywater Bakery is a casual cafe in Bywater BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund TO SAY CHAYA CONRAD KNOWS HER WAY AROUND CAKES is an

understatement. For several years, the owner of the new Bywater Bakery worked as the bakery director for Rouses, overseeing 45 stores and the production of inumerable king cakes. It should come as no surprise, then, that her new operation is smooth and polished. On several visits for lunch, a pastry or just a cup of coffee, service was friendly and swift, and once, as an apology for a longer wait during a busy lunch hour, I was given a sweet almond cake petit four. Despite Conrad’s wealth of experience in the corporate sector, the little red house on the corner of Dauphine and Independence streets is a calculated turn in a casual and homespun direction. Part bakery, part lunch spot, the cafe is a community hub, where patrons gather around coffee tables and laptops. There’s a stand-up piano, and some type of music almost always is playing. A full-scale breakfast operation includes a selection of creamy grit go-cups, and a pastry case full of sweet and savory confections, such as fluffy coconut and mango muffins and almond-scented breakfast cookies studded with dried fruit and walnuts. The cafe’s approach to lunch at times bears a hint of West Coast wholesome, and in other moments feels like pure New Orleans indulgence. There’s decadent cheesy crawfish

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bread and a cauliflower version with a mildly curried medley and knobs of goat cheese tucked into a soft and doughy bread loaf. Mason jar salads — which at first glance come off as a precious concept — offer great bang for the buck. At $9, a nicoise salad was enough to feed two people and was chock-full of greens, topped with roasted potatoes, crisp green beans, hearty tuna salad, green olives and a hard-boiled egg. Open-face sandwiches are best to eat with a fork, as the thick slices of bread arrive loaded with ingredients and get messy fast. Juicy pieces of roast beef top creamy horseradish aioli with spinach, vinegary fennel slaw and shredded cheddar cheese. A turkey version served on Asiago bread is piled high with roasted turkey breast, spinach, tomatoes and bacon bits. Velvety Mornay sauce covers the sandwich and is a decadent touch. The black-eyed pea fritter offers a vegetarian respite, and the citrusy, toothsome cakes are topped with carrot and fennel slaw and an Eastern European-inspired red pepper

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ajvar spread on multigrain bread. Sides are available on their own and with sandwiches and salads. Curried chicken is delicious and a surprisingly light take on the dish, with soft chicken, celery nibs and a mild curry tinge. A chickpea salad with shredded carrots and notes of citrus was bitter. King cakes are not in season, but Conrad bakes what she calls an “ooey gooey butter smear” into their fluffy brioche layers, and the cakes are among the best I’ve tasted. Sweet tooths will have to settle for the bakery’s mouth-watering layer cakes, featuring berry Chantilly cream, chocolate-butter-pecan or coconut cream until Carnival rolls around next year. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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the Krewe of Cork, wine bar owner Patrick Van Hoorebeek’s Carnival club for wine enthusiasts and wine and hospitality industry people. The Big Gateaux Show is a pastry competition that features cocktails and burlesque performances by Trixie Minx and Bella Blue. It is Saturday at the New Orleans Downtown Marriott at the Convention Center. There also are wine dinners at area restaurants. Visit the website for a list of participating wineries and restaurants. There are seminars covering wines from Portugal and Germany, a pasta-making class and a fishing excursion with chef Andrew Curren of the ELM Restaurant Group in Austin, Texas. In its 25 years, the event has raised more than $1 million for charities and culinary education. Last year, $35,000 was donated to the culinary program at Nunez Community College. — WILL COVIELLO

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close June 4 and be replaced by a Zea Rotisserie and Grill in fall 2017, according to a statement on the Taste Buds Management website (www.tastebudsmgmt.com). Taste Buds created Semolina pasta restaurants and Zea Rotisserie restaurants. Partners Gary Darling, Hans Limburg and Greg Reggio opened Mizado in September 2013. It features creative takes on Mexican favorites and Latin dishes. The menu includes traditional tacos and creative versions with Peking duck, charred rare tuna and kale, mushrooms and goat cheese. There also are original takes on salsas, tamales and ceviches. Some of the items may appear as specials at the Zea restaurant, according to the statement. The group also announced plans to open a Zea restaurant in Denham Springs within a year. — WILL COVIELLO

Brew to do THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BUGS & BREW FOR DREW (www.drfnola.

org) fundraiser features a crawfish boiling competition, food from local restaurants, craft beer and music by King James and the Special Men and others. Galatoire’s Restaurant, Rock-N-Sake Bar and Sushi, Manning’s and DTB serve crawfish-inspired dishes. The free event is at Fulton Street at Lafayette Street from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 20. Proceeds support construction of playrooms in the oncology center at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge. The event is organized by the Drew Rodrigue Foundation, named for Drew Rodrigue, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at age 20. — WILL COVIELLO

French Truck Quarter LOCAL COFFEE ROASTER FRENCH TRUCK COFFEE (www.frenchtruck-

coffee.com) announced the opening of its coffee shop at 217 Chartres St. It serves small batch coffees and teas and pastries and baked goods from Gracious Bakery (www.graciousbakery.com). It is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Owner Geoffrey Meeker also announced that a Baton Rouge location will open in July. The business has a coffee shop at 1200 Magazine St., a coffeeshop and cafe at 4536 Dryades St. and a location in Memphis, Tennessee. — WILL COVIELLO

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Mason Hereford CHEF CHEF MASON HEREFORD AND LAUREN HOLTON opened Turkey and the Wolf

(739 Jackson Ave., 504-218-7428; www. turkeyandthewolf.com) in the Irish Channel in July 2016. Hereford was chef de cuisine at Coquette and worked at some renowned restaurants around the country before returning to New Orleans to open the sandwich shop. Along with his kitchen staff — including Colleen Quarls, PH OTO BY CH E RY L G E R B E R Nathan “Nate” Barfield, Scott Yelity and Michael “Swade” Swadener — he takes a refined approach to casual fare in decor highlighted by retro and kitschy accents. It was included in Food & Wine magazine’s 2017 list of the 10 best new restaurants in the country. Hereford spoke with Gambit about Turkey and the Wolf.

: Can you explain the success of your upscale casual approach? HEREFORD: I wouldn’t say we are upscale. I’m just lucky to have badass cooks with the sensibilities of a more expensive style of food. They all have backgrounds in fine dining. Here, we can feed people at a much more relatable price point. It started with the idea of a sandwich shop that does the things we like to do — buy pork from our friends that sell the pork (Marhsall Bartlett and Jordan Proctor at Home Place Pastures). Buy beef from our friends who sell beef (Charlie Munford at Two Run Farm). We try to be flavor-forward and creative; we just do it with sandwiches. People talk about how we deal in nostalgia. We do like to take things we grew up eating and favorite things from different times of our lives that were memorable and do it our way. Whether that means dress it up or use the flavor combination to make something that is more exciting than the sum of its parts. Our ham sandwich is a direct knock-off from my favorite sandwich that I ate growing up a couple times a week from a yuppie gas station in my hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia called Bel Air Market. Theirs was turkey; we switched the meat to ham we make in house that we’ve worked really hard on. Other than that, I did everything I could to reproduce my favorite childhood meal. I went so far as to call them and find out the bread and the bakery from Atlanta to have the bread shipped in for this one sandwich. They make an herb mayonnaise that I love and to the best of my

ability recreated. The sandwich has really sharp cheddar and cranberry. I made that because I wanted to eat it and liked it enough to sell it to other people.

: So it’s a shared vision? H: When we got started, I had a lot of friends that were available. All of the cooks are involved in the creative process because we have this ridiculous staff. Nate, Scotty and Swade hold down the kitchen. We know how to work with each other. Colleen Quarls is my chef de cuisine. She is young, badass and can cook my food and her food side by side. Bona fide badass. The key to what is going great at Turkey and the Wolf is that we do this for each other, and that has taken us to where we are. I can be cool because Colleen is cool because she knows Nate, Scotty and Swade can run it by themselves. I’m the luckiest dude there is.

: What can you tell us about being recognized by Food & Wine? H: It was a total honor. We knew we were going to be on a list but had no idea what the list was and who was on it. It ended up being people that I really respect. It was a really cool feeling for the whole staff. During the photo shoot, they made a pretty awesome video. I’m eating a bologna sandwich — my favorite — and drinking a 40. It was 10 a.m. and I was on a double, gotta give it up for the cause. The bologna is probably my favorite, we cut it in quarters and the kitchen eats at least one per day. We eat a lot of quarter sandwiches around here. — ANDREA BLUMENSTEIN

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BY NORA McGUNNIGLE GORDON BIERSCH (200 Poydras St., 504-552-2739; www.gordonbiersch.com/locations/new-orleans) head brewer Nicholas “Nick” Anzalone is determined to put his stamp on the Warehouse District brewpub. Anzalone was a social worker and home brewer who turned to brewing as a second career. He has been with the brewpub for two years and became the head brewer in November 2016. “I’m from New Orleans,” he says. “I grew up in Mid-City, so I’m trying to change the beer culture here and embrace a newer, more local approach to the things I do. I’m still doing all of the traditional German lagers the slow, right way. But I’m also brewing newer styles, like my hazy IPAs, to go alongside the traditional stuff. I love that duality.” Anzalone has featured IPAs and other hoppy beers on multiple taps at the brewpub alongside traditional German styles. He also has embraced the benefits of working for a large company as well as the autonomy Gordon Biersch provides. “I take full advantage of Gordon Biersch’s corporate buying power, which gives me access to harderto-get hops because of our big hop contracts,” Anzalone says. “But I treat the Gordon Biersch New Orleans brewery as a separate little entity. I do all the recipe formulation, and all beer-related

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decisions come from me.” Anzalone is collaborating on new beers with local partners, including Jeremy Sauer, a former brewer at Dixie Brewing Company and a part owner of the Mid City Yacht Club (440 S. St. Patrick St., 504-483-2517; www.midcityyachtclub.com). Together, the pair brewed a Belgian wit called Mid City Wit that currently is available on tap at Gordon Biersch, along with a hazy, single-hopped Citra IPA and a piney, roasty black IPA. Revelator Coffee Company (637 Tchoupitoulas St., 205-224-5900; www.revelatorcoffee.com) collaborated with Anzalone on a coffee lager. Revelator blends, roasts and grinds the beans to pair with Gordon Biersch’s dark lager.

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Jean Vullien & Fils Brut NV Vin de Savoie, France Retail $21

THE SAVOIE REGION IN EASTERN CENTRAL FRANCE

backs up to the foothills of the Alps. Americans have begun to pay attention to the character of the area’s wines. This sparkling wine is a blend of 50 percent chardonnay, 30 percent jacquere and 20 percent altesse. A white grape indigenous to the region, jacquere adds citrus flavors and acid. Altesse is an indigenous white grape that adds body. Upon removal of the cork, there is a yeast and brioche aroma, which affirms the wine was made in the methode traditionnelle. A tart apple character dominates the aroma and flavor of the wine. It is not from the Champagne region, but it has a chalky aspect. Drink it now or hold it for up to five years. Drink it as an aperitif or with smoked salmon, raw oysters, caviar, crabmeat ravigote and truffled cheeses. Buy it at: Swirl Wine Bar & Market and Faubourg Wines. Drink it at: Effervescence and Coquette.

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Paradigm Gardens Concert Series 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Tuesday Paradigm Gardens, 1131 S. Rampart St., (504) 344-9474 www.paradigmgardensnola.com There are oysters from Two Girls One Shuck and food by chefs from Primitivo, Kenton’s and Ancora Pizzeria & Salumeria. Courtyard Brewery and Cathead Vodka provide drinks. Geovane Santos Quartet performs. Tickets $50 (includes food and drinks).

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A Night with Second Line Brewing 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Thursday Tana at Treo, 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 304-4878 www.myhousesocial.com/onthestreet The dinner features Italian dishes paired with beers from Second Line Brewing. Courses include arancini with Talleggio cheese and roasted garlic foam with Batture Blonde ale, trofie al pesto with an IPA, eggplant mezzelone with a red IPA and lemon custard-filled bombolone with Saison Named Desire. Tickets $50.

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In the SoFAB kitchen with Jacob Cureton 3 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405 www.natfab.org Chef Jacob Cureton of Annunciation demonstrates prepation of Southern and Creole dishes. Samples provided. Free with museum admission.

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Shank Charcuterie 2352 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5281 www.shankcharcuterie.com A take on an Argentinean choripan sandwich features spicy sausage with marinara and grated cheese.

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2016 PLANETA ROSE Sicilia, Italy Retail $15-$16

SOME ROSE WINES MISS THE POINT.

Most grapes used to make rose are not shrinking violets, and a rose’s aroma and flavor should reflect the grape’s character. Nero d’Avola grapes, associated with Sicily, and syrah grapes are used in wines that never would be mistaken for having meek or shrinking characters. It makes sense this rose from one of Sicily’s renowned houses delivers full flavor. Vinified from equal parts nero d’Avola and syrah, it presents strawberry and cherry characteristics and is ready to enjoy young. It is a stylish blend of the grapes, and the wine is relatively low in alcohol (12 percent). Drink it with boiled seafood, shrimp remoulade and fried chicken. Buy it at: Zuppardo’s Family Supermarket and Acquistapace’s in Covington and Mandeville. Drink it at: Avo, Marcello’s Restaurant and Pizza Domenica.

2015 COTE EST Catalan, France Retail $9-$12

CATALAN IS ASSOCIATED WITH SPAIN , but there also is a Catalan

region in southern France. It’s near Roussillon and is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the Pyrenees, with sun-parched valleys and low mountains. This wine is a blend of 50 percent grenache, 30 percent chardonnay and 20 percent roussanne, all white grapes indigenous to the area. Jean-Marc Lafage is in his 30s and already has earned an impressive reputation as a winemaker. He opted not to let anything get in the way of the freshness of this summertime wine, so the blend did not touch oak. The

tank-fermented blend offers aromas of dried apricot, honey, citrus and floral tones. On the palate, the crisp wine has lingering fruit flavors and notes of acidity. It should be well-chilled and served with light dishes such as salads, cold soups, deviled eggs and seafood. Buy it at: The Wine Seller, Spirit Wine, Pearl Wine Co., Prytania Liquor Store and Langenstein’s in Metairie. Drink it at: Catahoula Hotel, The Franklin, Bacchanal Wine and Kajun’s Pub.

2016 HONORO VERA ROSE Jumilla, Spain Retail $10-$12

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Spanish wine-producing region. Among its three designated wine regions is Jumilla, tucked against the Mediterranean Sea south of Barcelona. The region is better known for growing citrus, but it also produces hardy syrah and tempranillo grapes. This Honoro Vera bottling has a deeper color than many roses but is an elegant and approachable version with low alcohol. One expects strawberry and cherry character, but it’s the watermelon flavor that delights the palate. Drink it with spicy boiled crawfish, baked or grilled oysters, gazpacho, roasted vegetables, hot dogs, tacos and tuna poke. Buy it at: Spirit Wine, Sidney’s Wine Cellar, Grande Krewe Fine Wine & Spirits, Hong Kong Food Market and Cost Plus World Market. Drink it at: Tableau and Del Fuego Taqueria.

2016 ARCA NOVA BRANCO Vinho Verde, Portugal Retail $11-$12

VINHO VERDE IS ONE OF PORTUGAL’S uncomplicated, easy-drinking

wines. It is made in areas of north-

ern Portugal surrounding Porto, which is better known for producing port. Vinho Verde literally means “fresh wine,” but it is both a style and a place, like Champagne. This Arca Nova version is a blend of 50 percent loureiro, 40 percent arinto and 10 percent trajadura. It is low in alcohol content (10.5 percent) and has Vinho Verde’s trademark spritziness. It offers aromas of lemon and green apple. On the palate, taste soft minerality on the finish. Drink it with raw oysters, sushi, smoked salmon, chicken salad sandwiches and roasted nuts. Buy it at: Faubourg Wines, Spirit Wine, Brady’s Wine Warehouse, Swirl Wine Bar & Market, Pearl Wine Co. and W.I.N.O. Drink it at: The Bombay Club, Catahoula Hotel, Baru Bistro & Tapas, Basin Seafood & Spirits.

2016 TOAD HOLLOW DRY ROSE OF PINOT NOIR Sonoma County, California Retail $12-$16

TOAD HOLLOW MADE ONE OF THE FIRST dry-style rose wines in the

U.S. in 1995. The winery felt it had to explain that the wine was fully “dry,” which means all the sugars in the grapes had been converted to alcohol. To the public, that meant it was not sugary sweet, like most American roses at the time. Today, most rose made in the U.S. is dry. This wine has strong aromas of candied cherry and some citrus on the palate. It has 11.5 percent alcohol, similar to European rose styles. Drink it with seafood, pizza, rosemary-roasted poultry, grilled salmon and spicy dishes. Buy it at: Cost Plus World Market, Rouses on Tchoupitoulas Street, Whole Foods Market Arabella Station, Canseco’s Market on Esplanade and Acquistapace’s in Mandeville. Drink it at: High Hat Cafe, Mr. B’s Bistro and Toad Hollow Cafe.

2015 SOUTHERN RIGHT SAUVIGNON BLANC Walker Bay, South Africa Retail $16-$18

IN 1994, ANTHONY HAMILTON-RUSSELL FOUNDED SOUTHERN RIGHT WINERY primarily to focus on South

Africa’s specialty grape, pinotage. He also planted sauvignon blanc grapes so he could make wine while developing the red grapes. Fruit for

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1 this sauvignon blanc came from a variety of sites, many in the southernmost reaches of South Africa. Strong maritime influences on the vineyards give this wine its European style, as opposed to the more fruity styles from New Zealand. Clay soils at varying elevations contribute to the wine’s complexity, and it does not touch oak. There is also a significant amount of minerality. Drink it with Asian and spicy dishes, salads, asparagus wrapped in prosciutto and quiche. The name of the winery honors the southern right whale, and a portion of proceeds is devoted to protection of the species. Buy it at: Martin Wine Cellar, Pearl Wine Co. and Whole Foods Market Arabella Station. Drink it at: Herbsaint Bar & Restaurant.

2016 ROSI MOSI ROSE NOT MANY AMERICANS are familiar with the wines of Austria’s Niederosterreich region or the grape Zweigelt. Producer Martin Moser and his wife, Carmen, oversee the 300-year-old Hermann Moser winery, located in the town of Rohrendorf in the Kremstal wine-growing region. Kremstal is known for white grapes, but Zweigelt is a red grape, developed in 1922 by Fritz Zweigelt. He created it by combining the St. Laurent varietal, the most widely planted red wine grape in the Czech Republic, with blaufrankisch, a grape common throughout Central Europe that offers large tannins and spice characteristics. The name of the wine is a reference to Martin, who is said to develop red cheeks when drinking this wine. This wine comes in still and sparkling iterations and is best served well chilled. On the palate, taste dried cherry, apple, light expressions of strawberry, a bit of citrus and acidity. Drink it with Cuban sandwiches, barbecued ribs, strawberries and paella. Buy it at: The Wine Seller and Spirit Wine. Drink it at: Restaurant August, Cafe Degas and Bacchanal Wine.

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wines. In recent years, the European Union objected, and the quality of these wines has improved dramatically. This grape often is blended with other varietals to flesh out flavors and acids, but in this wine, it stands alone. White stone fruit characters, such as peach and apricot, have been enhanced in the vineyard, and improved acidity gives it a stronger flavor profile. The difference between what usually is expected from catarratto and this impressive wine is the presence of white peach, nectarine and a hint of sage on the palate. There’s also tangy acidity and the flavor of honeydew melon. It should be served cool but not so cold that its fragile aromas are muted. Drink it with margherita pizza, pasta Bordelaise, linguine Alfredo, paneed veal and tiramisu. Buy it at: Spirit Wine. Drink it at: Mona Lisa, Shaya, Altamura Italian Trattoria and Galliano Restaurant.

2016 GUILHEM MOULIN DE GASSAC Languedoc, France Retail $7-$14

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been recognized as the class act of the Languedoc region in southern France. Mountains protect the vineyards from harsh weather, and different seasonal winds help protect the vines. This wine is made from equal parts syrah and grenache and does not touch oak. It offers floral aromas such as lilac and a hint of jasmine. On the palate, taste minerality, strawberry, light cherry, currents and berries. Drink it with pate, terrines, charcuterie, duck confit and french fries. Buy it at: Elio’s Wine Warehouse, Wine Seller, Grande Krewe, Pearl Wine Co., Spirit Wine, Brady’s Wine Warehouse, Swirl Wine Bar & Market, Keife & Co., Vieux Carre Wine & Spirits, Hopper’s Carte des Vin, Bin 428, Dorignac’s, Whole Foods Market Arabella Station and in Metairie and Acquistapace’s stores. Drink it at: Catahoula Hotel, Revel Cafe & Bar, St. James Cheese Co. on Tchoupitoulas Street, Herbsaint Bar & Restaurant, Central City BBQ, Evangeline, The Country Club, Mondo, Jacques-Imo’s Cafe, Meauxbar, Cavan, Primitivo, Chais Delachaise, Ace Hotel, Bacchanal Wine, Barrel Proof, N7, Delachaise, Daily Beet, Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, Freret Beer Room, Slice and The Quisby.

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ing new, but with the improved offerings of cheeses, wines and local beers, there’s much to reconsider. Cheese buyer Rachel Perlstein and St. James Cheese Company (641 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-304-1485; 5004 Prytania St., 504-899-4737; www.stjamescheese.com) proprietor Richard Sutton recommend beverages to pair with cheeses. Perlstein is a wine buyer for Whole Foods Market at Arabella Station (5600 Magazine St., 504899-9119; www.wholefoodsmarket. com). She attended culinary school, worked as a chef and was designated a Certified Cheese Professional by the American Cheese Society. Perlstein says getting started with wine and cheese pairings is simple. “Champagne and sparkling wine go with everything,” she says. She also shared general guidelines about wine varietals and specific vintages. “Dry white wines pair extremely well with just about any cheese,” Perlstein says. “White wines with good minerality like Feudi di San Gregorio Falanghina or your favorite pinot noir would both be good partners with Thomasville Tomme,” a semi-soft, aged raw cow’s milk cheese made like a French farmhouse cheese. Matching wines and cheeses from the same region is usually a good idea. Perlstein recommends Spanish txakolina wines — white or rose — with sheep’s milk cheeses from the Pyrenees and Basque Country. “Sheep’s milk is the fattiest, more than cow and goat cheese, so the cheeses go great with these crisp, lean and refreshing wines,” she says. Roses and Loire Valley Sancerre wines, unoaked chardonnays from Burgundy and California, make great pairings with Cypress Grove Lamb Chopper Chevre or Ewephoria, a Gouda-style sheep’s milk cheese from Holland, Perlstein says.

Cana de Cabra, a mild, creamy Spanish Rachel Perlstein buys wine and cheese for Whole goat cheese, goes Foods Market in Uptown. with those wines as PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER well as pinot grigio, Spanish verdejo and garnacha. Alemar Cheese Company’s Bent River He shared some of his favorCamenbert-style cheese is a good ite pairings with Gambit. accompaniment to chablis and “Rebirth Pale Ale, a product of pinot noir. NOLA Brewing Company, pairs well Cypress Grove also produces a with pepato, a gourmet, aged Italian Midnight Moon goat Gouda that sheep’s milk cheese studded with Perlstein pairs with Dry Creek Zinblack peppercorns,” Sutton says. fandel or syrah wines. Sutton pairs Covington Brew“Alpine-style cheeses, like Comte, house’s Pontchartrain Pilsner with a Gruyere and fontina go with natural semi-hard cow’s milk cheese from wines like Donkey & Goat Grenache Meadow Creek Dairy in Virginia. Noir and Arianna Occhipinti SP68 “O’Banon from Capriole, a fresh from Vittoria, Sicily,” she says. and dense chevre made from orBeaujolais is another good option. ganic goat’s milk cheese wrapped “Cabot Clothbound aged cheddar is in bourbon-soaked chestnut leaves big enough to pair with your favoris just the ticket to pair with (NOLA ite cabernet sauvignon, or with othBrewing’s) 7th Street Wheat beer,” er bold red wines,” Perlstein says. Sutton says. “Caveman Blue (cheese) from NOLA’s Irish Channel Stout Oregon’s Rogue Creamery is a partners well with Brillat-Savarin, great companion with cabernets, the triple-cream French cow’s milk zinfandels and port,” she says. cheese named after he 19th-cenAt St. James Cheese Company, tury gastronome, Jean Anthelme owners Richard Sutton and his wife, Brillat-Savarin, Sutton says. Danielle, have assembled a variety “Resembling Parmigiano Regof cheeses from around the world. giano in both taste and texture, Both are Tulane University gradPiave Stravecchio, a hard 18-monthuates who had cheese epiphanies aged cow’s milk cheese from Italy, while working in London at Paxton is a worthy companion to Abita & Whitfield, one of the city’s oldest Brewing Company’s Abita Amber,” cheesemongers. With the experiSutton says. ence and knowledge they gained He recommends serving Abita’s there, they opened their shop in raspberry-infused Purple Haze with New Orleans in 2006. Red Hawk, a triple-creme, aged As a host of breweries have cow’s milk cheese from Cowgirl opened in New Orleans in recent Creamery in Northern California. years, Sutton has hosted classes at With Abita’s Big Easy IPA, he the shop focused on pairing cheese likes Prima Donna aged cow’s milk with beer. Gouda from the Netherlands, and “Beer is a magic beverage,” he for Andygator he chooses Cabot says. “Beer is much more forgiving Clothbound cheddar, a cow’s milk than wine. I think beer and cheese cheese from Cellars at Jasper Hill in are more approachable as a pairing, Vermont, which also pairs well with and (more) affordable.” big, bold-flavored wines.

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with a glass of wine. But it doesn’t end there. I think there’s a paradox to our foodie culture. We spend all this time obsessing over food that will taste better, and yet we rarely teach ourselves how to taste well. The result is that many of us settle for what I call “secondhand sensing” —things taste delicious because they’re expensive, or because they come with a fancy description. Blind tasting teaches you to filter out the noise that often plays to our cognitive biases. In essence, wine can provide a discipline to stay true to our own felt experience of the world.

Bianca Bosker talks about wine and sommeliers in Cork Dork BY BRENDA MAITLAND

PART MEMOIR, PART SENSORY SCIENCE , part wine history, part

G: How did you become interested in sommeliers? Bosker: I started off obsessed with sommeliers’ obsession, and I ended up obsessing over the same things they’re obsessed with. I had this realization that these somms and I were living life at opposite extremes. My life was one of sensory deprivation; theirs was one of sensory cultivation. I wanted to know whether I could train my senses — whether any of us could — and what would change as a result. G: You pursued sommelier training. How was that? B: As a way of guiding my training and of testing whether I’d actually improved, I was determined to pass

G: In the book, you write that you gained access to private events and knowledgeable people in the field. Were you able to fit in? B: In the beginning, I was what sommeliers refer to as a “civilian.” I had to earn my way into the inner sanctum of their tasting groups and onto the restaurant floor. Training as a sommelier took over my life. I was blind tasting, going to distributor tastings, working as a cellar rat, cramming, practicing and going to sommelier competitions. At the same time, I supplemented the tried-and-true training methods passed down through generations of sommeliers with research by sensory scientists. Cork Dork does not follow the typical wine world script. The book pulls back the curtain on parts of the wine world that are rarely explored. The wine industry tends to paint a very rosy, fairy tale portrait of itself — one that traffics heavily in tradition and romance. But as I found in my journey everywhere from the floors of Michelin-starred restaurants to neuroscientists’ labs and mass-market wine factories,

Bianca Bosker studied to become a certified sommelier to write Cork Dork.

the reality of wine is way messier, way more complex. G: What did you learn about your palate? B: My experience training as a sommelier revolutionized the way I saw my senses. There’s so much we misunderstand about taste and smell. First, you don’t have to be born a bloodhound. Any of us can train our senses with a little effort. Second, we’re actually better smellers than we realize. There’s this idea that humans essentially unlearned how to smell when they started walking upright. But new research shows that when it comes to our sense of smell, we actually beat some species long considered the uber noses of the animal kingdom. In the course of having my brain scanned by neuroscientists as a way of testing whether I’d improved, it became clear not only that any of us can hone our senses, but also why this transformation matters. Cultivating these capabilities is actually a prerequisite to fuller, deeper experience. In response to the same flavor stimuli, a novice’s brain will stay relatively dark, where a trained taster’s lights up. When we attune ourselves to flavor, we engage our more critical, analytical and higher-order brain functions. I came to value a mindset I describe as “sensefulness,” which is the idea that it’s by tuning into our senses that we can better make sense of the world. That outlook can start

G: What’s your advice for wine enthusiasts? B: So much of the complexity and nuance of a wine exists in its aroma, and yet most of us never make the effort to learn to listen to our noses. Consider that humans can perceive only five different tastes, but scientists estimate we can pick up around one trillion different smells. If you’ve ever learned a new word in your life, then you’ve already practiced the skills it takes to be a phenomenal smeller. Start by putting meaning to smells: Sniff the herbs in your kitchen, and say their names as you do. You’ll begin recognizing the aromas in your wines. G: How should diners approach a sommelier? B: Whether you’re buying wine at a wine store or ordering at a restaurant, there are really just two key pieces of information you should share. First, what do you want to spend? And second, what flavors do you want to taste? The latter could be as specific as “I had a superb Grillo from Sicily the other day — can you suggest something like that?” or as vague as “I like white wines that taste like peach.” The somm, who knows the options better than a guest ever could, can guide you from there. As a somm, one of the most fun parts of the job is to take people on a journey through a glass of wine. You can travel through time and space without ever leaving your seat.

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primer for wine enthusiasts of all levels, Cork Dork (Penguin) is Bianca Bosker’s quest to understand the subculture of restaurant sommeliers. Bosker has written for The New Yorker online, The Atlantic, Food & Wine, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and The New Republic. She is an enticing writer who recounts the heavy-drinking, esoteric gauntlet of becoming a sommelier. The project was sparked by an encounter with a sommelier while dining with friends. She began studying sommeliers during her job as an editor at Huffington Post. She found that she wanted to be more like them, and she trained to become one. She left her job, talked her way into private tastings, cultivated relationships with sommeliers, delved into the science of taste and smell and became immersed in the subculture. She spoke with Gambit about her experiences researching the book.

the Court of Master Sommeliers’ certified sommelier exam. The court recommends that you spend at least three years in the wine industry before you attempt the test. I gave myself a year. And this exam is not a gimme. It tests wine theory, blind tasting and service, which requires you to demonstrate your skill tending to guests. It’s something like Trivial Pursuit meets ballroom dancing meets a blind date. They’re judging not only whether you can follow the dozen or so steps required to properly open a bottle of sparkling wine, but even whether you demonstrate the proper personality and je ne sais quoi.

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

CAJUN 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. $

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. $$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

COFFEE/DESSERT

Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter. com — Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$

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

Chez Pierre French Bakery & Cafe — 3208 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504)

Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaes-

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467-3176; www.chezpierreneworleans. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

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OUT TO EAT nola.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. $

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. $$

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. $$

Kingfish — 337 Chartres St., (504) 5985005; www.kingfishneworleans.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 592-0223; www.weltysdeli.com — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.Fri. 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. $

INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

ITALIAN 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 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. $$$ Bombay Club — Prince Conti Hotel, 830 Conti St., (504) 577-2237; www.bombayclubneworleans.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Broussard’s — 819 Conti St., (504) 5813866; www.broussards.com — Reservations accepted. Dinner daily, brunch 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. $$$ The Red Maple — 1036 Lafayette St., Gretna, (504) 367-0935; www.theredmaple.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended. 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. $$

MIDDLE EASTERN Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner Sun.-Thu. Credit cards. $$ Jerusalem Cafe — 2132 Tulane Ave., (504) 509-7729; www.facebook.com/ cafehei — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

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House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $

The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

Magazine Po-boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. 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 Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com — No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards.$ 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 — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. 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)

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. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www. desfamilles.com — Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. 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. $$

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Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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musical director, trombonist Sarah Morrow, and the overly clipped Nite Trippers outfit. With Herlin Riley on drums and Roland Guerin on bass, the grooves on classics including “I Walk on Guilded Splinters,” “Right Place Wrong Time” and “Such a Night” were loose and funky, giving Rebennack plenty of room to stretch out on piano and keyboards beneath his husky growls and incantations. Back-up singers Regina and Ann McCrary’s soaring R&B vocals, which also appeared on Locked Down, provided a nice contrast. The new band also features saxophonist Charles Neville, guitarist Eric Struthers and Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown on trumpet.

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM JAZZ FEST 2017 THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL featured a host of rock and

pop stars and everything from blues to zydeco and more. Below are some of the highlights from the festival’s seven days of performances at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

BY COUNT BASIN™ WITH HELP FROM WILL COVIELLO, FRANK ETHERIDGE, JENNIFER ODELL & ALEX WOODWARD

WONDER YEAR Stevie Wonder started his 15-song service of gratitude and love with a brief sermon to reflect on the past year. “We have a lot to talk about, we have a lot to sing about, we have a lot to pray about. We have a lot to do,” said the 66-yearold singer-songwriter. “A lot has changed since the last time I’ve seen you. I just beg of all of you: Don’t let the love I’ve talked to you about be gone by those who would allow a lot of negativity in this nation ... And you can tell him, Mr. No. 45, tell him I said God gave him that position of being what he is for a purpose of uniting people, not dividing them.” Wonder then hammered into his harpejji, a small electronic unit mimicking percussive clavichord-like sounds, to lead into the big band funk on Hotter Than July opener “Did I Hear You Say You Love Me,” followed by the reggae-inspired “Master Blaster.” The stage’s rough sound mix evened out as Wonder steered the band through Characters’ lively “Come Let Me Make Your Love Come Down,” climaxing with dueling guitar solos before Wonder sat behind the keys to dig into the squiggly rhythms of Innervisions’ “Higher Ground” and the playful “Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing.”

The set also featured “Overjoyed,” “Sir Duke,” “I Wish” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” before Wonder invited PJ Morton and Corinne Bailey Rae to the stage to sing verses on his “Living for the City,” among several songs Wonder asked for plenty of audience participation. Here, he started a chant of “racism is unacceptable.” Standing at what looked like a beat pad, Wonder proclaimed himself “DJ Chick Chick Boom” and mixed a medley of songs — including Parliament’s “Flashlight,” Prince’s “Kiss,” David Bowie’s “Fame,” and The Eagles’ “Hotel California,”— and invited the crowd to sing along. They were hanging on his every move, but it felt like a distraction from a set that had reached an emotional climax. Back at the keyboard, Wonder launched into “Superstition” with the band back on board and riding out its riffs. He made his goodbyes and walked offstage as the band continued to play.

THE DOCTOR IS IN On the fest’s first Sunday, Dr. John, aka Mac Rebennack, settled in at the Acura Stage with his star-studded band of local musicians. Rebennack, 76, recently rebuilt his ensemble after discharging former

In the Blues Tent, Sir Reginald Dural hosted a tribute to his father, Buckwheat Zydeco, aka Stanley Dural, who died in September 2016. Dural now leads his father’s band, Il Sont Partis, which features guitarist Lil Buck Sinegal, formerly a member of Clifton Chenier’s band. Accordion-playing bandleaders Dural, C.J. Chenier, Nathan Williams and Corey Ledet led the group on Buckwheat Zydeco songs (Dural on “What You Gonna Do,” Chenier on “Hard to Stop”) and a few of their own tunes (Williams on “Josephine Ce Pas Ma Femme”). The tribute reached its pinnacle when all four accordionists joined in on a jubilant version of Lee Dorsey’s “Ya Ya.”

LATIN TINGE The Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s two most recent albums feature all original material, and April release So It Is was inspired by a trip to Cuba. At the Gentilly Stage, saxophonist Charlie Gabriel led the band through the album’s songs. Trombonist Ronell Johnson couldn’t stop dancing at the front of the stage as the band plunged into the album’s Latin rhythms, particularly on the tracks “Santiago” and “La Malanga.”

A LITTLE MELODRAMA Dark skies above the Fair Grounds seemed like a perfect setting for Lorde’s alternately passionate and angst-fueled electropop, backed by a full string section. As trip-hop beats surged behind her, the black velvet-clad 20-year-old darted and bounced around the stage, her rich voice imbuing tracks such as “400

ROOTS REVIVAL The Roots — an endlessly versatile hip-hop outfit — distilled pure funk and a thrilling, raw performance from Usher, one of the best-selling R&B singers of all time, at the Congo Square Stage. The set showcased Usher’s dynamic performance — a charming stage presence, dance moves, a great voice and endless energy, all brought out with the aid of the Roots’ seemingly effortless versatility, gently transforming Usher’s hits into classic funk and soul arrangements, helping contextualize Usher’s place in pop. Usher comfortably merged with the band, armed with horns, keyboards, percussion (including bandleader Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and hyperactive beat machine Jeremy Ellis), and two guitars, mingling Instant Funk’s “I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)” and Kool and the Gang’s “Jungle Boogie” with ease into Usher’s two decades of hits, from “You Make Me Wanna” to “U Got It Bad” to “Confessions Part II” and beyond. The set also was spiked with heightened drama, from “Captain” Kirk Douglas’ cosmic waterfall of riffs in a wild guitar solo to the final encore of “Climax,” which the band slowed down, stewed in the beat and stripped of studio gloss to reveal a gorgeous ballad. The band’s thoughtful renditions of Usher’s songs helped illustrate just how good they are, despite their veneer of compressed, overly polished pop, and the arrangements underlined how well the songs stand on their own. “Love in This Club” became a heavy reggae jam. “Caught Up” was anxious James Brown funk. “OMG” exploded like a lost Sly and the Family Stone hit. “Yeah” was largely left alone, keeping the familiar

drum pop intact while The Roots’ MC Black Thought relished in the Ludacris verses. Black Thought also acted as both a hype man and a thrilling MC in his own right. He lead the band with light-speed raps through The Roots’ “Can You Dig It?” as band members hopped alongside him in choreographed harmony.

CHECKING THE METERS Propelled by the guest roles of Ivan Neville on keyboards and a stellar horn section including Khris Royal and Clarence Johnson III, The Meters enjoyed a freewheeling celebration at Gentilly Stage. The band grooved seamlessly through its classics, starting with “Hand Clapping Song.” An improvised jam segued into “Hey Pocky Way” and bounced to the powerhouse psychedelic swirls of Leo Nocentelli’s guitar. “You’ve Got to Change (You’ve Got to Reform)” kept up the power and lead to “Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push and Shove) Part I,” “Just Kissed My Baby” and an otherworldly marathon in “Ain’t No Use” (sung by George Porter Jr. as he played the keys, while Royal played bass). The band concluded with its anthems “Fire on the Bayou” and “Cissy Strut.”

YANKEE HORDES Chicago-based Wilco, featuring Northshore native, bassist and multi-instrumentalist John Stirratt, played many songs from its brilliant 2002 album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Guitar master Nels Cline, about 12 hours removed from a stellar showcase of all-improvised music with Medeski, Martin and Wood at the Civic Theater, strapped on his vintage Fender Jazzmaster guitar for the opening number, “Ashes of American Flags.” Frontman Jeff Tweedy’s vocals mixed angst and hope on “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.” “Random Name Generator” and a stellar version of “Impossible Germany” followed. Cline sat down at his National lap steel guitar to lead into the tender “Jesus, Etc.” before going back to his electric guitar as the band put the pedal to the medal for a closing run of “Heavy Metal Drummer,” “Hummingbird,” “Late Greats” and, as an encore, “I Got You” and “Outtasite.”

DAMN THE TORPEDOS On a day marred by bad weather (gates opened at 3 p.m. on April 30), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers gave the audience a little extra, turning up the volume as they rocked past the normal festival closing time of 7 p.m. with “Refugee” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream.” After much cheering from the audience, they came back onstage to perform “American Girl.” Petty looked as groovy as ever, with a patterned head scarf and vest. Playing Jazz Fest on its 40th anniversary tour, the band kicked off with the first song on its first album, “Rocking Around with You,” which Petty and guitarist Mike Campbell wrote in 1976. Back-up singers Charley and Hattie Webb (recruited after recent tours with the late Leonard Cohen) carried vocal harmonies to another level on “Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” and Campbell shredded the slow-blues burn of “Good Enough.” Petty is known for his kiss-off love song theme, highlighted in the set by “You Got Lucky” and “Yer So Bad,” though the overarching statement with this band’s stellar showcase seemed to be one of a dreamer’s life as mission accomplished. For four decades, the band has sustained all of rock stardom’s success, excess and ego to stay in tact while releasing a chain of hits.

VIVA At the Fais Do-Do Stage, The Mavericks delivered a very danceable set. Singer/guitarist Raul Malo led off

with Fats Domino’s “Be My Guest” and followed with originals including “Back in Your Arms Again,” “Dance in the Moonlight” and, from its new album Brand New Day, “Easy as it Seems” and “Damned (If You Do).” The band came out of Miami in the 1990s and broke through in Nashville, Tennessee though it has almost no country sound. An accordion, trumpet and sax lend some border grooves, but guitarist Eddie Perez and keyboardist Jerry Dale McFadden build off more of a rock and rockabilly foundation, and on the newer tunes, Melo sounds more like a Las Vegas big band crooner.

DIDN’T HE RAMBLE Clarinetists Tim Laughlin and Evan Christopher were obvious choices to lead a tribute to Pete Fountain, who died in August 2016. At the Economy Hall Tent, they led the band on Fountain tunes, including “Clarinet Marmalade” (which the clarinetist often used to open shows at his jazz club) and the lesser-known “Blue Fountain.” Trumpeter Wendell Brunious shared a story of when he was 14 years old and his father took him to Fountain’s club. Fountain gave Brunious a new trumpet and invited him on stage to play “When the Saints Go Marching in.” Laughlin, Christopher and Brunious all joined in on a rendition of “Muskrat Ramble” as the crowd pulled out umbrellas and started a secondline parade. Tom Petty performed at Jazz Fest. P H OTO B Y S C OT T S A LT Z M A N

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Lux” from her 2013 breakout album Pure Heroine with waves of emotion and darkness. She also performed her biggest hit, “Royals.” The singer shared some backstory to introduce “Liability,” a lilting, confessional single from her new album Melodrama. “It’s a trip to be able to sit here and sing a song I wrote about being a loser,” she said, earning cheers from the teenage girl- and millennial-heavy crowd. The tune begins as an homage to frustrated isolation but Lorde’s voice grows stronger as she goes. “They’re gonna watch me disappear into the sun,” she sang. “You’re all gonna watch me disappear into the sun.”

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TUESDAY 16 21st Amendment — 30 x 90 Blues Women, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Pink Magnolias, noon; Joe Goldberg Trio, 3; Dana & the Boneshakers, 6:30; Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 10 BMC — Jersey Slim, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; Will Dickerson Band, 11 Cafe Negril — 4 Sidemen of the Apocalypse, 6 Check Point Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7; Louise Capps, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Jon Cleary, 8 Circle Bar — Carl LeBlanc, 6; Elvis DeLarge, 9:30 Columns Hotel — John Rankin & Friends, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — DinosAurchestra, 7; Treme Brass Band, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Carson Station, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 Gasa Gasa — Chew, Klyph, 8 Hi-Ho Lounge — Nate Lost, No Money Down, Tony Wilson, 9 House of Blues (Foundation Room) — Chickensnake, 6 House of Blues (Restaurant & Bar) — Michael Liuzza, 6 Jazz National Historical Park — Richard “Piano” Scott, noon The Jazz Playhouse — Ricardo Pascal Orchestra, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Mag’s 940 — All-Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree, 9 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Gregory Agid Quartet, 6:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Preservation Hall — Preservation AllStars feat. Charlie Gabriel, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rare Form — Mark Appleford, 3 Ray’s — Bobby Love & Friends, 7 RF’s — Vincent Marini, 4; Lucas Davenport, 7 Siberia — Nordjevel, Imperial, Triumphant, Witch Burial, 10 SideBar — Carlo Nuccio & Jonathan Freilich, 8:30 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — NOCCA Jazz Ensemble, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — Dave Geare, 3; Geovane Santos, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy

Forest, 2; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 10 Three Muses Maple — Gypsyland Jazz, 7

WEDNESDAY 17 21st Amendment — Royal Street Windin’ Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook, 8 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat. Giselle Anguizola, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 6:30; Mem Shannon, 10 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8:30; New Breed Brass Band, 10 BMC — Set Up Kings, 5; Sierra Leone, 8; Tibetan Peace Pie, 11 Cafe Negril — Maid of Orleans, 6; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Check Point Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Kenny Claiborne, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Lilli Lewis, 5:30; Tom McDermott & Friends, 8; The Mike Doussan Band, 10:30 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The George French Trio, 9:30 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 Gasa Gasa — Tristan & the G Spots, Nebula Rosa, Jazmarae, 9:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Joscoe Bird, Sabine McCalla, Black Suzie, 9 House of Blues — The Damned, The Bellrays, 9 House of Blues (Foundation Room) — Amanda Walker, 6 House of Blues (The Parish) — Jet Lounge, 11 Lafayette Square — Anders Osborne, Tank & the Bangas, 5 The Maison — New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 6:30 Old U.S. Mint — Pink Magnolias, 7:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman, Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, 8 & 10 Siberia — Laser Background, Izzy True, Video Age, Rudy Stoned Band, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Chris Christy’s Band, 2; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 10

THURSDAY 18 21st Amendment — G & the Swinging Three, 5:30 Bamboula’s — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 2; Royal Street Windin’ Boys feat. Jenavieve Cook, 6:30; Swamp Donkeys, 10

FRIDAY 19 21st Amendment — Shake It Break It Band, 2:30; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 9:30 Bamboula’s — Co & Co Traveling Show, 11 a.m.; Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1; Smoky Greenwell, 5:30; Troy Turner, 10 Bar Mon Cher — Samantha Pearl, 8:30 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7; Soul Brass Band, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — Strange Roux, 10; DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. BMC — Category 3, 3; Soul Company, 8; All 4 One Brass Band, 11; Sounds of Soul, 1 a.m. PAGE 34

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Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 6 Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Check Point Charlie — Domenic, 4; The Hubcap Kings, 7; River Rats, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Paul Sanchez, 8; Peter More & Friends, 11 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion, 6; Viva L’American Death Ray, 10 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 6; Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Loose Marbles, 7; The Tipping Point with DJ RQ Away, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Buena Vista Social Latin Dance Party, 10 Gasa Gasa — The Bright Light Social Hour, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Second Hand Street Band, Ainsley Matich, The Broken Blues, 8; Relapse: ’80s, ’90s, ’00s with DJ Matt Scott, 10 The Historic New Orleans Collection — Sweet Olive String Band, 6 House of Blues (Foundation Room) — Jake Landry, 6 Howlin’ Wolf — Cam’ron, Juelz Santana, 9 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Humble Kind, The Widowers, 9 Joy Theater — Band of Horses, 8 Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7 The Maison — Shotgun Jazz Band, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — Ari Teitel Band feat. Joe Ashlar, Jermal Watson, Eric “Benny” Bloom, Eric Vogel, 11 North Columbia Street — Sunset at the Landing feat. Jessica Kerber, Magnolia Sisters, 6 Oak — Tom Leggett, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — Billie Davies, 2 One Eyed Jacks — LP, Josiah & the Bonnevilles, 8 Poor Boys — Fundragers feat. DJs Casey J, Abbadabba, Catching Feelings, 10 Republic New Orleans — Spag Heddy, 11 Siberia — The Incorrigible Danny Pearson, Stoo Odom, Alexandra Scott, 6; Garden Marbles (album release), Bunch, Toonces, Pony Hunt, 10 Smoothie King Center — New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Paula Abdul, 7:30 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 St. Alphonsus Arts and Cultural Center — The Holy Warriors feat. Harold Brown, Sunpie Barnes, Bill Summers, 7:30 Tipitina’s — Papa Mali, Colin Lake, 10 Twist of Lime — Claude Hitt & Extended Recess, 10

SATURDAY 20 21st Amendment — Big Joe Kennedy, 2:30; Juju Child, 6; The Ibervillianaires, 9:30 Abita Springs Town Hall — H.G. Breland, Sonic Migration, Necessary Gentlemen,

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Sigur Ros

MORE HAPPENS IN THE FIRST 30 SECONDS of Kveikur (XL), the seventh LP by slow-melt • May 21 Icelandic trio Sigur Ros, than in some 30-min• 8 p.m. Sunday ute stretches of the band’s other albums. (This is hyperbole, but not by much — while not • Saenger Theatre, 1111 quite John Cage in their embrace of negative Canal St., (504) 287-0351; space, these are the same guys that made 18 www.saengernola.com seconds of silence into a Rauschenberg-like white-canvas calling card.) Five crashing notes serve as notice that the E.T. finger-touching of 2012’s Valtari has given way to a more hostile kind of sensory takeover. It’s a stimulating departure, if not as captivating a trick as what Jonsi Birgisson and company started out doing, transfixing listeners in a gobbledygook language with a pair of parentheses and the nothing in between, making outermost Scandinavia sound like the farthest reaches of outer space. As with fellow true post-rockers Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros’ bowed strings and stratospheric soundstages are malleable enough to convey any emotion one wishes to attach to them, making the band a first-call soundtrack option for everything from modern dance to nature documentaries to The Simpsons. Kveikur and the new Radiohead-esque “Oveour” have more limited applications — a recent cameo on HBO’s Game of Thrones hits the bull’s-eye — but it compensates with blunt force. Tickets $49.50-$128. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS Magnolia Sisters, Zion Harmonizers, 7 Bamboula’s — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 11 a.m.; G & the Swinging Three, 2:30; Johnny Mastro, 7; Marc Joseph & the Mojo Brass, 11:30 Bar Mon Cher — Barbarella Blue, 8:30 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Ambush Reggae Band, 10; Water Seed (album release) feat. Cyril Neville, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. BMC — The Jazzmen, 3; Willie Lockett, 5; Crooked Vines, 8; Marigny Street Brass Band, 11; Jazmarae, 1 a.m. Cafe Negril — Carolyn Broussard, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7; Dana Abbott Band, 10 Check Point Charlie — Kenny Triche, 7; Alabama Slim, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Sunpie Barnes & Johnny Sansone, 8 Circle Bar — SPACE, 10 d.b.a. — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 4; John Boutte, 8; Brass-A-Holics, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Joe Krown Trio, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Kaya Nicole, 5; Baby Giants Jazz Band, 7 Gasa Gasa — Vallis Alps, Kweku Collins, 9 aw & the Cute Guys, 11 a.m.

Hi-Ho Lounge — Hustle with DJ Soul Sister, 11 House of Blues (The Parish) — Corner Boy P, 10 Howlin’ Wolf — Chuck Inglish, DJ Legatron Prime, Adam Dollar$, OG Muchee, Tay Miles, Rodo, 9 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — Russell Batiste & Friends, 11 Oak — Jon Roniger, 9 Old Point Bar — Revival, 9:30 Old U.S. Mint — New Orleans International Guitar Fest, noon; The Holy Warriors feat. Harold Brown, Sunpie Barnes, Bill Summers, 2 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Brian O’Connell & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Pour House Saloon — The Bayou Players Band, 10 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars feat. Shannon Powell, 7, 8 & 9 Republic New Orleans — Kehlani, Ella Mai, Jahkoy, Noodles, 8 Siberia — Julie Odell, Esther Rose, Shannon Jae Ridout, 6; Luke Spurr Allen & Happy Talk Band (album release), Helen Gillet, Washboard Chaz, 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Monty

SUNDAY 21 21st Amendment — Christopher Johnson Quartet, 8 Bamboula’s — Dave Hammer Trio, 11 a.m.; Bon Bon Vivant, 1; Albanie Falleta Trio, 2; Carl LeBlanc, 5:30; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — Bayou Wind, 3; John Chapman Band, 3; Ruth Marie’s Jazz After Dark, 7; Mignano, 10 Cafe Negril — Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6; John Lisi, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Friends, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; The Birch Boys, The Conrads, 9:30 d.b.a. — Eight Dice Cloth, 3; Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Kettle Black, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Mark Coleman, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Anuraag Pendyal, Dignity Reve, 7 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Jefferson Orleans North — Cindy Van Duyne, The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 7 Kermit’s Treme Mother-In-Law Lounge — Kermit Ruffins, Paris Harris, DJ Sugar Ray, 4 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the NOLA Jitterbugs, 10 a.m.; Higher Heights, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Joe Krown Trio, 10 Old Point Bar — Luna Mora, 3:30; Jean Marie Harris, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band feat. Gregg Stafford, 6; Preservation All-Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 7, 8 & 9 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 11 a.m. Rare Form — Heather Holloway & the Heebie Jeebies, noon; Native Swing, 10 RF’s — Will Kennedy, 4; Tony Seville & the Cadillacs, 7 Saenger Theatre — Sigur Ros, 7 Siberia — A Place to Bury Strangers, Bottomfeeders, Trance Farmers, The Detail, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — The Organic Trio feat. Brian Seeger, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Okilly Dokilly, Beatallica, 7:30 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Carolyn Broussard, noon; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 2; Kristina Morales & the Inner Wild, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10

MUSIC 6; Jack Cruz & Los Valientes, 10 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; In Business, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 5:30; Alex McMurray & Alex Bosworth, 8; Neva Wright & the My Bads, 10:30 Circle Bar — Phil the Tremolo King, 7 d.b.a. — Chappy, 7; Glen David Andrews, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — New Orleans Jazz Manouche, 7 The Maison — Chicken & Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 One Eyed Jacks — Black Lips, Surfbort, DJ Jubilee, 8 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars, Bobby Love, 8 The Orpheum Theater — Golden Dawn Arkestra, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation All-Stars feat. Charlie Gabriel, 8, 9 & 10 Saturn Bar — King James & the Special Men, 10 Siberia — Flat Duo Jets, Planchettes, The Luxurious Faux Furs, Lefty Parker, 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

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — The organist’s “Organ & Labyrinth” performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock by candlelight. Free. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Fleur de Lys Chamber Orchestra. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — Francis Scully directs the orchestra’s program of music by Mozart, Grieg and others. Free. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Great Voices Sing John Denver. Loyola University New Orleans, Monroe Hall, Nunemaker Auditorium, 6363 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-2011; www.loyno.edu — Opera singers perform John Denver hits. Lee Holdridge conducts. Tickets $12-$15. 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Judith Armistead, Ila Rondeau, Karen Ray. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., (504) 522-0276; www. trinitynola.com — The string trio plays Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.” Free. 5 p.m. Sunday. New Orleans Opera. Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter, 541 Bourbon St., (504) 524-7611; www.fourpoints.com/ frenchquarter — For its “Opera on Tap” program, New Orleans Opera Association singers perform opera favorites in a casual setting. Free. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

MONDAY 22 21st Amendment — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 6:30 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — NOLA Swingin’ Gypsies, 5:30; Sunshine Brass Band, 9 Blue Nile — Jeff Chaz, 7; Brass-A-Holics, 10 BMC — Yeah You Rite, 5; Lil Red & Big Bad,

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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

ISRAELI FILMMAKER JOSEPH CEDAR has a gift for extracting relatable and dramatically compelling stories from the hidden depths of Jewish culture. Remarkably, his 2011 film Footnote wrung high drama from a tale of rival • Opens May 19 father-and-son Talmudic scholars in • AMC Elmwood Palace 20, 1200 modern-day Jerusalem, earning an Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan, Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. (504) 733-2029; Cedar’s first English-language film is www.amctheatres.com Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, which portrays SONY CLASSICS PICTURES elite segments of New York City’s Jewish community as filtered through the experiences of one Norman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere). The fixer of the title is code for the lesser-known Yiddish word “macher,” which translates as “a person who gets things done.” The term also is used ironically to describe one who does things others won’t do to oil the social machinery and help people get what they want — all of which applies to Norman in spades. A vivid and ultimately sympathetic character that seems to be the result of a true collaboration between Cedar and Gere, Norman simultaneously has nothing and everything to offer the world. Nobody knows the real Norman, and he has no actual resources of his own, but his tenacity and shamelessness allow him to navigate social circles that should lie well beyond his reach. That renders him uniquely valuable to the rich and powerful in his community. As the film moves from character study to what might be described as a thriller, Norman remains at the center, matching up strangers for life-altering mutual favors until — as the film’s title plainly states — events spiral out of control. Emerging slowly is Norman’s perceptive and often moving portrait of the flaws and idiosyncrasies that make each of us human. Before the opening credits are done we meet our protagonist in voiceover, already scheming to connect a wealthy businessman with a visiting Israeli politician to purchase public tax debts. The unlikely plan could make a lot of money for everyone involved, but we soon see that for all his desperation, Norman is motivated only by the need to matter in some way — to be somebody. In hopes of connecting with the Israeli official, Norman does something that’s perceived as an act of kindness and later transforms his life, eventually propelling him to the center of global politics and a brewing international scandal. It’s all fairly implausible if not downright hard to believe, but that seems an essential part of Cedar’s vision for the film. Norman is a fable that seeks a modest place in the long, rich tradition of Jewish fables. The moral of Norman’s story may be that even as human frailties define us and potentially lend meaning to our lives, they also can lead to mortal dangers. Norman sincerely believes his schemes leave room for everyone to win, but life has a way of making sure someone pays a price for that manufactured glory. Gere’s subtly expressive performance constitutes a glory of another kind. His Norman seems to spend the entire film in a camel’s hair overcoat and driver’s cap pulled down close to his ear buds, an outfit that fends off the New York winter but also represents the protective armor he needs to do battle. Norman is an everyman for the age of smartphones and celebrity, and his struggles come to look a bit like our own. — KEN KORMAN

3 Generations — Elle Fanning plays a transgender teen in this family dramedy. Chalmette Alien: Covenant (R) — Ridley Scott squeezes the last bit of life from his space-monster franchise. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Slidell, Regal Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (PG) — A road trip goes sideways in the movie based on the children’s book series. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Slidell Everything, Everything (PG-13) — “Bubble Girl” falls in love with the boy next door. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell Hello Destroyer — “If Ingmar Bergman had made a film about ice hockey ...” Zeitgeist Hounds of Love — A couple kidnaps a woman in this disturbed serial killer thriller. Zeitgeist

NOW SHOWING Baahubali 2: The Conclusion — A warrior’s son learns the truth about his heritage. In Telugu with English subtitles. Elmwood Beauty and the Beast (PG) — Hermione, I mean Emma Watson, falls in love with a furry Frankenstein. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Born in China (G) — The nature documentary features pandas and the ever-endangered snow leopard. Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell The Boss Baby (PG) — If you’ve ever wanted to see Alec Baldwin play a talking baby with a dark secret, this is your chance. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Case for Christ (PG) — A wayward journalist tries to disprove the existence of the Heavenly Father. Regal The Circle (PG-13) — Based on Dave Eggers’ 2013 tech-dystopia thriller. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell, Regal The Dinner (R) — Affluent couples have dinner to discuss their heinous children. Elmwood, West Bank The Fate of the Furious (PG-13) — The narratively Sisyphean Fast and Furious franchise rolls on. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Frantz (PG-13) — After World War I, a grieving German woman meets a mysterious Frenchman. Broad PAGE 38

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Get Out (R) — In this race-relations horror movie, it’s what’s inside that counts. West Bank Gifted (PG-13) — A child-prodigy tearjerker with beefcake-come-lately Chris Evans. Elmwood, 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 — in time to catch the early-bird special. Slidell, Regal Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (PG-13) — Tribune Media Company’s fatigued synopsis: “Based on the comic book.” Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki — The offbeat biopic shot in 16mm black-and-white profiles Finnish boxer Olli Maki. Broad How to Be a Latin Lover (PG-13) — A man plots the seduction of a widowed billionaire. Clearview, Elmwood, Kenner King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (PG13) — The tragic tale of destiny and duty reimagined as a goofy action movie. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Kong: Skull Island (PG-13) — Cinema’s greatest ape gets a new origin story. Elmwood, Slidell Logan (R) — The last of the Wolverine films (starring Hugh Jackman, anyway). West Bank The Lost City of Z (PG-13) — In the Amazon, a turn-of-the-20th-century explorer becomes obsessed with a secretive society. West Bank, Broad My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (PG-13) — Comic book artist Dash Shaw directed this movie about a high school with an Atlantean fate. Broad Mother’s Day (PG-13) — The strategically timed rom-com returns to theaters. Elmwood The Promise (PG-13) — A love triangle unfolds as the Ottoman Empire crumbles. Regal Sleight (R) — Probably the only movie about a drug-dealing street magician. Elmwood, West Bank, Broad Smurfs: The Lost Village (PG) — Smurfette finally gets some girlfriends in this franchise reboot. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Snatched (R) — Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn are mother and daughter on a getaway gone wrong. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Tiny Giants 3-D — Cute things fend for themselves in the wild. Entergy Giant Screen Unforgettable (R) — Katherine Heigl plays against type as a jilted, obsessive ex-wife. West Bank, Kenner The Wall (R) — A military survivalist shoot-’em-up, not your favorite pot smokers’ rock opera. Clearview, Elmwood, Slidell The Zookeeper’s Wife (PG-13) — Zookeepers learn to #resist in World War II-era Poland. Regal

SPECIAL SCREENINGS The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert — Two drag queens go on an outback road trip. 8 p.m. Friday. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden After the Storm — A grieving man tries to reconnect with his ex-wife and son. 7:40 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist And You Don’t Stop: 30 Years of HipHop — The documentary is a hip-hop retrospective. 6 p.m. Friday. Ashe Cultural Arts Center Bad Taste and Dead Alive — The films are screened at a mini “Aussie splatter fest.” 9 p.m. Wednesday. Bar Redux Blade Runner — Rogue replicants roam dystopian L.A. 8 p.m. Sunday. Gasa Gasa Citizen Jane: Battle for the City — A panel discussion follows a screening of the Jane Jacobs biopic. 5 p.m. Thursday. Ashe Power House Deconstructing The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band — Hopefully answered: if “A Day in the Life” really is the best Beatles song. 7:30 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday-Sunday. Prytania Don’t Look Now — The British thriller set in Venice is adapted from a du Maurier (Rebecca) story. 7:30 p.m. Friday. New Orleans Museum of Art The Fifth Element — It’s the future, so why aren’t we wearing Gaultier-designed bandage onesies? 2 p.m and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood God Knows Where I Am — The documentary uses an unsettling death as an entry point to discuss mental illness. 9:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier — The comic opera pioneered the “rose ceremony.” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood Seven Brides for Seven Brothers — Newlyweds abet a mass kidnapping in this 1954 musical. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania Smokey and the Bandit — In history’s most improbable plot device, a man drives 28 hours to drink Coors. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Elmwood, West Bank, Regal, Canal Place Tiny Crimes and Red Wine — Filmmaker Michael Arcos attends a screening of his archival works. 8 p.m. Saturday. New Orleans Photo Alliance (1111 St. Mary St.) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (R) — The movie is a prequel and/or sequel to David Lynch’s much-loved TV show. Midnight Friday-Saturday, 10 p.m. Sunday. Prytania Violet — A teen struggles to come to grips with his feelings after witnessing a stabbing. 6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? — Real-life rivals Joan Crawford and Bette Davis are sister-frenemies in this classic. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania

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HAPPENINGS Low Road Art Walk. 700 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street — Royal Street galleries stay open late. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday.

OPENING Academy Gallery. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www.noafa.com — New work by New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts students; opening reception 6 p.m. Friday. Bar Redux. 801 Poland Ave., (504) 5927083; www.barredux.com — “Dystopian Utopia,” new works by Aurelea River and Kevin Comarda; opening reception with musical performances by the artists 8 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 — “Regressive States,” new fiberglass and resin works by Tony Savoie, through May 26. Group exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — “Afro Brother Spaceman,” work and prints by New Orleans comic artists inspired by cartoonist John Slade, through May 28. “Is the Earth Round?,” works by Louisiana artists and conservationists in support of science, facts and the wetlands, through June 4. Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery. com — New work by Chris RobertsAntieau, ongoing.

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. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “Neapolitan: Comic Book Diplomacy, Go Cups and Water Bottle Buoys,” new work by Christopher Saucedo, through June 3. Arthur Roger@434. 434 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “Intentional Landscapes,” new photographs by Edward Burtynsky, through June. Arts Council of New Orleans. 935 Gravier St., (504) 523-1465; www.artsneworleans.org — “Deep South by Suroeste: Better Must Come,” group exhibition curated by Fari Nzinga, through May 30. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery. com — “Monstruos Diabolicos,” woodcut prints by Sean Starwars; “Luxury,” new work by Bob Tooke and Silke Thoss; “Louisiana Lost Treasure Map,” land memory bank and seed exchange installation by Monique Verdin; all through June 3. Beata Sasik Gallery. 541 Julia St., (504) 322-5055; www.beatasasik.com — New work by Beata Sasik, ongoing. BEE Galleries. 319 Chartres St., (504) 587-7117; www.beegalleries.com — “HOMAGE,” new works by Mark Bercier, Joe Derr, Robin Daning and Martin LaBorde, through May. 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 — “Another Show,” group exhibition of paintings by Blake Boyd, David Eddington, Pinkney Herbert and others, through June 29.

Aaron McNamee, through June 5. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — “Ex Libris,” mixed-media collage with hand drawing by Michael Pajon; “Consequences of Being,” woodcut prints about stereotypes and exoticism by Katrina Andry; both through May 27. LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Assembling Thomas Mann,” new works by the metal artist and jewelry designer; “Ghosts of Good Times,” new work by Philip Gould; both through May 27. M. Francis Gallery. 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery.com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing. Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans. 433 Royal St., (504) 299-9055; www.martinlawrence.com — “Kostabi: Contemporary Master,” Mark Kostabi retrospective, through May. Martin Welch Art Gallery. 223 Dauphine St., (504) 388-4240; www.martinwelchart. com — Paintings and mixed-media work by Martin Welch, ongoing. Martine Chaisson Gallery. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — “According to the Sky,” paintings by Sharon Lee Hart, ongoing. Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www.michalopoulos. com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing. M.S. Rau Antiques. 630 Royal St., (504) 523-5660; www.rauantiques.com — “The Georgian Collection,” British works from the era of King George, through Oct. 16. New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (707) 779-9317; www.theneworleansartcenter.com — “The Artist’s Muse,” group exhibition featuring new works by Ray Cole; “Coastal Heritage: Living with Water,” group exhibition for Wetlands Art Tour; both through June 3. New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks.com — Irises, lilies and flower gardens sculpted in glass, through May. Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery. 535 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-5271; www. old77hotel.com — “(Somebody Got) Soul, Soul, Soul Set One,” group show about music and culture curated by DJ Soul Sister; “The Gospel According to New Orleans,” series by Cheryl Anne Grace; both through Saturday. PAGE 42

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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 — “It Was Such a Beautiful Promise,” new work by Sibylle Peretti, through June 25. CANO Creative Space at Myrtle Banks Building. 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — New works by Keith Duncan, through July. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com — “Weathered Walls,” new work by Jean Geraci, through May 30. 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 — “A State of Natural Abstraction,” abstract acrylic paintings by Shawn Hall, through May 27. Creason’s Fine Art. 831 Chartres St., (504) 304-4392; www.creasonsfineart.com — “Figures II: Jazz Portraits on Strings,” marionettes by Harry Mayronne, ongoing. Ellen Macomber Fine Art & Textiles. 1720 St. Charles Ave., (504) 314-9414; www.ellenmacomber.com — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Flux. 2124 Magazine St. — “NolaFLUX,” new work by Olesya, photographs by Tommy Crow and sculpture by Garrett Haab, through May. 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) 3018654; www.nolafront.org — “Fractures,” new work about conflict by Ryn Wilson; “Cinema Arcane,” mini theatre group exhibition; “4 Queens,” multimedia showcase about mythical places by Courtney Asztalos and Mark Brandvik; all through June 4. 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. Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Pinkos,” new work by

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Pamela Marquis Studio. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 615-1752; www.pamelamarquisstudio.com — New paintings by Pamela Marquis, ongoing. RidgeWalker Glass Gallery. 2818 Rampart St., (504) 957-8075; www.ridgewalkerglass.com — Glass, metal sculpture and paintings by Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway, ongoing. Scene by Rhys Art Gallery. 708 Toulouse St., (504) 258-5842; www.scenebyrhys. com — Pen and ink drawings by Emilie Rhys, ongoing. Second Story Gallery. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.neworleanshealingcenter. org — “Doom: How to Survive a Neo Pop Surreal Southern Apocalyptic Terrorism Extinction Level Event,” new work by John Isiah Walton, Pat Philips, Angel and Ron Bennett, through June 3. ShiNola Gallery. 1813 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., (504) 223-5732; www.facebook. com/shinolagallery — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. Soren Christensen Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 569-9501; www.sorengallery.com — “Old & New,” recent works on canvas, paper and panel by William Dunlap, through May 30. The Spielman Gallery. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 899-7670; www.davidspielman.com — Travel, Hurricane Katrina and Gulf South black-and-white photographs by David Spielman, ongoing. St. Tammany Art Association. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 8928650; www.sttammanyartassociation. org — “I Should Have Called Her Virga,” atmospheric paintings by Inga Clough Falterman, through Saturday. Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/staplegoods — “What Is to Give Lyte Must Resist Burning,” conceptual work about the invention of lighting by Abe Geasland, through June 4. UNO-St. Claude Gallery. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno. edu — “Scaping,” textured paintings by David Rex Joyner, through June 4. Vieux Carre Gallery. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www.vieuxcarregallery.com — New work by Sarah Stiehl, ongoing. Where Y’Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St., (504) 325-5672; www.whereyart.net — “(Somebody Got) Soul, Soul, Soul Set Two,” group exhibition about music and culture curated by DJ Soul Sister, through Saturday.

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Gallery group expos can showcase several artists at once, but most become just “another show,” and they stand out as much as people in an elevator. But sometimes • Through June 29 things click like a lively visual conversation • Another Show: Group exhibition as each piece brings out the best in the of paintings and mixedothers. In Another Show at Boyd | Satellite, David Eddington’s surreal Constructivist media works painting features some oversized, disem• Boyd | Satellite, 440 Julia St., bodied bones towering like obelisks in a (504) 581-2440; hazy landscape that unexpectedly resonates with Pinkney Herbert’s abstract Lines www.boydsatellitegallery.com canvas (pictured), where darkly cryptic markings on a sandy expanse suggest an ancient Mesopotamian experiment in • Through May 28 modernism. Likewise, a vibrant graffiti-es• A State of Natural Abstraction: que wall mural by Wendo complements Paintings by Shawn Hall some meticulous Blake Boyd paintings that weave graffiti and pop themes into • Cole Pratt Gallery, 3800 eloquent monuments to urban ephemera. Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; Mass production, zombie robotics and www.coleprattgallery.com industrial madness set the tone in works by Deborah Pelias, Trey Speegle and, especially, Iva Gueorguieva, whose complex abstraction, Machine Vision, functions as a postscript to her big, two-person show with Regina Scully down the street at Octavia Art Gallery. In art as in life, context not only is important, it is what gives meaning to just about everything. Shawn Hall’s A State of Natural Abstraction expo lives up to its name in this latest iteration of her ongoing techno-baroque exploration of the elemental world around us. Bigger and bolder than much of her past work, paintings such as Pink Head in the Cumulus — a crimson, mauve and azure phantasm of clouds and sunspots swirling in a pastel sky — suggest whimsical natural forces at work in the cosmos. But Coy Nematode returns us to ground zero with an elegant take on those tiny worms that seem to be biding their time, awaiting the day when they inherit the earth after we render it unsuitable for human habitation. In Hall’s view, Mother Nature — and her elegant sense of humor — inevitably win in the end. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

SPARE SPACES Arrow Cafe. 628 N. Rampart St., (504) 410-5647; www.facebook.com/arrowcafenola — “1000 Words,” new work by Jason Kerzinski, through June 5. Ashe Cultural Arts Center. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — “Side by Side,” work about the disappearing Louisiana coast curated by Wanda Wiggins, through June 22. The Building 1427. 1427 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 352-9283; www.building1427.com — Work by New Orleans artists Daniel Jupiter, Mark Lacabe and Martin Payton, ongoing. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (Mid-City). 3133 Ponce de Leon St., (504) 913-9073;

www.fairgrinds.com — “Fair Grounds at Fair Grinds,” horse racing photographs by Olivia Greene, through June 18. German-American Cultural Center. 519 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, (504) 3634202; www.gacc-nola.com — “Wynhoven: A Dutch Legacy Remembered,” photos by Catholic priest Peter Wynhoven, through May. Pirate’s Alley Cafe. 622 Pirate’s Alley, (504) 524-9332; www.piratesalleycafe. com — Paintings, prints and mixed-media works by Joe Bostick, Mario Ortiz, Chris Holcombe, Nathan Durapau, Ernest Brown, Emily Stieber, Jennifer Laffin,

Brandon Felix and others, ongoing. Tulane University. 6823 St Charles Ave., (504) 865-5000; www.tulane.edu — “The Personal Is Political: Portraits of Louisiana Second Wave Feminists,” photographs of people working for women’s rights since the 1970s, through May. “Thomas Sully: At Home and at Leisure,” drawings, blueprints and photographs of residences and yachts by Thomas Sully, through June 3.

MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “Cecilia Vicuna: About to

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Happen,” work by the Chilean artist about discarded things in the time of climate change; “Senga Nengudi: Improvisational Gestures,” sculpture retrospective; both through June 18. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www. hnoc.org — “A Most Significant Gift: The Laura Simon Nelson Collection,” more than 80 works from the Nelson Collection including Newcomb pottery, through Oct. 21. “Storyville: Madams and Music,” photographs, maps, cards and objects from New Orleans’ one-time red-light district, through Dec. 2. “Giants of Jazz: Art Posters and Lithographs by Waldemar Swierzy from the Daguillard Collection,” jazz portraits by the Polish poster artist, through Dec. 17. “The Seignouret-Brulatour House: A New Chapter,” model of a 200-year-old French Quarter building and historic site, ongoing. 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 Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing. Louisiana Supreme Court Museum. Louisiana Supreme Court, 400 Royal St., (504) 310-2149; www.lasc.org — “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich,” traveling World War II exhibit, through May. 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 Sunday. “African Art: The Bequest from the Francoise Billion Richardson Charitable Trust,” more than 100 African sculptures, through June. “New at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Modern and Contemporary Art,” newly acquired work honoring and inspired by the work of Leah Chase, through Oct. 1. “Jim Steg: New Work,” pieces by the influential printmaker, through Oct. 8. “Japanese Painting: Inner Journeys,” exhibition comparing contemporary artist Regina Scully’s work to Edo-period paintings, through Oct. 9. Newcomb Art Museum. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place, (504) 314-2406; www. newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu — “Beyond the Canvas: Contemporary Art from Puerto Rico,” work of five Puerto Rican artists, through July 9. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “Waltzing the Muse,” James Michalopoulos retrospective, through July 16. “Profligate Beauty,” work inspired by the American South from the museum’s permanent collection, through September.

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Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen. org — The revue features the music of Thomas “Fats” Waller. Tickets $29-$64. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday. Bye Bye Birdie. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — Gary Rucker directs the 1950s-set rock ’n’ roll musical. Tickets $36-$40. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Courted. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Alison Logan’s one-woman show is about her ex-boyfriends. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Sunday. Debauchery. The Theatre at St. Claude, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — 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. Driving Miss Daisy. Village Theater, 29180 Highway 190, Lacombe — A friendship grows between a strong-willed widow and her driver in this dinner theatre production. Tickets $20. 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Foreign to Myself. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — Goat in the Road’s production explores the process of recovery from trauma. Tickets $25-$40. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Kidz Bop. Champions Square, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 587-3822; www.superdome. com — The family-friendly show’s “Best Time Ever” tour features young singers performing popular songs. Tickets $16$120. 7 p.m. Friday. Nomadic Tempest. Pontchartrain Landing, 6001 France Road, (504) 286-8157; www.pontchartrainlanding. com — Caravan Stage Company’s multimedia and variety production is set on a ship and deals with climate change themes. Suggested donation $25, students and young people $10-$15. 9 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Practice. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671; www.playmakersinc. com — Anne Pourciau directs Garic K. “Nikki” Barranger’s dark comedy. Tickets $20, students $10. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. The Spider Queen. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — A teenager and a park ranger explore a mythical land in an original production by the NOLA Project. Visit www.nolaproject.

com for details. Tickets $18-$25. 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and Sunday. Sweet Willie’s Cotton Club. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www. cafeistanbulnola.com — A man re-opens his father’s ’20s-style nightclub. Tickets $30-$35. 7 p.m. Sunday.

BURLESQUE & VARIETY American Mess. Barcadia, 601 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 335-1740; www.barcadianeworleans.com — Katie East hosts local and touring comedians alongside burlesque performances. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burlesque Ballroom. The Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2299; www. sonesta.com/jazzplayhouse — Trixie Minx and guests star in the late-night burlesque performance. 11 p.m. Friday. 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. Bustout Burlesque. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www. houseofblues.com/neworleans/restaurant — The neo-classical burlesque troupe’s performance is backed by a live band. Tickets $22. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday. 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. Gospel Mic Drop. Castle Theatre, 501 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 287-4707; www.castle501.com — There are spoken word, comedy, dance and music acts at the show. 7 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 featuring a “lube wrestling” contest. Tickets $10. 11 p.m. Friday. Paris Is Missing. Dillard University, Cook Theatre, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 8164857; www.dillard.edu — LOUD: New Orleans Queer Youth Theater presents an original show featuring theater, drag, comedy and stories of resistance. Suggested donation $20, young people $10, no one turned away for lack of funds. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

DANCE Julianne & Derek Hough. Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., (504) 287-0351; www. saengernola.com — The siblings’ dance tour is called “Move Beyond Live.” Tickets start at $45. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

OPERA La Flamenca. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-

9998; www.marignyoperahouse.org — OperaCreole presents Lucien Lambert’s opera, which is set in Cuba during the Spanish-American war. Tickets $20-$30. 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www. facebook.com/twelvemilelimit — Julie Mitchell and Laura Sanders host an openmic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday. Chris Champagne. Cello’s, 3401 N. Hullen St., Metairie, (504) 456-5596; www. cellosrestaurant.com — The comedian’s show, “The Beasts of Southern Denial,” satirizes Louisiana politics. Admission $15. 8 p.m. Friday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 9492009; www.lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show. 10 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Gold. House of Blues, Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up showcase of local and traveling comics. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Frederick “RedBean” Plunkett hosts a stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday. Dean’s List. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Kaitlin Marone, Margee Green and Cyrus Cooper perform improv. 8 p.m. Wednesday. The Franchise. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — The New Movement’s improv troupes perform. 9 p.m. Friday. Go Ahead. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Kaitlin Marone and Shawn Dugas host a short lineup of alternative stand-up comics. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Hot Sauce. Voodoo Lounge, 718 N. Rampart St., (504) 304-1568 — Vincent Zambon and Leon Blanda host a stand-up comedy showcase. 8 p.m. Thursday. Knockout. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Two comedy acts compete to win an audience vote. 9:30 p.m. Monday. Local Uproar. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.net — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a stand-up comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. Saturday. The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3028264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Comics take inspiration from a local celebrity’s true story. 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Midnight Mixtape. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — There’s stand-up, sketch, storytelling and short films at the event. 11:55 p.m. Saturday. Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379; www. sidneyssaloon.com — Benjamin Hoffman

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BY THE TIME ELVIS PRESLEY WAS DRAFTED, he was a teenage heartthrob, drawing swarms of swooning teenagers everywhere he went. His induction into the Army in 1958 was the inspiration behind Bye Bye Birdie, a Tony award-winning Broadway musical parodying public appearances of a fictitious rock ’n’ roll singer, Conrad Birdie (Trevor Brown). Deeply in debt, Birdie’s talent agent Albert Peterson (Bryce Slocumb) concocts a publicity stunt to boost record sales, randomly selecting one member of the Midwest Conrad Birdie Fan Club, Kim MacAfee (Haley Nicole Taylor) to receive a televised kiss as Birdie departs the train station. • May 18-21 & 26-28 Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts’ rendition of this vintage piece of • 8 p.m. THursday-Saturday, Americana is a sweet and joyously enter2 p.m. Sunday taining story about teenage infatuation • Rivertown Theaters for the and complication. Elvis flaunted his sexuality onstage in a way that was new to Performing Arts many audiences. 1950s references, such 325 Minor St., Kenner as an homage to TV’s longest running variety show, The Ed Sullivan Show, hold (504) 461-9475 natural appeal to baby boomers, but are www.rivertowntheaters.com still relatable to youngsters. When the MacAfee family is invited to appear on PHOTO BY JOHN BARROIS the venerable TV show, Kim’s anxious dad, hilariously portrayed by Kyle Daigrepont, finally is swayed to allow Kim to kiss Conrad Birdie. The MacAfee family then sings like a quartet, reaching a glorious crescendo in unison with a chorus, “We’ll be coast-to-coast with our favorite host.” As Kim’s younger brother, Randolph, Dylan Rhoton hits the highest notes. Costumes and sets are right-on with ponytailed bobby soxers wearing pastel pedal pushers. Doris MacAfee’s domain is a turquoise and mustard kitchen with a Formica-top kitchen table and turquoise appliances. Rumors quickly spread by telephone, demonstrated in an ensemble performance of “The Telephone Hour.” Though Birdie more closely resembles Michael Jackson in gold lame and aviator glasses, his swiveling hips still tantalize, much to parents’ dismay. A major subplot concerns Peterson’s unsteady career and eight-year engagement to Rose Alvarez (Abby Botnick) who begs him to quit show business and become a high school English teacher so they can marry. Peterson’s petulant and suffocating mother (Helen Blanke) opposes the marriage. This thoroughly modern couple has terrific chemistry and Peterson’s sincere affection for Rose is expressed in heartfelt ballads, including “Everything is Rosie” and “Baby, Talk to Me.” A barbershop quartet made up of bartenders and bar patrons provides harmonious backup. Bye Bye Birdie has an outstanding score, and a few songs like “Kids” and “A Lot of Living to Do” are classics. Comedian Dick Van Dyke and dancer Chita Rivera, who played the couple in the original Broadway show, are hard acts to follow, but Slocumb and Botnik are agile performers, fully up to the challenge. The scene in which Albert does a soft-shoe with two little girls (Meredith Charbonnet and Laney Dobson), intoning them to “Put on a Happy Face” is especially charming. Directed by Gary Rucker, Bye Bye Birdie is an innocent and effervescent musical that has audiences leaving the theater humming, “My life is Rosie.” — MARY RICKARD

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Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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TUESDAY 16 Degenerate Music/Entartete Musik. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — A lecture, reception and performance explore “degenerate” music in Germany during the Third Reich. The Panorama Jazz Band performs. Free admission. 6 p.m. Pay What You Can Day. Cafe Reconcile, 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 568-1157; www.cafereconcile.org — Guests pay what they can at a luncheon. There is a silly hat contest with prizes. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 17 BingOh! Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — The bingo night has a superhero theme. Admission $5. 8 p.m. Ethical Lunch. First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5212 S. Claiborne Ave., (504) 866-9010; www.firstuuno.org — Chef Amina Dada prepares a community lunch, and there’s a presentation by the Fight for $15 advocacy group. There also is a bartering market. Donations accepted. 11:30 a.m. Ride of Silence. Audubon Park, 6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4629; www. auduboninstitute.org — The silent bike ride honors cyclists who have been injured or killed by motorists. 7 p.m. Round Table Luncheon. Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 523-2222; www.bourbonorleans.com — FestiGals co-hosts the monthly arts luncheon, and NOWFE director Jamie Peckenpaugh speaks. Email judy.leblanc@bourbonorleans.com for details. Tickets $55. noon.

THURSDAY 18 Ben Smith Fete. Felicity Church, 1220 Felicity St., (504) 415-1628; www.felicitychurch.com — The ACLU gala honors women’s rights activist Deon Haywood. Visit www.laaclu.org for details. Tickets $75-$125. 6 p.m. Innocence Project New Orleans Gala. The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St., (504) 486-8351; www.cannerynola.com — Innocence Project New Orleans hosts its 16th anniversary party featuring music by the Original Pinettes Brass Band, dinner, open bar and silent auction. Tickets $150. 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Renovator’s Happy Hour. Private residence — The happy hour is held in a mid-renovation 1832 Greek Revival townhouse on Esplanade Avenue. Call (504) 581-7032 for details. Admission $10. 7:30 p.m. SAGE Table. First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5212 S. Claiborne Ave., (504) 866-9010; www.firstuuno.org — New

Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders hosts the LGBT dinner with food by Vacherie chef Jeff Zeringue. Email info@noagenola.org for details. Free admission, RSVP required. 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 19 Cherry-Oke Karaoke Party. Igor’s Buddha Belly Burger Bar, 4437 Magazine St., (504) 891-6105 — NOLA Cherry Bombs dance team hosts the benefit for Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response. Suggested donation $5. 9 p.m. Dreams, Desire and the Longing for a Creative Life. Parker United Methodist Church, 1130 Nashville Ave., (504) 8951222; www.parkerchurch.net — Artist Georgia Trist is in conversation with Jungian analyst Constance Romero. Admission $15. 7:30 p.m. The Jung Society also presents a drawing workshop led by Trist at 10 a.m. Saturday. Admission $45. Family Game Night. NORDC Treme Center, 900 N. Villere St., (504) 6583160; www.nordc.org — NORDC and the Autism Society of Greater New Orleans present an evening of free games and activities for families and kids with special needs. 7 p.m. Five Star Salute. National World War II Museum, U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944; www.nationalww2museum. org — Yelp hosts the party benefiting VetLaunch, which helps veterans re-enter the civilian workforce. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Heart & Soul Gala. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., (504) 561-1234; www.neworleans.hyatt.com — The American Heart Association holds its annual fundraiser. Contact (504) 830-2300 or www.neworleansheartball.heart.org for details. Tickets $250. 7 p.m. Jefferson Chamber Crawfish Boil. Jefferson Chamber Office Building, 3421 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-3880; www.jeffersonchamber.org — The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce holds its annual crawfish boil. There’s catfish, Cajun cuisine, live music and networking. Tickets $60, includes food and drink. 5:30 p.m. Let the Good Times Roll. Old Metairie Protestant Church, 1301 Metairie Road, Metairie — A bunco night benefits the Jefferson Chorale. There are door prizes and raffles. Admission $20. 7 p.m. Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo. Bayou St. John at Orleans Avenue and N. Jefferson Davis Parkway — MotherShip Foundation presents the three-day festival. The lineup includes Cupid, Jon Cleary, Luke Winslow King and others. There also are food vendors, children’s activities and arts and crafts. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday. New Orleans On the Move Luncheon. Renaissance Arts Hotel, 700 Tchoupitoulas

St., (504) 412-2572; www.renaissanceartsweddings.com — The National Multiple Sclerosis Society hosts its annual fundraising luncheon. Call (504) 322-3788 or email nancy.kritikos@nmss.org for details. Tickets $75. 11 a.m.

SATURDAY 20 Bugs & Brew for Drew. Fulton Street at Poydras Street near Harrah’s Hotel — Drew Rodrigue Foundation hosts its annual crawfish cook-off for cancer initiatives. There’s beer, music and kids’ activities. Free admission, VIP $60. 3 p.m. Crawfish Cook-Off. Mel Ott Park, 2310 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna — G.R.I.D. Parent Association hosts the annual cookoff with inflatables and carnival games. Tickets $15, kids ages 11 and under $5. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Creative Life, Quality Life. Alvar Library, 913 Alvar St., (504) 596-2667; www. nolalibrary.org — Phyllis Parun’s program helps participants discover their creative life path. 2 p.m. Critter Cinema. Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., (504) 368-5191; www. la-spca.org — Kids snuggle up to kittens and puppies while enjoying movies. There’s pizza and popcorn. Tickets $35. Email erica@la-spca.org to register (required). 6 p.m. Geek Fest. New Orleans Public Library, main branch, 219 Loyola Ave., (504) 5962602; www.nolalibrary.org — The fest celebrates science fiction and fantasy. Author Claudia Gray appears and there’s music and a Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Helping Heroes. Mandeville Trailhead, 675 Lafitte St., Mandeville, (985) 624-3147; www.mandevilletrailhead.com — We Heart Veterans’ fundraiser benefits home care programs for vets. There’s a 5K fun run, Corvette car show, live music, a kids’ zone and more. Tickets $20. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. HOPfest. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola.com — Musicians, including Sexual Thunder!, Delish da Goddess and Sexy Dex & the Fresh, perform at the party benefiting HIV Outpatient Center at University Medical Center. Lucky Dogs are served. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. Jane Jacobs Walk. Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 371-5849; www.phjmno.org — A walking discussion of Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard highlights the contributions of immigrants. Donations accepted. 9:30 a.m. Jumpin’ Into Summer. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The family event includes a story walk, magic show and summer activities. Free admission. 10 a.m. to noon. MAC Open Studio. Mini Art Center, 341 Seguin St., Algiers, (504) 510-4747; www.miniartcenter.com — Kids make wire sculptures at weekend art workshops. Admission $5. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Madisonville Art Market. Madisonville Art Market, Tchefuncte River at Water Street, Madisonville, (985) 871-4918; www. artformadisonville.org — The monthly market features works by local artists including paintings, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture, stained glass and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. OCH Recycled Art Market. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha

SUNDAY 21 Chris Staudinger. Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium, 6500 Magazine St. — The environmental journalist’s talk covers the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. Refreshments are served. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. Le Gala de la Bonne Vie. Marriott New Orleans Convention Center Hotel, 859 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 613-2886; www.marriott.com — The National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana’s gala includes cuisine, cocktails and a silent auction. Visit www.kidneyla.org for details. Tickets $75$100. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Marigny Triangle Home Tour. Washington Square Park, 700 Elysian Fields Ave. — The tour visits several historic homes. Tickets $25. Noon. Self-Empowerment Workshop. Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation, 71667 Leveson St., Abita Springs, (985) 892-8111; www.womenscenterforhealing. org — The workshop’s theme is “Get Ready for Love.” Tickets $25. 3 p.m. Eddyfest. Hotel Storyville, 1261 Esplanade Ave., (504) 948-4800; www.hotelstoryville.net — The market showcases local and regional artists selling paintings, pottery, jewelry, glass, metal art, sculpture, photography, textiles, crafts and more. There’s live music and food. Noon to 5 p.m.

MONDAY 22 Louisiana During World War II. St. Tammany Parish Library, Covington Branch, 310 W. 21st Ave., Covington, (985) 8936280; www.sttammany.lib.la.us/covington.html — William Robison presents the lecture and screens his film on the state’s role during the war. 6 p.m.

FARMERS MARKETS Covington Farmers Market. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads,

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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 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, 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.

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MID-CITY BAYOU BOOGALOO brings three days of live music, craft vendors, a kids’ stage, paddleboat races and more • May 19-21 to Bayou St. John, stretching from Lafitte Avenue to Dumaine Street. • 5 p.m.- 9:15 pm. Friday; Music begins at 5 p.m. Friday with Alfred 11 a.m.-9:15 p.m. Saturday; Banks and Caesar Brothers’ Funkbox fea11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Sunday turing Big Chief Juan Pardo. Zigaboo Modeliste and his Funk Revue and Tank & the • Bayou St. John Bangas also perform. The Saturday lineup at Orleans Avenue includes Cracker, Cupid, Chris Thomas King, Water Seed, New Breed Brass Band, • www.thebayouboogaloo.com The Deslondes, Stoop Kids and others. Sunday features Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Charlie Wooton Project, Marco Benevento, Mia Borders, Sean Ardoin & Zydekool and The Holy Warriors with Bill Summers, Helen Gillet, James Singleton, Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes and others. The festival also features paddle boat races, a bicycle pub crawl, arts and crafts for kids. Boats are welcome. Swimming in Bayou St. John is not recommended. Free admission. — WILL COVIELLO

SPORTS New Orleans Baby Cakes. Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 734-5155; www.cakesbaseball.com — New Orleans Baby Cakes play the Salt Lake Bees at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 11 a.m. Wednesday. There is a STEM fair during the Wednesday game. They also play the Las Vegas 51s at 7 p.m. Friday and Monday, 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.

WORDS Christopher Pena. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., (504) 322-7479; www. neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The author discusses his book The Strange Case of Dr. Etienne Deschamps, Murder in the New Orleans French Quarter. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. He also appears at East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Deborah Burst. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The author presents Spirits of the Bayou: Sanctuaries, Cemeteries and Hauntings. 10 a.m. Saturday.

Dogfish Reading Series. Private residence, 2448 N. Villere St. — Tarriona “Tank” Ball is the guest at the reading series. Refreshments are served. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Omar El Akkad. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The novelist reads from and signs American War. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Readathon. Faulkner House Books, 624 Pirate’s Alley, (504) 524-2940; www. wordsandmusic.org — Local writers speak at the party for National Readathon Day. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Steve Copling. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 455-5135; www.barnesandnoble.com — The author presents his book Sage Alexander and the Hall of Nightmares. 2 p.m. Saturday.

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 disabilities seeks donations of Mardi Gras

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Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www. zeitgeistnola.org — There’s live music, entertainment, art and home furnishings crafted from reclaimed materials. Visit www.ochartmarket.com for details. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Roarin’ ’20s Party. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www.natfab. org — The museum’s fundraiser features music by Benny Grunch & the Bunch and beer from NOLA Brewing Company. Guests should dress in flapper, gangster or black tie attire. Tickets $60-$85. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Seersucker and Sazeracs. Southern Hotel, 428 E. Boston St., Covington, (985) 871-5223; www.southernhotel.com — St. Tammany Art Association presents a gala benefit featuring live music, sazeracs, hors d’oeuvres and an art auction. Seersucker and spring attire recommended. Tickets $75. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Thinking Atheist. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — Seth Andrews addresses an open meeting of the New Orleans Secular Humanist Association. 3 p.m. What Does Freedom Sound Like?. Junk Masters, 2563 Bayou Road — Southern Rep hosts the participatory music workshop for families. Free admission. 7 p.m.

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EVENTS beads, volunteers to help sort beads and volunteers for Arc farm duties. Visit www.arcgno.org for details and drop-off locations. Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Education. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www. bayourebirth.org. 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. Crescent City Farmers Market. CCFM and MarketUmbrella.org seek volunteers to field shoppers’ questions, assist seniors, help with children’s activities and more. Call (504) 495-1459 or email latifia@marketumbrella.org. 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.

Each One Save One. Greater New Orleans’ largest one-on-one mentoring program seeks volunteer mentors. Visit www.eachonesaveone.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. First Tee of Greater New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteers to serve as mentors and coaches to kids and teens through its golf program. Visit www. thefirstteenola.org. Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running partners, assistant coaches, committee members and race-day volunteers. Email info@gotrnola.org or visit www.gotrnola.org. Golden Opportunity Adult Literacy Program. GOAL seeks volunteers to conduct courses for reading comprehension, GED preparation and English language learning. Call (504) 373-4496. Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org. Green Light New Orleans. The group seeks volunteers to help install free energy-efficient lightbulbs in homes. Visit www.greenlightneworleans.org, call (504) 324-2429 or email green@greenlightneworleans.org.

Guys Read Comics. The Central City Library seeks men to volunteer with the Guys Read Comics book club, which encourages young men to read. Email mlandrum@nolalibrary.org for details. HandsOn New Orleans. The volunteer center for the New Orleans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the opportunities available and how to be a good volunteer. Call (504) 304-2275, email volunteer@handsonneworleans.org or visit www.handsonneworleans.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. Lowernine.org. Lowernine.org seeks volunteers to help renovate homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Visit www.lowernine.org or email lauren@lowernine.org. 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. NOLA Wise. The partnership of Global Green, the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy helps homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. It seeks volunteers, who must attend a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@globalgreen.org.

Refugee mentors. Catholic Charities of New Orleans’ Refugee Service Program seeks volunteers, especially those with Arabic, Burmese and Spanish language skills, to help newly arrived refugees learn about everyday life in America. 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. SpayMart. The humane society seeks volunteers for fundraising, grant writing, data input, adoptions, animal care and more. Visit www.spaymart.org, email info@spaymart.org or call (504) 4548200. 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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