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War stories

Allen Toussaint tribute FRI. JAN. 12 | Saxophonists Maceo Parker and Donald Harrison and Nicholas Payton are among the guests in drummer Stanton Moore’s celebration of Allen Toussaint’s music, based on Moore’s tribute album With You in Mind. Eric “Benny” Bloom, David Torkanowsky, James Singleton, Cyril Neville and others also perform. At 8 p.m. at Joy Theater.

Goat in the Road Productions remounts Foreign to Myself BY WILL COVIELLO

Million Dollar Quartet

THE NAME CHARLES WHITTLESEY

isn’t as well-known as it once was. The lawyer-turned-soldier led what became known as the “Lost Battalion” in the Argonne Forest during World War I. His rapid advance and a breakdown in communications left the group’s roughly 550 men trapped behind enemy lines, surrounded by German forces. The Germans demanded the Americans surrender, and it’s said he responded “Go to hell!” “Dinner is incomplete, send wine,” quips William Bowling as Whittlesey ad-libbing flippant responses to the Germans as he reimagines the story in Goat in the Road’s production of Foreign to Myself, which premiered at the Contemporary Arts Center last year and is being remounted at UNO’s Robert E. Nims Theatre Jan. 12-21. He offers various responses in retelling the story, from single-digit gestures to witty repartee. In reality, the battalion held out for five days before help arrived. There were 170 men killed or missing. Whittlesey became a national hero and a household name. After the war, he never fully re-acclimated to civilian life or his former profession. Many characters in Foreign to Myself are based substantially or partially on veterans who returned from more recent service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Alex (Darci Fulcher) has just returned from a third tour of duty in Afghanistan and is flummoxed by the bureaucracy at the department of motor vehicles. The irony is funny, as is the officious tone and language of the desk attendant who demands a valid ID. As a decorated military mechanic, Alex was responsible for keeping vehicles and machines operating, but she is struggling to get her life back in gear at home. That transition, the stress of war and post-traumatic stress disorder are among the components of service

TUE.-SUN. JAN. 9-14 | A salon concert featuring Xiaohui Yang, winner of the 2016 New Orleans International Piano Competition, highlights the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s piano festival. Visit www.masno.org for a full schedule. Yang performs at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Beauregard-Keyes House and Gardens.

FRI.-SUN. JAN. 12-28 | The musical inspired by a recording session by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins includes the songs “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Walk the Line” and many other hits. At 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts.

Bottomfeeders explored in the drama, which explores the gap in understanding between service members and civilians. Goat in the Road became interested in the subject of military service because members of the company have relatives in the armed forces. A couple of scenes come from the experiences of a special forces soldier related to one of the performers. The company first reached out to veterans two years ago to develop the piece. “The only way to do it right was to have meaningful partnerships with people who would give us the go ahead,” says writer/director Christopher Kaminstein. “We met with veterans and interviewed vets. We looked for people who would come to rehearsal and see runs of the show and say, ‘Yes, that feels accurate to me, this is useful.’” They solicited stories as well as anonymous feedback and realized there weren’t simple answers to who enlists and what active or veteran members of the military want. “Whatever you think a veteran is, it’s so much more complicated than that,” Kaminstein says. “The military is full of every type of person you can imagine.” Service members shared stories, including many of the mundane

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aspects far from the battlefield. Exploring the meaning of “service” became a core part of the story. “That word means something essential,” Kaminstein says. “I ‘served.’ I did that. I had little control over what I was supposed to do. I put my trust in the government and people of the U.S. to give me a task, and I carried it out.” In exchanges with veterans during development of the work, the phrase “Thank you for your service” came up. “Some veterans like (when people say it), and some think it’s an empty platitude,” Kaminstein says. “One woman said she always wants to ask, ‘What is it you think I did?’”

FRI. JAN. 12 | On its 2017 self-titled full-length debut, New Orleans’ Bottomfeeders pummel through 10 destructive tracks of fuzz- and reverb-coated psychedelic garage rock, echoing into the colorful portal to hell it opened. Soaked, Teevee and Goldbloom open at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

Negative Gemini FRI. JAN. 12 | Following the hazy electronic deliriums on her 2016 LP Body Work, Lindsey French’s Negative Gemini opens 2018 with the release of Bad Baby (100% Electronica), six more doses of melancholic dream pop. New Orleans futurist funk band Sexy Dex and the Fresh also is on the bill with George Clanton and Naughty Palace at 10 p.m. at One Eyed Jacks.

Pine Leaf Boys SAT. JAN. 13 | With Wilson Savoy, son of musicians Marc and Ann Savoy, playing accordion and fiddle, Lafayette’s Grammy-nominated Pine Leaf Boys are solidly grounded in Cajun and Creole music, but also incorporate strains of zydeco and swamp pop. At 11 p.m. at d.b.a.

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Imagine Dragons and Tim Tebow spent New Year’s

weekend in New Orleans building their own local playground at Central City’s Apex Youth Center on Toledano Street. The Apex Center offers services and activities for at-risk youth on a drop-in basis. The center and the playground building were featured on ABC’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry took

another swipe at New Orleans last week in a press release titled “Two GNO Men Arrested for Internet Crimes Against Children.” But one of the men arrested was from Madisonville — an hour outside “greater New Orleans” in St. Tammany Parish. The arrest was a product of the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) Cyber Crime Unit and Violent Crime Unit and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.

consider yourself lucky — and if it seems like everyone you know is getting sick with the flu, you may be right. “According to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], Louisiana is among the states with the highest confirmed illness through symptoms and laboratory surveillance,” the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed last week. The LDH also said that nearly 8,000 Louisianans are hospitalized with flu symptoms during a bad season — and the flu spreading in the current season is not a good match for the vaccine, which is developed months in advance. — KEVIN ALLMAN The number of deaths due to the flu in Louisiana during a ‘severe’ season.

Drew & Brittany Brees

opened New Orleans’ first all-accessible playground for children with varying abilities in Audubon Park. Walnut Street Playground includes play stations for children with special needs, including kids with sensory and physical mobility problems. There’s even a kidsized zip line, and all stations are wheelchair-accessible.

IF YOU’VE AVOIDED GETTING SICK OVER THE HOLIDAYS,

Cantrell to announce transition team Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell is expected to announce members of her transition team this week, after a celebratory Mass in honor of her transition St. Peter Claver Church Jan. 4. Through an organization named Forward Together New Orleans, Cantrell’s transition staff moved into offices at Xavier University Jan. 2, with the District B Councilwoman’s Chief of Staff John Pourciau formally leading the transition team. The Greater New Orleans Foundation and the Foundation for Louisiana are the organization’s fiscal agents. The mass was among the first signs of movement from Cantrell’s camp following November’s election during an unusually long transition period before her inauguration in May. The last few months have been marked by investigations from Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry into Cantrell’s credit card spending, as well as the appearance of former state Sen. and ex-convict Derrick Shepherd at two recent meetings Cantrell attended. “Over the past month or so it’s been about really working on the operational aspects of the transition,” Cantrell told reporters before Mass. “It’s also been about ensuring the advisory board for the transition team as well as committee assignments ... and very much doing a deep dive on those areas.” Among those priorities: city infrastructure, the Sewerage & Water Board, the Department of Public Works, the retention and growth of economic development and job creation, the New Orleans Business Alliance, public safety, and housing affordability. She also wants to thoroughly examine city finances and the “organizational structure of the city,” including “various departments we want to tweak and improve upon.” “When May 7 comes, we’ll have real actionable items we’ll be able to hit the ground on,” she said. “We’re going to use our time wisely through this transition so we’re truly prepared and ready to lead and govern on May 7.” Cantrell told Gambit she also plans to look into the city budget, City Planning Commission processes, funding for youth services and municipal pay plans.

Quote of the week

C’est What

? How would you rate President Donald Trump’s first year in office?

69% DISASTER

4% DISAPPOINTING

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3% AVERAGE

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wear gold teeth to the Superdome, fake dreadlocks on their heads, bull nose rings in their septa. His ability, Kamara says, to be ‘organic and authentic’ in his new city is a main factor in his success. The energy is right, the perfect fit of franchise, city and player. After touchdowns, he’s leapt into the Superdome stands and sat down, just one of the crowd, openly and proudly being Alvin Kamara, an eccentric, suddenly famous, in a city where eccentrics thrive.” — Sports Illustrated’s Ben Baskin, profiling New Orleans Saints’ 2017 superstar running back Alvin Kamara.

Bye Bye Berni: Landrieu’s right-hand man is departing Ryan Berni, who has served Mayor Mitch Landrieu in various top-tier capacities during both of the mayor’s terms, announced last week he will leave his post as deputy mayor later this month. Berni plans to open his own political and public affairs firm. He did not respond to a Gambit inquiry as to the firm’s title or location. The former chief of staff to Democratic strategist James Carville, Berni became Landrieu’s press secretary when the mayor took office and since has held several titles, including communications director, senior adviser and campaign manager for Landrieu’s re-election campaign. He took a break in 2014 to manage the final months of former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s unsuccessful U.S. Senate re-election bid. Berni has served as deputy mayor of New Orleans since January 2016. In a statement, Mayor Landrieu said, “Ryan has been an integral member of our team since 2010. There’s been very little done in the past eight years that Ryan hasn’t been involved in from beginning to end. I wish him nothing but success as he enters this next endeavor.” Berni’s various roles have included overseeing both the city’s taxicab reforms and its controversial short-term rentals laws, as well as serving as what the city refers to as “liaison and point person” for major sporting events in New Orleans, including NFL Super Bowl XLVII, the 2014 and 2017 NBA AllStar Games and Wrestlemania in 2014 and 2018. He also has crossed swords with members of the local media when he felt coverage was unfair to Landrieu. No deputy mayor replacement was named, and there’s unlikely to be one; Landrieu leaves City Hall

in May, when Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell will be sworn into office.

Trump dissolves ‘voter fraud’ commission Louisiana was among more than 40 states that refused last summer to submit detailed voter information requested by President Donald Trump’s administration, which sought to investigate “voter fraud” through the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. On Jan. 3, Trump abruptly announced he dissolved the commission and is handing over the efforts to the Department of Homeland Security. Trump has asserted that “millions” of fraudulent votes were cast in the 2016 election, despite offering no evidence of it. Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler told Gambit in July 2017 that the commission “has quickly politicized its work by asking states for an incredible amount of voter data that I have, time and time again, refused to release. “My response to the commission is, ‘You’re not going to play politics with Louisiana’s voter data, and if you are, then you can purchase the limited public information available by law, to any candidate running for office,’” he said. “That’s it.” Schedler, a Republican, was among many bipartisan officials across the U.S. who opposed the request, which critics feared would lead to further voter disenfranchisement, gerrymandering and an end to people’s ability to register to vote through public agencies and programs. In July, Commission Vice Chair Kris Kobach asked secretaries of state to send voter info — ostensibly an effort to find policies that “enhance or undermine the American people’s confidence in the integrity of federal election processes.” Kobach, as Kansas Secretary of State, established rules requiring people to show proof of citizenship to vote (a policy challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union) and created Kansas’ Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program, which crosschecks voter data to determine whether people are registered in more than one state. (Louisiana has used this program.) Mississippi’s Republican Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann also opposed the request last year and said the commission should “jump in the Gulf of Mexico.”

PH OTO CO U RTE SY T H E P E A B O DY AWA R D S

Hoda ascends Hoda Kotb, who became a New Orleans TV news favorite during her time at WWL-TV (1992 to 1998), was named permanent co-anchor of the Today show last week. She succeeds Matt Lauer, who was fired from NBC in November after reports of sexual harassment. Kotb became his temporary replacement, and the network saw strong ratings in December with the teaming of Kotb with co-host Savannah Guthrie. Kotb has been at NBC News for 19 years, much of it as a correspondent for Dateline, where her work won her a Peabody Award and the Edward R. Murrow Award. In 2010, Kotb talked to Gambit about her years in New Orleans and her first days at NBC: “When I first came to work at NBC and I was walking in the main lobby of 30 Rock,” she said, “and it was so big and cavernous and scary, and I’m with the security guard and he doesn’t have my name on the list and I’m trying to pronounce it and spell it and it’s all a big mess, then I hear these women go, ‘Hoda? Is that you?’ I turn around, and it’s a tour group from Metairie. And I go, ‘What? Are you kidding me?’ I said to them, ‘I’m kind of

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AG Landry releases guide for religious expression in Louisiana public schools Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson last week released the “Louisiana Student Rights Review,” a guide for religious expression in the state’s public schools. The guide clarifies that students can practice and share their religious beliefs on campus under First Amendment protections. It comes a month after the ACLU of Louisiana filed a lawsuit on behalf of students in the Webster Parish School District, where schools mandated prayer over the schools’ public-address systems and at school events. “School is not a church, and school officials have no right to impose their faith on students,” the group wrote in a December statement. “We hope this publication helps all citizens better understand religious liberty because too many people have unfortunately been misled into believing schools must be religion-free zones,” Landry said in a statement. “The truth is our First Amendment rights are not surrendered at the schoolhouse door.” The ACLU, however, has criticized the schools’ imposition of religious expression on students, not whether students are allowed to practice on campus. “It is important to remember that our Constitution and laws protect the rights of students to live out their faith on campus,” Johnson said. “Religious liberty is the first freedom listed in the Bill of Rights, and the next generation of Americans needs to be encouraged to preserve it.”

Capping strip clubs on Bourbon (again) The New Orleans City Planning Commission (CPC) this week will consider whether to place a cap on the number of strip clubs on Bourbon Street, following recommendations from the CPC’s Adult

Live Performance Venue Study, made at the request of the New Orleans City Council. In the report, the CPC staff recommends setting a cap of one club per every other block face, though it also acknowledges that “any decrease in number of venues would lower opportunities for jobs and affect the industry’s contribution to New Orleans’ economy.” A petition from the Bourbon Alliance of Responsible Entertainers criticized the proposed cap. The group supports “young women’s right to seek gainful work, including in entertainment” and opposes legislation that restricts those jobs to people 21 and older. The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 in New Orleans City Hall’s Homeland Security conference room.

Higgins: Give the U.N. building to … Trump? President Donald Trump has been expressing his continued displeasure with the United Nations — and he’s now got a Louisiana ally in his corner. U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, who represents Louisiana’s 3rd District, made a Facebook post with a photo of the U.N. building in New York City — with a Photoshopped TRUMP logo on the top, making it look like a giant hotel. “Damn straight, let’s give this prime piece of American real estate to someone who actually loves America. Get the U.S. out of the U.N., and the U.N. out of the U.S.,” Higgins wrote. “The U.N. is filled with nations that hate us and yet we give them billions of American dollars. As far as I’m concerned ... they can hate us for free. “I would support measures to greatly scale back funding for and participation in UN operations,” he added. “They’ve grown too big for their britches over there, and they’re sitting on super prime US real estate.” Higgins is no stranger to the social media limelight; as public information officer for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, he made a series of tough-talking videos, addressed to criminals, that went viral. Last July, however, he was forced to apologize after he recorded a 5-minute quasi-political YouTube video inside a gas chamber at Poland’s Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, insulting Holocaust survivors.

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scared.’ And they said, ‘Well, go in there and hold your head up and show them!’” Kotb, 53, has returned to New Orleans often, including an appearance at Tulane University as the keynote speaker during the university’s 2016 graduation ceremony. The New York Post reported her new compensation will be $7 million per year.

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COMMENTARY

Second chances DOESN’T EVERY EX-OFFENDER DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE? That’s what former

state Sen. Derrick Shepherd wants to know — especially as applied to himself. Shepherd was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison in 2010 for his role in a money-laundering scheme, and he recently launched 2nd Chance NOLA (www. 2ndchancenola.com), with the stated goal of helping ex-offenders return to society. It’s a worthy goal, but Shepherd’s timing suggests it’s more about him getting a second chance in politics. The backstory: The New Orleans Advocate reported that Shepherd attended a Dec. 18 meeting between New Orleans Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell and local legislators, some of whom were alarmed to see Shepherd there. At least one, state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, walked out. The Cantrell campaign sent mixed messages until a spokesperson categorically denied Shepherd would have any role in Cantrell’s transition or administration. Gambit later reported that Shepherd also attended an Algiers luncheon where Cantrell was the featured speaker. Criticism of Cantrell’s apparent association with the disgraced former lawmaker led to Shepherd cutting what looked a lot like a campaign ad last week. Standing in front of a giant American flag, he complained that “fake local news began to attack me.” He did not refute any of The Advocate’s or Gambit’s reporting, however. “Why can’t someone like me contribute to the growth of our city?” Shepherd asked. A fair question, and we have an answer: Shepherd is absolutely free to contribute to society, but his violation of the public trust by committing a federal felony — and a crime of egregious dishonesty at that — should absolutely preclude him from appointed or elected public office. Shepherd is right that second chances are vital, particularly as the state releases more non-violent offenders. Most of the newly released ex-offenders committed minor state crimes — not major felonies like the federal charges leveled against Shepherd. And unlike Shepherd, most state offenders have neither

the education nor the resources to move easily back into society. Since his release in 2013, Shepherd told Gambit, he built a general contracting business and self-funded his recent TV ads and 2nd Chance NOLA. He claimed that he has no plans to seek public office at this time, but he would not rule it out, saying that one “never knows where the winds will blow.” In 2015, he qualified to run for the Louisiana House of Representatives but was thwarted by a legal challenge. Finally, the timing of Shepherd’s advocacy raises suspicions. He purchased his 2nd Chance NOLA web domain on Dec. 29 — a week after reports of him attending Cantrell’s legislative meeting. In his Gambit interview, Shepherd admitted he picked up the gauntlet only after his presence at the meeting caused a firestorm — and he falsely claimed that no one else had stepped up to help ex-offenders. Truth is many organizations and individuals — from business groups to religious leaders, Republicans as well as Democrats — championed the cause of criminal justice reform from Day One. Shepherd is coming late to the party, and he apparently wants to be the guest of honor. Ex-offenders face enough hurdles. They don’t need Shepherd complicating their second chances with his self-serving contrivances.

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Jeff sheriff race will redefine parish IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG FOR THE GLOVES TO COME OFF IN THE JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF’S RACE.

Interim Sheriff Joe Lopinto and former sheriff’s spokesman John Fortunato came out swinging right after qualifying on Jan. 3. The attacks are likely to continue — and intensify — right up to Election Day, March 24. Lopinto became interim sheriff after then-Sheriff Newell Normand abruptly announced in July that he was resigning to become a radio talk show host. Fortunato soon thereafter retired as department spokesman after serving 46 years as a deputy. Both men logged time on the street, and both later worked in administrative capacities. Lopinto served as a narcotics detective and attended law school while still a deputy. He represented the sheriff’s office in civil cases and served in the state Legislature for more than eight years before resigning in 2016 to become Normand’s chief legal adviser. Normand later promoted him to chief deputy, paving the way for Lopinto to become interim sheriff when Normand resigned. For decades Fortunato was the face of the department, which gives him an edge in terms of name recognition among voters. He joined the department in the 1970s and was injured in the line of duty as a detective. He later became the spokesman for Sheriff Harry Lee, who promoted him to the rank of colonel and placed him over all department communications. Both Fortunato and Lopinto are campaigning on the theme of “experience.” Fortunato launched his campaign first with the tagline “Experience matters.” Lopinto followed with a slogan that was also a jab: “Real experience matters.” Right after qualifying, Lopinto said Fortunato hadn’t arrested anyone in decades. “When was the last time he made an arrest?” Lopinto said on WWLTV. “When’s the last time he wrote

Joe Lopinto (left) and John Fortunato are running for Jefferson Parish Sheriff.

a report? It was the 1970s. … Law enforcement has changed tremendously since then.” Lopinto added that his opponent has been “a good spokesperson,” but that the sheriff’s job requires much more. Outside New Orleans, sheriffs are tax collectors, jailers and process servers — in addition to being the chief law enforcement officer in each parish. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office has nearly 1,500 employees, so personnel management also plays a big role. Fortunato shot back that the sheriff’s election “is not a coronation,” adding, “I truly believe the people of Jefferson Parish are not ready to have a politician’s handpicked sheriff.” The fact that Lopinto became interim sheriff at the hand of Normand could cut both ways. Normand remains popular, but voters in recent elections have been less inclined to follow the lead of establishment politicians. Fortunato added that he “stood shoulder to shoulder with Harry Lee” after starting as a cadet in 1971. “I worked my way through the ranks to colonel, entrusted by Sheriff Lee to be his chief spokesperson … to know what was going on” in the day-to-day affairs of the department, Fortunato told WWL-TV. It’s been decades since Jefferson Parish had a wide-open race for sheriff. This one will be a war, and its outcome will change the course of parish politics for years to come.

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Hey Blake, I went to a concert recently at the Marigny Opera House. It is such a unique and obviously historic building. What’s its story?

Dear reader, For almost 150 years, the building in the 700 block of St. Ferdinand Street in Faubourg Marigny was home to Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The church parish was founded in 1848 to serve German immigrants who had settled in the neighborhood. The building was designed by architect Thomas Giraud and opened in 1853. According to a 1997 story in The Times-Picayune, for many years Masses were celebrated in Latin, but homilies were delivered in German. Holy Trinity Catholic School opened nearby in 1871 and was operated by Benedictine nuns for many years. In 1997, as the church parish population dwindled, the Archdiocese of New Orleans decided to deconsecrate and sell the church building, citing termite damage and roof leaks that would cost more than $225,000 to repair. In 2011, owners Scott King and Dave Hurlbert renamed the building the Marigny Opera House. Though they did some repairs, they kept much of the building’s patina intact, which enhanced its reputation as an artsy event venue. It is supported by a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to help local performing artists. It also has been used by national art-

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ists, including Depeche Mode, who filmed a music video there in 2013. Now called a church of the arts, the venue hosts weddings, meetings and artistic performances, including those of the Marigny Opera Ballet, its resident dance company. The Marigny Opera House also made headlines in 2014 when it hosted the wedding of singer and part-time New Orleanian Solange Knowles, which was attended by her sister, Beyonce.

BLAKEVIEW FOR THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, AS WE ROLL INTO CARNIVAL SEASON , we’ll take a look at the history of some classic songs that make up our Mardi Gras playlist. First is the tune by Al Johnson which tells us it’s “Carnival Time.” The song is so associated with Johnson that it’s become part of his name. Born in New Orleans in 1939, he cut his first record at age 16. He recorded “Carnival Time” in December 1959 at Cosimo Matassa’s studio. It was produced by Joe Ruffino for his Ric record label and released in time for Mardi Gras 1960. Johnson wrote the song, which features references to real clubs of the day, including the Green Room “smokin’” and “the Plaza burnin’ down.” Johnson was backed by an all-star studio band with Mac Rebennack (the future Dr. John) on piano, Placide Adams on bass, Edgar Blanchard on guitar and Walter Lastie on drums. The opening saxophone blasts came from a trio of well-known musicians: James Rivers, Lee Allen and Robert Parker. Still, the song didn’t take off at the time and Johnson said it was only after he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas in the Army a few years later that he began to hear stories from family and friends back home that the song had gained popularity. For decades, Johnson didn’t see a penny from the song’s financial success and drove a cab to make ends meet. In 1999, after a lengthy court battle, he finally secured sole rights to his song. He still performs the tune, especially around Carnival time, when “everybody’s having fun!”

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BC Kitchen & Bath (3939 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-4560513; www.bckitchenbath.com) offers consultations, custom design and installation services and lifetime warranties on products. Owner Bin Hang opened the store in 2005, and has specialized in cabinets and countertops for contractors, designers and homeowners. BC Kitchen & Bath operates a showroom in Metairie and has two 20,000-square-foot warehouses in St. Rose. “We have everything in stock,” Hang says. “Our turnaround is very fast — generally, if you order today, we can pick it up [from the warehouse] tomorrow.” Hang says in 2017, shades of light gray and pure white colors were popular for kitchens and bathroom countertops. Marble was one of the most popular materials for countertops. “Everyone wants marble floors and counters and marble backsplashes,” she says. Hang says contractors working on mid-range to high-end homes make up a large portion of her recent business.

Owner Bin Hang in a model kitchen at the BC Kitchen and Bath showroom in Metairie.

“We’ve done lots of commercial businesses, condominiums and homes,” she says, adding that the company also works on custom orders. After more than a decade in business, Hang says she’s developed relationships with high-quality, trustworthy manufacturers and contractors, and is happy to offer recommendations to clients who need them. Hang says she strives to make it easy on her clients from start to finish. “We have a very nice, organized system here,” she says. “We give people plenty of ideas and work with designers and then draft proposals. Then we send (clients) images of what the outcome will look like.” She also is proud of the customer service they offer. “Our crew has all been in the industry for a long time and they are very professional,” she says. “They can resolve any problems easily and are pleasant to work with.”

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It was just a hashtag, but it became a tidal wave.

This fall, women all over the world took to social media to recount what Americans called #MeToo stories, detailing incidents of sexual harassment and assault at work, at school and elsewhere. Newsfeeds on Facebook and Twitter were quickly glutted with long-suppressed accounts of gender-based discrimination, inappropriate workplace behavior and sexual violence; for a time it seemed the internet itself might grind to a halt beneath their weight. It’s not unusual for a social media phenomenon to capture the nation’s attention. But this one stuck out for its duration and reach, which seemed even to extend to infrequent internet users and great-aunts on Facebook — and for the way it ricocheted back into the real world. The #MeToo campaign took hold online after The New York Times and The New Yorker broke stories of alleged sexual abuse by megaproducer Harvey Weinstein. These reports were some of the first in a series of high-profile accusations, sometimes fueled by #MeToo tales, against

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prominent men in Hollywood, corporate America, the media, politics and other fields. The emerging and queasy narrative about the prevalence of sexual harassment and violence put a spotlight on persistent power imbalances between men and women — especially at work — even a half century after the modern women’s liberation movement began in the 1960s. For this story, Gambit spoke with six New Orleans women about what it’s been like living through the socalled #MeToo moment. Below, they offer an oral history of the phenomenon, share what it has meant to them (and their daughters) and talk about how it was both “empowering” and “heartbreaking.” They also grapple with the complexities of an ongoing cultural upheaval — including their hopes (and sometimes doubts) that it will create lasting change. “It’s like a game of Jenga, where a bunch of bricks are being removed from that tower, and eventually it’s going to fall,” wedding photographer LADY WALKER, 31, says. “We need more people to keep talking.”

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In just a short time, the #MeToo campaign began shaking up the internet — and the world. CHERIE MELANCON FRANZ, 40, CEO and autism advocate: “I feel like it progressed so quickly.” KAITLIN MARONE, 31, comedian and community organizer: “My entire social media feed, on every platform, was like #MeToo, #MeToo. … Every time I met up with women, that’s what we talked about.” FRANZ: “Ninety-five percent of my girlfriends on Facebook posted #MeToo. … but a lot of their stories were actual assault stories, and I was just blown away.” MARONE: “It was everywhere. Everybody was checking in, and trying to make sure that everybody [else] felt OK.”

I’ve had kind of a mixed outlook on it. I am a woman but I’m also a black woman, and I kind of identify with my race and then my sex. MORGAN JACKSON

Conversations about what was going on provoked emotional responses. In many circles and peer groups, feelings ran high. EMILY STEIN, 26, retail salesperson: “When it first came out, my first reaction was definitely like, ‘Oh wow, this is a great thing that we’re finally making this known.’ And then it snowballed.” MARONE: “It’s been exhausting, just really exhausting.” MEGAN BURNS, 40, poet: “I remember the conversations were usually around the amount of anxiety and trauma it was causing people to feel. I don’t remember having intellectual discussions about what was happening like, ‘Oh, this is going to change the relationships between men and women.’” WALKER: “It’s really empowering and emboldening to have these things being discussed on a national scale. … It’s also heartbreaking at the same time.” STEIN: “I just watched so many people, emotionally, have to go through that trauma over and over and over again. That was hard.” FRANZ: “Why didn’t anybody say anything to each other? Why didn’t we tell each other? We could have stopped so much from happening then. It was very upsetting.” WALKER: “There’s so much that women carry around every day that prevents them from having a full life.”

Not everyone instantly identified with the #MeToo movement. Some questioned where they fit into the conversation. BURNS: “I thought, ‘I don’t have a #MeToo moment.’ … There was part of me that was like, resistant to just jumping on board and trying to find one.” MORGAN JACKSON, 29, university conduct officer: “The whole phenomenon of the #MeToo hashtag, and all these powerful and — at one time — great men collapsing … I’ve had kind of a mixed outlook on it. I am a woman but I’m also a black woman, and I kind of identify with my race and then my sex.” BURNS: “When you become a mother, and you’re raising a daughter … you do have to reframe certain things. Maybe I didn’t feel victimized in [a] situation … [but] if I thought about someone doing those things to my daughter, that reframed it for me.”

WALKER: “When I saw the Harvey Weinstein stuff, the Bill Cosby stuff, the Louis C.K. stuff, I was like, duh. … Thank God someone’s finally f—king saying something.” FRANZ: “I kind of knew the Matt Lauer stuff, and I was really hoping it wasn’t true. … I adored him, I really liked him as a journalist.” MARONE: “When [Weinstein] stepped down, I thought: If people are seeing this really high-level person, and all of these actresses who we’re used to seeing at their most polished are coming forward and talking about this … it was clear to me then that it would keep happening.” JACKSON: “After Weinstein, and after Russell Simmons … every other day it was a new person. I remember thinking to myself, ‘OK, I wish they would just stop reporting this. Literally, this is all there will be reports on every day.’ This is the life of the average woman, this is our reality, and the fact that the world is shocked by it is ridiculous to me.”

to, it’s like, rampant. … Now that I look back on that it just blows my mind that I didn’t say anything. But [today] it’s not going to be tolerated.” STEIN: “The job that I work, the customers are predominantly old, white men. … So I’m also seeing this backlash of men coming up to me and saying, ‘Oh, I can’t give you a hug, because you’re going to put me in jail over that.’” MARONE: “One way that I wish this would go, and I hope it will … is for labor unions that already exist to prioritize the experiences of women, and to prioritize advocacy on their behalf.”

[My teenage daughter is] very aware, way more than I was, of the power differential between men and women. … The things that are talked about … they weren’t part of my world. MEGAN BURNS

Ongoing allegations against directors, actors and artists led some to wonder what we should do with their work. BURNS: “What do we do when we find out our favorite movie producers or our favorite literary novelists or poets are abusers? Do we throw out the work as well? I don’t buy (that) … there’s a separation between the person that creates the art and the art itself. That there’s some kind of crevasse that keeps it safe, totally. Do you want to take that risk with your children? I don’t.”

The headlines have led to revealing conversations with daughters, especially older girls.

The movement made some think seriously about what this could mean for women in the workplace (including themselves).

FRANZ: “It’s really funny, because [my daughter is] absolutely appalled. Every morning we wake up and there’s somebody else. … Watching all this, with the Roy Moore thing, she’s like, ‘I’m 14.’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah.’ And she’s like, ‘How? And why? And gross.’”

MARONE: “What made me realize that it could actually be meaningful for women who weren’t famous or who weren’t in the entertainment industry … was here was the [Besh Restaurant Group] getting blown up.” FRANZ: “When I worked in the service industry, being touched, being spoken

BURNS: “[My teenage daughter is] very aware, way more than I was, of the power differential between men and women. … The things that are talked about … they weren’t part of my world.” FRANZ: “I feel like when I was growing up, we would blow things off, make excuses. And I just don’t see girls [my daughter’s age] doing that at all.”

Women also are discussing how best to engage men in an ongoing conversation about sexual harassment and assault. WALKER: “We know these [accused] men. We may not personally know Louis C.K. … but we know these — possibly good-hearted — men. They are fathers, they are brothers, they are ministers.” JACKSON: “I talk to [men] and I realize they don’t understand the whole concept of what exactly [sexism] is. … If it’s not 100 percent blatant, and it’s not a man literally saying, ‘She’s a woman, she’s not capable of doing it,’ they don’t understand it.” MARONE: “There is a need to talk to men about controlling each other and

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Women watched as social media mirrored and contributed to allegations against powerful men — sometimes from equally prominent women.

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getting each other to be better. That’s the part of this that I find most daunting.” WALKER: “If I’m not calling [men] out on what they’re doing, then I am culpable for what they’re doing.” JACKSON: “I do know that unless [men are] on board, it’s not going to change, because they hold the mantle. Just like it’s up to my white friends to stick up for me when something racist happens. They have the power in the situation.”

There’s so much that women carry around every day that prevents them from having a full life. LADY WALKER

BURNS: “One thing that I see people struggle with is the idea of the limitations of their lifetime. And that within the 70 years I’ll be alive, what’s going to change? What’s going to change for my generation, and what’s going to change for my daughter’s generation?”

Everyone faces hard questions about how to treat accusers and the accused.

JACKSON: “The one thing that I keep thinking about with every case is just the fact that it seems like women are only credible when there’s 10 of us, or 15 of us, and not when it’s one or two. And I have big problems with that.” FRANZ: “Our first reaction should not be to attack somebody that [comes forward]. But on the other hand, I think our first reaction should not necessarily be to believe them either … just because I think we’re on the cusp of [somebody making an accusa-

WALKER: “What I hope to happen and what I expect to happen are two different things.” STEIN: “I think it’s already producing a lasting change. Not only are people realizing A: it’s happening, [but] B: there’s consequences for this, where there really wasn’t any before.”

MARONE: “If our answer is just ‘men need to be better,’ we’re not going to get anywhere.”

FRANZ: “You get into discussions with moms of boys and they’re like, ‘We’re terrified.’ Because if they go to a party and they drink, and two people make a mistake … what’s to stop them from being accused?”

social revolution, [where] we’re finally going to get our 50 cents on the dollar that we’re owed and become this powerful group … but I think that’s years and years away. I don’t see that happening in my lifetime, I really don’t.”

tion] for the wrong reasons. That legitimately scares me.”

And as time passes, women wonder what effect #MeToo will have on the years to come. BURNS: “The first wave is an uncovering of secrets, an uncovering of silences, a speaking up. But I think it’s really practical and healthy to also have a second wave, where people move past that place of suffering and pain and not hold on to it.” JACKSON: “I would love to say that this is going to be ... some

WALKER: “I hope women keep telling their stories. I hope they keep standing up to men on a daily basis. … Do I expect it to make a massive change? No, but it could possibly get the ball rolling forward.” JACKSON: “It’s not about ending the fight for us. I would love to benefit from it. But people in the civil rights movement didn’t necessarily benefit from their sacrifice, but I did. … Even though I don’t believe that sexism will end in my lifetime, I still need to fight for it.” STEIN: “I’ve kind of braced myself. ... It’s going to get harder before it gets better.” BURNS: “Once something’s uncovered, it can’t ever be covered again.”

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Sonnier also rises

Beyond Compere CHEF NINA COMPTON AND HUSBAND LARRY MILLER , owners

of Compere Lapin (535 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-599-2119; www. comperelapin.com) in the Warehouse District, announced they will open Bywater American Bistro in the Rice Mill Lofts building at 2900 Chartres St. in the coming months. The couple bought the space’s former occupant, Mariza, from its owners, chef Ian Schnoebelen and Laurie Casebonne, who closed their five-year-old restaurant on New Year’s Eve.

Gabrielle Restaurant returns BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I came across a bowl of game-changing gumbo. It was beyond dark. Swampy and thick, it was more reminiscent of a Mexican mole than anything Creole — and it was utterly delicious. I’ve had my fair share of inky, darkroux gumbos, mostly in Cajun country at diners and corner shops where waitresses called me “Sugar” and a dollop of yellow potato salad sat in the bowl. Still, nothing had prepared me for this. I found this gumbo at Gabrielle Restaurant, Greg and Mary Sonnier’s much-anticipated return to the New Orleans dining scene more than a dozen years after Hurricane Katrina forced the couple to shutter their beloved Esplanade Avenue restaurant. The gumbo in question was a smoky quail version with bits of anise-flavored sausage bobbing next to popcorn rice. Our server informed us that the deep, dark flavor stemmed, in part, from a base that was three months in the making. Gabrielle is a family-run business and as true to the form as they come, with Greg in the kitchen and daughter Gabie, for whom the restaurant was named, running the front of the house. Her fiance helms the bar, and Mary Sonnier floats between the kitchen and the front, greeting guests with the welcoming air and familiarity of a host at a dinner party. Dining at Gabrielle feels much like dining at an old friend’s home. There’s plenty of casual banter between servers and diners, and the latter often take their time thanking the hosts and exchanging pleasantries before departing. The dining

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room has the soft, warm glow of a living room, and the dishes, while executed with care, aren’t overly fussy or plated with pretense. Sonnier’s cooking serves as a reminder that this is a fine-dining establishment, but the dishes in his Creole repertoire always feel approachable. Barbecue shrimp top sweet potato pie in a dish that straddles the divide between savory and sweet. The ponce de lapin appetizer looks awkward at first, but the flavorful rabbit belly wrapped tightly around a loin stuffed with dirty rice and nestled in a fiery sauce piquante, was devoured in seconds. A blackened drum fillet is served with a mirliton stuffed with shrimp dressing, maque choux sauce and lemon-Sriracha aioli — a flavorful combination in which each component speaks for itself. Some dishes are new creations, but there are several mainstays reincarnated from the Sonniers’ original restaurant. Greg’s roasted duck is a thing of local lore. The duck is roasted all day and arrives as soft and pliable as pulled pork, but with the

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Gabrielle, Greg and Mary Sonnier at Gabrielle Restaurant. P H OTO B Y C H E R Y L G E R B E R P H OTO B Y D E N N Y C U L B E R T

characteristic depth and earthiness of a game bird. Crispy duck cracklings top the dish, while red pepper and mushrooms are folded in and a tangy orange-sherry sauce pools around the meat and across crispy shoestring potatoes. After just a few bites, I, too, became a Sonnier duck enthusiast. Another throwback is the peppermint patty dessert, pairing light pink ice cream and a fudgy chocolate brownie. The flavors are sweet, familiar and deeply comforting. Gabrielle’s warm hospitality is timeless and an important reminder of what makes dining out in New Orleans so special. That gumbo was among the best in the city, but in the end, dining here is about a lot more than that. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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Compton worked at chef/ restaurateur Scott Conant’s Miami restaurant Scarpetta before she joined the contestants on the 13th season of Bravo’s TV cooking competition Top Chef, which was filmed in New Orleans. She reached the final rounds and was voted fan favorite. In 2015, Compton and Miller moved to New Orleans and opened Compere Lapin. Since then, Compton has been nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Chef South, and she was named one of Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chefs last year. The menu at Bywater American Bistro is in development, according to a press release. It will include house-made pastas, French-inspired charcuterie and dishes such as a farro risotto with maitake mushrooms and mint breadcrumbs, and yellowfin tuna steak with pepperonata, herb salad and almond cream. Chef Levi Raines will be a partner in the business and preside over the kitchen. He moved from Miami to New Orleans to be the sous chef at Compere Lapin. —WILL COVIELLO PAGE 24

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Hot Donuts, Nonna Randazzo’s, Rouses, Winn-Dixie and others. The music lineup features Big Sam’s Funky Nation, John “Papa” Gros and Darcy Malone and the Tangle. There’s also a fun run at 8:30 a.m. Festival proceeds benefit Ochsner Hospital for Children. — WILL COVIELLO

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Fit for a king cake KING CAKE SEASON IS HERE , and there are traditional and creative varieties available across the region. Side-by-side tasting is possible at the annual King Cake Festival (www.kingcakefestival. org) in Champions Square at 10 a.m. Jan. 28. More than 20 bakeries and restaurants will serve slices of their cake for $1 each. Participating king cake bakers include Buttermilk Drop Bakery, Bywater Bakery, Caluda’s King Cakes, Cannata’s, The Cocoa Bean Bakery and Cafe, Haydel’s Bakery, Loretta’s Authentic Pralines, Mr. Ronnie’s Famous

at the Besh Restaurant Group (www.chefjohnbesh.com). The restaurant group created Our House Hospitality to run some of its hotel restaurants, including the Caribbean Room and Silver Whistle Cafe in the Pontchartrain Hotel. Those restaurants now will be run by QED Hospitality, a company formed by Besh Restaurant Employees. QED’s CEO is Emery Whelan, who was an executive manager at the restaurant group, and co-owner Brian Landry is still executive chef and a partner with the Besh Restaurant Group at Borgne in the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. QED also will run restaurants in the Thompson Nashville hotel in Tennessee. Chef, founder and CEO John Besh stepped down from leadership in his restaurant group in October following publication of a story by NOLA. com | The Times-Picayune detailing allegations of sexual misconduct at the company. — WILL COVIELLO

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THE NOLA CRAWFISH FESTIVAL

(www.nolacrawfishfest.com) features three nights of concerts at Central City BBQ (1201 S. Rampart St.) April 30 to May 2, between weekends of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The event features boiled crawfish, beer from local breweries and team and individual crawfish eating competitions. The music lineup includes Tab Benoit’s Whiskey Bayou Records Revue, George Porter Jr. joining Ivan Neville & Friends, Jon Cleary, Samantha Fish, New Orleans Suspects and several all-star jams. Dr. Klaw features Ivan Neville, Cyril Neville, Adam Deitch, Nigel Hall and Nick Daniels. The NCF Southern Soul Revue has Luther Dickinson, John Medeski, Roosevelt Collier, Ron Johnson and Terence Higgins. Eric “Benny” Bloom leads Sonic Bloom. The events run 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, April 30 through Wednesday, May 2. Tickets go on sale Jan. 8. — WILL COVIELLO

EAT+DRINK Ti Adelaide Martin CO-FOUNDER, NEW ORLEANS CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY INSTITUTE THE NEW ORLEANS CULINARY & HOSPITALITY INSTITUTE (NOCHI) breaks ground

Jan. 16 on its $32 million training center at 725 Howard Ave. The institution acquired the former Louisiana ArtWorks building, and in January 2019 will open a five-story school that will offer professional culiPH OTO BY CH E RY L G E R B E R nary and workforce training, classes for amateur cooks and more. Ti Martin of the Commander’s Family of Restaurants, restaurateur Dickie Brennan and developer George Brower launched NOCHI in 2013. Martin spoke to Gambit about the project.

Is NOCHI primarily an educational institute? MARTIN: Yes. That is the direction culinary education is going. Right now, you can go to major ones like The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) or Johnson & Wales (University), and it’s $35,000 a year — you go for two years or four years — and you come and work at a restaurant for $14 an hour. The math’s not really working there. So there’s been a shift. People are looking at a certificate that takes six months at a much lower price level. We have a culinary program and baking and pastry programs that are six months, so there will be two sessions a year. The next layer would be for culinary enthusiasts. If you want to come have a onehour class on cocktails and then have drinks on our patio, you can do that. We haven’t had enough of that available to locals or visitors. Or you can take a one-week class on baking or butchering. Tulane (University’s Freeman School of Business) is going to be on a floor and a half of the building teaching culinary entrepreneurship as well as some of their regular business and continuing education courses. They want to move into this area because the hospitality industry is the second largest employer in the U.S., and a major industry in New Orleans. It’s ripe for disruption in terms of hospitality tech. They’re teaching some of these programs already. On the fifth floor is going to be an events center for people to have events. The school also is going to be a convener for symposiums and other things. We want it to be a

thought leader in the industry, because New Orleans has always been a leader in the culinary world.

What will the professional program cost? M: The 13-month culinary arts program will be in the $13,000 range. That’s not the workforce program; that will be more affordable. This is much less expensive than major culinary institutes. We had consulting from CIA, Johnson & Wales and Harvard (University) to develop the programs. It’s a formal structure. It’s 650 hours of instruction in 20 weeks. It’s very intense. It doesn’t have other levels of general education. If we expand into a full associates degree, that’s down the road.

What will be offered for hospitality education? M: There are amazing opportunities in our industry. We want to teach people to be a cook or a manager. A lot of people in the hotel industry started in restaurants. We want to help people move up. There will be workforce-level training, so in a matter of weeks people can learn how to get into the industry. We’ll be training people for the (Ernest N. Morial) Convention Center, which is a partner in this. We’re going to walk before we run, but it will evolve, and my dream is that we teach hospitality, from an entry level up to CEOs in different industries. New Orleans has hospitality in our DNA. I get asked to speak all the time to banks and hospitals and insurance companies. We’re going to formalize that. — WILL COVIELLO

Email Brenda Maitland at winediva1@bellsouth.net

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OUT EAT Contact Will Coviello willc@gambitweekly.com 504.483.3106 | FAX: 866.473.7199

C O M P L E T E L I S T I N G S AT W W W. B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S .C O M Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are in New Orleans. Unless noted, all accept credit cards. To update information, email willc@gambitweekly.com or call (504) 483-3106. B — breakfast L — lunch D — dinner

$ — average dinner entree under $10 $$ — $11 to $20 $$$ — $21 or more

BYWATER Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; Www. jackdempseys.net — The Jack Dempsey platter for two features gumbo, shrimp, catfish, crab balls, redfish, crawfish pies and two sides. The menu includes a variety of fried or broiled seafood, steaks, poboys and more. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Fri, D Wed-Sat. $$

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Queenies on St. Claude — 3200 St. Claude Ave., (504) 558-4085; www.facebook.com/queeniesonstclaude — The daiquiri shop offers house-made mini pies in flavors such as Key lime and pecan, and weekly specials include oyters on Tuesday nights and steaks on Wednesday night. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. House-made leek, ricotta and pumpkin seed ravioli are served with butternut squash cream sauce and grilled asparagus. Reservations accepted for large parties. D WedSun, late Wed-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

CBD Public Service Restaurant — NOPSI Hotel, 311 Baronne St., (504) 962-6527; www. publicservicenola.com — The restaurant offers a raw bar, rotisserie and contemporary menu. Jumbo Louisiana shrimp are served with whole roasted garlic and crab boil nage. Reservations recommended. B & D daily, L Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $$ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 5920223; www.weltysdeli.com — The New Orleans AK sandwich features a choice of four meats plus cheddar, provolone, pepper Jack and Swiss cheeses on a warm muffuletta bun. No reservations. B, L Mon-Fri. $

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — The eclectic menu includes bouillabaisse, grilled Caribbean lobster, jerk shrimp and more. New York strip steak is served au poivre or with chimichurri sauce and comes with fries. Reservations accepted. L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ La Casita Taqueria — 8400 Oak St., (504) 826-9913; www.eatlacasita.com —

El Fuego tacos feature braised brisket, Monterey Jack cheese, salsa verde and pico de gallo in corn tortillas. Pork and sweet potato quesadillas are filled with carnitas, spicy sweet potatoes, pico de gallo and manchego. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as shawarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

CHALMETTE Cafe Aquarius — 2101 Paris Road, Chalmette, (504) 510-3080 — The croque St. Bernard features roast beef debris, smoked Gouda cheese, caramelized onions, chive aioli and bechamel on focaccia. The vegan Buffalo “chicken” wrap includes fried cauliflower, cabbage, cashew “blue cheese,” ranch and vegan Buffalo sauce. No reservations. L TueFri, D Tue, brunch Sat-Sun. $

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — The deli counter’s changing specials include dishes such as baked catfish and red beans and rice. No reservations. L, D daily. $ La Carreta — Citywide; www.carretarestaurant.com — Barbacoa tacos are corn tortillas filled with Mexican-style barbecued beef, red onions and cilantro and served with rice and beans. Reservations accepted for larger parties. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 371-5074; www.spottedcatfoodspirits.com — The menu includes pastries, bagels, breakfast dishes, sliders and more. The Jam burger features two beef patties, onion jam, bacon jam, fried onions and mustard and on a Hawaiian bun. Reservations recommended. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat. $$

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines. com — The city’s oldest restaurant

OUT TO EAT menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $

Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include crispy smoked quail salad with pear and bourbon-molasses dressing. Reservations recommended. L Wed-Sat, D Mon-Sat. $$$

Le Bayou Restaurant — 208 Bourbon St., (504) 525-4755; www.lebayourestaurant.com — Shrimp Ya-Ya features Gulf shrimp sauteed with Cajun pesto and served with garlic toast. Jambalaya pasta includes shrimp, chicken, smoked sausage, onions, peppers, mushrooms and spicy Creole tomato sauce tossed with penne pasta. No reservations. L, D, late Mon-Sun. $

Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street. Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Brennan’s features innovative takes on Creole dishes from chef Slade Rushing as well as classics such as its signature bananas Foster. Eggs Sardou features poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — The shrimp, blue crab and avocado appetizer features chilled shrimp, crab, guacamole and spicy tomato coulis. Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and Creole tomato jam. Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Popular starters include the jumbo lump crabcake with aioli. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; www.elgatonegronola. com — Ceviche Cabo San Lucas features yellowfin tuna, avocados, tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, cilantro, lime and sea salt, and cucumber is an optional addition. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. L, early D daily. $$ Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — Swedish meatloaf is made with Two Run Farms grass-fed beef and served with lingonberrry pepper jelly, creamed mushroom potatoes and Creole kale. There are many vegetarian and vegan options. No reservations. L, D Wed-Sun. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Panseared jumbo shrimp top a grit cake and are served with chipotle-garlic cream sauce and tomatoes. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing

Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta. Roasted garlic pizza is topped with roasted whole garlic cloves, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, feta and mozzarella. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — A 14-ounce grilled Niman Ranch pork chop is served with brown sugar-glazed sweet potatoes, toasted pecans and a caramelized onion reduction sauce. Garlic-crusted drum is served with brabant potatoes, crimini mushrooms, bacon, haricots verts and beurre rouge. Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal beurre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouilleand oyster-stuffed quail with a rouxbased gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish courtbouillon, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon.com — Croque Benedict features a soft-boiled egg, Raclette cheese, Mornay sauce and Crystal hollandaise over ap-

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offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$$

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OUT TO EAT plewood-smoked ham, poached chicken or heirloom tomatoes and a chive biscuit. Happy hour small plates include sliders, flatbread and spiced butter shrimp on baguette. Reservations accepted. brunch and early D Thu-Mon. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter. com — Tableau’s contemporary Creole cuisine includes marinated crab claws in white truffle vinaigrette and pan-roasted redfish Bienville with frisee, fingerling potato salad and blue crab butter sauce. Balcony and courtyard dining available. Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

GENTILLY Cafe Gentilly — 5339 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.thecafegentilly. com — The Morning Star features two eggs topped with Swiss and American cheeses and sauteed ham, peppers and onions served with hash browns. No reservations. B, L daily. Cash only. $

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Heads & Tails Seafood & Oyster Bar — 1820 Dickory Ave., Suite A, Harahan, (504) 533-9515; www.headsandtailsrestaurant.com — Blackened or sauteed redfish Pontchartrain is served with crabmeat, mashed potatoes and lemon beurre blanc. No reservations. L, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$

Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. For breakfast, an omelet is filled with marinated mushrooms, bacon, spinach and goat cheese. Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses. No reservations. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — The organic Argonne turkey sandwich features organic avocado, tomatoes, sprouts and Havarti cheese on choice of bread. Spanish Fort salad is made with romaine, avocado, grilled chicken, pico de gallo, corn, black beans and avocado ranch dressing. No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $$ The Steak Knife Restaurant & Bar — 888 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-8981; www.steakkniferestaurant.com — Shrimp bordelaise features jumbo Gulf shrimp sauteed with mushrooms, white wine and garlic butter and flamed with brandy. Pepper-crusted yellowfin tuna steak is served with lemon-caper butter. Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. $$$

METAIRIE

The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. L, D daily. $

Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations. L, D daily. $

Ben’s Burgers — 2008 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 889-2837; www. eatatbens.com — The menu features an array of charcoal-grilled burgers topped with cheese, chili, barbecue sauce and more. There also are chili cheese fries, onion rings, chicken nuggets and shakes. No reservations. 24H $

KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. Louisiana crab cakes are popular. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ Ted’s Smokehouse BBQ — 3809 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 305-4393 — Ted’s special combination includes choices of three meats (sliced brisket, pulled pork, sausage, pork ribs) and two sides (baked beans, corn, coleslaw, potato salad). Stuffed potatoes are available with pulled pork or chopped beef. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Vista Buffet — Treasure Chest Casino, 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4438000; www.treasurechestcasino.com — The buffet includes New Orleans and Southern favorites, barbecue, Asian and Italian dishes, carving stations, a salad bar and more. Weekly highlights include seafood and steak nights. No reservations. L Mon-Fri, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

LAKEVIEW El Gato Negro — 300 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-0107; www.elgatonegronola. com — See French Quarter section for restaurant description.

Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar. Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola.com — House-made couscous can be topped with Moroccan-style chicken, lamb or beef and is served with vegetables. Tanzia fassi features lamb slow cooked with onions, prunes, saffron and Moroccan spices in a clay pot. Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D Sun-Thu. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — Stuffed gumbo features a hand-battered and fried catfish fillet atop chicken, sausage, shrimp and crabmeat gumbo. Fried chicken is cooked to order. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8882010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come from the Bronx. No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial

Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce and panfried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas. Reservations accepted. L Mon-Fri. $$

Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — The roast beef po-boy is dressed with cheese and brown or red gravy and served on a toasted sesame loaf. The menu includes seafood, pizza, salads and Italian dishes. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — Chicken pho includes rice noodles, cilantro and onions. Banh mi include roasted pork dressed with carrots, cucumber, jalapenos and cilantro on French bread. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $ Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; www.sammyspoboys.com — The Flickaletta is the muffuletta made with ham, salami, Swiss cheese and olive salad on French bread. The menu also includes chicken and andouille gumbo, salads, roast beef, fried seafood poboys, wraps and more. No reservations. L Mon-Sat, D daily. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus. Short Stop’s gumbo combines smoked andouille sausage and chicken. No reservations. B, L, D Mon-Sat. $ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Vegetarian options are available. Reservations recommended. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp; mild and spicy curries and spicy hot vindaloo dishes; chicken, lamb or shrimp biryani; and vegetarian dishes including palak paneer (spinach and cheese) and bhindi masala with okra. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Corn and crab bisque is served in a toasted bread cup. Osso buco features a veal shank with angel hair pasta and veal demi-glace. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

OUT TO EAT Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www.biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Signature dishes include a waffle topped with brie and blueberry compote and French toast served with caramelized bananas and pancetta. The menu also includes biscuits topped with gravy or chicken tenders with andouille and chorizo gravy. Delivery available Tue-Fri. No reservations. L, brunch daily. $$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant. com — Vinegar-braised grilled beef short ribs are served over stone-ground yellow grits with arugula and boiled peanut salad. The Brunch burger features a brisket and short rib patty topped with bacon, brie, a fried egg, onion jam and arugula on a brioche bun. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette. Other options include chipotle-marinated portobello sliders and flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery and banquest facilities available. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 483-6464; www.gspizzas.com — Margherita pizza features house-made dough topped with garlic-butter sauce, mozzarella, Parmesan, oregano and tomatoes. The NOLA Green Roots pie features house-made sauce, mozzarella, black olives, mushrooms, onions, organic spinach, bell peppers, roasted red peppers, artichokes and roasted garlic. No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. Vegetarian Mardi Gras Indian tacos feature roasted corn, beans, cheese and spicy slaw on corn tortillas. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 483-8899; www.namese.net — Shaken pho features bone marrow broth, flat noodles and a choice of protein (filet mignon, short rib, brisket, seafood, chicken, tofu) stir-fried with onions, garlic and

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OUT TO EAT bone marrow oil. Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Rue 127 — 127 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 483-1571; www.rue127.com — Grilled Gulf fish is seasoned with tandoori spices and served over Brussels sprouts, smoked potato puree and apple and fennel slaw. A char-grilled double-cut pork chop is served with bourbon-maple glaze, black-eyed pea hoppin’ John and hominy spoon bread. Reservations recommended. D Tue-Sat. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — This neighborhood restaurant is known for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. L Mon-Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — The neighborhood bar and restaurant offers a menu of pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items. Creole Italian pizza is topped with red sauce, spicy shrimp, Roma tomatoes, feta, mozzarella, red onions and pesto sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. L, D, late daily. $

NORTHSHORE Martin Wine Cellar — 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; www.martinwine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Stuffed quail is served with cornbread dressing, haricots verts, cherry tomatoes and rum-honey glaze. For brunch, grilled hanger steak is served with fried eggs and potato hash. Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www.basinseafoodnola.com — The menu includes grilled whole fish, royal red shrimp with garlic butter and crab and crawfish beignets with remoulade. Char-broiled oysters are topped with Parmesan and garlic butter. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ Cafe Luna — 802 1/2 Nashville Ave., (504) 333-6833; www.facebook.com/ cafeluna504 — The menu includes locally roasted coffee, hand-rolled bagels and a variety of items cooked from scratch. Eggs banh mi features poached eggs and five spice-pulled pork served with house-made bread, daikon slaw and cilantro pesto. No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu features Creole dishes such as gumbo and crab cakes. Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.

com — The bar offers wines by the glass and full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. Twice cooked pork is served over plantains. No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$

Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Located in a renovated Creole cottage, the restaurant serves contemporary Creole dishes. Braised Niman Ranch pork cheeks are served with sauteed Southern greens, grit cakes, sweet potatoes and country gravy. Reservations recommended. D Wed-Sun. $$$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Paneed veal bordelaise is served with linguine, jumbo lump crabmeat, artichoke, mushrooms and charred tomatoes. Pecan-glazed Colorado lamb loin is served with bourbon and lamb bacon-braised kale, black-eyed peas and pecan gremolata. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com — Brick-oven Margherita pizza includes mozzarella, basil and house-made garlic-butter sauce. G’s grilled Philly steak sandwich is topped with red onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and Muenster and mozzarella cheeses on grilled bread. No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham hock and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito. com — See Mid-City section for restaurant description. Magazine Po-boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Po-boy fillings include everything from fried seafood to corned beef. The roast beef po-boy is topped with gravy and Swiss cheese on Leidenheimer bread. No reservations. B, L Mon-Sat. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description. Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 4109997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria. com — The cafe offers 18 rotating flavors of small-batch Italian-style gelatos and sorbettos. The menu also includes flatbreads on piadina, crepes and espresso drinks. No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — Slice serves pizza by the pie or slice, plus salads, pasta and more. The Sports-

man’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www. theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco.com — Daily ceviche selections feature seafood such as tuna, snapper or other Gulf fish. Lomo saltado is a traditional dish of sauteed beef and onions served with potatoes. Reservations accepted. D Mon-Sat. $$

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Capdeville — 520 Capdeville St., (504) 371-5161; www.capdevillenola.com — The rock ’n’ roll-themed gastropub serves burgers, sandwiches, entrees and sides such as poutine and truffle macaroni and cheese. Rebel Yell braised short ribs are served with corn maque choux and mashed sweet potatoes. Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. late Fri-Sat. $$ El Gato Negro — 800 S. Peters St., (504) 309-8864; www.elgatonegronola. com — See French Quarter section for restaurant description. Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www. emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Cast-iron baked escargot are served with angel hair pasta tossed with garlic-chili oil, bottarga fish roe and Parmesan. A tamarind-glazed double-cut pork chop is topped with green chili mole and served with sweet potatoes. Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.juansflyingburrito. com — See Mid-City section for restaurant description. Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Emeril Lagasse’s small-plates restaurant offers an array of internationally inspired dishes. Sofrito-marinated turkey necks are tossed in Crystal hot sauce. Esses fettuccine is tossed with olive oil, garlic, Calabrian chilis, jumbo lump crabmeat, arugula and almonds. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$

WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www. desfamilles.com — The menu of Cajun and Creole favorites includes gumbo, turtle soup, seafood platters and New Orleans barbecue shrimp, as well as salads, pasta and more. Alligator-stuffed mushrooms are served with alligator sauce piquante. Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — The menu combines Old World Italian favorites and pizza. Chicken piccata is a paneed chicken breast topped with lemon-caper piccata sauce served with angel hair pasta, salad and garlic cheese bread. No reservations. L, D daily. $$

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THURSDAY 11 Bamboula’s — Flying Arredondos, 3; Gentilly Stompers, 6:30; Smoky Greenwell, 10 Bar Mon Cher — Bats in the Belfry with DJs Mange and Emily Anne (goth night), 9 Bar Redux — JD Hill, 9 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Bayou International Reggae Night feat. Higher Heights and DJ T-Roy, 11 BMC — Jazmarae, 5; Andre Lovett, 8; Burris, 11 Bourbon O Bar — The Luneta Jazz Band, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Calvin Johnson & Native Son, 5; Aurora Nealand, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Cafe Negril — Revival, 6; Soul Project, 9:30 Castle Theatre — Linda Wright, Reggie Smith, 8 Check Point Charlie — Chi Town Nick & the Blues Hustlers, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Sarah Quintana, 8 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & Gina Leslie, 7; Buck Gooter, Three-Brained Robot, Morgan Garrett, Corey Cruse, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse —New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Lulu & the Broadsides feat. Dayna Kurtz, 7; Brasinola, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Jason Bishop’s American Jam, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Loren Pickford Quartet, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — The Braun-Wood Band feat. Mikayla Braun, Kathryn Rose Wood, 9 The Jazz Playhouse — Ashlin Parker Trio, 5; Brass-A-Holics, 8:30 Lawless Memorial Chapel — A Gospel Journey: Gospel & the Civil Rights Movement feat. Dillard University Octet, Xavier University Concert Choir, 7 The Maison — The Good for Nothin’ Band, 4; Dysfunktional Bone, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 11 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Jamey St. Pierre & Dave Freeson, 7 Marigny Opera House — Yocho, 7 Ogden Museum of Southern Art — Bon Bon Vivant, 6 Old Point Bar — Casa Azur, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Tim Laughlin & Crescent City Joymakers, 8 Pour House Saloon — Dave Ferrato, 8:30 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Chubby Carrier, 8:30 Siberia Lounge — Eastern Bloc Party feat. Panorama Brass Band, 9 SideBar — Stephanie Nilles & Nathan Lambertson, 9

PREVIEW Mashed Potato Records Fundraiser Party BY ALEX WOODWARD | PHOTO BY SARRAH DANZIGER

AFTER RAMBLING INTO TOWN as a busking son of Woody Guthrie, rolling into the tumbling Tumbleweeds, and setting up the New Orleans tent in the acclaimed traveling country circus The Deslondes, singer-songwriter Sam Doores’ next act is setting out to capture that often-ephemeral spirit on tape. For Mashed Potato Records’ debut project, Doores partnered with Duff Thompson to record New Orleans’ street singers and musicians, inspired by Alan Lomax’s crucial field recordings and compilations that introduced countless artists to the music that ultimately would influence them. Starting in 2016, Thompson and Bill Howard started recording artists — in single takes, all live — on a reel-to-reel machine set up in vans and downtown home studio setups. Those recordings will be released in a series of compilations by Mashed Potato Records, collecting snapshots from New Orleans’ cosmic country-folk scene — Carver Baronda, Max Bien-Kahn, Thompson and the Full Grown Men, the Good Gollies, Jackson and the Janks, Esther Rose and many others. The label kicks off a fundraising campaign with performances from Jackson and the Janks, Pony Hunt, Duff Thompson and the Invisible Mans, and longtime street-raised jazz ensemble Tuba Skinny (pictured), connecting the dots from the last decade of the city’s street artistry to the next. Admission $10. 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12; Tigermen Den, 3113 Royal St., (504) 451-1280; www.thetigermenden.com.

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Danny Barker Birthday Party, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Sarah McCoy, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 Tipitina’s — Sabotage (Beastie Boys tribute), Stoop Kids, 9 Treo — The St. Claude Serenaders, 6:30 Vaughan’s Lounge — Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 10

FRIDAY 12 21st Amendment — Juju Child Blues Band, 9:30 The AllWays Lounge & Theater — Rewind: ’80s, ’90s, ’00s with DJ Matt Scott, 10 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1; Les Getrex & Creole Cooking, 5:30; Sierra Green & Soul Machine, 10 Bar Mon Cher — Samantha Pearl, 8:30 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Kermit Ruffins, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Mignano, 6; Hyperphlyy, 9; La Tran-K Salsa Band, midnight Brand New Orleans Art Gallery — Ali McGuirk feat. Helen Rose, 7 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Frank Oxley & the Joint Chiefs of Jazz, 6; Asylum Chorus, 9

Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 6 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Check Point Charlie — Domenic, 4; DeFrance, 8; Louisiana Hellbenders, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6; Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 8 Circle Bar — Sunrise:Sunset, 10 d.b.a. — The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 6; Soul Rebels, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Fitzpatrick & Turning Point, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — GPS Brazilian Jazz Project, 7; The Tipping Point with DJ RQ Away, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Buena Vista Social (Latin dance party), 10 Gasa Gasa — Bottomfeeders, Soaked, Teevee, Goldbloom, 9 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hand Out, Mundy’s Bay, Tranquility, New Holland, 7 Joy Theater — Stanton Moore Allen Toussaint Tribute feat. Maceo Parker, Donald Harrison and others, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 5 Lawless Memorial Chapel — A Jazz Journey: Jazz & the Civil Rights Movement feat. Carmen Lundy, Theo Croker, 7 Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7

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SATURDAY 13 21st Amendment — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 9:30 Bamboula’s — G & the Swinging Three, 2:30; Johnny Mastro, 7; Boss Street Brass Band, 11:30 Bar Mon Cher — Barbarella Blue, 8:30 Bar Redux — DJs Tuff Gong and Kingston 12 (roots/reggae night), 10 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile Balcony Room — DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. BMC — The Jazzmen, 3; Willie Lockett, 5; Vance Orange, 9; LC Smoove, midnight Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Phil the Tremolo King, 6; Alexandra Scott & Her Magical Band, 9 Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Check Point Charlie — The Hubcap Kings, 8; J Monque’D Blues Band, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Dave Jordan & the NIA, 8 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 7; Pine Leaf Boys, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Pink Room Project, 11 Howlin’ Wolf Den — The Shaun Peace Band, Lip Candy, The Bummers, Fighting for Frequency, 8 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7 Old Point Bar — Misfit Toys, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Jazz Masters, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Will Dickerson Band, 1; Justin Donovan, 6; Steve Mignano, 10 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — Lucas Davenport, 6; Hyperphlyy, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Ryan Foret & Foret Tradition, 9 Siberia Lounge — Ukelele Hiro, Franks & PAGE 35

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SUNDAY 14 21st Amendment — Christopher Johnson Quartet, 8 Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 1; Carl LeBlanc, 5:30; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — Winslow, 3; Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys, 7; Sandra Love & the Reason, 10 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Al Farrell, 4; Steve Pistorius Quartet, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Wizz, 6 Cafe Negril — Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6; John Lisi, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — James Singleton, Skerik, Johnny Vidacovich, Jonathan Freilich, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Friends, 6; Tim Higgins, 9:30 d.b.a. — Morning 40 Federation, Happy Talk Band, Greg Schatz, Helen Gillet, MC Chris Lane (No Fun Angie benefit), 3 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — All-Star Jazz Jam for Todd Duke, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts, Morgan Orion & the Afterburners, 7;

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Kris Tokarski Jazz Band feat. Andy Schumm, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Kristina Morales & the Inner Wild, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Trinity Episcopal Church — Phil the Tremolo King, 5

MONDAY 15 21st Amendment — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 7:30 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Co & Co Traveling Show, 2; G & the Swinging Three, 5:30; Guitar Slim Jr., 9 Banks Street Bar — Chris Dibenedetto’s Piano Showcase, 7 Blue Nile — Jeff Chaz, 7; Brass-A-Holics, 10 BMC — Zoe K, 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Joy Owens Band, 10 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; In Business, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 5:30; Alex McMurray, Jason Jurbach, Robby Hecht, 8 Circle Bar — Phil the Tremolo King, 7 d.b.a. — Sarah Quintana, 7; Bon Bon Vivant, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam Session, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Audiodope with DJ Ill Medina, 11 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Josh Hoyer, Soul Colossal, 8 The Maison — Chicken & Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10

MUSIC Live Oak Cafe — Patrick Cooper, 10 a.m. One Eyed Jacks — Polyrhythmics, Papa Mali, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Jazz Masters, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 SideBar — James Singleton & Jonathan Freilich, 8:30 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 2; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Festival PiaNOLA. Citywide — Musical Arts Society of New Orleans and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra present the piano festival featuring master classes, concerts including performances by pianist Xiaohui Yang and more. Visit www.masno.org for details. Tuesday-Sunday. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. The Orpheum Theater, 129 University Place, (504) 274-4871; www.orpheumnola.com — Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts performances of Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 and Rachmaninov’s “Rhapsody on the Theme of Paganini.” Tickets $20-$140. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

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Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Jefferson Orleans North — Cindy Van Duyne, The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 7 Joy Theater — Milky Chance, Lewis Capaldi, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 The Maison — Higher Heights, 10 Marigny Opera House — Extended feat. Brad Webb, Matt Booth, Oscar Rossignoli, 5 Metairie United Methodist Church — John Mahoney & Friends, 1:30 Mudlark Public Theatre — Free Feral, Out of System Transfer, Papa Wheelie & the Drag Racers, 8 New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint — Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival Finale feat. John Boutte, UNO Jazz Ensemble, Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony, Charmaine Neville, Amasa Miller, Claude Carre, Kermit Ruffins, Leroy Jones Quartet, George French, 1 Old Point Bar — Anais St. John, 3:30; Jean Marie Harris, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Marina Orchestra, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Sunday Night Swingsters, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — The Key Sound, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Allen Toussaint’s 80th Birthday Celebration feat. Deacon John, Marcia Ball (New Orleans Artists Against Hunger and Homelessness benefit), 7 Siberia Lounge — Stooges Brass Band (Hurricane relief benefit), 9 SideBar — The Geraniums feat. Brendan Gallagher, 9

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TUESDAY 9 Slavery Lectures. Slidell Library, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 6466470; www.sttammany.lib.la.us/slidell. html — Two lectures focus on the history of slavery. Historian Jari Honora’s talk is “Proof of Purchase: Documenting Enslaved Ancestors.” 2 p.m. Ibrahima Seck delivers the second lecture, “A Journey Through Slavery at the Whitney Plantation,” at 2 p.m. Thursday. Registration recommended.

WEDNESDAY 10 Sansepolcro Flag-Wavers. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The group of drummers, trumpeters and flag-wavers from Italy’s Tuscan region performs. 1 p.m.

THURSDAY 11 Gwen Thompkins. Louisiana Music Factory, 421 Frenchmen St., (504) 586-1094; www.louisianamusicfactory.com — The NPR music journalist talks about the life and memoirs of New Orleans jazz legend Danny Barker, followed by a performance from the Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Quintet. Free admission. 1 p.m. Open Sea Shanty Sing. Treo, 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 304-4878; www.treonola. com — N.O. Quarter Shanty Krewe hosts the maritime sing-along. Free admission. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY 12 Big Wig Ball. New Orleans Opera Guild Home, 2504 Prytania St., (504) 267-9539 — The theme for New Orleans Opera’s annual ball is “HAIRajuku,” inspired by the Tokyo fashion district Harajuku. There are sweet treats, Champagne, music, a raffle and a wig contest. Wigs with cocktail attire or costume required. Tickets $50$95. 7 p.m. Fine Wines for Canines. Annadele’s Plantation, 71518 Chestnut St., Covington, (985) 809-7669; www.annadeles.com — A five-course meal paired with wine by Wines Unlimited benefits the Humane Society, and there’s a silent auction. Tickets $100. 7 p.m. Nature, the Nature Archetype, and the Psychology of C.G. Jung. Parker United Methodist Church, 1130 Nashville Ave., (504) 895-1222; www.parkerchurch.net — Jungian analyst Stephen Foster presents the lecture. Tickets $10-$15. 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY 13 Friends of King School Scholarship Gala. Crystal Palace, 10020 Chef Menteur Highway, (504) 246-1115; www.crystalpalacereceptions.net — The gala includes a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, spirits, dancing and live entertainment. Tickets $100. 8 p.m. Set Your Phasers to Stunning. The Howlin Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus presents its eighth annual sci-fi fashion show-styled costume contest. Contestants can walk the runway to their own music or demonstrate a talent for the judges. Top prize is a lifetime membership in the krewe and a trophy made by MC Ghetto Fett. The Browncoat Brassband performs. Visit www.chewbacchus.org to enter and for informatino. Admission $10. 8 p.m. Library Con: All Fandom Convention. St. Tammany Parish Library, Madisonville branch, 1123 Main St., Madisonville, (985) 845-4819; www.sttammany.lib.la.us — St. Tammany Parish Library presents an all-ages fandom convention. Costumes are encouraged for a 3:30 p.m. parade. Noon to 4:30 p.m. Open-Ended. Art Klub, 1941 Arts St., (504) 943-6565 — Artivism Dance Theatre’s fundraiser features performances by the company, Daniel MasterPIECE Jones, and the Allie Porter Band. Visit www.artivismdancetheatre.com for details. Tickets $20-$25. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Piety Street Market. The Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St., (504) 908-4741; www.612piety.com — More than 50 vendors offer art, costumes, crafts, vintage clothes, collectibles, used books and flea market treasures at this monthly market. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Rex Den Showing. Rex Den, 2531 S. Claiborne Ave. — Rex opens its doors for a special viewing of the krewe’s float den. Visit www.friendsofthecabildo.org for details. Admission $20-$25. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

SUNDAY 14 Dworld Underwear Party. Colette Club, 822 Gravier St. — Daniel Nardicio presents the adults-only, clothing-optional queer dance party. Tickets $15. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

MONDAY 15 Galatoire’s Mardi Gras Table Auction. Galatoire’s Restaurant, 209 Bourbon St., (504) 525-2021; www.galatoires.com — The Galatoire Foundation presents a live auction, in which guests bid on table reservations for the Friday before Mardi Gras. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres are served. Tickets $25-$50. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WORDS Amy Stewart. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks. com — The author reads from and signs Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Clayton Delery-Edwards. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave., Algiers, (504) 322-7479; www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org — The author discusses The Up Stairs Lounge Arson: 32 Deaths in a New Orleans Gay Bar, June 24, 1973. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Duane Huff. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The author discusses Write Your Own Ticket: Turn Your Passion into Your Profession. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Francine Klangsbrun. Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave., (504) 388-0511; www.nojcc.org — Octavia Books presents the talk and signing by the author of Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Jason Berry. New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6968; www.nolajazzmuseum. org — The historian and author discusses his forthcoming book City of a Million Dreams., particularly city leaders in the period following the Louisiana Purchase. 6 p.m. Thursday. Linda Thurman. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib. la.us — The author of Hollywood South: Glamour, Gumbo and Greed discusses the film industry, movies made in Louisiana and a 2009 corruption scandal. 7 p.m. Thursday. Martha B. Boone. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author discusses and signs The Big Free. 6 p.m. Friday. Music & Poetry. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux. com — Poets and musicians perform at the reading, and there’s an open mic. Toby O’Brien hosts. 8 p.m. Sunday. Nathaniel Rich. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrict-

bookshop.com — The author discusses his new novel King Zeno with Katy Simpson Smith. A book signing follows. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Peter J. Marina. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www.octaviabooks.com — The author of Down and Out in New Orleans discusses the book with photographer Todd Norman. 6 p.m. Thursday. He also appears at Barnes & Noble Booksellers (3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

FILM OPENING THIS WEEKEND 500 Years — The documentary is about Guatemalan politics as told by its indigenous Mayan population. Zeitgeist The Commuter (PG-13) — Liam Neeson’s train commute includes conspiracies and a race against time. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner In Between — A young Muslim woman in Tel Aviv gets swept up in her roommates’ liberal lifestyle. Zeitgeist Paddington 2 (PG) — The talking bear trades his raincoat for prison stripes in this animated sequel. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner The Post (PG-13) — Intrepid journalists save democracy in this film about the Pentagon Papers controversy. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Broad Proud Mary — Taraji P. Henson (Cookie from Empire) is a hitwoman working for a Boston crime family. Chalmette

NOW SHOWING Agnyaathavaasi — The Telugu-language film is about a prince in exile. Elmwood All the Money in the World (R) — Christopher Plummer is the last-minute star of this film about the Getty kidnapping. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Coco (PG) — In this offering from animation powerhouse Pixar, a boy ventures through a Latin American-inspired Land of the Dead. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Darkest Hour (PG-13) — Gary Oldman stars as World War II-era Winston Churchill. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Cinebarre The Disaster Artist (R) — The drama is about the making of much-mocked cult film The Room, thought by some to be the worst movie ever made. Elmwood Downsizing (R) — The black comedy is about a freshly shrunken couple (Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig) joining a Lilliput-sized community. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Cinebarre Father Figures (R) — Two brothers (Owen Wilson and Ed Helms) go on an adventure to figure out the truth about their dad. Clearview, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Ferdinand (PG) — This is an animated version of the much-loved children’s series about a gentle bull on a quest. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal The Greatest Showman (PG) — The musical is about the life of circus magnate

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PREVIEW Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival BY WILL COVIELLO DANNY BARKER HAD A LEGENDARY MUSICAL CAREER playing alongside luminaries from Louis Armstrong and Cab Calloway to Wynton Marsalis. He recorded memorable tunes, including “Don’t You Feel My Leg” with wife Blue Lu Barker, and late in his life penned tunes such as “Palm Court Strut,” an homage to the Palm Court Jazz Cafe that’s a standard among local traditional jazz groups. Barker also was instrumental in the revival of brass band music, having trained a generation of young musicians in his Fairview Baptist Church band. Barker died in 1994. Now in its fourth year, the Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival (Jan. 9-14) celebrates his life, music and influence with concerts, a second line parade, panel discussions, film screenings, music clinics and more. The Festival kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music with a concert featuring pianist Ellis Marsalis playing solo, Dr. Michael White and a quartet including drummer Herlin Riley, guitarist Detroit Brooks, bassist Mitchell Player and trumpeter Will Smith. There’s also a short presentation by Gwen Thompkins, host of public radio’s Music Inside Out. Thompkins wrote the introduction to the 2016 revised edition of Barker’s autobiography, A Life in Jazz. Thompson also leads a talk about the book at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Louisiana Music Factory. There’s a symposium featuring interviews with musicians and community leaders at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint. There will be excerpts from interviews with Barker as well as interviews with Riley, Marsalis, trumpeter Gregg Stafford and others. A concert with Kid Merv and All That Jazz follows. Barker’s birthday is celebrated at two shows Thursday at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro featuring Stafford, trombonist Freddie Lonzo, vocalist Topsy Chapman, clarinetist Bruce Brackman and others. There’s a traditional jazz jam featuring Kermit Ruffins, Donald Harrison, Leroy Jones, Roger Lewis, Wendell Brunious and others at 9 p.m. Friday at Kermit’s Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge. At noon Saturday, the Hot 8 Brass Band leads a second line parade from the Old U.S. Mint to Bullet’s Sports Bar. For a full list of events and school music clinics, visit www.dannybarkerfestival.com.

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Casablanca — A historian’s talk follows a screening of the classic romance. 6 p.m. Wednesday. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen Faces Places (PG) — A filmmaker and a photographer/muralist travel the French countryside making portraits. 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. Zeitgeist Gleason — The former New Orleans Saints player is profiled. 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Old U.S. Mint God’s Own Country — The “British Brokeback Mountain,” in which a farmer sparks up a relationship with a migrant worker. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Zeitgeist Going My Way — Bing Crosby plays a happy-go-lucky priest in this 1945 Best Picture winner. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania In Syria — A mother tries to keep her family safe in wartime Syria. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Labyrinth — Hail Bowie, the Goblin King. 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Prytania The Mark of Zorro — This is the 1940 iteration of the tale of a masked swordsman. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania Mr. Roosevelt — A woman returns to her college town of Austin, Texas to confront her past. 9:15 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist The Opera House — The documentary explores New York’s Metropolitan Opera. 12:55 p.m. Saturday. Elmwood, Regal, Cinebarre Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much — Director CJ Wallis appears at a Q&A accompanying the screening of his film about a The Price Is Right superfan. 8 p.m. Saturday. Joy Theater Sabrina — Two wealthy brothers take interest in their chauffeur’s daughter. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Slidell Tommy Wiseau’s The Room — The unintentionally funny cult classic screens. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood The Treasure of the Sierra Madre — Bogey and a buddy dig for gold. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Elmwood, West Bank, Cinebarre When They Awake — This music documentary profiles indigenous Canadian artists including A Tribe Called Red, Young Medicine, Digawolf and others. 7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Zeitgeist

ON STAGE Black & Blue: The Yvonne Bechet Theater Project. Dillard University, Samuel DuBois Cook Theatre, 2601 Gentilly Blvd. — Center for Restorative Approaches presents the play inspired by a 1970s black woman who worked as an NOPD officer. Visit www. thecra.net for details. Tickets $5-$15. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Debauchery. Church of Yoga, 1480 N. Rocheblave St. — Southern Rep presents the live soap opera featuring an Uptown family with a downtown mom. Admission $10. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Foreign to Myself. University of New Orleans, Robert E. Nims Theatre, Performing Arts Center, St. Anthony Drive off of 2000 Lakeshore Drive — Goat in the Road Productions presents the play about a veteran returning home after three tours in Iraq. Visit www.goatintheroadproduc-

tions.org for details. Free admission. 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday. 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. 11 p.m. Friday. Million Dollar Quartet. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www. rivertowntheaters.com — In the jukebox musical, actors portray Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash as they record at a Memphis studio. Tickets $36-$40. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Misguided Burlesque. SideBar, 611 S. White St., (504) 324-3838 — The burlesque show presented by Sweet Clementine Productions features live improvised music by Shan Kenner, Julian Garcia and A’oleon Broomfield. Tickets $7-$10. 9 p.m. Saturday. The Tempest. Tulane University, Dixon Hall — New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane remounts its summer performance of the play. Visit www.neworleansshakespeare.org for details. Tickets $20-$30. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www. facebook.com/twelvemilelimit — Laura Sanders and Kate Mason host an openmic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday. Brown Improv. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 834-6474; www.facebook.com/pages/thenewwaloos — New Orleans’ longest-running comedy group performs. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Chris & Tami. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Chris Trew and Tami Nelson perform improv weekly. 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Massive Fraud presents stand-up comedy. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; 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 an open-mic standup show. 8 p.m. Thursday. Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola.com — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Monday. Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Thursday.

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PREVIEW Nathaniel Rich releases King Zeno BY WILL COVIELLO PHOTO BY PABLEAUX JOHNSON

NATHANIEL RICH’S NEW NOVEL KING ZENO (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) is set in New Orleans a century ago, when a series of ax murders had the city on edge. The story follows a detective, a cornetist named Isadore Zeno and the widow of a crime boss — as jazz spread and the city changed following the end of World War I and the official closing of the prostitution district of Storyville. Rich is the author of Odds Against Tomorrow and The Mayor’s Tongue. At 6 p.m. Tuesday, the book’s official release date, novelist Katy Simpson Smith (Free Men, The Story of Land and Sea) interviews Rich, and he signs copies of the book at Garden District Book Shop. 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www. gardendistrictbookshop.com.

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. Greetings, From Queer Mountain. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www. theallwayslounge.net — The storytelling show features LGBT speakers. Tickets $8. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Jasmine Ellis. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge. net — The Black Girl Giggles collective presents the comedian. Shep Kelly hosts. 9 p.m. Thursday. Knockout. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Three comedy acts compete to win an audience vote. 9:30 p.m. Monday. Liftoff. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — New talents from the theater’s comedy programs perform. 8 p.m. Thursday. 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) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater. com — Improv comics take inspiration from a local celebrity’s true stories. 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Morphed. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Performers “morph” a stand-up comedian’s jokes into sketch comedy. 9:30 p.m. Friday. Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379; www.sidneyssaloon.com — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sunday. The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www. barredux.com — Young Funny comedians present the stand-up comedy show and open mic. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station 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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ALTHOUGH THEY ARE DIFFERENT THINGS, psychology and photography both were born in mid-19th century Europe. Photography evolved from a mechanical recording technique to an art where the real and the fantastical share the stage, while psychology deals in both statistical analyses and human potentialities. This surreal Catharsis expo at The Grand Maltese Gallery, curated by artist Brittany Markert, is small in scale but conveys uncanny psychic depth in the work of three female artists whose work seems very appropriate at the start of Carnival — a tradition we thought was a local quirk, but which really functions as a vast civic re-enactment of psychiatrist Carl Jung’s notions of the unconscious and Jacob Moreno’s psychodrama theories of role-playing as a way of working through fears while unlocking the creative potential of dreams. Fears can be crippling, as illustrated by the late Lauren E. Simonutti, who transformed the isolation of mental illness into eerily unsettling images that suggest what writer Franz Kafka might have done had he been a female hipster who heard voices, saw visions and remade them into hauntingly beautiful photographs. Cornelia Hediger is a photo-collage artist whose images are so convincing that viewers have to look twice to see that the two women smoking and drinking a cup of tea at a table beneath a baroque crucifixion painting really are the same person. Ornate plates holding severed pig limbs insinuate the incipient savagery that lies just below the veneer of civilization. Markert’s fantastical dream scenes are pure psychodrama in the surreal tradition of Man Ray, Hans Bellmer, Clarence John Laughlin, Duane Michals and others who used photography as a portal to the psyche and brought back images of what they found. Markert’s carnivalesque photographs of people in psychodramatic encounters with other people — or even dolls, as we see in Toy Box (pictured) — are visual Zen riddles that scramble our preconceived expectations, so what we see, and how we see it, becomes a mirror for our own processes of perception. Through Jan. 13. Catharsis: Photographs by Lauren Simonutti, Cornelia Hediger and Brittany Markert. The Grand Maltese Gallery, 3040 St. Claude Ave., (504) 330-1051; www.grandmaltese.com.

for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp. Citywide — The international arts exhibition features shows at area museums and installation sites, art walks, artist panels and more. Visit www. prospectneworleans.org for details. St. Claude Second Saturdays. St. Claude Arts District — Galleries surrounding St.

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OPENING Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — Work by Antenna members Amanda Cassingham-Bardwell, Jer’Lisa Devezin, Laura Gipson and

Natalie McLaurin; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Barrister’s Gallery. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 525-2767; www.barristersgallery. com — “Sanctity Extended,” sculpture and installation by Kristin Meyers; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Byrdie’s Gallery. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery. com — “We Used to Be Similar,” handbuilt raku clay pots by Allison Reho; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront.org — “Reflex Art,” work by former Front members including Angela Berry, Kyle Bravo and Rachel Avena Brown; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (504) 383-4765; www. theneworleansartcenter.com — “Building a Peaceable Community,” four shows by more than 60 artists about social justice themes; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Staple Goods. 1340 St. Roch Ave., (504) 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/staplegoods — “Various Portents,” collages and paintings inspired by mapmaking, stargazing and divination by Norah Lovell; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Stella Jones Gallery. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, (504) 568-9050; www.stellajonesgallery. com — “Black Plight,” paintings inspired by African-American historical figures by Keith Duncan; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Treo. 3835 Tulane Ave., (504) 304-4878; www.treonola.com — “New Orleans Heritage Series,” paintings by New Orleans artist Ronald Chabaud; opening reception 7 p.m. Friday.

MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25. “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. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25. “Bror Anders Wikstrom: Bringing Fantasy to Carnival,” Mardi Gras float and costume designs by the Swedish-born artist, through April 1. “New Forms, New Voices: Japanese Ceramics from the Gitter-Yelen Collection,” selected modern and contemporary ceramics curated by Joe Earle, through April. “Personalities in Clay: American Studio Ceramics from the John E. Bullard Collection,” collection of NOMA director emeritus John Bullard, through June. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection,” exhibit about African-American contributions to visual art, through Jan. 21. “Currents 2017,” annual exhibition of contemporary photography, through Feb. 4. “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center. 6823 St. Charles Ave. — “Tulane Contemporary.4,” work by current and visiting professors, through Feb. 9.

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FOR SALE 1016-18 St Ann 4/4 live in one side and have a renter help pay your mortgage, or make this a single family. Remodeled w/modern amenities, courtyard ................ $1,200,000 820 Spain #8 1/1 pkng, pool w/d, wd flrs, hi ceils, ctrl ac, gated secure entry ............................................. $285,000 224 Chartres 5 units avail, 1-3 beds, reno’d, elevator access, ctyd, great loc starting at ................... $649,000 3625 St. Charles #4D 2/2 Private beds, pkng, balc. Reno’d bath &kit. Perfect for Mardi Gras ..................... $299,000 632 Burgundy 3/2 reno’d, 3 story home, gated driveway Wraparound balcs overlook Burgundy St and Crtyd .... $1,100,000 222 London #224 2/1.5 pool, ctyd, new paint, new flrs, new carpet & vanities .......................................... $119,000 2220 Freret 3/2 large fenced in yard, loc in Flood Zone X, conveniently located .......................................... $189,000 620 Decatur #I 2/2 Hdwd Flrs, High Ceils., Reno’d Baths/ Kit, w/d in unit, amazing views .......................... $825,000

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Temporary Farm Labor: Garrett Administration Service, Danbury, TX, has 1 positions, 3 mo. exp. calving, vaccinating, branding, feeding, weaning, haltering & transporting cattle to market, irrigation maint., maint. of water structures, feed bunks, fences & corrals; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/18 – 7/31/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX5280472 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Anderson Farms, Heth, AR, has 2 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting of grain, walking fields pulling weeds, processing, drying, bagging soybeans; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2097029 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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Electrical Engineer - New Orleans, LA. Elec gen & trans syst protection & control dsgn servs for trans & dist substations throughout co syst. BS, or higher EE; focus on commercial, large scale power systs; in depth knowledge of transmission & distribution protection, relay setting & system modeling; develop system model & relay settings for substation protective relays which includes performing short circuit studies using ASPEN or CAPE, read one-line diagrams, utilize relay manufacturer software; Word, Excel & Power Point; proficient with PC use. Send resume & credentials to: Charlotte Jarreau, Entergy Services Inc., 639 Loyola Avenue, L-ENT-14K, New Orleans, LA 70113. Must apply with 30 days of publication date & refer to Job #15143 to be considered.

Temporary Farm Labor: Oxner Ag Partnership, Brinkley, AR, has 12 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting of grain, irrigation maint.; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 11/30/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2098058 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Gill Brothers Farms, Walnut Ridge, AR, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting hay, walking rice fields to pull weeds, leveling grain in bins, adding & removing spillways; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp. may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 12/20/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2097031 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Harrell Farms, Black Oak, AR, has 1 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, operating cotton pickers, module builders & boll buggies; building, equip & vehicles maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/ failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 12/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2097042 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: King Farm Partnership, McCrory, AR, has 4 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. w/ GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, irrigation maintenance, walking fields & pulling weeds, harvesting, processing, drying, bagging & transporting rice; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/05/18 – 11/19/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2097048 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Vaquero Ranch, Navasota, TX, has 1 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting oats & rye, swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting hay, calving, vaccinating, ear tagging, supplements, feeding, sorting & transporting livestock, maint. water structures, feed bunks, fences & corrals; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 12/31/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX8590969 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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24th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 696-468 FILED: SUCCESSION OF ANN TOMLINSON AUTIN THE WIDOW OF LEONARD JEROME AUTIN SR. DIVISION N DPTY CLK NOTICE OF FILING OF SIXTH ANNUAL ACCOUNT and TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION Amended Whereas the Testamentary Executrix of the above Estate has filed with the court her Sixth Annual Account and Tableau of Distribution for her administration of this Estate: Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, to be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such Sixth Annual Account and Tableau of Distribution, at any time prior to the issuance of the order or judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such Accounts and that such order or judgment may be issued after the expiration of ten (10) days, from the date of the publication of such notice, all in accordance with the law. BY ORDER OF THE COURT: JON A. GEGENHEIMER CLERK OF COURT Submitted By: Executrix, Pro Se: Michelle Autin (504) 368-4892 625 Monroe Street Gretna LA 70053-2127 Publication: Times Picayune & Gambit Publish Once. January 9, 2018

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THAT PORTION OF GROUND, BEARING MUNICIPAL NO. 4219 America St., this city, in the matter entitled 4215 AMERICA, LLC vs JOYCELYN WHITE AND LAWANDA WHITE First City Court for The City of New Orleans Case No: 2016-08272 By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias to me directed by the Honorable The First City Court for the City of New Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First District of the City on January 9, 2018, at 12:00 o’clock noon, the following described property to wit: Third District, Square 6, Lots 6 & 7 Rosedale Subdivision CIN 236119, NA# 2002-24072 and CIN 288360, NA # 2004-38227 Seized in the above suit, TERMS-CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a deposit of ten percent of the purchase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter. Note: All deposits must be Cash, Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or Money Order; No Personal Checks. WRIT AMOUNT: $2,225.00 Atty: Irl R. Silverstein 504-362-3692 Gambit: 12/5/17 & 1/9/18 L.A. Weekly: 12/4/17 & 1/8/18 Lambert C. Boissiere, Jr Constable, Parish of Orleans

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Temporary Farm Labor: Twin County AirAg, Winnie, TX, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. ground support for aerial seeding, fertilizing & dusting crops, mixes fertilizers according to prescribed formulas, load seed & fertilizer onto airplane, pours & pumps materials & seed into hopper of airplane, drives fertilizer truck & operates lift; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/25/18 – 12/20/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX6604082 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Eldon Reed Farms, Marianna, AR, has 4 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting, bagging & transporting of corn & cotton, pulling weeds, irrigation maint.; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/19/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2099861 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Panhandle Harvesting Services, Amarillo, TX, has 20 positions, 6 mo. exp. for operating self-propelled custom class harvesting machines to harvest a variety of grain & oilseed crops, adjust speed of cutters, blowers & conveyers, change cutting head & height of cutting head using hand tools; clean & maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain CDL with clean MVR to drive grain & transporter trucks within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.69/hr. - $13.64/hr. depending on location in TX, OK, KS, CO & MT, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/18 – 12/20/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX8591396 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Poplar Ridge Farms, Bono, AR, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops; building, irrigation installation & maint. grain bin & auger operation, building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 11/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2099886 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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Temporary Farm Labor: G&T Farms, Hartley, TX, has 7 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, operating haying equip. for swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting hays, irrigation maint.; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX6603396 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: CSS Potato Farms, Dalhart, TX, has 12 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for cultivating, planting, harvesting w/row crop equipment for corn, grain & potatoes; transporting crops; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 11/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX7250687 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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