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for a walk, and always using a leash (which New Orleans law requires). The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries also has tips on its website, including making loud noises if a coyote begins to follow a person or a pet, and throwing objects at the animal if it persists. Though no coyote rabies cases have been reported locally, rabid coyotes have been found elsewhere in the United States. If you encounter a coyote that behaves strangely or seems to have no fear whatsoever, get to safety and call 911. If a coyote returns repeatedly to one location, it may be time to call in a private wildlife trapper. (The Audubon Zoo does not respond to coyote calls.)

As is usually the case with wild animals, coyotes have more to fear from humans than the other way around.

After the 1981 death of a 3-year-old who was attacked by a coyote in her family’s driveway, the Los Angeles County agriculture commissioner embarked on a coyoteeradication program that involved not just bullets, but common sense: “employing selective removal of aggressive coyotes in problem areas, educating homeowners to eliminate readily available food sources by improved household garbage containment, removing of outdoor pet foods and water, practicing rodent control and discontinuing the feeding of wild animals by well-meaning residents.” Those five steps — along with not allowing small children and pets to be outside unsupervised in areas where coyotes have been sighted — will probably do more to keep the pests away from your backyard than a shotgun. As is often the case with wild animals, coyotes have more to fear from humans than the other way around.

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uring the recent legislative session, state lawmakers passed two bills regarding “nuisance” animals, bills that were quickly signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal. The laws, which go into effect Aug. 15, make it legal for licensed hunters to shoot “outlaw quadrupeds and nuisance animals” after dark from March through August, as long as the parish sheriff’s office is given 24-hour advance notice. Among the animals that can be hunted: armadillos, feral hogs, nutria, beaver — and a wild animal much on the mind of New Orleanians these days: the coyote. Coyote sightings have spiked in the metro area lately (see our recent cover story, “Wild in the Streets,” May 17), with animals spotted all over the city, from Uptown to Lakeview, from eastern New Orleans to Belle Chasse. But the wild canines aren’t newcomers to Louisiana; they’re found in 49 states (Hawaii is the exception), and spread rapidly during the 20th century when one of their main predators, the gray wolf, nearly went extinct as a result of hunting. Combine that with a nationwide reduction in forests and it’s clear coyotes didn’t “invade” cities. They simply had nowhere else to go. A 2001 study found Chicagoans thought coyotes were the wildlife species that posed the single biggest threat to humans — yet coyote attacks on humans are rare, and attacks resulting in life-threatening injuries rarer still. According to National Geographic, there’s been only one confirmed human fatality from a coyote attack in the entire state of California, despite the fact that the animals have been present in urban and suburban settings there for decades — and developers continue to build farther and farther into the animals’ natural habitat. The coyote’s reputation as a stealthy and dangerous predator looms larger than the reality of an often-scrawny 25-pound canine. As Rick Atkinson, curator of the swamp exhibit at the Audubon Zoo, puts it, “Coyotes tend to be the kind of animals that, you know, ‘Get the alarm sounded! Hunt for Frankenstein!’” The problem with coyotes when it comes to people, though, isn’t that coyotes prefer to eat meat. Truth is they’re omnivores, opportunistic predators that devour the most readily available meal, whether it’s from an unsecured garbage can or an unsupervised small pet. The fact that they’re opportunistic, though, gives people the upper hand. A coyote that can’t easily find food, or which is challenged or threatened by a human, is likely to move on to easier pickings. With coyote sightings on the rise, the Louisiana SPCA has issued safety tips for pet owners, including carrying an air horn or walking stick when taking small dogs

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“Marlon Defillo served this department and the people of this city with loyalty and dedication for more than 32 years. However, after reviewing the facts, the sustained charge of Neglect of Duty concerned me greatly, and it was clear that errors in judgment were made. We thank Marlon for his service and we will continue to move this department forward.” — New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas, reacting to the immediate retirement of his No. 2 man, Deputy Chief Defillo, on July 21. Defillo was scheduled to be sentenced by Serpas the next day on one charge of neglect of duty in the Henry Glover murder case. An investigation by state police had cleared Defillo of two other charges.

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CAMPAIGN FINANCE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY AFTER the Watergate scandal, when Congress set up the FEC, tried to eliminate hidden donations and limited contributions to federal candidates and political action committees, or PACs. The next major change came in 2002. The McCainFeingold law banned political parties from collecting “soft money,” or unlimited contributions from corpo-

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rations, unions and Stephen Colbert made others, and limited headlines when he estabthe ability of speciallished his Super-PAC. interest groups to run so-called “issue” ads that in reality attacked or supported candidates. Courts and the FEC almost immediately started gnawing at the new law. And in recent years, three court decisions rolled back many of the limits on special-interest groups and potentially opened the door to foreign governments or corporations spending freely on campaigns through U.S. corporations they control. (FEC regulations ban foreign nationals from contributing, but they say nothing about a foreign corporation donating money through a U.S.-operated subsidiary.) In September 2009 a federal appeals court, in EMILY’s List v. Federal Election Commission, struck down FEC regulations and opened the door for political nonprofits like EMILY’s List, which backs female Democrats who support abortion rights, to spend significantly more money on campaign activities. PAGE 10

Former Gov. Buddy Roemer, who’s been making noises for months about running for president, made it official July 21 in a speech at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, the state with the first presidential primary in the country (scheduled for Feb. 14, 2012). In a statement preceding the announcement, Roemer wrote, “No longer can I stand on the sidelines of destruction in the making and witness our great nation and its great citizens suffer. I take up this call to serve, not for notoriety or egotism, but for the future generations that will inherit President [Barack] Obama’s mistakes.” Roemer was one of the first Republicans to form a presidential bid exploratory committee, and he’s already rented an PAGE 11

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who integrated New Orleans’ William Frantz Elementary in 1960 and became the subject of Norman Rockwell’s famous painting, The Problem We All Live With, traveled to the White House to meet with President Barack Obama on the 50th anniversary of the integration of public elementary schools. The painting, on loan from the Rockwell Museum, will hang outside the Oval Office through October.

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were honored at the White House July 19 as part of President Barack Obama’s “Champions for Change” program, which encourages good environmental works. Courtney Crane, Collin Duffel and Sean Walsh led a “Green Team” that helped institute recycling at Harry Hurst Middle School, an initiative that collected more than 16,000 gallons of recyclable materials.

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of the Louisiana Office of Community Development (OCD/DRU) was slammed in a July 18 report by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera. The audit found OCD/DRU had provided inaccurate information prior to September 2009 to homeowners who were trying to raise their houses, leaving them to pay out of pocket for expenses they’d expected to recoup with Road Home grants.

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he nation is gearing up for yet another “most expensive election in history,” the quadrennial exercise in which mind-numbing amounts of money pour into the political system. But this year promises more than just record spending; more money will be flowing from more players with more opportunities to hide the source. Emboldened by recent court decisions, groups such as Crossroads GPS (formed by Republican strategist Karl Rove), Priorities USA (formed by former aides to President Barack Obama) and Americans for Prosperity (formed by libertarian billionaire David Koch) have been busy raising huge sums from wealthy donors freed from old contribution limits. The chief umpire in this game — the Federal Election Commission (FEC) — is still struggling to write the rules for the hodgepodge of strange-sounding groups feeding the system. 527s? Super-PACs? Even Super-Duper PACs? ProPublica decided a guide is in order.

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In January 2010, the Supreme Court dealt a major blow to McCain-Feingold. Ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the court said the government cannot prevent corporations and unions from spending unlimited money to support or criticize specific candidates. Drawing on this decision in March 2010, a federal appeals court ruled in SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission that political committees making independent expenditures — that is, spending not coordinated with or directed by a candidate’s campaign — could accept donations of unlimited size. Together, the rulings super-charged some existing fundraising groups and paved the way for new ones. The FEC, deadlocked for months on issues of disclosure and foreign money, has not yet written new rules interpreting the court decisions. That’s left the field open for political strategists and lawyers. “We’re in very dangerous territory,” said Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21, a campaign-finance watchdog group. “There’s one word to describe what’s going on in the campaign-finance area: The word is ‘obscene.’ And it’s going to result in scandal and corruption and, eventually, opportunities for reform.” Advocates say the changes are needed to protect the First Amendment rights of corporations and certain nonprofits. “Campaign-finance laws inhibit free speech,” said Sean Parnell, president of the Center for Competitive Politics, which views most campaign-finance laws as government meddling. “The First Amendment is not a guarantee that all voices will be heard as often or as effectively as all other voices. It’s just a guarantee that the government won’t step in and say, ‘OK, you’ve spoken enough.’” IN ThE OlD DAyS ThERE WERE JUST PACS — political action committees that could accept donations of up to $5,000 from individuals and pass the money along to the candidates and parties they chose. Now there are Super-PACs — committees that, thanks to the court decisions, can raise and spend unlimited sums of money from individuals, corporations, unions and other groups. Known officially as “independent expenditure-only committees,” they can’t donate directly to candidates but can promote them and attack their opponents, so long as they don’t coordinate with any candidate or political party. Super-PACs are still new, having debuted by spending more than $80 million on the 2010 midterm elections. Republicans pioneered the groups, but Democrats jumped in, too. Many of these new entities have innocuous-sounding

names that make it hard to guess their true political intent: Concerned Taxpayers of America, Citizens for a Working America, We love USA. (And then there’s comedian Stephen Colbert’s new SuperPAC: Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow.) More than 100 are now registered with the FEC. like ordinary PACs, Super-PACs must disclose their donors. But because of time lags in reporting, months can go by before the identities of million-dollar donors are revealed; some weren’t disclosed until after the 2010 midterm elections. loopholes also can allow donors to stay hidden, such as when money comes from a nonprofit that doesn’t have to disclose how it’s funded. last month, the campaign-finance watchdog group Center for Responsive Politics found five Super-PACs that attributed a vast majority — and in some cases all — of their funding to affiliated nonprofits that are not required to reveal donors. Most PACs will file their first fundraising reports of the year Friday, but two Super-PACs that had to file early reported raising more than $4.6 million. American Crossroads, which Rove formed to support Republican candidates, raised $3.8 million. The house Majority PAC, aimed at reclaiming the Democratic majority lost in 2010, raised $800,000. NAMED FOR ThE TAx CODE gOvERNINg them, “527” groups were sort of a precursor to Super-PACs. historically, 527s had a choice — they could register as PACs and give directly to candidates under FEC limits, or they could focus on issues, allowing them to raise and spend unlimited amounts. These issue-oriented 527s were not supposed to promote or attack candidates directly, and they often focused on hot-button topics such as guns or abortion. Strict 527 groups first played a major role in the 2004 election, blurring the line between advocating for an issue and a candidate. Three paid fines for breaking laws barring them from directly supporting or criticizing candidates. Because of the recent court rulings, some 527s have decided to become Super-PACs so they can both raise unlimited amounts and advocate for candidates. That said, 527 groups still played an important role in the 2010 mid-term elections, spending more than $415 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. AlSO NAMED FOR ThEIR SECTION IN the IRS tax code, tax-exempt 501(C) organizations include charities, civic leagues and unions. (leave it to the IRS to make their descriptions resemble algebra homework.) Charities that fall under the 501(c)(3)

heading are not allowed to be involved in political campaigns, but other 501(c) organizations are, at least to a certain extent. That includes 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organizations, a class that includes groups like the AARP and the NAACP; 501(c)(5) labor unions, like the Teamsters; and 501(c)(6) trade associations, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. These groups could always pursue political activities while raising unlimited funds and without disclosing donors — but only if their primary purpose wasn’t politics. The Sunlight Foundation described them as “perhaps the most opaque political players since pre-Watergate days of anonymous cash contributions to candidates.” The best-known of these groups is the Tea Party-supporting Americans for Prosperity, a 501(c)(4) group co-founded by billionaire David Koch, who with his brother Charles is credited with pioneering some of the bolder new campaign fundraising tactics. Why donate anonymously when influence is the goal? Experts say secret giving can shield corporations from blowback when supporting controversial causes, and it can make a corporate-funded effort appear to be grassroots. Plus, no rule prevents donors from telling politicians directly about their support if it suits their needs. “Say I gave a million dollars to Crossroads gPS,” said Rick hasen, a law professor at the University of California-Irvine who runs Election law Blog. “you can tell the whole Republican leadership that. ProPublica can’t find it, but the people you are trying to influence can find it.” So, to review: Super-PACs focus only on politics but must disclose their donors. The 501(c) groups must not have politics as their primary purpose but don’t have to disclose who gives them money. It gets even more interesting when the two groups combine powers. Say some like-minded people form both a Super-PAC and a nonprofit 501(c) (4). Corporations and individuals could then donate as much as they want to the nonprofit, which isn’t required to publicly disclose funders. The nonprofit could then donate as much as it wanted to the SuperPAC, which lists the nonprofit’s donation but not the original contributors. This isn’t just hypothetical. Karl Rove set up this model with the Super-PAC American Crossroads and the nonprofit Crossroads gPS. While some Democrats complain about the influence of so-called “dark money,” others have started to follow in his footsteps. Now the IRS seems to be stepping in — or thinking about it. The IRS in May warned major funders of 501(c)(4) groups that their donations could be subject to gift taxes, but the agency announced last

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that the Roemer campaign had stopped payment on a $25,000 check that was a filing fee for the south Carolina presidential primary. In an email to politico, though, Carlos Sierra, Roemer’s new campaign director, defended the check cancellation and doubled down, calling Fox news debate officials “little jerks.” “It was not a check for the filing fee, it was the fee to participate in the Fox news sponsored debate on May 5th,” sierra wrote. “the little jerks at Fox news did not allow the governor to participate. Mind you, Buddy Roemer is a former Congressman and governor.” (In a subsequent email, sierra corrected himself, saying it was indeed a filing fee, and the campaign intended to send a new check at a later date.) Roemer was also Mr. Cellophane in a survey of likely voters conducted July 15-17 by public policy polling, which didn’t include outlier Roemer in its survey of five hypothetical presidential matchups between gop candidates and obama. But Roemer seemed sanguine about it in a July 20 interview with the Associated press. “no one knows me,” he said. “I accept that joy.” — Kevin Allman

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IF thAt’s not CoMplICAtED Enough, several groups are pushing pACs and super-pACs into uncharted territory by creating what’s been unofficially called “super-Duper pACs.” they’re so new there’s no agreed-upon definition — and in fact, at this point, there are at least two. Mother Jones used the term “superDuper pAC” in May when reporting on a plan by Republican attorney James Bopp to recruit candidates to solicit unlimited funds for super-pACs, which could then spend money promoting that candidate. the FEC gave that plan the partial smackdown last month, ruling that candidates can ask donors to give to a superpAC, but only up to $5,000. (probably not coincidentally, $5,000 is the most individuals can donate to pACs that give directly to candidates.) nonetheless, Bopp — the lawyer behind Citizens united — has claimed it as a victory, maintaining that the $5,000 limit is “meaningless.” Why? Because though a candidate might only ask for that much, anyone could donate more. Following their conservative counter-

parts, Democrats such as house Minority leader nancy pelosi and senate Majority leader harry Reid now have started soliciting supporters for donations to Democratic super-pACs. some campaign-finance watchers have referred to the “super-Duper pAC” as a combination of a super-pAC and a traditional pAC that’s not officially tied to a candidate, party, corporation, union or trade group. Making the case for this super hybrid, the national Defense pAC, which supports Republican and tea party-backed veterans running for office, has sued the FEC and argued that it should be able to donate to candidates (which traditional pACs can do but super-pACs cannot) and raise unlimited funds for independent expenditures (which super-pACs can do but traditional pACs cannot). A federal judge agreed, granting a preliminary injunction last month against the FEC. the judge said the two types of activities could be performed by one super-pAC — so long as the bank accounts are kept separate and the money going to directly candidates is within regular pAC contribution limits. the matter still awaits a definitive ruling, but Dan Backer, the lawyer representing the national Defense pAC, predicts that by the end of the year, more superpACs will be moving in this direction.

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A Question of Will or all the high-profile problems that confront Mayor Mitch Landrieu (crime, police corruption and a crumbling urban infrastructure), one of the most daunting challenges confronting him is the need to reform the city’s civil service system. Stop yawning. This is important. Reforming civil service is difficult for a lot of reasons, but two stand out: 1. The local civil service system is governed by a complex web of rules stretching from the City Charter to the state Constitution. That complexity makes it difficult for reformers to gain traction — or even to engage people on the subject — which, in turn, helps maintain the outmoded status quo. 2. Although embedded in the state Constitution, the city’s Civil Service Department has broad powers to fix itself, but apparently little will to do so. As a result, the local system is a nation unto itself, immune from outside “interference” (read: reform efforts) and able to tie even well-intentioned public officials’ plans into knots when it comes to hiring and firing employees. Another roadblock to reform efforts is the notion that civil service is a sacred cow.

Opponents of reform are quick to paint even the most honest efforts to improve the system as a return to the old spoils system. That canard has worked for years, but several recent developments suggest the once-impregnable wall around civil service may be crumbling. Last year, the nonpartisan Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) issued a report calling for a systematic overhaul of civil service. BGR, which can hardly be accused of supporting a spoils system, pointed out that the local civil service system, which functions as a central (and very powerful) human resources office for all city departments, is “archaic, overly centralized and inefficient.” Many who know the ins and outs of City Hall say that’s being kind. A recent example of how civil service can actually impede progress came earlier this month when the Civil Service Commission denied Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux’s request to create a four-person anti-fraud unit to monitor almost $2 billion in construction contracts for new public schools. The commission instead approved two temporary positions. Quatrevaux issued a statement accusing the commission of being “detached from operational reality.” Those are not

unique sentiments, but rarely do public officials express them so openly and candidly. Quatrevaux went on to say that the commission’s decision represents “another example of the stultifying effect civil service has on city government. It also explains why so much has been outsourced from City Hall over the years.”

The state decentralized its civil service department years ago, and the sky did not fall.

Landrieu agrees in principle with Quatrevaux and the BGR. The mayor has stated that he believes the local civil service system needs a major overhaul, and he has specifically criticized the system’s so-called “bumping” policy. That policy allows senior laid-off city workers to claim the jobs of employees with less seniority working in similar posts elsewhere in city government. In the face of pressure from BGR and the mayor, civil service’s days as a sacred cow may be numbered — but that doesn’t mean a return to the spoils system. Among other things, BGR proposes better funding and modernized technology for the department, along with decentralizing it so individual city agencies and departments can have more say-so in writing job descriptions and hiring and promoting workers. Given the problems encountered by Quatrevaux and others in recent years, those recommendations make sense. The state decentralized its civil service department years ago and the sky did not fall. Truth is, the Civil Service Department already has the authority to make the changes that BGR, Landrieu and others support. The five-member commission simply has to summon the will to do so.

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TAWANA HAS COME A LONG WAY since 2007. she’s moved with her son into a house in eastern New Orleans and has enrolled her child in a private school as well as Brazilian martial arts classes. She’s trying to keep him busy — she’s seen what happens to kids who aren’t. While the second half of her story may be uncommon, the first half is not. New Orleans is home to uncounted numbers of teenagers in unstable living conditions, and the number of runaway and homeless youths that Covenant House has seen at its doorstep has been growing since Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans — and it has spiked in recent months. In March, the agency housed 35. This month, that number rose to 75. Covenant House officials say they’re adding capacity as fast as they can, but the need is quickly

outstripping their capability. For Jim Kelly, who has served as executive director of the Covenant House New Orleans chapter for 25 years, the post-Katrina picture is clear: The street is getting crowded, and it’s getting deadly. “There’s going to be ebbs and flows, but the lethality of the street and the extent of mental illness in our kids, those are issues,” he says. “And the sheer number of kids. Twenty years ago, 70 percent of our kids came from Louisiana. Post-Katrina, 75 percent of our kids come from the greater New Orleans area.” A look at metro homicide reports begins to elucidate the picture. Homicide victims and perpetrators fall right into the age range that Covenant House targets: 78 percent of victims are younger than 28. “Those kids are under 20 years old in the French Quarter, guaranteed, just shooting down the middle of the street,” says Oliver Thomas, former City Council president and current director of advocacy and community relations for Covenant House. “Last week we had a 15- and a 16-year-old.”

Far left: Kristen, Joshua and Joshua have found a safe home at Covenant House. Top: Oliver Thomas (center), director of advocacy and commmunity relations at Covenant House, talks with young people at the agency.

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Left: Joshua finds a quiet place to do his homework

THE NEW NEW ORLEANS NARRAtive is that of a resurgent city: Talented twentysomethings are moving to town, tech companies are setting up shop and entrepreneurism is flourishing. But for the populations who can’t invest in tech startups or get jobs as software engineers, the situation is very different. Rising housing costs have displaced more and more families, and the recession only exacerbated an already bleak economic picture. In Louisiana, 24 percent of children are born into poverty — 10 percent extreme poverty. In the 2006 Kids Count Data Book, Louisiana ranked 49th in childhood welfare. The stories of New Orleans’ poor aren’t often told (except on the police scanner), but people like Thomas and Kelly think the economic recovery of New Orleans isn’t viable if it doesn’t improve the lives of the city’s most underserved citizens. The most basic rule at Covenant House is simple: Show up, any time, in any condition, and the program will

take you. A longer stay requires a deeper commitment, but Covenant House isn’t a strict shelter, it’s “three hots and a cot,” in aid lingo. Staffers offer counseling, career advice, medical services, transportation to jobs, daycare and other services. Most clients stay an average of 30 days. The ultimate goal is to get them set up with a job and stable housing, and Covenant House succeeded in the latter goal in 48 percent of cases in 2010. Clients run the gamut: Some are substance abusers, some are involved in prostitution and one plays Chopin on the piano in the Covenant House chapel. About half are male and half female, 74 percent are black, 24 percent white and 2 percent other ethnicities. In recent years, Kelly says, the emotional stressors associated with Katrina and the New Orleans diaspora have resulted in another spike — in mental illness. Covenant House is far from alone in its mission to provide alternatives for at-risk youth. It has ties to organizations like New Orleans Providing

Literacy to All Youth, which offers literacy and GED classes as well as counseling and job preparation, and Cafe Reconcile, which trains young people for jobs in the food service industry. Covenant House officials say they’ve also found a receptive partner in the Landrieu administration, and hope to work with the city on expanded housing vouchers and hiring incentives for the people who need jobs the most. “Let’s incorporate kids into our growth and economic development plan for how the city moves forward,” Thomas says. “At what point do we need to then say we are going to protect our kids from themselves?” NOW A SOCIAL WORKER, TAWANA, 21, stands as one of the program’s most striking success stories. She started as an intern with Recovery School District and Interlink Health, but Karen DeSalvo, now a city health commissioner and vice dean for community affairs and health policy at Tulane University School of Medicine,

quickly recognized her talents and helped her become a social services project assistant at Tulane. Tawana’s past gives her a unique ability to understand her cases, but sometimes the stories hit close to home. She still remembers that night in the Walmart parking lot when she was lost and alone, with only enough food to last a week. Not everyone in her position, or in her son’s position, makes it out. Tawana tries to help them do that at her job, and with Gals, a faith-based “sisterhood” she helps run that offers young women and single mothers support and advice when they find themselves in a sitation like the one Tawana was in four years ago. “I’m happy to have had to experience this,” Tawana says. “Now I know that they have people that are worse off than me, that have been through worse things than me, and now I have no choice but to succeed, because there are all these people looking at me now, and I can’t let them down.”

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Opening night is by invitation only, but Irvin Mayfield’s I Club follows with three nights headlined by Los Hombres Calientes featuring Bill Summers. Special guests include Rockin’ Dopsie (Thursday), George Porter Jr. (Friday) and Walter “Wolfman” Washington (Saturday). Tickets $15 Thursday, $20 Friday, $25 Saturday. 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat. Irvin Mayfield’s I Club, JW Marriott, 614 Canal St., 527-6712; www.iclubneworleans.com

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Ricky Graham stars in a variety show of comic songs and sketches featuring some of his beloved local characters. He is joined by Jefferson Turner, Yvette Hargis, Matthew Mickal and Mandy Zirkenbach. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. NOCCA, Nims Black Box Theatre, 2800 Chartres St., 264-1206

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in France, where she’s performed at Crazy Horse. Dita says she is doing her Strip Strip Hurray! show (which debuted in Los Angeles and is on a three-date tour of New Orleans and Texas) to stay in touch with her American fans. Her celebrity status seems to be on the rise even without live shows. She stirred up minor controversy when she appeared on the crime series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in January. Appearing as a teacher who moonlights as a burlesque performer, she insisted that it be clear she doesn’t just dance on a stage but also removes clothing. “I didn’t want a Hollywood, commercialized, sanitized version of burlesque,” she says. “I said, ‘You have to show me unhooking my bra. You don’t have to show anything beyond that, but at least that.’” CBS digitally covered up some of her body, and Dita quoted network discussion of “offensive cleavage” while she noted the show is full of crime and violence. The show aired, and Dita reinforced her risque aura. She’s skilled at having her cheesecake and eating it too. Pop-singer Katy Perry appeared on the cover of June’s Vanity Fair styled in a way that was immediately pegged as Dita’s look. Dita says she wasn’t interested in getting caught up in other people’s attempts to provoke a media “girl fight.” But what does she think of the photo? “Wow, it’s crazy,” she says. “The photo of me was taken on the street in London on a Wednesday afternoon. It’s pretty cool that it’s standing next to a photo shoot by Annie Liebovitz for the cover of Vanity Fair.”

YOUNG JEEZY WITH FREDDIE GIBBS

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The poster child of hip-hop’s mixtape era, Freddie Gibbs (pictured) left Interscope Records before putting out his debut, finding success instead through a series of unofficial, unflagging Internet-only EPs. A long-awaited long-player is expected in 2012 on Atlanta imprint Corporate Thugz Entertaiment — whose CEO, Young Jeezy, headlines this tour. Tickets $37. midnight Sunday. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com

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Not even a pacemaker (installed after a heart attack in 2008) could force James Lewis Carter Ford to march to someone else’s beat. The 91-ish Mississippi riffer better known as T-Model is well into his second act as a born-again bluesman, touring in support of Taledragger (Alive), his 2011 collaboration with Seattle’s GravelRoad. Tickets $15. 10 p.m. Saturday. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net

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he Canadian cosmetics company MAC has chosen some flamboyant performers as spokespeople for its Viva Glam campaign to fight HIV/AIDS, including Lady Gaga and RuPaul. But one of its most memorable fundraiser gala performances was offered by former spokesperson and queen of new burlesque Dita Von Teese. “I wanted to ride a giant bucking and spinning red lipstick,” she says. Dita had a mechanical bull fitted with a big, red, glittery, missile-like lipstick shell and hired some bull riders to teach her how to ride it. “For me, one of the most important things in burlesque is infusing it with humor. And I love sexual cliches. I love (images of) exaggerated extremes of women,” she says. Dita liked the act so much, she bought her own mechanical bull, padded it with pink velvet and added rhinestone-covered bull horns. She’ll ride it Saturday night, dressed in pink chaps and custommade Christian Louboutin cowboy boots covered in Swarovski crystals. The Burlesque: Strip Strip Hurray! showcase also features her martini glass act, which she debuted in New Orleans in 2001, a possible reprise of the opium den act she performed here last year. It also includes acts by new burlesque dancers Dirty Martini, Selene Luna, Medianoche, Monsieur Romeo and Lada from Paris’ Crazy Horse cabaret. Dita splits time between homes in Paris and Los Angeles, and lately she has been spending more time

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Are They A-Changin'? BOB DYLAN AND LEON RUSSELL JOIN FORCES. BY ROGER HAHN ho are these guys? Seventyyear-old rockers who just won’t quit, that much is obvious. Otherwise, this is a perfect pairing of legendary musicians, both of whom have used a dizzying array of aliases — Leon Russell released multiple albums as his country-music alter ego Hank Wilson, and Dylan actually appeared in director Sam Peckinpah’s 1973 epic Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as a character named Alias. Unfortunately, both are notorious for giving halfhearted live performances devoid of meaningful audience contact. Adding to the unpredictability: Tuesday’s show in New Orleans will be only the second of 20-plus tour dates scheduled for the intriguing double bill. Dylan’s public profile has been shaped to such a great extent by his own shapeshifting leaps of aesthetic context that director Todd Haynes’ 2007 indie film I’m Not There used six actors (including Cate Blanchett and the late Heath Ledger) to play Dylan during different phases of his life and work. For his part, Russell looks today, and has almost always looked, like a man disguised in a long white wig and beard and dark glasses, an escapee from the ZZ Top compound. His 55-year career in music has seen him play diverse roles, ranging from much-in-demand sideman, bandleader and hit songwriter (“Tight Rope,” “A Song for You,” “This Masquerade”) to low-profile rock star, forgotten legend and, now, resurrected rock ’n’ roll hero. Russell played obscure one-nighters and released a string of straight-to-remainder albums during the 30 or so lost years between his last hit album, 1979’s One for the Road (with Willie Nelson), and last year’s Elton John-initiated collaboration that resulted in The Union. This year, Russell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, honored by the release of an updated and expanded Best of Leon Russell, and signed a deal for a new solo album. Now, he’s on board Dylan’s Never Ending Tour.

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Why should fans expect a good per- Leon Russell has joined Bob Dylan formance? Robert for a series of Johnson of the San summer tour Antonio Express dates. notes the Dylan/ PHOTO BY Russell co-billing is JULIAN KONWINSKI in sync with the 40th anniversary of rock’s first megabenefit, George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh, which is where Dylan and Russell first met. “Leon [may be] listed as ‘special guest,’” Johnson writes, “but surely they’ll play together at some point.” Surely? Certainly could be. A chatty and joke-cracking Russell delivered the goods at a House of Blues appearance here in February. Recent reviews from Australia also noted a lighthearted and garrulous Russell. I saw Dylan in in Little Rock, Ark., in 2005 during his summer tour with Willie Nelson. I caught his post-Hurricane Katrina show at the 2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. In both cases, I thought he rocked the house. I’d gladly settle for a strong showing from both parties, capped by Russell sitting in on “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall.” There’s a stellar interpretation on the reissued Best of Leon Russell.

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Summer Meltdown Welcome to hell â&#x20AC;&#x201D; aka New Orleans circa summer 2011, where the daily forecasts are high-90s blood boilers or biblical 40-hour rains, the fire hose or the fire. Fortunately the city has just the soundtrack for it: a nightly scorched-earth second line of the heaviest American metal bands presently on tour, sonic-flagellation doomsayers to whom our propensity for devilish weather, end-days floods, stinging-insect infestations and playing chicken with hurricanes must register like the inviting jaws of a Venus flytrap. Landing last week was Athens, Ga., avant-guardian Harvey Milk; this week itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the redwoods-as-kindling riffs of YOB, rolling-stoned scourge of otherwise-reserved Eugene, Ore. Like the former, the latter worships at the monolithic altar of weed-not-speed metal and has successfully stolen a second life, playing dead for three years following a pair of concussive releases on major Metal Blade Records, The Illusion of Motion (2004) and The Unreal Never Lived (2005). Unlike the shifty Harvey Milk, which equates surprise with survival, YOB singer/guitarist Mike Scheidt hews his hefty music from the Gibraltar of stoner-rock â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Black Sabbath â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and picked up without missing a bleat on 2009 awakening The Great Cessation. His forthcoming fifth roar, Atma, is due in August on Profound Lore. Dark Castle opens. Tickets $12. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Noah Bonaparte Pais

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SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet, 8 & 10

SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Zazou City, 6; New Orleans Moonshiners, 10 THREE MUSES — Washboard Rodeo, 7:30

VAUGHAN’S — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 8:30 WINDSOR COURT HOTEL (POLO CLUB LOUNGE) — Zaza, 6

Friday 29 BABYLON LOUNGE — Action After Dark, The Skywalkers, 10 BAYOU BAR AT THE PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL — Armand St. Martin, 7; Philip Melancon, 8

BAYOU PARK BAR — The Urban Achievers, 10

BISTREAUX — Paul Longstreth, 7 BLUE NILE — Mykia Jovan & Jason Butler, 8; Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 11

BMC — Moonshine & Caroline, 7; Soul Project, 10; Lagniappe Brass Band, 12:30 a.m. BUFFA’S LOUNGE — Hawaii 504, 8

CHICKIE WAH WAH — Pfister Sisters, 5:30 COLUMNS HOTEL — Alex Bachari Trio, 5

THE CYPRESS — Angry Banana, Joystick, The Sheds, Waste Basket, 7

DAVENPORT LOUNGE — Jeremy Davenport, 9

DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR — The Courtyard Kings, 10 THE EMBERS “ORIGINAL” BOURBON HOUSE — Curtis Binder, 6 EMERIL’S DELMONICO — Bob Andrews, 7

FRENCH MARKET — Gypsy Swing Trio & Pierre Pichon, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 5 GREEN ROOM — Nomad, 7; ’Bout It Brass Band, 10 HARRAH’S CASINO (MASQUERADE) — Chee Weez, 9

HI-HO LOUNGE — New Heirlooms, My Graveyard Jaw, 10

THE HOOKAH — M@ Peoples Collective, PYMP, 9 HOWLIN’ WOLF — Love Sexy, Righteous Buddha, 10

HOWLIN’ WOLF NORTHSHORE — Invoke the Nightmare, 10 HOWLIN’ WOLF (THE DEN) — Funk Pocket, 10

IRVIN MAYFIELD’S I CLUB — Los Hombres Calientes, Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers, George Porter Jr., 8

JIMMY BUFFETT’S MARGARITAVILLE CAFE — Colin Lake, 3; Irving Bannister’s All-Stars, 6 & 9

JUJU BAG CAFE AND BARBER SALON — Michaela Harrison, Todd Duke, 7:30 KERRY IRISH PUB — Damien Louviere, 5; Foot & Friends, 9 KRAZY KORNER — Dwayne Dopsie & Zydeco Hellraisers, 1; Death by Orgasm, 8:30 LE BON TEMPS ROULE — Cindy Chen, 7; Joe Krown Trio, 11

THE MAISON — Those Peaches, 5; Magnitude, 7; Rue Fiya, 10 MAPLE LEAF BAR — Alvin Youngblood Hart, 10

MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — Alex Bosworth, 4; Eudora Evans & Deep Soul, 7; Fredy Omar con su Banda, 10:30; The Mumbles, 12:30 a.m. NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEEHOUSE — Salvadore Liberto, 8; Clyde Albert, 9; Todd Lemoine, 10 OAK — Reed Alleman, 6; Billy Iuso, 10

OLD OPERA HOUSE — Bonoffs, 1; Vibe, 8:30 OLD POINT BAR — Ian Cunningham, 9:30

ONE EYED JACKS — YOB, Dark Castle, Solid Giant, 9

THE PERFECT FIT BAR & GRILL — Rechelle, Regeneration, 5:30 PRESERVATION HALL — Gregg Stafford’s Jazz Hounds, 8

ROCK ’N’ BOWL — The Boogie Men, 9:30

SHAMROCK BAR — Consortium of Genius, 9 SIBERIA — Hairy Lamb, O.L.D., Buddy Love Cult, 10

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10

SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 6:30; New Orleans Cotton Mouth Kings, 10 STAGE DOOR CANTEEN AT THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM — Victory Big Band, 8

STUDIO A AT THE STEAK KNIFE — Jessie McBride & the Next Generation, 7 TARPON JOE’S BAR AND GRILL — Hessla, 9

THREE MUSES — Raphael Bas’ Harmonouche, 7; Glen David Andrews, 10 TIPITINA’S — Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, 10

WINDSOR COURT HOTEL (POLO CLUB LOUNGE) — Zaza, 6; Anais St. John, 9

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BAYOU BAR AT THE PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL — Armand St. Martin, 7; Philip Melancon, 8

BAYOU PARK BAR — Fat Stupid Ugly People, Black Pussy, Toxic Rott, Vapo-Rats, 10

BLUE NILE — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Mike Dillon, James Singleton & Johnny Vidacovich feat. Yojimbo, 10; Eric Miller Band (upstairs), 10

BMC — Lushingtons, 3; Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band feat. Lisa Lynn, 6; Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias, 9:30; Ashton & the Big Easy Brawlers Brass Band, 12:30 a.m.

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D.B.A. — John Boutte, 8; Good Enough for Good Times, 11

DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR — Gringo do Choro feat. Rick Trolsen, 10 GREEN ROOM — MGL, Alkatraz Outpatient, Willful Disturbance, Power Blvd., 9

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IRVIN MAYFIELD’S I CLUB — Los Hombres Calientes, Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 8 IRVIN MAYFIELD’S JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Carl LeBlanc, 8; Brass-A-Holics, midnight

JIMMY BUFFETT’S MARGARITAVILLE CAFE — Joe Bennett, 3; Irving Bannister’s All-Stars, 6 & 9

12 BAR — The Session, 9

J&K BAR — Chicken on the Bone, 9; Southern Smoke, 11

BABYLON LOUNGE — Ray

KRAZY KORNER — Dwayne Dopsie & Zydeco Hellraisers,

3 RING CIRCUS’ THE BIG TOP GALLERY — The Beams, Big Blue Marble, Mayhala, 9

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MAPLE LEAF BAR — Flow Tribe, 10 MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — Kristina Morales, 4; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 7:30; Charley & the SoulaBillySwampBoogie Band, 11

MULATE’S CAJUN RESTAURANT — Bayou DeVille, 7

NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEEHOUSE — Dan Rivers, 8; Badura, 9; Star & Micey, 10; Lucy Langlas, 11 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — Brian Seeger, 3 OAK — Glen David Andrews, 9 OLD POINT BAR — Dana Abbott, 9:30

ONE EYED JACKS — T-Model Ford, 9

PEGGY SUE’S LOUNGE — Danny Alexander Band, 9 PRESERVATION HALL — Preservation Hall Jazz Band feat. Will Smith, 8 RENDON INN BAR & GRILL — Gypsy Elise & the Royal Blues, 7 RITZ-CARLTON — Catherine Anderson, 1

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SIBERIA — Skate Night! CD release feat. Prom Date, Heavy Flow, DJ Matt Cee, 10

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Clark Vreeland, 8 & 10 SPOTTED CAT — Ken Swartz Trio, 3; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10 STAGE DOOR CANTEEN AT THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM — Victory Big Band, 8 STARBUCKS — Abiea, 7:30

THREE MUSES — Kristina Morales, 7; Davis Rogan, 10

TIPITINA’S — Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus Alien Beach Party feat. Green Demons, Hawaii 504, Clockwork Elvis, Tin-Types, 9

THU The Trio featuring 7/28 Johnny V & Special Guests FRI Alvin Youngblood Hart 7/29

ROCK ’N’ BOWL — Cajun Fais Do-Do feat. T’Canaille, 2; Eric Lindell, 9:30

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TOMMY’S WINE BAR — Julio & Caesar, 10 TOOLOULA’S — Meanies, 10

WALOO’S — Terranova, Ashes to Dust, 10

WINDSOR COURT HOTEL (POLO CLUB LOUNGE) — Zaza, 6; Anais St. John, 9 ZADDIE’S TAVERN — David & Karen Noble, 9

Sunday 31 BANKS STREET BAR — Otis, 9 BISTREAUX — Aaron LopezBarrantes, 6 BMC — Charley & the

SoulaBillySwampBoogie Band, 1; Alex Bosworth, 7; Andy J. Forest, 10

BOOMTOWN CASINO — Captain “Chiggy Chiggy” Charles, 7

BOURBON LIVE — Chicken on the Bone, 8

BUFFA’S LOUNGE — Some Like it Hot, 11 a.m; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 8 COLUMNS HOTEL — Chip Wilson, 11 a.m.

D.B.A. — The Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Thomas Johnson & the People, 10

DRAGON’S DEN — Gumbolt, Otto Unicorn Fukr, Mr. Cool Bad Guy, 9

HOMEDALE INN — Sunday Night Live Jam Session feat. Homedale Boys, 7

HOUSE OF BLUES — Sunday Gospel Brunch, 10 a.m; Young Jeezy, Freddie Gibbs, 8 HOWLIN’ WOLF (THE DEN) — Hot 8 Brass Band, 9

IRVIN MAYFIELD’S JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Germaine Bazzle & Paul Longstreth, 7 JIMMY BUFFETT’S MARGARITAVILLE CAFE — Irving Bannister’s All-Stars, 3; Cindy Chen, 6; Ched Reeves, 9

KERRY IRISH PUB — Traditional Irish Session, 5; Danny Burns, 8 KRAZY KORNER — Dwayne Dopsie & Zydeco Hellraisers, 1; Death by Orgasm, 8:30 LE BON TEMPS ROULE — Chapter: SOUL, 9

LE PAVILLON HOTEL — Philip Melancon, 8:30 a.m. MADIGAN’S — Anderson/ Easley Project, 9

THE MAISON — Dave Easley Trio, 5

MAPLE LEAF BAR — Joe Krown Trio feat. Russell Batiste & Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 10

MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — Tom McDermott & Kevin Clark, 11 a.m; Julio & Cesar, 5; Javier Olondo & Asheson, 8 MULATE’S CAJUN RESTAURANT — Bayou DeVille, 7 NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM — Sunday Swing feat. Lionel Ferbos, 2

Swing, 3; Pat Casey, 10

ST. CHARLES TAVERN — Mary Flynn Thomas & Prohibition Blues, 10 a.m. STAGE DOOR CANTEEN AT THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM — Victory Big Band, 11 a.m.

TIPITINA’S — Cajun Fais Do-Do feat. Bruce Daigrepont, 5:30

WINDSOR COURT HOTEL (POLO CLUB LOUNGE) — Mario Abney Quartet, 6

Monday 1 APPLE BARREL — Sam Cammarata, 8

BISTREAUX — Aaron LopezBarrantes, 6

BJ’S LOUNGE — King James & the Special Men, 10

BMC — Fun in the Pocket feat. Mayumi Shara, 5; Smoky Greenwell’s Monday Blues Jam, 9:30

D.B.A. — Glen David Andrews, 9 DRAGON’S DEN — Sugarwall, 10 THE FAMOUS DOOR — Darren Murphy & Big Soul, 3

FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON (M!X ULTRALOUNGE) — Tim Sullivan Jazz Trio, 7

IRVIN MAYFIELD’S JAZZ PLAYHOUSE — Bob French & the Original Tuxedo Band, 8 JIMMY BUFFETT’S MARGARITAVILLE CAFE — Truman Holland, 3; Brint Anderson, 6; Ched Reeves, 9 THE MAISON — Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band, 7; Rue Fiya, 10

MAPLE LEAF BAR — Papa Grows Funk, 10 OLD POINT BAR — Brent Walsh Jazz Trio feat. Romy Kaye, 7 PRESERVATION HALL — St. Peter Street Playboys feat. Mark Braud, 8

RIVERSHACK TAVERN — Dave Jordan, 7

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Charmaine Neville Band, Aug. 1, 8 & 10

SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Dominic Grillo & the Frenchmen Street AllStars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10

OLD OPERA HOUSE — Bonoffs, 1

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PRESERVATION HALL — Joint Chiefs of Jazz feat. Frank Oxley, 8

SIBERIA — Last Year’s Men, Dives, Melters, 10

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — James Singleton Quartet, 8 & 10 SPOTTED CAT — Rights of

Market, on North Peters Street — Sun: Summer Twilight Romance Series presents Harmoniemusik, 7

1329 Jackson Ave., 522-0276; www.trinitynola.com — Tue: Organ & Labyrinth, 6; Thu: Evensong Choir, 6:30; Sun: Kate Withrow, Eleni Dafeka, 5; Mon: Taize, 6

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NOW SHOWING CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG-13) — Chris Evans stars in the origin story of the Marvel Comics hero. AMC Palace 10, AMC

Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Canal Place, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (PG13) — Two friends enter into

a relationship that is solely about sex, but soon complications arise. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (PG-13) — The Harry Potter

series culminates in an epic showdown with Lord Voldemort. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Canal Place, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14, Prytania HORRIBLE BOSSES (PG-13) — A group of friends devise a convoluted plan to get rid of their intolerable bosses. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14

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After being fired from the high-level position at his job, the affable Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) decides to go back to college. AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 14

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) —

In the Woody Allen film, a screenwriter and aspiring novelist (Owen Wilson) finds himself in the Jazz Age while touring Paris at night. AMC Palace 20, Canal Place PHASE 7 (R) — After his apartment is quarantined following the outbreak of a deadly pandemic, a man must do whatever he can to save his pregnant wife. AMC Palace 20 SUPER 8 (PG-13) — A group

of friends in 1979 start to witness strange occurrences after a catastrophic train crash in J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi drama. AMC Palace 20

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PG-13) — A mysterious

event from the past threatens to bring war to Earth in the third installment of Michael Bay’s giant robot franchise. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand,

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It’s not hard to show how heinous South African Apartheid was, but the story of Sandra Laing proves how clumsy and untenable its white-versus-black dividing line could be. Director Anthony Fabian’s award-winning 2008 fictionalized film Skin is based on this South African woman — thrust into unfortunate fame because she straddled the line. Born to white Afrikaner parents (unaware of their own black ancestry), she looked black, with a darker complexion than them and kinky-curly black hair. The troubles began when Sandra was kicked out of an all-white boarding school. Her father Abraham (Sam Neill) initiated a challenge, contending that her parentage made her white, regardless of what she looked like. (A younger brother also looked black.) Fighting over her racial status pulls the family apart. As Sandra grows up, she becomes estranged from her father, whose love for his daughter is restricted by the condition that she live as a “white” person. But Sandra only feels comfortable with friends and boyfriends who are black, and she knows that a mixed-race family is unwelcome anywhere in South Africa (where legally blacks and whites are not even allowed to share a church pew). Her mother Elsie finds herself in the middle, aware of her daughter’s struggles but unable to moderate her husband’s rigid views. As he pushes Sandra to date white men, the tensions mount. Much of the heartbreaking film is about Sandra’s (Sophie Okonedo) search for love and peace as an adult. Most of her life is spent in a peculiar netherworld: Whites discriminate against her for being black, and some blacks who know her story hold her privileged upbringing against her. Under political pressures from the outside world, South African laws change back and forth, but Sandra is never on the right side. After her father wins the right to classify her as white, she is in danger of not being able to maintain custody of her own black child. She appeals to various government offices for help, but the white bureaucrats at the front desks are rarely inclined to assist her. Ultimately, racism is so pernicious it punishes her for fitting all or none of its crude categories. Sandra never seeks a spotlight or political role, and yet her personal struggle, rendered passionately here by Okonedo, is nothing short of heroic. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Reserve a seat at antenna@press-street.com. — Will Coviello

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Skin 7 p.m. Thursday Antenna Gallery, 3161 Burgundy St.; www.press-street.com

Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 THE TREE OF LIFE (PG-13) —

Terrence Malick’s film, Palme d’Or winner at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, follows a man through his innocent childhood to his disillusioned adult years. Canal Place

ZOOKEEPER (PG-13) — Zoo animals break their silence to help their kind caretaker (Kevin James) get a girlfriend. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14

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OPENING GOOD CHILDREN GALLERY. 4037 St. Claude Ave., 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “BYOB: New Orleans,” a one-night exhibition of artists who use projectors in their work, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. NEW ORLEANS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM. 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 5661136; www.noaam.com — “A Gumbo

of Colors: Works by New Orleans Quilt Artists,” through Aug. 27. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

GALLERIES 3 RING CIRCUS’ THE BIG TOP GALLERY. 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp. com — “Industrial Sculpture,” metal works and ceramics by Julie Korte, through Saturday. A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY. 241 Chartres St., 568-1313; www. agallery.com — Exhibition of gallery artists featuring Louviere + Vanessa, Sebastiao Salgado, Joshua Mann Pailet and Herman Leonard, through September. AG WAGNER STUDIO & GALLERY. 813 Royal St., 561-7440 — Works by

gallery artists; 504 Toys, locally handcrafted toys; both ongoing.

ALL IN THE FRAME GALLERY. 2596 Front St., Slidell, (985) 290-1395 — “Serene Waters, Clear Horizons,” paintings by Annie Strack, ongoing. ANGELA KING GALLERY. 241 Royal St., 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — Works by Peter Mars, ANTENNA GALLERY. 3161 Burgundy St., 957-4255; www.press-street.com — “What We Can Do,” prints, draw-

ings and installations by six artists, through Sunday.

ANTON HAARDT FOLK GALLERY. 4532 Magazine St., 309-4249; www. antonart.com — Works by Anton

Haardt, Christopher Moses and others, ongoing.

ARIODANTE GALLERY. 535 Julia St., 524-3233 — Group exhibition featur-

ing Cheri Ben-Iesau, Isabelle Dupuy, Susan Landry, Ro Mayer, Myra Williamson Wirtz, Alicia Windham and Maria Etkind, through Saturday.

Printmaking is an ancient endeavor going back to at least the 5th century, if not before. The Du Mois Gallery is located in a converted shotgun house on Freret Street, far from the Julia, St. Claude or Magazine street art districts, and that’s a good thing. Artists and galleries are some of the most effective tools for urban renewal, and anything that can make the Freret corridor seem hip and happening is welcome indeed. The show itself is a grab bag appropriate to a space with a democratic persona, and although there is no unifying theme, there are some intriguing, and sometimes thoughtprovoking, works to be seen. Aaron McNamee’s Gaga Rig (pictured) print of a sultry Lady Gaga juxtaposed with an offshore oil platform offers no obvious connection between the two. Beyond the fact that the pop diva’s CDs are made from plastic, a petroleum derivative, what this points to is not just the commodification of sex appeal but also the sex appeal of highly profitable commodities like oil. A retort of sorts is seen in Julia Samuels’ Iowa Has It Figured Out, a nearly 8-foot-wide relief print that looks like a German expressionist vision of a wind farm replete with spiky turbines and high-tension towers amid a spidery web of wires. Techno-pop symbology continues in Don Maitland’s print pastiche of engraved acoustic musical instruments and archaic audio devices punctuated by planes, rockets and razzmatazz in a hieroglyphic scroll of jazz-era alchemy. The party continues in Amanda Turpen’s Sunday Dinner relief print of well-dressed alligators feasting on a cow carcass in a setting reminiscent of Virginia Woolf’s Bloomsbury group in London. And while Freret is in no danger of becoming Bloomsbury any time soon, the Du Mois Gallery is a step in the right direction. — D. Eric Bookhardt

THRU AUG

Cold Drink: Printmaking Invitational Group Exhibition Du Mois Gallery, 4921 Freret St., 818-6032

Harriet Blum, Kevin Roberts and others, ongoing.

Barbizon, Impressionist and PostImpressionist schools, ongoing.

BERTA’S AND MINA’S ANTIQUITIES GALLERY. 4138 Magazine St., 895-6201 — “Louisiana! United We Stand

CARDINAL GALLERY. 541 Bourbon St., 522-3227 — Exhibition of Italian art-

to Save Our Wetlands,” works by Nilo and Mina Lanzas; works by Clementine Hunter, Noel Rockmore and others; all ongoing.

BRYANT GALLERIES. 316 Royal St., 525-5584; www.bryantgalleries. com — Paintings by Dean Mitchell, ongoing.

ists featuring works by Bruno Paoli and Andrea Stella, ongoing.

CARIBBEAN ARTS LTD. 720 Franklin Ave., 943-3858 — The gallery showcases contemporary Haitian and Jamaican art.

BYRDIE’S GALLERY. 2422-A St. Claude Ave., www.byrdiesgallery.com — “Music Street Mosaics,” an instal-

CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY. 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130; www. carolrobinsongallery.com — “Three of a Perfect Pair,” works by gallery artists, through Saturday.

site in all media; watercolors and limited-edition prints by Peter Briant, ongoing.

CALICHE & PAO GALLERY. 312 Royal St., 588-2846 — Oil paintings by Caliche

Pastels by Joaquim Casell; etchings by Sage; oils by Charles Ward; all ongoing.

BERGERON STUDIO & GALLERY. 406 Magazine St., 522-7503; www. bergeronstudio.com — Photographs

CALLAN FINE ART. 240 Chartres St., 524-0025; www.callanfineart. com — Works by Eugene de Blass,

ART GALLERY 818. 818 Royal St., 5246918 — Paintings, sculpture and

jewelry by local artists Noel Rockmore, Michael Fedor, Xavier de Callatay, Charles Bazzell, Bambi deVille and Ritchie Fitzgerald, ongoing.

ARTICHOKE GALLERY. 912 Decatur St., 636-2004 — Artists work on

by Michael P. Smith, Jack Beech,

lation of mosaic works salvaged from an artist’s condemned house, through Aug. 10. and Pao, ongoing.

Louis Valtat and other artists of the

CASELL GALLERY. 818 Royal St., 5240671; www.casellartgallery.com —

COLE PRATT GALLERY. 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery.com — Monotypes by Marie

Bukowski and plein air paintings by Phil Sandusky, through Aug. 14.

the Blue Series by Joseph Pearson, ongoing.

COLLINS C. DIBOLL ART GALLERY. Loyola University, Monroe Library, 6363 St. Charles Ave., fourth floor, 861-5456 — “Handmade Design: Silent Auction Fundraiser for the Gulf Coast Oil Spill,” through August. D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 — “So Much Art, So Little Time, Again,” exhibition of work by gallery artists from the past year, through Aug. 4. DU MOIS GALLERY. 4921 Freret St., 818-6032 — “Cold Drink” printmak-

ing invitational, through Aug. 6.

DUTCH ALLEY ARTIST’S CO-OP GALLERY. 912 N. Peters St., 412-9220; www.dutchalleyonline.com — Works

by New Orleans artists, ongoing.

ELLIOTT GALLERY. 540 Royal St., 523-3554; www.elliottgallery.com — Works by gallery artists Coignard, Engel, Papart, Petra, Tobiasse, Schneuer and Yrondi, ongoing. FAIR FOLKS & A GOAT. 2116 Chartres St., 872-9260; www.fairfolksandagoat.com — “Good Wood,” furniture and sculpture by Michael Robinson, through Monday. “Foota-Night,” installation by Hannah Chalew, ongoing. FRAMIN’ PLACE & GALLERY. 3535 Severn Ave., Metairie, 885-3311; www.nolaframing.com — Prints by

Tommy Thompson, Phillip Sage, James Michalopoulos and others, ongoing.

FREDRICK GUESS STUDIO. 910 Royal St., 581-4596; www.fredrickguessstudio.com — Paintings by Fredrick

Guess, ongoing.

THE FRONT. 4100 St. Claude Ave.; www.nolafront.org — Painting and

sculpture by Clark Derbes; video and collage by Kelly Boehmer and Chuck Carbia; photography, performance and installations by Brandon Ballengee, Andrew Pasco, Andy Sternad and John Kleinschmidt, through Aug. 7.

GALERIE D’ART FRANCAIS. 541 Royal St., 581-6925 — Works by Todd

White, ongoing.

GALERIE PORCHE WEST. 3201 Burgundy St., 947-3880 — Photography by

Christopher Porche West, ongoing.

GALLERIA BELLA. 319 Royal St., 5815881 — Works by gallery artists,

ongoing.

THE GARDEN DISTRICT GALLERY. 1332 Washington Ave., 891-3032; www. gardendistrictgallery.com — “Sum-

mer Showcase,” works by 16 gallery artists, through Sept. 17. GEORGE SCHMIDT GALLERY. 626 Julia St., 592-0206; www.georgeschmidt.com — Paintings by George Schmidt, ongoing. GRAPHITE GALLERIES. 936 Royal St., 565-3739 — “Sinners and Saints,”

works by Joe Hobbs; works by Christy Lee Rogers; both ongoing.

GUTHRIE CONTEMPORARY. 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688; www.guthriecontemporary.com — “Schemata,” works by Susan Dory, ongoing. PAGE 43

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COLLECTIVE WORLD ART COMMUNITY. Poydras Center, 650 Poydras St., 339-5237; www.collectiveworldartcommunity.com — Paintings from

Expanded listings at bestofneworleans.com PAGE 41 GUY LYMAN FINE ART. 3645 Magazine St., 899-4687; www. guylymanfineart.com — Mixed

media with mechanical light sculptures by Jimmy Block, ongoing.

HAROUNI GALLERY. 829 Royal St., 299-8900 — Paintings by David

Harouni, ongoing.

HENRY HOOD GALLERY. 325 E. Lockwood St., Covington, (985) 789-1832 — Paintings and

ceramics by Dennis Sipiorski; assemblages by Lucille Hunter; both through Aug. 13.

ISABELLA’S GALLERY. 3331 Severn Ave., Suite 105, Metairie, 779-3202; www.isabellasgallery. com — Hand-blown glass works

by Marc Rosenbaum; raku by Kate Tonguis and John Davis; all ongoing.

JACK GALLERY. 900 Royal St., 5881777 — Paintings, lithographs

and others by Ron Wood, Tom Everhart, Gordon Parks, Al Hirschfeld, Stanley Mouse, Anja, Patrick McDonnell and other artists, ongoing.

JAMIE HAYES GALLERY. 621 Chartres St., 592-4080; www.jamiehayes.com — New Orleans-style

art by Jamie Hayes, ongoing.

JON SCHOOLER GALLERY. 8526 Oak St., 865-7032; www. jonschooler.com — “Sublimi-

nal WOWs,” paintings by Jon Schooler, ongoing.

JULIE NEILL DESIGNS. 3908 Magazine St., 899-4201; www. julieneill.com — “Facade,”

photographs by Lesley Wells, ongoing.

KAKO GALLERY. 536 Royal St., 565-5445; www.kakogallery.com — Paintings by Don Picou and

Stan Fontaine; “Raku” by Joy Gauss; 3-D wood sculpture by Joe Derr; all ongoing.

L9 CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 539 Caffin Ave., 948-0056 — “Faces

LE PETIT SALON DE NEW ORLEANS. 906 Royal St., 524-5700 — Paintings by Holly Sarre,

ongoing.

LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Breaking Muse!”

ceramic assemblages by Shannon Landis Hansen; textile constructions by Christine Sauer, through Saturday.

LIVE ART STUDIO. 4207 Dumaine St., 484-7245 — “New Orleans

is Alive,” acrylics by Marlena Stevenson, through Sunday.

LOUISIANA CRAFTS GUILD. 608 Julia St., 558-6198; www.louisianacrafts.org — Group show featuring works from guild members, ongoing. MALLORY PAGE STUDIO. 614 Julia St.; www.mallorypage.com — Paintings by Mallory Page, Mondays-Fridays. MICHALOPOULOS GALLERY. 617 Bienville St., 558-0505; www. michalopoulos.com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing. MICHELLE Y WILLIAMS GALLERY. 835 Julia St., 585-1945; www.michelleywilliams.com — Works by

Michelle Y. Williams, ongoing.

NEW ORLEANS ARTWORKS. 727 Magazine St., 529-7279 — Illuminated glass sculpture by Curt Brock; enameled copper jewelry by Cathy DeYoung; hand-pulled prints by Dominique Begnaud; all through Saturday. OCTAVIA ART GALLERY. 4532 Magazine St., 309-4249; www. octaviaartgallery.com — Summer Group Show, featuring works by gallery artists, through Saturday. ONE SUN GALLERY. 616 Royal St., (800) 501-1151 — Works by local and national artists, ongoing. PEARL ART GALLERY. 4421 Magazine St., 228-5840 — Works by Cindy and Drue Hardegree, Erica Dewey, John Womack, Sontina, Lorraine Jones and S. Lee, ongoing.

DAMAGED ART WORK? Paintings • Prints • Frames • Mirrors Photos • Sculpture • Glass • Ceramic Professionally Restored

The New Orleans Conservation Guild, Inc. 13 years in New Orleans 3620 Royal St • In Bywater 10-4pm • Mon-Fri [504] 944-7900 www.art-restoration.com

Children,” a group exhibition of works by Zambian youth, through Monday.

Gras Indian suits, jazz funeral memorabilia and social aid and pleasure club artifacts, ongoing.

PIECE’A WORK. 3436 Magazine St.; www.pieceawork.com — The

UNO-ST. CLAUDE GALLERY. 2429 St. Claude Ave. — “Mara/Thalassa/Kai: The Sea,” works by Anastasia Pelias, Rian Kerrane and Melissa Borman, through Sunday.

REINA GALLERY. 4132 Magazine St., 895-0022; www.reinaart. com — “Vintage New Orleans

VIEUX CARRE GALLERY. 507 St. Ann St., 522-2900; www.vieuxcarregallery.com — “Architectural

CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “As We See It: Youth Vision Quilt,” studentcreated quilt with more than 400 patches, ongoing.

PHOTO WORKS NEW ORLEANS. 521 St. Ann St., 593-9090; www. photoworksneworleans.com — Photography by Louis Sahuc, ongoing.

Magnolia School benefit art exhibition, through Sunday.

Artists,” watercolors, etchings and folk art; “Patron Saints,” works by Shelley Barberot; both ongoing.

RHINO CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS COMPANY. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Priscilla Busch, Natalie Nich-

ols, Andrew Jackson Pollack, Barbara Roberds and others, ongoing.

RIVERSTONE GALLERIES. 719 Royal St., 412-9882; 729 Royal St., 581-3688; Riverwalk Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 36, 566-0588; 733 Royal St., 525-9988; www. riverstonegalleries.net — Multi-

media works by Ricardo Lozano, Michael Flohr, Henry Ascencio, Jaline Pol and others, ongoing. RODRIGUE STUDIO. 721 Royal St., 581-4244; www.georgerodrigue.com — Works by George

Rodrigue, ongoing.

ROSETREE GLASS STUDIO & GALLERY. 446 Vallette St., Algiers Point, 366-3602; www.rosetreeglass.com — Hand-blown glass

works, ongoing.

RUSTY PELICAN ART. 4031 St. Claude Ave., 218-5727; www. rustypelicanart.com — Works by

Travis and Lexi Linde, ongoing.

SOREN CHRISTENSEN GALLERY. 400 Julia St., 569-9501; www. sorengallery.com — Works by 18 gallery artists, through Sunday. ST. TAMMANY ART ASSOCIATION. 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650; www. sttammanyart.org — Summer

Show, an exhibition and competition, through Aug. 13. STELLA JONES GALLERY. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, 568-9050 — “Street

Treasures of New Orleans,” works by Marlena Stevenson, through Aug. 15.

ZEITGEIST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER. 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net — “Southern Pop

Surrealism,” works by Charles Bennett, Jeff Bertrand, Dustin Dirt and Brandt Hardin, through Aug. 16.

CALL FOR ARTISTS MONUMENTAL. Antenna Gallery, 3161 Burgundy St., 957-4255; www.press-street.com —

Antenna seeks proposals for imaginative reinterpretations of 19th- and early 20th-century New Orleans monuments for a show in February 2012. Submissions deadline is Nov. 15, and there is a $15 entry fee. Email courtney@courtneyegan.net for details.

MUSEUMS AMERICAN-ITALIAN MUSEUM & RESEARCH LIBRARY. 537 S. Peters St., 522-7294 — Permanent

exhibits of jazz artists, a St. Joseph’s altar replica, the Louisiana Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame and a research library with genealogy records.

ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “Ashe in Retrospect: 19982008,” photographs by Morris Jones Jr., Eric Waters, Jeffrey Cook and others, ongoing. BACKSTREET CULTURAL MUSEUM. 1116 St. Claude Ave.; www.backstreetmuseum.org —

Permanent exhibits of Mardi

GERMAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER. 519 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, 363-4202; www.gaccnola.com — Museum exhibits

depict the colonial experience, work, culture and religion of German immigrants.

HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. 533 Royal St., 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “The Golden

Legend in the New World: Art of the Spanish Colonial Viceroyalties,” paintings from the New Orleans Museum of Art collection, through Aug. 14.

LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS. 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488; www.longuevue.com — “Magic

Spell of Memory: The Photography of Clarence John Laughlin,” through fall 2011.

LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM PRESBYTERE. 751 Chartres St., 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “Before During After,”

photographs illustrating the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, through August. “Holding Out and Hanging On: Surviving Hurricane Katrina,” photographs by Thomas Neff, through Sept. 12 and more.

LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT MUSEUM. Louisiana Supreme Court, 400 Royal St., 310-2149; www.lasc.org — The Supreme

Court of Louisiana Historical Society sponsors the museum’s exhibitions of the people and institutions that have contributed to the development of Louisiana law for 300 years.

seumoftheamericancocktail. org — “Absinthe Visions,” photographs by Damian Hevia, ongoing. NEW ORLEANS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM. 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 566-1136; www. noaam.com — “Dancing String

Bean,” paintings and drawings by Eugene Martin, through Aug. 27. “Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom,” 18th- and 19th-century documents and artifacts about slavery from the Derrick Beard Collection, through Oct. 29.

NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma.org —

“Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection,” more than 200 pins from Albright’s personal collection, through Aug. 14. “Thalassa,” a 20-foot-tall suspended sculpture by Swoon, through Sept. 25. NEW ORLEANS PHARMACY MUSEUM. 514 Chartres St., 565-8027; www.pharmacymuseum.org — Exhibits about 19th-century

pharmacy, medicine and health care, ongoing.

OLD U.S. MINT. 400 Esplanade Ave., 568-6990; lsm.crt.state. la.us/site/mintex.htm — “Race: Are We So Different?” an exhibit exploring the history, science and everyday experience of race, through March 31. SOUTHERN FOOD & BEVERAGE MUSEUM. Riverwalk Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, 569-0405; www.southernfood.org — “Aca-

dian to Cajun: Forced Migration to Commercialization,” a multimedia exhibit; “Laissez Faire — Savoir Fare,” the cuisine of Louisiana and New Orleans and more.

MAIN LIBRARY. 219 Loyola Ave., 529-7323; www.nutrias. org — “Hidden from History: Unknown New Orleanians,” photographs of the city’s working poor, ongoing.

TULANE UNIVERSITY. Joseph Merrick Jones Hall, 6823 St. Charles Ave. — “Treme: People and Places,” maps, architectural drawings and photographs celebrating the bicentennial of Faubourg Treme, through November.

MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN COCKTAIL. 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, 569-0405; www.mu-

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KURT E. SCHON. 510-520 St. Louis St., 524-5462 — The gallery specializes in 18th and 19th century European oil paintings by artists from the French Salon and Royal Academy as well as French Impressionists.

of Treme,” works by Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun, ongoing.

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STAGE 940-2875; www.nocca.com — Graham, along with Jefferson Turner, Yvette Hargis, Matthew Mickal and Mandy Zirkenbach, perform some of their favorite comic songs and sketches. Call 264-1206 or visit www.eventbrite.com/org/1243275431 for reservations. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. TALK RADIO. Shadowbox

THEATER THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. Cutting

Edge Theater at Attractions Salon, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell, (985) 290-0760; www.cuttingedgeproductions.org — The Tony Award-winning one-act musical comedy centers around a middle school spelling bee officiated by three quirky adults. Tickets $18.50. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. BROTHER. Elm Theatre, 220 Julia

St., 218-0055; www.elmtheatre. org — In Lisa Ebersole’s play, race and class tensions arise after a stranger joins a boozy, late-night birthday celebration. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. ThursdaySaturday through Aug. 6.

CATS. Anthony Bean Commu-

nity Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-7529; www.anthonybeantheater.com — Actors from the theater’s summer youth program, along with singer Charmaine Neville, perform Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Tony Award-winning musical. Tickets $15 children, $20 general admission. 8 p.m. WednesdaySaturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

FRONTERAS. Shadowbox

Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 523-7469; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com — Goat in the Road Productions and visiting artists from Guatemala perform excerpts from a new play about physical and figurative borders. Free admission. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

GUYS AND DOLLS. Jefferson

Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie, 885-2000; www.jpas.org — Participants from JPAS’ Youth Musical Theater program perform the musical about the activities of New York’s petty criminals and professional gamblers in the late 1940s. Tickets $10 children 12 and under, $12 students/ seniors, $15 general admission. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

THE RICKY GRAHAM SHOW.

NOCCA Riverfront, Nims Blackbox Theatre, 2800 Chartres St.,

[TITLE OF SHOW]. Mid-City Arts Theater, 3540 Toulouse St. — Ironic Pentameter Productions presents the one-act musical chronicling the struggles of two actor friends as they try to create a musical in three weeks. Email joevsig@cox.net for details. Tickets $20. ThursdaySunday. WAITING AROUND: THE RESTAURANT MUSICAL. AllWays Lounge,

2240 St. Claude Ave., 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.com — Ricky Graham’s musical comedy that once had an off-Broadway run centers on the food business from the servers’ point of view. Tickets $20 Friday-Sunday, $15 Monday. Tickets available at www.waitingaroundthemusical.com or at the theater’s box office before the performance. 8 p.m. Friday-Monday.

BURLESQUE & CABARET BURLESQUE BALLROOM. Irvin

Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., 553-2270; www. sonesta.com — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown. Call 553-2331 for details. 11:50 p.m. Friday.

DITA VON TEESE. House of Blues,

225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www. hob.com — The burlesque performer presents “Strip Strip Hooray!” 8 p.m. Tuesday.

AUDITIONS CRESCENT CITY SOUND CHORUS.

Delgado Community College, City Park campus, Orleans Avenue, between City Park Avenue and Navarre Street; www.dcc. edu — The women’s chorus holds weekly auditions for new members. Call 453-0858 or visit www.crescentcitysound.com for details. 7 p.m. Monday.

DANCE NORDC/NOBA CENTER FOR DANCE SUMMER INTENSIVE PERFORMANCE. NOCCA River-

front Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres

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Just Desserts Waiting Around: The Restaurant Musical is deliciously full of the petty horrors of service industry work, and one of the easiest laughs comes when two people sheathed in white plastic bags decorated with “Bourbon Street” sign logos enter and seat themselves at a table. Anyone who’s ever toted a tray or notepad at a local eatery knows what’s coming next: “What’s jambalaya? Are these the real prices? Can we have more bread?” There’s a basic storyline in which a new waitress (Darcy Malone) joins three veterans who are setting up before a shift. They teach her the ropes, the lingo and how to deflect blame when necessary. In “Fairy Godwaitress,” a guiding spirit (Tracey E. Collins) from a diner intervenes, singing “Gravy” to the tune of Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” and advising Darcy to “Stand by Her Spam.” Much of the humor is common to restaurant work everywhere, but the New Orleans touches are fun. The show even starts with a shoutout to audience members from local restaurants, ranging from Port of Call to Besh Steak. Chris Wecklein delivers a touching rendition of the one serious song in the show — about not getting dragged down by insensitive customers and negotiating what, for his character, is an ambiguous career stopover. It’s sandwiched between fast-talking banter and a slew of zanier numbers. Much of the show is in the vein of medleys like “Four-Course Nightmare,” featuring a brief rehash of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General” from Pirates of Penzance as “Modern Trendy Vegetable,” gleefully belted out by Jason Kirkpatrick, who was wearing a regal and ridiculous mushroom cap crown. There also are many interludes with archetypal problem customers: snobs, know-it-alls, cheapskates, drunks, finicky eaters, etc. “Pork Sushi” gets a little off color, but the menu is otherwise full of winners. It’s a great ensemble piece, and musical director Harry Mayronne Jr. provides all the music at the piano on stage. The veterans know that the customers must always feel they are right, but here, the waiters have the last laughs. Reservations are recommended. — Will Coviello

T H R U Waiting Around: A U G The Restaurant Musical 8 p.m. Fri.-Mon. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., 218-5778; www.theallwayslounge.com or www.waitingaroundthemusical.com

St., 940-2787; www.nocca.com — Students from the program perform along with the Ballet Hispanico dance company for the concert. Call 522-0996 for reservations. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Friday.

URBAN BUSH WOMEN SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PERFORMANCE. Lusher Charter

School, Goldring Theater, 7315 Willow St., 862-5110; www. lusherschool.org — Students from the program perform with the dance company Urban

CALL FOR SCRIPTS RUBY PRIZE. Southern Rep will award a $10,000 award, a 10day writer’s retreat, development workshops and readings at Southern Rep New Play Bacchanal to a female playwright of color. Visit www.southernrep.com for details. Submission deadline is Sept. 15.

COMEDY BASED ON REAL LIFE. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy. com — The weekly long-form improv comedy show features some guys, a girl and someone named John Stewart. Tickets $6. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. BILL BELLAMY. Harrah’s Casino

(Harrah’s Theatre), 1 Canal St., 533-6600; www.harrahsneworleans.com — The actor and stand-up comedian performs. Tickets $25 (plus fees). 8 p.m. Saturday. BROWN HQ. Pip’s Bar, 5252 Veter-

ans Blvd., 456-9234 — Audience members can participate in the show performed by select cast members of the improv comedy troupe. Visit www. brownimprovcomedy.com/ BrownHQ for details. Tickets are free for performers, $5 general admission. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

BROWN IMPROV COMEDY. 12 Bar, 608 Fulton St., 212-6476; www.12barnola.com — The improv troupe performs. 9 p.m. Friday. COMEDY CATASTROPHE. Lost

Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., 949-2009; www.lostlovelounge. com — The bar hosts a free weekly stand-up comedy show. 9 p.m. Tuesday.

COMEDY GUMBEAUX. Howlin’

Wolf (The Den), 828 S. Peters St., 522-9653; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform, and amateurs take the stage in the open mic portion. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Thursday. COMEDY SPORTZ NOLA. La Nuit

Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy. com — The theater hosts a safe-for-all-ages team comedy competition. Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

FEAR & LOATHING IN NEW ORLEANS. La Nuit Comedy Theater,

5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www. nolacomedy.com — The sketch comedy show boasts vampires, zombies, relationship advice and other horrors. 8:30 p.m. Friday. GROUND ZERO COMEDY. The Maison, 508 Frenchmen St., 3715543; www.maisonfrenchmen. com — The show features local stand-up comedians. Sign-up is 7:30 p.m.; show is 8 p.m. Friday.

IMPROV 7. Actor’s Theatre of New Orleans, WTIX-FM Building, second floor, 4539 N. I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 456-4111 — The improv comedy troupe includes Danny Marin, Brian Collins, Chelle Duke, Rene J.F. Piazza, Gina Abromson, Viki Lovelace and Eddie Simon. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Saturday. IVAN’S OPEN MIC NIGHT. Rusty Nail, 1100 Constance St., 525-5515; www.therustynail.org — The Rusty Nail hosts a weekly openmic comedy and music night. 9 p.m. Tuesday. JEN KOBER. Boomtown Casino,

4132 Peters Road, Harvey, 3667711; www.boomtownneworleans.com — The stand-up comedian performs. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

LAUGH OUT LOUD. Bootleggers Bar and Grille, 209 Decatur St., 525-1087 — Simple Play presents a weekly comedy show. 10 p.m. Thursday. LAUGH OUT LOUD! COMEDY FOR A CAUSE. Howlin’ Wolf, 907

S. Peters St., 522-9653; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Comedians Red Bean, Tom Gregory, Tee Ray, JD Sledge and James Cusimano perform to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Tickets $20. 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

NATIONAL COMEDY COMPANY.

Yo Mama’s Bar & Grill, 727 St. Peter St., 522-1125 — The interactive improv comedy show features B97 radio personality Stevie G, Lynae LeBlanc, Jay Tombstone, Richard Mayer and others. Call 523-7469 or visit www.nationalcomedycompany.com for tickets. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Saturday. PERMANENT DAMAGE STAND-UP COMEDY. Bullets Sports Bar, 2441

A.P. Tureaud Ave., 948-4003 — Tony Frederick hosts the open mic comedy show. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

ROUNDHOUSE. La Nuit Comedy

Theater, 5039 Freret St., 6444300; www.nolacomedy.com — Comedians perform a barefoot, long-form improvisation show. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Friday.

SIDNEY’S STAND-UP OPEN MIC.

Sidney’s, 1674 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, 341-0103 — The show features professional, amateur and first-time comics. Free admission. Sign-up is 8 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m. Thursday.

STUPID TIME MACHINE. Howlin’ Wolf (The Den), 828 S. Peters St., 522-9653; www.thehowlinwolf. com — The improv troupe performs. Tickets $5. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. THINK YOU’RE FUNNY? Carrollton Station, 8140 Willow St., 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — The weekly open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. Sign-up is 8:30 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m. Wednesday. For complete listings, visit www.bestofneworleans.com

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CHARLEY’S AUNT. St. Philip Neri Parishioners’ Center, 6500 Kawanee Ave., Metairie, 887-5600; www.stphilipneri. org — Robert Facio, Butch Caire, Jeff Martorell and others star in Brandon Thomas’ farce. Call 355-3919 or email staliancich@ stphilipneri.org for reservations. Tickets $10 reserved seating, $5 children under 13, $8 general admission. 7:30 p.m. FridaySaturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 523-7469; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com — Jonathan Mares Productions presents Eric Bogosian’s play about radio shock-jock Barry Champlain. Call 909-8230 or email jmares86@aol.com for reservations. Tickets $10 opening night, $15 general admission. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Bush Women. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. Visit www.urbanbushwomen. org for details. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday.

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FAMILY Tuesday 26 TODDLER TIME . Louisiana

Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., 523-1357; www.lcm.org — The museum hosts special Tuesday and Thursday activities for children ages 3-under and their parents or caregivers. Admission $8, free for members. 10:30 a.m.

Thursday 28 ART ACTIVITIES DURING AFTER HOURS. Ogden Museum of

Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — The Ogden offers art activities for kids during the weekly After Hours concerts. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

EVENTS Tuesday 26 CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Tulane University

Square, 200 Broadway St. — The weekly market features fresh produce, kettle corn, Green Plate specials and flowers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Jefferson Behavioral Medicine Center, 229 Bellemeade Blvd., Gretna, 391-2440 — The center offers a weekly support group. Call Doreen Fowler for details. 6 p.m. GREEN-IT-YOURSELF WORKSHOP. Green Building

Resource Center, 841 Carondelet St., 525-2121; www. globalgreen.org — The workshop topic is “Saving Water and Managing Moisture.” Free admission. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

HEALTH STARTS HERE COOKING CLASS. Whole Foods Market,

3420 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 888-8225 — Ely Navarro demonstrates and samples healthy dishes. The event is limited to 10 guests; reservations are required. Free admission. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. MUSICAL ARTS SOCIETY OF NEW ORLEANS. Louis J. Roussel

Performance Hall, Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles Ave., 865-2074; www.montage.loyno.edu — High school and college students from around the country and world compete in the classic music competition. The event also features master classes and lectures. Visit www.masno.org for details. Through Sunday.

BE THERE DO THAT Wednesday and Saturday.

SCRABBLE NIGHT. St. Tammany

Parish Public Library, Mandeville Branch, 844 Girod St., (985) 626-4293; www. sttammany.lib.la.us — The library hosts a night of Scrabble playing for adults and teens. 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

SHERIFF SALE AUCTION WORKSHOP. Preservation

Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St., 581-7032; www.prcno.org — The workshop teaches participants how to purchase and restore historic houses from sheriff sale auctions, which are a new form of blight remediation. Call 6363399 or email sblaum@prcno. org for details. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. STAGE DOOR IDOL. National

World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — Contestants perform World War II-era hits for a panel of celebrity judges in the singing competition. Call 528-1944 ext. 267 for details. Free admission. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

URBAN BUSH WOMEN SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. The

internationally renowned dance company hosts a 10-day training program that includes teach-ins, dance workshops and a culminating performance. Events are at various locations. VIsit www. urbanbushwomen.org for the full schedule and other details. Through Sunday.

Wednesday 27 COVINGTON FARMERS MARKET. Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1873 — The market offers fresh locally produced foods every week. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. FRENCH MARKET FARMERS MARKET. French Market, French

Market Place, between Decatur and N. Peters streets, 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org — The weekly market offers seasonal produce, seafood, prepared foods, smoothies and more. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP. East Jefferson General Hospital, 4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 454-4000; www.ejgh.org — The American Cancer Society sponsors a group for people who have experienced the death of a loved one. Call 4565000 for details. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. INFANCY TO INDEPENDENCE.

St. Matthew/Central United Church of Christ, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 861-8196; www.stmatthew-nola.org — The parent-child education and support group uses enriching activities in music, art and play. Visit www.infancytoindependence.org for details. 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday-Thursday. MARGARITAS ON THE

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Want to know how to shoot craps with loaded dice? How to pick a pocket? How to work a short con? Just ask Memphis journalist Preston Lauterbach. Those are some of the skills he’s been researching for his next book, a “hustlers’ history” of Beale Street, the legendary black entertainment district in Memphis that’s now become a tourist attraction. Lauterbach just released The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock ’N’ Roll (Norton), a history of the black underground network of juke joints and informal performance venues that succeeded Vaudeville during the Great Depression and produced ground-breaking stars including Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Wynonie Harris. Research for the book prompted his immersion into the history of the numbers racket and the regional operations that supported gambling, bootlegging and prostitution. While Chitlin’ Circuit may be more focused on the author’s native Memphis, there’s plenty of New Orleans material, too. There are chapters devoted to Roy Brown, whose 1948 hit, “Good Rockin’ Tonight,” stands a good chance of being recognized as the first milestone on the mid-century road to rock ’n’ roll, and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, who melded jump blues, Western swing and big-band instrumental chops into his own form of early R&B. The Dew Drop Inn figures large, as do now-forgotten New Orleans institutions like Club Rocket, a second-generation descendant of the Rhythm Club, Shadowland, Rip’s Playhouse, Robin Hood (which boasted a Sherwood Forest mezzanine) and the Foster Hotel’s Rainbow Room. You can ask the author about those historic places and plenty of other colorful tidbits — like the New Orleans’ origins of Louis Jordan’s classic jump blues tune “Caldonia” at his book signing at Octavia Books. — Roger Hahn

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MISSISSIPPI. Steamboat

Natchez, Toulouse Street Wharf, 586-8777; www. steamboatnatchez.com — The women’s networking cruise along the Mississippi River includes margaritas, shopping and dinner. VIsit www.neworleanssteamboat.com/2011/ Margaritas/reserve.htm for reservations. Admission $25 and $45. Boarding at 6:15 p.m., cruise 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. MODEL GREEN HOUSE. Global Green Holy Cross Project, 409 Andry St.; www.globalgreen. org/neworleans — Global Green provides tours of its model green house, which uses renewable energy from solar panels and other sources. Call 525-2121 or visit the website for details. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. ROCKIN’ ON THE RIVER. Creole Queen Paddlewheel Boat, Spanish Plaza, 524-0814; www. neworleanspaddlewheels.com/ cruise_dinnerjazz.html — The fundraiser for NOLA Pay it Forward features performances by Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and the Yat Pack, food from local restaurants and drinks. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. SCI-FI & FANTASY DISCUSSION GROUP. East Bank Regional

Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1190 — The group discusses the film Five Million Miles to Earth. 7 p.m. TALENT SHOWCASE . Le Roux, 1700 Louisiana Ave. — Masse Media Consulting, KMP and

Canteen at The National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org — The quiz tests knowledge of general trivia as well as WWII questions. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday 28 CHANGES. Hey! Cafe, 4332

Magazine St., 891-8682 — The weekly meetings teach focusing, a method of directing attention outside one’s body to affect change. Call 232-9787 for details. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

FRESH MARKET. Circle Food

Store, 1522 St. Bernard Ave. — The Downtown Neighborhood Market Consortium market features fresh produce, dairy, seafood, baked goods and more. EBT and WIC accepted. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

RENOVATORS’ HAPPY HOUR.

Guests can see renovationsin-progress of three historic corner buildings in Treme. The event also has a cash bar and refreshments at 1501 St. Philip St. Call 636-3399 or email sblaum@prcno.org for details. Admission free for Preservation Resource Center members, $7 non-members. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. SISTAHS MAKING A CHANGE . Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — The group offers lessons in African dance and more, along with nutrition, health and wellness seminars. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Monday. WINE & CHEESE PAIRING CLASS. Whole Foods Market, 3420 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 888-8225 — The store hosts the free class on the last Thursday of the month. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday 29 ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLIC/DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES. Fair Grinds

Men of Business host a weekly “You’ve Got Talent” showcase open to all poets, singers, dancers and others. Call 899-4512 for details. General admission $10, performers $5. 9 p.m. to midnight. WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT JW MARRIOTT. JW Marriott New

Orleans, 614 Canal St., Suite 4, 525-6500; www.marriott.com — The hotel showcases local music and art with spirit tastings and hors d’oeuvres. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WESTWEGO FARMERS & FISHERIES MARKET. 484 Sala

Ave., Sala Avenue at Fourth Street, Westwego — The market offers organic produce, baked goods, jewelry, art and more, with live music and pony rides. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon Ave., 913-9073; www. fairgrinds.com — The weekly support group meets at 6:15 p.m. Fridays. Visit www.adultchildren.org for details.

MARKETPLACE AT ARMSTRONG PARK. Armstrong Park, North

Rampart and St. Ann streets — The weekly market features fresh produce, baked goods, Louisiana seafood, natural products, art, crafts and entertainment. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

PAINTING WITH A PURPOSE.

Painting With a Twist Slidell, 2132 E. Gause Blvd., Slidell, (985) 641-6433; www.paintingwithatwist.com/slidell — The business that offers instructional art class hosts a benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma.org — The museum’s weekly event features music, performances, film screenings, family-friendly activities and more. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday 30 BAYOU KLEAN-UP. Bayou Kayaks launch site, 1101-1175 block of Florida Avenue, 8140551; www.bayoukayaks.com — Bayou Kayaks and Life City lead the Bayou St. John cleanup event that awards prizes in different categories. Email bayoukayaks@gmail.com with the subject “Bayou Klean-Up” for details. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. BIRD WATCHING . Jean Lafitte

National Historical Park and Preserve, French Quarter Visitor Center, 419 Decatur St., 589-2636 — A park ranger guides the bird-watching session for beginners. Space is limited; reservations are recommended. Call 689-3690 ext. 10 for details. 8 a.m. CAN I EAT THAT?

Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — The site ranger leads a hike focusing on edible plants that can be found along the nature trail. 10:30 a.m. CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Magazine Street

Market, Magazine and Girod streets, 861-5898; www. marketumbrella.org — The weekly market features fresh produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon. DEMONSTRATION & DISCUSSION WITH LOUISIANA MASTERCHEF CONTESTANTS.

EAGLE WATCH . Fontainebleau

State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — A park ranger leads a viewing of the park’s eagle nest. 3 p.m.

ERACE NEW ORLEANS MEETING . Christ Church

Cathedral, 2919 St. Charles Ave., 895-6602 — ERACE meets in the church’s Westfeldt Room for its weekly discussion group. Call 8661163 for details. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. GERMAN COAST FARMERS MARKET. Ormond Plantation,

13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market features a wide range of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. Visit www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org for details. 8 a.m. to noon.

Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, 362-8661 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering a wide range of fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers. Free admission. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

JEFFERSON DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS GARAGE SALE .

University of New Orleans, Jefferson Center, 3330 N. Causeway, Metairie, 8498000; metro.uno.edu/jefferson — The event features antiques, books, toys, collectibles, furniture and more for sale, as well as food, drinks and live music, to support scholarships and educational programs for Jefferson Parish public school students. Call 831-1565 for details. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

NATIONAL DANCE DAY. NOCCA Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787; www.nocca. com — The event for dancers of all ages and levels includes a Zumba class followed by a workshop taught by members of Chard Gonzalez Dance Theatre. Email info@charddance.org or visit www.charddance.org for details. Free admission. Sign-in stars at noon, event 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. NATURE: A CLOSER LOOK .

Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — Park rangers lead a weekly nature hike. 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

SAND ART. Bogue Chitto Park, 17049 State Park Blvd., Franklinton, (888) 677-7312 — The park ranger instructs participants in the history and uses of Native American sand art, and participants produce their own sand art. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. SANKOFA FARMERS MARKET.

Sankofa Farmers Market, 5500 St. Claude Ave., 975-5168; www.sankofafarmersmarket. org — The weekly market offers fresh produce and seafood from local farmers and fishermen. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ST. BERNARD SEAFOOD & FARMERS’ MARKET. Aycock

Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi — The weekly market features produce, seafood, baked goods, arts and crafts and live entertainment. Call 278-4242 for details. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — Park rangers host a weekly demonstration of woodworking techniques. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. SUNDAY SWING WITH LIONEL FERBOS. National World War

II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — Professional swing dancers provide coaching for dancers of all levels while local musicians play World War II era hits. Call 528-1944 ext. 359 for details. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. dance lessons, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. live music. Free admission.

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Milton H. Latter Memorial Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave. — New Orleans Toastmasters Club hosts an open weekly meeting (except holidays) to hone the skills of speaking, listening and thinking. Call 251-8600 or visit www. notoast234.freetoasthost.org for details. 6 p.m. UNITED NONPROFITS OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS.

Goodwill Training Center, 3400 Tulane Ave. — Nonprofit Central hosts a weekly meeting for all leaders of nonprofit groups. Email susan_unp@ yahoo.com for details. 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

SPORTS NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS.

Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, 734-5155; www.zephyrsbaseball.com — The Zephyrs play the Iowa Cubs 7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. The July 27 game benefits the United Way and features the Rebirth Brass Band, special promotions and $1 admission. They play the Albuquerque Isotopes. 6 p.m. SaturdayMonday.

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EDGAR DEGAS FOUNDATION . The nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to the development of the foundation. Call 821-5009 or email info@degashouse.com for details. GREATER NEW ORLEANS FAIR HOUSING ACTION CENTER . The

center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing. org for information. HANDSON NEW ORLEANS. The

volunteer center for the Greater New Orleans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the various opportunities available, how to sign up to attend service projects and general tips on how to be a good volunteer. Call 483-7041 ext. 107, email nkennebrew@handsonneworleans.com or visit www. handsonneworleans.org for details.

American Cancer Society, 2605 River Road, Westwego, 833-4024 or (800) ACS-2345; www.cancer.org — The American Cancer Society needs volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Opportunities are available with Relay for Life, Look Good … Feel Better, Hope Lodge, Man to Man, Road to Recovery, Hope Gala and more. Call for information.

Hospice, 519 Metairie Road, Metairie, 832-8111 — Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Jo-Ann Moore at 8328111 for details.

ANOTHER LIFE FOUNDATION VOLUNTEERS. Another Life

JACKSON BARRACKS MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS. The museum seeks

Foundation seeks volunteers recovering from mental illness to help mentor others battling depression and suicidal behaviors. Free training provided. For details, contact Stephanie Green at (888) 543-3480, anotherlifefoundation@hotmail. com or visit www.anotherlifefoundation.org. BAYOU REBIRTH WETLANDS EDUCATION . Bayou Rebirth seeks

volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www.bayourebirth.org for details.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS VOLUNTEERS. Big Brothers Big

Sisters of Southeast Louisiana, 2626 Canal St., Suite 203, 309-7304 or (877) 500-7304; www.bbbssela. org — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana needs volunteers to serve as mentors. A volunteer meets two to three times a month with his or her Little Brother or Sister. You can play games, watch movies, bake cookies, play sports or plan any other outings you both would enjoy. Call for information.

CASA NEW ORLEANS. The organization seeks volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; thorough training and support is provided. Call Brian Opert at 522-1962 ext. 213 or email bopert@casaneworleans.org for details. CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET.

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CCFM and marketumbrella.org seek volunteers to field shopper questions, assist seniors, help with monthly children’s activities and more. Call 495-1459 or email latifia@marketumbrella.org for details.

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volunteers to work one day a week for the Louisiana National Guard Museum. Volunteers prepare military aircraft, vehicles and equipment for display. Call David at 8370175 or email daveharrell@yahoo. com for details. JEFFERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL .

The charter school that educates at-risk middle school students who have been expelled from Jefferson Parish’s public schools seeks adult mentors for its students. Call 8360808 for details.

LOUISIANA SPCA VOLUNTEERS.

Dorothy Dorsett Brown LA/SPCA Campus, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., Algiers, 368-5191; www.la-spca.org — The Louisiana SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete a volunteer orientation to work directly with animals. Call or email Dionne Simoneaux at dionne@ la-spca.org.

LOWERNINE.ORG VOLUNTEERS. Lowernine.org seeks volunteers to help renovate homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Visit www.lowernine. org or email lauren@lowernine.org for details.

945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — The museum accepts applications for volunteers to meet and greet visitors from around the world and familiarize them with its galleries, artifacts and expansion. Call 5276012 ext. 243 or email katherine. alpert@nationalww2museum.org for details. OPERATION REACH VOLUNTEERS.

Operation REACH and Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps seek college student volunteers from all over the country to assist in providing recreation and education opportunities for New Orleans-area innercity youth and their families. For information, visit www.thegyac.org and www.operationreach.org. PUBLIC SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS. New

Orleans Outreach seeks volunteers to share their enthusiasm and expertise as part of the ARMSOutreach after-school program. Volunteers are needed in the arts, academics, technology, recreation and life skills. Email jenny@ nooutreach.org or call 654-1060 for information.

SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS.

New Orleans Council on Aging, Annex Conference Room, 2475 Canal St., 821-4121; www.nocoa.org — The council seeks volunteers to assist with personal and other daily tasks to help seniors live independently. Call for details.

START THE ADVENTURE IN READING.

The STAIR program holds regular volunteer training sessions to work one-on-one with public school students on reading and language skills. Call 899-0820, email elizabeth@scapc.org or visit www. stairnola.org for details. TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION . The

Teen Suicide Prevention Program seeks volunteers to help teach middle- and upper-school New Orleans students. Call 831-8475 for details.

TOURO VOLUNTEER SERVICES. Touro

Volunteer Services, 1401 Foucher St., 897-8107; www.touro.com/content/ careercamp — The infirmary seeks adult volunteers to assist with the Family Surgery Lounge, patient information desk, book and goody cart, hospital tours and health screenings. Call volunteer services at 897-8107 for information.

VOLUNTEERS CAN LEAD PROGRAM . The program allows residents to assist the New Orleans Police Department at its district stations. Email vocal@nola.gov for details.

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MEAL DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS. Jefferson Council on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals to homebound adults. Gas/mileage expenses will be reimbursed. Call Gail at 888-5880 for details.

Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135 — The bookstore regularly hosts free reading events for kids. Call for schedule information.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION . The MDA seeks

Kitchen Witch Cookbooks Shop, 631 Toulouse St., 528-8382 — The group meets weekly to discuss classic New Orleans cookbooks. 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday.

volunteers ages 16 and older for its weeklong summer camps around the country. Call (800) 572-1717 or visit www.mda.org/summercamp for details. NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM .

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reading with open mic. 9 p.m. Tuesday. FAIR GRINDS POETRY EVENT. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon Ave., 913-9073; www. fairgrinds.com — Jenna Mae hosts poets and spoken-word readers on the second, fourth and fifth Sunday of each month. 8 p.m. FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE . Latter

Library Carriage House, 5120 St. Charles Ave., 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — The group hosts twiceweekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.

LOCAL WRITERS’ GROUP. Barnes &

Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135 — The weekly group discusses and critiques fellow members’ writing. All genres welcome. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

MAPLE LEAF READING SERIES. Maple

Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., 866-9359; www.mapleleafbar.com — The weekly reading series presents featured writers followed by an open mic. Free admission. 3 p.m. Sunday.

PASS IT ON . George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art, 2003 Carondelet St., 586-7432; www.themckennamuseum.com — Poet Gian “G-Persepect” Smith and Alphonse “Bobby” Smith host a weekly spoken-word and music event. Admission $6. 9 p.m. Saturday. POETRY MEETING. New Orleans

Poetry Forum, 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie, 835-8472 — The forum holds workshops every Wednesday. 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

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Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323 — The author signs and discusses The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock ’N’ Roll. 6 p.m. Wednesday. RANDY ELSTROTT. Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road, Metairie, 838-4353 — The author signs Watchmaker Society. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. RENEE HEMEL & MARY BETH TOUZET.

Le Jouet, 1700 Airline Drive, 8370533; www.lejouet.com — The authors sign and read from the children’s book Fleurdelicious. 10 a.m. Saturday.

SPOKEN WORD. Ebony Square, 4215 Magazine St. — The center hosts a weekly spoken-word, music and open-mic event. Tickets $7 general admission, $5 students. 11 p.m. Friday. TAO POETRY. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., 891-3381; www.neutralground.org — The coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading. 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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UNIVERSES. Craige Cultural Center, 1800 Newton St., Algiers — The center hosts a weekly spoken-word, music and open-mic event. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Sunday.

DINKY TAO POETRY. Molly’s at the

WOMEN’S POETRY CIRCLE . St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., 947-2121; www. stannanola.org — The group meets at 2 p.m. Monday. Call 289-9142 or email poetryprocess@gmail.com for details.

Market, 1107 Decatur St., 525-5169; www.mollysatthemarket.net — The bar hosts a free weekly poetry

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As part of its post-Hurricane Katrina repairs, Commander’s Palace (1403 Washington Ave., 899-8221; www.commanderspalace.com) created a new private dining room inside its wine cellar. The room is lined with some of the restaurant’s 15,000-bottle inventory and equipped with a table available for parties of up to 12 people. Meals and wine pairings are designed for each group by executive chef Tory McPhail and wine director Dan Davis. To reserve the room, contact Davis at dan@ commanderspalace.com.

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Scot Craig expanded the menu at Katie’s. PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

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crimped around the edges and the cheese is a mix of mozzarella and Provel, a tangy, processed blend that’s essential to St. Louis-style pizza but not much seen outside the Show Me State. Burgers and po-boys are solid renditions of the classics, and Katie’s now serves both a Cuban and a Reuben sandwich. The fact that many new items here are facsimiles of other restaurants’ specialties may cost Katie’s some originality points but doesn’t make them any less welcome. The cochon de lait po-boy is excellent, making good use again of the kitchen’s smoky pork, and it’s also highly reminiscent of the famous sandwich served at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and year-round by Walker’s Southern-Style Bar-B-Que. Waitresses pitch the charbroiled oysters by asserting they’re “better than Drago’s,” the Fat City font for this much-copied sensation. In fact, they’re lighter on the butter, heavier on the seasoning (and here strewn with green onions) — satisfying but hardly innovative. The building’s renovations have made Katie’s dining room a bit smaller. This is a busy restaurant that can feel tight, especially as gargantuan platters and pizzas jut over the edges of tables. But while it’s cramped, Katie’s also is quite convivial on full nights. Diners at neighboring tables chat across the room or wander around for visits, and it seems that every other night I visit the entire crowd ends up singing “Happy Birthday” for an erstwhile stranger smiling over bread pudding. In this way, things do still feel like the same old Katie’s, even if now there’s a lot more on the menu.

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ne of the comforts local restaurants offered after Hurricane Katrina was the promise not to change too much as they reopened. Even after the storm and levee failures forced painstaking repairs, regulars could in many cases return to find essentially the same menu they knew by heart. Katie’s Restaurant & Bar went a different route. This backstreet Mid-City restaurant took more than four and a half years to reopen, and when it finally did the menu had been reworked as thoroughly as the dining room. The result is an updated, more varied and more interesting neighborhood cafe. Katie’s first opened in 1984, and some of the fundamentals that always pegged it in the Creole-Italian niche endure: Eggplant sticks and onion rings to start, red beans and rice for Monday lunch, hamburger steaks, chicken Parmesan and fried seafood platters for dinner, all confirming our city’s reputation for huge portions. Katie’s has shaken things up with a more modern sandwich selection, ambitious daily specials, Sunday brunch and a whole realm of pizzas with eye-catching toppings. These can be outlandishly decadent, as epitomized by one dubbed the Boudreaux and loaded with crusty, smoky cochon de lait, whole cloves of roasted garlic, spinach and olive oil. This last item pushes the pie overboard, bogging things down into a fork and knife affair, though the prospect of all that smoky pork is hard to resist. Simpler examples can be better, especially the shrimp and artichoke pie, and even the plain old cheese pizza has a distinctive taste. The thin, yeasty crust is

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AMERICAN FAT HEN GRILL — 1821 Hickory Ave., Harahan, 287-4581; www. fathengrill.com — Pit-cooked barbecue options include St. Louisstyle spare ribs. Burgers are made with all Black Angus beef ground in-house daily. There is a full bar. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ O’HENRY’S FOOD & SPIRITS — 634 S. Carrollton Ave., 866-9741; 8859 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Kenner, 461-9840; www.ohenrys.com — Complimentary peanuts are the calling card of these casual, family friendly restaurants. The menu includes burgers, steaks, ribs, pasta, fried seafood, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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BREWPUB CRESCENT CITY BREWHOUSE — 527 Decatur St., 522-0571; www. crescentcitybrewhouse.com — Live jazz and German-style beers complement creative cooking at this brewpub. Pan-seared redfish St. Louis is topped with fried oysters and barbecue sauce. Starters include Brewhouse hot wings, baked oysters and fried calamari with spicy marinara. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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DINO’S BAR & GRILL — 1128 Tchoupitoulas St., 558-0900 — Dino’s kitchen serves burgers, chicken tenders, salads and wraps. Happy hour is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards and checks. $ THE RIVERSHACK TAVERN — 3449 River Road, 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches overflowing with deli meats and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SHAMROCK BAR & GRILL — 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., 301-0938 — Shamrock serves burgers, shrimp or roast beef po-boys, Reuben sandwiches, cheese sticks and fries with cheese or gravy. Other options include corned beef and cabbage, and fish and chips. No reservations. Dinner and late night daily. Credit cards. $

BARBECUE ABITA BAR-B-Q — 69399 Hwy. 59, Abita Springs, (985) 892-0205 — Slow-cooked brisket and pork are specialties at this Northshore smokehouse. The half-slab rib plate contains six ribs served with a choice of two sides. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ BOO KOO BBQ — 3701 Banks St., 202-4741; www.bookoobbq.com — The Boo Koo burger is a ground brisket patty topped with pepper Jack cheese, boudin and sweet chile aioli. The Cajun banh mi fills a Vietnamese roll with hogshead cheese, smoked pulled pork, boudin, fresh jalapeno, cilantro, cucumber, carrot, pickled radish and sriracha sweet chile aioli. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat. Cash only. $ WALKER’S BAR-B-QUE — 10828 Hayne Blvd., 281-8227; www.cochondelaitpoboys.com — The makers of the Jazz Fest cochon de lait po-boy serve pork, ribs, chicken and more. The family feast

BEACHCORNER BAR & GRILL — 4905 Canal St., 488-7357; www. beachcornerbarandgrill.com — Top a 10-oz. Beach burger with cheddar, blue, Swiss or pepper Jack cheese, sauteed mushrooms or house-made hickory sauce. Other options include a grilled chicken sandwich. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

BUD’S BROILER — Citywide; www. budsbroiler.com — Bud’s Broiler is known for charcoal-broiled burgers topped with hickory-amoked sauce. The menus also includes hot dogs and chicken sandwiches. The Clearview Parkway and 24-hour City Park location also offer shrimp and catfish po-boys. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $

CAFE CAFE FRERET — 7329 Freret St.,

861-7890; www.cafefreret. com — The cafe serves breakfast itemes like the Freret Egg Sandwich with scrambled eggs, cheese and bacon or sausage served on toasted white or wheat bread or an English muffin. Signature sandwiches include the Chef’s Voodoo Burger, muffuletta and Cuban po-boy. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed., Fri.Sat. Credit cards. $$

ECO CAFE & BISTRO — 3903 Canal St., 561-6585; www.ecocafeno.com — Eco Cafe serves sandwiches like the veggie club, layered with Swiss cheese, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, spinach and baby pickles. There are fresh squeezed juices, and Friday and Saturday evenings feature tapas dining. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ GOTT GOURMET CAFE — 3100 Magazine St., 373-6579; www. gottgourmetcafe.com — This cafe serves a variety of gourmet salads, sandwiches, wraps, Chicago-style hot dogs, burgers and more. The cochon de lait panini includes slow-braised pork, baked ham, pickles, Swiss, ancho-honey slaw, honey mustard and chili mayo. No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun.,

lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

LAKEVIEW BREW COFFEE CAFE — 5606 Canal Blvd., 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. Breakfast is available all day on weekends. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

PARKVIEW CAFE AT CITY PARK — City Park, 1 Palm Drive, 483-9474 — Located in the old Casino Building, the cafe serves gourmet coffee, sandwiches, salads and ice cream till early evening. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $ PRAVDA — 1113 Decatur St., 581-1112; www.pravdaofnola.com — Pravda is known for its Soviet kitsch and selection of absinthes, and the kitchen offers pierogies, beef empanadas, curry shrimp salad and a petit steak served with truffle aioli. No reservations. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ RICCOBONO’S PANOLA STREET CAFE — 7801 Panola St., 314-1810 — Specialties include crabcakes Benedict — two crabcakes and poached eggs topped with hollandaise sauce and potatoes — and the Sausalito omelet with spinach, mushrooms, shallots and mozzarella. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $

VINE & DINE — 141 Delaronde St., 361-1402; www.vine-dine.com — The cafe serves cheese boards and charcuterie plates with pate and cured meats. There also is a menu of sandwiches, quesadillas, bruschettas, salads and dips. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

CHINESE CHINA ORCHID — 704 S. Carrollton Ave., 865-1428; www.chinaorchidneworleans.com — This longtime Riverbend restaurant offers a wide array of Chinese dishes. Sizzling black pepper beef or chicken is prepared with onions, red and green peppers and brown sauce and served on a hot plate with steamed rice on the side. Other options include fried rice, noodle and egg foo young dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

CHINA ROSE — 3501 N. Arnoult Road., Metairie, 887-3295 — China Rose offers many Chinese seafood specialties. The Lomi Lomi combines jumbo shrimp, pineapple and water chestnuts wrapped in bacon, fries them golden brown and serves them on a bed of sautéed vegetables. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ FIVE HAPPINESS — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., 482-3935 — 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.

Expanded listings at bestofneworleans.com Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

JUNG’S GOLDEN DRAGON — 3009 Magazine St., 891-8280; www. jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mix of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine. Chinese specialties include Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan dishes. Grand Marnier shrimp are lightly battered and served with Grand Marnier sauce, broccoli and pecans. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

TREY YUEN CUISINE OF CHINA — 600 N. Causeway Approach., Mandeville, (985) 626-4476; 2100 N. Morrison Blvd., Hammond, (985) 345-6789; www.tryyuen.com — House specialties include fried soft-shell crab topped with Tong Cho sauce, and Cantonese-style stir-fried alligator and mushrooms in oyster sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

COFFEE/ DESSERT ANTOINE’S ANNEX — 513 Royal St., 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Royal Street salad features baby spinach and mixed lettuces with carrots, red onion, red peppers, grapes, olives, walnuts and raspberry vinaigrette. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

KUPCAKE FACTORY — 800 Metairie Road, Metairie, 267-4990; 819 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 464-8884; 6233 S. Claiborne Ave., 267-3328; www.thekupcakefactory.com — Choose from a large selection of gourmet cupcakes. The Fat Elvis is made with banana cake and topped with peanut butter frosting. The Strawberry Fields tops strawberry cake with strawberry buttercream frosting. Other options include white chocolate raspberry and a banana cupcake. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Credit cards. $

PINKBERRY — 300 Canal St.; 5601 Magazine St., 899-4260; www.pinkberry.com — Pinkberry offers frozen yogurt with an array of wet and dry topping choices including caramel, honey, fruit purees, various chocolates and nuts and more. There also are fresh fruit parfaits and green tea smoothies. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

CONTEMPORARY 5 Fifty 5 — 555 Canal St., 553-5638; www.555canal.com — New Orleans dishes and Americana favorites take an elegant turn in dishes such as the lobster mac and cheese, combining lobster meat, elbow macaroni and mascarpone, boursin and white cheddar cheeses. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

BAYONA — 430 Dauphine St., 525-4455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recom-

THE GREEN GODDESS — 307 Exchange Alley, 301-3347; www. greengoddessnola.com — Chef Chris DeBarr’s contemporary cooking combines classic techniques, exotic ingredients and culinary wit. At lunch, Big Cactus Chilaquiles feature poached eggs on homemade tortillas with salsa verde, queso fresca and nopalitos. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Thu.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ OAK — 8118 Oak St., 302-1485; www.oaknola.com — This wine bar offers small plates and live musical entertainment. Gulf shrimp fill tacos assembled in house-made corn tortillas with pickled vegetables, avocado and lime crema. The hanger steak bruschetta is topped with Point Reyes blue cheese and smoked red onion marmalade. No reservations. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

ONE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE — 8132 Hampson St., 301-9061; www. one-sl.com — Chef Scott Snodgrass prepares refined dishes like char-grilled oysters topped with Roquefort cheese and a red wine vinaigrette, seared scallops with roasted garlic and shiitake polenta cakes and a memorable cochon de lait. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

CREOLE ANTOINE’S RESTAURANT — 713 St. Louis St., 581-4422; www.antoines. com — The city’s oldest restaurant 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. Lunch and dinner MonSat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

GUMBO SHOP — 640 St. Peter St., 525-1486; www.gumboshop. com — Gumbo and New Orleans classics such as crawfish etouffee dominate the menu. Their spicy flavors meld into a dish that represents the city’s best and redefines comfort food. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ LE CITRON BISTRO — 1539 Religious St., 566-9051; www.le-citronbistro. com — Located in a historic building, the quaint bistro serves starters like chicken and andouille gumbo and fried frogs legs. Entrees include choices like fried chicken, Gulf fish and burgers. Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ MONTREL’S BISTRO — 1000 N. Peters St., 524-4747 — This casual restaurant serves Creole favorites. The menu includes crawfish etouffee, boiled crawfish, red beans and rice and bread pudding for dessert. Outdoor seating is adjacent to Dutch Alley and the French Market. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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Esplanade Ave., 252-4800; www. mojitosnola.com — Mojitos serves a mix of Caribbean, Cuban and Creole dishes. Caribbean mac and cheese pie is made with chunks of lobster, tomatoes, scallions, garlic and creamy cheese sauce and is served over a bed of spicy corn maque choux. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun.

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DELI CG’S CAFE AT THE RUSTY NAIL — 1100 Constance St., 722-3168; www. therustynail.biz — Inside the Rusty Nail, CG’s offers a menu of sandwiches. The Piggly Wiggly features pulled pork on a sesame seed bun with coleslaw and pickle chips on the side. The Wild Turkey is layered with Granny Smith apple slices, provolone, bacon and garlic mayo. No reservations. Dinner and latenight Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $

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FRENCH FLAMING TORCH — 737 Octavia St., 895-0900; www.flamingtorchnola.com — Chef Nathan Gile’s menu includes pan-seared Maine diver scallops with chimichurri sauce and smoked bacon and corn hash. Coffee- and corianderspiced rack of lamb is oven roasted and served with buerre rouge and chevre mashed potatoes. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

MARTINIQUE BISTRO — 5908 Magazine St., 891-8495; www.martiniquebistro.com — This French bistro has both a cozy dining room and a pretty courtyard. Try dishes such as Steen’s-cured duck breast with satsuma and ginger demi-glace and stone-ground goat cheese grits. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

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MAURICE FRENCH PASTRIES — 3501 Hessmer Ave., Metairie, 885-1526; 4949 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 455-0830; www.mauricefrenchpastries.com — Maurice French Pastries offers an array of continental and French baked goods as well as specialty cakes, cheesecakes and pies. No reservations. Hessmer Avenue: breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. West Napoleon: breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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CAFE GIOVANNI — 117 Decatur St., 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni.com — Chef Duke LoCicero serves inventive Shrimp Dukie features Louisiana shrimp and a duck breast marinated in Cajun spices served with tasso-mushroom sauce. Belli Baci is the restaurant’s cocktail lounge. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ RICCOBONO’S PEPPERMILL RESTAURANT — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie, 455-2266 — This Italian-style eatery serves New Orleans favorites like stuffed crabs with jumbo lump crabmeat with spaghetti bordelaise and trout meuniere with brabant potatoes. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Wed.Sun. Credit cards. $$

TONY MANDINA’S RESTAURANT — 1915 Pratt St., Gretna, 362-2010; www.tonymandinas.com — Tony Mandina’s serves Italian and Creole cuisine. Dishes include pasta, veal parmigiana, veal Bordelasie and specialties like shrimp Mandina and battered eggplant topped with shrimp and crabmeat in cream sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VINCENT’S ITALIAN CUISINE — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., 866-9313; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Try house specialties like veal- and spinach-stuffed canneloni. Bracialoni is baked veal stuffed with artichoke hearts, bacon, garlic and Parmesan cheese and topped with red sauce. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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KYOTO — 4920 Prytania St., 8913644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads. “Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

MIKIMOTO — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., 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. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ MIYAKO JAPANESE SEAFOOD & STEAKHOUSE — 1403 St. Charles Ave., 410-9997; www.japanesebistro. com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

ROCK-N-SAKE — 823 Fulton St., 5817253; www.rocknsake.com — Rockn-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$

WASABI SUSHI — 900 Frenchmen St., 943-9433; 8550 Pontchartrain Blvd., 267-3263; www.wasabinola. com — Wasabi honey shrimp are served with cream sauce. The Assassin roll bundles tuna, snow crab and avocado in seaweed and tops it with barbecued eel, tuna, eel sauce and wasabi tobiko. No reservations. Frenchmen Street: Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner daily. Pontchartrain Boulevard: lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY BOMBAY CLUB — 830 Conti St., 586-0972; www.thebombayclub. com — Mull the menu at this French Quarter hideaway while sipping a well made martini. The duck duet pairs confit leg with pepper-seared breast with black currant reduction. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ BOUCHE — 840 Tchoupitoulas St., 267-7485; www.bouchenola.com — This wine bar and restaurant serves creative dishes like tasso truffle mac and cheese with three cheeses and Mornay sauce, baby spinach salad with Maytag blue cheese and bacon lardons, and crispy duck breast with Grand Marnier sweet potatoes and vanilla-balsamic extract. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

MIA’S — 1622 St. Charles Ave., 3019570 — Veal Oscar features lightly breaded veal topped with lump crabmeat and hollandaise, served with garlic red potatoes and grilled asparagus. The alligator pear and crabmeat salad combines avocado and crabmeat over tomatoes, red onions and greens in balsamic glaze. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$

MILA — 817 Common St., 412-2580; www.milaneworleans.com — MiLA takes a fresh approach to Southern and New Orleans cooking, focusing on local produce and refined techniques. Try New Orleans barbecue lobster with lemon confit and fresh thyme. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri. dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ RALPH’S ON THE PARK — 900 City Park Ave., 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include baked oysters Ralph, turtle soup and the Niman Ranch New York strip. There also are brunch specials. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

REDEMPTION — 3835 Iberville St., 309-3570 — Redemption offers contemporary Louisiana cooking. Chambord duckling is served with cherry vinaigrette. Seared foie gras is complemented by vanilla parsnip puree. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

TOMMY’S WINE BAR — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN ATTIKI BAR & GRILL — 230 Decatur St., 587-3756; www.attikineworleans.com — Attiki features a range of Mediterranean cuisine including entrees of beef kebabs and chicken shawarma. Reservations recommended. Lunch, dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards. $$ PYRAMIDS CAFE — 3151 Calhoun St., 861-9602 — Diners will find authentic, healthy and fresh Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN COUNTRY FLAME — 620 Iberville St., 522-1138 — Country Flame serves a mix of popular Mexican and Cuban dishes. Come in for fajitas, pressed Cuban sandwiches made with hickory-smoked pork and char-broiled steaks or pork chops. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

JUAN’S FLYING BURRITO — 2018 Magazine St., 569-0000; 4724 S.Carrollton Ave. 486-9950; www. juansflyingburrito.com — This wallet-friendly restaurant offers new takes on Mexican-inspired cooking. It’s known for its meal-and-a-halfsize signature burritos. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

NACHO MAMA’S MEXICAN GRILL — 3242 Magazine St., 899-0031; 1000 S. Clearview Pkwy., Harahan, 736-1188; www.nachomamasmexicangrill.com — These taquerias serve Mexican favorites such as portobello mushroom fajitas and chile rellenos. There are happy hour margaritas on weekdays and daily drink specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

SANTA FE — 3201 Esplanade Ave., 9480077 — This casual cafe serves creative takes on Southwestern cuisine. Bolinos de Bacalau are Portuguesestyle fish cakes made with dried, salted codfish, mashed potatoes, cilantro, lemon juice, green onions and egg and served with smoked paprika aioli. Outdoor seating is available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ TOMASITO’S MEXICAN CUISINE — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., 527-0942 — Tomasito’s is an upscale cantina with a patio for outdoor dining. The carnitas platter features marinated and slow-cooked pork served with Mexican rice, refried beans and a choice of salsa verde, smoky chipotle or a traditional Mexican sauce. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MUSIC AND FOOD GAZEBO CAFE — 1018 Decatur St., 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 poboys and burgers. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

HOUSE OF BLUES — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ THE MARKET CAFE — 1000 Decatur St., 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or poboys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ SIBERIA — 2227 St. Claude Ave., 2658855 — This music clubs serves dishes like fish and chips, spicy hot wings, tacos and more. There are weekly specials and vegetarian and vegan options. No reservations. Dinner and late-night Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — 626 Frenchmen St., 949-0696; www. snugjazz.com — Traditional Creole and Cajun fare pepper the menu

along with newer creations such as the fish Marigny, topped with Gulf shrimp in a Creole cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

NEIGHBORHOOD BRAXTON’S RESTAURANT — 636 Franklin Ave., Gretna, 301-3166; www.braxtonsnola.com — Start a meal with oysters Louise, featuring fried oysters on a bed of spinach and cheese. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

KATIE’S RESTAURANT — 3701 Iberville St., 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. Reservations accepted. Lunch daily, Dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ KOZ’S — 515 Harrison Ave., 484-0841; 6215 Wilson St., Harahan, 737-3933; www.kozcooks.com — Seafood platters, muffulettas and more than 15 types of po-boys are available at Koz’s. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

OLIVE BRANCH CAFE — 1995 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, 348-2008; 3700 Orleans Ave., 302-1220; 5145 Gen. de Gaulle Drive, 393-1107; www. olivebranchcafe.com — These cafes serve soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps and entrees. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ RAJUN CAJUN CAFE — 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 883-5513; www.rajuncajuncafe.com — The cafe serves soups, salads, po-boys, muffulettas, seafood plates and a few entree platters. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

PIZZA ITALIAN PIE — Citywide; www.italianpie.com — Italian Pie offers pizzas, calzones, sandwiches, wraps and salads. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MARKS TWAIN’S PIZZA LANDING — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, 832-8032; www.marktwainspizza. 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. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

NONNA MIA CAFE & PIZZERIA — 3125 Esplanade Ave., 948-1717 — Nonna Mia uses homemade dough for pizza and offers salads, pasta dishes and panini. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

REGINELLI’S — 741 State St., 8991414; 817 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 712-6868; 874 Harrison Ave., 4880133; 3244 Magazine St. 895-7272; 5608 Citrus Blvd., Harahan, 8180111; www.reginellis.com — This New Orleans original offers pizzas, sandwiches and salads. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ R&O’S RESTAURANT — 216 Old Hammond Hwy., 831-1248 — R&O’s offers a mix of pizza and Creole and Italian seafood dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch daily, dinner Wed.Sun. Credit cards. $

SLICE PIZZERIA — 1513 St. Charles Ave., 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., 897-4800 — You can buy pizza by the slice and add or subtract toppings as you choose. There are also a full coffee bar, Italian sodas and organic teas. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ THEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZA — 4218 Magazine St., 894-8554; 4024

Canal St., 302-1133; www.theospizza. com — Build your own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. Also serving salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ WIT’S INN — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., 486-1600 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS DRESS IT — 535 Gravier St., 571-7561 — Get gourmet burgers and sandwiches dressed to order. For dessert, try a chocolate chip cookie served with ice cream and chocolate sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ MAGAZINE PO-BOY SHOP — 2368 Magazine St., 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Cash only. $

MAHONY’S PO-BOY SHOP — 3454 Magazine St., 899-3374; www.mahonyspoboys.com — The Peacemaker, is filled with fried oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese. There are daily lunch specials as well. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

PARKWAY BAKERY AND TAVERN — 538 N. Hagen Ave., 482-3047 — Parkway serves juicy roast beef po-boys, hot sausage po-boys, fried seafood and more. No reservations. Kitchen open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wed.Mon. Credit cards. $ PARRAN’S PO-BOYS — 3939 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 8853416; www.parranspoboy.com — Parran’s offers a long list of po-boys plus muffulettas, club sandwiches, pizzas, burgers, salads, fried seafood plates and Creole-Italian entrees. No reservations. Lunch Mon.Sat., dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $ TRACEY’S — 2604 Magazine St., 8992054; www.traceysnola.com — The roast beef po-boy dripping with garlicky gravy is the highlight of the menu. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Cash only. $

oysters. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

SOUL FOOD BIG MOMMA’S CHICKEN AND WAFFLES — 5741 Crowder Blvd., 241-2548; www.bigmommaschickenandwaffles.com — Big Mamma’s serves hearty combinations like the six-piece: a waffle and six fried wings served crispy or dipped in sauce. No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., Lunch daily, dinner Sun. Credit cards. $

STEAKHOUSE CRESCENT CITY STEAKS — 1001 N. Broad St., 821-3271; www.crescentcitysteaks.com — Order USDA prime beef dry-aged and hand-cut in house. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri. and Sun., dinner Tue.Sun. Credit cards. $$$

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE — Harrah’s Hotel, 525 Fulton St., 5877099; 3633 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 888-3600; www.ruthschris. com — Ruth’s steaks are broiled in 1,800-degree ovens and arrive at the table sizzling. Reservations recommended. Fulton Street: Lunch and dinner daily. Veterans Memorial Boulevard: Lunch Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH MIMI’S IN THE MARIGNY — 2601 Royal St., 872-9868 — Enjoy hot and cold tapas dishes ranging from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

SANTA FE TAPAS — 1327 St. Charles Ave., 304-9915 — Seared jumbo scallops are served with mango and green tomato pico de gallo. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ VEGA TAPAS CAFE — 2051 Metarie Road, 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Vega’s mix of hot and cold tapas dishes includes a salad of lump crabmeat on arugula with blood orange vinaigrette. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

VIETNAMESE SEAFOOD GRAND ISLE RESTAURANT — 575 Convention Center Blvd., 520-8530; www.grandislerestaurant.com — Lobster St. Malo with combines Maine lobster, shrimp and mussels in seafood broth. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ JACK DEMPSEY’S — 738 Poland Ave., 943-9914 — The Jack Dempsey seafood platter serves a trainingtable feast of gumbo, shrimp, oysters, catfish, redfish and crawfish pies, plus two side items. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat. and dinner Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ LA COTE BRASSERIE — 700 Tchoupitoulas St., 613-2350; www. lacotebrasserie.com — Tabasco and Steen’s Cane Syrup glazed salmon is served with shrimp mirliton ragout. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

RED FISH GRILL — 115 Bourbon St., 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood dominates a menu peppered with favorites like hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and gumbo. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ VILLAGE INN — 9201 Jefferson Hwy., 737-4610 — Check into Village Inn for seasonal boiled seafood or raw

AUGUST MOON — 3635 Prytania St., 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — There are spring rolls and pho soup as well as Chinese dishes and vegetarian options. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

DOSON NOODLE HOUSE — 135 N. Carrollton Ave., 309-7283 — Vegetable-laden wonton soup and thick spring rolls make a refreshing, satisfying meal. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$

PHO HOA RESTAURANT — 1308 Manhattan Blvd., 302-2094 — Pho Hoa serves staple Vietnamese dishes including beef broth soups, vermicelli bowls, rice dishes and banh mi sandwiches. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $

PHO NOLA — 3320 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, 941-7690; www.phonola.com — Pho NOLA serves spring rolls and egg rolls, noodle soups, rice and vermicelli dishes and poboys. No reservations. Lunch Tue.Sun., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ PHO TAU BAY RESTAURANT — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, 368-9846 — You’ll find Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, spring rolls and more. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.Wed. & Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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RIVER RIDGE 9012 Rosecrest Lane

922-24 Dauphine St. $900K Four 1 bedroom apartments. Parking for 5+ cars.

938 Royal St. A $228K Great location for this condo. Perfect for your weekend getaways! Quaint & comfortable. 1 br, great kit & bath.

835 Royal St. 374.5K Great location, secluded hideaway! Spac 2 br, 2 marble tile baths. Small rear balc overlooking garden.

Paula Bowler • French Quarter Realty o:504-949-5400 • c:504-952-3131 • www.frenchquarterrealty.com

Newly renovated brick home, 1420 sq. ft., 2 bedroom, 2 bath, hardwood floors through out, appliances included, covered carport, large 62x120 lot w/open backyard & additional shed. 5 min. from Mathews & St. Rita.

5542 Charlotte Dr. $96,500 Slab Ranch - 3 BR, 2 BA Partially renov + Guest Cottage 504-568-1359

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REALTY, L.L.C. HARAHAN/RIVER RIDGE 9012 ROSECREST LANE REDUCED PRICE!

Garage pkng. Great residential unit w/2 Master suites, 1750 sq. ft. Needs only a little TLC. Priced to sell at $270 sq. ft. 2nd floor rear unit, no balcony at this price. $439,000. E.J. Maysonave, (504) 544-6210

1206 BURGUNDY UNIT 5

Very bright, pristine courtyard & balcony, 1 BR. $159,000. Brigitte Fredy, Latter & Blum Inc. Realtors, Direct, 504-616-4044 or office 9483011 X110. take a virtual tour at www. brigittefredy.com 511 Gov Nicholls D $229k- 1b/1b condo, 533sf, opens to ctyd. Condo fee $220. Old Vieux Carre Charm. 936 Conti #4 $539k- Renov 2b/2b, liv, new kit, gar pkg, pool, balc. Samara D. Poche’ 504-319-6226 sam@fqr.com www.frenchquarterrealty.com

824 BURGUNDY UNIT 2

Magnificent 2 br, 2 ba. street balcony, pool. Priced to sell: $515,000. Brigitte Fredy, Latter & Blum Inc. Realtors, Direct, 504-616-4044 or office 9483011 X110. Take a virtual tour at www. brigittefredy.com

831 ST. LOUIS, UNIT H

OLD METAIRIE METAIRIE TOWERS 401 Metairie Rd

1100 ROYAL STREET

1 bedroom, 1.5 bath, renovated with new appliances and AC’s. $118,000. Call 504-275-5700

Lg 2 level condo. 1 BR, 2 BA, covered balcony & parking, high ceil, hdwd flrs, potential to add 2nd BR. $499,000. Richard Jensen, Latter & Blum, 504812-0010. rjensen@latterblum.com. www.latter-blum.com/RichardJensen

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740 Esplanade, Unit4. Perfect loc betw F.Q. & Marigny. Hi Ceil, loft space, mod kit &ba. ctyd & pool. Ricky Lemann. com 504-460-6340 c 504-862-0199 o Keller Williams Realty New Orleans

JAX BREWERY French Quarter’s Finest

N * 1/1 Riverviews $495,000 J * Rare 3/3 1750 sq. ft $695,000 H * Jackson Square 2/2 $795,000 All easy access to River Terrace E.J. Masonave (504) 544-6210

PRIME FQ COMMERCIAL

301 Decatur St. Rare corner location zoning allows live entertainment. 9,000 sq ft (Approx 3,000 sq ft ea. floor). Beautiful light filled loft style spaces. Possible owner financing. $1,650,000. Judy Fisher REALTORS 504-3883023. www.JudyFisher.net

1325 KILDEER STREET

232 Lake Marina Drive #4A

1608 FRANKFORT-Lake Terrace

324 HAY PLACE - $349,000

232 LAKE MARINA AVE #8C

8 ANI ST. $775,000

Solid Lakefront Home. No flooding. 4 BR, 2 BA. $299,504. Jo Ann Fitzpatrick Broussard, 504-450-1477 (cell) or Eileen Nolan, 504-495-2905 (cell) . Latter & Blum Realtors, Office 504-282-2611.

3 BR, 3 BA premier lakefront hi-rise condo. Extraordinary views of lake, marina & skyline. Gourmet kit, 20’ x 20’ terrace, fitness center, saltwater pool, spa. $995,000. Joan Farabaugh, Remax Affiliates, 504-723-5767

beautiful 2 story blt in 2002 w/formal din, den w/view of park, gourmet kitchen, garage, brkf nook, extended patio, wd. flrs & ceramic tiles & lg Master suite. Call Polly Eagan, Keller Williams Realty 504-452-3571.

Latter & Blum Lakeview Office 7039 Canal Blvd, New Orleans Cell: 504-258-0912; Ofc 504-282-2611 email: mcassibry@latterblum.com www.latter-blum.com

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733 HIDALGO, 3 BR, 2 BA. $269,504. Jo Ann Fitzpatrick Broussard, 504-4501477 (cell) or Eileen Nolan, 504-4952905 (cell) . Latter & Blum Realtors, Office 504-282-2611.

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 1122 THIRD ST #3

Renov Victorian Garden Dist condo. 2 BR, 1 BA, Chef’s kit w/Wolf SubZero appl, hi ceils & wd flrs. Marble & ceramic ba w/spa tub. Large balcony. $265,000. Sue Brausen, Latter & Blum, 504-453-1815.

A LARge WAteRfRont HoMe on pReStIgIouS StReet. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, Elevator, Master with large walk-in closet, bonus room over garage, office and situated on beautiful Bayou St. John. Great location near City Park and just 3 miles to the French Quarter. Owner financing via Bond for Deed with 25% down on this property.

LAKEVIEW/LAKESHORE

Michael L. Baker, ABR/M, CRB, HHS President Realty Resources, Inc. 504-523-5555 • cell 504-606-6226

1161 ROBERT E. LEE BLVD

Luxury home in Lake Vista near the lakefront. Over 4000 sq ft. 4 BR, 4.5 BA. Custom kit Lovely pool. $775,000. G.L. Schroeder Realtor, Contractor. Ofc 504.241.1000. Cell 504.722.2928. schroederbuild@yahoo.com

Paula Bowler • French Quarter Realty o:504-949-5400 • c:504-952-3131 www.frenchquarterrealty.com

3br/2.5ba, totally renov’t w/pool. Spac.open fl plan, beaut. mahogany wd. flrs, grnt cntrs, S/S appl, brkf bar. Bonus sitting area, Mstr bd w/Jacuzzi tub & sep shower. Polly Eagan, Keller Williams Realty, 504-452-3571

MURIEL CASSIBRY Realtor

4328 Bancroft Drive $625,000

Mint 2 bdrm w/private patio in superior Fr. Mkt location across from Irene’s. Open floor plan w/slate floors, cypress beam doors, hi ceils & spacious rooms. $399,000. E.J. Maysonave, (504) 544-6210

An excellent example of an early creole cottage set in a serene compound. Beautiful courtyard with mature plantings in a classic partere garden. Property consists of the main house, 4 income producing apartments and a large bonus space-- office, workshop, gym, etc. Parking for multiple cars. Great location.

The Marseilles. Luxury 2 BR, 2.5 BA, end unit, open floor plan. Wonderful views of Marina & City. $765,000.. Gail Ruddock, Prudential Gardner REALTORS. 504-723-6100 cell or 504897-6000 ofc.

Renovated 3 BR, 2 BA, hdwd flrs, granite wet bar in oversized den. Extra space for fitness/office/hobby. Reduced to $329,000. Charlee Jones, Latter & Blum Realtors. Cell 504-6062447; Ofc 504-282-2611

RIVER VIEW TERRACE A Fr. Qtr Condomium

927 DAUPHINE STREET $1,895,000

REAL ESTATE

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1,420sq. ft, lot 62x120. Newly renovated brick home, 1420 sq. ft., 2 bedroom, 2 bath, hardwood floors throughout, appliances included, covered carport, large 62x120 lot w/open backyard & additional shed. 5 minutes from St. Matthews & St. Rita. REDUCED! $169,000.

Former Grand Ballroom of the Italian Hall Bldg Elegant 2 br, 2 ba condo, high ceil, pool, courtyd, fenced pkg. $359,000. Lana Sackett, Prudential Gardner REALTORS, 443-6464 x 214 or 504-352-4934. www.lanasackett. com

929 Dumaine- Pied-a-terre condos: Unit 17-$91k, Unit 11-$119k, Unit 14-$109k. 727 Conti B, $139K. Fully Furn condo. Jennifer Shelnutt, Fr Qtr Realty, 504388-9383 jennifer@fqr.com

Reduced! Asking $169,000

CLASSIFIEDS REAL ESTATE 4322 HAMILTON

2BR/1BA lower, 1000 + sf, hdwd flrs, furn kit, w/d, porch, fen yd, off st pkg, no smokers, pet negot. $900/mo + dep. 488-2969

4511 CANAL ST

1 efficiency $800; One 1 bdrm. $850. On red streetcar line. Both include water. Call 504-782-6564

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT 1205 ST CHARLES/$1075

Fully Furn’d studio/effy/secure bldg/ gtd pkg/pool/gym/wifi/laundry. 985871-4324, 504-442-0573.

8401 WILLOW ST

1300sf, 2 or 3br, 1ba, furn kit, laun, c-a/h, hdwd flrs, ceil fans, Offst pkg. $1200 • wtr pd. 504-865-9964

FURN 2BDRM/1BA HOUSE

Complete w/fridge, w&d, mw, stove, sec sys, CA&H, os pkng. On srtcr & Busline. Quiet n’bhood. $1,100 mo + sec dep. No pets/smokers. Call (504) 866-2250

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Adorable gated condo. 1 bd/1ba. O/S pkng, stainless appliances & granite. Garden District Patrol. $900 including utilities. Call (504) 432-1034.

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2 Eff apts. Lower $650 tenant pays elec. Upper $700 incl util, w/d on site 1-888-239-6566 or mballier@ yahoo.com

LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT St. Andrew - O/S, gtd pkng, pool, laun, $775/mo & up 2833 MAGAZINE 1BR/1BA Mod kit, o/s pkng, pool, coin op laun, $800/mo 891-2420

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1510 CARONDELET 1 block to St. Charles

1 br apt, living rm, furn kit, wd flrs, hi ceil, a/c units. Util incl. 1 blk St Charles. No pets. 251-2564

4129 VENDOME PLACE

Beautifully renovated spacious home. 3/4 br, 3 BA, kit w/ ss appl. w/d, cen a/h, lg yard, small gar. $2500/mo. $1500 dep. 504-621-9337

4201 CARONDELET

2 br, 1 ba, furn kit, cen a/h, ceil fans. 1 blk to St Charles Ave. $850/ mo. Call ASC Real Estate 9am-5pm, 504-439-2481.

4917 S MIRO ST

2 BR, 1 BA, pool, cen a/h. $885 mo, water incl. Furn kit, w/d. Safe neighborhood. Call 452-2319 or 821-5567

579 S CARROLLTON

By St. Charles, Large Studio. $850/ mo utilities paid. 504-913-6999, 504259-6999

FURN RIVERBEND EFFICIENCY

Eff/studio. Lg liv/sleep area Spac kit & ba, wlk-in closet. Grt n’bhd, nr st car, shops, rests, schools. 8018 Burthe St #B. $600 + dep. 1 yr min lse. 8916675 or 717-1006. Avail Aug 1st

Fantastic neighborhood, 3 br, 2.5 baths, fenced in yard. Lovely details and amenities. Ready 6/17/11 $1,800/mo. 4620 Carondelet St. 7234472 or 872-9365

UPTOWN/ GARDEN DISTRICT

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504-949-5400 511 Barracks

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1316 Burgundy

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1237 Decatur

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719 Ursulines #1

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439 Burgundy #2

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528 St Louis #202

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718 Barracks #7

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1125 Royal #3

$1000

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931 Bienville 1233 Esplanade #16

$175

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633 St Peter

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1005 Barrracks #2

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CONDOS FOR SALE 929 Dumaine #14

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$109,000

812 Esplanade #2

1/1 grnd flr w/pool! 481 sqft

$189,000

1233 Decatur #8

1/1 3rd fl, tons of charm 608 sqft $199,000

921 Chartres #9

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