theater
CHERRIES JUBILEE. Southern Repertory Theatre, 333 Canal St., Canal Place, third floor, 861-8163. This original play, written by Lynne Goldman, Marcy Nathan, Harriet Nelson and Joyce Pulitzer, tells the story of enduring friendship among five college friends. Buzz Podewell directs Gia Rabito, Lynn Toal, Sandi Williams and others. Tickets $20 adults, $15 seniors and students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
COLD READ RADIO. Le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. A reading of the original play, Elliot Raisen's Yiddishe Shtunde. Tickets $6. Performance 8 p.m. Tuesday.
GREASE. Ty Tracy Theatre, Gallier Hall, 705 Lafayette St., 565-7860. Grease is the word when Ty Tracy directs the 1950s musical as part of the 2001 Summer Youth Workshop. Starring Bryan Wagar as Danny Zucco and Shannon Rockweiler as Sandy Dumbrowski. Tickets $10. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, through Aug. 26.
JITNEY. NOCCA/Riverfront Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2875. August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play returns for a special extended run. Wendell Pierce, Shriff Hasan, David Koté and the rest of the original cast reprise their roles in this audience favorite that explores the lives of African Americans. Tickets $20. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
KIKI LE BONBON'S OH-LA-LA! Le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. A reworking of the fabulously campy show, reminiscent of Vaudeville. Running With Scissors produces, with Dorian Rush returning as Kiki le Bonbon and much of the lineup changing every show. Tickets $12. Performances Tuesday 8 p.m., through Aug. 28.
NIGHTTIME NAUGHTIES. The True Brew Theater, 200 Julia St., 524-8440. The Producers Circle brings a burlesque entertainment tour of nightlife 1920s, New Orleans-style. Written by Ricky Graham and Fred Palmisano, the play stars Becky Allen, Danon Smith, Angela Mannino, and Sean Patterson. Tickets $25. Performances 8 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST. Carlone's Dinner Theatre, 100 North Labarre Road, Metairie, 838-9906. Big Easy Award winner Perry Martin directs this sweet-natured look at a small Mississippi town's frantic preparation for the annual fourth of July Festival and Beauty Contest. Offbeat local characters flavor one contestant's road to victory. Tickets $20 and $42 (with buffet) adults, $17 and $38 (with buffet) students and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Aug. 19.
WITH MALICE TOWARDS ALL. Lagniappe Stage, Shakespeare Festival, Tulane University, 865-5105. New Orleans native Jim Fitzmorris' play comes to the stage with the help of the Red Noses Theatre Company. Buzz Podewell directs this examination of corruption, paranoia and family loyalty. Stars Gavin Mahlie, Clare Moncrief, Danny Bowen and Tony Molina. Tickets $15 general. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk are celebrating opening receptions this week. Call each space for information.
A Gallery For Fine Photography 322 Royal St., 568-1313 -- Orotones by Edward S. Curtis, Norman Edson and James Barton; photos from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair; work by the Pilsbury brothers, through August.
ABITA ART GALLERY 72078 Maple St., Abita Springs, (985) 867-3323 -- Original Art for Your Eyes Only, group show, through Aug. 30.
Anglade-barthelemy Gallery 818 Royal St., 524-5926 -- Group show by gallery artists, through August.
Ariodante 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Mediterranean Influence, glass works by Carl Radke and Leslie Moody, through August.
Arthur Roger Gallery 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Paintings by Sean Scherer and Aristides Logothetis, through August.
Barrister's Gallery 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- Women Without Walls, group show of work by five female artists, through August.
Bassetti Fine Art Photographs 233 Chartres St., 529-9811 -- Summer show featuring gallery artists, through August.
brunner Gallery 522 N. New Hampshire St., Covington, 893-0444 -- Paintings by Rosemary Goodell and Larry Thompson, through August.
Carol Robinson Gallery 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- Group exhibit of gallery artists, through August.
Contemporary Arts Center 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- 2001 Louisiana Open, featuring works by Courtney Egan, Michelle Elmore, Michael Guidry, Tim Hailey, Francis James, Robert Ruello and Gerry Wubben, through August.
CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row, 525-5255 -- Group show of gallery artists, through August.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City Park Ave., 483-4512 -- Works by Felipe Dulzaides and Aristides Logothetis, through August.
d.o.c.s. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Driven to Abstraction, paintings and sculpture by Molly Gordon & Michael Gnad, through August.
ERTH GALLERY 8311 Oak St., 865-8126 -- Sculpture by Bonita Day, through Aug. 11.
Galerie Simonne Stern 518 Julia St., 529-1118 -- Detritus, Refuse and Other Multiples, sculpture and installation by Sally Heller, through August.
GALLERY GORGON 2042 Magazine St., 2nd floor, 529-5350 -- Works by Maggie McEleny and Terrence Osborne, through August. (Reviewed in this issue.)
Heriard-Cimino Gallery 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- Abstract paintings by Mark Davis, through August.
IBERMUNDO ART GALLERY 604 Julia St., 588-9797 -- Paintings by Colombian artist Jorge Gaviria, through August.
INDUSTRIAL ELEMENTS 517 Rue St. Louis, 581-1155 -- Mardi Gras bead exhibit by Emen Levy, through October.
jim blanchard STUDIO & DESIGN 608 Julia St., 522-4815 -- Where Is Sainte Marie?, watercolors by Jim Blanchard, through August.
JOHN PRODUCT GALLERY Twi-Ro-Pa, 1544 Tchoupitoulas St., 522-1544 -- Works by Steven Lesser and Angel Collazo, through August. (Reviewed in this issue.)
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471-- The Black and White Show, group exhibit featuring works in black and white.
Kurt E. Schon 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- 19th century paintings of children, by French artists such as Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau and Jacques-Emile Blanche, through August.
LeMieux Galleries 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- Icons and ICONvicts, paintings and ceramics by Francie Rich and Simone Mollere, through Sept. 29.
lms fine art & antiques 729 Royal St., 529-3774 -- Specializing in Russian art. Newest collection from the Imperial Crystal Factory of St. Petersburg.
Marguerite Oestreicher Fine Arts 720 Julia St., 581-9253 -- Sewn fabric works by Gina Philips, through August.
Morgan West studio/gallery 3326 Magazine St., 895-7976 -- Hand-painted photographs by Robin Maus, through August.
N.O. School of Glassworks & Printmaking Studio 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- White Linen Magic, featuring glass sculpture by Andrew Brott, printmaking by Resa Bates and Janelle Trosclair-Mullen, book binding by Miriam Martin, and copper enameling by Catherine DeYoung, through August.
Rhino Contemporary craft co. Canal Place Shopping Centre, 523-7945 -- Pottery by Casey Williams, through Aug. 21.
RIVERTOWN FINE ARTS GALLERY 409 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231 -- Works by Howard Hershberg, through Sept. 5.
Stella jones gallery Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Dream Variations, paintings and works on paper by Hughie Lee Smith, through August.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624 Julia St., 566-1390 -- The Cock, the Pig and the Pussycat, paintings by Ashley Longshore; sculpture and paintings by Steve Martin.
Sylvia Schmidt Gallery 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- Works by Jacques Soulas and Slyvia Schmidt, through August.
museums
New Orleans African-American Museum of Art, Culture and History 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 527-0989 -- Paintings by Frank Lewis; exhibit celebrating "Sweet" Emma Barrett, though August.
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- Collecting the Collected: Five Years of New Photography Acquisitions, through September 23; From Myth and Reality: Animals in Japanese Edo-Period Painting, through Nov. 25; Sam Doyle: Heart and Soul, through September.
NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY 219 Loyola Ave., 596-2567 -- Show-Off, a collection of art and writing by the New Orleans Public Library staff, through Aug. 25.
OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART 603 Julia St., 539-9600 -- Treasures from the Amistad Collection, group show of paintings, drawings and sculpture by African-American artists, through Sept. 29.
books
Tuesday 7
BOOK CLUB. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Romance group reads Whispers of Heaven by Candace Proctor. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Friday 10
TIM MCLOUGHLIN. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Author signs his award-winning novel, Heart of the Old Country, set in south Brooklyn. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Saturday 11
CHARLOTTE MILLER. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Author signs her novel, Behold, This Dreamer. Free admission. 1 p.m.
DEBRA WEST SMITH. Borders Books & Music, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Author read and signs her young adult book, Yankees on the Doorstep. Free admission. 1 p.m.
Sunday 12
JAMES SWAIN. Borders Books & Music, 3131 Veterans Boulevard, Metairie, 835-1363. Author discusses and signs his book, Grift Sense: A Mystery Introducing Tony Valentine. Free admission. 3 p.m.
Monday 13
BOOK CLUB. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Boulevard, Metairie, 455-4929. Horror Fanatics read Grendel by John Gardner. Free admission. 7 p.m.
