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Jesse Meriwhether twists around Ryan Reinike in Piggies this weekend at Zeitgeist.
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Theater
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 NORD's 2001 Summer Youth Workshop. Starring Bryan Wagar as Danny Zucco and Shannon Rockweiler as Sandy Dumbrowski. Tickets $10. Performances 8 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. (Reviewed in this issue.)
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse St. 299-8932. All Kinds of Theatre and Running With Scissors presents the off-Broadway collaboration by actor/singer John Cameron Mitchell and musician Stephan Trask. Richard Read and Carl Walker direct Flynn De Marco as Hedwig, the "internationally ignored song stylist." Tickets $20 adults, $15 students. Performances 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Sept. 1.
KIKI LE BONBON'S OH-LA-LA! Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. A rework of the fabulous 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.
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, Directors Studio, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081. The "Sister" teaches an adult catechism class and alternately rewards and chastises her students. Amanda Hebert stars. Tickets $20 Thursday and Sunday; $25 Friday and Saturday. Performances 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
NIGHTTIME NAUGHTIES. 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.
PIGGIES. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 458-5552. This original play by Mara Rouen tells the story of a group of Wall Street traders who succumb to the devious ways of a secretary, revealing their inner-most emotions. Stars Christopher Lee, Jesse Meriwether, Christian Middleton, Ryan Reinike and Tony Smith. Tickets $12 general, $8 students. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, and Monday, through September 1.
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, (504) 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.
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.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Paintings by Carolyn Pellegrin, drawings by Carol Peebles, through August.
GALERIE LAFItTE 533 St. Louis St., 524-0105 -- Group show featuring works by Jordan Idanov and Gustavo Duque, through August.
Galerie Simonne Stern 518 Julia St., 529-1118 -- Detritus, Refuse and Other Multiples, sculpture and installation by Sally Heller, through August. (Reviewed in this issue.)
Hanson Gallery 229 Royal St., 524-8211 -- Group show of gallery artists featuring Max Hayslette, T.L. Lange and Joseph Lorusso.
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 2027 Magazine St., 581-5280 -- Sculptures by Steve 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, through August.
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.
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.
RIVERTOWN FINE ARTS GALLERY 409 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231 -- Works by Howard Hershberg, through September 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.
*waiting room gallery 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Wire and Paint, wire sculpture by Elizabeth Keithline, abstract paintings by Ron D'Amico, through Oct. 20.
Wyndy Morehead FIne Arts 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Group show by gallery artists, through August.
museums
New Orleans African-American Museum of Art, Culture and History 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 527-0989 -- Exhibit celebrating "Sweet" Emma Barrett and the paintings of Frank Lewis.
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- Crossroads of American Sculpture, through Sept. 2; 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 August 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
Wednesday 22
BOOK CLUB. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. The book club Readings From the Gilded Age will read The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Thursday 23
BOOK CLUB. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Science Fiction group will read Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. Free admission. 7 p.m.
BOOK CLUB. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Mystery groups reads Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Saturday 25
SAM S. ANDREWS & MORRISON C. BETHEA. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Doctors and best-selling authors discuss and sign their combined work Sugar Busters! For Kids. Free admission. 4 p.m.
