theater
A LITTLE OF THIS, A LITTLE OF THAT. Cowpokes Theatre Space, 1030 Marigny St., 947-0505. The Drama Theatre Company presents four new original works. Call for tickets. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
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 $21 Thursday and Sunday; $26 Friday and Saturday. Performances 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
LICKING THE BOWL. Southern Repertory Theatre, One Canal Place, third floor, 522-6545. Barret O'Brien's contemporary play about six friends in search of artistic clarity with puppets and music. Tickets $10-$12. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. (Feature in this issue.)
UPTOWN, DOWNTOWN, LAKESIDE, RIVERSIDE. Le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. A variety of different New Orleans types, including transplants and socialites, give their perspectives on getting around in New Orleans. Stars Mike Smith, Carol Sutton and others. Tickets $18 general, $10 students. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
VAGINA MONOLOGUES. Orpheum Theatre, 129 University Pl., 522-5555. Stories based on interviews with a diverse group of women form the focal point of this play by Eve Ensler. Stars Geneva Carr, Lisa Tharps and special guest star Elizabeth Ashley. Tickets $35.50-$42.50. Performances 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday.
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN. Levee View Theatre, 240 Riverdale Drive, Jefferson, 833-7288. Join the Peanuts gang in this musical performance. Stars the Riverdale Theatre department. Tickets $5 person. Performances 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. 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 -- George S. Zimbel: Photographs 1951-2001, through December; Snaps, photographs by Elliot Erwitt, through Feb. 1.
ABITA ART GALLERY 72078 Maple St., Abita Springs, (985) 867-3323 -- New work by John Akers, through December.
ACADEMY GALLERY New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- 2001 Annual Miniature Exhibition, through Dec. 8.
ACME GALLERY 5700 Magazine St., 891-0357 -- Color of Magazine, new work by Jennifer Lindsley, through November.
ANGLADE-BARTHELEMY GALLERY 818 Royal St., 524-5926 -- Group show by gallery artists, through December.
*ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Holiday ornament and gift show, through December.
*ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Paintings by Luis Cruz Azaceta, through December.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- Considering Evidence, paintings by Myrtle Von Damitz III, through December.
BASETTI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS 233 Chartres St., 529-9811 -- New photographs by Mona Kuhn, through Dec. 15.
BRUNNER GALLERY 522 N. New Hampshire St., Covington, 893-0444 --Paintings by Rhea Gary, monoprints by Chris Clark, through Dec. 15.
BRYANT GALLERIES 316 Royal St., 525-5584 -- A Celebration of Light, group show by gallery artists, through December.
*CAMERON JONES 2127 Magazine St., 524-3119 -- Group show by 12 local artists, featuring metal sculpture and mobiles by George Ufford, through December.
*CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588 -- Reminisce, oil pastels by Neal Lange, through December.
*CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- Exhibition by gallery artists, through December.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Watercolors by Rob Erdle, new works by Wayne Packer, through November.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- Seeing Is Believing, photographs by Vik Muniz; Cultural Fusion, group show featuring works by Kimberly Dummons, Clifton Faust, Theresa Herrera, Edie Tsong, through Dec. 30.
CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row, 525-5255 -- Winter Into Spring, paintings by Rolland Golden, through Nov. 29.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City Park Ave., 483-4512 -- Seeing Around the Periphery, paintings by Ellen Burgin; recent paintings by Amie Oliver, through Jan. 18.
*D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Paintings by Pamela K. Neeley; ceramic sculptures by Sam McCarthy, through Jan. l3.
DU MONDE GALLERY 318 Royal St., 523-0078 -- New work by Linda Lesperance, through December.
ERTH GALLERY 8311 Oak St., 865-8126 -- Sanctuary, ceramic sculpture by Matteo Neivert, through November.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- New Visions, paintings by Adele Sypesteyn, through November.
GALERIE AVANCE 1420 Annunciation St., 568-9133 -- American Beauty, recent work by Denice Bizot, through November.
*GALLERY CARROLL 4817 Prytania St., 861-8838 -- Paintings by Richard Benz, Carroll Becker, MacDonald Eaton and Carroll Becker, through December.
GALLERY GORGON 2042 Magazine St., 2nd floor, 529-5350 -- Works by Maggie McEleny and Terrence Osborne, through November.
GALERIE LAFItTE 533 St. Louis St., 524-0105 -- New oil paintings by Jordan Ivanov, through December.
*GALERIE SIMONE STERN 518 Julia St., 529-1118 -- Paintings by Simon Gunning, through Jan. 2.
ANTON HAARDT GALLERY 2858 Magazine St., 891-9080 -- Saints, Haints and Monsters, group show of folk artists, through November.
*HANSON GALERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211 -- Group show by gallery artists, including Peter Max, through December.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- New sculpture by Martin Payton, through November.
*JOHN PRODUCT GALLERY 2027 Magazine St., 581-5280 -- Group Show, through Feb. 2.
*JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471-- Elaborating on the Ordinary, paintings and drawings by Matthew Cox, through December.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Featuring The Fugitive, 1873 painting by Daniel Ridgway Knight chosen for exhibition in the French Salon, through December.
*LE MIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- Choirs of Angels, drawings by Mary Lee Eggart; Portals, digital prints by Debra Howell, through December.
THOMAS MANN GALLERY/ gallery i/o 1812 Magazine St., 581-2113 -- Tiaras Will Be Worn, group show of tiaras, through November.
MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908 Magazine St., 895-8731 -- Pitches and Entrances, bronze sculpture by Gyuri Hollosy, through November.
*McINNIS FINE ART404 Chartres St., 581-3608 -- December Daze, new oil paintings by Nicki Flynn, through December.
M.S. RAU ANTIQUES 630 Royal St., 523-5660 -- Silver through the Ages, 1700-1930, through Dec. 15.
NEWCOMB ART GALLERY Tulane University, 865-5328 -- Materials of Africa: African Art From New Orleans Collections, through Feb. 17.
*N.O. SCHOOL OF GLASSWORKS AND PRINTMAKNG GALLERY 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Festival of Angels, group show, through December.
RARE BEAUTY 3650 Magazine St., 891-9009 -- Antique prints of New Orleans; local and international maps, through November.
RHINO CONTEMPORARY CRAFT GALLERY 927 Royal St., 523-7945; Canal Place Shopping Centre, 523-7945 -- Illumination, works by artists interpreting light, through November (Canal Place).
RIVERTOWN FINE ARTS GALLERY 409 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231 -- Recent works by gallery artists, through Jan. 2.
SOUTHWEST DESIGNS 230 Chartres St., 522-4345 -- Acrylics by Pat Woodhall, through November.
*STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Paintings by Ronald Walton, through December.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624 Julia St., 566-1390 -- Paintings and drawings by Zella Funck, through November.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- Abstract Impressions, new work by Tore Wallin; Small Packages, exhibit by Lisa Houha, through November.
TOUCHSTONE FINE ART 308 Royal St., 525-1537 -- New works by Mora, Gantner & Ellis, through November.
VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713 Bienville St., 523-2342 -- French Post-Impressionist Still Lifes, paintings by George-Andre Klein, through November.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Unstilled Waters, recent photographs by Nancy Laskowski, through Dec. 8. (Reviewed in this issue.)
*WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Paintings by Mary Engel and Andy Nasisse, through December.
museums
New Orleans African-American Museum of Art, Culture and History 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 527-0989 -- Holiday exhibit and expo featuring a suite of Kwanzaa paintings by Roy Ferdinand, African-American dolls, and seven themed Christmas trees, through December.
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- A Passion for Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Joel and John Weinstock Collection; Scottish Treasures: Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Scotland, through Dec. 9 (reviewed in this issue); BELLEEK: Innovation, Form and Technique -- the Geraldine Colby Zeiler Collection, through Dec. 9; Magnificent Marvelous Martele, silver exhibition, through Jan. 13.
Old U.S. Mint 400 Esplanade Ave., 568-6990 -- Sight of Music, exhibit spotlighting diverse visual works on the theme of music, through April, 2002.
books
Tuesday 27
THE SENSE OF PLACE. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1100. Three-part series discussing the works of authors of the 20th century. Registration required. Free admission. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday 28
POETRY FORUM. 257 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie. New Orleans Poetry Forum weekly workshop. Free admission. 8 p.m.
Saturday 1
FRED SIEGEL. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. WWL financial news analyst signs Investing for Cowards. Free admission. 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
