theater
DOROTHY AND ALAN. Le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Return of Michael J. Cahill's original play dealing with the life, love and times of writer Dorothy Parker and her husband, Alan. Tickets $20 Friday and Saturday, $15 Thursday. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
JAR THE FLOOR. Anthony Bean Community Theatre, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-PLAY. Anthony Bean directs Cheryl West's comedy about a quartet of African-American women from four generations who gather to celebrate the matriarch's 90th birthday. Stars Gail Glapion, Carol Sutton and others. Tickets $15 general, $13 students and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. (Reviewed in this issue.)
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.
PIPPEN. NORD Theatre, Gallier Hall, 705 Lafayette St., 565-7860. Additional performance of this Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Tickets $10. Performances 8 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Sunday.
SUBURBIA. Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., 483-4114. Former high school friends meet in a parking lot to share their life events. Greg Stratton directs Travis Resor, Kevin Fricke and others. Tickets $7. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday.
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 -- Photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson, through May.
*Academy Gallery New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- Paintings by Kathy Brombacher, photographs by Rick Lineberger, through April 2.
*Ariodante 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Ceramics by Casey Willems, through March.
*Arthur Roger Gallery 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Paintings by Jacqueline Bishop, through March 27.
*Barrister's Gallery 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- In Your F***in' Face, recent paintings by Roy Ferdinand, through March; The Devil and the Bird of Love, group show, through March 15. (Reviewed in this issue.)
Bassetti Fine Art Photographs 233 Chartres St., 529-9811 -- Group show of gallery artists featuring David Halliday and new work by Jack Spencer, through March.
BOGDANOFF GALLERY 936 Royal St., 299-1500 -- Frescoes by Steve Bogdanoff, through March.
Bryant Galleries 316 Royal St., 525-5584 -- Group show featuring Juan Medina, Leonardo Nierman, Alan Flattman, and Carol Katchen, through March.
*CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588 -- Glasslight Studios, new neon sculpture by Eric Ehlenberger, through March.
*Carol Robinson Gallery 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- New Work in Clay by Lisa Jordy, through March.
*cole pratt gallery 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Paintings by Phil Sandusky, mixed-media works by Katie Rafferty, through March.
Contemporary Arts Center 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- Expanding Universe: The Recent Paintings of Al Held; Bodyworks: An Exhibition by Studio Matrixx featuring works by Ila Berman and Michelle Fornabai, through March 24.
*CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row, 525-5255 -- Paintings by Ann Cox Strub and Eugenie Huger, and sculpture by Victoria Wilkins.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City Park Ave., 483-4048 -- Return to New Orleans, paintings by Gilbert Fletcher, through Feb. 28.
*d.o.c.s. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Paintings by Suza Talbot, ceramic sculpture by Marlene Pellerito, through April 4.
du Monde Gallery 318 Royal St., 523-0078 -- New paintings by Roger Bolzonello, through March.
*EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Paintings by Jean Geraci, Janet McGreal, Adele Sypesteyn, through March.
GALLERY CARROLL 4817 Prytania St., 861-8838 -- New work by August Martens, JoAnn Saucier, Carroll Becker, and MacDonald Eaton, through March.
GALERIE LAFItTE 533 St. Louis St., 524-0105 -- New paintings by Gustavo Duque, through February.
*Galerie Simonne Stern 518 Julia St., 529-1118 -- What Should We Do With an Overweight Hungarian?, mixed media by Gary Brotmeyer, through Feb. 27.
*Heriard-Cimino Gallery 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- Arcadia, sculpture by Beverly Penn, through March.
J. Pierre fine art gallery 1562 Magazine St., Suite 5, 586-1997 -- Paintings, sculptures and monoprints by Jamar Pierre, through March.
JOHN PRODUCT GALLERY 2027 Magazine St., 581-5280 -- New paintings by Jessica Benjamin and Jeremy Olson, through April 6.
*Jonathan Ferrara Gallery 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- Made in Cuba: Contemporary Art from Cuba 2002, through March.
Kurt E. Schon 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Collection of genre paintings by artists from the Royal Academy, including Alfred Rankley, John Horace Hooper, and Richard Redgrave, through March.
*LeMieux Galleries 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- New paintings by Billy Solitario, through Apr. 2.
lms fine art & antiques 729 Royal St., 529-3774 -- The Best of Russia and America, featuring paintings by Valery Kosorukov and sculpture by Raymond Wiger, through March.
*Marguerite Oestreicher Fine Arts 720 Julia St., 581-9253 -- Recent work by Sharon Kopriva, through March.
*mario villa gallery 3908 Magazine St., 895-8731 -- The Pointe Is..., paintings by Beth Lambert, through March.
MARTIN LAWRENCE GALLERY 709 Royal St., 588-9020; 433 Royal St., 299-9055 -- Featuring rare and unique works by Picasso, Chagall, Miro, and Renoir, through March.
McINNIS fine art 404 Chartres St., 581-3608 -- Mardi Gras Daze, new oil paintings by Nicki Flynn, Claude Dussell, Peter Wood and others, through March.
neighborhood gallery 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- Urban Swamp, paintings by Susan Norris-Davis, through February.
Newcomb Art Gallery Tulane University, 865-5328 -- Sleepwalk, collaborative video installation, through March 24.
*N.O. School of Glassworks & Printmaking Studio 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Glass and Garden Print Party, works by Gerald Haessig, Pamela Conway Caruso, Anthony Schafermeyer, Claire Kelly, and Andrew Pollack, through March.
POET'S GALLERY 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100 -- Idols and Icons, multi-media photography by Mary Pappas and Ron Bocian, through March 16.
RIVERTOWN FINE ARTS GALLERY 409 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 468-7231 -- Works by Annie Strack and Cheryl Gautier, through March 6.
*Stella jones gallery Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Windows of the Soul, bead sculpture by Joyce Scott, drawings by Vicki Meek, through March.
*STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624 Julia St., 566-1390 -- Photographs by George Long, sculpture by Scott Gentry, works on paper by Steve Martin, through March.
*Sylvia Schmidt Gallery 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- Wit and Whimsy, works on paper, panel and sketchbooks by Hal Mayforth, through March.
Visual Jazz incorporated 2337 St. Claude Ave., 949-9822 -- Featuring Richard Thomas' We Too Sing America, the 2002 Zulu poster saluting African-American patriotism, through March.
waiting room gallery 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Recent paintings by Daniel Finnigan, through April 6.
*Wyndy Morehead FIne Arts 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Paintings by John Torina, through March.
museums
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- O Say Can You See: Great American Photographs from NOMA; The Sport of Life and Death: the Mesoamerican Ballgame, through April 28.
OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART 603 Julia St., 539-9600 -- Then & Now: 1941-2001, exhibition of Southern artists' work on war and peace, through March 1.
*SLIDELL CULTURAL CENTER 444 Erlanger St., Slidell, (985) 646-4375 -- We Shall Overcome: Photographs from the American Civil Rights Era, through April 13.
books
Thursday 28
BOB BOWERSOX. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. QVC host discusses and signs 48 Hours to a Stronger Marriage. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Friday 1
CHRISTOPHER RICE. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Author signs The Snow Garden. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Sunday 3
ELIZABETH ALEXANDER. Our Lady of the Rosary School's Vincent Hall, 1324 Moss St., 483-0733. Author signs Notorious Women: The Celebrated Case of Myra Clark Gaines. Free admission. 3 p.m.
