theater
1776. Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Award-winning musical, based on the book by Peter Stone, recreates the formation of the Declaration of Independence by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Richard Henry Lee. Stocker Fontelieu directs John Brooks, John Hammons, Reggie Hendry and others. Tickets $22 adults, $20 seniors and students, $12 children. Performances 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945-6789. Roberts Batson's solo performance that brings to life the history and characters that helped shape the story of New Orleans based on his Scandal Tours. Tickets $20. Performances 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
COLD READ. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Open rehearsals for selected plays competing in the 2002 One Act Play Competition. Readings include The Stud Mule by Kevin Allman and directed by Carl Walker, and The Cosmic Debt by Pat Bourgeois and directed by mikko. Free admission, one-drink minimum. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday.
DINAH WAS ... Southern Repertory Theatre, Shops at Canal Place, third floor, 522-6545. Musical biography of jazz and blues singer Dinah Washington, the "Queen of the Blues." Tommye Myrick stars and directs Tynisa Palmer, Daniel Laforce and others. Tickets $20 and $25. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
EARL LONG IN PURGATORY. True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 524-8440. One-man show that looks at Earl Long's unique personality as told by author Jason Berry and musician Spencer Bohren. Perry Martin directs John McConnell. Tickets $21. Performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
HURLYBURLY. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. David Rabe's award- winning Broadway play focuses on the relationships between friends, lovers, enemies and strangers. Dane Rhodes directs Christopher Lee, mikko, Veronica Russell, and others. Tickets $16 Thursday, $19 Friday and Saturday, $11 students. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, through June 1.
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. Friday and Saturday, 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
MAN IS MAN. A.R.K. Theatre, 511 Marigny St., 947-0982. Dark comedy by Bertolt Brecht tells of the machinations and madness of war through the transformation of one man by a group of soldiers into a completely different person. Daniel Kahn and Sara Clifford direct Claudia Baumgarten, Kevin Fricke and others. Tickets pay-what-you-can on Thursday, $10 Friday and Saturday. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. (Reviewed in this issue.)
WHITE SAUCE & DIAPER BABIES. Contemporary Arts Center, Freeport-McMoRan Theater, 900 Camp St., 528-3800. Diana Shortes' one-woman performance of the troubled life of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anne Sexton. Tickets $10 general, $8 CAC members. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday through 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 -- Photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson, through July 14.
ABITA ART GALLERY 72078 Maple St., Abita Springs, (985) 867-3323 -- Recent paintings and etchings by John Akers, through June 17.
*ACADEMY GALLERY New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- The Annual Student Exhibition, through July 20.
ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Family Affair, jewelry by Maureen and Rebecca Worth, through May.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Glass work by Dale Chihuly, through May 25.
AXELLE FINE ARTS GALERIE ROYALE 709 Royal St., 299-1666 -- Works by Michel Delacroix, Adre Bourrie and others, through May.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- The Second Coming, new work by John Lawson, through June; Lenin: BUSTed, group show, through May 27.
BASSETTI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS 233 Chartres St., 529-9811 -- Photos by Shelby Lee Adams, through May.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 -- Spatiotempora, clay work by Lucille Hunter; paintings by Bryan Gill, through June 1.
BRYANT GALLERIES 316 Royal St., 525-5584 -- Paintings by Dean Mitchell, through June 18.
CALLAN GALLERY 3506 Magazine St., 899-8782 -- New collection of 19th and early 20th century French Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, through May.
CAMERON JONES 2127 Magazine St., 524-3119 -- Group show by 12 local artists including George Ufford, Marcel Flisiuk, Ruth Marie Wright, and Chris Clark, through May.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- Photographs by Elliot Snellings, through May 28.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Paintings by Bill Creevy; Mary, paintings by Emily Hogan, through May.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- Digital Louisiana, group show featuring recent computer-processed prints, photographs, and interactive art by Louisiana artists, through June 9.
CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row, 525-5255 -- Exhibition of work by National Arts Club Members, through May 30.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Bronze works by Charles Fritchie, through May.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Paintings by Jean Geraci, through May.
FRENCHY GALLERY 319 Royal St., 561-5885 -- New abstract paintings by Frenchy, through May.
GALLERY CARROLL 4817 Prytania St., 861-8838 -- New work by August Martens, George and JoAnn Saucier, Carroll Becker, MacDonald Eaton, and Eva McDaniel, through May.
GALLERY INFERNO 3336 Magazine St., 891-1006 -- Work by Pat Juneau, through May.
GALERIE LAFITTE 533 St. Louis St., 524-0105 -- Paintings by Gustavo Duque, Christina Juran and Jordan Ivanov; sculptures by Cauvin Eustis, through May.
GALERIE SIMONNE STERN 518 Julia St., 529-1118 -- Landscapes and Heroes, paintings by Nicole Charbonnet, through May.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211 -- Paintings by Luigi Rocca, through May.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- David's Dilemma, photography and sculpture vignettes by Elizabeth Shannon, through May. (Reviewed in this issue.)
HUBER HOUSE GALLERY 1522 St. Charles Ave., 561-0628 -- New work by Christi Simoncioni, through May.
JOHN PRODUCT GALLERY 2027 Magazine St., 581-5280 -- The Black and White Photographs of Bob Compton, through May.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- The New Soul of Jazz, paintings and drawings by David "Lebo" Lebatard, through May 25.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Collection of paintings by artists of the 19th century French salon, through May.
LALLYBROCH 240 Pelican Ave., Old Algiers Point, 362-2226 -- Group show of New Orleans architecture, through May.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- New sculpture and reliefs by Arthur Silverman, through May 25. (Reviewed in this issue.)
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS 720 Julia St., 581-9253 -- Recent bronzes and sculpture by John Geldersma, through May. (Reviewed in this issue.)
MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908 Magazine St., 895-8731 -- Cloudscape Series, paintings by Kelly Jones, through May.
MY MAMA 'NEM ARTISTS' STUDIO 4129 Magnolia St., 894-0634 -- You Done Good Baby, works by Charles Collins Jr., through June 10.
N.O. SCHOOL OF GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING STUDIO 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Pressing Matters: A Print & Book Arts Exhibit, featuring pop-up books by multiple artists; Southern Graphics exhibit, through May.
SOREN CHRISTENSEN 400 Julia St., 569-9501 -- Black-and-white photographs by Michael Book, through May.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Windows of the Soul, new work by Faith Ringgold, through June 28.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624 Julia St., 566-1390 -- Mixed digital prints by Don Maitland, through May.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- Dramatic Moments, paintings by Genevieve Liljeberg; Blues Boxes, mixed-media constructions by Martha Ferris, through May.
VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713 Bienville St., 523-2342 -- Paintings and lithographs by Francoise Gilot, paintings of the French countryside by Luc Didier, through May.
VINTAGE 429 429 Royal St., 529-2288 -- The Art of Dr. Seuss, through May.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Snooks Jazz, jazz-inspired collage paintings by Margo Kren, through June 8.
WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Allegory of Color, paintings by Haitian artist Vidho Lorville, through May 29.
spare spaces
LESBIAN & GAY COMMUNITY CENTER 2114 Decatur St., 945-1103 -- Works by Omar Angel, through May.
museums
NATIONAL D-DAY MUSEUM 945 Magazine St., 527-6012 -- Experiences of American Women in World War II, through May 27.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- Southern Graphics Council Printmakers Emeritus, 1978-2002, through June 23; Bingo! Photographs by Andrew Miksys, through June 9.
NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY 219 Loyola Ave., 596-2567 -- Mardi Gras: A Louisiana Celebration, through June 5.
books
Wednesday 22
JOE EDD MORRIS. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Author reads and signs Land Where My Fathers Died. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.
Saturday 25
RICHARD CAMPANELLA. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. Author signs Time and Place in New Orleans. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
NEW AUTHORS. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-4929. Meet new authors William D. Owen, M.D. (Gulfport Blues), Jerald P. Broussard (Mama's Apron), Feltis Lee (Reflections Beyond the Mirror), George Bilbe (Show Your Own), and Joel Goldman (Motion to Kill). Free admission. 2 p.m.
DOUG AND PAM KENNEDY. Books-A-Million, 197 Westbank Expwy., Gretna, 364-1070. Authors read and sign Pirate Pete. Free admission. 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
