theater
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'. NORD Ty Tracy Theatre, Gallier Hall, 705 Lafayette
St., 565-7860. Tony Award-winning Broadway musical features over 30 songs
composed or performed by jazz legend Fats Waller. Ty Tracy directs cast of 26
teens. Tickets $10. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday,
through Aug. 18.
THE BLACK AND WHITE BLUES. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles
Ave., 581-5812. A musical comedy documenting the cuisine culture of New
Orleans, told from the viewpoint of waiters and waitresses. Writer Ricky Graham
directs Russell Hodgkinson, Jorindas Junius and others. Thursday show to benefit
Mystic Krewe of Satyricon, $20, preview tickets Friday-Saturday $18, $22 later
shows. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through Sept. 7.
CINDERELLA. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616
St. Peter St., 522-2081. Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical version of the
fairy tale classic. Brandt Blocker directs Jaune Buisson, Bryan Wagar, Yolanda
Ratcliff and Kathy Taaffe. Tickets $8. Performances 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
DAD FOUGHT HITLER, THE BOTTLE, AND ME! Martine's Lounge, 2347 Metairie Road, Metairie, 833-2115. One-man show by Mick Berry based on his father's memoirs of World War II. Tickets $15. Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
JEKYLL & HYDE. Nunez Community College Auditorium, 3710 Paris Road,
Chalmette, 277-SHOW. Musical version of Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of
one man's struggle with good and evil. Tony Ortego and Bea Vollentine direct.
Tickets $17 advance, $20 door. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 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 $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.
MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Lupin Theatre, Tulane University, 865-5105.
The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane presents lesser-known dark comedy that
serves as commentary on religion, sexuality and government. Tickets $25 general
admission, $22 students and $12.50 children. Performances 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
SHAKESPEARE ON TRIAL. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave.,
581-5812. The series continues, this time with the audience as jury weighing
a case for crimes committed in Measure for Measure. Featuring actors,
Loyola Law School students and District Court judges. Produced by Kara Hadigan,
Dane Rhodes and Michael Sullivan. Tickets $11, law students with ID $8. Performance
8 p.m. Tuesday
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM. Times Square Center, 1320 N.
Morrison Blvd., Hammond, (985) 542-6745. Columbia Players' musical review
of songs by Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Carlo Giacone and Patsy Kay Turner
with musical director Chuck Effler. Tickets $10 adults, $8 seniors and children.
Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Aug. 10
SLOW FUGUE BEFORE DYING. Lupin Theatre, Lagniappe Stage,
Tulane University, 865-5105. The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane presents
on its smaller stage this play written by Elizabeth Dubus telling the story
of three women adapting to a reality shaped by war and society. Tickets $15.
Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday
TAMING OF THE SHREW. Lupin Theatre, Lagniappe Stage,
Tulane University, 865-5105. The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane showcases
the young theater artists in its summer training program in one of Shakespeare's
most ribald and controversial works. Tickets $10 adult, $8 students. Performances
7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 2 p.m. Saturday
WHAT'S MY MANTRA? Martine's Lounge, 2347 Metairie Road,
Metairie, 833-2115. One-man show by Mick Berry focusing on his graduation
from Metairie Country Day to attend Maharashi International Univeristy and learning
levitation. Stars Berry and a cast that includes jazz drummers James Black and
Johnny Vidacovich. Tickets $15. Performances 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday.
WHITE CLOUDS, BLACK DREAMS. St. Mark's Street Academy,
3911 Gen. Pershing St., 891-6191. Ethiopian Theater Company presents work
detailing the struggles of a prominent African-American family in Washington,
D.C. Stars Lloyd J. Martin, Jr., Nicole Learson, Kile Emery and Edwin King.
Tickets $10 adults, $8 seniors and students, $5 groups of 10 or more. Performances
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
THE WONDER BREAD YEARS. North Star Theatre, 347 Gerard St., Mandeville,
(985) 626-1500. Seinfeld writer Pat Hazell's one-man show looks back to
the simpler times and thoughts of childhood. Tickets $24, $22 on Thursdays.
Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk are celebrating opening receptions this week. Call each space for information.
811 GALLERY 811 Howard Ave., 524-3872 -- Paintings
and sculpture by Franco Alessandrini, through August.
A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 322 Royal St., 568-1313 -- Photos by Edward Curtis, through Aug. 30; photos by Jan Saudek, through Aug. 15; photos by Marion Post Wolcott, through Sept. 15.
ABITA ART GALLERY 72078 Maple St., Abita Springs, (985) 867-3323
-- Watercolors by Roma Quartana and Roy Robinson, through Sept. 10.
ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Jewelry by Tom
McCarthy, through Aug. 30.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Paintings by
Michael Willmon and photographs by Luca Missoni, through August.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767
-- Displaced, group show of documentary photographs of New Orleans housing
projects, through August.
BERGERON STUDIO & GALLERY 516 Natchez St., 522-7503 -- Legacy of C. Bennette Moore, black-and-white photographs, through August.
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 August.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130
-- Group show of gallery artists including Noah Saterstrom, through August.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Watercolors
by Christine Cozic, through August.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- When Time Stands Still, photos by David Halliday (reviewed in this issue); Southern Contemporary, group show of works from the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Art and Soul, works
by Brian Petro and Sally Barbier, through Sept. 5.
GALERIE LAFITTE 533 St. Louis St., 524-0105 -- Paintings
by Gustavo Duque, Christina Juran, and Jordan Ivanov; sculptures by Karen Cauvin
Eustis; metal furniture by Herman Kron, through August.
GALERIE SIMONNE STERN 518 Julia St., 529-1118 -- Paintings and sculpture by Bill Dunlap, Carolyn Evans and Claude Black, through August.
GALLERIES AT THE SAULET 1420 Annunciation St., 586-9800 -- Three-dimensional works by John Zeringue; mixed-media on paper by Eduardo Exposito; paintings by Caprica Joseph and Jordan Ivanov, through August.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211 -- Group show of gallery artists including Peter Max, Joanna Zjawinska, Frederick Hart and M.L. Snowden, through August.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- Paintings
by Brian Novatny, sculpture by Jane Manus, through August.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- Paperwork,
group show featuring works on paper, through August.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902
-- Works by mid-19th century Impressionists, and Barbizon, Academic and Salon
paintings, through August.
LALLYBROCH 240 Pelican Ave., Old Algiers Point, 362-2226 -- Group show of ARTinA artists, through August.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- Right Here, paintings and drawings by Leslie Staub, through September.
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS 720 Julia St., 581-9253 --
New portraits by Alexander Stolin, through September.
MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908 Magazine St., 895-8731 -- Group show
of gallery artists, through August.
*NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- We Are All in This Together, group show, through August.
N.O. SCHOOL OF GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING STUDIO 727 Magazine St.,
529-7277 -- Epicurean Delights in Art, through August.
RHINO GALLERY Canal Place, third floor, 523-7945 --
Blast from the Past, works by Sandra Blair and Lois Simbach, through
Aug. 20; Dirty Linen Night, featuring The Dirty Girls (clay artists from Mobile,
Ala.), 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
RIVERBEND GALLERY 1000 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-0111 -- New Orleans photographs by Karin Kaplow, Risha Cupit-Beezins and Benjamin Goubly, through August.
SOREN CHRISTENSEN 400 Julia St., 569-9501 -- Playing God, paintings by George Marks, through August.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 -- Helena Moreno, paintings by Spencer Livingston, through August.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Windows of the Soul, Series VI, new work by Phoebe Beasley and Helen Ramsaran, through Aug. 16.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624 Julia St., 566-1390 -- New works on paper by Steve Martin, through August.
Sylvia Schmidt GALLERY 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- Images
of Water, group show, through Sept. 25.
WILLIAMS & JOSEPH GALLERY 713 Royal St., 566-7009 -- Photographs
by Christopher Porche West, through August; recent work by Barrett Debusk, through
October.
WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Group show of gallery artists, through August.
spare spaces
1896 O'Malley house BED AND BREAKFAST 120 S. Pierce St., 488-5896
-- Past and current paintings by Ralph Chabaud, through August.
DANTE'S KITCHEN 736 Dante St., 861-3121 --
Photography exhibit featuring work by Cheryl Gerber, Sarah Essex, Eugenie Uhl
and David Spielan, through Sept. 28.
museums
HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION 533 Royal St., 523-4662; Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., 598-7171 -- A Visible Presence, a Legacy of Service: 275 Years of the Ursulines in New Orleans, through Dec. 14.
NEW ORLEANS AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM OF ART, CULTURE AND HISTORY 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 527-0989 -- Louisiana Art for Louisiana Places, group photography show, through Aug. 28.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631
-- A Brush with History: Portraits from the National Gallery, through
Aug. 11; Eyes on the Road, group show of black-and-white photographs
of highways, through August; Traditions in Elegance, rare teapots exhibit,
through Aug. 11.
books
Tuesday 6
ROBIN WELLS. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans
Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Author discusses and signs Ooh, La
La. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Saturday 10
DR. GERARD DILEO. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans
Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Author signs book Anxious Parent's
Guide to Pregnancy. Free admission. 2 p.m.
NATHANIEL STONE. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323. Author
signs On the Water: Discovering America in a Rowboat and presents a slide
show. Free admission. 7 p.m.
