theater
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'. NORD Ty Tracy Theatre, Gallier Hall,
705 Lafayette St., 565-7860. Tony Award-winning Broadway musical features
more than 30 songs composed or performed by jazz legend Fats Waller. Ty Tracy
directs cast of 26 teens. Tickets $10. Performances 8 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK. Orpheum Theater, 129 University Place, 524-3285. Neil Simon's romance comedy set in New York City about the marriage of a conservative lawyer to a fun-loving bride. Nationally touring production stars Kim Fields (Facts of Life), Garrett Morris (Saturday Night Live, Martin, Jamie Foxx Show), Ella Joyce (Rock) and Tony Grant. Tickets $22-$28. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
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. Tickets $22. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,
through Sept. 7.
COLD READ. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812.
"Theater for writers" continues with John Barber returning to read I Want
My Mummy, the third installment in his series about detective Padlock Jones.
Free admission, one drink minimum. Performance 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 10.
FAME: THE MUSICAL. Southern Repertory Theater, Canal
Place, 365 Canal St., third floor, 598-3800. Summer Stages Children's Theater
production of the popular 1980s movie and television show about dance school
students in New York City. Cynthia Owen directs. Tickets $12 adults, $10 children
ages 10 and under. Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through
Sept. 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.
SEX, LIES AND JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT: THE TRIAL OF ANGELO. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. The Shakespeare on Trial series continues, this time with the audience as jury weighing a case for "solicitation of a nun for prostitution" against Angelo (Danny Bowen) 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.
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. torn apart in the face of racial strife and awareness. 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.
UNCLE VANYA. University of New Orleans, Liberal Arts Auditorium. Famed Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's tale of unrequited love and wasted time set in rural Russia around 1900. Kevin McGowin and Kim Martin direct. Stars McGowin, Tony Whitt and Amelia Stocker. Free admission. Performances 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday.
art
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.
BOGDANOFF GALLERY 936 Royal St., 299-1500 -- Visage Collection,
new frescoes by Steve Bogdanoff, 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; Southern Contemporary, group show of works from the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City Park Ave., 483-4048 -- Wardell Picquet: Works on Paper, through Aug. 29.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Art and Soul, works
by Brian Petro and Sally Barbier, through Sept. 5.
GALERIE ECLAT 3116 Magazine St., 896-2307 -- Abstractions,
sculptures by Jenny Authement, paintings by Ann C. Reynolds and Karen Laborde,
through August.
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 Mall, 3rd floor, 523-7945 -- Blast
from the Past, works by Sandra Blair and Lois Simbach, through Aug. 20.
RIVERBEND GALLERY 1000 S. Carrollton, 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 Reporting, 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.
LESBIAN & GAY COMMUNITY CENTER 2114 Decatur St., 945-1103
-- Paintings by San Francisco artist Clee Sobieski, through August.
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.
books
Saturday 17
DONALD GEDDES. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans
Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Local author signs his new mystery novel,
Artifact. Free admission. 2 p.m.
RON BROCATO. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Sportswriter signs The Golden Game, a book on the history of New Orleans high school football. Free admission. 3 p.m.
