theater
AMADEUS. Hellenic Cultural Center, 1200
Robert E. Lee Blvd., 832-0923. Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play,
set in 18th century Vienna, is presented in puppet-adaptation format by Leap
Frog Theater Company. Created by Arthur Mintz and Steve Zissis, starring Mark
Krasnoff, Ryan Reinike, Jesse Meriwether, Raphaelle, Kim Collins, Oskie Creech
and C. Caine Lee. Tickets $20. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday,
through Sept. 22. (For more, see A&E Feature in this issue.)
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. Heidi
Junius and writer Ricky Graham direct Russell Hodgkinson, Jessie Terrebonne
and others. Tickets $22 ($18.50 Mondays). Performances 7:30 p.m. Monday, 8 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday, through Sept. 16. (Reviewed in this issue.)
FAME: THE MUSICAL. Southern Repertory
Theater, Canal Place, 365 Canal St., third floor, 598-3800. Summer Stages
Children's Theater production of the wildly popular 1980s movie and television
show about performing-arts 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.
GALATOIRE'S MONOLOGUES. Le Chat
Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Columnist Chris Rose leads readings
by local personalities of more than 150 letters responding to the firing of
one of Galatoire's old-line waiters. Tickets $11. Performance 9 p.m. Wednesday.
LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS. True
Brew Cafe Theatre, 200 Julia St., 524-8440. Sandy Roads Productions' presentation
of Neil Simon's comedy moves to a new venue. Dane Rhodes directs Jerry Lee Leighton,
Jennifer Pagan, Ann Casey and Stacey Talliancich. Tickets $23. Performances
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through Sept. 8.
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM. Le Petit Theatre
du Vieux Carre, 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.
OUT DA BOX! North Star Theatre,
347 Gerard St., Mandeville, (985) 626-1500. Return engagement of Ricky
Graham's musical revue featuring songs and comedy sketches that reflect a local
point of view. Graham directs Becky Allen, Sean Patterson and Heidi P. Junius.
Tickets $24. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Sept. 14.
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.
THE VISITATION. Tulane University,
McWilliams Hall, 286-0321. Original work by local playwright Jim Fitzmorris
portrays New Orleans politics four decades ago, centering around one powerful
family. Buzz Podewell directs Gavin Mahlie, Mark McLaughin, Robert Pavlovich,
Karen Kaia-Livers and Amy Alvarez. Tickets $10, sold at door only. 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 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 (reviewed in this issue) and photographs by Luca Missoni,
through August.
AXELLE FINE ARTS GALERIE ROYALE 709 Royal St.,
299-1666 -- Recent works by Jacques Godin, Michel Delacroix and Andre Bourrie,
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.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588
-- Paintings by William Tolliver and Belinda Flores-Shinshillas, through
September.
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 (reviewed in this issue), sculpture
by Jane Manus, through August.
HUBER HOUSE GALLERY 1522 St. Charles
Ave., 561-0628 -- Pen-and-ink drawings by Glen Dietrich, 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.
OBJETS TROUVE 3713 Magazine St.,
897-5066 -- Paintings by Gabe Hausmann, through September.
RHINO GALLERY Canal Place, third
floor, 523-7945 -- Group show from the Dirty Girls (clay
artists from Alabama), through Sept. 7.
RIVERBEND GALLERY 1000 S. Carrollton
Ave., 862-0111 -- New Orleans photographs by Karin Kaplow, Risha Cupit-Beezins
and Benjamin Goubly.
RIVERTOWN fine art GALLERY 322 Williams
Blvd., Kenner, 468-7224 -- New art by Saralee Keating and Jan Wilken, through
Sept. 4.
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
VII, new work by Yvonne Edwards-Tucker and Michele Wood, through September.
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.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline
St., 949-1805 -- Paintings and shadowboxes by Columbian artist Soco Ocampo,
through Oct. 26.
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.
WORLD TRADE CENTER No. 2 Canal St., 581-4888
-- Artists on the Verge, group show, through Sept. 13.
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 -- Enduring Vision: 17th to 20th Century
Japanese Painting from the Gitter-Yelen Collection, through Oct. 26.
SLIDELL CULTURAL CENTER 444 Erlanger St.,
Slidell, (985) 646-4375 -- Paintings by Elemore Morgan Jr., through Sept.
28.
books
Wednesday 28
FOURTH WEDNESDAY MEETING GROUP. Barnes
& Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Group
holds regular meeting to discuss Susan Dodd's The Mourner's Bench. Free
admission. 7 p.m.
WISDOM DHARMA CIRCLE. Borders Books,
Music & Cafe, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Weekly reading
and discussion group focused on Buddhist teachings, now discussing The Daodejing
of Laozi. Free admission. 7 p.m. (call 394-2207 to verify meeting dates
and times).
Saturday 31
JEAN BRAGG AND DR. SUSAN SAWARD. Barnes
& Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Presentation
and signing of book The Newcomb Style. Free admission. 2 p.m.
WRITERS WORKSHOP. Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. First meeting
of new group. Writers of all genres asked to bring copies of original work to
share. 2 p.m.
Monday 2
CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION GROUP. Borders
Books, Music & Cafe, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Weekly
reading and discussion group for parents and educators, currently discussing
A Mind at a Time by Dr. Mel Levine. RSVP at least 24 hours in advance
by calling 889-2769. Free admission. 7 p.m.
