theater
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True Brew Theatre,
200 Julia St., 945-6798. 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. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. Open run.
THE BLACK AND WHITE BLUES. The North
Star Theatre, 347 Gerard St., Mandeville, (985) 626-1500. A musical comedy
documenting the cuisine culture of New Orleans, told from the viewpoint of waiters
and waitresses. Writer Ricky Graham directs Russell Hodgkinson, Heidi P. Junius
and others. Tickets $24. Performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, through Nov.
2.
COLD READ. Le Chat Noir, 715 St.
Charles Ave., 581-5812. "Theater for writers" with two-act performance of
Christy Soto's Good Enough Girl, about one woman's years spent in a bar.
Free admission, one drink minimum. Performance 6 p.m. Wednesday.
DREAMGIRLS. Delgado Community College, City Park
Campus, Drama Hall, third floor, 483-4817. Delgado's Theatre Department
presentation of Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger's Tony Award-winning play about the
American dream as seen in trying to make it big in show biz. Direction and choreography
by Timothy Baker. Tickets $14 general admission, $12 seniors and $8 Delgado
students, staff and faculty. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday,
through Nov. 10.
GALATOIRE'S MONOLOGUES. Le Chat
Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Chris Rose's comedic look into
the controversy following in the wake of Galatoire's firing of a revered, old-line
waiter with reading of letters submitted to welovegilberto.com.
Features Redbean, Harry Mayronne, Jr., Miss Viola, Davis Rogan and many others.
Tickets $16. Performances 10 p.m. Friday.
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 $26. Call box office for show times. Open run.
THE MUSIC MAN. Saenger Theatre,
143 N. Rampart St., 524-2490. Tony Award-winning Broadway musical by Meredith
Wilson about the charismatic Harold Hill working to build the River City, Iowa,
community dream of a brass band. Susan Stroman directs. Tickets $20-$52. Performances
8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Thursday and Saturday-Sunday.
PETER PAN. Jefferson Performing
Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie, 885-2000. Classic musical set in Never-Never
Land with characters Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinker Bell and others. Dennis
G. Assaf conducts Jefferson Performing Arts Society Symphony Orchestra, stage
direction by "Uncle Wayne" Daigrepont, choreography and costume design by Stephen
G. Thurber. Tickets $25 adults, $12 students and children. Performance 2 p.m.
Sunday.
PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE. Skyfire
Theatre, 332 N. New Hampshire St., Covington, (985) 875-7577. Steve Martin's
comedy takes place on the chance meeting of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso
in a 1904 cafe in Paris. Deborah Bettelli directs Shawn Patterson and Scott
DeVore. Tickets $18 adults, $15 students and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Friday
and Saturday.
POLITICS WITH A PUNCH. Le Chat Noir,
715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Round-table discussion of local politics
hosted by Jeff Crouere with this month's guest panelists Chris Owens, City Councilman
Jay Batt, political analyst Susan Howell and comedian Mike Strecker. Tickets
$21. 7 p.m. Monday.
THE QUEEN OF BINGO. True Brew Theater,
200 Julia St., 362-4451. Comedy about two sisters who play bingo to make
up for what is missing from their lives. Dane Rhodes directs Becky Allen, Sandy
Bravender, Doris Methe and Michael Sullivan. Tickets $24. Performances 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, extended through November.
THE RITZ. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616
St. Peter St., 522-9958. Broadway musical farce created out of forced cohabitation
of a men's bathhouse by characters including a Puerto Rican lounge singer, a
mobster, garbageman and a private eye. Ricky Graham directs Rene Piazza, Dane
Rhodes, Renee Maxwell, Patrick Mendelson, Kyle Daigrepont, Rusty Tennant, Michael
Salinas and Matthew Mickal. Tickets $21 adults, $16 students. Performances 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Nov. 24.
SHAKESPEARE ON TRIAL. Le Chat Noir,
715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. The series continues, this time weighing
the case against Hamlet for murder, as he pleads innocent due to temporary insanity.
Stars Tony Molina as Hamlet, Dane Rhodes as Horatio, Andrea Molina as Ophelia,
real lawyers and real judges, with the audience acting as jury. Produced by
Kara Hadigan, Dane Rhodes and Michael Sullivan. This performance is a dress
rehearsal; admission is free. Performance 8 p.m. Tuesday.
SHIM SHAM REVUE. Shim Sham Club,
615 Toulouse St., 739-4037. Burlesque performance features the Southern
Jeze-Belles, Ronnie Magri's Shim Sham Revue Band, MC Joe E. Merlot and guest
performers Debbie Davis and Becky Allen. Theme: "America: A Broad History,"
honoring America's female heroes. Tickets $17 advance, $20 at door. Sundays
at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
TRUST FUND BABIES. The Pickery,
333 Orange St., 263-5542. Comedy centered on the musings and strange hobbies
of a well-to-do circle of friends. Written and directed by R.J. Tsarov, starring
Gary Rucker, Veronica Russell, Diana Shortes, Jonathan Frick, Travis Acosta,
Wild Bill Dykes and Raphaelle. Tickets $12, pay-what-you-can this Sunday. Performances
8 p.m. Friday through Sunday, through Nov. 17.
VISITING MR. GREEN. Southern Repertory
Theatre, Shops at Canal Place, third floor, 835-6002. Dramatic comedy detailing
the relationship of two men in New York City. Keith Briggs directs Roy Dumont
and Robert Richardson. Tickets $20 Friday-Saturday, $18 Sunday matinees (special
"Actors and Friends" performance 8 p.m. Thursday, admission $15). Performances
8 p.m. Friday and 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 -- Tone Poems, photos by Bruce Barnbaum, through
October.
*ABITA ART GALLERY 72078 Maple St.,
Abita Springs, (985) 867-3323 -- Paintings by R.C. Davis, through November.
*ACADEMY GALLERY New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts,
5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- Annual Miniature Exhibition, group
show featuring more than 50 artists, through Dec. 7.
*ANTHONY KELLEY GALLERY 1933 Sophie Wright Place, 529-4443 --
Landscape paintings by Henry Mitchell, through November.
ANTON HAARDT FOLK GALLERY 2858 Magazine
St., 891-9080 -- Faces of a Different South, folk art portraits,
through November.
*A.R.K. 511 Marigny St., 566-7989 -- Outside,
new works by Revo artist/painter Andrew Mad, through December.
*ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Lake Neshonoc,
glass works by Gene Koss, through November.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 --
(Re)Introducing New Orleans' African-American Artists: A Group Show, curated
by Bob Tannen; metal paintings by Jimmy Descant, through October.
BERGERON STUDIO & GALLERY 516 Natchez
St., 522-7503 -- Rare hand-signed black-and-white photographs by
Pops Whitesell, through October.
BERTA'S AND MINA'S ANTIQUITIES GALLERY -- 4138 Magazine
St., 895-6201 -- New paintings by Nilo Lanzas, works by Noel Rockmore, through
October.
BREWER LANDRY GALLERY 2022 Magazine St., 522-2022 -- Blues and
folk art by Susan Landry, sketches by Virginia Srust, through October.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia
St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 -- Fall for Art, featuring paintings
by Karen Laborde, and photography and paintings by H.C. Porter, through Nov.
2.
CALLAN FINE ART 3506 Magazine St.,
899-8782; 240 Chartres St., 524-0025 -- Jazz scenes and views of
Venice by Jim Pennington, through October.
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 November.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588
-- New pieces by Wren Panzella and others, through November.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- New works
by Jere Allen, through October.
*COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine
St., 891-6789 -- Landscapes by Jerald Deloach; Hot Sauces, paintings
by Glennray Tutor, through November.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp
St., 523-1216 -- Works by Christian Marclay, Stephen Paul Day and Sibylle
Peretti, through Dec. 5. (Reviewed in this issue.)
CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row,
525-5255 -- Annual group show featuring gallery artists including Rolland
Golden and Roy Pfister, through Nov. 10.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Sculpture
by Brent Barnidge, paintings by Diego Larguia, through October.
ENOCH'S FRAMING AND GALLERY 4001
Baronne St., 897-2603 -- Paintings by Gustavo Trujillo, through November.
*EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Palais
de Couleur, paintings by Adele Sypesteyn, through Nov. 25.
SHANNON C. FOLEY FINE ART 3935 Magazine St., 891-3235
-- The Birds of Walter Anderson, through November.
*FRENCHY GALLERY 319 Royal St., 561-5885 -- Photos by Michael
Sheen, through November.
GALLERY GORGON 2042 Magazine St., 2nd floor, 529-5350 -- Recent
paintings by Maggie McEleney, through November.
*GALERIE ECLAT 3116 Magazine St., 896-2307 -- Jazz Art,
paintings by Ann deLorge, through November.
*GALERIE SIMONNE STERN 518 Julia
St., 529-1118 -- New paintings by Richard Johnson, through December.
GALLERIES AT THE SAULET 1420 Annunciation
St., 586-9800 -- Works by John Zeringue, GEYO, Christina Juran, Gustavo
Duque, through November.
GEORGE SCHMIDT GALLERY 626 Julia
St., 592-0206 -- New drawings by George Schmidt, through November.
*HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211
-- New works by Adrian Deckbar, through November.
*HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia
St., 525-7300 -- Paintings by Michael Northuis, through November.
JEAN BRAGG GALLERY 3901 Magazine
St., 895-7375 -- Paintings of the French Quarter, through December.
*JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471
-- The Sentence, mixed-media works by Mary Jane Potts, through November.
*KOLEKTIV GALLERY 2112 Magazine St., 566-9933
-- Recent paintings by Iva Gueorguieva, through Nov. 17.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St.,
524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Victorian paintings from 1815 to 1905,
through November.
*LALLYBROCH GALLERY 3648 Magazine
St., 899-1011 -- Paintings by Neil Allen and Paul Lewis, through
November.
*LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- Along
the Way, paintings by Kate Trepagnier, through November.
THOMAS MANN GALLERY/GALLERY I/O 1812 Magazine St.,
581-2113 -- The Chair Show, through Nov. 15.
*MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS
720 Julia St., 581-9253 -- Nocturnal Missions, new works by Thomas
Woodruff, through November.
*NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha
Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- She and Her Seed, pillows and quilts
by Brenda McClure, paintings by Derick Truitt, through November.
*N.O. SCHOOL OF GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING
STUDIO 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Glass & Metal Harvest Cornucopia
Exhibit, group show, through Nov. 30.
*OBJETS TROUVE 3713 Magazine St.,
897-5066 -- Glass works by John Barber, through November.
RIVERBEND GALLERY 1000 S. Carrollton, 862-0111
-- Work by Jeremy Hughes, Jim Leasure and Linda Berman, through October.
*SABLE V GLASS ART AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
GALLERY 3420 Magazine St., 894-4444 -- Contours, works by
Susan Gott, Gary Weeks, Randy Rudman and Jim LaPaso, through November.
SOREN CHRISTENSEN 400 Julia St., 569-9501 --
Form Space Reform, work by David Borgerding, through October.
*SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St.,
897-9119 -- Third Person, group show featuring New Orleans and Southern
artists, through November; Bunny Matthews: Art for Heterosexuals, through
Saturday. (Reviewed in this issue.)
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center,
201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Windows of the Soul, Series
VII, new work by Sarah Albritton, through October.
*STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624
Julia St., 566-1390 -- Abuelita, sculpture by Evelyn Jordan, through
November.
*SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia
St., 522-2000 -- A Change of Scene, Landscapes: Maine & Louisiana, paintings
by Marguerite Robichaux, through November.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS FINE ART GALLERY
2000 Lakeshore Drive, 280-6493 -- Masters of Fine
Arts Group Exhibition, group show of painting, photography, printmaking
and sculpture by UNO graduate students, through October.
VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713 Bienville
St., 523-2342 -- Grand Cathedrals of France, paintings by
Pierre Rigaud, through October.
*WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 --
Latinas Americanas, multi-media works by Theresa Herrera, Cynthia Ramirez,
Soco Ocampo and Patsy Rico, through Dec. 14.
WILLIAMS & JOSEPH GALLERY 713 Royal
St., 566-7009 -- Glass work by Barry Entner, recent work by Barrett
Debusk, through December.
*WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926 Magazine St.,
269-8333 -- Paintings by Gayle Stott Lowry, through November.
spare spaces
ENTERGY 639 Loyola Ave., 576-4000
-- Degas Pastel Society 9th Biennial National Juried Exhibition, through
Nov. 22.
HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL 444 St. Charles
Ave., 469-3581 -- The Photography of Jean Manale, through Nov. 13.
NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT
2800 Chartres St., 940-2787 -- Annual Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition,
through Nov. 15.
SLIDELL CULTURAL CENTER 444 Erlanger
St., 646-4375 -- Louisiana nature photographs by Julia Sims, through
November.
*STEAK KNIFE 888 Harrison Ave., 485-0306 -- New
paintings by Amy Palmer, through November.
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-Congo:
the Bertrand Donation, featuring more than 70 pieces of African artwork,
through November.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1 Collins
Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- Raised to the Trade: Creole Building
Arts of New Orleans, through Jan. 12.
NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY 219 Loyola
Ave., 596-2567 -- The Forgotten People: A Missing Segment in Plaquemines Parish
History, through Nov. 7.
OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART 603
Julia St., 539-9600 -- Enrique Alferez -- Art and Life, through Dec. 6.
books
Wednesday 30
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY. Garden District Book Shop, 2727
Prytania St., 895-2266. Author signs and discusses book The Mississippi
and the Making of a Nation, co-authored by the late historian and author
Stephen Ambrose. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday 2
WAYNE T. MCGRAW. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St.,
899-READ (7323). Author reads and signs T-Boy of the Bayou. Free
admission. 1 p.m.
Sunday 3
GARY MEX GLAZNER. Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St.,
866-5323. Reading of poet Gary Mex Glazner's new book Ears on Fire: Snapshot
Essays in a World of Poets. Free admission. 3 p.m.
R.V. MARGAVIO. Our Lady of the Rosary's
School, Vincent Hall, 1324 Moss St., 483-0733. Author reads and signs his
book Bread and Respect: The Italians of Louisiana. Free admission. 3
p.m.
Monday 4
COLETTE INEZ. Tulane University, Newcomb College,
Caroline Richardson Hall, second floor, 865-5238. Poet with eight published
collections of poetry including Clemency, Alive and Taking Names,
and The Woman Who Loved Worms, reads from her works, with book signing
and reception to follow. Free admission. 7:30 p.m.
