theater
A MYSTERY PLAY: THE NATIVITY. NOCCA/Riverfront, Nims
Black Box Theatre, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2900. NOCCA/Riverfront's Theatre
Arts Department, Drama Division, presents a collection of plays performed on
touring pageant wagons in 14th century England. Suggested donation $5. Performances
7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
BIANCA'S REMOTE (OUT OF) CONTROL. Le
Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Bianca Del Rio in a one-woman
cabaret show. Thursday night premiere is a benefit for the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon
with a reception to follow; tickets for Thursday $25, available by calling 525-4498.
Friday-Saturday tickets $20. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday.
CITIZEN NUMA. Martine's, 2347 Metairie Road, Metairie,
739-4091. One-man show written by and starring Christian Champagne as Numa
"I Know Where You Got Dem Shoes" Schexnaydre, an "every-y'at." Tickets $10.
Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
CLOCKWORK. Playmakers Theater, 19106
Playmakers Road, off Lee Road, Covington, (985) 893-1671. Playwright Pat
Cook's mystery comedy about the snobbish, dysfunctional Dunwoody family. Call
for ticket info. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Nov. 24.
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. Tickets $14 general
admission, $12 seniors and $8 Delgado students, staff and faculty. Performances
8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
GOD'S FAVORITE. St. Claude Heights
School Auditorium, 7200 Alexander St., 276-1885. Neil Simon modernizes the
Book of Job. Kathy Maher directs Jason Meyers, Tim Callais and others. Tickets
$6 adults, $4 students and seniors in advance; $7 adults, $4.50 students and
seniors in advance. Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through
Nov. 17.
GROSS INDECENCY. Contemporary Arts
Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3800. Dog & Pony Theater Company's production
of Moises Kaufman's comedy on the three mock trials of Oscar Wilde has been
extended another week. John Grimsley directs. Tickets $18 CAC members, $20 non-members.
Performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
PETER PAN. Jefferson Performing
Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie, 885-2000. Dennis G. Assaf conducts
the JPAS Symphony Orchestra, with stage direction by "Uncle Wayne" Daigrepont,
choreography and costume design by Stephen G. Thurber. Tickets $25 adults, $12
students and children. Performances 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE. Rivertown
Repertory Theatre, 401 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Neil Simon's story of
a New York City CEO fighting a number of life's battles. Stocker Fontelieu directs
Peter Gabb as Mel Edison. Tickets $20 adults, $18 seniors (over 55) and students,
$10 children ages 6-12. Optional pre-performance buffet catered by Messina's
$16. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through Nov. 24.
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, through November.
RENT. Saenger Theatre, 143 N. Rampart
St., 524-2490. Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical inspired by
Puccini's La Boheme about a community of young artists juggling hope
and reality. Musical direction by Tim Weil, choreography by Marlies Yearby.
Tickets $29-$47. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday.
THE RITZ. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux
Carre, 616 St. Peter St., 522-9958. 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 temporary insanity. Stars Tony
Molina, Mikko, Andrea Molina and others. Tickets $11 general, $8 students. Performance
8 p.m. Tuesday, through Nov. 19.
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. Performances 8 p.m. Friday through
Sunday, through Nov. 17.
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 -- Photographs by Josephine Sacabo, 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.
ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233
-- A Woman's Place, works by Ann Roddy, Laurie Bourgeois and Nancy Moynan,
through November.
A.R.K. 511 Marigny St., 566-7989 --
Outside, new works by Revo artist/painter Andrew Madinc, 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 -- New Orleans Community Bike Project show
(Nov. 10); works by Michael Murrell and Pam Longobardi, through Dec. 23.
CALLAN FINE ART 240 Chartres St.,
524-0025 -- Late 19th and early 20th century paintings of Paris,
through November.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine
St., 894-1588 -- New pieces by Wren Panzella and others, through
November.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 --
Landscapes by Jerald Deloach; Hot Sauces, paintings by Glennray Tutor,
through November.
CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row,
525-5255 -- Annual group show featuring gallery artists including Rolland
Golden and Roy Pfister, through Nov. 10.
*DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City Park Ave., 483-4048
-- Intimates, exhibition of mixed-media sculpture by Rachel Wright, through
November.
*DILLARD UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY Cook
Fine Arts and Communication Center, Collier Conference Center, 816-4711
-- Painted Voices, paintings by Gilbert Fletcher, through November.
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.
FRENCHY GALLERY 319 Royal St., 561-5885 -- Photos
by Michael Sheehan, 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.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211
-- Daydreamers, 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.
MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908 Magazine
St., 895-8731 -- The Gods Must Be Crazy, paintings and installations by
Matteo Neivert, 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.
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.
SHANNON C. FOLEY FINE ART 3935 Magazine St., 891-3235 -- The
Birds of Walter Anderson, through November.
SOREN CHRISTENSEN 400 Julia St., 569-9501 -- Paintings
by Paula Landrum, through November.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St.,
897-9119 -- Third Person, group show featuring New Orleans and southern
artists, through November.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center,
201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Windows of the Soul, Series
VII, new work by Sarah Albritton, through Nov. 18. (Reviewed in this issue.)
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.
VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713 Bienville St., 523-2342
-- The French Countryside, paintings by Luc Didier, through November.
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.
museums
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; Noah's Art: Animals in Prints and
Drawings, through Dec. 29; A Decorative Arts Bestiary, through Feb.
16.
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.
OLD U.S. MINT 400 Esplanade Ave.,
568-6990 -- Jazz, original plates and works by Henri Matisse, through
Jan. 12.
books
Wednesday 6
CAROLINE SEEBOHM. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St.,
895-2663. Author signs her photography book, Under Live Oaks: The Last
Great Houses of the South. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.
Thursday 7
JOHN BIGUENET, PATTY FRIEDMAN AND DEAN PASCHAL. NOCCA/Riverfront,
Ken Kirschman Artspace, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2822. Trio of New Orleans
writers will read selections of recently published works, with a reception and
signing to follow where limited-edition broadsides of their work will be available.
Free admission. 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 9
RICK BRAGG. St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church,
1545 State St., 895-2663. Pulitzer Prize-winning author will sign copies
of his books All Over but the Shoutin', Ava's Man and Somebody Told
Me, as part of the S.T.A.I.R. (Start The Adventure In Reading) Bookfair
to promote children's literacy. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MARIE LOUISE NIX. The Catholic Book
Store, 8039 Fig St., 861-7504. Author will sign Transportation to a Higher
Place. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
A.V. MARGAVIO. Barnes & Noble, 1601B
West Bank Expwy., Harvey, 263-1482. Local author will discuss and sign Bread
and Respect, chronicling the history of Italians in Louisiana. Free admission.
3 p.m.
Sunday 10
FOURTH ANNUAL PEOPLE OF THE BOOK. Jewish Community
Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave., 897-0143. Annual "celebration of Jewish books
and authors" with a series of events beginning today with storytelling by Sheldon
Oberman, signings by various local authors, literary tea with Toby Rossner and
family craft projects. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
