theater
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True
Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945-6789. Roberts Batson's solo performance
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. Saturday
only. Open run.
AMEN CORNER. Ethiopian Theatre,
3911 Gen. Pershing St., 891-6191. A domineering female church minister confronts
her congregation, which is plotting to have her removed. Jomo Kenyatta-Bean
directs Dorshena Pittman and Shavelle Williams. Tickets $10 general, $6 students
and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
... AND THE BALL AND ALL. North
Star Theatre, 347 Gerard St., Mandeville, (985) 626-1500 or (800) 924-5538.
Comedy celebrating New Orleans' culture and traditions, focusing on the
women of the Mystic Krewe of Terpsichore during Mardi Gras. Written and directed
by Ricky Graham and starring Amanda Hebert. Tickets $25. Performances 8 p.m.
Friday, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; through Dec. 21.
AURORA BOREALIS. Cowpokes Theatre
Space, 1030 Marigny St., 948-9924. DRAMA! production addressing the issues
of aging in the gay community in New Orleans. Written and directed by Timm Holt.
Tickets $8 advance, $10 at the door, $7 students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
3 p.m. Sunday; through Dec. 7.
FULLY COMMITTED. Le Chat Noir, 715
St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. New Orleans premiere of off-Broadway hit chronicling
a day in the life of a New York City artist. Sean Patterson stars in a one-man
show featuring more than 40 characters. Carl Walker directs. Tickets $25. Performances
8 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; through Dec. 8.
GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE. UNO Downtown
Theater, 619 Carondelet St., 539-9500. Flannery O'Connor's tale of a young,
disabled women confronting the deceptive people surrounding her. Kim Martin
and Tony Whitt direct Joan Blum, Sandra Johnson and others. Tickets $8 adults,
$4 students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday.
GRENADINE MCGUNKLE'S DOUBLE-WIDE CHRISTMAS.
Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse St., 739-4037. Running with Scissors'
musical parody features beleaguered housewife Grenadine McGunkle and her trailer-park
neighbors and family. Stars Dorian Rush, Flynn De Marco, Bianca Del Rio and
others. Tickets $15 (opening night gala sponsored by Mystical Krewe of Satyricon
varies; call 525-4498 for opening night info). Performances 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday;
through Dec. 28.
MAHALIA. Anthony Bean Community
Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-PLAY (7529). Musical documenting the
life and art of New Orleans-born gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. Anthony Bean
directs Paulette Wright-Davis, Sam Henry and Warren McKenna III. Tickets $18
general admission, $16 students and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Friday through
Sunday, through Dec. 8.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 and others. Tickets $24. Performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
through November.
THE SANTALAND DIARIES. Southern
Rep Theatre, Shops at Canal Place, third floor, 522-6545. Humorist David
Sedaris' experiences working as a elf at Macy's in New York City during the
holiday season. John Grimsley directs Gary Rucker. Tickets $20, with discounts
for students, seniors and theater professionals. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
3 p.m. Sunday; through Dec. 22.
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.
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.
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 Mad, through December.
ART@1029 1029 Barracks St., 588-9354
-- Works by Tucker Fitz Hugh, through November.
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.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia
St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 -- The Alligator Exhibit, wildlife
photographs by C.C. Lockwood; paintings and clay work by Dennis Siporski, through
Dec. 7.
CALLAN FINE ART 240 Chartres St.,
524-0025 -- Late 19th and early 20th century paintings of Paris, through
November.
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.
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 Sybille
Peretti, through Dec. 5.
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 D'ART FRANCAIS 526 Royal St., 581-6925 -- Paintings
by Nicole Sebille and Marc Clauzade, through November.
GALERIE ECLAT 3116 Magazine St., 896-2307 -- Jazz Art,
paintings by Ann deLorge, through November.
*GALERIE LAFITTE 533 St. Louis St.,
524-0105 -- Follow the Fish, new paintings by Jordan Ivanov, 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 and Gustavo
Duque, through November.
GALLERY GORGON 2042 Magazine St.,
2nd floor, 529-5350 -- Recent paintings by Maggie McEleney, through November.
GEORGE SCHMIDT GALLERY 626 Julia St., 592-0206
-- New drawings by George Schmidt, through November.
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.
(Reviewed in this issue.)
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.
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. (Reviewed in this issue.)
MARTIN LABORDE GALLERY 509 Royal
St., 587-7111 -- Fine contemporary paintings, graphics, sculpture and glass
by more than 25 local and national artists including LaBorde, Evelyn Jordan,
Steve Martin and Ray Cole.
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 -- Works by Syd Carpenter and Sonya
Clark, through December.
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.
*XAVIER UNIVERSITY 1 Drexel Drive,
Library Art Gallery, 483-7568 -- Works by Jeffery Cook, 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.
LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
1210 Gov. Nicholls St., 243-6423 -- The Historic 1811 LA Slave Revolt;
the Slave Castles of West Africa; the African Roots of the Underground Railroad,
through December.
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.
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.
THE PRESBYTERE 751 Chartres St.,
568-6968 -- The Golden Age of Carnival Design, through August 2003.
books
Tuesday 26
KEN GERINGER. Borders Books, Music & Cafe, 3131 Veterans
Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Author discusses and signs Nobody
Told Me. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Friday 29
JAMIE MENUTIS AND DEBBY HIRSCH WOOD. Beaucoup Books,
5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Authors of Where the Natives Feast in New
Orleans: A Secret Guide to Local Restaurants sign their book. Free admission.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
METSY HINGLE. Barnes & Noble Booksellers,
3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Author signs novel Behind
the Mask. Free admission. 11 a.m.
OLETHA BROUSSARD, MARLENE TAYLOR, DON SPEARS, MADELEINE
FARRELL, LEAH CHASE AND CAROL ALLEN. Afro-American Book Shop, New Orleans
Centre, 1400 Poydras St., 588-1474. Daylong event with discussions and signings
by authors Broussard (King Zulu & Princess Asia, noon to 1:30 p.m.),
Taylor (A Silver Tongue, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.), Spears (Playing for Keeps,
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.), Farrell (When I Wasn't Lookin', 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.),
Chase (Dooky Chase Cookbook, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.) and Allen (Listen,
I Say Like This, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.). Free admission.
Saturday 30
JAMES RICE. Bookstar, 414 N. Peters St., 523-6411. Author signs
Cajun Night Before Christmas. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
JAMES RICE. Barnes & Noble Booksellers,
3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Author signs Cajun
Night Before Christmas and his other books. Free admission. 3 p.m.
LARRY BOUDREAUX. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721
Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Humorist and author signs Boudreaux's
Cajun Party Guide. Free admission. 2:30 p.m.
DR. KIM LAYMAN, DIONNE CHARACTER, T. PHILIP
WASHINGTON, MONICA CARTER, C.R. JACKSON AND JOHNNIE COCHRAN. Afro-American
Book Shop, New Orleans Centre, 1400 Poydras St., 588-1474. Daylong event
with discussions and signings by authors Layman (I Got Something to Say,
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Character (7 Pairs of Black Shoes, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.),
Washington (Lessons Learned, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Carter (As If Nothing
Happened, noon to 2 p.m.), Jackson (Mistrustful: Never Play with a Woman's
Emotions, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.), and Cochran (A Lawyer's Life,
4:45 p.m.). Free admission.
