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. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. Open run.
... AND THE BALL AND ALL. North
Star Theatre, 347 Gerard St., Mandeville, (985) 626-1500 or (800) 924-5538.
Comedy celebrating New Orleans' culture, focusing on the women of the Mystic
Krewe of Terpsichore during Mardi Gras. Written and directed by Ricky Graham;
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.
FLORA THE RED MENACE. Ty Tracy Theatre,
Gallier Hall, Lafayette Street at St. Charles Avenue, 565-7860. NORD Theatre
production of Tony Award-winning musical set in 1935 New York. Ty Tracy directs
Gabrielle Porter and Bryan Wagar. Tickets $10. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday,
4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; through Dec. 22.
FULLY COMMITTED. Le Chat Noir, 715
St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. New Orleans premiere of Becky Mode's off-Broadway
hit chronicling a day in the life of a New York City artist who works in the
basement of a chic Manhattan restaurant. Sean Patterson stars in a one-man show
featuring more than 40 characters. Carl Walker directs. Tickets $25. Performances
8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. (Reviewed
in this issue.)
GRENADINE MCGUNKLE'S DOUBLE-WIDE CHRISTMAS.
Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse St., 606-9903. 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. Performances 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; through Dec. 28.
HINCKLEY ON FOSTER: THE HEARING. The
Refuge, 2238 St. Claude Ave., 606-7124. Saga of John W. Hinckley, the man
who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan in 1981 to impress actress Jodie Foster.
Tickets $10 or pay-what-you-can. Performances 8 p.m. Sunday; through Dec. 22.
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.
LEND ME A TENOR. Slidell Little
Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324. Farce of mistaken identities,
set in the world of opera. Polly Hudgins directs. Call for ticket info. Performances
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; through Dec. 21.
MAHALIA. Anthony Bean Community
Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-PLAY (7529). Musical documenting the
life and art of 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.
THE NUTCRACKER. Loyola University,
Roussell Hall, 468-1231. Jefferson Ballet Theatre staging of the holiday
classic. Myra Mier directs Erlends Zieminch and Sara Viale. Tickets $20 adults,
$18 seniors, $15 students, $12 children under 12. Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday,
2 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday (Sunday performance at Pontchatrain Center, 4545
Williams Blvd., Kenner).
THE NUTCRACKER. Destrehan High School,
Destrehan, (985) 764-1969. River Region Ballet's presentation of the holiday
classic. Antionette Ferrara stars. Tickets $12 adults, $6 children advance,
$15 adults, $8 children at the door. Performances 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m.
Sunday.
THE NUTCRACKER. St. Joseph's Abbey,
Covington, (985) 624-3622. Ballet Apetrei's staging of the holiday classic.
Constantin Apetrei directs Andre Prikhodko and Marina Goshko. Tickets $20 reserved
seats, $15 general admission, $10 students and seniors. Performances 7 p.m.
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
SANDERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS. Columbia
Players Theater, 1320 N. Morrison Blvd., Hammond, (985) 542-8048. Musical
comedy of old-fashioned holiday spirit. Kay Butler directs. Tickets $10 adults,
$8 children and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
THE SANTALAND DIARIES. Southern
Rep Theatre, Shops at Canal Place, third floor, 522-6545. Humorist David
Sedaris' experiences working as an elf at Macy's in New York City. John Grimsley
directs Gary Rucker. Tickets $20, with discounts for students, seniors and theater
professionals. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; through
Dec. 22.
SEASONS OF LOVE. NOCCA, Nims Blackbox
Theatre, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787. Musical cabaret featuring some
of the greatest love songs of all time. Tickets $5 for adults and $3 for student
groups; call 940-2900 for reservations. Performances 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m.
and 7 p.m. Saturday.
SHAKESPEARE AND SONG. St. George
Episcopal Church, 4600 St. Charles Ave., 832-2005. Recreation of various
Shakespeare scenes, monologues and sonnets with musical interludes. Victoria
Revels directs, with musical direction by David Kemp. Free admission; donations
welcome. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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. Open run.
WHITE SAUCE AND DIAPER BABIES. Le
Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. One-woman, multimedia show exploring
the poetry of Anne Sexton. Created by and starring Diana Shortes. Tickets $10.
Performances 11 p.m. Friday-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 -- Photographs by Josephine Sacabo, through Dec.
8.
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 --
Works by Clementine Hunter and Charles Chambers, through December.
A.R.K. 511 Marigny St., 566-7989 --
Outside, new works by Revo artist/painter Andrew Madinc, through December.
*ARTEGG STUDIOS 1001 S. Broad St.,
822-4002 -- Works by Joseph Pearson and other local artists, through
December.
*ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999
-- Sculptures by Jesus Moroles, glass work by Mitchell Gaudet, through December.
ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER 1712 Oretha
Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070 -- Rhythm 'n' Hues, artwork by Chuck
Siler, through Dec. 10.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.,
525-2767 -- Works by Michael Murrell and Pam Longobardi, through Dec. 23.
BREWER LANDRY GALLERY 2022 Magazine
St., 522-2022 -- Blues and folk art by Susan Landry, through December.
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.
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 December.
*CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588
-- New paintings by Belinda Flores-Shinshillas, through December.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- Works by
Christian Marclay, Stephen Paul Day and Sybille Peretti, through Dec. 15.
*CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson
Row, 525-5255 -- A Re-View of Select Works, group show, through Dec. 24.
*DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City Park Ave., 483-4048
-- Deception of Being, recent paintings by Ron Bechet, through Jan. 30.
GALERIE LAFITTE 533 St. Louis St.,
524-0105 -- Follow the Fish, new paintings by Jordan Ivanov, through
December.
GALERIE SIMONNE STERN 518 Julia
St., 529-1118 -- New paintings by Richard Johnson, through December.
JEAN BRAGG GALLERY 3901 Magazine
St., 895-7375 -- Paintings of the French Quarter, through December.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal
St., 523-5902 -- Depictions of Shakespeare scenes by French and English
artists, through December.
*LALLYBROCH GALLERY 3648 Magazine
St., 899-1011 -- Shadowboxes by Jon Bright, through December.
*LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988
-- A Landscape of Human Emotions, new paintings and drawings by Leslie Elliottsmith,
through Dec. 28.
*MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS 720 Julia
St., 581-9253 -- Navigating Light, new works by Raine Bedsole, through
Dec. 28.
*MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908 Magazine
St., 895-8731 -- Portraits, and a Few Nudes, new paintings by Carol Leake,
through January.
*NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha
Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- Sharing the Best of Both Continents,
works by Judy Dixon, through Dec. 30.
*N.O. SCHOOL OF GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING
STUDIO 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Festival of Angels, works
by Teri Walker, Andrew Brott, and Gerald Haessig, through December.
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 -- Italian Ice, group show featuring glass
work by more than 12 Italian artists, through Dec. 26.
*SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 -- Motley, group
show featuring artists including Spencer Livingston and Margaret Murphy, through
December.
*STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center,
201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Windows of the Soul Series VIII,
works by Syd Carpenter and Sonya Clark, through December.
*SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia
St., 522-2000 -- A Sense of Place, new works in clay by Dana Chapman, through
Dec. 28.
THOMAS MANN GALLERY/GALLERY I/O 1812
Magazine St., 581-2113 -- Ornametal, through December.
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.
spare spaces
HOTEL INTER-CONTINENTAL 444 St.
Charles Ave., 469-3581 -- Photography by Jennifer A. O'Brien, through
Jan. 14.
LIVE ART STUDIO 4207 Dumaine St., 484-7245 --
Paintings by Eric Hartman ceramics by Craig Henry, paintings by Josanne Sjostrand,
wall hangings and ceramics by Annie Zipkin, through December.
LOFT 523 523 Gravier St., 723-7233
-- Exhibition of contemporary Mexican artists Carmen Arvizu and
Armando Romero, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
PAMPERED SOUL & BODY DAY SPA 4826
Magazine St., 895-5333 -- Hidden Imagery, recent paintings by Tama Distler,
through March.
POYDRAS CENTER 650 Poydras St.,
539-9600 -- Sculpture by Arthur Silverman, presented by the Ogden Museum
of Southern Art.
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 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 Aug. 2003.
books
Wednesday 4
BRENT BENOIT. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St.,
895-2663. Louisiana author reads and signs debut novel, All Saints' Day.
6:30 p.m.
Thursday 5
JAMES BRADLEY. The National D-Day
Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012. Author of Flags of our Fathers
discusses his work, with reception and book signing to follow. Free admission
D-Day members, $10 general public. 7 p.m. Bradley also signs his book Friday
from 10 a.m. to noon in museum store. Free admission.
Friday 6
JAN ARRIGO AND LAURA MCELROY. Beaucoup Books, 5414
Magazine St., 895-2663. Author Arrigo and photographer McElroy sign their
book, New Orleans: A City Life Pictorial Guide. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 7
VINCE LIBERTO. The Catholic Book Store, 8039 Fig
St., 861-7504. Author signs A Shepherd for New Orleans: Essays in Honor
of Fr. Harry Tompson. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MARLENE TAYLOR AND DON SPEARS. Community
Book Center, 217 N. Broad St. Taylor, author of A Silver Tongue,
and Spears, author of Playing for Keeps, discuss and sign their works.
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ERIC E. PETE. Barnes & Noble, 1601
West Bank Expwy., 263-1146. Author reads from Someone's in the Kitchen
and signs his works. 2 p.m.
