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theater
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945-6789. Roberts Batson's solo performance about the history and characters that helped shape New Orleans. Based on his Scandal Tours. Tickets $20. Performances 5 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. Open run.
BIANCA'S REMOTE (OUT OF) CONTROL. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Drag phenom Bianca Del Rio in a one-woman cabaret show with a series of back-in-time TV parodies, movie vignettes and monologues. Roy Haylock stars as Bianca Del Rio. Tickets $21 plus one-drink minimum charge of $6. Performances 8 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday. (Reviewed in this issue.)
THE BLACK AND WHITE BLUES. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Musical comedy documenting the cuisine culture of New Orleans returns for an open run. Writer Ricky Graham directs Russell Hodgkinson, Heidi P. Junius and others. Tickets $21 plus one-drink minimum charge of $6. Performances 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Open run.
CABARET. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox Ave., Metairie, 885-2000. Musical set in the decadent bohemia of Berlin in the pre-war year of 1931. Dr. William McCrary directs Cynthia Owen, Dan Garvey, Kris Shaw among others; Dennis Assaf conducts. Tickets $25 orchestra seats, $23 balcony seats. Performances 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
CRIMES, CAUSES, AND THE COURTROOM. Loyola University, Nunemaker Auditorium,
861-5441. Graham
Thatcher stars in a one-man show chronicling the life of attorney Clarence Darrow.
Tickets $50 including 3.0 CLE hours, $25 general admission and $10 Loyola faculty,
staff and students. Performance 6:15 p.m. Thursday. (See A&E Feature in this
issue.)
FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616 St.
Peter St., 522-2081. Musical revue of the songs of Louis Jordan performed by five men named Moe, who appear out of a man's radio to console him. Brendt Blocker directs Darrin Nelson. Tickets $22-$26. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Feb. 2.
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.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324. Residents of a mental institution plot against their supervisor, Nurse Ratchet. Based on Ken Kesey's novel. Bob Gault directs. Tickets $12 adults, $5 children. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Feb. 1.
OUT DA BOX! Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Ricky Graham's Musical revue featuring comedy sketches and songs. Stars Graham, Becky Allen, Sean Patterson and Heidi Junius. Tickets $20 front row and $15 general admission, plus $6 one-drink minimum. Performances Saturday 11 p.m., through Feb. 15.
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 $22.50. Performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
THE WOMEN. Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 401 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Clare Boothe Luce's comedy of women in modern society. Keith Briggs directs. Tickets $20 adults, $18 seniors and students, $10 children ages 6-12. Cast includes Hope Weiss, Claudia Baumgarten and Jennifer Pagan. Pre-performance buffet catered by Messina's $16. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through Jan. 26.
THE WONDER BREAD YEARS. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Comedian Pat Hazell's one-man show about growing up in the 1950s. Tickets $21 plus $6 one-drink minimum. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
auditions
Sunday 19
UNCLE EARL. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 645-8910. Audition for roles for men, women and boys in Slidell Little Theatre's production of Uncle Earl, about Louisiana Gov. Earl Long, to run March 7-22. Written and directed by George Sanchez. Auditions Sunday, Jan. 19, and Monday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m.
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk celebrate opening receptions this week. Call each space for information.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- New works by Joel Morrison, Christopher Taggart and Douglas Bourgeois, through January.
AXELLE FINE ARTS GALERIE ROYALE 709 Royal St., 299-1666 -- Group show of contemporary artists featuring work by Philippe Vasseur, Michele Delacroix and Jean-Daniel Bouvard, through January.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- Urban Landscapes by John Arceneaux, new work by Robert Ryan, through Jan. 28.
BREWER LANDRY GALLERY 2022 Magazine St., 522-2022 -- Blues and folk art by Susan Landry, through January.
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 January.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588 -- Fifteenth anniversary show featuring gallery artists, through January.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- Group exhibition featuring gallery artists, through January.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Drawings by Bob Berguson, through January.
*CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row, 525-5255 -- Works by Grace Newburger, William Ludwig and Dot Turnipseed Svendson, through Feb. 6.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City Park Ave., 483-4048 -- Deception of Being, recent paintings by Ron Bechet, through Jan. 30.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Paintings by Shug Lockett, through January.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Works by gallery artists, through January.
FRENCHY GALLERY 319 Royal St., 561-5885 -- NFL and New Orleans Saints painting collection, through January.
GALERIE ECLAT 3116 Magazine St., 896-2307 -- Disappearing Marshes, works by Glinda Schaefer, through January.
*A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 241 Chartres St., 568-1313 -- Legends, rare photographs by gallery artists including Francis Frith, William Henry Jackson and W.H. Fox Talbot, through February.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211 -- Annual auction featuring gallery artists including Raymond Douillet, Peter Max and Thomas Arvid, through January.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- Line paintings by Deborah Pelias, through January.
JOHN STINSON FINE ARTS 900 S. Peters St., 566-1944 -- The Naked Photography of E.J. Bellocq and Greg Fiedler, through January. (Reviewed in this issue.)
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- Renovate, photographic installation by Daniel Perlaky and John J. B. Terrill, through January.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Nineteenth century marine watercolors by artists such as Frederick Aldridge and George Chambers, through January.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- The Blurry Edge, paintings
by Kurt Schlough; ceramic sculpture by John Donovan, through Jan. 25.
MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908 Magazine St., 895-8731 -- Portraits, and
a Few Nudes, new paintings by Carol Leake, through January.
NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT 2800 Chartres St.,
940-2787 -- Mixed media by Bonita Day, fabric constructions by Gina Phillips,
multi-media installation by Stephen Paul Day, outdoor installation by Jennifer
Odem, through February.
*NEWCOMB ART GALLERY Tulane University, 865-5328 -- Stitched,
group show featuring stitched artwork, through January.
N.O. SCHOOL OF GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING STUDIO 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 --
New works by Stephen Williams, Brandon Mansell and Chris Fiertner, through January.
SABLE V GLASS ART AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT GALLERY 3420 Magazine St.,
894-4444 -- Super Bowls, works by glass artists Anthony Schafermeyer,
Claire Kelly, Mark Rosenbaum and Malcolm Sutcliff, through Jan. 26.
SHANNON C. FOLEY FINE ART 3935 Magazine St., 891-3235 -- Group show
of Southern artists of the 19th and 20th century, through January.
SOREN CHRISTENSEN 400 Julia St., 569-9501 -- Transfigurations,
paintings by Luc Leestemaker, through Jan. 26.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 -- Paintings by Linda
Joyce Franks, through January.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Tapestries
of Life, Series 1, works by Claude Clark and Beverly Buchanan, through January.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624 Julia St., 566-1390 -- Sculpture
by D. Nuego, through January.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- Sculpture by
Jimmy Descant, hand-colored woodblock prints by Sean Starwars, through January.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Paintings
by Jim Sohr, Suzanne E. Saunders, Eric Buchanan, Pati D'amico and Bill Warren,
through January.
WILLIAMS & JOSEPH GALLERY 713 Royal St., 566-7009 -- New
works by Kate Dunn, Huntley Baldwin, Jay Russell Leach, Monique Leon, James McKelvey
and Jason Fricke, through January.
WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Works on paper
exhibit by David Smith-Harrison, through January.
museums
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- Noah's
Art: Animals in Prints and Drawings, through Dec. 29; A Decorative Arts
Bestiary, through Feb. 16.
books
Tuesday 14
CHRISTINE HEGGAN. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323. Romance/suspense writer reads and signs her latest novel, Deadly Intent. Free admission. 6 p.m.
BARBARA SILLERY. Preservation Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St., 368-1175. Author and filmmaker reveals the ghost stories behind the PBS documentary The Haunting of Louisiana. Admission $5 PRC members, $7 non-members. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
MONIQUE GREENWOOD. Barnes & Noble, 1601B Westbank Expwy., Harvey, 263-1482. Former editor of Essence Magazine signs her new book, Having What Matters. Free admission. 7 p.m.
RANDALL KENNEDY. The Afro-American Book Stop, 5700 Read Blvd., 243-2436. Author reads and signs his latest book, Interracial Intimacies. Free admission. 6 p.m.
Wednesday 15
DANIEL HECHT. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. Author signs City of Masks. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday 16
FRED SNYDER. Barnes & Noble, 1601B West Bank Expwy., Harvey, 263-1482. Local
author signs Letters to Charlie ... and One to Jane. Free admission. 6:30
p.m.
Saturday 18
PHILIP BREITMEYER. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Local author signs and discusses Lightning Ridge! Further Adventures of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a historical novel. Free admission. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
BRENT BENOIT. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323. Benoit discusses and signs debut novel, All Saints' Day. Free admission. 6 p.m.
Sunday 19
MACKIE SHILSTONE. Borders Books, Music & Cafe, 3131 Veterans Memorial
Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Shilstone discusses and signs Maximum Energy for Life. Free admission. 2 p.m.
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