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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 4:45 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. Open run.
THE BLACK & WHITE BLUES. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Original musical about waiters and the service industry, written by locals Harry Mayronne and Ricky Graham. Tickets $20. 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Open run.
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 showtimes. Open run.
NITA AND ZITA. Southern Repertory Theater, Shops at Canal Place, third floor, 866-7387. Katie Pearl and Kathy Randels star as Flora and Piroska Gellert, sisters who emigrated from a small town in Hungary to become performance artists/showgirls. Lisa D'Amour directs the multimedia performance. Admission for Sunday is pay-what-you-can. Tickets $15, $12 students and seniors. Shows 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday.
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-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
SALOME. UNO Downtown Theatre, 621 Carondelet St., 945-4285. Tristan Codrescu directs Diana E.H. Shortes, Henry Hoffman, Lyla Hay Owen and Brendan McMahon in this production with puppets and musical accompaniment. Tickets $20 general, $10 for students, artists and the poor. Performances 8 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday.
UNCLE EARL. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324. Writer/director George Sanchez presents a comedy-biography of Earl K. Long, the man and the politician. Jack Cerny plays Long. Special matinee performance Sunday, March 16. Tickets $20 general, $5 18 and under. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through March 22.
auditions
Sunday 9
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 645-8910. Directors Julie and Paul Wood seek 10 men and eight women, preferably 18 or older (16- and 17-year-olds must bring a guardian to auditions). Philia/Domina/male roles must come on Sunday, prepared with a song, an extra copy of sheet music for the pianist, and a brief dialogue, preferably comical. Courtesans should come Monday evening ready to learn a dance routine (no singing/monologue required). Callbacks also held Monday. Call for additional information. 7:30 p.m.
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk are celebrating opening receptions this week. Call each space for information.
*THE ACADEMY GALLERY New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- Self-portraits show with works by 45 artists, through April 1.
ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Debutante Salon, paintings
by Kat Fullilove; jewelry by Ashley King, Steffany Appleton and Betsy Meyers,
through March.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Joint showcase
of works by photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery and painters Francis X. Pavy
and Elemore Morgan Jr., through March 29.
*BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- On the Verge, political show of paintings and sculpture by William Warren and Pati D'Amico, through March 29.
*BASSETTI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS 233 Chartres St., 529-9811 -- Apariciones, photographs by Jack Spencer, through April.
BREWER LANDRY GALLERY 2022 Magazine St., 522-2022 -- Folk, Fine and Pop Art, group show of mixed-media works by Rachelle O'Brien, Princess Ramona and Jacques Murphree, blues and folk art by Susan Landry, through March.
*BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 -- Mixed-media by Billie Bourgeois, fused glass by Anastasia, through March.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588 -- Paintings
by John Huggett, through March.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- Group exhibition
featuring gallery artists, through March.
CARROLL GALLERY Tulane University, 865-8710 -- Works by Laurel
Porcari and William Solitario, through March 14.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Group show of
Plein Air painters including Delach, Durand, Kelso, Stanford, and Sandusky,
through March.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- Baby-Boom Daydreams, The Art of Douglas Bourgeois; Made in California, selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Collection, through March.
*CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row, 525-5255 -- November in Louisiana and France, recent paintings by Rolland Golden celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, through March 27.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Ceramic sculpture by Mark Chatterley, through March.
DUQUE ART CENTER 3218 Magazine St., 899-4554 -- Landscapes and Flowers, works by Gustavo Duque; recent paintings by Matilde Alberny and Laxman K., through May.
ENTERTAINMENT GALLERIES 537 Royal St., 588-1777 -- Commemorative retrospective of works by Al Hirschfeld.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Works by gallery artists, through March.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- American Fields, photographs and installation by Ernesto Pujol, through March 8.
J. PIERRE FINE ART GALLERY 1562 Magazine St., suite 5, 586-1997 -- Jazzin' on Magazine, paintings, sculptures and monoprints by Jamar Pierre, through March.
JOHN STINSON FINE ARTS 900 S. Peters St., 566-1944 -- Pari Wheeeee! School of Paris Paintings circa 1930s-1960s, through March 10.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- In Between, paintings and other works by Sandy Chism, through March 29. (Reviewed in this issue.)
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Landscape paintings by Charles Euphrasie Kuwasseg, through March.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- Adams, Eves and Others, new
paintings by Alan Gerson, through March 22.
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS 720 Julia St., 581-9253 -- Recent
paintings of singer Madonna by Donna Lief, through April.
MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908 Magazine St., 895-8731 -- Group show
featuring gallery artists, through March.
MARTIN LAWRENCE GALLERY 709 Royal St., 588-9020; 433 Royal St., 299-9055 --
Featuring rare and unique works by Picasso, Chagall, Miro and Renoir, through
March.
*NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- Dey
Name Your Wrong, Queen,
drawings of "Eves" by Ibahim Washington, through March.
NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT 2800 Chartres St.,
940-2787 -- New montage work by Lynda Frese and bricolage by Shawne Major,
through March 21.
POET'S GALLERY 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100 -- Dolls: Puppets,
Puppets, Automatons, and Homunculi, exhibition of dolls and doll-related
artwork by various artists, through March 22.
ROBERT GUTHRIE GALLERY 922 Royal St., 552-4511 -- 2003 Washington,
D.C., Mardi Gras Ball poster and other works by Robert Guthrie, through March.
SHANNON C. FOLEY FINE ART 3935 Magazine St., 891-3235 -- Works
by Fritz Bultman, through March.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 -- Bible Study, paintings
by Spencer Livingston, through March.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Tapestries
of Life, Series I1, works by Alonzo Davis and Peter Wayne Lewis, through
March 27.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624 Julia St., 566-1390 -- Works
by Joe Kight and Michael Thrush, through March 29.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- Recent paintings
by Tom Francis; Picture Moments, paintings by Ivan Pazlamatchev; and Blue,
mixed media by Michel Varisco (reviewed in this issue), through March 22.
THE UPHILL GALLERY 1500 Gov. Nicholls St., 539-9600 -- Wood carvings
by Ya/Ya artists and students from Fannie Lou Hamer Charter School; Ogden Museum
Education Collection; St. Mark's Community Center art program works, through
March.
VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713 Bienville St., 523-2342 -- Barbizon
School, paintings by Alexander Defaux and Lucien Griveau, through March
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Supply and Demand,
computer-generated paintings by David Sullivan, through April 5
WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Works-on-paper
exhibit by David Smith-Harrison; works by gallery artists, through March.
(ZE-RANG) GALLERY Saulet Leasing Center, 1420 Annunciation St.,
586-9800 -- Multimedia exhibition of works by John S. Zeringue III and GEYO,
through March 5.
spare spaces
HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL 444 St. Charles Ave., 469-3581 -- Paintings
by Mary Stephens Powe, through March 14.
OLD DOG NEW TRICK 517 Frenchmen St., 943-6368 -- New paintings
by Andrea Tomasovsky, through March 15.
PAMPERED SOUL & BODY DAY SPA 4826 Magazine St., 895-5333 -- Hidden
Imagery, recent paintings by Tama Distler, through March.
museums
CABILDO Jackson Square, 568-6990 -- Exhibit celebrating the bicentennial
of the Louisiana Purchase, through 2003.
LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS 7 Bamboo Road, 488-5488 -- Sabbatical
Saunterings of Edith and Edgar Stern, 1936-1937, through July 6.
NEW ORLEANS AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM OF ART, CULTURE AND HISTORY 1418
Gov. Nicholls St., 527-0989 -- A Knock at Midnight, group show of artwork
based on the Martin Luther King Jr. sermon, through May 4; Louisiana/Congo,
costumes, beadwork, sculpture and more from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- A
Decorative Arts Bestiary, through Feb. 16; A Lyrical Journey in Painting,
Frederick J. Brown: Portraits in Jazz, Blues, and Other Icons, through March
16; Subject and Creator: Women in Edo-Period Japanese Painting, through
June; Suite Louisiana: Color Etchings by Warrington Colescott, through
March 16.
NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY 219 Loyola Ave., 596-2567 -- A Great
and Growing City: New Orleans in the Era of the Louisiana Purchase, through
2003.
PITOT HOUSE 1440 Moss St., 482-0312 -- A Louisiana Legacy,
celebrating James Pitot's election as mayor after the Louisiana Purchase, through
May.
LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM'S PRESBYTERE 751 Chartres St., 568-6968 --
The Golden Age of Costume Design, through August.
books
Thursday 6
JOHN SINCLAIR. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Poet/activist/blues scholar reads from and signs his latest poetry collection, Fattening Frogs for Snakes: Delta Sound Suite. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.
Saturday 8
JOHN WADE. Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916. Author of Deep Within My Heart signs copies of his book. 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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