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AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945-6789. Roberts Batson's solo performance based on his Scandal Tours. Tickets $20. Performances 4:45 p.m. Tue., Thu. and Sat. Open run.
AUNTIE MAME. North Star Theatre, 347 Gerard St., Mandeville, (985) 626-1500. Lori Bennett directs Anne Pourciau. Tickets $22.95 general, $19.95 seniors, $10.95 children 10-17. Performances 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.
THE BLACK & WHITE BLUES. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Original musical written by Harry Mayronne Jr. and Ricky Graham. Starring Russell Hodgkinson, Jorinda Junius and others. Tickets $20. 7:30 p.m. Mon.-Tue. Open run.
FLOW. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3805. Part of CAC's Hip Hop Experience. Written by and starring Will Power. Tickets $12.50 CAC members, $17.50 general. Performances 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.
FREE TO BE ... YOU AND ME. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, Teddy's
Corner, 616 St. Peter St., 522-9958. Brandt Blocker directs musical based on Marlo Thomas' book; starring Gabrielle Porter. Tickets $10. Performances 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., through April 27.
THE GREEN BIRD. Tulane University, Lupin Theatre, 865-5106. Jan Savage directs with original music from Tulane theater professor Paul Schierhorn. Tickets $10 general, $8 Tulane staff, $6 students and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
I SUDDENLY KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER!. Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse St., 606-9903. Running With Scissors' latest spoof. Written and directed by Flynn De Marco and Richard Read; starring Elizabeth Pearce, Jim Jeske and others. Tickets $15. Performances 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.
IMAGINE THEATRE CHILDREN'S THEATRE FESTIVAL. Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Series
of children's musicals. Tickets $12 adults, $8 children; Saturday's dinner theater
event, tickets $15. Performances 2 p.m., except 6 p.m. dinner theater Fri.
THE
WIZARD OF OZ. Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Part
of Imagine Theatre for Children's first annual Children's Theatre Festival.
Chip Stelz directs. Tickets $12 adults, $8 children. Performance 2 p.m. Sun.
MAMMA MIA! Saenger Theater, 143 N. Rampart St., 524-2490. Phyllida Lloyd directs. Tickets $26-$60. Performances 8 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 2 p.m. Thu., Sat.-Sun.
MR. & MRS. HOLLYWOOD. Southern Rep Theater, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 835-6002. Written and directed by Barret O'Brien, starring Karl Lengel and Ashley Nolan. Tickets $20 general, $15 students and seniors, $10 theater professionals. Performances 8 p.m. Thu. and Sat., 3 p.m. Sun.
OUR CLASS REUNION ... AND ALL. Rock 'N' Bowl Cafe, downstairs, 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., 483-9980. Written and directed by Ricky Graham; starring Becky Allen, Rene Maxwell and Amanda Hebert. Tickets $28, includes first drink. Performances 8 p.m. Fri., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., through May 25.
PICNIC. Loyola University, Lower Depths Theater, St. Charles Avenue at Calhoun Street, 865-3824. Don Brady directs. Tickets $7-$10. Performances 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat.
POWER PLAYS. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Keith Briggs directs three one-act plays starring Chad Carville, Peter Gabb and others. Tickets $21 Friday-Saturday, $19 Thursday and Sunday, plus $6 one-drink minimum. Performances 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sun., through May 3.
THE QUEEN OF BINGO. True Brew Theater, 200 Julia St., 362-4451. Dane Rhodes directs Ricky Graham and Michael Bennett. Tickets $25.50. Performances 7 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
SCAPINO! Delgado Community College, Drama Hall, City Park campus, 483-4817. Perry Martin directs Joseph Harris, Cynthia Krizo and Jeannie Brown. Tickets $8 general, $5 Delgado students and staff. Performances 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sun.
SIDE SHOW. NOCCA/Riverfront, Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2900. Tickets $5. Performances 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun.
SHIM SHAM REVUE. Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse St., 299-0666. New show by the burlesque troupe. Tickets $17 advance, $20 door, $15 students. Performances 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sun., through June 1.
STREET PSALMS. Ethiopian Theater, 3911 Gen. Pershing St., 891-6191. Tony Molina directs poets Ayanna Molina, Christopher Williams and others. Call for ticket info. 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sun.
TENNESSEE SPEAKS IN TONGUES FOR YOU (OR THE 3 1/2-CHARACTER PLAY). True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 263-5542. Latest comedy by R.J. Tsarov, who directs Bob Edes, Steve Zissis and Diana Shortes. Tickets $20, $12 students and service-industry workers. Performances 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sun.
THINGS I'VE DONE. Southern Rep Theater, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 835-6002. Written by R.J. Tsarov, directed by Lane Savadove. Free admission. 7 p.m. Mon., April 14.
VERBATIM VERBOTEN. Funky Butt, 714 N. Rampart St., 957-0280. Michael Martin directs Paul Bileci, Rob Fielding, KeShuna Jones, Veronica Russell and more. Tickets $8. Performances 7 p.m. Sundays, through June 1.
THE VISITATION. Southern Rep Theater, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 835-6002. Written by Jim Fitzmorris; J. Daniel Stanley directs Amy Alvarez, Karen Kaia Livers and others. Tickets $20 general, $15 students and seniors, $10 theater professionals; opening night Friday, April 11, benefit for Red Noses Theater, all tickets $40. Performances 8 p.m. Fri. and Sun., 3 p.m. Sat.
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk celebrate opening receptions this week.
THE ACADEMY GALLERY New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 --
New work by Philip C. Thompson and Michael Prokos, through May 6.
AMISTAD RESEARCH
CENTER ART GALLERY Tilton Hall, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave., 865-5000 -- Masterpieces from the Aaron Douglas Collection, through
May.
ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Eggs by Paul Wirhun,
glassworks by Anthony Schafermeyer and Claire Kelly, through April.
ARTHUR
ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 --
Sculpture by Arthur Roger, through April 26.
AXELLE FINE ARTS GALERIE ROYALE 709 Royal St., 299-1666 -- Paintings by Jacques Godin, new works by Michel Delacroix, Andre Bourrie, Jean-Daniel Bouvard, Jacques Godin and Philippe Vasseur, through April.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- On the Verge, paintings and sculpture by William Warren and Pati D'Amico, through April; The Louisiana Purchase Dis-Mantled: Re-Visions of Our History, through May.
BASSETTI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS 233 Chartres St., 529-9811 -- Apariciones, photographs by Jack Spencer, through April 30.
CAMERON JONES 2127 Magazine St., 524-3119 -- Group show including George Ufford, Marcel Flisiuk, Ruth Marie Wright and Chris Clark, through April.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588 -- Landscapes by Mike Klung, through April.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- Data Manipulations: Hurricanes, paintings by Joan Kay, through April.
CARROLL GALLERY Tulane University, 865-8710 -- Works by Joseph Hillier and Jared Ragland, through April 11.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- New works by Evert Witte, Randy Asprodites and Carlos Zervigon, through April.
*CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- Comic Release: Negotiating Identity For a New Generation, group show, through June 8.
DLKart FINE ART GALLERY 2027 Magazine St., (985) 727-3681 -- Sculptures and prints by Dr. Steven Lesser and Angel Collazo, through April.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Paintings by Cheryl Fell, sculptures by Thomas Glover, through April.
DUQUE ART CENTER 3218 Magazine St., 899-4554 -- Landscapes and Flowers, works by Gustavo Duque; paintings by Matilde Alberny and Laxman K., through May.
ENTERTAINMENT GALLERIES 537 Royal St., 588-1777 -- Al Hirschfeld retrospective.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Works by gallery artists, through April.
GALERIE ECLAT 3116 Magazine St., 896-2307 -- Meanderings, watercolors by Phil Hubbell, through April 22.
A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 241 Chartres St., 568-1313 -- Sex and Landscapes, photographs by Helmut Newton, through May 15.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- Deadly Beauty, paintings, drawings and sculpture by Brian Borrello, through April.
JOHN STINSON FINE ARTS 900 S. Peters St., 566-1944 -- Group show, through April 23.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- Works on paper by Teresa Cole, works in glass by Mark Morris, through April 30.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Historical scenes by artists of the French Salon and the Royal Academy, through April.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- Seasons, paintings by Dennis
Perrin, through April 26.
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS 720 Julia St., 581-9253 -- Paintings
of by Donna Lief, through April 26. (Reviewed in this issue.)
*NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- Dey Name Your Wrong, Queen, drawings by Ibahim Washington, through April 11; Strange Fruit by Revalasha, through May 9.
NEWCOMB ART GALLERY Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, 865-5361 -- Paradise Now: Picturing the Genetic Revolution, through June 15.
NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787 -- South Louisiana Soul: Deciphering Personal Altars Through Pinhole Photography, works by Allison Petit, through April 25.
NEW ORLEANS GLASSWORKS, PRINTMAKING AND METAL STUDIO 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Glasswork by Joshua Cohen and Teri Walker, glass and metal work by Stephen Williams, through April.
OBJETS TROUVE 3713 Magazine St., 897-5066 -- Portraits by Reed and Ellis Chappell, through April.
*POET'S GALLERY 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100 -- Altared Images, the Second Coming, through May.
SABLE V GLASS ART AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT GALLERY 3420 Magazine St., 894-4444 -- From Tulane -- Until ..., works by glass artists and Tulane alumni, through April 27.
SOREN CHRISTENSEN 400 Julia St., 569-9501 -- Paintings by Tom Seghi, through April.
*SOUTHEASTERN ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE -- Tulane University, Jones Hall third floor, 6801 Freret St., 865-5699 -- Drawing Inspiration: Travel Sketches From the Southeastern Architectural Archive, through May.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 -- Fine Art and Nice Tries, group show, through April 26.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Happy 88th Birthday, works by Elizabeth Catlett and John Scott, through May.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- About Shrimp Boats, work by Robert Warrens (reviewed in this issue); mural by Robert Warrens, through April.
THE UPHILL GALLERY 1500 Gov. Nicholls St., 539-9600 -- Catch the Colors of Our Neighborhood, artwork by students of Craig Elementary School in collaboration with Elizabeth Shannon, through April.
VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713 Bienville St., 523-2342 -- Impressionist Landscapes, paintings by Luc Didier, through May.
*WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Paintings and drawings by Bunny, through June 12.
WILLIAMS & JOSEPH GALLERY 713 Royal St., 566-7009 -- Glass work by Leon Applebaum, paintings by Jaline Polw and Jay Miller, sculpture by Debusk, through June 1.
WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Paintings by Laurent Hours, through April.
books
Tuesday 8
EMILY BINGHAM. Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave., 897-0143. Author discusses and signs Mordecai: An Early American Family. Free admission. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 9
ELIZABETH DEWBERRY. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. Author of Sacrament of Lies signs books at 5 p.m. and discus
ses the work at 6 p.m. Free admission.
LOUIS EDWARDS. University of New Orleans, Earl K. Long Library, room 407, 280-6986. Author reads, discusses and signs Oscar Wilde Discovers America. Free admission. 5 p.m.
Thursday 10
JOHN CONNELLY. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. Mystery writer reads and signs The White Road. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday 11
JERRELDA DRUMMER. Afro-American Book Stop, New Orleans Centre, 1400 Poydras St., 588-1474. Poet and author of Emergent Twinge reads and discusses her work. Free admission. 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
SOUTHERN CYPHER ARTIST CO-OP. Afro-American Book Stop, Lake Forest Plaza, 5700 Read Blvd., 243-2436. Open-mic poetry reading featuring authors of Love, Revolution and the Dirty South. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 12
PAT BRADY AND TIKKA LAUDUN. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. Authors of Louisiana: An Illustrated History appear for signing. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
RICHARD BRODSKY. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie,
455-5135. Author of Jodi, the Greatest Love Story Ever Told discusses and signs his book. Free admission. 2 p.m.
MARIE LOUISE GUSTE NIX. Barnes & Noble, 1601B Westbank Expwy., Harvey,
263-1482. Local poet reads and signs Transportation to the Higher Place. Free admission. 3 p.m.
Sunday 13
NOCCA/RIVERFRONT WRITING STUDENTS. NOCCA/Riverfront, Ellis Marsalis Jazz Studio, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787. Reading of works by creative writing students at NOCCA/Riverfront. Free admission. 6 p.m.
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