FREE TO BE ... YOU AND ME. Let Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, Teddy's
Corner, 616 St. Peter St., 522-9958. Family musical working to encourage children to create their own futures. Brandt Blocker directs script based on Marlo Thomas' book; starring Gabrielle Porter. Tickets $10. Performances 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, through April 27.
FULLY COMMITTED. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter
St., 522-2081. Local return of off-Broadway comedy with struggling actor working at upscale Manhattan restaurant. Carl Walker directs Big Easy Award nominee Sean Patterson in one-man show. Tickets $26. Performances 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through April 26.
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.
MR. & MRS. HOLLYWOOD. Southern Repertory Theater, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 835-6002. Famous Hollywood couple demonstrates the struggle between love and ambition. 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. Friday and Sunday, 3 p.m. Saturday, through April 27.
OUR CLASS REUNION ... AND ALL. Rock 'N' Bowl Cafe, downstairs, 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., 483-9980. The Producers Circle's audience-participation comedy with ladies of Krewe of Terpsichore returning for their high school reunion. Written and directed by Ricky Graham; starring Becky Allen, Rene Maxwell and Amanda Hebert. Tickets $28, includes first drink. Performances 8 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, through May 25.
POWER PLAYS. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Three one-act plays: The Way of the Fish, Virtual Reality, and In and Out of Light. Keith Briggs directs Chad Carvelle, Peter Gabb, Yvette Hargis and Mary Lee Gibbons. Tickets $21 Friday-Saturday, $19 Thursday and Sunday, plus $6 one-drink minimum. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through May 3.
THE RUBY SUNRISE. Southern Repertory Theater, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 835-6002. Staged reading. Two strong-willed young women struggle to bring dreams to life. Written by Rinne Groff, directed by Emma Griffin. Free admission. 7 p.m. Monday, April 21.
SHIM SHAM REVUE. Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse St., 299-0666. Recreations
of famed "Southern Belle" act by 1940s Bourbon Street exotic dancer Kitty West, and "Dance of the Orient" by
1950s-60s dancer Wild Cherry. West's choreography directed by Bella Rose, Cherry's
dance recreated by Mademoiselle Nicola. Flynn De Marco appears as emcee Danny
Martini. Tickets $17 advance, $20 door, $15 students. Performances 8 p.m. and
10 p.m. Sunday, through June 1.
VERBATIM VERBOTEN. Funky Butt, 714 N. Rampart St., 957-0280. Parody with series of secretly recorded conversations revealing the hidden truths of figures ranging from Tom Cruise to Richard Nixon to Louis Armstrong. Michael Martin directs Paul Bileci, Rob Fielding, KeShuna Jones, Veronica Russell and others. Tickets $8. Performances 7 p.m. Sunday, through June 1.
THE VISITATION. Southern Rep Theater, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 835-6002. Memories of a New Orleans political family in a tumultuous 1962. Written by Jim Fitzmorris, directed by J. Daniel Stanley, starring Amy Alvarez, Karen Kaia Livers, Dane Rhodes, Gavin Mahlie and Robert Pavlovich. Tickets $20 general, $15 students and seniors, $10 theater professionals. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
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 --
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 -- Musical-themed 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, political show of paintings and sculpture by William Warren and Pati D'Amico, through April; The Louisiana Purchase Dis-Mantled: Re-Visions of Our History, through May. (Reviewed in this issue.)
BASSETTI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS 233 Chartres St., 529-9811 -- Apariciones, photographs by Jack Spencer, through April 30.
*THE BIG TOP 1638 Clio St., 569-2700 -- Southern Textures, textiles by Oliver, photographs by Renee Bigelow, and paintings by Eleanor Bernadas, through May 10.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 -- Artwork by Sarah Ashe, Thom Kittredge, Yvonne Hegney, and Jeannine McCameron, through May 5.
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 April.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588 -- Mixed-media landscapes by Mike Klung, through April.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- Data Manipulations: Hurricanes, paintings by Joan Kay, through April.
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 featuring artwork based on comic books and cartoon images, through
June 8.
DILLARD UNIVERSITY FINE ART GALLERY Cook Fine Arts Center, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., 816-4711 -- Senior group exhibition featuring works by Kendra Richardson, Harry Cass, LaTonya Jackson, Artis Stovall and Desmond Rodney, through April 16.
DLKart FINE ART GALLERY 2027 Magazine St., (985) 727-3681 -- Art sculptures and prints by Dr. Steven Lesser and Angel Collazo, through April.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Digital paintings by Cheryl Fell, stone sculptures by Thomas Glover, through April.
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 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 by gallery artists, 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 -- French and English 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 -- Recent paintings
of singer Madonna by Donna Lief, through April 26.
NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- Dey Name Your Wrong, Queen,
drawings of "Eves" by Ibahim Washington, through April 11; Strange Fruit, mixed-media exhibition by Revalasha, through May 9.
*NEWCOMB ART GALLERY Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave., 865-5361 -- Paradise Now: Picturing the Genetic Revolution, through June 15; Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition featuring work by Eleanore Bernadas and Margot A. LaNoue, through April 25.
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 and nudes by Reed and Ellis Chappell, through April.
POET'S GALLERY 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100 -- Altared Images, the Second Coming, second annual group showing of artist interpretations of altars, 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 3rd 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; mural titled A Bit of Louisiana History, 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, recent 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, metal sculpture by Debusk, through June 1.
WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926 Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Paintings by Laurent Hours, through April.
spare spaces
HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL 444 St. Charles Ave., 469-3581 -- Paintings by William T. McInnis, through May 7.
HOTEL MONACO 333 St. Charles Ave., 561-0010 -- Work by Bob Markley, through May 5.
JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 419 Decatur St., 589-3882 -- Louisiana Purchase in the History of the United States of America, through April.
JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY EAST BANK REGIONAL 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1100 -- Captured on Canvas: Louisiana Paintings and the Artists Who Created Them, through July 10.
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 -- Jefferson's
America & Napoleon's France, through August; The Masterful Art of the
Transfer Print, 250 Years of American, British and Continental Ceramics,
through July 13; Subject and Creator: Women in Edo-Period Japanese Painting,
through June; Visions from the Soul, The Woodcuts of Hans Friedrich Grohs,
through May 4.
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 2003.
