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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. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Open run.
BEATLES 4EVER. W French Quarter, Bacco courtyard, 316 Chartres St., 522-2426. One-man show remembering the night the Beatles played in New Orleans on Sept. 16, 1964. Mikko directs Greg DiLeo. Tickets $15 for show only, $30 for show and three-course meal at Bacco. Performances 8 p.m. Monday, through May 19.
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 Jr. and Ricky Graham. Tickets $21, plus $6 one-drink minimum; discount for service industry workers available. 7:30 p.m. Monday, through May 19.
COLD READ. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. "Theatre for Writers" series
continues with reading of Diana Shortes' new play, Like Chinese Philosophy, based on the playwright's grandmother's diaries and set in the Depression. Free admission, one-drink minimum. 6 p.m. Wednesday.
EIGHTY-SIX. Southern Rep Theater, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 835-6002. Staged reading of work dealing with three foster-home juveniles adopted by a non-talking mortician. Written by Javon Johnson, directed by Tony Molina. Free admission. Performance 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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.
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 Sean Patterson in one-man show. Tickets $26. Performances 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 643-0556. Musical comedy with a slave in ancient Rome trying any method to gain freedom. Julia and Paul Wood direct David Jacobs and others. Tickets $15 adults, $8 children. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through May 11.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! Ethiopian Theatre, 3911 Gen. Pershing St., 891-6191. Comedy with young man returning home after military service to move in with his hip grandmother. Written and directed by Jomo Kenyatta Bean; starring Lloyd Watts, Verona Legeaux and Mia Smith among others. Tickets $10 general, $5 students and seniors, $3 youth matinee. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
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 Rep 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. Thursday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. (Reviewed in this issue.)
MONOLOGUES AND MUSIC FOR THE MONEY HONEY. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Five original monologues each featuring different characters. Written by and starring Nell Nolan; Carl Walker directs. Music interlude performances by Michael Harold and Dr. Quinn Peeper. Tickets $19, plus $6 drink minimum. Performances 8 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday.
POWER PLAYS. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Three one-act plays: The Way of All 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.
RED DEATH. Southern Rep Theater, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 835-6002. Staged reading of work dealing with former kindergarten teacher on a mission to hunt down a powerful businessman. Free admission. Performance 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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. Sundays, 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, Mark McLaughlin, Gavin Mahlie and Robert Pavlovich. Tickets $20 general, $15 students and seniors, $10 theater professionals. Performances 8 p.m. Friday and Sunday, 3 p.m. Saturday.
THE WIZARD OF OZ. East Jefferson Auditorium, 400 Phlox Ave., Metairie, 737-3918. Jefferson Parish Public Schools Talent Theatre Program presents the classic tale. Original Munchkin from 1939 film version signs autographs in lobby. Rene J.F. Piazza directs. Tickets $5 adults, $3 children. Performances 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk celebrate 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.
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 -- Paintings by John Darling Haynes, through June 5; 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.
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.
FORT ISABEL GALLERY 401 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1841 -- Spring for Art, group show featuring gallery artists, through May 3.
GALLERY 811 811 Royal St., 524-6918 -- Jewelry by Charles Bazzel, collage and paintings by Michael Fedor, through May.
A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 241 Chartres St., 568-1313 -- Sex and Landscapes, photographs by Helmut Newton, through May 15.
*HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211 -- Music-related
paintings by Christian Vey, Gary Patterson & Marion Barnes; paintings by Steve
Taylor, through Jazz Fest.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- Deadly Beauty, paintings, drawings and sculpture by Brian Borrello, through April. (Reviewed in this issue.)
*JOHN STINSON FINE ARTS 900 S. Peters St., 566-1944 -- The Lenses, music photographs by Skip Bolen and Steven Forster, through May.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- Tacit Translations, works on paper by Teresa Cole (reviewed in this issue), 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.
*LA BELLE GALERIE 309 Chartres St., 529-3080 -- Showcasing one of
the largest collections of African-American art in the country, including the
official 2003 Congo Square and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival posters.
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 -- Strange Fruit, mixed-media exhibition 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; 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.
*RIVERSTONE GALLERY 719 Royal St., 412-9882 -- The Sound and Color
of New Orleans, group show; works by Columbian artist Ricardo Lizano, 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 7.
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.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 221 Camp St., 553-9550 -- Notes, Jazz Fest photographs by John Glenn, 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 Aug. 2003.
books
Monday 21
SAINTS AND SINNERS LITERARY FESTIVAL KICK-OFF. Latter Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave., 821-2601, ext. 245. Kick-off to Saints and Sinners, a literary festival for the gay and lesbian community, featuring reading and discussion from local authors Poppy Z. Brite, Joshua Clark, Greg Herren, Kay Murphy, J.M. Redmann and Andy Young. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday 23
JOHN KUKLA. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. Author signs and discusses A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
KEITH MEDLEY. Afro-American Book Stop, Lake Forest Plaza, 5700 Read Blvd., suite 275, 243-2436. Author signs and discusses We as Freemen: Plessy v. Ferguson. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
JASPER FFORDE. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Author reads from and signs his latest novel, Lost in a Good Book. Event includes costume contest with attendees encouraged to dress as a favorite literary character. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.
Friday 25
C.H. CLOTWORTHY. Bookstar, 414 N. Peters St., 523-6411. Author signs War of the Light. Free admission. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday 26
SMALL PRESS DAY. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie,
455-5135. Series of signings and discussions from authors from small publishing companies: Curt Batson signs novel A Town Called Whippledale (1 p.m.); Ernest Hill signs novel Cry Me a River (2 p.m.); Kilo Watts presents tasting from recipe book Electric Chair Cookbook (3 p.m.); John Wade II signs essay book Deep Within My Heart (4 p.m.). Free admission.
BERT MEYERS. Bookstar, 414 N. Peters St., 523-6411. Author signs Festival of Fins 2000: A Public Art Display in New Orleans. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
GREG HERREN. Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., 866-4916. Author signs and reads from mystery novel Bourbon Street Blues. Free admission. 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
BARBARA COLLEY. Barnes & Noble, 1601B Westbank Expwy., Harvey, 263-1482. Author signs latest mystery novel Death Tides Up, set in the Garden District. Free admission. 3 p.m.
Sunday 27
LOUISE GUSTE NIX. Woldenberg Village, 3701 Behrman Place, 367-5640. Local poet reads and signs Transportation to the Higher Place. Free admission. 2 p.m.
WAYNE T. McGRAW. Bookstar, 414 N. Peters St., 523-6411. Author signs T-Boy of the Bayou. Free admission. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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