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theater
THE ANDREWS SISTERS' HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN. Le Chat Noir,
715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Final performance of Running With Scissors'
World War II-era musical revue of hits by the Andrew Sisters. Dorian Rush, Brian
Peterson and Elizabeth Pearce star. Tickets $16 ($11 with military ID), plus
$6 bar minimum. Performance 8 p.m. Tuesday.
BEATLES 4-EVER. True Brew Cafe,
200 Julia St., 524-8440. Letters, press clippings and personal memories
combine to celebrate the anniversary of the Beatles playing in City Park in
1964. Mikko directs Greg DiLeo. Tickets $10 general, $8 students and seniors.
Performance 8 p.m. Monday.
THE BLACK AND WHITE BLUES. Le Chat
Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Musical cabaret exploring New Orleans'
obsession with food, presented from service workers' point of view. Bob Edes
and Heidi Junius star. Tickets $27, includes $6 bar minimum. Performances 7:30
p.m. Mondays. Open run.
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR. Loyola University,
Marquette Theatre, 6363 St. Charles Ave., 865-3840. Native New Orleanian
Lillian Hellman's play about gossip and betrayal at a private girls' school.
Anne Kauffman directs Kim Lucas, Gwen Sisco and others. Tickets $12 general,
$7 students, children and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2
p.m. Sunday. (See feature in this issue.)
DEATH OF A SALESMAN. Nunez Community
College Auditorium, 3710 Paris Road, Chalmette, 277-7469. Shine Productions
presents the Arthur Miller American tragedy. Pat Babin directs Tom Dugger, Brenda
Currin and others. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at door. Performances 8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; through Oct. 12.
FOREVER PLAID. Le Petit Theatre
du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081. Musical tells the story
of four guys who met in high school and love to sing, and their dreams of rising
to stardom. Derek Franklin and Sonny Borey direct Patrick Mendelson, Mark Weinberg
and others. Tickets $26, $21 students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
2 p.m. Sunday.
HOLLYWOOD HEAVEN. Le Chat Noir,
715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. The Producers Circle presents the cabaret
that gives mortals a peek into the lives of Hollywood stars residing in the
area of heaven dedicated to the rich and famous. Writer-director Ricky Graham
co-stars with Roy Haylock. Tickets $21, plus $6 drink minimum. Performances
3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, through Oct. 12.
I LOVE MY KIDS, BUT ... . Le Chat
Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Chris Rose's latest portrays the transition
from single guy to dad. Rose costars with Fred "Readbean" Plunkett and Peter
Orr. Tickets $19, plus $6 bar minimum. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,
through Oct.18.
LIL' BEAUX PEEP SHOW. The Howlin'
Wolf, 828 S. Peters St., 529-5844. Burlesque show featuring Sadie Corsette,
Madame Femme Petite and others. Tickets $10. Performance 9 p.m. Sunday. Open
run.
LITTLE HAM. Anthony Bean Community
Theatre, 133 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-PLAY (7529). Based on the work of poet
Langston Hughes, musical details the street hustles of 1936 Harlem. Anthony
Bean directs Tory Andrus, Donna M. King and others. Tickets $20 adults, $18
seniors and students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; through
Oct. 11.
MADAMOISELLE BLACKWELL. UNO Lakefront
Campus, 200 Lakeshore Drive, Performing Arts Center, Thrust Theatre, 280-7469.
Susan Chenet's story of Elizabeth Blackwell and her adversities as a female
American medical student in 19th century Paris. Debbie Delaney directs Ashley
Ricord, Alexis Cooley and others. Tickets $8 general, $5 senior citizens and
students. Performances 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
THE MUSIC MAN. Rivertown Repertory
Theatre, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Alton Geno directs and choreographs
the Tony Award-winning musical. Stars Jimmy Murphy, Brandi Cotogno and others.
Tickets $22 adults, $20 seniors and students, $12 children. Pre-performance
buffet by Messina's $16. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
PONTALBA. Mahalia Jackson Theatre
of Performing Arts, Armstrong Park, 801 N. Rampart St., 529-3000. Opera
tells the story of the Baroness Micaela Almonester's difficult life after marrying
into the Pontalba family and her legacy of architecture in New Orleans. Tickets
$40-$120. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. (See
this week's A&E Feature.)
VAUDEVILLE NIGHTS. 735 Club, 735
Bourbon St., 524-4702. Second Circle-Keyhole Productions presents magic,
burlesque, dancers, singers and more. Skye Jordan directs Herman Magic, Jimmy
Fagan, the Creole Tomatoes burlesque troupe, and others. Charlie Chaplin films
follow performance. Tickets $11. Performance 8 p.m. Saturdays. Open run.
THE WOMEN. Times Square Center,
1320 N. Morrison Blvd., Hammond. (985) 542-8048. Command Performers present
Clare Booth Luce's comedy about the "friendly" advice given to a divorcee. Tickets
$10 adults, $8 students and children 12 and under. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN. Dillard University,
Samuel Du Bois Cook Fine Arts and Communications Center, 2601 Gentilly Blvd.,
816-4857. University Theatre at Dillard presents Charles Fuller's drama
about the impact of violence on a community when no one is willing to be an
eyewitness. Darnell Richardson directs Derrick Deal, Kyle Jackson, and Kelly
Henton. Tickets $10, $8 seniors and non-Dillard students. Performances 8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday and Monday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
art
3 RING CIRCUS' THE BIG TOP GALLERY
1638 Clio St., 569-2700 -- Framed, new works by photographer Shannon
Brinkman and painter Suzanne E. Saunders, through Oct. 11. Opening reception
7 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturday. Sweet Meat, performance art by Heather Weathers,
9:30 p.m.-'til Saturday. $5 suggested donation.
AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER ART GALLERY Tilton
Hall, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave., 865-5535 -- Celebrating
Celebrities, photographs by Carl Van Vechten, through Oct. 20.
BARLOW ART GALLERY 805 Royal St.,
523-2964 -- Works by gallery artists including Emily Kernion, Ronald Jones,
Koets and "Connie," through Nov. 12.
BASSETTI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS 233
Chartres St., 529-9811 -- New photographs by Victoria Ryan; works by Frances
Billes, Jackie Brenner and Sandy Iteld, through Dec. 1. Opening reception 6
p.m. Saturday.
BOCKMAN DESIGN 4513 Magazine St.,
891-8785 -- Aotearoa, artworks from New Zealand, through Nov. 8.
CARROLL GALLERY Woldenberg Art Center,
Newcomb College/Tulane University, 865-5361 -- From the Water's Edge,
art by Robin Cole, Anthony Henderson, Sandra Russell Clark and Evert Witte,
through Oct. 31. Opening reception 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp
St., 528-3805 -- Killing Ground: Photographs of the Civil War and the
Changing American Landscape by John Huddleston, What a Wonderful World
-- Louis Armstrong by Bill Fagaly, through Dec. 15.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City
Park Ave., 483-4048 -- New sculpture by Peter Favier, through Oct. 30.
DLKART FINE ART GALLERY 2027 Magazine
St., 299-1756 -- The Women's Series by Dianna L. Kaufman, Bio-Morphic
Abstractions by Deile Smith. Opening reception 7-9 p.m. Saturday.
FORT ISABEL GALLERY 401 N. Columbia
St., Covington, (985) 892-1841 -- Layered Connections, group show
by mixed-media artists Karen Abboud and Lynda Thurlow and clay artist Pat Watkins,
through Oct. 11.
GALERIE ROYALE 3646 Magazine St.,
894-1588 -- Works by New Orleans artist Edith Sarett. Opening reception
6 p.m. Saturday.
GALLERY 311 311 Royal St., 299-9299
-- Saints and Gods, Biff Elrod's paintings of plays from the 2003 Tampa
Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl win, through Nov. 30.
GALLERY NATALY AND ME 6071 Magazine
St., 891-6173 -- Paintings and other works by Natasha Mylius. Opening reception
6 p.m. Saturday.
LIONEL MILTON GALLERY 1818 Magazine St., 522-6966
-- Throw Back, new paintings by Lionel Milton.
LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS 7 Bamboo
Road, 488-5488 -- It's a Small World: Dollhouse China and Glass in the
Longue Vue Collection, through June 2004.
NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha
Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- One With the Sun, folk art by Thomas
Gallagher, through Oct. 10.
NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT
2800 Chartres St., 940-2787 -- 2003 Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition,
through Oct. 17.
NEW ORLEANS GLASSWORKS AND PRINTMAKING STUDIO 727
Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Odyssey of Glass, Printmaking and Metal,
works by Teri Walker, Miriam Martin, Greg Geniusz and Laurel True. Opening reception
6 p.m. Saturday, featuring artists' demonstrations. Preview 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
OM 1241 Royal St., 529-4443
-- Eye Candy, abstracts on paper and canvas by Joann Cox, through October.
Opening reception 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Saturday.
POETS GALLERY 3113 Magazine St.,
899-4100 -- Ceramic sculptures and paintings by Lateefah Wright, through
Nov. 6. Opening reception 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday.
RADICI 527 Julia St., 596-2144
-- Group photography show by Jenny Bagert, Zach Smith, Aaron Farrington and
Blake Haney.
ST. TAMMANY ART ASSOCIATION 317
N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650 -- Elliot Snellings Memorial
Photography Exhibit, through Oct. 10.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 --
Off the Wall, functional art show by various artists, through Oct. 30.
Opening reception 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS FINE ART GALLERY
2000 Lakeshore Drive, 280-6493 -- American Chicken, digital prints
on vinyl by Wendy Chisholm, through Oct. 17. Opening reception 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Thursday.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline
St., 949-1805 -- Cineplasty, new video works by Courtney Egan, through Oct.
18.
spare spaces
LESBIAN & GAY COMMUNITY CENTER 2114
Decatur St., 945-1103 -- Parables, paintings by Keith Theriot, through
Oct. 17.
NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEE HOUSE 5110
Daneel St., 891-3381 -- Paintings by Jane Brewster and Ashley Nicole, photographs
by Katya Becnel, through Oct. 25.
SUGAR MAGNOLIA 1910 Magazine St.,
529-1110--New Orleans in Illusion, paintings by Mario Padilla.
TURNCOATS 1926 Magazine St., 299-9004 -- Chaos:
Remnants of a Skateboarding Culture, works by Clayton Colvin, Jen DeNike,
Chris Jahncke, Anis Majgani and Joey Slaughter. Opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday.
museums
CABILDO Jackson Square, 568-6990
-- Exhibit celebrating the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase, through 2003.
HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION
533 Royal St., 523-4662; Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., 598-7171
-- The Aftermath of the Louisiana Purchase, stories and portraits of Louisiana
residents of the era, through 2003; Napoleon's Eyewitness: Pierre Clément
Laussat in Louisiana, 1802-1804, through March 2004.
LAFAYETTE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM
433 Jefferson St., Lafayette, (337) 291-5544 -- Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession,
72 works by the renowned artist, through Jan. 4, 2004.
LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY St.
Augustine Church Hall, 1210 Gov. Nicholls St., 586-1919 -- The Historic 1811
LA Slave Revolt, The Slave Castles of West Africa, The African Roots of the
Underground Railroad.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1 Collins
Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- Journeys Real and Imagined in Edo-Period
Painting, through 2003; Louisiana Purchases: Photographs of Louisiana
From the New Orleans Museum of Art, through Oct. 19.
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.
OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART 925
Camp St., 539-9600 -- The Story of the South: Art and Culture 1890-2003,
through May 2004.
OLD U.S. MINT 400 Esplanade Ave.,
568-6990 -- The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation: From the Louisiana
Purchase to Today, featuring unpublished images by photographer Sam Abell,
through May 2004.
books
Thursday 2
CHARTING LOUISIANA: FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
OF MAPS. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., 523-4662.
Authors of Charting Louisiana: Five Hundred Years of History sign
and discuss the book. 11 a.m.
Friday 3
ADAM JOHNSON. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-READ.
Author reads and signs his work, Parasites Like Us. 7 p.m.
Saturday 4
WEST FREEMAN. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania
St., The Rink, 895-2266. New Orleans native signs The French Quarter
of New Orleans. 1 p.m to 3 p.m.
MICHAEL VARNARDO. Borders, 3131
Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. The author/detective discusses
and signs his book, Victims of Dead Man Walking. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
CHARLES FRANK. Octavia Books, 513
Octavia St., 899-READ. Author signs and discusses Voices From The Bayou.
2 p.m.
FATHER TERRY J. TEKIPPE. Catholic
Book Store, 8039 Fig St., 861-7504. Tekippe will sign Bernard Lonergan's
Insight: A Comprehensive Commentary. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday 5
RICK BARTON. The Ogden Museum
of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 539-9600. Author signs A House Divided.
3 p.m.
DEAN FAULKNER WELLS. Beaucoup Books,
5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Wells signs her edition of The New Great
American Writers Cookbook. 3:30 p.m.
Other Stories This Week in Arts & Entertainment:
A&E Feature
Making History Sing
Art Review
Street Life Revisited
Theater Review
Conned Men
Special Events Listings
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