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theater
ANGEL AND DRAGON. Cowpokes Theatre Space, 1030 Marigny St., 482-1071.
MESA Productions presents the unpublished play loosely based on the lifelong
relationship of two women artists. Cheryl Denson directs Maggie Eldred and Stacey
Arton. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, through Nov. 8.
BEATLES 4-EVER. True Brew Theater, 200 Julia St., 524-8440. A
celebration of the Beatles playing City Park in 1964, presented by mikko. Star
Greg DiLeo reminisces about the Fab Four. Tickets $10, $8 students and seniors.
8 p.m. Monday. Open run.
BLACK AND WHITE BLUES. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812.
Musical cabaret exploring service industry looks at New Orleans' obsession
with food. Bob Edes and Heidi Junius star. Tickets $27, includes $6 bar minimum.
Reduced prices for the service industry. 7:30 p.m. Monday. Open run.
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI. Southern Repertory Theatre, The Shops
at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 522-6545. Reading of an original
radio drama about a string of murders of young bohemians during a German Mardi
Gras. J. Daniel Stanley directs Sean Patterson, Mary Rennekamp and others. Tickets
$13.13. 11 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, midnight Thursday-Saturday.
COMPANY. Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., 483-4817.
Stephen Sondheim musical about the difficulty of making a commitment to
someone. Tim Baker directs Yolanda Ratcliff, Idella Johnson and others. Tickets
$ 14 general, $12 seniors, $8 Delgado students/staff. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,
3 p.m. Sunday.
CRESCENT CITY. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Ronnie
Virgets hosts the WWNO-produced live radio show focusing on the uniqueness of
New Orleans. Regulars include Astral Project and the Live Nude Radio Players.
Guests this week are Tim Laughlin, Rob Florence and Peggy Scott Laborde. Tickets
$13. 8 p.m. Tuesday.
HOLLYWOOD HEAVEN. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. The
Producers Circle look at the lives of Hollywood stars in heaven. Writer and
director Ricky Graham stars with Roy Haylock. Tickets $21. 6 p.m. Sunday, through
Nov. 16.
THE HOUSE OF PLUNDER. Southern Repertory Theatre, The Shops at Canal
Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 522-6545. Playwright Jim Fitzmorris'
commissioned drama about the Louisiana Purchase. Ryan Rilette directs Kyra Himmelbaum,
Tony Molina and others. Tickets $23 general admission, $15 students/seniors,
$12 theater professionals. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through
Nov. 9. (Reviewed in this issue.)
HYSTERICAL HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS. Fine Arts Center, 3916 Baronne
St., 269-3922. David "The Nac" Naccari presents a comical telling of New
Orleans' unique history and culture. Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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. 9 p.m. Sunday. Open run.
PRELUDE TO A KISS. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell,
(985) 641-0324. An adult fairy tale begins with a kiss between a new bride
and a stranger. Tickets $12, $5 youth. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
RIO SECO. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Dalt
Wonk's original comedy about three wealthy sisters and a disastrous poker game.
Gary Rucker directs Adriana Bate, Bob Edes and others. Tickets $21. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,
through Nov. 15.
THAT DAMN LOVE. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Cabaret-style
tribute to love, sex and relationships. Phil Melancon and Maryflynn Thomas sing
songs from blues to Broadway by composers such as Gershwin, Sondheim and others.
Tickets $15, plus a $6 bar minimum. 8 p.m. Wednesday.
VAUDEVILLE NIGHTS. 735 Club, 735 Bourbon St., 524-4702. Second
Circle-Keyhole Productions presents magic, burlesque, dancers, singers and more.
Tickets $11. 8 p.m. Saturdays. Open run.
art
3 RING CIRCUS' THE BIG TOP GALLERY 1638 Clio St., 569-2700 -- Jim
Sohr: Neighborhood, paintings by the New Orleans artist, through November.
THE ACADEMY GALLERYNew Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St.,
899-8111 -- 2003 Annual Miniature Exhibition, works by invited artists,
through Dec. 5. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
ACME GALLERY5700 Magazine St., 891-0357 -- All Creatures Mean
Everything, works by Katherine Klimitas, through Nov. 4.
ANTON HAARDT FOLK GALLERY2858 Magazine St., 891-9080 -- Cirque,
works by Anton Haardt and Clark Walker,through Nov. 14.
ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Into the Wood,
turned vessels by Dixie Biggs, through October.
AXELLE FINE ARTS GALERIE ROYALE 709 Royal St., 299-1666 -- New paintings
by Albert Hadjiganav, Jacques Godin and Patrick Pietropoli and limited editions
by Andre Bourre, through October.
BARLOW ART GALLERY805 Royal St., 523-2964 -- Works by gallery artists
including Emily Kernion, Ronald Jones, Koets and "Connie," through Nov. 12.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- Low-Tar
Fantasies, new woodcut prints by Sean Star Wars; The Vices, works
by Julie Crozat and John Lawson, through Nov. 25; Listen Up, sound installation
by Ileana Lyons, through Nov. 22.
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.
BERTA'S AND MINA'S ANTIQUITIES GALLERY4138 Magazine St., 895-6201
-- New paintings by Nilo Lanzas, artworks by Mila Lanzas, through December.
BOCKMAN DESIGN 4513 Magazine St., 891-8785 -- Aotearoa, artworks
from New Zealand, through Nov. 8.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 --
Ensess Series, new mixed-media works by Bernard Mattox, through Nov.
1.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- Partly Truth,
Partly Fiction, new works in clay by Jean Cappadonna-Nichols, through Oct.
29.
CARROLL GALLERYWoldenberg 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 October.
COLE PRATT GALLERY3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Iron Lace
and Screen Doors by Paul Darver; Female Fetishes by Claudia DeMonte,
through Oct. 28.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER900 Camp St., 528-3805 --
Killing Ground: Photographs of the Civil War and the Changing American Landscape
by John Huddleston and What a Wonderful World -- Louis Armstrong by Bill
Fagaly, through Dec. 15.
CRESCENT GALLERY 628 Toulouse St., 525-5255 -- Paintings
of Notoriety, selected works on view by Rolland Golden, through Nov. 6.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City Park Ave., 483-4048 -- New
sculpture by Peter Favier, through Oct. 30. Closing reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday.
DLKART FINE ART GALLERY 2027 Magazine St., 299-1756 -- The Women's
Series by Dianna L. Kaufman and Bio-Morphic Abstractions by Deile
Smith, through December.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Structures and Homeland,
two series of paintings by Keith Perelli, through Dec. 4. Opening reception
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Sculpture by
Adele Sypesteyn, through October.
FORT ISABEL GALLERY 401 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1841
-- Group show by gallery artists, through Nov. 6.
GALERIE ECLAT 3116 Magazine St., 896-2307 -- Views From the Carré,
group show by gallery artists, through Nov. 1.
GALLERY 311 311 Royal St., 299-9299 -- Saints and Gods, Biff Elrod's
paintings of plays from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl win, through Nov.
30.
A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 241 Chartres St., 568-1313 -- Ophelia's
Garden, new panoramic series by Josephine Sacabo, through December.
GALLERY NATALY AND ME 6071 Magazine St., 891-6173 -- Paintings,
jewelry and other works by Russian artist Natasha Mylius.
HANDS IN CLAY 4122 Magazine St., 269-1300 -- Works by Martin Lill,
Alison Thomas, Karen Marchand and Andrea Freel.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211 -- The Garden,
new paintings by Minneapolis-based artist Charles Thysell, through Nov. 2.
JOHN STINSON FINE ARTS 900 S. Peters St., 566-1944 -- Picturing
Bill, pictures of William Eggleston by American and European photographers,
and Snapshot, photos by William Greiner, through October. (Reviewed in
this issue.)
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- The Delachaise
Suite, new works by Jonathan Ferrara, through Oct. 27 (reviewed in this issue);
Intersculpt 2003, digital sculpture by Paul Higham, Christian Lavigne and
Alexandre Vitkine, through Oct. 28.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- Various Aspects,
paintings by Deedra Ludwig, through Nov. 29. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday.
LIONEL MILTON GALLERY 1818 Magazine St., 522-6966 -- Throw
Back, 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.
MARY VIOLA WALKER GALLERY 3652 Magazine St., 891-4122 -- Boudoir
Art, fantasy footwear in acrylics and collage.
MORGAN-WEST STUDIO/GALLERY 3326 Magazine St., 895-7976 -- gnostic:
devotions, group show by 17 artists, through December.
NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800
-- New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians, A Cultural Treasure, photographs
by Dwight A. Harris, through Nov. 7.
NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT 2800 Chartres
St., 940-2787 -- 2003-04 Visiting Artists Group Exhibition, works by
Jason Burrell, James Hajicek, Evelyn Jordan, Richard Knox, Brian McCormick,
Carol Panaro-Smith and Katherine Slingluff, through Dec. 5.
NEW ORLEANS GLASSWORKS AND PRINTMAKING STUDIO 727 Magazine St., 529-7277
-- Fall Harvest Cornucopia in Glass and Silver, works by Stephen Williams,
Gerald Haessig and Miriam Martin, through Nov. 29.
NEWCOMB ART GALLERY Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb College/Tulane
University, 865-5361 -- The Louisiana Project, installation by Carrie
Mae Weems, through Dec. 14.
OM 1241 Royal St., 529-4443 -- Eye Candy, abstracts on
paper and canvas by Joann Cox, through October.
POETS GALLERY 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100 -- Ceramic sculptures
and paintings by Lateefah Wright, through Nov. 6.
RADICI 527 Julia St., 596-2144 -- Photography by Jenny Bagert,
Zach Smith, Aaron Farrington and Blake Haney.
ST. TAMMANY ART ASSOCIATION 317 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985)
892-8650 -- Second Annual "Heavy Metal" Exhibition featuring work from
20 regional metal artists, through Dec. 8.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 -- Off the
Wall, functional art show by various artists, through Oct. 30.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050
-- Landscape paintings by Richard Mayhew, sculpture by Barbara Chase-Riboud,
through Nov. 15.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624 Julia St., 566-1390 --
Works by Steve Martin, through October.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- Hold and
Flow, paintings and prints by Tanja Softic, through Oct. 28.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Remains
of State, installation by Mathew Nesbit, and Imperial Crypts, mixed
media by John Thornton, through Jan. 1, 2004. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 9
p.m. Saturday.
WINDSOR FINE ART 221 Royal St., 586-0203 -- Pino: Contemporary
Realism II, works by Pino Daeni, through Nov. 5.
spare spaces
CAFE DEGAS 3127 Esplanade Ave., 945-5635 -- Silkscreen
prints and other works by Roberta Kramer, through Nov. 9.
CRESCENT CITY BREWHOUSE 527 Decatur St., 522-0571 -- The
Landscape Art of May Lesser, paintings and graphics by the late artist, through
October.
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Visitors' Center, 916
N. Peters St., 589-4841 -- New Orleans jazz photographs by L.J. Goldstein,
through January 2004.
SUN RAY GRILL 1051 Annunciation St., 566-0021 -- Cloudscapes,
Landscapes and Women Series, works by Kelley Jones, through November.
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, through Nov. 30.
WORLD TRADE CENTER 2 Canal St., 581-4888 -- Gardens of Tuscany,
photo exhibit of 20 large pieces on loan from Italy, through Nov. 1.
museums
CABILDO Jackson Square, 568-6990 -- Exhibit celebrating the bicentennial
of the Louisiana Purchase; includes new installation, One Nation Under God:
The Church, The State, and 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 ART AND SCIENCE MUSEUM 100 S. River Road, Baton
Rouge, (225) 382-3575; (800) LA ROUGE -- Joséphine, Le Grand Amour
de Napoléon, illuminating the life of Josephine Bonaparte with more
than 150 artworks and personal possessions, through Feb. 1, 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; The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt, rare ancient
art from the Egyptian national collection, through Feb. 25, 2004.
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
Tuesday 28
STELLA CAMERON. The Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania
St., 895-2266. Cameron will read from and sign her new book, Kiss
Them Goodbye. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Wednesday 29
MARK & RAE JACOBSEN. The Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266.
The father and daughter sign and discuss their book 12,000 Miles in
the Nick of Time: A Semi-Dysfunctional Family Circumnavigates the Globe.
Free admission. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
STELLA CAMERON. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. 899-READ. Cameron will
read from and sign her new book, Kiss Them Goodbye. Free admission. 6:30
p.m.
Saturday 1
JIM FRAISER/ WEST FREEMAN. >Maple Street Book Shop, 7523
Maple St., 862-0008.The author and photographer sign and discuss
their book, French Quarter of New Orleans. Free admission. 1:30
p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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