theater
8 X 10 GLOSSY. North Star Theatre,
347 Gerard St., Old Mandeville, (985) 626-1500. Short one-act plays and
monologues deal with those who dare to seek a career in show biz. Lori Bennett
directs Anne Pourciau, Craig Paretti, Linda Wendle and others. Tickets $17.95
adults, $13.95 seniors. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
ALWAYS ... PATSY CLINE. East Jefferson
High School, The Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox Ave., Metairie,
885-2000. Musical comedy based on the short life and long friendships of
the country music legend. Claude A. Giroux directs Nancy O'Bryan and Lauren
Mazzarese. Tickets $12-$24. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
ANGEL AND DRAGON. Cowpokes Theatre
Space, 1030 Marigny St., 482-1071. Mesa Productions presents the unpublished
play loosely based on the life-long relationship of two women artists. Cheryl
Denson directs Maggie Eldred and Stacey Arton. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,
5 p.m. Sunday. (Reviewed in this issue.)
BEATLES 4-EVER. True Brew Theater,
200 Julia St., 524-8440. Mikko presents a celebration of the Beatles playing
City Park in 1964. Stars Greg DiLeo. 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 New Orleans' obsession
with food. Bob Edes and Heidi Junius star. Tickets $27. 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Open
run.
CAMWOOD ON THE LEAVES. Loyola University,
Music Communications Bldg., Lower Depths Theatre, 865-3840. Wole Soyinka's
Nobel Prize-winning play deals with issues of totalitarianism, violence and
social pretensions. Lane Savadove directs. Tickets $12 general, $7 students,
children and seniors. Group rates available. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m.
Sunday.
CLUE: THE MUSICAL. Nunez Community
College Auditorium, 3710 Paris Road, Chalmette, 271-0833. C.A.S.T. and S&K
Productions present the musical based on the popular board game. Advance tickets
$6 adult, $4 seniors/children; door prices $7 adult, $5 seniors/children. 8
p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; through Nov. 16.
THE EXONERATED. Saenger Theatre,
143 N. Rampart St., 524-2490. The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding
Off Broadway Play tells the gripping stories of six men and women wrongly convicted
of murder. Bob Balaban directs Oscar-nominated actress Jill Clayburgh, Gerald
McRaney and others in script by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen. Tickets $15-$46.
8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. (See cover story
in this issue.)
FAT GIRL FOLLIES. True Brew Theatre,
200 Julia St., 524-8440. New theater company Krewe des Sept Productions
presents Seattle comedienne Peggy Platt's critically acclaimed one-woman show
about femininity and obesity. Tickets $20 adults, $15 seniors/students/theater
professionals (special $35 combo rate for this and The Vagina Monologues).
7:30 p.m. Thursday, 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, through Nov. 30.
HAS ANYBODY HERE HEARD OF LANGSTON HUGHES?
ASHE Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070.
Chakula cha Jua performs a one-man poetic dramatization celebrating the
poetry of the legendary Hughes. Tickets $15 adults, $10 students and seniors.
8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
HOLLYWOOD HEAVEN. Le Chat Noir,
715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. The Producers Circle looks at the lives
of dearly departed Hollywood stars. Writer-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.
Jim Fitzmorris' commissioned drama about the Louisiana Purchase involves an
opera star caught in a game of espionage. Ryan Rilette directs Kyra Himmelbaum,
Tony Molina, Gavin Mahalie and Dane Rhodes. General admission $23, $15 students/seniors,
$12 theater professionals. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
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.
THE LITTLE PRINCE. The Big Top,
1638 Clio St., 569-2700. Mondo Bizzaro presents an adaptation of Antoine
de Saint Exupery's chronicle of the adventures of a curious boy on his journey
across the universe. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday; through Nov. 16.
THE MONKEY'S PAW/BLACK COMEDY. Playmaker's
Theatre, 19601 Playmaker's Road, off Lee Road, Covington, (985) 893-1671. Two
one-act plays: one horror based on the W.W. Jacob short story; the other, a
comedy written by Peter Shaffer. Tickets $10 adults, $5 students. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
2 p.m. Sunday; through Nov. 16.
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP. Le Petit
Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081. Gothic spoof inspired
by the "Penny Dreadfuls" of Victorian England. Carl Walker directs Ricky Graham
and Sean Patterson. Tickets $21 adults, $16 students. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
2 p.m. Sunday; through Nov. 21.
PROOF. Rivertown Repertory Theatre,
325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony
Award-winning play about a young woman's mathematical genius and mental instability.
Keith Briggs directs John Hammons, Yvette Hargis and others. Tickets $20 adults,
$18 seniors/studens, $10 children. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday;
through Nov. 23.
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,
Kara Hadigan, Bob Scully and others. Tickets $21. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday;
through Nov. 15.
SHAKESPEARE ON TRIAL. Le Chat Noir,
715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. The popular series returns, this time pitting
real trial attorneys and a real judge putting Othello on the hot seat with the
audience acting as the jury. Features Tony Molina, Kara Hadigan, Michael Sullivan
and Dane Rhodes. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Wednesday.
VAUDEVILLE NIGHTS. 735 Club, 735
Bourbon St., 524-4702. Second Circle-Keyhole Productions present magic,
burlesque, dancers, singers and more. Charlie Chaplin films follow performance.
Tickets $11. 8 p.m. Saturdays. Open run.
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES. True Brew
Theatre, 200 Julia St., 524-8440. Dane Rhodes directs Eve Ensler's critically
acclaimed play. Stars Becky Allen, Sandy Bravender and special guest Peggy Platt.
Tickets $25.50 (special $35 combo rate for this and Fat Girl Follies).
7:30 Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 7.
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 GALLERY New Orleans
Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- 2003 Annual Miniature
Exhibition, works by invited artists, through Dec. 5.
ANTON HAARDT FOLK GALLERY 2858 Magazine
St., 891-9080 -- Cirque, works by Anton Haardt and Clark Walker,
through Nov. 14.
BARLOW ART GALLERY 805 Royal St.,
523-2964 -- Works by gallery artists including Emily Kernion, Ronald Jones,
Koets and "Connie," through Nov. 12.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha
Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- Low-Tar Fantasies, new woodcut prints by
Sean Star Wars, through Nov. 25; Bulletproof, works by David Bradshaw,
through Dec. 27.
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 GALLERY
4138 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 -- Recent paintings by Linda Dautreuil, through
Dec. 6. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp
St., 528-3805 -- Killing Ground: Photographs of the Civil War and the
Changing American Landscape by John Huddleston (reviewed in this issue);
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 Thursday.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY Delgado
Hall, 615 City Park Ave., 483-4048 -- Archeology, dual exhibit of
mixed media by Vickie Lever Niolet and sculpture by Vesna Osojnicki and her
ceramic students, through Dec. 4. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
DILLARD UNIVERSITY FINE ART GALLERY Cook
Fine Arts Center, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., 816-4711 -- Journeying
in Possibilities, ceramics installation by Rashida Ferdinand, through Nov.
28. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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 new paintings by Keith
Perelli, through Dec. 4.
FORT ISABEL GALLERY 401 N. Columbia
St., Covington, (985) 892-1841 -- Group show by gallery artists,
through Thursday.
GALERIE ECLAT 3116 Magazine St.,
896-2307 -- New works in oils by Ed Dyer, through Nov. 29. Opening reception
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
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 November.
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.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211
-- Colors of a Better World, new works by Peter Max, through November.
Opening reception 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, where original artwork by Max will
be auctioned to benefit the Southern Animal Foundation.
IAN GALLERY 2917 Magazine St., Ste.
102, 894-8385 -- New paintings by Elizabeth McMillan, through November.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet
St., 522-5471 -- Images of Desire, new paintings of cars, motorcycles and
mannequins by Lory Lockwood, through Nov. 29.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St.,
524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- European paintings by Sir Francis Grant,
Gustave Paul Robenit, Alois Heinrich Priechenfried, and others.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St.,
522-5988 -- Various Aspects, paintings by Deedra Ludwig, through Nov. 29.
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 Friday.
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.
POETS GALLERY 3113 Magazine St.,
899-4100 -- Ceramic sculptures and paintings by Lateefah Wright, through
Thursday.
RADICI 527 Julia St., 596-2144
-- Photography by Jenny Bagert, Zach Smith, Aaron Farrington and Blake Haney.
SABLE V GLASS ART AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
GALLERY 3420 Magazine St., 894-4444 -- Findings, jewelry designs
by Jo Jennings, Pamela Hill-Byrne, Eva Strauss-Rosen, Abigail Ramos, and Katherine
DeYoung, through November.
ST. TAMMANY ART ASSOCIATION 317
N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-8650 -- Heavy Metal Exhibition
featuring work from 20 regional metal artists, through Dec. 8.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St.,
897-9119 -- Self Reflection, works by Spencer Livingston,
Jeremy Campbell, and Adam Carlos, through November. Opening reception 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Saturday.
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.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia
St., 522-2000 -- Souvenirs de l'Amerique, selected woodcut prints
by Endi Poskovic, through Nov. 29.
VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713 Bienville
St., 523-2342 -- Impressionist Landscapes, new paintings by
Luc Didier, through Dec. 15.
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.
WINDSOR FINE ART 221 Royal St.,
586-0203 -- The Modern Masters, lithographs, etchings, drawings and other
original works on paper by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, and
Henri Matisse, through Dec. 8. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
spare spaces
CAFE DEGAS 3127 Esplanade Ave.,
945-5635 -- Silkscreen prints and other works by Roberta Kramer, through
Nov. 9.
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 November.
call for artists
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 --
Accepting submissions for December/January show, XY: Images of Men, to
run Dec. 6-Jan. 30. Artists should send slides, prints, or digital images plus
their contact information to SPACE Gallery (zip code: 70115) by Nov. 28. Call
for details.
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 4
MICHAEL A. ROSS.
Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Local author reads from
and signs his book, Justice of Shattered Dreams: Samuel Freeman Miller and
the Supreme Court During the Civil War Era. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday 5
TOM PIAZZA. DeVille Books,
344 Carondelet St., 525-1846. Author signs copies of his new book, My
Cold War. Noon to 1:30 p.m.
JON KUKLA. The Cabildo, Jackson
Square, 568-6968. The historian and author discusses his book, A Wilderness
So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America. Free admission.
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
PETER COOLEY. Tulane University
Uptown Campus, Rodgers Memorial Chapel, 865-5160. The English professor
reads from his new book of poetry, A Place Made of Starlight. Free admission.
7:30 p.m.
MARTHA SERPAS. UNO Lakefront Campus,
Liberal Arts Building, Room 197, 280-3133. The author of Cote Blanche
reads her poetry. Free admission. 7:30 p.m.
Thursday 6
STEVE BERRY. Garden District
Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. Berry discusses and signs his work,
Amber Room. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
DAN SAVAGE. Beaucoup Books, 5414
Magazine St., 895-2663. Savage reads from and signs his book, Skipping
Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness. Free
admission. 6:30 p.m. (See A&E Feature in this week's issue.)
NANCY A. COLLINS. Borders Books
& Music, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Author discusses
and signs her book, Dead Roses for a Blue Lady. Free admission. 7:30
p.m.
Friday 7
W. DAVID CLINTON. Octavia Books,
513 Octavia St. 899-READ. Clinton discusses and signs Tocqueville, Lieber
and Bagehot: Liberalism Confronts the World. Free admission. 4 p.m.
Saturday 8
J.C. PATTERSON. Garden District
Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. Patterson signs Mo' Dreamin'.
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday 9
ANDREW MONTALBANO. City Park, Pavilion of the Two
Sisters, 482-4888. Author signs his second book We're All Made Out of
the Same Pasta. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
