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theater
THE ASSHOLE MONOLOUGES. Monkey Hill Bar, 6100 Magazine St.,
899-4800. Holdover of the comedy in which columnist Chris Rose and local
comedian Redbean explore the human language, anatomy and psyche. Tickets $5.
8 p.m. Wednesday.
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, presented
from service workers' point of view. Bob Edes and Heidi Junius star. Tickets
$27. Reduced prices for the service industry. 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Open run.
FAT GIRL FOLLIES. True Brew Theater, 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 students/seniors/theater professionals. 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
HEAVENLY HAM. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812.
Singer Varla Jean Merman (Jeffrey Roberson) performs new songs and videos along
with her existing holiday classics such as "Jingle Bells" and "Suzy Snowflake."
Pianist Ricky Ritzel and actress Maggie Moore accompany. Friday night opening
a benefit for Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. Tickets $26. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
through Dec. 13.
HOLLYWOOD HEAVEN. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812.
The Producers Circle look at 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. 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. Sundays. Open run.
MRS. BOB CRATCHIT'S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE. The Shops at Canal Place,
333 Canal St., third floor, 522-6545. Christopher Durang's comedy
that twists the Dickens' classic, "A Christmas Carol." James Marvel directs
Lara Grice, Andre Du Broc and others. Tickets $19 preview, $30 opening night,
$23 all other productions. Discounts available for students/seniors/theater
professionals/groups. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday,
through Dec. 21.
MY JOHNSON SPEAKS. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, Director's
Studio, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081. The comedy that investigates
and celebrates man's greatest obsession. Fred Nuccio directs Tony Molina, Jerry
Lee Leighton and Dane Rhodes. Tickets $26. 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Open
run.
SEXY MUSIC AGAIN. Cowpokes Theatre Space, 1030 Marigny St.,
948-9924. DRAMA! presents the satiric "dramedy" about love, friendship and
sexual ambiguity. Chip Steltz directs Michael-Chase Creasy and Grace Fraga.
Advance tickets $10, $7 students, $12 at door. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m.
Sunday, through Dec. 7.
THE VAGINA MONOLOUGES. True Brew Theater, 200 Julia St.,
524-8440. Dane Rhodes directs Eve Ensler's critically acclaimed play. Stars
Becky Allen, Sandy Bravender and Jennifer Pagan. 7:30 Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m.
Sunday, through Dec. 7.
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.
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.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY PROJECT 730 Tchoupitoulas St., 524-9393
-- Earlier Works, by Willie Birch, through November. (Reviewed in this issue.)
BARRISTER'S GALLERY1724 Oretha Castle
Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- Low-Tar Fantasies, new woodcut prints
by Sean Star Wars, through Nov. 25 (reviewed in this issue); 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 GALLERY4138 Magazine St.,
895-6201 -- New paintings by Nilo Lanzas, artworks by Mila Lanzas, through
December.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444
-- Recent paintings by Linda Dautreuil, through Dec. 6.
CARROLL GALLERY Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb College/Tulane University,
865-5361 -- 2003/2004 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, works by 37 Tulane
University students, through Nov. 25.
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.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERYDelgado 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.
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.
DLKART FINE ART GALLERY2027 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 -- All Small II, small-scale artworks by Karen Abboud, Ron Alexander,
Beryl Carbon, Phillip Hubbell, Suzanne King Hughson, Wes Koon, Martin Needom,
Johnny Stout, Lynda Thurlow and Patricia Watkins, through Dec. 10.
GALERIE ECLAT3116 Magazine St., 896-2307 -- New oil paintings,
drawings, and pastels by Ed Dyer, through Dec. 6.
GALLERY 311311 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 PHOTOGRAPHY241 Chartres St., 568-1313
-- Ophelia's Garden, new panoramic series by Josephine Sacabo, through December.
GALLERY NATALY AND ME6071 Magazine St., 891-6173 -- Paintings,
jewelry and other works by Russian artist Natasha Mylius.
HANSON GALLERY229 Royal St., 524-8211 -- Colors of a
Better World, new works by Peter Max, through November.
IAN GALLERY2917 Magazine St., Ste. 102, 894-8385 -- New
paintings by Elizabeth McMillan, through November.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY841 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 such artists as 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 GALLERY1818 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 GALLERY3652 Magazine St., 891-4122 --
Boudoir Art, fantasy footwear in acrylics and collage.
MORGAN-WEST STUDIO/GALLERY3326 Magazine St., 895-7976 --
gnostic: devotions, group show by 17 artists, through December.
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.
RADICI527 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 ASSOCIATION317 N. Columbia St., Covington,
(985) 892-8650 -- Second Annual "Heavy Metal" Exhibition featuring work from
20 regional metal artists, through Dec. 8.
SPACE GALLERY4528 Magazine St., 897-9119 -- Self
Reflection, works by Spencer Livingston, Jeremy Campbell, and Adam Carlos, through
November.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY400A 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.
spare spaces
CAFE DEGAS 312 Esplanade Ave., 945-5635 -- Signs
-- Of Life, photographs by Elinor S. Cohen, through Jan. 5, 2004.
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 GRILL1051 Annunciation St., 566-0021 -- Cloudscapes,
Landscapes and Women Series, works by Kelley Jones, through November.
TURNCOATS1926 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 GALLERY4528 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 PLANETARIUM433 Jefferson St.,
Lafayette, (337) 291-5544 -- Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession, 72 works by the
renowned artist, through Jan. 4, 2004.
LOUISIANA ART AND SCIENCE MUSEUM100 S. River Road, Baton Rouge, (225)
382-3575; (800) LA ROUGE -- Joséphine, Le Grand Amour de Napoléon,illuminating
the life of 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 ART925 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
Friday 28
METSY HINGLE. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd.,
Metairie, 455-5135. The author signs her new romance novel, Flash Point.
Free admission. 11 a.m.
FRANK DAVIS. Lakeside Mall, B. Dalton Bookseller, 3301 Veterans Memorial
Blvd., Metairie, 837-2868. Davis discusses and signs Fisherman's
Tackle Box Bible. Free admission. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday
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ARTHUR HARDY. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial
Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Hardy signs his updated book, Mardi Gras
in New Orleans: An Illustrated History. Free admission. Noon.
WALTER ISAACSON. Garden District
Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266. The author signs the biography
Benjamin Franklin, An American Life. Free admission. Noon to 2 p.m.
FRED SIEGEL. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial
Blvd., Metairie, 455-5135. Siegel signs his book, The Richest Man
in Babylon Today: New Secrets for Building Wealth in the 21st Century. Free
admission. 2:30 p.m.
PHILIP FURIA/BANU GIBSON. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St.,
895-2663. Furia will discuss and sign his biography on songwriter Johnny Mercer
while Gibson performs some of Mercer's songs. Free admission. 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
DAVID E. TALBERT. Afro-American Book Stop, 1400 Poydras St.,
588-1474. The playwright and author signs Baggage Claim. Free admission.
3:30 to 5:30.
Sunday 30
MICHAEL MORRIS. Afro-American Book Stop, 1400 Poydras St.,
588-1474. The author discusses and signs his book, Slow Way Home. Free
admission. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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