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theater
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945-6789. Roberts Batson's solo performance brings to life the history and characters that helped shape the story of New Orleans. Based on his Scandal Tours. Tickets $20. Performances 4:30 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. Open run.
ASPHALT. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3800. The CAC'S Uptown/Downtown Series continues with this example of "urban dance theater," in which a homeless man finds recognition and acceptance as a DJ favorite of the rave scene, with score by DJ Spooky, music of Toshi Reagon and poetry of Carl Hancock Rux. Tickets $25 general, $20 CAC members and students. 8 p.m. Saturday.
BEST KEPT SECRETS. Playmakers Theatre, 19106 Playmakers Road (off Lee Road), Covington, (985) 893-1671. Mystery about four women gathering in a house for a weekend and a game that reveals murder. Written and directed by Covington resident Peggy Aultmann. Tickets $10 general, $5 students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
CHESS. Jesuit High School Auditorium, 4133 Banks St., 483-3877. Musical involving master chess and government agents, with rock score (written by members of ABBA) and plot highlighting parallel between the game and the Cold War. Tickets $12.50 reserved seating, $10 general. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
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 for the rich and famous. Writer-director Ricky Graham stars with Roy Haylock. Tickets $21. 6 p.m. Sundays, through March.
A HOUSE NOT MEANT TO STAND. Southern Repertory Theatre, Shops at Canal Place, third floor, 333 Canal St., 522-6545. The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival with University of the South (Sewanee) present Williams' final, unpublished drama about the life of a married Mississippi couple. Lane Savadove directs John Hammons, Lauren Swinney and Andy English. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through March 28.
LIFE WITH FATHER. North Star Theatre, 347 Gerard St., Mandeville, (985) 626-1500. Comedy about a family working to get their father/husband baptized. Lori Bennett directs Rex Badeaux and Linda Wendle. Tickets $22 adults, $20 seniors/students. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through March 27.
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.
LYSISTRATA. Loyola University, Marquette Theater, 865-3824. Loyola Department of Drama and Speech presents Aristophanes' classic Greek comedy about women in ancient Athens conspiring for peace ‹ they declare that no one will make love until they stop waging war. Donald Brady directs. Tickets $12 general, $7 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through March 28.
I LOVE MY KIDS, BUT... . Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose's musings on life as a parent. RedBean co-stars. Tickets $19. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940. Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 325 Minor St., 468-7221. John Bishop's comical mystery is directed by Gary Rucker and stars Leslie Limberg, Julie Vorus and others. Tickets $20 adults, $18 seniors/students, $10 kids; optional pre-performance buffet $16. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
OLIVER!. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie, 885-2000. Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) presents Lionel Bart's musical based on the classic Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. Michelle Pietri directs, Dennis G. Assaf conducts JPAS Broadway Pit Orchestra. Tickets $26 orchestra, $24 balcony, $12 students/seniors. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
THE PRODUCERS. Saenger Theatre, 143 N. Rampart St., 524-2490. Broadway in New Orleans brings Mel Brooks' comedy/musical about a downtrodden producer and mousy accountant scheming to stage a terrible musical. Susan Stroman directs Alan Ruck, Lewis J. Stadlen. Tickets $20-$62. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
PUSSY ON THE HOUSE. Club 735, 735 Bourbon St., 606-9903. Running With Scissors presents Ryan Landry's spoof of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, centering around a former child star struggling with career and family issues. Richard Read and Flynn De Marco direct Brian Peterson, De Marco, Jim Jeske, Elizabeth Pearce, Dorian Rush and Rusty Tennant. Tickets $15 (except Friday). 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through April 10. (Mystic Krewe of Satyricon sponsors Friday's opening night; tickets $20. Call 525-4498.)
SOMETHING CLOUDY, SOMETHING CLEAR. Cowpoke's Theatre Space, 1030 Marigny St., 948-9924. Tennessee Williams' drama about a summer of self-discovery, set in Provincetown on Cape Cod in 1940. Luis Q. Barroso directs Michael-Chase Creasy and Kenneth Thompson. Tickets $12 advance general, $7 advance students, $15 all tickets at door. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through April 4.
THAT DAMN LOVE. True Brew Cafe Theatre, 200 Julia St., 524-8440. Musical comedy about love, sex and relationships; score includes works by Gershwin, Coleman, Sondheim, and Rogers & Hart. Philip Melancon and Maryflynn Thomas star. Tickets $15 general, $12 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Thursday, through April 29.
WHEN YA SMILIN. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081. Return of Ricky Graham's Big Easy Entertainment Award-winning comedy, a nostalgic look at 1950s New Orleans through the eyes of 10-year-old Paul Dufour. Graham stars and directs Sean Patterson, Becky Allen and Heidi P. Junius. Tickets $21 adults, $16 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through April 4.
art
galleries
3 RING CIRCUS' THE BIG TOP GALLERY 1638 Clio St., 569-2700 ‹ Malcolm McClay: Empire/Umpire, interactive large-scale installation, through April 10. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
THE ACADEMY GALLERY New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 ‹ New works by Joyce Hagen and Nell C. Tilton, through March 30.
AGORA 2240 Magazine St., 525-2240 ‹ Works on display by Charlotte Lewis, Pamela Steuart and Lynette Collins Walker.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 ‹ Hommage to Ste. Anne, installation by Ersy, and recent assemblages by Al Souza (reviewed in this issue), through March 27.
ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070 ‹ They Drew What?!!, socio-political cartoons, drawings and paintings by 'Wale Adenle and John Slade, through April 2.
AXELLE FINE ARTS GALERIE ROYALE 709 Royal St., 299-1666 ‹ New paintings by Albert Hadjiganev and Patrick Pietropoli, plus recent works by contemporary French artists, through March.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 ‹ Immersed in Myth, new sculpture and drawings by Kristin Meyers, through March 27.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 ‹ Fibers of Life, exhibit featuring mixed-media sculpture by Rick Brunner, through April 10.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 ‹ New works on paper and wood by Holly Atkinson Marchman, through March 29.
CARROLL GALLERY Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb College/Tulane University, 865-5361 ‹ Master of Fine Arts Exhibit #2: Object as Image by William DePauw and Of Produce and Perception by Gérard Lange, through March 26.
CITY ARTS STUDIOS 555 S. Galvez St., 821-5243 ‹ Sculptures by Luis Colmenares, plus works in various media by Robin Durand, Chad Moore, Scot Evert and other artists.
COLLINS C. DIBOLL ART GALLERY Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Ave., Monroe Library Fourth Floor, 861-5456 ‹ Adversary, graphic design exhibit, through April 1.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St., 528-3805 ‹ Birdspace: A Post-Audubon Artists Aviary, group show of works in all mediums, through Sunday; Silver Circle and Collectors Club Artwork Unveiling, limited-edition creations shown to CAC members from Collectors Club level and up, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 ‹ New oil paintings by Busch; metal sculpture by Thor Carlson, through April 1.
DUQUE ART CENTER 3218 Magazine St., 899-4554 ‹ Rendezvous, new Bulgarian art by Vassilen Vasevski, Kina Bagovska, Jordan Ivanov, Peter Mitchev and Stoyan Tchoukanov, through April 15. Opening reception with live musical performances 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
GALLERY NATALY AND ME 6071 Magazine St., 891-6173 ‹ Paintings, jewelry and other works by Russian artist Natasha Mylius.
CHRIS GUARISCO DESIGN 3615 Magazine St., 896-7670 ‹ Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Flora & Fauna, St. Joseph's Day collaboration by Chris Guarisco and Cheryl Hayes, through March.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211 ‹ New paintings by Luigi Rocca and works by Edward Povey, through March.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300 ‹ In the Company of Strangers, works by Carlos de Villasante, through March.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 ‹ Havana: Inside-Out, contemporary works by featured Cuban artists, through March 30.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 ‹ Everyday Theater, works by David Lambert, through March 27; slide presentation and talk with artist Deedra D. Ludwig, artist-in-residence at A Studio in the Woods, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
LIONEL MILTON GALLERY 1818 Magazine St., 522-6966 ‹ Paintings and other works 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.
MAGAZINE STREET GALLERY 5207 Magazine St., 897-5330 ‹ Metal sculpture by Bruce Larsen, through April.
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS 720 Julia St., 581-9253 ‹ Edward Rice: Paintings and Monotypes, through March 27.
NEWCOMB ART GALLERY Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb College/Tulane University, 865-5361 ‹ Maestros de Plata: William Spratling and the Mexican Silver Renaissance, through May 23.
NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787 ‹ Transgenic Miracles, sculpture by Chicory Miles, through Friday.
NEW ORLEANS GLASSWORKS AND PRINTMAKING STUDIO 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 ‹ Glass and Print Garden Party, sculpture by Gerald Haessig, native flora prints by Pamela Conway Caruso and Janelle Trosclair, and Southern glass flower beads by Andrew Pollack, through March.
POET'S GALLERY 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100 ‹ Valentine Mourning, dolls and photography by Christy Kane and painted manipulations by Flynn De Marco, through March.
STAN RICE GALLERY 861 Carondelet St., 586-9495 ‹ Stan Rice: Recent Paintings, through April.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia St., 522-2000 ‹ Artificial Kingdoms, mixed-media paintings by Pam Longobardi, through March 30. (Reviewed in this issue.)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS FINE ARTS GALLERY 2000 Lakeshore Drive, 280-6493 ‹ Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition of mixed-media works by Debra Federico, through Friday. Closing reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.
VENUSIAN GARDENS 2601 Chartres St., 943-7446 ‹ Luminous art and neon sculpture by Eric Ehlenberger. Grand opening reception 8 p.m. Saturday.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 ‹ Photography and mixed-media work by Jason Ellis and Lauren Russell, through Saturday. By appointment only.
WINDSOR FINE ART 313 Royal St., 586-0202 ‹ Salvador Dali, The Argillet Era, drawings, prints and Aubusson tapestries from the collection of Pierre Argillet, through April 19. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; lecture by special guest Christine Argillet at 7 p.m.
ZEITGEIST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767, 525-6246 ‹ Lecture by American Institute of Graphic Artists member Winnie Hart on developing and marketing a product line, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. $5 AIGA student members; $10 AIGA members and student non-members; $20 non-members.
spare spaces
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE GALLERY 1519 Jackson Ave., 568-0770 ‹ Haïti Chérie: A Photographic Exhibit Celebrating 200 Years of Independence in Haiti and the Francophonie Week, by Christopher Porché West, through March 22.
LESBIAN & GAY COMMUNITY CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS 2114 Decatur St., 945-1103 ‹ Light Follows Darkness, works by Shane Garner, through March.
WORLD TRADE CENTER 2 Canal St., 581-4888 ‹ Celebrating the Art of Women, juried exhibition of works by women artists, through Saturday. Portion of proceeds will benefit V-Day Organization.
museums
BACK STREET CULTURAL MUSEUM 1116 St. Claude Ave., 522-4806 ‹ Exhibit featuring select Mardi Gras Indian suits, through May 31.
HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION 533 Royal St., 523-4662; Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., 598-7171 ‹ Napoleon's Eyewitness: Pierre Clément Laussat in Louisiana, 1802-1804, through March.
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.
LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM'S PRESBYTERE 751 Chartres St., 568-6968 ‹ Crown Jewels of Carnival, royal jewels from the 1870s to the 1930s, assembled by Mardi Gras designer Henri Schindler, through Dec. 5.
NEW ORLEANS AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM OF ART, CULTURE AND HISTORY 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 527-0989 ‹ Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Art Exhibit featuring works by Adewale Adenle, Claire Foster, Charles Collins, and Cecelia Pedescleaux, through May 22.
NEW ORLEANS HISTORIC TRAIN GARDEN AT CITY PARK New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park, 482-4888 ‹ Miniature replicas of New Orleans architectural styles crafted from botanical bits, plus small-scale trains and streetcars, all in garden setting. Permanent exhibit is included with regular admission to New Orleans Botanical Garden.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 ‹ Inner Cities, photographs by James VanDerZee, Alwyn Scott Turner, Robert Doisneau, and Manuel Alvarez Bravo, through April 11; Consonance and Resonance: Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Japanese Painting in Edo-Period Styles, through June 15.
OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART 925 Camp St., 539-9600 ‹ The Story of the South: Art and Culture 1890-2003, Chapter One, museum collection of Roger Ogden, on permanent exhibit; Chapter Three, featuring works by Frank Gehry, Walter Anderson, Clementine Hunter, Charles Hutson, Mark Surloff, and Jorge Otero, plus recent acquisitions in Southern photography, through May 15.
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 photographs by Sam Abell, through May.
SYDNEY AND WALDA BESTHOFF SCULPTURE GARDEN New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 ‹ Five-acre outdoor collection of modern and contemporary sculpture is free and open to the public during museum hours.
books
Thursday 18
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT. Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Ave., 895-2266. Former Secretary of State speaks and signs memoir Madam Secretary. Noon to 2 p.m.
Saturday 20
KERRI MCCAFFETY. Catholic Book Store, 8039 Fig St., 861-7504. Author signs book St. Joseph Altars. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WILLIAM BURCH. Borders Books, 3319 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Author signs novel Merlin the Sorcerer. 2 p.m.
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