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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. Thursday and Saturday.
FAME THE MUSICAL. Benjamin Franklin High School, 2001 Leon C. Simon Drive, 286-2600/228-8943. Benjamin Franklin High School Drama Club presents the musical conceived and developed by David De Silva. Tickets $6 (2-for-1 Thursday). 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE. UNO Downtown Theater, 619 Carondelet St., 581-1144. Collaborative production by the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival and Southeastern Louisiana University about a directionless young man, his fragile sister and their domineering mother. Perry Martin directs Ann Casey, Justin Scalise, Soline McLain and Ryan Reinike. Tickets $25. 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through April 3. (See A&E Feature in this issue.)
THE GLASS MENDACITY. True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 524-8440. Krewe Des Septs presents a "readers theater" parody of Tennessee Williams' works. Carl Walker directs a rotating cast including Carol Sutton, Lara Grice, Tony Molina, Randy Cheramie, Maureen Brennan, Andrea Frankle Molina and J.P. delaHoussaye. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday, through April 4. (See Theater Feature in this issue.)
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 stars with Roy Haylock. Tickets $21. 6 p.m. Sunday, 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 The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival with University of the South (Sewanee) present Williams' final, unpublished gothic comedy about the life of a married Mississippi couple.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 family members 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.
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, declaring that none will make love with men until they stop waging war. Donald Brady directs. Tickets $12 general, $7 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through March 28.
PUSSY ON THE HOUSE. Club 735, 735 Bourbon St., 606-9903. Running with Scissors' spoof of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof centers around a former child actor struggling with career and family issues. Richard Read and Flynn DeMarco direct Jim Jeske, Elizabeth Pearce, Brian Peterson, DeMarco and Dorian Rush. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, through April 10.
SOMETHING CLOUDY, SOMETHING CLEAR. Cowpokes Theatre Space, 1030 Marigny St., 948-9924. Tennessee Williams' drama based on 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.
TENNESSEE WAS NO TEETOTALER. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. After-parties for Tennessee Williams Festival with gathering of casts of actors and festival-related activities, food and discounted drinks with ticket stubs. Free admission. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
THAT DAMN LOVE. True Brew Cafe Theatre, 200 Julia St., 524-8440. Musical comedy featuring songs covering love, sex and relationships. Stars Philip Melancon and Maryflynn Thomas. Tickets $15 general, $12 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Thursday, through April 29.
TO FLEE, FLEE THIS SAD HOTEL. Contemporary Arts Center, 945 Camp St., 528-3800. ArtSpot Productions and CAC present this intimate look at Tennessee Williams' personal life and literary career. J Hammons directs Kathy Randels. Tickets $12 general, $10 CAC members and students. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday.
TWO ROOMS. Skyfire Theatre, 332 N. New Hampshire St., Covington, (985) 875-7577. The Glass Chicken Project debuts with tale of how a man and wife deal with the effects of terrorism. P. Shawn McCrea directs. Tickets $10 adults, $8 students. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
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.
call for entries
SOUTHERN NEW VOICES PLAYWRITING COMPETITION. 566-9212. First annual competition open to New Orleans metro area students in grades eight through 12. Works must be between 15 and 30 pages. Winner's works will be staged at Southern New Plays Festival this fall. Deadline for submissions is May 5; send entries to Southern Rep Literary Manager Jim Fitzmorris, 333 Canal St., Box 34, New Orleans, LA 70130.
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.
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, through Saturday.
ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070. They Drew What?!!, sociopolitical 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 Saturday.
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 Friday. Closing reception 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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. (Reviewed in this issue.)
LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., 522-5988. Everyday Theater, works by David Lambert, through Saturday.
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 Saturday.
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. Floating, paintings by Tom Stanley on view in the Ken Kirschman Artspace. Opens Friday through April 25.
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 DeMarco, through March.
SLIDELL ART LEAGUE GALLERY. 1827 Front St., Ste. 201, Slidell, (985) 847-9458. Anniversary Show, through April 11.
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.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS FINE ARTS GALLERY. 2000 Lakeshore Drive, 280-6493. Masters of Fine Arts exhibition of works by Jeffrey Mowrey, through April 16. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.
VENUSIAN GARDENS. 2601 Chartres St., 943-7446. Luminous art and neon sculpture by Eric Ehlenberger.
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.
spare spaces
LESBIAN & GAY COMMUNITY CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS. 2114 Decatur St., 945-1103. Light Follows Darkness, works by Shane Garner, through March.
museums
BACKSTREET 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 ART AND SCIENCE MUSEUM. 100 S. River Road, Baton Rouge, (225) 382-3575; (800) LA ROUGE. Sam Gilliam: Folded & Hinged, exhibit of multimedia installations, through April 18.
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; The Collector's Eye: The Louis S. Harris Collection, glass exhibition including works by Tiffany and Gallé, opens Saturday through Sept. 12; Art in Bloom: Garden of Eden, floral designs inspired by works in the museum's permanent collection and celebrating the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, Thursday through Sunday. Patron Party for Art in Bloom 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Preview Party 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday.
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, free and open to the public.
books
Wednesday 24
MARTHA WARD. UNO Library, room 407, 280-6556. Anthropologist and author discusses and signs her book Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau. Wine and cheese reception follows. Free. 5 p.m.
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