theater
CHICAGO. Saenger Theatre, 143 N. Rampart St., 524-2490 -- Broadway in New Orleans series presents classic musical about nightlife, murder and celebrity. Stars Tom Wopat, Bianca Marroquin and Reva Rice. Tickets $20-$56. 8 p.m. Tuesday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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.
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 De Marco direct Brian Peterson, De Marco and others. Tickets $15. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. (Reviewed in this issue.)
THAT DAMN LOVE. Trew Brew Cafe Theatre, 200 Julia St., 524-8440 -- Musical comedy of 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 intimate look into Tennessee Williams' personal life and literary career. J Hammons directs Kathy Randels. Tickets $12 general, $10 CAC members and students. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.
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 15-30 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 Saturday. (Reviewed in this issue.)
THE ACADEMY GALLERY. New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- New works by Nikki Martin Rue and Sculpture Spoken, new works by Barry Bailey, through May 1.
AGORA. 2240 Magazine St., 525-2240 -- Works of art and interior venues by various artists.
AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER ART GALLERY. Tilton Hall, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave., 865-5000 -- A New Orleans Munich Connection: Folk Paintings by Vivian Ellis, through May 31.
ARIODANTE. 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Glass crafts show by Lisa Tahir, through April.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY. 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Works by Whitfield Lovell and Documents of Resurrection, new studies by Dawn Dedeaux, through April 24.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY. 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- Teratology, new assemblages by John Greco, and Not-Your-Mama's Jazz Fest Poster, through April 24; Selections From the Selket Series: And Other Remote Views, new works by Michael Fedor, through May 29.
BOCKMAN DESIGN. 4513 Magazine St., 891-8785 -- Spring Showing, paintings by Andrea Tomasovsky and photographs by Lisa Conrad, through May 31.
BRYANT GALLERIES. 316 Royal St., 525-5584 -- Annual Tennessee Williams Show featuring works inspired by the life and writings of the playwright, through mid-April.
BRUNNER GALLERY. 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 -- Fibers of Life, exhibit featuring mixed-media sculpture by Rick Brunner, through Saturday.
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.
the darkroom -- New orleans center for the photographic arts. 1927 Sophie Wright Place, 522-3211 -- Images From the New World and the Old World, photographs by Jack Leigh and Kerri McCaffety, through April.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- New oil paintings by Busch; metal sculpture by Thor Carlson, through Thursday; new digital heat-transfer monoprints by Brian Petro and new blown glass and metal sculpture by Andrew Katz, through April 29.
DUQUE ART CENTER. 3218 Magazine St., 899-4554 -- Rendezvous: A Dynamic Exhibit of New Bulgarian Art, works by Vassilen Vasevski, Kina Bagovska, Jordan Ivanov, Peter Mitchev and Stoyan Tchoukanov, through April 15.
GALERIE ROYALE. 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588 -- Perspectives, new paintings by Robert Sutton, Belinda Flores-Shinshillas and Edith Sarett, through April.
GALLERY NATALY AND ME. 6071 Magazine St., 891-6173 -- Paintings, jewelry and other works by Russian artist Natasha Mylius.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY. 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- Polycromaculate, paintings on aluminum by Margaret Evangeline, through April 27.
JOHN STINSON FINE ARTS. 900 S. Peters St., 566-1944 -- Full Metal, sculpture by Norm Therrien, through April.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY. 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 -- Painted, Stamped and Stitched, mixed-media works by Matthew Cox, through April 27.
KATHERINE SLINGLUFF PHOTO DESIGNS. 4212 Magazine St., 304-8458 -- Afternoon Tea, photo designs on ceramics by photographer Katherine Slingluff and ceramist Amiee Dill-Cullen, through April.
KURT E. SCHON. 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- European 18th- and 19th-century oil paintings by artists from the French Salon and The Royal Academy, and since 1978 French Impressionists, through April.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- Departure of Being, painted wood sculpture by John Barnes Jr., through April 24.
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 -- Views of New Orleans: Cars, Cityscapes and Interiors, works by Mitchell Long, through April 24.
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 through April 25. Gallery talk and walk-through with the artist at 1:15 p.m. and opening reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
New orleans GLASSWORKS and PRINTMAKING STUDIO. 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Jazzin' It Up, hand-blown glass and metal instruments by Joshua Cohen and aqua tint etchings by Darlene Biggs, through April.
PANTHEON GALLERY. 2108 Magazine St., 813-9815 -- Recent works by Maggie McEleney and Steven Soltis, through May.
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 -- New paintings by Jordan Ivanov and Ruminations, photographs and assemblages by Michel Varisco, through April 27.
THOMAS MANN GALLERY/GALLERY I/O. 1812 Magazine St., 581-2113 -- Techno-Romantic Spring Collection, new pieces by Mann.
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.
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 SMITH REGIONAL LIBRARY. 6301 Canal Blvd., 596-2638 -- Tools of Her Ministry: The Art and Work of Sister Gertrude Morgan; lecture and slide presentation by William Fagaly of the New Orleans Museum of Art, 2 p.m.
call for artists
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., 528-3805 -- Artists are invited to submit up to three original 4-by-6-inch works on paper for 2004 Visual Arts Fundraiser The RAIN Event: Postcards to the CAC, to be held June 25. Submissions will be accepted from artists of all ages and backgrounds. Those interested can pick up 4-by-6-inch archival paper and instructions at the CAC through June 1. Deadline for submissions is June 1. museums backstreet cultural museum. 1116 St. Claude Ave., 522-4806 -- Exhibit featuring select Mardi Gras Indian suits, through May 31.
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 Sunday; 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 Gall&233;, through Sept. 12.
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 -- TheMississippi 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
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TIM DORSEY. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., The Rink, 895-2266 -- Author reads and signs Cadillac Beach. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday 7 POPPY Z. BRITE. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St., 895-2663 -- Author reads and signs her latest book, Liquor. 6:30 p.m.
POETRY READING. Granada Books, 4729 Magazine St., 891-2626 -- Open reading for original poetry, writing or others' works. Free. 7 p.m.
C.A. WEBB. Best Western Hotel, 1021 Airline Drive, Kenner, 464-1644 -- Poet, spoken word performer and visual artist reads poetry from Metamorphosis chapbook. 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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ALECIA P. LONG. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, Jackson Square, 568-6968 -- Author signs and lectures from new book The Great Southern Babylon: Sex, Race, and Respectability in New Orleans. 7 p.m. Saturday 10 MARIE ETIENNE. Borders Books, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363 -- Author discusses and signs south Louisiana-set memoir Storkbites: A Memoir. 7 p.m.
