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. 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Open run.
THE BLACK AND WHITE BLUES. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles St., 581-5812; www.cabaretlechatnoir.com -- Ricky Graham and Harry Mayronne Jr. present a cabaret show that explores the New Orleans food and restaurant scene from the point of view of waiters and waitresses. Starring Bob Edes, Heidi Junius, Jessie Terrebonne and Chris Wecklein. Tickets $21 (plus $6 bar minimum), $10 for service industry staff. 7:30 p.m. Monday.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL. North Star Theatre, 347 Gerard St., Old Mandeville, (985) 626-1500 or (800) 924-5538; www.northstartheatre.com -- Lori Bennett directs the holiday classic by Charles Dickens and adapted by Romulus Linney. Tickets $18 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 19.
CHRISTMAS SCHOONER. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324 or (985) 643-0556; www.slidell-slt.org -- A German family brings Christmas trees to Chicago just after the great fire in this holiday musical. Tickets $17 general admission, $10 kids under 18. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 19.
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie, 885-2000; www.jpas.org -- Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents the Broadway hit based on the animated feature. Kenneth Beck directs Stuart Metcalf and Savannah Wise. Tickets $45 orchestra seats, $35 parquet/balcony. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 12.
GREAT GATSBY EVENTS. Omni Royal Orleans Hotel, Esplanade Ballroom, 621 St. Louis St., 522-0715; www.wordsandmusic.org -- The Faulkner Society presents a costumed staged reading of The Great Gatsby as part of its Words and Music Festival. Rob Florence and John Grimsley direct Michael Arata, Claudia Baumgarten, Mikko Macchione and others. An interview with Fitzgerald scholar Matthew Bruccoli opens the evening, followed by 'Drinks With Daisy.' Tickets $25 for all three programs, $15 for staged reading only. Interview 6:30 p.m., wine served 7:30 p.m., staged reading 8:30 p.m., all Friday.
HOLLYWOOD HEAVEN. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles St., 581-5812; www.cabaretlechatnoir.com -- Ricky Graham and Roy Haylock present a cabaret show about the competitive afterlives of the most famous Hollywood stars. Tickets $21 (plus $6 bar minimum). 9 p.m. Friday.
INTIMATE APPAREL. Southern Rep Theatre, 333 Canal St., 522-6545; www.southernrep.com -- The Louisiana premiere of Lynn Nottage's play about illusive romance in the life of African-American lingerie designer in the early 20th century. Hal Brooks directs Karen-Kaia Livers, Tony Molina, Lara Grice and others. Tickets $23 general admission, discounts for students/seniors/theater professionals. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 12.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Scottish Rite Temple, 619 Carondelet St., (866) 468-7630; www.piazzaproductions.com -- Piazza Productions presents the holiday classic. Rene J.F. Piazza directs, assisted by Edward C. Simon. Tickets $15-$17 general admission. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday, through Dec. 13.
MIZ CARAWAY AND THE KINGFISH. True Brew Playhouse, 200 Julia St., 524-8440 -- Political comedy about Huey Long's ambitious and successful effort to have Arkansas' Hattie Caraway elected as the first woman in the U.S. Senate. Perry Martin directs John McConnell and Janet Shea. Tickets $23. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
THE NUTCRACKER. Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177-A Sala Ave., Westwego, 371-3330; www.jpas.org -- Ballet Hysell's award-winning production of the holiday classic. Tickets $25 adults, $12 children. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 12.
SHAWN RYAN HOLIDAY SHOW. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles St., 581-5812; www.cabaretlechatnoir.com -- Mystic Krewe of Satyricon sponsors the return of the witty cabaret singer for his all new 'Shawn Ryan's Winter Wonderland.' Tickets $20. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
TRU. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com -- Sonny Borey and Derek Franklin direct Bob Edes in this one-man show about Truman Capote's life in letters. Tickets $21 general admission, $16 students. Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m., through Dec. 19. (Reviewed in this issue.)
TWO CHRISTMAS PLAYS. Nunez Community College Auditorium, 3710 Paris Rd., Chalmette, 271-0184; www.nunez.edu -- The Community Actors of St. Bernard Theatre present two one-act plays. Conrad Childress directs The Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder. Wayne McCarthy directs A Partridge in a Pear Tree by Lowell Swortzell. Call for ticket information. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
TWO PLAYS BY DAN GODOY. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812; www.cabaretlechatnoir.com -- New Orleans playwright Dan Godoy presents Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joan (a revisionist look at the writers of the gospels) and The Computerized, Spiritual Exercises of a Jesuit (a look at modern-era Jesuits). Godoy directs Sarah Davis, Ahren Tarranova, Carlos Goncelez, Michael Schultz and Keith Glab. Tickets $19 (includes a $5 bar credit). 8 p.m. Tuesday.
TWO PLAYS BY ADELLA GAUTIER AND PHYLLIS MCMILLON. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070 or 241-2840; www.ashecac.org -- The Chakula Cha Jua Theater Company presents two one-act comedies about race, class and family by two local playwrights. Tickets $15 general admission, $10 seniors/students. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
WELCOME TO THE MOON. Delgado Community College, Building 1, Drama Hall, City Park Avenue, 483-4817 -- A collection of one-act plays about love and friendship by John Patrick Shanley. Tickets $8 general admission, $7 seniors, $5 Delgado students/faculty/staff. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
auditions
SUNNY & PEA. Cowpokes Marigny Theatre, 1030 Marigny St., 821-3094; http://members.cox.net/lewisrouth/pages/gay_plays.html -- Audition for Lewis Routh's one-act play about a lesbian trying to tell her mother she is gay. Roles are for three women in their forties to sixties to play lesbian couple and mom. Script available online. Perusal scripts available at 6 p.m. Auditions 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6.
comedy
LE CHAT NOIR. 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812 -- Saturday: Late Night with God's Been Drinking, emceed by Bill Dykes, 11 p.m.
MARTINE'S. 2347 Metairie Road, Metairie -- Friday: Chris Champagne's 'Best of Chris Champagne'; for more information, call (888) 898-9828, 8 p.m.; Friday: The National Comedy Company presents 'The Game of Laugh,' featuring two teams of improvisers racing to the finish line of a giant board game with the help of the audience; for more information and advance tickets, visit www.nationalcomedycompany.com or call 523-7469, 10:30 p.m.; Saturday: long-form improv show featuring the teams Let's Settle for Mediocrity and One Hand Clapping; for more information, call 231-7011 or visit www.godsbeendrinking.com, 8 p.m.
TRUE BREW CAFE. 200 Julia St., 524-8441 -- Tuesday: open mic comedy, 8 p.m.; Saturday: Brown!, improv comedy, 11 p.m.
workshop
COMEDY COURSE. 289-6529; www.runningfunny.com -- Professional comedian Jodi Borello to offer six-week course culminating in participants' live performances. Course to begin Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, at Martine's. Enrollment limited; must be at least 21 years of age.
art
galleries
3 RING CIRCUS' THE BIG TOP GALLERY. 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp.com -- Human Nature, new photography by Andrea Arcuri, new paintings by Tama Distler. Free admission. Opening reception with live music 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY. 241 Chartres St., 568-1313; www.agallery.com -- Ansel Adams and Henri Cartier-Bresson, A Tribute, through Jan. 7, 2005. (Reviewed in this issue.)
THE ACADEMY GALLERY. New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111; www.noafa.com/gallery.htm -- 2004 Annual Miniature Exhibition, through Saturday.
ACME GALLERY. 5700 Magazine St., 891-0357; www.acmegal.com -- Paintings by Sushi The Sea Lion, through Jan. 5, 2005.
ANTON HAARDT FOLK GALLERY. 2858 Magazine St., 891-9080; www.antonart.com -- Mose T: A to Z, folk art by Mose Tolliver; Artwork by self-taught Southern artists, including Jimmie Sudduth, Sybil Gibson and more. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
ARIODANTE. 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Archetypes, large-scale paintings of human figures by Leopi Sanderson-Edmunds, through Tuesday.
ARTEBELLA GALLERY. 323 Chartres St., 299-7196 -- Oil paintings by David Cameron Rankin.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY. 432 Julia St., 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com -- Luis Cruz Azaceta: Happy-Deadly in New Orleans, recent paintings, works on paper, constructions and photography. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; Tell the Truth But Ride a Fast Horse, recent paintings by Nicole Charbonnet. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Both through Dec. 31.
BARLOW ART GALLERY. 805 Royal St., 523-2964 -- Original oil paintings by gallery artists; black-and-white photography by Gary Darling, through December.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY. 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767; www.barristersgallery.com -- Glamazon, new paintings and drawings by Elizabeth Fox, through Dec. 31; Travel Notes, work by Karoline Schleh and Out of the Fire, work by Jill Solomon. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; both through Jan. 29, 2005.
BERTA'S AND MINA'S ANTIQUITIES GALLERY. 4138 Magazine St., 895-6201 -- Paintings by Nilo Lanzas; works by Clementine Hunter, Noel Rockmore, Willie White and May Kugler, through December.
BRUNNER GALLERY. 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444; www.brunnergallery.com -- Oil paintings by John Darling Haynes, through Saturday.
BRYANT GALLERIES. 316 Royal St., 525-5584; www.bryantgalleries.com -- Mersad Berber: A Modern European Master, new paintings, through Tuesday.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY. 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com -- Pastel roomscapes by Sandra Burshell, through Tuesday.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., 528-3805; www.cacno.org -- Robin Levy: Confronting Our Bodies, mixed media; Arnold Mesches: The FBI Files, mixed media; and Through Our Eyes: Artwork by Homeless Children, through Dec. 19.
DILLARD UNIVERSITY FINE ART GALLERY. Cook Fine Arts Center, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., 816-4711 -- Sankofa, exhibit of mixed media and wood sculptures relating to African-American history, through Dec. 15.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936; www.docsgallery.com -- Indoor/Outdoor, paintings by Diego Larguia, through Thursday.
EVANS GALLERY. 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688; www.evansgallery.com -- Wereld Odyssee, works by Janet McGreal, ongoing.
FT. ISABEL GALLERY. 502 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1841 -- All Small Show featuring works by Wes Koon, Lynda Thurlow, Martin Needom and others, through Dec. 31.
GALERIE ALEXANDRA MONETT. 1420 Annunciation St. -- No Lullaby, photographs, assemblage and collage by Michael Fedor, through Dec. 30.
GALERIE ECLAT. 3116 Magazine St., 896-2307; www.galerie-eclat.com -- N.O. Means Yes, works by Anne Blair Brown, through Saturday.
GALERIE ROYALE. 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588; www.galerieroyale.com -- William Tolliver: A Retrospective 1952-2000, woodcuts and paintings by the renowned Southern regionalist, through Tuesday.
HANSON GALLERY. 229 Royal St., 524-8211; www.hansongallery-nola.com -- New paintings by Peter Max, through Tuesday.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY. 440 Julia St., 525-7300; www.heriard-cimino.com -- New sculpture by Martin Payton, through Tuesday; Degrees of Fluency, paintings by Jo Smail (curated by Margaret Evangeline), through Dec. 31.
THE HOUSE OF ART. 959 Gerard St. (Hwy 59), Mandeville, (985) 674-9261 -- Paintings and drawings by Mildred Reynolds and Carol Hallock. Ongoing.
INSLEY ART GALLERY. 427 Esplanade Ave., 949-3512; http://insleyart.com -- Subconscious Imagery: Intuitive Abstractions, works by Gerald Domingue, through Dec. 14.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY. -- 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com -- Closer, new works by Sandy Chism, through Wednesday.
KEVIN GILLENTINE. 3908 Magazine St., 899-4201; www.kevingillentine.com -- New paintings by the artist.
KURT E. SCHON. 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- 18th and 19th century European oil paintings by a select group of artists from the French Salon and The Royal Academy, and French Impressionists since 1978.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com -- Paintings and drawings by Shirley Rabe Masinter. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, through Dec. 28.
MAGAZINE STREET GALLERY. 5207 Magazine St., 897-5330 -- Sculpture exhibit featuring Bruce Larsen and Fred Marchman, through Dec. 31.
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS. 720 Julia St., 581-9253 -- Paintings and drawings by Kelli Scott Kelley, through Tuesday.
MARTIN LAWRENCE GALLERY. 433 Royal St., 299-9055 -- The Art of Love, Beauty and Music, figurative and landscape paintings by Ali Golkar, Saturday through Dec. 31. Opening reception 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
MARTIN LUKE GALLERY. 4535 Magazine St., 896-9198 -- Oil paintings by Martin Luke and metal sculpture by Luis Colmenares and Scot Evert.
NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY. 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- Celebrating the 'Hood,' the Good, group art show, through Saturday.
NEW ORLEANS ARTWORKS. 727 Magazine St., 529-7279; www.neworleansglassworks.com/site2/mainpage.htm -- Nature studies by Paul Stankard; mosaics by Laura True; geodes by Curtiss Brock; all through Tuesday; All That Glitters in Gold and Crystal, glass ornaments and animal goblets by William Gudenrath, wildlife glass and metal sculptures by Stephan Williams and Udo Zembok, silver impressions by Gerald Haessig and pastoral etchings by Miriam Martin. Opening demonstrations 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, through Dec. 23.
NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT. 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787; www.nocca.com -- Voice, works by Lesley Dill, through Dec. 16. Slide talk by artist at 1:15 p.m. Monday; In Situ, an installation by Montana Cherney, through Feb. 25, 2005.
NEW ORLEANS GLASSWORKS AND PRINTMAKING STUDIO. 727 Magazine St., 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks.com/site2/mainpage.htm -- Aquatic Prints by Pam Caruso; painted glass by Stephen Williams; sculpture by Brandon Mansell; all through Tuesday; Partners in Prints and Play, small sculpture and drawings by Brandon Mansell, birds and other beauties by Teri Walker, panel prints by Sean Star Wars. Opening demonstrations 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, through Dec. 23.
PALMA GALLERY. 828 Howard Ave., 598-2276 -- Altars, Nouveau Baroque paintings by Calogero Perrone, through Friday.
POETS GALLERY. 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100 -- 2 Have & Have Nought, new ceramic works and paintings by Lateefah Wright, through Tuesday.
RADICI GALLERY. 603 Julia St., 596-2144 -- Visual Aid, poster exhibition with works by Tom Varisco, Mike Nix, Jeff Louviere and others, through Dec. 3.
RIVERTOWN FINE ART GALLERY. 409 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 471-2156 -- Work by several artists including Marie Goodfellow, Dean Stanfield and Michey West, through Jan. 6, 2005.
ROBERT BRUNO GALLERY. 900 S. Peters St., 679-0001 -- Nudes, artwork depicting human forms by Thomas Bruno, William Kitchens and Jean Seidenberg, through Jan. 6, 2005.
SLIDELL ART LEAGUE GALLERY. 1827 Front St., Suite 201, Slidell, (985) 847-9458 -- Fall Colors Show, through Dec. 12.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY. 400-A Julia St., 522-2000 -- C. Dawn Davis: Elements of Illusion, through November.
VEN NORMAN STUDIO & GALLERY. 317 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-9555; www.vennorman.com -- Art Is Frozen Zen, through Dec. 8.
VISUAL JAZZ ART GALLERY. 2337 St. Claude Ave., 949-9822; www.visualjazzartgallery.com -- Gospel Art, paintings by Joy Ebel, through Dec. 16.
THE WAITING ROOM GALLERY. 906 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Omnipresence, a sculpture installation by Coral Lambert, through Saturday.
WINDSOR FINE ART. 313 Royal St., 586-0202; www.windsorfineart.com -- Rembrandt the Printmaker, etchings by the Dutch master, through Thursday. The Modern Masters, original works on paper by Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Matisse and Dali, through Monday.
spare spaces
BOCKMAN DESIGN. 4513 Magazine St., 891-8785; www.bockmandesign.com -- Paintings by R. Tucker Fitz-Hugh Jr., through Wednesday.
EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY. 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 838-1100 -- The library hosts NOMA exhibition A Glimpse of Southern Self-Taught Artists, through Dec. 19. Outside the Mainstream: A Display of Outsider Art, through Tuesday.
GUARANTY GALLERY. First Guaranty Bank, 400 E. Thomas St., second floor, Hammond, (985) 375-0371 -- Exhibition of works by the National League of American Pen Women, Inc., through Tuesday.
HANDS IN CLAY. 4122 Magazine St., 269-1300 -- Works by Martin Lill, Karen Marchand, Joy Gauss and Alison Thomas.
MO'S ART SUPPLY AND FRAMING. 323 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 809-6854 -- War & Peace, works on paper by Delaina Leblanc, through Saturday.
NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL. 1300 Perdido St., first floor, 658-4940 -- Office of Arts and Tourism and the National Arts Program Foundation sponsors Mo'Art, the second annual Mayor's office art exhibit featuring artwork by city employees and their family members. Wednesday through Dec. 31.
NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU. 2020 St. Charles Ave., 566-5011 -- Art work by members of the Dutch Alley Artist's Co-op, through Dec. 14.
OCHSNER HOSPITAL. 1514 Jefferson Highway, first floor, art walks, (800) 874-8984 -- Black-and-white photography by Theodore Fonville Winans, through December.
TURNCOATS. 1926 Magazine St., 299-9004; www.turncoats.net -- Obsession: Men, Shopping, Food, paintings by Jackie Denning, through Dec. 31.
ZOOM ZALON. 3141 Ponce de Leon St., 599-9666 -- Works by Zella Funck, through December.
museums
AMERICAN-ITALIAN MUSEUM & RESEARCH LIBRARY. 537 S. Peters St., 522-7294 -- Hand-painted and lettered plaques by artist Franco Alessandri, photographs, and memorabilia.
GERMAINE CAZENAVE WELLS MARDI GRAS MUSEUM. Arnaud's Restaurant, 813 Bienville St., 523-5433 -- Exhibit featuring costumes, Carnival memorabilia and vintage photos from 1937 to 1968, open during restaurant hours.
HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. 533 Royal St., 523-4662; www.hnoc.org -- Portraits After 1803, portraits and stories of people who lived in Louisiana in the 50 years following the Louisiana Purchase; A Heritage of Faith: Christ Church Cathedral and Episcopal Louisiana, 1805-2005, through May 7, 2005.
LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM'S PRESBYTERE. 751 Chartres St., 568-6968; http://lsm.crt.state.la.us -- Crown Jewels of Carnival, royal jewels from the 1870s to the 1930s, assembled by Mardi Gras designer Henri Schindler, closes Sunday.
NEW ORLEANS HISTORIC TRAIN GARDEN AT CITY PARK. New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park, 482-4888; www.neworleanscitypark.com/nobg.php -- 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; www.noma.org -- Tools of Her Ministry: The Art of Sister Gertrude Morgan, through Jan. 16, 2005; Crystal Clear: Steuben Glass From the Collection of Isadore & Marriane Cohn, through Jan. 16, 2005; Idle Pursuits: Celebrations of Leisure in Edo-Period Painting, through Jan. 4, 2005; A View to the Past: Old Master Prints and Drawings, through Jan. 2, 2005; The Convivial Art of the Cocktail, through Jan. 16, 2005.
OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART. 925 Camp St., 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org -- Margaret Witherspoon: Portraits From Seven Decades, through December; Looking Back/Looking Forward: A 20th Anniversary Re-Evaluation of the Art and Culture of the 1984 Louisiana World's Exposition, series of art exhibitions and symposia focusing on the 'New Orleans World's Fair,' featuring photographs by Joshua Paillet in the Contemporary Photography Gallery, through December; Becoming Ida Kohlmeyer: Paintings and Drawings 1960-1976; Walter Anderson and Friends; Treme Storytelling Quilt Project by Young Aspirations/ Young Artists through Tuesday; The Jazz: The Team and the Times in New Orleans; Clementine Hunter & Melrose: The Ann Brittain Family Collection.
OLD U.S. MINT. 400 Esplanade Ave., 568-6990; http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/site/mintex.htm -- Children of Children: Portraits and Stories of Teenage Parents, through Dec. 21; Junior Duck Stamp Exhibit, winners of the children's art competition, through Jan. 9, 2005; O. Winston Link: The Louisiana Photographs, previously unpublished images from the 1930s and ´40s, through April 2005.
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.
WILLIAMS RESEARCH CENTER. 410 Chartres St., 598-7171; www.hnoc.org/willcent.htm -- The Birth of Jazz, vintage photographs, sheet music and artifacts relating to early jazz in New Orleans, through Dec. 11.
special events
ART BAZAAR. 3 Ring Circus' The Big Top Gallery, 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp.com -- On the First Friday of December My True Love Gave to Me, a Heather Weathers production featuring music, comedy, art sale and live Ass Print Wallpaper. Cover $3 members, $4 nonmembers. Friday 8 p.m.
ART WORKSHOP. Colonial Country Club, 42 Colonial Club Drive, Harahan, 443-2482 -- Metairie Art Guild presents a watercolor workshop led by John Goodwyne. Tickets $100. Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ART OPENING AND PARTY. TwiRoPa Mills, Tchoupitoulas Room, 1544 Tchoupitoulas St., 595-5091; www.nolastyle.com -- Invitation-only preview party and public art opening for Backstage Photo Confessions by Leslie T. Snadowsky. Live performance by Will Hoge, martinis and hors d'oeuvres. Preview party 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., tickets required. Public opening 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, through Jan. 17, 2005.
