theater
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945-6789 -- Roberts Batsons solo performance brings to life the history and characters that helped shape the story of New Orleans, based on his Scandal Tours. Tickets $35 for show and reopening reception with champagne on Thursday, tickets $25 (includes one drink) for all other performances. 8 p.m. Thursday, 3 p.m. Sunday, 4:30 p.m. Monday-Tuesday. Open run.
BURLESQUE BY 2ND REQUEST. Skyfire Theatre, 332 N. New Hampshire St., Covington, (985) 875-7577, ext. 3; www.skyfire.tv -- Classic vaudeville-style burlesque show directed by Grace Marshall and Ray Perer. Tickets $40 for special New Years Eve show and gala with drinks and hors doeuvres. 8 p.m. Friday.
A WHOLE NEW WORLD. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles St., 581-5812; www.cabaretlechatnoir.com -- Karen Mason performs her unique brand of cabaret accompanied by jazz pianist Billy Stritch. Tickets $39 for early Friday and Saturday shows (includes $5 bar credit), $45 for late Friday show (includes complimentary champagne). 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday.
comedy
TRUE BREW CAFE. 200 Julia St., 524-8441 -- Tuesday: Rosie Tran, 8 p.m.; Saturday: Brown!, improv comedy, 11 p.m.
workshop
COMEDY COURSE. 289-6529 -- Professional comedian Jodi Borello offers six-week comedy course beginning in January 2005. Course culminates in participants live performances. Enrollment limited; must be at least 21 years old. For more information, visit www.runningfunny.com.
art
galleries
3 RING CIRCUS THE BIG TOP GALLERY. 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp.com -- Human Nature, new photography by Andrea Arcuri and new paintings by Tama Distler, through 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.
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, ongoing; Christmas-themed artwork by self-taught Southern artists, including Jimmie Sudduth, Sybil Gibson and more, through Friday.
ARTEBELLA GALLERY. 323 Chartres St., 299-7196 -- Oil paintings by David Cameron Rankin, through Friday; Digital montages and digital paintings by Crawford Carroll, through Feb. 29.
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; Tell the Truth But Ride a Fast Horse, recent paintings by Nicole Charbonnet; both through Friday; glasswork by Dale Chihuly, through Feb. 2.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY PROJECT SPACE. 730 Tchoupitoulas St., 524-9393; www.arthurrogergallery.com -- Glasswork by Dale Chihuly, through Feb. 26, 2004.
ASHÉ CULTURAL CENTER. 1712 Oretha Castle Blvd, 569-9070; www.ashecac.org -- New Year, New Art, a multimedia group exhibit featuring 15 artists from the New Orleans Art Councils 'Artist as Entrepreneur' workshop, through Jan. 9. Opening reception 3 p.m. to 7 p .m. Sunday.
BARLOW ART GALLERY. 805 Royal St., 523-2964 -- Original oil paintings by gallery artists; black-and-white photography by Gary Darling, through Friday.
BARRISTERS GALLERY. 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767; www.barristersgallery.com -- Glamazon, new paintings and drawings by Elizabeth Fox; Babylon Lexicon, handmade books by various artists; both through Friday; Travel Notes, work by Karoline Schleh; Out of the Fire, work by Jill Solomon; both through Jan. 29, 2005; sculpture by John Grecoart, ongoing.
BERGERON STUDIO & GALLERY. 406 Magazine St., 522-7503; www.bergeronstudio.com -- Visions of Sister Gertrude Morgan, photographs by Harriet Blum, Sylvia de Swaan and Michael P. Smith, through Feb. 26, 2005.
BERTAS AND MINAS ANTIQUITIES GALLERY. 4138 Magazine St., 895-6201 -- Paintings by Nilo Lanzas; works by Clementine Hunter, Noel Rockmore, Willie White and May Kugler, through Friday.
BRUNNER GALLERY. 215 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 894-0444; www.brunnergallery.com -- Artwork by Greer Smith, through Saturday.
BRYANT GALLERIES. 321 Chartres St., 525-5584; www.bryantgalleries.com -- Creole Mysteries, new paintings by John Preble, through Friday.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY. 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com -- Annual Christmas exhibition featuring works by Christina Goodman and gallery artists, through Friday.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY. Building one, third floor, 615 City Park Ave., 483-4512 -- Heartland, artwork by Mark Grote, through Jan. 26, 2005.
D.O.C.S. GALLERY. 709 Camp St., 524-3936; www.docsgallery.com -- Sculpture by Gregory Geniusz, through Jan. 6, 2005.
EVANS GALLERY. 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688; www.evansgallery.com -- New works by Auguste Garufi, Adele Sypesteyn, Lisa Conrad, Tom Corbin, Julie Silver and Rhenda Saporito.
FT. ISABEL GALLERY. 502 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1841 -- All Small Show featuring works by Johnny Stout, Suzanne King, Ron Alexander, Martin Needom, Linda Thurlow, Carol Lapari, Ron Alexander, Beryl Carbon, Carol Hallock, Ginger Pine and Wes Koon, through Friday.
GALERIE ALEXANDRA MONETT. 1420 Annunciation St. -- No Lullaby, photographs, assemblage and collage by Michael Fedor, through Thursday.
GALERIE ROYALE. 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588; www.galerieroyale.com -- Robert Sutton, Hypercubism, paintings and mixed media, through Wednesday.
HANSON GALLERY. 229 Royal St., 524-8211; www.hansongallery-nola.com -- Sculpture in bronze and Lucite by Frederick E. Hart, through January; works by gallery artists Peter Max, Raymond Douillet, Adrian Deckbar, M. L. Snowden and Steve Taylor, ongoing.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY. 440 Julia St., 525-7300; www.heriard-cimino.com -- Degrees of Fluency, paintings by Jo Smail, through Friday.
THE HOUSE OF ART. 959 Gerard St. (Hwy 59), Mandeville, (985) 674-9261 -- Oil, watercolor and acrylic paintings and prints by Mildred Reynolds and Carol Hallock. Ongoing.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY. 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com -- Abstract Ones ... On Biological Themes, new sculptures by Adam Farrington, through Jan. 4, 2005.
KEVIN GILLENTINE. 3908 Magazine St., 899-4201; www.kevingillentine.com -- New paintings by the artist, ongoing.
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.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com -- Paintings and drawings by Shirley Rabe Masinter, through Tuesday.
MAGAZINE STREET GALLERY. 5207 Magazine St., 897-5330 -- Sculpture exhibit featuring Bruce Larsen and Fred Marchman, through Friday.
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS. 720 Julia St., 581-9253 -- Recent works on paper by Billy Renkl, through Friday.
MARTIN LAWRENCE GALLERY. 433 Royal St., 299-9055; www.martinlawrence.com -- The Art of Love, Beauty and Music, figurative and landscape paintings by Ali Golkar, through Friday.
MARTIN LUKE GALLERY. 4535 Magazine St., 896-9198 -- Oil paintings by Martin Luke and metal sculpture by Luis Colmenares and Scot Evert.
NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT. 2800 Chartres St., 940-2787 -- In Situ, an installation by Montana Cherney, through Feb. 25, 2005.
NEXT II GALLERY. 1128 St. Roch Ave., 948-0772 -- With Regard ... , paintings and sculpture by Debra Federico, through Jan. 14, 2005.
PALMA GALLERY. 828 Howard Ave., 598-2276 -- Metal sculptures by Scott Chanove, through Jan. 6, 2005.
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.
THE RODRIGUE STUDIO. 721 Royal St., 581-4244; www.georgerodrigue.com/index2.htm -- Works by George Rodrigue.
STAN RICE GALLERY. 861 Carondelet St., 586-9495; www.stanrice.com -- Stan Rice: Chronology 1, through Friday.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY. 400-A Julia St., 522-2000; www.sylviaschmidt.com -- Got a Handle on It, painted wooden sculpture by Sean OMeallie, through Jan. 4, 2005.
VEN NORMAN STUDIO & GALLERY. 317 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-9555; www.vennorman.com -- Art Seeks Not Limits, through Jan. 7, 2005.
THE WAITING ROOM GALLERY. 906 Pauline St., 949-1805; www.wroomgallery.com -- The Feminine Mystique, paintings by Pat McDonald Fowler, through Feb. 12, 2005.
THE WILLIAM AND JOSEPH GALLERY. 713 Royal St., 566-7009; www.thewilliamandjosephgallery.com -- Landscape paintings by Mark Ramy, metal sculpture by Barrett DeBusk, floral paintings by Jaline Pol, jewelry by Monique Leon and glasswork by artists from around the country, ongoing.
spare spaces
CAFE ROSE NICAUD. 632 Frenchmen St., 949-3300 -- Historical Portraits, drawings by Jose Torres Tamas.
GUARANTY GALLERY. First Guaranty Bank, 400 E. Thomas St., second floor, Hammond -- Paintings by Margo Aronowitz; paintings and drawings by Francine Champagne, through Friday.
HANDS IN CLAY. 4122 Magazine St., 269-1300 -- Works by Martin Lill, Karen Marchand, Joy Gauss and Alison Thomas.
NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL. 1300 Perdido St., first floor, 658-4940 -- Office of Arts and Tourism and the National Arts Program Foundation sponsors MoArt, the second annual Mayors office art exhibit featuring artwork by city employees and their family members, through Friday.
OCHSNER HOSPITAL. 1514 Jefferson Hwy., first floor, art walks, (800) 874-8984 -- Black-and-white photography by Theodore Fonville Winans, through Friday.
THE SPOTTED CAT. 623 Frenchmen St., 943-3887 -- Paintings by Suzanne Sanders.
TURNCOATS. 1926 Magazine St., 299-9004; www.turncoats.net -- Obsession: Men, Shopping, Food, paintings by Jackie Denning, through Friday.
TWIROPA MILLS. Tchoupitoulas Room, 1544 Tchoupitoulas St., 595-5091; www.nolastyle.com -- Backstage Photo Confessions, photographs by Leslie T. Snadowsky, through Jan. 17, 2005.
ZOOM SALON. 3141 Ponce de Leon St., 599-9666 -- Works by Zella Funck, through Friday.
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. Arnauds Restaurant, 813 Bienville St., 523-5433; www.arnauds.com/museum.html -- 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 -- A Heritage of Faith: Christ Church Cathedral and Episcopal Louisiana, 1805-2005, through May 7, 2005.
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: Celebration of Leisure in Edo-Period Painting, through Jan. 4, 2005; A View to the Past: Old Master Prints and Drawings, through Sunday; 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 Friday; Looking Back/Looking Forward: A 20th Anniversary Re-Evaluation of the Art and Culture of the 1984 Louisiana Worlds Exposition, series of art exhibitions and symposia focusing on the 'New Orleans Worlds Fair,' featuring photographs by Joshua Paillet in the Contemporary Photography Gallery, through Friday; Becoming Ida Kohlmeyer: Paintings and Drawings 1960-1976, through Friday; Walter Anderson and Friends, through Friday; The Jazz: The Team and the Times in New Orleans, through Friday; 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 Wednesday; Junior Duck Stamp Exhibit, winners of the childrens art competition, through Jan. 9, 2005; O. Winston Link: The Louisiana Photographs, previously unpublished images from the 1930s and 40s, through March 15, 2005.
SYDNEY AND WALDA BESTHOFF SCULPTURE GARDEN. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631; www.noma.org -- 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 -- Tarnished Laurels: The British at the Battle of New Orleans, items from the War of 1812, through May 2005.
special events
GLASS BLOWING DEMONSTRATIONS. Conti Glass, 3924 Conti St., 483-1195 -- Free glass-blowing demonstrations every Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
NOMA NIGHTS. New Orleans Museum of Art/ Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631; www.noma.org -- Both venues remain open from 12:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, with concerts, film screenings and other events offered periodically.
call for artists
ARTEGG ARTMART EXHIBITORS. 1001 S. Broad St., 70125, 822-4002; www.artegg.com -- Painters, photographers, furniture makers, wood carvers, potters, glassmakers, sculptors, basket makers, jewelers, weavers and purveyors of nonperishable organic products are invited to exhibit. Spaces are 10-by-10-foot and exhibitors must provide own tents or tables. A deposit of $40 and rental fee of $40 is required monthly. ArtMart is every second Saturday of the month.
ART OF WOMEN EXHIBIT. Gulf Coast Arts & Entertainment Review, 2524 Madrid St., New Orleans, La., 70112; www.gcartsreview.com/application.htm -- Creative Endeavors Publishing and the Gulf Coast Arts & Entertainment Review are sponsoring an exhibition for women artists working in any medium with partial proceeds to benefit a womens center for nonviolence. Send photos/slides for up to three works along with application form, $15 fee and SASE postmarked by Feb. 5, 2005. Exhibition opens March 6, 2005 at the Martha Mabey Gallery in Biloxi, Mississippi.
CAC LOUISIANA BIENNIAL ENTRANTS. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 528-3805; www.cacno.org/biennial -- The Contemporary Arts Center seeks visual artists to submit entries for the 2005 Louisiana Biennial. Chosen artists will showcase their artwork during an exhibition that opens next October. Applications may be downloaded from website. Contact CAC for more information. Deadline is Jan. 15, 2005.
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SISTER HELEN PREJEAN. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St., 895-2266 -- The author discusses and signs The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday 30
17 POETS OPEN MIC. Gold Mine Saloon, 701 Dauphine St., 586-0745; www.goldminesaloon.com -- Weekly series with two featured readers and open mic. Poets, storytellers, dancers, musicians, puppeteers and more are invited to share their art. Hosted by Dave Brinks. 8 p.m.
