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Divine Habits at Mid-City Theater

Will Coviello talks to Ricky Graham and Varla Jean Merman about their spoof of nun movies
Sometimes nuns get a bum rap.

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Events Recommended

Rock-n-Reading: The Words of Musicians

Storytelling is a staple of all New Orleans music — from "St. James Infirmary" to "Life Under the Scope" — so a spotlight on the words of its musicians seems long overdue.

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Stage Previews and Reviews

The Amen Corner

John Grimsley's set for James Baldwin's 1965 drama The Amen Corner, recently produced by the Anthony Bean Community Theater, laid out a symbolic geography of the central character's spirit.

The Bikinis

Fri. Feb 24 | The musical features a 1960s girl group reunited to revive some beach party fun.

The Hunting of the Snark

Sat. Feb. 25 | In the Contemporary Arts Center's children's theater series, Skin Horse Theater stages its version of Lewis Carroll's wondrously absurd poem The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits.

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Art Review

Review: Bruce Davenport's Group Exhibition at Homespace Gallery

D. Eric Bookhardt on the local artist's curation of a group show of lesser-known New Orleans artists
The art world can be a tough nut to crack, but sometimes things happen unexpectedly.

Paintings by Regina Scully

Over the last several years, Regina Scully has staked out a paradoxical place among New Orleans painters.

Assemblages by Jimmy Descant

He often haunted flflflea markets and rummage sales, and with his leather jacket and shades, Jimmy Descant looked more like a musician than a visual artist.

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The Year in Art

D. Eric Bookhardt surveys the New Orleans art scene of 2011
It's been a hell of a year.

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