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The Green Project's Free Week starts today

Megan Braden-Perry — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:53:00 -0500

The Green Project is giving away light fixtures, cabinets, cabinet doors and a huge selection of other locally reclaimed building materials starting today in its fifth annual Free Week. In addition to free building materials, the store is also giving away free refreshments from local eateries and holding a contest in which one winner will get a year's worth of The Green Project's merchandise.…

Coal-fired pizzeria Amici headed to Magazine Street

Ian McNulty — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:00 -0500

A New Orleans company better known for daiquiris and pizza slices in the French Quarter plans to open a much different concept on Magazine Street.

Renovations are now underway for a pizzeria called Amici, which will serve pizzas prepared in a coal-fired oven. The restaurant is expected to open around mid-June at 3218 Magazine St., which had been the home of Byblos before that Middle Eastern restaurant moved a block up the street last year.…

Preview: Saints & Sinners Literary Festival

Will Coviello — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Will Coviello on the 10th anniversary of New Orleans' LGBT literary gathering by Will Coviello The 10th anniversary Saints and Sinners literary festival features Dorothy Allison (pictured; Bastard Out of Carolina, Cavedweller), Bernard Cooper (The Bill From My Father: A Memoir), Justin Torres (We the Animals), Ayana Mathis (The Twelve Tribes of Hattie), Summer Wood (Raising Wrecker), Andrew Holleran (Grief: A Novel) and many others. The festival was founded by members of the LGBT community to encourage writers to address issues related to HIV/AIDS, and it has grown into an all-encompassing literary conference.…

Review: Endless Line and Self-Portrait

D. Eric Bookhardt — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

D. Eric Bookhardt on a site-specific installation at Newcomb Art Gallery by Pat Steir by D. Eric Bookhardt Big time celebrities in cities like New York sometimes get big heads. It is a common human trait to try to find meaning in fame and fortune, but wisdom is a very different experience.…

Cocina Mizado to open in late September

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

A new cross-cultural Latin restaurant concept from the founders of the Zea Rotisserie & Grill and Semolina restaurant chains is taking shape at a prominent address on Metairie Road. Construction is underway for Cocina Mizado (5080 Pontchartrain Blvd., phone n.a.), which will occupy the same site that was a Semolina location for many years.…

Ola Podrida at Circle Bar

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Fri. May 24 | David Wingo is best known for his evocative film scores for David Gordon Green and Jeff Nichols (most recently Mud), but his band Ola Podrida is cinematic in its own way.…

Complements of the House

Brenda Maitland — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Tips for pairing wine and food by Brenda Maitland Chef Ian Schnoebelen and wife Laurie Casebonne own Iris in the French Quarter and Mariza in Bywater. He presides over the kitchens and she serves as general manager, wine buyer and sommelier for both restaurants.…

The Mother's Day shootings

Alex Woodward — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Alex Woodward on the week following a bloody Sunday in New Orleans by Alex Woodward A figure in a white T-shirt lifts a gun from his hip and steps from a sidewalk into the street. He raises the gun and fires into a crowd of 200 people.…

Hair of the Dog Grand Opening

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Hair of the Dog (1029 Ninth St., 504-228-6477), a dog grooming salon, celebrates its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 25.…

2013 Summer Wine Reviews

Brenda Maitland — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Cool white wines and roses for summer by Brenda Maitland 2012 Echo Bay Sauvignon BlancMarlborough, New Zealand$13 Retail The Marlborough region on the tip of New Zealand's south island possesses ideal conditions for sauvignon blanc.…

Bringing the 'good good'

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

When a shooter in a foreign land targets patrons of a cafe, or a car bomb goes off at an American marathon, we call it terrorism. When a young man shoots indiscriminately into a crowd of people for no political or religious purpose, we just call that life in New Orleans.…

Ginny Zissis

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Greek Festival New Orleans chairwoman The Greek Festival New Orleans (May 24-26; www.greekfestnola.com) marks its 40th anniversary (dubbed "the big 4-Opa") at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral (1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd.) on Bayou St. John. Around the grounds attendees can find gyros, souvlaki, goat burgers and spit-roasted lamb, and there's an indoor Greek food market stocking everything from tubs of tzatziki to a sprawling array of handmade pastries.…

Preview: The 19 Fund benefit

Will Coviello — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Will Coviello on the May 23 benefit at Tipitina's for the victims of the Mother's Day shooting by Will Coviello In response to the shooting at the Mothers' Day second line, Gambit's Foundation for Entertainment, Development and Education, the Tipitina's Foundation, United Way of Southeast Louisiana and Silence is Violence formed the 19 Fund to assist the victims. Deborah "Big Red" Cotton, who covers second lines and brass bands for Gambit, was among those injured.…

Review: Gypsy

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Lauren LaBorde says Rivertown Theaters' production of the classic is a faithful rendition by Lauren LaBorde Gypsy is based on the memoirs of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee, but the show is centered on Rose — her fiercely stubborn stage mother who's been portrayed by powerhouses including Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters and Patti LuPone in film and stage versions. Unfortunately Lisa Picone, the Rose in Theater 13's production of the musical at Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, was battling a sinus infection during opening weekend's Sunday matinee (as evidenced by coughs between lines and coming from backstage), and it hindered her performance.…

Trends, notes, quirks and quotes from the world of food

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

"Today's gastronomical adventures provide the thrills that rock 'n' roll used to. New restaurants appeal to our sense of discovery.…

Greek Festival New Orleans at the Hellenic Cultural Center

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Fri.-Sun. May 24-26 | The 40th annual Greek Festival features traditional Greek music, dance, food, pastries, ouzo and more.…

Vintage Style

Will Coviello — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience is a feast for the palate by Will Coviello The annual New Orleans Wine and Food Experience (NOWFE) brings together vintners and wine enthusiasts for a long weekend of culinary indulgence. Over four days, more than 1,000 wines from 175 wineries will be poured and evaluated at grand tastings, seminars, competitions and special events.…

Deborah Cotton: an appreciation

Kevin Allman — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Kevin Allman on the second-line chronicler and Gambit contributor by Kevin Allman "It is my belief that you don't choose New Orleans — New Orleans chooses you. Those who have fallen for her, live with her, are sprung, lost and turned out in love with her, know exactly what I mean.…

Hey Blake, what is planned for the building where Louis Armstrong learned his first notes?

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Hey Blake, What is planned for the building where Louis Armstrong learned his first notes?…

Boozer Friendly

Kathleen Allain — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Gadgets and finds for the winer things in life by Kathleen Allain

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Five South American restaurants

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Baru3700 Magazine St., (504) 895-2225www.barutapas.comCoastal Colombian small plates feature lots of seafood. Churra's Brazilian Grill3712 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-9595A self-serve, pay-by-weight churrascaria.…

Birdfoot Chamber Music Festival

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

May 21-25 | The nonprofit chamber music society spreads its wings in 2013, holding an intimate "backstage" artist conversation with WWNO-FM's Gwen Thompkins, a nocturnal Steve Reich and J. S. Bach double-header, a temporal mentors-and-masters showcase and a gala finale scored by Mozart, Ravel and Brahms. Visit www.birdfootcmf.org for performers, venues and show times.

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How we heal

Clancy DuBos — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

by Clancy DuBos The Mother's Day shooting on Frenchmen Street and its aftermath last week had an eerie familiarity to it. I didn't recognize it at first, but by week's end it occurred to me that the collective trauma felt across the city — and the passion that moved so many to respond to the tragedy with such generosity — was a bit like Hurricane Katrina.…

Bouquets & Brickbats

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

They get what they deserve William Joyce and Joe Bluhm, author and illustrator, respectively, of the children's book The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, received a 2013 Christopher Award.…

The Green Project giveaway

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

The Green Project (2831 Marais St., 504-945-0240; www.-thegreenproject.org) gives away selected salvaged and reused building materials Tuesday, May 21, through Saturday, May 25.

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