Darlings,
Wonderful spring weather is greeting us as we step out to attend fabulous fun events.
This past week, I really didn't do much. I received a lot of invitations and my mind wanted to go but my body wouldn’t and I stayed home resting.
I did not miss attending on Thursday, February 2, the always-fun and for a great cause American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Luncheon that was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. As in as in the past, the annual luncheon was entertaining, delicious and for a great cause. I love RED and everyone looked beautiful in their red ensembles.
The Go Red For Women movement encourages local women to take charge of their heart health by making it a top priority. Guests participated in free health screenings and a silent auction, a heart-healthy lunch and heard stories of local women affected by heart disease.https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154054759745870.1073742789.581200869&type=1&l=bfdcf6d730
I was saddened by the passing of legendary restaurateur and patrician Drago Cvitanovich. May his Soul RIP! http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/dragos-restaurant-founder-drago-cvitanovich-dies-at-94/398709855.
Le Petit is thrilled to offer a special encore performance of Jelly's Last Jam! Order your tickets today for Sunday, February 12th at 7:30 PM.
Emmy-award winner and Tony-nominee Ted Louis Levy leads an all-star cast as jazz great and New Orleans' native son, Jelly Roll Morton. Born a Creole American in the Faubourg Marigny, Jelly Roll Morton took the music he found in the sporting houses of Storyville out into the wide world.
Don't miss out on the show The New York Times says is "a sophisticated attempt to tell the story of the birth of jazz in general and, through that story, the edgy drama of being black in the tumultuous modern America that percolated to jazz's beat."
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6 shows only, THIS WEEKEND and next
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Wonderful spring weather is greeting us as we step out to attend fabulous fun events.
This past week, I really didn't do much. I received a lot of invitations and my mind wanted to go but my body wouldn’t and I stayed home resting.
I did not miss attending on Thursday, February 2, the always-fun and for a great cause American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Luncheon that was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. As in as in the past, the annual luncheon was entertaining, delicious and for a great cause. I love RED and everyone looked beautiful in their red ensembles.
The Go Red For Women movement encourages local women to take charge of their heart health by making it a top priority. Guests participated in free health screenings and a silent auction, a heart-healthy lunch and heard stories of local women affected by heart disease.https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154054759745870.1073742789.581200869&type=1&l=bfdcf6d730
I was saddened by the passing of legendary restaurateur and patrician Drago Cvitanovich. May his Soul RIP! http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/dragos-restaurant-founder-drago-cvitanovich-dies-at-94/398709855.
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www.wwltv.com
Drago Cvitanovich, the Croatian immigrant who became patriarch of the family that expanded the oyster and seafood restaurant empire he began nearly 50 years ago, has died. He was 94.
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This upcoming week, there are a lot of fun activities. I am looking forward to attending, on Friday, February 10, the opening night of the New Orleans Opera production of Sweeney Todd. Performances are on Friday at 8:00 PM and Sunday, February 12 at 2:30PM at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts.
New Orleans Opera is excited to present for the first time on a professional stage together, the very talented Grimsley family! New Orleans native bass-baritone Greer Grimsley stars as the murderous barber slicing a path of bloody revenge through Victorian London. Joining him is his wife, New Orleans’ favorite mezzo-soprano, Luretta Bybee, as his wicked partner in crime, Mrs. Lovett, and introducing recent Loyola University graduate Emma Grimsley (their daughter) as Sweeney’s long lost daughter, Johanna.
This weekend in Baton Rouge, Opera Louisiana is presenting my darling friend, talented baritone Ivan Griffin singing the lead role in Ulysses: An American Mythology. The dates are Friday, February 10 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, February 12 at 3:00PM and the performances are in the Manship Theatre at Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge.
I am also looking forward to viewing the always irreverent
2017 Krewe du Vieux New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2017
www.mardigrasparadeschedule.com/krewes/kdv/
Darlings, I just want to remind you to put in your calendar that I have been selected to be the Queen of Mardi Gras Mambo along with my King Juan LaFonta on Friday, February 17 at the New Orleans Musuem of Art.
Darlings, you are all invited- It is going to be a lot of fun and you know I will be decked out as the Mardi Gras Mambo Queen! Here are the details:
Save the date! Friday, February 17. It's the 4th annual Mardi Gras Mambo presented by Cervantes Foundation in partnership with the New Orleans Museum of Art where the event is being held. This year's royalty is King Juan LaFonta and Queen Margarita Bergen. Live music by "AsheSon" and surprise performances by other local talent celebrating Carnival in New Orleans and Latin America. Advance tickets on sale now for $10 each. Available at Chilangos Seafood on Williams Blvd. in Kenner or through any Cervantes member.
Tickets will be available at the door for $12. From 5- 7 pm, there will be guided tours of the "Venice", NOMA's new exhibition. Masks encouraged but must be hand-held or can only cover the eyes. Per museum policy, no glitter, no confetti and no balloons. Cash bar will be available. Elegant attire.
Here are a few more events coming up this week:
Feb. 11
Audubon Nature Institute's Get Yah Praise On. It’s an annual gospel music experience in the Audubon Zoo’s Capital One Performance Pavilion. Free with Zoo admission
Feb. 11
WYES Orpheus Den Tour
An exclusive viewing of the Krewe of Orpheus floats. Participants will learn how they pick themes, design their floats, secure celebrity monarchs, and coordinate the creation of their parade and party at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World
Feb 12.
Bridge House/Grace House's Recycled Fashion Show at Rock ’N’ Bowl
At this eighth annual event, clothes from the Bridge House Thrift Store will be transformed into fashionable outfits by local designers and showcased. The evening will also include food from local restaurants, a cash bar, live entertainment and a silent auction featuring the items modeled on the runway.
Darling please put in your Calendar:
It is a Carnival Ball: Friday, February 19 at 5 p.m. at NOMA
Cervantes Fundación Hispanoamericana de Arte announces Juan LaFonta and Margarita Bergen as its King and Queen of Mardi Gras Mambo 2017. The carnival ball will take place on Friday, February 17, at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The evening will be full of live music by AsheSon and surprise performances highlighting the rhythms of Carnival in Latin America and New Orleans. Come dance to the conga, samba and second-line. Advance tickets to the event are $10 per person or $12 at the door. Elegant attire is suggested, masks encouraged, and a cash bar will be available. For more information and to purchase tickets, call Brenda Melara at 504.615.9070 or email brenda@cervantesfoundation.org.
In "Guidebooks to Sin," Arceneaux illustrates her decades of research with facsimile pages from 25 guides (15 original Storyville guides plus 10 imitations that were produced decades after the District officially closed). Together with Emily Epstein Landau's foreword, which places the books in their historical context, the new volume is the ultimate guide to these artifacts, which have long been misconstrued pieces of Storyville's history.
A hardcover, archival-quality art book, "Guidebooks to Sin" features more than 300 images and retails for $50. For more information, visit www.hnoc.org/books.
Upcoming local Guidebooks to Sin events with author Pamela D. Arceneaux
Tuesday, February 7 * 6 p.m.
Octavia Books * 513 Octavia St.
(504) 899-7323
Thursday, February 9 * 6 p.m.
Maple Street Book Shop * 7529 Maple St.
(504) 866-4916
Thursday, February 9 * 6 p.m.
Maple Street Book Shop * 7529 Maple St.
(504) 866-4916
Both of these events are free and open to the public.
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Pamela D. Arceneaux - GUIDEBOOKS TO SIN: The Bluebooks of Storyville, New Orleans
Please join us when Pamela D. Arceneaux presents and signs GUIDEBOOKS TO SIN: The Bluebooks of Storyville, New Orleans.
Between 1897 and 1917, a legal red-light district thrived at the edge of the French Quarter, helping establish the notorious reputation that adheres to New Orleans today. Though many scholars have written about Storyville, no thorough contemporary study of the blue books-directories of the neighborhood's prostitutes, featuring advertisements for liquor, brothels, and venereal disease cures-has been available until now.
Pamela D. Arceneaux's examination of these rare guides invites readers into a version of Storyville created by its own entrepreneurs. A foreword by the historian Emily Epstein Landau places the blue books in the context of their time, concurrent with the rise of American consumer culture and modern advertising. Illustrated with hundreds of facsimile pages from the blue books in The Historic New Orleans Collection's holdings, Guidebooks to Sin illuminates the intersection of race, commerce, and sex in this essential chapter of New Orleans history.
Pamela D. Arceneaux is senior librarian and rare books curator at The Historic New Orleans Collection, where she has worked since 1981. A native of Panama City, Florida, she grew up in Thomasville, Georgia, before receiving a BA in history from West Georgia College (now the University of West Georgia) and an MLS from Louisiana State University. In recognition of her contributions as an outstanding librarian in a specialized field, the Louisiana Library Association presented the Lucy B. Foote Award to her in 1999.
Event date:
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 - 6:00pm
Event address:
Octavia Books - 513 Octavia Street - New Orleans, LA 70115
$50.00
SKU: P780917860737
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Elias String Quartet
Wed., Feb. 8 | 8pm Tulane's Dixon Hall Known for intense and vibrant performances, Elias String Quartet is one of its generation's leading ensembles. New Orleans Friends of Music presents Elias String Quartet playing Beethoven's Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, Bartok's Quartet No. 4 and Brahms' Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 on Wednesday, February 8, at Tulane's Dixon Hall. Don't miss this exciting performance! Tickets at the door or online. |
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Join Bon Operatit! for a FREE concert of
"Sweet Treats with Sondheim" Bon Operatit! celebrates Valentine's Day with music by Stephen Sondheim from Sweeney Todd, Gypsy, A Little Night Music, and more! Wednesday, February 8 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter 541 Bourbon Street $5.00 valet parking at the hotel To reserve a table call (504) 524-7611 ext 146 For more information visit www.BonOperatit.com or call (504) 232-1046 |
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Did you know that the shape of your wine glass affects the taste of the wine? You are cordially invited to discover...
"THE SECRET OF THE WINE GLASS"
This Thursday, February 9 from 6:30pm-8:00pm
Standard Sales Gallery, 719 O'Keefe Avenue, New Orleans
Admission includes a set of four Riedel wine glasses valued at $138
Hosted by Simplee Gourmet, all proceeds benefit The NOCCA Institute
T ickets are $125, but as a Friend of NOCCA, you'll receive a $25 discount! Visit
SecretOfTheWineGlass.Eventbrite.com and use the promo code "FRIENDOFNOCCA".
At this very special tasting event, Chris Hillin of the Riedel Wine Glass Company will show us how wine glasses can affect the flavor of wine. To do that, he'll use different types of Riedel stems that have been designed to enhance different types of wine.
Join us, and you'll receive a beautiful boxed set of two red and two white Riedel glasses to keep as part of your reservation fee. Each set contains one of each of the Veritas Tasting set: Oaked Chardonnay, Riesling Grand Cru, Pinot Noir, and the Cabernet Sauvignon. This set is valued at $138!
The tasting will last approximately one-and-a-half hours, beginning with pre-event appetizers, which will be followed by the wine-tasting presentation itself. Afterward, attendees will have the chance to order additional Riedel wine glasses and wine at a discount.
Guests can also take part in a silent auction featuring a range of experience packages, including gift certificates to local shops and restaurants and other New Orleans-area treats.
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Due to OVERWHELMING Demand...
We're adding one more chance to jam with Jelly!
We're adding one more chance to jam with Jelly!
Le Petit is thrilled to offer a special encore performance of Jelly's Last Jam! Order your tickets today for Sunday, February 12th at 7:30 PM.
Welcome to the Jungle Inn,
a lowdown club somewhere's t'ween heaven & hell
Emmy-award winner and Tony-nominee Ted Louis Levy leads an all-star cast as jazz great and New Orleans' native son, Jelly Roll Morton. Born a Creole American in the Faubourg Marigny, Jelly Roll Morton took the music he found in the sporting houses of Storyville out into the wide world.
Don't miss out on the show The New York Times says is "a sophisticated attempt to tell the story of the birth of jazz in general and, through that story, the edgy drama of being black in the tumultuous modern America that percolated to jazz's beat."
Ticket Information:
$35-50 | Adults
$15 | Students
$35-50 | Adults
$15 | Students
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Don't forget to add Sunday Champagne Brunch
for just $25!
Click HERE to buy your tickets, and choose either the 12:30 or 1:30 seating. 12:30 is a good choice if you're planning to join the popular pre-show Nuts & Bolts lecture at 1:30.
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It's back baby!
Ricky Graham's The Ball & All
A carnival tradition and a must see!Ricky Graham's The Ball & All
6 shows only, THIS WEEKEND and next
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| Fri 2/10/2017 at 8:00 PM | AND THE BALL AND ALL | Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts Kenner, LA | ||
| Sat 2/11/2017 at 8:00 PM | AND THE BALL AND ALL | Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts Kenner, LA | ||
| Sun 2/12/2017 at 2:00 PM | AND THE BALL AND ALL | Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts Kenner, LA |
Rivertown Theaters, 325 Minor St, Kenner, LA 70062
Saturday, February 11
Krewe du Vieux
Location: Marigny/French Quarter New Orleans
Date: February 11, 2017
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Year Founded: 1987
Krewe Website: www.kreweduvieux.org
Location: Marigny/French Quarter New Orleans
Date: February 11, 2017
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Year Founded: 1987
Krewe Website: www.kreweduvieux.org
Mardi Gras Mambo 2017 presented by Cervantes and NOMA
If you're not a member of this krewe yet,
or at least have your ticket to attend,
ask yourself... "WHY NOT?"
...See Moreor at least have your ticket to attend,
ask yourself... "WHY NOT?"
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