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APRIL 19
Literary Round Table Luncheon Saluting New Orleans Authors
Darlings, by popular request, guests are encouraged to wear their Easter finery and prizes will be awarded to the most beautiful chapeau and the best ensemble at the upcoming Round Table Luncheon at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter on Wednesday, April 19 at noon.
The theme will be “Saluting the New Orleans Authors and their New Books.” Among the authors will be Pamela Arceneaux, author of Guidebooks to Sin: The Blue Books of Storyville, New Orleans and Jeff Crouere, who will discuss his book, America's Last Chance.
Entertainment will be by talented Louis Dudoussat who just performed in the acclaimed JPAS production of Tarzan. The $55 all-inclusive price include a 3-three course gourmet luncheon, champagne/wines and valet parking.
Please make your reservations by calling Judy LeBlanc at (504) 571-4672 or email her at Judy.LeBlanc@BourbonOrleans.com. RESERVATIONS AND PREPAYMENT ARE REQUIRED. Walk-ins will not be accepted, as the hotel will only prepare meals for the number of guests who have made reservations.
Darlings,
I am still recuperating from a bad chest cold but it feels great to be back in New Orleans after a brief sojourn to the Emerald Coast in Florida.
Ever since I came back, I have been enjoying myself attending some wonderful events, including the St. Martin's Gala, “Totally ‘80s,” at its lovely campus in Metairie. I saw many friends in fabulous ‘80s costumes. I could only stay for the patron party but everyone was ready for the performance of the Molly Ringwalds band.
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My evening kept going and this time it was the lovely JCRS's Jewish Roots of Past, Present and Future event at the Hyatt Regency. This sixth annual Gala honored 17 members of the local community. This year, the Gala partnered with Creole Concepts Restaurant Group to provide a great, delicious meal, served family style. I loved the evening that included a fabulous NOCCA Jazz Ensemble that entertained to the delight of the guests. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154207346280870.1073742823.581200869&type=1&l=872b5bbef6
I feel so fortunate not to have missed the lovely production of the New Orleans Opera of Charles Gounod's Faust. It was in French with English subtitles and onstage just before the opera began, Hon. Gregor Tremel, Consul of France to New Orleans presented Maestro Robert Lyall with the honor of Chevalier (Knight), of the Arts. Congratulations Conductor Lyall.
This week is going to be very exciting as well, starting on Tuesday evening, April 4, with the Broadway in New Orleans touring production of The Bodyguard. The production will run through Sunday the 9th at the Saenger Theatre on Canal Street, and tickets can be purchased online through the Saenger website or Ticketmaster or at the Saenger box office. Show times vary.
Based on the smash hit film, the award-winning musical will star Grammy Award-nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox. The plot line is as follows: Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love.
A romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features a host of irresistible classics made famous by the late Whitney Houston when the show premiered in the early 1990s. They include “Queen of the Night,” “So Emotional,” “One Moment in Time,” “Saving All My Love (for you),” “I Have Nothing,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and one of the biggest-selling songs of all time – “I Will Always Love You.”
And here is another great event happening on Tuesday, April 4, at Washington Square Park between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. Vocalist Chris Walker will headline the Washington Square Park Music Festival with a tribute to the late Al Jarreau.
Walker, who toured with Jarreau, knew him well and he is staging this tribute to his mentor by performing some of Jarreau’s greatest hits. Click here for my Facebook posting to read more information: https://www.facebook.com/margarita.bergen/posts/10154209622345870
On Wednesday, April 5, it is annual Prix d’Elegance Luncheon & Fashion Show to benefit New Orleans Ballet Association’s Youth Ballet Program at the Hilton. The Men and Women of Fashion’s 45th annual “Prix d’Elegance” will honor 10 men and 10 women who exemplify a unique personal style and are significant contributors in helping the community. A delicious lunch, silent auction, raffle and performance by students of the NORDC/NOBA Center for Dance will make up the event, as well as a glamorous fashion show. $100, Hilton Riverside. Contact NOBA at 522-0996 for tickets and information.
April 5
Annual jazz lecture to pay tribute to John Robichaux
The Historic New Orleans Collection will present the 18th annual Bill Russell Lecture - “A Tribute to John Robichaux” - on Wednesday, April 5 at its Williams Research Center (410 Chartres Street). Robichaux (1866–1939), a native of Thibodaux, is considered to have been the most continuously active dance bandleader in New Orleans. To add to the fun, the New John Robichaux Society Orchestra, led by Tom Hook and Wendell Brunious, will join forces with the Louisiane Vintage Dancers to recreate an evening of 19th-century entertainment. This year’s lecture is sponsored by the Derbes Family Foundation.
Admission to the lecture is $15 per person and reservations should be made in advance; seating is limited.
April 5
Carmina Burana
Venue: Roussel Performance Hall, Loyola University
Sponsoring Organization: Symphony Chorus of New Orleans
Tickets: Symphony Chorus of New Orleans and Roussel Hall
Carmina Burana is a cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936, based on 24 poems from a much larger collection from the 1100s and 1200s that cover a wide variety of everyday life subjects. The work is sometimes paired with a short opera to make up a full program. The best-known piece from Carmina Burana is “O Fortuna,” used in dozens of movie soundtracks and covered by well-known musicians and musical groups.
The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans is performing with percussionists from the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, plus two pianists, baritone André Chiang, soprano Donna Lee and the New Orleans Boys' Choir. Steven Edwards conducts. The pieces are sung in Latin and German with English translations provided. The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans (SCNO) is an all-volunteer chorus that has provided superlative choral music to the greater New Orleans area for more than 35 years.
The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. For information and tickets call (504) 525-2111 or go tohttp://www.symphonychorus.org/.
www.symphonychorus.org
Symphony Chorus of New Orleans (SCNO) is an all-volunteer chorus that has provided superlative choral music to the greater New Orleans area for more than 35 years.
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April 6
French Quarter Festival Opening Night Gala
Tickets: $125-$5,000
Location: Antoine’s
Contact: 522-5730
Antoine’s signature dishes, libations by Brown-Forman, music by French Quarter Festival all- stars and a surprise kickoff will raise funds for the 34th annual French Quarter Festival. A portion of the proceeds will benefit New Orleans’ Roots of Music and Jackson Square beautification.
April 7
The New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation is looking forward to seeing you at the lecture
and book signing by Author Hermes Mallea, Architect. The book is titled “Great Houses of Havana: A Century of Cuban Style.” The lecture, in the auditorium of the New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Cir, New Orleans in City Park, starts at 6:00 p.m.
The lecture is free and open to the public with entertainment provided by vocalist Margie Perez from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Book Signing to follow at 7:30 p.m. This event is made possible with the collaboration of the New Orleans Museum of Art, JW Marriott New Orleans, Jahncke & Burns Architects, The Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans, Tulane School of Architecture-Master of Preservation Studies and Tulane University Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute, Beatriz Ball, Ileana and José Suquet.
Entrance to the Museum is free to NOMA members, $12 to non-members $10 to seniors (65+) and $8 for students. For more information visit: http://www.nohhf.org
Entrance to the Museum is free to NOMA members, $12 to non-members $10 to seniors (65+) and $8 for students. For more information visit: http://www.nohhf.org
Also on Friday, April 7 is the performance of the visiting chamber music group, The Harlem Quartet. Sponsored by New Orleans Friends of Music, the concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall on the campus of Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans. The Harlem Quartet, a Grammy Award winner for their 2013 album that combined elements of classical and jazz, has toured the world and is happy to be returning to New Orleans.
And, as an added bonus, chamber music lovers who arrive early will have a chance to hear the winners of last weekend’s NOLA Chamber Fest in a showcase performance in four different age categories ranging from high school through college and graduate school.
This starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $18-$35 and free for students with ID. For more information call (504) 895-0690 or visit their website, www.friendsofmusic.org.
On Saturday, April 8, the Cochon Cotillion XXI, hosted by Bridge House Grace House will be held at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World from 7:00-11:00 p.m. The facility is located on the riverfront at 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sounds like a lot of fun, all the more so because it’s supporting a worthy cause.
I also have been invited to attend : 'ART IN APRIL" benefiting the restoration and preservation of St Alphonsus Church, as well as the 1866 ceiling Frescoes by renowned Italian artists Domenico Canova and Giovanni Rossi, and beautiful 1890 hand-cut stained glass windows by artist F. X. Zettler of Germany. The event is being held on Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at St. Alphonsus Church, 2025 Constance Street, New Orleans, LA.
Photos from the champagne reception during intermission of Faust at the Mahalia Jackson Theater
Have a fun week with French Quarter Festival coming up this weekend!
Having lunch at my favorite Plantation : Houmas house and Plantation and Gardens
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 3pm-7pm
The Washington Square Park Music Festival
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