Darlings,
This past week there were so many fabulous occasions to Toast to New Orleans at the many fun, delicious events that I attended.
One of them was the Southern Food & Beverage Museum's Baguette Battle: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154373827575870.1073742858.581200869&type=1&l=52601abe96
Judges Dickie Brennan, Gregor Trumel, Ron Guillory and Liz Williams.
That evening my darling friend, Jessica Harris, was reading and autographing her book, My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir, at Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania Street.
Culinary Historian Jessica Harris at the Garden Book store accompanied by Lolis Eric Elie, an award-winning writer, journalist, documentary filmmaker, and cookbook author.
writer, journalist, documentary filmmaker, and cookbook author.
Another event that I enjoyed very much attending was the Louisiana First Foundation's New Orleans Seersucker, Hats and Sazeracs, hosted by Louisiana First Lady, Donna Edwards, at the Windsor Court Hotel. It was just lovely and delicious and for a great cause.
I enjoyed so much seeing Donna again and her husband, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. In case you did not know, the Foundation's Mission is to seek the enhancement of Louisiana children's education with an emphasis on Music, Art and Movement. I am grateful to my darling friends Russ and Sandra Herman for hosting me at this fabulous event that was sponsored by Ochsner Health System.
: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154375978150870.1073742859.581200869&type=1&l=a920cd5960
The annual French-American Chamber of Commerce's 2017 SUMMER WINE FEST at the Shops at Canal Place was delicious: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154380863770870.1073742860.581200869&type=1&l=e8f6ac878d
All week, I was looking forward to attending, in addition to the Annual Summer Wine Fest, the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Tulane's Summer Lyric Theater: 50th Anniversary Gala - Let's Go on with the Show! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154380906385870.1073742861.581200869&type=1&l=5d3525a63a
Final scene of Tulane's 50th Anniversary of Summer Lyric Theater
On Sunday afternoon, I finally got to see the New Orleans Opera production of As One at the Marigny Opera House. I really enjoyed it and got to meet the composer, Laura Kaminsky.
On a sad note, my darling friend Lynette Stillwell passed away yesterday. She will be missed by all of those that were honored to have known her. Funeral details will follow.
Darlings, this week is going to be another busy one for me that is going to start by attending today a press conference for FestiGals at the Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes & Culture on Conti Street.
FestiGals will reveals the details of its action-packed lineup for the seventh annual women-centric event. This will include the announcement of the event’s keynote speakers, unveiling the new parade route for the traditional Stiletto Stroll, and celebration of the elaborate coronation of the 2017 Grand Diva, Robin Barnes. The event will also include performances from the NOLA Showgirls.
FestiGals is the only event along the Gulf Coast dedicated to celebrating, connecting and inspiring women while supporting causes important to their well-being. FestiGals 2017 is slated for June 22-24 at the JW Marriott on Canal Street.
Tonight, I have been invited to attend the opening night for the Broadway in New Orleans production of Mamma Mia at the Saenger Theatre.
On Thursday, I am looking forward to going to City Park's Thursday at Twilight when my darling friends, the talented guitarist duo, Julio and Cesar, will be playing at 6 p.m.
Here are a few other events going on this week:
Thursday, June 8
Event: “Dine Out for Paws”
Benefits: Louisiana SPCA
Event Info: Eat lunch or dinner at one of the participating restaurants, and that restaurant will donate 20 percent of their proceeds to the Louisiana SPCA.
Tickets: Varies
Location: Various participating restaurants
Contact: 368-5191
Benefits: Louisiana SPCA
Event Info: Eat lunch or dinner at one of the participating restaurants, and that restaurant will donate 20 percent of their proceeds to the Louisiana SPCA.
Tickets: Varies
Location: Various participating restaurants
Contact: 368-5191
Thursday, June 8
Lighthouse Louisiana's Soiree de Lumiere
A cocktail reception in honor of the work of Lighthouse Louisiana, which has been providing jobs and services for people who are blind or who have other disabilities for the past 100 years. The event will be at Arnaud’s: 813 Bienville Ave.
This year’s 31st Annual Creole Tomato Festival will be on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11 in the historic French Market. Festival hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
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When: June 10-11, 2017
June 10
Ogden Museum's Magnolia Ball
MAGNOLIA BALL
Join us on June 10th for Magnolia Ball, the New Orleans’ event of the summer! Enjoy some of the best bites New Orleans’ chefs have to offer, sip on hand-crafted Southern cocktails, add to your collection with pieces from our silent auction featuring established and up-and-coming Southern artists, and dance the night away in true New Orleans style.
Entertainment will be provided by DJ G Cue, DJ Quickie Mart, DJ Lil’ Jodeci, DJ Kidd Love, the Showtime Brass Band and the Kevin Gullage Band, with a special appearance by Krewe des Fleurs.
This year’s Magnolia Ball will celebrate the Ogden Museum’s photography exhibitions, The Colourful South: William Christenberry, Birney Imes, William Greiner, William Ferris and Alec Soth and William Eggleston: Troubled Waters, From the Collection of William Greiner.
Sunday, June 11
On Sunday, I am looking forward to attending The English Speaking Union- New Orleans Branch’s “Talley Ho! A Day at Royal Ascot” in Celebration of the Official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The event will take place from 12:00 noon-2:00 p.m. at the New Orleans Country Club.
Sunday, June 11
The New Orleans Civic Symphony will hold its final concert of the 2016-17 Season in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the UNO Lakefront Campus at 7:00 p.m.
UNO Music Director, Dr. Charles Taylor, will conduct the 40-piece orchestra through four works by renowned 19th and early 20th century European composers, including “The Petite Suite” by Claude Debussy; Symphony No. 8 in D-minor (“The Unfinished Symphony”) by Franz Schubert; the overture to “The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini; and “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen” Op. 65 No. 6 by Edvard Grieg.
The Civic Symphony is the oldest continually performing orchestra in Louisiana. Originally formed under the auspices of the New Orleans Recreational Department in the 1940s, it has been affiliated with UNO for the past 20 years. Such luminaries as trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and pianist/vocalist Harry Connick Jr. have passed through the NOCS ranks.
The concert is free and donations are graciously accepted. You can read more about the concert in this Thursday’s New Orleans Advocate’s BEAUCOUP magazine pullout or visit the online story on the newspaper’s website on Wednesday. For directions and other information go to www.neworleanscivicsymphony.org.
Sunday, June 11
Lyrica Baroque, a New Orleans-based chamber music group, will be giving a concert at the New Orleans Opera Women’s Guild Home, 2504 Prytania Street (at 2nd Street) in the Garden District at 3:00 p.m.
Presented in collaboration with the New Orleans Opera Association, Lyrica Baroque explores the theme “Opera Fusion” where chamber music meets operatic drama. The concert will feature Lyrica Baroque soprano, Sarah Jane McMahon, and Metropolitan Opera star and Louisiana native, tenor Paul Groves. Also joining the ensemble is Bradley Moore, piano, from Houston Grand Opera and violin superstar, Eric Silberger. The other Lyrica Baroque members are husband and wife Benjamin Atherholt (bassoon) and Jaren Atherholt (oboe), plus Daniel Lelchuk on cello and Joseph Meyer on violin.
Tickets, ranging from $10-$50, can be ordered from www.eventbrite.com/e/opera-fusion-tickets-32267853017. For more information go to www.lyricabaroque.com.
Enjoy your week and stay cool and dry!
June 6- 11
MAMMA MIA! TICKETS -
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Thursdays at Twilight Concert Series
Celebrating New Orleans Music
Julio and Cesar
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Gates open at 5pm; Music begins at 6pm
Pavilion of the Two Sisters in City Park's Botanical Garden
Originally from Guatemala, Julio and Cesar Herrera have been
in New Orleans for over 30 years. They describe their music as
constantly evolving, attributing this, in part, to their exposure
from an early age to many cultures. For more information
about the band, visit www.julioandcesar.com
-There is a free parking lot across the street from the Botanical Garden.
Admission: $10/person
Mint juleps, wine, beer, soft drinks, water and food are available
for purchase. No outside food and drink or pets allowed $10
Free parking lot across the street from the Botanical Garden
Please contact the New Orleans Botanical Garden for more details: 483-9488.
- See more at:
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EXHIBITION INVITATION - THE VINCENT MANN GALLERY
Recital by internationally acclaimed harpsichordist Benjamin Alard presented by St. Mary's Chapel (Old Ursuline Convent).
Thursday, June 8, 2017. 6 PM
Where: St. Mary's Chapel (Old Ursuline Convent), 1116 Chartres St., New Orleans, LA. 70116
BENJAMIN ALARD'S principal passion has always been the music of J.S. Bach and it was for his interpretation of this great composer that he was awarded first prize in the 2004 International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges. While still quite young he began studying music in his hometown in Dieppe, France. He was soon drawn to the organ and entered the Conservatory of Rouen where he studied with Louis Thiry and François Ménissier. He was first introduced to the harpsichord by Elizabeth Joyé, with whom he studied in Paris before going on, in 2003, to the Schola Cantorum in Basel to work with Jorg-Andreas Botticher, Jean-Claude Zehnder and Andrea Marcon. Since 2007 he has been organist of the Bernard-Aubertin organ in the church of Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile in Paris where each season he organizes Sunday morning concerts in collaboration with "Les Amis de l'Orgue" and "Jeunes Talents."
Today Alard divides his time between performing recitals and chamber music on both the harpsichord and organ. He is regularly invited to perform as soloist in music series in Europe, Japan and North America. Mr. Alard collaborates with leading ensembles such as La Petite Bande (Drector Sigiswald Kuijken), Capriccio Stravagante (Director Skip Sempé) and the Venice Baroque Orchestra (Director Andrea Marcon). He has recorded 10 CDs for the Hotrus, Alpha and Accent record companies. The Souvigny Festival recently issued a DVD of his recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations. All of Bach: A Project of the Netherlands Bach Society recently issued two videos and interviews with Mr. Alard. They are available at: http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-933-938/ and http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-933-938/.
PROGRAM: Mr. Alard will perform the preludes and allemande from L'art de toucher le clavecin by François Couperin and The Italian Concerto (BWV 971) and The French Overture (BWV 831) by Johann Sebastian Bach
A free will donation will be taken at this recital for the purchase of a Steinway Piano for St. Mary's Chapel and the restoration of the chapel's historic Pilcher pipe organ.
Friday, June 9
It's Only a Play
Darlings, please put in your Calendar that on Friday, June 9, you are coming to Le Petit Theatre to see the delightful " It's Only a Play."
The Broadway Smash Comedy Opens at Le Petit!
Join The NOLA Project and Le Petit Theatre as we close out our 2016-2017 seasons with this hysterical co-production of Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play. Featuring a veritable "Who's Who" of New Orleans actors, this rip-roaring farce SHOULD NOT be missed.
The Broadway Smash Comedy Opens at Le Petit!
Join The NOLA Project and Le Petit Theatre as we close out our 2016-2017 seasons with this hysterical co-production of Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play. Featuring a veritable "Who's Who" of New Orleans actors, this rip-roaring farce SHOULD NOT be missed.
It's the opening night of the brand new play The Golden Egg on Broadway, and wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her opulent Manhattan townhouse. Downstairs, the celebrity guests are pouring in. But the real action is upstairs in the bedroom-where a group of insiders eagerly await the opening night reviews.
"This show is without a doubt hilariously, sidesplittingly funny... These are among the funniest lines to roll to a stage in years...It's Only a Play deserves only a rave." -The New York Times
It's Only a Play opens on Friday, June 9th and runs through June 25th. Discounted tickets are available on Monday, June 19th for our Industry Night performance!
Ticket Information:
$35-50 | Adults
$15 | Students
$35-50 | Adults
$15 | Students
Group discounts are also available for parties of 10 or more.
Le Petit Theatre would like to thank the Holley Pavy & Jason M. Deblois Foundation
for its support of It's Only a Play.
for its support of It's Only a Play.
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By William Shakespeare
June 4-18, 2017 | Tulane's Lupin Theater Directed by Emilie Whelan in collaboration with Cripple Creek Theatre Company Runtime: Approximately 100 minutes with no intermission
This production toured to underserved audiences - as well as a prison - before opening the Festival's mainstage season!
A bawdy comedy that turns raw and heartbreaking, The Taming of the Shrew confronts the intimate makings of a servant. As Petruchio sets out to "tame" the unbridled Katherina - and men vie for the affections of the dutiful Bianca - themes of disguise, subversion, and costume run rampant.
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Ain't Misbehavin'
Weekends, June 4 - June 25
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
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World Naked Bike Ride
Saturday, June 10th, 2017
Darlings, have you got your body ready for Saturday, June 10? I was very disappointed with the bodies of the riders that showed off at the Naked Bike.
By the way, when I posted my photos I was censored by Facebook, so I must be careful this time!
By the way, when I posted my photos I was censored by Facebook, so I must be careful this time!
Parade Ride 4pm
After Party 7pm
Click for More Info and to View the Route
from Mickey Markey Park through the French Quarter
and back to the Bywater
This year's theme is "We are not targets"
It's a non-confrontational way of getting the message
out to (automobile) drivers that we (bicyclists) are vulnerable.
One of our favorite slogans is, 'Can you see me now?' A lot
of times drivers aren't paying attention. They're not used to
seeing cyclists, but when you're naked they see you.
Two Vintage bikes (male and female) will be raffled off this year
to offset expenses for the ride. Bike raffle tickets will be sold at
the park before the ride. The drawing will take place in the park
following the ride. Posters and bike stickers will be on sale at both
the park and at the Castillo Blanco after party
This year's clothing-optional After Party takes place
at Castillo Blanco (the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus den)
at 4321 St. Claude Ave. Admission $10. For updates, visit:
World Naked Bike Ride jiggles into view June 10 http://www.nola.com/festiva
MAGNOLIA BALL AT THE OGDEN MUSEUM
/// June 10 @ 8:00 pm - 11:55 pm
PURCHASE TICKETS BID NOW ON WORK FROM THE SILENT AUCTION
Join us on June 10th for Magnolia Ball, the New Orleans’ event of the summer! Enjoy some of the best bites New Orleans’ chefs have to offer, sip on hand-crafted Southern cocktails, add to your collection with pieces from our silent auction featuring established and up-and-coming Southern artists, and dance the night away in true New Orleans style.
Vendors for the evening include Chais Delachaise, Desire Oyster Bar , Diva Dawg, Domenica, Kenton’s, Joel Catering, Martin Wine Cellar Catering, Palate Catering and Rosedale. Love, Cookie will also be providing boxes of cookies for takeaway favors.
Entertainment will be provided by DJ G Cue, DJ Quickie Mart, DJ Lil’ Jodeci, DJ Kidd Love, the Showtime Brass Band and the Kevin Gullage Band, with a special appearance by Krewe des Fleurs.
This year’s Magnolia Ball will celebrate the Ogden Museum’s photography exhibitions, The Colourful South: William Christenberry, Birney Imes, William Greiner, William Ferris and Alec Soth and William Eggleston: Troubled Waters, From the Collection of William Greiner.
Co-chairs of this year’s event are Hattie and Corey Moll, Elliot Hutchinson, and Emily Shaya.
The Magnolia Ball Patron Party, featuring an early preview of auction items begins at 8pm. Magnolia Ball officially opens at 9pm and lasts until the fun stops
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