A Toast to New Orleans and YOU! Week of August 16 to Aug. 23
Good morning my darling friends! When life give you Monday, August 16, dip it in glitter and spark all week! It's a new day, a new week! Start fresh to accomplish your best. This morning ,after a very relaxing Sunday, I am grateful to be alive, healthy, and able to pray for the people in Haiti and those that are sick and passed away with Covid. 19.
Friends second-line to celebrate well-known French Quarter photographer; then he died | Arts | nola.com
Darlings, please get vaccinated, wear your mask, and be hydrated.
Each morning when I open my eyes, I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. Have a Great Monday! Groucho Marx
Darlings, I feel so blessed that I have been healthy and was able to host my Sail into Fall Round Table Luncheon on Wed. August 11 at Briquette. Due to the resurgence of COVID 19 , it was not a big crowd but a fun-loving group that made the Round Table Luncheon to be one of the best. The guest speakers Hon. Councilwoman Kristin Palmer, Tammie O' Shea of Fidelity Bank , Greg Lambousey, Director of the New Orleans Jazz Museum , the entertainers by talented Jovan Mathieu accompanied on the piano by Jim Walpole and then joined by Linda Aubert and the delicious cuisine made it indeed to be a very special and memorable RTL. Thank you to my cohost Liz Broekman ,VP, Director of P.O.W.E.R. at Fidelity Bank. 
Photo by Frank Stansbury.
Please check this link put together by talented Rick Tringali
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Put down in your calendar that my next RTL will be Saluting the Cultural Season on Wed. September 15 at Tujaque's !
My week continued and Friday was a very fun day that started at the DUBOUSE Luncheon at Vincent 's in Metairie
and concluded at Galatoire's
On Saturday, I loved attending and supporting Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s Leading Ladies Guild’s annual “Promenade Luncheon” themed “Queen for a Day,” patterned after the 1950s TV show. Congratulations to my darling longtime friend philanthropist Sandra Thompson Herman for winning as the Queen for a Day. 
I couldn't resist wearing one of my queen outfits. 
Photo by Michael Langford.
Talented duo Dr.Byron and Susan Scott along with jim Walpole provided the entertaining. With Maestro Dennis Assaf, General/Artistic Director at Conductor of Jefferson Performing Arts . Photo by Michael Langford. 
Darlings, I have been so depressed with the cancellations of so many festivals and was futher depressed by the news that two of my longtime friends and neighbors at the Pontalba : Roy Guste
and photographer Luis Sahuc
 | Roy Francis Guste Jr., the former proprietor of Antoine’s Restaurant who was also a Paris-trained chef, a prolific cookbook author and a photographer, died Monday at his New Orleans home www.nola.com |
 | Alongside Jackson Square on Friday afternoon, a crowd gathered in hopes that Louis Sahuc, the 78-year-old photographer and curmudgeon, would stroll onto his wrought-iron balcony to greet them with ... www.nola.com |
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 | Watch and follow the press conference live below. www.theadvocate.com |
 | In the wake of a coronavirus surge driven by the confluence of the infectious delta variant and a high percentage of unvaccinated residents, officials have reopened test sites across the www.nola.com |
WYES to Host Annual Gala – The Worlds of Hemingway Presented by Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Inspired by the recent Ken Burns documentary on Ernest Hemingway that aired nationally on PBS, WYES invites guests to attend its annual gala, named after the American novelist and sportsman — THE WORLDS OF HEMINGWAY PRESENTED BY OSCAR J. TOLMAS CHARITABLE TRUST on Thursday, Sept. 30, at the WYES Paulette and Frank Stewart Innovation Center for Educational Media located at 916 Navarre Ave. in New Orleans.
The Patron Party begins at 6:30 p.m., tickets are $500 per person. The Gala begins at 8:00 p.m., tickets are $200 per person. Junior prices are available for ages ages 21-40. All event tickets include ample free parking, food and cocktails. Tickets can be purchased online at wyes.org/events or by calling 504-486-5511 during normal business hours.
Guests are encouraged to wear Hemingway inspired attire or cocktail attire while enjoying delectable cuisine by CELEBRATE! Catered Events by Windsor Court and entertainment by The Boogie Men thanks to LCI Workers’ Comp. Libations provided by Sazerac Company and Crescent Crown Distributing. Wines provided by Bizou Wines.
The gala event co-chairs are Amanda and Ryan Berger, Jennifer and Fred Heebe, and Lori and Bobby Savoie.
This year’s online auction sponsored by The Orpheum boasts more than 100 items, including amazing travel and sporting adventures — fishing in Key West, fly fishing in Jackson Hole, big game fishing in Belize, white water rafting, golfing and more. Enjoy stays at luxury resorts in Hilton Head, Sedona, Cabo. Bid on bourbon tours, wine trips, staycations and a fabulous array of home furnishings, accessories and gift certificates to local restaurants and boutiques, plus much more! A link to see the items, register and bid can be found beginning September 23rd at wyes.org/events.
WYES, the gala co-chairs and committee would like to thank our incredible sponsors and patrons. This evening benefiting WYES would not be possible without their support. Special thanks to the event’s presenting sponsor Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust. Many thanks to the gala committee and event patrons. For a complete list of sponsors, visit wyes.org.
This year’s online auction sponsored by The Orpheum boasts more than 100 items, including amazing travel and sporting adventures — fishing in Key West, fly fishing in Jackson Hole, big game fishing in Belize, white water rafting, golfing and more. Enjoy stays at luxury resorts in Hilton Head, Sedona, Cabo. Bid on bourbon tours, wine trips, staycations and a fabulous array of home furnishings, accessories and gift certificates to local restaurants and boutiques, plus much more! A link to see the items, register and bid can be found beginning September 23rd at wyes.org/events.
WYES, the gala co-chairs and committee would like to thank our incredible sponsors and patrons. This evening benefiting WYES would not be possible without their support. Special thanks to the event’s presenting sponsor Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust. Many thanks to the gala committee and event patrons. For a complete list of sponsors, visit wyes.org.
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 | When the calendar flips to August, it always takes us back to the dark memories of Hurricane Katrina or the great flood of 2016 or Hurricane Laura’s assault on Lake www.theadvocate.com |
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 | Ellis Marsalis Jr. and Quint Davis chat together before a press conference where the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival lineup was released at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz and Heritage ... www.nola.com |
 | This collection is a stunning follow-up to Ruffin’s 2019 critically acclaimed dystopian satire, “We Cast a Shadow,” which was set in a slightly futuristic city very like New Orleans. www.nola.com |
 | Diners read the rules on the front door of LaBoca, which requires all guests show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to enter the New Orleans restaurant, on Aug. 3, 2021. www.nola.com |
What a welcome addition to our musical scene:
Now Playing:
Jazz @ the Blue Dog
It’s music to our ears to hear live music return in the Big Easy. Taking place every Friday and Saturday night in the Rodrigue Gallery, Jazz @ the Blue Dog is the newest place to hear the music you’ve missed in New Orleans this spring. Grab a refreshing beverage from our bar and take a seat to enjoy some of the best live jazz in town.
August 20 + 21: To Be Announced
August 27 + 28: To Be Announced
September 3 + 4: Judy Carmichael & Band
September 10 + 11: To Be Announced
September 17 + 18: Chuck Redd Quartet
September 24 + 25: Chuck Redd Quartet
October 1 + 2: DUKES of Dixieland
Musical acts and admission prices vary so check back regularly for schedule updates. Click here to purchase tickets in advance for the show and to purchase discounted valet parking for $5 for up to four hours.
 | This annual culinary tradition features specially priced prix-fixe lunch, dinner and brunch menus. Experience cuisine that delights your palate and is an integral part of the history, fabric and culture of New Orleans. www.neworleans.com |
