Monday, September 4, 2023

A Toast to New Orleans and YOU! Week of September 4- 12 - Happy Labor Day- Not to be missed : Round Table Luncheon Saluting 2023-24 Cultural Season on Sept 8

  A Toast to New Orleans and YOU! Week of September 4- 12 - Happy Labor Day- Not to be missed : Round Table Luncheon Saluting 2023-24 Cultural Season on Sept 8

 

 

Good afternoon my darling family and friends. Happy Monday, September 4, Labor Day 2023!  "I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed." — Booker T. Washington, "Up from Slavery: An Autobiography"
 Have a blessed Day and stay cool and hydrated!

Darlings, I feel so blessed to have been able to spend a month and a half with my family and friends at my ancestral home in Santo Domingo and the beach of Boca Chica. I returned to my beloved New Orleans just in time to paid $250(it was worth)  and was able to attend The annual WWOZ Groove Gala which was outstanding and very memorable. Unfortunately I was exhausted and missed seeing my beloved longtime friend Grammy -award winner Irma Thomas! 
Darlings, today is my last day to include you in my almost sold out Round Table Luncheon Saluting the 2023-24 Cultural Season and lot of fun Halloween Round Table Luncheon a la Moulin Rouge  has been moved to Saturday, October 21 at noon at Briquette's. It will be $75 and details about the live entertainment will follow 
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Congratulations to the winners of the juried 2023 JOAN OF ART show at Ariodante Contemporary Art and Craft Gallery. This year’s phenomenal Joan of Art exhibit featured the following artists: Jane Brewster, Marcela Carlin, Laura Darling Dinapolis, Carol M. Lynch, Claudia Lynch, Jeanne Parker Martin, Kathleen McCord, Karen Miller, Jennifer Ramos, Sarah Redmann, and Kay Richoux. I was fortunate to have joined two of the winners Karen Lynch and Kathi McCord and co-captains Amanda Helm and Antoinette de Alteriis at a delicious dinner at Carmo Restaurant on Julia Street.



Mother Nature blessed the revelers of the colorful 2023 Southern Decadence with picture perfect weather to enjoy it.
OMG! What a spectacular 2023 Southern Decadence Parade. I want to participate next year with the Krewe of Stars.
I adore this parade because of its diversity. It is not just the LGBTQ community that joins the parade, but everyone seems to participate regardless of sex preference, race, age, etc.



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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbPlEBF45zA

Join us for a celebration of the music of Italy featuring two of Louisiana’s most talented vocalists will showcase highlights from the most powerful and captivating operas of the past 300 years.

Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Loyola University’s Roussel Hall

Presented by The Electric Yat Quartet and New Orleans Opera.

Featuring Sarah Jane McMahon, soprano & Paul Groves, tenor

Accompanied by Jesse Reeks & The Electric Yat Quartet

https://neworleansopera.org/a-night-in-italy/

Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Loyola University’s Roussel Hall

6363 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118

Tickets: $35 (+ $3 fee)

Tickets will not be mailed to you, there will be a list at the door.

New Orleans Opera Box Office

Phone:(504) 529-3000 M-F, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Email: boxoffice@neworleansopera.org

Come be a part of this celebration of vocal and instrumental music rooted in Italian culture. From traditional folk to passionate opera, this program of music ranges across a broad spectrum of Italy’s most popular songs and melodies by Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, & more!





https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/books/authors-to-read-sign-books-in-new-orleans-area/article_579aac08-480d-11ee-ae6a-47c369cec579.html

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During this excessive heat warning, you'll want to stay inside as much as possible, but even our air conditioners aren't immune to the dangerous temperatures.
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https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/books/authors-to-read-sign-books-in-new-orleans-area/article_579aac08-480d-11ee-ae6a-47c369cec579.html

Quinn Pepper and Michael Harold - Classical Shindig - September 12th

CELEBRATE CLASSICAL SHINDIG: AMATEUR ARTISTRY FROM THE SIMPLE TO THE SUBLIME ON SEPTEMBER 12

Make the acquaintance of two of New Orleans’ most beloved hosts and concert pianists, Michael Harold and Quinn Peeper, who sure do know their shindigs. The duo will be at The Garden District Book Shop for their debut book on refined entertaining, Classical Shindig: Amateur Artistry from the Simple to the Sublime. From seasonal celebrations and iconic book clubs to lavish parties for friends, family, and charities (both local and national), Michael and Quinn have seen, done, and decorated it all. 

The evening will begin with cocktails and light bites from the book provided by The Chicory House. Michael and Quinn will both be available to mix and mingle with guests as everyone peruses the book and a stunning display table put together by the duo.The book heavily features items from The Rink’s Judy’s and Maisonette, and both shops will be open late for guests to shop those items.

Classical Shindig captures the pairs’ singular sense of style and design in their lush home and garden and explores the joys of throwing unique events. The pages are filled with hundreds of delightful photographs captured by twelve renowned Southern photographers that showcase the abundance of Michael and Quinn’s New Orleans Garden District home. You’ll be hosting, designing, and entertaining with these simple tips and tricks that even an amateur can execute. 

Classical Shindig By Michael Harold, Quinn Peeper, Henrietta Spencer-Churchill (Foreword by) Cover Image

Classical Shindig (Hardcover)

By Michael Harold, Quinn Peeper, Henrietta Spencer-Churchill (Foreword by)
$60.00
ISBN: 9798985071368
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Susan Schadt Press LLC - August 29th, 2023

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During this excessive heat warning, you'll want to stay inside as much as possible, but even our air conditioners aren't immune to the dangerous temperatures.
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Myriad Activities Planned at BK House

A Design Symposium, Wine Tastings, Cole Williams in Concert,


Myriad Activities Planned at BK House

A Design Symposium, Wine Tastings, Cole Williams in Concert,
Printmaking Classes & Soirée in the Vieux Carré



On Saturday, September 16, Beautiful Spaces: A Symposium - Exploring the Design Legacy of Nineteenth-Century New Orleans premiers in one of the French Quarter’s most beautiful spaces—the salon at Historic BK House. Participants will visit the past through the images and experiences of designers and curators whose work today is informed by historic interiors and decorative arts. With presentations on historic materials, decoration, and artistic depiction, guests will gain inspiration for designing their own beautiful spaces in this historic city.

The program will feature local interior designers Sweet Dupuy and Eugenie Gibbens who will provide ideas and examples of ways to use historic decoration in contemporary design. Decorative Arts Curator Lydia Blackmore of The Historic New Orleans Collection will share the rich patterns and textures of 19th century New Orleans wallpaper and upholstery shops, while Architectural Conservator and Professor Jane Ashburn will speak on how historic construction methods created the backdrop for these finishes and why modern methods of architectural conservation seek to preserve these ingenious systems. Cybele Gontar, Curator of Visual Arts at the Louisiana State Museum, will give glimpses of past and present beautiful spaces in the Garden District.
New Orleans homes in the 19th century were as fine as any in the county, and those once-fashionable interiors can speak to the present. The Beautiful Spaces Symposium offers an opportunity to be inspired by this legacy of design and to experience a beautiful space. Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite and are $60 for non-members ($50 for members). Breakfast and lunch and reception are included. Hotel Richelieu has generously offered discount parking nearby, subject to availability.

Bubbles & Burgundy comes to BK House on Thursday, September 28, featuring Daniela DaSuta, DipWSET, Wine Advisor - Central US, Canada, S. America. This French wine tasting will include selections from Champagne and Burgundy, presented by Vivant and Château de Pommard. Light accompaniments will be provided. The event begins at 6 pm; doors open at 5:30. Tickets are $30 ($25 for members) and may be purchased via Eventbrite.

BK House presents the first in a series of Printmaking Classes on Saturday, September 23 and 30. Students will also have an opportunity to take courses in linoleum block printing and letterpress design, as well as a holiday card making workshop. The initial classes begin in late September and the course sequence runs through November. Each class session is $50 for non-members ($45 for members). Space is limited. Registration is available using the following links: the Linoleum Block Printing Workshop via this link: Eventbrite, the Letterpress Printing Workshop via this link: Eventbrite, and the Holiday Card Making Workshop via this link: Eventbrite


Details about upcoming BK House events and membership information are available at www.bkhouse.org for those who want to support the Museum and take advantage of future programming discounts.








Salon de Jeanne d'Arc free full day conference Saturday Sept. 16 @ Tulane

The Joan of Arc Project will present its 13th annual conference, the Salon de Jeanne d’Arc, on Saturday September 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Myra Clare Rogers Memorial Chapel at Tulane University (map). (full schedule) The free lectures and presentations by local scholars, authors and artists are open to the public. Drop in for a particular session or stay all day! This year's talks focus on the theme "Journeys with Joan: Spiritual, Historical and Cultural Journeys with Joan of Arc." Topics cover Joan of Arc, her medieval French context, and the French heritage of New Orleans, presented by the Joan of Arc Project, producers of the annual Joan of Arc parade in partnership with the Medieval & Early Modern Studies Department at Tulane University.  


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Mark your calendars for Sunday, Sept 10th, 2023 at 4:30 pm for this Coming to America Lecture. (Please note that this is a later start time due to the Saints game at noon)

Los Isleños, islanders from Spain's Canary Islands, were recruited to populate Louisiana between 1777 and 1782 to stop British colonial encroachment west of the Mississippi River. These colonists and their descendants fought in the American Revolution under the command of Governor Bernardo de Galvez as well as in the Battle of New Orleans, 1814 - 1815.  Isleños have been community leaders, elected officials, bootleggers, professional men and women, subsistence livers - in short they have been present in every facet of life in Louisiana since the late 18th century.  

Join us and listen as William de Marigny Hyland will present "Los Islenos de Luisiana : Last Living Vestige of Spanish Colonial Louisiana”.

New Orleans International Dance Festival

 New Orleans


Thu, Sep 7 - 10

All day

BUY TICKETS


Presented by BODYART Dance & Cooperativa Corredor Danza Valparaíso


The International Dance Festival New Orleans is a culmination of classes and performances that celebrate cross-cultural creative exchange. This year, local company BODYART Dance is thrilled to host Cooperativa Corredor Danza Valparaíso from Chile as our inaugural international artists. 

We invite the New Orleans community to participate in 2 packed days of workshops, lectures, and masterclasses and 3 nights of performances by artists from Chile and across the gulf south. Whether you drop in for one event or join us for the full weekend, we can't wait to share this dynamic exchange of movement and ideas with you. 

Supported Tulane University; New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation; Chilean Ministry of Culture


Enjoyed this segment by Karen Swensen about Baldwin &Co bookstore in the Marigny at the Today Show: 
Baldwin & Co. bookstore in New Orleans is a local favorite thanks to owner DJ Johnson who shares his passion for reading with the community -- and it all started when he changed chapters in his life by leaving his government job behind. NBC’s Karen Swensen shares Johnson’s inspiring story with a sweet surprise from Atria books.
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