A Toast to New Orleans and YOU- Week of January 22-29: 14th Annual Horses, Hops & Cops/Krewe de Vieux/ and on January 29- CRAWL INTO CARNIVAL ROUND TABLE LUNCHEON

: A Toast to New Orleans and YOU- Week of January 22-29: 14th Annual Horses, Hops & Cops/Krewe de Vieux/ and on January 29- CRAWL INTO CARNIVAL ROUND TABLE LUNCHEON IT'S CARNIVAL TIME! Good mor😘ning my darling family and friends. A warmer Tuesday, January 23 is waking us up. “When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”– Marcus Aurelius. I am grateful to be alive and healthy. “What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” – Oscar Wilde, Wishing you a blessed Tuesday. I am grateful to see another day and week with warmer temperature.. After a fun-filled week I am looking forward to this week & Monday January 29 when Rick Tringali & I will co-host "Crawl Into Carnival" Round Table Luncheon at the Jazz Museum. I hope you start your Monday by loving yourself. Self-love is what keeps us going in life. Never forget that! Choose to see the good in every moment, Have a blessed week.😘 The highlight of my week was the festivities associated with the visit of Spain's Compania Nacional de Danza presented by the New Orleans Ballet Association: The historic Cabildo was the setting for the exclusive Fiesta honoring the artists from Spain's Compania Nacional de Danza. Julio and Cesar kept everyone dancing to the Spanish music at the spectacular reception. Before I went to see the performance of Spain’s National Dance Company, I stopped by Gennifer Flowers Club to a surprise birthday party for Kitsy Adams at the Gennifer Flowers Club Unfortunately, i had to leave before Kitsy arrived. The performance Spain’s Compania Nacional de Danza presented by the New Orléans Ballet Association at the Mahalia Jackson Theater was superb. Spain’s premier, national dance company, returned after 22 years for a rare New Orleans engagement. Led by Artistic Director Joaquín De Luz, a world-renowned past principal dancer with New York City Ballet, CNdD wows the Crescent City with a North American premiere of mixed repertoire: White Darkness by CNdD’s former artistic director and choreographer Nacho Duato, a lush and virtuosic one-act ballet created as a requiem; the vivacious and satirical Sad Case by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, which embodies the fiery, syncopated rhythms of Mexican mambo; and Passengers Within, the latest creation by De Luz, set to music by Philip Glass. The company’s repertoire embraces classical to avant-garde and reflects its own identity and history of excellence. Former Executive Director of New Orleans Ballet Jon Teeusiwen & Joaquin de Luz,Artist Director of Compania Nacional de Danza May be an image of 3 people What a fun a lovely evening at the Annual Meeting of the YMCA at the Ridgeway! 🎭 Crawl Into Carnival 🍾 🎫✨ Tickets Alert! 🎭🍾 #CrawlIntoCarnival still has spots open! Join Margarita Bergen's special Round Table Luncheon on Jan. 29th. at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. 🍽️ $75 All-Inclusive creole cuisine, bubbly, King Cake, costume contest, Second Line parade, Royal Raffle, & more! 🥂 💳 Easy payment: Zelle: 504-495-9181 Venmo: @margarita-bergen Cash App: $margaritabergen PayPal: /margaritabergen 🔗 Details at jazzcrawl.com/rtl 🎉 Don't miss out! This special edition of Margarita Bergen’s ‘Roundtable Luncheon’ is a kickoff to the final two weeks of Carnival excitement! Curated by Jazz Crawl Productions with an array of cultural performances and interactive festivities, we’re looking forward to making this an annual celebration every second Monday before Mardi Gras Day. 🍾 -------------------------------------------------- 📍 New Orleans Jazz Museum 📅 12pm, Monday, Jan. 29th -------------------------------------------------- 🔖 $75 All-Inclusive 📲 Several Payment Options: Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, PayPal, Check 🔗 jazzcrawl.com/rtl/#pay -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- 🍴 FOOD 🍴 -- 🌶️ Creole Cuisine 👑 King Cake ------------------------- 🥂 DRINKS 🥂 -- 🍾 Champagne 🍷 Wine 🍹 Batch Cocktails ------------------------- 🎭 CULTURE 🎭 -- 🪶 Mardi Gras Indians 🎺 Second Line Brass 🌟 Second Line Grand Marshal ☂️ Baby Dolls ------------------------- 🎉 ENTERTAINMENT 🎉 -- 🎵 Live Music ☂️ Second Line Parade 👑 Royal Raffle🎭 Costume Contests 🎞️ Exclusive Film Snippets ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- The $75- all-inclusive price includes a delicious luncheon, champagne/wines . Make your reservations now by making payment by Zelle, Venmo or by sending a check to Margarita Bergen, 811 Marigny Street, Unit C, NO 70117 https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Monday-January-22---2024.html?soid=1102589984427&aid=pKugFe1BP14 https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Monday-January-22---2024.html?soid=1102589984427&aid=pKugFe1BP14 Monday January 22, 2024 You don't want to miss this. The Best of New Orleans - Everyday Frank Stansbury Editor ' Publisher LaFete11@att.net 504-450-1955 Click Here to Sign Up for LaFete News Visit our website If you want t myemail.constantcontact.com https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/books/authors-to-read-sign-books-in-new-orleans-area/article_ed6922f0-b4c8-11ee-ad84-3bc93dfab798.html?fbclid=IwAR1BPnLMTifVEjrCHXmPkw1oJ0L-I_5R4dc9NjeDOZcu_AS1Qea4ah-QgnE#tncms-source=the-latest See list of book signings and other literary events coming up in New Orleans Monday www.nola.com 14th Annual Horses, Hops & Cops Wednesday, January 24, 2024 A Benefit for the N.O.P.D. Mounted Unit N.O.P.D. Stables in City Park 1021 Harrison Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70124 3:30pm – 4:30pm VIP Experience Tour 5:00pm – 8:00pm General Admission (free) 5:00pm Horse stables open for self-guided tours 5:00pm DJ and announcements 5:15pm Equine Soccer Game feat. N.O.P.D. Mounted Unit and Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office (Horse Arena) 6:15pm See the Budweiser Clydesdales (Horse Arena) 6:30pm Live Music from The Wiseguys (Budweiser Stage) 7:55pm Raffle Drawing (Budweiser Stage) Meet the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales at this fun-filled event that is free for all ages to attend. Guests will enjoy touring the horse stables, as well as an equestrian soccer game featuring the N.O.P.D. horses, live local entertainment, arts and crafts, plus food and beverages for sale. CLICK HERE for parking recommendations and information about the NOPD Shuttle Service. Questions? Email aimee@louisianahospitality.org Note: This event is an outdoor event. The Horses, Hops and Cops event will follow all City of New Orleans advisories and guidelines that are in place at the time of the event. These guidelines can be accessed at https://ready.nola.gov/home/. VIP Experience Tour A limited quantity of VIP Experience Tour tickets are available for both adults and children. VIP Experience guests will enjoy a one-hour guided tour to go behind the scenes with a Budweiser Clydesdale handler, learn about the unique horses, the breed, their special training, state-of-the-art transportation and more. The VIP Experience also includes a tour of the N.O.P.D. stables and information about how this special police force operates year round as a public safety tool for New Orleans. Each guest swill receive a VIP gift bag filled with special items and offers including: NOPD Patches TABASCO Audubon Nature Institute Aquarium, Insectarium & Zoo Passes Hilton Riverside cookies Mardi Gras Krewe beads and cups Items from New Orleans & Company Items from Coca Cola brands Stickers and more! Purchase VIP Experience Tour Tickets Not to be missed: Big Chief Darryl Montana Institute of culture dedicated to Allison Montana See you all on Wednesday if you missed the first screening or want to see again, the film Black Indians of New Orleans by Dr. Maurice Martinez, 1976 (33mins). Wednesday, January 24th, 6pm. New panel. We will deep dive into the roots of Black Masking Indian music. You don't want to miss this! Jefferson Performing Arts Society and Jefferson Parish Schools Kick Off Winter Coat Drive ---Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) and Jefferson Parish Schools are partnering to collect winter coats for children in need. Their goal is to gather 100 coats to be delivered to Woodmere Elementary in Harvey on February 6, 2024. through February 4, JPAS will host a coat drive at their East bank and Westbank theaters: ● ● Westwego Cultural Center 177 Sala Avenue, Westwego: January 25-February 4, 2024. Coats in good condition (only new or gently used will be accepted) for ages 4 to 14 will be received at both locations during show productions. Due to the varying sizes of middle school students, adult-size coats will be accepted and distributed appropriately. Coats may be dropped off by appointment if donors cannot bring coats during these times: January 25-February 4, 2024: The Mountaintop performances at Westwego Cultural Center at 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego, Louisiana. Coats will be collected starting one hour prior to showtime for each performance on Thursdays through Sundays from January 25 to February 4. Please visit www.jpas.org for the show schedule of The Mountaintop. Coat donations will be accepted one hour before and shows, in the lobby. Donors need not attend events or performances to donate coats. To arrange for coat drop-offs outside of the above-listed performance dates and times, email amy@jpas.org or call 504-885-2000 ext. 212. https://www.nola.com/news/business/dennis-assaf-talks-about-the-business-of-art/article_3e9e88f0-b00e-11ee-8097-d3d6f71d2b40.html#tncms-source=business-featured Dennis Assaf, founder of Jefferson Performing Arts Society, talks about the business of art Dennis Assaf was the young music director at Munholland Methodist Church in Metairie in 1977, when he decided to organize a Christmas concert with the choirs of seven neighboring churches www.nola.com Fidelity Bank POWER Make your lunch hour count, ladies! Join @fidelitybankla’s P.O.W.E.R. and Community Partner Programs as we support our regional non-profit partners. A ticket includes a delicious lunch, a welcome drink, the opportunity to meet other female business professionals, and a chance to explore @theexchangenola! Attendees will hear pitches from each organization and vote for their favorite. Fidelity Bank will donate a total of $2,024 to the winning organizations to help them ring in the new year! Get your tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/.../power-with-a-purpose... https://www.nola.com/gambit/mardi_gras/krewe-du-vieux-2024-parade-route/article_969c6b8c-b584-11ee-88f3-3f4a0c3f4fdd.html https://www.nola.com/gambit/mardi_gras/krewe-du-vieux-2024-parade-route/article_969c6b8c-b584-11ee-88f3-3f4a0c3f4fdd.html Krewe du Vieux 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 Marigny, French Quarter & Warehouse District Krewe du Vieux honors chef and restaurateur Issac Toups as the monarch of its 2024 festivities. The theme “Artificial Ignorance” is an umbrella for satirical takes on everything from artificial intelligence to the state of New Orleans. The krewe’s 17 subkrewes and accompanying marching brass bands parade from Marigny to the Warehouse District. The Krewe du Vieux Doo Ball is at the Sugar Mill, and doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $50, available via eventbrite.com and from krewe members.