Darlings,
I hope you had a festive St Patrick's Day and I wish you all a happy St. Joseph's Day.
I
have been extremely busy and, I might add, exhausted. I finally moved
temporarily Casell-Bergen Gallery to my brother Lorenzo Bergen's Studio
at 1501 Esplanade. The content of the gallery is distributed between two
storage spaces and Lorenzo's. I didn't realize how much Mr. Casell had
accumulated in 30 years at 818 Royal.
Fortunately, I am planning to get some R&R next week in Destin to think clearly in which direction and location I will relocate the gallery.
Friday,
I attended the lovely Friends of City Park's Lark in the Park - The
evening could not been more beautiful for the outdoor celebration.
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Last
Saturday, the packed audience at Trinity Episcopal Church enjoyed
tremendously the wonderful performance of the rediscovered “Tabasco”
opera. My darling friend Paul Mauffray did a masterful job of
conducting five soloists, an 18-piece orchestra and members of the New
Orleans Opera Chorus. The hour-long concert received a very nice review
from Ted Mahne of the Times-Picayune. You can read Ted’s review at this link:http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2014/03/taste_of_rediscoved_tabasco_sh.html
Following
the performance there was a lovely reception at the New Orleans Opera
Women’s Guild home, sponsored by the McIlhenney Company. I got to
meet charming Tony Simmons, the CEO of the McIlhenny Company and
the delegation of family members and employees who came in to see the
Opera. I was very fortunate to join a few years ago a wonderful trip to
Avery Island and the fabulous facilities of the McIlhenny Company where
their famous hot pepper Tabasco sauce is made. If I’m remembering
correctly, the trip was sponsored by Absolut vodka as part of Tales of
the Cocktail. We had the best Bloody Marys ever! We had a delicious
lunch there as well.
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Coincidentally, the next night, CBS' “Sixty Minutes” featured a fascinating segment about Tabasco. See it here at http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/tabasco-fighting-bland-food-since-1868/
I celebrated St. Patrick's Day, as in the past, at Houmas House Plantation and Gardens. Kevin Kelly, our host and owner of Houmas House, treated the invited press to a delicious recreation of the meal that award-winning Chef Jeremy Langlois prepared at the James Beard House in NYC. St Patrick's Day celebration with James Beard Dinner (33 photos)
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This is going to be another very busy week.
NOLA Fashion Week
Now
in its fourth year, NOLA Fashion Week hosts runway shows, industry
workshops and networking events for fashion professionals each spring
and fall in New Orleans. This year's fall/winter collections will walk
the runway March 17-22, featuring collections from local Project Runway
alum, Anthony Ryan and Matthew Arthur, along with a host of local and national emerging fashion designers. See the full schedule of NOLA Fashion Week events at
This
is also the week of the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary
Festival, with a lot of educational and fun events – like the “Stella”
and “Stanley” shouting contests – plus the staging of several of
Williams’ most famous plays. You can read more about this in the
calendar below.
I am also looking forward to the Art in Bloom Patron and Preview Party on Wednesday the 19th, the Raintree Services Gala on Thursday, the Paquito D’Rivera concert
with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday and the rest of
“Cabaret Month” at the Mid-City Theatre. You can read more about these
and other events in the calendar that follows.
Enjoy your week.
March 19-23Tennessee Wiliams/New Orleans Literary Festival
New
Orleans hosts its annual celebration of one of its most famous
residents, Tennessee Williams, featuring panel discussions,
performances, master classes and more. The 2014 Tennessee Wiliams/New
Orleans Literary Festival’s notable guests scheduled to attend include
actress, writer and director Diane Ladd, a distant cousin of Williams ;
Dorothy Allison (Bastard out of Carolina); Lorrie Moore (Self Help,
Birds of America); and Hilton Als (White Girls). Guests will get a
chance to see some of Williams’ work brought to life; one event includes
Williams’ “hotel plays” performed in the rooms of the Hermann-Grima
House. Events take place at locations around the French Quarter, March
19-23. Information, TennesseeWilliams.net
3-19-14
The
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival (March 19-23) draws a
national audience of book lovers, theater fans, and folks who love the
funky port city celebrated in plays like "A Streetcar Named Desire." For
2014 the festival has expanded its alliances with top local theater
troupes, tapped some of the country's most notable authors, and
sustained its hospitable charms with activities that range from French
Quarter tours to the crowd-pleasing Stanley and Stella Shouting contest
that closes the five-day Fest.
Each
year, the Festival presents theatrical works to compliment our
literary, music and food events. In 2014, we will feature more theatre
than ever!
* At Le Petit Theatre, we present in conjunction with The NOLA Project, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
You have seven chances to catch this Tennessee Williams classic. This
is the first time in over a decade that the Festival will be presenting
this work and we encourage you to to see this sultry, raw and
uninhibited production.
* Also at Le Petit Theatre, don't miss "Vivien," the one woman show about legendary star, Vivien Leigh, starring actress Judith Chapman. Only two shows! Get tickets here for a journey into the triumph and madness of the star of A Streetcar Named Desire.
* Jeremy Lawrence performs "En Avant! Tennessee Williams in His Own Words."
Only one chance to catch this Festival favorite as he brings to life
Tennessee's greatest joys and passions. In Williams' own words to, "make
voyages, attempt them, there is nothing else."
* "The Place That I Was Made For" recalls Tennessee Williams' love affair for New Orleans and is hosted byThomas Keith. Only one showing at Le Petit Theatre!
Join Diane Ladd, Janey Daley Duval, David Hoover, Bryan Batt, Hilton
Als, Dorothy Allison and Justin Torres as they share some of the most
sparking, striking and side-splitting stories and observations about the
Festival's namesake playwright.
* "The Hotel Plays" offer five opportunities for audiences to attend a rare Tennessee Williams work at the historic Hermann-Grima House.
This Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival will showcase
three short plays by Williams, including "Green Eyes," "Mr Paradise,"
and "The Traveling Companion."
* Playwright Charlene Donaghy has written a 90-minute play inspired by Tennessee Williams' short story entitled, "Gift of an Orange." Only five shows being performed at the Hermann-Grima House, and produced byThe Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival.
*Our
Festival will also present a staged reading of the winning play from
our One Act Play Competition as well as a production of last year's
winner, "Father," by Frederick Mensch at the Hotel Montleone.
* Southern Rep Theatre will offer four showings of "The Night of the Iguana"during the Festival. This Tennessee Williams favorite is being performed on Elysian Fields Ave at The Art Klub.
With
so many lovely options, we look forward to seeing many of you out and
about! For more information about these productions, please click here.
Tickets
March 19
Opera on Tap
Four Points by Sheraton Sponsoring Organization: New Orleans Opera Association Tickets: None (FREE and open to the public)
The
New Orleans Opera Association continues its highly popular, free,
"Opera on Tap" program of light operatic and live stage fare at various
watering holes around New Orleans. This month’s appearance of the NOOA’s
offshoot troupe will be on the site of former French Opera House -the
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel at Bourbon and Toulouse streets in the
French Quarter.
March 19
Debauchery
Mid-City Theatre Sponsoring Organization: Southern Repertory Theater Tickets: Southern Repertory Theater and Mid-City Theatre
Sometimes, the name says it all. Certainly in this case it does. Playwright Pat Bourgeois presents
“Debauchery! The Soap Opera” about a wealthy, eccentric family just
trying to find love, family, and infamy in New Orleans.
Now
in its third year, this interactive monthly soap opera keeps the
tension building on its sassiest, sauciest season yet! Join in on the
drama as sisters Chanel and Cartier flounce and fight their way through a
maze of outrageous exploits. The performance starts at 7:30 p.m.
Art in Bloom, New Orleans Museum of Art. Information, noma.org
This
annual springtime celebration includes educational programs and social
events, with complex floral arrangements inspired by works of art in NOMA’s galleries as the centerpiece.
Patron and Preview Party | March 19, 2014
Patron Party 6 – 10 p.m.
Preview Party 7 – 10 p.m.
Entertainment Tanya and Dorise
Patron Party 6 – 10 p.m.
Preview Party 7 – 10 p.m.
Entertainment Tanya and Dorise
Lectures and Luncheon presented by Flower Magazine
March 20, 2014
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Lecture | Marguerite Green
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lecture | Danielle Rollins
12:30 p.m. Luncheon and Fashion Show | Saks Fifth Avenue presents The Best of Spring 2014 Fashions for Men and Women
March 20, 2014
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Lecture | Marguerite Green
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lecture | Danielle Rollins
12:30 p.m. Luncheon and Fashion Show | Saks Fifth Avenue presents The Best of Spring 2014 Fashions for Men and Women
This
annual springtime celebration includes educational programs and social
events, with complex floral arrangements inspired by works of art in
NOMA's galleries as the centerpiece.
Patron and Preview Party | March 19, 2014
Patron Party 6 – 10 pm
Preview Party 7 – 10 pm
Entertainment Tanya and Dorise
Patron Party 6 – 10 pm
Preview Party 7 – 10 pm
Entertainment Tanya and Dorise
Lectures and Luncheon presented by Flower Magazine
March 20, 2014
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Lecture | Marguerite Green
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lecture | Danielle Rollins
12:30 p.m. Luncheon and Fashion Show | Saks Fifth Avenue presents The Best of Spring 2014 Fashions for Men and Women
March 20, 2014
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Lecture | Marguerite Green
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lecture | Danielle Rollins
12:30 p.m. Luncheon and Fashion Show | Saks Fifth Avenue presents The Best of Spring 2014 Fashions for Men and Women
March 20
Shostakovich "Leningrad" Symphony
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
Sponsoring
Organization: Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Tickets: Mahalia Jackson
Theater for the Performing Arts and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
The
Louisiana Philharmonic continues its “Classics” series with the
complete Symphony No. 7, “Leningrad,” by Russian composer Dmitri
Shostakovich and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 15.
World-renowned Finnish pianist, Juho Pohjonen, is the guest soloist on the Mozart Piano Concerto. LPO Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts the performance and curtain time is 7:30 p.m.
March 20
Raintree Gala
Paint the Town Green 2014
Thursday, March 20th, 2014
Patron Party- 6pm at Ruth's Chris on Fulton
Harrah's Theatre- 7pm
TICKET INFORMATION:
ONE GALA TICKET- $85
ONE PATRON PARTY TICKET- $160
TWO GALA TICKETS, TWO PATRON PARTY TICKETS, PROGRAM LISTING- $500
Thursday, March 20
Art Council of New Orleans &
The
Business Information Session series offered by the Mayor's Office of
Economic Develpment continues with a presentation in District "C"
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Treme Recreation Center 900 N. Villere St.New Orleans, LA 70117-This event is free and open to the public. Please R.S.V.P. to Margrett Frazier at (504) 658-4237 ormmfrazier@nola.gov or visitwww.nola.gov/economic-development for more
Thursday, March 20
Irvin Mayfield at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church
On
March 20, 2014 world renowned trumpet artist Irvin Mayfield will
perform in concert for the Bishop Perry’s Center’s series of free,
public concerts.
The series—A Musical Prelude to the Celebration of
Easter—features music ranging from classical favorites of the great
gothic and baroque cathedrals of the world to New Orleans jazz,
spirituals, and gospel. The concerts take place on Thursdays at 6 p. m.
in Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, part of the old Ursuline Convent
Complex, located at 1116 Chartres Street.
March 21. Elton John in concert, Smoothie King Center. Information, NewOrleansArena.com
March 21-29. NOLA Project presents Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Le Petit Theatre. Information, NolaProject.com
March 22
Paquito D'Rivera Live with the LPO
.World
renowned Latin Jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Paquito
D'Rivera joins the LPO for an evening of Caribbean/Latin infused music!
D'Rivera also guest conducts the 70-member LPO in this concert in the
orchestra’s “Special” series at Mahalia Jackson Theater for the
Performing Arts
Sponsored by:
$20-$99 • For student tickets call 504.523.6530
Venue
Mahalia Jackson Theater, New Orleans
Concert Series
Special
Conductor & Featured Artists
March 22. Fleur de Tease Burlesque presents “Alice in Burlesque-land,” One Eyed Jacks. Information,FleurDeTease.com
Trinity Artist Series present:
Sunday,
March 23 @ 2 pm: World renowned Harpists Emily Mitchell and Jaymee
Haefner perform as a Harp Duo for their first appearance in New Orleans.
March 23 @ 5 pm: McGehee School Spring Concert Choir
March 23 @ 9 pm sharp: JAZZ Vespers with popular trumpeter/singer
WENDELL BRUNIOUS and Amasa Miller on piano.The 30 minutes program
features musical selections by accomplished Jazz artists and scriptural readings
1329 Jackson Ave., New Orleans, La. - Call: (504) 670-2520 -
March 22-23. Congo Square Rhythms Festival, Lafayette Square. Information, JazzAndHeritage.org/Congo-Square
Sunday, March 23
First Annual ELMFEST
The Elm
Theatre is hosting its First Annual ELMFEST, a party/fundraiser being
held on Architect Street in the Faubourg Marigny, adjacent to the Mardi
Gras Zone float-building warehouse. The Elm will be announcing its
2014-15 season, along with several other New Orleans-based theatrical
groups.
Among those presenting their upcoming schedules are Jonathan
Mares Productions, Night Light Collective, members of Team SNO (New
Orleans’s own National Championship Poetry Slam Team) and the Claws With
Fangs improv group from The New Movement. Individual performers and
producers Bremner Duthie, Ren French and Pamela Davis-Noland will also
be presenting.
Short skits from these companies will be performed, giving attendees a sneak peek at upcoming performances. The
event will take place between 5-9 p.m., following the close of the
Tennessee Williams Literary Festival and is open to the public.
Admission is $20 (cash only) at the door. Discounted early bird tickets for $15 online. Includes food, beer, wine and s’mores.
For more info call (504) 218-0055, mail info@elmtheatre.org or visit their website, www.elmtheatre.org.
Sunday, March 23
|
March 20
Shostakovich "Leningrad" Symphony
World
renowned Latin Jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Paquito
D'Rivera joins the LPO for an evening of Caribbean/Latin infused music!
D'Rivera also guest conducts the 70-member LPO in this concert in the
orchestra’s “Special” series.
Winner
of nine Grammy Awards, the Cuban-born D’Rivera is celebrated both for
his artistry in Latin jazz and his achievements as a classical composer.
His numerous recordings include more than 30 solo albums. In 1988, he
was a founding member of the United Nation Orchestra, a 15-piece
ensemble organized by Dizzy Gillespie to showcase the fusion of Latin
and Caribbean influences with jazz.
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