A Toast to New Orleans: Feb 24-March 2‏

Darlings,

This past  week was a breeze in term of social events- I spent most of my time at Casell Bergen Gallery and recuperating at home   from the social tsunami of the Carnival Season.  

 On Saturday, I enjoyed turning into a green Goddess to attend the 

Girls Scout Louisiana East's Cookies and Cocktails at the Hurrah's Theater. It was great to see so many of my darling friends involved in such a worthwhile cause. Since I was nearby, I stopped for a glass of champagne at the first floor of the Windsor Court where sultry, talented Anais St. John was performing. I loved it.

Girls Scout Louisiana East's Cookies and Cocktails at the Harrah's Theater was so much fun!

 

Glamorous Anais St John performing at the Windsor of Court

This Thursday is going to be a busy day. T

he Bishop Perry Center is presenting its second annual Musical Prelude to the Celebration

of Easter. The second concert, February 26, will feature a program of classical piano including some arrangements for four hands performed by well known surgeon and concert pianist Dr. E. Quinn Peeper with Michael Harold, attorney and legal recruiter, as well as a pianist. They each will play solo as well. Joining them will be tenor Casey Candebat, who placed in the recent Metropolitan Opera’s regional competition..Save your Thursdays in Lent for us.  The events are all at 6 p. m. at

St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1116 Chartres Street, part of the Catholic Cultural Center, which also includes the Ursuline Convent. 

Darlings in case you did not know-  this week  is  National Margarita Day-, so I am serving complimentary margaritas to my costumers at Casell- Bergen Gallery, 1305 Decatur Street. 

This week, I am looking forward to several fun events that will include 

Tuesday, February 24

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 

Invites you to our Business Luncheon Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 KEYNOTE SPEAKER:   Sheriff Newell Norman Jefferson Parish

Don't miss exclusive presentation from Copa Airlines as we welcome them to our city! JW MARIOTT HOTEL 614 CANAL STREET NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 11:30 AM-2:00 PM INDIVIDUAL RESERVED SEATS: Members: $50      Non-Members: $60 RESERVATIONS & PRE-PAYMENT ARE REQUIRED &  AVAILABLE ONLINE  For online payment click here. Tel:  504-885-4262    Fax:  504-887-5422. (We regret that we cannot accommodate walk-in’s or payments at the door.)

Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition (VKIBC)February 27-March 1

http://cmfa.loyno.edu/theatre/valentina-kozlova-international-ballet-competition-vkibc

Join us with Jyl Benson and Sam Hanna at Coquette! Tuesday, February 24th - 4-5:30 PM at Coquette, 2800 Magazine St. Filled with folksy art and creative recipes from affordable restaurants captured in tantalizing photographs - with tidbits of history thrown in as lagniappe - author Jyl Benson serves up just the right taste of this fascinating and ever-evolving city. Included are neighborhood favorites such as MoPho, Purtoo, Toup's Meatery, Lola, Bhava, Coquette, and Juan's Flying Burrito: A Creole Taqueria.   Each recipe is accompanied by stunning photos, and chapters are introduced with colorful folk art from Simon of New Orleans.  Coquette will serve small nibbles of the Garden Salad (featured in the book) and provide a cash bar.  If you cannot attend any of our events -  Call or email us to order your signed books. Garden District Book Shop    2727 Prytania St  (corner of Washington Ave)  phone: 504-895-2266  email: GDKrewe@aol.com  February 24   Gala of the Royal Horses *7:30 p.m. | Show begins *Impressive Show for the Whole Family! A time-honored tradition from the famous riding schools in Vienna and Spain, the Gala of the Royal Horses is truly a sight to behold. Having toured in Australia and abroad, the unique performance now comes to North America, and this deal gets you an ticket to the show on Tuesday, February 24 at UNO Lakefront Arena, where majestic stallions will put on a show with live performers to create a breathtaking event for the entire family. Don't miss your chance to see the stunning spectacle UNO Lakefront Arena 6801 Franklin Avenue New Orleans, LA 70122 504-280-7222

2-25-15

 
 

Chamber After 5 is One Month Away!

Join the New Orleans Chamber for our premier evening networking event.
 

 

Wednesday, February 25, 2015
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tiki Tolteca
301 N. Peters St.

Join the New Orleans Chamber members and non members for an evening of networking with

Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres

Complimentary beer, wine & soft drinks
 

FREE for Chamber Members
$10 for Future Members

Click here to register or members can email khosking@neworleanschamber.org to register.

http://neworleanschamber.chambermaster.com/events/details/2015-chamber-after-5-tiki-tolteca-1140
 

Opera on Tap
February 25, 2015

Venue: Four Points by Sheraton
Sponsoring Organizations: New Orleans Opera Association
Tickets: 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 first appearance of the NOOA's offshoot troupe will be at The Rusty Nail, a rustic neighborhood bar in the Warehouse Arts District.

Founded in 2007, Opera on Tap is part of an effort to "demystify" the operatic musical art form and make it more accessible and enjoyable to larger numbers of people. The troupe is enjoying ever-growing popularity, as evidenced by the increasing size of the audiences that come to hear them sing familiar (and not-so-familiar) opera arias and classic songs from hit musicals. The performance runs from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 and is open to the public.

Valet parking is available for $5.00.

POLITICS WITH A PUNCHTHURSDAY FEBRUARY 26 2015 KICKOFF OF COMEDY SHOW Doors Open at 6 p.m.; Show Begins at 8 p.m.   Eiffel Society; 2040 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans  Be sure to arrive early to enjoy cocktails, dinner and musical entertainment  at the exquisite Eiffel Society. Valet Parking is provided.    Politics with a Punch  is our local version of "Politically Incorrect." It started in 2002 and after more than 100 shows and 13 years, it has become a local political tradition. The show is jointly produced with Steve Sabludowsky of Bayoubuzz.com and it has grown into quite a success story. Punch is a fast-paced, free-wheeling, no-holds barred discussion of what is happening in our city, state and nation. We place a premium on having a good time and expect plenty of laughs as we discuss the controversies and the outrageous antics of our local leaders and scoundrels. As usual, we have picked an outstanding panel for Thursday night with some of our favorite all-stars plus some exciting newcomers. This program will be a very special edition of Politics with a Punch, our  2015 Kickoff Show. Check out the exceptional line-up of celebrities that have been selected for this New Orleans Political Comedy Tradition: Michael Dardant    Comedian, Magician, Juggler, Actor, Model & Writer    Patty Gay  Executive Director, Preservation Research Center  Spud McConnell   Film & Stage Actor, Local Icon & Radio Talk Show Host  John Osterlind   Radio Talk Show Host, Viral Video Star, & Songwriter  Mark Romig  President and CEO, New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp.  James Varney  25 Year Times Picayune Career as Journalist & Columnist  Discount Tickets: $15.00 per person/$25.00 per couple. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, purchase tickets in advance on-line at our website: POLITICS WITH A PUNCH ONLINE TICKET STORE Tickets at the door will be $20 per person/$35.00 per couple.  At Punch, we guarantee everyone will have a good time, and anyone who has attended one of our events can attest to that fact. For more information, call me at #504-669-6076. Thanks again for your support of Politics with a Punch. Without you and other friends, we could not have such successful events each and every month. Hope to see you this Thursday night at the EIFFEL SOCIETY! Jeff Crouere                                                                 Host, Politics with a Punch

FEbruary 26  

A Musical PreludeTo TheCelebration Of Easter

Musical PreludeToEaster:ConcertTwo St. Mary’s Catholic Church—part of the Catholic Cultural Center at 1116 Chartres Street in the Vieux Carre, which includes the Ursuline Convent—is once again the setting for a series of public concerts presented by The Bishop Perry Center with the Archdiocese of New Orleans and St. Louis Cathedral. Performances of A Musical Prelude to theCelebration of Easter take place on the Thursdays of Lent, beginning the day after Ash Wednesday, February 19th, at 6 p. m. Music ranges from opera and chamber selections to jazz, pop, and gospel music. The second concert, February 26, will feature a program of classical piano including some arrangements for four hands performed by well known surgeon and concert pianist Dr. E. Quinn Peeper with Michael Harold, attorney and legal recruiter, as well as a pianist. They each will play solo as well. Joining them will be tenor Casey Candebat, who placed in the recent Metropolitan Opera’s regional competition. Dr. E. Quinn Peeper (shown at right in photo) is a practicing physician working in Obstetrics and Gynecology with Crescent City Physicians Inc.  In addition to his practice, he has conducted medical research in New York City, Oxford and Lexington, VA.  Dr. Peeper received his Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, from Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA, his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from University College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, and his Doctorate of Medicine from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York.  He is currently pursuing an MBA degree at Auburn University. In addition to his work in medicine, Dr. Peeper is an accomplished pianist, having performed in concerts around the world including twice at New York’s Carnegie Hall.  He won the New Orleans Ursuline Bach Competition twice as well as the 26th Annual International Piano Competition, Giornale Musicale Festival in Italy. Dr. Peeper is Gulf Coast District Director of the Metropolitan Opera National Council. He sits on the Boards of the New Orleans Opera Association and The Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society and is a member of The Most Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem, the Shakespeare Society of New Orleans, and the Jane Austen Society of North America among a host of other associations.  He has served on the Vestry of Christ Church Cathedral and has numerous professional memberships. Michael Harold, a native New Orleanian, is an experienced torts litigator, who today is a recruiter, placing lawyers with firms and in other professional legal positions. Fluent in both Spanish and French, the other love of his leisure life is classical music and performing as a concert pianist, frequently playing arrangements for four hands with physician and concert pianist, Dr. E. Quinn Peeper. He has studied with Tulane professors Fiana Lushtak and Dan Wilbaecher. Currently, he writes for Inside New Orleans and is active in a variety of cultural and arts organizations. He is a past president of La Sociedad Espanola and a member of the Longue Vue House and Gardens Board and Vice President and Board member of Alliance Francaise. A graduate of St. Martin’s Episcopal School, he received a BA from the University of the South at Sewanee in 1987 with a degree in Spanish language and literature, after his Junior Year Abroad at Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. He completed a University of California – San Diego summer studies program and a clerkship at Noriega y Escobedo law firm in Mexico City in 1988. He received his J.D. Degree from Louisiana State University in 1990, passed the Louisiana Bar exam and practiced law for 23 years, first with Blue Williams, LLP, and then with Simon, Peragine, Smith, and Redfearn in the field of Toxic Tort Litigation.

Beethoven Emperor Concerto 
February 27, 2015

Venue: First Baptist Church of Kenner
Presenting Organization: Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Tickets: Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

The LPO's Beethoven and Blue Jeans season concludes on a high note with bright favorites by Rossini, Delius, Ravel, and Beethoven. Pianist Kumi Matsuo, First Prize Winner of the 2013 Louisiana International Piano Competition, joins guest conductor Chelsea Tipton and the LPO to play a dazzling performance of Beethoven's beloved "Emperor" Piano Concerto.

Music will include Gioachino Rossini's Overture to "La gazza ladra" (The Thieving Magpie),
Frederick Delius' "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring," Maurice Ravel's "Mother Goose Suite" and Ludwig Van Beethoven's Piano Concert No. 5 "Emperor."

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. You can preview the program on Spotify.

Sex Please, We're Sixty
February 27-March 15, 2015

Venue: Teatro Wego
Presenting Organization: Jefferson Performing Arts Society
Tickets: Jefferson Performing Arts Society

What happens when you mix Viagra with Venusia? Confusion, chaos and a lot of laughs. Especially when a little, diamond-shaped blue pill developed to increase the libido of menopausal women, causes hot flashes, mood swings and irritability in the men who inadvertently take it prior to attempted sexual activity.

The scene is Mrs. Stancliffe's Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast where three lonely women get involved with "Bud the Stud," Mrs. Stancliffe's next door neighbor. Her other neighbor (and would-be suitor) is Henry Mitchell, a retired chemist who has developed – but not tested – the Venusia pills for women.

The play's book was written by Michael Parker, co-author (with his wife Susan) of the highly-acclaimed "Sin, Sex and the CIA" in 2006, along with other steamy stage works. "Uncle Wayne" Daigrepont directs the production. Show times vary; call JPAS for details.

Black Grace
February 28, 2015

Venue: Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
Presenting Organization: New Orleans Ballet Association
Tickets: New Orleans Ballet Association

Dance forms of the indigenous people of New Zealand and the South Pacific will be featured during this one-night-only performance sponsored by the New Orleans Ballet Association.

Founded in 1995 by Samoan-born artistic director/choreographer Neil Ieremia, Black Grace began as an all-male company of dancers of Pacific Island, Maori and New Zealand heritage with a fresh, new dance style. Today, this powerhouse company has received worldwide acclaim for its athletic, socially inspired dances that are rich with tribal rhythms, vocalization and body percussion, blending Pacific indigenous movements with contemporary dance.

Performance time is 8:00 p.m.

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Darlings, Please put in your calendar that the next Round Table Luncheon will be  at the JW Marriott Wednesday, March 11 at noon. It will be a Salute to Festival Time in NO

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