Monday, March 7, 2022

A Toast to New Orleans and YOU! Week of March 7 - 16: Krewe of Joan of Arc Viewing Soiree/French Fashions/ Round Table Luncheon Saluting Spring, St. Patrick's and St. Joseph's Day on March 16

 Toast to New Orleans and YOU! Week of March 7 - 16: Krewe of Joan of Arc Viewing Soiree/French Fashions/ Round Table Luncheon Saluting Spring, St. Patrick's and St. Joseph's Day on March 16

 

 
Good morning darling family and friends. A breezy Monday, March 7 awaits us. I am looking forward to a phenomenal week full of fun-loving activities that will include the visit of my longtime friend Koda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager of the Today Show to our beloved New Orleans. Thank you to New Orleans & Co for bringing them.
Each Monday is the start of a new week and so should be classed as a fresh start. Start your week off right by making the most of your time on Monday and use your energy to do remarkable things to start your week off with a bang. Have a blessed week!
Last week was a phenomenal week that included the culmination of Mardi Gras 202. I feel blessed to have been invited to attend the 2022 Orpheuscapade and 2022 Rex Grand Ball. 
The Orpheuscapade as always was phenomenal. What a wonderful gathering of friends. Thank you, Sonny Borey, for always including me in Orpheuscape 

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Darlings, after attending the 2022 Mayor's Ball, Endymion, Orpheuscapade, and Rex Grand Ball and a myriad of luncheons, I needed some R& R and as always, my darling brother Lorenzo Bergen was waiting for me in Pensacola, Fla. to celebrate his 71st Birthday. I feel blessed to have survived 2022 Carnival Season and be able to join him. Champagne, chocolate birthday cake, at the condo and a delicious seafood dinner at Paradise Inn was the perfect ending to my beloved brother Lorenzo ‘s 71 at birthday that also included a day at the beach.
  Congratulations to my darling longtime friend Gayle Benson 
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Darlings, please made now your RSVP to the upcoming Round Table Luncheon Saluting Spring, St. Patrick and St Joseph' Days 

Darling check out the fabulous menu prepared by Briquette's for our Round Table Luncheon Saluting Spring, St. Patrick's and St. Joseph's Days on Wednesday, March 16 at noon at Briquette's,
Seasonal Salad
 Blackened Redfish topped with a citrus butter
Served with Grilled shrimp and fried green tomatoes.
Dessert
Flourless Chocolate Torte

As one of my favorite English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley said “If winter comes, can spring be far behind," well Spring is almost here, and I would like to salute it by getting rid of of our winter clothes by wearing our Easter Chapeau. MY RTL will Salute the Spring , St Patrick's  and St, Joseph's Days with delicious cuisine, great entertainment, and a few fabulous speakers with a great microphone system. Jim Walpole is putting together the entertainment !
Don't' wail until it is sold out make your reservation now: The $65 per person is all-inclusive, with Champagne and wines included. RSVPs by Margarita Bergen via Venmo, Zelle (Chase Bank), a check payable to Margarita Bergen at 811 Marigny St. Unit C, New Orleans, LA 70117


Have a blessed week and enjoy these fun-loving events:
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Tomorrow-March 8 
THE EDGAR DEGAS HISTORIC HOME & MUSEUM will host Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc for a celebration of our 14th annual parade and photos of krewe activities (Excalibur and more). We encourage our members and volunteers to join us and bring a friend who is a potential future volunteer, member, or supporter! Have photos to share? POST THEM HERE!

TOMORROW AT 6 PM

ÉCOLE DUPERRÉ PARIS PRESENTS "PARADE OF FASHIONS"

Gallier Hall- Consulate General of France in LouisianaJoin us next Tuesday, March 8 at Gallier Hall for ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝔽𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤, a unique fashion show by renowned Parisian college #EcoleDuperré in partnership with @CityOfNOLA, @fashionweeknola, and @villa_albertine! 🕶️📸👗🥻👠
Tickets are on sale here ! ⏱️ 👉 https://bit.ly/3tk98TF


Celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the New Orleans Irish Channel on Third St. between Magazine and Constance streets Friday, March 17, 2017. Tracy's and Parasol's is the annual epicenter of the party.
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LE PETIT THEATRE OPENS SPRING 2022 SEASON WITH MARCUS GARDLEY’S OBIE AWARD-WINNING STAGE PLAY, “THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND”

 
Termed “Sensuous, witty, heartbreaking, and uplifting” by the critics, The House That Will Not Stand, Marcus Gardley’s 2019 Obie Award-winning stage production about free women of color in early 19th century New Orleans, opens its three-weekend run at Le Petit Theatre on Friday, March 4. 
The play’s story line involves a Black Creole woman named Beartrice and her three unwed daughters and an old New Orleans custom of rich white men entering into common-law marriages with young women of color. But the house that Beartrice built - on a foundation of wealth, freedom and secrets - threatens to collapse after her man mysteriously dies and her daughters realize that his money could cost them the people they love. The House That Will Not Stand is a humorous and gripping family drama told in a rich and lyrical river of words.
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Twelve performances of The House That Will Not Stand will be staged over a three-week run from March 4-6, March 10-14 and March 17-20. 
Season subscriptions are available, offering 20-40% off single ticket prices and single tickets range from $35-$70 ($15 for students and 50% off for military personnel). Order online at www.lepetittheatre.com or by calling 504-522-2081- Le Petit Theatre is located at 616 St. Peter Street in the heart of the French Quarter.

Fiesta de los Isleños

Celebrate and explore Isleño culture with its wide array of live music, food, exhibitions, and much more! For more information, please see our Fiesta page.
This year, we will have an array of Latin and local musical groups lined up for a spectacular weekend. Our choice Canarian dishes will be caldo and ropa vieja with other traditional Spanish cuisine. Oysters, fried seafood, hotdogs, hamburgers, and various deserts will also be available for purchase! Please be sure to also enjoy our Spanish wine, Sangria, and other drinks. Entrance tickets costs $5.00 and children 12 or under enter free.
Regional vendors will have displays ranging from crafts, artwork, gifts, and any number of products. Additionally, Los Isleños Stitchers and the Canary Islanders Heritage Society of Louisiana will have dedicated display areas. Please see the event itinerary below:

 

Fiesta de los Isleños 2022

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Opening Ceremony

11:00 - 11:15 AM

Opening Ceremony

11:00 - 11:15 AM

Isleño Heritage Program

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Filipino La. Heritage Performance

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Javier Gutierrez & Vivaz

12:30 - 3:00 PM

Javier Olondo & AsheSon

12:30 - 3:00 PM

Cypress Pop Trio

3:30 - 6:30 PM

Junior and Sumtin' Sneaky

3:30 - 6:30 PM

Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters

7:00 - 10:00 PM

Category 6

7:00 - 10:00 PM

 

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canarian folkloric performance by the Asociación Folklórica Joapira is cancelled. We look forward to resuming Canarian folkloric performance in 2023.

This Fiesta is dedicated to Isleño community leader and former President Dorothy Louise “Dot” Benge. Major sponsors of Fiesta 2022 include Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation, Valero Energy Corporation, the family of Dot Benge, St. Bernard Parish Government, the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Department and the St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission. If you wish to sponsor Los Isleños Fiesta 2022, please see our Sponsorship Application.
The Fiesta is the principal fundraiser of our organization which allows us to subsidize vital repairs and maintenance to Los Isleños Museum and Historic Village. Additionally, funds raised allow for other educational and outreach rograms like Museum Days and Navidad de los Isleños (Los Isleños Christmas).

FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH SHOWCASES ITALIAN HERITAGE AND MORE

Traditional St. Joseph Altar, Lecture & Concert Planned March 13 and 16-18

The Beauregard-Keyes Historic House & Garden, home to the Corrado Giacona Family from 1904-1925, will again honor the Patron Saint of Sicily with its annual St. Joseph’s altar March 16-18. The public is welcome to join staff and volunteers in marking this sacred Sicilian tradition, which has been celebrated in the French Quarter since Sicilian immigrants began arriving in the city in the late 19th century.  

There will be a private blessing of the altar from 9-10 AM, after which the public will be invited to visit and learn more about this important ritual. The altar will remain available for viewing on the 18th and 19th from 10 AM – 3 PM.  Each visitor will be given the traditional prayer card, cookie, blessed bread, and lucky bean.  Suits made for the Black Masking tradition will also be on display, as St. Joseph's Day corresponds with this long-standing celebration of Black and Indigenous culture taking place on Super Sunday, March 18.

In preparation for the altar, advance culinary and financial contributions are welcome.  Anyone who would like to donate to the altar may email Chris Fountain (chris@bkhouse.org) for further details. As in previous years, financial donations will be given to Covenant House New Orleans.

Wednesday evening, March 16, a special lecture entitled “Growing Up in Italian and Afro-Creole New Orleans” will be presented by historian/tour guide Denise Augustine at 6 PM.  Born in the 1950's and having learned the art of storytelling through years of sitting at her grandmother's kitchen table in Treme, Augustine is an expert at entertaining and engaging visitors with the unsung stories of New Orleans. She was raised in the neighborhoods in and around the French Quarter and is a seventh-generation Creole griot who grew up witnessing both the city's Afro-Creole and Italian communities living closely together. These neighbors shared a common religion, a love of food, and strong family traditions. Using her skills as a historian and tour guide, Augustine will guide us through the history of these interconnected communities to the present day." Registration for the lecture is $5 and is available at www.bkhouse.org.

The Italian heritage celebration at the Beauregard-Keys House will kick off on Sunday, March 13, with a 6 PM “Music of Italy” concert featuring the Electric Yat Quartet with Violinists Natalia Cascante & Harry Hardin, violist Amelia Clingman, & cellist Jack Craft with guest vocalist Barbara Davis. Back by popular demand, the versatile program will commemorate the history of the neighborhood once known as Piccolo Palermo with performances of Pucccini’s Meson Dorma from Turandot, favorites like Santa Lucia, Volare, O Solo Mio, Buono Sera, themes from the Godfather, and more. Tickets are $35 and are available at www.bkhouse.org. Doors will open at 5:30. Light refreshments will be served.  This is a BYOB (Bring Your Own Beverages) event and guests are encouraged to bring cups, bottle openers, etc.

Per City of New Orleans COVID-19 Guidelines, everyone in attendance must wear a mask and anyone 5 years of age or older must provide proof of at least one dose of an approved COVID vaccine or negative PCR/antigen test within 72 hours.

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About Beauregard-Keyes Historic House & Garden is affectionately known to neighbors and supporters as “BK House”. The historic property at 1113 Chartres Street across from the Old Ursuline Convent has been inhabited by a variety of individuals and families since 1826. The house was built in 1826 and purchased by noted author Frances Parkinson Keyes in 1948 and restored under her loving care. 




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