: A Toast to New Orleans and YOU. Week of May 16-22: Chamber After Five/Benefit for Ukraine/ La Fete Creole/ Project Lazarus Gala/ iRound Table Luncheon Saluting Culinary Arts
Good afternoon my darling family and friends. It is Monday, May 16 and I feel blessed to be alive, healthy, and looking forward to a busy social week. I am praying that you all are as well. Start your week full of positive energy New Day, New Morning, Reach New Heights It’s also a new day, a new week, and in that lies a new opportunity Because it’s Monday, the first day of the week. Wishing you a blessed, sparkling week.
I feel blessed to have enjoyed a week filled with a myriad of social/cultural soirees.
I started my week by enjoying a delicious Tennessee Whiskey dinner at Briquette's.
AS Anthony Tusa Jr, described :"A great time was had by all! “SIppin’ & Seersucker” was the theme. Hosted by Charlie Nelson, Master Distiller of Nelson Brothers Bourbon and his lovely wife Rita of Nashville Tennessee. Charlie introduced the Nelson brother's collection to our guest; his great grandfather opened the first distillery in Tennessee under the brand of Greenbriar and has been rebranded to Nelson Brothers.
Anna and Toby masterfully crafted Whiskey and Bourbon cocktails that were paired with our Culinary Teams Five Course Dinner Menu. Both our Culinary Team and our Mixolgist knocked it out of the park.
The greatest part of the evening was the camaraderie and friendship that was had by our many friends that shared this wonderful evening at briquette with Charlie, Anna and myself. Thank each and everyone of ya’ll from the bottom of my heart…………….AJ.
I was anxiously waiting to attend the BRAVO GALA 2022: ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLEBRAVO, the Ballet Resource And Volunteer Organization of the New Orleans Ballet Association, at the Hyatt and I was not disappointed . It was superb. Congratulations to Gala Chairs Sandra Herman and Laurie G. Guillaume for an extraordinary, elegant, and delicious gala for a great cause. 
WOW! I got my much-needed dosage of classical ballet, by attending the exquisite presentation of Swan Lake by the New Orleans Ballet Theater, followed by the spectacular presentation by the NO Ballet Association of the American Ballet Theatre's masterpiece Don Quixote at the Mahalia Jackson Theater
NOCCA Foundation’s Art & Soul Gala was as always delicious and spectacular.This year's ART&SOUL gala featured dozens of NOCCA alumni. Musicians Doreen Ketchens, Gregory Agid, Jeffery Miller, John Michael Bradford, and many more will perform, while others, like Quentin Jackson, Chayil Johnson, and Cierra Varnado
I concluded my social week by attending the always fun VCPORA ’a free concert in Cabrini Park of fabulous New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra
Darlings, now that the 2022 Jazz Fest and Derby Day are history, I want you think and RSVP to my very special Round Table Luncheon Saluting the Culinary Arts
Round Table Luncheon on Friday, May 27 at noon will salute the Culinary Arts at the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) The $75 per-person is all-inclusive, with Champagne and wines included. RSVP to Margarita Bergen via Venmo, Zelle (Chase Bank), or a check ASAP payable to Margarita Bergen at 811 Marigny St. Unit C, New Orleans, LA 70117 Jim Walpole will oversee the very memorable entertainment.
We will join Big Easy winners Lisa Picone Love, drinks historian Elizabeth Pearce and Jim Walpole for Dry: A Prohibition Cabaret. This trio will take you on a journey through America's noble experiment told in a way you have never heard before in song! From rousing temperance hymns to cheeky tunes about all the ways to drink legally and illegally during this time, it will be a show to remember. You won’t want to miss this very special show of cocktails, history, and song!
I guarantee you will love the delicious Menu
- French Market Salad- Blackened Mahi- La Boeuf Bourguignon- Lemon Pepper Roasted Potatoes w/ Swiss Chard- Green Beans
- Mini Crème Brulés and Molten Chocolate Cakes-
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WITH THE ALEXEY MARTÍ QUARTET
Presented in partnership with the CubaNOLA Arts Collective
Thursday, May 19 | 6 - 8 p.m.
Enjoy a night filled with Cuban jazz at the O with the Alexey Martí Quartet!
While enjoying the music, make sure to visit the fifth floor to view Cuban-American artist Luis Cruz Azaceta’s solo exhibition, What a Wonderful World.
The CubaNOLA Arts Collective is a New Orleans community arts organization that uses the power of live music, dance, festivity and diversity to promote cultural wellness and equity.
The Project Lazarus Annual Guardian Angel Award Gala celebrates the contributions of our most incredible friends and supporters.
Join us for this year’s Gala on Friday, May 20 at the Ace Hotel!!!
Returning after a 2-year hiatus, our spectacular event will feature a cocktail hour, an elegant three-course meal, an award ceremony, and a high-end live auction. Sr. Judy Gomila and Danny Akers are serving as co-chairs.
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Help us grow our network of like-minded business professionals.Register and invite a business friend to come learn more about the New Orleans Chamber!
REGISTER HERE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Join the New Orleans Chamber at our premier evening networking event, the Chamber After 5, hosted by:
New Orleans Jazz Museum
Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine & non-alcoholic beverages! Httpshttps://www.neworleanschamber.org/events/details/2022-chamber-after-5-new-orleans-jazz-museum-15693
Not to be missed: You are cordially invited to "Three Wishes for Ukraine"
a benefit concert for the families of three local Ukrainian musicians:
Yaroslav Rudnytsky (LPO), Iuliia Akers (BRSO), & Liliia Oliinyk (NOCCA)
Wednesday, May 25th, 7:30 pm
at The Capital on Baronne
210 Baronne Street, New Orleans
(First NBC Building at the corner of Common and Baronne,
one block from the Orpheum theater)
Conductor Paul Mauffray leads a chamber orchestra including musicians from the
Louisiana Philharmonic and Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestras performing
music which Tchaikovsky composed in Ukraine featuring soloists:
Benjamin Thacher - violin (LPO), Lin He - violin (BRSO),
Daniel Lelchuk - cello (LPO), & pianist Faina Lushtak.
Violinist Iuliia Akers & pianist Liliia Oliinyk will also perform the famous
“Melody” by Skoryk and other Ukrainian solos and duets
General admission with donation
Reserved seating is offered to supporters of our GoFundMe page:
https://www.gofundme.com/.../benefit-concert-three-wishes... 
Not to be missed
Missed our Jazz Fest program
OperaCréole: La Fête Créole
Missed our Jazz Fest programof Creole songs and Cuban Zarzuela?
Come and hear them and more at our new Festival!
International opera star, soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams headlines!May 26- 28, 2022
Marigny Opera House
Jambalaya Pass: Come all three nights for $80
What would New Orleans be without the rhythms of Africa?
Baba Luther Gray will share African drumming traditions and join OperaCréole in performing the Creole folk songs arranged by
New Orleans composer Camille Nickerson.
Singers: Tyrone Chambers, Taylor White, Valencia Pleasant, Givonna Joseph, Aria Mason, Olivia Brown, and more...Pianist: Anna Briscoe
Admission $25 Students $10
Edmond Dédé is the first African American opera composer.
Born in New Orleans as a free man in 1827, he became a conductor, and composer in Paris and Bordeaux, France.
OperaCreole work is making sure his work is hidden no more.
We will share his comedy sketch, operatic arias, and art songs.
Our resident artists will also open the evening
with some of your favorite standard operatic arias.
Françoise et Tortillard is his comedy about a woman looking for a husband to open a restaurant with! Its very New Orleans! Spoken text in English.
Singers: Tyrone Chambers,Taylor White, Kenya Jackson, Keturah Heard, Valencia Pleasant, Givonna Joseph, Richard Hobson, Aria Mason
Pianist: Anna Briscoe
Admission $25 Students $10
A Night with Janis Joplin is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences—icons like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith, who inspired one of rock & roll’s greatest legends.
Make it a party and bring some friends!
Save 20% on groups of 10 or more!*
Active military personnel save 50% with the Blue Star Families Program.
Student tickets are $15 for full-time students at all performances in all sections.
Call 504-522-2081 or order from the website at www.lepetittheatre.com.
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 | A second line honors New Orleans jazz musician Ellis Marsalis in New Orleans Sunday, May 15, 2022. The memorial comes more than two years after Marsalis died due to complications www.nola.com |
 | Former New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton delivers the keynote address during Loyola University's 110th commencement exercise Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the University of New Orleans Lakefront ... www.nola.com |
 | Whatever it was — a return, a rebirth, a renewal, a reunion — the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was a triumph. For the first time since 2019, friends, families and fans once again ... www.nola.com |
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 | The Soul Brass Band, lead by Derrick Freeman, left, plays during his 46th birthday party on Moss Street in New Orleans, Sunday May 17, 2020 as people gather while safe distancing along Bayou St. John. www.nola.com |
 | Trumpeter Chris Cotton of the Hot 8 Brass Band performs on the Congo Square Stage during the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, May 1, 2022. www.nola.com |
 | New Orleans Saints fans finally know which dates they'll be circling on their calendar as the NFL's schedule for the 2022 season was revealed on Thursday, according to Times-Picayune sources. www.nola.com |
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