A Toast to New Orleans and YOU. Week of September 19-26 :  JPAS's Cultural Collision/ WYES -A Love for All Season Gala /NOMA's Love in the Garden

A Toast to New Orleans and YOU. Week of September 19-26 : JPAS's Cultural Collision/ WYES -A Love for All Season Gala /NOMA's Love in the Garden info about RTL Saluting Hispanic Heritage and halloween

 

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Good afternoon, my darling family and friends. Today, Monday, September 19 the world said a final goodbye to beloved Queen Elizabeth II in a historic, moving funeral service full of pageantry, watched by millions. I cherish the memories of being in London & Windsor Castle and seeing now King Charles and Camila, Queen Consort as they speed by in their Claret color Roll Royce.  

   Let's give thanks for another day full of many possibilities. Take advantage of Monday to think about what you need to do to get what you want. Have faith to outline your plans, courage to idealize your goals, and strength to make them happen. May this Monday be the beginning of a week of peace and find joy in every day ahead.

Darlings by now you know that I am a big Anglophile and have been mourning the passing of beloved Queen Elizabeth and have been glued to TV since 4:30 am . I was interviewed by talented Kenny Lopez of ABC (channel 26) for a TV segment to air tonight at 6pm .

WOW my Round Table Luncheon on October 12,Celebrating the Hispanic Heritage Month and Halloween is getting more spirited by the minutes. My darling longtime friend Jorge Lauriano Jr has agreed to provide the guests with a tasting of Milagros Tequila.

The RTL will at noon at Brasa, 2023 Metairie Rd. We are almost sold-out since seating is limited to only 70 people.

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 BRASA Churrasqueria  2037 Metairie Rd. Saluting Hispanic Heritage Month and HALLOWEEN. Co-chaired by Mayra Pineda, Director of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,   It will feature the cast of JPAS 's "In the Height" and PHILLIP L. REED, MD in a presentation of the Vampire Lift-The secret to restoring your youth is in your blood!

Check out this fabulous menu specially prepared for us by Chef Edgar Caro:

Menu PICKLED BEET SALAD |Arugula, Candied Pecans, Goat Cheese Croquetas, Thyme Aderezo 2ND COURSE (CHOICE OF) WAGYU ENTRAÑA | 8 oz Wagyu Outside Skirt Steak , Chimichurri, Asparagus & Parmesan Fries Or DRUM EN PAPILLOTE | Gulf Fish cooked on a Plantain Leave & Parchment Paper. Topped w Corn Butter. Served w/ Roasted Carrots, Potatoes & Cauliflower in Salsa Verde. DESSERT S’mores Pie

Space is extremely limited. Please RSVP ASAP before it is sold out! The all-inclusive price will be $80, and you can make a reservation through Zelle, Venmo or by sending checks to:

Margarita Bergen, 811 Marigny Street, Unit C, New Orleans, LA 70117 Attendees are encouraged  to wear Halloween Costumes

Darlings, I have devastated to learn that two of my longtime friends have joined the almighty. 

The first one is Samantha McRaney who used to live and bought the lovely home of actors Delta Burke and her husband Gerald McRaney on Royal Street and talented, beloved Jan Kern. My deep condolences to their families. May their souls RIP

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Jan Carr, New Orleans radio and TV legend with husband Bob, dies at 91 Bob and Jan Carr pose in front of a TV image of a scene from "Home at Christwood," the show they co-host for fellow residents of Christwood Retirement Community in Covington, on Wednesday, June 9 ... www.nola.com

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Last week was a very exciting one that took me away from being glued to the TV watching everything about the Queen.

The annual Excelencia Gala of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana was a great success. The honorary chair was Chef Aaron Sánchez who was represented by his uncle. The Chamber presented 2022 Excelencia Awards to Chase Bank, United Way, TELEMUNDO,Tito’s Ceviche and Pisco and Lisa Ochomogo. I was thrilled to see so many of the longtime friends 

 

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I am so proud of fellow Dominican Fermin Ceballo’s and his band that rocked the New Orleans Jazz Museum with their Caribbean Music. He also played at Felipe’s on Decatur St as part of the Hispanic Heritage Month

This week is going to be a very exciting one 

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19 TODAY AT 6 PM Hurricane Preparedness Lecture 1113 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70116-2504, United States Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents, and Associates, Historic BK House & Gardens and VCC Foundation 1113 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70116-2504, United States Public  You’ve probably seen the Hurricane Preparedness lectures presented by NOLA Ready in other neighborhoods throughout the city this summer. They always seem to be a tad far away from the French Quarter, so NOLAReady, VCPORA, the VCC Foundation, and the BK Historic House & Gardens have teamed up to bring these lectures to you! Join us at BK Historic House & Gardens (1113 Chartres Street) on September 19, 2022 at 6 p.m. to get Hurricane Prepared. NOLA Ready will give you all the information you need to stay informed and be prepared in case of an emergency. This lecture is free and open to the public, so please invite your friends.  ANNOUNCING CULTURE COLLISION 12!  ANNUAL FREE ARTS & CULTURE SHOWCASE RETURNS IN 2022 AFTER A TWO-YEAR HIATUS    WWNO 89.9 FM and Jefferson Performing Arts Society are partnering to bring back Culture Collision! After a two-year pandemic hiatus, Culture Collision 12 returns on Wednesday, September 21, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie. The last Culture Collision event was held in August 2019.    Culture Collision is an annual showcase for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in the New Orleans metro-area. Ranging from the city’s classic arts institutions to its resourceful contemporary newcomers, this happy hour event reflects the diversity of the region’s creative community. The event is free and open to the public—and for this “comeback year”, the fee for organizations to reserve a display table have been waived. Over 60 local arts and culture companies are expected to join, with several of the participating organizations presenting live entertainment.   “From its beginning in 2008, Culture Collision’s aim has been to introduce all kinds of art and cultural activity to people from all parts of the metro area,” said WWNO General Manager, Paul Maassen. “WWNO is delighted that Culture Collision 2022 will carry on this mission and highlight our region’s newest investment in the arts, the Jefferson Performing Arts Center.”  This beloved community arts event is making its debut in Jefferson Parish after over a decade in New Orleans, where it was held at renowned cultural venues such as The National World War Two Museum, The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC), The Ogden Museum, and New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA).    In July 2022, Jefferson Performing Arts Society was named as the new managers of Jefferson Performing Arts Center. “Our hosting of Culture Collision aligns with our goal to build a wider array of presentations and programming at this gorgeous gem of a venue. We look forward to welcoming arts and cultural organizations of all genres and their audiences here in September to show them all that we have to offer and to let them know that our doors are always open to new opportunities and partnerships,” said Todd Simmons, General Manager of Jefferson Performing Arts Center and Executive Director of Jefferson Performing Arts Society.    Jefferson Performing Arts Center is located at 6400 Airline Drive near the former Zephyr Stadium, not far from the Saints training camp and next to LaSalle Park. Parking in the Jefferson Performing Arts Center adjacent lot is free. For more information visit www.culturenola.com or contact Amy Kirk Duvoisin at amy@jpas.org or 504-885-2000 ext. 212, or Ron Biava at 504-280-7001 or ron@wwno.org.

Storming the Sazerac- September 23 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE 2022 STORMING OF THE SAZERAC AT THE ROOSEVELT NEW ORLEANS. The Roosevelt New Orleans 130 Roosevelt Way New Orleans, LA 70112  AT THIS TIME THE EVENT IS FULLY COMMITTED.  WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU NEXT YEAR. Ladies, join us in raising a glass to Ti Adelaide Martin at the Storming of the Sazerac at The Roosevelt Hotel as she is honored as the Reigning Spirit of the Sazerac!   The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel will host the annual Storming of the Sazerac on Friday September 23, 2022 in the Blue Room. This one-of-a-kind celebration pays tribute to the empowered group of women who stormed the Sazerac Bar in 1949 demanding equality and a stiff drink. This event made the Sazerac Bar the first bar in New Orleans to allow women on days other than Mardi Gras. “Storming of the Sazerac” encompasses libations, cuisine and entertainment, including: A ladies-only luncheon Complimentary champagne Pop-up fashion shop Live entertainment Juried best-dressed competition Following the Blue Room festivities, our Reigning Spirit of the Sazerac will lead attendees in a second line to “storm” the world-renowned Sazerac Bar, where the spirited day continues with Sazerac cocktails in-hand. Ladies are invited to dress in post-war New Orleans style, such as hats, veils, peep-toe shoes and gloves. Doors to the world famous Blue Room open at 12:45pm, and the celebration begins with the traditional ladies lunch at 1:00pm. Live entertainment will be provided, and the event will feature a fashion show showcasing vintage style with a best-dressed competition. Blue Room luncheon tickets are $99++ per person

Each year, the historic 1949 moment in the history of the Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel is reenacted and celebrated with a variety of events, including a cadre of women in period costume heading into the bar. This year, the occasion will be marked Sept. 23.

Prior to "storming," women were only allowed into the hallowed panel enclave on Mardi Gras. The fun starts at 1 p.m. with a three-course lunch in the Blue Room with live entertainment,

FRI, SEPTEMBER 23RD AT 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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• Yoga in the Sculpture Garden »

You’re Invited to

LOVE IN THE GARDEN
IN HONOR OF SYDNEY J. BESTHOFF III
PRESENTED BY HANCOCK WHITNEY

Friday, September 23
Patron Party | 7 pm
Garden Party | 8–11 pm

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

2022 LOVE Co-Chairs
Sarah and Marshall Hevron | Taylor and Martin Pospisil

NVC Chair
Rebecca Friedman

Join us in celebrating the return of LOVE in the Garden on Friday, September 23, 2022 in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. For over fifteen years, LOVE in the Garden has celebrated the arts in New Orleans, and this year, guests will enjoy a fun and festive evening with drinks, live entertainment, and culinary offerings provided by local restaurants and caterers. Funds raised at LOVE in the Garden guarantee the future success of the museum by providing crucial general operating support to NOMA, allowing us to serve our community with vital art, education, and programmatic initiatives.

Visit our Website Book by Rupert Holmes | Music by Melissa Manchester Lyrics by Sharon Vaughn Bring Your Boa To This Bawdy and Bodacious, Sweet and Sassy Musical!  Sweet Potato Queens is a high-powered musical that tells the story of Jill and her closest friends and how they learn to grab life by the sequins, feathers, and tiaras to live their lives on their own terms…as big as a parade! Based on the wildly successful New York Times bestselling Sweet Potato Queens books by Mississippi based writer Jill Conner Browne, this colorful, upbeat show features a writing dream team of pop music and Broadway song icons Melissa Manchester, Rupert Holmes and Sharon Vaughn. SWEET POTATO QUEENS SEPT. 23-OCT. 2, 2022 FRI + SAT @ 7:30 PM SUN @ 2:00 PM TEATRO WEGO! (TW) 177 SALA AVENUE | WESTWEGO, LA PURCHASE TICKETS

 I am looking forward to the opening of the New Orleans Opera on Friday, September. 30 It is going to be an opera and party not to be missed.

Rossini’s The Barber of Seville will open the 2022-23 Season. It wil be presented on Friday, September 30  at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, October 2 at 2 p.m. at the Mahalia Jackson Theater on Friday, September 30, 2022.The Barber of Seville

This new production is set in the French Quarter of antebellum New Orleans. The story is an old one and it could easily be our story … our story with our people, a comedy for the ages with a brand-new vision.

The fun starts before the opera begins …

Meet us by the fountain in the Norman Treigle

 Plaza in front of the Mahalia Jackson Theater.

The bar opens and the music begins at 6:15 PM on Friday and at 1:15 PM on Sunday. The Electric Yat Quartet will be providing sweet tunes to accompany your pre-opera sipping and socializing!

6:15 PM Pre-Opera Party

6:30 PM Nuts and Bolts Lecture

7:30 PM Performance

Join us for the Opening Night Party-Come for the Opera – Stay for the After-Party!

Dancing, Eating, and Drinking are Encouraged.

Tickets are $39.00.

The Opening Night party will feature music from Julio and Cesar with tasty treats from Brennan’s, all with an open bar!

Meet and mingle with your friends and cast members!

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Here's a roundup of local Hispanic restaurants to visit during National Hispanic Heritage Month | Where NOLA Eats | nola.com National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 to acknowledge and celebrate the history, traditions and contributions of Hispanic Americans. www.nola.com

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Try these 6 new restaurants for different flavors to shake off the summertime doldrums | Where NOLA Eats | nola.com Dian Xin 2. 620 Conti St., (504) 372-3372. Dian Xin was already well known for serving dim sum in the French Quarter when the family owners decided to open a second location just a few blocks away ... www.nola.com

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With personal lens on Mexican cuisine, Ana Castro makes national list of ‘Best New Chefs’ | Where NOLA Eats | nola.com Lengua Madre is a Mexican restaurant built around a tasting menu format and devoted to contemporary cuisine through chef Ana Castro's own personal lens on Mexican culture and heritage. www.nola.com

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I am blessed with a bunch of green bananas from my courtyard. I have been cooking them by either boiling them and mashing them with avocado or by frying them. They are delicious with bacon and eggs.

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Harvest bananas when fruit are still green, control summer weeds and other garden advice from Dan Gill | Home/Garden | nola.com Gripeweed or chamberbitter is a summer annual weed that over the past couple of decades has become more common in southeastern Louisiana. www.nola.com