Good afternoon my darling family and friends. It is Monday, November 13 and I am grateful to have enjoyed a very memorable week & I look forward to a super hectic one filled with magnificent events. I hope your day starts with a smile on your face, love in your heart, and peace in your soul. Keep believing in your dreams and in yourself. Even if you did it wrong yesterday, today you can do it right. I hope you have an amazing day wherever you are and whatever you do.
Just a reminder to RSVP and pay for the upcoming Thanksgiving Round Table Luncheon at noon on Saturday, November 18
Taking RSVP and payment for the upcoming fabulous Thanksgiving Round Table Luncheon at the Paris room (upstairs) of Gennifer Flowers Kelsto Club, 720 St, Louis. It will be limited to only 80 guests. Special Guest speaker Natalie Jayroe, President and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank . Bring canned food to the luncheon.
Menu for Saturday, November 18, 2023:
Garden Salad w mixed vegetables tossed with Chef’s Signature balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Entree: Cornbread stuffing prepared with andouille sausage and melody of seasonings
Seasoned green beans almandine
Honey Glazed Ham Steak
Cornbread Roll w honey butter
Dessert: Apple Cinnamon Bread pudding
Entertainment by talented Marshall Harris and Carl Mack.
Margarita Bergen #504-495-9181 Venmo, & Zelle/ $75. all Inclusive. Theme "Golden Age of Hollywood" Attire.
The Grand Opening of the Great River Road Museum was superb and very memorable!
It will take more than 2 hours to tour all the exquisite historical exhibits. Congratulations Kevin !
WOW ! It seems that #1 Bitch Mickey Esterling lives on but this time in dirt! My darling longtime friend Kevin Kelly, owner of Houmas House Plantation and Gardens and the new Great River Road Museum bought from her daughter Nancy at auction, the nude sculpture of a very skinny Mickey holding a cigarette and a champagne glass. The sculpture with a glass top graced her home along with a myriad of portraits of Mickey.
In case you did not know Mickey saw me as a younger rival and hated me more than I disliked her. I hope she enjoys her resting Place!
Enjoy seeing Jena Bush and her twin Barbara at the signing of their lovely book “Love Comes First” at the Garden District Bookstore. I love seeing all the children having a fun time while we wait in line.
This upcoming week is going to be full of fun-loving soirees & fundraisers that I am looking forward to covering:
I am going to start the week on Tuesday, November 14 by attending the cocktail reception at the Windsor Court honoring the 2023 Men & Women of Fashion. On Thursday, November 16, there will be not one but two fabulous fundraisers: The French American Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Coast Chapter, Presents Beaujolais Nouveau, Celebration at Degas House. and the VCPORA's Annual Gala " A Royal Masquerade-85 Years around the Sun." On November 17 there are also two awesome soirees as well:
The Son of Saints 2023 Annual Gala at the 4 Seasons and the Founders Ball V -Benefits: The Louisiana Museum Foundation!
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Sit back and let one of Hollywood’s favorite “bad girls” entertain you with her titillating stories, quips, insults, and a few of her secrets.
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WESTWEGO CULTURAL CENTER
177 SALA AVENUE | WESTWEGO, LA
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WESTWEGO CULTURAL CENTER
177 SALA AVENUE | WESTWEGO, LAJPSA Presents Loop until November 19
WESTWEGO PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE (WPAT)
WESTWEGO CULTURAL CENTER
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Creative TeamJanet Shea - DIRECTOR
Leonard Bertolino - STAGE MANAGER
Benjamin Dougherty - SCENIC DESIGNER
Jules Granger - LIGHTING DESIGNER / LIGHT & SOUND BOARD OP
Avery Colle - COSTUME DESIGNER
Kasey Smith - WIG & MAKEUP DESIGNER
Eric Porter - SOUND DESIGNER
Nerissa Newsom - PROPS DESIGNER
Sit back and let one of Hollywood’s favorite “bad girls” entertain you with her titillating stories, quips, insults, and a few of her secrets.
WARNING: This play contains strong language and explicit sexual references.
This three-person drama is based on a real event that took place in the summer of 1965, when an inebriated Tallulah Bankhead required a full day to redub - or loop - one line of dialogue for her last movie, Die! Die! My Darling! The recording session ends up lasting 8 hours due to her drunken behavior, physical and mental meanderings, and constant need for dialogue, distraction, reassurance, and her own brand of talk therapy with the tech crew. Secrets are revealed, confessions are made, and both Tallulah and the sound engineer end up “looping back” to their own traumas to understand their lives.
Next Thursday 11-16-23
The French American Chamber of Commerce,
Gulf Coast Chapter
Presents
Beaujolais
Nouveau
Celebration
Where?
DEGAS HOUSE
2306 ESPLANADE AVE NEW ORLEANS
When?
November 16, 2023 - from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Price?
$75 at the door or online on Eventbrite
Thu, Nov 16, 2023 6:30 PM CST
Beaujolais Nouveau Nov 16, 2023
Degas House, New Orleans
Music
James Andrews & The Treme AllStars
Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is a vin de primeur, fermented for just a few weeks before being released for sale on the third Thursday of November. Distributors famously race to get the first bottles to different markets around the globe
I am so looking forward to attending the annual fundraiser 2023
Founders Ball V Gala-Benefits: The Louisiana Museum Foundation
FRI, NOV 17, 2023 - FRI, NOV 17, 2023
6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. New Orleans at the Cabildo
The Louisiana Museum Foundation (LMF) is proud to announce the 2023 Founders Ball V to open a new exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum (LSM) at The Cabildo entitled Hunt Slonem: A Retrospective. This exhibit will present a retrospective that showcases the lifelong dedication of world-renowned artist Hunt Slonem to his legacy, his time at Tulane and how it deepened his connection to New Orleans, and his inspirational relationship with the state of Louisiana and how it has influenced his career.
Founders Ball is the annual fundraiser for the LMF. This fundraiser supports our work on behalf of the collections, exhibitions, and educational programming of the LSM, which includes the Cabildo and Presbytere. Funds raised from this annual event support the creation and opening of prolific exhibitions such as Hunt Slonem: A Retrospective, and will fund related educational programming throughout the year-long exhibition running through September 2024. This annual event marks the fifth year of the Founders Ball and is The Louisiana Museum Foundation and Louisiana State Museum's most anticipated and participated event of the year. Many of New Orleans's most generous patrons will be in attendance to celebrate Bringing History To Life and the work of Hunt Slonem.
Tickets start at $150 for patrons and sponsorships start at $350. For more information, please visit
Have You Purchased Tickets Yet? - Modigliani Quartet Monday, November 13!
Modigliani Quartet, in a performance featuring music by Mozart, Beethoven, and Shostakovich on Monday, November 13! One of today’s best quartets in the world ... Balance, transparency, symphonic comprehension, confident style." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung. Tickets are available online or at the door.
Students with ID always admitted FREE of charge! FREE parking and shuttle available between the Diboll garage and Dixon Hall.
Support young artists this Tuesday during One Day/One NOCCA
NOCCA has reached a milestone: its 50th anniversary. At every step along the way, support from the community has been crucial to NOCCA's success.
As a member of that community, we ask you to help us prepare for the school's next five decades by donating this Tuesday on our annual One Day/One NOCCA giving day.
Looking forward to attending and covering Words and Music!
Words & Music begins next week! We look forward to welcoming everyone November 15-18 at the Andre Callioux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice, and other venues. The majority of festival events are free and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted.
We're still looking for a few volunteers to help make the event a success! Take a look at job descriptions and sign up. All volunteers receive a free ticket to the lunch session of their choosing.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available and start at just $200. Thanks to our current sponsors for helping keep this event free or low-cost!
Tis’ the season. Well, almost.
Get a jumpstart on the holidays with André Darlington this Thursday, November 16 as he celebrates the release of his latest book, A Booze & Vinyl Christmas: Merry Music-and-Drink Pairings to Celebrate the Season.
Yes, there will be cocktails.
Whether you're planning your annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, spending a quiet evening by the stocking-lined fireplace at home, or preparing to binge Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas, make the season festive with this guide to forty favorite holiday albums from the 1940s to the present. Divided into four thematic chapters—Rock the Halls, Warm & Fuzzy, Jazzy & Classical, and Gift-Wrapping Station, each entry features liner notes on the album and accompanying boozy beverage recipes that complement the music or connect the drink to the artist.
The spirited evening (see what we did there) will kickoff at 6:00pm. Guests will be able to sample cocktails from the book before Darlington sits down with The Garden District Book Shop’s very own Josh-Wade Ferguson to discuss all things A Booze & Vinyl Christmas. Afterwards, Darlington will be floating around the shop and personalizing copies of his books.
General Admission tickets can be purchased for $5 (cocktail costs). Interested parties can also reserve their copy of A Booze & Vinyl Christmas for $32 which includes general admission and one copy. Additional copies and Darlington’s other books will be available for purchase at the event.
Get your tickets/books HERE
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Join us Friday November 17th from 10am-2pm as we build a 300 ft long poboy Watch us craft this massive poboy, then dive in and help us devour it! See y'all next Friday outside the Maple Leaf
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Not to be missed after my Thanksgiving Round Table Luncheon:
Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Tina Turner Tribute and Benefit Concert featuring Grace Gibson and Erica Falls
NOJO - Tina-Turner
Join Adonis Rose & New Orleans Jazz Orchestra for this special Benefit Concert as they celebrate the music of the late iconic singer Tina Turner. Special guest vocalists will be Grace Gibson and Erica Falls. Proceeds will benefit the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and NOJO Youth Orchestra.
Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 7:30 PM CST-New Orleans Jazz Market,1436 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70113
WOW! I don't want to miss these exciting events:
SAMBA & COCKTAILS COME TO BK HOUSE
Exciting Programming Reminiscent of Historic Roots
Once a center for immigrants coming into the French Quarter, the Historic BK House & Gardens served as a rooming house and welcomed many nationalities as people arrived at New Orleans via the Mississippi River. Thus, programming continues to focus on various cultures including a Brazilian showcase and Italian presentation this month.
On Sunday, November 19, Sounds of Brazil with Amigos do Samba will be featured the BK House. The ensemble specializes in samba traditionally played around a table with a variety of Brazilian percussion, string, and wind instruments. Since 2016, their mission is to bring the "Roda de Samba", well-known in Brazil, to New Orleans. They feature a mix of US natives, Brazilians, and beyond, including Victoria Douton, Felipe Leite, Fernando Lima, Scott Myers, Leo Oliveira, Tedo Oliveira, Ezra Spira-Cohen, and others. Tickets are $40 ($30 for members). Light refreshments will be served but guests are encouraged to bring their own beverages of choice, openers, and extra cups. Doors will open at 5:30 pm for the 6 o’clock show. Tickets are available at www.bkhouse.org. Italians had a strong presence in the French Quarter in the 1860s, when Dominique Lanata purchased the house as a rental. Antoine Lanata eventually moved into the house, which was later sold by Lanata heirs to the Giacona family.
To celebrate the Museum’s Italian heritage, a unique program is planned on Thursday, November 30,entitled, “The Brandy Crusta & The Bersaglieri”, highlighting Italian connections to a New Orleans cocktail. The captivating presentation will introduce attendees to the influence of Italian bartender, Joseph Santini, of the original Jewel of the South Bar as inventor of the Brandy Crusta in the 1850s, and the thrilling story of how Santini, along with 280 Italians, many members of the elite Bersaglieri, protected the French Quarter during the Union Navy occupation in 1862. The lecture by Charles Marsala will include a tasting of the acclaimed cocktail. Doors open at 5:30 for the 6 pm program. Tickets are $25 for nonmembers; $20 for members and may be purchased at www.bkhouse.org.
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MBER 9-19, 2023
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