Editors’ Note
Art for All We are so excited to announce that New Orleans Museum of Art’s “Odyssey Ball” is coming up on November 13, with the theme “Ghosts Along the Mississippi.” “Odyssey” is sponsored by IberiaBank and WDSU-TV, and is chaired by Robin Burgess and Terrence Blanchard, who are hosting an extravagant black-tie dinner featuring Grammy Award-winner Patti Austin. Thanks to Hunter Hill of IberiaBank, NOMA Director Susan Taylor and Joel Vilemay of WDSU-TV for being on our cover. Patron tickets are $1,000 a person, Young Fellows are $150 and the After Party featuring DJ Soul Sister is $75. Call 658-4100 for tickets! You don’t want to miss supporting our nationally recognized museum, which
was founded in 1910. It houses nearly 40,000 art objects and is celebrating its American Masters Collection, featuring works by John Singer Sargent, John Singleton Copley, Jackson Pollock and more! We are so excited about our St. Charles Avenue’s, “Wine Dine & Design” sponsored by Whitney Bank, which benefited Operation Homefront! We want to thank Erica and James Reiss and Michael and Marley LeBourgeois, who chaired the event. We raised over $50,000 for our veterans and their families and wounded warriors in Louisiana and Mississippi! Thanks also to major sponsors: Bryan Subaru, The Saints, Bollinger Inc. and Trashy Diva. And thanks to Table Sponsors: Ann Packard; Auto Chlor; Celeste and Curtis Eustis; Darnell and Randy Philipson;
Erica and James Reiss; Faye and Marshall Ballard; Landscape Images; Linda and Gordon Kolb; Manny and Pepper Bright; Marley and Michael LeBourgeois; Mathilde and Richard Currence; the Packard Family; Pam and Bill Ryan; Pixie and Jimmy Reiss; Bev and John Church, Malachite Home; RDS Concepts; and Trashy Diva. Please look at the photos taken by Jeff Strout and at the amazing tables by our designers; we thank you! Thanks also to all of our staff at St. Charles Avenue and Renaissance Publishing LLC! The new Orpheum Theatre is spectacular, and we got to shoot our holiday fashion feature there! Thank you to Kristin Shannon for all of her assistance. We are all eating out more, so check out our feature on fall restaurant specials. I want to encourage you to visit Callan Contemporary for artist George Dunbar’s new show “The Surge”! Dunbar recently turned 88 and has exhibited his distinctive abstract paintings and sculpture across six continents. It will be running November 5-December 23, and Dunbar himself will be there November 7. For more information visit CallanContemporary.com, call 525-0518 or visit them in person at 518 Julia St. Have a great Thanksgiving! Bev
On Friday, October 9, I did something I’ve never done before. In front of almost 250 movers and shakers, artists and patrons – oh, and some of my friends and relatives – with no prep time I stood on a stage and served as a live auctioneer for a painting created live by Christopher Turner at our 2015 “Wine, Dine & Design” luncheon. I am really not a risk-taker, but I do have a degree in theater; even though I haven’t been on stage since then, there’s just something comforting, a feeling of coming home, about stepping up behind a microphone and jumping off – metaphorically, of course. I have to brag a bit: We started with a bid of $500, and through increments of $100, brought in a winning bid of $2,000 for Operation Homefront! We hope that you enjoy the photos of the incredible tables crafted by our 23 talented designers. But even more than that, we encourage you to send in your donation today! Make your check out to Renaissance Publishing and include Operation Homefront in the subject line, and we’ll add it to the almost $50,000 we have raised so far. Enjoy the cooler weather and a hot toddy! Morgan
Co-author Carol McMichael Reese (seated), photographer Tina Freeman (seated) and Longue Vue Executive Director Tony Chauveaux (standing) are excited to tell you that November 3 marks the release date for Longue Vue House and Gardens: The Architecture, Interiors and Gardens of New Orleans’ Most Celebrated Estate. Published by Rizzoli, the stunning interiors and glorious gardens of New Orleans’ architectural masterpiece – including its 24 water features and 16 garden areas – are brilliantly presented. Today Longue Vue is about historical context and modern relevance. By striking the correct balance between preserving its exceptional physical assets and making sure those assets are fully available for the benefit of the broader New Orleans community of which it is a part, Longue Vue is now connecting with and serving a diverse community and cultural base, requiring new approaches and programs. The book is available at the Shop at Longue Vue, 7 Bamboo Road, or online at LongueVue.com.
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