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Thursday, October 11 5:00-7:00 pm Mercedes of Covington 8080 Westshore Drive, Covington It’s time to rev our engines for the upcoming Harvest Cup Polo Classic on October 21, 2018, at Summergrove Farm. Tickets to the match will be available at the Happy Hour. You can shop for your hat, try on some incredible jewelry, pose with a polo pony and pick out a fabulous new ride for the jaunt to Folsom! Don’t miss it! For information, call 985-626-9684.
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This month, Saint Joseph Seminary College will host its annual gala, Deo Gratias, Latin for “Thanks be to God,” at Saint Joseph Abbey in Covington. All proceeds from this annual fête
Abbot Justin Brown, O.S.B., with the artist,
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benefit the Seminary College and the continued growth of its academic and formation programs. The Deo Gratias evening will begin with vespers in the Abbey Church with the Benedictine monks and the Schola Cantorum, followed by the beautiful outdoor gala featuring food prepared by award-winning Chef John Folse, desserts by Zoë’s Bakery and fine wines and cheeses from Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket. A silent auction will offer a variety of items, including art by local artists. And if you become a sponsor of Deo Gratias, you will enjoy a pre-gala reception in the Monks’ Refectory. This year’s featured artist is Marilyn Rougelot-Geddes. Rougelot-Geddes is a long-celebrated and highly respected artist. Her paintings, portraits and murals are visible in homes and public venues across the area and nationwide. Long before she became a Benedictine Oblate of the Abbey, Rougelot-Geddes enjoyed being a part of the spiritual life of this community. Her celebrated oil painting, Bond of St. Benedict, depicts an historic moment in 2001 when the community of Saint Joseph Abbey gathered to vote for a new Abbot. The scene celebrates that special day in November as the monks processed to their Chapter Room; it will be the highlight of the silent auction. This beautiful night not only serves as a fundraiser for the Seminary, but also as an opportunity for us all to celebrate the ongoing growth and achievements of this beloved Covington institution. Hope to see you there!
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit sjasc.edu
Editor’s Note by Anne Honeywell Happy Birthday, Inside New Orleans! This issue is VOL. 5, NO. 5. We are beginning our 5th year in New Orleans! Woo Hoo! On a wall in my office, I have each cover of Inside New Orleans taped up in order, beginning with James Michalopoulos in October 2014 all the way to October 2018 with Carol Hallock. The stories, the artists, the people— each issue has its own personality. This issue is definitely going to be a fan favorite. I have worked with our cover artist before, and I just love her work. I enjoyed telling her story (page 18). And Pontchartrain Beach? Shauna Grissett had a great time with Bryan Batt and Katy Danos learning all about their new book Pontchartrain Beach: A Family Affair! (page 28) Leslie Cardé has contributed to several recent issues, and she always has something great to share. This time, she sat down with Angela Hill (page 36). And Karen Gibbs writes the stories of some of the heroic women in New Orleans’ past (page 42). The 2018-19 Cultural Guide (page 64) highlights the schedules from the theaters, the Opera, the LPO, the Ballet and the art world. Speaking of the LPO—please mark your calendars for a very special concert on Saturday, November 17, when our own Michael Harold and his partner, Quinn Peeper, will be performing with the LPO in Rach & Bach. It promises to be a very entertaining evening. See page 22 for more details. Twenty-five—25!—issues of Inside New Orleans to date, and we are just getting started! I hope you enjoy the magazine for many years to come!
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Contributors Our contributors give Inside New Orleans its voice, its personality and its feel. Here we are proud to highlight a few of them so that you can put a face with a name and get to know them. Other Voices: Leah Draffen, Candra George, Shauna Grissett, Anne Honeywell, Yvette Jemison, Jan Robert and Natalie Wagner.
Michael Harold Michael Harold grew up in New Orleans and graduated from St. Martin’s Episcopal School, The University of the South and LSU Law School. Fluent in Spanish and French, he is also a classical pianist. Michael practiced law for more than 23 years and is now a legal recruiter. He is a contributing writer for Local Palate magazine in Charleston, South Carolina. In his spare time, he coordinates the renovation of a 19th century home in New Orleans. In this issue, Michael tells his INside Story about piano playing on page 62. See Michael perform in Rach & Bach (as Bach) on Nov. 17. (Details on page 22.)
Karen Gibbs
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Longtime contributor and former managing editor of Inside Northside, Karen B. Gibbs enjoys writing about the fascinating people and places of New Orleans and the northshore. A contributor to Today.com and iVillage. com, Karen recently completed the biography of her fatherin-law, a WWII paratrooper. When not writing, she enjoys traveling with her husband and spoiling their grandchild. On page 42, she writes about the lives of historic New Orleans women.
Bill Kearney believes if you like a wine, it’s a great wine—and the best wine is shared with friends. For more than 20 years, he has added wines from many regions, grapes and friends to his private collection. Recently certified as a sommelier, he serves as the wine director for Galatoire’s Restaurant and also at 33 Bar and Steak, where he is a partner. A graduate of Tulane, Bill is president of Yenraek, a governmental affairs firm. On page 90, Bill talks about New Orleans’ excellent wine culture in Wine Cellar.
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Becky Slatten
Becky Slatten is a native of Natchitoches, an LSU alumna and mother of three children. She divides her time between the northshore and New Orleans, writing for both Inside Northside (since 2007) and Inside New Orleans. Becky loves telling the stories of people and events unique to the area and puts her own twist on topics in IN Other Words, in this issue on page 34. October-November 2018 17
Instinctive Inspiration ARTIST CAROL HALLOCK is always looking. Looking to what inspires her. Looking for another painting to add to her collection. Looking for the next pinnacle in her career. Looking down Decatur Street. Or even just looking out on the water at the end of Lake Road in Lacombe, Louisiana just a few minutes from her house. “I just love going to the end of Lake Road. If I haven’t been there in a couple of weeks, I just go sit in my car and get my little fix. It’s a part of me now. It is my favorite spot to paint,” says Hallock, with obvious enthusiasm. “I see something different every time I go out there. It changes color all day long. And that’s a wonderful thing to share.” When Hallock and her husband, Jim, had the chance to move back to Louisiana after being landlocked in Oklahoma for several years, they jumped at it. Both agreed they had to live on the water. “We found this lot and built our house on Bayou Lacombe. I just love it here,” says Hallock of her home’s perfect 18
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location. “I also love downtown Lacombe— Main Street and the oak trees.” Her love shows in her paintings, which are inspired by her surroundings— cypress swamps, oak trees, pine forests and the marshes lining the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. The>>
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“I like to paint representational subjects. It has always fascinated me to see that what appears to be a detailed painting when viewed from a distance is actually almost abstract when it is viewed up close,” says Hallock. She believes it is important to paint from life—to paint what we actually see, unlike painting from a photo where usually everything is in sharp detail. Hallock has always been proud of the fact that she rarely paints from photographs. In her opinion, photographs can be deceiving because all of the subject matter in the foreground is in sharp focus. However, the eye has “selective focus,” where the brain puts objects in and out of focus as the subject of interest changes. “A photograph isn’t really how we see. It is how the camera sees. I try to paint as we see. When we focus on an object, we see the focal point in detail, and everything around it is softened,” she explains. Another element found in her work is what she refers to as “lost lines”—where your eye makes the connection for you. “For example, if a clean line has been drawn all the way around an object in a painting, the painting won’t engage you as much as it would without it,” says Hallock. “Your eye and brain drawing it in for you keeps you engaged with the painting. To me, it talks more, and the reason it talks more is those lost lines. I don’t know why, it just does.” At one point early on in her study of art, Hallock became frustrated, put down her brush and questioned her own talents. “The teachers were telling us to think outside the box. What box? Who decides the box? I wasn’t eccentric enough, it seemed.” So now, when she teaches a workshop, she tries to be a little more forthcoming than
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environment is rich with opportunities for this naturalist painter. Inspiration is evident in all of Hallock’s paintings. “I paint what I like and what inspires me. I particularly like to paint water landscapes. Water speaks to me, and to others. It is instinctive—it is constantly alive with movement and life.” New Orleans also inspires the artist. “I love the French Quarter. The sights, the sounds, and even the smells, serve as motivation for my more urban works.” Known for her “loose expression” approach and her innovative use of color, Hallock paints in oils using her “wet in wet” technique; this allows her to create her signature strokes and her loose painting style. Rather than blending color, shades of color are placed next to each other. Detail is added by taking away the paint with a silicone-tipped brush. She uses relaxed brushstrokes combined with heavy impasto to bring texture and movement to her paintings. South Louisiana’s trees, waterfronts and landscapes lend themselves beautifully to her style, which she describes as ‘expressionism and realistic impressionism.’
those who taught her in the college art classroom. “I tell them everything I know. Friends will say, ‘don’t give it all away,’ but I do,” she says. “Being a successful professional artist takes hard work and determination. When I am not painting, I am thinking about the business, how to sell another painting and what’s next for me to continue to grow and be successful as a professional artist. Not every artist wants to be a professional and treat their talent or love of painting like a business. And if they do—well, I feel like I am helping them along on their journey, not hurting myself, by sharing my years of knowledge. Yes, art can be frustrating at time, but it has the highest highs! Born and raised in Baton Rouge and a graduate of Louisiana State University, Hallock has won many awards for her fine art. She does both commissions and studio work in Lacombe and at her 40-acre country home in Southern Mississippi. She says, “It’s my hope that people will enjoy my paintings as much as I enjoyed painting them. I try to emphasize color and contrast with just enough balance, hoping that my work will reach out to the spectator and bring them in closer. I want my painting to talk to them the way the subject spoke to me as an artist.” Carol Hallock’s work can be seen at the Three Rivers Art Festival on Nov. 10 and 11 in historic downtown Covington or at any of these locations: Elizabethan Gallery, 608 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, 225- 924-6437; at Gallery 600 Julia, 600 Julia Street, New Orleans, 504-895-7375; and Sofas and Chairs Design, 123 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-486-9622. carolhallock.com. October-November 2018 21
INSIDE a handy guide to events and entertainment in and around New Orleans
Rach & Bach Gala Concert
November 17 Rach & Bach Gala Concert: a benefit celebrating 100 years of The English Speaking Union. The concert will feature the music of Rachmaninoff (Rach) played by Quinn Peeper and Bach performed by Michael Harold. Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way. 7:30pm. lpomusic.com. rachandbach.com.
1-Dec 21 EMPIRE. Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane, 6823 St. Charles Ave.
with the landscape. Contemporary Arts
Atrium Gallery, 100 Christwood Blvd,
newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu.
Center, 900 Camp St. cacno.org.
Covington. christwoodrc.com/art-gallery-
1-7 Peg Usner’s Impressions: New Orleans, Northshore and Beyond.
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longuevue.com. 1-27 Emery Clark Exhibition. Christwood
artists look to the intersection of the body
exhibits. 1-Nov 3 Thirty New Orleans Artists. New
2 Ronald McDonald House Charities Golf Classic. Lunch, drinks, silent auction, gift bags and more. TPC Louisiana, 11001
Reception, Oct 6, 4-7pm. Longue Vue
Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude
Lapalco Blvd, Avondale. Registration,
House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Rd.
Ave. Free. neworleanshealingcenter.org.
11:30am; shotgun start, 1pm. 486-6668.
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golf.rmhc-sla.org. 3 Staying Alive. To benefit NAMI New Orleans. 70s-themed disco dance party hosted by Women’s Council of Realtors New Orleans Metropolitan Network. Dancing, music, open bar and local cuisine. Southport Hall, 200 Monticello Ave, Jefferson. 6-9pm. In advance, $65; at door, $75. wcr.org. 4 Women’s Business Alliance: Messina’s at the Terminal. New Orleans Chamber of Commerce. Network over cocktails, exclusive to the women of the Chamber. 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd. 5-7pm. newolreanschamber.org. 5 Kelly Kicking Cancer Gala. Music, open bar, comedian Marvin Lee, silent auction, buffet and more. Proceeds go to advanced brain cancer research. Fleur de Lis Event Center, 1645 N Causeway Blvd, Mandeville. 7-10pm. Tickets, $55; couple, $100; exclusive table of 8, $500. (844) 200-KICK. kellykickingcancer.org. 5 St. Jude in the Big Easy. Cocktails, dinner, music, auctions and patient speaker. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Blvd. Patron party, 6:30-8pm. Main event, 8-11pm. stjude.org/neworleans. 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 26-28 The Myrtles Halloween Experience. The Myrtles Plantation, 7747 Hwy 61, St. Francisville, La. (225) 635-6277. stfrancisvillefestivals.com. 6 Art for Art’s Sake. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St. 6-9pm. cacno.org. 6 Buddy Walk. Presented by the Down Syndrome Association of Great New Orleans. Shrine on Airline, 6000 Airline Dr. 9am-3pm. dsagno.org. 7 Kelsey Bradley Favrot Memorial 5K. Benefitting the LSU Department of Neurosurgery’s Brain Tumor Center. Audubon Park, Shelter Bldg. #10,
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Inside Scoop 6500 Magazine St. Half-mile run/walk, 8am; 5K run/walk, 8:30am. (504) 3406976. kelseysgoal.com. 12-13 Julie Vos Jewelry and A.R.T.E. Trunk Show. Ballin’s LTD. ballinsltd.com. 12-14 WWII Air, Sea & Land Festival. New Orleans Lakefront Airport, 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd. 9am-5pm. airsealandfest.com. 13-14 Wooden Boat Festival. Presented by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum. Over 100 classic boats, hundreds of spectator boats, and wooden boat and music enthusiasts. Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, 133 Mabel Dr, Madisonville. 10am-6pm. woodenboatfest.org. 16 Power Breakfast. New Orleans Chamber of Commerce. Sponsored by Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company. 1515 Poydras St, 5th Floor Auditorium. 8-9:30am. Members, free; nonmembers, $10. neworleanschamber.org. 16 WYES Season of Good Tastes. Each course paired with wine. Proceeds benefit WYES. Trinity Restaurant, 1117 Decatur. 6:30pm. wyes.org/events. 16, 23, 30 Tuesday Tours. Age 1-Grade 4 at Academy of the Sacred Heart. 8:30-10am. RSVP, 269-1213. ashrosary.org. 17 Grades 5-12 Open House. Academy of the Sacred Heart. 5-7pm. RSVP, 269-1213. ashrosary.org. 17-25 New Orleans Film Festival. Various locations. neworleansfilmsociety.org. 18 Kenner Food & Wine Event. Chateau Golf and County Club, 3600 Chateau Blvd. 467-1351. chateaugolf.net. 20 Dance Theatre of Harlem. Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St. 5220996. nobadance.com. 20 O What A Night! Presented by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 539-9650. ogdenmuseum.org. 21 Harvest Cup Polo Classic. A day of polo, cuisine, drinks and music 24
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presented by the Junior League of Greater Covington. Summergrove Farm, 16191 Hwy 40, Folsom. Rain date Oct. 28. harvestcuppolo.com. 21 LIVEWELL Fest. Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. Live music by The Bright Light Social Hour, Kristin Diable and Aaron Benjamin, drop-in workout classes and entertainment for all ages with the Kids Zone. Lafreniere Park. 10am-4pm. jeffersonchamber.org. 22-28 Crescent City Chamber Music Festival. Outreach/mission-centric event presented by Artistic Director Luke Fleming. Various locations. crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com. 23 Uncommon Exchange: Sound. A dialogue between Joel Dinerstein, the Clark Chair of American Civilization at Tulane University and Dr. Renata Durães Ribeiro, AAUW Fellow in Tulane’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane, 6823 St Charles. newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu. 24 Lambeth House Foundation Toasts the Tricentennial Gala. Presented by Guardian Angel Hospice. Lambeth House, 150 Broadway St. 6-8:30pm. lambethhouse.com. 24 Sippin’ in the Courtyard. Maison Dupuy Hotel, 1001 Toulouse St. 5-8pm. maisondupuy.com. 25 Ursuline Academy High School Open House. 2635 State St. 4-6pm. 861-1106. uanola.org. 26 Ursuline Academy Childhood/ Elementary Open House. 2635 State St. 8:30-10am. 861-1106. uanola.org. 26 Business and Breakfast. Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. Comfort Inn & Suites Metairie, 2601 Severn Ave. 7:459:30am. Members, $10; nonmembers, $20. jeffersonchamber.org. 27 Deo Gratias. Entertainment, silent auction and dinner prepared by awardwinning Chef John Folse. Proceeds from >> October-November 2018 25
Inside Scoop Deo Gratias go toward the formation and education of the next generation of church leaders through Saint Joseph Seminary College. Saint Joseph Abbey, 75376 River Rd, Covington. Vespers with the Benedictine monks, 6pm; outdoor gala, 7-10pm. (985) 867-2284. sjasc.edu. 27-28 Yellow Leaf Arts Festival. Parker Park, Commerce St, St. Francisville, La. (225) 635-3665. stfrancisvillefestivals.com. 28 Milne Fall Festival. Game, hayrides, music, face painting, trickor-treating and more. Milneburg, 1065 Milne Crl, Covington. 12-4pm. $5 admission. milneds.org.
November 1-25 Landscapes. Exhibition at Delgado Fine Arts Gallery, Isaac Delgado Hall, 615 City Park Ave. 671-6363. 1-2 Beth DePass Trunk Show. Ballin’s LTD. ballinsltd.com. 1-2 Essence of Style Design Symposium. Luncheon and reception featuring Mast Florist Lewis Miller. Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Rd. longuevue.com/symposium. 1-3 Thirty New Orleans Artists. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. Free. neworleanshealingcenter.org. 1-17 Selections from the New Orleans Museum of Art. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N Columbia St, Covington. (985)
892-8650. sttammanyartassociation.org. 1-Dec 21 EMPIRE. Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane, 6823 St. Charles Ave. newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu. 2 La Fete 292 Gala. Ursuline Academy, 2635 State St. 8-11pm. 8611106. uanola.org. 2-30 Marcia Holmes’ Frequented Paths: Reflections from Cote d’Azur. Opening reception, Nov 2, 6-8pm. Degas Gallery, 604 Julia St. 826-9744. 3 Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, 875 Beach Blvd, Biloxi. beaurivage.com. 6, 8 Tuesday Tours. Age 1-Grade 4 at Academy of the Sacred Heart. 8:30-10am. RSVP, 269-1213. ashrosary.org. 8 New Orleans International Wine Awards. Over 100 different wines from around the world. Various locations. nolainternationalwine.com. 9-10 Ronen Chen Fall Stock Event and Spring Trunk Show. Ballin’s LTD. ballinsltd.com. 10 FORESTival: A Celebration of Art and Nature. Family-friendly day with artist presentations, guided walks and more. A Studio in the Woods, 13401 Patterson Rd. 11am-5pm. astudiointhewoods.org. 10-11 Lilly’s 60th Birthday Anniversary Launch. Palm Village, A Signature Lilly Pulitzer Store, 2735 US 190, Mandeville. (985) 778-2547. 10-11 Three Rivers Art Festival. Art, live music, crafts and more.
Downtown Covington. threeriversartfestival.com. 13 Open House. Isidore Newman School, 1903 Jefferson Ave. 8995641. newmanschool.org. 13 Power Lunch. New Orleans Chamber of Commerce. Sponsored by Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company. 1515 Poydras St, 5th Floor Auditorium. 11:30am-1pm. Members, $10; nonmembers, $20. neworleanschamber.org. 13 Uncommon Exchange: Fish. A dialogue between Bruce Sunpie
Bonefish Grill, 4848 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie. 7:459:30am. Members, $10; nonmembers, $20. jeffersonchamber.org. 17 New Orleans Heart Walk. Lasalle Park, 6600 Airline Dr, Metairie. Start, 8am. heart.org. 17 Rach & Bach Gala Concert. A benefit celebrating 100 years of The English Speaking Union. Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way. 7:30pm. lpomusic.com. rachandbach.com. 17 Whimsie Artists of New Orleans Fall Art Show. City
Barnes of Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots and Chef Ryan
Park Peristyle, 42 Dreyfous Dr. 10am-4pm. facebook.com/
Prewitt of Peche Seafood Grill. Moderated by Rebecca Snedeker,
WhimsiesArtofNewOrleans.
Clark Executive Director for the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South. Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane, 6823 St Charles. newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu. 14 SOUPer Bowl Gala. Presented by the Salvation Army Great New Orleans Area Command. The Audubon Tea Room. 6-9pm. $175. salvationarmalm.org/nola. 14 WYES Season of Good Tastes. Each course paired with wine. Proceeds benefit WYES. Tommy’s Cuisine, 746 Tchoupitoulas St.
23-Dec 30 Audubon Zoo Lights. Audubon Zoo Lights presented by Children’s Hospital. auduboninstitute.org. 23-Jan 1 Celebration in the Oaks. New Orleans City Park. neworleanscitypark.com. 26 Cyber Funday. Palm Village, A Signature Lilly Pulitzer Store, 2735 US 190, Mandeville. (985) 778-2547. 30 Sippin’ in the Courtyard. Maison Dupuy Hotel, 1001 Toulouse St. 5-8pm. maisondupuy.com.
6:30pm. wyes.org/events. 14-18 The Boys Next Door. Delgado Drama Hall, Isaac Delgado Hall, 615 City Park Ave. 671-6616. 16 Business and Breakfast. Jefferson Chamber of Commerce.
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At the beach, at the beach, at Pontchartrain Beach You’ll have fun, you’ll have fun every day of the week. You’ll love the thrilling rides, Laugh ’til you split your sides, At Pontchartrain, Pontchartrain Beach.
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Inset: (standing) David Batt, Harry Batt Jr, Harry Batt III, Jay Batt, Gayle Mackenroth Batt, Bryan Batt, John Batt; (seated) Barbara Batt Claiborne
more romantic. Just as the beat of the 70s’ hit Love Will Keep Us Together begins to pulsate from the loudspeakers along the Midway, your iPhone rings and your daydream of carefree summers spent at the beloved amusement park comes to an abrupt halt. But, no matter the era, everyone had “fun, inset photo courtesy: BRYAN BATT AND KATY DANOS
and Fay Vilac Batt.
IF YOU’RE A NEW ORLEANIAN of a certain age, hearing the refrains of that catchy jingle transports you back in time to steamy summers spent at Pontchartrain Beach. The mouth-watering smells of hotdogs, hamburgers and cotton candy materialize and hang in the hot air that’s as thick as grits in the Big Easy. In the background, the loud clicketyclack of the Zephyr zooming along its tracks comes to life to the screams of delighted riders as you race to get in line for the Wild Maus, always the scariest ride at the Beach. Then again, a Fogg Cutter at the exotic Bali Ha’i with your best guy or gal might be
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every day of the week,” at Pontchartrain Beach. In the early part of the twentieth century, Harry Batt Sr., the park’s founder, worked in his family’s ice manufacturing business. The story goes that while making an ice delivery Uptown, Harry Sr. saw a Model T truck carrying a refrigerator down St. Charles Avenue, and the proverbial “lightbulb” went off, signaling it was time for a new career. Jazz and liquor abounded in New Orleans—it was the height of The Jazz Age—and Harry Sr., an imaginative man with an entrepreneurial spirit, knew instinctively the one thing the city lacked—entertainment for
children. So, with the support of his dynamic wife, Marguerite, by his side, he built his dream and opened Pontchartrain Beach on June 30, 1928. Bryan Batt, grandson of Harry Batt Sr., and Katy Danos—co-owners with Tom Cianfichi of Hazelnut, the fine-gift and home-furnishings shop on Magazine Street—have written their second book together, Pontchartrain Beach: A Family Affair! It’s a fun-filled, roller coaster ride through the amusement park’s history, jampacked with laugh-out-loud stories, poignant reminiscences and vintage photos. The book is a tribute to Harry Batt Sr.’s vision and >>
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foresight as well as to the Batt family’s lasting legacy. When not at Hazelnut or writing books with Danos, Batt is the talented Broadway, film and television actor, best known for the role that won him two Screen Actors Guild awards—Salvatore Romano in the critically acclaimed series, Mad Men. And, Danos, equally accomplished, is the editor of Adore Magazine, a lifestyle publication by the New Orleans Advocate, Louisiana’s largest newspaper, and a contributing writer to Inside New Orleans. Her work has appeared nationally in House Beautiful and the New York Times. Talking to Batt and Danos about their upcoming book is even more fun than riding the Ragin’ Cajun and the Zephyr—combined. The animated and charismatic duo, who met as undergrads at Tulane, are close friends as well as business partners. Danos says, “When we opened Hazelnut in 2003, Bryan and I quickly realized how much we liked working
together. We are very in sync when it comes to creative pursuits.” She elaborates on their successful partnership: “We have a similar stamina, work ethic, vision, and we’re both fiercely driven.” Batt echoes Danos, saying, “I don’t think you can have a genuinely good working relationship, or any relationship, if you don’t have respect and admiration for that person. Katy is a ‘can-do’ kind of person, which goes with my philosophy. She’s great about structure and elevating ideas, and we trust each other artistically. We complement each other very well.” It was when Batt was cleaning out his late mother’s home that the idea for a book about the Beach began to take root. He says, “We found several boxes of memorabilia in the garage labeled ‘PB’ and wondered what to do with it. Unbelievably, nothing had been written about the Beach until now. I thought a book would be great because people constantly came up to me and asked about it.” So, Batt began to knock around his idea with Danos as a possibility for their next book. Danos says, “Bryan had a lot of material, all of Marguerite’s journals, her hand-written notes and many pictures. But, before I committed, I had to think about how I was going to connect to this project since I’m not a family member and I don’t love roller coasters! Then, Bryan started lobbying me about it, and he wouldn’t
take ‘no’ for an answer!” Eventually, Danos signed on, but the first order of business was figuring out the book’s angle. She says, “We didn’t want it to be a dry history, because we’re not historians. And, I didn’t want it to become a family scrapbook. Once I saw Bryan’s treasure trove of memorabilia, I knew that this was an American pop culture story of a much larger scale.” In order to tell the real story of Pontchartrain Beach, to find out what it was like to work there, to be a Beach-goer and to find out what Harry Sr. was like, Batt and Danos announced their project by asking the public—former Beach employees, patrons, performers and friends of the Batt family—for their stories and photographs. Ask and ye shall receive. And receive they did! The public sent in countless reminiscences, memorabilia and photographs, more than Batt and Danos could ever have imagined. They were overwhelmed by the response. “As far as writing the book and selecting the photographs, which are the parts we love the most, it took about two years, and we did all of it together,” says Danos. We have a specific process, but the final phase is that we sit side-by-side and write word-byword, together. We ask each other, is there a funnier word, a more lyrical word, a more striking word? And creating the headers and subtitles—well, let’s just say the humor flows!” In addition to cementing Pontchartrain Beach’s place in history, Batt and Danos had another motivation for writing the book: to tell the story of a family-owned business, a universal subject. Danos explains, “I felt people would identify with the book, even if they’d never been to Louisiana or to Pontchartrain Beach, because there are so many unique family businesses with their own cultures. The inside vantage point to this story is fascinating.” At first, Batt wasn’t sure that his personal family stories would be of such interest to the readers. But Danos convinced him otherwise, and she was right. Batt is both witty and a fabulous storyteller, and his accounts of growing up in the dazzling wonderland are worth the “price of admission” to Pontchartrain Beach: A Family Affair! One of Batt’s funniest anecdotes recounts his perilous experience as a child
marooned on the Sky Ride with his brother, miles above the earth, his little feet dangling in the air. Without giving away the story, suffice it to say only Batt could turn his harrowing rescue by the Fire Department into a storybook ending complete with a photo op—a hint at his future career as an actor, perhaps? About his family’s business, Batt says, “All of my friends, their dads were doctors, lawyers and businessmen, everything was very cut-and-dry. But I could never really explain what my father did.” Batt’s father and uncle, John A. Batt and Harry J. Batt Jr., joined the family enterprise in the mid-’60s and worked alongside their father, Harry Sr. Batt continues, “But yes, I suppose in retrospect it was very exotic to have the sampan from the Bali Ha’i come and deliver dinner at night! I was weaned on egg rolls, and honestly, I couldn’t stomach Chinese or Asian food from fifth grade until I was out of college!” The Bali Ha’i tiki lounge and restaurant opened in 1952 at the Beach. Built in response to the tiki craze sweeping the nation in the late 1940s and 1950s, it provided a new dining experience for New Orleanians. >> October-November 2018 31
Below: Harry Batt Sr. (center) passing the business to John Batt and Harry Batt
While parents enjoyed Asian food and drank rum-laced cocktails, such as Mai Tais and Fogg Cutters, kids had the run of Pontchartrain Beach. The Bali Ha’i was the perfect “date-night” location, a one-stop shop complete with a built-in baby-sitter! On a more serious and touching note, in the process of writing the book, Batt learned more about both his grandfather and father from an adult 32
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perspective. “This may sound corny, but while we were writing, it was as if my grandfather came to life again. He passed away when I was only 14, but he was always so supportive of me. And my father died two years after the Beach closed, when I was in my early twenties.” Batt says he learned the impact his grandfather had on theme and amusement parks, not just locally but
internationally. “Now I realize that he was a visionary.” In addition to the concessions, games and state-of-theart rides, Harry Sr. brought in a wide variety of entertainment to the Beach. He hired animal acts, magicians, tightrope walkers, high-divers, daredevils, celebrity guests—including a very young Elvis Presley—and introduced fireworks shows. With the nation’s fascination with Hollywood glamour, Harry Sr. had the groundbreaking idea to host beauty pageants at the Beach. The first Miss New Orleans pageant took place at Pontchartrain Beach in 1928 and continued, along with a variety of fun, themed pageants, through 1967. In September of 1983, after 50 years of providing thrills, chills and endless fun to the public, Pontchartrain Beach closed. Batt explains, “All good things must come to an end. By the late ’70s and early ’80s, that style of entertainment was dissipating. The big
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Jr. in the 1960s.
theme parks were taking over, and going on a roller coaster or taking your date to an amusement park was replaced with going to the mall. I am very proud of this book. It was important to document the Beach, not only for my family, but for New Orleans, the Gulf South and for history. I didn’t want Pontchartrain Beach’s legacy to fade away without proper recognition.”
If you’d like to meet Bryan Batt and Katy Danos in person, the following book signings are scheduled for Pontchartrain Beach: A Family Affair! Hazelnut 5525 Magazine St. New Orleans hazelnutneworleans.com Friday, November 2 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Garden District Book Shop 2727 Prytania St. New Orleans gardendistrictbookshop.com Wednesday, November 7 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd. Metairie Saturday, November 17 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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bartender, Camille, remembered us from last year, which is not a good sign.
5:30 - Haunted Arnaud’s tour The second item on our busy agenda was a special private tour of the 38,000 square feet of buildings that make up Arnaud’s restaurant that was offered by the Director of Sales, Kaitlin Crabtree. The numerous ghost sightings here puts this fine, old-line eatery at the top of the list of haunted French Quarter establishments. Celebrating an impressive 100 years in business, it’s no wonder they’ve accumulated a few entities who refuse to leave. Several staff members have had strange,
Who Ya Gonna Call? ... again. AS WE STROLLED through the doors of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel for our second annual paranormal investigation, I could’ve sworn I heard a faint whisper in my ear. “They’re baaaaack …” it seemed to say. Yes, Lucy and Ethel (the Editor and myself) were indeed back to, once again, attempt to make contact with the spirits from beyond the grave and also the bar. Every New Orleanian and nearby parishioner should treat themselves to a staycation in our unique city. I honestly believe I could see and learn something new every time I venture to the iconic French Quarter. And if you’re of a mind to do a little ghost hunting, you can’t throw a rock without hitting a building purported to be haunted by a spirit or two. We decided to give the ghosts at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel a second chance to show themselves because it’s considered to be one of the most haunted hotels in the city as well as one of the most beautiful and historic. Whether you’re looking for spooks or not, the friendly, accommodating staff and the ideal location make it the perfect place to enjoy the city. So, welcome to our ghost adventure. Prepare to be not scared at all.
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unexplained experiences in the restaurant; the stories include accounts of apparitions in turn-of-the-century attire (one of these was a lady in a stylish hat who strolled through a wall), flying cocktails, sheets floating in midair, extreme cold spots and hair pulling. The Editor and I again utilized the ghost app on my phone. I’ve since updated it, and it proved to be every bit as entertaining and useless as it was last year. We had no scary experiences whatsoever, as usual. We did want to explore the story of the flying cocktail, so after the tour, we moseyed over to the restaurant’s iconic French 75 bar, my favorite in the entire city; it’s just very New Orleans. The flying cocktail actually occurred in the Richelieu Bar (named for a New Orleans Cardinal, which cracks me up … only here, right?), but we didn’t really care; we were thirsty.
7:00 - Haunted Bourbon Orleans tour The hotel concierge and licensed tour guide, John Fitzpatrick, conducts a complimentary haunted history tour for the guests of the hotel every Thursday evening. According to Fitzpatrick, The Bourbon Orleans was once an opera house, a hospital, an orphanage, a restaurant and also housed the state legislature for a time, which may explain why guests
and staff have reported seeing the apparitions of Confederate soldiers, nuns, a dancing lady in the ballroom and children playing. On this particular Thursday, there was a large, lively crowd as anxious as we were to see something spooky … but of course, we didn’t. Fitzpatrick keeps a large binder of photos and letters from hotel guests sharing their paranormal experiences; apparently, a lucky guest runs screaming from their room wearing only a bathrobe about once a week. That may be a slight exaggeration, but it has happened more than once. One gentleman made his way to the lobby in his hotel robe, refusing to enter his room again. The words “Where is my mommy?” were written in the steam on the bathroom mirror. Countless guests have complained about children running and playing marbles on the 6th floor, and invariably, there are no children to be found. These accounts are so common Fitzpatrick doesn’t even include them in his binder anymore.
8:30 - Dinner at Arnaud’s We returned to Arnaud’s for dinner because any restaurant that can celebrate 100 years in business must be doing something right, but to do it in New Orleans is nothing short of amazing. We were also hoping to see a ghost. After our superb feast, the Editor and I took a stroll through the Germaine Cazenave Wells Museum, which opened in 1983. This museum features an extremely creepy gallery of Mardi Gras gowns and accessories worn by Germaine, Arnaud Cazenave’s daughter, in the 22 balls of which she was queen. Arnaud decided to be a Count at some point, and his daughter certainly considered herself New Orleans royalty. She’s been referred to as the Paris Hilton of the ’20s due in part to her very social, and at times racy, lifestyle. On an interesting side-note, Germaine took an extended trip to Europe and returned with a baby and a new last name … but no husband in tow. It’s perhaps for the best that there was no social media in her day. Though we did get the willies in the museum, we did not experience anything out of the ordinary, naturally, so we headed back to the French 75 bar to see if we could get some cocktails to fly.
Midnight – Nighttime Investigation cancelled due to extreme sleepiness. I’ve developed a conspiracy theory: I think all the French Quarter ghosts have made a pact to ignore us for some reason. I feel like they have a picture of the Editor and me on some bulletin board in the ghost break room so everyone knows to not haunt us. Sooo, I guess for now we’ll just have to live vicariously through the lucky few who have run screaming through the halls of the Bourbon Orleans clad only in their robes. Maybe next year… October-November 2018 35
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ENTER THE RIVERFRONT CONDO of Angela Hill and your eyes are drawn to the all-encompassing objets d’art. You will notice various bronze busts sculpted by her husband, psychiatrist Irwin Marcus; a plethora of pigs in plush, plaster and paint (in honor of her former pet pig, Alice); and a canvas by Iranian artist Harouni entitled Oedipus on the entryway wall. It was a painting she and her mother discovered together, and loved. Hanging alongside that painting is an imposing canvas of Angela with two large Great Danes, painted by first husband Garland Robinette, and across the room two golden urns containing the
a respite from the intense heat and humidity of the New Orleans summer and a retreat from daily responsibilities. “You know, I was born in Maine,” explained Angela. “We ended up in Texas after my parents’ divorce, but when my mother got remarried we moved back to Andover, Massachusetts. My mom and I were very similar in that we loved the four seasons, and New England in general. My news career took me down south, but when my mom was still living, Irwin and I started looking for a place up in Maine about 13 or 14 years ago. It was just fun—I
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ashes of her beloved cats, who passed away just in the last couple of years. Delve a bit further into these decorative pieces, and you’ll learn there’s meaning behind everything here. You’ll understand that Angela does indeed love her animals and especially cherishes the people who are and have been a part of her life. As I sit down with Angela to ruminate on the past, get caught up on the present, and look ahead to her future, the black clouds are rolling in through the immense floor-to-ceiling windows in a slightly surreal evolution of a storm. It seems to be a metaphor for Hill’s arrival in the Big Easy in 1975, when she took the city by storm, then proceeded to stay a bold and relevant fixture on New Orleans’ airwaves for the next forty years. At the time of this interview in September, she has been back in town for less than 48 hours from a 3-month sojourn to her house in Belfast, Maine,
found our place on the internet.” Never one for pretense, the house she found was two hours north of Portland in a 6,000-person, working-class community. The place needed remodeling, and except for one room which she claims will probably never get finished, the task is over and provides a haven of serenity and tranquility. “This will sound silly and foolish, but I get such pleasure from a family of crows and 20 seagulls that live on the property,” said Hill. “We spend hours feeding them, and then we have time to catch up on our reading and go to movies. This summer, we had company in from out of town about every third week. We have a precious little guest house. It’s relaxing; there are no demands. I cook, and I’m at peace.” Maine may be known for lobsters, but there is one food item that Angela misses up in the northeast. “There’s no fried chicken to speak of, so I wasn’t >>
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home 24 hours when I found myself in Popeyes, sitting in my car, stuffing my face.” Popeyes isn’t the only thing that is indigenous to New Orleans, which makes it a unique and a compelling place from which to do the news. “I hadn’t been here but a few years and had finally absorbed the concept of Mardi Gras, when in 1979, it was totally cancelled over a police strike,” remembered Hill. “We did a broadcast Mardi Gras day out in Metairie, but the strike meant that the whole season was essentially cancelled in the city of New Orleans.” That contentious tête-á-tête between then-Mayor Dutch Morial and the Teamsters Union, which represented the New Orleans Police Department and was demanding wage increases, was just one of many political hullabaloos in the city throughout the years. “We’ve had our share of characters, but it’s what makes this town interesting from a news standpoint,” said Angela. Edwin Edwards, David Duke and Ray Nagin may have made national headlines in pejorative terms, but nothing about New Orleans has ever been boring—certainly not its weather. “The Pan Am crash, which you and I both covered, was just horrendous,” said Hill. “But I am reminded that because of that terrible crash, we have wind shear detectors in place at airports all around the world today.” For anyone who covered the news beginning in the ’70s, much about the manner of news gathering is different, for a variety of reasons. “It’s about change, and not all change is progress,” Hill said contemplatively. “With some change, you go with the flow. For instance, technologically. Look what’s happened. You and I remember what it took to do a live shot decades ago, 38
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and now they do it practically off their shoulders. But there are other elements now present in newsrooms which have imposed new requirements on the staff, like posting everything on social media, and that’s time-consuming. I argued all of the time I was at WWL-TV that eventually something would suffer, because to really do a good story, on top of all of this other work, you’re just stretched too thin.” It may be the nature of the beast, not just in New Orleans, but in many TV stations around the country. Social media has become a fact of life as many millennials to baby boomers now get their news off the internet. And the viewing audience generally has been splintered and fractured ten ways from Sunday with the advent of 300 channels and a variety of choices that previously didn’t exist. Compounded upon this equation, New Orleans went from the 34th market in the ’80s to the 51st market post-Katrina and is now #53 out of 210 Nielsen market areas. Since market-size is determined by the number of homes in any given viewing area, and the population after Katrina was diminished, fewer potential viewers means advertisers pay less money for the same 30- or 60-second spot. In this situation, economics becomes a major factor in terms of just how many employees any news station can afford to pay. “Look, starting in Corpus Christi ( now #128), we all shot our own stuff in 1972. We were literally one-man bands out there, so the concept is nothing new,” said Hill. “But those were small stations, and the idea was to learn everything so you could go to a bigger station where there was a professional photographer, you were the writer/reporter, and together you created wonderful things. Now, they are eliminating photographers, so we’ve gone back in time. And that’s why I say >> October-November 2018 39
that not all change is progress.” With cable news exploding on the scene in the ’80s, the blurring of the lines between news and opinion has grown over the decades. Hill discussed her concerns about the implications for journalism in an era where our own president calls the press the “enemy of the people” and many stories “fake news.” “The networks do a pretty good job of being objective, but cable news is feeding the beast, so to speak. There are some stations I won’t watch. It just seems to be theater, and not legitimate. There is news, and there is opinion, and all real reporters need to reinforce every day that this is news, this is real, this is legitimate, this is fact.” Angela Hill has done it all, and she is well aware of crossing any lines. She spent 38 years at WWL-TV as a journalist, and while a news anchor there also hosted her own talk show, Angela. “It was walking a very fine line,” she remembered. “I grew up in the old school of Walter Cronkite news where you had no opinion. What a rare thing! So, whether the talk show on any given day was a fun show or a very serious topic, I still held the line, because that show was on at 4 p.m., and I was on the anchor desk at 6 p.m. In spite of the straddling I had to do, I loved that the show had real people in the audience, rather than my just staring at a camera reading the news. These people took time out of their day to come to the Superdome and be a part of the show. It ran for seven years, and at the end of its run, my husband, Irwin, gave me a trophy, since as a child I’d never gotten a trophy for anything. It said ‘Best of Show—1688 shows.’” In 2013, Angela Hill walked away from news as she had known it. “It was time. I’m so glad I did it when I did it. It 40
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was not an easy decision, but it was 38 years here and three in Corpus Christi. It’s changing now, and things were just telling me to move on. I was lucky in that when I left Channel 4, I felt like I could still walk back in there and love it and the people. I took six months off and then made the transition to talk radio.” If anything can be described as the antithesis of hard news journalism, it might just be talk radio—at least in some of its forms. We’ve all heard the ranting by callers, the preaching done by some hosts and the series of shouting matches that often ensue. “I was never going to be the screamer,” stated Hill. “Certainly there were people who called in who just wanted to hear the sound of their own voices, and I’d thank them for their thoughts. Those two years were very oriented towards issues on WWL Radio, and I would just have to tell some callers that we’d go to our graves disagreeing. But I liked the show, and I had Helen Centanni as my producer, who had worked with me previously on the Angela show, which made life much easier.” The one taboo while doing news is being a spokesperson for anything commercial, which would pose a conflict of interest for a journalist. Talk radio has no such qualms about crossing between moderating news topics and being a professional pitch person. “I wasn’t sure I’d feel comfortable,” explained Hill, “but I did a Ray Brandt commercial. It was very thrilling, and I realized I could do this. I’m still with him now and do many other commercials both on television and radio. I like the freedom it gives me to be with my husband, letting us block out time to go to Maine. It’s the constant balancing of career and personal life.” These days, life consists of prioritizing her time, which she often continued on page 88
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AFTER CHARLENE MARY SINCLAIR received her New Orleans tour guide license, she knew, as sure as powdered sugar rains from beignets, that she’d be opening her own business. There was no way she could parrot someone else’s take on the city’s history. So, the petite, high-energy entrepreneur, along with two like-minded partners, opened Hidden Treasures of New Orleans tour company, which she operated until Katrina. Her tours featured not only the founding fathers, entrepreneurs and war heroes, but also the women who made their mark on the Crescent City. She extolled women like Margaret Gaffney Haughery, who was a personal favorite. “What this woman did was inspirational,” says Charlene. “I knew the city was blessed with many such remarkable women and wanted to tell my customers (90 percent of whom were women) about these New Orleans heroines.” Here, Inside Publications joins Charlene in celebrating the strong, gutsy and resilient women of New Orleans-past who made a difference in The Big Easy when making a difference wasn’t so easy at all.
During the 1897 yellow fever epidemic, she converted the Camp Street schoolhouse into a distribution center for food, clothes and medicine. This act of charity left her without sufficient money to pay the mortgage on the school. However, thanks to a benevolent banker and two wealthy supporters, she was able to keep the school. After the epidemic, attendance at the free night school soared from 300 to 1,200 in one year. Sophie’s school did not offer a token education but instead taught subjects like calculus, algebra, mechanical drawing, shorthand and bookkeeping. In the early 1900s, Sophie turned her attention to crippled children and opened the first public home for disabled orphans. She also advocated for two disparate but important causes: more public playgrounds and prison reform.
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Sophie Bell Wright (1866 - 1912) Sophie Bell Wright was born in 1866 in post-Civil War New Orleans. Her parents, once prosperous, had been left impoverished by the war. At age three, Sophie injured her back and hips in an accident and spent the next seven years in a wheelchair. This kept her from attending school until she was ten. Wise beyond her years and appreciating the value of education, she opened the Day School for Girls in her family home on Coliseum Square when she was only fourteen. She charged fifty cents a month for the classes, which covered academic material through eighth grade. In time, she expanded the school to include boarders. Sophie herself continued studying and eventually became a teacher in the public school while maintaining her own day school. In the 1880s, when child labor was commonplace, Sophie opened the first free night school to afford working children an opportunity to get an education. She knew that education was the antidote to poverty. When the school outgrew its original space in her home, Sophie relocated to 1400 Camp Street, which was closer to the factories, mills and shops where the children worked.
Deservedly, in 1904, Sophie became the first woman to receive the Daily Picayune Loving Cup for philanthropic work. In addition to the award, Sophie received a gift from grateful New Orleanians: a check for $10,000, enough to pay off the mortgage on her school. In 1912, the city of New Orleans made history by naming a public building after a woman, Sophie B. Wright. The building, a modern public high school for girls, is still in operation today. Remarkably, Sophie accomplished all these feats before the age of 46 when she passed away.
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Baroness Micaela Almonaster Pontalba (1795-1874) Micaela was the daughter of Andres Almonaster y Rojas, a wealthy man whose land holdings flanked the town square, now Jackson Square. He must have been an influential man because he’s one of the few lay people buried in St. Louis Cathedral. As was the custom in those days, Almonaster arranged the marriage of Micaela to her wealthy cousin, Joseph Celestine Pontalba. Considering Almonaster’s wealth, the small dowry he gave was a disappointment to the Pontalbas. Like other well-to-do New Orleanians, the young couple spent summers in Europe to escape yellow fever. During these visits, they lived in the Pontalba family château. Despite having five children together, theirs was not the happiest of unions. It is rumored that Joseph was a bit on the wimpy side, while Micaela, on the other hand, was strong-willed and
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in Baltimore, where their first child was born. Unfortunately, Charles was a frail man and the cold weather proved too much for him. Consequently, they relocated to New Orleans, but Charles became ill. Leaving Mary and their infant daughter, Frances, in New Orleans, he returned to Ireland to regain his strength but died shortly after. Months later, baby Frances died, too. Despite the anti-Irish sentiment that prevailed in New Orleans during this time, Margaret held her head high. Through the kindness of a priest, Fr. Mullen, she found work as a laundress and chambermaid at the St. Charles Hotel, now known as Place St. Charles. During that time, she met Sr. Regis of the Sisters of Charity and volunteered to help her with the orphans. Indeed, Margaret Haughery did more than simply help; she contributed most of her earnings to care for these children. When they needed more space, Margaret convinced the owner of a dilapidated house in the Lower Garden District to donate it as an orphanage, promising that she’d fix it up. Incredibly, the house still
stands on Margaret Place, across from the monument that was erected to Margaret in 1884—the oldest monument in the South honoring a woman. After securing a home for the orphans, Margaret set about to nourish them. First, she begged for three-day-old produce so the children could have fruits and vegetables. Then, she bought two dairy cows to supply the orphans with milk. Over time, the herd grew to forty, and Margaret opened a dairy. Because of tuberculosis and yellow fever, the number of orphans increased. This prompted Margaret to use proceeds from the dairy to help build St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage for Infants on Race and Magazine Streets. She then built Margaret’s Steam and Mechanical Bakery—one of the first in the South— where she baked bread for the children and the poor. It’s reputed that, during her lifetime, this industrious, hard-working woman earned over $609,000, almost all of which she gave to help orphans and the needy. Generous to others but frugal with herself, Margaret owned only one shawl and two dresses. When she died in 1882, she left $30,000 to charity in a will that she signed with a simple “X.” Unbelievably, Margaret accomplished all of this without being able to read or write. She was so beloved by the people of New Orleans that the city closed down for her funeral and the governor and the mayor served as pall bearers.
businesslike. Joseph’s father so disliked Micaela that one day he entered her chamber and shot her. Micaela must have raised her hand in defense because the bullets severed four fingers on her left hand. When she fell to the floor, the elder Pontalba presumed she was dead. Despondent, he killed himself. Micaela, however, survived. After being nursed back to health by her husband, she returned to New Orleans. There, she set about beautifying the town square and constructing the Pontalba Buildings, the first apartment buildings in the United States. These two-story edifices followed a style popular in France, with shops on the first floor and apartments above. The cast iron railings, with their distinctive “AP” embellishments, are as lovely today as they were back then. A tough boss, Micaela hired architects James Gallier and Henry Howard, but she then fired them over a mere $200 and assumed the job of overseeing construction herself. Though scandalous, she climbed the scaffolding to supervise workers, not caring that she was exposing her pantaloons to all below. Micaela invited Jenny Lind, aka the Swedish Nightingale, to stay at the apartments while Lind performed at the city’s French Opera House. On one particular evening, over 10,000 people waited below the balcony, hoping to see the world-famous singer. Capitalizing on her guest’s visit, Micaela later sold items that Jenny Lind was supposed to have touched in the apartment, tripling her original investment. When Micaela died in 1874, she was the wealthiest woman in New Orleans. Note: When she was sixteen, Micaela spurned one suitor—none other than the wealthy John McDonogh—telling him that Americans were not worthy of marrying into her family. This grieved >> October-November 2018 45
McDonogh, who was determined to produce a legacy that outshone hers. And he did. He left the city of New Orleans enough money to build thirty public schools for the education of poor white and freed black children.
Myra Clark Gaines (1806-1885) Myra is famous for being the center of the longest court case ever fought in the United States, a fifty-plus-year battle for her inheritance. Myra’s father, Daniel Clark, was a businessman and the first congressman from the Territory of Orleans. He fell in love with and secretly married Zulime Carriere, a “woman of color.” When Zulime gave birth to Myra, Clark asked his friends, Col. and Mrs. Samuel Davis, to
rear her as their own child. He allegedly did this to preserve his political career. At the time of Clark’s death in August 1813, he’d left two wills. The first, dated 1810, gave everything to his mother; the second, a handwritten will dated July 1813, left everything to Myra. After his death, the second will mysteriously disappeared, and the first will was probated. It wasn’t until she was planning her marriage to attorney William Whitney that Myra discovered Clark was her real father. With Whitney’s help, she then filed suit to collect her rightful inheritance. Unfortunately, Whitney died before the case was settled. Myra then married another attorney, who further financed her quest to prove her legitimacy.
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Myra Clark Gaines.
Because Louisiana law did not allow illegitimate children to inherit from their father, Myra could only lay claim to her rightful inheritance by proving her parents were legally married. In 1885, Myra died without gaining what was rightfully hers. Four years later, the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the legitimacy of Daniel Clark’s written will and awarded Myra’s heirs over $500,000. Unfortunately, after paying legal fees, the family was left with just a pittance.
Eliza Poitevent Nicholson (1843-1896) In 1870, at the age of twenty-seven, Eliza Jane Poitevent left her affluent family’s home in the piney woods of Pearlington, Mississippi, to work as a writer in New Orleans. At first, her literary career consisted of submitting poems to the Picayune, but, before long,
she was hired as the paper’s literary editor. As the first professional woman journalist in the South, she shocked her family, who thought women should be in the home and not in the workplace. Perhaps another shocker came when Eliza fell in love with the owner of the Picayune, Colonel Alva Holbrook, a divorced man who was thirty-five years her senior. Unfortunately for Eliza, the marriage angered Holbrook’s ex-wife, who, in a jealous rage, tried to kill Eliza. After two errant gunshots and a headbeating, Eliza was saved by a neighbor. While the former Mrs. Holbrook didn’t end Eliza’s life, the national coverage of the event so upset Eliza that she quit working at the Picayune. Later, Colonel Holbrook sold the newspaper but bought it back at an inflated cost after the new owners ran it into the ground. Unfortunately, the Colonel died in 1896 before he could pay off
the debt, leaving Eliza with a dying newspaper and lots of IOUs. Determined to resurrect the flailing publication, Eliza took over as publisher and transformed the Picayune from a gentleman’s paper into a family-friendly publication that included a society column, a literary section (where Eliza wrote poetry under the pen name Pearl Rivers), weather, a Children’s Corner, a special Carnival edition, cartoons and regular news. Readers loved the new format and circulation tripled. This delighted business manager George Nicholson, who took a shine to the new publisher and married her in 1878, eighteen months after Holbrook died. As the first woman in the United States to own a major newspaper, Eliza open the doors of opportunity to other women (including noted advice columnist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer, aka Dorothy Dix) and
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Eliza Poitevent Nicholson.
astounded co-workers by paying men and women employees the same wages. An excellent manager, she upgraded presses and joined the Associated Press. She also wrote editorials advocating for women’s rights to equal pay, better public schools, animal rights and honesty in government. She founded the first SPCA in Louisiana, and in 1884, she became the first president of the National Woman’s Press Association. In 1896, Eliza died of influenza. Her husband, George, preceded her in death by a mere eleven days. Impressively, the Nicholson family ran the Picayune until 1962, when they sold it to a national syndicate.
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school for women. Instead, she enrolled in Penn Medical University, one of the first medical schools to accept women. After graduating fifth in her class of thirty-six women, she joined her husband in New Orleans in 1857, the first woman and the fourteenth doctor to practice medicine in Louisiana. Undaunted by the typhoid, small pox and yellow fever epidemics that besieged the city, Elizabeth set up practice on Lee Circle. Although her calling card read “Doctor for Ladies Only,” Elizabeth cared for children, too. At the time, it was thought improper for a woman doctor to treat a man. This prejudice against women in medicine manifested itself in the city’s directory, too, where Elizabeth was listed as “midwife” for the first ten years of her practice. For a couple of years, she was elevated to “doctress,” regarded as less than a doctor. It wasn’t until she’d been in practice for twenty years that Elizabeth Cohen was finally referred to as “doctor” in the directory. Nevertheless, Elizabeth was considered an expert in treating typhoid and other fevers. A leading surgeon, she boasted that she never lost a patient. In addition to medical accomplishments, she also supported movements for women to get an education and to be given the right to vote. In 1887, after the death of her husband and her remaining child, Elizabeth retired from practice. She moved into the Touro Home for the Aged and Infirm, where she ran the sewing and linen room until her death in 1921 at the age of 101. She is buried in the Gates of Prayer Cemetery on Canal Street. Grateful acknowledgement to Women and New Orleans: A History by Mary Gehman and the Historic New Orleans Collection. 50
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What have you learned since you began that’s shaped you as a designer? When I started out, I was designing the kind of jewelry I wanted to wear but couldn’t find. No one was crafting truly wearable fine jewelry—jewelry that is meant to be worn—by real women—every day, for every occasion. As I continue to develop my collections, it’s important to me that each piece I design is beautiful, wearable and makes a woman feel special. Why was Lee Michaels a first choice as a retail partner? Lee Michaels has a love and integrity for what
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materials for their innate
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often drawing new ideas at odd hours.
present in every piece I design. It is really what differentiates my collection and something I never
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“I’ll Be Bach”
by Michael Harold FIVE YEARS AGO, I attended one of my high school
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reunions and ran into a girl from my class who was blessed with an excellent voice. Predictably, every high school class produces a few star athletes, but not every class has a gifted vocalist who stars in all the school plays and sings at events. She was that girl. I ran up to her and began humming a few lines from the most successful single of the 1970s, You Light up my Life, a song she sang in our chapel service to much applause. The response wasn’t exactly what I expected. “You know, Michael,” she said reproachfully, “It took a lot of courage to sing in front of the school, and not many students had the guts to do it.” I thought about it for a second. Of course, she was right, especially with THAT nauseatingly cheesy song, but she snapped at the wrong person. I looked at her and said, “And, I suppose playing the theme from Ice Castles on the piano didn’t expose me to any ridicule, now did it?” No comment. As a hopelessly unathletic teenager, I was predestined to rack up points on the nerd scale, but
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playing the piano sent my scores off the charts. Although it was much cooler to learn the guitar or the drums, at least I hadn’t picked an instrument of torture like the tuba. I stayed under cover as much as possible and persevered with my piano lessons. I spent every Friday afternoon from the age of eight until eighteen studying with a venerable Ursuline nun named Sister Elizabeth Marie. Each week, I had to wade through a sea of giggling girls in plaid uniforms to get to the music room, but once there, I was in another world. A world of calm and escape and more than anything, a world of great composers like Chopin, Beethoven, and our mutual favorite, Johann Sebastian Bach. If a young piano student shows any promise, you better believe the teacher will pridefully enter him into one of the city’s numerous competitions. Before I could reach the pedal, I was competing in the local Bach contest. I was lucky to win some medals, but in 1982, I really hit the big time when I beat out the other music nerd in town for the grand prize. His name was Harry Connick Jr. Thankfully, my mom kept all those old programs. I’m now out of the Billy Eliot stage of my life and am happy that people actually want to hear piano
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music. I still take lessons, and I’ve had great teachers: Faina Lushtak and Dan Weilbaecher at Tulane, Brian Hsu and Dilyara Shiderova at Loyola and a wonderful Irish teacher, Frank, who travels a few times a year to teach American students. All my life, I’ve secretly fantasized about walking on a big stage and playing with a prestigious orchestra, but I never dreamed it would come true. That is, until this year, when on November 17, my partner Quinn Peeper and I will play piano concertos with the LPO in a gala concert benefiting the New Orleans branch of the English Speaking Union. I’ll be playing my favorite composer, Bach, and Quinn will play Rachmaninoff’s second piano concerto. I’m one lucky man. The orchestra put the concert to a vote, and shockingly, the musicians agreed to let ME play with them. I hope they know what they’re getting into. Our conductor, Ryan McAdams, is a dashing young musician from New York who, in addition to us, will be conducting sopranos Irini Hymel and Christina Comer. The two will sing Mozart and Dvorak. We are taking any and all donations to benefit the non-profit, and who knows, perhaps some big donor will read this and underwrite the concert. If so, I may suggest a beautiful encore like You Light up My Life or Ice Castles. Preferably played on the tuba. How much would I love to be in the room when that was put to vote? October-November 2018 63
Broadway in New Orleans The Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans opens its curtain with Aladdin ending on Oct. 7. The season includes School of Rock, Oct. 30-Nov. 4; On Your Feet!, Nov. 27-Dec. 64
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Christwood Atrium Gallery The cultural season at the Christwood Atrium Gallery in Covington, featuring six art exhibitions over a twelve-month period, will begin with a long-anticipated retrospective presentation—the first in almost 20 years—by noted northshore- and internationally-acclaimed artist Emery Clark. Clark’s exhibit will be on view Oct. 1-27. For details on upcoming exhibits, visit christwoodrc.com/art-gallery-exhibits.
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We’ve Gone Pecans for this year’s cultural guide! Hop on your magic carpet to beat the crowds for a plethora of music, art and performances. Don’t let these tickets get thrown to The Wolves. It would be a terrible season to miss. So crack open The Book of Mormon, listen to The Music of Led Zeppelin or see Shear Madness unfold. Wherever you find a seat, we’re sure it’s going to be a good one!
Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans At the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, view Constructing the Break ending on Oct. 6. Opening Nov. 3 to Feb 10, view Zarouhie Abdalian: Production, Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick: Labor Studies, and William Monaghan: I - object. Join the CAC for Art for Art’s Sake on Oct. 6 from 6-9pm. For performances and more information, call 528-3805 or visit cacno.org.
The Civic Theatre The Civic and the Bowery continues its season with Eric Johson: Ah Via Musicom Tour on Oct. 5 and Father John Misty with King Tuff on Oct. 6. Public Image LTD on Oct. 9 followed by The Breeders on Oct. 15, A Hohn Waters Christmas on Dec. 15 and Welcome to Night Vale on Feb. 27. For ticket information and show times, call 272-0865 or visit civicnola.com.
Jefferson Performing Arts Society The Jefferson Performing Art Society presents Shear Madness: America’s Hilarious Whodunit on Oct. 1-28; Peter Pan on Oct. 19-28; The Santaland Diaries on Nov. 30-Dec. 23; White Christmas on Dec. 7-16; Dreamgirls on Feb. 8-24; The Irish Tenors on March 16; South Pacific on April 5-14; Coppélia on May 17-19; and How to Kill a Diva on May 24-June 9. For more information, call 885-2000 or visit jpas.org.
Le Petit Théâtre Du Vieux Carré The theatre’s 102nd cultural season opens on Oct. 5-21 with Satchmo at the Waldorf. A Christmas Carol plays Dec 7-23; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder on Jan. 18-Feb. 3; Baby Doll on March 15-31; and The Pianist of Willesden Lane on May 10-26. For more information, call 522-2081 or visit lepetittheatre.com.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra continues its season with Beethoven’s Ninth on Oct. 5 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center. Performances at the Orpheum Theater include: Chris Pell Plays Neilson’s Clarinet Concerto with Brahms 4, Oct. 12; Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony featuring Violinist Jennifer Koh, Oct. 18; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Nov. 15; Rach & Bach: A Benefit Celebrating 100 Years
of The English Speaking Union, Nov. 17; Pictures at An Exhibition with Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto, Nov. 29; Scheherazade with BBC Young Musician of the Year Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jan. 10 and 12; Mahler Symphony No. 9, Jan. 17; Visions of Vienna & Salzburg with Music by Mozart & Strauss, Feb. 14; The Fantastical Imagination, March 15; St. John Passion, March 28; Beethoven Symphony No. 7, April 11 and 13; Prieto Conducts Chávez, Bernstein & Shostakovich, May 9; and The Rite of Spring, May 17 and 18. At Roussel Hall, hear the Halloween Spooktacular on Oct. 7, It’s Carnvial Time! on Jan. 27, and Adventure in Space on March 31. The LPO will play The Music of Led Zeppelin on Nov. 3, Holiday Spectacular on Dec. 8, Jaws on Jan. 19, and Cirque Musica: Heroes and Villains on April 6 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Hear Yuletide Celebration at the Pontchartrain Center on Dec. 13 and Baroque Christmas at First Baptist New Orleans on Dec. 20. On March 7, attend L’amour at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center. For more information, call 523-6530 or visit lpomusic.com.
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts Listen to the Sweet Soul Music Tour on Oct. 5 and Daughtry on Nov. 29. Catch So You Think You Can Dance Live on Nov. 17 and Rock of Ages: Tenth Anniversary Tour on Jan. 5 and 6. The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, New Orleans Ballet Association and New Orleans Opera performance dates can be found in their listings. For show times and ticket information, call 287-0350 or visit mahaliajacksontheater.com.
Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane On Oct. 23, join the Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane for Uncommon Exchange: Sound. In partnership with A Studio in the Woods, The ByWater Institute at Tulane University, and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South, the event will host a unique dialogue between Joel Dinerstein, the Clark Chair of American Civilization at Tulane University and Dr. Renata Durães Ribeiro, AAUW Fellow in Tulane’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Moderated by Newcomb’s curator Laura Blereau. Uncommon Exchange: Fish will be held Nov. 13 between Bruce Sunpie Barnes of Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots and Chef Ryan >> October-November 2018 65
Prewitt of Peche Seafood Grill. Moderated by Rebecca Snedeker, Clark Executive Director for the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South. Closing Dec. 21, view Empire at the Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane. Exhibition tours of Empire run Oct. 13, Nov. 10 and Dec. 8. For up-todate exhibit information, call 865-5328 or visit newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu.
New Orleans Ballet Association At Mahalia Jackson Theater, watch Dance Theatre on Harlem on Oct. 20, 50th Anniversary Evening of Stars on Jan. 26, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on March 22-23. On April 5, watch BODYTRAFFIC, co-presented with The NOCCA Institute at NOCCA’s Freda Lupin Memorial Hall. For show times and more information, visit nobadance.com.
New Orleans Museum of Art Ending Jan. 20, view Teaching Beyond Doctrine: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters. Opening Oct. 5, Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred, and on Oct. 26, The Orleans Collection. For more information, call 6584200 or visit noma.org.
New Orleans Opera The New Orleans Opera continues its season on Nov. 8-11 with Rameau’s Pygmalion; on Feb. 8 and 10, Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio; on April 4-7, Lera Auerbach’s The Blind; and on April 26 and 28, Verdi’s Rigoletto. For ticket information, call 529-3000 or visit neworleansopera.org.
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that closes on Nov. 4. View Newton Howard: Painter of The Sportman’s Paradise until Jan. 13. Opening Oct. 6-March 10, New Southern Photography and BIG, Nov. 29-Feb. 17. For Ogden After Hours, hear Helen Gillet on Oct. 11, Smoking Time Jazz Club on Oct. 18, Ever More Nest with Kelcy Mae on Oct. 25, Blato Zlato on Nov. 1, Kyle Roussel on Nov. 8, Shawn Williams on Nov. 15, Dana Kurtz with Robert Mache on Dec. 6, Roman Street on Dec. 13, and Walter Wolfman Washington’s 75th Birthday Celebration on Dec. 20. On Oct. 20, join the Ogden for O What A Night! For tickets and more information, call 539-9650 or visit ogdenmuseum.org.
Orpheum Theater In addition to the many Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performances, the Orpheum Theater presents Ghost: A Pale Tour Named Death on Nov. 21. For more information and tickets, call 274-4870 or visit orpheumnola.com.
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts On Nov. 2-18, watch Rivertown’s Gone Pecans!; on Dec. 7-23, Let It Snow; on Jan. 11-27, Greater Tuna; on March 15-31, Into the Woods; and on May 3-19, Me and My Girl. For tickets and information, call 461-9475 or visit rivertowntheaters.com.
Saenger Theatre Ron White hits the Saenger stage Oct. 12. On Oct. 18, see Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games; Hannibal Buress, Oct. 20; Alice in Chains, Oct. 23; Maxwell on Oct. 24; Lauren Daigle, Oct. 26; An Evening with Simples Minds, Nov. 6; Christina Aguilera, Nov. 9; The Price is Right Live, Nov. 14; August Greene, Nov. 20; Nine Inch
Nails, Nov. 23-25; Peppa Pig Live, Dec. 6; Manheim Steamroller Christmas, Dec. 15; Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, Dec. 26; and Derek Hough, June 8. Broadway in New Orleans performances can be seen in its listing. For show times and tickets, call 287-0351 or visit saengernola.com.
Southern Rep Theatre On Oct. 3-21, A Doll’s House Part 2 kicks off Southern Rep’s season. Mandatory Merriment: An Untitled Holiday Musical, Nov. 28-Dec. 23; The Wolves, Jan. 9-Feb. 3; Azul, March 27-April 14; and Flowers for Halie, May 8-26. For tickets and details, call 522-6545 or visit southernrep.com.
St. Tammany Art Association Celebrating 60 years of art exhibitions, education and events, St. Tammany Art Association opens Chasing the Thing: the River Fugue Series by Bernard Mattox with a reception from 6-9pm on Sept. 8, on view until Sept. 29. On Oct. 6-Nov. 17, view Selections from the New Orleans Museum of Art and on Dec. 8-Jan. 26, The Works of James Burke. Join STAA in downtown Covington on Oct. 13 for Fall for Art featuring new work from dozens of artists, live music and entertainment. For additional events and information, call 985-892-8650 or visit sttammanyartassociation.org.
The Historic New Orleans Collection Until Dec. 8, view African Heritage of New Orleans: 300 Years in the Making. New Orleans: Between Heaven and Hell is on view as a preview to Art of the City: Postmodern to Post-Katrina, presented by the Helis Foundation. For more information on dates, events and exhibitions, call 523-4662 or visit hnoc.org.
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A North of Your Expectations Experience by Susan Bonnett Bourgeois If you are a local, you already know that on the Northshore,
and fellowship that comes with a slow stroll down Columbia Street
we enjoy a quality of life that is enviable by anyone’s standards.
in November is an offering all to itself. Live music, children’s
Our people, our culture, our economy and our talent pool are
activities, amazing food and fall temperatures are the extras that
steeped in excellence and authenticity. So earlier this year, our local
make the experience that much more captivating.
Community Foundation launched a campaign to share that message with the world, The Northshore: North of Your Expectations. The Annual Three Rivers Art Festival is a unique and perfect
On November 10 and 11, 50,000 folks are expected to visit the Festival, and what makes that number so special is who they are. They are your neighbors next door, and they are our neighbors from
representation of all that is good about this place that continually
the Southshore. They are art lovers from down the street, and they
exceeds expectations.
are art lovers from down the Bayou. And they are good folks from
For 22 years, the Festival has brought a weekend-long cultural experience to downtown Covington that celebrates art while creating a rich and meaningful sense of community. Over 200
all fifty states that crave the Three Rivers experience and all that we have to offer. So come join us. Buy a piece of original art that speaks to your
artists competitively selected from near and far set up shop and offer
soul, fill up on food truck sinfulness and bask in live music while the
paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry and a myriad of other
kiddos’ painted faces get plastered with remnants of heavenly kettle
creative wares.
corn. I promise you this – the experience, just like our region, will
And as compelling as the offerings are, the people-watching
be North of Your Expectations.
Show your community pride by sporting a North Of Your Expectations bumper sticker. Get yours today. They are available free at many locations across the northshore, including the Northshore Community Foundation, 807 N. Columbia Street in Covington. Call 985-893-8757 for more information.
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200 Block
310
Mickey Asche
311
Pat Juneau
312
Yvonne Miller
Jewelry
315
Niki Fisk
200
Busarin Kittichareonsup
201
Alicia Boles
2D Mixed Media
316
Mark Mallia
202
Jan Byron
3D Mixed Media
317
Jeffrey St Romain
203
Dale Strand
204
Len Heatherly
205
Lynn Langhoff
206
Ken Tracy
207
Michael Hunter
3D Mixed Media
208
Layl Mcdill
209
Ana Andricain
210/212 Jan Dicks
Glass
318
Michael Terra
Painting
319
Neil Brown
Fiber
320
Ceramics/Pottery
325
428
David Stephens
430
Toby Mcgee
2D Mixed Media
432
Heather Mcgee
Jewelry
437/439 Tom Mason Michael Davis
440
Gerry Claude
2D Mixed Media Ceramics/Pottery
Jo Smith
444
Tanya Dischler
Kendra Bennett
2D Mixed Media
445
Sally Austin
Susan Bergman
Ceramics/Pottery
446
Anne Marie Haynes
326/328 Christina Smith
2D Mixed Media
447
Lane Lefort Epaul Julien
Photography
449
Dan Finerman
Jewelry
450
Teresa Merriman
3D Mixed Media
Jewelry
334
Vincente Weber
Watercolor
335
Michael Eddy
2D Mixed Media
337
Tracy Wilson
Functional Art
338
Jo Edwards
2D Mixed Media
340
Summer Lydick
Painting
342
Matt Estrada
220
Kathleen Schumacher
Painting
343
Patrick Reynolds
Photography
344
Janet Weilbrenner
Ceramics/Pottery
Drawing
452
Ronald Linton
Jewelry
2D Mixed Media
455
Ghada Henagan
Ceramics/Pottery
Woodwork
457
Melanie Blackerby
2D Mixed Media
Drawing
458
Patrick Potter
Photography
3D Mixed Media
459
Carole Jayne
Metalwork
Pippin Frisbie-Calder
Printmaking & Digital Art
345
Russ Schmidt
Woodwork
460
Greg Arceneaux
Woodwork
346
Samuel Yao
Fiber
461
Elissa Brown
225
Susan Clayton
Sculpture
348
Joey Blazek
Painting
463
Shaun Aleman
226
Ferris Hotard
Painting
351
Jayne Demarcay
Jewelry
227
Patrick Whalen
Photography
353
Joel Anderson
2D Mixed Media
228
Jeff Mohr
Metalwork
354
Kent Follette
Ceramics/Pottery
229
Elaine Rader
Jewelry
355
Jake Asuit
230
Marvin Bower
Functional Art
356
Jill Foxworth
Photography
357
Ted Armulowicz
Drawing
358
John Russell
Metalwork
500 Block 503/505 Craig Routh
Fiber
504
Rachael Depauw
3D Mixed Media
506
Isaac Mccaslin
Woodwork
508
Kate Morgan
Photography
509
Deana Goldsmith
Glass
510
Michael Bonin
2D Mixed Media
511
Bobby Goldsmith
512
David Vigo
513
Erh Ping Tsai
515
John Flemming
239
Shirley Doiron
240
Nancy Strailey
Drawing
359
Randy Hall
241
Margaret Luttrell
2D Mixed Media
361
Shawn Bungo
242
Ben Bensen III Painting
363
Cindy Aune
243
Patrice Elizabeth Mineo
244
Tres Lennep
245
Jessica Joy
Fiber
249
Deb Wight
2D Mixed Media
400
Barbara Nelson
Jewelry
517
John Walrod
251
Chrissy Doolen
Jewelry
402
Colie Ryan
Painting
518
Angela Kullmann
257
Michael Young
Woodwork
403
Nancy Michael-Susaneck
3d Mixed Media
520
Adam Hall
258
Ed Bratton
Metalwork
404
Jason Wilson
Ceramics/Pottery
522
Chris Cumbie 3D
259
Kathleen Willer
260
Laurie Wilhite 3D
261
David Frohbiete
Gyl Turner Roger & Renae Poer
305 306 307
Craig Carey
308
Arlene Knaak
309
David & Ann Reif
70
Jewelry
400 Block
Painting
405
Carol Carmichael
Mixed Media
406
Steve Windham
Drawing
408
Christine Ledoux
409
Steve Savoye
410
Peter Boutte
412
Clay Bush
Painting Functional Art
414/416 Joshua Lee Nidenberg 415/417 Keith Andry
2D Mixed Media
418
Petty Shepard
Jewelry
419
Carol Thibodeaux
Roy Cavarretta
3D Mixed Media
421
Woody Smith
Woodwork
423
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Woodwork
451/453 Robin Lauersdorf
224
Woodwork
2D Mixed Media
Painting
222
304
Photography
448
Elaine Lanoue
303
Functional Art
Painting
Guiteau Lanoue
Judith Smith
2D Mixed Media
Pui-Lan Cockman
219
Lorrie Drennan
Painting
327
217
302
Painting
Sculpture
Kenny Greig
301
Woodwork
438 443
Crystal Stahulak
300 Block
Glass 2D Mixed Media
Woodwork Sculpture
215
235/237 Lijah Hanley
Ceramics/Pottery
3D Mixed Media Photography
214
221/223 Greg Davis
Painting Metalwork
Drawing 2D Mixed Media Painting
Watercolor Ceramics/Pottery Painting 2D Mixed Media Drawing Woodwork Drawing Metalwork Jewelry Fiber 3D Mixed Media Photography Painting Mixed Media
Painting
523
Dennis Heckler
Painting
Woodwork
524
Patricia Watkins
Ceramics/Pottery
Glass
525
Sean Corner
Woodwork
526
Kathleen Hunt
2D Mixed Media
528
Nurhan Gokturk
Functional Art
529
Cheryl Baker
Photography
533
Gary Curtis
Watercolor
Watercolor
534
Greg Little
Woodwork
Fiber
535
Carol Hallock
Sculpture Glass Drawing Printmaking & Digital Art
Painting
2D Mixed Media
536/538 Sheldon Anderson
Mary Fischer
Ceramics/Pottery
537
Andrew Lawson
Phillip Sage
Printmaking & Digital Art
540
Jennifer Kayes
Painting
541/543 Shawn Thomas
Functional Art
Functional Art
424
Renee Dodge
Ceramics/Pottery
425
Keith Villere
Jewelry
426
Paul Nikitchenko
Jewelry Metalwork
542
Aline Sar
Painting
544
Anthony Arkus
Photography Printmaking & Digital Art
Jewelry Metalwork
545
Michael Pizzella
546
Lisa Arkus
Painting
607
Nanci Charpentier
Painting
638
Sarah Nelson
2D Mixed Media
608
Emma Fick
Watercolor
640
Leah Dziewit
547
Michael Eble
Painting
609
Feltus Wirtz
3D Mixed Media
549
Mary Smart
Photography
611
Jim Norton
Jewelry
642
Joan Curtis
552
Gary Ward
554
Andy Adams
2D Mixed Media
613
Kris And Al Clement
555
Odie Tucker
Watercolor
616
Molly Mcguire
556
Joseph Sheffield
Painting
618
Kristy Ruffino
Woodwork
557/559 Patrick Kielkucki 558
Don Mcwhorter
561
Kristi Hyde
562
Young Allen
563
Leticia Frankio
Woodwork
621
Craig Roderick
Ceramics/Pottery
622
Steve Coburn
600 Block 600
Jean Havet
602/604 Sunny Liang 605
Eric Mort
606
Susan Elnora
612/614 Kate Beck
641/643 Deborah Matz
Fiber
645
Layla Messkoub
Ceramics/Pottery
646
Ryan Boase
Painting
650
Jack Pine
Functional Art
651
Stewart Rein Douglas Fulks Holt Lewis
Mixed Media
657
Tracy Fenwick
Sculpture
658
Erika Mock
Woodwork
659
Christina Pappion
Painting
660
Vic Lee
2D Mixed Media Ceramics/Pottery
Harold Siefert
Painting
625
David Bergeron
628
Peg Usner
630
Jeanine Nahra
2D Mixed Media
661
Ross De La Garza
631
Amy Bowers
2D Mixed Media
662
Frank Gee
Marian Baker
Glass
635
Jewelry
636
Photography
655
Cory Cart 2D
June Pryor
Functional Art
654
624
634
Printmaking & Digital Art
Photography
623
633
Painting
Ceramics/Pottery
Jewelry
Jewelry
Fiber 2D Mixed Media
Glass
Watercolor
Photography
Painting
Drawing Woodwork Jewelry Fiber Painting
Painting
Painting
663
Ed Bladen
Woodwork
2D Mixed Media
664
Nick Cantrell
Watercolor
John Davis
Printmaking & Digital Art
665
Nels Johnson
Carla Moll
Painting
667/668 Dale Rogers
Photography Sculpture
Festival Map MAP LEGEND Information Public Parking Portable Toilets Handicapped Portable Toilets Food Music
T-Shirts and posters for sale at the information booths and festival headquarters.
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members and community leader, Joanne Gallinghouse. We will see her face and feel her presence this year as we walk down Columbia Street through the sea of white tents filled with artists and art lovers, smiling volunteers, judges with a purpose, and children and their families that flock to this annual event. They all capture the spirit of Joanne and the spirit of who we are in Covington. Our friends, lovingly known as the “tribe,” will keep with tradition and meet for an early breakfast on the Saturday morning of the festival. Our Three Rivers Saturday morning tradition will be kept alive as we celebrate Joanne’s and other friends’ November birthdays. After breakfast, we will ramble down Columbia Street with our own set of unwritten rules and criteria and judge what the tribe determines is “best in show.” It’s not always about the art. Joanne
A tribute to Joanne Gallinghouse Three Rivers Art Festival Founding Member by Jan Robert I fondly recall the exploratory pilgrimage
taught us all how to laugh at ourselves and not take life too seriously. Three Rivers was her way of showcasing this community, her love for its people and the art. We are part of that community and we
and history of Covington and St. Tammany Parish and
will honor Joanne on this special weekend as well
with Mayor Keith Villere and a carload of other
make it innovative, current and appealing. The Three
as every day with our friendship and through our
community activists to Fairhope, Alabama, in the
Rivers Art Festival in Covington is an annual destination
appreciation and support of the arts.
early 90s to speak to and visit the Eastern Shore
thanks to Joanne and her involvement on the
Art Festival and Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival
board and oversight of the minute details regarding
organizers. We roared up, literally, in what was
hundreds of artists and volunteers that are necessary to
then known as the “Mayor mobile,” an oversized
successfully operate this festival each year.
Oldsmobile Delta 88. Although we did not look
Three Rivers Art Festival is an important piece
too “artsy,” the good people of Fairhope welcomed
of the cultural tourism offerings in St. Tammany and
us with open arms and generously shared their
adds diversity, fueling the economy in a significant
festival secrets. After we returned from our foray to
and positive way.
Fairhope, Joanne attended one of the first of many
Joanne was never one to stand still. She knew
of the organizational meetings. It was clear from the
the importance of growing the festival through
beginning. We were not Fairhope, but we knew that
diversifying the artist base as well as creating new
we had what it would take to create a premier fine
activities. She served on the Three Rivers Board
arts festival. Joanne believed in that vision and we
and assisted in facilitating the growth of the
all shared the commitment and the desire to take
Children’s Discovery area and Arts Alive. She had
our emerging and struggling town and redevelop
a deep understanding and appreciation that art
and brand a fresh identity of Covington as an art
is more than just the visual. A comprehensive art
community with the festival as its foundation.
festival should also include performing arts and
Joanne Gallinghouse used the power of her
opportunities for children and adults to express
knowledge and skills as a marketing and public
themselves throughout the year. She proved that this
relations professional to take a floundering arts
was possible. The festival supports art in education
community wannabe, transform it and rebrand
programs in our local schools. It has grown from 40
Covington as a mecca for artists and art lovers. She
to 200 artists booths since 1997.
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We are here to honor one of our founding
The Art Of Food
Poster Artist
sponsored by
FOOD COURT Beck-n-Call
Southern Concessions Abita Roasting
Coffee Rani Food Truck When CTRAF asked our poster artist Cindy CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY
Aune what type of artist she was, this is what she
AREA/500 BLOCK
had to say:
Rolling Cones Ice Cream
an older artist, I have learned that change is
Grandma’s Kettle Corn - Kettle corn, cotton candy Lemonade
“Whimsical with a dark underbelly. As inevitable both in life and art. I usually paint in
Rue Chow — Korean BBQ chicken pita, smoked
series, exploring a subject or element until I lose
pork loin sandwich
interest. I will visit a series again when there is something new to explore. I layer thin acrylic
ALONG COLUMBIA STREET
pigments with non-traditional tools and my
Lemonade — 300, 400 & 500 Block
This loose expressionistic technique invites the
Isabella’s Pizza — 200 Block The Nuttery — 300 Block
fingers onto a textured, abstractly painted canvas. viewer to see beyond the surface.”
St. Tammany Art Association Mixed Drinks — 300 Block
Sponsor Spotlight “We’re delighted to bring you the best assortment of fresh, delicious food, at a quality you can rely on and at a price you can trust. We proudly work with local businesses, suppliers and vendors to stock local products that are full of flavor and variety.”
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Schedule of Events MEET THE ARTISTS PARTY COVINGTON TRAILHEAD
ARTS ALIVE! CANDICE ALEXANDER
The tent where art comes alive. Watch as poster artist Candice Come meet the artists, listen to great music, buy some food
Alexander shows you the art of printmaking. Join in the fun by
and drinks and support Covington Three Rivers Art Festival.
adding some paint to our working mural.
Yep, all that by just showing up to Saturday night’s FREE party! Saturday, November 10, 5:30-9pm Special Guest Eddie Jemison
5:30-7pm Maddi Tripp & Artist Awards Ceremony 7-9 pm
Tyler Kinchen & The Right Pieces
MUSIC STAGE
CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY AREA
CHILDREN’S HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
Saturday, November 10 & Sunday, November 11 Arts & Crafts provided by Children's Museum of St. Tammany Creative Arts of St. Tammany
Saturday, November 10
Northlake Nature Center
11am
Culinary Kids
12pm 2pm 4pm
Maddi Tripp Pop Brett Thomassie
Big Daddy-O The In-Laws
Acoustic Rock, Pop, Soul
Painting with a Twist
Rockin’ Soulful Blues
Youth Education Service of Mandeville
Acoustic Rock
Northshore Families Helping Families Bayou Yoga
Sunday, November 11
St. Tammany Parish Library
11am
Bricks 4 Kidz
12pm 2pm
Brooke Hagler Popular
Groove Kings
Noelle Tannen
4pm
The Burris Family
Pop, Soul, Funk, Groove Piano/ Vocalist/ American/ Songwriter and Jazz singer Pop, Rock, Stage
STUDENT ART 200 BLOCK OF COLUMBIA STREET
Archbishop Hannan High School CHILDREN’S PERFORMING STAGE
(Please check our Facebook page for changes in the schedule.)
Saturday, November 10 10am 11am 12pm
Saturday, November 10
1pm
10am-5pm Exhibit Viewing
2pm 3pm
Sunday, November 11
4pm
For the Love of Art
(LPO) Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
The Art of Dance - Jessica Boudreau Dancescape Studio Baby and the Brasshearts Brass Band Open Mic
The Art of Dance - Jessica Boudreau Dancescape Studio Creative Arts
10am-3pm Exhibit Viewing 2pm
Awards Ceremony
Sunday, November 11
3-5pm
Artwork Pickup
10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm
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For the Love of Art Launch
Pearl River Talented Music McElroy Irish Dancers
Saint Tammany Youth Talent Showcase Practically Princess
M A R R I A G E A N D L O V E I N
Bacala-Burrell
Desirée Bacala and Marcus Burrell wed at St.
Louis Cathedral surrounded by family and friends. The bride graced the aisle in an ivory silk shantung ball gown. Her groom wore a custom tuxedo by Luca Falcone. Carrying bouquets of peonies, ranunculus, freesia and garden roses, the maids dressed in elegant pink two-piece gowns. At the close of the ceremony, the Where Y’at Brass Band led guests in a second line parade through the French Quarter, with tourists cheering them on. The Bourbon Orleans Hotel Ballroom set the stage for the cocktail-style reception with passed hors d’oeuvres and food stations prepared by the
photos: AMY LOMBARDO OF TRÉS BIEN PHOTO + VIDEO
hotel. Lush arrangements of ivory, pink and gold complemented the ballroom. As cocktails were enjoyed, Desirée and her father performed the waltz to The Godfather theme song after months of rehearsal. The Boogie Men kept the party going until the closing song, When the Saints Go Marching In, and a Who Dat chant led by the bride and groom finished the night. The newlyweds honeymooned with a tour of Italy before returning to their two corgis in their uptown home. October-November 2018 75
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Tassin-Weinberg
Paige Elizabeth Tassin and Zachary Evan Weinberg exchanged
vows at The Balcony Ballroom in Metairie under a custom-made chuppah adorned with two large floral swags of roses and lilies. The interfaith ceremony was officiated by Rabbi David Gruber. In the Catholic tradition, the lighting of the unity candle, recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, Catholic reading and offering the sign of peace were performed along with Jewish customs of breaking of the glass, wrapping the bride and groom in the tallit and the seven blessings. Dressed in an ivory lace gown with an illusion back, the bride walked down the aisle carrying an elegant bohemian-style bouquet of roses and greenery. Her bridesmaids wore off-the-shoulder chiffon gowns in a rich marsala color. Following the ceremony, guests noshed on passed delicacies that included salmon mouse, duck confit, oyster shooters and baconwrapped quail. A bubbly bar, specialty cocktails and more kept the evening flowing for dancing and celebration. The reception included a mix of Jewish and Southern traditions. Guests were given custom monogrammed handkerchiefs, northerners participated in their first Photography and Terrington Films captured the fun of the Hora. The dancing guests celebrated with glow sticks, and flip-flops were passed for sore feet. The happy couple will spend their honeymoon in Jamaica this December. 76
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photos: SONGY PHOTOGRAPHY
second-line and single ladies participated in the cake pull. Songy
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1. Brian and Riva Caldwell with John and Angela Casassa at Money Hill Golf & Country Club’s 20th Anniversary Party. 2. Ashley and Elroy Pabst, Chad and Paula Achord, Darrin and Erin Heltz with Chris and Karlie McDougall. 3. Stephen Christopher, Barbara Sterbcow, Madeline Hebert and
Terry Voorhies, Christine LeBlanc and G. Charles “Chuck” Lapeyre at the New Orleans Antiques Forum presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection. 5. Jack Pruitt, Gene D. Cizek, Poppy Tooker and Paul Fitch. 5
6. Mildred Dillon and Ramona Sanders at the Fidelity End of Summer Celebration in Kenner.
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Julie Christopher. 4. Alexandra Stafford,
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7. Belinda Belk and Maria Pote at Longue Vue House and Gardens’ ArtVue fundraiser held at the Ace Hotel. 8. Susan Hudlow, Laren Holzer, Belinda Belk, Maria Pote and Natalie Roblin. 9. Dominican High School Class of 1983 celebrating their 35th Anniversary at the iconic Rock ‘N’ Bowl.
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INside Peek Real Men Wear Pink Reveal Party
photos: CASEY MCMURRAY PHOTOGRAPHY
For the fifth year, more than 30 men are uniting with the American Cancer Society to fight breast cancer through participation in the Real Men Wear Pink campaign. ACS introduced this year’s candidates and prior-year campaign All-Stars at a special reveal party held at Manning’s Sports Bar & Grill, emceed by media sponsor WDSU’s Kweilyn Murphy and Charles Divins. Real Men Wear Pink participants raise funds and awareness by wearing pink every day during the month of October. To donate to your favorite candidate, go to realmenwearpinkacs.org/ neworleansLA.
From a roller-skating duo to disco dancers, a lively birthday and anniversary celebration gathered friends and family of Z Event Company’s Monaco clients. The Studio 54 theme flowed throughout the food, libations and music at Tableau Restaurant. A custom chrome dance floor centered the space as acrylic lighted tables, lounge furniture, Andy Warhol-inspired bars and a bounty of disco balls transformed the space. Custom cocktails featuring the couple’s logo, and a disco costume bar kept the high-energy party going as well as a tequila bar, caviar bar and disco ball chocolate truffles. Elan Artists provided the DJs and ambient performances throughout the night. 78
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Studio 54 Celebration
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We Love You, New Orleans As part of New Orleans’ tricentennial activities, the Cabildo has opened a new exhibit, We Love You, New Orleans. Celebrating the people, places and things that make New Orleans a unique city for visitors and residents alike, the exhibition plays as a love letter to the city from the Louisiana State Museum. The display explores the well-known Crescent City culture of food and music with a Jax beer sign, a collection of historic cookbooks, Sidney Bechet’s saxophone and a jacket worn by Ernie K-Doe. Mardi Gras is represented by several pieces, including a Mardi Gras Indian suit and a gown and necklace worn by the 1968 Queen of Carnival.
photos: BRIAN CRAIN
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1. Claudia Shebetai, Ana Maria Bech, Mayra Pineda, Scarlett Alaniz Hedman, Liz Broekman at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Trade Show. 2. Congressman Steve Scalise with Chris Bevolo at President Trump’s Made in America Product Showcase at the White House, where Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights represented Louisiana.
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3. Amber Randazzo Peskin, Shelley Landrieu, Kristen Rivero; (back) Jessica Dalton
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Woodward, Helen Franz Eshleman, Tricia Giraldo Ortalano and Fran Collins McManus at Ursuline Alumnae Association of New Orleans’ luncheon honoring past association presidents. 4. Courtney J. Martin and Marcia
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Holmes at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s 2018 Louisiana Contemporary Exhibition VIP Patron and Artist Reception. 5. Marc and Kelly Fouchi with daughters Tess and Savannah celebrating opening night of The
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Music Man at Rivertown Theaters.
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A fun-filled starry night at the New Orleans Country Club celebrated five of this season’s debutantes: Julia Clark, Avery Hardie, Sarah Johnson, Catherine Smith and Laura Schramm. Family and friends were delighted by party planner Steve Baker’s starlit sky inside the club. Guests enjoyed passed hors d’oeuvres and their choice of seafood, prime rib and accompaniments. Later, they indulged in late-night snacks of grilled cheese and hamburger sliders.The sounds of BRW kept everyone out on the floor. 82
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Swinging on a Star
Lambeth House “We want people to spend their time living at Lambeth House, not just residing,” says Scott Crabtree, Lambeth House President and CEO. “We feel strongly about active aging and the benefits it has for people, not only physically, but mentally.” The Wellness Center at Lambeth House has over 21,000 square feet dedicated to promoting mind, body and spirit wellness. “Lambeth House is among the nation’s most progressive retirement communities as it relates to active aging,” says Jeré Hales, COO. “The term active aging describes the processes that optimize an adult’s health and wellbeing through physical, intellectual, mental and social stimulation. It embraces the notion that life as we age can be lived to the fullest.” “We’ve watched residents improve their life here. It is a comprehensive wellness program that goes beyond physical fitness. We offer stimulating educational programs and cultural amenities such as an extensive art and historical letter collection, as well as the opportunity for artistic self-expression,” says Scott. “We are committed to helping people age in a healthy way.” Within the Center, residents and outside members can benefit from the fitness center, indoor salt water pool, meditation room and garden, and art studio. “In addition to individual exercise programs, we offer Tai Chi, yoga, balance and strength training plans and aquatic programs,” says Jeré. “Residents are discovering talents they didn’t know they had. Some have become amazing artists and more. Lambeth House is not a place to find an easy chair. It is a place to discover yourself.”
The campus includes 118 independent living apartment homes, 56 private nursing care residences, 15 secure memory care rooms and 61 assisted living apartments. Lambeth House is located at 150 Broadway St., New Orleans. 865-1960. lambethhouse.com. October-November 2018 83
IN Great Taste by Yvette Jemison
Classic Cheesecake with Fall Toppings Just in time for autumn get-togethers.
IT’S ACTUALLY HAPPENING—cooler weather is approaching, and baking season is here. Not only is the weather changing, but the way we’re cooking is changing, too. Baked comfort foods begin to appear along with fall ingredients. As you welcome fall, you can’t go wrong with cheesecake, rich caramel and a tart cranberry topping. Baking a classic dessert with several sauces allows each person to choose their favorite topping. This luxuriously rich cheesecake is also baked with a sour cream layer, making it excellent with no topping at all. Add these recipes to your fall bucket-list, invite your friends over and enjoy the changing season. 84
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Cranberry Topping Servings: 2 1/2 cups This easy recipe adds a sweet and 1. In a medium saucepan, tart topping to your cheesecake. You’ll mix sugar and cornstarch until also enjoy its versatility with savory combined. fall dishes, as it perfectly complements 2. Add cranberries, water and turkey, pork and lamb. lemon zest; stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer until 1 cup sugar the cranberries pop and the sauce 1 Tablespoon cornstarch thickens, about 15 minutes. Cool 12 oz. (about 3 cups) fresh or and refrigerate until serving time. frozen cranberries 1 cup water 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Do Ahead: Sauce can be made 4 days ahead. Store in refrigerator.
Classic Cheesecake
Cheesecake
Servings 8-12 You’re going to love this tangy-sweet cheesecake with one of our fall toppings or simply on its own. One thing is certain— you’re going to enjoy it year-round.
3 8-oz blocks cream cheese, room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup sour cream 2 teaspoons lemon zest 2 teaspoon vanilla
Crust
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
Special equipment: 9-inch
1/4 cup butter, melted
springform pan
photo: YVETTE JEMISON
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line bottom of pan with parchment. Coat bottom and sides with nonstick spray. 2. In a medium bowl, mix crumbs, butter and salt until well combined. 3. Transfer to springform pan. Using a straight-sided measuring cup, press moistened crumbs into bottom of pan. Bake until fragrant, 5-8 minutes, and remove from oven. Set aside, and reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Topping
1. In the bowl of a food processor, blend the cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla until smooth. Scrape down sides and add eggs. Pulse until well combined. 2. Pour into crust, place pan on baking sheet and bake at 325°F until the edges are set and center is still wobbly, 40 minutes. 3. Spread the topping on the cheesecake and return to oven until topping is set, 20 minutes. 4. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool, about 3 hours. Chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
2 cups sour cream 1/2 cup sugar
In a medium bowl, mix the sour cream and sugar together. Set aside.
Do Ahead: Cheesecake can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in a refrigerator. Serve with caramel sauce, cranberry topping or simply on its own. >> October-November 2018 85
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INside Dining For a comprehensive listing of restaurants
Arnaud’s aaaa Creole French, 813
in the New Orleans metro area, please refer to Tom Fizmorris’ nomenu.com.
Bienville St., 504-523-5433 Bayona aaaa Eclectic, 430
Tom’s fleur de lis ratings are shown.
Dauphine St., 504-525-4455 Bombay Club aaa Contemporary Creole, 830 Conti St.,
CARROLLTON, RIVERBEND AND BROADMOOR Boucherie aaaa Southern Barbecue, 1506 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-862-5514 Brigtsen’s aaaa Contemporary Creole, photo: YVETTE JEMISON
723 Dante St., 504-861-7610
Caramel Sauce Servings: 1 1/2 cups This homemade caramel sauce is so addictive you’ll want to add a generous drizzle to everything from cheesecake to pound cake.
Dante’s Kitchen aaaa Eclectic, 736 Dante St., 504-861-3121 Jacques-Imo’s aaa Cajun, 8324 Oak St., 504-861-0886
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/3 cup water 4 Tablespoons butter, room temperature 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla
Carrollton Ave., 504-488-1881 Mona’s Café aa Middle Eastern, 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-861-8174 Panchita’s aaa Central American, 1434 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-281-4127 Riccobono’s Panola Street Café 504-314-1810 Charles Ave., 504-866-9313 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT Bon Ton Café aaa Cajun, 401 Magazine St., 504-524-3386 Desi Vega’s aaaa Steak, 628 St. Charles Ave., 504-523-7600 Baronne St. (Roosevelt Hotel), 504-648-6020 Drago’s aaaa Seafood, 2 Poydras St., 504-584-3911 Herbsaint aaaa Creole French, 701 St. Charles Ave., 504-524-4114 Legacy Kitchen’s Oyster Counter + Tap Room aa American, 817 Common St, 504-827-1651 Morton’s The Steakhouse aaa Steak, 365 Canal St. (Canal Place Mall), 504-566-0221 Poppy’s Crazy Lobster Bar & Grill a Seafood, 500 Port of New Orelans Pl., Suite 83. 504-569-3380 Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar & Grill. Hamburgers. 1 Poydras St.
Do Ahead: Caramel sauce can be made and refrigerated 5 days ahead. Warm to liquefy before serving. For more fall recipes, visit YDelicacies.com and on Instagram @y_delicacies. We’d love to see your version of cheesecake with rich toppings. Share your creation by tagging us on Instagram at @InsideNewOrleans. 86
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Royal St., 504-525-9711 Broussard’s aaaa Creole French, 819 Conti St., 504-581-3866 Court of Two Sisters aaa Creole French, 613 Royal St., 504-522-7261 Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse aaa Steak, 716 Iberville St., 504-522-2467 El Gato Negro aaa Mexican, 81 French Market Place, 504-525-9752 Frank’s aaa Creole Italian, 933 Decatur St., 504-525-1602 Galatoire’s aaaa Creole French, 209 Bourbon St., 504-525-2021 Galatoire’s 33 Bar & Steak aaa Steak, 215 Bourbon St., 504-
Vincent’s aaaa Italian, 7839 St.
Domenica aaaa Italian, 123
1. In a heavy-bottom medium sauce pan, stir sugar and cream of tartar together. Add water, stirring to dissolve sugar; bring to a full boil. Let boil for 2 minutes, and reduce to medium-low. Stirring occasionally, cook until light amber in color, about 10 minutes. 2. Continue to cook, no longer stirring, but occasionally swirling the pan as the sugar will now quickly brown. Cook until all sugar is medium amber, 5-8 minutes. 3. Remove pan from heat; stir in butter 1 Tablespoon at a time until incorporated. Slowly pour cream and vanilla into sauce, stirring until smooth. Let cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Warm to liquefy before serving.
Bourbon St., 504-522-0111 Brennan’s Contemporary Creole, 417
Mikimoto aaaa Japanese, 3301 S.
aa Breakfast, 7801 Panola St.,
2 cups sugar
504-577-2237 Bourbon House aaa Seafood, 144
(Riverfront). 504-247-9265 Windsor Court Grill Room aaa American, 300 Gravier St., 504522-1994 FRENCH QUARTER Acme Oyster House aaa Seafood, 724 Iberville St., 504-522-5973 Antoine’s aaaa Creole French, 713 St. Louis St., 504-581-4422
335-3932 Gumbo Shop aaa Creole, 630 St. Peter St., 504-525-1486 Irene’s Cuisine aaaa Italian, 529
Bienville St., 504-529-8811
Kingfish aaaa Cajun, 337 Chartres St., 504-598-5005 Mr. B’s Bistro aaaa Contemporary Creole, 201 Royal St., 504-5232078 Muriel’s aaaa Contemporary Creole, 801 Chartres St., 504568-1885 New Orleans Creole Cookery Classic Creole, 510 Toulouse St., 504-524-9632 NOLA aaaa Contemporary Creole, 534 St. Louis St., 504-522-6652 Palace Café aaa Contemporary Creole, 605 Canal St., 504-523-1661 Pelican Club aaaaa Contemporary Creole, 312 Exchange Place, 504-523-1504 Port of Call aaa Hamburgers, 838 Esplanade Ave., 504-523-0120 R’evolution aaaa Creole French, 777 Bienville, 504-553-2277 SoBou aaa Contemporary Creole, 310 Chartres St., 504-552-4095 The Country Club Contemporary Creole, 634 Louisa St., 504-9450742 Trinity aaa Contemporary Creole, 117 Decatur St., 504-325-5789
Vacherie aaa Creole Homestyle, 827 1/2 Toulouse St., 504-207-4532
Veterans Blvd., 504-833-7477 Vincent’s aaaa Creole Italian, 4411 Chastant St., 504-885-2984
GARDEN DISTRICT Commander’s Palace aaaaa Contemporary Creole, 1403 Washington Ave., 504-899-8221 Coquette aaaa Creole French, 2800 Magazine St., 504-265-0421 Delmonico aaaa Contemporary Creole, 1300 St. Charles Ave., 504-525-4937 Jack Rose 2031 St. Charles Ave., 504523-1500 Mr. John’s Steakhouse aaaa Steak, 2111 St. Charles Ave., 504-679-7697
UPTOWN Bistro Daisy aaaa Creole French, 5831 Magazine St., 504-899-6987 Clancy’s aaaa Contemporary Creole, 6100 Annunciation St., 504-895-1111 Dick & Jenny’s aaaa Contemporary Creole, 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-894-9880 Gautreau’s aaaa American, 1728 Soniat St., 504-899-7397 Patois aaaa Creole French, 6078 Laurel St., 504-895-9441
LAKEVIEW Cava aaaa New Orleans Style, 785 Harrison Ave, New Orleans LA
Upperline aaaa Contemporary Creole, 1413 Upperline St., 504891-9822
70124, 504-304-9034 Lakeview Harbor aaa Hamburgers, 911 Harrison Ave., 504-486-4887 Mondo aaa Eclectic, 900 Harrison Ave., 504-224-2633 Ralph’s On The Park aaaa Contemporary Creole, 900 City Park Ave., 504-488-1000
WAREHOUSE DISTRICT AND CENTRAL CITY Briquette Contemporary Coastal Cuisine, 701 S. Peters St. Legacy Kitchen’s Craft Tavern aa Refined American Fare, 700 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-613-2350 Emeril’s aaaaa Contemporary
METAIRIE Acme Oyster House aaa Seafood, 3000 Veterans Blvd., 504-309-4056 Andrea’s aaa Italian, 3100 19th St., 504-834-8583 Andy’s Bisro aaa American, 3322 N. Turnbull Dr. 504-455-7363 Austin’s aaaa Creole, 5101 West Esplanade Ave., 504-888-5533 Caffe! Caffe! aa Breakfast, 4301 Clearview Pkwy., 504-885-4845; 3547 N. Hullen., 504-267-9190 Carreta’s Grill a Mexican, 2320 Veterans Blvd., 504-837-6696;
Creole, 800 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-528-9393 Josephine Estelle Italian, 600 Carondelet St., 504-930-3070 Opal Basil Artisan Sandwiches, 719 S. Peters St. Pêche Seafood Grill aaa Seafood, 800 Magazine St., 504-522-1744 Seaworthy Oysters and Cocktails, 600 Carondelet St., 504-930-3071 Tomas Bistro aaaa Creole French, 755 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-527-0942 Tommy’s Cuisine aaaa Creole Italian, 746 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-581-1103
1821 Hickory Ave., Harahan, 504-305-4833 Dat Dog a Craft Hot Dogs, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd. (Lakeside Mall), 504-304-7005 Drago’s aaaa Seafood, 3232 N. Arnoult Rd., 504-888-9254 Impastato’s aaaa Creole Italian, 3400 16th St., 504-455-1545
WEST BANK Kim Son aaa Vietnamese, 349 Whitney Ave., 504-366-2489 Legacy Kitchen Steak + Chop aa American, 91 Westbank Expy., 504-513-2606 O’Brien’s aaaa Steak, 2020 Belle Chasse Hwy., 504-391-7229
Legacy Kitchen aa American. 759 Veterans Memorial Blvd. 504309-5231 Riccobono’s Peppermill aaa Creole Italian, 3524 Severn Ave., 504-455-2266 Ruth’s Chris Steak House aaaa Steak, 3633 Veterans Blvd., 504888-3600 Shogun aaaa Japanese, 2325
WEST END AND BUCKTOWN The Blue Crab aaa Seafood, 7900 Lakeshore Dr., 504-284-2898 Deanie’s Seafood aa Seafood, 1713 Lake Ave., 504-831-4141 R&O’s aaa Seafood, 216 Old Hammond Hwy., 504-831-1248 Sala Small plates and great cocktails, 124 Lake Marina, 504-513-2670
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Angela and her unmistakeable hair had a prominent role in a scene from 1984’s Tightrope, starring Clint Eastwood.
gives to special projects. One in particular involves raising $1,000,000 for the J. Michael Early Studio within the multimedia center of Loyola University’s School of Communications. As the former President and General Manager of WWL-TV who built Channel 4 into a television powerhouse and was Hill’s long-time boss, Early, who died at the age of 99 just a few years ago, was a beloved figure around the city. The thrice-married Hill seems to have now found her soul mate. I asked her what she has learned from her marriages. “Hopefully, how to do it better each time,” she said, amusedly. “If I’m lucky in my life, it’s that I don’t look back. Irwin and I have just celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary, and we went steady for five years prior to that. Our first date was at Antoine’s. He proposed to me there years later, and after our elopement in a little church on the Westbank in 2000 after anchoring the 6 p.m. news, our wedding party of six, including the minister and his wife, all caravanned to Antoine’s, where we had the wedding celebration.” For Hill, life is easier and less stressful being with her kindred spirit. “I like everything about Irwin,” Hill explained. “He is easy going, kind and is always thinking about everyone else. He has three children who are great and a real reflection of him. You know, he had very little interest in finding a place in Maine, but when he saw that it made me happy, he was happy.” You can catch them around town enjoying crab salad and lemon icebox pie at Clancy’s, fried oysters at Galatoire’s, or the turtle soup and bread pudding soufflé at Commander’s. Angela is lately enamored with a new little French-inspired bistro in the warehouse district called Vyoone’s. But all of the newly found freedom aside, this lady still has her fingers in a lot of pots and doesn’t completely rule out new ventures. “I made a decision that once I started doing commercials, I would no longer do news,” she said. “But I would never close my mind or a door to something new—as long as it’s interesting.” 88
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Wine Cellar by Bill Kearney
WHEN WE THINK of New Orleans, things like Mardi Gras and JazzFest come to mind. New Orleans is a city know for countless festivals and activities that create a social calendar most New Yorkers would find dizzying. There are celebrations for most any reason and every cause imaginable. We even have celebrations within celebrations! Think about all of the various traditions and events held within Mardi Gras to celebrate each unique cultural aspect that may exist. Indeed, New Orleans has a culture of celebrating life. Part and parcel of N’awlins is the amazing food
of their wine lists, while Brennan’s and Galatoire’s have made significant investments in the size and quality of theirs. Many restaurants saw their lists decimated by Hurricane Katrina as protracted periods of heat destroyed countless bottles. Yet, each has emerged with a new and profound focus on making their wine list as tempting as their food choices. The wine professionals within each of the worldrenowned restaurants have made a career of creating a culture of wine excellence in New Orleans, as have the wine shops and distributors that service each. We are
culture that precedes us in fame internationally. The vast number of restaurants that occupy this city are a testament to the unique and now diverse cuisine that has taken root here. Trying to keep track of the latest buzz on what new restaurant has opened can seemingly become an endless conversation. While the time-honored traditions of our great local restaurants are legendary, many new and exciting chefs are pushing the envelope of what has been served for many years. Our focus on food enhances many opportunities for us to try a different array of cuisines and also creates the unique experience to have many types of wines. Because of the culinary excellence of restaurants in New Orleans, we have access to incredible wines that would otherwise never enter a marketplace this size. These acclaimed eateries are highly sought-after prizes for wineries who hope to showcase their wines with critically acclaimed restaurants. Restaurants like Commander’s Palace and Emeril’s have achieved legendary status in the depth and breadth
blessed to have such a committed group of individuals whose sole mission is to enhance our ability to access the world’s greatest wines. Part of this culture is the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, traditionally held every year in late May. A new and exciting wine celebration, the New Orleans International Wine Awards, will be launched Thursday, November 8, in the French Quarter at New Orleans’ oldest and most-storied institutions. Antoine’s, Arnaud’s, Brennan’s and Galatoire’s will serve as the hosts for over 100 different wines. Tickets will be limited to only 500 people, and the entries will be scrutinized by some of the country’s most prolific wine judges. This promises to be a unique and wonderful opportunity to try great wines from around the world. Information and tickets are available at nolainternationalwine.com. While it is the first year, organizers (of which I am one) are hopeful that this new celebration will create another layer of joy to a vibrant New Orleans wine culture.
Celebrating a Culture of Wine Excellence
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