Snapshots Quick looks at nonprofit events around town

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1. Prospect.5 Co-Artistic Director Naima J. Keith poses with artist Eric-Paul Riege and CoArtistic Director Diana Nawi at the Contemporary Arts Center during the Prospect.5 opening reception in October. 2. Prospect Executive Director Nick Stillman, artist Anastasia Pelias, and gallerist Jonathan Ferrara enjoy an evening of art, music, and dancing, at the Prospect.5 opening reception held at the Contemporary Arts Center in October. 3. Prospect artist Keni Anwar, curatorial associate Lucia Olubunmi Momoh, artist Ifátùmínínú Bamgbàlà Arẹ̀sà, and Alana Harris attend the Prospect.5 opening reception, held at the Contemporary Arts Center in October. Guests were treated to private tours of the CAC’s Prospect.5 exhibits, and a special presentation of Miami-based Barbadian filmmaker and writer Jason Fitzroy Jeffers Foggy Windows’ slow dance party. (Photos by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee)

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4. Patrick McCausland presents a $5,000 donation to Anna 4 Paws – a charity organization that donates K-9 first aid kits to working canines – during Heaven’s Pets 15th anniversary celebration at Lake Lawn Cemetery, commemorating their commitment to providing total pet death care, cremation, bereavement, and memorialization services. 5. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home funeral directors attend Heaven’s Pets 15th anniversary celebration in October, which was attended by over one hundred pet-lovers to celebrate and honor their beloved companions – both past and present. 6. Reverend Monsignor Andrew Taormina gives Heaven’s Pets annual Blessing of the Pets at their 15th anniversary celebration held at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery in October.

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7. Mahlon and Karen Sanford pose with Tammy and Scott Crabtree, Lambeth House CEO, at the organization’s 13th annual Lambeth House Gala, presented by Bellingrath Wealth Management & Employee Benefits, Hancock Whitney, and Ochsner Health in October at the Lambeth House. 8. Lambeth House Foundation Board Chair Holly Abbott, Marietta Stirratt, and Director of the Lambeth House Foundation Anne Honeywell enjoy an evening of fine food, cocktails, and philanthropy at the Lambeth House’s 2021 Gala. 9. Carol and David Pointer share a smile with Lucy King at the 2021 Lambeth House Gala, where guests were treated to cocktails, dinner created by Lambeth House Executive Chef Jaques Saleun, and live and silent auctions curated by Auction Chair Tim Trapolin. 10. Karen DeBlieux, Brian Moscona, Dawn DiRosa, Julie Calhoun, and Jessica Waguespack at the annual Spirit of Stuart Hall Luncheon in October, where DiRosa was honored for her extraordinary contributions of her time and talents for the good of Stuart Hall School for Boys. 11. Julie Calhoun, Brian Moscona, Stacey LaCour, Karen DeBlieux, and Jessica Waguespack celebrate DeBlieux winning one of two Spirit of Stuart Hall awards during a luncheon of the same name, which is held every year to commemorate the hard work put in every year by Stuart Hall mothers. 12. Celie Howard, Marcelle Connick, and Meredith Claiborne attend Stuart Hall School for Boys’ Spirit of Stuart Hall Luncheon in October. The annual event celebrates the school’s mothers' hard work while simultaneously supporting the Nil Nisi Bonum Scholarship Endowment Fund.