Date: August 17th 2008
LaFete Newsletter August 17, 2008
If you would like to add events, openings etc. please email Jean LaFete
at lafetenews@bellsouth.net
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GOOD NEWS
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The New Orleans 100
"We have a real opportunity to make a difference here.
You could read about this in history books someday or you could take a role to help create it.
I can't imagine being anywhere else right now."
- Lauren Baum, The Idea Village
"The New Orleans 100" is a worldwide initiative that will highlight and encourage discussion among millions about 100 of the most innovative and world-changing ideas to take root in the city since Katrina.
After hearing so many of the positive changes and innovative projects post-Katrina, we've decided enough is enough. It's time to put an end to the negative press in mainstream media. We know that the levees broke. We know that our city is dysfunctional. We know that. But do you know about Prospect.1? Or about the influx of young professionals into New Orleans? The world needs to know about the NEW New Orleans. And to quote Brad Pitt, "If you're going to rebuild something, why not rebuild it right?" Amen brother.
To combat top down media during the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we will leverage bottom up tools on the social web (email, blogs, twitter, facebook, digg, etc.), which can reach a combined audience of millions to raise awareness about New Orleans and inspire action to make a difference.
The list will be released on Monday, August 25th - the week of the Hurricane Katrina anniversary. Our goal is to reach 1,000,000 pageviews by 8/29/08. We encourage everyone to spread the word by emailing the list, blogging it, digging it, stumbling it, and yelling it out their windows.
You can make a difference. All it takes is a click!
http://alldaybuffet.org/neworleans100/
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ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL TO PRESENT A RARE PERFORMANCE OF
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH ORGAN MUSIC AND HOST ORGAN WORKSHOP
Noted French organist to present recital and workshop on the organ music of François Couperin
Msgr. Crosby W. Kern, Rector of the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans announces a rare and historically important performance of François Couperin's Mass of the Parishes. Couperin (1698-1733) served the French court as organist, harpsichordist, and composer and is noted for the fusion of French and italian styles. In 1690, he published his only but exceptionally important Pièces d'orgue, which consists of two masses for organ that alternate with Gregorian Chant.
On Sunday, August 24, at 6 pm, Michel Bouvard, one of the world's leading organists and authority on French baroque organ music, will give a rare performance of the François Couperin's Mass of the Parishes. The chant will be sung by the St. Louis Cathedral Choir.
In preparation for the concert, the cathedral choir will have the privilege of a period of intensive training under Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta, the world's leading authority on chant. The concert will provide a rare chance to hear the music, well known to the founding fathers of New Orleans, as originally intended. The concert will be free and open to the public.
In addition, Mr. Bouvard (Titular Organist of the Cathedral of Saint-Sernine in Toulouse, France and professor or organ of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Olivier Latry) will present a workshop on the organ music of François Couperin on Saturday, August 23. The workshop will be limited to 20 participants. It will begin at 9:30 am and will last for 2 hours.
The registration fee will be $20, and $10 for students. The workshop will be held on the recently reinstalled Cathedral organ that was severely damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Reservations can be made by calling 504-525-9585, ext. 35; by fax 504-525-9583; or email: naverett908@yahoo.com.
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Join Tom Bulleit as he hosts a dinner at Bourbon House
Thursday, August 28, 2008
6:30 Cocktails, 7:00 Seated Dinner
$75 per person all inclusive
For Reservations call 504.274.1831 or email nobs@bourbonhouse.com
Bulleit Bourbon was established in the 1830s when Augustus Bulleit, a tavern keeper in Louisville, KY began producing small batches of bourbon using his knowledge of French brandy.
With the great migration to the West, his bourbon was being sold as far south as his hometown, New Orleans.
Augustus Bulleit died in 1860 and with him, it appeared, died the making of his legendary bourbon.
In 1987, Tom Bulleit revived his family's ancestral distillery enterprise and he uses a recipe based on the one developed 175 years ago by his great, great grandfather. As a result of Tom Bulleit's enthusiasm and love for the spirit, Bulleit Bourbon has reaffirmed its standing as one of America's finest whiskies.
Enjoy the menu created by Bourbon House Executive Chef Darin Nesbit that has been paired with unique Bulleit Bourbon cocktails:
HORS D'OEUVRES
Seafood Pirogue
Fried Oyster "Loaf" with gruyere
Red Bean Dip on sweet potato gaufrettes
Smoked Redfish Canapes
SOUP
Sweet Potato and Bourbon Soup
with toasted pecans and molasses
"Gun Slinger" a twist on the Singapore Sling
SALAD
Pecan Smoked Duck Salad
grilled peaches, red onions, cashews, and pepper jelly vinaigrette
with housemade duck cracklin' crackers
Bulleit Bourbon Straight Up
ENTREE
Bourbon & Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Confit
with smoked hominy succotash and crispy leeks
"Pioneer Tea"
DESSERT
Caramelized "Bananas Foster"
with vanilla bean ice cream
Bourbon Milk Punch
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EJGH and Delgado Partner on EMT Programs
Early registration for EMT and Paramedic Programs end August 15
East Jefferson General Hospital and Delgado Community College want to start you on the road to a rewarding career in Emergency Services. Not only will you help others in their time of greatest need, you’ll enjoy job security and a variety of opportunities for advancement.
All you need is a High School Diploma or GED, and test into English 101, for the Basic EMT Program. And through grants and other opportunities your tuition may be paid for—just call for more information.
"This partnership between Delgado and East Jefferson General Hospital is the first of its kind in the area," said Sharmaine Hughes, RN, BS, NREMT-P, director of Delgado EMS Education. "It provides the benefits of nationally accredited programs taught at a state-of-the art facility. The opportunity for those interested in entering or advancing in the exciting and in-demand world of pre-hospital care is tremendous."
If you are already a Basic or Intermediate EMT and want to join our Paramedic Program in Spring 2009, take your Intro to Anatomy & Physiology (Biology 161 & 163) course this Fall so you’ll be eligible for the Spring class and be ready to move forward.
Students are eligible for admission to the EMTE program who:
Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
Place in Math 096 and English 101 on ACT, SAT or Delgado College Placement Test and not at a remedial reading level.
Successfully complete prerequisite courses BIOL 161 and BIOL 163 (Intro to A&P) or approved equivalent for CTS program.
Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in all college courses.
Are currently Louisiana State Certified and a Nationally Registered EMT—Basic or Intermediate.
What are you waiting for?
To start, you first need to register as a student with Delgado. You can do this on campus, or at www.dcc.edu. The final date to register is August 15, but we encourage you to enroll early to process all course requirements and for time to work with your Delgado Allied Health Admissions Advisor.
Questions about the program?
For information on the program, possible financial reimbursement and grant opportunities, please call or email:
Julie Thompson, Delgado Community College at 504-671-6203 or jthomp@dcc.edu
Mike Guillot, East Jefferson General Hospital at 504-889-7152 or mguillot@ejgh.org
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THINGS HEAT UP AT HARRAH’S NEW ORLEANS WITH A SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE BY MARISA MILLER
Sports Illustrated Cover Model to Make Appearance in Masquerade Aug. 22
Sports Illustrated cover girl Marisa Miller will spice things up at Harrah’s Masquerade Friday, Aug. 22, from 10 p.m. – midnight. The event is free and open to the public.
Guests will get a chance to spend the night at Masquerade with the girl Maxim Magazine ranked as #1 in their 2008 Hot 100 issue. The Victoria’s Secret model will be taking pictures and signing autographs. Pictures cost $20. Guests must be at least 21 to enter.
More information about entertainment at Harrah’s New Orleans is available at www.harrahsneworleans.com.
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We are proud to announce that Preservation Hall will once again be open 7 nights a week beginning on September 1, 2008 from 8:00 pm – 11:00pm.
Sincerely,
Deborah Guidry
General Manager
726 St. Peter Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 522-2841
www.music@preservationhall.com
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BIA Introduces “Quick Strike” Fund
Home repair program will support Broadmoorians who fall through the cracks
The Broadmoor Improvement Association (BIA) today announced its “Quick Strike” Program to support Broadmoorians with relatively low-cost home repair needs who fall through the cracks of large government programs. Introduced this summer, Quick Strike will supplement ongoing efforts to reduce blight and poverty throughout Broadmoor.
Today, many New Orleanians are unable to stretch Katrina-related insurance or government funding to restore completely their homes. As a result, they rebuild their homes but do without modern kitchen appliances; try to stay cool in the summer with only ceilings fans; or sleep on a couch because they cannot afford a new mattress.
The BIA is using Quick Strike to alleviate these daily indignities. Thus far, the BIA has allocated $35,281.15 to purchase 13 refrigerators, 12 stoves, 14 washing machines, 5 dryers, 32 beds, 6 air conditioners, and 186 boxes of groceries. Recipients of the support were elderly, disabled, low income, single parents, or unemployed.
“Many residents of Broadmoor have important but relatively inexpensive home problems that the government has not solved yet, so we are jumping in to help out” said Hal Roark, Executive Director of the Broadmoor Development Corporation, the redevelopment branch of the BIA.
“This program will focus not on full home renovations but on the things people should not have to live without: washing machines, dishwashers, comfortable furniture” he continued. “If the problem exists in Broadmoor, then thousands of people around the city require similar assistance, because as goes Broadmoor, so goes the rest of the city.”
The program is made possible by grants from the Taylor Foundation, Douglas Ahlers, Walter Isaacson, and the New Orleans Food and Wine Experience.
The Broadmoor Improvement Association (BIA) is the leading civic organization for this diverse, thriving community in the heart of New Orleans. Created in 1930 to address the needs of the recently established neighborhood, the BIA incorporated in 1970 to fight the racially divisive practice of "blockbusting."
Since Katrina, the BIA has led community efforts to rebuild Broadmoor – better than before. To date, the community has repaired over seventy percent of its homes; the neighborhood’s charter school just finished its first full year of operation; work is poised to begin on a local library. Challenges persist, but the BIA is committed to revitalizing Broadmoor – and by extension, the City of New Orleans – home-by-home and block-by-block, one resident at a time.
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And The Winner Is… Chef John Currence
The Crowned King of American Seafood
Fifth Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off
New Orleans 2008
Congratulations to Chef John Currence, representing Mississippi! He beat out 14 other prestigious chefs from across the nation to be crowned King of American Seafood at the 2008 Fifth Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off! It was a spectacular battle between great culinary talents at the Louisiana Foodservice EXPO, but at the end of the two day contest, only Chef Currence became Seafood royalty. And that’s no title to take lightly.
After all, you can’t crown just anybody King of American Seafood! Chef John Currence hails from Mississippi, where he is chef/owner at the acclaimed City Grocery in city of Oxford. His ‘fin’-tastic winning dish completely epitomized the essence of Mississippi cuisine and proved he is no ‘fish-out-of-water.’ The judges were ‘hooked’ by his Mississippi Redfish Courtboullion with Seafood Dirty Rice as he didn’t ‘scale’ back on authentic, unique flavors. “Being home, cooking at home, and winning this award in New Orleans meant so much to my family here. Really though, what stands out about this competition was the great camaraderie that developed among the chefs. There were a lot of talented chefs in the room, and I was proud to be among them,” Currence says with a gleam.
But, there was plenty of stiff competition. The first day of the contest found chefs representing Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington, D.C., all vying for just five places in the second day of the event. They all presented tantalizing, sophisticated dishes using sustainable domestic seafood from their states on the first day. But, ultimately, just Paul Anders of Colorado, Brian Landry of Louisiana, Tafari Campbell of Maryland, John Currence of Mississippi, and Mark Holley of Texas, went on to the second day. The contestants then had to demonstrate a delicious and nutritious home-style dish practical for any home-cook to prepare. Although everything was wonderful, the judges believed that Chef Currence’s Mississippi Redfish Courtboullion stood above the rest. The 2007 King Tim Thomas of Georgia was on h and to crown Chef Currence as the reigning champion and King of American Seafood. Second and third place winners were Brian Landry of Louisiana and Tafari Campbell of Maryland.
Prestigious connoisseurs from across the nation brought their appetites and their highly-discerning palates to serve as judges: Serious Eats’ New York editor Zach Brooks, Santé magazine’s Ed Mueller, Dr. Roy Crabtree of Washington, D.C.’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Chef and 2006 Cook-Off winner Justin Timineri of the Florida Department of Agriculture, Chef and owner Jody Denton of Merenda Restaurant and Wine Bar in Oregon, and Chris Koetke, Dean of Chicago’s School of Culinary Arts of Kendall College. On the second day of competition, one of the nine competing non-finalist chefs was chosen, Peter Fischbach of New Jersey, to cast his vote for the final award to be given to the new King of American Seafood. Chef Koetke stated, “Currence pulled together the flavors of Mississippi. He presented regional ingredients and regional ideas. And his family dish was so approachable. He got it!”
2008 GREAT AMERICAN SEAFOOD COOK-OFF WINNING RECIPE
Mississippi Redfish Courtboullion
with Seafood Dirty Rice
Recipe by
Chef John Currence
Mississippi
Serves 8-10 people
Mississippi Redfish
1 Lb. redfish, cut into two inch cubes
Courtboullion
½ cup raw bacon, chopped
1 cup yellow onion, diced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
¾ cup red bell pepper, diced
½ cup green bell pepper, diced
3 cups okra, chopped
6 cups fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 lemon, zest and juiced
¾ cup white wine
1 cup fish stock
½ pound crabmeat
½ pound fresh shrimp, chopped
1 cup peanuts
3 cups + 3 tablespoons flour
1 ½ tablespoons Créole seasoning
2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
salt and black pepper, to taste
Seafood Dirty Rice (recipe below)
To make the courtboullion: render the bacon. Add butter and 3 tablespoons flour and make a light brown roux. Stir in and sauté the onions and garlic until tender. Add and sauté the bell peppers. Stir in the okra and season with salt and black pepper. Add tomatoes and Créole seasoning and bring to a simmer. Stir in wine, lemon, and fish stock, and then bring to a boil.
Chop peanuts in food processor and blend with flour. Dust shrimp with peanut flour. In a separate sauté pan, sauté redfish and shrimp in butter, in batches until lightly browned. Add seafood to the courtboullion and cover. Add the crabmeat after the seafood has been sautéed and added to the courtboullion. Simmer for 20 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, Tabasco, and Créole seasoning to taste. Serve over Seafood Dirty Rice. (recipe below)
Seafood Dirty Rice
½ cup bacon, chopped
½ cup chicken livers
½ cup shrimp, chopped
3 ½ cups fish stock
1 cup Shock Top beer
¼ cup onions, minced
1 tablespoon garlic
3 cups rice
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup parsley, chopped
salt and black pepper, to taste
Cook off bacon. Add chicken livers and cook through. Remove, chop, and return to pan. Add shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Add onions and garlic and sauté. Stir in rice, butter, and fish stock. Then pour the beer into the fish stock. Bring to a simmer. Cover and finish in 400º oven for 20 minutes. Season with parsley, salt, and pepper.
Serve ½ to ¾ cup of rice and place in the center of the plate. Then pour 1 ½ cups of the redfish courtboullion over the seafood dirty rice. Garnish with parsley leaves
Congratulations to the 2008 King of American Seafood, Chef John Currence of Mississippi. Wear your crown with pride, cook your fish with finesse, and come back to defend your state’s title in 2009!
For more information:
Simone Rathlé
703.534.8100 and 534.8102 - office
202.422.6432 - cell
simone@simonesez.com
Ashley Roth
504.286.8735
aroth@wlf.louisiana.gov
Liz Goliwas Bodet
504.583.5550
egoliwas@bellsouth.net
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New Orleans Photographer Skip Bolen Launches New Website of Jazz Photos, Rural Water Towers and Cityscapes
The new Skip Bolen Photography website has been officially launched this week. The website features an eclectic mix of both black + white and color photographs primarily of musicians in New Orleans; downtown street scenes of New Orleans, Los Angeles and New York City; rural water towers from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas; and lastly, stills photography from Fox Television's K-Ville.
The new website can be viewed at www.SkipBolen.com
The new website contains an impressive portfolio of music portraits:
James Brown (commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" and "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business"), the luminous jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott, plus many other musicians including Wayne Shorter, Henry Grimes, Roy Hargrove, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Nicholas Payton, David Murray, Marcus Roberts, Terence Blanchard, Irvin Mayfield, Ellis
Marsalis, John Legend, Elvis Costello and many more seasoned performers to several new rising sensations such as Jonathan Batiste, Christian Scott and Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews bringing down the house at the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Other works on the new website include an architectural project that captures the romance and nostalgia of vintage signs, landmarks and other points of interest shot in and around New York, Los Angeles, and Bolen's hometown of New Orleans. Images include a black + white
photograph of the first Buds Broiler opened in 1952 on City Park Avenue in New Orleans still standing and untouched by Hurricane Katrina that appears the same today as it did 56 years ago -- this photograph was included in Skip Bolen's latest work exhibited in the group photography show at the Stella Jones Gallery in New Orleans last December 2007. Other images on the website include downtown Los Angeles street scenes at night of old theatre marquees, eateries, and a view of Los Angeles' downtown skyline from a top the hills behind the Hollywood Sign; a thrilling view at night of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges with the Manhattan skyline in the distance from the perspective of a sixth-floor artist loft in DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) in Brooklyn; and the downtown New Orleans Walgreens Drug Store, Lenny's Piccadilly Lounge, The Half Shell, Meyer The Hatter and Mrs. Mae's all photographed in the wee hours of the night. Bolen says, “I much pr efer roaming the streets and photographing late at night with only available light as I often think that the night is so much more alive and much more richly colored than the day. Jazz comes alive at night in the clubs, streetlights and neon lights wash everything in a glow and there is often a sense of mystery lurking in the shadows and silhouettes."
Rural water towers have always fascinated Skip Bolen, and the new website includes Photographs of several rural water towers taken on travels across southern Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The freshly painted Lake Village water tower illuminated with spotlights on the banks of Lake Chicot in Louisiana and photographed at night almost
looks surreal while his other photographs of older water towers are completely rusted, pitted, graffitied or grown over with vines.
When Skip Bolen isn't roaming the streets or spending late nights in jazz clubs searching for images to photograph, he is often found on movie sets working as a stills photographer and the new website features several of his stills photographs from Season 1 of Fox Television's K-Ville based in New Orleans in the wake of post Katrina that featured Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser as the lead roles. Born outside New Orleans, Skip Bolen has made his home in New Orleans after living in New York City and Los Angeles. His photographs are in several public and private collections, among them the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans and most recently, The Louisiana State Museum acquired 22 of his photographs. His work has also been exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions, among them The Stella Jones Gallery, Robert Bruno Gallery and John Stinson Gallery in New Orleans; The Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, Jazz Day L.A. at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and the Los Ange les Jazz Society's Annual Jazz Tribute & Concert. His photographs have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vogue, New York Post, US Weekly, Elle, VH-1, New York Magazine, Jazz Times Magazine, Downbeat Magazine, Where New Orleans and recently the July 24th 2008 cover of Pasatiempo, the Arts and Culture Magazine of the
Santa Fe New Mexican.
Contact:
Skip Bolen Studio
P.O. Box 51295
New Orleans, LA 70151-1295 USA
Tel: 213.840.9259
E-mail: sbolen@skipbolenstudio.com
More information about Skip Bolen and his photography can be found on www.SkipBolenStudio.com
or www.myspace.com/skipbolen
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PJ’s Celebrating 30th Anniversary with Birthday Bash
FREE Coffee & Cake
September 3-4, 2008
PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a two day celebration! Our Birthday Bash will be held Wednesday, September 3 with the Rebirth Brass Band at our original Maple Street location. Stop in from 5:30pm to 8:00pm to enjoy the soulful sounds of Rebirth while sipping a complimentary iced or hot coffee beverage! The celebration continues Thursday, September 4 with free coffee throughout the day at participating PJ’s Coffee locations. Stop in and enjoy a complimentary cup of PJ’s Anniversary Blend and help us celebrate the coffee that New Orleans truly loves. Participating locations will serve free cake from 3:00pm to 4:00pm on September 4th as part of the celebration
Wednesday, September 3
PJ’s Birthday Bash with Rebirth Brass Band
WHY: We’re celebrating our 30th Anniversary in New Orleans style!
WHERE: 7624 Maple Street, New Orleans
Thursday, September 4
WHAT: Free Coffee for PJ’s 30th Anniversary Free Coffee all day long Free Cake from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
WHY: PJ’s is celebrating 30 years of brewing.
WHERE: Participating PJ’s Coffee locations
Visit www.pjscoffee.com for a full list of locations. PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans includes company-owned and franchise-owned locations throughout the Southern United States. We serve delicious coffee brewed from quality beans roasted at our New Orleans facility.
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September 28, 2008
Noon-4PM
Fleur de Lis Reception & Events Center
1695 N Causeway Blvd
Mandeville, LA
Ticket info: www.everythingbridal.biz
or call 985-867-9191 or 985-264-9251
The Northshore's Premier Bridal Show
Sandy Morris
Everything Bridal Extravaganza
sandy4ebe@charter.net
tel: 985-867-9191
fax: 985-892-2811
www.everythingbridal.biz
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Company’s Coming!
N.O. tourism officials list meetings scheduled for 2008
The following are specific dates of arrival and departure, and when available, when the groups have no scheduled meal events and meeting times:
Travel Franchise Group, Inc.
August 20-24, 2008; 800 attendees; 399 peak rooms; Meetings held at the New Orleans Marriott
Nov. 9-12, American Heart Association, 27,500
Nov. 18-22, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, 4,000
Nov. 21-24, Helen Brett Enterprises, 15,000
Dec. 3-5, Diversified Business Communications, 14,000
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If you would like to add events, openings etc. please email Jean LaFete
at lafetenews@bellsouth.net
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The New Orleans 100
"We have a real opportunity to make a difference here.
You could read about this in history books someday or you could take a role to help create it.
I can't imagine being anywhere else right now."
- Lauren Baum, The Idea Village
"The New Orleans 100" is a worldwide initiative that will highlight and encourage discussion among millions about 100 of the most innovative and world-changing ideas to take root in the city since Katrina.
After hearing so many of the positive changes and innovative projects post-Katrina, we've decided enough is enough. It's time to put an end to the negative press in mainstream media. We know that the levees broke. We know that our city is dysfunctional. We know that. But do you know about Prospect.1? Or about the influx of young professionals into New Orleans? The world needs to know about the NEW New Orleans. And to quote Brad Pitt, "If you're going to rebuild something, why not rebuild it right?" Amen brother.
To combat top down media during the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we will leverage bottom up tools on the social web (email, blogs, twitter, facebook, digg, etc.), which can reach a combined audience of millions to raise awareness about New Orleans and inspire action to make a difference.
The list will be released on Monday, August 25th - the week of the Hurricane Katrina anniversary. Our goal is to reach 1,000,000 pageviews by 8/29/08. We encourage everyone to spread the word by emailing the list, blogging it, digging it, stumbling it, and yelling it out their windows.
You can make a difference. All it takes is a click!
http://alldaybuffet.org/neworleans100/
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ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL TO PRESENT A RARE PERFORMANCE OF
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH ORGAN MUSIC AND HOST ORGAN WORKSHOP
Noted French organist to present recital and workshop on the organ music of François Couperin
Msgr. Crosby W. Kern, Rector of the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans announces a rare and historically important performance of François Couperin's Mass of the Parishes. Couperin (1698-1733) served the French court as organist, harpsichordist, and composer and is noted for the fusion of French and italian styles. In 1690, he published his only but exceptionally important Pièces d'orgue, which consists of two masses for organ that alternate with Gregorian Chant.
On Sunday, August 24, at 6 pm, Michel Bouvard, one of the world's leading organists and authority on French baroque organ music, will give a rare performance of the François Couperin's Mass of the Parishes. The chant will be sung by the St. Louis Cathedral Choir.
In preparation for the concert, the cathedral choir will have the privilege of a period of intensive training under Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta, the world's leading authority on chant. The concert will provide a rare chance to hear the music, well known to the founding fathers of New Orleans, as originally intended. The concert will be free and open to the public.
In addition, Mr. Bouvard (Titular Organist of the Cathedral of Saint-Sernine in Toulouse, France and professor or organ of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Olivier Latry) will present a workshop on the organ music of François Couperin on Saturday, August 23. The workshop will be limited to 20 participants. It will begin at 9:30 am and will last for 2 hours.
The registration fee will be $20, and $10 for students. The workshop will be held on the recently reinstalled Cathedral organ that was severely damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Reservations can be made by calling 504-525-9585, ext. 35; by fax 504-525-9583; or email: naverett908@yahoo.com.
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Join Tom Bulleit as he hosts a dinner at Bourbon House
Thursday, August 28, 2008
6:30 Cocktails, 7:00 Seated Dinner
$75 per person all inclusive
For Reservations call 504.274.1831 or email nobs@bourbonhouse.com
Bulleit Bourbon was established in the 1830s when Augustus Bulleit, a tavern keeper in Louisville, KY began producing small batches of bourbon using his knowledge of French brandy.
With the great migration to the West, his bourbon was being sold as far south as his hometown, New Orleans.
Augustus Bulleit died in 1860 and with him, it appeared, died the making of his legendary bourbon.
In 1987, Tom Bulleit revived his family's ancestral distillery enterprise and he uses a recipe based on the one developed 175 years ago by his great, great grandfather. As a result of Tom Bulleit's enthusiasm and love for the spirit, Bulleit Bourbon has reaffirmed its standing as one of America's finest whiskies.
Enjoy the menu created by Bourbon House Executive Chef Darin Nesbit that has been paired with unique Bulleit Bourbon cocktails:
HORS D'OEUVRES
Seafood Pirogue
Fried Oyster "Loaf" with gruyere
Red Bean Dip on sweet potato gaufrettes
Smoked Redfish Canapes
SOUP
Sweet Potato and Bourbon Soup
with toasted pecans and molasses
"Gun Slinger" a twist on the Singapore Sling
SALAD
Pecan Smoked Duck Salad
grilled peaches, red onions, cashews, and pepper jelly vinaigrette
with housemade duck cracklin' crackers
Bulleit Bourbon Straight Up
ENTREE
Bourbon & Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Confit
with smoked hominy succotash and crispy leeks
"Pioneer Tea"
DESSERT
Caramelized "Bananas Foster"
with vanilla bean ice cream
Bourbon Milk Punch
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EJGH and Delgado Partner on EMT Programs
Early registration for EMT and Paramedic Programs end August 15
East Jefferson General Hospital and Delgado Community College want to start you on the road to a rewarding career in Emergency Services. Not only will you help others in their time of greatest need, you’ll enjoy job security and a variety of opportunities for advancement.
All you need is a High School Diploma or GED, and test into English 101, for the Basic EMT Program. And through grants and other opportunities your tuition may be paid for—just call for more information.
"This partnership between Delgado and East Jefferson General Hospital is the first of its kind in the area," said Sharmaine Hughes, RN, BS, NREMT-P, director of Delgado EMS Education. "It provides the benefits of nationally accredited programs taught at a state-of-the art facility. The opportunity for those interested in entering or advancing in the exciting and in-demand world of pre-hospital care is tremendous."
If you are already a Basic or Intermediate EMT and want to join our Paramedic Program in Spring 2009, take your Intro to Anatomy & Physiology (Biology 161 & 163) course this Fall so you’ll be eligible for the Spring class and be ready to move forward.
Students are eligible for admission to the EMTE program who:
Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
Place in Math 096 and English 101 on ACT, SAT or Delgado College Placement Test and not at a remedial reading level.
Successfully complete prerequisite courses BIOL 161 and BIOL 163 (Intro to A&P) or approved equivalent for CTS program.
Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in all college courses.
Are currently Louisiana State Certified and a Nationally Registered EMT—Basic or Intermediate.
What are you waiting for?
To start, you first need to register as a student with Delgado. You can do this on campus, or at www.dcc.edu. The final date to register is August 15, but we encourage you to enroll early to process all course requirements and for time to work with your Delgado Allied Health Admissions Advisor.
Questions about the program?
For information on the program, possible financial reimbursement and grant opportunities, please call or email:
Julie Thompson, Delgado Community College at 504-671-6203 or jthomp@dcc.edu
Mike Guillot, East Jefferson General Hospital at 504-889-7152 or mguillot@ejgh.org
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THINGS HEAT UP AT HARRAH’S NEW ORLEANS WITH A SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE BY MARISA MILLER
Sports Illustrated Cover Model to Make Appearance in Masquerade Aug. 22
Sports Illustrated cover girl Marisa Miller will spice things up at Harrah’s Masquerade Friday, Aug. 22, from 10 p.m. – midnight. The event is free and open to the public.
Guests will get a chance to spend the night at Masquerade with the girl Maxim Magazine ranked as #1 in their 2008 Hot 100 issue. The Victoria’s Secret model will be taking pictures and signing autographs. Pictures cost $20. Guests must be at least 21 to enter.
More information about entertainment at Harrah’s New Orleans is available at www.harrahsneworleans.com.
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We are proud to announce that Preservation Hall will once again be open 7 nights a week beginning on September 1, 2008 from 8:00 pm – 11:00pm.
Sincerely,
Deborah Guidry
General Manager
726 St. Peter Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 522-2841
www.music@preservationhall.com
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BIA Introduces “Quick Strike” Fund
Home repair program will support Broadmoorians who fall through the cracks
The Broadmoor Improvement Association (BIA) today announced its “Quick Strike” Program to support Broadmoorians with relatively low-cost home repair needs who fall through the cracks of large government programs. Introduced this summer, Quick Strike will supplement ongoing efforts to reduce blight and poverty throughout Broadmoor.
Today, many New Orleanians are unable to stretch Katrina-related insurance or government funding to restore completely their homes. As a result, they rebuild their homes but do without modern kitchen appliances; try to stay cool in the summer with only ceilings fans; or sleep on a couch because they cannot afford a new mattress.
The BIA is using Quick Strike to alleviate these daily indignities. Thus far, the BIA has allocated $35,281.15 to purchase 13 refrigerators, 12 stoves, 14 washing machines, 5 dryers, 32 beds, 6 air conditioners, and 186 boxes of groceries. Recipients of the support were elderly, disabled, low income, single parents, or unemployed.
“Many residents of Broadmoor have important but relatively inexpensive home problems that the government has not solved yet, so we are jumping in to help out” said Hal Roark, Executive Director of the Broadmoor Development Corporation, the redevelopment branch of the BIA.
“This program will focus not on full home renovations but on the things people should not have to live without: washing machines, dishwashers, comfortable furniture” he continued. “If the problem exists in Broadmoor, then thousands of people around the city require similar assistance, because as goes Broadmoor, so goes the rest of the city.”
The program is made possible by grants from the Taylor Foundation, Douglas Ahlers, Walter Isaacson, and the New Orleans Food and Wine Experience.
The Broadmoor Improvement Association (BIA) is the leading civic organization for this diverse, thriving community in the heart of New Orleans. Created in 1930 to address the needs of the recently established neighborhood, the BIA incorporated in 1970 to fight the racially divisive practice of "blockbusting."
Since Katrina, the BIA has led community efforts to rebuild Broadmoor – better than before. To date, the community has repaired over seventy percent of its homes; the neighborhood’s charter school just finished its first full year of operation; work is poised to begin on a local library. Challenges persist, but the BIA is committed to revitalizing Broadmoor – and by extension, the City of New Orleans – home-by-home and block-by-block, one resident at a time.
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And The Winner Is… Chef John Currence
The Crowned King of American Seafood
Fifth Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off
New Orleans 2008
Congratulations to Chef John Currence, representing Mississippi! He beat out 14 other prestigious chefs from across the nation to be crowned King of American Seafood at the 2008 Fifth Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off! It was a spectacular battle between great culinary talents at the Louisiana Foodservice EXPO, but at the end of the two day contest, only Chef Currence became Seafood royalty. And that’s no title to take lightly.
After all, you can’t crown just anybody King of American Seafood! Chef John Currence hails from Mississippi, where he is chef/owner at the acclaimed City Grocery in city of Oxford. His ‘fin’-tastic winning dish completely epitomized the essence of Mississippi cuisine and proved he is no ‘fish-out-of-water.’ The judges were ‘hooked’ by his Mississippi Redfish Courtboullion with Seafood Dirty Rice as he didn’t ‘scale’ back on authentic, unique flavors. “Being home, cooking at home, and winning this award in New Orleans meant so much to my family here. Really though, what stands out about this competition was the great camaraderie that developed among the chefs. There were a lot of talented chefs in the room, and I was proud to be among them,” Currence says with a gleam.
But, there was plenty of stiff competition. The first day of the contest found chefs representing Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington, D.C., all vying for just five places in the second day of the event. They all presented tantalizing, sophisticated dishes using sustainable domestic seafood from their states on the first day. But, ultimately, just Paul Anders of Colorado, Brian Landry of Louisiana, Tafari Campbell of Maryland, John Currence of Mississippi, and Mark Holley of Texas, went on to the second day. The contestants then had to demonstrate a delicious and nutritious home-style dish practical for any home-cook to prepare. Although everything was wonderful, the judges believed that Chef Currence’s Mississippi Redfish Courtboullion stood above the rest. The 2007 King Tim Thomas of Georgia was on h and to crown Chef Currence as the reigning champion and King of American Seafood. Second and third place winners were Brian Landry of Louisiana and Tafari Campbell of Maryland.
Prestigious connoisseurs from across the nation brought their appetites and their highly-discerning palates to serve as judges: Serious Eats’ New York editor Zach Brooks, Santé magazine’s Ed Mueller, Dr. Roy Crabtree of Washington, D.C.’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Chef and 2006 Cook-Off winner Justin Timineri of the Florida Department of Agriculture, Chef and owner Jody Denton of Merenda Restaurant and Wine Bar in Oregon, and Chris Koetke, Dean of Chicago’s School of Culinary Arts of Kendall College. On the second day of competition, one of the nine competing non-finalist chefs was chosen, Peter Fischbach of New Jersey, to cast his vote for the final award to be given to the new King of American Seafood. Chef Koetke stated, “Currence pulled together the flavors of Mississippi. He presented regional ingredients and regional ideas. And his family dish was so approachable. He got it!”
2008 GREAT AMERICAN SEAFOOD COOK-OFF WINNING RECIPE
Mississippi Redfish Courtboullion
with Seafood Dirty Rice
Recipe by
Chef John Currence
Mississippi
Serves 8-10 people
Mississippi Redfish
1 Lb. redfish, cut into two inch cubes
Courtboullion
½ cup raw bacon, chopped
1 cup yellow onion, diced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
¾ cup red bell pepper, diced
½ cup green bell pepper, diced
3 cups okra, chopped
6 cups fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 lemon, zest and juiced
¾ cup white wine
1 cup fish stock
½ pound crabmeat
½ pound fresh shrimp, chopped
1 cup peanuts
3 cups + 3 tablespoons flour
1 ½ tablespoons Créole seasoning
2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
salt and black pepper, to taste
Seafood Dirty Rice (recipe below)
To make the courtboullion: render the bacon. Add butter and 3 tablespoons flour and make a light brown roux. Stir in and sauté the onions and garlic until tender. Add and sauté the bell peppers. Stir in the okra and season with salt and black pepper. Add tomatoes and Créole seasoning and bring to a simmer. Stir in wine, lemon, and fish stock, and then bring to a boil.
Chop peanuts in food processor and blend with flour. Dust shrimp with peanut flour. In a separate sauté pan, sauté redfish and shrimp in butter, in batches until lightly browned. Add seafood to the courtboullion and cover. Add the crabmeat after the seafood has been sautéed and added to the courtboullion. Simmer for 20 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, Tabasco, and Créole seasoning to taste. Serve over Seafood Dirty Rice. (recipe below)
Seafood Dirty Rice
½ cup bacon, chopped
½ cup chicken livers
½ cup shrimp, chopped
3 ½ cups fish stock
1 cup Shock Top beer
¼ cup onions, minced
1 tablespoon garlic
3 cups rice
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup parsley, chopped
salt and black pepper, to taste
Cook off bacon. Add chicken livers and cook through. Remove, chop, and return to pan. Add shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Add onions and garlic and sauté. Stir in rice, butter, and fish stock. Then pour the beer into the fish stock. Bring to a simmer. Cover and finish in 400º oven for 20 minutes. Season with parsley, salt, and pepper.
Serve ½ to ¾ cup of rice and place in the center of the plate. Then pour 1 ½ cups of the redfish courtboullion over the seafood dirty rice. Garnish with parsley leaves
Congratulations to the 2008 King of American Seafood, Chef John Currence of Mississippi. Wear your crown with pride, cook your fish with finesse, and come back to defend your state’s title in 2009!
For more information:
Simone Rathlé
703.534.8100 and 534.8102 - office
202.422.6432 - cell
simone@simonesez.com
Ashley Roth
504.286.8735
aroth@wlf.louisiana.gov
Liz Goliwas Bodet
504.583.5550
egoliwas@bellsouth.net
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New Orleans Photographer Skip Bolen Launches New Website of Jazz Photos, Rural Water Towers and Cityscapes
The new Skip Bolen Photography website has been officially launched this week. The website features an eclectic mix of both black + white and color photographs primarily of musicians in New Orleans; downtown street scenes of New Orleans, Los Angeles and New York City; rural water towers from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas; and lastly, stills photography from Fox Television's K-Ville.
The new website can be viewed at www.SkipBolen.com
The new website contains an impressive portfolio of music portraits:
James Brown (commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" and "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business"), the luminous jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott, plus many other musicians including Wayne Shorter, Henry Grimes, Roy Hargrove, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Nicholas Payton, David Murray, Marcus Roberts, Terence Blanchard, Irvin Mayfield, Ellis
Marsalis, John Legend, Elvis Costello and many more seasoned performers to several new rising sensations such as Jonathan Batiste, Christian Scott and Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews bringing down the house at the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Other works on the new website include an architectural project that captures the romance and nostalgia of vintage signs, landmarks and other points of interest shot in and around New York, Los Angeles, and Bolen's hometown of New Orleans. Images include a black + white
photograph of the first Buds Broiler opened in 1952 on City Park Avenue in New Orleans still standing and untouched by Hurricane Katrina that appears the same today as it did 56 years ago -- this photograph was included in Skip Bolen's latest work exhibited in the group photography show at the Stella Jones Gallery in New Orleans last December 2007. Other images on the website include downtown Los Angeles street scenes at night of old theatre marquees, eateries, and a view of Los Angeles' downtown skyline from a top the hills behind the Hollywood Sign; a thrilling view at night of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges with the Manhattan skyline in the distance from the perspective of a sixth-floor artist loft in DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) in Brooklyn; and the downtown New Orleans Walgreens Drug Store, Lenny's Piccadilly Lounge, The Half Shell, Meyer The Hatter and Mrs. Mae's all photographed in the wee hours of the night. Bolen says, “I much pr efer roaming the streets and photographing late at night with only available light as I often think that the night is so much more alive and much more richly colored than the day. Jazz comes alive at night in the clubs, streetlights and neon lights wash everything in a glow and there is often a sense of mystery lurking in the shadows and silhouettes."
Rural water towers have always fascinated Skip Bolen, and the new website includes Photographs of several rural water towers taken on travels across southern Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The freshly painted Lake Village water tower illuminated with spotlights on the banks of Lake Chicot in Louisiana and photographed at night almost
looks surreal while his other photographs of older water towers are completely rusted, pitted, graffitied or grown over with vines.
When Skip Bolen isn't roaming the streets or spending late nights in jazz clubs searching for images to photograph, he is often found on movie sets working as a stills photographer and the new website features several of his stills photographs from Season 1 of Fox Television's K-Ville based in New Orleans in the wake of post Katrina that featured Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser as the lead roles. Born outside New Orleans, Skip Bolen has made his home in New Orleans after living in New York City and Los Angeles. His photographs are in several public and private collections, among them the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans and most recently, The Louisiana State Museum acquired 22 of his photographs. His work has also been exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions, among them The Stella Jones Gallery, Robert Bruno Gallery and John Stinson Gallery in New Orleans; The Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, Jazz Day L.A. at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and the Los Ange les Jazz Society's Annual Jazz Tribute & Concert. His photographs have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vogue, New York Post, US Weekly, Elle, VH-1, New York Magazine, Jazz Times Magazine, Downbeat Magazine, Where New Orleans and recently the July 24th 2008 cover of Pasatiempo, the Arts and Culture Magazine of the
Santa Fe New Mexican.
Contact:
Skip Bolen Studio
P.O. Box 51295
New Orleans, LA 70151-1295 USA
Tel: 213.840.9259
E-mail: sbolen@skipbolenstudio.com
More information about Skip Bolen and his photography can be found on www.SkipBolenStudio.com
or www.myspace.com/skipbolen
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PJ’s Celebrating 30th Anniversary with Birthday Bash
FREE Coffee & Cake
September 3-4, 2008
PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a two day celebration! Our Birthday Bash will be held Wednesday, September 3 with the Rebirth Brass Band at our original Maple Street location. Stop in from 5:30pm to 8:00pm to enjoy the soulful sounds of Rebirth while sipping a complimentary iced or hot coffee beverage! The celebration continues Thursday, September 4 with free coffee throughout the day at participating PJ’s Coffee locations. Stop in and enjoy a complimentary cup of PJ’s Anniversary Blend and help us celebrate the coffee that New Orleans truly loves. Participating locations will serve free cake from 3:00pm to 4:00pm on September 4th as part of the celebration
Wednesday, September 3
PJ’s Birthday Bash with Rebirth Brass Band
WHY: We’re celebrating our 30th Anniversary in New Orleans style!
WHERE: 7624 Maple Street, New Orleans
Thursday, September 4
WHAT: Free Coffee for PJ’s 30th Anniversary Free Coffee all day long Free Cake from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
WHY: PJ’s is celebrating 30 years of brewing.
WHERE: Participating PJ’s Coffee locations
Visit www.pjscoffee.com for a full list of locations. PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans includes company-owned and franchise-owned locations throughout the Southern United States. We serve delicious coffee brewed from quality beans roasted at our New Orleans facility.
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September 28, 2008
Noon-4PM
Fleur de Lis Reception & Events Center
1695 N Causeway Blvd
Mandeville, LA
Ticket info: www.everythingbridal.biz
or call 985-867-9191 or 985-264-9251
The Northshore's Premier Bridal Show
Sandy Morris
Everything Bridal Extravaganza
sandy4ebe@charter.net
tel: 985-867-9191
fax: 985-892-2811
www.everythingbridal.biz
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Company’s Coming!
N.O. tourism officials list meetings scheduled for 2008
The following are specific dates of arrival and departure, and when available, when the groups have no scheduled meal events and meeting times:
Travel Franchise Group, Inc.
August 20-24, 2008; 800 attendees; 399 peak rooms; Meetings held at the New Orleans Marriott
Nov. 9-12, American Heart Association, 27,500
Nov. 18-22, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, 4,000
Nov. 21-24, Helen Brett Enterprises, 15,000
Dec. 3-5, Diversified Business Communications, 14,000
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