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The Obama Administration has selected New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Stephen Perry to serve on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, the New Orleans CVB announced last week...
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U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is the honorary chair of an exclusive Jazz & Heritage Foundation fund-raising concert in Washington, DC, featuring the legendary New Orleans pianist Henry Butler on March 18.
Date: Thursday, Mach 18
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.Sponsorship packages are still available for this event at the $500, $1,000 and $5,000 levels.
To purchase tickets or to become a sponsor, please visit the event web site:
http://www.jazzandheritage.org
Henry Butler, an eight-time W.C. Handy Award nominee, is a New Orleans piano legend. Classically trained in both piano and voice, his free-wheeling style combines the refinement of McCoy Tyner with barrelhouse blues and influences from such other eclectic New Orleans piano maestros as Professor Longhair and James Booker.
His performance in Washington on March 18 is in support of Fans of the Fest, the membership arm of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is the nonprofit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The Foundation uses the proceeds from Jazz Fest - and other funding - to support the music and culture of Louisiana. The Foundation boasts a wide range of year-round programs in the areas of education, economic development and cultural events . Find out more about what we do here.
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is pleased to reach out to supporters in the Washington, DC, area with an exclusive performance by one of New Orleans' greatest talents. Please support the Foundation by purchasing tickets today. Click HERE to buy.
Date: 03/18/2010
Time: 6PM to 9 PM
Admission: $75 per person, $125 for two in advance; $100 per person, $150 for two at the door
Location:
Madam's Organ
Address:
2461 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 504-558-6100
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Mitch Landrieu has met with plenty of U.S. government officials as Louisiana Lt. Governor. Today he renews ties with them as New Orleans Mayor-elect. He'll meet with some of the U.S. government's top officials...
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January 22, 2010U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is the honorary chair of an exclusive Jazz & Heritage Foundation fund-raising concert in Washington, DC, featuring the legendary New Orleans pianist Henry Butler on March 18. Click HERE to purchase tickets. To become a sponsor of this event, please click HERE.
Date: Thursday, March 18
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: Madam's Organ (map)
Admission: Tickets cost $75 per person, or $125 for two in advance. Click here to purchase tickets online. The price at the door is $100 per person, or $150 for two.
Sponsorship packages are still available for this event at the $500, $1,000 and $5,000 levels. For sponsorship details, please see here.
Sponsorship Levels and Benefits:
$500: Name listed in event program; Quintet Level of Fans of the Fest membership (Fan Mail e-newsletter, Subscription to electronic OffBeat Magazine, FOF Bumper Sticker, access to the “Fans Lounge” in the Foundation Pavilion at Jazz Fest, Jazz Fest Flag); 6 tickets to the event and name listing on on-site signage$1,000: Logo in event program; Big Band Level of Fans of the Fest membership (everything mentioned above and Access for two to Foundation Hospitality Suite at Jazz Fest); 8 tickets to the event and logo placed on on-site signage
$5,000 and above: Large Logo in event program; Founders Circle of Fans of the Fest membership (everything listed above and Signed official Jazz Fest Poster); 10 tickets to the event and large logo placed at the top of on-site signage.
To secure a sponsorhip for this event, please send an e-mail to our Development Office by clicking here.
Henry Butler, an eight-time W.C. Handy Award nominee, is a New Orleans piano legend. Classically trained in both piano and voice, his free-wheeling style comines the refinement of McCoy Tyner with barrelhouse blues and influences from such other eclectic New Orleans piano maestros as Professor Longhair and James Booker.
His performance in Washington on March 18 is in support of Fans of the Fest, the membership arm of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is the nonprofit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The Foundation uses the proceeds from Jazz Fest - and other funding - to support the music and culture of Louisiana. The Foundation boasts a wide range of year-round programs in the areas of education, economic development and cultural events. Find out more about what we do here.
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is pleased to reach out to supporters in the Washington, DC, area with an exclusive performance by one of New Orleans' greatest talents. Please support the Foundation by purchasing tickets today. Click here to buy.
For more information about the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, visit us online at JazzAndHeritage.org, or call (504) 558-6100.
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Vice President Joe Biden will be in Louisiana on Friday to announce steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Investigators with the Louisiana Attorney General's Office raided the New Orleans ACORN office Friday in connection with embezzlement and tax fraud allegations
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As with many chefs, David Guas's decision to document his memories and his food was inspired by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. His parents' home in Lakeview, one of the city's hardest-hit areas, was deluged with 14 feet of water and destroyed...
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The White House on Wednesday indicated that President Barack Obama’s trip to the “hurricane damaged Gulf Coast” will not include Mississippi, nor, apparently, the Gulf Coast.
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The visit will mark the first time Obama has visited the area since taking office earlier this year.In February of 2008, candidate Obama addessed an overflow crowd at Tulane University. Some have questioned why he has not returned in the first eight months of his administration.
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A brief timeline of events leading up to Hurricane Katrina, as best as we can document them from public records and the best news reporting from the scene. We do not blame or excuse anyone, and leave it to others to judge what, if anything, could or should have been done differently. All times are converted to Central Daylight Time.
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