VCPORA invites you to our Annual Gala

Vive le Vieux Carré!

Bastille Day - Thursday, July 14 - The Cabildo - 6:30 - 9:30


FEATURING

Roots of Music

Tarot Card Readings

Performance by Divas “R Us
courtesy of the Golden Lantern

Fashion Show by Fleur de Paris

     

and a MIME (bien sur!)



Food from the French Quarter's best restaurants!

Incredible Silent Auction

LIVE AUCTION:  Win a Week in Provence for 10!

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H  LA  LA!


Tickets are $150 per person,$250 for Patrons, and $100/35 and under.

  ***** SPACE IS LIMITED *****

Email info@vcpora.org, call 504.581.7200,
or go to www.vcpora.org to order yours today!

Our LIVE AUCTIONEER will be the one and only
BECKY ALLEN




The live auction includes hats from Fleur de Paris, a painting from Philip Sage, and
a WEEK for up to TEN PEOPLE in a HOME IN PROVENCE!


The Winemaker's House at the Domaine de Mourchon overlooks vineyard-filled valleys and hills.  Nestled just above the medieval hilltop village of Seguret, (which is on the official list of France's Most Beautiful Villages),  it's the perfect base for exploring the Vaucluse region of Provence!

          
The village of Seguret


    
     
The Winemaker's House

SILENT AUCTION
VCPORA has assembled an incredible lineup of items for our guests to bid on!
We’ve got artwork from the galleries of Alex Beard, Simon Gunning,
Bill Hemmerling, and Tanner Original Art, just to mention a few
(a complete list is below)
 
Or perhaps events are more your style – in that case, you’ll want to bid on tickets to the New Orleans Opera, the Hornets, or visits to local museums!

Or….. you might just leave our Gala with ....

  •     A 2 night stay at the Monmouth Plantation in Natchez   
  •     Wine tasting for 6
  •     New Orleans Athletic Club membership
  •     An exquisite brunch or dinner at the Bourbon Street home of Anthony Marino
   
                        Monmouth Plantation                  New Orleans Athletic Club               Marino Kitchen
 
But there’s even more!  You could:
  •  Treat your pet to a spa grooming treatment, or a visit to the French Quarter Vet.
  •  Invite friends and neighbors over to enjoy hand rolled cigars after a night at the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Get creative with professional design consultants who have an eye for fine detail.  They'll help provide you with a personalized interior design and garden/patio consultation.
  • Antiques, antiques, antiques..a chandelier, Cheng Dynasty platter, Beleek vase...and many more!
   
  
and more - we have over 70 fabulous auction items!
 * see the full list below! *

Don’t miss the event of the season –
visit www.vcpora.org to get your tickets today!
VCPORA wishes to thank our generous donors:

Bordeaux
Ann Masson
Tony Marino

Rhone
Alvin Albe
The Marketing Center


Loire

Carol Allen     Ann and Jimmy Irwin
Judy and Allain Andry     Bill and Avis Ogilvy Moore
Basin Street Station     Andrée Moss
Nadine and Simon Blake     Place D'Armes
Julie Fishelson     David Speights
Global Safety and Security

   

Patrons
Robert and Peggy Armstrong     James Robert Pope
Chuck and Edie Dunn     Stephen A. Scalia
John Church and John Hall     Stephen Swain
Carol Gelderman     Leo Watermeier
Mel and Judy Kossover     Jerry Zachary & Henry Bernstein
Bert and Joel Myers   
 


AUCTION ITEMS from
Alex Beard Gallery     Hopper’s Carte des Vins     New Orleans Steamboat Co.
Antoine’s     Hotel Monteleone     Nola Bean
Arnaud’s     Hove Perfemeur, Ltd.     Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Arthur Roger Gallery     Irene’s Cuisine     Papier Plume
Bevolo     Jean Bragg Gallery     Photoworks
Bourbon Orleans Hotel     Joan Good Antiques     M.S. Rau
Peter Briant     John Hall Photography     Razzle Dazzle
Chateau Bourbon Hotel     Jungle Cuts     Regency House Antiques
Chateau Hotel     Keil’s Antiques     Royal Carriages
Cigar Factory New Orleans     Le Richelieu Hotel     Royal Sonesta
Constant Envy     Lush     Sabai Jewelry
Cornstalk Hotel     Marigny Brasserie     Philip Sage
Creole Delicacies     Martin Lawrence Gallery     Debra Shriver
Domaine de Mourchon     Mignon Faget     Simon/Antiques on Jackson
E.A.T.     Miss Malaprop     Southern Rep
Esteli Cigar Shop     Anthony Marino     Swampdog & Friends
Faulkner House Books     Monmouth Plantation     Sweet Pea & Tulip
Fleur de Paris     Dr. Bert Myers     Tanner Art Gallery
Forever New Orleans     Nadine Blake     Taylor-Bercier Fine Art
Frederick Guess Studio     Nature Impressions     Thomas Jayne
French Quarter Vet     New Orleans Athletic Club     Tommy’s Flowers
Guild     New Orleans Auction     Trashy Diva
Simon Gunning     New Orleans Ballet Association      Tujague's
Hemline     New Orleans Cruisers     Violets
Hemmerling Gallery     New Orleans Hornets     Voluptuous Vixen
Historic New Orleans Collection     New Orleans Opera     W Hotel French Quarter
Hopper’s Carte des Vins     New Orleans Silversmiths     Wise Buys

       
Food and Drink from

Bayona     Meauxbar
Broussard’s     Meltdown
Café Amelie     Mr. B’s Bistro
Dorignac’s     Muriel’s Jackson Square
Felipe’s Taqueria     Palace Café
Galvez     Rib Room
GW Fins     Roux
Louisiana Pizza Kitchen     Southern Candymakers
Matassa’s    
  

Vive le Vieux Carre Gala Committee

Carol Allen     Albert “Blue” Flettrich
Suzanne Anderson     Carol Gelderman
Judy Andry     Katie Hall
Peggy Armstrong     Ann Theriot Irwin
Nadine Blake     Brenda & Mike Moffitt
Tanya Boswell     Andrée Moss
Anna Constantine     Joel Myers
James Crouch     Betty Norris
Edie Dunn     Will Norris
Casie Duplechain     Jennifer Shelnutt
Nancy Ferraro     Jerry Zachary