Ladies in Red | June 14

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ladies-in-red-gala13th Annual Ladies in Red

Friday, June 14  ·  At The Cannery
3803 Toulouse St. (behind the American Can Company)
Complimentary valet provided.
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Patron Party  ·  7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Music by the NOCCA Alumni Jazz Ensemble

Gala  ·  8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Music by Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs

Awards Presentation  ·  8:30 p.m.
Honoring jazz musicians and the institutions that support them

Enjoy New Orleans cuisine and an open bar,
plus specialty cocktails by Smooth Ambler and Ketel One Vodka.
Join us at The Cannery for an evening of jazz, cocktails and dancing!

Emcee
Eric Paulsen

Award Honorees
Lucien Barbarin  ·  Leah Chase  ·  Benny Jones
Freddie Lonzo  ·  Herlin Riley  ·  NOCCA Institute

Honorary Chairs
Michael Lewis, writer
Michael Lewis, New Orleans Saints ambassador
Irvin Mayfield, trumpeter

Event Chairs
Nicole Blackmon Lewis  ·  Anna & Adam Breaux

AAHP Chair
Edgar Chase III

TICKETS

Gala  ·  $75
1 ticket to the Gala

Junior Patron  ·  $100 (Ages 21-35)
1 ticket to the Patron Party & Gala

Patron  ·  $150
1 ticket to the Patron Party & Gala

Ragtime  ·  $500
4 tickets to the Patron Party & Gala, plus sponsorship benefits

Dixieland  ·  $1,000
6 tickets to the Patron Party & Gala, plus sponsorship benefits

Swing  ·  $2,000
8 tickets to the Patron Party & Gala, plus sponsorship benefits

Big Band  ·  $3,000
12 tickets to the Patron Party & Gala, plus sponsorship benefits

Trumpet King  ·  $5,000
16 tickets to the Patron Party & Gala, plus sponsorship benefits

Lady in Red  ·  $7,500
24 tickets to the Patron Party & Gala, plus sponsorship benefits

Purchase tickets in advance by calling 504.581.7032.

Ladies in Red supports the following Preservation Resource Center programs:
African American Heritage Preservation  ·  Education & Outreach  ·  Heritage Education and My City, My Home  ·  Jazz plaques with the New Orleans Jazz Commission  ·  Jazz house research, awareness and restoration

Contributions are tax-deductible as provided by law.

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HELP THE HAUS SATURDAY

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Property Clean-Up (1700 Moss St.) | Saturday, April 13 | 9 am

Come help Deutsches Haus clean up the property. We will need wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes, weed whackers in order to clear trash, edge parking slabs, trim hedges, clear mud off of parking slabs and fill holes to name a few of the tasks. Bring gloves, sunscreen, etc. Please RSVP yeses only to volunteer@deutscheshaus.org Lunch and beverages will be provided.

Deutsches Haus partnered with Faubourg St. John for the FEED the 1st program:
https://fsjna.org/2013/02/feed-the-1st-2/

Traditional Jazz Camp

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Jackie Clarkson, New Orleans City Council President, will address music campers from around the world who are attending the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp for Adults. She will speak at the Camper Concert at 7pm on Friday June 15th at the Grand Ballroom of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel. This concert will feature campers performing in bands who have spent a week in the city taking music instruction from some of our finest musicians. 104 campers from all over the United States as well as Finland, Germany, Argentina, The Netherlands, UK and Canada are attending. This concert is free and open to the public.

This concert will also feature 12 local music students who are attending through donations to our scholarship program. This will be the third yearly camp founded by local musicians Banu Gibson, Leslie Cooper and Nita Hemeter. The mission of the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp is to promote, preserve and perpetuate the music that was born in New Orleans – the Birthplace of Jazz.

For more information see www.neworleanstradjazzcamp.com

The third annual New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp for Adults will kick off Sunday June 10th at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter. Campers are attending this uniquely “Only in New Orleans” music camp from 28 states as well as Canada, UK, Argentina, Finland, Scotland, Germany and the Netherlands. The mission of the camp is to promote, perpetuate and preserve the music that was born in the Birthplace of Jazz. The camp was founded in 2009 by Banu Gibson, Leslie Cooper and Nita Hemeter who are all musicians in New Orleans.

This year scholarships have been awarded to 12 local student musicians to attend free of charge.

Campers spend the week in music instruction with some of the finest musicians in the city. Our instructors include: Connie Jones, Ed Polcer, Otis Bazoon, Ray Moore, David Sager, Carl LeBlanc, David Boeddinghaus, Matt Perrine, Kerry Lewis, Gerald French, Leah Chase, Banu Gibson and special adjunct professor Dan Levinson. Evenings are spent jamming in the clubs or at the hotel.

The weekly activities also include presentations by Jazz Historians at morning breakfast, a performance at Preservation Hall, a huge “Second Line” Parade on Tuesday June 12th starting at 6:30pm through the streets of the French Quarter, a performance of faculty and world renowned clarinetist Dan Levinson at Sung Harbor on Thursday June 14th, a Friday night June 15th concert held at the Grand Ballroom of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel from 7pm until which is free and open to the public and a Traditional Jazz Festival on Saturday June 16th from 11am-4pm at the Palm Court Jazz Café that is also open to the pubic.

For more information about this program see our website at www.neworleanstradjazzcamp.com The demand for our camp is so great that we have a waiting list available for sign up for next year’s camp.

General Schedule of Activities:

June 10th – Sunday evening – Meet and Greet at the hotel.

June 12th – Tuesday night – Second Line Parade – 6:30pm – 104 Campers parading in the Quarter

June 14th – Thursday night – Performance at Preservation Hall 4pm-7pm (private)

June 14th – Thursday night – Snug Harbor 626 Frenchmen St. – 8pm and 10pm – A night of Hot Jazz matching camp faculty with NYC reed man Dan Levinson and Argentinians Luis Alasino on clarinet and Francisco Castillo on alto sax. Banu Gibson, Camp Executive Director, will host as MC.

June 15th – Friday night – Camper Concert – Bourbon Orleans Hotel 7pm – until. Free and open to the public.

June 16th – Saturday – 11am – 4pm “Lagniappe Day”
Traditional Jazz Festival – Palm Court Jazz Café Free and open to the public.

Jazz Fest Rentals

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http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/critics_call_on_new_orleans_to.html

FROM THE INTERNET: Several years ago, New Orleans passed an ordinance to crack down on short-term rentals which aren’t licensed or approved by the city. Basically, a room at a hotel, B&B, guest house, or timeshare hotel is licensed. Any “condo” or “apartment” rental probably isn’t. “It is illegal to rent a French Quarter property for fewer than 60 days and fewer than 30 days for properties outside of the French Quarter, said Ryan Berni, press secretary for Mayor Mitch Landrieu.”

The idea behind the law is to protect the residential integrity of neighborhoods by having landlords rent to people who live and work in New Orleans, not just trying to make a buck off of tourists.

Also, hotels have liability insurance and pay taxes to the city. The loss of tax revenue when someone chooses a condo is very real.

Many other tourism-heavy cities around the country have similar laws and ordinances.

A list of legal short term rentals is in the link below:
http://www.nola.gov/en/VISITORS/Legal-Short-Term-Rentals/Legal-Short-Term-Rentals/

 

Homeowners should know local laws when renting

 

Making a few extra bucks by renting out the guest room to random travelers may be refreshingly easy thanks to websites like Airbnb that list and book the rooms, but homeowners should be aware of local ordinances and tax collection requirements.

“Unregistered, unlicensed individuals or entities that rent out rooms without a license are breaking the law,” said Mavis Early, a spokeswoman for the Greater New Orleans Hotel and Lodging Association. New Orleans has a city ordinance prohibiting “short-term rentals” that are not hotels or a small bed and breakfast type inn.

It is illegal to rent a French Quarter property for fewer than 60 days and fewer than 30 days for properties outside of the French Quarter, said Ryan Berni, press secretary for Mayor Mitch Landrieu.

Read the entire story by SKIP DESCANT, Advocate staff writer in the link below:
http://theadvocate.com/home/1079433-125/story.html

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http://www.fox8live.com/story/24016980/f  by Scott Satchfield

Nov. 19, 2013: For Carl Orend, what was supposed to be a dream weekend in New Orleans recently took a horrible turn when he arrived at the Mid-City home he rented through a short-term rental website. “The hygiene of the place was very bad. There was trash everywhere,” he said. “The place was very dirty. The back door didn’t lock properly, didn’t even close properly.”

According to city ordinance, it’s illegal to rent a property for fewer than 60 days in the French Quarter and 30 days in the rest of the city. A spokesman said the city investigates when it receives complaints about a property, and sends violation letters when applicable.

Visit the link below for the rest of the story by Scott Satchfield:
http://www.fox8live.com/story/24016980/f

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REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE WITH A SHORT TERM RENTAL

Michael Cloke posted the message below on Facebook and has authorized the message to be posted here.
Below is some real world experience with a short term rental…

“I have witnessed first hand what short-term renters do to the neighborhood. The only person that benefits from such illegal activities is the landlord. And that is only if the illegal occupants don’t destroy anyone’s property.

Next time some genius suggests that hotels, or the hospitality industry should contribute more fees/taxes to police patrols during such events, just remember; your neighbor skirted the law, and quite possibly deprived you and your family adequate protection, because the funds weren’t there.

When my neighbor rented her basement apt for Jazz Fest several years ago, the out-of-state tenants took a crap in my yard, littered my yard and garden with cigarette butts and beer cans, food wrappers, etc. I’m guessing someone, or several someones peed in my bushes, or poured stale beer in them; they were ruined. My insurance would not pay for it. My neighbor’s ins. wouldn’t pay either~~~the tenants were there illegally (ins rarely pays for a policyholder’s illegal activities). These people who come to town for a weekend or week, are generally here to party! It is a FESTIVAL! Whether it’s JF, Boogaloo, Voodoo, Endymion, etc. And it is not their property, nor are we their neighbors.

It will take more than “permit” fees and hotel taxes to handle the liabilities these transients bring to our neighborhoods. Check your homeowners ins. Such activities may not be covered, and you’ll be stuck holding the bag. It’s is not the same as having guests in your home; you are operating a business that could fall under the legal definition of a B & B or a hostel.

If I knew that my neighbors were renting their place out, say 3,4,or 5 times a year, to people who come here from out-of-state to party, I might not be so inclined to move into the neighborhood.“

Jazz Fest Action

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The Jazz Fest Neighborhood Action Telephone Line is set up each year to allow communication between residents and the Jazz Fest.The line is used to report NON EMERGENCY matters only such as blocked driveways and streets, reports of illegal vending, trash, neighborhood access issues, traffic, and taxi problems, etc. The number is 504 942 7799.

The NAT Line (Neighborhood Action Telephone Line) that is activated the day before Jazz Fest is: 942-7799. You use this number for Jazz Fest nuisance related issues. Put this # in your cell phone! You call 911 for police emergencies and crime related events. For non-emergency police events call 821-2222.

photos by Charlie London

When parking around the Fair Grounds during Jazz Fest, please note that the City of New Orleans has a fleet of tow trucks in various sizes for your inconvenience should you decide to ignore basic parking rules.


The city towing hotline is (504) 658-8002.


Information below is from the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS website: http://nola.gov/

PARKING ENFORCEMENT REMINDERS:


The Fair Grounds Race Course is located in a residential part of the city offering restricted parking in surrounding neighborhoods. Festival-goers that are driving to the Fairgrounds are encouraged to park in downtown long term lots and use the shuttle system festival organizers have arranged or to take public transportation. Gray Line Tours will operate continuous round-trip transportation – the Jazz Fest Express – from the Sheraton Hotel, the Gray Line Lighthouse at the Steamboat Natchez Dock (Toulouse St. at the River – next to Jax Brewery), and City Park (next to Marconi Meadows) daily from 10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

A special entrance will be used only by Jazz Fest Express vehicles to avoid traffic and bring Festival-goers inside the gates of the Festival.

For more information, call 504-569-1401 or 1-800-535-7786.
http://www.graylineneworleans.com/jazzfest.html

Parking enforcement personnel will be monitoring for illegal parking, including blocking hydrants, driveways and sidewalks, or parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk, intersection or stop signs, in the residential neighborhoods adjacent to the Fairgrounds. Motorists are also reminded to park in the direction of travel on one-way streets, and with the right wheel to the curb on two-way streets.

In addition, existing businesses will be allowed to sell their products on their property, both inside and outside of their business contingent upon not blocking public right of way. However, the City will aggressively enforce the rules against transient vendors (carts, trucks, etc.) from improperly selling their products within the festival’s “clean zone.”

The Department of Public Works is issuing citations for the following safety violations:

•Parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant: $20
•Parking in a fire lane: $20
•Parking on the median: $75
•Parking on the sidewalk: $20
•Parking in the travel portion of the roadway: $20
•Parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk or intersection: $20
Vehicles may be towed for all of the above violations; the tow fee is $156.

Citations can be paid and vehicles retrieved at 400 N. Claiborne Ave. from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday. Payments can also be mailed to:
Violations Bureau | P.O. Box 52828 | New Orleans, LA | 70152

Citations can be contested by mail. Instructions are listed on the back of the ticket.

For more information, please call the Department of Public Works at (504) 658-8000. The city towing hotline is (504) 658-8002.

After parking properly, check out Jazz Fest Eats.
Click here for more.

Neighbor Tunes-In at Preservation Hall

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Did you know that Faubourg St. John neighbor Henry Artigue tunes pianos at Preservation Hall and the pianos at Jazz Fest?

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
726 St. Peter Street / New Orleans, LA 70116 / (504) 522-2841
www.preservationhall.com
info@preservationhall.com
PRESERVATION HALL ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY, 2012
VENUE AND TOURING SCHEDULE, FEATURING:
~PHJB & Friends @ Carnegie Hall in Rolling Stone and NY Times~
~Minnesota’s Jack Brass Band & Friends / Thursday, February 2 @ 8pm~
~Home Performances by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band ~
~“Preservation Hall at 50: Celebrating Jazz Now Open at the Old U.S. Mint~
PHJB & Friends at Carnegie Hall / Coverage in Rolling Stone and the New York Times:
On January 7th, 2012 the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Friends performed a very special sold out show at Carnegie Hall in honor of our 50th anniversary. Visit our blog at www.preshall.blogspot.com for recaps from Rolling Stone and the New York Times!
Jack Brass Band & Friends / Thursday, February 2 @ 8pm:
Hailing from Minnesota, the Jack Brass Band has been on a quest to achieve and honor an authentic New Orleans Brass Band sound since the early 1990s. Join them for a special performance at Preservation Hall featuring local brass band stalwarts Will Smith, Jeffrey Hills,
and Kerry “Fatman” Hunter on Thursday, February 2 at 8pm. Want to know more? Check out this great article, “Out-Of-Town Brass Bands” by Zachary Young from Offbeat Magazine.
http://www.offbeat.com/2011/11/01/out-of-town-brass-bands/

Home Performances by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band:

Come see our world-famous touring lineup in the room where it all started!
Saturday, February 4 @ 8pm Wednesday, February 8 @ 8pm
Saturday, February 11 @ 8pm Wednesday, February 15 @ 8pm
Wednesday, February 22 @ 8pm

Saturday, February 25 @ 8pm Wednesday, February 29 @ 8pm “Preservation Hall at Fifty: Celebrating Jazz at The Historic U.S. Mint:
The exhibition Preservation Hall at Fifty: Celebrating Jazz tells the story of the birth of Jazz and demonstrates how Preservation Hall continues to keep this quintessential New Orleans’ style of music alive for contemporary musicians and audiences from around the world. Slated to be on display for the rest of 2011 and most of 2012, this is a comprehensive exhibit not to be missed.

Contact the Historic U.S. Mint Museum for info regarding tickets and hours.

February, 2012 line-up for Preservation Hall

Wednesday, February 1 @ 8pm
Survivors Brass Band
Featuring: Jeffrey Hills
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Thursday, February 2 @ 8pm
Jack Brass Band
With special guests: Will Smith, Jeffrey Hills, and Kerry Hunter
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Friday, February 3 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters
Featuring: Leroy Jones
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Saturday, February 4 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Featuring: Mark Braud
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Sunday, February 5 @ 8pm
The New Orleans Legacy Band
Featuring: Tommy Sancton
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Monday, February 6 @ 8pm
The Preservation Players
Featuring: Mark Braud
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Tuesday, February 7 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall-Stars
Featuring: Shannon Powell
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Wednesday, February 8 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Featuring: Mark Braud
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Thursday, February 9 @ 8pm
Tornado Brass Band
Featuring: Darryl Adams
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Friday, February 10 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters
Featuring: Leroy Jones
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Saturday, February 11 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Featuring: Mark Braud
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Sunday, February 12 @ 8pm
The St. Peter Street All-Stars
Featuring: Lars Edegran
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Monday, February 13 @ 8pm
The Preservation Players
Featuring: Mark Braud
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Tuesday, February 14 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall-Stars
Featuring: Shannon Powell
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Wednesday, February 15 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Featuring: Mark Braud
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Thursday, February 16 @ 8pm
The Paulin Brothers’ Brass Band
Featuring: Dwayne Paulin
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Friday, February 17 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters
Featuring: Leroy Jones
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Saturday, February 18 @ 8pm
CLOSED THROUGH MARDI GRAS
Sunday, February 19 @ 8pm
CLOSED THROUGH MARDI GRAS
Monday, February 20 @ 8pm
CLOSED THROUGH MARDI GRAS
Tuesday, February 21 @ 8pm
CLOSED FOR MARDI GRAS

Wednesday, February 22 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Featuring: Mark Braud
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Thursday, February 23 @ 8pm
New Birth Brass Band
Featuring: Tanio Hingle
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Friday, February 24 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters
Featuring: Leroy Jones
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Saturday, February 25 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Featuring: Mark Braud
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Sunday, February 26 @ 8pm
The St. Peter Street All-Stars
Featuring: Lars Edegran
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Monday, February 27 @ 8pm
The Preservation Players
Featuring: Mark Braud
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Tuesday, February 28 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall-Stars
Featuring: Shannon Powell
Traditional New Orleans Jazz

Wednesday, February 29 @ 8pm
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Featuring: Mark Braud
Traditional New Orleans Jazz
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND ON TOUR: FEBRUARY, 2012

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Campbell Hall at UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA

Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The Sunset Center
Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA

Thursday, February 16, 2012
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Covenant College / Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Chapel
Lookout Mountain, GA

Friday, February 17, 2012
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Trey McIntyre Project
Symphony Center Orchestra Hall
Chicago, IL

Saturday, February 18, 2012
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Stoughton Opera House
Stoughton, WI