Friends of the Cabildo NewsVolume 182, April-May 2017

Mahalia Jackson with the Eureka Brass Band at Fest, 1970 / Hogan Jazz Archive, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library at Tulane University movies at the mint: 1970 jazz fest Join the Friends of the Cabildo for two screenings of seven 16mm film reels from the inaugural 1970 Jazz Fest at the Old U.S. Mint 3rd Floor Performance Space. Dr. Charles Chamberlain will moderate the event and live music will be performed in the sections of the films with no audio. The films feature artists such as Duke Ellington, , Danny Barker and Mahalia Jackson. To order tickets, contact the FOC office at 504.523.3939 or book online at www.friendsofthecabildo.org. Tickets are limited to 100 per screening and reservations are required. A cash bar will be available. $20 Friends of the Cabildo Members / $25 General Admission.

friendsofthecabildo.org Friends of the Cabildo Board of Directors Events Ruth Burke, Second Thursday Lecture Series strip of the Twentieth Century. In 1880, President Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. Herriman was born into a mixed-race Tamra Carboni, 6 p.m.–8 p.m. family in the Treme neighborhood and, at Administration Admission is free and open to the public. For the age of ten, moved to , where his family “passed” as white. In “Krazy Charles Chamberlain, more information, contact 504.523.3939. Education Kat,” Herriman slyly challenged notions of language, identity and reality — all in Robert Freeland, Membership a comic about a cat, mouse and dog. The product of ten years of research, Michael Ariana Ganak, Tisserand’s critically acclaimed book lifts Fundraising the curtain on Herriman’s masterful work Wendy Lodrig, and his fascinating life on America’s color Secretary line. Tisserand’s previous books include Jeffery Howard, The Kingdom of Zydeco and the Hurricane Treasurer Katrina memoir Sugarcane Academy. He lives in . Robert Applebaum Sydney Byrd / Louisiana State Museum archive (1994.003.33.131) Lauren Brower June 8: Rien Fertel The One True Barbecue: Fire, Smoke and the Ella Camburnbeck April 13: LSM Jazz Curator David Kunian Pitmasters Who Cook the Whole Hog Robert Cangelosi Pete Fountain: A New Orleans Icon’s Life Half Fast Jeannine Chance Pierre Dewey Fountain Jr., was born in New Spring Home & Courtyard Tour Richard Crawford Orleans in 1930 (1930-2016) and became one Sunday, May 21 | 2-6 p.m. Michael M. Davis of the most influential musicians to emerge Tours begin at the 1850 House Museum, Marie Delaune from New Orleans. Fountain began playing 523 St. Ann St. on Jackson Square clarinet at Esplanade Avenue’s McDonough Tickets: $20 Members, $25 General Admission Jackie Graff 28 and by his early teens he was playing gigs On Sunday, Mignonne Mary Hammel on . Later joining the Lawrence May 21, join Stephanie Haynes Welk Show band and then opening multiple us for an Harry Hardin clubs around New Orleans (on Bourbon Street afternoon Lary Hesdorffer and in the Hilton Riverside Hotel), Fountain self-guided Ann Irwin recorded over 100 albums, was showcased tour of five Martha Irwin on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 56 unique times and performed at every Jazz Fest from homes and Nairne Frazar 1970 until 2014. Along with his fellow music courtyards Beth Landry club owner and long-time friend , they throughout Megan Layman were the key influencers of the traditional the French Barry Mabry New Orleans jazz revival of the 1970s and 80s. Quarter. Your Mick McIlwain tour will May 11: Michael Tisserand Grey Perkins include stops Krazy: George Herriman, Leslie Perrin at private a Life in Black in White homes and Robi Robichaux Krazy: George Herriman, courtyards Craig Schexnayder A Life in Black and Mark Sindler / Louisiana State Museum rarely open to Larry Schmidt White, is the first the public. Tickets can be purchased in advance Beth Sheridan full biography of the online at friendsofthecabildo.org or by calling Nancy Sorenson cartoonist who created the FOC office at 523.3939. On the day of the Debbye Vosbein “Krazy Kat,” hailed tour, tickets will available at the 1850 House Tee Zimmerman as the best comic Museum Shop. Ticket sales end at 5 p.m.

Page 2 friendsofthecabildo.org Events FOC Concert Series Old U.S. Mint | 400 Esplanade Ave. 7 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m. April 6: Honey Island Swamp Band (8 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m.) May 3: Pete Fountain Tribute Show featuring the Tim Laughlin Band Created in 2013, the Friends of the Cabildo Concert Series has brought together some of the best musicians from New Orleans and Louisiana to perform and archive their music for the Louisiana State Museum’s Music Collection. Join us for a unique musical experience at the intimate 150-seat, state of the art Old U.S. Mint 3rd Floor Performance Hall. The Friends of the Cabildo Adult History the expansive suburbs such as Metairie Adult History Class: Class “Neighborhoods of New Orleans” and St. Tammany Parish, the class will Neighborhoods of New Orleans will cover the entire city of New Orleans focus on the people and areas that make Old U.S. Mint | 400 Esplanade Ave. and outlying areas in five two-hour New Orleans a melting pot of culture. Wednesdays (May 24-June 21), 6-8 p.m. sessions. New Orleans Historian Dr. $125 Members, $150 General Admission Charles Chamberlain and Lousiana FOC Annual Meeting State Museum Historians Dr. Karen May 30, 6 p.m. May 24: , CBD Old U.S. Mint | 400 Esplanade Ave. May 31: Downriver Neighborhoods, Treme Leathem and Joyce Miller will break down the development of the city by Open to all Friends of the Cabildo June 7: Jefferson, Uptown, Carrollton members. Louisiana State Museum June 14: Mid-City, Gentilly, Broadmoor neighboorhood creation. From the first neighborhood to the City of Jefferson to Interim Director Tim Chester will be June 21: Suburbs of New Orleans the keynote speaker.

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The Greater New Orleans Foundation and Friends of the Cabildo are working together to raise money for the Louisiana Photo by Mark J. Sindler State Museum on May 2! 1850 HOUSE MUSEUM STORE 1850 HOUSE MUSEUM What is GiveNOLA Day? The FOC is looking for volunteers with & CABILDO DOCENTS Hosted by the Greater New Orleans a passion for Louisiana history as well as Docents are highly trained volunteers Foundtation, GiveNOLA Day is the an interest in sales, and meeting with the who enhance the Museum experience community’s first one-day online public in a retail store setting. The store by interpreting Louisiana’s unique legacy giving event to inspire people to give supports the mission of the Friends of and traditions. Passionate about history generously to nonprofit organizations the Cabildo by selling merchandise that and culture, FOC docents work to instill who make our region a stronger and promotes interest in the history, art and in guests of all ages a sense of place in the thriving community. It’s our day to culture of Louisiana. fascinating fabric that is Louisiana, past come together as one! Every dollar donated from midnight to midnight on Volunteers are required to: and present. As a guide, interpreter and teacher, a FOC docent provides personal May 2 will be increased with additional • Greet and assist customers “lagniappe” dollars. Built on successful • Answer phone calls contact between the visitor and the exhibits, promotes inquiry-based learning, models from other cities, GiveNOLA • Conduct sales transactions raises money for the community, brings • Promote FOC membership and works alongside museum educators to foster within the community a love of new donors to local nonprofits, and Volunteers must be able to interact history, zest for learning, and respect for helps make our region a more vital with the public in an outgoing, positive, preservation. place to live. Last year’s event raised $4 and gracious customer service manner. million from 28,000+ donations across Retail experience is a plus. FRIENDS OF THE CABILDO OFFICE the nation. The office is looking for volunteers to help CABILDO VISITOR the FOC fulfill its mission of supporting How can I participate? INFORMATION DESK the Louisiana State Museum, its projects Everybody can participate. Individuals The Visitor Information Desk offers and properties. can make online donations to the volunteer opportunities for individuals Friends of the Cabildo. On May 2, Volunteers may be asked to: who enjoy interacting with visitors to New starting at 12 a.m., and for the next 24 • Perform data entry Orleans as well as native New Orleanians hours, go to www.givenola.org and use • Recruit FOC members visiting the five French Quarter Louisiana your credit or debit card to donate to • Disperse FOC marketing materials State Museums. Volunteers provide general the Friends. Donations begin at $10 and • Assist with FOC events and programs information about the museums, exhibits, there is no limit to the maximum size or and events. They also promote FOC’s Please call 504.523.3939 or email number of donations you would like to French Quarter Walking Tours and the [email protected] for more make. You may give to as many different 1850 House Museum Shop. information on volunteer opportunities. nonprofits as you like.

Page 4 friendsofthecabildo.org BOOK SIGNINGS 1850 House Museum Shop 523 St. Ann Street on Jackson Square 1850 House 2 p.m.–4 p.m

FRIDAY, APRIL 7: “A Dog Steals Home,” by Kathleen Schrenk Beau Bijou Zach Stewart’s life has never Beau Bijou is designed and created by Nancy Blouin, a New been more complicated. Between Orleans native. Her unique pieces of jewelry are made with a preparing for the arrival of his variety of freshwater pearls, semi-precious stones, sea shells, baby brother and keeping up hand blown glass and finished with Sterling silver or gold with the baseball team, Zach can vermeil. Nancy finds inspiration not only from the beautiful hardly catch his breath. All he really wants is to adopt a puppy, bayous and lakes in Louisiana but also from her second but his parents insist that the timing isn’t right. In home, Cape Cod. Nancy’s love of nature is seen in the organic order to prove that he’s responsible, Zach decides to nature of her work and the many treasures she has found on do his final research project on the animal shelter. beaches. Her extensive travels in Central America, Europe, Everything is going perfectly — until Audrey, a girl in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand have influenced his class with a tragic past, disappears without a trace. her designs and use of complimentary colors. Zach knows he is the only one who can find Audrey and convince her to come home. He might have to put his new puppy and his baseball career on the line. SATURDAY, APRIL 8: “Chicory and Roux: The Creole Mouse and the Cajun Mouse,” by Todd-Michael St. Pierre Sophisticated city mouse Chicory never imagined she would venture beyond her elegant Creole home in New Orleans — until she falls asleep in a picnic basket and wakes up in the Cajun swamps! There she meets Roux, a simple country mouse, and together they experience the bucolic bayou life. Idyllic picnics and lavish white-linen ABOVE: Barbara necklace: Agate luncheons offer both delights and frights in this Retail: $275 | Members: $233.75 Southern retelling of Aesop’s classic fable. BELOW: Telga bracelet Oprah necklace: Mother of pearl with silver SUNDAY, APRIL 9: Retail: $110.00 | Members: $93.50 Retail: $68.00 | Member: $57.80 “A Bayou Home: The Adventure of Swampmaster Bejeaux,” by Nancy Backus “Lose yourself in the swamps and bayous of South Louisiana and enter a world of swamp creatures whose leader is an alligator named Swampmaster Bejeaux. Bejeaux goes on an action-packed adventure and encounters the Cajun world of fais do-dos, hunting camps, the loup-garou, and black magic. Along the LEFT: Sojourner necklace: Long coin and way you will meet his swamp friends, several of whom freshwater pearls with hoop gold sticks Retail: $275.00 | Members: $233.75 save the day for our alligator. facebook.com/friendsofthecabildo • twitter.com/cabildofriends • instagram.com/friendsofthecabildo Page 5 Tours Neighborhoods and Cultures Put on your best walking shoes, bring a bottle of water and a good camera, and join us for a special walking tour! Tickets are limited to 15 spots for each tour; reservations are required. For tickets, visit friendsofthecabildo.org or call 504.523.3939. Tickets: Members: $20, General Admission: $25

Treme History Creole Neighborhoods Irish Channel Battle of New Orleans Wednesday, May 3 | 10 a.m. (Formerly Marigny/Esplanade) Saturday, May 20 | 10 a.m. Saturday, April 15 | 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 5 | 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20 | 10 a.m. The Friends of the Cabildo Wednesday, May 3 | 10 a.m. Most New Orleanians have walking tour of Treme provides enjoyed a sloppy roast beef poboy The Battle of New Orleans was a rich, detailed perspective Did you know that New Orleans at a legendary Irish bar off a defining event in America’s on one of the city’s oldest and used to have streets named Magazine Street, or caught national identity. The Friends most storied neighborhoods. “Love,” “Craps,” and “Good cabbages, potatoes and carrots at of the Cabildo Battle of New Originally known as “back of Children?” These fanciful names the annual St. Patrick’s Day Orleans tour offers a fascinating town,” the old Creole feel of were designated by the colorful Parade. But not everyone has look at the battle away from the Treme makes it easy to imagine Bernard de Marigny when he stopped to consider the history of battlefield, from lost locations of the early 1800s multicultural subdivided his plantation in the the immigrant populations who forts that protected the city, to community formed by early 1800s to form the city’s first lived and worked near the docks Jackson’s headquarters, to events immigrants, free people of primarily residential subdivision, along the River, their in the French Quarter related color, and refugees from Saint- Faubourg Marigny. Join us as culture and traditions forming to the unfolding battle. First Domingue. An important center we explore this fascinating area the foundation of the area we developed for the Bicentennial of the city’s African-American adjacent to the French Quarter. now know as the Irish Channel. of the Battle of New Orleans, and Creole culture, Treme is Listed on the National Register The Friends of the Cabildo’s Irish the tour continues to draw the cherished home of fourth of Historic Places, and a city- Channel Tour explores this historians, locals, and guests and fifth generation residents designated historic district, diverse home of working class for a unique perspective on who strive to maintain the area’s Faubourg Marigny has many immigrants, natives and free this turning point in American cultural and social traditions. well-preserved nineteenth people of color. From famous history. We will trace the origin and century Creole cottages, a style churches to Irish bars, unique development of Treme through popular with immigrants from architecture, famous historic Meeting Location: Old U.S. Mint the amazing nineteenth century Saint-Domingue, Creoles and figures and notable festivals, the (Esplanade Avenue entrance) architecture (including Creole free people of color who flocked Irish Channel Tour reveals the cottages, townhouses, and to the new faubourg. We will also many facets of this neighborhood shotgun houses), geography, and tour Esplanade Avenue, originally beloved by locals and visitors urban influences dating from the site of fortifications built by alike. the subdivision of this land by the French and Spanish colonial Claude Treme in the 1790s to the governments, was transformed Meeting Location: present day. after the Louisiana Purchase to a St. Vincent’s Guest House grand European-style boulevard (1507 Magazine Street) Meeting Location: Basin Street with palatial townhouses and Station (501 Basin Street) mansions flanking a wide neutral ground with stately live oaks. Meeting Location: Old U.S. Mint (Esplanade Avenue ate)

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New Orleans Music History Garden District — NEW! Lower Garden District South Market District Saturday, April 22 | 10 a.m. Saturday, April 15 | 10 a.m. Monday, May 1 | 10 a.m. Saturday, April 22 | 10 a.m. Saturday, May 27 | 10 a.m. Most residents and visitors alike Nineteenth century residential A booming area of When someone says “history know of the Garden District life in New Orleans comes revitalization at the intersection of New Orleans,” do you as a stunning neighborhood alive through the Friends of of the Central Business District, immediately think “history of full of Greek Revival and the Cabildo Lower Garden Medical District, and the jazz?” The FOC’s New Orleans Italianate architecture, bounded District Tour! The district’s sports/entertainment corridor Music History tour will excite by Jackson, St. Charles, and extensive collection of 1800s of downtown, the South Market both aficionados and novices Louisiana avenues, and residences—primarily side hall, District is experiencing a alike, exploring locations that Magazine Street. But do you double-galleried homes in the renaissance placing it squarely have defined the New Orleans know who established the Greek Revival and Italianate in the up-and-coming areas music scene for generations. Garden District? What part did styles—will capture your of the city. But what was the Walk in the footsteps of Louis the NO & Carrollton Railroad imagination with both the historical significance of South Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, play? Why do we always romance and realities of life in Market before the construction George Lewis, and Danny hear tour guides reference these grand homes in the age projects? What are the stories Barker to venues including “Lafayette” and “Livaudais?” before modern conveniences. behind the buildings being Preservation Hall and the Palm Discover the answers to Bounded by the Mississippi redeveloped as apartments, Court Jazz Club. Understanding those questions and more River Bridge, the Mississippi condominiums, hotels, and the music of New Orleans when exploring the Garden River, Jackson Avenue, and restaurants? Join the Friends begins with experiencing its District with the Friends of St. Charles Avenue, the Lower of the Cabildo as we examine birthplace. Join us for this the Cabildo. As we unveil the Garden District was developed the fascinating mix of adaptive unique and popular tour! Garden District’s incredible as six different faubourgs, reuse, historic preservation, architecture, and the influence and it is known for its many and new construction in the Meeting Location: Old U.S. of culture, climate, political irregularly shaped parks. You “Old CBD.” This unique tour Mint Barracks Street Gate events, and famous figures will gain a new understanding of rapidly transforming South (across from Louisiana Pizza on the area, you will see these of the history and culture of Market will provide a snapshot Kitchen) grand residences as more than the area through a review of its of techniques used to resurrect just beautiful houses; they are architecture, geography, and this district while preserving its the enduring statements of mid- famous residents. historic character. nineteenth century Americans in New Orleans. Meeting Location: Muses Statue Meeting Location: Rouses (Prytania and Terpsichore parking lot (corner of O’Keefe Meeting Location: streets) and Girod) 1452 Jackson Ave. (riverside corner at Prytania)

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FRIENDS OF THE CABILDO CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2017

APRIL 2017 13 Second Thursday Lecture: 3 Creole Neighborhoods 27 New Orleans Music 5 Creole Neighborhoods Pete Fountain: A New Tour History Tour Tour Orleans Icon’s Life Half Fast 3 Treme History Tour 30 FOC Annual Meeting 6 FOC Concert Series: 15 Garden District Tour 3 FOC Concert Series: 31 Adult History Class Honey Island Swamp Band 15 Battle of New Orleans Pete Fountain Tribute JUNE 2017 7 1850 House Book Signing: Tour Show, featuring the 7 Adult History Class “A Dog Steals Home” 22 South Market District Tim Laughlin Band 8 1850 House Book Signing: Tour 11 Second Thursday Lecture: 11 Second Thursday Lecture: The One True Barbecue: “Chicory and Roux: 22 New Orleans Music Krazy: George Herriman, The Creole Mouse and History Tour a Life in Black and White Fire, Smoke & the the Cajun Mouse” Pitmasters Who Cook 27 Movies at the Mint: 20 Irish Channel Tour the Whole Hog 9 1850 House Book Signing: 1970s Jazz Fest 20 Battle of New Orleans “A Bayou Home: The Tour 14 Adult History Class Adventure of Swampmas- MAY 2017 24 Adult History Class 21 Adult History Class ter Bejeaux” 1 Lower Garden District Tour

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