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Evening Schedule 7:00 p.m. Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns Special performance with Treme actor Michiel Huisman 7:50 p.m. Little Freddie King 8:30 p.m. Welcoming Remarks, Screening of a Special Treme Trailer Performance by The Roots of Music Crusaders 9:00 p.m. Live Auction 10:00 p.m. “Blue Zone” Silent Auction Closes Irma Thomas 10:30 p.m. “Brown Zone” Silent Auction Closes Check Out Opens Auction Rules No exchanges or refunds on auction items are permitted. Everything will be sold “as is.” Large items (such as by arrangement. Please call 504-421-4312 to schedule. 2. Check-out for the Blue Zone will begin at 10:30 p.m. tonight. We prefer check or cash, but also accept all major credit cards. In the event that you must leave before 10:30 p.m., you must contact us and make payment by Thursday, April 5, 2012. If we do not receive payment by that date, we reserve the right to sell that item to the next bidder. Pick-up will be available, but we can only ship items at the buyer’s expense. must be used within one year. Dates and times are to be ar- ranged at the mutual convenience of the donor and buyer. 5. Minimums and acceptable increments are stated on the bid sheets. A bid that does not meet the minimum or does not better the previous bid by at least the increment stated will be invalid. - A special acknowledgement to Ron Cuccia, Charles Neville and Ramsey McLean, who wrote the song My Darlin’ New Orleans, after which this event is named. We are grateful. And we are aware of one last, inevitable truth: Years from now, say, a decade hence, it’s certain that no matter how well we tell our story, and no matter how many people we reach with Treme, this production will be at best a memory for New Orleans. Three seasons, or four—Treme will be broadcast, then seen in digital downloads or DVDs, and It’s our hope that this, the third annual My Darlin’ New then, after a time, there will be other stories that follow. Actors Orleans fundraiser, will not be the culminating event in this and directors will begin new projects; the writers, too. Our campaign. We’ve all put down chips on a fourth season of talented crew will move on to fresh productions here and else- Treme, which would allow for a corresponding fourth event where, and time itself will consign Treme to the past tense. Thirty or forty hours of television is a good long time to tell a story, and we hope to do the best we can with the tale. television drama can complete its story arc. We hope, too, that people will discover our drama—and, by But in television, fools plan and networks decide, and just extension, New Orleans and her musical community—for in case, if you are here tonight and reading this, you might some time to come. But comes a day when this story fades want to bid on the available items with a little more abandon from easy memory, the city itself—and what New Orleans has than in previous years. Because while there may be one more given the world—will still be alive and essential and deserv- installment in Treme—and one more chance to appear as a ing. featured extra on the show, or to have your name uttered by The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic will still be providing one of our characters, or to secure any of the unique swag on healthcare for musicians and tradition bearers, providing display here tonight—we can’t honestly say for certain. primary medical assistance to more than 2,000 patients The future, as they say, might be right now and only right citywide. The Roots of Music will still be creating a musical now. alternative to the violence and instability of life in the city’s struggling communities, teaching music to more than 100 For our part, this opportunity to give something back to students and grounding them in the traditions. And Sweet the New Orleans music community is as much a part of the Home New Orleans will still be working to stabilize and sus- Treme dynamic as the drama itself. Yes, our primary purpose tain musicians, Mardi Gras Indians and Social Aid & Pleasure is to broadcast a television narrative based on post-Katrina Club members so that they remain the cornerstone of the New Orleans. Yes, we are writers and actors, technicians and city’s unique culture. a story as best we can. Job One is exactly that. These things will endure long after Treme. As much as any story we can tell, our ability to draw attention to the city’s But along the way, it has been our great delight to interact musical heritage and to support that heritage may be our with this city and to collaborate with its musical community in real chance at a lasting legacy. Through our fundraising for a prolonged and dynamic way. We have had great fun making this show. And we have been privileged to learn a great deal bearers, and through the purchase and use of local music, about New Orleans and its musical heritage. The cooperation we just might matter a bit more than a television show has and creativity that New Orleans and its musical artists and any right to expect. In the end, we hope that Treme helps supporters have offered us over the last three seasons of hope that nights like this one help to sustain those glories so who have labored on Treme. that they might be found. So bid with your hearts. Spend senselessly. Go to excess. to sustain the musical culture is more than lagniappe at this Overdo it. This is New Orleans, after all. point. It is the rightful payback to a musical community that has helped sustain and enhance this show, episode after epi- Nina K. Noble sode, season after season. What they have given has helped Eric Overmyer us to use the unlikely medium of television to approximate George Pelecanos some of the cultural and musical power of an extraordinary David Simon city. The Cast and Crew of Treme Hosts Special Thanks to our Chefs Nina K. Noble Susan Spicer, Bayona Eric Overmyer Tory McPhail, Commander’s Palace George Pelecanos David Simon Alon Shaya, Domenica Executive Producers, Treme New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic Bethany Bultman, President The Roots of Music Derrick Tabb, Founder Allison Reinhardt, Co-founder/Program Director Sweet Home New Orleans Sue Mobley, Executive Director Sponsors In-Kind Donors Beads by the Dozen Radiators Glazer’s Distributors of LA Real Fresh Creative Kentwood Springs Ruthie Winston, Auctioneer Kevin Evans, Designer Sammy’s Food Service & Deli Midway Pizza Saundus Sauce New Orleans Hornets Tee-Eva’s Pies NOLA Tee.com Threadhead Records Vision Communications Premium Parking Services Whole Foods Market New Orleans Integrated Technologies Media Sponsors OffBeat Magazine WWOZ Master of Ceremonies Beau Harrison with Fleur de Tease Auction Committee Robin Bordelon Borne, Event Coordinator Laura Schweigman, Event Coordinator, Treme Catering by Kiyoko McCrae, Event Accountant/Assistant Coordinator Dana Rashidi, Assistant Event Coordinator, Treme Special Thanks to Beau Harrison, Assistant Event Coordinator, Treme Berning Marketing & Productions Lyndsey Beaulieu, Kate Evans, Eric Heigle, Cypress Productions Elizabeth Herberg, Bill King, Bernie Schweigman, Just Ask Rental Nadiyah “Skyy” Taylor, Chris Yakaitis Garrity Print Solutions Generations Hall A special thank you to all of the RSVP Decorating cast and crew members and volunteers who made this event possible. 1000. 2011 Saints Autographed Football Value: Priceless Show off this commemorative New Orleans Saints football, signed by the 2011 team and coaching staff, including record-setting quarterback Drew Brees. 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