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Darling...  October 2019

9/30/2019

 
French Quarter Social Scene
​with Margarita Bergen
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Margarita Bergan (far right) at the September 11 Round Table luncheon. More photos and captions below.

​New Orleans socialite and long-time French Quarter denizen Margarita Bergen doesn’t miss a beat  - or a party - when it comes to the Quarter’s jazzy social scene.  There are three sections to each column: Social Swirl (where she's been), On My Calendar (where she's going) and Quarter Buzz.  


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Alquimie New Orleans:  More Studio Than Boutique

9/26/2019

 
What's in Store - September 2019
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For 23 years, textile artist Kate Beck has shown her extraordinary clothing designs at Jazz Fest.  Now she has a year-round showcase on Royal Street where she's conjuring up more luscious wearable art.  

- by Grace Wilson
- photos by Ellis Anderson


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Arséne DeLay: Engaged with Home and Adding a Verse

9/26/2019

 
Quarter Beats - September 2019
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Arséne DeLay at Buffa's, photo by Andrew Simoneaux
A member of the musical Boutté family, Arséne DeLay uses her true voice as a performer, a songwriter - and  a community activist. 

- by Christopher Romaguera
- photos by Andrew Simoneaux


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Four Courtyards and Mail-Order Tree Frogs

9/25/2019

 
Domicile - September 2019
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French Country living in the French Quarter:  Every room in this fanciful home is defined by the gardens without.

- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson
- photos by Ellis Anderson 


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Blood Type FQ

9/19/2019

 
Quarter Notes - September 2019
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A New York writer finds that a year of French Quarter living leaves him with an undiminished  devotion to the neighborhood. 

- by Richard Goodman
- photos by Ellis Anderson and William Widmer


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Preserving Preservation at the Hall

9/19/2019

 
Passing a Good Time - September 2019
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The Preservation Hall Band performing at the Newport Jazz Fest, photo by Douglas Mason

Even beloved traditions can benefit from an evolutionary kick in the pants - at least according to one long time Preservation Hall fan.

- by Nan Parati

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Strong as the Currents

9/18/2019

 
Lit Life - September 2019
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Meet the hardy folk who ply the waters of the country's "last frontier" in Melody Golding's new book "Life Between the Levees." 

by Scott Naugle
photos by Melody Golding


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Go Your Own Way:  the Life of Barbara Scott

9/12/2019

 
Rainbow History - September 2019
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Barbara Scott blazed her own trail as a politician, restaurateur, hôtelier, artist, preservationist, gerontologist, feminist - and social justice warrior. 

​- by Frank Perez


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Andrew Simoneaux's French Quarter

9/12/2019

 
The Eyes Have It - September 2019
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Photographer Andrew Simoneaux found himself visiting the French Quarter almost every day to seek out shots.  Last year, he made life easier by moving into the neighborhood.  

The images he selected to include in this photo essay were taken  from the end of August into the first week of September, during the Southern Decadence festivities.  



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Fiesty Forebearers and a Contemporary Challenge

9/9/2019

 
Balcony View - September 2019
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Rolland Golden's study for the masthead of the Vieux Carré Courier, courtesy THNOC, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett Elliot

Digging into the history of the French Quarter's indie newspapers, magazines and journals reveals an intriguing past - and a few surprises. 

- by Ellis Anderson 


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The Sound of a Positive Vibration

9/1/2019

 
Boho Back Pages - September 2019
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Genevieve Hooper, AKA Kumi Maitreya. Photo courtesy Douglas Gordon.
Was the matronly New Orleans stenographer who founded a French Quarter temple the guru everyone in the 1960s was seeking?  At least one follower still believes. 

by Michael Warner


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