FQJ Annual Sponsors
photo: The Historic New Orleans Collection 520 Royal Street facility. THNOC is a Community Cornerstone Sponsor of French Quarter JournalFQJ is funded entirely by a limited number of Annual Sponsors and donations from our Readers’ Circle. This business model gives us a small but stable budget to pay our crack freelance team, so the quality and amount of our content isn’t dictated by the vagaries of advertising sales.
Our sponsors support French Quarter Journal because they believe the quality narratives we’re creating on an elegant and firewall-free platform are important to our community. Thanks to that support, we publish up to three new features every week, each by top writers, diving deep into local culture and history.
If you’re a fan of French Quarter Journal, we ask that you support the sponsors below and keep this circle of goodness spinning along!
If you’re a business, organization or individual interested in becoming one of our limited number of sponsors, contact us for complete details. Community Cornerstones
The Historic New Orleans Collection
THNOC is a free museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the stewardship of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South, located in the Vieux Carré, America’s most unique neighborhood.
THNOC was founded in 1966 by General L. Kemper Williams and his wife Leila Hardie Moore Williams—two private collectors of Louisiana materials who wished to keep their collection intact and available to the public for research and exhibition.
The Collection’s museum café features a commitment to local ingredients. The Shop at The Collection, THNOC’s museum store, offers a range of New Orleans and Louisiana themed gifts and crafts from local artists.
The Occasional Wife
The Occasional Wife’s estate sales are legendary! We set up and sell the contents of your home, offering complete clean-out after a sale. Unsold items or ones you like but no longer need can be placed on consignment in our stores:
· French Quarter (624 Dumaine Street)
· Uptown (2850 Magazine Street)
· Elmwood (5727 Jefferson Highway)
· Mandeville (1675 US Highway 190, Ste. 1675)
· Pensacola (13440 Perdido Key Drive).
Feeling overwhelmed? We also offer services to simplify your life! Our staff can declutter and organize your home or office, prepare your home for market, help you pack, move and unpack in your new home! We also offer holiday decorating, downsizing, running errands, planning and much, much more!
Prime Sponsors
French Market District
Since 1791, the historic French Market has remained an enduring symbol of pride and progress for the people of New Orleans. In over 200 years of existence, the Market has been built, destroyed, and rebuilt many times over, but what remains unchanged is the Market’s central spirit of commerce, community, and culture that is irresistible to visitors from near and far.
Our district includes the French Market, the Colonnade Shops, the Upper Pontalba buildings on Jackson Square and Crescent Park. For a full schedule of special events, along with our shopping and dining offerings, visit our website.
New Orleans Jazz Museum
The New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrates the history of jazz, in all its forms, through dynamic interactive exhibits, multi-generational educational programming, research facilities, and engaging musical performances.
The Jazz Museum enhances New Orleans’ ongoing cultural renaissance by providing diverse resources for musicians and music lovers of all languages and nationalities. We fully explore America’s quintessential musical art form in the city where jazz was born.
Don’t miss our free performances each week. See our calendar for details.
Julia Holt Law Firm
A jazz pianist and vocalist, Julia Holt had a thriving performing career before founding her own booking and management company during college. She attended Loyola University, where she earned degrees in Music Industry Studies, Business, and Film, an M.B.A. and her J.D. from their College of Law (2021). She also holds a Certificate in Entertainment Law and Industry from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law (2022).
Julia Holt founded Julia Holt Law Firm to protect creative professionals and entrepreneurs in the tech and entertainment industries. She offers a full range services in the fields of intellectual property, music licensing and clearance, business, internet and new media, and entertainment.
Palm Court Jazz Café
A favorite of locals and frequent city visitors since 1989, at Palm Court Café you’ll experience the soul-stirring magic of live jazz. Immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies and rhythmic beats that have defined New Orleans jazz for decades.
Whether you're a jazz enthusiast or a casual listener, Palm Court offers an intimate setting where listeners can immerse themselves in the timeless allure of this celebrated musical genre, while dining from a menu of classic New Orleans cuisine. Dining begins at 7pm, with live music from 7:30pm – 10:30pm, Wednesday through Sunday. Click here for the music calendar and call 504.525.0200 for reservations.
Hottest Hell Tours
Hottest Hell Tours owner, Bond Ruggles, holds a master’s degree in history and teaches at the university level, so she knows that truth is stranger – and often more chilling – than fiction. She founded her company to deliver safe and entertaining New Orleans walking tours filled with documented facts.
Each tour presents exhaustively researched and engaging stories presented by professional guides, who research as part of their full-time job duties. If legends and lore are shared on tours, they’re presented as just that – fictional accounts. This unique approach has garnered Hottest Hell top-ratings across all platforms. Most tours sell out in advance, so make reservations here.
Saint John Restaurant
Visit Saint John on Decatur Street for a taste of Haute Creole cuisine and true New Orleans culture. Led by Executive Chef Eric Cook and Chef de Cuisine Daren Porretto, Saint John offers a variety of Creole favorites with a twist for brunch and dinner (closed Tuesdays) along with a daily happy hour (3-6 pm), “Locals Day” during brunch on Thurs/Fri (Louisiana residents get 20% off the table with one LA ID) and Drag Brunch on Sundays!
Grab a seat at the open kitchen table and watch your dish come to life – all while being entertained by the restaurant’s team of talented chefs.
Lee Ali Interiors
In matters of style, style matters. With over 40 years of experience, Lee is known for her wide repertoire of looks and her attention to detail. She’s also known for Shop of the Two Sisters, with locations on Royal and Magazine Streets, which for almost two decades were touchstones for the style-conscious. Lee has been recognized with numerous design awards and has established clientele throughout the country.
Voodoo Authentica™ of New Orleans Cultural Center & Collection
A practitioner-owned and operated establishment founded in 1996, located on the quiet and picturesque rue Dumaine, in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans.
At the shop, they provide a complete line of locally handmade Voodoo dolls, Gris Gris bags, potion oils, and other unique New Orleanian, Haitian, & African spiritual arts and crafts. Additionally, they offer rituals, readings, spiritual sork and consultations performed by an experienced team of in-house spiritualists.
Lucy Keenan, Psychologist, MS, PsyD
If you are feeling troubled, Dr. Keenan will help you sort out why you are having difficulty, develop a clear sense of the obstacles that stand in your way, and assist you in finding solutions. Maybe you're ready to make big changes in your life, or looking for support through a stressful time and a place to understand your feelings so you can know what decisions to make. She works to assist someone to enjoy life fully and realize their true potential, and in helping couples-in-crisis reconnect and find the place of healing that allows a secure and loving connection.
Authement Iron Works
Since 1969, this ornamental iron contractor has provided premium residential and commercial ornamental iron gates, fences, railings, and more with a level of precision and expertise you won’t find elsewhere.
They combine the craftsmanship of old with the techniques of today to provide you with lasting functional artwork to enhance your property. Authement works with steel, aluminum, and even stainless steel.
New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation
The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic (NOMC) (Est. 1998) provides comprehensive medical care and social services to local musicians, performing artists, cultural workers, and tradition bearers. We serve any patient 19 or older and their family, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
The New Orleans Musicians’ Assistance Foundation (NOMAF) is the 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports and expands the mission of the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic.
Column Sponsors
Calli Weirick, Financial Services Professional
Calli is a registered representative offering securities through NYLIFE Securities, LLC (member FINRA/SIPC). She is passionate about helping others navigate the world of investments, retirement planning and wealth building.
Services Calli provides include 401K rollovers, variable and fixed annuities, education planning, life, disability, and long-term care insurance – and business solutions, including employee benefits, key employee, and buy/sell agreements. Call Calli at 913-484-2902 or email her here.
Sponsoring Story Board photography columns
Jeannette Bolte, PhD
Sponsoring Nan Parati’s Passing a Good Time and Nanlandia Podcast columns.
LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana
Our mission is promoting and encouraging the protection and preservation of materials that chronicle the culture and history of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community in Louisiana. Our main purpose is educating the community on the importance of archiving LGBT+ historical materials and making them available for future generations to access, research, and study.
Sponsors of “Rainbow History” column
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