september-october 2012 issue of inside northside magazine

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The community magazine of the northshore, serving St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes.

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September-October 2012 Vol. 27, No. 5

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table ofcontents

18 Adventures in Painting Cover Artist James Michalopoulos.

38 Coastal Chic The Trader home in Lakeshore Estates.

44 Couture for a Cause

46 Heart of Fashion

61 Code Breaker Marigold McNeely’s secret role in World War II.

68 St. Louis Cathedral The Jewel of the French Quarter.

92 Inspired. Jane Harvey.

97 Getting to Know Polo

12 Publisher’s Note

14 Inside Input

16 Contributors

22 Inside Scoop

36 IN Better Health Ysonde Strecker.

82 IN the Arts 2012-2013 cultural season.

127 Flourishes Treasures for your pleasure.

132 IN Good Company Walter and Sylvia Berger, Georgian Furnishing/Bergerhome.

136 Inside Look Autumn Leaves.

146 IN Love and Marriage Notable northshore weddings.

151 IN the Spotlight Sonoma wedding.

152 Inside Peek

155 IN the Spotlight Northshore’s Finest.

160 IN Development Development update on Slidell.

162 IN Great Taste Criollo Restaurant at the Monteleone Hotel and Simplee Gourmet.

163 Inside Dining

169 Ad Directory

170 Last Bite Chef Duke Locicero of Café Giovanni.

profile 124 EMB Interiors

Harvest Cup Polo Classic after page 98.

page 46

page 38

page 68

page 136

page 61

features

departments

What I can’t live without.

When the auction chairs for the Heart of Fashion benefit asked me to

select (and get donors for) a package filled with things I can’t live without,

I took stock of the blessings that mean so much to me. What is it that I

really can’t live without?

Since our daughters are off in college, my most precious treasure this

summer was time with them. Looking at pictures from our getaway to

North Carolina helped my contribution come together rather easily!

Mine is only one of

similar packages that will

be auctioned. Beginning

on page 46, we highlight

some of the many items

that are included and their

donors, such as Will Boudreaux next to

his paddleboard, holding his guitar. His

package includes lessons for both! Clothier

Wally Rosenblum will fit a lucky guy with

a custom-made shirt and send him to the

Bourbon Orleans for two days, which is

one of his favorite things to do.

My auction package features a stay in

a spectacular mountain home at The Preserve in Cashiers, N.C., and fly-

fishing lessons! A visit to the O Spa gets you in the right frame of mind for

the ride and a book on tape will help the drive time fly by.

View the specifics of all of these auction packages online at www.

biddingforgood.com/HOF. Bidding high to benefit the Heart of Fashion will

help fund the advancement of pediatric initiatives at St. Tammany Parish

Hospital through its foundation. These generous gifts are a real win-win

opportunity! I am happy to thank the Heart of Fashion committee, the event

attendees, the auction donors and bidders on behalf of northshore children.

by Lori Murphy

I was thumbing through the July-

August of Inside Northside, as I do on a

regular basis. I usually start at the back of

a magazine…old habit, I guess. I didn’t

this time, though. I started from the front

and when I got to page 20, I had a big

smile on my face. I of course recognized

my town, especially the American flag

shining over the crowd. I looked at the

bunch of regulars at the Crescent Bar…a

landmark in Hammond. Philip Colwart is

an outstanding photographer and a good

friend of downtown Hammond—good to

see his name alongside the great photo.

Thank you for liking us. We work

very hard to promote our lovely city. We

welcome so many folks from the region

and for Hot August Night guests from

all over the U.S. and the world. We have

witnessed old classmates running across

the street to greet someone not seen for

years. Even old girl- and boyfriends stop for

a hug and some conversation.

Again, we appreciate showing up in

this wonderful magazine.

Terry Lynn Smith, Executive Director

Downtown Development District

Terry Lynn,

One of the best parts about our jobs

is that we get to highlight the people

of the northshore and their wonderful

communities! Another perk is receiving

letters such as yours. Thanks for

writing.

- Jan

Dear Inside Northside,

I can truly relate to the Publisher’s

Note in the last issue, “24 miles is a world

away.” It does seem like a vacation trip

to some family and friends to come to the

northshore. But I can remember in high

school taking much longer to get from

Metairie to New Orleans and make it in

time for classes to start! I guess if you are

sitting in traffic as opposed to moving on

the bridge, it’s different. I do, however,

have a few students who attend my art

classes that come over once a week,

and after class they take advantage of

the northshore’s wonderful restaurants

and quaint shops. They say that it’s their

favorite day of the week, and they love

the peace and quiet of our towns. I am

thankful that they enjoy and appreciate it

so much.

Gretchen Armbruster

Armbruster Artworks Studio

Gretchen,

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about the treasures we so often take for

granted!

- Lori

Editor’s Note: The following

comment on the July-August

Publisher’s Note was made online at

insidenorthside.com.

This is all so true. What’s even funnier

is that, compared to other drives of similar

distance, not only is the bridge not a bad

drive, it’s actually much easier and safe.

Think about driving across most metro

areas of NO or through the dark, curvy

back roads of North STP. A well-lit, straight

shot with police around if you need them is

an easy drive, comparatively speaking.

A. Gibson

We are always gratified when we get

feedback, and it is especially exciting

to have a reader check us out and

respond online. Thank you!

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Editor’s Note: These interns brought their enthusiasm, energy and expertise to Inside Northside

this summer. They worked like pros in sales and editorial, doing everything from helping with

ads and compiling Inside Look and Scoop to copy editing and updating the Dining Guide. We

will certainly miss them, but we wish them much success as they pursue their studies.

Susan Broadbridge

Susan Broadbridge is a sophomore at

the University of Southern Mississippi,

majoring in photojournalism. Susan

has a passion for photography and

wishes to capture not just an image,

but to tell a story. She cannot wait to

see the paths photography will take her

in life. Through her internship at Inside

Northside, Susan has realized how much

work and dedication it takes to publish a

magazine. She enjoys running, watching

Saints and Hornets games and spending

time with her family and friends.

Sarah Fredericks

Born and raised in Mandeville, Sarah

Fredericks attended Mandeville High

School. Now starting her sophomore

year at Louisiana State University, Sarah

is working toward a bachelor’s degree

in mass communication at the Manship

School, with a concentration in journalism

and a minor in fashion merchandising.

With God leading her way, Sarah dreams of

moving to New York and working toward

becoming a stylist at ELLE Magazine.

Amanda Winters

Mandeville’s Amanda Winters is a

northshore native. As a teenager, an

internship at the Mandeville Trailhead

sparked her interest in advertising and

promotion. She is currently a sophomore

at Louisiana State University, studying

advertising in the mass communications

college. In her spare time, she loves to

read, cook and go kayaking on the Bogue

Falaya River.

Paige Weber

Paige Weber is a second-year student

at Louisiana State University pursuing a

degree in public relations with a minor in

business. A copy editor for the LSU student

newspaper, The Daily Reveille, Paige learned

more about press releases and furthered

her editing skills while interning at Inside

Northside. When she’s not working or

studying, Paige enjoys cooking, reading

and trying new things. She hopes to work

in either the non-profit or entertainment

industry and someday travel the world.

Contributors: Derric Boudreaux, Karen Gibbs, Megan Hill and Dawn Sharpe-Brackett.

Contributors

18 InSIde nOrthSIde

IT’S BEEN ALMOST 10 YEARS since IN last featured

James Michalopoulos’ work on our cover. The iconic

New Orleans artist and entrepreneur is celebrating his

long relationship with the northshore by participating

in this year’s Harvest Cup Polo Classic fundraising

effort of the Junior League of Greater Covington. As

he does with many causes (he particularly supports

Habitat for Humanity), Michalopoulos is assisting the

JLGC by donating a hand-embellished giclée entitled

Scene for 10:15 (above), which will be auctioned off at

the polo event on Oct. 21.

Michalopoulos is also helping IN celebrate the

coming of the fall season with our cover painting,

Colour Swim. A little bit of France that he’s sent home to

Louisiana, it is one of a series of landscapes he recently

painted at his home-away-from-home in Burgundy.

IN caught up with Michalopoulos this summer

via Skype for our first-ever international interview. As

we both sipped coffee, he on his porch overlooking

the sunny vineyards of Burgundy on a French

afternoon while it rained cats and dogs for us on a

Mandeville morning, we talked about his journey

toward becoming one of the area’s most respected—

and popular—artists.

“I came on a lark, and fell in love with the city,”

he says. It’s a love that’s lasted; and, as New Orleans

is wont to do with its new acquaintances, the city

worked her way deep into his soul. Michalopoulos

was born in Pittsburgh and lived in the northeast

before coming to New Orleans after graduating from

Bowdoin College in Maine.

“Being from New England, it was such a different

world, and it was very, very attractive to me,” he

recalls. “I was totally taken by its uniqueness and

its beauty, how different and original a city it was.

I thought it would be best to stay; I went back and

forth for a year or two and then finally settled in.”

Michalopoulos spent a lot of time getting to know

the city that he’d decided to adopt and would come to

represent so well through his art. The great effort he

made—and continues to make—to become engaged

with New Orleans’ people, music, art and architecture

shows in his work. He’s also involved with a couple

of other things New Orleans is famous for—food and

drink—as a restaurateur and creator of Celebration

Distillation and its brand of Old New Orleans Rum.

People who don’t know his name probably know

his art. Maybe they’ve seen his paintings; he’s well-

known for his large, colorful and playful renderings of

New Orleans buildings. Perhaps they know him for his

Jazz and Heritage Festival Posters—he’s been chosen

as the fest’s poster artist five times, more than any

other artist. Or, maybe they’re among the thousands

of commuters and shoppers who view the very large

manifestation of his exploration into abstract sculpture

with his first public installation on Veterans Memorial

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His paintings are part of numerous private

collections and museums, including the

New Orleans Museum of Art and the

Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

Street-Side Portraits to Dancing Houses

Michalopoulos is basically, as

he notes, a self-taught artist who has

never stopped learning. He also learned

from being in the company of other

artists. “I started studying people’s

work at Jackson Square. At some

point, I decided to take courses at the

New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. I

studied figure drawing there, as well as

at the University of New Orleans. I also

studied on my own—and I still do so

today.”

His start came as a street artist,

making quick sketches of captive

audiences. “I couldn’t get a license to

set up in Jackson Square; they were

all taken up. I would hustle people for

portraits while they were waiting for

taxis at Schwegmann’s, sometimes on

the trolley line on Canal Street, too. Two

or three dollars would get you a little

sketch,” Michalopoulos says. “I’d stand

down at St. Charles and Canal because

people always had a long wait there and

they made for pretty accessible ‘victims.’”

Working with the public at these

two different sides of the city, the

Schwegmann’s supermarket at St.

Claude and Elysian Fields and at the

CBD streetcar stop, must have provided

a crash-course in New Orleans culture.

After a time, though, Michalopoulos

decided to really take it on the road.

“I’d been painting a lot of portraits.

At one point, I was kind of tired of it

and wanted to move on. I’ve always

been a fan of the architecture, so it was a

natural choice for me,” he says.

He roamed throughout the city,

scouting out architectural subjects in

the Ninth Ward, Bywater, Marigny, Mid

City, Central City, the Garden District

and even the Westbank. “For a long

time, I used to travel around on a Vespa

scooter with a fold-up easel on the back.

I had enough food and wine to keep me

going for a night. I’d roll out and set up,

and sometimes I’d work all night long—

it’s too hot to work in the day.”

Michalopoulos has fond memories

of these journeys. “I loved doing that.

Working late and staying on the spot

with my wonderful little scooter.” He

never knew in advance exactly what he

was looking for and just let the city carry

him along, saying, “I feel like I’m lost in

a mystery. I move along until something

says ‘stop’ and I do it.”

It was a prolific time for

Michalopoulos, and his work was

being shown in different venues

throughout town. One early aficionado

was the owner of the Louisiana Pizza

Kitchen restaurant, which was then

located on Esplanade. Diners could

enjoy Michalopoulos’ work hanging

on the walls, and it was available for

purchase—at prices that might have

anyone who remembers those days at

the restaurant kicking themselves.

“I had a lot of fun there, and what

I liked about it was that there were

always artists there eating. It wasn’t too

expensive, it was always fresh and you

could get great comments on your work.

It was a great place to get criticized, and

it was very encouraging and supportive.”

Michalopoulos eventually got a

license to sell his work in Pirates Alley

and sold art on Bourbon Street as well.

He says there was a house on Chartres

in the area around Dumaine and St.

Phillip streets that he passed all the time

on his way towards Jackson Square.

“It’s in a great area a block or two off

the square. I spent a lot of time in the


neighborhood. I have great recollections

of that lovely building and all of its high-

arched windows.”

On the same block was a French

Quarter hang-out, he recalls, a Chartres

Street coffee house named Until Waiting

Fills. In those days before PJ’s and CC’s

and Starbucks, it was a relatively rare

establishment that served up espresso

and cappuccino. Michalopoulos

remembered the somewhat-Bohemian

haunt when talking about the work he’s

donated for auction at this year’s Harvest

Cup Classic. Scene for 10:15 is a classic

Michalopoulos painting of a building

on a French Quarter corner, set at night

time yet glowing in the moonlight.

“Back in the day when artists used

to live in the Quarter, that was kind of

a down-and-out little area. In the ’80s,

Until Waiting Fills was a great coffee

house, right across from Irene’s. I spent

a lot of time there because they were

open all night. Artists hung out; it was

a great spot where you could go, grab a

cup of coffee, open up your notebook

and spend three or four hours reading

philosophy, playing chess or debating

somebody—it was that kind of old-

school coffee house.”

His StyleMichalopoulos’ paintings are

instantly recognizable: vibrant with lots

of color, textural with lots of paint and

often on a grand scale. A great example

is this issue’s cover, Colour Swim, which

stands 5 feet 6 inches tall. Colour Swim

is an example of a shift in subject

matter that comes with his time spent

in France. He maintains a full studio

there and in New Orleans, as well as a

metal shop in both locations, so he can

continue creating without interruption.

His pictorial subject matter shifts while

in France, however, with landscapes and

animals, such as the cow in Amazing

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22 In s I d e no rt h s I d e

1 Arrival of new European antiques at

Lynn Stirling Antiques. Food and other re-

freshments will be served. Lynn Stirling Antiques,

4250 Hwy. 22, Mandeville. 10am-5:30pm.

626-7704.

Y1 Baby Chat for Siblings. Ages three and

up with parent. St. Tammany Parish Hospital,

Covington. 10am-noon. 898-4083.

1 Online Shopping “Kick-Off” Party. Get

an online discount coupon, treats, prizes and

giveaways! The Silver Plum, 2891 Hwy. 190, The

Village, Mandeville. 10am-5pm. 674-4313.

1-2 Labor Day Getaway and Sidewalk

Sale. Downtown Ponchatoula. 10am-5pm. Liz

Anderson, 386-2536.

1-9 Willy Wonka. The Slidell Little Theatre,

2024 Nellie Dr., Slidell. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 2pm.

slidelllittletheatre.org.

1-22 Optical Illusions: In 3D! Things aren’t

always what they seem. Slidell Culture Center,

2055 Second St., Slidell. Wed-Fri, noon-4pm;

Sat, 9am-noon. Free. slidell.la.us.

1-29 Camellia City Market. Griffith Park,

corner of 2nd and Erlanger Sts., Slidell. Sat.,

8am-noon. Free. camelliacitymarket.org.

1-29 Covington Farmers Market. Wed,

Covington Trailhead, 419 N. New Hampshire St.,

10am-2pm; Sat, 609 N. Columbia St., 8am-

noon. Free. 892-1873.

1-29 Hammond Farmers Market. W.

Thomas St. and S.W. Railroad Ave., Hammond.

Sat., 9am-3pm. Terry Lynn Smith, 277-5680.

1-29 Mandeville Trailhead Community

Market. 675 Lafitte St., Mandeville. Sat., 9am-

1pm. Free. mandevilletrailhead.org.

1-30 Audubon’s Dinosaur Adventure.

Replicas of moving, roaring dinosaurs in natural

habitats. Audubon Zoo, New Orleans. Tue-Fri,

10am-5pm; Sat-Sun, 10am-6pm. Members, $2;

non-members, $4. auduboninstitute.org.

1-30 Jax Frey Exhibit. The artist’s figurative

and impressionistic works. Ochsner Medical

Center, 1514 Jefferson Hwy., New Orleans. Open

all hospital hours. Free. artbyjax.com.

1-30 Mandeville City Hall Artist of the

Month. Tammy Morris. Mandeville City Hall,

3101 E. Causeway App. Mon-Fri, 9am-4:30pm.

Free. Nancy Clark, 626-3144.

1-30 Molten. The newest collection by Michael

Aram. Free gift with Aram purchase of $150 while

supplies last. Arabella Fine Gifts and Home Décor,

3902 Hwy. 22, Mandeville. 727-9787.

INSIDE

the definitive guide to northshore events and entertainment

September 1- Oct 14 Ralston Crawford Jazz. Music,

photography, painting, drawing and film intersect

in Crawford’s work. New Orleans Museum of Art,

1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans. (504) 658-

4100. noma.org.

1- Feb 2013 “Something Old, Something

New: Collecting the 21st Century.”

Acquisitions since the year 2000 on exhibit. The

Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St.,

New Orleans. Tue-Sat, 9:30am-4:30pm; Sun,

10:30am-4:30pm. hnoc.com.

3-24 Cooking Class for Kids! Culinary Kids,

3441 E. Causeway App., Mandeville. Mondays,

5:15-7:15pm. Reservations required. 727-5553.

3-24 Mommy and Me Classes. Culinary

Kids, 3441 E. Causeway App., Mandeville.

Mondays, 10-11am or 1-2pm. Reservations

required. 727-5553.

Y4, 11 “1, 2, 3, 4 Parents.” Enhancing

parenting skills for parents of 0-4 year olds.

Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Ste. B,

Covington. Members, $25; nonmembers, $35;

Additional spouse, $15. 898-4435.

4-28 Hand-painted porcelain. Causeway

Branch Library, 3457 Hwy. 190, Mandeville.

Mon-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri-Sat, 9am-5pm. Christy

Lassalle, 863-5364.

Oct. 13-14 23rd Annual Wooden Boat Festival presented by Lake

Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum. Over 100 classic and wooden boats on

display, regional delicacies, and fine wares by artists and marine vendors. Children’s

Village, Quick ’n’ Dirty Boat-Building Contest and more. Music Sat: Sound Barrier,

Madisonville’s Wooden Boat Festival

5 Congressional update with

Rep. Steve Scalise. West St.

Tammany Chamber. Benedict’s

Plantation, 1144 N. Causeway

Blvd., Mandeville. 11am-1pm.

Members, $30; non-members, $35.

Melissa Bordelon, 273-3008.

5 Culture Collision 4. New

Orleans’ cultural organizations’

“happy hour.” Generations Hall, 310

Andrew Higgins Dr., New Orleans.

5:30-10pm. Free. facebook.com/

CultureCollision.

Y5 Pizza birthday party. For

children with September birthdays.

The Parenting Center, 1505 N.

Florida St., Ste. B, Covington.

11:30am-noon. 898-4435.

Y5 Positive Discipline - Who’s

the Boss? Strategies to deal more

effectively with your child (birth-5

years). The Parenting Center, 1505

N. Florida St., Ste. B., Covington.

5:30-7:30pm. 898-4435.

Y5, 12, 19, 26 Bereavement

Counseling. For those who have

suffered loss. Every Wednesday.

Hospice of St. Tammany, 725 W.

11th Ave., Covington. 10am. 871-

5746.

Y6 Breastfeeding Support

Group. Breastfeeding your child.

The Parenting Center, 1505 N.

Florida St., Ste. B, Covington. First

Thursday of every month. 12-1pm.

Free. 898-4435.

Y6 Helping Patients/Families

Journey Through the Final

Stages of Life. St. Tammany

Parish Hospital, 1202 S. Tyler St.,

Covington. Registration, 7:45am;

Sessions, 8am-12:15pm or 1:15-

4:30pm. STPH employees, free;

Others, $60. 898-4083.

Y6 New Baby Support Group.

Information and support. The

Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida

St., Ste. B, Covington. 11:15am-

noon. 898-4435.

6 Player’s Night. Silver Slipper

Casino & Landlubbers Pub &

Club. Free food and live music.

Benefits St. Tammany Suicide

Prevention Support Program.

Landlubbers, 3606 Pontchartrain

Drive, Slidell. 8pm-midnight. Jaime

Burchfield, 778-0815.

6 Preparing for Childbirth.

Lakeview Regional Medical Center, >>

Bottoms Up, Boot Hill and Category 6; Sun: Meanies, 4 Unplugged.

Mulberry and Water streets, Madisonville. 10am-6pm. $10/person; $5/over

65; free for children under 12 and uniformed military personnel. For more

information, call 845-9200 or go to woodenboatfest.org or lpbmm.org/wbf/.

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Judge Tanner Blvd., Covington. 6:30pm. Free.

Registration, 866-4LAKEVIEW.

6-7 Applied Suicide Intervention Skills

Training (ASIST). Sponsored by St. Tammany

Outreach for the Prevention of Suicide. For

mental health professionals, educators or

anyone interested in preventing suicide. Pastoral

Conference Center, 69090 E. Hwy. 190 Service

Rd., Covington. 8:30am-4pm. $250.00. Lynette

Savoie, 237-5506.

7 High String Revival. Danny Bond, Shane

Willis and William Wilkie. Ruby’s Roadhouse,

840 Lamarque St., Mandeville. 9:30pm.

highstringrevival.com.

7 Geaux Over the Edge: The Ultimate

S.W.A.T. Experience. Benefits Special

Olympics Louisiana. Benson Tower, 201 St.

Charles Ave., New Orleans. 7am. $1,000. laso.

org.

7-23 The Nerd. Comedy by Larry Shue.

Playmakers Theater, 19106 Playmakers Rd.,

Covington. Fri-Sat, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm. Adults,

$15; Students, $10. playmakersinc.com.

7- Dec 2 Photography, Sequence, & Time.

How photographers have sought to overcome

the narrative limitations of the single image. New

Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle,

New Orleans. (504) 658-4100. noma.org.

8 Happy Birthday, Louisiana Children’s

Museum! Celebrating 26 years. Louisiana

Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., New Orleans.

11am-3pm. Admission, $8; members, free. (504)

523-1357.

8 Madisonville Art Market. Art from local

artists. Water St., Madisonville. 10am-4pm. Free.

madisonvilleartmarket.com.

8 Saturday Storyquest. Bringing the world of

children’s literature to NOMA. 11am. New Orleans

Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New

Orleans. (504) 658-4100. noma.org.

Y8-Oct 20 Using Lamaze. Relaxation and

pain control for childbirth. St. Tammany Parish

Hospital, 1202 S. Tyler St., Covington. Weekly on

Saturdays. 4-7pm. $50. 898-4083.

8, 22 Hammond Farmers Market. 200 block

of S.W. Railroad Ave., Hammond. 9am-2pm.

Free. Terry Lynn Smith, 277-5681.


Y10 Infant/Child CPR. Learn skills needed

in emergencies. The Parenting Center, 1505 N.

Florida St., Ste. B, Covington. 6:30-8:45pm.

Members, $20; Non-members, $25. 898-4435.

10-25 Art Educators as Artists. Exhibit,

Hammond Regional Arts Center, 217 East

Thomas St., Hammond. Tues-Fri, 1-5pm;

Saturdays, 11am-3pm. hammondarts.org.

Y1, 18 Baby Care Basics. St. Tammany

Parish Hospital, 1202 S. Tyler St., Covington.

7-9pm. 898-4083.

Y11, 18, 25 Play & Learn. Parents,

grandparents or caregivers and their children.

Ages 16 mos.-4 yrs. The Parenting Center, 1505

N.. Florida St., Ste. B, Covington. 9:25-10:15am.

$15. 898-4435.

11, 20 Learning @ Your Library, E-reader

Help. Learn about e-readers and using library

databases. Tuesday at 310 W. 21st Ave.,

Covington, 6-7:30pm; Thursday at 79213 Hwy.

40, Lee Rd., 2:30-4:30pm. Free. register.stpl.us/

evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp.

Y12 Homework Help: A Parent’s Survival

Guide. The Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida

St., Ste. B, Covington. 6-7pm. Members, $5;

non-members, $10. Registration required.

898-4435.

Y12 I Don’t Want to Go to Sleep.

Guidelines and tools to facilitate children’s sleep.

The Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Ste. B,

Covington. 10-11:30am. $10. 898-4435.

Y12 Spiritual Issues at the End of Life.

St. Tammany Parish Hospital, 1202 S. Tyler St.,

Covington. 8am-noon. $30. 898-4038.

Y13 Free Child Safety Seat Inspections.

Second Thursday of each month. The Parenting

Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Ste. B, Covington.

9am-noon. 898-4435.

Y13, 20, 27 Cuddle Buddies. Learning and

support for all caregivers; playtime for babies.


Covington. 10:30-11am. $6. 898-4435.

Y14 Children in the Middle - Children’s

Version. For children of divorcing parents. The


Covington. 8-9pm. $10. 898-4435. >>

Y14 Look of Fashion. Book any service

on this day and 50 percent of the proceeds

benefit the advancement of pediatric care at St.

Tammany Parish Hospital. H2O Salon, 3908

Hwy. 22, Mandeville. 9am-3pm. Appointments,

Phoebe, 951-8166, ext. 103.

14 Northlake Newcomer Coffee. Annual

meet and greet coffee. Benedict’s Plantation,

1144 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville. 10am.

[email protected].

14 Parent’s Night Out! For kids ages 4 and

up. Culinary Kids, 3441 E. Causeway App.,

Mandeville. Three hours for $30. Reservations

required, 727-5553.

14 Scales and Ales. Benefiting the Audubon

Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St., New

Orleans. VIP Party, 7pm; General admittance

8-11pm. auduboninstitute.org/scalesandales.

14 Speed Dating. West St. Tammany

Chamber. Market your business one-on-one with

other attendees. Staybridge Suites, 140 Holiday

Blvd., Covington. 8-10am. Members only. $10.


Y15 Boot Camp for New Dads. St.

Tammany Parish Hospital, 1202 S. Tyler St.,

Covington. 9am-noon. $10. 898-4083.

Y15 Brain Injury Connections. Brain injury

support group. St. Tammany Parish Hospital,

1202 S. Tyler St., Covington. 9:30am-noon. Ann

T. Mejia, 640-0498.

Y15 New Family Center Tours. For

prospective new parents. New Family Center

at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, 1202 S. Tyler

St., third floor, Covington. 10am-12:05pm. Jan

Waddell, 898-4536.

15-16, 22-23 A Year with Frog and Toad.

Arnold Lobel story. The Slidell Little Theatre, 2024

Nellie Dr., Slidell. 5pm. slidelllittletheatre.org.

16 Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz

Serenaders. Third Sunday Concert Series.

Christ Episcopal Church, 120 S. New Hampshire

St., Covington. 5pm. Free. 892-3177.

16 Sunset Sunday Concert. The

Boogiemen. Free concert series. Mandeville

Trailhead, 675 Lafitte St., Mandeville. 4:30-

6:30pm. Free. cityofmandeville.com.

Y17, 24 Children in the Middle. A two-part

series for divorcing parents. The Parenting Center,

1505 N. Florida St., Ste. B, Covington. 7-9pm.

$35. 898-4435.

18 Headaches and TMJ with Susan

Blanchard, PT. Rehab Dynamics, 103

Northpark Blvd., Suite 205, Covington. 12-1pm,

lunch provided. Free. Reservations required,

871-7878.

18-22 Latin American Heritage Week &

Festival. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420

Julia St., New Orleans. Heritage Week, 9:30am-

5pm; Heritage Festival, 11am-3pm. Admission,

$8; Members, free. (504) 523-1357.

19 Business After Hours. Casual networking;

food from Voo Doo Barbeque. West St.

Tammany Chamber. 2997 Hwy. 190, Mandeville.

5:30-7pm. Members, $5; Non-members, $10.


Y19 Cancer Connection Support Group.

St. Tammany Parish Hospital. Charles A Frederick

Jr. Medical Office Complex, 1203 S. Tyler St.,

Inside Scoop


Covington. 7-8pm. Debra Miller, 898-4581.

Y19 Living Tobacco-Free. A tobacco

cessation support program. St. Tammany Parish

Hospital Paul Cordes Outpatient Pavilion, 16300

Hwy. 1085, Covington. 11:30am-12:30pm.

898-4468.

19 Northshore Rising Professionals

Luncheon. West St. Tammany Chamber.

University of Phoenix, 1001 Ochsner Blvd., Ste.

1000, Covington. 11:30am-1pm. Members,

$10; non-members, $15. Melissa Bordelon,

273-3008.

Y19 Temper Tantrums. Young children’s

temper tantrums and how to handle them. The


Covington. 10-11:30am. $10. 898-4435.

19, Oct 17 Opera on Tap. Casual concert.

Abita Brew Pub, 72011 Holly St., Abita Springs.

7pm. Free. neworleansopera.org.

20 Chamber after Hours. Networking,

conversation and business. Whitney Bank,

545 W. Pine St., Ponchatoula. 5:30-7pm. Liz

Anderson, 386-2536.

Y20 Heart of Fashion. Saks Fifth Avenue

luncheon and fashion show benefitting pediatric

advancement at St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

Tchefuncta Country Club, 2 Country Club Park,

Covington. 11am. $150. Nicole Suhre, 898-

4171.

Y20 Night of Fashion. Saks Fifth Avenue

dinner and fashion show benefitting pediatric

advancement at St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

Tchefuncta Country Club, 2 Country Club Park,

Covington. 6:30pm. Nicole Suhre, 898-4171.

20-Oct 11 Lamaze Class. Lakeview Regional

Medical Center, Judge Tanner Blvd., Covington.

6:30pm. Free. lakeviewregional.com.

21 Christian Serpas Acoustic Show. K.

Gee’s Restaurant, 2534 Florida St., Mandeville.

6-9pm. kgeesrestaurant.com.

21 Concerts in the Courtyard. Paul Soniat.

Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St.,

New Orleans. Doors open, 5:30pm; music,

6-8pm. $10; members, free. Includes three

drinks. hnoc.org.

21 Corks & Cooking for Adults! Culinary


Reservations required; call for menu and details,

727-5553.

21 Sunset at the Landing Concert. Bring

a picnic! Columbia Street Landing, 100 N.

Columbia St., Covington. 6-9pm. Free. 892-

1873.

21, 22 BugFest. Crosby Arboretum, 370

Ridge Rd., Picayune, Miss. Fri, 10am-10pm; Sat,

10am-5pm. Adults, $5; Children and students,

$2. crosbyarboretum.msstate.edu.

Y22 Fall Health Fair. Diagnostic screenings

and health information. St. Tammany Parish

Hospital Paul D. Cordes Outpatient Pavilion,

16300 Hwy. 1085, Covington. 8-11:30am. 871-

6080.

22 First Annual EPIK 5K Run for the

Children of St. Jude. Cate St. Park, 200 W.

Charles St., Hammond. 1 mile fun run, 8am; 5K

after. $5 off for pre-registration ending Sept. 15.

Registration 6:45-7:45am. Adults, $30; 12 and

under $15. Blaine Ehrlich, 507-4586.

>>


23 Sunset Sunday Concert. Wanda Rouzan.

Free concert series. Mandeville Trailhead, 675

Lafitte St., Mandeville. 4:30-6:30pm. Free.

cityofmandeville.com.

25, 26, 28 Resource Bank Customer

Appreciation BBQs. 11am-1pm. 9/25,

Bogalusa Branch, 402 Ave. B, Bogalusa; 9/26,

Franklinton Branch, 10th Ave., Franklinton; 9/28,

Slidell Branch, 2283 Gause Blvd. East, Slidell.

bankonresource.com.

Y26 Alzheimer’s Support Group. For

caregivers. St. Tammany Parish Hospital Paul D.

Cordes Outpatient Pavilion, 16300 Hwy. 1085,

Covington. Noon-1:30pm. 871-5746.

26 Cultural Economy Luncheon. Guest

speaker: Chef Susan Spicer. West St. Tammany

Chamber. Tchefuncta Country Club, 2 Country

Club Dr., Covington. 11:30am-1pm. Members,

$40; non-members $45; Reserved table for eight,

$400. Melissa Bordelon, 237-3008.

26 Estate Planning Seminar. Estate Planning

Law Center, a division of Moody & Johnson.

Homewood Suites, 100 Holiday Square Frontage

Road, Covington. 10am and 5:30pm. Free.

Reservations, 542-1351.

27-28 Applied Suicide Intervention Skills

Training (ASIST). Sponsored by St. Tammany

Outreach for the Prevention of Suicide. 12.5

CEUs. For mental health professionals, educators

or anyone interested in preventing suicide.

Pastoral Conference Center, 69090 E. Hwy. 190

Service Rd., Covington. 8:30am-4pm. $250.

Lynette Savoie, 985-237-5506.

27-28 The Light in the Piazza. Fanfare

performance. Columbia Theatre for the

Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond.

7:30pm. columbiatheatre.org.

28 Columbia Street Block Party. Street

festival and classic car display. 200-500 blocks

of Columbia St., Covington. 6:30-9:30pm. Free.

892-1873.

28 Ida Kohlmeyer’s 100th Anniversary. The

artist’s word from NOMA’s permanent collection.

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll

Circle, New Orleans. (504) 658-4100. noma.org.

28 LOVE in the Garden. Held in NOMA’s

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden.

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll

Inside Scoop


Circle, New Orleans. (504) 658-4100. noma.org.

28 Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, Louisiana

Philharmonic Orchestra. First Baptist Church

in Covington. 7:30pm. LPOmusic.com.

28 Member Orientation. West St. Tammany

Chamber. Chamber office, 610 Hollycrest Blvd.,

Covington. 8-9am. Free. Melissa Bordelon, 273-

3008.

28 Parents’ Night Out! Kids ages 4 and up.

Feature film: The Princess and the Frog. Culinary

Kids, 3441 E. Causeway App., Mandeville. Three

hours for $30. Reservations required, 727-5553.

28 Volunteer Auxiliary Semi-Annual

Book Sale. Lakeview Regional Medical Center,

Judge Tanner Blvd., Covington. 8am-4pm. Free.

lakeviewregional.com.

28 Women Build Kickoff Event. Habitat

for Humanity St. Tammany West. Women build

homes for families. The Grove at Mile Branch,

424 Purslane Dr., Covington. Minimum $30

donation. Habitatstw.org.

28, 29 Oktoberfest. Beer, food and

music hosted by Heiner Brau Microbrewery.

Covington Trailhead, 226 E. Lockwood St.,

Covington. Friday, 5-9pm; Sat, noon-9pm.

covingtonbrewhouse.com.

28, 29 PIG Golf Tournament and Party.

Benefits disadvantaged children and seniors.

Four Unplugged, drinks, food raffle and silent

auction. Beau Chêne Country Club, Mandeville.

Registration, 11am-12:30pm; shotgun start,

12:30pm; awards, 5:30pm; Party, 7-10pm.

Melanie Roth, 845-4220.

29 Family Dinner Night! Culinary Kids, 3441

E. Causeway App., Mandeville. 5-6:30pm. $12

per person; bring your own beverages. Call for

menu and to make a reservation, 727-5553.

29 Newborn Care Class. Lakeview Regional

Medical Center, Judge Tanner Blvd., Covington.

10am-noon. Free. lakeviewregional.com.

29 Smithsonian Museum Day Live! Free

admission and special offers from local museums

for Smithsonian Museum Day ticket holders. For

venue and ticket information visit

Smithsonianmag.com/museumday.

29 Swamp Stomp Dance. Rocky Denny >>

Band. Ponchatoula Chamber. Knights of

Columbus Hall, 1700 N. Oak St., Hammond.

8pm-midnight. $10. BYOL-Setups Provided.

Cathy Allen, 370-4027.

30 Envision Our Library. Informal social

for St. Tammany Library Foundation’s

Charter Membership drive. Jeannette

Fischer’s home, 275 Shaunell Dr., Mandeville.

6pm. Individual membership, $25.

sttammanylibraryfoundation.org.

30 - Oct 14, 28 Bayou Jam Concerts.

Redline, Sept 30; Mike “Soulman” Baptiste

and Real Soul, Oct 14; and Vince Vance & the

Valiants, Oct. 28. Heritage Park, Slidell. 6pm.

Free. slidell.la.us.

October

1 32nd Annual Golf Classic. Methodist

Home for Children of Greater New Orleans. Beau

Chêne Country Club, 602 N. Beau Chêne Dr.,

Mandeville. 11:30am. Megan Male, 626-6649.

1-15 Soles for Souls. Donate a gently worn

pair of children’s shoes and receive 20% off of

a new pair. The Silver Plum, 2891 Hwy. 190,

Mandeville. 674-4343.

1-29 Cooking Class for Kids! Culinary Kids,

3441 E. Causeway App., Mandeville. Mondays,

5:15-7:15pm. Reservations required, 727-5553.

1-29 Mommy and Me Classes. Culinary


Mondays, 10-11am or 1-2pm. Reservations

required, 727-5553.

1-31 Mandeville City Hall Artist of the

Month. Mandeville Community Center Senior

Artists. Mandeville City Hall, 3101 E. Causeway

App. Mon-Fri, 9am-4:30pm. Free. Nancy Clark,

626-3144.

2 MatheMagic. Entertaining show promoting

math skills and problem solving. Columbia

Theatre, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. 543-

4366. southeastern.edu/fanfare.

2, 3, 5, 11, 12 Resource Bank Customer

Appreciation BBQs. 11am-1pm. 10/2, Hwy.

21 Branch, 70533 Louisiana 21, Covington;

10/3, Metairie Branch, 111 Veterans Memorial

Boulevard #804, Metairie; 10/5, W. Causeway

Branch, 1695 W. Causeway App., Mandeville;

10/11, Village Walk Branch, 5100 Village Walk,

Ste. 102, Covington; 10/12, Hwy. 59 Branch,

68177 Highway 59, Mandeville. bankonresource.

com.

Y2, 9 Art of Breastfeeding. Establishing

breastfeeding skills. St. Tammany Parish Hospital,

1202 S. Tyler St., Covington. 7-9pm. 898-4083.

Y3 Bereavement Counseling. For those

who have suffered loss. Hospice of St. Tammany

Parish Hospital, 725 W. 11th Ave., Covington.

10am. 871-5746.

3-31 Covington Farmers Market. Wed,


10am-2pm; Sat, 609 N. Columbia St., 8am-

noon. Free. 892-1873.

Y4 New Baby Support Group. The


Covington. 11:15am-noon. 898-4435.

4, 11, 18, 25 Rockin’ the Rails at the

Inside Scoop


Covington Trailhead. Free concert series.


Covington. Free. 892-1873.

5 Legends of Rock and Roll Gala.

1950s-era music and cocktails; live auction. La.

State Museum Foundation. Old U.S. Mint, 400

Esplanade Ave., New Orleans. Patron Party, 6:30-

8pm; Main Party, 8-11pm. thelmf.org.

5-Dec 1 The Accidental Artist. Slidell

Cultural Center at City Hall, 2055 Second St.,

Slidell. Wed-Fri, noon-4pm; Sat, 9am-1pm. Free.

slidell.la.us.

6 Art Stroll & Antique Appraisal Fair.

Arts and crafts from local artisans; appraisals

$5 for one item, $10 for three. Downtown

Ponchatoula. 9am-5pm; Appraisal 9am-2pm.

cityofponchatoula.com.

6 Lynn Stirling Grand Opening.

Refreshments by The Lakehouse. 10am-5:30pm.

Lynn Stirling Antiques, 4250 Hwy. 22, Mandeville.

lynnstirling.com.

6 Mellow Fest. Benefits the Hospice

Foundation of the South. Micro Beer Tasting

contest; Hotties for Hospice men’s fashion

show. Mellow Mushroom, 1645 N. Hwy. 190,

Covington. 5pm-midnight. 327-5407.

6-27 Camellia City Market. Griffith Park,

corner of 2nd and Erlanger Sts., Slidell. Sat.,

8am-noon. Free. camelliacitymarket.org.

6-27 Mandeville Trailhead Community

Market. 675 Lafitte St., Mandeville. Sat., 9am-

1pm. Free. mandevilletrailhead.org.

Y 6, 20 New Family Center Tours. For

prospective new parents. New Family Center

at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, 1202 S. Tyler

St., 3rd floor, Covington. 10am-12:05pm. Jan

Waddell, 898-4536.

7 Sunset Sunday Concert. Michael White

Quartet. Free concert series. Mandeville Trailhead,

675 Lafitte St., Mandeville. 4:30-6:30pm. Free.


8-9 34th Annual Louisiana Wildfowl

Festival. The Castine Center, 63350 Pelican

Dr., Mandeville. Sat, 8am-6pm; Sun, 9am-4pm.

Children, $1; Adults, $5. lwccg.org.

9 Bras for a Cause. Men model decorated

bras for auction to benefit breast cancer care

at Slidell Memorial Hospital Foundation and the

St. Tammany Hospital Foundation. Northshore

Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd., Slidell.

7pm-10pm. Tina Richard, 502-1961.

9-12 Murderous Innocent. Presented by

Southeastern Theatre. Vonnie Borden Theatre, D

Vickers Bodg-Sga Dr. SLU Campus, Hammond.

southeastern.edu/fanfare.

9-31 Stroller Safari. For children 18-36

months. Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., New

Orleans. Tue and Wed, 9:15-10:30am. $20;

members, $10. auduboninstitute.org.

10 Capitol Steps. Former Senate staffers

perform satirical political comedy. Columbia

Theatre, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. 543-

4366. southeastern.edu/fanfare.

10, 24 Learning @ Your Library, E-reader

Help. Learn about e-readers and using library

databases. Oct. 10: 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell, >>


5-7pm; Oct. 24: 310 W. 21st Ave., Covington,

2-4pm. Free. sttammany.lib.la.us.

Y11 Free Child Safety Seat Inspections.


Covington. 9am-noon. 898-4435.

12 Maritime Mania Party. Kick-off party for

the Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival. 7:30-

10:30pm. Advance tickets, call 845-9200.

12 Northlake Newcomers Luncheon.

Guest speaker Ronda Gabb. Abita Quail Farm.

10am. 792-4926.

12 Parents’ Night Out. Kids ages 4 and up.

Feature film: Casper’s Scare School. Culinary

Kids, 3441 E. Causeway App., Mandeville. Three

hours for $30. Reservations required, 727-5553.

12 Plácido Domingo. Gala performance

benefitting the New Orleans Opera Association.

Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St., New

Orleans. neworleansopera.org.

12-13, 19-21, 26-28 Pippin. Musical about a

young prince and heir to Charlemagne. Fri.-Sat.,

8pm; Sun., 2pm. slidelllittletheatre.org.

13 Fetch! Super Science Saturday:

Chemistry. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420

Julia St., New Orleans. 11am-3pm. General

admission, $8; Members, free. (504) 523-1357.

13 Madisonville Art Market. Art from local

artists. Water St., Madisonville. 10am-4pm. Free.

madisonvilleartmarket.com.

13 Northshore Roller Derby. Benefits St.

Tammany Humane Society. Castine Center,

63350 Pelican Dr., Mandeville. 6pm. Advance

tickets, $10; door, $12; 7 and under free.

northshorerollerderby.com.

13-14 Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival.

Mulberry St. and Water St., Madisonville. 10am-

6pm. Day of festival $10/person; $5 for seniors

over 65; children under 12 and uniformed military

personnel, free. Museum admission with festival

wristband. woodboatfest.org.

13-Nov 3 Specters, Saints and Spirits:

Discoveries from the New Orleans

Museum of Art. Cemetery-themed

artwork. St. Tammany Art Association, 320

N. Columbia St., Covington. 892-8650. info@

sttammanyartassociation.org.

Inside Scoop


13, 27 Hammond Farmers Market. 200

block of S.W. Railroad Ave., Hammond. 9am-

2pm. Free. Terry Lynn Smith, 277-5681.

14 Culture Splash featuring the Louisiana

Philharmonic Orchestra. Lakeshore Drive,

Mandeville. 5pm. 624-3147.

14 Fairy Photo Shoot. The Silver Plum, 2891

Hwy. 190, Mandeville. 9am-2pm. $50. 674-4343.

4 Parents’ Night Out! Kids ages 4 and up.

Feature film: Hocus Pocus. Culinary Kids, 3441 E.

Causeway App., Mandeville. Three hours for $30.

Reservations required, 727-5553.

14 Southeastern Wind Symphony: Planet

Earth. Johan de Meij, composer and guest

conductor. Columbia Theatre, 220 E. Thomas,

Hammond. 2pm and 6pm. Reserved seats: $22

orchestra, $25 loge, $20 balcony; students, $7

with ID. columbiatheatre.org.

17 Business After Hours. West St. Tammany

Chamber. Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank,

2201 N. Hwy. 190, Covington. 5:30-7pm.

Members, $5; non-members, $10. Melissa

Bordelon, 273-3008.

Y17 Cancer Connection Support Group.

St. Tammany Parish Hospital. Charles A Frederick

Jr. Medical Office Complex, 1203 S. Tyler St.,

Covington. 7-8pm. 898-4581.

17 Northshore Rising Professionals

Luncheon. West St. Tammany Chamber.

University of Phoenix, 1001 Ochsner Blvd., Ste.

1000, Covington. 11:30am-1pm. $15; members,

$10. Melissa Bordelon, 273-3008.

17 Opera on Tap. Casual concert. Abita Brew

Pub, 72011 Holly St., Abita Springs. 7pm. Free.

neworleansopera.org.

18 Newborn Care Class. Lakeview Regional

Medical Center, Covington. 7-9pm. Free.

lakeviewregional.com.

18 Lymphedema with Kelly Villars..

Rehab Dynamics, 103 Northpark Blvd., Suite

205, Covington. 12-1pm, lunch provided. Free.

Reservations required, 871-7878.

18-21 Key to the Cure. Saks Fifth Avenue’s

shopping weekend to benefit the fight against

women’s cancers. Saks Fifth Avenue stores and

online at saks.com. Katie Alisberg, (212) 940-

Inside Scoop5109.

19 Concerts in the Courtyard. The Palmetto

Bug Stompers. The Historic New Orleans

Collection, 533 Royal St., New Orleans. 6-8pm.

$10; Members, free. hnoc.org.

19 Corks & Cooking for Adults! Bring your

own beverages. Culinary Kids, 3441 E. Causeway

App., Mandeville. Reservations required. 727-

5553.

19 Pasta & Puccini. Benefits JPAS. Hosted

by InterContinental New Orleans. 444 St. Charles

Ave., New Orleans. 6:30pm. (504) 885-2000.

jpas.org.

19 Sunset at the Landing Concert.

Covington Street Landing, 100 N. Columbia St.,

Covington. 6-9pm. Free. 892-1873.

19-21, 26-28 Driving Miss Daisy. JPAS

performance.19-21, North Star Theatre, 347

Girod St., Mandeville. 26-28, Columbia Theatre,

220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Fri.-Sat., 7:30pm;

Sun., 2pm. Child (12 and under), $15; Student

(with valid ID), $20; Senior (65+), $27; Adult, $30.

jpas.org.

Y20 Brain Injury Connections. Brain injury

support group. St. Tammany Parish Hospital,

1202 S. Tyler St., Covington. 9:30am-noon. Ann

T. Mejia, 640-0498.

20 Exhibit and Sale of hand-painted and

fire porcelain. DuBuisson Gallery, 300 Robert

St., Slidell. 10am-5pm. Free. Christy Lassalle,

863-5364.

20 Fall for Art. Art, music, entertainment, food,

drinks and shopping. Downtown Covington.

6-9pm. 892-8650.

20 Family Dinner Night! Culinary Kids, 3441

E. Causeway App., Mandeville. 5-6:30pm. $12

per person, bring your own beverages. Call for

menu and to make a reservation, 727-5553.

20 First Annual Old Towne Pumpkin Fest.

Hosted by the Leadership Northshore Class

of 2012 to benefit East St. Tammany Rainbow

Child Care Center. First United Methodist Church,

433 Erlanger, Slidell. 11am-3pm. Barbara Doyle,

290-6939.

20 Japan Fest. Martial arts, performances,

exhibits and activities. 10am. New Orleans

Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New

Orleans. (504) 658-4100. noma.org.

Y20 Monster Mash. Benefits STPH Parenting

Center. All day, fun family festival featuring music,

food, games, prizes, auction, trick-or-treating,

inflatables and much more! Bogue Falaya Park,

Covington. 10am-3pm. $15 per child in advance;

$20 per child at the gate; $10 per adult. stph.org/

monstermash.

20 Pilobus. New Orleans Ballet Association.

Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St., New

Orleans. 8pm. NOBA, (504) 522-0996, ext. 201.

nobadance.com.

20 Ponchatoula’s Party in the Pits. IBCA-

certified “State Championship” BBQ cook-off

event. Memorial Park, Hammond. 10am-5pm.

(800) 617-4502.

21 Amy Thiaville and Yui Asano. Third

Sunday Concert Series. Christ Episcopal Church,

120 S. New Hampshire St., Covington. 5pm.

Free. 892-3177.

21 Harvest Club Polo Classic 2012. Junior

League of Greater Covington fundraiser. Leah

Farms, Folsom. General admission, $100 each;

reserved table for six, $750; VIP lounge access,

$25. jlcg.net.

21 Jazz ’N Roll. 22nd annual concert and

raffle. St. Paul’s School, 917 S. Jahncke Ave.,

Covington. 5-9pm. $60/person. stpauls.com.

23-27 Spooky Week. Louisiana Children’s

Museum, 420 Julia St., New Orleans. 9:30am-

5pm. General admission, $8; Members, free.

(504) 523-1357.

24-27 OctoberFeast. Celebration of Bernard

de Marigny. Wine dinners, music, Saturday

morning Fun Run and a Grand Food and Wine

Tasting. Mandeville Trailhead, 675 Lafitte St.,

Mandeville. 624-3147.

25 Chamber after Hours. Brandon

Thompson Funeral Homes, 1190 Hwy 51 North,

Ponchatoula. 5:30-7pm. cityofponchatoula.com.

25 Ken Waldman. Alaska’s fiddling poet, joined

by Cajun musicians for a literary and musical

performance. Slidell Municipal Auditorium. 8am.

slidell.la.us.

26 B2B. St. Tammany West Chamber.

Networking opportunity to pitch your business.

Chamber office, 610 Hollycrest Blvd.,

Covington. 8-9am. Free. Melissa Bordelon,

273-3008.

26 Columbia Street Block Party. Street

festival and classic car display. 200-500 blocks

of Columbia St., Covington. 6:30-9:30pm. Free.

892-1873.

26 St. Stanislaus Open House. 304 S.

Beach Blvd., Bay St. Louis, Miss. Ststan.com.

27 Deo Gratias. Saint Joseph Abbey, 75376

River Rd., Covington. Vespers, 6pm; dining

with John Folse at 7pm; party at 8pm. $75.

saintjosephabbey.com.

27 Lethal Ladies play Mississippi Brawl

Stars. Columbus Fairgrounds, Hwy. 69,

Columbus, Miss. [email protected].

27 Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club’s

Chili Cook-off and Family Fair. Benefits

Safe Harbor, Support Our War Heroes and

New Heights Therapy Center. Food, music

and family fun. 1007 Pine St., Madisonville.

10am-3pm. Free. mandevillerotary.org.

27 TerraBella Pumpkins-In-The-Park. Free

family event. Pumpkin patch, hay rides and more.

TerraBella Village, Hwy. 1085, Covington. 11am-

3pm. terrabellavillage.com.

27 Third Annual Boo Fest. Trick-or-treating,

games, pumpkin decorating, face painting,

entertainment, Halloween costume contest, chili

cook off. Lakeview Regional Medical Center, 95

Judge Tanner Blvd., Covington. 10am-3pm. Free.

788-6335.

27-28 Olde Towne Slidell Fall Antique

Street Fair. Live music, antiques, arts, crafts,

food and drink. First, Second and Erlanger

Streets. 10am-5pm. 641-6316.

28 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. First Baptist

Church, Covington. 7:30pm. LPOmusic.com.

Y31 Alzheimer’s Support Group. For

caregivers. St. Tammany Parish Hospital Paul D.

Cordes Outpatient Pavilion, 16300 Hwy. 1085,

Covington. Noon-1:30pm. 898-4468.

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AS A MOTHER OF FOUR YOUNG children, Ysonde

Strecker never imagined she would be diagnosed with

breast cancer at age 36.

While breastfeeding her 13-month-old baby,

she noticed a red, inflamed bump in her right breast.

After a trip to the doctor and a diagnosis of mastitis,

Ysonde was sent home and continued to nurse.

When the bump in her breast didn’t go away, she

assumed it was a clogged milk duct. At her next

annual appointment, a mammogram and ultrasound

revealed the lump in her breast was indeed cancer.

“When I heard the results, I was in shock,” says

Ysonde. Although both of her grandmothers had

breast cancer, she never thought she would inherit it,

especially at such a young age.

Ysonde’s OBGYN referred her to Dr. Celeste

Lagarde in Covington for treatment. “Ysonde’s

situation is unique because she was young, not

overweight and healthy,” Dr. Lagarde states. Despite

the family history, Ysonde tested negative for the

breast cancer gene. The tumor in her breast appeared

to be noninvasive and

could be removed

with surgery. To

ensure that it would

not return later in

life, she decided

to have a double

mastectomy and full reconstruction.

Feeling optimistic, Ysonde went in for surgery

on June 28, 2011. Dr. Lagarde tested one of Ysonde’s

lymph nodes during surgery to determine if the

cancer was spreading. Unfortunately, the lymph node

came back positive. After stopping the procedure to

speak with Ysonde’s husband, Dr. Lagarde removed a

total of 16 cancerous lymph nodes.

Waking up from surgery and learning the news

that her cancer had spread, Ysonde’s first thoughts were,

“It wasn’t supposed to be like this. It was supposed to

be very easy.” She had expected a cure from the surgery

alone, but instead was now faced with chemotherapy

and radiation. She made the decision not to feel defeated

and to “take charge” of the cancer. “Everything happens

for a reason.,” Ysonde says. “I have very strong faith and a

great support group from family and friends. I knew we

could get through this,” Ysonde says.

Dr. Lagarde referred Ysonde to the Mary Bird

Perkins Cancer Center in Covington, where she

began her first round of chemotherapy. Although

Ysonde handled the treatments well, the nausea

that accompanied the chemotherapy was a struggle.

“Luckily, I was nauseated during all my pregnancies,

so I treated it as pregnancy nausea. This pulled me

through a little bit easier,” she says.

Ysonde relied on the help of her friends and

family, especially her husband, mother and mother-

in-law. They would help with the children and even

sit with her during chemotherapy, which sometimes

lasted six hours. She says, “Throughout the process,

my husband and I were most concerned about our

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kids. I didn’t want them to be scared

about all of this. We kept them informed

and answered any questions with the

truth.”

To help her children feel more

comfortable in an uncomfortable

situation, Ysonde invited them to shave

her head when her hair started falling

out. “I ended up losing my hair in

September. My husband and I let our

children shave both of our heads to

make it a family fun activity. I told my

kids to grab a pair of scissors, and we

even video-taped it. They had a party

cutting mom’s hair. Not once were

they ever scared or afraid of what was

happening to mom.”

After chemo ended, Ysonde started

her 30 treatments of radiation. She

claims that this was much easier than

chemo. She went five days a week and

could drive herself.

Ysonde kept a positive attitude

throughout her treatment. “My friends

told me if it wasn’t for me being bald,

nobody would have known I was sick.

I’ve become a much stronger person,

and I’ve learned not to take things for

granted and enjoy everything you have

and the people around you. My husband

was my strongest support during all of

this. I can’t thank him enough.”

Ysonde prides herself on setting a

good example for her children. “This

was a wonderful learning experience for

them. They learned that material and

petty things don’t matter. I don’t think

were they concerned about me even

once.”

Ysonde has returned to her normal

routine of working part-time as a dental

hygienist and chauffeuring the children to

school and extra-curricular activities. On

June 28, 2012, she celebrated her one-

year anniversary of being cancer-free.

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by Poki HamptonCoastalChic

Caribbean ceiling fans provide a soft breeze

in the second living room. A large linen

slipcovered sectional and chaise make for a

comfortable gathering place for the family.


EVA TRADER BOLDLY RANG the

doorbell of a house she loved.

After years of admiring the house,

she wanted to buy it. “It’s funny,” says

Eva, “but the unusual coppery color

of the roof tiles is what first attracted

me.” She caught the seller in just the

right mood, and soon the beautiful

Mediterranean-style home in Slidell’s

Lakeshore Estates was hers.

With the addition of two bedrooms

and a new bath, the now-10,000-

square-foot home was ready for

Eva’s family of eight to move in. Her

sophisticated style, paired with coastal

elements, can be found in each room.

A subdued palette of sand, cream and

taupe runs throughout and lends a

peaceful ambience to the house.

With six children coming and

going, the two-story entrance is in a

constant whirlwind of activities. The

grand space is punctuated at the front

by tall arched windows fitted with

iron scrollwork, an accent repeated

in other spaces. The black high-gloss

player piano is nestled in the curve

of the main staircase, highlighted

by three oversized cream-colored

candlesticks. The primary hues of the

jazz painting above the piano add a

splash of color to the otherwise subtle

palette. An iron-and-wood balustrade

ascends the tile staircase to the second

floor. On the opposite wall, two white

upholstered chairs and a small three-

legged table sit in front of a marble

fireplace. A 36-inch plaster angel is in

a niche above the fireplace in front of

an arched mirror. From the foyer, one

has a view of the pool, patio and boat

dock beyond. Huge bronze sliding

doors framed by copper-colored silk

draperies open onto the pool area,

allowing gentle breezes to blow off >>


the water. The 18-inch-square porcelain tile runs

throughout the house. An antique Oushak rug in

copper, sage and cream anchors the floor.

The kitchen is large and well-placed in the

home, with a spacious linear island for seating and

serving on the front edge. Six barstools in a Louis

XVI style are painted in a

distressed white finish. An

octagonal-shaped island on

the interior is very functional,

as well. Black Emerald Pearl

granite tops maple cabinets

with antique brass hardware.

Three petit white chandeliers

with tiny crystals hang over

the center island. A mocha

wire epergne holds fresh fruit

for the many guests to help

themselves.

The main living room

is just off the kitchen and holds an oversized white

slipcovered sofa and four slipcovered chairs, two in

white linen and two in a taupe-with-white crewel

fabric. Faced with the same black granite, the fireplace

has a multitude of smaller cubbies and antique-cypress

cabinet doors, making an interesting fireplace surround

that holds family pictures and other objets d’art. In

front of the fireplace, a huge wooden candelabrum

holds pillar candles. The cocktail table is carved and

distressed gold-leafed wood with a travertine top. A

white hewn wooden angel, standing over 8 feet tall, is

in one corner; the angel theme is repeated in a painting

by Covington artist Gretchen Armbruster.

Above: A white

linen slipcovered

chair and ottoman

sit restfully under a

Gretchen Armbruster

painting. Left: Two

white upholstered

French-style chairs sit

in front of a fireplace

niche, complete with

an arched mirror and

a large plaster angel.

The two-story

entrance holds a

high-gloss baby-

grand player piano,

which plays as the

family comes and

goes throughout

their busy day.

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The scroll iron window inserts

are custom made. Two Caribbean

Palm ceiling fans cool the large

room. Eva’s desk is a carved and

distressed mirrored piece from

Tara Shaw; the desk chair is

upholstered in burnished glazed

alligator. A distressed driftwood-

colored trumeau mirror hangs

above a creamy white iron-and-concrete sideboard.

On the console is a glass-and-gilt relic box dating

back to the 18th century. Beside it, a large vase holds

driftwood-colored curly willow.

The second living room is also spacious, with

a slipcovered sectional and chairs and matching

Caribbean fans. A

corner bar with a

granite countertop

provides a place to

entertain guests.

The cocktail table

holds an oversized

clam shell, adding to

the oceanic theme.

A 4-foot-tall Betty

Boop statue anchors

a corner and catches

the eye. “The children

bought that for me for

Christmas a couple

of years ago,” says Eva. “They hid it under the

palm trees outside with a camouflage blanket for

weeks. I never saw it.” A mottled white trunk is

embellished with silver studs and used as a table

in front of another small slipcovered sofa. With six

children and their friends hanging out watching

television, seating is very important. “One of the

things I love most is that these slipcovers are very

washable,” says Eva knowingly. A large china

cabinet in distressed white holds her collection of

cream-colored Italian stoneware.

The master bedroom is a study in tranquility.

The walls are painted a deep sand color. The

king-sized bed, with its highly carved and gilded

headboard, is dressed in Bella Notte linens. A

Top: The master

bedroom has a large

Louis XV-style armoire

that holds Eva’s

collection of fashion

accessories. Left: Eva

Michelle Trader. Right: A

little girl’s sanctuary.


nude by Phil Galatas hangs on the far

wall next to a Louis XV-style armoire

from British Traditions, which holds

Eva’s handbags and accessories.

Under the Galatas painting sit two

contemporary chairs, also upholstered

in white linen. The Louis XV settee

at the end of the bed is upholstered

in white linen to match the round

ottoman. The end tables are painted

Louis XV-style and hold tall carved

wooden lamps with burlap shades.

The rug is another antique Oushak.

The guest room is high fashion

with a black-and-cream color palette

that creates a very sophisticated look.

Black-and-white portraits of Marilyn

Monroe and Audrey Hepburn hang

above mirrored bedside tables, while a

black contemporary lamp adds drama.

An antique mirrored headboard with

a carved shell motif brings a bit of

the coastal element to this room. The

contemporary custom-made makeup

dresser with a Louis XV fauteuil

upholstered in white ostrich completes

the very refined look.

Eva’s 9-year-old daughter helped to

create her own special sanctuary. Pink and

white with a touch of chartreuse make it a

little girl’s dream. The fabric canopy crown

piped in hot pink and gauze curtains frame

the ornate white carved headboard. The

bed covers include a pin-tucked hot pink

throw, a duvet and bed skirt in gauzy

white linen and pink-monogrammed white

Euro pillows. Off-white mirrored end

tables flank the bed and are topped with

contemporary lamps with hot pink shades.

An antique dressing table and mirror are

painted white. A tiny pink and white

chandelier hangs in the corner. An antique

dress form complete with a pink tutu says

“little princess.”

Although this house is grand in

scale, Eva’s touch and sense of family

make it feel intimate and cozy.

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A STYLISH AFTERNOON AND EVENING of

Couture for a Cause in support of St. Tammany

Parish Hospital’s pediatric initiative await 500

expected guests on Thursday, Sept. 20, at Tchefuncta

Country Club in Covington.

For the fourth year, the St. Tammany Hospital

Foundation, Saks Fifth Avenue and Inside Northside

have teamed up to present the 2012 Heart of

Fashion and Night of Fashion, which highlight

the northshore’s only true New York-style runway

show at a cocktail luncheon and dinner. This year,

in addition to surprise giveaways and fabulous gifts

for every guest, the Heart of Fashion plays host to

a unique online silent auction of the favorite items

selected by well-known northshore residents (see

details on the following pages) and the Night of

Fashion features an exciting live auction.

Over the past three years, Couture for a Cause

has raised over $500,000 for the St. Tammany

Hospital Foundation. Since 2010, the events have

supported the advancement of pediatrics at the

hospital. The 2012 chairs, Lendon Noel and Jeanine

Riecke, are both parents of young children—and

both are passionate about this cause. “St. Tammany

offers such stellar care to the children of our

community with their dedicated pediatric unit and

neonatal intensive care unit,” says Lendon. “Jeanine

and I are so excited to be part of this effort to fund

a future plan for expanded and specialized care.”

For individual tickets

to the fashion show

luncheon, contact Nicole

Suhre at 898-4171.

Tickets are $150 each.

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Opposite: (standing) Heart of Fashion committee

members Elizabeth Stokes, Brenda Breck, Lori

Murphy and STPH president and CEO Patti Ellish;

(seated) committee members Jeté Crosby, Allyson

Sanderson, Lisa Goux, Melissa Paretti, Jeanine

Riecke, Lendon Noel, Debra Ethridge, Saks Fifth

Avenue general manager Carolyn Elder, committee

member Annette Dowdle and Jennifer Rice.

Opposite below: Heart of Fashion co-chairs Jeanine

Riecke and Lendon Noel with Saks Fifth Avenue

general manger Carolyn Elder and director of

marketing and public relations Steven Putt.

And they’re not the only ones. David and

Carolyn Briggs of Madisonville have been the Haute

Couture title sponsor of Heart of Fashion since its

inception. “St. Tammany Hospital is committed to

delivering the highest level of professional care and

state-of-the-art

physical facilities,”

David says. “My

wife and I feel our

support for the

hospital is helping

make possible

critical services

that every member of the community must have and

can access close to home.”

Laurie McCants has been a member of the

Foundation’s board for many years. She and her

husband, Wayne, are this year’s Haute Couture

title sponsor of Night of Fashion through her

dealership,

Honda of

Covington. “The

title sponsorship

allows me the

opportunity to

give back to the

new pediatric

advancement initiative, and I am happy to be

involved as this amazing new project evolves,”

Laurie says. “I cannot imagine another project

that would benefit all of the families here in St.

Tammany Parish more.”


Ever dream of walking in someone else’s shoes just

for a day or two?

Now you can!

The “10 Favorite Things” silent auction concept

developed by committee members Jeté Crosby and

Annette Dowdle brings a fresh new component to the

Heart of Fashion event this fall. Best of all, everyone can

participate! The auction features packages designed by

some of the northshore’s most notable people, including

Chef John Besh, professional golfer Kelly Gibson, Parish

President Pat Brister and many others.

Play it cool as you bid to enjoy the things they can’t live

without. The packages include items from each of the featured

donor’s “must-have” list. The next few pages give some

highlights, but online you can see the complete details. Favorite

things include dreams such as flying lessons with Fly By Knight

in Hammond from Jennifer Rice or a personal training package

and six-month Franco’s membership, courtesy of Sandy Franco,

to keep you looking your absolute best.

All 10 items are included in the package and cannot

be bid on separately. Keep all 10 treasures to yourself, or

if you can, share with friends and family! Maybe next year

they’ll outbid YOU and return the favor.

The Heart of Fashion and Night of Fashion events

benefit the advancement of pediatric initiatives at St.

Tammany Parish Hospital. Together, we are providing for a

better future for the children of our community.

To bid, visit www.biddingforgood.com/HOF to view

items and to place your online bid. Online bidding ends on

Monday, Sept. 17. Bidders do not need to be guests of the

Heart of Fashion and Night of Fashion in order to bid.

Good luck!

Carolyn and David Briggs.

Laurie and Wayne McCants.

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John BeshAfter many years of enjoying wines from the Northern Rhone, John Besh

knows that Etienne and Marcel Guigal’s La Turque embodies all the elegance of the famed region. While enjoying a glass of this delicious wine, cut up vegetables with a set of Shun knives and cook up something wonderful from your signed copies of My New Orleans or My Family Table (both signed by John) in a large Le Creuset French Oven like the one John used in his national PBS series. Stir it all up with a great wooden spoon from OXO. John enjoys all that the local area has to offer, including wearing a pair of Le Chameau boots

from George Bass that fit just right to hunt like a king and have dinner with seven of your best friends at Covey Rise Farm in Husser, La. Swap your boots for a jersey, because nothing beats sitting courtside to cheer on our New Orleans Hornets. Follow the game with dinner at John’s newest restaurant, Borgne. Stay for two nights at the Hyatt and enjoy meals at Besh Restaurant Group restaurants. After the hustle and bustle of the city, enjoy a peaceful sunrise while catching speckled trout on a fishing trip for two with Captain Dudley Vandenborre, aka “Deadly Dudley.”

These generous hearts offer auction packages of the ten

things they can’t live without.

Bid online at biddingforgood.com/HOF

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Want to get away from it all? Included in Jennifer’s package is a seven-night cruise for two, on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines to a destination of your choice…Caribbean, Alaska or Europe. Say bon voyage with a magnum of Veuve Cliquot Champagne to celebrate. While you’re gone, send the pooches to WonderDog Farms for a five-day training session. Pretend you are Amelia Earhart while taking flying lessons from Fly By Knight in Hammond, looking ever so chic in your luxurious Hermes silk scarf. You’ll never have a better view of a game than on the Lower Club Level at the 50-yard line with the two Saints tickets included in the package. No need to worry about parking as a pass is also included. When you get home, an olive jar from Antiques des Provence in the Vieux Carre will dress up your front porch. Jennifer supports the Benedictine monks at St. Joseph Abbey by offering a handcrafted casket as a donation. She and her husband, Tim, have been playing polo as long as they have been married. Learn to play with four lessons from pro Manuel Diaz de Vivar, and be Jennifer’s guest at the Harvest Cup Polo Match in October. Be among the first guests at the newly renovated Southern Hotel in Covington.

Jennifer Rice

Package value: $15,000.

Heather Mahoney, owner of H20 Salon in Mandeville, starts each day with the word of God and a cup of PJ’s Columbia Supremo. Her strategy for living well starts with the basics. A visit to Dr. Barbara Bopp helps you to look younger and glowing. Master your makeup with a professional makeup lesson with Chris Lombardo. To practice what you have learned, head to Saks Fifth Avenue to score an eye makeup bundle, including the perfect new shimmer shade. Let Angelique dress you from head to toe before you have lunch with friends at Commander’s Palace. Show off your new jewelry from Friend & Company. And while you are still looking like a rock star, have a photo shoot with Cynthia Kehoe. Spend three nights at the Cal A Vie health spa in Vista, Calif., basking in the beautiful scenery and pampering. Home designer Trudy Hurley works toward approachable beauty with classic elements and a gift card from her will help you refine your style. Get healthy and happy with a visit to Dr. Kashi Rai to obtain a complete level of healing while promoting self-awareness and self-empowerment.

Heather Mahoney


The Look of Fashion

Friday, September 14

9a.m. - 3p.m.

Book any service at

the H2O Salon in

Mandeville and 50 percent

of the proceeds will benefit

the advancement of

pediatric care at

St. Tammany Hospital.

Call Phoebe at

951-8166 x103 to book

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What lucky man will be dressed by Wally Rosenblum? Wally’s exceptional taste will outfit you with a custom hand-crafted sport or dress shirt that has been made by artisans in the United States. Pair it with a custom seven-fold luxurious Italian silk tie. Wally will also fit you into a pair of broken-in jeans coordinated with a buttery-soft pima cotton polo, a dry-fit t-shirt and a soft baseball cap, all from Craberdashery. Complete the look with a belt of American alligator, full-quill South African ostrich or hornback crocodile made in the U.S., of course. Be in line at the Hive with tickets in hand for opening night of the Hornets season. Enjoy a two-night stay, with breakfast, at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel. Take along the ultimate classic bottle of Oban 14-year old single-malt scotch and a signed copy of head coach Sean Payton’s book to read after you have two melting, relaxing massages at the Spa Aria at the Hotel Monteleone on Royal Street.

Wally Rosenblum


Christmas is Patti Ellish’s favorite time of year. During the holidays, take your family to New Orleans, stay at the Loews Hotel for two nights and enjoy the zoo with an Audubon Experience Package for four. Enjoy Christmas Tea in Le Salon in the Windsor Court Hotel. Nestled back at home, create a special Christmas tradition with Elf on a Shelf, a special hide-and-seek tradition that is perfect for children and families. Scents always remind us of the holidays, and a diffuser is just the way to make your home smell great.

Decorate your tree with a Mark Roberts Christmas fairy collectible figure and of course, the German “pickle” ornament. According to German tradition, the pickle brings good luck and was the last ornament to be placed on the tree. The first child to find the pickle was rewarded with a special gift.

Proudly hang an original Christmas painting by Suzy Capitelli on your wall while listening to Michael Buble’s Christmas CD. Serve your favorite holiday goodies on Lenox’s Twelve Days of Christmas platter.

Patti Ellish


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Sandy Franco’s life is a whirlwind of activity. Her family is her lifeline—and what better way to keep them with you than a family portrait by Fannie St. Cyr. Sandy starts her day with quiet time, reading her Touch Point Bible from Simple Goodness. Getting ready for the day, where every minute counts, requires an unbelievable hair dryer; the Bio-Ionic Conditioning Hair Dryer from Kent Jacob fills the bill. The Red Carpet Treatment from OSpa and Kent Jacob Hair Salon will make you look and feel great. Sandy believes having a personal trainer for an awesome workout is the way to get fit. A personal training package and a six-month Franco’s membership are included in her package. Re-create that spa feeling at home with bamboo sheets and duvet cover from the Lifestyle Store at Franco’s, and slip into a PJ Harlow sleepwear set for a restful night’s sleep while the scents of Archipelago’s Kashmir candle fill the room. Now that you are refreshed, head to the city for a two-night stay at the Windsor Court Hotel and catch a Saints game before heading home.

Sandy Franco


Matt Voelkel begins each day with a flair pen in one hand and an iced coffee from Coffee Rani in the other, sketching away his designs. Inspiration comes to Matt in many forms, but reading Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson and listening to December by George Winston are two of them. The clean, fresh scent of a Beach House Candle completes his sensory experience. Clean interior space is what Matt is all about. Enjoy reading Contemporary Architecture and Interiors. Matt likes to incorporate hand-made items, such as the included custom iron candelabra, in his interiors. Wear your St. Paul’s football cap to a cocktail party given by Matt and his wife, Mimi, for 20 guests of your choice in their home, complete with Gray Goose martinis with anchovy stuffed olives.

Matt Voelkel


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Because girls just want to have fun, Vikki Leftwich wants you to take your friends out for the evening on a three-hour limo ride in High Maintenance’s hot pink H-2 Hummer limo. A case of Ridge 2009 Three Valleys Zinfandel from Martin Wine Cellar will go a long way toward entertaining your friends. You can look like a movie star wearing your fabulous pair of limited edition Fendi sunglasses from Eyewares. Traveling is a favorite pastime of Vikki’s, and she cannot leave home without her silk trench coat. Buy yours with a Fleurt gift certificate and look great in your new, perfectly-fitted jeans from T. on Magazine Street. Vikki’s feet love her most comfortable running shoes that were fitted to her feet at Massey’s in Covington. Get yours with a gift certificate, or relax in Haviana flip-flops from Laurier in Covington that never leave blisters and are great for getting through airport security quickly. A new bracelet from Laurier completes your look. Bra Genie is the place to find comfortable Cosa Bella boycut lace undies. Last, but certainly not least, what could be better than a shopping spree from Vikki’s own and favorite shop, Villla Vici. A generous gift certificate goes a long way to re-decorating a room.

Vikki Leftwich


Doctors Rhonda Baldone and Rachel Reina have spent their professional lives making people more beautiful. Botox relaxes the skin while Derma fillers plump the skin to smooth lines. They believe a Clairsonic Pro Brush is essential for everyone. TNS Essential Serum is their “go-to” product, and Jane Iredale Makeup with Elta MD Aero Sunsreen, along with Jouorné anti-aging cream, are a must for day-time use. While looking good, take off for Baton Rouge and a Tigers game this fall. A piece of Saints or LSU jewelry will be a great addition to any outfit on game day. And when you get home, cuddle up with the family in a Saints Snuggie.

Rhonda Baldone M.D. andRachel Reina M.D.



Vikki Leftwich

Rhonda Baldone M.D. andRachel Reina M.D.

As Parish President, Pat Brister loves all things St. Tammany. Each year, Pat’s daughter gives her a photograph of her grandchildren by Katherine Bentz. Let Bentz help you create memories with your own family photoshoot. Using your year-long family pass, have the picture taken on the new St. Tammany Fishing Pier on Lake Pontchartrain south of Slidell. Then have lunch at Palmetto’s on Bayou Bonfouca. After a guided tour on horseback at Splendor Farms in Bush, you will have a huge appetite! Head to Coffee Rani in Covington. Later in the evening, dance barefoot in the grass by the light of the moon with three friends at Pontchartrain Vineyards during a Jazz ’N the Vines concert. After whirling around St. Tammany, relax with a massage, manicure and facial at the OSpa at Franco’s Athletic Club in Mandeville. Finish your day watching the boats go by at lunch at Friend’s restaurant overlooking the historic Tchefuncte River. And next spring, enjoy more of St. Tammany’s finest cuisine at Chef’s Soirée, one of the parish’s premier events, which supports the Youth Services Bureau.

Pat Brister


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Artist Alice McNeely loves to give back to the northshore community through her original artwork. Let Alice start your collection with one of her pieces. One of her favorite artists is Craig McMillin, whose fabulous French-blue cracked and glazed platter will grace your wall. If you love to paint, Mo’s Art Supply in Covington will help with supplies. Listen to music on your “George” desktop iPod docking station from MobileOne. Be creative and enjoy a bottle of hand-selected wine from Adam Aquistapace. Alice gets a lot of painting done when her girls are away at Camp Riverview for Girls for the summer. Your daughter can make lifetime friends and memories at a one-week session in 2013. Re-design a room in your house with style guru Jeffery McNeely and a gift certificate from Home and Garden in Covington. Before heading across the lake for dinner at Mr. B’s Bistro, go for a day at the Spa at Stone Creek Club and Spa. Have Heather Mahoney at H2O Salon create a new you with color, cut, style and make-up. You will look amazing!

Alice McNeely


Beverly McQuaid begins and ends each day in prayer. A cross from Simply Southern gives her daily peace, and then a cup of fresh, crisp coffee from PJ’s gets her going! Enjoy coffee from PJ’s donated by the Richards family. Keep your skin beautiful with Skin Medica TNS Essential Face Serum and a Derma-brasion Face Peel from Skin Solutions. Keep you hair perfectly silky and soft with a Kerastase Elixer Kultime treatment and blowout from H2O Salon and Spa in Metairie. Store your Escala Sunglasses from Ban Soliel in your new Elaine Turner bag from Brenchley’s while packing for your four-day cruise for two to Cozumel, Mexico, which was donated by Wendelstedt Umpire School. A quick trip to Laurier in Covington is a must for those last-minute items. A seascape by artist Emery Clark will be a constant reminder of your trip. Back home, work off the trip with an individual training session at Lift Training Studio.

Beverly McQuaid

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Renee Maloney and Cathy Deano invite you for a wine dinner for four at the Lakehouse in Mandeville. Wear a comfortable, artistic and stylish outfit from California Drawstings. Accessorize with a special piece of jewelry created by Cheryl Finegan of Virgin, Saints and Angels in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Add to your collection of John Hodge pottery and have Francie Rich paint a fun creative painting of your favorite pooch. Don’t leave out the family. Ryan Perea will paint a family portrait for posterity.

Everyone loves a trip to the beach. Pack a luxurious gift basket from Earthsavers, some new books from Barnes and Noble and a bottle of Dom Perignon, and you are ready for a five-day stay in a two-bedroom condo in Destin. Life’s a beach!

Renee Maloney and Cathy Deano


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Doing what you love is everyone’s lifelong dream. Pro golfer Kelly Gibson wants to share his dream with you by treating you to a round of golf for four at TPC Louisiana. Crack open a bottle of Crystal Head Vodka and a bottle of Zaya Gran Reserve Rum to help you play 18 holes. If you’re a little rusty and are in need of a lesson, Kelly will teach you and two friends at Tchefuncta Country Club. He will even play a round with the three of you. Your new Taylor Made Rossa Tour Custom Putter will surely help your game. Kelly will help your youngster, ages 7-18, learn golf with a spot in the Kelly Gibson 2013 Junior Golf Camp at TPC Louisiana. If watching is your style, enjoy two weekly passes to the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. Dance the night away with your special someone, at the Kelly Gibson Foundation “Night of Jazz” event. To avoid the drive home after a wonderful evening, enjoy a one-night stay at Harrah’s Hotel New Orleans. When the Saints are away, Kelly and his wife, Elizabeth, would like to entertain you and eight guests at their home with a tailgate party, including food and drink. Wear one of your two autographed Saints jerseys, signed by Marques Colston and Saints Hall of Famer and all-time great, Morton Anderson.

Kelly Gibson


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Sisters Angele and Laurie Sica want you to start each morning with a cup of Starbucks coffee and classes at Pure Barre. A quick styling at Air Blow Dry salon makes you look great in record time. Wear the perfect wrap dress from ReElle in Mandeville. Accessorize with a necklace from local artist P S Designs and a handbag from DVF. One rainy day, head to the Oasis Spa for a day of beauty. Be sure to wear your Hunter rain boots from Electra.

Later that evening, relax with a bottle of Prosecco and the scents of a Hazelnut Signature Candle from Sweet Berries.

Angele and Laurie Sica


Holli Gaspard also suggests starting your day with a large mug of Starbuck’s coffee and assorted goodies. You will look stunning when you head off for lunch at Vega, wearing your Gucci sunglasses and bright white T-shirt from EM’s on Metairie Road. Your Brenchley’s handbag will get everyone’s attention. Pick up a few things on your way home to make your day even better—fresh flowers from Federico’s, a movie and book from Barnes and Noble, a quote plaque from Donna Hilton Art and an art box from Little Miss Mufffin. At home, give your face a treat by washing with your lavender scrub and Clarisonic from H2O Salon and Spa on Metairie Road. Before retiring for the night, read a few passages of scripture from your new black leather-bound Bible. Tomorrow—lunch at Byblos. Ahhhh!

Holli Gaspard

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Will Boudreaux starts each day with a workout at Franco’s Athletic Club, followed by a cup of coffee with his buddies. Join him for a 90-day membership to Franco’s and use a gift card to the grill for your morning coffee. Will’s great love of the beach prompted him and his wife, Shelly, to buy a home and carriage house in Rosemary Beach that sleeps 10-12. A one-week stay, complete with amenities, is part of his package. Before you go, learn to paddle board with a three-hour private paddle board tour of Lake Pontchartrain with Will and his friend Tommy Crosby. Top off the day with a champagne lunch at the end of the ride.

Want to improve your musical skills? Four guitar or piano lessons taught by no other than Jim Payne of Better Than Ezra can be yours. Will and his friend Will Trist love to cook and entertain and invite you to join them and 50 of your closest friends to feast on jambalaya or gumbo along with all the jokes

you can stand. Wine has become a passion for the

Boudreauxs because of the wonderful memories they created while honeymooning in Sonoma Valley. He would like to give you a bottle of his favorite wine, Quintessa, and a gift certificate to Martin Wine Cellar. Will was part of the winning national tennis team from Franco’s. Franco’s Head Pro, Ray Shahag, would love to teach you to play like a pro with a Personal Tennis Lesson/Clinic Combo Pack.

Will likes to shop at Rosenblum’s, which always has the latest “must-have” items. Shop there with a gift certificate. Will’s business, Netchex, is offering a whole suite of solutions to your business payroll. He has bled purple and gold since the early ’80s, and he wants you to have the same experience with two tickets to the Stadium Club for the Sept. 29 Towson game in Death Valley.

Will Boudreaux


Christian Louboutin’sRed Soles

The iconic red soles say the same thing in

any language: Louboutin. But more than their

sole color and unique details, it’s the passion

behind each design that makes his shoes a

favorite of stylish women around the world.

Born in Paris in 1963, the youngest

of four children, Christian Louboutin had

three older sisters who helped him develop

an appreciation for fashion and femininity.

His obsession with shoes, however, began

when he was 13 years old. Wanting to create

something unique that would make women

feel confident and empowered, he began

sketching shoes and was drawn into the

fashion world.

After traveling to Egypt and India to explore

other cultures, during the 1980s Louboutin

was associated with some of Paris’ top couture

houses. In November 1991, he opened his first

boutique under the Louboutin name.

Louboutin’s mission has always been to

create luxury footwear for women that make

them look sexy and beautiful and make their

legs look as long as possible. He now has

40 stores around the world and sells more

than 60,000 pairs of shoes a year—definitely

“Mission Accomplished.”

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Christian Louboutin presents his current

and Resort 2013 footwear collections exclusively

at Saks Fifth Avenue in New Orleans.

Friday, October 19, 2012

2:00 – 4:00 pm

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE

The Shops at Canal Place

Designer Shoe Salon on Two

301 Canal Street

For more information, call Steven Putt at (504) 432-

0077 or Denise Trahant at (504) 524-2200, ext 5228.

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WHEN MARIGOLD MCNEELY WAS JUST 13

years old, World War II broke out in Europe.

Just a few years later, McNeely would play a

role in the war that was critically important—

and remained top secret—for decades.

Even in her quiet hometown of Somerset,

England, McNeely heard bombs drop and

saw their destruction. “Only when the

German planes were jettisoning their bombs

to get back to Germany were we sometimes

targeted,” the soft-spoken Covington resident says.

“I can remember coming home from school and

seeing great big bomb craters and pieces of furniture

hanging up in the trees.”

At 17, McNeely joined the Women’s Royal Naval

Service (WRNS, pronounced “Wrens”). “During the

war, all the girls and boys were called up when they

were 18 if you hadn’t volunteered,” she says. “And I

didn’t want to go in a factory, which was one of the

options. So I volunteered for the navy.”

The navy interviewed and tested all the new

recruits extensively in order to

place them at various posts.

Though she’s not sure what their

requirements were, something

about her stood out. “You had to

be able to keep secrets. I know they gave us some

psychological tests, but I don’t know what they were

looking for,” she says. “I didn’t know where I was

going, or what I was going to do.” McNeely was

eventually placed at Bletchley Park, code-named

Station X, the site of Britain’s top-secret code-

breaking operations.

The Germans encrypted transmissions on troop

and supply movement using a sort of high-tech

typewriter called an Enigma machine. The Enigma

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produces highly complex codes with

virtually endless translation possibilities.

It was thought to be unbreakable.

Unbreakable, that is, until eccentric

Cambridge mathematician Alan Turing

broke the code. Turing developed an

electromechanical machine called the

bombe, which could reveal the daily

settings for the Germans’ encrypted

messages.

The large code-breaking effort at

Bletchley was divided among various

huts at the Bletchley complex, where

workers would intercept encoded

German naval messages, decode the

messages, and finally translate them

into English. McNeely was assigned to

program the code-breaking machines.

The Bletchley Park efforts,

according to some historians, may have

shortened World War II by up to four

years and was a significant part of the

Allied victory. British Prime Minister

Winston Churchill once described the

workers at Bletchley as “the geese that

laid the golden egg but never cackled”

because they stayed tight-lipped about

their important contributions.

McNeely and her fellow Wrens

worked eight-hour shifts, 24 hours

a day, programming the enormous

machines that Turing had invented to

decipher the encrypted messages. At the

start of each shift, they were presented

with a menu that showed them how

to align the settings on the bombe

machines with the code corresponding

to each encrypted message. Then they

would run the message through the

machine. After the machine decoded the

message, it would be sent to another hut

to be translated into English.

“Once it got started, the machine

went on until it suddenly stopped.

And everyone let out a cheer because

we had broken that code for the day,”

McNeely says. “All this had to be done

nce upon a time there was a little girl named Chrissie Faust. Chrissie was excited about learning new things. When she was three, Chrissie started her education at Cedarwood School, where she took advantage of every opportunity

presented to her, from art and academics to athletics. She continued at Cedarwood all the way through the 7th grade. Chrissie went on to high school at Saint Scholastica Academy, where she excelled in academics. Chrissie, who had become quite an artist, was accepted to NOCCA and attended on Saturdays. Chrissie graduated from SSA with high honors and received a scholarship to Millsaps College. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology

with a minor in Biology. Millsaps selected her as a Ford Teaching Fellow, which gave her the opportunity to teach a college level course. Chrissie was offered acceptance into multiple PhD programs and selected Tulane University for her continued studies. As a student-scientist, Chrissie won first place for her breakthrough scientific discovery relating to learning and memory. Chrissie will receive her PhD in Neuroscience in 2013, is newly married (taking the name of Christine Witty), and is living happily ever after.

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October 18th at 9:00 p.m.


24 hours a day. The machines made

an awful noise clicking as they got to

each position. And the variations of the

combinations of the numbers and letters

were unbelievable.”

Because the work was intelligence-

related and extremely important to

the war effort, everyone at Bletchley

Park was sworn to secrecy. Britain’s

Official Secrets Act dictated that they

couldn’t speak to anyone—including

their families—about their work.

Nor could they discuss it with their

fellow Bletchley workers. So while

McNeely knew what she was doing

was important, she had no idea what

the decoded messages said or the larger

significance of her work.

“All we knew was that we were

doing a very important job, and we did

know when the machine stopped, we

had broken a code. We knew we were

code breakers. Everybody clapped, but

we had no idea what it was all about,”

she says. “We just knew it was good, and

then we’d go on with the next menu. We

had all these friends, but we couldn’t talk

about what we were doing.”

There was an ongoing fear that

Germany might invade England and

discover the code-breaking operations at

Bletchley. “We always had the idea that

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it was important for each person not to

know what the next person did—so you

couldn’t really help [the Germans] too

much,” McNeely says.

Though England was far from

the front lines of the war, McNeely

remembers being aware of the danger

around her. She admits, though, that

she was also probably a bit too young to

fully understand the realities of the war.

“That’s the funny part about it. Looking

back on it, we were all into ‘Oh, we’re

going to win the war,’ and we were all

so enthusiastic. It was the older people

who were worried to death about

what was going to happen. Now, as a

grandmother, I can certainly understand

how my mother felt,” she says.

The stress of the war and keeping

secrets eventually took its toll on some

of McNeely’s fellow Wrens. “Our work

and not being able to discuss it with

anyone—even our friends we worked

with—was quite stressful,” she says. “So

some [people] kind of went off the deep

end. Instead of being discharged, [they

were put into mental hospitals so they

could not] divulge what they knew.”

Other aspects of life at Bletchley

Park were strict, too. Punishment for

arriving late to a shift or breaking minor

rules involved either peeling potatoes

or sitting on the roof of a hut and

manning a stirrup pump to extinguish

any incendiary bombs that might fall in

the area. McNeely says that because it

was an undiscovered secret, Bletchley

wasn’t a target, but the fire bombs

would still occasionally fall nearby. Her

punishment of choice? Bomb duty. She

remembers once having to extinguish a

fire bomb that dropped on her shift.

Though the broken codes aided the

effort, the Allies did not always act on

their knowledge. “As we found out later,

the sad thing about it was that they

couldn’t act on some of the codes we

broke; if they did, the Germans would

know that we had broken the code,”

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they knew what was happening, they

couldn’t act on it.”

McNeely worked at Bletchley until

the war ended. Still in the navy, she

was sent to the HMS Royal Arthur, a

navy shore establishment. There, she

transitioned out of her code-breaking

duties and worked as an interviewer,

administering psychological tests to

new naval recruits. Prince Philip, who

was a first lieutenant in the navy,

was also stationed at Royal Arthur.

McNeely remembers Philip as an

aggressive field hockey player and a

frequenter of London. “He was always

dashing up to London to see Elizabeth;

we didn’t realize there was this big

romance going on,” she says.

Years after the war had ended,

McNeely came across an intriguing

coincidence regarding her work. She

eventually learned that her work included

breaking code involving German

submarines, which were attempting to

sink supply ships delivering rations to

England. McNeely met a German man

who served as a captain on a submarine

in the Atlantic at the same time she was

breaking code about the submarines’

positions. To add to the coincidence,

Richard McNeely, the man McNeely

would later fall in love with, marry

and start a family with, was one of the

Merchant Marines running supplies back

and forth across the Atlantic.

McNeely’s post-war chance meeting

with her future husband is the stuff of

fairy tales. She was invited to stay with

an American family in Houston after her

tour with the navy ended. Six months

into her visit, she received a call that

her mother was very sick in England.

McNeely quickly obtained a spot aboard

a freighter traveling from Houston to

England. On board was Richard, the

ship’s chief officer and a native New

Orleanian. As the ship’s 12 passengers


were boarding, McNeely caught

Richard’s eye. “That’s mine,” Richard

said to his cousin, the ship’s second

officer. He pursued McNeely, and before

the 12-day journey was over, they had

decided to marry.

It was a quick courtship. Richard’s

orders took him to Singapore after the

ship docked in England. They kept

in touch while McNeely cared for her

mother and were later married in New

Orleans, where they raised their four

children. Now retired, McNeely and her

husband, who worked as a Crescent

River Port pilot on the Mississippi River,

have been married for 63 years and

recently welcomed a great-grandchild

into their family.

All this time, though, McNeely has

kept her secret. The Official Secrets Act

was finally lifted in 1974 as the Cold

War dwindled to a close, but McNeely

didn’t find out about it right away.

“This was a terrible shock to us because

no one had told us it was lifted. All

of a sudden, we saw the movies and

articles coming out about Enigma,” she

says. McNeely heard the news when a

fellow Wren from Bletchley called her.

After decades of keeping quiet about

her important role in World War II,

McNeely could finally speak out.

And that meant she could also

receive recognition for her work. The

British government awarded the Bletchley

Park workers badges and certificates of

appreciation. Hollywood caught on to the

story, releasing the movie Enigma, starring

Kate Winslet in 2001.

McNeely says that even decades

after the war, fellow Brits are still

showing their appreciation. “If you wear

these badges in England, they give you

free cups of tea—still!; get on a bus and

it’s free, go into a museum and it’s free,”

she says. “It’s unbelievable. They’re still

appreciating what you did.”

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by Stephen Faure

St. Louis Cathedral

The Jewel of the French Quarter


Left: The Cathedral-

Basilica of St. Louis,

King of France

stands at the heart

of New Orleans.

Inset: A mural on

the ceiling depicts

St. Peter receiving

the staff of authority

from Jesus Christ.

WHETHER IT WAS A WISE CHOICE,

geographically speaking, for explorer Jean-Baptiste

Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, to establish a capital

for France’s newest colonial endeavor on this

particular crescent bend in the Mississippi River in

1718 remains a matter of debate. (For example, he

thought the location would be safe from hurricanes.)

But one thing we do know is that once made,

his choice stuck. As the area right in the middle of

the bend that became New Orleans was cleared,

fortune-seeking colonists of all professions arrived.

Back then, being French meant being Catholic, and

the Catholic Mass was first celebrated outdoors

or in tents and then in a warehouse on Toulouse

Street near the river. In 1720, the parish of St.

Louis was established, and in 1724, construction

began on the first church building erected where

the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France,

now stands as the jewel of the French Quarter.

A Famous FaceNearly three centuries after Bienville, Mass

is still being said in St. Louis Cathedral, now one

of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.

“It is the only cathedral in the world that is a

symbol of a city. Almost everything you see, even

in abstract, relating to the city of New Orleans,

has the triple spires,” says Monsignor Crosby Kern

of the church’s familiar silhouette. Kern is the

Cathedral’s rector; he jokingly wishes its image

would generate licensing revenue. “I wish I had a

penny for every time they use it in advertisements.

Just a penny!”

Although he can speak with a light-hearted

air, Kern takes his job very seriously and conveys

the sense that he is very aware of the weight of the

church’s history and of his responsibilities. “When

you’re rector here, you’re not only pastor of a parish,

but you’re sort of a curator of a living museum,”

observes Kern. “The old Ursuline Convent a few

blocks away, part of the complex of this parish, is the

oldest building in the Mississippi Valley. You have to

take care of these things; you live and work with the

history.”

There are probably only a few, if any,

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been here since the beginning of the city. In the

marriage records from the 1720s, my 10-times-great-

grandparents were married here in 1728. Later on,

other ancestors were married by Père Antoine in the

Cathedral. Here I am, the rector looking at that, and

it’s really humbling,” Kern says, as he launches into a

brief history of the church.

“The present building is the third rendition

on the site, but it incorporates parts of all the other

buildings. Remember, the city was founded in 1718.

St. Louis was made a parish in 1720. We know there

was Mass going on before that, but in 1720, it was

firmly established as a parish.”

Kern notes that the first church was completed

by 1727. He says it was “a rather substantial building

that lasted until the great fire of 1788, when it

burned to the ground. Rebuilding took until 1793,

when it reopened as a cathedral, and it was a larger

building.” Don Andres Almonester y Roxas, who

financed the building of the Cabildo, also donated the

A view of the

Cathedral’s flag-

bedecked interior. The

large fresco above

the altar depicts St.

Louis announcing the

Seventh Crusade.

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an earlier sketch

by Almonester’s

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Cathedral today.

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funds to rebuild the Cathedral and the

Presbytere.

The monsignor explains that the

church was designated a cathedral upon

reopening because it had become the

seat of the newly created Diocese of

Louisiana and the Floridas, and its first

bishop, named Peñelvar, was installed.

(That it is home of the bishop’s chair,

the cathedra in Latin, makes a church a

cathedral, not its size).

“The foundations of part of the first

building were part of the foundation

of the new Cathedral, which [later]

went through some variations,” Kern

continues. “There were originally two

steeples, then a third was added and

they were rounded, more in the Spanish

style.”

The iconic face of the Cathedral

today is a design that has lasted since

1851. Kern says that by the 1840s, the

1793 building was in disrepair and

was too small to hold a still-growing

congregation. Another consideration for

remodeling the Cathedral was aesthetic;

the Cabildo and Presbytere had been

increased in height with the additions of

their third floors and mansard roofs, and

the Cathedral appeared shorter and no

longer to scale in comparison.

French architect J.N.B. de Pouilly

designed the new building with its three

spires, a lengthened nave and a taller

façade that incorporates the lower part

of the 1793 building. The new Cathedral

was consecrated in December 1851.

Kern says that de Pouilly’s first

plan called for a radical departure that

would have changed the city forever.

“What they were going to do was tear

the whole thing down and build back

at the other end of Orleans Street where

the Municipal Auditorium is. Orleans

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the people wanted their church and

wanted to add on and rebuild where we

are now.”

Luckily, the city planners prevailed

and nixed de Pouilly’s plan. The

iconic view from the river toward the

Cathedral, flanked by the Presbytere,

Cabildo and Pontalba buildings, has

been unchanged ever since the addition

of Andrew Jackson’s statue to the public

square in 1855.

A Neighborhood Church“This is a wonderful neighborhood,”

notes Kern. “Besides the tourist

attractions, people live here in the

French Quarter, people who contribute

greatly to the community.” Although he

likens himself to a curator of a museum,

Kern is leader of a parish populated by

what may be one of the most eclectic

flocks anywhere in the world.

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says. “We celebrate the sacraments here. I say we are

a living museum, in the sense that it’s a witness to

history, but primarily it’s a house of prayer. People of

all faiths come here. People are here at Mass; they’re

here to worship. That’s always been part of this place.

Since 1718, when the city was founded, Mass has

been said on this site. People were coming here as

men and women of faith. It humbles a person to sit

there and understand that.”

As a working church in the middle of what

seems, at times, a Disney-esque setting, St. Louis

Cathedral has seen a regular procession of weddings

over the centuries. As mother church of the

Archdiocese of New Orleans, which covers the entire

state, Kern says every Catholic in Louisiana has the

right to be married in the Cathedral. How many

people have exercised that right? He doesn’t care to

guess. “We have two or three weddings a weekend,

every week. That’s been going on for ever and ever

and ever, which is important,” he says.

Baptisms are another rite of passage in the life

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Opposite: A prayer room dedicated to and featuring a stained-glass window of Mother

Henriette DeLille is located off of the vestibule and was once the Cathedral’s baptistry.

Above: Stained-glass windows along the Cathedral’s walls feature scenes from the life

of St. Louis, King of France.

Below: Almonester’s tomb, as well as those of many other of the city’s civic and

religious leaders, is located in the Cathedral.

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Almonester’s cathedral, which was dedicated in 1793.

Thousands of babies have been christened in it, from

slaves and mayors to saints and voodoo queens.

Of course, thousands of funerals have been

performed in the Cathedral as well, with many of

the city’s earliest leaders buried beneath the church,

including Almonester and Pierre Marigny, the father

of Mandeville’s Bernard Marigny. (Bernard is buried

in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.) Twelve bishops and

archbishops have their resting place in the Cathedral

around the altar. Most recently, the very beloved

Archbishop Phillip Hannan, who retired to the

northshore and died in 2011, was laid to rest at the

side of the altar. Marble tablets installed along the

walls of the church memorialize the bishops who

have served and are interred there.

The port city of New Orleans’ phenomenal

Above: First used in

1819, the large bell

called Victoire, in

honor of the victory

at the Battle of New

Orleans, rings each

hour; the smaller

bells, from 1851, ring

the quarter-hours.

The steeple was

originally constructed

in 1850 with a design

that was open to the

elements. Some of its

decorative ironwork

remained after the

steeple was enclosed

in 1859 and is visible

in the photograph.

Right: The Cathedral’s

sturdy construction

has stood the

test of time.

Opposite: The double-

barred cross signifies

that the Cathedral

is the home of an

archdiocese.

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growth in the early 1800s is reflected in

the Cathedral’s baptismal and funeral

registries from 1820. In addition to

natives of New Orleans, the registries list

persons from 35 different countries, 12

states and Washington, D.C., who came

to New Orleans and either died or gave

birth there.

While the Cathedral’s image was

worked into the New Orleans Saints

championship ring design, real saints—

not the NFL variety, but those who

have been venerated or beatified by

the Roman Catholic Church—have

worshiped here, Kern says. “St. Francis

Cabrini, Blessed Seelos, St. Catherine

Drexel, Mother Henriette DeLille (whose

cause is up before the Church) and

Blessed John Paul II have been here. So

it’s been a place of saints.”

Saints have worshiped in the

Cathedral, but sinners, too, seek

out the church, two blocks from

infamous Bourbon Street. “We come

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as part of our faith. It’s a marvelous and

wonderful paradox, almost,” says Kern.

The Cathedral’s Symbolism

St. Louis Cathedral is an important

symbol of an entire city. As the center

of faith for a neighborhood and mother

church of the Archdiocese of New

Orleans, it has its own symbols that

signify various tenets of the Catholic faith.

Immediately noticeable are the

double-barred crosses on the steeples’

roofs, which indicate that the Cathedral

is a metropolitan church. “Well, yes, it’s

a big city,” one might think. However,

the term “metropolitan” has a specific

meaning in the Church; it is the home

of an archdiocese. The double-barred

cross is found inside the Cathedral as

well, over the bishop’s chair, and, as

Kern points out, “The processional cross

on the left side of the altar as you are

looking at it is a double-barred cross. It

belonged to the first archbishop, Antoine

Blanc, and has been used by every

archbishop here since 1850.”

Inside, the Cathedral’s display of

flags catches the eye, as do the stained-

glass windows and the murals covering

the ceiling and walls above the choir loft

and altar. All carry their own religious

messages. The large mural above the

altar, painted by Erasme Humbrecht in

1872, shows King Louis IX announcing

the Seventh Crusade.

While the murals draw the eye

skyward, the stained-glass windows in

the outer walls dominate the Cathedral

during the day. The panels depict scenes

from the life of St. Louis, King of France,

the only French monarch beatified by

the Church. Louis IX reigned from 1226

to 1270 and was canonized in 1297. St.

Louis is the patron saint of architects;

one of the windows depicts him

working on plans for La Sainte-Chapelle,

a major Parisian landmark that he built

to house his collection of relics. One of

those relics is a portion of the crown of

thorns, and his statue standing in the

rear of St. Louis Cathedral, like many

statues of St. Louis, depicts him bearing

a crown of thorns atop a pillow.

Other window panels show his

coronation; his role as crusader (he led

two crusades); his work as a healer,

administering to lepers; his death; and,

in the final panel, the pope discussing

his canonization.

In 1964, Pope Paul VI elevated St.

Louis Cathedral to the status of Minor

Basilica. An honorary title, it comes with

its own symbolism. The designation

recognizes a church’s importance in

history and to the region where it’s

located. Kern explains, “It becomes, in

a sense, a papal church attached to one

of the major basilicas in Rome. Ours

is attached to St. Mary Major. Certain

privileges that are attached to the major

basilica are attached to this as well. You

might notice there are symbols on either

side of the Cathedral, two glass display

cases, one with an umbrella and one

with a bell on the end of a pole. Those

go back to antiquity as well, symbolizing

the pope when he comes.”

Of the papal visit by John Paul II

in 1987, Kern says, “He’s been by far

Above: The Cathedral’s baptismal font may be the oldest object in the church.

Below: Paintings of the apostles decorate the spaces between the vaults underneath the ceiling.

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the most important visitor ever to the

Cathedral—and we’ve had kings and

emperors, prime ministers and presidents.

You name it, the high and the low.”

New Orleans’ CenterPhysically and spiritually, the Cathedral

has always been at the center of New

Orleans. As Kern says, “In triumph and in

tragedy, people from the beginning have

come to the Cathedral. It is a point of faith.

After the Battle of New Orleans, Andrew

Jackson brought everyone here to sing a

praise of thanksgiving. Zachary Taylor, after

the Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican

War, came to the Cathedral in New Orleans.

After hurricanes, this was a rallying point.

After Katrina, the city was devastated. One

of the first things that happened was a

public Mass about a month after Katrina, as

soon as we could get everything together.”

Citizens of all faiths come to

the Cathedral during the Christmas

holidays with caroling in the church

and in Jackson Square. Each year the

Cathedral also serves as the venue for

a free concert held by the Louisiana

Philharmonic Orchestra and the Historic

New Orleans Collection.

Kern reflects further on his tenure

as rector at the jewel in the center of

New Orleans. “It’s been the neatest

thing to be part of it all during my time

here,” he says. “I’ve hosted a president,

a prime minister, Prince Charles, the

inauguration of mayors, the installation

of new archbishops, the death of an

old archbishop—all of these things

happened—so it’s been a privilege

to be able to be here to witness these

expressions of faith and realize that you

are looking at history as it happens.”

The Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis,

King of France, has stood for generations—a

tourist attraction, a neighborhood church,

a gathering place, a living museum and a


burial ground; a place of joy and sadness, a

place to give thanks, seek solace and above

all, to find redemption.

As to its future, Monsignor Kern

says, “So we stay here, despite all of

the problems, despite some of the

seedier things. We are going to stay, as

we always have been, as an anchor of

faith, the anchor of hope, life and the

fulfillment of life. It’s much more than

what you get from Bourbon Street, and

we hope we’re the symbol of that.”

To learn more about the Cathedral,

visit stlouiscathedral.org. The books

Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of

France, by Charles E. Nolan (available in

the Cathedral gift shop) and The Basilica

on Jackson Square: the history of the

St. Louis Cathedral by Leonard V. Huber

and Samuel Wilson, Jr. (available at online

booksellers) were invaluable resources in

producing this article.

Left: Votive candles in the Cathedral’s vestibule.

Above: The Cathedral’s clock is ringed by small

glass windows that provide a unique view of

Jackson Square.

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Slidell’s Bayou Jam

concert series.

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. Many cultural

organizations begin their season in the fall. Use

this article as a guide, and be sure to mark your

calendar—the sooner, the better!

SLIDELL CULTURAL EVENTSThis year’s main attraction is artwork by Pablo

Picasso, Joan Miró and Henri Matisse, which will be

displayed in the Slidell Cultural Center at City Hall

March 2 to April 12, 2013. The world-class exhibit

includes ceramics by Picasso and works on paper

by Miró and Matisse. Don’t miss your chance to see

these world-famous pieces of art!

Art ExhibitsThe first event of Slidell’s cultural season is

Optical Illusions: In 3D!. Designed by local artists, the

exhibit, to be experienced while wearing 3D glasses,

runs through Sept. 22. From Oct. 5 through Nov.

30, The Accident Artist features the works of Mickey

Asche, Kenny Bridges, Keith Dellsperger,

Kelly Landrum Hammell and Milo

Stephens. One of the most popular events

of seasons past has been moved to January.

Salad Days Juried Exhibition of Student Art

spotlights talented young artists, presenting

awards to students in four different age

groups. The students’ work will be displayed Jan.

11 through Feb. 15, 2013. The annual Mixed Media

Juried Art Exhibit also moves from its original January

slot to April 26 through June 14, 2013. All exhibits

will be in the Slidell Cultural Center at City Hall.

Admission is free.

ConcertsSlidell’s popular Bayou Jam Concert Series enters

its 11th season with a fall 2012 lineup featuring

Redline on Sept. 30, Mike “Soulman” Baptiste and

Real Soul on Oct. 14, and Vince Vance & the Valiants

on Oct. 28. The spring schedule includes The

Topcats on March 17, Four Unplugged on March 24

and Christian Serpas and Ghost Town on April 7.

All concerts are held in Heritage Park, 5:30 to 7:30

p.m. Also in Heritage Park is the return of the 11th

annual Some Enchanted Evening with the Louisiana

Philharmonic Orchestra on April 20, 2013, with

the Enchanted Art Walk at 5 p.m. and the concert

the ArtsINThe 2012-2013 Cultural Season

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at 6 p.m. All of the concerts offer free

admission.

FestivalsThe city’s Christmas Under the

Stars festival makes it way back to its

original home in Old Towne’s Griffith

Park from its temporary location in

Heritage Park. The festival takes place

on two weekends, Dec. 7-8 and 14-15,

and features live entertainment, a

parade of Christmas trees decorated by

local organizations, visits with Santa

and Mrs. Claus, a miniature train and

village, and holiday decorations. This

year’s Arts Evening festival on March 2,

2013, will include live entertainment

and showcases the district’s many

restaurants, antique stores, boutiques

and family-owned businesses. For the

second year, the free Kids Fest will be

celebrated in the Slidell Municipal

Auditorium on Friday, June 14, from

9:30 a.m. to noon.

Arts-in-Education A diverse array of Arts-in-

Education offerings is slated for the

upcoming cultural season. Students

will have an opportunity to enjoy

in-school performances by Rhythm/

Soul’s Think Positive hip-hop theatre,

Spencer’s Theatre of Illusion/Hocus Focus,

and Ken Waldman, Alaska’s fiddling

poet. Young audiences will also enjoy

an opportunity to see the Louisiana

Philharmonic Orchestra performing

in the Slidell Municipal Auditorium.

Arts-in-Education opportunities are

coordinated through the approval of the

St. Tammany Parish School Board.

Special Events Only a few events in Slidell’s cultural

season require a ticket. On Oct. 25,

Ken Waldman, Alaska’s fiddling poet,

will be joined by some of Louisiana’s >>

favorite Cajun musicians for a dynamic

literary and musical performance in

the Slidell Municipal Auditorium. The

critically acclaimed Spencer’s Theatre of

Illusion, which will be held in the Slidell

Municipal Auditorium on Saturday,

March 23, 2013, is a high-tech stage

show with dazzling special effects.

For more information on any of the above

events, call the City of Slidell’s Department of

Cultural & Public Affairs at 646-4375 or visit

the city’s website at slidell.la.us.

SLIDELL Little TheaterIn September, the Slidell Little

Theatre presents Willy Wonka Sept.

1-9 and A Year with Frog and Toad

Sept. 15-16 and 22-23. The timeless

story of the candy man and his quest

to find an heir is sure to delight the

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.

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kid in everyone. Arnold Lobel’s story

follows best friends Frog and Toad

through four fun-filled seasons. The

theatre’s October feature is Pippin, a

musical about a young prince and heir

to Charlemagne who must come to

terms with all that life throws his way.

It features an energetic, pop-influenced

score and infectious dance numbers.

Pippin is Oct. 12-13, 19-21 and 26-28.

To reserve tickets, call 641-0324. For more

information, visit SlidellLittleTheatre.org.

LOUISIANA PHILHARMONIC

ORCHESTRAThe Louisiana Philharmonic

Orchestra’s 2012-2013 northshore season

begins on Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. with

Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 at First Baptist

Church in Covington. On Nov. 9 at 7:30

p.m., enjoy Symphonic Brass at the same

venue. The orchestra’s holiday offering, A

Baroque Christmas, on Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m.

will be at St. Timothy United Methodist >>

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Church in Mandeville. The New Year

brings several events, including a Spanish

Evening with Pepe Romero on Jan. 11,

Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony on Feb. 22,

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 on

March 8, French Masters on May 10 and

Swing in the Pines on May 11. The LPO’s

Some Enchanted Evening concert in Slidell

will be held April 20. For more information,

call (504)523-6530 or visit lpo.org.

Culture SplashThis year’s Culture Splash features

the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m. In case

of rain, the event will be moved to Oct.

21. Culture Splash is at Lakeshore Drive

and Coffee Street. Call 624-3147 or visit


NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART

On Sept. 8 at 11 a.m., the New

Orleans Museum of Art presents

Saturday Storyquest, a new family

program in which professional authors,

actors and artists bring the world of

children’s literature to NOMA. Ralston

Crawford Jazz is an exhibit that considers

the relationships between music,

photography, painting, drawing and film

as they intersect in Crawford’s work in

New Orleans. The exhibition is on view

until Oct. 14. From Sept. 7 through

Dec. 2, the exhibit Photography, Sequence,

& Time will explore how photographers

throughout time have sought to

overcome the narrative limitations of

the single photographic image through

photographic sequences that create

meaning through a succession of images.

NOMA will celebrate Ida Kohlmeyer’s

100th Anniversary Sept. 28 through

December with a display of works in the

permanent collection that highlight the

arch of her artistic career. The museum’s

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture

Garden is sure to provide an undeniably

romantic setting during the eighth

annual LOVE in the Garden celebration

on Friday, Sept. 28. Japan Fest will take

place on Saturday, Oct. 20. Starting

at 10 a.m., visitors can experience a

day full of martial arts demonstrations,

performances, exhibits and hands-on

activities. From Nov. 11 through Jan.

27, NOMA is proud to present the

exhibit Lifelike, which is organized by

the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis,

Minn. This exhibition showcases works

from the 1960s to the present by more

than 35 artists who use scale, unusual

materials and sly contextual devices to

probe the “authenticity” of commonplace

objects. For up-to-date information, please

go to noma.org or call (504) 658-4100.

NEW ORLEANS BALLET ASSOCIATION

The New Orleans Ballet Association

kicks off its season at the Mahalia

Jackson Theater with Pilobolus on Oct.

20 at 8 p.m. The 2012-2013 season

also features Ballet Hispanico and the

Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra at the Mahalia

Jackson Theatre on Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. and

Jessica Lang Dance on Jan. 18-19 and

Jan. 20 at the New Orleans Center for

Creative Arts’ Freda Lupin Memorial

Hall. On Feb. 23 at 8 p.m., NOBA

welcomes the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet,

which is dedicated to commissioning

new work from top international

choreographers. The season concludes

with the Martha Graham Dance Company

on March 23 at 8 p.m. at the Mahalia

Jackson Theater. For more information

or to purchase season tickets, call NOBA

at (504) 522-0996, Ext. 201, or visit

nobadance.com.

FANFARE AND THE COLUMBIA THEATERAs Fanfare, Southeastern Louisiana

University’s annual October celebration >>

LOVE in the Garden.

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of the arts, humanities and social sciences, enters

its 27th season, it will once again showcase music,

theater, lectures, films, children’s events, art exhibits

and more. First on tap is Southeastern Opera/

Theatre Workshop’s presentation of The Light in

the Piazza Sept. 27- 28 in Columbia Theatre for

the Performing Arts at 7:30 pm. Also in the theater

category is Southeastern Theatre’s presentation of

Murderous Innocent by Tommy Jamerson on Oct.

9-12 in Vonnie Borden Theatre.

The 2012-13 regular season of Columbia

Theatre offers something for everyone with

everything from acrobats to math magic to musical

twins. The season opens Oct. 2 with MatheMagic, a

show that promotes math skills and problem solving

through visuals, history, language and world-

class entertainment. Back on Oct. 10 by popular

demand is the always-funny Capitol Steps, a group

of former Senate staffers who set out to satirize the

very people and places that employed them. For

more information on the Columbia Theatre season,

contact the administrative office at 543-4366, and check

southeastern.edu/fanfare for the Fanfare schedule.

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JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY

The Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s

northshore season begins Friday, Oct. 19, with

the Pasta & Puccini fundraiser and performances

of Driving Miss Daisy at the North Star Theatre in

Mandeville on Oct. 19-21 and at Columbia Theatre

in Hammond on Oct. 26-28. Other events on this

year’s schedule include Frost v. Nixon on Nov. 9-18

and Avenue Q on Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3, both at

the North Star Theatre. For detailed information, call

(504) 885-2000 or visit jpas.org.

FALL FOR ARTOn Saturday, Oct. 20, downtown Covington

comes to life with the 22nd Annual Fall for Art. New

work by dozens of artists from around the Southeast

Region will be showcased during this outdoor event,

which includes family-friendly activities, live music,

gallery openings, art demonstrations and fine dining.

The St. Tammany Art Association has

collaborated with the New Orleans Museum of Art

to bring the featured exhibition, Specters, Saints and

Spirits: Discoveries from the New Orleans Museum of

Art, to the northshore Oct. 13 through Nov. 3. The

exhibition will feature cemetery-themed artwork

from NOMA’s permanent collection. All events are

free and open to the public. For more information,

or to become a sponsor or volunteer, contact the St.

Tammany Art Association at 892-8650 or email info@

sttammanyartassociation.org.

SOUTHERN REP THEATERAs New Orleans’ only year-round professional

theatre, Southern Rep offers new plays and the best

of Broadway and off-Broadway. The theatre’s 2012-

2013 schedule includes A Christmas Carol by Doris

Baizely Nov. 23 through Dec. 16; Pride & Prejudice,

Jan. 9-25; The Fifth Kingdom by John Biguenet March

23 through April 14; Next to Normal, May 15 through

June 9; and the world premier of Freedom July 10-28.

To find out more, visit southernrep.com.

NEW ORLEANS OPERAPlácido Domingo is featured in the New Orleans >>

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Opera’s gala performance for one night only on Oct. 12 at

the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts. Other

performances include Rossini’s The Barber of Seville on Nov. 16

and 18, Saint-Saën’s Samson and Delilah on March 15 and 17 and

Puccini’s Madame Butterfly on April 12 and 14.

Opera on Tap has performances in New Orleans, but

your thirst can be quenched on the northshore at the Abita

Brew Pub on Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 7, Feb. 20 and March

20. The concert is free, casual and lasts about 90 minutes. For

more information, call (504) 529-2278 or (800) 881-4459 or visit

neworleansopera.org. To make reservations with Abita Brew Pub,

call 892-5837.

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MADISONVILLE RESIDENT JANE HARVEY has

written four inspirational books and just completed

her fifth. She is quick to dispel any idea that she is

exceptional, however. “Oh my goodness, I’m a very

ordinary person!” Jane exclaims. “I’m a wife (for 33

years), mother of four and a grandmother. When the

kids were growing up, I did all the mom things, like

volunteering at school and working with non-profits.”

So how does this ordinary woman—who’d never

written anything in her life—pen five books? It all

started with an e-mail and a desire to offer comfort.

In 2002, Jane’s sister, Mary, told her of a very

close friend whose mom had suffered a stroke.

Overwhelmed with compassion, Jane e-mailed a

message of encouragement. “I wrote that she should

tell her mom to ask God for help. I went on to

list all the things she should ask him for. As I was

writing, something extraordinary happened. I felt

overwhelmed by God’s presence.” Closing the e-mail,

Jane opened a blank document.

For the next hour, her fingers flew across the

keyboard as the idea, the words and even the ending

for Ask Him for Encouragement, her first book,

flowed. Jane’s sister, Sally, read what she’d written

and told her it should be published. On fire to get

her message out to others who were hurting, Jane

and her sister looked into self-publishing, something

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Inspired

Jane Harvey’s books offer comfort

through faith

by Karen B. Gibbs

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that Mele’s Printing in Covington made

a reality.

Jane marketed the book through

local retailers and soon had a fan

base. One such admirer, Lou Babin,

asked Jane to write another book, one

that would help him as he battled

end-stage cancer. Jane optimistically

thought this second book would

flow just as easily as the first. “I kept

waiting to be whammed, but nothing

happened. Frustrated, I asked God for

help. He answered me on a day when

my schedule was entirely booked.

All of a sudden, everyone started

cancelling.” Once her day was free

from appointments, Jane experienced a

welling up within her, the same feeling

that prompted her to write her first

book. “I now recognize this as the Holy

Spirit moving me.”

Jane drove to the grounds of St.

Joseph Abbey, where she wrote non-

stop. By the time she finished, Ask Him

for Hope, her second book, was nearly

complete. She wasted no time making

a copy for Lou, to whom she dedicated

the book. “I felt blessed that he was able

to read it before he died. That’s the kind

of thing that happens when we let God

direct our lives. His timing is always

perfect.”

Soon followed Thank Him—Living

Life with an Attitude of Gratitude and

Saints Alive, a compilation of wisdom

from the saints. Her most recent work,

Ask Him for Courage with Cancer, is

especially dear to her heart. Having lost

both parents to the killer disease, Jane

is passionate about helping people cope

with cancer. In preparation for this

book, she read everything she could

about it. “I wanted to understand what

people had to go through.”

Despite extensive research, when

she received the final draft from the

publisher, Jane had an overwhelming >>

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feeling that it wasn’t finished. She prayed

for guidance. After three months, she felt

directed to put devotionals for reflection

at the end of each thought. “The minute

I started writing, I knew this was right.”

Ask Him for Courage has 52 meditations

that help cancer patients find a higher

purpose in their experiences—from hair

loss to chemo. Also included is a personal

journal that provides cathartic writing

opportunities.

Of all the questions cancer patients

have, the last devotional Jane wrote

addresses the “elephant in the room:” If

God can do anything, why did he let me

have cancer? Using wisdom garnered

from years of yielding to God’s will, Jane

responds that we cannot see the big

picture, so we have to trust—even when

it doesn’t make sense.

Jane learned to rely on God years

ago. A new member of a local Christian

women’s club, she saw something

different in the ladies there—and she

wanted it, too. They didn’t just have

religion—they had a relationship with

God. As Jane grew closer to God, she

became filled with peace, introduced

family prayer time into her home and

started making church a priority with

her husband and children. Nearly 20

years later, Jane still immerses herself

daily in conversation with God, feeling

his presence. “I passionately desire to

be the best person God created me to

be. That’s all he wants from us. Yield

to God, and you’ll do what you never

dreamed you could.

Jane’s books can be found at Café

Rani, Braswell’s, Simple Goodness, Angels

of Peace and Mule’s Religious. Watch Jump

Start with Jane, her 90-second inspirational

message, on weekdays at 8:00 a.m. on

WLAE-TV, or at TheDailyMass.com.

For speaking engagements, e-mail Jane at

[email protected].

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Until recently (like many of you, I’m sure), I’d

never seen a game of polo and didn’t know it was

played in this area. That changed after I paid a visit to

Innisfree Farm in Folsom and watched the Innisfree

Polo Tournament.

Finding my way there was made more difficult

by a GPS that seems to have a mind of its own. After

I saw the championship stage being hauled behind a

pickup truck, I knew I was on the right track. To my

surprise, I was greeted with a spectacular view of a

massive 10-acre field and gorgeous green grass in all

directions.

I was welcomed by the sound of nine massive

horses galloping across the field. The closest thing

I can compare it to is the sound of a thunderstorm

rumbling in the distance and slowly growing louder.

Needless to say, I was already impressed.

I was relieved to discover that polo really isn’t a

particularly complicated game. What helped me was

having other people ask questions and also having

an announcer who was more than happy to answer

them on the speakers.

The polo field can become quite worn during a

match. Luckily for the players, the audience shares

the responsibility for the field. During half time, it’s

traditional for the audience to perform what is known

as “divot stomping.” Music kicks on, and the audience

takes to the field to stomp the divots back into place.

The only trick is to watch out for the occasional

“steamer,” as our announcer put it. More than anything

though, stomping the divots helps keep the field safe to

play on.

Polo is renowned for being one of the most

dangerous games played today. When I asked player

Kristin Watson about the dangers, she only smiled.

Despite the dangers, Kristin encourages her children

to play, as it provides good outdoor fun for her

family. During her three years of playing polo, Kristin

has played at numerous locations, but the northshore

is one of her favorites. “The northshore is more family

oriented, and everyone is very friendly.”

After the tournament, I had a chance to speak

with Jennifer Rice. Owner (with husband Tim) of

Innisfree Farm, she is also one of the leaders of the

New Orleans Polo Club. “It’s the best place in the

South to learn how to play,” says Jennifer.

I was curious about playing an organized sport

from the back of a horse. How do you handle playing

with a creature that has a mind of its own? Jennifer

introduced me to David Fennelly of Summergrove

Farms, who had the perfect answer. “When you play

long enough with a pony, they learn to play with you.

If you hit a ball the same way 96 times, they begin

to learn how you want them to turn.” In a sense, you

are no longer playing on a pony, but rather playing

with the pony.

If you would like to try playing polo, the New

Orleans Polo Club is always open to new members. But

if you’re looking for an exciting spectator experience,

don’t miss the Junior League of Greater Covington’s

Harvest Cup Polo Classic 2012 on Oct. 21.

by Derric BoudreauxGetting to Know Polo

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3 Letter from the President 4 Harvest Cup Polo Classic

2012 Committees 6 Every Man a King New Orleans Polo Club

president David Fennely. 10 Polo Artists 14 Event Sponsors 15 The Nuts and Bolts of Polo 16 Polo INsider Dr. Lori Summers. 18 Polo Flourishes Selected from the Silent

Auction Tent. 22 One Special Horse

Bonny Barry’s Valentino.

Dear Friends,

The Junior League of Greater Covington is delighted to announce our 16th

Annual Harvest Cup Polo Classic, which will be held on October 21, 2012, at

Leah Farm in Folsom. Polo is our major fundraiser, providing crucial funds to

support our community projects.

Our members have responded to the call to move our mission forward

by providing valuable services through our numerous endeavors. Proceeds

from Polo allow JLGC to continue our good works. Our members continue to

touch lives by promoting childhood literacy though our participation in the

nationwide Read for the Record event each October, providing community

assistance grants and volunteers to New Heights Therapeutic Riding

Center, and focusing on health issues with our Annual Spring Stomp 5K

and Fun Run. Our Career Corner committee provides essential services

by assisting women in difficult economic circumstances to transition into

the workforce by offering wardrobe consultation, outfits, accessories,

job-interviewing skills and guidance. Career Corner’s Project Prom helps

junior and senior year high school girls in financial need enjoy an evening at prom by

supplying these young ladies with dresses, shoes and other accessories.

Plans are in the works for our signature project, the future Children’s Museum

of St. Tammany. JLGC is pleased to be a community partner with Children’s

Museum, which promises a facility with permanent and national traveling exhibits,

an outdoor theater and a Children’s Village. A compliment to the anticipated

Children’s Museum of St. Tammany is JLGC’s Museum Without Walls, an outreach

where league members visit area schools and attend community events to spread

the word about the Children’s Museum with hands-on learning experiences.

Through the continued support of our sponsors, patrons and dedicated

league members, JLGC is able to accomplish our mission of promoting

voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving our community

through leadership of our trained volunteers. We achieve these successes

with the help of our community partners – Dunavant Wealth Services, Inside

Northside, Champagne Beverage, Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry and United Way,

and through our Polo Advisory Council – who supports us, the “Women Building

Better Communities.” We are grateful for the JLGC Polo Committee; our Polo

Committee Coordinators, Stephanie Dupepe, Jennifer Fandal and Brandi Bellina;

and all of our members who unselfishly dedicate many hours of service to our

league and to making Polo the magnificent and elegant event it is.

We welcome you to join us for our exciting Polo match coupled with a day of

culinary delights, divot stomping, the Pretty Woman Hat Contest, and visiting with

friends old and new. The members of the Junior League of Greater Covington

are grateful for your support of our 2012 Harvest Cup Polo Classic.

Sincerely,

Cindy Petry

President, 2012-2013

Junior League of Greater Covington

Harvest Cup Polo Classic 2012

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Harvest Cup polo ClassiC 2012 3

Back row (left to right): Susan

Leonard, Mary Culpepper, Chad Berg (Lee

Michaels), Marie Growden, Cheryl Haspel,

John Johnson (Lee Michaels), Cindy

Petry, Jennifer Fandal, Eric Dunavant

(Dunavant Wealth Management). Middle

row: Carrie Bardwell, Jaime Burchfield

(United Way), Beth VanDeldon, Vee Pigg,

Leslie Robinson, Crystal Cook, Ashly

Guillot, Jennifer Rice (Innisfree Farm),

Stephanie Dupepe. Front row: Celia

Palazzo, Fonda Brennan, Janice Perkins.

The Five-Timers’ Club.

(Polo Committee members

who have served for

five or more years.)

Back row (left to right):

Stephanie Dupepe, Marie

Growden, Kelly Wollfarth, Ashly

Guillot. Front: Janice Perkins.

Harvest Cup Polo Classic 2012 Committee and Polo

Advisory Counci

Get Your Harvest Cup Polo Classic

Tickets Now!October 21, 11:30am-5:30pm

General Admission Ticket $100

VIP Lounge Access Ticket $25

Reserved Table for 6 $750

Go to www.jlgc.net to purchase tickets.

The Junior League of Greater Covington is an organization of women committed to promoting

voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is

exclusively educational and charitable.

Mission Statement

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A Stroll Through Polo

by Stephen Faure

CALLED “THE SPORT OF KINGS,” polo isn’t just for royalty.

That’s the good news that the New Orleans Polo Club and its

president, David Fennelly, want everyone to know.

Fennelly not only heads up the polo club, which is one

of the sponsors of the Junior League of Greater Covington’s

Harvest Cup Polo Classic, but he and his partner, Carlos

Sanchez, are the new owners of Leah Farms, the venue for

the event.

David and Carlos purchased Leah Farms earlier this

year from John Melton. Melton’s hospitality has benefited

many over the years, not only by hosting the Harvest Cup

Polo Classic, but by also providing facilities at Leah Farms

for New Heights Therapeutic Riding and through many other

fundraising activities. Carlos and David are committed to

continuing Leah Farms’ support of these worthy causes.

“John and I have been friends for 10 years, and it was

good timing for all involved—John, New Heights, Carlos and

me, and the New Orleans Polo Club,” says Fennelly. “The

stars just aligned for us, and John continues to play polo for

us and is involved in New Heights.”

Polo for Life

It was Melton, in fact, who introduced Fennelly to the sport

several years ago. “I never thought polo was for me. Initially, I

thought it was something you either grew up in or that it was a

very affluent sport,” Fennelly recalls. “John Melton convinced

me one Saturday morning to get on a polo pony. I played, fell

in love with it and the next weekend bought a helmet and the

mallets. So I’ve been playing for seven years.”

Fennelly was no stranger to horses, though. He came to

the United States from Ireland (he speaks with a slight hint of

a brogue, which, he jokes, becomes much more noticeable

as the wine flows) to work in the thoroughbred horse industry.

“Horses have always been part of my life,” he says.

Once out of high school, Fennelly began working in

Ireland at Summergrove Farm. When he was able to start

Every Man a King New Orleans Polo Club

president David Fennelly

Get an up-close look at champions in the Parade of Breeds.

Event festivities kick off at 11:30am.

Food, drinks and fun are staples of the Harvest Cup.

Enjoy the Food Tent filled with a sumptuous buffet.

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his own farm in Folsom, which he and Sanchez call home

now, Fennelly passed the name along to it. But it’s every

European’s dream, at least in the horsey set, to be part of

the Lexington, Ky., thoroughbred scene. Fennelly got his

opportunity and landed at Spendthrift Farm, one of the most

prestigious operations in horse racing.

“In the thoroughbred magazines I read back in Ireland,

if you open the centerfold pages, the pictures were all from

farms in Lexington,” he says. “I found a great opportunity

after all the years in Ireland looking at all the glossy

magazines. I was lucky enough to get a job at Spendthrift

Farm. I started at age 21 mucking out stalls, which is the only

way you get started at a farm like that.”

Fennelly was, as he says, “5-foot-4 and a skinny little

kid, and everyone thought I had to be a jockey.” But that

was not the case; although he galloped horses, Fennelly

never rode in a race. “I was greatly interested in the

breeding side. That’s what I did.”

A horse-owning client who was involved in exporting

coal on the Mississippi River offered Fennelly a job in New

Orleans. He came down to Louisiana and worked hard

with great success. Fennelly went on to become founder

and director of Associated Terminals, which specializes in

transloading bulk cargo (to and from barges and ocean-

going vessels, for example), such as coal and grain, on the

river. He is also a founder and director of Turn Services, a

barge fleeting and cleaning operation.

The New Orleans Polo Club

While Fennelly and Sanchez do maintain an interest

in breeding, selling and racing thoroughbreds as part

of Summergrove Farm’s operation, it’s the playing and

promoting polo that Fennelly finds most worthwhile. The

New Orleans Polo Club’s phenomenal growth over the past

few years reflects his infectious enthusiasm for the sport. He

and club manager Doug Parsons have been working hard

to make polo as inclusive a sport as possible.

“The great news is that Prince Charles plays polo. The

unfortunate thing is the message that polo is for princes

that one gets subliminally—that it’s not for you or me,” says

Fennelly. The New Orleans Polo Club now has 70 members

on its roster from all sorts of professional, economic and

equine-related backgrounds.

“We have people who never rode but loved the idea

of polo. They come and learn to ride and then learn to play

polo,” Fennelly says. “Vice-versa, people who were quite

good riders but had never picked up a mallet have taken to

the game. Anybody can play polo.”

Parsons says, “We’ve gotten involved with some of the

hunter-jumper and dressage ladies in this area. They’ve started

playing polo and have introduced their friends to it. We probably

have almost as many women playing as we do men. It’s not just

here—there’s a lot more women involved with polo nationwide.”

Owning everything you need by way of horses (polo-

playing horses are affectionately called “ponies,” although

they are full-sized animals) and equipment may be an

investment a player can make down the road but, Parsons

notes, that is not a requirement to start riding and learning the

game. “Initially, it’s very doable. The polo club will provide you

with a pony; you can start and can take a lesson.”

“It’s similar to boating,” adds Fennelly. “You don’t have

to own a big boat and sail every weekend. You can sail

occasionally with friends.”

The New Orleans Polo Club season runs when the weather

is cooler and drier around the northshore. “We start early- to

mid-March and play through the last weekend in June. We take

off July and August and play September through the end of

November,” says Parsons. Tournaments and matches are held

on weekends, and there is a practice session on Wednesdays

for any members who are able to attend.

Just as most clubs have golf and tennis pros to help

people develop their game, the New Orleans Polo Club

counts several professional players from Argentina as

members. Summergrove Farm has pro Fernando Ayala

Visit the Art Gallery Tent.

Dance to the music of Karma!

From the sidelines you’ll feel the power of the game.

Patrons stomp the divots to preserve the playing field.


on staff. “Some of the best players in the world are from

Argentina,” says Fennelly. “In Argentina, polo is something

that’s part of many people’s lives. There’s a lot of land and a

lot of horses, and they start playing polo early in life.”

Fennelly explains that professional polo players are hired

to boost the level of the game. “We usually anchor the teams

around them. They’re there to open up the game and hit the

ball to you, to give you an opportunity to develop your play.”

Polo handicaps indicate how good a player is. A beginner is a

-2, the best in the world is a 10. “The pros here are 2, 3 and 4

handicaps. They’re very good players,” Fennelly notes.

Fields of Folsom

Here’s a fun fact: the northshore area boasts six times

more polo fields than all of Los Angeles. Six to one, to be exact.

While L.A. once had 25 fields back in the Hollywood heydays

of the 1930s and ’40s, real estate developments gobbled them

all up, leaving only one, the legacy of Will Rogers at his former

Pacific Palisades ranch, now a state park.

Northshore-area polo grounds are gaining a reputation

as some of the best in the country. The right combination

of sun, rain and soil makes for great turf, as players visiting

from out of state learn quickly.

The New Orleans club owns no fields itself, but plays at

Leah Farms and an adjacent field recently developed, which

has been christened Summergrove Field by its owners, an

homage to their Summergrove Farm a few miles up the

road. Club members Jennifer and Tim Rice, who have been

leaders in promoting the sport of polo on the northshore for

years, Fennelly says, host matches at nearby Innisfree Farm.

Matches are also held at Dr. Buddy Terrel’s farm on Military

Road. Renowned equine veterinarian Dr. Jay Addison (and

longest-playing member of the club—since 1977) hosts play

at Pine Knoll Farm in Independence. The club also plays in

Columbia, Miss., at the farm of member Bill Simmons.

“It’s very exciting,” Fennelly says. “We’re getting national

attention for Folsom polo that we’ve never had before.

We’re featured in magazines. Quality players and high-level

professionals are now coming here to play and teach polo.

It’s really a first for Folsom.”

Live to Ride

Fennelly has been involved with New Heights

Therapeutic Riding Center for many years and is pleased

to continue supporting it as an owner of Leah Farms by

providing a home for it for the future. It’s all about giving

everyone an opportunity to ride.

“Spending time with friends and family and other riders

is one of our visions for Leah Farms,” he says. “Everybody

has the opportunity to ride, whether you’re a polo player or

somebody who’s dealing with a disability.” Leah Farms also

began hosting a polo event in 2011 to raise funds for the LSU

AgCenter’s equine extension programs.

Likewise, the New Orleans Polo Club is thrilled to support

the Junior League of Greater Covington in making its biggest

fundraising event possible. “The partnership between the New

Orleans Polo Club and the Junior League is crucially important

to both organizations, and it’s greatly appreciated by the New

Orleans Polo Club., Fennelly says. W”e’re delighted to be

teamed up with the Junior League. They have helped in making

so many people in the community aware that polo is here, it’s

enjoyable, it’s colorful and it’s accessible.”

To learn more about the New Orleans Polo Club

and opportunities to learn how to play polo, go to

NewOrleansPoloClub.com or visit the club’s Facebook page.

Excellent silent and live auctions raise funds for outreach projects

of the Junior League.

Cocktails and specialty drinks flow all afternoon.

A visit to the VIP Lounge and a fine cigar might be in order!

There is spirited competition in the Pretty Woman Fancy Hat Contest.


EACH YEAR, the JLGC Harvest Cup Polo

Classic gives art-loving polo aficionados the

chance to bid on and own works of art from

some of the northshore’s best artists. This

year, Mary deSilva’s Harvest Cup Polo poster

piece and works donated by 14 other artists

will be up for auction. Here’s the scoop on the

talented, and generous, donors.

Poster artist Mary deSilva

Self-taught Louisiana artist Mary deSilva

resides in Mandeville. She is a freelance

acrylic-painting teacher who stresses “art as

therapy” in her classes. Mary uses art as a way

of relieving stress and celebrating the whimsy

and beauty of family, Louisiana, architecture

and wildlife. marydesilva.weebly.com.

Rhonda Alleman

Rhonda Alleman always knew she would

one day pick up a paintbrush. Now able to

explore her artistic longing, she sees things

in a fresh context, as if for the first time. Using

layers of glazed acrylics and other elements,

Rhonda conveys the sublime aspects of simple

life experiences. Her art can be found at Rug

Chic in Mandeville.

Gretchen Armbruster

Gretchen Armbruster employs many

media to create everything from portraits

to abstract art. Her projects include three

Crescent City Classic posters, illustrations

for the Bacchus organization and art seen

in the movie He Said, She Said. Gretchen’s

work can be found in Mandeville, New

Orleans and Park City, Utah. She is also

represented by Taylor Clark Gallery in Baton

Rouge and Southern Breeze in Jackson, Miss.

armbrusterartworks.com.

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Jenna Lee Baker

Covington resident Jenna Lee Baker is an art

major at Southeastern Louisiana University, where

she explores the many facets of her artistic ability.

With a strong interest in competition and a love of

natural dynamics, Jenna is attempting to master all

aspects of her true passion—sculpting. She also

plans to pursue welding professionally and hopes to

further her understanding of painting and drawing.

Dr. Bob

Dr. Bob’s Slidell upbringing shines through

in his often humorous folk art. Visitors to his

Bywater studio are welcomed by the likenesses

of the Honey Island Swamp Monster and Onion

Head, the Boogie Man of Bayou Bonfuca. While

well known for his bottle cap-bedecked signs

commanding “Be Nice Or Leave!” Dr. Bob’s art

encompasses all manner of swamp creatures,

hoodoo and gris-gris. For the full Dr. Bob

experience, visit drbobart.net.

Susan Brechtel

Susan Brechtel holds a degree in fine arts

and design. An exhibiting impressionist landscape

artist for 30 years, she produces beautiful

atmospheric landscapes of the Tchefuncte River.

Susan has worked as a home designer for 20

years and as a kitchen and bath designer at Bella

Cucina for the past seven years. Her paintings can

be seen at 227 Lee Lane in Covington.

Nicole M. Dorignac

Nicole M. Dorignac has painted on and off

her entire life. In 2006, she went back to school

to pursue fine arts. Nicole has spent more than

200 hours in the studio studying oil painting under

Fredrick Guess. Now a full-time artist, Nicole

feels that art is vital to the mind and helpful in

processing emotions that sometimes cannot be

expressed any other way. nmdorignacart.com.

Sally Dunn

Sally Dunn, known for black-and-white

documentary photography and portraiture, is

celebrating her 20th anniversary in business.

Sally expanded her photography to include digital

paintings this past year. This new medium gives

her the opportunity to take her photographic

images and digitally paint them, giving the client a

large-format canvas print that has the look and feel

of a painting. vennorman.com.

Jax Frey

Jax Frey is an award-winning self-taught artist,

life coach and author. She creates bold, highly

textured and inspirational acrylic paintings. Jax’s

work is available at several New Orleans area

locations, including Arabella Fine Gifts & Accents.

artbyjax.com.

John Goodwynne

Although he started painting in 1960 and kept

at it for 10 years, John Goodwynne put his art on

hold while he pursued a career as a homebuilder

for over 30 years. While he paints a variety of

subjects in different media, John’s best known

for his nautical-themed watercolors executed in

a self-described “realistic impressionism” style.

He actively supports community causes through

donations of his paintings; his work was chosen

for the Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival poster

in 2007. His paintings can be seen at the Harbor

Shop in Fairhope, Ala.

Marcia Holmes

Well-known Mandeville abstract impressionist

artist Marcia Holmes has been actively engaged

in equestrian art for more than 10 years. Whether

large oils on canvas or colorful pastels, her

energetic paintings have been exhibited in

museums, galleries and private collections

across the country and in Europe. Her work can

be found at the Garden District Gallery in New

Orleans and Rue du Pont Gallery in Breaux Bridge.

MarciaHolmes.com.

Christie Hughes

New Orleans native Christie Hughes has been

painting since 1986 and specializes in abstract

paintings. Her work has been in movies, galleries,

offices, homes and private collections throughout

the world. Christie is inspired by Claude Monet,

Opposite page:

1. Mary DeSilva

2. Christy Hughes

3. Jenna Lee Baker

4. Sally Dunn

5. Dr. Bob

6. Susan Brechtel

7. John Goodwyne

8. Gretchen Armbruster

9. Marcia Holmes

10. Susan Morgan

11. Lori Seals

12. Jim Sietz

13. Lissa Lee

14. Nicole Dorgniac

15. James Michalopolos

16. Elizabeth Impastato


Peter Max, Picasso and Van Gogh. In addition to

having paintings available for purchase, she also

accepts commissions. artbychristie.me.

Elizabeth Impastato

St. Tammany resident Elizabeth Impastato

uniquely manipulates variations of color and textures

on canvas. Her work has been said to show a

child’s perspective. Elizabeth is most recognized

for her Street Car paintings. Her work appears in

restaurants, businesses and private collections.

impastatogallery.com.

Lissa Lee

Lissa Lee was sketching elaborate stick figures

at age 2, but it wasn’t until 2012 that she finally began

to seriously master her talent under the guidance of

Larry Casso. She was chosen to display her work

in the 2012 Brush with Burden Art Show and Sale

in Baton Rouge and was mentioned in a Times-

Picayune article featuring the Lacombe Art Guild’s

Spring Show. Facebook: Lissa Lee 75.

Susan Morgan

Susan Tullos Morgan has always had a passion

for art and design. Her creativity is inspired by

Covington’s creative community and the Louisiana

surroundings. She enjoys working with mixed media

and incorporating finishes with metal leafing, acid

washes and waxing techniques. Susan’s work

can be found at Brunner Gallery in Covington

and in public, corporate and private collections.

susantullosmorgan.com.

Stephen Rue

Well-known as a New Orleans attorney and

artist, Stephen Rue is also director of the New

Orleans Art Festival, which debuts in 2013. Rue’s

work is available at Bonjour Marketplace in

Covington, Le Boulevard Marketplace in Metairie,

Windsor Fine Art and Forever New Orleans and at

Stephen Rue’s Fine Art Gallery, 4209 Canal St. in

New Orleans. rouxsterart.com.

Stephanie Schoen

Artist and jewelry designer Stephanie Schoen,

the Harvest Cup Polo Classic 2010 poster artist,

lives at the Blue Plate Artist Lofts. Her current works

are cityscapes that randomly juxtapose aspects of

nature and recognizable objects. She also creates

unique wire-wrapped jewelry with vintage beads.

Stephanie’s artwork and jewelry are available at

Welcome Home and garden in Covington and Blue

Plate Gallery in New Orleans. Facebook: Stephanie

Aline Schoen.

Lori Seals

Mandeville resident Lori Seals truly appreciates

Southern art and architecture. An LSU graduate in

design and fine art, Lori works in watercolor, pastels

and oils, painting the essence of New Orleans, Old

Mandeville and the Florida panhandle areas. As a

professional photographer, she captures nature’s

beauty and later transforms these images into

works of art. Lori’s work is available at Arabella Fine

Gifts & Accents and Welcome Home and Garden.

Facebook: Lori Seals Art; lorisealsart.com.

Jim Sietz

Jim Seitz is a self-taught, tonal, contemporary

landscape artist living in the New Orleans area. He

uses acrylic glazing techniques (15 to 20 layers) over

gold- or silver-leaf foregrounds on textured canvas.

Sietz’s colors are blended on the canvas, not the

pallet. He has been a featured landscape artist in

American Art Collector, Western Art Collector and

American Artist magazines. He was selected for

the fourth edition of the International Contemporary

Artists hard-bound book. Jim is represented by

galleries in Santa Fe, La Jolla, Atlanta and Houston.

jimseitz.com.

Susan Sharp

Susan Sharp studied at the University of New

Orleans and the New Orleans Art Institute and was

in the last class graduated from the John McCrady

Art School. The Polo poster artist for 2009, Susan

uses many different media, including oil, watercolor,

acrylic and pencil, to add a local flair to her

paintings, which feature a range of subjects from

still life to jazz. In addition to local galleries, her work

can be found in private residences and businesses,

including the Galleria in Metairie, as murals and

other installations of commercial art.


Cash Sponsors

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Maldonado Dynasty; The Beverly Hills Cigar Brand

Chukker

Latter & Blum Inc. /Realtors • Capital One Bank

The Truitt Law Firm, LLC • Summergrove Farms

Innisfree Farm • Bevolo Gas and Electric Lights

The Heart of the Forest.com • The NORTH Institute

Integrated Insurance Solutions

Lisa Bossier, Realtor Coldwell Banker TEC

Stirrup

Summers Neurosurgery • Mercedes-Benz of New Orleans

Capt. Martin W. Gould Jr. and NOBRA PILOTS

NOLA Lending Group, LLC

Saddle

First Bank and Trust • Bmac Interiors

Divot

Louisiana Lottery

Citizens Bank and Trust

Lakeview Regional Medical Center

2012 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

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Fine Jewelers & Distinctive Gifts

Special Thanks to Our In-Kind Donors

David Fennelly for providing the polo field and patron party location.

Maldonado Dynasty; The Beverly Hills Cigar Brand for VIP Lounge cigars.

Fresh Market for the beautiful arrangements for the reserved tables.

Zondra White Jones of Soul Revival for singing the National Anthem.

Northshore Satellites For VIP Lounge audio/visual. • Brenda Sison Photography for event photos.

Omni Storage for storage of silent auction items. • H2O for VIP Lounge services.

NorthshoreLinks.com; GNOLinks.com and BatonRougeLinks.com for internet advertising.

MPress and Brennan’s for the printing services.

Hammond High School for the Color Guard.

Food & Beverage 2012

ACME Oyster

Annadele’s Plantation

Beau Chêne Country Club

Bistro Byronz

Bosco�s Italian Café

Café Lynn

Carmelo Ristorante

Cat’s Meow

Champagne Beverage

Coca Cola Refreshments

The Cocoa Bean Bakery & Café

Copelands of New Orleans

Covington Brewhouse

Don’s Seafood Hut

Friend’s Coastal Restaurant

Honey Baked Ham

K Gee’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar

Ketel One Vodka

La Provence

Longhorn Steakhouse

McAlister’s Deli

Mellow Mushroom

Menchies Frozen Yogurt

N’Tini’s New Orleans Steak & Martinis

Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt

Old New Orleans Rum

Stone Creek Club & Spa

T Rivers Bar and Grill

Voo Doo BBQ & Grill

Zea’s Rotisserie & Grill

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New Orleans Polo Club manager Doug Parsons

explains the game in a nutshell.

Our whole polo world is first and foremost about safety

for the players and the horses. You have eight guys running

30 mph on horses, and a player or horse can get hurt.

Enjoyment comes second.

The field is 300 yards long by 160 yards wide. The play

periods are called chukkers. We play four-chukker polo—

four seven-and-a-half-minute periods with four minutes in

between, except between chukkers two and three, which

is 10 minutes. It normally takes an hour to an hour and 15

minutes to play each match.

There are four players on a team. The numbers

on the players are one to four. Number one is the most

offensive position and plays upfront. Three is most like the

quarterback; he’s the play maker. Four is called the “back,”

and his job is to stay to the back; if the other team gets the

ball, he defends the goal. He’s very mobile, though—he’s

not sitting in the middle of the goal posts like a soccer or

hockey goalie.

The Harvest Cup and a number of our other games

have an announcer who explains the game to the audience

so it’s not just watching a bunch of horses chasing a ball

around a field.

The general theory is that you “make a train.” If the

number one has the ball and misses, he should continue to

go up and let the number two hit to him. Normally, the three

or the four will hit up and pass to the player in front of them.

The clock is stopped for penalties. Penalties are

normally called for someone crossing what’s called the line

of the ball, which is the direction the ball is travelling. You

have to be on that line to have a play on the ball. It’s not

safe to cut across the field at a 90-degree angle and take

the ball away. It’s like the interstate. You can be in one of

two lanes, but you better be parallel to each other and not

cut across the median.

It’s not a free-for-all. It’s all about safety.

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DR. LORI SUMMERS SPLITS her neurosurgery

practice between Hammond and Covington,

and sometimes, the world. As a commander in

the U.S. Navy Reserve, she returned home in 2010

after being deployed overseas to treat soldiers as

part of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation

Iraqi Freedom.

The Kansas City, Mo., native found her way to

Louisiana and the horse country of the northshore

via her residency in New Orleans. Raised on a

ranch, Dr. Summers has been around horses all of

her life and says she “always did rodeo stuff—trick

riding, barrel racing; that was what we did.”

In Louisiana, she started supporting the Louisiana

Horse Rescue Association by adopting a racehorse and

training it to participate in jumping and trials. She’s

since adopted two more thoroughbreds through the

association and has had success in training one to

take part in her new-found equine passion, polo.

Dr. Summers’ involvement with polo began

with a friend’s invitation to try it out, but she says

she “thought I’d never do that—I’m not that type!”

Joining a growing number of women with a background

in jumping and dressage, she quickly learned that

polo’s reputation as “the sport of kings” is not

so true anymore; many people from diverse

backgrounds enjoy playing. “It was like any

sport. Once I learned to hit the ball, it started

becoming fun, and I started getting into it.”

Dr. Summers says that although she’s

more of a solo competitor by nature, she’s

adapted well to the team aspect of polo. “It’s

camaraderie. You have to take care of your

teammates. You also have to take care of your

horse, and your horse takes care of you.”

She’s played polo all over the country

now, and also in far-off, polo-crazy Argentina. What she

appreciates most about the sport is that it helps her maintain

her life-long love of horses. “For me, the most rewarding

thing since I’ve started was the idea of adopting a horse and

then training it to help others to do the sport. You’re giving

back; you’re providing a job to an animal that will probably be

discarded rather than buying a horse that somebody trained and

wants a lot of money for. That’s more rewarding for me.”

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not pictured • Custom 35” x 43” mirror

made from a New Orleans reclaimed window sash

with antique cream-colored crackle finish, $400.

Northshore Millwork, LLC, Mandeville, 867-1813.

• Custom handmade Lazy Susan fabricated from

reclaimed wood, banded in beautifully oxidized

copper, $300. Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights,

Mandeville, 249-6040. • 24” x 13” green landscape

on wood by artist Lori Sperier. • Northshore

Millwork; a $750 value.

select items from the silentauction tent

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1. Tacori sterling silver crescent link necklace features pendant in sterling silver

and 18kt rose-gold with 17.75ct smoky quartz accented by .30cttw round brilliant-cut

diamonds: chain, $850; pendant, $2,280. Boudreaux’s Fine Jewelers, Mandeville, 626-

1666. 2. Custom monogrammed children’s clothing, gift certificate. Styling Stitches,

stylingstitches.com. 3. Hand-painted Borboleta Wine Cabinet, $499. Pier 1 Imports,

Covington, 898-0728. 4. Autographed Stable to Table Menu Cookbook, Recipes from

around the Equestrian World by Dawn Harris Brown, Christy Sanantonio, $35. Rug Chic,

Mandeville, 674-1070. 5. Authentic handmade Italian pottery; Wyoming pitcher, $450.

Rug Chic, Mandeville, 647-1070. 6. Large hurricane glass set on a Tara Shaw antique

reproduction of a sunburst mirror, and two down-filled linen pillows (not shown), $560.

Bmac Interiors, LLC, Covington, 635-4540. 7. Jewelry box handmade from sinker cypress,

inlaid with Kingman Turquoise, $125. Marek Woodworks, marekwoodworks.com.

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1. Hammered silver

horseshoe necklace,

$40. Simply Southern,

Covington, 871-1466.

2. Lexington slipcover

chair, $1,050. Bmac

Interiors, LLC, Covington,

635-4540. 3. Women’s

Myka recreational

mountain bike, $525. The

Spokesman, Mandeville,

727-7211. 4. Inglesina

Zuma high chair in black,

$249.99. All About Baby,

Covington, 898-2222. 5.

Nina casserole dish with

three interchangeable

party ornaments, $90.

Simplee Gourmet,


not pictured • ePool

Smart System, $249. Pool Corp,

Covington, 801-5151. • Laser-

cut steel 3D fleur de lis, $75. Elliot

Bowser, L-E-it.com, 788-0424. •

Handmade business card holder

made of sinker cypress inlaid with

amethyst, $25. Marek Woodworks,

marekwoodworks.com.


FOR BONNY BARRY, the coming of October means

the Parade of Breeds is right around the corner.

Barry, owner of Carousel Farms in Folsom, looks

forward to showing off her prize-winning horse,

Valentino, every year.

“Valentino is a beautiful, rare Georgian Grande

with jet-black hair, snow-white stockings and mane,

and a black-and-white tail,” says Barry. “He is a trick

horse and entertains children with disabilities across

Louisiana.”

The Junior League of Greater Covington hosts the

Parade of Breeds during its annual Harvest Cup Polo

Classic—this year on Sunday, October 21, at Leah

Farms in Folsom.

Barry has been involved with the Parade of

Breeds since it began almost 20 years ago. “The horse

industry in Louisiana is so dynamic. The Parade of

Breeds gives horse lovers an opportunity to show off

the beauty of their horses,” she says.

Approximately 15 of Louisiana’s best champion

horses and their owners travel from all over the state to

participate in the event. Each horse is presented in a

30-60 second demo during which the announcer reads

a description of the horse and identifies its owner. All

types of horses are represented, including hunters,

jumpers, draft horses, both English and Western style

horses and even miniature horses. “The owners have

a tremendous love for these animals, and we are

proud to let people enjoy our horses,” says Barry.

At her farm in Folsom, Barry gives riding

lesson, trains trick and liberty horses and even hosts

children’s birthday parties. Some of her horses

are a part of New Heights Therapeutic Riding, an

organization that uses horses to help individuals

overcome emotional, learning or physical disabilities

through therapeutic riding. For individuals involved

in the program who cannot ride the horses,

simply petting and spending time with them help

tremendously. “The children really benefit from the

magic of these horses,” says Barry. “The horses are so

intelligent; they understand commands just by using

body language.”

For Barry, training and showing horses is more

than just a hobby; her passion for horses is truly

inspiring. “The emotional bond I have with my horses

is magical. I trust them. My grandmother put me on my

first horse when I was in diapers. I never quit and don’t

plan to quit until the day I die.”

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final selections are made. Because of the vast quantity

of selections available in every facet of the home building

process, it is very important to begin narrowing choices down

in the planning stage to make sure the finished product is

both comfortable and pleasing to the homeowner.

While working with a client on space planning and

creating places for existing furniture, future purchases are

taken into consideration so old and new will blend together.

“As we work with clients, we get a real sense of how they live,

what is important to them and how they want their home to

function,” says Bajon.

Linda Mire, who has been working

with the EMB Interiors team for nine years

on various projects, is using them on her

new home construction. “EMB helped me

put everything together from start to finish.

Ellen re-designed the master bath to

make it more spacious and lighter. She

helped me to visualize each room and

took the stress away from me by making

the whole process enjoyable. EMB

Interiors has saved me money on this and

other projects. They are a very good team

to work with,” says Mire.

EMB Interiors is located at

4510 Hwy. 22 in Mandeville,

985-626-1522. embinteriors.com.

“Creating a comfortable home

for our clients is always our main

goal,” says EMB Interiors owner

Ellen Bajon. “Whether we are helping

them plan from the ground up or

re-designing one room, we are there

to help every step of the way. We start

by creating or evaluating the plans

long before construction begins.”

The EMB Interiors team likes to

work alongside the architect and/

or builder at the start of a project to

ensure a cohesive and comfortable

end product. By working with a client

from the beginning, they are able to

recommend and obtain bids from

sub-contractors as well as identify

potential costly mistakes before

B U S I N E S S P R O F I L E

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$49.95. Florist of Covington, 892-7701. 2. Put your drink

here. Botticino marble coasters, which, when combined, are

a map of Lake Pontchartrain, $50. Niche, Mandeville, 624-

4045. 3. Music of the night. 4 ft.-11in. polished ebony classic

grand piano, $5,995. Broussard’s Piano Gallery, Slidell, 503-5038.

4. Luxe lighting. Crackle-finished table lamp with gold leaf-and-cream striped

shade by Flambeau, $359. American Factory Direct, Mandeville, 871-0300.

5. Boogie the night away. The Boogie Monster Dance Kit for ages 3-8: book, leggings and CD, $40. The Silver

Plum and 1, 2, Buckle My Shoe, Mandeville, 674-4343. 6. The ultimate party trick. LSU-branded wooden

wine bottle holder, $20. Simply Southern, Covington, 871-1466. 7. Hammer it out! Large hammered stainless

steel bowl with hammered gold-tone interior, $145. EMB Interiors, Mandeville, 626-1522.


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1. Whooo Whooo. Owl vases, starting at $28. deCoeur Gifts &

Home Accessories, Covington, 809-3244. 2. Ghosts, goblins

and witches! Set of three festive stackable cake plates, $150.

Arabella, Mandeville, 727-9787. 3. Poolside glow. Governor

pool house lights in handcrafted copper and brass;

prices starting at $350. Bevolo Gas & Electric

Lights, Mandeville, 249-6040. 4. It’s beginning

to look a lot like fall. 15” orange-flame candle

and glass vase with berry candle ring, $50. Rug

Chic, Mandeville, 674-1070. 5. Have a cold

one. The Yeti Tundra LSU cooler holds 50 gallons

of drinks on ice; available in other team colors;

$359.99. Simplee Gourmet, Covington, 892-8335.

6. Chill out! Tote home your frozen yogurt in this striped Chilly Bliss

insulated bag, $9.99. Pinkberry, Mandeville, 612-7306. 7. Life’s a beach.

Locally handmade turquoise limpet shell treasure box, $275. Welcome

Home and garden, Covington, 893-3933.

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candelabra, $95. Melange by KP, Mandeville,

807-7652. 2. A fan for a fan. Fleur de lis

decorative fan, $99.99. Mandeville Party

Company, 674-1605. 3. Bottoms up! Bottle tree,

available in three sizes, starting at $270. Outdoor Living Center, Covington, 893-8008.

4. Object of the earth. Large handcarved teak bowl, available in various sizes, starting at

$54. the french mix, Covington, 809-3152. 5. Hidden surprises. In Reason 48 in. x 72

in. signed and numbered giclée by artist A. Pyne, $1,140. Georgian Furnishings/Berger

Home, Mandeville, 624-3433. 6. Time-tested. 1920s Belgium oak overseer’s chair with

hand-woven cane seat panel, $325. Lynn Stirling Antiques, Mandeville, 626-7704.

7. The lap of luxury. Bowron single longwooled natural sheepskin area rug; prices starting

at $110. Hestia

Luxury in Linens,

Covington,

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Success in business and success in marriage were

somewhat foretold at an early age for Walter and

Sylvia Berger.

Owners of Georgian Furnishing/Bergerhome

for the past 18 years, Sylvia and Walter are the

type of couple that when you meet them, you’re

not surprised to find them finishing each other’s

sentences.

The pair met while in high school, where they

became sweethearts after being together in the Junior

Achievement program. Sylvia lived in Chalmette;

Walter was a student at Holy Cross High School.

Forty-six years of marriage followed.

“We had a Junior Achievement company; he was

vice president of production, and I was vice president

of sales. We were sponsored by Kaiser Aluminum,”

Slyvia says. Kaiser was one of the area’s biggest

industries at the time.

“We distributed Christmas wrapping foil and

made squeegees and tile ashtrays,” remembers Walter.

“When people still used ashtrays!” chimes in

Sylvia. She notes that their company made a profit,

the best of any JA group up to that time. “It’s really an

amazing thing. My dad was blue collar; my mother

was a school teacher. I had never actually known

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anybody who was in an individual

business. It was intriguing to learn how

it all worked.”

“It felt good. We learned how to

work together and how much fun we

were having together. Lo and behold,

that led to a relationship that’s 46 years

old,” says Walter.

“At least the marriage is 46 years

old,” adds Sylvia.

Walter’s first career was as a CPA. “I

worked for some electronics companies,

doing mostly mergers and acquisitions

of small pieces we could either put

together or break apart.”

Sylvia went back to school later

in life, commuting to and from Baton

Rouge to earn a degree in interior design

from LSU at age 40. The Bergers not

new to the northshore. They’ve lived in

Mandeville, first in Beau Chêne and now

in The Sanctuary, for over 20 years. The

Mandeville location of Bergerhome is,

however, their first business venture on

this side of the lake.

Walter explains how the family—

their son Jay, also a former CPA, is

part owner—got into the furniture

business. “After I finished my work as

a CPA 18 years ago, we started looking

for a business I could buy for myself.

We saw a lot that met some criteria we

had, but mostly, we wanted something

we could enjoy.”

Sylvia adds, “Something we could

look forward to doing every day,

something that we had a passion for.”

Rather than start from scratch, they

tried to find an ongoing business and

undertook a deliberate search “below

the Mason-Dixon line,” Sylvia says,

laughing. They were okay with moving

if they had to, but not out of the South.

As luck would have it, Georgian

Home Furnishings on Jefferson

Highway in New Orleans came up for

sale. Walter says, “I wanted something >>


that was not a startup, that had some

mass—a going concern with some

momentum that I could understand

or knew something about. Suddenly,

there was a company that came on the

market in our backyard. I didn’t know

about the furniture business. I thought I

understood it, but I had Sylvia here …”

“I had sold furniture before going

back to school, but I never thought I’d

be in the retail business again,” Sylvia

remembers.

Walter says he also wanted a

business that would require some

energy. “I decided it just might work

for us if I could orchestrate the design

talent, the energy and my business

acumen so that we could be successful.”

During her design career, Sylvia

had been a customer of Georgian Home

Furnishings. “My feeling was it was a

diamond in the rough. It was rough.

It was—and still is—a warehouse, but

we’ve done a lot with it. It was paneled

walls with fluorescent lighting and some

nice furniture, but a lot of ugly furniture,

too. So we changed it.”

The Bergers were successful in

turning the business around. “It was

a lot of hard work. People say that

business sometimes takes a little luck.

But the harder you work, the luckier

you are,” says Walter. Sylvia notes that

some luck was involved in being in the

right place at the right time.

In any event, Walter says, “We

worked hard over the years to establish

a business that has a good reputation

in the marketplace. We’re selling to

some third-generation customers.

Their mother bought from us, their

grandmother bought from us …”

“And the grandmothers are buying

furniture for the kids now,” laughs

Sylvia, again in perfect sync with her

husband. A licensed interior designer

and ASID member, she brings the


benefit of her years of experience to

each Georgian Furnishing/Bergerhome

customer. “We run this company like

a big design company, but we don’t

charge for the services. The biggest thing

keeping people from buying furniture

is fear about whether it’s going to fit in

a space and work in their house. Our

going into the homes and putting things

together is complimentary, but it’s a

necessary part of selling something that’s

really an investment,” she says.

After years of thinking about

expanding, another year looking for the

perfect location and six more months

of build-out, the Bergers opened a

northshore store in Mandeville this

past spring. They’re carrying the same

quality manufacturers that they’ve been

so successful with on the southshore:

Henredon, Hancock and Moore, Hickory

Chair and Hickory White, and more.

Sylvia says their Northlake

Shopping Center location is ideal. “The

traffic pattern is great. The landlord was

very accommodating and re-did the

façade, gutted the building and polished

the floor to this beautiful-looking

concrete. I designed the floor plan, and

we did everything in an energy-efficient

way with LED lights.”

The Bergers couldn’t be happier—

one reason is that their customers are

thrilled, too. “They tell us, ‘We love your

[first] store, but it’s on the other side of

the lake. We’re glad you’re here,’” Sylvia

says. “The most amazing thing to me,

and to all of us here, is that three out of

four people who walk through the door

say ‘thank you.’ It’s touching. It makes

me cry sometimes.”

Georgian Furnishing/Bergerhome

is located on the northshore in the

Northlake Shopping Center, 1828 N.

Causeway, Mandeville; 624-3433;

georgianfurnishing.com.

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3. Mocha georgette

A-line gown by Kathy

Ireland features ruched

bodice with crisscross

pleating, lace cap sleeves and

deep-v lace neckline, $478. Olivier Couture,

Mandeville, 674-6994. 4. Necklace featuring

recycled paper beads, handmade in Kenya, $10.

All sales directly benefit beaders and artists in two

countries. The Grapevine, Covington, 893-2766.

5. Silk v-neck printed top in taupe, $235. The Mix,

Mandeville, 727-7649. 6. Ladies 18k white-gold

ring; 3.10 carat oval brilliant-cut natural green

sapphire accented by 1.25cttw round brilliant-cut

diamonds, $5,775. De Boscq, Mandeville, 674-0007. 7. Donald

J Pliner ‘LEE’ brown suede elastic sling-back sandal with snake-

stamped wedge, $225. Saint Germain, New Orleans, (504) 522-

1720. 8. MICHAEL by Michael Kors jet set travel bag, $278;

matching jet set wallet, $128. Dillard’s at North Shore

Square Mall, Slidell, 646-0664.

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accented with a single white

pearl and gold-tone cross, $50.

The Lifestyle Store at Franco’s,

Mandeville, 792-0200. 2. Wide-

leg brown-and-cream snake-

print jumper with drawstring

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stone necklace, $279. Lowe’s Jewelers, Mandeville,

845-4653. 2. Black-and-brown leather messenger

bag with adjustable strap and side fringe accent

by Brighton, $210. Accents & Things, Slidell, 649-

4273. 3. Segmented art nouveau-style necklace

in the new alloy of platinum silver by New Orleans

jewelry designer Tom Mathis, $1,250. Symmetry

Jewelers, New Orleans, (504) 861-9925. 4. 100%

cotton vintage charcoal heart tee by Alternative, $25.

Pure Barre, Mandeville, 674-7577. 5. Chiffon-overlay

knee-length dress in sunset tangerine with beaded

waistline by Trina Turk, $338. Fleurt, Covington, 809-

8844. 6. Two-tone dress features sleeveless, deep-v

coral top with multi-brown granite-patterned skirt,

$186. The Villa, Mandeville, 626-9797. 7. Create this

Halloween cutie with fabric and lessons. Precision

Sewing, Covington, 249-6156. 8. Christian Louboutin

Valonana calf/lame multicolor heels, $1,195. Saks Fifth

Avenue, New Orleans, (504) 524-2200.

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with handcrafted charm stones, prices starting at $28. Purple

Armadillo Again, Slidell, 643-2004. 2. Art and Soul burlap

shoulder bag accented with pink pompoms, $25. Blossom Girl,

Mandeville, 662-5065. 3. Silver-tone necklace accented by

beaded stone fringe, $50. Private Beach, Mandeville, 237-6040.

4. Aztec printed long-sleeve, hooded, knee-length cardi by Free People,

$168. All About Me, Mandeville, 845-2424. 5. Two-button, silk-and-

camelhair imperial-blend sports coat with 100% silk rust geometric tie and matching 100% silk rust pocket square:

sports coat, $695; tie, $79.50; pocket square, $18. Jos. A. Bank, Mandeville, 624-4067. 6. CC Skye Love 82

Python-embossed oversized Italian cowhide hobo, $595. Emma’s Shoes, Mandeville, 778-2200. 7. Ladies wide-

band fashion ring with 0.72cttw of round brilliant diamonds set in 14kt yellow gold, $4,500. Champagne Jewelers,

Slidell, 643-2599. 8. Genuine leather 1960 Marley Clutch in Cigar Croco with black rhinestone-studded jaguar clasp

and detachable chain shoulder strap by The House of Harlow, $189. Izabella’s Villa, Slidell, 649-5060.

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charm by local designer Kitzi, $39.99. Perino’s Garden

Center, Metairie, (504) 834-7888. 2. Ladies 14k

white-gold fashion ring with large pear-shaped garnet

accented by 0.25cttw diamonds, $695. Moseley’s

Fine Jewelers, Mandeville, 626-5098.

3. Wine-colored drape-neck top with flutter sleeves

and kimono belt by Arc & Co., $49. Columbia Street

Mercantile, Covington, 809-1789. 4. Sleeveless

terra cotta cocktail dress featuring a peplum detail,

bateau neckline and matching belt by Alfred Sung;

also available in floor length; starting at $224.

Southern Bridal, Mandeville, 727-2993. 5. Silver

chain bracelet with interchangeable stone faces by

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Expressions in Gold, Covington, 982-2317.

6. Prima Donna’s Naboo bra and panty set

in Red Boudoir; breathable fabrics: bra top,

$140; panties, $60. Bra la Vie!, Hammond,

662-5065. 7. Certified vegan Moonstruck

handbag in ginger with metal accents by

Urban Expressions, $86. Paisley, Mandeville,

727-7880. 8. Steve Madden ELISSAA

cognac leather sling-back sandal with tribal

print wedge, $129. Shoeffle, Covington, 898-

6465; Baton Rouge, (225) 761-1105.


Graze, providing inspiration.

Visitors to Michalopoulos’ gallery

and website can get a better idea

of his scope, as his portraits, nudes

and cemetery-scapes make for very

pleasing subjects for his palette. For

many, though, his vibrant architectural

paintings are most familiar. He talks

about how his style developed.

“I can remember feeling that I

wanted to include the spirit as well

as the look of the city. So, for me to

do that, I needed to step out of the

ordinary. Probably because I was

influenced by music, especially listening

to music a lot while I worked, I ended

up doing a musical interpretation of

the buildings. In a sense, people often

say my buildings move and dance,

and I think that’s where I took my

inspiration.” His houses have also been

described as “swaying” and “melting,”

which, when one thinks about it, is

quite the visual accomplishment to

achieve when what he’s made “move”

on canvas has been, in real life, standing

still for two hundred years. It’s almost

like the cartoons where the lights go out,

the people leave the room and every

inanimate object springs to life.

Jazz Fest FavoriteFor many people in the New

Orleans area, the first artwork they

collected may have been one of the New

Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival’s

limited edition posters, five of which

were done by Michalopoulos. “I love

music, first of all,” he says. “It’s a great

opportunity for an artist to contribute

something to the city and the festival; it’s

a big production effort and it’s a great

thing to get engaged in.”

Michalopoulos’ first poster, for the

1998 festival, featured Dr. John. “I went to

visit with Dr. John in New York, to spend

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some time with him, take some photographs and talk

about life a bit. Then I set about doing studies of him; I

did about 10 or 12,” he says of the production process.

“Then I made three or four alternatives. We chose the

one that was coming along the best, and I stayed on that

one until I brought it home.”

He followed up the Dr. John poster with

a poster of Louis Armstrong in 2001; in 2003,

Mahalia Jackson; Fats Domino (titled Fats Domino

Rockin’ to New Orleans) in 2006; and Tousanctified,

Michalopoulos’ 2009 poster featuring Allen Toussaint

playing the keyboard in the French Quarter.

Creative LivingBeing out and about making art for so many

years in a very eclectic city and producing hundreds

of paintings doesn’t mean Michalopoulos takes it all

for granted. When he talks about painting, it’s almost

surprising to hear all of the cares and concerns that

accompany the creative process coming from a very

seasoned and very successful artist. In the end, for

Michalopoulos, however, perseverance pays off.

“As a painter, it’s not as poignant as it used to be.

I used to always feel that every one was a piece of crap

and that I didn’t have any talent and it would never

work out. But at some point, you just go, ‘Well, the

hell with it. I’m going to continue away and just do it.’

“And somehow, you manage by virtue of

your willingness to stay with it, to come out with

something that is hopefully worth looking at. It’s a

very interesting game of trust, a delicate balance of

allowing expression as opposed to controlling it. You

rein herd on it a little bit, you guide it; guide the

energy. Somehow, by staying with it, you get into a

flow and you get lost in the work toward a relatively

free-flowing expression.” He concludes, “Then you’ve

got something.”

Michalopoulos will complete a painting in two

or three days, but lets his work sit in the studio for

a few weeks while he continues to evaluate it. Over

that period of time, he may re-work it substantially

or just touch it up before it goes off to the gallery. To

the discomfort of many a gallery owner, he says he’s

been known to bring in his palette before a show and

correct what he thinks needs correction.

It’s all over for Michalopoulos when someone

takes a painting home, though. And that, as they say,

is a good thing. “It makes me feel happy. First of all,

because it pleases someone. I’m thrilled that someone

takes pleasure in it. I’m also happy because it will

help me eat, help buy a new motorcycle, all of those

things. But the bottom line is really that you make it

so that it contributes something to the world.”

It shouldn’t be a mystery, then, how

Michalopoulos keeps mastering new subject matter and

new media after so many years and so many paintings

while keeping it all fresh and interesting to buyers. It’s

his remaining so emotionally invested in and caring so

deeply about creating each piece of his art.

In the end, though, the adventure is not all in

zipping around New Orleans or in exploring France

or feeding people or making rum. For Michalopoulos,

“Every day is an adventure in painting. It’s like a

triumph every day—of integrity, of engagement and,

in a sense, what shows up.”

The Michalopoulos Gallery is located at 617 Bienville

St. in New Orleans; also visit michalopoulos.com.

Amazing Graze

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in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the

New Orleans Museum of Art. The Honorable Jim Cunningham

officiated the ceremony, and the Faubourg Quartet provided

music. The bride’s dress was an ivory silk sheath with a

handcrafted vintage-inspired belt. At the reception held inside

the museum, guests dined on food from The Lakehouse and

danced the night away to music by Crescent City Soul. The

museum was adorned with hydrangeas and garden roses in

white and pink tones. The couple honeymooned at Parrot Cay

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and Philip Mollere was officiated by

Justice of the Peace Susan Leonard

at the Secret Garden in downtown

Covington. The bride wore a

sweeping, princess-style gown of

ivory silk; her bouquet included pink

and white roses with baby’s breath.

All bouquets and arrangements were

the creation of the bride, owner of

The Secret Garden. Following the

intimate ceremony, the couple second-

lined down Boston and Columbia

streets to the Seiler Bar and Patio for

a reception. The couple resides in

Mandeville; the groom is scheduled to

deploy to Afghanistan in October.

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the beach in Seaside, Fla. Attending the bride were her sisters,

matrons of honor Jennifer Marsiglia and Heather Johnson, and

sister of the groom, Noel Teen. Matthew Teen, brother of the

groom, served as best man, and Billy Lacorte, brother of the

bride, also stood for the groom. Kerry Clanton and Steven and

David Peranio were ushers. A host of nephews and a niece of

the bride joined the wedding party as ring bearers and flower

girl. A lively reception followed on the Lyceum Lawn with an

after-party continuing through the night at Bud and Ally’s.

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and Blake Acquistapace took place

at Southern Oaks Plantation and was

officiated by the bride’s uncle, Rev.

Randall Stoner. The bride entered

in a white horse-drawn carriage.

Her vintage gown of Chantilly lace

covering antique-colored silk chiffon

by Marisa was accented by jewelry

from Southern Bridal. The bride’s veil

was waltz-length, and her bouquet

was cream-colored roses, tulips,

miniature calla lilies and freesia.

Guests enjoyed the wedding cake,

which was from the Cocoa Bean. The

couple honeymooned in Montego Bay,

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exchanged vows at St. Anselm Catholic

Church in Madisonville. The bride

wore her grandmother’s 58-year-old

lace wedding gown. The bridesmaids’

smoky-blue dresses by Lynn Lugo were

from Olivier Couture. The flowers

were handmade from tapioca wood

peels, tallow berries and raw cotton

wrapped in burlap. The bride and groom

celebrated with family and friends to

the sounds of the 3rd Generation Band

at The Lakehouse. After the festivities,

the newlyweds made their way through

sparklers and well wishes to their getaway

car for a honeymoon in Stowe, Vt. They

currently reside in Mandeville.

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INSonoma Wedding

When Mary Cuny and Charlie

Barnett began to discuss wedding

possibilities, everyone had a romantic

setting or ideal location in mind.

Friends and family clamored for

details and were elated to hear that

Sonoma was the wedding destination.

However, revealing his romantic

nature, Charlie declared the actual

ceremony location a secret.

In anticipation, 40 people

converged on the New Orleans

airport for an early morning

departure to San Francisco. After an

overnight stay, the entire wedding

party boarded a chartered bus and headed for wine/

wedding country. At each stop (Francis Coppola, Silver Oak, Ferrarii-Carano),

guests were in awe of the beautiful views, incredible weather, fabulous food and, of

course, the wine!

On the wedding day, excitement was high as the bus rolled into Simi Winery,

the surprise destination. Standing on the bridge, with the region’s oldest winery

providing a romantic backdrop, Mary and Charlie surprised guests again as good

friend Dean Lacy stepped up to officiate the ceremony. The bride was radiant in

creme-colored lace. For the evening finale, Zichichi Winery was the destination,

where friends were able to take in the sunset while enjoying good food and the

company of the former Mandeville resident-turned-vintner.

All in all, it was a perfect destination wedding!

Friends were thrilled to share in the adventure

and honored to be present as Mary and Charlie

exchanged vows in the presence of their children.

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The St. Scholastica Academy Class of 1997 celebrated their reunion with a picnic and an evening party. St. Tammany East and West Chamber CEOs

were among the American Chamber of

Commerce Executives Annual Conference

participants in Louisville, Kentucky. In

addition to the learning experience, they

enjoyed a tour and party at Churchill

Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby.

Members of Xi Gamma Lambda make a donation to the Slidell

Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Regional Cancer Center Fund

in memory of Cecilia Drennan. (From left) The Foundation’s

Acting Executive Director Sam Caruso, Jr.; Xi Gamma Lambda

representatives Tanya Witchen and Betty Hooper; Slidell Mayor

Freddy Drennan; Xi Gamma Lambda representative Kay Miller,

SMH Chief Executive Officer Bill Davis; Xi Gamma Lambda

representatives Lillian Watkins, Nancy Bell and Betty Lostetter.

Send your submissions to [email protected].

Yvette Monjue

with hosts Elmore

and Jim Inscoe and

Chuck Walsten.

Jennifer Rice and honoree Maggie Murphy with hostess Priscilla Morse at a riverside margarita party.

Claire and Denny Taylor with

Barbara Barnes.

Rattlesnake Bill and Raul Gonzales kept the libations flowing!

Ann and Maggie Stewart.

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Phil Luke and Terry Adams-Luke.

Dr. Gary and Dee Agena with friends Cindy and Louie Hoerner at the July/August Meet the Cover Artist party held at the Lakehouse in Mandeville.

Rachael Couvillion, Sherri Hansen and Cindy Caruso.

Lori Rase, Kathy Williams, Robert and Jenny Masson, Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hill.

Kimberly Barrois, Dody Reddman, Amanda

Seals, artist Lori Seals and Dr. Victoria Witt.

Katie, Carla and Paul Gagliano.

Author Jane Trufant Harvey with her

family Bobby Harvey III, Lauren Harvey

Cothran, Bobby Harvey Jr., Taylor

Harvey and Elizabeth Harvey Icamina.

At a Universal Cheer Association camp, St. Paul’s Cheer

Team received first place in the Varsity Divison Home Pom

competition and blue ribbons of excellence for their cheer

evaluation and for their extreme routine evaluation.

St. Paul’s Cheer Team members Hadley Rase, Chrissy Pfister, Becca Magee and Elizabeth Lyon received All American recognition at a Universal Cheer Association camp.

The SSA Royalettes performed their jazz routine, Good

Morning from Singing in the Rain, for family and friends.



the SpotlightINNorthshore’s Finest

The 2012 class of Northshore’s Finest, along with their families and friends,

celebrated a successful fundraising campaign at the third annual Cystic Fibrosis

Leadership Luncheon held at Tchefuncta Country Club. CF Ambassador Families

(northshore families living with CF) and sponsors, including Barefoot Wines, The

Coudrain Group, Eric Suhre Photography, White Car Marketing, Inside Northside and

Hornbeck Offshore Services, toasted the 17 young professionals who raised over $50,000

in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Honorees Bob Hancock, Kristen Prestenbach and Mickey Gallagher

were the top fundraisers, each exceeding their goal well before the

luncheon!

A new addition to the luncheon was a video produced by 2011

Honoree Lauren Coudrain. The 2012 Honorees answered questions

ranging from what super hero they would like to be and what they

wanted to be when they grew up to what they have learned about CF

over the course of the campaign and what volunteerism means to them.


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Dannielle Halbert, of Pearl River, La., shows off the brand new Apple iPad she won as part of North Shore Square’s Give & Spin back-to-school promotion.

The children and teachers of Children’s College pose

with Slidell City Court Staff Attorney Brandi Dohre

after her presentation on how laws are made and how

courts work. The children are holding copies of the

new Slidell City Court coloring book.

SSA Cheerleaders Sara O’Krepki,

who received the Most Improved

Award, and Elise Candies, who

earned the Teammate Award,

stand with their awards.

Members of the SSA varsity track team

receive awards: Mary Grace Gitz, Field

Most Valuable Player; Carly Boyce, Track

Most Valuable Player; Lauren Despeaux,

Field Coach’s Award; and Monica Guillot,

Track Most Improved.


Alaina Laizer celebrates at her balloons

and bubbles first birthday bash.

Summer campers at Culinary Kids experiment with creative colored volcanoes in the kitchen!

Faculty of Woodlake Elementary at their annual Professional

Development Retreat at the Solomon Conference Center.

(From left to right) Trish Craddock, LFT President Steve Monaghan, St.TFT/

SE President Elsie Burkhalter and Lizette Pechon

attend the 2012 Louisiana

Federation of Teachers Union Leadership Institute

in Baton Rouge.


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The Istrouma Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America recently recognized Medical Explorer Post 940, chartered by North Oaks Health System, for outstanding service to youth and as the largest post in the Council. (From left) Guy Recotta Jr., chairman, North Oaks Board of Commissioners; Malissa Gonzalez, North Oaks Volunteer Coordinator and Medical Explorer Post Advisor; and Stan Dameron, Friends of Scouting Steering Committee Chairman.

Jennifer Thomas (center)

celebrates her one year

anniversary with her staff at the

Mandeville location of Pure Barre.

Young fishermen Jake Lain caught a 42 in., 30 lb. black drum at the St. Tammany Fishing Pier on Lake Pontchartrain.

Chryl Corizzo, Kerry Milton, Sharon Toups, Todd

Stevens, Renea Duffin and Vicki Hall at the Mary Bird

Perkins Open House.

North Oaks Medical Explorers for the

2011-2012 school year represented

high schools from a five-parish area

and Southeastern Louisiana University.


Friends gathered for a celebration of

Kenny Lacoste’s 50th birthday.

Pearl River High School senior Myrssa Brown,

who will attend Southern University, receives a

$1,000 Pat Fritchie Memorial Scholarship from

Kay Schewe of the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell.

Junior Auxiliary of Slidell President Laurie Jugan presents a Pat Fritchie Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to Northshore High School senior Kristen Marie Van de Voorde, who will attend the University of Southern Mississippi.

Hannah Palmer, Elizabeth Wilson, Leah B. Dubret, North Oaks Nutritional Services Director Ann McDaniel-Hall, Kristin Yarborough West, Alexandra M. Joffrion, Lindsay Faulk, North Oaks Dietetic Internship Director Virginia Pelegrin and North Oaks Education Director Nicole Barnum celebrated the 2012 North Oaks Dietetic Internship Program.

North Oaks School of Radiologic Technology

graduated 12 students from the program

in ceremonies at the E. Brent Dufreche

Conference Center in Hammond.

EACH MONTH, THE EAST ST. TAMMANY

Chamber of Commerce hosts a Public Policy

meeting. At a recent meeting, Mayor Freddy

Drennan gave an intensive update on the state of the

City of Slidell.

One of the questions Mayor Drennan

receives frequently is, “When are we going to see

development at the Fremaux Exchange?” This

issue is always on his agenda—sometimes daily.

He recognizes this project as a link to growth in

our region. Mayor Drennan has made many trips

to Birmingham to meet with the partners on the

Summit project. In exchange, he has insisted on

their presence at City Council meetings and the

provision of updates to the community. With the

new leases that have been signed and the most

recent development of a portion of the Levis land

being designated as a Certified Technical Site, we

should be seeing progress soon.

We are often reminded that Slidell still faces

the lingering effects of Hurriance Katrina today. The

storm damage to the sewerage and drainage system

is another high priority for the mayor. Working

with FEMA for funding and experts in this field,

it is the hope of the city administration that the

infrastructure issues can be corrected.

The East St. Tammany Chamber recently

supported the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Boating Infrastructure Grant Program, which

awarded the City of Slidell $1.5 million to

improve the existing bulkhead at Heritage Park

and advance a marina facility at the park. The

Public Policy Committee recommended and the

Board of Directors supported this infrastructure

grant because of the possible economic impact

it will have on local businesses. This could be

the beginning of the Bayou Project that has been

promoted by Mayor Drennan. The completion

of the Tammany Trace to Heritage Park and the

rehabilitation and expansion of the marina will

produce an avenue for entrepreneurial ideas

that can enhance the quality of life and promote

economic development.

The East and West St. Tammany chambers are

listening to and collaborating with public officials

and businesses to be a voice for local businesses.

It is the chambers’ intent to promote economic

development and prosperity within the region.

Governmental affairs task forces within each

chamber bring information to the membership and

promote actions on specific issues when necessary.

Join your local chamber today to join in the voice of

business.

Dawn Sharpe-Brackett is the CEO of the East St.

Tammany Chamber of Commerce.

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IN Great Taste

Criollo Restaurant and Lounge

at the Monteleone Hotel

Appetizer: Gulf Shrimp, Blue Crab

and Avocado – Jumbo lump crab

layered with fresh diced avocado

and local tomato. Finished with a

spicy tomato coulis.

Entrée: Sugarcane Skewered

Swordfish – Eye-cut swordfish

skewered with sugarcane. Served

over a tropical quinoa salad with

a delicate coconut curry sauce.

Dessert: Warm Chocolate

Savarin – Warm chocolate

génoise filled with stone-ground

chocolate ganache. Accompanied

by caramelized Bing cherries and

vanilla gelato.

Simplee Gourmet

The Emile Henry Grilling Stone

makes grilling kabobs easy. Thanks

to the barbeque ceramic, your

kabobs are protected from the

flames and are cooked evenly.

The stone keeps food hot longer

and delicate foods can be cooked

directly on the stone.

Chicken Kebobs

4 chicken breasts, cut into 1” pieces

2 springs thyme

1 large zucchini, cut into 1” pieces

2 tsps curry powder

12 cherry tomatoes

1 tbsp sesame oil

12 dried apricots

2 tbsps olive oil

Prepare kabobs by alternating

chicken, apricots, zucchini and cherry

tomatoes on skewers. Mix together

thyme, curry, sesame and olive oil.

Brush mixture over kabobs. Place

kabobs onto grill stone on the grill

until the chicken is cooked.

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ABITA SPRINGSAbita Barbecue, 69399 Hwy. 59, 892-0205. Ribs, brisket, chicken, pulled pork and boudin. MCC.

Abita Brew Pub, 72011 Holly St., 892-5837. On the Trace. Good food, great beer. Lunch, dinner. abitabrewpub.com. MCC.

Abita Springs Café, 22132 Level St., 867-9950. Southern cooking for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tues-Sun. MCC.

Breakaway Cafe, 71667 Leveson St., 809-8998. Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm.

Camellia Café, 69455 Hwy. 59, 809-6313. Traditional seafood and New Orleans cuisine. thecamelliacafe.com. MCC.

Mama D’s Pizza & More, 22054 Hwy. 59, 809-0308. Great pizza, sandwiches, pasta, fresh homemade bread. Lunch, dinner. mamadspizza.com.

COVINGTONAcme Oyster House, 1202 Hwy. 190, 246-6155. Established 1910 in New Orleans, 1995 on northshore. Seafood, sandwiches, local favorites. Lunch, dinner. mamdspizza.com. MCC.

Albasha, 1958 Hwy. 190, 867-8292. Mediterranean cuisine. albashabr.com. MCC.

Annadele’s Plantation, 71518 Chestnut St., 809-7669. Yellow fin tuna, domestic lamb & much more. annadeles.com. MCC, checks.

Bear’s Restaurant, 128 W. 21st St., 892-2373. Best po-boys in the world.

Buster’s Place, 519 E. Boston St., 809-3880. Seafood, po-boys, steaks. Lunch, dinner. MCC.

Carreta’s Grill, 70380 Hwy. 21, 871-6674. Great Mexican cuisine and margaritas served in a family-friendly atmosphere for lunch and dinner. Kids eat free every Wednesday! Private events and catering also provided. carretasgrill.com. MCC.

The Cheesesteak Bistro, 528 N. Columbia St., Covington, 875-9793. Original cheesesteak sandwiches, soups, salads, gumbo and super spuds. Breakfast, lunch. All under $10. MCC, checks.

The Chimes, 19130 W. Front St., 892-5396. Lunch and dinner. thechimes.com. MCC.

Coffee Rani, 234-A Lee Ln., 893-6158. Soup and salad specialists. coffeerani.com.

Columbia St. Seafood, 1123 N. Columbia St., 893-4312.

Seafood platters and po-boys. columbiastreetseafood.com.

Columbia St. Tap Room & Grill, 434 N. Columbia St., 898-0899. Daily specials, appetizers, sandwiches, salads, soups and burgers. Live music Thurs-Sat nights. Lunch, dinner. covingtontaproom.com. MCC, ME.

Copeland’s, 680 N. Hwy. 190, 809-9659. Authentic New Orleans cuisine. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Online take-out orders at copelandsofneworleans.com. MCC, ME, RR. Dakota Restaurant, 629 N. Hwy. 190, 892-3712. Contemporary Louisiana cuisine using local and seasonal ingredients. thedakotarestaurant.com. MCC, RR.

Del Porto Restaurant, 501 E. Boston St., 875-1006. Northern Italian cuisine. delportoristorante.com. MCC, RR.

Di Martino’s, 700 S. Tyler St., 276-6460. Great food and reasonable prices. Lunch, dinner. dimartinos.com. MCC.

DiCristina’s Restaurant, 810 N. Columbia St., Ste. C, 875-0160. Conveniently located next to the new Covington Courthouse. Italian and seafood. dicristinas.com. MCC. Don’s Seafood Hut, 126 Lake Dr., 327-7111. Lunch and dinner. donsseafoodonline.com. MCC.

El Portal, 1200 Business 190, 867-5367.

The English Tea Room, 734 Rutland St., 898-3988. Authentic English cream teas. Special event teas, English scones, crumpets and cakes. Serving breakfast and lunch. Mon-Sat, 7:30am-6pm. englishtearoom.com. MCC, RR.

Four Seasons Chinese Buffet, 600 N. Hwy. 190, 893-3866. MCC. Gallagher’s Grill, 509 S. Tyler St., 892-9992. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sat. gallaghersgrill.com. MCC, RR.

Isabella’s Pizzeria, 70452 Hwy. 21, Ste. 500, 875-7620; 1331 Hwy. 190, 809-1900. Salads, gourmet pizza, sandwiches, paninis, calzones and pasta. isabellaspizzeria.net.

Italian Pie, 70488 Hwy. 21, 871-5252. Pizza, salads, pasta, sandwiches. Dine in or carry out. italianpie.com. MCC, checks.

Jerk’s Island Grill & Daiquiri Bar, 70437 Hwy. 21, 893-1380. jerksIslandgrill.com.

Lola, 517 N. New Hampshire St., 892-4992. Lunch, Mon-Fri; Dinner, Fri-Sat. Closed Sundays. Daily lunch specials, local produce, Louisiana seafood, everything housemade. lolacovington.com. >>


Mattina Bella, 421 E. Gibson St., 892-0708. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. MCC, checks.

McAlister’s Deli, 206 Lake Dr., Ste. 15, 898-2800. Great sandwiches, salads, overstuffed potatoes. mcalistersdeli.com. MCC, checks.

Megumi of Covington, 1211 Village Walk, 893-0406. megumirestaurant.net.

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers, 1645 Hwy. 190, 327-5407. Salads, pizzas, calzones. MCC. mellowmushroom.com.

Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, 104 Lake Dr. #1, 898-6362. menchies.com.

New Orleans Food and Spirits, 208 Lee Ln., 875-0432. Grilled fish, smothered rabbit and voodoo crawfish rolls. Family owned and operated. neworleansfoodspirits.com. MCC.

Nonna Randazzo’s Italian Bakery and Caffè, 2033 N. Hwy. 190, Ste. 5, 893-1488. Full service, year-round bakery. Luncheon salads, panini, catering, donuts, kingcakes, cupcakes and wedding cakes. Tues-Sun, open at 7am. nonnaskingcakes.com. MCC.

North Island Chinese, 842 N. Collins Blvd., 867-8289.

Northshore Empress, 31 Louis Prima Dr., 871-6975. northshoreempress.com.

Osaka 21 Japanese Restaurant, 70340 Hwy. 21, 809-2640.

Osaka West Japanese Restaurant, 804 N. Hwy. 190, 871-8199. osakawest.com

Pardos, 69305 Hwy. 21, 893-3603. An American bistro with a blend of multi-cultural cuisine with local flair. Frutta del mar pasta, rosemary-grilled shrimp, roasted chicken. Lunch, Tues-Fri; Dinner, Tues-Sun; Happy hour, Tues-Fri, 4-7pm. Private parties and catering. pardosbistro.com. MCC.

Pat’s Seafood Market and Cajun Deli, 1248 N. Collins Blvd., 892-7287. Jambalaya, gumbo, stuffed artichokes. MCC, checks, ME.

PJ’s Coffee & Tea Co., 70456 Hwy. 21, 875-7894. Catch your morning buzz at this convenient drive-thru! Catering. MCC.

Pizza Man of Covington, 1248 N. Collins Blvd., 892-9874. Checks, ME.

Renaissance Antiques & Gifts with the Original Soda Fountain & Café Cabaret, 322 N. Florida St., 892-7220. Nostalgic soda fountain for lunch and after school, six days a week.

Sage Café, 501 N. Hwy. 190, 801-0092. Breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared from scratch with attention to detail. Drink specials. MCC.

Sala Thai, 315 N. Vermont St., 249-6990. Special salads, spring rolls, soups, noodle and curry dishes. Sun-Thurs, 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-10pm.Lunch buffet weekdays, 11am-3pm. salathaibysu.com. MCC.

Schwing’s Restaurant, 1204 W. 21st Ave., 893-1899. Fresh seafood and home cooking. schwingsrestaurant.com. MCC.

Sicily’s Pizza, 301 N. Hwy. 190, 893-0005. Pizza, lasagna, salad bar, dessert pizzas. MCC, ME.

Sweet Daddy’s, 420 S. Tyler St., 898-2166. Pulled pork, brisket and ribs. sweetdaddysbarbq.com. MCC, ME.

Thai Chili, 1102 N. Hwy. 190, 809-0180.

Thai Spice, 1581 N. Hwy. 190, 809-6483.

Thai Taste, 1005 N. Collins Blvd., 809-7886.

Thai Thai, 1536 N. Hwy. 190, 809-8905.

Tony Bosco’s at TerraBella, 141 TerraBella Blvd., 612-7250. Authentic Italian cuisine. Lunch, dinner, private meeting room, catering. tonyboscos.com.

Vasquez Seafood & Po-Boys, 515 E. Boston St., 893-9336. Cuban sandwiches and more. vazquezpoboy.com. MCC, checks, ME.

Yujin Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar, 323 N. New Hampshire St., 809-3840. Japanese cuisine and sushi in a casual atmosphere. MCC.

Zea Rotisserie & Grill, 110 Lake Dr., 327-0520. Inspired American food. zearestaurants.com. MCC.

HAMMONDAdobe Cantina & Salsa, 1905 W. Thomas St., 419-0027. Fine Mexican cuisine, good spirits, great friends and fun. Ceviche (marinated fish) and Mexican pasta. Live band. adoberestaurant.com. MCC.

Brady’s, 110 SW Railroad Ave., 542-6333. bradysdowntown.com.

Cocoa Bean Bakery and Cafe, 910 E. Main St., 345-2002. Specialty cakes, pastries. Serving breakfast and light lunch. Specials. thecocoabeanbakery.com. MCC.

Don’s Seafood & Steak House, 1915 S. Morrison Blvd., 345-8550. donsseafoodonline.com. MCC.

Jacmel Inn, 903 E. Morris St., 542-0043. Casual fine dining including Creole, Italian, Caribbean and Southern cuisines. Hand-trimmed steaks, seafood and specialties. Dinner, Tues-Sun; Lunch, Wed-Fri; Sunday Brunch; Closed Mondays. jacmelinn.com. MCC, checks.

Kirin Sushi, 221 E. Cate St., 542-8888. First Japanese sushi restaurant in

i n s i d e d i n i n g


Hammond! Dragon roll, Kirin roll, sake. kirinjapanesecuisine.com. MCC.

La Carreta Authentic Mexican Cuisine, 108 N.W Railroad Ave., 419-9990. Festive Mexican atmosphere, fresh food from traditional recipes, outstanding service and value. Live music. Lunch and dinner seven days a week. carretarestaurant.com. MCC.

Old MacDonald’s Smokehouse, 1601 N. Morrison Blvd., 542-7529. BBQ brisket, ribs, chicken and sausage. oldmacdonaldsmokehouse.com. MCC, checks.

Tommy’s on Thomas, 216 W. Thomas St., 350-6100. Pizza, pastas. Lunch, dinner. tommysonthomas.com. MCC, checks.

Tope là, 104 N. Cate St., 542-7600. Contemporary delights. topela.com. MCC.

Trey Yuen Cuisine of China, 2100 N. Morrison Blvd., 345-6789. Innovative quality Chinese food served in Imperial surroundings. treyyuen.com. MCC, checks.

VooDoo BBQ & Grill, 2108 W. Thomas St., 345-1131. “Taste our Magic.” voodoobbq.com. MCC.

Yellow Bird Café, 222 E. Charles St., 345-1112. A great place to start your day. Breakfast, lunch. MCC, checks.

LACOMBEJanie Brown’s Restaurant, 27207 Hwy. 190, 882-7201. Casual dining with a great atmosphere. MCC, checks.

La Provence Restaurant, 25020 Hwy. 190, 626-7662. Owner John Besh combines hospitality with French cuisine and welcoming hearths. Dinner, Sunday brunch. laprovencerestaurant.com. MCC, checks. RR.

Sal & Judy’s, 27491 Hwy. 190, 882-9443. Great food and line of retail products. Family-owned for 27 years. Veal is the house specialty. salandjudys.com. MCC, RR.

MADISONVILLECafe Madisonville, 410 Covington Hwy., 792-4506. Soups, salads, sandwiches and lunch specials.

Coffee’s Boilin’ Pot, 305 Old Covington Hwy., 845-2348. Boiled seafood in a family atmosphere. coffeesboilingpot.com.

Friends Coastal Restaurant, 407 St. Tammany St., 845-7303. Key West meets New Orleans in this island casual dining atmosphere. Lunch, dinner. friendscoastal.com. MCC. RR.

Frog’s Pizzeria, 302 Hwy. 22, 845-9500. frogspizza.com.

Keith Young’s Steakhouse, 165 Hwy. 21, 845-9940. Steak, crab cakes. Lunch, dinner, Tues-Fri. keithyoungs.net. MCC.

Morton’s Boiled Seafood & Bar,

702 Water St., 845-4970. Relaxed atmosphere, seafood, daily specials. Lunch, dinner. MCC, checks.

Water St. Bistro, 804 Water St., 845-3855. Casual ambiance on the Tchefuncte. Lunch and dinner, Wed-Sun. mortonsseafood.com. MCC.

MANDEVILLE The Barley Oak, 2101 Lakeshore Dr., 727-7420. Serving 130 styles of beer, call and premium liquors. Lunch and dinner. thebarleyoak.com. MCC.

Bear’s Grill & Spirits, 1809 N. Causeway Blvd., 674-9090. Bear’s po-boys and more. bearsgrillandspirits.com. MCC.

Benedict’s Plantation, 1144 Lovers Ln., 626-4557. Traditional New Orleans cuisine. Dinner, Sunday brunch. benedictsplantation.net. MCC.

Bosco’s Italian Café, 2040 Hwy. 59, 624-5066. boscositalian.com.

Broken Egg Café, 200 Gerard St., 624-3388. Excellent choice for brunch! Pasta, specialty salads, sandwiches. anotherbrokenegg.com. MCC.

Café Lynn Restaurant and Catering, 3051 E. Causeway App., 624-9007. Casual fine dining for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch by Chef Joey Najolia. Catfish remoulade, pasta du jour. Tues-Fri, lunch: 11am-3pm. Dinner, 5pm. Catering provided. cafelynn.com. MCC.

Casa Garcia, 800 N. Causeway Blvd., 951-8226. Redefining Mexican food one meal at a time. MCC.

Causeway Café, 527 N. Causeway Blvd., 626-9997. MCC.

Chili’s Bar & Grill, 3420 Hwy. 190, 727-2771. Fajitas and the Awesome Blossom. Lunch, dinner. chilis.com. MCC, ME.

Coffee Rani, 3517 Hwy. 190, 674-0560. Soup and salad specialists.

Coscino’s Pizza, 1817 N. Causeway Blvd., 727-4984. New York hand-tossed pizza and Italian foods cooked on stone using the finest ingredients. MCC.

Country Kitchen, 2109 Florida St., 626-5375. countrykitchenrestaurants.com.

Fat Spoon Café, 68480 Hwy. 59., 809-2929. Breakfast, lunch, Tues-Sun. 7am-2pm. Breakfast served until 10:30am on weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday. Reserve Fat Spoon Cafe for your next party. fatspooncafe.com. MCC.

Fazzio’s Seafood & Steakhouse, 1841 N. Causeway Blvd., 624-9704. Fresh fish daily, aged beef, traditional Italian. Lunch, dinner. fazziosrestaurant.com. MCC, ME, RR. Franco’s Grill,100 Bon Temps Roule, 792-0200. Fresh organic foods for breakfast, lunch and takeout. >>



myfrancos.com/dining. MCC.

George’s Mexican Restaurant, 1461 N. Causeway Blvd., 626-4342. Family owned. Fajitas, George’s nachos, Carne al la Parrilla. Best top-shelf margaritas in town. georgesmexicanrestaurant.com. MCC, ME.

Gio’s Villa Vancheri, 2890 E. Causeway App., 624-2597. Sicilian specialties by 5-star chef Gio Vancheri. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. giosvillavancheri.com. MCC. RR.

Hong Kong Restaurant, 2890 E. Causeway App., 626-8222. MCC.

Isabella’s Pizzeria, 2660 Florida St. (in the Florida Street Market), 674-5700. Salads, gourmet pizza, sandwiches, paninis, calzones and pasta. isabellapizzeria.net.

Italian Pie, 4350 Hwy. 22, 626-5252. Pizza, salads, pasta, sandwiches. Dine in or carry out. italianpie.com. MCC, checks.

Izumi, 2660 Florida St., 624-8664. Sushi, Japanese specialties. izumi.com. MCC.

Juniper, 301 Lafitte St., 370-8713. Progressive Creole cuisine. Lunch, dinner, brunch. juniperrestaurant.net. MCC, checks.

K. Gee’s, 2534 Florida St., 626-0530. Featuring Louisiana seafood with raw oysters 1/2 price on Tuesdays. Express lunch and daily lunch specials under $10. Mon-Thurs, 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat,

11am-10pm. kgeesrestaurant.com. MCC.

La Carreta Authentic Mexican Cuisine, 1200 W. Causeway App., 624-2990. Festive Mexican atmosphere, fresh food from traditional recipes, outstanding service and value. Live music. Lunch and dinner seven days a week. carretasrestaurant.com. MCC.

La Madeleine French Cafe, 3434 Hwy. 190, 626-7004. lamadeleine.com.

The Lakehouse, 2025 Lakeshore Dr., 626-3006, events 807-5014. Restaurant and special events venue open 7 days for private events. Dinner, Fri-Sat. Sunday brunch. lakehousecuisine.com. MCC.

Little Tokyo, 590 Asbury Dr., 727-1532. littletokyosushi.com.

Louie & The Redhead Lady, 1851 Florida St., 626-8101. louieandtheredheadlady.com.

Macaroni Grill, 3410 Hwy. 190, 727-1998. Penne rustica, pasta Milano, other Italian favorites. Lunch, dinner. macaronigrill.com. MCC, ME.

Mande’s, 340 N. Causeway App., 626-9047. Serving breakfast and lunch, daily specials.

Mandina’s, 4240 Hwy. 22 in Azalea Square Shopping Center, 674-9883. Seafood, Creole and

Italian. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. mandinasrestaurant.com.

Maw Maw’s, 1461 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste. 11, 727-7727. Soups, salads, stuffed potatoes, sandwiches, po-boys.

Megumi Japanese Cuisine, 4700 Hwy. 22, Suites 11 and 12, 845-1644. Yakimono and sushi bar. Lunch, dinner. megumirestaurant.com.

MiMamacita’s New Mexican Cuisine, 2345 Florida St., 674-1400. Great food and margaritas. Lunch, dinner, catering. MCC.

Monster Po-Boys, 1814 N. Causeway App., 626-9183. Lunch, dinner.

N’Tini’s, 2891 N. Hwy. 190, 626-5566. Steaks, martinis. Lunch specials. Mon.-Sat. ntinis.com. MCC.

Nuvolari’s, 246 Girod St., 626-5619. In Old Mandeville. Gnocchi, escargot, filet mignon, linguini fruta di mare. Dinner. Open seven nights a week. MCC. nuvolaris.com.

Old Mandeville Café (formerly Kickstand Café and Bike Rental), 690 Lafitte St., 626-9300. kickstand.bz.

Pal’s Ice Cream and Yogurt Shop, 2201 Eleventh St., 626-0293. “Only 8” all-natural no-fat yogurt, banana splits, smoothies. Soups, sandwiches. MCC.

Petunia’s Place, 2020 Hwy. 59, 674-

3436. petuniasplace.com.

Pinkberry, 3460 Hwy. 190, 612-7306. Sun-Thurs, 11am-10pm. Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm. Pinkberry is the original tart frozen yogurt that is the perfect balance of sweet and tangy paired with high quality, fresh cut fruit and premium dry toppings. pinkberry.com.

PJ’s Coffee & Tea Co., 2963 Hwy. 190, 674-1565. Catch your morning buzz at the convenient drive-thru! Catering. pjscoffee.com. MCC.

Rip’s on the Lake, 1917 Lakeshore Dr., 727-2829.

Ristorante Carmelo & Pizzaria, 1901 Hwy. 190, 624-4844. Family-oriented Italian cuisine. Lunch and dinner. MCC.

Rusty Pelican, 500 Girod St., 778-0364. Lunch, dinner. rustypelicanbythelake.com. MCC.

Sake Gardens Japanese Restaurant, 1705 Hwy. 190, 624-8955.

Sesame Inn, 408 N. Causeway Blvd., 951-8888. Finest Chinese cuisine.

Shuck & Jive, 643 Lotus Drive, 626-1534. shucknjivemandeville.com. MCC

Smoothie King, 1830 W. Causeway App., 626-9159. Smoothies. smoothieking.com. MCC, checks.

Subway, 1665 Hwy. 190, 674-0733.

i n s i d e d i n i n gSandwiches, salads. Low-fat available. subway.com. MCC.

Taqueria Noria, 1931 Hwy. 59, 727-7917. Lunch, dinner.

Times Bar & Grill, 1896 N. Causeway Blvd., 626-1161. Famous hamburgers, starters, steaks and more. Lunch, dinner. timesgrill.com. ME, MCC.

Trey Yuen Cuisine of China, 600 N. Causeway Blvd., 626-4476. Quality China cuisine with Louisiana flair. Lunch, dinner. treyyuen.com. MCC, checks.

Vianne’s Tea House, 544 Girod St., 624-5683. A full café menu with over 120 loose leaf and speciality teas. Breakfast, lunch. viannes.com. MCC.

Vigroux Po-Boys, 2625 Florida St., 231-7314. Lunch, dinner.

VooDoo BBQ & Grill, 2999 Hwy. 190 E., 629-2021. “Taste our Magic.” voodoobbq.com. MCC.

PONCHATOULAMiddendorf’s Seafood Restaurant, 30160 Hwy. 51, 386-6666. middendorfsrestaurant.com.

Rockefeller’s, 147 N.W. Railroad Ave., 370-0930. Fresh, global, vibrant cuisine. Open 7 days a week. rockefellersrestaurant.com. MCC.

Sister’s Coffeehouse & Cafe, 18440 Hwy. 22 E., 370-9424. Warm, friendly atmosphere, unique food, gourmet

coffees, teas. MCC, checks.

Taste of Bavaria Restaurant & Bakery, 14476 Hwy. 22, 386-3634. Charming Bavarian bungalow, European-style breakfast, German-style lunch. tasteofbavariastaurant.com. MCC, checks.

SLIDELLA Touch of Italy Café, 134 Pennsylvania Ave., 639-0600. Seafood, veal, steaks, daily specials. Lunch, dinner. kathrynandcompany.com. MCC, checks.

Assunta’s, 2631 Hwy. 190 W., 649-9768. Italian food, extensive wine selection. Dinner. assuntas.com. MCC, checks.

Bear’s Grill & Spirits, 550 Gause Blvd., 201-8905. Po-boys and more. bearsgrillandspirits.com. MCC.

Bistro de la Reine, 2306 Front St., 288-4166. Sunday brunch, live entertainment, fine wines and spirits. Open seven days a week. bistrodelareine.com. MCC.

Camellia Cafe, 525 Hwy. 190, 649-6211. Traditional seafood and New Orleans cuisine. thecamelliacafe.com. MCC.

Carreta’s Grill, 137 Taos St., 847-0020. Great Mexican cuisine and margaritas served in a family-friendly atmosphere for lunch and dinner. carretasgrill.com. MCC.

Eddie D’s, 39510 Hwy. 190 E., 847-1000.

KY’s Olde Towne Bicycle Shop, 2267 Carey St., 641-1911. Casual dining in former bicycle shop. Kids’ menu. Lunch, dinner. kysoldetowne.com. MCC, checks.

La. Pines, 1061 Robert St., 641-6196. Meet under the water tower for Ahhhfull-waffles, Sugar Watcher specials. Breakfast, lunch. lapinescafe.com. MCC, checks.

Michael’s, 4820 Pontchartrain Dr., 649-8055. Steaks, seafood, veal, duck, eggplant au gratin. Extensive wine selection. Dinner.

Palmettos on the Bayou, 1901 Bayou Ln., 643-0050. palmettosrestaurantslidell.com.

Phil’s Marina Café, 1194 Harbor Dr., 641-0464. philsmarinacafe.net.

Shenanigans Irish Pub & Fare, 2165 W. Gause Blvd., 288-5286. Authentic Irish food, drink and entertainment in a traditional pub atmosphere.

Smoothie King, 150 Northshore Blvd., 781-3456. Low-fat health drinks. smoothieking.com. MCC, checks.

Steak Out, 1325 Gause Blvd., 645-8646. Eat in or delivered to you. steakout.com. MCC.

Tacos and Beer, 2142 Front St., 641-4969. Lunch, dinner and late-night.

Times Bar & Grill, Front St., 641-4969. Famous hamburgers, starters, steaks and more. Lunch, dinner. timesgrill.com. ME, MCC.

The Wine Market, 2051 E. Gause Blvd., 781-1177. Deli restaurant, lunch, 11am-3pm. Sandwiches, soups, salads, wraps. MCC and checks.

Young’s Restaurant, 850 Robert Blvd., 643-9331. Steaks, seafood, nice wine selection. Dinner. youngssteakhouse.com. MCC, checks.

NEW ORLEANS/SOUTHSHORECafé Giovanni, 117 Rue Decatur, (504)-529-2154. Chef Duke’s New World Italian Cuisine. Dinner, Sun-Thurs, 5:30-10pm. Fri-Sat, 5:30-11pm. Live Entertainment Wed, Thurs, and Friday Evenings. Perfect Catering for next social or business event. Cafegiovanni.com. RR.

Criollo Resturant and Lounge at Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504)-523-3340. hotelmonteleone.com/criollo/. MCC, RR

R’evolution, 777 Bienville St., (504)-553-2277. Located at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. Offering modern, imaginative reinterpretations of classic Cajun and Creole Cuisine. Triptych of Quail, Gulf Shrimp, Grits “Villages de L’est and Oysterman’s spaghettini. Revolutionnola.com. RR.



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Chef Duke Locicero of Cafe Giovanni

HONORS CAN’T GET MUCH HIGHER than being named “Executive Chef of the

Who Dat Nation” by super-Saint Bobby Hebert; but Chef Duke Locicero, long-

time Mandeville resident and owner of Cafe Giovanni in the French Quarter,

has won numerous awards for his cuisine and community involvement.

Chef Duke is host of the city’s longest-running restaurant music program,

where professional opera singers roam about the room three nights a week,

crooning everything from classic opera to show tunes.

It’s been 21 years since Chef Duke opened Cafe Giovanni in a historic

building on Decatur Street. The opera singers perform throughout the spacious

main dining room, which seats 100 people and opens onto the Patio Room,

a classic French Quarter courtyard. Complete with a galleried garçonnière that

was once part of one of the oldest homes in the city, it is now enclosed so diners

can soak up the courtyard atmosphere without getting soaked.

Chef Duke is proud of the fact that he’s helped transform this once-seedy block

of Decatur, which, for many years, was home to rooming houses and bars catering to

merchant seamen, into respectable restaurants and condominiums. Adjacent to the

dining room is Cafe Giovanni’s Bella Bacci Lounge.

Realizing the French Quarter, whether cleaned up or not, is not for

everyone, Chef Duke is bringing his restaurant’s experience to the northshore—

or any shore for that matter—with his latest venture, Cafe Giovanni on the Go.

“If you don’t want to come to the French Quarter, we’ll bring the whole

dining experience to you. We’ll bring the singers, the food—

everything,” he says. “We cater the whole atmosphere to you!”

Cafe Giovanni offers what Chef Duke calls New World

Italian cuisine. “It’s Italian food with our own twist on it. It’s all

fresh local ingredients, with a lot of fresh Louisiana seafood,

of course,” he says. Chef Duke, whose first restaurant job

came at age 12 at the House of Lee, graduated from the

Culinary Institute of America.

His wife, Kelly, is a nurse and together they

started Chef Duke’s Foundation for Kids 20

years ago. “We raise money and bring toys

to sick kids at Christmas; we bring Santa to

Children’s Hospital,” says Chef Duke.

After being chef and front man

for the busy restaurant for so many

years, Chef Duke is looking forward

to some help soon. “My two kids,” he

says. “One is going to be graduating

from Loyola in business, and she’ll be

coming into the catering side. My son,

who’s at Mandeville High, will be going to

culinary school next year. We’re keeping it in the family!”

by Stephen Faure

september-october 2012 issue of inside northside magazine

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