LOVE in the Garden
September 23, 2022 |
LOVE IN THE GARDEN IN HONOR OF SYDNEY J. BESTHOFF III
PRESENTED BY HANCOCK WHITNEY
Friday, September 23, 2022
Patron Party | 7 pm
Garden Party | 8–11 pm
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
2022 LOVE Co-Chairs
Sarah and Marshall Hevron | Taylor and Martin Pospisil
NVC Chair
Rebecca Friedman
Join us in celebrating the return of LOVE in the Garden on Friday, September 23, 2022 in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. For over fifteen years, LOVE in the Garden has celebrated the arts in New Orleans, and this year, guests will enjoy a fun and festive evening with drinks, live entertainment, and culinary offerings provided by local restaurants and caterers. Funds raised at LOVE in the Garden guarantee the future success of the museum by providing crucial general operating support to NOMA, allowing us to serve our community with vital art, education, and programmatic initiatives.
For more information about LOVE in the Garden, please email [email protected] or call 504.658.4121.
LOVE is a NOMA fundraiser. In the event of inclement weather or any unforeseen reason that NOMA is unable to hold LOVE, your ticket purchase or sponsorship will be considered a 100% tax-deductible donation to NOMA. LOVE is a rain or shine event. Tickets are non-refundable.
NOMA’s primary concern is the health of our visitors, staff, and community, and we will continue to follow state and City of New Orleans’ public health guidance for COVID-19 restrictions. Current information is available at noma.org/visit/covid-19-safety-guidelines.
Entertainment by the Bucktown All-Stars
Established in 1992, The Bucktown All-Stars are a brass-driven New Orleans party band specializing in 1960s classic R&B and soul, ’70s funk and New Orleans jams. Multi-year winner of Gambit’s Readers Poll in “Best Band That Doesn’t Fit Any Of These Categories” and ten-time winner of the prestigious Offbeat Magazine Best of the Beat Awards, the horn-powered All-Stars’ New Orleans shows are legendary in the Crescent City. Raspy vocals, rollicking piano, and a corrupt horn section fuel an unorthodox mix of second line funk and Motown soul.
TICKETS
Patron Party | 7–11 pm
$125 for members, $150 for non-members
Garden Party | 8–11 pm
$75 for members, $100 for non-members
RESERVED SEATING – SPONSORSHIPS
Contributor | $350 for Two Seats, $175 for One Seat
- Recognition as Contributor of the event
- Reserved seating with one (1) or two (2) tickets to the Patron Party and Garden Party
- Sponsor recognition on table signage, printed invitation and on NOMA website
CONTRIBUTOR FOR TWO CONTRIBUTOR FOR ONE
Benefactor | $1,000
- Recognition as Benefactor of the event
- Reserved table with six (6) tickets to the Patron Party and Garden Party
- Sponsor recognition on table signage, printed invitation and on NOMA website
For more sponsorship opportunities, please see below.
LOVE is a NOMA fundraiser. In the event of inclement weather or any unforeseen reason that NOMA is unable to hold LOVE, your ticket purchase or sponsorship will be considered a 100% tax-deductible donation to NOMA. LOVE is a rain or shine event. Tickets are non-refundable.
Participating Restaurants
Seventh Annual LOVE Cocktail Challenge Sponsored By
Featuring 5 craft cocktails from the city’s most creative bartending talents.
Each bartender will create a unique drink inspired by a variation of LOVE.
FORBIDDEN LOVE – LOVE/HATE – LUST – UNCONDITIONAL LOVE – UNREQUITED LOVE
Erika Flowers | Turning Tables
Jeri Guilford | Turning Tables
Jeremiah Simmons | U.S. Bartenders’ Guild
Nate Usrey | Barman’s Fund
Desi Villarreal | U.S. Bartenders’ Guild
THANK YOU TO OUR CURRENT SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsor
Gold
| Walda Besthoff |
Silver
| J. Edgar Monroe Foundation | ||
| Preservation Hall and The Jaffe Family | ||
| Permele and Garner Robinson | ||
| Jane and Rodney Steiner | ||
Bronze
Benefactors
| Gail and Nick Asprodites | Ray Lagasse | Donna and Benjamin Rosen |
| Ellen and Mac Ball | Martha and John Landrum | Pam and Bill Ryan and Family |
| Cathy and Morris Bart | Sally and Jay Lapeyre | Julia and Bo Sanders |
| Valerie A. Besthoff | Beth and Austin Lavin | Lisa and David Schlakman |
| Pamela Buckman | Lee Ledbetter and Associates | Mimi Moyse Schlesinger and Claude Schlesinger |
| Dr. Laura Finn and Nigel Campbell | Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Lupo | Robyn and Andrew Schwarz |
| Crescent Sound & Light | Sheldon Lykes | Tod and Kenya Smith |
| Sally Duplantier Family | Diana and Chip Mann | Susu and Andrew Stall |
| Julie and Ted George | Jennifer and Todd Marshall | Pamela and Robert Steeg |
| Jennifer and Fred Heebe | Kay McArdle | Stone Pigman Walther Wittman LLC |
| The Helis Foundation | Elizabeth and Willy Monaghan | Janis van Meerveld and Charles Cerise |
| Sarah and Marshall Hevron | Mullin | VGP Project Management |
| Miriam Hollar and Thomas Schulingkamp | Geoffrey Philabaum and Jacob Anderson | Lynda and Irving Warshauer |
| Anne Kock | Susanne and David Purvis | Zemurray Foundation |
| James Kock | Rose Wellness |
Contributors
| Laura M. Avery | Donna D. Flowers | Dr. Robert and Beverly Matheney |
| Sara Arguello | Rene J.L. Fransen and Edward C. Bonin | Aylett and Matt Mazzarell |
| Mary Beth Benjamin | Rebecca Friedman and Aran Toshav | Monarch Technology |
| Dr. and Mrs. Ted Bloch | Becky and Warren Gottsegen | Barbara and Biff Motley |
| Elizabeth A. Boh | Sonia Gupta | Robin O’Bannon and Richard Bertram |
| Dina and Micah Bradley | Claudio Hemb | Katie Paternostro Realtor, RE/MAX LIVING |
| Vivian and Richard Cahn | Dr. Chelsea V. James | Marilyn Pelias, MD and Will Kirchheimer |
| Jean F. Caillouet, CPA | Sara and David Kelso | Dr.’s Richard and Lisa Robbins |
| Christine Carlomagno | Lana Konrad and Belle Chasse Marine Transportation | Steven Rogers and Brigitte DeSpanie-Rogers |
| Gretchen and Edgar Chase | Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Krane | Suzanne and Bob Thomas |
| Sheila and Hugh Collins | Lagniappe Counseling | Diane and Hughes Walmsley |
| Melissa H. Dovie | Sarah and Adam Laurie | Vanessa G. Whipple |
| Dr. Amanda Singleton Eymard | Steve and Katy Lim | Jonathan and Laura Wilt |
| Bart and Cherise Farris | Dreda and Conor Lutkewitte | David and Ann Williams |
LOVE Committee
| Kimberly Allen | Carroll Gelderman and Emory Zimmer | Kay McArdle |
| Kim Barnett | Elizabeth Grimes | Kathleen Mix |
| Julian and Charlene Baudier | Karen Gundlach | Geoffrey Philabaum |
| Mary Beth Benjamin | Jessie Scott Haynes | Douglas Plymale, J.D., Ph.D. |
| Miranda and Paul Celestre | Liz Hefler | Elizabeth Ryan |
| Laura and Jeff Clayman | Ann Heslin | Mimi Schlesinger |
| Kathy Cooke | Anne Kock | Melanie Sheen |
| Blaire and Hartley Crunk | Beth and Austin Lavin | Carol Short |
| Jack Normandie | Holly and Landon Loomis | Ashleigh Tuozzolo |
| Melissa Dovie | Dreda and Conor Lutkewitte | Karen Villavaso |
| Ann Duffy and John Skinner | Celeste Marshall | Diane Walmsley |
| Katherine Duncan | Cammie Mayer | Melissa and Bryant York |
| Rebecca Friedman | Aylett and Matt Mazzarell |
Media Sponsors
Special Thanks
| The Court of Two Sisters |
| Galatoire’s Restaurant |
| Jennifer O’Blenis, U.S. Bartenders’ Guild |
| The Steak Knife |
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Bronze Sponsorship | $2,500
BRONZE SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
Silver Sponsorship | $5,000
SILVER SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
