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Concerts in the Courtyard returns at HNOC

Friday: Concerts in the Courtyard with Hot Club of New Orleans

Show: 6–8 p.m.; Doors: 5:30 p.m.
533 Royal Street
Admission is $10, free for THNOC members.

Now in its seventh year, Concerts in the Courtyard offers a fun, casual way to kick off the weekend with live outdoor performances by Louisiana musicians. The fall series opens Friday, March 14, with a performance by Hot Club of New Orleans.

Hot Club of New Orleans, whose performance at the November 2013 event was rained out, takes swing-era music and retains a classical groove, melding it with modern sensibilities. They count greats like Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, and Stephan Grappelli among their influences, and their tight but fun sound has led to performances at various festivals including the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, French Quarter Festival, Fellini Jazz Festival, and Jazz Ascona Festival in Switzerland. Band members include Christopher Kohl (clarinet), Matt Rhody (violin/vocals), Nathan Lambertson (bass), Larry Scala (guitar), and John Rodli (guitar).

All concerts this season will feature white wine from Republic National Distributing Co. and beer from NOLA Brewing Co. Republic National Distributing Co. is the second-largest beverage alcohol distributor of premium wine and spirits in the U.S. NOLA Brewing Co. was launched in 2008 by local entrepreneur Kirk Coco and Peter Caddoo, a former brewmaster at Dixie Beer.

Mark your calendars for the rest of the spring 2014 season:

Thursday, April 17: New Orleans Nightingales
presented in conjunction with the exhibition Shout, Sister, Shout! The Boswell Sisters of New Orleans

Friday, May 16: Viváz
presented in conjunction with the exhibition Creole World: Photographs of New Orleans and the Latin Caribbean Sphere

Friday, June 13: Africa Brass

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The Historic New Orleans Collection Centennial Celebration of Samuel Wilson

Saturday: Concert celebrating the life of Samuel Wilson Jr.

A Centennial Commemoration in Music Honoring
Samuel Wilson Jr.

Saturday, August 13 • 4–6 p.m.
Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St.
Admission is free.
Call (504) 523-4662 or email wrc@hnoc.org to reserve seats or for more information.

Samuel Wilson Jr. (1911–1993), noted preservationist, architect, and architectural historian, was known as the “Dean of Architectural Preservation in New Orleans.” In celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday, The Collection is presenting a concert featuring soprano Thaïs St. Julien and pianist Peter Collins performing music reminiscent of New Orleans’s past, which Wilson strove to protect throughout his career.

Collins and St. Julien will pay tribute to Wilson with a program of music referring to places in and around the city—from the Garden District to Esplanade, from Place du Tivoli (Lee Circle) to West End. They will also “visit” the World’s Fair and Cotton Centennial Exposition and take brief excursions to Mandeville and Pass Christian.

In addition to The Collection, the American Institute of Architects, the Louisiana Landmarks Society, WLAE-TV, and the Tulane School of Architecture are also celebrating the centennial—stay tuned for upcoming programming from these institutions.

Please note, Saturday is shaping up to be a particularly busy day in the French Quarter. We suggest you give yourself ample time get through traffic and find parking.

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Benefit for HNOC

Well it ain’t Lil Queenie on the President, but may still be nice to get on the river…

5:00 p.m. Lectures by Captain Clarke “Doc” Hawley and Duke Heitger
6:30 p.m. Guests board the Steamboat NATCHEZ
7:00 p.m. Dinner cruise departs
7:30 p.m. Seating for dinner
9:00 p.m. Steamboat returns to the dock

Registration is now open! Tickets are $45 per person and include the lectures at 533 Royal St. and the dinner cruise (soft drinks included; cash bar), which departs from the dock at Toulouse St. and the river. You may also purchase your nonrefundable tickets through the NATCHEZ office by calling (504) 569-1401 and mentioning The Historic New Orleans Collection.

Guests can pick up their purchased tickets at The Collection, 533 Royal St., on the day of the event, starting at 4:30 p.m. You must have your tickets in hand to attend the lecture and board the ship. Ticket price does not include parking or gratuity. Proceeds from this event will benefit The Collection.