NOMA’s annual fall soiree in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be held on Friday, September 23, 2016. This year’s LOVE in the Garden presented by Whitney Bank is chaired by Penny Baumer, Jennifer Heebe, and Shelby Sanderford.

Join us for a night of dining and dancing under the stars and oaks in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden!

This year’s LOVE in the Garden will honor
the following New Orleans-based artists:

Elenora Rukiya Brown

Skylar Fein

Gene Koss

Ashley Longshore

Alexa Pulitzer

Josephine Sacabo

7 pm | Patron Party

8 pm | Garden Party

9 pm | Late Night Party

Entertainment by

Storyville Stompers Brass Band    |    MoJEAUX    |    DJ Nikki Pennie

Third annual LOVE Cocktail Challenge

presented by

featuring 10 of New Orleans’ top bartenders

Roger Blais | Polo Club Lounge – Windsor Court Hotel

Tyler Chauvin | Trèo

Nick Detrich | Cane & Table

Abigail Gullo | Compere Lapin

Paul Gustings | Empire Bar – Broussard’s

Chris Hannah | French 75 – Arnaud’s

Chris McMillian | Revel

T. Cole Newton | Twelve Mile Limit

Kimberly Patton-Bragg | Three Muses

Daniel Victory | Victory

NOMA is partnering with UBER for LOVE in the Garden presented by Whitney Bank!
Get your first ride free up to $20 using the code LOVEGARDEN at uber.com/app

Sponsorship Opportunities

GOLD SPONSORSHIP $10,000

• Recognition as Gold Sponsor of the event
• Reserved tables with thirty (30) tickets to the Patron Party and Garden Party
• Single use of NOMA’s Woldenberg Foundation Board Room for a private event within one year
• 6 invitations to VIP museum members opening during 2016/2017 season
• Sponsor recognition on 6,000 invitations, NOMA.org with over 27,000 monthly visitors; social media feeds including 25,000+ Twitter and 8,500+ Instagram followers, 20,000+ Facebook fans, and e-blasts to over 33,000 subscribers and on NOMA’s annual donor wall seen by more than 240,000 visitors annually
• Sponsor recognition and logo placement at the event entrance
• Sponsor recognition on NOMA website with link to corporate site
• Sponsor mention in all post-event communications with attendees

SILVER SPONSORSHIP $5,000

• Recognition as Silver Sponsor of the event
• Reserved tables with twenty-four (24) tickets to the Patron Party and Garden Party
• 4 invitations to VIP museum members opening during 2015/2016
• Sponsor recognition on 6,000 invitations, NOMA.org with over 27,000 monthly visitors; social media feeds including 25,000+ Twitter and 8,500+ Instagram followers, 20,000+ Facebook fans, and e-blasts to over 33,000 subscribers
• Sponsor recognition and logo placement at the event entrance
• Sponsor recognition on NOMA website with link to corporate site
• Sponsor mention in all post-event communications with attendees

BRONZE SPONSORSHIP $2,500

• Recognition as Bronze Sponsor of the event
• Reserved tables with twelve (12) tickets to the Patron Party and Garden Party
• Sponsor recognition on 6,000 invitations, NOMA.org with over 27,000 monthly visitors; social media feeds including 25,000+ Twitter and 8,500+ Instagram followers, 20,000+ Facebook fans, and e-blasts to over 33,000 subscribers
• Sponsor recognition and logo placement at the event entrance
• Sponsor recognition on NOMA website with link to corporate site
• Sponsor mention in all post-event communications with attendees

BENEFACTOR $1,000

• 6 event tickets with one reserved table
• Sponsor recognition on table signage and on NOMA.org

Ticket Levels

Patron Party| 7 pm – Midnight
$150 | Non-Members
$125 | Members

Garden Party | 8 pm – Midnight
$100 | Non-Members
$75 | Members

Late Night Party | 9 pm – Midnight
$50 | Members and Non-Members

Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 7:00 pm.

Sponsors

Presenting

Third annual LOVE Cocktail Challenge
presented by

Gold

Sheila and Britton Sanderford

Silver

J. Edgar Monroe Foundation
Kabacoff Family Foundation

Jane and Rodney Steiner

Bronze

Rep. and Mrs. Neil Abramson & Nancy and Franco Valobra
Penny and Al Baumer
Sydney and Walda Besthoff
Frances and Calvin Fayard
Adee Heebe and Dominick Russo
Jennifer and Fred Heebe
New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau
River Birch
Schonekas, Evans and McGoey, LLC

Media

Benefactor

Ellen and Mac Ball
Cathy and Morris Bart
Valerie Besthoff
Virginia Boulet and Alvin R. Albe, Jr.
Sandra and Elwood Cahill
Adrienne and Archie Casbarian
The Chehardy Family
Chevron
Crescent Sound and Light
Bernice and Don Daigle
Sally Duplantier Family
Favret, Demarest, Russo, Lutkewitte and Schaumburg APLC
Penny Francis – Eclectic Home
Joanna Giorlando
Anne and Bill Grace
Green Team Landscape, LLC
Owen M. Grossman MD and Vivian Fonseca
Juli Miller Hart
Sharon Jacobs, Leonard Davis and Family
Jefferson Door Company
Anne S. Kock
Leslie and Bill Kramer
Ray Lagasse
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Levy
Ashley Longshore
Kay B. Lyons
Kay McArdle and Joe Handlin
Paretti Family of Dealerships
Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack
Pam and Larry Pickett
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Piner
Alexa Pulitzer
Sally E. Richards
Melissa and Alfred Rufty
Julia and Bo Sanders
Lisa and David Schlakman
Dr. and Mrs. Armin Schubert
Natasha Shah
Aimée and Mike Siegel
The Solomon Family
Susu and Andrew Stall
Pamela and Rob Steeg
Preston Tedesco
Janis van Meerveld and Charlie Cerise
Kristen van Meerveld

Contributor

Lynn Abide
Natasha Alveshire
Wayne Amedee
American Aquatic Gardens
Gail and Nick Asprodites
Anne and Luis Baños
Jeremy Scott Brumbelow
Suzanne Butler and Mark Klyza
James Clarkson
Sheila and Hugh Collins
Mathilde and Richard Currence
Judy and Tom David
Marie Louise de la Vergne and John Bose
Kathleen Mix Diamond
Joni and Tommy Diaz
Ann Duffy and Dr. John R. Skinner
Marcie and Emeric duQuesnay
Juli and Mont Echols
Catherine and David Edwards
Cherise and Bart Farris
Glendy and Larry Forster
Julie and Ted George
Marian and Larry Gibbs
Inez and Roy Glapion
Val Grubb & Associates, Ltd.
Dana and Steve Hansel
Alison Hartman
Philip Hodgson
Patricia N. and Thomas L. Jackson
Kathleen Kazour
Millie and Robert Kohn
Elly Lane
Sally and Jay Lapeyre
Lee Ledbetter and Associates
Sheri and Mike Mahoney
Dr. Cecile Many and Dr. Richard Deichmann
Sharon Marchand
Mary Fazekas-May and Thomas May
Alice McHugh and Kevin Boyd
Cammie and Charles Mayer
Brooke A. Minto
Brenda and Michael Moffitt
Elizabeth and Willy Monaghan
Pillie and David Morrison
Barbara and Biff Motley
Mullin Landscape Associates
The National World War II Museum
Wolfgang and Janet Neumann
Christena and Philip Nizialek
Terry and John Olivier
Nancy Pratt and Jerry Crump
Anne Redd
Resource Bank
Elizabeth and John Ryan
Mimi and Claude Schlesinger
Robyn Dunn Schwarz
Carol Short
Lydia and B.K. Sneed
Holly Sharp and Geoffrey Snodgrass
Edie and Dan Sullivan
Jackie Sullivan
Vulcan Materials
Lynda and Irving Warshauer
Diane and Hughes Walmsley
Kathy and David Weidner
Capt. and Mrs. John S. White USN (Ret)
World Trade Center of New Orleans
The Write Image, Inc.

Special Thanks

2016 Invitation and Logo Design by Rachel Turnage

Patron and Garden Party Cuisine

Acme Oyster House
Ale on Oak
Ancora Pizzeria
Another Broken Egg Café
Antoine’s Restaurant
Arnaud’s Restaurant
Atchafalaya
Baker Maid Products, Inc.
Barú Bistro & Tapas
Beth Biundo Sweets
Biscuits and Buns on Banks
The Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Blue Oak BBQ
Bon Ton Café
Boucherie
Boulevard American Cuisine
Broussard’s
Café Degas
Café NOMA
Canal Street Bistro
Catering by Laura Arrowood
Catering D’Orleans
Cava Restaurant
Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar
Cheesecake-n-a-Cake
Crescent City Brewhouse
Crescent City Steakhouse
Dakota Restaurant
Delachaise
Dickie Brennan & Co. Family of Restaurants
Elizabeth’s Restaurant
Galatoire’s
Gambino’s Bakery
Gordon Biersch
Green Fork
Highly Seasoned Catering, LLC
Houston’s Restaurant
Ice Cream 504
Joel Catering and Special Events
Kingfish
Mandina’s
Maurice French Pastries
Messina’s Runway Café
Mona’s Café
The Munch Factory
Nonna Mia
Nothing Bundt Cake
Oak Oven
Oak Wine Bar
PF Chang’s
Pigeon and Prince
Porter and Luke’s
Royal House
The Ruby Slipper Café
Silk Road
Slice Pizzeria
Southern Candymakers
Southern Hospitality Catering
The Steak Knife
Superior Seafood and Oyster Bar
Vega Tapas Café
Wayfare

Late Night Treats

Crêpes á la Cart
Crescent City Eats
Diva Dawg
Grilling Shilling
Morning Call
Nola Snow
Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza

Current as of 9/20/2016

2016 LOVE Committee

Lynn Abide
Kim Abramason
Barbara Ballard
Kim Barnett
Leighton Bell
Barbara Bossier
Kathryn Bullock Joyner
Kathie Campbell
Amy Carbonette
Olivia Carisella
Adrienne Casbarian
Kathy Cooke
Mathilde Currence
Eleanor Davis
Millie Davis-Kohn
Marie Louise de la Vergne
Cara Dessens
Joni Diaz
Hallie Dietsch
Susan Dill
Ann Duffy
Frances Fayard
Sheila Fenton
Erin Fleming
Glendy Forster
Suzanne Fournier
Eugenie Gibbens
Joanna Giorlando
Lauren Glorioso
Carolyn Gravley
Colleen Gravley
Mackey Gremillion
Adee Heebe
Stephanie Hennings
Crawford Hdogson
Adele Humphreys
Pat Jackson
Maria Keiser
Andrew Klyza
Naomi Kornman
Jake Kupperman
Patricia Lacoste
Lauren Levy
Faye Lieder
Lynn Long
Celeste Marshall
Darlene Martin
Cammie Mayer
Susan McArdle
Kay McArdle
Juli Miller Hart
Tyra Mitchell
Kathleen Mix
Brenda Moffitt
Caroline Monteleone
Alexis Preis
Kristie Reily
Nancy Rhett Robinette
Stephanie Rogers
Chandler Rogers
Melissa Rufty
Elizabeth Ryan
Brice Sanderford
Sheila Sanderford
Mimi Schlesinger
Robyn Schwarz
Karen Senter
Holly Sharp Snodgrass
Lydia Sneed
Elise Thomas
Lauren Trostorff
Rachel Turnage
Nancy Valobra
Liz Vandervort
Karen Villavaso
Karen Ward
Lynda Warshauer
Kathy Weidner
Katherine Westerhold
Susan Wormser
Bryant York

In loving memory of Dagney Jochem