This year's event will honor musicians Gregory Davis, Lars Edegran, George French, Albinas Prizgintas, Dr. Michael White and Clive Wilson. Proceeds go towards the preservation of New Orleans jazz landmarks and fund initiatives such as jazz education for New Orleans' youth.
What: Ladies in Red Gala
When: Friday, June, 11th, Patron Party from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Gala, 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Where: Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Dr., New Orleans, Louisiana
Cost: Tickets begin at $75 for the gala and $150 for the patron party
Reserve your tickets today! Call 504-581-7032 or visit prcno.org. Attire is “jazzy cocktail" - preferably red for the ladies.
Preservation Resource Center's African American Heritage Program (AAHP) focuses on identifying and preserving the homes and cultural legacy of New Orleans jazz musicians. It is important to save the houses and to recognize the musicians who lived there, at the same time generating awareness of the cultural significance of the older neighborhoods of the city.
AAHP has identified over 503 houses where early jazz legends lived, and has been able to produce and place historic markers for many of them. Three endangered houses where jazz musicians lived and 280 houses since the storm have been saved by PRC and its partners in preservation.
Additionally, this past Fall, AAHP unveiled the pilot of its newest Heritage Education program, My City, My Home, a semester-long curriculum for elementary and middle school students, which promotes the preservation, restoration, and revitalization of New Orleans' historic architecture and neighborhoods.
CONTACT: Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans, Suzanne Blaum, (504) 636-3399 [email protected] or L2 Media & Marketing, Lynn Long, (504) 669-0576, [email protected].
ABOUT PRC
Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans (PRC) was founded in 1974 as a non-profit organization to promote the preservation, restoration and revitalization of New Orleans' historic architecture and neighborhoods. The organization has helped renovate more than 1,000 homes citywide by involving citizens in preservation projects and services that enhance living in New Orleans. PRC provides resources and education to convey the economic, cultural and aesthetic importance of historic preservation in New Orleans and throughout the world.
For more information about the PRC's hurricane recovery efforts, including the homeowner assistance program, visit prcno.org or call 504-581-7032.
