“Palettes and Palates,” a fundraising event focused on art and wine on Friday June 5, 2009, will benefit the renovation and expansion of the Level III Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway. The event will be held at a private residence on 120 Audubon Blvd and is chaired by Dr. Harley and Susan Ginsberg.
The Ochsner NICU cares for the sickest babies who may need surgery, including those who weigh less than 1,000 grams (2.2 pounds).
Patron Party Co-Chairs, Pamela Steeg and Lori Savoie, invite you to join them at an exclusive patron hour from 7:00-8:00pm with champagne and hors d’oeuvres prepared by Ritz Carlton Executive Chef Matt Murphy and father of Quads born at Ochsner. General ticket holders will join at 8:00pm for a wine tasting, delicacies and a wine and art silent auction.
Auction items range from vintage wines donated by Commander’s Palace, Galatoire’s and Clancy’s to oil paintings and limited-edition signed prints, including George Rodrigue’s famous “Blue Dog.” The live auction will feature items such as a one week stay at a beautiful vacation retreat in Rosemary Beach, Florida courtesy of Doug and Cheryl Moodie, a beautiful strand of Baroque Style Golden South Sea Pearls courtesy of Wellington & Company Fine Jewelry, two VIP seats to a taping of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in Burbank, CA, and passes to a private parade viewing stand on St. Charles Avenue during Mardi Gras weekend 2010.
“We’re planning an expansion from 36 to 42 beds and renovating the unit and this very special event will benefit our tiniest patients and their families, so, we hope people will come support us and have a great time,” says Dr. Harley Ginsberg, Medical Director of the Ochsner NICU.
Tickets are available from Ochsner Special Events by calling: 504-842-7113. Patron tickets are $125 and general admission tickets to the wine tasting and auction are $50.
Some of the art and wine available at auction will include:
Art for Auction
HARRIET BLUM, hand-tinted print
PETER BRIANT, giclee
GABE BUNDICK, acrylic on canvas
GERALD L. CANNON
MARGARET CHEESEMAN, giclee
EMERY CLARK, original mixed media and prints
COLE PRATT GALLERY
NANCY DAWES, graphite and watercolor wash
ERICA FOSTER, oil on canvas
ALAN GERSON, oil on board courtesy of LeMieux Galleries
ROBERT GUTHRIE, watercolor
JOHN HODGE, pottery
KEN KENAN, original hand-signed silkscreen courtesy of Nahan Fine Art & Framing
LINDSAY LEBLANC, oil on canvas
STEPHEN LEGENDRE, photograph
CATHERINE MAYER, print
JAMES MICHALOPOULOS, limited edition serigraph
JOSH MILTON, mixed media
WAI MING, oil on canvas
JAN MUNSON, photograph
GEORGE RODRIGUE, signed New Orleans Museum of Art poster
DEBBIE RUBIANO, photo transfer
ELIA CAIRE SAXER, ink sketch
MELISSA SMITH, giclee
KATHLEEN TRAPOLIN, watercolor
Wines for Auction
1990 Chateau Palmer donated by Chef Andrea Apuzzo, Andrea’s Restaurant
1990 Cos D’Estournel Bordeaux donated by John T. Cole, M.D.
1995 Quinta da Eira Velha Vintage Port donated by John T. Cole, M.D.
1996 Chateau Montlena donated by Clancy’s Restaurant
2002 Chateau Lynch Bages Paulillac donated by Keith and Elizabeth Crawford
2003 Three Palms Vineyard Napa Valley Merlot donated by Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Dalovisio
1970 Chateau Sergant Lalande de Pomerol donated by Galatoire’s Restaurant
2006 Pride Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon donated by Gautreau’s
2002 Jean Tardy Nuit St. Georges Les Boudots donated by Hopper’s Wines and Spirits
2004 Viader Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon donated by Mr. B’s Bistro
2006 Kaiken Cabernet Sauvignon donated by The Wine Seller
Drappier Rose Val des Demoiselles donated by Commander’s Palace
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