
New Orleans is brought to life in Charleston, South Carolina, for a kickoff celebration of the Crescent City’s tricentennial year.
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band joins G&G in Charleston for a classic New Orleans jazz party following dinner.
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Guests enjoy NOLA’s signature cocktails—Hurricanes, Sazeracs, and Milk Punch—throughout the evening.
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Randy Johnson and G&G’s Phillip Rhodes toast to three hundred years of New Orleans.
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South Carolina Power Team CEO James Chavez and G&G’s Jana Robinson mingle before dinner.
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The evening’s host, G&G contributor and NOLA resident Julia Reed, shares her “One Time in New Orleans…” story while wearing her favorite Mardi Gras leopard-print bra hat.
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From left: Lucy Cuneo, Julia Engel, Stacy Smallwood, Lindsay Fleege, and Natalie Bloomingdale.
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Vice President of Marketing and Special Projects for New Orleans Tourism Jeremy Cooker congratulates La Petite Grocery and Balise’s Justin Devillier on bringing the flavors of NOLA to Charleston.
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Britt Bates and Cyrus Buffum embrace the bons temps motto of New Orleans during dinner.
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band gets the party started for post-dinner dancing and dessert.
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Members of the band Branden Lewis and Ronell Johnson laugh with the lively crowd during their performance.
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Saxophone tunes from Clint Maedgen highlight the signature sound of New Orleans jazz.
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