ACADIANA WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL
October
24 & 25, 2009, 1-7 p.m.
The
Acadiana Wine & Food Festival will provide
a wide spectrum of guest authorities on wine and culinary history
and culture. A few of the presentations wines of the world, forgotten
19th century wine cocktails, establishing an art collection on
a budget, and a geographical survey of wine from around the world.
The presentations will take place in the foyer of the beauty
and comfort of the Art Museum.
Wines from around the World
Speaker: Bernie Ralston, New Orleans
Saturday and Sunday at 1:15 p.m.
Bernie Ralston is a native of Eunice, Louisiana. She has traveled the wine regions
of the world to further her first hand knowledge of vineyard practices and wine
production technique.Bernie will discuss wines from Argentina, Australia, Spain, California, and South
Africa. She will pour one wine from each region.
South African Wines: A Rising Star
Speaker: Nico Steyn
Saturday 2:00 and Sunday 5:00
Steyn of Orlando, Florida is National Sales Director for AVINYA Distributors.
Nico will be presenting wines from his home, South Africa. Sponsored by Select
Wines.
Pre-Prohibition Sparkling Wine Cocktails
Speaker: Luke Tullos
Saturday 4:00
In the little known history of the American cocktail, wine was an essential
ingredient in the early development of the craft. Champagnes, Cavas, and Proseccos
added special flair and texture to even the most basic drinks. We will talk
about the history of the sparkling wine cocktail and look at a few formulas
from that Golden Age before the enactment of the 18th Amendment.
Table settings and Glasses
Speaker: Frank Gerami, Party Central
Saturday 3:00 and Sunday 3:00
This presentation will provide some basic guidelines and rules of etiquette
to setting tables from intimate tea parties, formal dinners, to banquets for
a crowd. You also may have puzzled over the variety of wine and beverage glasses
and their use. Some forethought and organization will allow you and your guests
to spend the dinner hour enjoying food and conversation. The rules for place
setting have been developed over centuries of European and American dining.
Some differences exist from country to country and even family to family and
are often argued with remarkable passion.
How to Collect Art
Jeanne Cimino, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans
Sunday, October 25 at 2 and 4
Collecting art is not exclusive to only the wealthy. Indeed, many great collections
over the centuries were established by everyday people of very modest means
who had a passion for art. This program will enlighten and provide the nuts
and bolts for beginning your own collection.
Jazzing up New Orleans Classics
Speaker: Luke Tullos
Saturday 5:00 and Sunday 6:00
New Orleans is rich in cocktail history, but there are a few
cocktails that hold a substantial place in that history. We will
learn the rich (and sometimes
convoluted) stories behind 2 of the most famous New Orleans classics: The Sazerac
and the Ramos Gin Fizz. I’ll make the original formulas, then give some
new recipes with a modern twist.
ENTERTAINMENT
Dan
DeSandro Trio, Saturday, October 24, 1:30-4:00 p.m.
The Dan DeSandro Trio represents a collective century of music
training and literally thousands of performances. The trio feature
an emphasis on
spontaneous creativity and improvisation from a play list that
spans a century of composition. The selections are always played
with precision and enthusiasm, and are always performed with
a unique improvisational twist. The band provides an upscale
and professional music service that raises the bar of musicianship
and quality entertainment. The Dan DeSandro Trio
is comprised of: Dan DeSandro—Pianist,
Arranger, Band Leader, Percussion Upright Bass: Brent Williams,
Randy Kelly, Chris French, Chet Blakistone Drums & Percussion: Frank Kincel,
Tommy Alesi, Troy Breaux
El
Trio Del Rio, Saturday, October 24, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
‘Trio del Rio” consists of Fawn and Chris Roy and
Philip Gould. Trio plays music that transports lovers and others
to romantic points along the Seine in Paris, the Tango Halls
of Buenos Aires, the sultry tropical breeze of the French Caribbean,
Louis Armstrong’s Old New Orleans, the California shore,
and the dry, dusty heartbreak of the Texas Mexican border.
Sunday:
Smooth like That, October 25, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Patsy
Bienvenu, a Lafayette native and resident, has been singing
as long as she could remember. She counts gospel,
pop, classical, soul, and jazz as her musical influences, especially
the great ladies of jazz: Ella, Sarah, Billie, etc. Her fantasy of being a jazz singer was fulfilled as a charter
member of A Melting Pot Jazz Band, where she discovered that
she loved to “scat”. She has been a member of Chorale Acadienne, Lafayette’s
premier classical community choir for over 20 years and a soloist
with the St. Anthony Catholic Church Choir. Patsy is also a Certified Perioperative Registered Nurse and
has been known to break out in song in the operating room.
Mike Weaver
moved to Lafayette from Panama City Beach, Florida, January
1, 2005. Growing up in a house with a father that was
an excellent jazz player was a huge influence. Playing drums,
bass and guitar in his father’s band gave Mike an understanding
of what makes a rhythm section work. Mike has 40+ years of experience
playing and creating programmed music. Playing guitar and harmonica
adds much to the music. Using a guitar synthesizer Mike is able
to make the guitar sound like many instruments. It could be a
flute, sax or trumpet for example.
Modern
Jazz Movement, October 25, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Modern Jazz Movement is a true jazz collective. The interplay
among the members spills out of their playing and into their
audiences, negating one of the frequently expressed criticisms
leveled against jazz, that it is a musicians music.
MJM creates accessible, original and soulful jass, as it was
once called in the Crescent City. Their sound is akin to the
straight ahead, East Coast school of jazz. When listening to
Modern Jazz Movement, their initial release, or attending one
of their performances, one could easily be convinced they are
listening to a composition from Miles Davis’s mid-sixties
quintet their original material is that good! And Modern Jazz
Movement is solely original material, from the ephemeral, slow
groove of Cloud to the modal workout of Now What. http://www.modernjazzmovement.com
NOTE:Frank
Kincel, rfkincel@gmail.com, In the photo from left to right
are: Trey Boudreaux – bass, Dennis Skerrett – Saxaphones,
Frank Kincel – Drumset
