Midweek can be a drag at times, but your Wednesdays
are about to get better.
Returning this fall at the New Orleans Botanical
Garden in City Park on October 6 is "Evenings with Enrique." Spend your
Wednesdays strolling through The Helis Foundation's Enrique Alférez Sculpture
Garden, located at 5 Victory Ave., while listening to live music and marveling
at sculptures by renowned artist Enrique Alférez.
Everyone in attendance can purchase food and drinks
during the evening from Kitchen in the Garden Eats. Evenings with Enrique is
free, courtesy of The Helis Foundation. The Botanical Garden will also host a
Day of the Dead Altar in the Garden's Conservatory from October 20-31 to honor
the Mexican holiday. Owner of Casa Borrega, Hugo Montero, is the creator of the
altar.
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE:
• October 6: Patrice Fisher & Arpa with special guests from Cuba and Chile
• October 13: Macumba Brazilian trio with musicians from Brazil, Argentina, and
Germany
• October 20: Vivaz trio with guitarist/singer Javier Gutierrez from Bolivia
• October 27: Manuel Arteaga duo from Venezuela (5 to 6:20 p.m.) | Gauchos del
Tango duo from Argentina (6:30 to 8 p.m.)
Mexican-American artist, Enrique Alférez, lived in New
Orleans for almost 70 years. His sculptures can be seen throughout the city and
in the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition,
and City Park.
Recently-released book Enrique Alférez: Sculptor by Katie Bowler Young is
available for purchase onsite in the Botanical Gardens' gift shop. The book is
published by The Historic New Orleans Collection and it recounts the life of
Enrique Alférez. It was made possible with support from The Helis Foundation
and members of The Historic New Orleans Collection's 2019 Bienville Circle and
Laussat Society.
Click here for a map of Alférez's sculptures in the
sculpture garden: The
Helis Foundation Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden Map. For more information, visit thehelisfoundation.org.
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