VIVA NOLA October-November 2023
VIVA NOLA Magazine is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. On this issue, we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the flavors of Peruvian food in New Orleans, Latinas supporting Latina CEO's, and talking about why New Orleans's Latino population in mostly Honduran. We also have recommendations to travel to Latinamerica from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). The Ella Project helps local musicians with legal aid, and Evenings with Enrique highlights Latino art and music in October at the Botanical Garden in City Park. Plus, we have photos from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana's Gala and the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at the French Market.
VIVA NOLA Magazine is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. On this issue, we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the flavors of Peruvian food in New Orleans, Latinas supporting Latina CEO's, and talking about why New Orleans's Latino population in mostly Honduran. We also have recommendations to travel to Latinamerica from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). The Ella Project helps local musicians with legal aid, and Evenings with Enrique highlights Latino art and music in October at the Botanical Garden in City Park. Plus, we have photos from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana's Gala and the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at the French Market.
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<strong>VIVA</strong> Música<br />
Music Series Honors Mexican<br />
Artist Enrique Alférez<br />
Enrique Alférez moved to New Orleans in 1929 and stayed<br />
and worked in the city for almost 70 years. In this time, the<br />
Zacatecas-born artist left a significant mark. Sculptures, fountains,<br />
monuments, and more of his creations are exhibited throughout<br />
different parts of town, like on the facade of the New Orleans<br />
Lakefront Airport and its fountain, Charity Hospital, the Poydras<br />
Corridor Sculpture Exhibition, and numerous pieces in NOMA, as<br />
well as bridges, fountains and the Botanical Garden in City Park,<br />
just to name a few!<br />
The Helis Foundation cherishes his essential legacy, by<br />
preserving his art, and supporting Evenings with Enrique, a<br />
series created in 2016 that honors his name and highlights Latin<br />
American art and music in New Orleans.<br />
Evenings with Enrique provides a chance to enjoy the works of<br />
the renowned artist while strolling through the Botanical Garden<br />
and relishing music from local Latin bands, free of charge for<br />
Louisiana residents on Wednesdays in <strong>October</strong> and April.<br />
Food and drinks are available, and the gift shop also offers<br />
Enrique Alférez: Sculptor, a book by Katie Bowler Young and<br />
published by the Historic New Orleans Collection about the artist<br />
and his life.<br />
For the full music lineup for <strong>October</strong>, visit thehelisfoundation.<br />
org.<br />
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Enrique Alférez se mudó a Nueva Orleans en 1929 y permaneció<br />
y trabajó en la ciudad durante casi 70 años, durante los cuales<br />
el artista zacatecano dejó una huella significativa. Esculturas,<br />
fuentes, monumentos y más de sus creaciones se encuentran<br />
en diferentes puntos de la ciudad, como en la fachada del New<br />
Orleans Lakefront Airport y su fuente, el Hospital Charity, el<br />
Corredor de Exhibición de Esculturas en Poydras y numerosas<br />
piezas en NOMA, así también como en puentes, fuentes y el<br />
Jardín Botánico en el City Park, entre otros.<br />
La Fundación Helis valora su legado esencial, preservando su<br />
arte, y apoyando Evenings with Enrique (Tardes con Enrique), una<br />
serie creada en 2016 que honra su nombre y destaca el arte y la<br />
música latinoamericanos en Nueva Orleans.<br />
Tardes con Enrique brinda la oportunidad de disfrutar del<br />
reconocido artista mientras se pasea por el Jardín Botánico y<br />
escuchar la música de bandas latinas locales, de forma gratuita<br />
para los residentes de Luisiana los miércoles de octubre y de abril.<br />
Comida y bebidas están a la venta, como también el libro<br />
Enrique Alférez: Escultor de Katie Bowler Young publicado por<br />
la Historic New Orleans Collection sobre la vida y las obras del<br />
artista.<br />
Para ver la programación musical de octubre completa, visita<br />
thehelisfoundation.org.<br />
9 ~ <strong>VIVA</strong> <strong>NOLA</strong> <strong>October</strong> / <strong>November</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
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