Carnivale du Vin 2009

New Orleans’ own Neville Brothers will be the featured musical entertainment for the fifth annual Carnivale du Vin.  These four brothers, known separately as Art, Charles, Aaron and Cyril, will bring their famously funky sounds to Las Vegas. Learn more about the Neville Brothers.

As a thank you to all who have helped make Carnivale du Vin a success in its five year history, Captain’s Table of 10 seats are available at an early registration discount of $9,000 before July 31, 2009. Download Reply Card

The Fifth Anniversary Carnivale du Vin will take place November 14, 2009, at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. It will be the ultimate gathering of past “Krewe du Vin” chefs and vintners, who will prepare a tasting style reception.  We plan to bring the spirit of the Big Easy to Las Vegas, and the first rate artistry and culture that has helped make New Orleans so special. This special evening, hosted by Chef Emeril Lagasse, will feature 20 food and wine pairing stations, an auction of rare wines, trips and treasures along with rockin’ live entertainment.

George Rodrigue, renowned painter and native of Louisiana, will create a special painting to commemorate the Carnivale du Vin 5th Anniversary event. The painting will be auctioned on November 14, 2009 at the Venetian Las Vegas.

Rodrigue, born in New Iberia, the heart of Cajun country, uses symbols of his native Louisiana, not only to capture the essence of his personal world, but also to express the spiritual and cultural ideas as they pertain to Louisiana, the South, and America. In the 1970’s, Rodrigue’s paintings included the subjects of oak trees, Cajun people and traditions, bringing new meaning to the phrase Cajun Artist.

It was the Cajun myth of the loup-garou that inspired his Blue Dog works, his most famous series. His first Blue Dog appeared on as the original artwork cover of a book of Cajun ghost stories.

Have a look at our Carnivale du Vin 2008 highlight video and don’t forget to mark your calendars for the fifth anniversary Carnivale du Vin, November 14, 2009 at The Venetian Las Vegas.

EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION’S 4TH ANNUAL CARNIVALE DU VIN
RAISES $1.7 MILLION FOR A GREENER NEW ORLEANS

Premier Wine Event Funds First “Edible Kitchen” in the Southeast

NEW ORLEANS (November 19, 2008) – The Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s annual Carnivale du Vin, rated a “Top 10” charity wine auction in the nation by Wine Spectator magazine, raised $1.7 million dollars to benefit children’s arts, culinary and education programs in the Gulf South. More than 600 guests attended the premier wine auction and gala at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Saturday, November 15.

To further the growth of the Edible Schoolyard New Orleans at Samuel J. Green Charter School, Chef Emeril Lagasse announced a $200,000 grant from the Foundation to fund the new Edible Kitchen & Cafeteria. Chef Alice Waters was present to receive the grant as a special Carnivale du Vin honoree.

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