City Park Conservancy and The Helis Foundation are thrilled to welcome back the local favorite concert series, Evenings with Enrique! Every Wednesday in October, from 5:00 to 7:30 PM, guests may enjoy an enchanted evening in the New Orleans Botanical Garden, surrounded by its lush landscape while listening to live performances by local Latin artists. Admission is free for Louisiana Residents, courtesy of The Helis Foundation. The series kicks off on October 2 and continues every Wednesday through October 30 – bring your blankets and lawn chairs for a bewitching evening under the stars!
WHAT: Evenings with Enrique in the New Orleans Botanical Garden
WHEN: Every Wednesday in October starting October 2 – 5:00 – 7:30 PM
WHERE: New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park, 5 Victory Avenue
MUSIC LINEUP
October 2 – 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Geovane Santos 7tet – Brazil
October 9 – 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Julio & Cesar 4tet – Guatemala
October 16 – 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Vivaz 5tet – Bolivia
October 23 – 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Patrice Fisher & Arpa 6tet – with guests from Puerto Rico and
October 30 – 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Papo & Son Mandao Trio – Cuba
FOOD: Food and beverages will be available for purchase onsite at the Kitchen in the Garden. No outside food and beverages are allowed.
SPECIAL FEATURE: Local artist Hugo Montero will unveil his Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar at the Botanical Garden Conservatory on Wednesday, October 23. The altar will remain on display through Sunday, November 3. Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Louisiana residents can enjoy free admission to the Botanical Garden from October 23 to November 3 to view the Día de los Muertos altar.
Launched in 2016, Evenings with Enrique is a bi-annual concert series held every April and October. The series pays tribute to renowned Mexican artist Enrique Alférez who lived in New Orleans for almost 70 years and made a profound contribution to the New Orleans art scene. Alférez has over 20 works of art featured at The Helis Foundation Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden inside the New Orleans Botanical Garden. His sculptures may also be found throughout New Orleans at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition, and New Orleans City Park.
Admirers of Alférez’s work may purchase Enrique Alférez: Sculptor by Katie Bowler Young at the Botanical Garden gift shop. Published by The Historic New Orleans Collection, the book chronicles the life of the preeminent artist and was made possible with support from The Helis Foundation and members of The Historic New Orleans Collection’s 2019 Bienville Circle and
City Park Conservancy and The Helis Foundation are thrilled to welcome back the local favorite concert series, Evenings with Enrique! Every Wednesday in October, from 5:00 to 7:30 PM, guests may enjoy an enchanted evening in the New Orleans Botanical Garden, surrounded by its lush landscape while listening to live performances by local Latin artists. Admission is free for Louisiana Residents, courtesy of The Helis Foundation. The series kicks off on October 2 and continues every Wednesday through October 30 – bring your blankets and lawn chairs for a bewitching evening under the stars!
WHAT: Evenings with Enrique in the New Orleans Botanical Garden
WHEN: Every Wednesday in October starting October 2 – 5:00 – 7:30 PM
WHERE: New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park, 5 Victory Avenue
MUSIC LINEUP
October 2 – 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Geovane Santos 7tet – Brazil
October 9 – 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Julio & Cesar 4tet – Guatemala
October 16 – 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Vivaz 5tet – Bolivia
October 23 – 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Patrice Fisher & Arpa 6tet – with guests from Puerto Rico and
October 30 – 5 PM – 7:30 PM: Papo & Son Mandao Trio – Cuba
FOOD: Food and beverages will be available for purchase onsite at the Kitchen in the Garden. No outside food and beverages are allowed.
SPECIAL FEATURE: Local artist Hugo Montero will unveil his Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar at the Botanical Garden Conservatory on Wednesday, October 23. The altar will remain on display through Sunday, November 3. Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Louisiana residents can enjoy free admission to the Botanical Garden from October 23 to November 3 to view the Día de los Muertos altar.
Launched in 2016, Evenings with Enrique is a bi-annual concert series held every April and October. The series pays tribute to renowned Mexican artist Enrique Alférez who lived in New Orleans for almost 70 years and made a profound contribution to the New Orleans art scene. Alférez has over 20 works of art featured at The Helis Foundation Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden inside the New Orleans Botanical Garden. His sculptures may also be found throughout New Orleans at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition, and New Orleans City Park.
Admirers of Alférez’s work may purchase Enrique Alférez: Sculptor by Katie Bowler Young at the Botanical Garden gift shop. Published by The Historic New Orleans Collection, the book chronicles the life of the preeminent artist and was made possible with support from The Helis Foundation and members of The Historic New Orleans Collection’s 2019 Bienville Circle and