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Annual Christmas Tea
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You're cordially invited to attend our Annual Christmas Tea on Sunday, December 11, 2016 (2:00pm - 5:00pm)
Location: Home of Ricky Lemann
1819 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
Complimentary Valet Parking
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Evelyn Wrench Speaker Program Region VII, 2016-2017
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ADRIAN TINNISWOOD, OBE
Distinguished British historian and author
The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939
Drawing on thousands of memoirs, unpublished letters and diaries, and the eye-witness testimonies of belted earls and bibulous butlers, historian Adrian Tinniswood brings the stately homes of England to life as never before, opening the door onto a world half-remembered, glamorous, shameful at times, and forever wrapped in myth.
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ESU NOLA Calendar Of Events 2016-2017
Save the Date
September 12, 2016, 7-9 p.m., Patron Members' Party, Home of Miss Courtney-Anne Sarpy
October 10, 2016 - Oliver Everett – Windsor Castle, Its History and Occupants; 6 -8 p.m. , Ralph's On The Park
November 10, 2016 - The Royal Oak Foundation: Anne Sebba- Les Parisiennes: Women in Wartime Paris; 6:15 p.m. Academy of the Sacred Heart, 4521 St. Charles Ave.
ESU members $30; Non-members $40. Register at www.royal-oak.org/lectures
November 17, 2016 - Adrian Tinniswood, OBE – The Long Weekend: Life In The English Country House 1918-1939;
6:30-8:30 p.m., 6330 St. Charles Avenue
"Round Table Club Members – No Charge;
ESU Members $30 and Non-Members/Guests $40
Books available at program for $30 each, cash or check preferred. Author available to sign
December 11, 2017 - Annual Christmas Tea at the home of Ricky Lemann 2-5pm
March 5, 2017 - Annual Shakespeare Competition -
2-4pm - McWilliams Hall at Tulane University -
Attending members reception following, TBA
June 11, 2017 - Queen's Birthday Brunch, High Noon to
2:00 pm at New Orleans Country Club
July 21-22, 2017 - Folger Teacher Workshop at
Tulane University
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The New Orleans Chapter of The English Speaking Union invites you a Wolf Hall inspired program:
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Greed, Lust and Murder: King Henry VIII, The Tudor Court, and How It Changed England Forever
presented by Curt DiCamillo, FRSA, Boston, MA.
Address: 6330 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70118
Time: 6:30 PM.
Date: Friday, May 15, 2015
Cost: $35 member, $45. non-members.
Champagne Reception to follow.
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Save the Date for our Upcoming Events!
Save the Date
April 8, 2015 Rene McEldowney, PhD – Love, War and the Creation of the British National Health Service
May 15, 2015 Curt DiCamillo – Greed, Lust and Murder: Henry VIII and the Tudor Court and How it Changed England Forever
http://dicamillocompanion.com/Lectures.html
June 7, 2015 - Queen's Birthday Brunch
November 3, 2015 – Sir Evelyn Wrench Speaker: Sir Christopher Hum, former British Ambassador to China
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