On behalf of VCPORA, we invite you to step into a world of myth, majesty, and meaningful celebration at ‘Olympian Revelry: Toast the Past. Preserve the Future,’ our annual gala in support of historic preservation in the French Quarter. Held within the storied halls of the historic New Orleans Athletic Club, this divine evening will channel the spirit of Mount Olympus, with flowing wine, decadent fare, celestial entertainment, and guests adorned in Hellenistic glamour. As Dionysus would insist: Revel with Purpose! Your presence and generosity help protect the cultural legacy, architecture, and livability of one of the world’s most extraordinary neighborhoods. Join us on October 19th, 2025 for a night where legends come to life, and every toast helps preserve history.
‘Toast the Past. Preserve the Future.’
If you would like your name on the physical invite please purchase Patron level tickets or higher by August 15th, 2025
Champagne $10,000
16 tickets to Gala; Name and/or logo on invitation and website
Burgundy $5000
8 tickets to Gala; Name and/or logo on invitation and website
Bordeaux $2500
6 tickets to Gala; Name and/or logo on invitation and website
Loire Valley $1800
4 tickets to Gala; Name and/or logo on invitation and website
Rhone $1000
2 tickets to Gala; Name and/or logo on invitation and website
Patron $250
Ticket to Gala; Name on Invite
Junior Patron $150 or $250/pair (35 and under)
Ticket to Gala; Name on invitation and VCPORA website and invitation and VCPORA website
Gala Ticket $150
Junior Ticket $75 or $100/pair
We have long benefitted from the contributions of local businesses for in-kind donations to our silent and live auction. This year, we have decided to do something a little simpler for our business community to support by offering the following Commercial Sponsor levels and their benefits. All Commercial Sponsors will be featured in the event program, on our website, social media features, and will be announced in our Weekly View newsletters.
Please respond by September 19th, 2025
Advertisement and Tickets
Vieux Carre Champion– $900
2 Patron Tickets
Full Page (8.25″X5.5″) Full color ad/logo
Business Defender– $600
2 Patron Tickets
Half Page (4.25″X5.5″) Full-color ad/logo
Heritage Sponsor– $350
1 Patron Ticket
Quarter Page (4.25″X2.75″) Full color ad/logo
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Full Page (8.5″X5.5″) $400
Half Page (4.25″X5.5″) $200
Quarter Page (4.25″X2.75″) $125
Eighth Page (2″X2.75″) $75
Music
We are excited to announce our musical guests! Let them guide you through the evening like the famous musician Orpheus…but remember, do not to turn around until you have made it to the end of the night!
Starting off the night is The Akins Trio! You may remember Cole Akins from our gala at Tujague’s!
Finishing off the night is the danceable Hot Club of New Orleans!
We can not wait to dance the night away with all of you!
Revelers
Keep your fates about you and your one eye on the look out for gods, monsters, and demi-gods.
Oracle
To Be Announced
Food
Prepare to Feast! Pigeon Catering is as divine as they come, and they can not wait to serve Ambrosia to all the Olympian gods, monsters, and heros at the VCPORA gala!
Passed Appetizers
Caprese Skewers, Boudin Balls, Mini Muffalettas, Creole Crab Cake & Mini BBQ Shrimp & Grit Shooters
Entree
Top Round Beef- Top round roast cooked medium-rare, Garlic stuffed and wood roasted Served with an herb au jus, soft rolls, mayonnaise, & creole mustard.
Sides-Gouda Scalloped Potatoes & Seasonal Grilled Vegetables
–Dessert Station-
Mini Dessert Display-Assorted Cheesecake bites, Chocolate brownies, Lemon Squares
Libations
Prepare thy selves for libations to spillith over and Dionysus to revel! Will the libations of Dionysus cure your ails? Perhaps you should ask Ariadne!
Choose your libations carefully and prepare yourself for a good time!
Bar Offerings
-Vodka, Whiskey Scotch, Gin, Tequila & Rum
-Red/White Wine
-Beer
-Seltzer
-Cocktails
Ladies Dress
Like the peplos, the chiton was fashioned from a single sheet of material folded across the body. The garment could be sewn completely along the top of the arms, leaving only a small hole for the head or neck. Alternatively, the chiton could be left sleeveless and, like the peplos, be pinned just over the shoulders. Unlike the heavy wool peplos, however, the chiton was made of a lighter material, such as linen or silk, and it had no distinctive overfall element at the top.
Gentleman's Dress
For men, a chiton is simply two large rectangles of wool or linen sewn together (or easier still, one larger rectangle folded over). As a rough guide, the unbelted chiton should reach from elbow to elbow (with your arms outstretched), and from chin to knee. Usually, both sides are completely sewn up, with the armholes in the top edge, not at the sides. The top is typically pinned (or sometimes sewn) together at two points on either side of the neck hole.
Another style has each side sewn up, with the arm-holes on the sides. This gives the impression of having short sleeves.
Olympian Revelry
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre. He was also known as Bacchu by the Greeks (a name later adopted by the Romans) for a frenzy he is said to induce called baccheia. His wine, music, and ecstatic dance were considered to free his followers from self-conscious fear and care, and subvert the oppressive restraints of the powerful
Wine was a religious focus in the cult of Dionysus and was his earthly incarnation. Wine could ease suffering, bring joy, and inspire divine madness. Festivals of Dionysus included the performance of sacred dramas enacting his myths, the initial driving force behind the development of theatre in Western culture. The cult of Dionysus is also a “cult of the souls”; his maenads feed the dead through blood-offerings, and he acts as a divine communicant between the living and the dead.He is sometimes categorised as a dying-and-rising god.
