The New Orleans Ballet Association’s BRAVO Boo Bash, held on October 29 at the Metairie Country Club, was an afternoon filled with festive costumes and a spirited auction.
Guests were greeted by creative skeleton centerpieces made by Gerri Valene, Triness Kuhn and Marshall Harris, who hand-decorated one-of-a-kind skeleton centerpieces with various themes. These were part of the silent auction, which also included a Mardi Gras Indian painting by Art by Candis Camarigg, two plaza-level tickets to the New Orleans Saints vs. Las Vegas Raiders game with a gift certificate for two for King of Tailgating game-day admission, and a two-night stay at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside with dinner for two at Drago’s.
The costume contest brought fierce competition across categories of Most Boo-tiful, Most Spook-tacular and Most Bashing with individual and group awards for each. Individual winners included Raven Palmer as a witch, Margarita Bergen as The Widow Clicquot and Yolanda Doucette as a butterfly. Group winners wowed the crowd as Barbies, Witches, and a mixed Halloween-themed ensemble. Judges Calley Blue, Rebecca Nordgren and Billy Ray had the tough job of selecting the best among the costumes.
The Boo Bash also had a BRAVO Marketplace, which offered Halloween and fall-themed accessories, with proceeds also benefiting the Nutcracker Legacy Fund, which this year bought new soldier costumes for “The Nutcracker Suite.” Event co-chairs were Gerri Valene and Liz Broekman.
Fun Fact: The skeleton centerpieces included a Saints-themed skeleton, a butterfly-themed skeleton, a Beetlejuice-type skeleton, a Dia de los Muertos-themed skeleton, a pirate skeleton, a bride skeleton and a Mardi Gras-themed skeleton.
