JPAS' Pasta & Puccini Gala

Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s annual Pasta & Puccini Gala, a fundraising soirée, holds its head up high this year at the Marriott Hotel's Grand Ballroom. Expect an open bar, an elegant dinner, live and silent auctions, and a live concert provided by JPAS' "Célébrité Etoiles" (Micah Richerand Desonier, Jennifer Delatte, Nancy Gros, and Kate Abreo Mendelson) as well as the JPAS Symphony Orchestra. 6:30 pm at 555 Canal Street. $165 per person. (504) 885-2000 ext. 212 or jpas.org.