Cocktails for KID smART

26 Years. 26 Letters. Infinite Possibilities.

Thursday, March 20th, 2025
The Cannery 3803 Toulouse St, New Orleans

Co-Chairs
Ragan Gankendorff
Erin Hymel
Nancy Rebold

Patron Hour: 6:30-7:30
Music from Preservation Hall Brass Band

Main Event: 7:30-9:30
Featured Artist: Teresa Cole
Emerging Artist: Jeremy Paten

Thank You To Our Supporters

  • Creator

    Nancy & Matt Rebold
    Regions

  • Innovator

    Better NOLA Fund
    Jones Walker

  • Critical Thinker

    Drs. Gwenesta Barnum Melton & Kenneth Melton 
    Metairie Bank
    Michael Mimeles
    Ryan Gootee General Contractors
    Allison Stewart

  • Collaborator

    Dino & Ragan Gankendorff
    The Helis Foundation
    Elly & Merritt Lane
    Sheldon Lykes
    Mamie Hillery Arts Center
    Palm Orleans
    Vincent Saia Foundation

  • Patron

    Michael & Krista Dumas
    Celeste Cahn
    Vivan & Richard Cahn
    Caytee & Tim Clark
    Covington Beer Garden
    Hillery Gazzaniga
    GlobeNet
    Krystal Hardy Allen
    Janet & Scott Howard
    Dierdre & Christian Hooper
    David and Mary Lucy Lane
    Lisa Puckett Sinders
    Rhonda A. Sharkawy & Hanna Sharkawy Pittman Fund

  • In-Kind

    Alex Beard
    Teresa Cole
    Rayne Housey
    NOMEC Second Line
    Eli Pillaert
    Preservation Hall Foundation
    Jeremy Paten & Kurston Melton
    SAZERAC / Goldring Family Foundation
    Studio Waveland

Our Committee

Co-Chairs
Nancy Rebold
Erin Hymel
Ragan Gankendorff

Caytee Clark
Brionne Cunningham
Catherine Dragone
Hillery Gazzaniga
Aaron (Flagboy Giz) Hartley
Gretchen Weller Howard
Judge Lori Jupiter

Tiffany Lin
Dr. Gwenesta Melton
Michael Mimeles
Georgiana Platt
John Rareshide
Meredith Smith
Camille Foxx

Catherine Dragone
Emily Kilzmiller
Anna Dominique
Elizabeth Bragg
Nichole Gray
Timothy Gold