WYES GOES COUNTRY & WESTERN presented by Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust

WYES GOES COUNTRY & WESTERN presented by Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust

Yee-haw! Grab your cowboy boots and mark your calendar for a hootin’ good time benefitting WYES .

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Date and time

Thursday, May 8 · 7 - 11pm CDT

Location

WYES Paulette and Frank Stewart Innovation Center for Educational Media

916 Navarre Avenue New Orleans, LA 70124

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 4 hours

2025 GALA—WYES GOES COUNTRY & WESTERN presented by Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust
Thursday, May 8, 2025
WYES | 916 Navarre Avenue | New Orleans
Theme-Inspired or Cocktail Attire

Patron Party 7pm-8pm
Patron $500 | Jr. Patron (ages 21-40) $250

Gala 8pm-11pm
Gala $225 | Junior Gala (ages 21-40) $125

Tickets can be purchased online or by calling WYES - 504.486.5511

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GALA CO-CHAIRS & COMMITTEE
GALA CO-CHAIRS:

Allie and Duncan Brown
Maria and Noel Johnson
Dreda and Conor Lutkewitte


AUCTION COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS:

Katie and Eric Hoffman

Presenting Sponsor :

PATRON PARTY Sponsor:

ENTERTAINMENT Sponsor:
Erin and JP Hymel

Live band entertainment by Parish County Line

DANCE FLOOR Sponsor:
Paulette and Frank Stewart

LUCKY HORSESHOE Sponsors:

Eileen and Joey Devall

First Horizon

Hancock Whitney

IMTT

AUCTION Sponsor:

THE RINK

INVITATION Sponsor:

Cox

PURE COUNTRY - Specialty Sponsors:
Allie and Duncan Brown
Yazoo Restorations

HOWDY PARTNERS Sponsors:
AGESS Wealth Advisors of Raymond James

Crystal Hot Sauce

Bourgeois Bennett LLC
Pam Burck
Micki and Lawrence Chehardy
Lauren and Bryan Fitzpartrick
Freeport McMoRan Foundation
Gallo Mechanical
Juli Miller Hart
Maria and Noel Johnson
Jones Walker
Dreda and Conor Lutkewitte
Cammie and Charles Mayer
Metairie Bank
Red River Bank
Lori and Bobby Savoie
Stone Insurance
Gerri and Murray Valene

Special Thanks to:
Big Cheese Photos
Equest Farm
Jeff Strout Photography
Inside New Orleans

Your gala ticket purchase means so much! Thank you.

Since 1957, WYES has been preserving memories and telling the stories of the people, culture and traditions of New Orleans and our region like no one else.

Through WYES’ incomparable and original local programming, documentaries and national cooking shows, the station is your lens to our region’s unique history, flair and flavors—past, present and future. Your support of the gala, our signature event, is essential to sustain and grow both WYES’ programming and community outreach that continue to distinguish the station as our region’s free and most accessible educational resource.

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Since 1957, the New Orleans Educational Television Foundation, known as WYES, has been dedicated to preserving the stories of the Greater New Orleans region and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Our commitment to producing award-winning programs that showcase our distinct local culture, along with the excellent national PBS service, demonstrates WYES’ pledge to use the power of our programs and services to fulfill the promise of public television as a resource where we can all come together to rediscover and preserve the history and values that make our community a remarkable place to live. For more information, call (504) 486-5511 or visit wyes.org. 

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