Salon de Jeanne d’Arc

Salon de Jeanne d'Arc 2024 poster. Joan of Arc as Motivator and Muse. Saturday Sept. 14 by New Orleans collage artist Carol Lynch.

 

The Joan of Arc Project will present its 14th annual conference, the Salon de Jeanne d’Arc, on Saturday September 14th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Tulane University in the Myra Clare Rogers Memorial Chapel (1229 Broadway St., map).  (full schedule) The free lectures and presentations by local scholars, authors and artists are open to the public. Drop in for a particular session or stay all day! This year’s talks focus on the theme “Joan of Arc as Motivator and Muse.” Topics cover Joan of Arc, her legacy, her medieval French context, and the French heritage of New Orleans, presented by the Joan of Arc Project, producers of the annual Joan of Arc parade.  

Throughout the conference, attendees can meet and greet krewe leaders and members or become a krewe member, and view costumes and other items related to the 17- year-old walking parade that marches each Twelfth Night in the French Quarter on Joan of Arc’s birthday, January 6th.  Members may also purchase throws and other krewe merchandise.

SUMMARY SCHEDULE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SALON DE JEANNE D’ARC

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14th, 9:30- 5:00
The Event is Free and Open to the Public 
  • 9:30 a.m. Doors open, Salon begins
  • 10:00 a.m. “The Ringling Bros. Joan of Arc Spectacle” by Scott Manning, author and historian
  • 11:15 a.m. “Sister City Joan of Arc Exchange Report,” by Marley Marsalis (2024 “Maid of Honor” for New Orleans) and Gayle Dellinger of the New Orleans Rotary Club.
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch Break 
  • 12:30-12:50 Krewe Captain Updates: 2025 Parade previews and news (outside during lunch)
  • 1:00 p.m. “My French Language Journey,” by Louis Michot, Grammy-award-winning Louisiana French musician and Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc 2024 king
  • 2:00 p.m. “The Virtues of Joan of Arc: How They Apply to Our World Today,”by Father David Ducote, St. Joan of Arc church
  • 2:45 p.m. “Heaven Help Me: Joan of Arc as a Spiritual Guide,” by Jaymie Wolfe, author of Born to Do This: 30 Days with Joan of Arc and Fight Like Joan: 9 Timeless Virtues for Victory
  • 3:15 p.m.  “Swordplay of Joan of Arc: A Demonstration and Performance,” by stage combat instructor Orion Couling and Co.
  • 4:00 p.m.  “Performing Joan’s Story: Red Magnolia Theatre Company’s Mother of the Maid,” by Red Magnolia Theatre actresses Arden Hale (Joan) and Kaitlyn Stockwell (Isabelle Romée), and director C. Jaye Miller.
  • 5:00 p.m. Salon ends