Todd O’Neill to provide music at Chefs Evening; Guzzardo-designed pendant to be raffled
Contact: Rene Abadie
Date: February 28, 2013
HAMMOND – Popular area musician Todd O'Neill is a late addition to the entertainment being
offered at Southeastern Louisiana University's Chefs Evening Sunday, March 3.
Scheduled from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at the Pennington Student Activity Center, Chefs
Evening features food and beverages prepared by chefs at some of the area's most popular
establishments, such as Jacmel's Inn, Buddies Bar and Grill, Tommy's on Thomas, Your
Mom's and many more. Approximately 40 area restaurants, bakeries, beverage distributors
and other vendors participate in the annual event.
Singer-songwriter O'Neill will offer his own brand of soulful, rockin' country
music at the event, Southeastern's largest fundraiser designed to enhance academic
programming at the university.
A highlight of the event will be the raffle of a 14kt white gold diamond sideways
cross pendent, handset and custom designed for Chefs Evening by Guzzardo's Fine Jewelers
of Hammond. The pendent features 16 round brilliant cut diamonds with an estimated
weight of .27cts displayed on a 14kt white gold 18-inch diamond-cut cable chain. Valued
at $1,500, the piece was created and designed especially for Chefs Evening by Guzzardo's.
A few patron tables remain available at a cost of $1,000 and include six tickets
to Chefs Evening with a reserved table, six tickets to the President's Toast held
prior to Chefs Evening, valet parking, VIP entrance 30 minutes prior to the event,
six wine glasses, two bottles of wine at the table, a personal wait staff and the
listing of a business or name in the event program.
A handful of reserved tables with tickets for six are still available for $500.
Diamond Sponsor for the event is La Capitol Federal Credit Union, with Whitney
Bank the Platinum Sponsor, First Guaranty Bank the Gold Sponsor, Entergy the Silver
Sponsor, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and North Oaks Health System
the Bronze Sponsors. Media Sponsors are Lamar Advertising, Northshore Broadcasting
and the Daily Star.
For tickets or more information, call 985-549-2420, contact Andrew Hickman at
andrew.hickman@southeastern.edu, or go online to www.southeastern.edu/chefsevening.
