Posts Tagged ‘mardi gras’
Video: Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus parade, Mardi Gras 2013
// March 20th, 2013 // 1 Comment » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — Mardi Gras 2013 may be a blurry memory for some, so here’s a sober look back at one of New Orleans’ funkier parades. The motto of the Intergalactic Krewe of Chebacchus is “Saving the Galaxy, One Drunken Nerd at a Time.” ‘Nuff said. Enjoy! For more info on the Krewe: http://chewbacchus.org
Video: Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras Parade, or Here Comes Honey Bow Wow
// February 5th, 2013 // 1 Comment » // Events, Places
Mystic Krewe of Barkus 2013, Mardi Gras New Orleans from Glen Abbott on Vimeo. [New Orleans, LA] – It was a dog day afternoon recently in New Orleans’ French Quarter, as the Mystic Krewe of Barkus put on their annual Mardi Gras parade. This year’s theme was “Tails & Tiaras: Here Comes Honey Bow Wow.” …read more…
Video: ‘tit Rəx, the Little Krewe that Could, marches in 2013
// February 1st, 2013 // No Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — In the grand scheme of Mardi Gras, ‘tit Rəx ranks pretty small. And that’s just the way they want it. Here, smaller is better: the Krewe boasts it’s “New Orleans’ first and only MicroKrewe.” The pint-size procession rolls through the Marigny and Bywater neighborhoods at Carnival time with shoebox-sized, satirically-themed floats and …read more…
Video: Krewe du Vieux, the “adult” Mardi Gras parade rolls in 2013
// January 28th, 2013 // 1 Comment » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — It’s Mardi Gras time in the Crescent City, and the parades, they’re a-rollin’. Krewe du Vieux is one of my favorites, a quirky, satirical procession with pronounced “adult themes.” Winding from the Marigny neighborhood and through the French Quarter, marchers and their mule-drawn floats lampoon everything from New Orleans politics to …read more…
Super Sunday for Mardi Gras Indians
// March 19th, 2012 // 2 Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] – ”Super Sunday” in New Orleans refers not to a well-known football game or a political primary, but instead to a tradition of elaborate spectacle and ritual for the Mardi Gras Indians. Every year on the third Sunday of March, groups of elaborately-costumed tribe members gather at a park in Mid-City, then march through …read more…
Mardi Gras 2012 — Veni, Vidi, Bibi (I came, I saw, I drank)
// February 22nd, 2012 // 7 Comments » // Events, Places
Mardi Gras 2012. It’s over. The fat lady has sung (or barfed, more likely). Beads were thrown, enormous quantities of booze were consumed, and undoubtedly many boobies were flashed. As for that last part, I didn’t see any because I stayed away from the French Quarter (mind you, I’ve got nothing against boobs, it’s just …read more…
Mardi Gras Krewe of Tucks parade “rolls” on — toilet paper included
// February 20th, 2012 // No Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] – You’ve gotta love a parade whose king rides in a toilet bowl. Or more precisely, on a toilet throne. Krewe of Tucks has been around since 1969, formed by a group of students from Loyola University and named after a bar — now closed — where they hung out, called Friar Tuck’s. …read more…
Get your mask on at Mardi Gras Mask Market
// February 18th, 2012 // 12 Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — With Mardi Gras breathing down our throats here in NOLA — Fat Tuesday is next week — those wishing for a last-minute, one-of-a-kind mask for the occasion would be well-served at the Mardi Gras Mask Market. In its 29th year, the event in the French Quarter’s French Market features artists from …read more…
In the ‘tit Rəx krewe’s Mardi Gras parade, it’s all about the schwa
// February 13th, 2012 // No Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] – Note to Krewe of Rex: I don’t think anyone is likely to confuse the ‘tit Rəx Parade with yours. Nonetheless, in what may be a classic David vs. Goliath legal donnybrook, last year the mega-krewe threatened to sue the micro-krewe for trademark infringement, leading the smaller, Petit (“’tit,” get it?) Rex krewe …read more…
It’s a dog’s life – Mystic Krewe of Barkus parade
// February 13th, 2012 // 2 Comments » // Events, Places
Every dog has its day, as the saying goes, and Sunday afternoon, the Mystic Krewe of Barkus took to the streets for its 20th annual Mardi Gras parade. The krewe and its costumed canines strutted and strolled through the French Quarter, accompanied by marching bands and led by the requisite canine king, queen, duke and …read more…
Mardi Gras “Adult” Parade: Krewe du Vieux
// February 6th, 2012 // 7 Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] – Politically correct, no. Socially acceptable, hardly. Family friendly, fuggedaboutit. And that’s why we love it. Krewe du Vieux’s 26th annual parade – among the first of many parades during Mardi Gras season – marched, strutted, and rolled through the French Quarter this past weekend in all its satirical, off-color, decadent glory. The …read more…
