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January
6, 2020
Krewe
de Jeanne D’Arc
Parade: Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 6:30pm
Route: French Quarter
Krewe de Jeanne D’Arc
are a walking parade open to men, women,
and children, dedicated to historical costumery,
artistry, handmade throws, and the celebration
of New Orleans and her ties to France. The
Krewe honors Joan on her birthday each year
by walking in medieval and Renaissance costumes
with horses, live music, a variety of quirky
and quaint parade throws, medieval carts
and banners, and gifts of king cake and
champagne through the French Quarter, from
the Bienville statue (representing the founding
of New Orleans) to the Joan of Arc statue
at Decatur and St. Phillip Street. At this
time the group has approximately 35 krewe
members and will welcome another 10-15 new
members this year.
History: On January
30, 2010, just days before a historic mayoral
election, krewedelusion, The Big
Easy's newest satirical parade, will roll
through the streets of the French Quarter.
The new krewe was formed with the mission
to save the Universe, beginning at its center,
New Orleans. Its Captain, Oscar Diggs, announced
that Harry Shearer will be appointed to
lead the festivities, the city of New Orleans,
and everything else from here on in. "Where
most Krewes appoint royalty to govern the
pomp and circumstance of parades and balls,
and most of our democratically elected leaders
limit their administrations to similar fundraising
endeavors," said Krewe Captain Oscar Diggs,
"krewedelusion intends to truly empower
its leader to govern. Govern everything.
Period. Case closed."
Keeping its annual theme a secret until
the day of their parade, krewedelusion is
the root organization from which a myriad
of small upstart and existing parading clubs
will blossom. "If you ever wanted to start
your own satirical krewe, this is the year
to do it and the club to do it with," said
Captain Diggs. "We're just planting the
seeds this year." One such blossoming organization
is composed of those new New Orleanians
who came to help with our recovery process,
fell in love with our city and stayed. Dubbed,
"The AlKreweists," these do-gooders will
make their Carnival debut this year among
many other fledgling groups such as the
"Krewe of Bananas".
Known entities rolling with krewedelusion
include the Noisician Coalition's Krewe
of Joyful Noise, The 6t'9 Social Aid & Pleasure
Club, Amigos de los Amigos, Krewe du Jieux,
and The Pony Girls. Parade bands include
the Dirty Dozen Brass Band who has not hit
the streets of New Orleans as a group since
the funeral of Tuba Fats.
Mission – The Krewe of Mona Lisa and
MoonPie supports the arts and Olde Towne
Slidell. As such, all members are requested
to design their costumes and “Floats”
based on the krewe theme. No motorized vehicles
allowed. This is a fun, family event. Last,
let no fake MoonPies be thrown!
Membership – All members must fill
out a membership form. Immediate family
members can join at the family rate. This
does not include in-laws or grandkids. Membership
has two categories, krewe member or flambeaux
carrier.
Costume – All members parade in costume.
It can be simple or elaborate, your choice
as long as you are able to be identified
by your sub-krewe theme. We are family parade
and costumes should reflect that fact. Please
remember we are a walking parade and comfortable
shoes and attire are a must. Prepare for
weather conditions that change at the last
minute. We parade at night, so bright colors
or battery lights help your public to view
you in your full glory.
MoonPies – Our krewe’s traditional
throw is the mini-MoonPie. We ask each rider
to have 3-5 cases of MoonPies to throw during
our 1.2 mile parade. It’s not cool
to run out. The MoonPies run about $24/case.
They can be ordered on the membership form.
Floats – Each sub-krewe needs
to have a float or other un-motorized device
to transport their MoonPies. Most of our
floats are decorated shopping carts, baby
strollers, etc. A large shopping cart will
carry approximately five boxes of MoonPies.
We encourage you to produce the float yourself
in your own style.
Minions –Every sub-krewe captain needs
minions. Attached are membership forms.
The form can be copied. Note that November
14 is when the 2010 prices expire! People
can register after that date, but membership
dues go up. If you have family and friends
who don’t wish to partake of the parade,
but would like to join you at the ball,
a limited number of tickets are available.
Order them early.
This is your night to shine by the light
of the flambeaux! We are excited to have
you and look forward to a wonderful 2011
parade. If you haven’t experienced
the excitement that is a Mona Lisa and MoonPie
parade, below is a link to a video of the
2009 parade. Enjoy!
If you have any questions, please feel free
to call Suzie Hunt at 985-768-6294.
February
14, 2020
Krewe
of Cork
French Quarter 3:00 p.m.
"We celebrate Wine! Food! Fun!" says King
Patrick van Hoorebeek, speaking of the Krewe
of Cork. Founded in 2000, the Krewe of Cork
has grown into a world famous Mardi Gras
and wine industry phenomenon. Krewe members
gather on selected Fridays, usually the
first Friday of each month, at restaurants
throughout the area for T.G.I.C.D (Thank
Goodness It's Cork Day). The Krewe of Cork
is more than 400 members strong. If
you are not a permanent resident of New
Orleans, please do not feel excluded. The
Krewe has members that are locals, residents
throughout the USA, and international travelers.
http://www.kreweofcork.com/
February
1, 2020
Intergalactic
Krewe of Chewbacchus
7:00 PM Faubourg
Marginy
The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus is
a Mardi Gras parade organization for the
most revelrous of Star Wars Freaks, Trekkies,
Whovians, Mega-Geeks, Gamers, Cosplayers,
Circuit Benders, Cryptozooligists, UFO Conspiracy
Theorists, Mad Scientists, and all the rest
of Super Nerdom.
Our formula is simple… Bacchanalian
Revelry + Sci Fi = BacchanALIENS.
We have a special place for Fantasy fandom
within the Krewe under the auspicies of
the Mystic Krewe of P.U.E.W.C. and a contingent
devoted to Horror… the Krewe of the
Living Dead.
Zulu throws coconuts, Muses throw shoes,
the Krewe of Chewbacchus throws a whole
range of incredible homemade goodies including:
amazing furry bandoliers, stenciled towels
(for intrepid galactic hitchhikers), wookiee
panties, handmade TARDIS beanbags, DIY beads,
decorated moon pies, and more!
The Intergalactic
Krewe of Chewbacchus puts together an amazing
Carnival parade each year and rolls through
the streets of New Orleans dispensing the
blessings of Our Sacred Drunken Wookiee
to the masses. Then we throw an amazing
party… the CHEWBACCHANAL!
Chewbacchus marches with 400+ BacchanALIEN
revelers in an amazing assortment of homemade
Sci-Fi costumes. We roll with several of
the best brass bands in the city and an
incredible array of parade contraptions
including a Mayan Temple on Wheels, a King
Cake Flying Saucer (with an alien baby),
a “Chariot of the Gods” Mobile
Disco complete with glowing crystal skulls,
flapping wings, rocket thrusters and spinning
propellers, a XXX-Wing tricycle, the Bar2D2
mobile keg droid, a fleet of Snowspeeders,
giant puppets and much much more.
Chewbacchus is the Future of Revelry. We
are DIY, homemade, homegrown, totally sustainable,
GREEN to the gills, and the 1st true OPEN
SOURCE parade. Any and ALL Sci Fi costumes
and themes are welcome and you can build
and bring basically anything you want to
roll in the parade. However ALL parade contraptions
must be pushed, pedaled, pulled or powered
by electric motors (or particle propulsion).
We do not use internal combustion engines
to power our parade contraptions. We utilize
tricycles, shopping carts, robotic power
chairs, rickshaws, golfcarts, etc.
The Krewe De Paws
is based at Abigails in Olde Towne and will
parade through
Olde Towne Slidell to help revitalize the
once popular area.
The goal of The Krewe De Paws is three fold,
Have a lot of fun, bring attention to
Historic Olde Towne Slidell, and to raise
money for a number of worthwhile animal
assistance groups.
Join us for our first Krewe De Paws meeting
on Tuesday,Nov 15th at 6:30 PM at.Picadilly
on Gause Rd Also we need volunteers to man
the drink booth at the Antique Fair in Olde
Towne Oct 29 and 30 from 10 - 5pm, Let us
know if you can help. We invite anyone interested
in helping, marching or just wanting more
information to attend, If you can volunteer
some time, we can sure use you.This is a
great time to find out what
we're all about and to meet a lot of other
dog-minded people.
Last year we had about 150 participants
and raised over $900 for several local
groups. We hope to surpass this next year.
Our non-profit status is pending and
will be completed soon. This year we have
memberships starting at $40 with net
proceeds to be donated to organizations
committed to helping our canine children.
Applications can be downloaded from the
website.
In The Krewe De Paws, any canine can be
King or Queen for a day. Our court will
be selected by ballot and the King and Queen
will be chosen from the court. Ballots
are available at our meetings, and at other
locations to be listed on our website.
Gene Duvic and Danny Blackburn are currently
working on several projects to
revitalize the business community in Olde
Towne Slidell. To contact them, Email: geneduvic@yahoo.com
or call Abigails Of Slidell at 985 639 3340
or Danny
Blackburn at CCMdirector@yahoo.com
985 285 3599.
History: The Divine Protectors of
Endangered Pleasures was established at
an inaugural luncheon at Arnaud's Restaurant
in 2002 with what was to become an annual
Promenade on Bourbon and Royal Streets in
divinely beaded costumes. The DIVAs (an
all female group), their escorts (the Elvi)
and their brass band (The Riverside Ramblers)
provide a spirited and colorful show for
all the citizens of their Protectorate.
The focal point, or focal points, is the
elaborately crafted beaded bustiers for
which the DIVAs are known. The bustier,
which must be hand- made, begged, borrowed
or stolen, is a prerequisite for membership
in the Divine Protectors. At the Divine
Instigator's signal at 1:30 on each Friday
before Mardi Gras, the Promenade begins.
THe DIVAs proceed to march, dance, careen,
stumble and tap dance their way through
a parade route starting at Arnaud's on Bourbon,
includes a stop at Pat O'Brien's patio bar,
and returns to Arnaud's by way of Royal
Street. They can also be seen prior to and
after the Promenade on the Bourbon Street
Balcony at Arnaud's restaurant.
See if you can catch one of the coveted
DIVA beads from the balcony!
We are at risk of living in a world devoid
of pleasure. But first, let us define and
unanimously agree upon what pleasures are
indeed in danger. Some of these pleasures
include: a glass or three of wine or a gin
martini, taking naps, long walks, extended
conversations...The list could go on interminably.
Anything that makes time pass, indolently,
like a river, anything that heightens the
experience of being wholly alive, and anything
that makes living pleasurable and divine
qualifies as an endangered pleasure that
we must unite in order to save!
Irish
Channel Corner Carnival Club Start time: 6:30am
Established: 1918
Starts: Second and Annunciation http://www.thecornerclub.org
The
Club will travel a slightly different route
this year. The route is as follows:
a) Leave Hall at 7:45am
b) Washington to Prytania to Valence to
Ferret to Napoleon(9am)
c) Napoleon to St.Charles to Jackson (11am)
d) Jackson to Poydras to Magazine
e) Bus from Magazine to Jackson (Make Bar
Stops) to the Club
The Irish Channel Corner Club was organized
May 1918 by a group of seven men on the
corner of Third and Rousseau Streets.
With the help of the neighborhood the club
became one the finest in the city until
the year of 1932 when the club disbanded
because of the Great Depression. After
World War II, On April 6, 1947, five men
decided to reorganize the club, and again
with the help of the neighborhood, the club
was returned to an active status and marches
every Carnival Day.
The Club currently parades on Mardi Gras
Day through the Irish Channel, Uptown, and
down St. Charles Avenue. We also parade
in the traditional Thoth Parade and again
in the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Jefferson
City Buzzards Start Time: 6:45am
Founded: 1890
The Jefferson City Buzzards group is the
oldest marching club in New Orleans Mardi
Gras. It was organized in 1890. The Buzzards,
as the neighborhood folk refer to them,
feature an all-male membership. Friendly
with doubloons, long beads, and kisses,
the revelers enjoy entertaining themselves
by one of their well-known pranks: lying
on their backs in the street and quivering
their arms and legs in the air like dying
cockroaches in front of traffic, hollering
"cockroach." The Jefferson City
Buzzards begin marching Mardi Gras morning
around 6:45am at Exposition Blvd. and Laurel
St. Uptown. The club walks down Laurel to
Webster hanging a right to Tchoupitoulas
down Tchoupitoulas to Arabella, then to
Magazine, to St. Charles Avenue down to
Canal St., preceding Rex. The route proceeds
to Rampart St. then takes a u-turn to end
at Magazine and Poydras streets. The Buzzards
handout and toss emblem doubloons, collector's
items. http://www.jeffersoncitybuzzards.com/
Pete Fountain's
Half-Fast Walking Club Start time: 7:45am
Founded: 1961
The Half-Fast Walking Club is led by Pete
Fountain. Originally all on foot, in recent
decades it has also featured one or two
small floats. Fountain and other local jazz
musicians play through much of the parade.
The krewe's current route, basically unchanged
since the mid-1970s, starts very early on
Mardi Gras morning, at world famous Commander's
Palace Restaurant on Washington Avenue in
the Garden District. The krewe then proceeds
downtown on St. Charles Avenue and after
a brief interlude on Canal Street, enters
the French Quarter at Bourbon Street winds
around the Quarter and eventually ends up
at the New Orleans Riverfront Hilton in
the early afternoon.
Mondo
Kayo Social & Marching Club
7:45am
Starts: Third and Magazine
Societé
de Saint Anne Founded:
1969
Usually starts at Bud Rips in Bywater Piety
and Burgundy at 10:00a.m.
The Society of Saint Anne is a New Orleans
Mardi Gras marching krewe that parades each
Mardi Gras Day. The Society was founded
in 1969. Known for the very elaborate and
beautiful costumes of its members, the core
group gathers in the Bywater neighborhood
of New Orleans each Mardi Gras morning,
with the Storyville Stompers brass band
providing the music. As they pass through
the Faubourg Marigny and French Quarter,
additional costumed marchers join the parade
at various coffee-shops and bars along the
route. The marches continue to Canal Street
to watch the Rex Parade, then return into
the French Quarter. Usually starts at Bud
Rips in Bywater Piety and Burgundy at 10:00a.m.
http://www.kreweofsaintanne.org/
KOE "Where
every member is a King"
10:15 A.M. in front of St. Louis Cathedral
in the French Quarter
History: The KOE (Originaly called
Krewe of Elvis) is a the only true cyber
based Marching Club that takes to the streets
on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans.
Each year a theme is chosen and the members
costume according to that theme. The Krewe
also distributes Krewe related throws such
as ducals and the ever popular polystone
medallion beads.
The KOE meets in front of the St. Louis
Cathedral each and every Fat Tuesday at
10:15 A.M. to begin their journey thoughout
the French Quarter. You will be able to
find them anywhere along Royal and Bourbon
and the streets inbetween. You can also
catch them around 11:00 A.M. at the Tropical
Isle on the Corner on Bourbon. This
year (2010) the KOE will again be led by
the NOPD cycle unit and very special guests
THE TREME BRASS BAND, led by Benie Jones
Sr. http://www.koemardigras.com
