But in keeping with the theme, Celebrating Mardi Gras, this year's event will be spiced up with a generous helping of Mardi Gras arts and mask-making, Cajun food, and Dixieland sounds. Last year, organizers sold 6,000 adult and 1,500 children's ...
24-27: Quesnel to Wells, British Columbia—Gold Rush Trail Dog Sled Mail Run. Trailblazer for B.C.'s 150th anniversary. 25-Feb. 5: New Orleans—Mardi Gras. America's ultimate street party. FEBRUARY 1-10: Saranac Lake, N.Y.—Saranac Lake Winter ...
During Mardi Gras, colorful floats and Carnival characters parade through the stone-paved streets of Valletta. At Easter, parishioners dressed in Roman-era costumes carry life-size religious figures through small towns in solemn processions. Local ...
Annual horse show conducted at Old Stone Riding Center The Old Stone annual holiday horse show will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 5 at the Old Stone Riding Center, 2920 Minton Road, in Hamilton. The free show will include parades of horses ...
Kathleen Blanco, Bob Odom, Charles Foti, Eddie Jordan, Cleo Fields, the Norwood Mardi Gras, term-limited legislators who couldn’t get elected to another office, and David Vitter’s image. We said hello to: Bobby Jindal, who surfaced after the ...
The celebration has morphed into a sort of Mardi Gras. The event, which typically draws tens of thousands, has become a holiday showcase for Delray Beach, luring families from across Palm Beach County. The concept is to provide families a safe and ...
Louisiana could have moved to that date as well, but it happens to be Mardi Gras — not a day for reasoned decisions. Chances are slim Louisiana would have gotten much attention, anyway. Candidates will dash from state to state, facing a likely do-or ...
Wayne Elmore, a communications executive from Lafayette, will reign over the Washington Mardi Gras ball Jan. 26. Elmore was named king by Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, who is the chairman of the 2008 festivities. Elmore and his wife, Connie ...
Mardi Gras is just around the corner and if you are looking for a good price on beads, The Arc's recycled bead program is the place to check. "Mardi Gras beads are, of course, a necessity as we celebrate Carnival each year," said Vance Levesque ...
Ameristar is the latest in a string of four owners in 10 years for the East Chicago riverboat, which began life in 1997 as Showboat Mardi Gras. The Harrah's casino company bought it in 1999 and opened an adjoining hotel but by early 2005 had sold the ...