Mardi Gras With the Voodoo Kittens!

Mardi Gras is about music, parades, picnics, floats and excitement.  It’s one big holiday! Between Jan. 6 and Fat Tuesday, over 70 different krewes host their own parades in and around New Orleans!  And don’t forget the Mardi Gras Indians, with their own parades, the schedules of which aren’t announced ahead of time.

Purple, green, and gold; masks and costumes; throws from floats; krewes…what is the meaning of each of these? Big Chief and Little Liza Jane—who are they? And what’s the deal with the baby and the King Cake?

Join Stray Cat to laisser le bon temps rouler on Fat Tuesday to learn the history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans and hear classic tunes associated with the celebration.  The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Buckwheat, The Wild Magnolias and more of those N’awlins sounds make their contributions to the rich traditions of that beloved city. We’ll do a Second Line and Pocky Way our way through 3 hours of bon temps, mes amis!


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