<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi neighbors, a share/invite (reminder) for those interested, to support our Geer/Rigsbee/Foster/Washington/North Street hospitality venues & staffers who would be counting on this past weekend into Tuesday to earn well through the slower winter months (for Valentine’s and Mardi Gras!) – even in pre-pandemic times, and now more than ever! If you can, grab an order to support them for hosting the FREE/NO COVER Mardi Gras Live Music night for the past seven super seasons of Fat Tuesday. <br><br>Check with Blue Note Grill (Gumbo special!), Geer Street Garden, Parts & Labor, Fullsteam – or others you like along the parade route like Pickleback (NOLA menu & Hurricanes), Kotuku/Surf Club, Durham Distillery, Beer Durham and Durty Bull (all doing contactless pickups & curbside) for specials & features, and share a selfie of your ‘Yardi Gras’ at-home enjoyment on the even page hosted by the Durham Mardi Gras organizers group on Facebook. <br><br>Thanks to all who can take part and let those * Bull * Temps Rouler to help our locals! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best, DH, former planner, Durham Mardi Gras<br><br>See all the great pics both present (and from parades/parties past) with Durham’s madcap local Krewes and Major Bull in his Tutu & Beads – and share yours on Mardi Gras to Go! on Facebook:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1283301058721181?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%5d%7D">https://www.facebook.com/events/1283301058721181?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D]%7D</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>