[Durham INC] Durham Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Details!

[Debra Hawkins]

Here it is folks - the Fat Tuesday details <https://www.facebook.com/events/330470757455761/>  you've been waiting for:

The Triangle's original Mardi Gras celebration is still the biggest and still the best.  We've got the finest musical lineup ever, great food, great costumes, and those quirky traditions that put the Durham in Mardi Gras. Read on for all the details of what's going on where and when.

 Here's a quick schedule, see below for details:

 

CCB Plaza (Corner of West Parrish & Corcoran Street)

6:00 The Bulltown Strutters play

6:30 The League of the Tutu – Ceremonial placing of The Tutu on Major the Bull

7:00 The Bulltown Strutters will “ramble” from the bull to Motorco

 

Motorco (723 Rigsbee Avenue)

7:30-8:30 Boom Unit Brass Band

9:00-11:00 Bulltown Strutters

 

The Blue Note Grill (709 Washington Street)

8:15 – 9:30 The Wiley Fosters 

10:00 – 11:15 Coleslaw

 

Fullsteam Brewery (726 Rigsbee Avenue)

8:00-9:15 The Tan and Sober Gentlemen

9:45-11:00 The Ragweed Brass

 

The Pit Authentic Barbecue (321 W Geer Street)

8:15-9:30 The Cajammers 

10:00-11:15 Shamu Garcon

 

The Bar (711 Rigsbee Avenue)

9:30 The Mardi Gras Drag Show

 

One thing that's new this year is that the streets are being taken over by 'krewes', as they are called in New Orleans. These 'social and pleasure clubs' take it upon themselves to create costumes, performances in the streets, marches around the city, and generally bring festivity and happiness to all. Anybody from New Orleans will tell you that krewes are a big part, if not the biggest part, of what Mardi Gras is all about down there, and we want them to become a big part in Durham, too. To that end, we're letting the krewes show us what they've got and run the streets in lieu of us organizing a formal parade. Some krewes haven't told us what they're doing. So...we'll find out! Even though we're not organizing them ourselves, we'll list krewe events as part of your Mardi Gras - because they are!

 

 If you would like more information, please email Durham Mardi Gras at  <mailto:durhammardigras at gmail.com> durhammardigras at gmail.com or go to the Durham Mardi Gras Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DurhamMardiGras/

 

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