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Phunny Phorty Phellows kick off Carnival 2010 on historic St. Charles Route
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by NewOrleansMusicMan
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by Dominic Massa / Eyewitness News, photo by Dominic Massa
Posted on January 6, 2010 at 10:45 PM
2010 Phunny Phorty Phellows
NEW ORLEANS — The Phunny Phorty Phellows had their annual streetcar ride Wednesday night to kick off the start of the 2010 Carnival season.
It was the first time since before Hurricane Katrina that the Phellows rode the St. Charles Avenue route.
Fate determines whom the Phellows select as their Queen and “Boss,” the krewe’s equivalent of a king: they pass around two king cakes with babies inside, and whoever gets them becomes royalty.
The Phellows were revived in 1981 after they ceased parading in 1898. Their parades focus on topical themes and satire.
Domainer Mardi Gras Announces Dates & New Location for Their 2010 New Orleans Conference
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After a successful debut this past February, organizers of the Domainer Mardi Gras conference announced today that they will be back in the Big Easy for round two in 2010. The show will run February 11-13, at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel on Canal Street in the French Quarter, just steps from Bourbon Street. The Marriott is a new venue, replacing the Westin Canal Place. The conference secured an exceptionally low room rate for Mardi Gras season at the Marriott – just $179 a night.
The show will conclude three days before Fat Tuesday (February 16), which is the final day of Mardi Gras festivities that run for approximately two weeks with dozens of nightly parades highlighting the celebration.
The Executive Director of Domainer Mardi Gras, Michael Ward, said “Domainers stated that the inaugural show (2009) was a hit and wanted to see it happen again. We listened and are moving forward with putting together a larger than life domainer extravaganza. In addition to quality industry panel sessions, and plenty of networking opportunities, Domainer Mardi Gras will also provide over the top entertainment, all during Mardi Gras, that combined will make for an unbelievable experience.”
Domainers, publishers, registries, registrars, investors, domain parking companies, members from the ICANN community and others are all invited to attend the event. The theme and agenda for Domainer will be announced in the coming weeks.
2010 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule
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Yes folks, it’s Carnival Time in New Orleans, which means parades, parades, and more parades. Here’s the 2010 Parade Schedule for the Metropolitan New Orleans area.
*ALL INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Wednesday, JANUARY 6TH
• Phunny Phorty Phellows – New Orleans
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17th
• Claude – Slidell 1:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24th
• Slidellians – Slidell 1:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30th
• Krewe du Vieux – French Quarter 6:30 p.m.
• Bilge – Slidell 12:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31st
• Little Rascals – Metairie 12:00 p.m.
• Perseus – Slidell 1:00 p.m.
• Pearl River Lions Club – Pearl River 1:15 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th
• Oshun – Uptown 6:00 p.m.
• Excalibur – Metairie 7:00 p.m.
• Atlas – Metairie 7:30 p.m.
• Cleopatra – Westbank 6:30 p.m.
• Eve – Mandeville 7:00 p.m.
• Hercules – Houma 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th
• Pontchartrain – Uptown 2:00 p.m.
• Shangri-La – French Quarter 2:00 p.m.
• Sparta – Uptown 6:00 p.m.
• Pygmalion – Uptown 6:45 p.m.
• Caesar – Metairie 6:00 p.m.
• Chocktaw – Gretna 11:00 a.m.
• Adonis – Westbank 11:45 a.m.
• Push Mow – Abita Springs 11:00 a.m.
• Olympia – Covington 6:00 p.m.
• Mona Lisa & Moon Pie – Slidell 7:00 p.m.
• Tee Caillou – Chauvin 12:00 p.m.
• Aquarius – Houma 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7th
• Carrollton – Uptown 12:00 p.m. CHANGE- ROLLS 1 HOUR EARLY
• King Arthur – Uptown 1:15 p.m. CHANGE- ROLLS 1 HOUR EARLY
• Barkus – French Quarter 2:00 p.m.
• Rhea – Metairie 1:00 p.m. CANCELLED
• Centurions – Metairie 5:30 p.m.
• Alla – Westbank 12:00 p.m. CHANGE- MOVES TO SATURDAY
• Knights of Nemesis – St. Bernard 1:00 p.m.
• Dionysus – Slidell 1:30 p.m.
• Hyacinthians – Houma 12:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th
• Thor – Metairie 7:00 p.m.
• Ancient Druids – Uptown 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11th
• Babylon – Uptown 5:45 p.m.
• Muses – Uptown 6:15 p.m.
• Chaos – Uptown 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of Proteus, 2006 Mardi Gras
FRIDAY, February 12th
• Hermes – Uptown 6:00 p.m.
• Krewe d’Etat – Uptown 6:00 p.m.
• Morpheus – Uptown 7:00 p.m.
• Selene – Slidell 6:30 p.m.
• Orpheus – Mandeville 7:00 p.m.
• Aphrodite – Houma 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, February 13th
• Iris – Uptown 11:00 a.m.
• Tucks – Uptown 12:00 p.m.
• Endymion – Mid-City 4:15 p.m.
• Isis – Metairie 6:30 p.m.
• NOMTOC – Westbank 10:45 a.m.
• Bush – Bush 9:00 a.m.
• Salt Bayou – Slidell 2:00 p.m.
• Mardi Gras – Houma 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, February 14th
• Okeanos – Uptown 11:00 a.m.
• Mid-City – Uptown 11:45 a.m.
• Thoth – Uptown 12:00 p.m.
• Bacchus – Uptown 5:15 p.m.
• Corps de Napoleon – Metairie 5:30 p.m.
• Grand Isle Independent- Grand Isle 5:30 p.m.
• Tchefuncte – Madisonville 2:00 p.m.
• Terreanians – Houma 1:00 p.m.
• Montegut – Houma 2:00 p.m.
MONDAY, February 15th
• Proteus – Uptown 5:15 p.m.
• Orpheus – Uptown 6:00 p.m.
• Zeus – Metairie 6:30 p.m.
• Cleopatra – Houma 6:30 p.m.
MARDI GRAS DAY, February 16th 2010
• Zulu – Uptown 8:00 a.m.
• Rex – Uptown 10:00 a.m.
• Elks Orleans – Uptown11:30 a.m.
• Crescent City – Uptown after Elks
• Argus – Metairie 10:00 a.m.
• Elks Jefferson – Metairie after Argus
• Jefferson Trucks – Metairie after Elks
• Lions – Covington 10:00 a.m.
• Covington – Covington, after Lions
• Grela – Gretna 11:00 a.m.
• Bes – Gretna 12:00 p.m.
• Houmas – Houma 12:00 p.m.
• Kajuns – Houma follows Houmas
• Bonne Terre – Houma 3:00 p.m.
• Skunks – Lacombe 1:00 p.m.
• Chahta-Ima – Lacombe 1:30 p.m.
Carnival Parade Krewes Move to Avoid Super Bowl
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From WDSU.com
More Carnival Parades Move To Avoid Super Bowl
Alla Moves To Saturday; Carrollton, King Arthur Roll Early
NEW ORLEANS — More Carnival krewes are making changes to their plans for Super Bowl Sunday, with parades moving dates and times to avoid rolling during the big game.
WDSU has learned that Alla will move its parade from Sunday, Feb. 7, to Saturday, Feb. 6, and will follow the Choctaw and Adonis parades on the Westbank.
In addition, the Carrollton and King Arthur parades schedule to roll uptown that Sunday will start one hour earlier — beginning at 11 a.m. — to accommodate the Super Bowl.
These are the latest changes caused by football’s biggest game, which is looking more and more like it may include the New Orleans Saints.
Jefferson Parish’s “Family Gras” event, which was scheduled for that entire weekend, has been canceled for this year. The krewe of Rhea canceled its parade because of the game, and Centurions moved its parade to the Friday before Mardi Gras.
Carnival Krewes uphappy with Nagin's Parade Stand Cuts
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Carnival krewes take offense to Nagin cutting Mardi Gras parade stands
by Dominic Massa / Eyewitness News
NEW ORLEANS – Mayor Ray Nagin’s decision to cancel the construction of reviewing stands for the parades is not sitting well with some Carnival krewes.
The reviewing stands at Gallier Hall would be among the casualties of the mayor’s cutbacks, which he announced last week, saying the budget passed by the City Council left him no choice.
Many Carnival krewes toast their royalty at Gallier Hall, and the captain of at least one parading organization said the decision not to build the stands is “a low point in diplomacy for the city’s relationship with Carnival.”
The captain of Sparta, who by tradition is masked, said his krewe is having to make plans for another spot to toast the queen and court.
“Mardi Gras does not ask from this city. We give to this city. We take back very little,” said Sparta’s captain. “And certainly we feel that the erecting of these very traditional stands is a very small gift that the city can give back to Carnival to say thank you for all that we feel we do for the city.”
Sparta’s captain said he was also insulted to receive an invitation to the mayor’s traditional king cake party to celebrate the Carnival kickoff on Jan. 6. He said he’s heard from several krewe captains who say they will decline the invitation.