Mardi Gras Day 2022 Falls On March 1

Yes folks, it's almost that time again, before you know it Mardi Gras Day 2022 will be here! Now although the date of Fat Tuesday will be March 1, 2022, the parades are actually going to start next month. 

The first will be on January 6, 2022, we'll be posting more soon and providing a link to the parade schedules as well. Of course with everything going on regarding the pandemic, arrangements for the celebrations are subject to change without notice. 

But make sure you take precautions, be safe, and enjoy!

Sondra Carpenter

The Mardi Gras Girl

Support The Online Fundraiser For Feed The Second Line In New Orleans

Want to announce the launch of the Online Fundraiser for Feed The Second Line, a nonprofit in New Orleans to help provide assistance to culture bearers like Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, Mardi Gras Indians and brass bands affected by Hurricane Ida. 

It runs from Saturday October 16, 2021 through Sunday October 31, 2021. You'll be able to purchase personal and household items like hand soap, deodorant, lotion and much more and have them delivered to your door throughout the US.

Donations will be made to the organization from sales commissions through the online store. Please shop as often as you'd like and share the link with your family, friends and associates. The main link is https://www.avon.com/fundraiser/hurricaneidareliefnola

You can also share and visit the short link, it redirects to the main site: www.ftslfundraiser.com

Thank you in advance for your support.

Sondra Carpenter

The Mardi Gras Girl

 

Caroline Cotto Now Featuring Her New Song Cherry Red

Caroline Cotto, New Orleans singer/songwriter, presents Cherry Red, a manifesto for freedom, truth and rock n’ roll. In homage to her Puerto Rican heritage as well as their determination, resilience and passion. 

Imagine leaving your country in search for beauty, love and truth. That’s exactly what Caroline Cotto was brave enough to do after her 22nd birthday. She toiled away in the NYC music scene for years before she left to live in Paris and explore Europe for artistic opportunities to enrich her writing and music. She dreamed by the Seine, wrote in cafes and wandered the Louvre for hours. She describes this as her own beautiful version of the Lost Generation. Caroline then lived in London playing bluesand soaking up the history of her rock heroes before moving to New Orleans.

Caroline Cotto is an artist who has thought deeply about her experiences. Her poetic lyrics and soulful voice weave the story of a woman on a journey to her salvation, a woman who has sacrificed the familiar for her dreams, a woman with incessant curiosityand desire to better herself and the world.  

Check out her video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrFJOb4OLNY

Thanks for visting. Feel free to post comments below.

Sondra Carpenter

The Mardi Gras Girl

Happy Mardi Gras Day 2021!

Well folks it's that time again, it's Mardi Gras Day. Here's the last chance to get your party on since tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. So do it pandemic style and social distance from home so the only mask you'll need is your Mardi Gras mask!

Hope you've enjoyed the posts, feel free to let me know in the comments below what you'd like to see covered here.

Thanks for visiting and stay tuned for more Mardi Gras, culture, traditions and history here throughout the year!

Sondra Carpenter

The Mardi Gras Girl

 

Send Love To The Second Line In New Orleans

Unfortunately the pandemic has hit New Orleans extremely hard and lot of the people impacted are of color. Another project of the Krewe of Red Beans, a nonprofit organization, is called Feed The Second Line. 

The second line refers to the folks who are the culture bearers, the people who make up the Black Mardi Gras experience like the Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, Mardi Gras Indians, Baby Doll groups, musicians and other artists throughout New Orleans.

The elders receive rides to get their vaccines through younger musicians for hire.  Also donations go to local restaurants to order meals which allow those businesses to stay open. Then the meals are delivered to the elders in the communities where it's most needed.

To support our culture bearers during this difficult time visit:  https://www.feedthesecondline.org  Please donate what you can.

Photo credit: NY Times, City of New Orleans, courtesy of Crista Rock. Member of the Young Men Olympians Benevolent Association, a Social Aid and Pleasure Club.

Thanks for stopping by. Leave comments on what you'd like to see here. 

Sondra Carpenter

The Mardi Gras Girl