What: NYC’s Most Authentic Annual Mardi Gras Party & Fundraiser When: Friday February 17, 2012
Doors: 7pm (VIP w/Food $50) 9:45pm (GA $15) Where: The MPBC HALL - Mulberry and Canal Street (entrance around the corner at 113 Baxter Street), In the heart of Historic LITTLE ITALY
MUSIC PERFORMANCES BY: BROTHER JOSCEPHUS & THE LOVE REVIVAL REVOLUTION ORCHESTRA
And
Deep N'awlins Tracks being spun all through the night by
DJ DOUGGIE STYLE.
BUY TIX & SPONSORSHIPS RIGHTEOUSLY HERE:
General Admission (9:45PM Doors) - $15
Individual VIP TIX (7PM Doors) - $50 (Includes 3 tasting portions of NOLA inspired food and BroJo's early set)
Individual Friend of Mardi Gras Krewe - $100
(inlcudes 2 VIP Tix and 1 N'awlins inspried Goody Bag)
Krewe of Bon Temps Roullez - $250
(includes 1/2 of table - 5 VIP tix, 1 N'awlins inspried Goody Bags)
Feast of Mardi Gras Krewe - $500
(includes one table - 10 VIP Tix, 2 N'awlins inspried Goody Bags)
Napoleonic Kode Krewe - $1,000
(includes one table - 10 VIP tix, personal food and bar service, 3 N'awlins Inspired Goody Bags)
NOLA Inspired Food and Drink By:
Peasant
Aroma Kitchen Wine Bar
L'asso
Tacombi
Bread
Sambuca's Cafe
The National
Casa Mezcal
Charities:
Figment
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation
Cooley's Anemia Foundation
Sons of Italy
Sponsors:
Downtown Express
WylieLAW
Real Artist Management
We hope to see you at New York City's most authentic MARDI GRAS PARTY - Laissez le Bon Temps Rouler!!! Downtown Express, WylieLAW, Real Artist Management, Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra, and a righteous Krewe of friend and volunteer are making this event a reality!
WHO will be receiving the funds raised?
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION is a non-profit charity based in New Orleans with programs in the areas of education, economic development, and cultural events. These programs include The Don "Moose" Jamison Heritage School of Music, a free after school music program for kids age 11-17; the Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture Series that delves into the history of the African Diaspora and the cultural history of New Orleans; Raising the Roof Program, that helps musicians find affordable housing in New Orleans in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity, and many more.
FIGMENT is a grassroots effort, organized and run entirely by volunteers as a gift to the host cities (that in 2011 included NYC, Boston, Detroit, and Jackson, MS). FIGMENT fosters emerging artists, encourages participation, and engages youth and families while avoiding commercialism and corporate branding. FIGMENT is always free, and at a time when so many people are struggling to get by, FIGMENT is proud to celebrate an abundance of inspiration. Despite the scarcity all around us, there is no shortage of creativity, innovation, and passion. FIGMENT provides a place where people can bring the plentiful gifts that they have to offer and share the wealth.
SONS OF ITALY // COOLEY'S ANEMIA FOUNDATION Since its founding in 1905, The Order Sons of Italy in America have grown to over 700 local chapters nationwide while continuing to foster education and recognition for the culture of Italy. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge is the only Sons of Italy lodge located in New York's Historical Little Italy, and has chosen Cooley's Anemia foundation to receive their portion of the donations from the Mardi Gras fundraiser. The Cooley's Anemia Foundation is dedicated to advancing the treatment and cure for this fatal blood disease, enhancing the quality of life of patients and educating the medical profession, trait carriers and the public about Cooley's anemia/thalassemia major.
What is NYC’s Most Authentic Mardi Gras Party & Fundraiser?
The 7th Annual Mardi Gras Party is praised to be the most authentic Mardi Gras party in town by New York locals and New Orleans aficionados alike. This Annual event grew out of a friendship between New Orleans to Brooklyn transplant, CUNY Professor Dr. Matthew Day, and local downtown lawyer and New Orleans aficionado, Wylie Stecklow. After spending many years in search of the best NYC Mardi Gras party, it was evident that there was a void in NYC for a celebration that truly represented New Orleans heritage by celebrating its music, cuisine, history, and spirit. With the devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina, it seemed obvious that the event should be a fundraiser to raise money to send down to New Orleans. The first two annual events did indeed raise money for the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund, and subsequent yearly events have raised money to benefit other NOLA charities such as Tipitina's Foundation as well as local charities such as St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, Asian Americans for Equality, and Community Programming of the Chinese American Planning Council.
