This stellar Mardi Gras party returns complete with live music, a la carte Louisiana style cuisine, a Pirate's Corner bar, hurricanes, and over-the-top decor, making it one of the most decked-out and authentic Mardi Gras parties in the East Bay.
Details in every corner offer interesting things to explore, from the French Quarter-like Street Art to corners devoted to voodoo, Storyville, and more. The Bourbon Street-style souvenir shop allows revelers to purchase masks, beads, boas and trinkets - or even get face-painted by a pro- in order to deck themselves out, Mardi Gras style. And the popular mystique, Madame Alexander, returns for fortune telling done with her special style.
At 6pm, "Queen of Boogie Woogie" Wendy DeWitt kicks off the show in "Jackson Square", and Big Money in Gumbo will perform two small private concerts at 6pm and 7pm honoring Preservation Hall, a famous club in New Orleans' French Quarter that honors the birthplace of jazz, and is joined by The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, one of the Bay Area's most riveting performers. Big Money in Gumbo is led by Mal Sharpe of KCSM-FM's Back to Basin Street fame and his "Man on the Street" comedy routine. Hailed by a reviewer as a "New Orleans-drenched jazz and R&B (band) that can cover everything from Louis Armstrong to Professor Longhair," these popular tribute shows sell out each year.
Following the Preservation Hall Experience, Big Money in Gumbo members head to "Jackson Square" for a lively full-blown street party, New Orleans-Style, with partygoeers that crowd the dance floor.
With over-the-top decor that echoes the atmosphere of the French Quarter, to the excess that is Mardi Gras, we offer a chance to step out in style or be Bourbon-Street casual for a night of live music and a great party. More than just another fundraiser, the Bash has become THE place to celebrate.
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