“Dragons have a long, rich history in Carnival art, parades, and balls,” Blackwell said. The first iteration of dragon imagery and Mardi Gras occurred in 1886, with the founding of the Order of ...

ANDREA MISTRETTA HAS BEEN A VIBRANT FORCE IN THE WORLD OF MARDI GRAS ART SINCE 1986. 40 YEARS. NO ONE’S EVER REALLY CREATED ANY ONE SUBJECT FOR THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. YOU KNOW, 40 YEARS IN A ROW ...

Lesia Montgomery’s art students at Jackson Elementary School had the opportunity to participate in a Mardi Gras float making ...

Mardi Gras quickly becomes part of your identity in Mobile and it’s built into the fabric of the city itself. Cart Blackwell, Mobile Carnival Museum Curator "They encompass the fine art of ...

On March 2, the all-volunteer, community group Asheville Mardi Gras hosted the Asheville Mardi Gras Parade. The parade ...

Bringing the Carnival connection full circle, the last track on “Fire On the Bayou” is the Meters’ version of “Mardi Gras Mambo,” which Art Neville had first sung 21 years earlier with ...

“Dragons have a long, rich history in Carnival art, parades, and balls,” Blackwell said. The first iteration of dragon imagery and Mardi Gras occurred in 1886, with the founding of the Order ...