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| Lisa |
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| QUOTE (TracyA @ Dec 20 2006, 03:23 PM) |
I think I read that James Gandolfini (sp) is the Grand Marshall of Bacchus. Or am I dreaming?
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Yeah, I posted that somehwere....dont remember where though...lol.....
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| andrea |
| Posted: Dec 20 2006, 04:46 PM |
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Oh man, Journey is my guilty pleasure! It'd be so fun to see them, even without Steve Perry. I hear the new lead singer sounds just like him. Have fun, Endymion-goers.
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| stacey |
| Posted: Dec 21 2006, 08:07 AM |
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I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE TAYLOR!! my goal is to get Taylor Hicks beads now. (even though I really don't like endymion) shhhh Taylor just played a christmas show with the new orleans social club and they are saying that he is the REAL deal . (george porter jr, henry butler, ivan neville, and more play in this band)
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| Lisa |
| Posted: Jan 4 2007, 06:15 PM |
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Acclaimed Award-Winning Actress Patricia Clarkson To Reign As Krewe of Orpheus Monarch
Patricia Clarkson, the two-time Emmy winner, Academy Award nominee, and acclaimed actress will reign as a Krewe of Orpheus Monarch for Mardi Gras 2007.
"Patricia Clarkson is a native New Orleanian who has won high accolades for her work in motion pictures, television, and on the stage. Her efforts to keep New Orleans an important location for the motion picture industry are unmatched. As our city rebuilds and rediscovers itself, it could not be more fitting that Patricia Clarkson be honored by the Krewe of Orpheus and our city," Sonny Borey, Captain of the Krewe, said in making the announcement.
Patricia Clarkson, born and raised in New Orleans, was acting in school plays in her early teens. After studying speech at Louisiana State University for two years, she transferred to Fordham University in New York, where she graduated summa cum laude with a degree in theatre arts. She earned her M.F.A. at the prestigious Yale School of Drama, where she appeared in Electra, Pacific Overtures, Pericles, La Ronde, The Lower Depths, and The Misanthrope at the Yale Theatre.
She made her professional acting debut on the New York stage, where she has appeared in Eastern Standard both on and off Broadway; Nicky Silver's Raised in Captivity and The Maiden's Prayer, for which she received Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Award nominations; and the Manhattan Theatre Club's presentations of Wolfman, Oliver, Oliver and Richard Greenberg's acclaimed Three Days of Rain.
Her regional credits include stagings at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the South Coast Repertory and the Yale Repertory. She also co-starred in John Guare's Tony-winning House of Blue Leaves at Lincoln Center, and had to leave her role of the deaf movie star in that play to make her movie debut as Eliot Ness' wife in Brian DePalma's highly-praised 1987 gangster epic, The Untouchables.
While maintaining a busy career on the stage, she continued with movie roles in such projects as Simply Irresistible, Pharaoh's Army, Jumanji, Rocket Gibraltar, Everybody's All-American, The Dead Pool and Tune in Tomorrow.
The awards began pouring in during 2002, when Clarkson won an Emmy for "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" for the TV series Six Feet Under, a "Best Female Performance" award from the Deauville Film Festival for her role in The Safety of Objects (2001) and a New York Film Critics Circle "Best Supporting Actress" award for her supporting role in the feature film Far From Heaven (2002). The awards kept piling up the following year when she won a National Society of Film Critics Award for her role in Far From Heaven (2002) and a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for her role in The Station Agent (2003). In 2004, she received her highest actor honor to date -- an Academy Award nomination for her role as a dying mother in Pieces of April.
The Krewe of Orpheus was founded in 1993 and immediately became one of the most anticipated super Krewes to parade during the Mardi Gras season. This year's parade will once again wind its way along the traditional uptown route with its 30 spectacular floats.
The parade will begin at 5:45 p.m. on Lundi Gras, Monday, February 19, 2007 and will proceed to its final destination, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, where it will be greeted by thousands of revelers at the annual Orpheuscapade, the Krewe's open-to-the-public grand ball, featuring non-stop entertainment.
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| Posted: Jan 8 2007, 08:03 AM |
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Arthrur Hardy's 12th Night Review
Twelfth Night Review
Posted: January 07, 2007
January 6 is always an exciting day for those of us who start our pre-Carnival countdown on Ash Wednesday of the prior year. My day started with a 6:30 AM appearance on the Channel 6 morning news where I outlined that day's events. At 10 AM I joined the crowd at Gallier Hall where Mayor C. Ray Nagin welcomed the media and invited guests. Officials from Zulu and Rex presented him with their annual posters and tourism officials presented a positive forecast for Mardi Gras 2007. A highlight of the morning was a performance by a contingent of the University of Maryland Terrapin marching band. More than 200 members are in town building homes with Habitat for Humanity. The group received thanks from the Mayor and a standing ovation from the crowd.
Never one to miss an opportunity, Blaine Kern, who was in attendance, extended an invitation to the band to march in Alla’s 75th anniversary mini-parade at 3 PM Saturday afternoon. Not only did the visitors accept, but they also were Kern’s guests at his Twelfth Night party at Mardi Gras World where they were fed and entertained.
I caught the Alla parade at the beginning by the Gretna Court House at 2:45 PM. A nice sized crowd greeted captain Blaine Kern, King Paul Leman and future captain John Beninate II as they boarded the five signature floats. Many encouraged Kern to make this an annual affair.
It was my pleasure to take part in interviews sponsored by the New Orleans Marketing Commission that will be sent to 800 television stations today in an effort to promote tourism at Mardi Gras 2007. Blaine and Ernest Collins, the Mayor’s Arts and Entertainment Director, also participated.
My next stop found me meeting a WDSU news crew at the start of Zeus’ 50th anniversary parade. This event was five years in the making. Crowds along Severn, Bonnabel and Metairie Road were larger than expected for the 11-float procession and they seemed to appreciate this retro-parade.
I traveled from Zeus’ starting point at Rummel High School to the start of the PPP parade near NOMA in 13 minutes, breaking no speeding laws, but luckily catching every signal light on green. I arrived at 6:56 PM. The crowd that gathered for the streetcar send-off seemed larger than ones at the Phunny Phorty Phellows’ traditional starting point at the Willow Street car barn. In spite of competition from several other activities on January 6, the PPP still present the signature public event of the day.
My final stop was at Mardi Gras World where Blaine Kern presented his annual free party for members of the tourism industry. It was a nice way to end a special day.
Everywhere I traveled on Twelfth Night I sensed a much more hopeful attitude than last year on this day. Crowds were larger and more festive. The anticipation for Mardi Gras is greater, as will be the celebration since most parades return to full-strength.
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Saints coach to reign as monarch in Orpheus parade
1/23/2007, 3:14 p.m. CT
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fresh off one of the best seasons in the New Orleans Saints' four decades, coach Sean Payton is being honored with his very own Mardi Gras float.
Payton will join actress Patricia Clarkson as a 2007 celebrity monarch for the Krewe of Orpheus — the extravagant parade group organized by New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr.
This year, Orpheus organizers said they wanted to select monarchs who have been instrumental in the city's recovery. Few have done more to lift the city than Payton and the New Orleans Saints, said Sonny Borey, the krewe's captain.
"Sean Payton gave New Orleans a renewed spirit and energy through is and his team's accomplishments not only on the football field by in this community," Borey said. "He unified his players and focused them on how their efforts would help revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region."
Though the season ended with a 39-14 loss against Chicago in the NFC championship game on Sunday, the season was far from a loss. The Saints endured a 3-13 campaign in 2005 while playing home games in San Antonio and Baton Rouge before returning to the Superdome in 2006.
Clarkson, a New Orleans native and two-time Emmy winner, will lead the parade. Payton will have a float, and Connick is also expected to ride, said Ardley Hanemann, a krewe spokesman.
Past monarchs for Orpheus include Whoopi Goldberg, Glenn Close, Stevie Wonder, Toby Keith, Laurence Fishburn, Dan Ackroyd, Little Richard, Delta Burke, Travis Tritt and James Brown.
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| QUOTE (Lisa @ Jan 23 2007, 06:51 PM) | Saints coach to reign as monarch in Orpheus parade
1/23/2007, 3:14 p.m. CT
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fresh off one of the best seasons in the New Orleans Saints' four decades, coach Sean Payton is being honored with his very own Mardi Gras float.
Payton will join actress Patricia Clarkson as a 2007 celebrity monarch for the Krewe of Orpheus — the extravagant parade group organized by New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr.
This year, Orpheus organizers said they wanted to select monarchs who have been instrumental in the city's recovery. Few have done more to lift the city than Payton and the New Orleans Saints, said Sonny Borey, the krewe's captain.
"Sean Payton gave New Orleans a renewed spirit and energy through is and his team's accomplishments not only on the football field by in this community," Borey said. "He unified his players and focused them on how their efforts would help revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region."
Though the season ended with a 39-14 loss against Chicago in the NFC championship game on Sunday, the season was far from a loss. The Saints endured a 3-13 campaign in 2005 while playing home games in San Antonio and Baton Rouge before returning to the Superdome in 2006.
Clarkson, a New Orleans native and two-time Emmy winner, will lead the parade. Payton will have a float, and Connick is also expected to ride, said Ardley Hanemann, a krewe spokesman.
Past monarchs for Orpheus include Whoopi Goldberg, Glenn Close, Stevie Wonder, Toby Keith, Laurence Fishburn, Dan Ackroyd, Little Richard, Delta Burke, Travis Tritt and James Brown. |
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Drew Brees named Bacchus Grand Marshal
The Krewe of Bacchus today announced that New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees will ride as Grand Marshal of Bacchus in the krewe’s parade on Sunday, Feb. 18.
Brees, who led the Saints to the NFL championship game and has been named co-winner of the National Football League’s prized Walter Payton Award, will be only the second Grand Marshal in Bacchus history. Singer-song-writer Willie Nelson was Bacchus’ first Grand Marshal last year.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee, who will have his own float in the Bacchus parade, announced that Brees – who is in Hawaii to play for the NFC All-Stars in the Pro Bowl game – has agreed to ride in Bacchus and will have his own float in the parade. Sheriff Lee said other Saints players will also ride with Bacchus and will be on other floats in the parade.
The press conference was held at Children’s Hospital in Uptown New Orleans. The Krewe of Bacchus and Children’s Hospital have a long association. Michael Hunt, a New Orleans artist and Artistic Director of Bacchus, announced that Bacchus will seek to raise $20,000 for Children’s Hospital this year through the sale of posters – created by Hunt – of Bacchus’ celebrity king, James Gandolfini, the celebrated star of The Sopranos’ television show.
Hunt also said that Brees is interested in helping to raise funds for Children’s Hospital and is working with Bacchus on several possible money-raising ideas.
“The Bacchus 2007 parade is part of the rebuilding of Metro New Orleans,” said Sheriff Lee. “It will be a wonderful celebration of our culture and our shared commitment to special causes in our community, such as Children’s Hospital.”
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| Posted: Feb 19 2007, 08:05 PM |
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Harry IS there!!! He didn't look too happy though. Sean Payton looked AWESOME!! New Orleans LOVES him!!
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