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Tuesday evening, February 5th, 2008 8 PM The Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade is a local, homegrown affair, with floats, music, beads and fun, held each year on Mardi Gras, in Arlington's original, historic downtown shopping district. Sponsored by the Clarendon Alliance, with guidance in all things Louisiana by the wonderful Louisiana Alumni Association, it's an event typical of those in small towns all over Louisiana. In gratitude and compassion, we will be collecting for Katrina victims, as we march (or float). Accessible by Metro -- either the Court House or Clarendon stops on the Orange Line, and by bus (38B). See http://www.commuterpage.com/ for maps and transit information. Driving, from 66, toward Washington, take the Spout Run exit (72), turn right on Lee Highway and right on Highland to free parking garage (after 5:30 p.m.) at corner of Highland and Wilson Blvd. From Washington, take Route 50 west to Washington Blvd., west. Turn right on Irving Street, at intersection of Wilson Blvd., Washington Blvd. and Irving Street (not quite as hard as it sounds) and right on No. 13th Street to right on Hartford Street to Highland Street garage entrance for free parking after 5:30 P.M. Parade begins at 8:00, at Veitch Street (by the Court House Metro station) and ends just past the Clarendon Metro Station, at Irving Street. We have 2,000 lbs of beads (approximately 50,000 necklaces) from New Orleans, this year. Practice your catching skills in the little time left. Come early, stay late and have dinner at one of our more than 60 restaurants (see "shopping" for list). And WEAR A COSTUME (it's the right thing). Mardi Gras Parade
2008 This year's
poster, illustrated by Richard Thompson! See his blog!
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2008 Clarendon Mardi
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His JazzMaster, Rob Bamberger, host of WAMU's Hot Jazz Saturday Night (and son of Clarendon) The Queen of the Mardi Gras Parade, Lauren Hassel (and Queen of WalkArlington, ironically, on crutches and being driven). Members of the United States Park Police Horse Mounted Unit (Stonewall, a Percheron; Carrot and Jack, Thoroughbreds) HOOFS Fund Volunteer group caring for Park Police horses The Arlington County Fire Department a.k.a. Spot Pet Store + Clarendon Dogs doggy parade Arlington County Commissioner of the Revenue, Ingrid Morroy! Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) CAR FREE DIET - Arlington County Commuter Services AIM (Arlington Independent Media) and Public Access Channel 69 Arlington Tigers Youth Wrestling The Arlingtones Barbershop Chorus The Ballou High School Marching Band (the FABULOUS Ballou Marching Band, which has been on Ellen DeGeneres' show and invited to perform in the 2009 Tournament of Roses, and has said that the Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade is their favorite!) BATALA All-Woman Percussion Marching Band BikeArlington Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Dept. Clarendon Alliance's float by Krewe of Kong: designed and fabricated by Rob Lindsay, Richard Thompson,.Victor Ferrante, Ed Callicott. Bono Mitchell, Jared Davis, Edward Kastenmeier, Cindy Lindsay, Thanks Forever, guys. Clarendon United Methodist Church Coldwell Banker Residential Brokers Delhi Dhaba Restaurant Enviro Cab hybrid taxis FARC (+RadioClarendon) + Convoy Skateboards Freddie's Beach Bar Galaxy Hut Godzella Hard Times Cafe King Street Blues restaurant Capital Monsters Ducati Club The Olinde Krewe (Geoff Olinde and Louisiana Alumni--a lot of them) WalkArlington Shopping Cart Brigade (fold-up shopping carts -- grandma knew it was going to be cool, someday. That day is now.) IOTA Club & Cafe Java Shack Mexicali Blues PetMac dogs for adoption DC RollerGirls roller derby girls, I mean, Girrls Sisters 3 Spa The Sweet Potato Queens (and Arlington Food Assistance Corp.) Whitlow's On Wilson Whole Foods Clarendon Diablada Boliviana
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