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PDX JAZZ: Carnival to Mardi Gras: A New Orleans Tradition

Name: PDX JAZZ: Carnival to Mardi Gras: A New Orleans Tradition
Start: 2019-01-23T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2019-01-23T21:00:00-08:00
Location: Literary Arts

January 23, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free

View Venue Website, 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR 97205 + Google Map

Carnival is a season; Mardi Gras is a day. Join former New Orleanian Deborah DeMoss Smith in celebrating this 300-year Crescent City tradition. From masking, krewes, balls, parades, throws, flambeaux carriers, the iconic Mardi Gras Indians and classic holiday tunes, get to know the story of Carnival and Mardi Gras. Laissez les bon temps rouler! (Let the good times roll!)

[from the Literary Arts website]

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Date:: January 23, 2019
Time:: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:: Free
Categories:: Nonfiction, Performances
Tags:: deborah demoss smith, downtown, jazz, literary arts, nonfiction, pdx jazz, performance, south west, storytelling, sw
Source:: https://literary-arts.org/event/pdx-jazz-carnival-to-mardi-gras-a-new-orleans-tradition/

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: 925 SW Washington Street
Portland, OR 97205 + Google Map
Phone: 503-227-2583
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Phone:: 503-227-2583
Email:: la@literary-arts.org
Website:: View Organizer Website

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PDX JAZZ: Carnival to Mardi Gras: A New Orleans Tradition

January 23, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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