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DESCRIPTION:SAN FRANCISCO – Keeping with the tradition of celebrating with great 
 music, creative costumes, good food and colorful beads, The Village 
 Project, The Fillmore Center and the Mayor’s Office of Economic & 
 Workforce Development are proud to present the Seventh Annual Mardi Gras 
 San Francisco Style – Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore on Tuesday, Feb. 12. 
 \n\n	This year’s festival once again will bring San Francisco’s 
 historic Fillmore Music District to life with colorful events that include 
 a masquerade ball, street artists and performers. The celebration also will 
 commence with a free kick-off blues concert from 5 to 7 p.m. in the 
 Fillmore Plaza, 1475 Fillmore. It will feature the legendary Bobbie 
 “Spider” Webb & the Smooth Blues Band. Following the concert, a festive 
 New Orleans processional down the Fillmore Corridor will be led by Chief 
 Takawaka (Henry Clement) & the Gumbo Band and Brass Band:  Mission, 
 culminating at the Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball. Comedian Donald Lacy will 
 emcee the event.\n\nGuests will be able to enjoy food, drink and other 
 specials at numerous Fillmore restaurants, clubs and businesses. A plethora 
 of eclectic delectable eats will be available to satisfy every palate – 
 whether it’s chicken and waffles at Gussie’s; the Southern-inspired 
 cuisine of 1300 on Fillmore; homemade cookies and ice cream at Bumzy’s 
 Cookies and Miyako Ice Cream; Yoshi’s Japanese; Bruno’s Italian or 
 Ethiopian cuisine & Jazz from Rasselas and Sheba Lounge.  Brooklyn Circus 
 is offering a 10% discount, a free T-shirt and complimentary refreshment 
 with conditional purchase.\n\n“We are excited about this year’s 
 celebration as we are expecting visitors from the Fillmore District and 
 beyond,” Adrian Williams, executive director of The Village Project, 
 said. “Not only does our annual Mardi Gras celebration include what 
 people look for in the traditional New Orleans celebrations, it continues 
 to embrace the history of this neighborhood – where music has been 
 intertwined into the fabric of everyday life for more than 100 
 years.\n\nFollowing the outdoor festivities, the Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball 
 will take place at the West Bay Conference Center, 1290 Fillmore. The crown 
 jewel of San Francisco’s Fat Tuesday celebration will feature Clement and 
 his band and Comedian Lacy, as guests enjoy an evening of New Orleans style 
 food, dancing to Zydeco and Rhythm and Blues, a costume contest, raffles 
 and plenty of partying. \n\nAdvance purchase tickets for the Masquerade 
 Ball are $35 per person or $60 for couples. At the door, tickets are $45 
 per individual and $70 for couples. Ticket price include admission to the 
 ball, dinner and a beverage. \n\nThe purchase of a $10 wristband will allow 
 those not attending the ball to enjoy specials offered by numerous Fillmore 
 restaurants and clubs along the Fillmore Corridor. Tickets and wristbands 
 can be purchased @ The Village Project, 2097 Turk St. and at 
 www.thevillageprojectsf.eventbrite.com.   \n\n###\n\nAbout the Village 
 Project\n\nAdrian Williams is the founder of The Village Project, a youth 
 service organization focusing on education and cultural enrichment for 
 youth and their families in the Western Addition. The Village Project also 
 produces Grilling in the ’MO, A Senior Moment and Seven Days of Kwanzaa 
 Celebration, which last year was held in 14 different venues.\n\n	\n	This 
 year’s Mardi Gras San Francisco Style is co-sponsored by the Fillmore 
 Center and Mayor’s Office of Economic & Workforce Development.  Community 
 partners are Renaissance Parents of Success, West Bay Conference Center, 
 Urban Solutions, Gussie’s Chicken and Waffles,1300 on Fillmore, Jazz’z 
 Salon & Boutique, The Brooklyn Circus, SF, Bruno’s Pizza, Third World 
 Market, Prime Dip,  Bumzy’s Cookies, Marcus Books, Planet Fillmore 
 Communications, Rasselas Jazz Club, Sheba Piano Lounge, St. Cyprian’s 
 Episcopal Church, Miyako Ice Cream, Fat Angels Food & Libations, Episcopal 
 Charities, St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, St. John Coltrane African 
 Orthodox Church, SFPD, Teri’s Creation and Boutique, Nia Soul Catering, 
 The New Chicago Barber Shop, Cheap Pete’s Frame Outlet, State Bird 
 Provisions, Charlie’s Pharmacy, The Fillmore Farmers Market, Social 
 Study,  San Francisco Black Film Festival Village Project Advisory Board, 
 the Fillmore District Merchants and the WAFRC. \n\n	\n	\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Mardi Gras San Francisco Style, 2013
LOCATION:San Francisco’s historic Fillmore Music District
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/02/18731240.php
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