KOLAJ INSTITUTE EVENT
Chewbacchus Parade Viewing Party
at Kolaj Institute, 2374 Saint Claude Avenue, Suite 230
in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 6-10PM
From 6PM to 10PM on Saturday, 20 January 2024, come to Kolaj Institute’s new home in the New Orleans Healing Center and enjoy the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus from our balcony that looks onto the corner of St. Claude and St. Roch. This is an ideal venue on a 2nd story balcony overlooking the parade, two blocks from the start!!!
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Click here for a map of the parade route and more info.
From Mardi Gras New Orleans: “The 900-member Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus is a Sci-Fi themed Mardi Gras parade, as well as a self-described satirical space cult. Chewbacchus consists of over 150 distinct subkrewes, each of which pays loving (and sometimes satirical) homage to the full spectrum of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and everything in between…The parade consists of roughly 100 contraptions which are either pushed, pedaled, or pulled and are built onto bicycles, homemade trailers, and shopping carts. Chewbacchus believes that green parades are the ‘Future of Revelry’ and does not use internal combustion engines to power floats. The mad scientists who engineer the krewe’s contraptions have found clever ways to build amazing floats that don’t require petroleum products. The Krewe of Chewbacchus also makes all of its own throws and has created hundreds of elaborately decorated bandoliers, bean bags, Frisbees, stuffed animals, and even developed a method for casting their own custom bead medallions.”
At the Viewing Party, a DJ will play music, collage making supplies will be available, and we invite you to make a space-themed collage! Beer, wine, soft drinks, food and King Cake will be on hand. Attendees are welcome to BYOB or food. The event is appropriate for ages 12 and up. Tickets are required for entry. The cost is a minimum donation of $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
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This event supports Kolaj Institute’s New Home Campaign where we seek to raise $10K to support a new 1200-square-foot art gallery, residency center, artist studio, library and archive. Read about the plan: https://kolajinstitute.org/a-new-home-for-kolaj-institute/