Second Lining in New Orleans
June 16th, 2009
On the off chance you might be lucky, one day you might happen upon an assorted band of musicians, brightly colored dancers, and an assorted collection of humanity waving and dancing to the beat of a brass band. You, my friend, have just had the distinct pleasure of coming across a second line. Recognized as a bonafide New Orleans art form, the participants are actually the followers who randomly fall in step behind the brass band and the members of the club.
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Carol-Jean Dixon
New Orleans’ Super Sunday Mardi Gras Indians
June 8th, 2009
On last weekend’s Super Sunday, several Mardi Gras Indian tribes paraded through the streets of Mid City in an unparalleled show of color, craftsmanship, and splendor. Gathering at Bayou St John, the Mardi Gras Indians, resplendent in plumes, feathers, sequins, and beads in suits that can take up to a year to complete, and accompanied by a Bone Gang, a sprinkling of Baby 
Dolls, and assorted second line musicians with fans in tow, strutted down Orleans Ave to St Bernard and to Claiborne Ave. The traditions of Mardi Gras Indians and their homage to Native Americans are long, at least two centuries old by some accounts, and varied, evolving over time from gang rivalry where warring tribes often engaged in violence, to today’s Indians vying for bragging rights to be called “the prettiest.” 
Witnessing the spectacle of Mardi Gras Indians is but one of the events that abound throughout our historic neighborhoods and one that separates this city from anywhere else. As one of the revelers said, “Only in New Orleans…”
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Bywater Home Tour Recap
June 5th, 2009
On Sunday, May 24 the [Bywater Home Tour], “From Piety to Desire”, was held. Despite the ominous forecast of torrential downpours on the horizon for that day, the weather cooperated with bright, sunny weather and the visitors came from all parts of the city to enjoy an array of historic homes that is so typical of the Bywater area.
While it’s hard to lay claim to a favorite home, most seemed intrigued by the voodoo altar in one of the homes, but again, this is the Bywater, home to an electic group to say the least, so a voodoo altar is not so much out of the ordinary in the Bywater. If you missed the home tour this year, mark your calendars and plan to catch it next year.
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