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Tenth Mardi Gras rakes in 201000 guests
or its tenth birth·
day, the Moscow
Mardi Gras got
more than a piece
of cake and a G.l.
Joe action figure, it
had a party of
15,000 people in·
eluding a ball and a
parade on Moscow's
main
through-fare.
The february
celebration, pat·
terned after the
more famous New
Orleans version,
was the brainchild
of Moscow resident
Charlotte Buchanan
and others to
combat the winter
blahs.
As has been the
case for every Moscow
Mardi Gras, the
tenth annual ver·
sion grew to larger
proportions than
all its predeces·
sors. More than
10,000 came to see
the parade along
Main Street, while
about 2,000 visited
the Student Union
Building Ballroom
at some point dur·
ing Saturday night's
Beaux Arts Ball.
featuring noats
designed and built
by Ul students, the
Mardi Gras Parade
provided a climax to
months of work by
art and architecture
students in David
Giese's Creative Pro·
cess and Design
class. Students were
given milk caron paper
and free reign to
create the white
floats which graced a
chilly Main Street
saturday afternoon.
"With only a limit·
ed numberofmateri·
als and colors to
work with, it lets the
students focus on
creating 'mental col·
ors' with the paper,"
said Giese, a Ul art
professor. "They
also get involved in a
project they have to
supervise and com·
plete. Students can
enroll at various
class standings, de·
pending on their ex·
perience."
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