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    Mardi Gras at the Swope!


February 13, 2010
8:00 p.m. to Midnight

Chase away the winter blues with a warm and festive Mardi Gras at the Swope Art Museum! Your ticket entitles you to fun, festivities and frolicking on the third floor of the Swope block.

  • Party attire! Everyone gets a complimentary mask with admission, but for a few extra bucks, you can upgrade to something fancier or purchace other festive embellishments available in our mask shop.
  • Enjoy a hurricane or another favorite beverage from our cash bar, plus complimentary eats, treats and sweets.
  • Visit a fortune teller and find out what the future holds...
  • Add a wig or boa, then have your photo made with friends in our free photo booth.
  • Dance with friends to music by Apollo
  • Win a prize in a game of "Heads & Tales" on the dance floor
  • Vote for your favorite to be crowned King and Queen of the Swope Mardi Gras!

Tickets:
$25 for Swope members
$30 for non-members

Call or visit the Swope to reserve yours today!



Masked couples dancing to the Jazz stylings of the John Spicknall Trio.

Guests enjoying the dance floor
at the 2009 Mardi Gras party.
courtesy of Jonah Standish