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The 3rd Annual Pink Party/Eggstravaganza hosted by the 12th GayEaster Parade (GayEasterParade.COM) at Billy's in Slidell raised$1,422 for Food For Friends, a vital service of the NO/AIDS Task

Force. Under the direction of GEP Board-member and Easter Grand Marshal VIIOpal Masters, the evening boasted great entertainment, auctions, raffles andbuffet courtesy of Billy's. (Photo: front-Jay Cooper, Amon-Ra's Miss AmericaDeja Deja-Vue'; back-EGM V Princesse Stephaney, Gizelle Bouvier, Big Mama,EGMs XII Elizabeth Bouvier & Gary Vandeventer, Rhonda Roget, GeorgeannaBelle, EGM VII Opal Masters & EGM X Chuck Turner)

Easter Grand Marshals turned out in full force for the 10th AnnualSuper Star-Studded Drag Extravaganza raising $3,860 for the 12thGay Easter Parade benefiting Food For Friends at JohnPaul's in New

Orleans. Under the direction of GEP Boards Rip and Marsha Naquin-Delain, thefestive evening presented reigning Easter Grand Marshals and Carnival Queens,former King Cake Queens, and five great auctions. (Photo: front-EGMs XII GaryVandeventer, II Larry Bagneris, X Tony Leggio; back-EGMs XII ElizabethBouvier, V Princesse Stephaney, IX Safonda Peters, XI Chuck Turner, VIIIMichael Elias, IV Electra City, I Marsha & Rip Naquin-Delain, XI Tittie Toulouse,III Timm Holt & Teryl-Lynn Foxx & VII Opal Masters)

Easter Grand Marshals joined the 3rd Pink Party/Eggstravaganza atBilly's in Slidell helping raise $1,422 for the Gay Easter Paradebenefiting Food For Friends. (Photo: front-EGMs XII Elizabeth Bou-

vier & Gary Vandeventer; back-EGMs V Princesse Stephaney, VII Opal Masters,I Rip & Marsha Naquin-Delain, X Tony Leggio, II Larry Bagneris, XI Chuck Turner& Tittie Toulouse, & IV Electra City)

Lord King XXVIII Ben Bour-geois and Danny Calhounjoin Nellie Edna (Easter

Grand Marshal XII Gary Vandeventer),along with Mr. Louisiana Leather TroyPowell and Lord Consort XXVIII PatJohnson for the "Put Gary in Drag"auction at the 10th Drag Extravaganzaat JohnPaul's raising $853 for the GayEaster Parade and Food For Friends.

Ambush Theater EditorBrian Sands presentschecks totaling $1,335 to

NOCCA Institute Director Sally Perryfor NOCCA’s Theater Arts Artists-in-Residence Program. The money wasraised at the Ambie Awards ceremonyin February at Le Petit.

Friday Night Before MardiGras Extravaganza XII's EdChapman and Billy Henry

present Phil Costa (center) with theMonster GaGa Raffle Grand Prize win-ning two premium seats for the April 9,2011 Lady Gaga Monster Ball Tourconcert at the New Orleans Arena.

Jason, Queen Satyricon IXBrian Peterson, Todd and Luijoin the 10th Krewe of

Satyricon Rush Party at Oz in NewOrleans.

Mystic Krewe of Satyricon'sTony Leggio and GeorgePatterson (right) receive

the Business Recognition Award at theGambit Big Easy Awards hosted atHarrah's New Orleans for all the theat-rical performances the krewe hasbought out over the years.

The new officers of the Krewe of Armeinius were presented at thekrewe's 44th Rush Party at JohnPaul's in New Orleans includingFunction Lt. Joel Haas, Captain Bruce Orgeron, Secretary Rick

Mirabelli, Historian Albert Carey, King Armeinius XLIII Tim Goodwin, PresidentNick Weber, Function Lt. Charles Turberville, Ball Lt. Fred Arocho, and TreasurerTim Jeansonne.

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Toulouse, to Burgundy, ending at Or-leans.

Parade Sponsors include:Platinum ($1,000)-EGM XII Eliza-

beth Bouvier, John Vignone & PaulChiriaco/JohnPaul's;

Gold ($500)-EGM XII GaryVandeventer & Tim Lott, Rhonda &David Roget, Deja Deja-Vue' & JimMay, Krewe of Amon-Ra, Misael Rubio/Quartermaster, Stuart Nettles & EGMIX Safonda Peters, Lord King & Con-sort XVIII Ben Bourgeois & PatJohnson, Michael Ducote/Mona LisaRestaurant, EGM IV Electra City &EGM XI Tittie Toulouse;

Silver ($250)-Dwain Hertz - AlDugas & Gene Theriot, JoAnn Guidos& Lisa Thomas/Kajun’s Pub, EGM VIIOpal Masters & Darwin Reed, EGMVIII Rona Conners & Bob Boler, King &Queen Petronius L Jimmy deBlanc &Bootsie DeVille, Bebe Scarpinato &Chris Linwood, George Tresch, EGMVIII Michael Elias & Jay Sewell/TheCorner Pocket, Darrin - Robbie & 'LilDebbie, Big Mama/Jerry Miller, Jr.,Wood Enterprises, Oz, Phoenix/Eagle;

Bronze ($100)-EGM X TonyLeggio, Bruce Orgeron, Dawn Leggio,Starr Daniels & Justin Moffatt, Nina M.Clore, Don Dubay & Rusty Downing,Mark Givens/Givens Graphix, BarbaraElla, Darlene & Harvey Mallory, RandyChauvin/Designer's Workroom, DavidAranda & Daryl Dunaway, Vince & RonRandazzo/Gallagher, Jay Cooper &Gizelle Bouvier, EGM IX Orlando Aloe/Society Page, Bobby Vallecillo & AndyEhlers, Anonymous, Michael Albracht,

Jill Dolese, Glenn O'Berry & RogerCopenhaver, Craig Nero/Who Dat Cof-fee Cafe, FourPlay, ThomasSchoonenberg, Michael Strickland,King Amon-Ra XLIV Nick Olivares &Roy G. Smith, Mickey N. Hebert/MickeyNolan Salon, Michael Sullivan; and

Venue/In Kind-4 Seasons, 700Club, Billy's, Cutter’s, Double Play,JohnPaul's, Michael’s On The Park,42Below Vodka, Martini & Rossi Wines.

The Gay Easter Parade Board ofDirectors includes: Electra City, RonaConners, Tony Leggio, Opal Masters,Rip and Marsha Naquin-Delain, andTittie Toulouse.

Past Grand Marshals includeEGMs I Rip and Marsha Naquin-Delain,II Larry Bagneris and the late Miss DoMoreland, III Timm Holt and Teryl-LynnFoxx, IV George Simons and ElectraCity, V Brett Messmer and PrincesseStephaney, VI James Swire and LisaBeaumann, VII the late Doc Reed andOpal Masters, VIII Michael Elias andRona Conners, IX Orlando Aloe andSafonda Peters, X Tony Leggio andMarcy Marcell, and XI Chuck Turnerand Tittie Toulouse.

Entertainment LineupTaking Shape for MobilePride Weekend

“A riviting and rewarding experi-ence!” That’s what the Cincin-nati CityBeat is saying about

Kevin J. Thorton, the opening act forthis’ year’s Mobile Alabama PrideWeekend, April 29, 20 and May 1. OnFriday, April 29, Pride weekend kicksoff with a VIP Kick Off Party in the

Skyview Lounge atop the Holiday Innin Downtown Mobile (our host hotel).Comedian/Singer/Storyteller Kevin JThornton it set to be the special guestperformer. Thorton is currently touringto promote his latest album, JanuaryDream.

His website sums up his latesttouring show “I Love You (We’reF*#ked)” this way: “It’s a tight, fastpaced 60 minute show that showcasesKevin’s signature style of concert,storytelling and stand up comedy. It’s atale of lost love spun into a hilariouslyabsurd odyssey! The hero knows hemust move on but must first look backand ask “how the hell did I get here?”

Thorton’s work is widely featuredon MTV’s Logo Network. Learn moreabout Kevin and sample his incrediblemusic at www.kevinjthorton.com. A VIPticket ($30) gets you into the show, andtakes care of any cover charges overthe weekend at any participating bar orvenue. You can order them on line atwww.mobilealabamapride.com or pur-chase yours at B-Bob’s, Gabriel’s,Bacchus and Midtown Pub.

The committee continues to addnew events and talent every week...and there are several key events. Sat-urday will feature the annual MobileAlabama Pride Parade, which rolls ona route taking the procession aroundBienville Square. That’;s also the loca-tion of Saturday and Sunday’s “Pride inthe Park” celebration. Pride in the Parkfeatures a stage filled with entertain-ment, including performers God-Des& She www.god-desandshe.com , LolaGulley www.lolgulley.biz , DJ Mel andThe Rewind Band. Local participatingbars will also feature a number of themenights for different segments of thecommunity.

Mobile’s annual Pride Parade mightnot be as big as some of the city’s longMardi Gras processions, but it hasgrabbed big headlines over the pastfew years. Two years ago, an off-again/on-again commitment from a city coun-cil member caused quite a stir when heseemed to shy away from his pledge totake part. In the end, he did ride in theprocession, as did his opponent in theupcoming election!

Last year amid a budget crises, theparade was back in the headlines whenthe city reneged on a set price for aparade permit, traffic enforcement andother city requirements. The LGBTcommunity set about publicly trying toraise funds for the increase. The sub-sequent television news coveragehelped change the city’s heart, and itstayed true to the original agreement.In both cases, the media attentionhelped publicize Mobile’s Pride Week-end, and proved to be good for theevent. It’s also important to note MobileAlabama Pride has a very good work-ing relationship with the City of Mobile.

Once again, The Holiday Inn down-town will be the host hotel. For moreinformation, check the Mobile AlabamaPride websites, which is being updated

weekly. There you can also downloadforms for entry into the parade, or to bea vendor in the park.www.mobilealabamapride.com.

9th Marigny Bunny HopApril 23

The 9th Annual MarignyBunny Hop, an Easter bon-net bar crawl, will be held

on Saturday, April 23. Everyone isencouraged to don their most creativeor outrageous Easter “bonnet” and jointhe bar crawl as it makes its way to 8different gay businesses in the Marigny.At each stop, bonnets will be judged invarious categories by the bartendersand staff, and trophies will be pre-sented.

This year, the organizers of theevent, Marty Curtin, Jeff Mallon andStephen Murrell, are delighted to an-nounce that the 9th Bunny Marshal(BM) leading the festivities will be TonyLeggio. He will be responsible for guid-ing the Easter revelers along the route.Previous Bunny Marshals (BM’s) in-clude: Lewis Routh I-III, Guadelupe IV,Poncho V, Fish VI, Rip & Marsha VII,and Kajun’s Pub Joanne and Lisa VIII.

The organizers are introducing anew route for the crawl as well a newaward category. The new category is“Sissiest Bonnet” and will be presentedby Kajun’s Pub. The route will change

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The event will begin at 2pm atKajun’s Pub, 2256 St. Claude Avenue,and will make stops at the followinglocations where the various trophies

will be presented:Kajun’s Pub - Sissiest Bonnet; The Phoenix - Butchest

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Bourbon Pub & Parade Heating UpNew Orleans

As the days get longer and the nights getwarmer, The Bourbon Pub & Parade Discois heating up New Orleans like never be-

fore. Located on the corner of Bourbon and St. AnnStreets, ages 18 and over can party while 21 and overwith ID can drink.

The Parade balcony (upstairs) is now open forTGIF-Friday cocktails starting at 4pm and on Saturdays& Sundays beginning at 3pm.

Get ready for some exciting new & exciting nightsdownstairs at Bourbon Pub:

Monday-All New! COMEDY NIGHT featuring S.!.N.(Service Industry Night) “Laughter is the Best Medi-cine” with VJ Chris Allen. Present your recent paycheckstub from any bar, restaurant or hotel in the FrenchQuarter and receive employee prices all night!

Tuesday-GLEEfollowed by… CREATIVE 80S VID-EOS VJ Chris Allen. Calling all Gleeks! Join us for ourweekly GLEE viewing party, then stick around for thebest Creative Videos from the 80s! Enjoy $2 Kamikazeand Fuzzy Navel shots all night!

Wednesday-SHOWTUNES - Come sing alongwith us as we shine the spotlight on all your favoritemovie and Broadway musicals with VJ Brendan Th-ompson. Choose your favorite diva with drink specialsincluding “The Judy,” “The Barbra,” “The Liza” and “TheDoris Day!”

Thursday-REQUEST NIGHT - Haven’t seen yourfavorite video in a while? Just write down your requestand if we have it, we will play it…just for you!

Friday & Saturday- THE BEST MUSIC VIDEOS INTOWN for the past 35 years featuring VJs Jayskee,