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the "official" dish by Rip & Marsha Naquin-Delain Email: ripna@ambushmag.com Only 2 Fundraisers Left for Gay Easter Parade benefiting Food For Friends Join Easter Grand Marshals XVII Ken GrandPre and Monica Synclaire- Kennedy for the final two fundraisers for the 17th Gay Easter Parade. Funds raised minus expenses benefits Food For Friends, a vital agency of the NO/AIDS Task Force. A whopping $231,674.73 has been raised for charity the past 14 years. > First up is the 17th Purple Party Easter Grand Marshals Reception on Saturday, March 19th, doors open 7pm with 8-10pm event, at the Double Play, 439 Dauphine Street, $10 door donation. Celebrating Chuck & Bill s 45th Anniversary, the annual party boast a luscious buffet, entertaining show, raffles, prizes, and amazing auctions. GEP Board s Tony Leggio and Easter Grand Marshal XVII Ken GrandPre will emcee the evening's proceedings. The Gay Easter Parade Board of Directors are proud to bring to the stage Tony D. from the Gulf Coast, Easter Grand Marshal XVII Monica Synclaire-Kennedy, Easter Grand Marshal V Princesse Stephaney, Coca Mesa, Deanna and Savana Summers. The incredible auctions will include the Faux Faberge' Royal Carousal Musical Egg donated from the private collection of Easter Grand Marshal VII and GEP Board's Rona Conners, as well as a fabulous "Bunnies Only" Easter Basket also donated by Rona Conners. > The final fundraiser is the 7th Bunnies in The Big Easy on Good Friday, March 25th, 7-9:30pm in the Voodoo Garden at House of Blues, 225 Decatur Street. Join a Bunny party like you ve never seen before. Enjoy a limited open bar (beer, wine and vodka cocktails) throughout the event, dance to the jams of our fabulous DJ, and delicious haute cuisine from the House of Blues. Bring your very best bonnet for a special guests only Bonnet Contest! Only 100 tickets will be sold to this event, so get yours now before they sell out! Tickets are $35 for the event (advanced purchase only), including a limited open bar for beer, wine and vodka. Call Tony Leggio at 504.252.5476 with questions or to reserve your ticket in advance. You may also purchase your ticket online at Ticket Link: https://gay-easter-parade.ticketleap.com/bunnies-in-thebig-easy-16/dates/mar-25-2016_at_0700pm. Hosted by GEP Board's Tony Leggio and Steve Patrick, additional information is available at www.gayeasterparade.com. 17th Gay Easter Parade Led by Easter Grand Marshals XVII Ken GrandPre & Monica Synclaire- Kennedy March 27th thru French Quarter Ken GrandPre and Monica Synclaire-Kennedy will lead the colorful 17th Official Gay Easter Parade as Easter Grand Marshals XVII on Sunday, March 27th through the streets of the historic French Quarter. Benefiting Food for inside Friends, the annual parade has raised celebrazzi/new orleans 6 $231,674.73 for charity the past 14 the real cheese 10 years. matters of health 10 drag extravaganza paparazzi 12 Festivities begin from 3-4pm with krewe rush parties paparazzi 14 the Official Pre-Parade Party & Parade ambush market place 15 Participants Check-in at 17th gay easter parade 17 GrandPre's, 834 N. Rampart Street. under the gaydar 18 chop chop/the cheezy cajun 21 (Pick up your Parade Ticket at this time classifieds 24-25 for placement in parade. You will not be allowed to join parade without entry ticket, must have registered by March 7th.) From 4-4:25pm, registered participants board carriages, wagons, and trolleys on North Rampart (Armstrong Park side) beginning at St. Ann. All vehicles and marching groups follow in order of registration. (Must have Parade Ticket, or you will be removed from parade.) The parade kicks off at 4:30pm sharp at the Armstrong Park Arch, then takes a left on St. Ann, left on Bourbon, right on Esplanade, right on Royal, right on St. Louis, right on Burgundy, and left on Dumaine ending at N. Rampart. At 6pm, Grand-Pre's host the Official Post-Parade Party at 834 N. Rampart Street. 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