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Happy Fat Tuesday: Celebrate & Learn About the Cultural Roots of Mardi Gras

It may be business as usual here in New England, but way down south in New Orleans they are having a huge party! Mardi Gras (French for Fat Tuesday) has arrived, and the whole city is celebrating! Celebrate Mardi Gras here at home and learn about the cultural roots of this exciting event through these resources that explore Fat Tuesday through music, food, literature and crafts!

Category: Cultural Events Tags: American Culture, Ash Wednesday, Cajun, Cajun Culture, Carnival season, Epiphany, Fat Tuesday, Kings Day, Mardi Gras, Regional Culture, Shrove Tuesday

PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT: Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole

Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole Iron Horse Music Hall ♦ Northampton Friday, June 3rd, 2011 @ 7pm Hilltown Families and Iron Horse Entertainment Group have partnered up to offer a chance to win free tickets to see adult venues in the Pioneer Valley for a PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT! You pay for the sitter, we’ll pay for the tickets! For June we are pleased to offer a two chances to win a pairs… Read More

Category: Contest, Parents' Night Out Tags: Cajun, concert, French Creole, Giveaway, Iron Horse Music Hall, Pioneer Valley, Promotion, western massachusetts, Zydeco

Laissez le Bon temp rouler! (Let the good times roll!)

We’re frying turkeys (first you inject them with the Cajun Injector, then you fry them, whole in the big rig Gus is bringing with him!) Cajuns like to cook and when they cook, they like to cook for lots and lots of people.