Big Sam’s Funky Nation is back this year to Party with a Purpose at Blush Ball 2017! Visit the Blush Ball web site for more details.

Moonlight on the River
Friday, November 4

Fundraiser for Magnolia Community Services. Silent Auction, Live Auction, Special Creations Winter Wonderland holiday shoppe, food, drinks and live entertainment by the TopCats! All to benefit people with developmental disabilities. We will be performing and selling raffle tickets.

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6th Annual Retro ReProm
Friday, November 4

Fundraiser for Boys Town Louisiana. Retro ReProm is a unique opportunity to recreate your high school prom while helping Louisiana’s at-risk children and families. ReProm includes the presentation of a nostalgic “Prom Court.” We will perform a dance and sell raffle tickets.

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YeMaYa Parade
Saturday, November 5

Ladyfest New Orleans, Ladies Make Parades, and The YeMaYa Parade invite all women, children and allied men to meet, talk, dance, and parade on Saturday, November 5, 2016. Join us!

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Krewe of Jingle Parade
Saturday, December 3

A holiday themed parade in Downtown New Orleans. There will be floats, marching bands, dancing groups – including us! and more.

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We have a busy October coming up! Join us in supporting these great organizations and celebrating Halloween!

Sat Oct 1 4pm
3rd Annual NOLA BlueDoo Run

The NOLA Bluedoo Party/Walk/Run is a two-mile competitive race, held in conjunction with the New Orleans Track Club (NOTC), which takes walkers and runners on a tour across Tulane University’s beautiful Uptown campus. In fact, it is part of the NOTC’s 2016 Grand Prix Race Circuit. Proceeds from donations, sponsorships, auction/parade of prizes, and party passes benefit Dr. Oliver Sartor’s Prostate Cancer Research Fund at Tulane Cancer Center.

But you don’t have to walk or run in order to enjoy the event! Bluedoo is also a party – a celebration of prostate cancer survivorship for the whole family – with plenty of great food, New Orleans-style entertainment, costuming in blue (the color of prostate cancer awareness), a Kids’ Tent, a Survivor Tent, and more!

For more information: http://www.nolabluedoorun.org/about-the-event/

Sat Oct 1 5pm
Pink Prom – Krewe de Pink

Listen up New Orleans! Some of you never made it to your prom and some of you would like to forget the one you attended. Why not do it over again? Join Krewe de Pink and dress for the prom of your decade while you link up with like minded friends for the prom of all proms. Show up in pink and dance to live music from the Top Cats! Take prom photos, purchase raffle tickets for special items, and enjoy the evening. Music by the Top Cats.

For more information: https://krewedepink.org/pink-prom/

Wed Oct 5 6:30pm
Women with Wings
Presented by the Women’s Council of Realtors New Orleans Metropolitan Chapter supporting Metropolitan Center for Women and Children. Open Bar, Food, Live Entertainment, Music, Silent Auction. Costumes encouraged!
For more information: https://www.wcr.org/chapter-sites/louisiana/new-orleans-metropolitan/events/women-with-wings-(69057880)/

Sat Oct 15 9am
NAMIWalks New Orleans

Every journey begins with that first step! As NAMIWalks celebrates their 14th Anniversary in 2016, they are proud to be NAMI’s largest and most successful mental health awareness and fundraising event in the country!

Through NAMIWalks public display of support for people with mental health challenges, they are changing how Americans view mental illness. Please join us as we improve lives and our communities one step at a time.

For more information: http://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=546

Sat Oct 15 6pm
Anba Dlo Halloween Festival Costume Parade

The Halloween Festival kicks off with an evening parade followed by food, drinks, bands, dancers, interactive art exhibitions and more. Come celebrate the spirit of water and New Orleans at Anba Dlo 2016!

For more information: http://www.anbadlofestival.org/costume-parade

Sat Oct 22 6pm
Krewe of Boo Parade

This spooktacular Halloween event is unlike any other parade in the world and parades through the “BOO CARRÉ”. It became the official Halloween Parade in New Orleans in 2007.

For  more information: http://www.kreweofboo.com/

Support the Pink Army for the 2016 Marching Season!

This auction will support the Pussyfooters krewe members for the upcoming 2016 marching season.
Funding will help to purchase our SUPER new costume pieces that will blow your mind as we leave our glitter behind!

Stay tuned for auction items, link to auction and more information.

Kristy Saunders, Arielle Jordan, Billie Riegel and Rebecca Osakwe at Bridge House/Grace House 7th annual Recycled Fashion Show in New Orleans, LA, on Feb. 21, 2016, Photo by Eliza Morse, for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

Yoga mat as a skirt? Recycled Fashion Show turns everyday items into wearable art

By Sue Strachan, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on February 22, 2016 at 7:32 AM

While some people may see just a shower curtain, bean-bag chair or yoga mat, others recognize the potential to take the ordinary and make it into something unique.  Thirty-three designers did just that for the seventh annual  Bridge House/Grace House Recycled Fashion Show, presented by Entergy, Sunday (Feb. 21) at Rock ‘n’ Bowl.

A coat became dress, skirt into dress, and a yoga mat molded as a skirt, while part of a bean-bag chair was converted into knapsack, sweaters reconstructed, and shower curtains revamped as both a cape and shirt. No corner of the Bridge House Thrift Shop was left untouched by designers Thayer Abigael, Sonya Adams and Sloan Duet, C. Blue Apffel, Vincent Avila, Dawn Bagala, Danielle Brumbaugh, Colleen Cure, Jaelynn Daigrepont, Jann Darsie, Kathryn Fisher, Callie Habrun, Erin Haindle, Darlene Hargreaves, Dena Hebert, Maureen Iverson, Laurie Jones, Gillian Knight and Lee White, Suzy Lake, Maureen Iverson, Carlisa Pridgen, Alisha Rockweiler, Arlene Rome, Shar Kiltz, Barbara Meehan, Jo Ann Minor, Tiffany Truxillo, Ann-Marie Turgeon, Lennie Unbehagen, Deja Weathers, Alana Wood, and Gabrielle Wood.

Their looks — designers could show two — were showcased by models varying ages, who strode down the red carpet runway accompanied by commentary from emcees Lauren “Fleurty Girl” LeBlanc and Andrew Ward. Other diversions at the event included a performance from the Rolling Elvi Jailhouse Rockers, and the Pussyfooters helped with the silent auction and raffle for a trip to Navarre Beach, Fla.

Proceeds benefit Bridge House/Grace House, which provides long-term residential, gender specific treatment to men and women who are dependent on alcohol or drugs.

Photo by Eli Mergel

Saturday, December 5. Parade rolls at 1:00pm through the CBD.

New Orleans’ official holiday parade, the “Krewe of Jingle,” will once again delight locals and visitors alike with authentic parade floats, marching bands, stilt walkers, Christmas characters and many more magical surprises!

For more information: http://downtownnola.com/holidays/

Bad weather caused this year’s Yemaya parade not to roll. But we managed to get a group photo before we disbanded. Photo by Eli Mergel. To see other photos from this event click her to view on Flickr.

We had a great time in the Anba Dlo parade held October 17. To see  more photos from the parade, just click here to go to Flickr. Photo by Eli Mergel.

September 10, 2015 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Barcadia
601 Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

The Pussyfooters will be on hand to help out at the Pink Linen Fundraiser.

Come join us for a night filled with fun, food, drinks, and friends as we support Danielle Hufft through her battle with breast cancer. Pink Linen Night will feature cocktails and appetizers by Barcadia, a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, and door prizes. Proceeds will benefit Danielle’s medical expenses. Pink attire is requested.

If you would like to donate an item to be auctioned or need more information, please contact Christine Grilletta at cfb1202@yahoo.com.

For more information click here or visit the Facebook Page.