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Mardi Gras - Carnaval Street Festival Tonight! 2/16/2010 (5:30 pm - 10:30pm) On Nu`uanu Avenue - Fat Tuesday Downtown/Chinatown
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Photos by Kaveh Kardan
Fat Tuesday - February
16th: The Honolulu Culture & Arts
District presents the 10th Anniversary edition of the wildly popular Mardi Gras
- Carnaval street festival on Nu`uanu Avenue from 5:30pm-10:30pm. Last year,
over 10,000 revelers enjoyed this authentic celebration of the music, dance,
costume and fine food of New Orleans, the Caribbean and Brazil.
It's the largest such celebration in the Pacific and
has become one of the most anticipated nights of the year. Have a look at the
photos, video and highlights below, and you'll quickly see why.
Le Bon Temps Roule !!!!
New This
Year:
Reserve a Gallery to Host Your Own VIP Party Rio Sambadrome: The Brazilian Cultural Center of Hawaii brings Carnaval traditions to life. Five Clubs - One $10 Cover: An eclectic mix of arts performances at Honolulu's favorite night clubs. One of the most interesting and entertaining line-ups of the year !! Mardi Gras - Carnaval Pre-Party: Thurs. Feb. 11th - Senor Frogs
Enjoy the Sights & Sounds of Past
Celebrations:
Video: Mardi Gras - Carnaval 2009 w/ Tropikalia Sambistas 2009 Photo Gallery: Flamboyant costumes and countless smiles
Program:
Sinful Food Samba Parades with Floats, Dancers & LIVE Batucadas Ornate Floats Live Music & Dance Costume Contest Scintillating Clubs 'Til 2AM
Costume
Rentals:
Kharolina Costumes: Hawaii's largest collection of elaborate costumes
Festival
Address:
1041 Nuuanu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96817 (center of festival - corner of Nuuanu Ave. and Hotel St.)
Samba Parades
Featuring Floats, Dancers & LIVE Batucadas
(Brazilian Percussion Ensembles)
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Ornate Floats
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Live Music &
Dance
Starting at 5:30pm
Rio Sambadrome
(Nu‘uanu Ave & Chaplain
Ln):
Brazilian Float with Cavalcade of Samba Dancers, Rio Carnaval 2010 Video beamed onto 20’ screen, Foam Cannon blasting mountains of green foam, Brazilian Gastronomical Pleasures (Brazilian crepes, Iced Coconuts + Pupus: Riseles, Kibe, Coxinhas), Caipirinhas by Guapiara Cachaca, BCCHI Batucada (drum ensemble), 2doBem Samba Trio (featuring ace Brazilian drummer, Rogerio Araujo), DJ Trigo & DJ Mr. Nick (funk carioca)....(5:30-10pm)....
Funk Stage
(Pauahi Ave):
Alice in Chinatown Floats (performances by Cherry Blossom Cabaret), Family Dinner Band (funk from around the globe), DJ Kitty Lee (old school to new school), The Professa (funkateer versed in the classics and their modern descendants)....(5:30-10pm)....
Gumbo Stage
(Hotel St.):
Delta Skelta (N’awlins Funk led by Crescent City native John Cannizzaro), Quadrophonix (deep grooves from near and far featuring ukulele prodigy Taimane Gardner)....(6:30-10pm)....
International
Stage (King
St.):
Brazilian Cultural Center of Hawaii Sambistas & Batucada (drum ensemble), Espiritu Libre (Latin rhythms from salsa to samba to Caribbean beats), Fire Dancers, Capoeira Besouro, Costume Contest ($500 cash prize +), Axe Sambistas & BCCHI Batucada (drum ensemble)....(5:45-10pm)....
KTUH Rave Up
(Corner of Hotel & Smith):
KTUH Dj's Delivering Massive Beats - G-Spot, ADH DJ & Marbles....(6:30-10pm)....
Costume
Contest
International Stage - 7:30pm
Scintillating
Clubs 'Til 2AM
Five Clubs - One $10 Cover
Bar 35:
Costume Contest & Bangin'
Beats.
Costume
Contest (10:30pm - $400+ Cash & Prizes -
including $300 Cash for 1st Place),
@ESKAE,
DJ Audissey,
John C
NextDoor:
Favela Funk!
Brazilian Fashion
Show by San Lorenzo Brazilian Bikinis +
Baile Funk
by DJ Jim
Browskee, DJ
Mr. Nick &
Rolando.
Also featuring Capoeira
Performances and
Lighting/Video/Imagery
by Joseph Pa'ahana
ThirtyNineHotel:
Kaleidoscope.
Soul Revival Sound
System (GREAT New Band: soul/funk/reggae. If you're
a fan of Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings or Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black'
album, you GOTTA check 'em out!!), Dub
Phylum (highly infectious beats ranging from roots
reggae to classic funk)
Manifest:
Funk
Revival.
Booty
Dancers +
Fat, Juicy
Rhythms from
Kitty Lee
and DJ
Monkey
Soho Mixed Media
Bar:
Rio Sambadrome - Part
II.
Brazilian
Batucadas,
Samba
Dancers,
2doBem Samba Trio +
+, DJ
Sovern-T, DJ
Nando &
Caipirinhas
with Guapira Cachaca
Reserve a Gallery to
Host
Your Own VIP Party
Create a private retreat for you and your
friends. Several galleries are available for hosting private parties
including many with prime views of the Rio Sambadrome, Gumbo Stage and
International Stage. What better to enjoy a celebratory night in the
Honolulu Arts District ? Gather your friends to eat, drink, talk story and
people watch from within one of the district's many intimate and intriguing
galleries.
For details
call:
521-9699
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Questions? Ready for an appointment?
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Kharolina Costume
808-732-3423
We specialize in exotic , unique, hand-made, original & period costumes - Halloween one of 3,000 costumes for rent. Based in Kaimuki. Hawaii.
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