The film follows the misadventures of Lester and Orville who accidentally find themselves on a rocketship bound for Mars, which accidentally lands at the New Orleans Mardi Gras.
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While on board, Orville hits the ignition button and the rocket launches, and flies across the country to New Orleans, where Mardi Gras is in progress.
The white tower atop the building remains a familiar part of the skyline, and during holidays is lit up with colored lights—red and green for Christmas and purple, green, and gold for New Orleans Mardi Gras.
The monarchs of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club and Krewe of Rex, who will parade the following day, arrive by boat on the Mississippi River front at the foot of Canal Street, where an all-day party is staged.
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David Redmon's 2005 film of cultural and economic globalization, Mardi Gras: Made in China, follows the production and distribution of beads from a small factory in Fuzhou, China to the streets of New Orleans during Carnival.
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The 1960 Senior Trip was to also to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans, with Major Steely in attendance, where the cadets participated in one of the Mardi Gras parades.
The club takes its name from Friar Tuck's, an Uptown New Orleans pub where two college students decided to create their own Carnival krewe after unsuccessfully trying to become white flambeaux carriers.
Her future ambitions include visiting the world's largest and most celebrated parties, including Carnival, Mardi Gras, New Year's Eve on Times Square, Oktoberfest, and the Super Bowl.
He is given a tour through the city, as they sample the musical diversity, visiting a funk club, a jazz club, and a street parade.