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Date: Friday, October 19, 2012
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Building: Cudd Hall in Room 203
Location: uptown campus
This documentary explores the complex rituals, history, and music of New Orleans' vibrant Mardi Gras Indian culture through the story of Allison "Tootie" Montana, late Chief of the Yellow Pocahontas, famous for his elaborately beaded Mardi Gras costumes and his civic activism. (93 minutes)
Lunch will be served, and space is limited. To attend, please RSVP to donuts@tulane.edu by 12:00 noon on Thursday, October 18.
Presented as part of the Tulane Reading Project.
Sponsored by: Cocurricular Programs, Reading Project as well as Newcomb-Tulane College and the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
Admission: Free
Attendance: Tulane community
Open to: Undergraduates
Please RSVP by Thursday, October 18, 2012 via email to donuts@tulane.edu
For more information send email to donuts@tulane.edu or by phone 504-865-5728
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