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FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE CELEBRATES MARDI GRAS 'AWLINS STYLE
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LAS VEGAS ? February 20, 2009 ? Fremont Street Experience celebrates Mardi Gras in true New Orleans fashion on Tuesday, February 24 with live entertainment and of course, lots of beads!
The event will include live entertainment from the David Poe Mardi Gras Band, The Pappion Louisiana Band, The Bob Sachs Dixieland Trio and Heather Burdette and Shawn Martin in addition to the world famous Viva Vision shows and various "Streetmosphere" including stilt walkers and jugglers. The entertainment schedule is as follows:
1st Street Stage:
? 8-11 p.m. ? The Pappion Louisiana Band
1st Street and 3rd Street Intersections:
? 8-11 p.m. ? Heather Burdette and Shawn Martin
3rd Street Stage:
? 8-11 p.m. ? David Poe Mardi Gras Band
Main Street Stage:
? 8-11 p.m. ? The Bob Sachs Dixieland Trio
The David Poe Mardi Gras Band is dedicated to bringing Mardi Gras to the Las Vegas crowd. This five-piece Cajun band plays folk and up-tempo zydeco music with an emphasis on the accordion and the washboards, a Mardi Gras show in itself!
Dempsey Pappion, along with bandmates Michael Declouette and Carol Jergenson make up the Pappion Louisiana Band, a traditional Cajun/zydeco band. The band keeps to its New Orleans roots and demonstrates a wide variety of creole music, adding a saxophone and harmonica to the usual accordion, rubboard, fiddle guitar and drums.
The Bob Sachs Dixieland Trio will keep crowds dancing to the New Orleans beat all night long! The band plays crowd-pleasing jazz favorites with their personalized New Orleans style spin.
The Mardi Gras celebration begins at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24. All are invited to enjoy great music while surrounded by the iconic neon lights of the Fremont Street Experience. All concerts are free and open to the public and parking is available at the Fremont Street Experience parking garage located at Carson and 4th Streets.
The Fremont Street Experience is a five-block entertainment complex located in historical downtown Las Vegas. In 1995, Fremont Street was closed to vehicular traffic and a giant screen was suspended 90-feet over the street to display spectacular light and sound shows on its 1,500 foot surface. The 12.5 million lights of the Viva Vision screen dazzle 365 nights a year and make the Fremont Street Experience a one-of-a-kind venue. With direct pedestrian access to 10 casinos, more than 60 restaurants, specialty retail and free nightly entertainment, the Fremont Street Experience attracts millions of annual visitors. The Fremont Street Experience can be found online at www.vegasexperience.com.