Props and Throws workshops this weekend and next

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Coming Up….

  • TOMORROW Sunday, Oct. 27 Props Workshop:  1-4 p.m. at 7330 Sycamore
  • Nov. 1 All Saints Day: Membership price increase and Maid of Honor (young Joan) application deadline
  • Saturday, Nov. 2 Throws Workshop:  1-4 p.m. at 7330 Sycamore
  • Sunday, Nov. 3 Props Workshop:  1-4 p.m. at 7330 Sycamore
  • Tuesday, Nov. 5 Krewe social at El Cucuy (don’t forget to vote first!)
  • Monday Dec. 9: Coronation Party at Degas House
  • Details below and full calendar of events on our website

Props Workshop Sunday, Oct. 27, and Saturday Nov. 2, 1-4 p.m.

Channel your creative self, or your problem-solving self, or your engineer self and help build, revise and/or repair props. We have several props projects planned for this year: raising the statue canopy, spiffing up and developing a few new banners, adding haunches to St. Margaret’s dragon Adversaire, and, our biggest project, constructing a new lighted giant Joan puppet to end the parade. We always have jobs for all skill levels and people willing to learn! But please do keep in mind that all our props are unique, which means we only ever build the prototype, and we don’t have any kit or instructions — expect to be part of the creative problem-solving process.  If you prefer to have step-by-step instructions and a finished model to follow, we recommend the throws workshops.

Throws Workshop Sunday, Nov. 3, 1-4 p.m. 

Come craft with us at the home of krewe captain Amanda Helm at 7330 Sycamore St. All skill levels are welcome and all supplies will be provided. These are a great way to connect with other krewe members, get your questions answered, show off your own krewe projects, and bounce ideas. Note: The throws workshops are more about sitting down and chatting as we do peaceful repeated tasks. If you’re more interested in creative problem-solving, go for the props workshop. This workshop takes place at the krewe “den,” the home of Captain Amanda (and her two cats), 7330 Sycamore St., map).

Mark your calendar: 

Be sure to save the date for these special events:

  • Monday December 9: Coronation Party
  • Wednesday January 1: New Year’s Work Party
  • Saturday January 4: Medieval Banquet
  • Sunday January 5: Mass, Second-Line and Brunch