Mardi Gras Gala FUNdraiser

February 9, 2013, 6-11pm

Location: Glen Helen Auditorium, 405 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Please reserve by February 1

The YS Kids Playhouse invites you to eat, drink and be merry at its Mardi Gras Gala FUNdraiser and Gaston Boudreaux – The Cajun Robin Hood Kick-Off Party! The YSKP family brings you a carnival of entertainment in keeping with its mission to cultivate the development of future leaders and creatively engage audiences.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy such Creole delicacies as Jambalaya, Gumbo, Boiled Crawfish, Cajun Boudin and Muffaletta while being entertained by a variety of performers including Jill Becker, Joshua Seitz, Shekinah Williams & Jack Lewis, Emma Woodruff, Jennifer Gilchrist, John Fleming & Byron Crews, Sharon Perry, Gary Arnold, DJ Clean Gene and Mark Laurens. And, we have carved out a portion of the evening for King Cake, Bead Throwing and the Mardi Gras Mambo! Pull out your most outrageous masks, don your favorite purples, golds & greens, gather your Krewe & “Laissez les bons temps rouler”!

The festivities begin at 6pm with aperitifs and appetizers accompanied by Zydeco music and performances from our YSKP youth. At 7:30pm, we move to the main course with everything from blackened redfish and shrimp & grits to red beans & rice and oysters; the entertainment continues with Mardi Gras-inspired melodies and a sneak preview of the YSKP’s 2013 Summer Show, Gaston Boudreaux – The Cajun Robin Hood. From 9-11pm, the dance floor opens and if you want some of those pretty beads, just shout “Throw me somethin’, mister!”

Gaston Boudreaux was created by the YSKP in 2002; this original production investigates the impact of the environment on cultural changes, a timely message given the 100th anniversary of the Great Flood of 1913. This is the first time that the YSKP has revisited one of its popular musicals. “As the YSKP enters its 19th year, we are ever grateful to the people of Yellow Springs for almost two decades of support as audiences, actors, volunteers and patrons,” says YSKP Founder and Artistic Director John Fleming. The Cajun Robin Hood will be performed at the Antioch Amphitheater from July 11-21, 2013. For more information, visit www.yskp.org.

Dance your winter blues away at YSKP’s Mardi Gras Gala FUNdraiser – this will be the highlight of the winter season. Tickets are $65 for adults, $115 for couples and $35 for students. Seating is limited. For reservations, contact Bette Kelley at 937-767-1910 or bkelley@phoerising.com.  Details (including full menu) can be found at our Facebook event. The YSKP would like to thank our 2013 partners, which include Tecumseh Land Trust, Glen Helen, Miami Conservancy District, YS Community Foundation, Antioch College, Ohio Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.

Full Menu

Appetizers: Crawfish Boil, Alligator Bites, Muffaletta Sandwich, Creole Dip, Oyster Dishes and Fried Green Tomatoes

Main Course: Vegetable Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Chicken, Boudin, Blackened Redfish, Jambalaya, Shrimp & Grits, Spoon Bread

Dessert: King Cake