PHOTOS BY MAATOLOGY (OTHERWISE NOTED)
THE JUMBOTRON OUTSIDE OF THE CITY HALL
MAYOR CARA SPENCER ADDRESSES THE CORWD WITH WELCOMES AND SALUTATIONS (PHOTO CREDIT KSDK.COM)
SPENCER PARTIES WITH REVELERS (PHOTO CREDIT KSDK.COM)
BELOW ARE ATMOSPHERIC PHOTOS OF THE EVENT
THE RED AND BLACK BRASS BAND PERFORMED DURING THE DINNER RECEPTION
PARTY PEOPLE ENJOYING THE RED AND BLACK BRASS BAND
BELOW ARE MORE ATMOSPHERIC PHOTOS
THE AFTER PARTY ENTERTAINMNET WAS COVER BAND DR. ZHIVEGAS
BELOW ARE MORE ATMOSPHERIC PHOTOS
BELOW ARE PHOTOS OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE HANGING OUT AND WAITING TO GET THEIR CARS FROM VALET AREA.
BELOW ARE VIDEOS OF THE EVENT
NOTE. OVERALL, THIS SOLD OUT EVENT, WHICH WAS ORGANIZED BY THE MARDI GRAS FOUNDATION, WAS A CELEBRATION ALL AROUND, INCLUDING THE RETURN TO CITY HALL AFTER A FEW YEARS AWAY AT VARIOUS OTHER VENUES (I.E. UNION STATION, BIERGARTEN). ALL FOUR FLOORS WERE DECORATED AND DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING MARDI GRAS WITH VIP TABLES, BUFFETS OF FOOD FOR DINNER, SEVERAL OPEN BAR AREAS (WHICH WERE LONG LINED ALL NITE EXCEPT FOR THE ONE NEAR THE ENTRANCE), A PHOTO MARDI GRAS STEP AND REPEAT (WHICH WAS LONG LINED), AND VARIOUS MARDI GRAS AERIALISTS AND COSTUMED CHARACTERS THROUGHOUT THIS LIVELY EVENT.
SOME STL VIPS SPOTTED WERE CEO OF ST LOUIS URBAN LEAGUE MIKE MCMILLAN, MEDIA PERSONALITY GARY "THEM YO PEOPLE"BOYD, RADIO PERSONALITY KIKI THE 1ST LADY, URBAN LEAGUES JAMES CLARK, AND STL FRINGE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MATTHEW R KEARNS.
