Mardi Gras Celebration February 5, 11am-11pm, Various locations: Union Ballroom, Recreation Center, Gasthaus Join us for a Mardi Gras celebration on Fat Tuesday, February 5. From 11am-4pm in the Union Ballroom: fortune tellers, mask making and other events, New Orleans cuisine, artwork á la Jackson Square in New Orleans, organized by the Union Art Gallery, and more. At 4pm, join in a parade of floats and costumed people—destination Recreation Center, where more fun will take place. The party continues into the evening with an 8pm Mardi Gras costume contest in the Rec Center, and more New Orleans music, food and fun at 9pm in the Gasthaus. Photo by J. Nash Porter Sponsored by UWM Union Programming, UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, Union Art Gallery, Recreation Center, and the Gasthaus Entertainment Series. For more information, contact Linda Corbin-Pardee, 414-229-3111. February 15, 4pm Gallery Talk with Exhibition Curator, Dr. Joyce Jackson, on Resistance Street Theater: The Black Indians of Mardi Gras The concept of resistance theater and street warriors is inherent in the Mardi Gras Indian tradition. The street ritual, a reservoir of cultural expressions, is about the need and desire to resist the system while celebrating life in a dramatic kaleidoscope of color, costume, music, dance, and total revelry. Joyce Marie Jackson examines historical and recent incidents, suit design, musical and dance practices and explores how the tradition has emerged and persisted through the years, despite the unremitting struggle staged by the systemic power structure. February 27, 5-8pm Exhibition Closing Reception with live music by Jazz Chant featuring Adekola Adedapo Come celebrate the final bang to see off the exhibit New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians: Contextual Portraits from an Insider’s View with live music by Jazz Chant featuring Adekola Adedapo. Please contact the UAG for more info 414.229.6310.