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<![CDATA[Goodchildren Social Aid & Pleasure Club - NEWS!]]>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:43:07 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Post Title.]]>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:19:16 -0800http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org/1/post/2012/04/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit2.html

Hey y'all!

Good Friday at the HiHo!
Jesus Christ Superstar Singalong
Doors open at 6:30, Singalong starts at 7
Costumes encouraged! Raffle tickets available.
Goodchildren Band at 9:00

Easter Saturday at St. Roch!
Party from 3-6 with Goodchildren SA&PC
Entertainment from Goodchildren Band, Silver People,
NOLA Cherry Bombs, Bearded Oysters

Kids activities hosted by Girl Scout Troop 40467

Food from Katie May: Red Beans & Rice, Buttermilk Pie
Great drink prices at the St. Roch Tavern!

Crowning of our King & Queen for Life:
Al "Carnival Time" Johnson and Miss Tee Eva

Raffle drawing at 5:30
We just got another great raffle prize from Harold's Plants!
Check out the website under Easter 2012 to see them all.

It's gonna be a GREAT weekend -- come on out and celebrate!
xoxoxox, Kathy

]]><![CDATA[Easter Celebration Flyer]]>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:51:26 -0800http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org/1/post/2012/04/easter-celebration-flyer.htmlFeel free to print, post or copy to your website or email!

]]><![CDATA[Press Release for Easter Celebration]]>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:19:59 -0800http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org/1/post/2012/03/press-release-for-easter-celebration.html

DATE: March 30, 2012
FROM: Goodchildren SA&PC
RE: Easter Celebration
CONTACT:
Kathy Connolly
goodchildrencarnivalclub@yahoo.com,
www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org
PHOTO: NO Goddess

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Come and celebrate Easter with the Goodchildren Social Aid & Pleasure Club!

We kick it off with our traditional Good Friday event, the Jesus Christ Superstar Singalong. Costumes encouraged! Bring your passion for the Passion down to the HiHo Lounge on Friday April 6. Doors open at 6:30 pm, singalong starts at 7:00. The Goodchildren Band will entertain from 9-9:30.

The Easter Party will be held at the St. Roch Tavern and environs on Saturday, April 7 from 3-6 pm. The party will get started with the crowning of our King and Queen for Life -- New Orleans icons Al "Carnival Time" Johnson and Miss Tee Eva. Entertainment will be provided by the Goodchildren Band, the Bearded Oysters, NOLA Cherry Bombs, Silver People and more. There will be food vendors and drink specials, and the drawing for our wonderful array of raffle prizes will be held at 5:30. Our traditional stop at St. Margaret's will instead be a performance in their courtyard earlier in the day by the Goodchildren Band, with special guests.

This year would have marked our 5th Annual Easter Parade, but was stymied by lack of response from the NOPD regarding a parade permit. Though hugely disappointed by this turn of events, we are dedicated to pursuing our mission, which is helping the revitalization of St. Claude and its neighborhoods through celebration and cultural preservation. So -- we're throwing a party!

For more info, or to be included in the entertainment or raffle, email us at goodchildrencarnivalclub@yahoo.com, or contact us through our website, www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org, where you can also get updates about the party and check out the raffle prizes. Hope to see you Easter weekend!

]]><![CDATA[Additions and Subtractions]]>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:58:55 -0800http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org/1/post/2012/03/additions-and-subtractions.htmlWe have had some additions to our lineup for the Party! In addition to the fabulous Goodchildren Band, the Silver People and the beautiful Bearded Oysters, we have the sassy NOLA Cherry Bombs! If you missed them in the parades this year, here's your chance to see one of the newest dance troupes.

We also have new raffle prizes every day -- if you haven't checked the Easter 2012 page lately, you might be surprised by the number and quality of prizes!

On the minus side, our friends at NOLA PyrateWeek had similar permit problems to ours, and the scheduled stage time for the Band at the Balcony conflicts with BMC's regularly scheduled programming, so we won't be able to present the Goodchildren Band at that stage. We are truly sorry about that, and looked forward to showing off our band!

We have also cancelled the Doll Party -- we simply can't find dolls anymore. So if you have any or know someone who might donate some, please let us know! Our creative impulses are running around unsatisfied -- and who knows what havoc that might cause!

So, don't forget -- Good Friday at the HiHo and Easter Saturday at the St. Roch! See you there -- and tell all your friends!

]]><![CDATA[Our King & Queen!]]>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:57:17 -0800http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org/1/post/2012/03/our-king-queen.html

The Easter Party will have a spectacular kick off with the crowning of our King and Queen for Life:
Mr. Al "Carnival Time" Johnson and Miss Tee Eva!

As the band arrives we will honor them with music and then bestow their crowns. These two beautiful people, icons of New Orleans, have been with us since the very beginning, and we expect them to be with us for a long time to come! Come out and show your love for our King and Queen for Life!

]]><![CDATA[Info for press release]]>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:53:18 -0800http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org/1/post/2012/03/info-for-press-release.html

Hey y'all!

Here is what is confirmed to date:

Easter Party at St. Roch Tavern, Saturday April 7, 3-6 pm
Entertainment provided by Goodchildren Band, the Silver People, and Bearded Oysters
Raffle drawing at 5:30

Jesus Christ Superstar Giant Costume Singalong at HiHo, Friday April 6, 6:30-9:30 pm

I'm planning to get a press release out for Friday, to allow time for calendars and such.

Please let me know ASAP if you/your group is planning to:
1. Entertain at the party, either on the neutral ground or in the Tavern
2. Have any raffle prizes to contribute (be sure to send a .jpeg for the website)
3. Or if you have any photos/videos from Easter Parades past.

Thanks, and look for more info in the coming days. And be sure to check out our website for news. too!
http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org
xoxox, Kathy

]]><![CDATA[Great Raffle Prizes!]]>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:05:56 -0800http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org/1/post/2012/03/great-raffle-prizes.html

Check the Easter 2012 page to see some of the cool prizes that have come in so far! Pictured above a just a few of them. We'll be posting them as they arrive, so check back often. The drawing will be held at the Easter Party on Saturday April 6, at 5:30 pm.

We'll also have tickets available at the following times and locations:
*Doll Party/Band Show at Balcony Music Club on Wednesday, March 28 from 5-7, for PyrateWeek
*Jesus Christ Superstar Giant Costume Singalong at the HiHo on Friday, April 6, from 6:30-9:30
*Easter Party at St. Roch Tavern on Saturday, April 7, from 3-5:30. Drawing at 5:30.

f you send us a donation through this site, which has our PayPal button on the Support page, we will reserve some raffle tickets for you and send you the numbers by email. DO NOT refer to "raffle tickets" anywhere in the PayPal screen -- you are receiving them as a perk for your donation;)

And as always, if you have anything you'd like to contribute as a prize, let me know!

]]><![CDATA[Band News]]>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:52:19 -0800http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org/1/post/2012/03/band-news.html

Woohoo! The Goodchildren Band, under the stellar direction of Maestro Clifford McPeek, is sounding GREAT!!
If you haven't heard them lately, you really owe it to yourself to come out and give a listen.

Songs for the Easter Parade 2012 cycle, new this year, are:
Sesame Street
Sunshine of Your Love/Let the Sunshine In
Sunshine of My Life/JC Superstar Reprise

(Sheet music will be posted here shortly.)

The parade theme was to be the Mayan Calendar: 5th Cycle of the Sun, so all the songs were chosen for that theme.

If you are interested in joining the band, either contact us through this site, or at goodchildrencarnivalclub@yahoo.com

They will be appearing several times soon:
PyrateWeek Parade, Friday, March 23, 6:30, FQ route
PyrateWeek Doll Party and Band Stage
Wednesday, March 28, 5-7, Balcony Music Club
JC Superstar Singalong, Friday, April 6, 9:00, HiHoLounge
St. Margaret's, 2:00 Saturday April 7, 2:00
would have been a parade stop, will be a short performance
St. Roch Tavern, 3-6 Saturday April 7, EASTER PARTY!!!!

]]><![CDATA[BIG CHANGE FOR EASTER 2012!!! Please read!]]>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:36:17 -0800http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org/1/post/2012/03/big-change-for-easter-2012-please-read.html

Hey y'all!

We've run into a couple roadblocks on the way to the Easter Parade this year.

First is that NOPD will not review our parade permit until after March 19, though we have been asking since January. This simply does not give us enough time to raise the money and publicize adequately. And there is always the chance they will not give us the permit.

Second is the lack of institutional support from our longtime sponsors. To date, though we have asked for $1000 among them, we have been pledged only $150. I can't see raising money and having to return it, or setting up something that might have to be canceled.

So, we fall back and regroup, but we're not giving up! Never!

Instead of a parade, we're throwing a party! The plan is to have the band and a couple performers put on a nice little show for the residents of St. Margaret's.

Then they will join the party at the St. Roch Tavern and the neutral ground. All groups and individuals who would have marched in the parade will be invited to perform or just show off how cool they are. We'll have a drinks deal going, and invite some food vendors. We hope to be able to organize some kids' activities as well. And a raffle with fabulous prizes!

We plan to have a couple doll parties, one tonight at Ms. Pearl's (712 Alvar), and to continue band practices and performances. And we're planning on continuing our Good Friday tradition of Jesus Christ Superstar at the HiHo.

On Monday, I will be sending out the details on all of the above, and will keep adding to our list of performers for the party. We are very disappointed that we cannot parade, but will be doing some reorganizing with the goal of making the Goodchildren more viable and sustainable, and developing our social aid component more fully. We plan to parade next Easter, stronger and even sassier!

And there WILL be a Fringe Parade in November -- stay tuned for details!

In the meantime, if you would like to perform at the party, or have something for us to raffle, let me know! If you can volunteer or would be interested in our steering committee -- you would make us SO happy! Thanks for all the support and love in the past, and high hopes for the future. xoxoxoxoxoxoxox, Kathy

]]><![CDATA[RIP Coco Robicheaux]]>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:06:37 -0800http://www.goodchildrencarnivalclub.org/1/post/2011/11/rip-coco-robicheaux.html

New Orleans lost a great spirit tonight. We are all richer for having known him, and poorer for having lost him. I know you are walking in the Spiritland, Coco. Don't forget us down here. I know we won't forget you. May we all walk with the Spirit. Amen, brother.

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