Photos courtesy of Drew Altizer Photography
For Mardi Gras this year, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, celebrants gathered at Grace Cathedral to enjoy Carnivale, the cathedral’s popular annual fundraiser. The evening included dinner and cocktails by McCalls; music by The Chris Clouse Project and a New Orleans Traditional Brass Band, Twilight; a magazine-style photoshoot experience with Vanity Portrait Studio; and more hosted by The Rt. Rev. Austin K. Rios, The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young, and the Grace Cathedral Board of Trustees.
After the official program, The Late Night Revelry part of the evening began. It included a playlist curated by The Chris Clouse Project, glittering cocktails, and a dance party in a starlit chapel.
On Sunday, April 13, many attendees of this fundraiser along with LGBTQ+ community members and more will be headed to Grace Cathedral for “A Conversation With Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde: How We Learn to Be Brave.” Bishop Budde earlier this year carried out what The New York Times called “an extraordinary act of public resistance” when she addressed President Trump during the high-profile inaugural prayer service. She implored him “to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now,” from those who are part of the LGBTQ+ community, to immigrants and refugees. https://gracecathedral.org
Published on March 27, 2025
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