If you can't get down to New Orleans in time for Mardi Gras and still want to celebrate Fat Tuesday New York style then get down to Le Poisson Rouge for Two Boots' third annual Mardi Gras Ball on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.
This benefit for The Lower East Side Girls Club is presented by Two Boots pizzeria. The club was founded in 1996 to address the lack of services available to girls and young women on the LES and they need a new building on Avenue D; all the proceeds will go to this endeavor. This will epitomize Two Boot's sensibility, offering an authentic celebration of the tradition and a diversity of artists from the Big Apple and the Big Easy.
The evening will be hosted by performances by Rosario Dawson and by New York and New Orleans artists Los Po-Boy Citos, Raya Brass Band, DJ Trio "Us Girls," and more.
Tickets are $20 in advance, but $25 at the door. You can stand with the rest of get your VIP ticket for $100 that includes open bar until 10 p.m.
For more information, check out Le Poisson Rouge
Le Poisson Rouge: 158 Bleecker St., bet. Sullivan and Thompson sts.
