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Students gathered around the student center pit to create masks, beads and other Mardi Gras styled crafts. - Intern / Bryant Lopez

Rowan After Hours celebrates Mardi Gras with music and food at “Mardi RAH” event

Bryant Lopez February 15, 2023

Louisiana came to Rowan on Friday, Feb. 10, as Rowan After Hours hosted "Mardi RAH" at the Chamberlain Student Center Pit. The event included activities such as face painting, make-your-own-masks and...

Rowan After Hours hosted "Mardi RAH" a celebration of Black and Cajun cultures. This cake, called a "Mardi Gras king cake," is one of the many great foods available for students to try during the event. - Photo / Jack Trabucco.

Mardi Gras Comes to Rowan With a Cajun Carnival

Jack Trabucco February 28, 2022

On Thursday, Feb. 24, Rowan After Hours (RAH) celebrated Mardi Gras a little early with Mardi RAH, a hustling and bustling celebration of Cajun culture in honor of the holiday.  The event featured...

Rowan After Hours hosts Mardi GRAH: a festive celebration for the holiday. - Photo courtesy of SCCA

Mardi GRAH: Students Join Rowan After Hours in Celebration of Mardi Gras

Christine Harkinson February 17, 2021

What comes to mind when you think of Mardi Gras? You could say wild costumes and jewelry, fun celebrations and gatherings or good food and drinks. This year, the day will be spent differently than before,...

-Photo courtesy of pixabay.com

What is king cake and why is it so important to Mardi Gras?

Sydney Kerelo March 5, 2019

Four Mardi Gras celebrations, four king cakes, four hours of history and four years of high school French class. That's how I learned about the French celebration of Mardi Gras. The beads, the lavish...

Senior music major Steve Solkela performing with Zydeco-a-go-go -Staff Writer/Kalie VanDewater

New Orleans comes to Rowan with ‘Mardi GRAH’

Kalie VanDewater March 4, 2019

Rowan After Hours hosted its "Mardi GRAH" celebration on Thursday night, Feb. 28, in the Student Center. The railings around the Student Center pit were decorated with streamers and balloons in green,...

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