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The Grateful Dead (Pelicans)

This Saturday was the June Art Walk, but, more notably, it was the first appearance of the Krewe of Dead Pelicans. Marchers were encouraged to display Louisiana state flags, city of New Orleans flags or any other regionally relevant banners; pelican images or figures; umbrellas made from blue “Katrina tarp”; and dress in blue-and-black clothes and shrimp boots. The informal Carnival-style krewe, second-lined down Julia Street to protest the BP oil spill and its response. Also . . .

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This weekend was the first ever New Orleans Oyster Festival, all the more relevant in the wake of the Gulf Coast oil disaster. Proceeds from the event will benefit Save Our Coast on behalf of “Our Community, Our Culture and Our Coast.”