People's Joy Parade, 5/8 1:11pm

Hear Ye! Oye!  Please join us for the 2nd Annual “People’s Joy Parade”: An Art Processional Celebrating the Diversity of  Zocalo Cherokee.  You are very invited to participate and /or watch this Wowzer of a feel-good street celebration.   On the heels of our exceedingly successful grassroots fund-raising campaign, we are energized to share the home made costumes, gigantes, and songs, grow out of our workshops! Don’t hold back from getting involved you can show up in costume the day of, help us carry Gigante puppets, be a facepainter, or volunteer.


Saturday May 8th 2010 starting at 1:11pm as a part of the Cherokee Street Cinco de Mayo Celebration.


Meet at the Black Forest Parking Lot at Noon to march. We will be walking on and around Cherokee Street.   Parade Route is online at http://cincodemayostl.com/parade.html  .


Including:

• Aeriality of the Bumbershoot School
• Augratin Press
• C.A.M.P. Costume Shop Kids
• Carver Motor Scooters
• The Carmen Mirandas
• Celestial Theater
• Cherokee Real Garden
• Cinco de Volvo
• Footbeat Choir led by Celia Shacklett
• Fort Gondo Float
• Grace Space Girls
• Gigantes of Wesley Fordyce
• Harris Stowe Drumline
• IRE Moped Crew
• Luchador Collab-O-Mask Artists
• March of Femicides led by Amanda Madoux
• Members of the Banana Bike Brigade
• Roosevelt Marching Band
• Show Me Rhythms
• St. Cecilia’s Dancers
• St. Louis Language Immersion School

And The Procession of Artists Featuring

• Lauren Adams
• Artica Founders Nita Turnage and Hap Phillips
• Melissa Breed
• Irene Compadre
• Digger Blaque
• Bob Hartzell
• Emily Hemeyer
• Bill Krantz
• Deanna Kiel
• Minerva Lopez
• Laura Mart
• Katie Mac
• Ariane Moore
• Mark Pagano
• Mike Pagano
• Sarah Paulsen
• Billy Paulsen
• Jake Petersen
• Rebecca Rivas
• Bill Russell
• Travis Russell
• Eric and Mina Repice
• Lyndsey Scott
• Jenny Shriner
• Mike Stasny
• Amy Van Donsel
• Ann-Maree and Jason Walker
• Ben West
• Peat and Kris Wollaeger
• Davide Wolk
• Willy Zep

Why:  Because… parades recognize the importance of the people who make up a community and it’s sort of like the Music Man come to life.

Contact  ***TO PARTICIPATE: If you want to march in the parade, please contact coordinator Sarah Paulsen at pintorasp(at)hotmail(dot)com or visit http://stlcamp.org/peoples_joy_parade_2010

C.A.M.P. = The Community Arts and Movement Project 3026 Cherokee Street