Krewe of Muses
| Formation | 2001 |
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| Type | Krewe |
| Coordinates | 29°55′31″N 90°06′54″W / 29.925321°N 90.114908°WCoordinates: 29°55′31″N 90°06′54″W / 29.925321°N 90.114908°W |
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Region served
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New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Membership
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1100 (875 riders) |
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Key people
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Staci Rosenberg (founder) |
| Website | www |
The Krewe of Muses, named after the Muses, is an all-female krewe or New Orleans Mardi Gras social organization. The Muses were founded in 2000 by Staci Rosenberg, and first paraded during Mardi Gras in 2001. Since then, their krewe has grown to include approximately 1100 members. The krewe's parade is held on the Thursday evening before Mardi Gras, and features 25 floats designed by Kern Studios.
The krewe is known for non-traditional Mardi Gras throws such as decorated shoes.
Each year's Honorary Muse rides in the krewe's main float, in the form of a large fiber optic shoe. Past year's Honorary Muses have included Brenda Marie Osbey (the Poet Laureate of the State of Louisiana), New Orleans-based jazz singer Charmaine Neville; Cherise Harrison Nelson, Becky Allen, Mary Matalin, Liz McCartney (co-founder of the St. Bernard Project),Patricia Clarkson, and Ruby Bridges.
Bands that have marched with the Muses' parade have included the St. Augustine High School Marching 100, The Ninth Ward Marching Band and the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble.
The Krewe of Muses parade has also featured dance troops such as the Pussy Footers, the 610 Stompers and the Camel Toe Lady Steppers.
The theme of the Krewe of Muses, which is kept a secret outside of the membership, is always satirical. Past themes have been "Muses First Time" poking fun at women (2001); "Muses Reach the Terrible Twos (2002)" (featuring puns such as "Two Timers" and "Two Sides to Every Story"); "Museology—the Lesser Known Gods and Goddesses (2003)" which satirized the other carnival organization of the New Orleans; "The Weekly World Muse (2004)", which was a satirical look at tabloid journalism; "Muse TV (2005)"; "Muses Got Game (2006)"; and "SuperMuse (2007)" which featured satirical super heroes. The organization produced and threw a comic book, "The Adventures of Supermuse".
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