Today we celebrate caipirinhas!
Happy Fat Tuesday! Feliz carnaval! Happy Mardi Gras!
No matter how you say it or how long you celebrate it, Mardi Gras is all about letting your inhibitions go and releasing emotions. Before you get swept away with all of the maudlin sappy-ness of Valentine's Day tomorrow, give yourself a little relief today. Go enjoy a caipirinha, pretend you're on the beach in Brazil, and just relax.
Here are a few ways you can celebrate today:
Carnival Family Fun on the Snowmass Mall, 1pm-5pm
Featuring live music by Otone Brass Band and the El Jebel Shrine Pipe Band at 2:30pm, a bead toss at 3pm, and fireworks over Fanny Hill at 7pm.
Fat Tuesday Rose Party at Shlomo's, 2pm-6pm
Head to Shlomos for a great apres event sponsored by Prairie Rose. DJ - rose - beads!
Berkel Beats at New Belgium Ranger Station, 3pm-6pm
Venga Venga Fat Tuesday Party, 3pm-6pm
Join Venga Venga and Red Bull for a fun-filled, Fat Tuesday afternoon featuring DJ Dylan, Red Bull drink specials, happy hour drinks & food and beads galore!
Mardi Gras Specials at The Edge
Beignets, Gumbo, Blackened Steak, Red Snapper, Banana Foster Crepes and more. Reservations: 970-923-4004
LowDown Brass Band at Justice Snow's
Laissez les bon temps rouler avec nous, all today for Mardi Gras!
2 for 1 Sushi at Konnyaku, 5pm
Customer appreciation night at Konnyaku in Carbondale. Every Tuesday.
Stoked Apres Ski Party at Base Camp, 5pm-11pm
Featuring an exclusive upbeat music set upstairs and out at the terrace by DJ Bonjour Berlin, local DJ Nick Brown and live visuals by VJ BEB. Food & drink specials, giveaways and more!
Mardi Gras Ullr Nights at Elk Camp, 5pm-9m
Point your fat skis to Fat Tuesday, when Elk Camp restaurant celebrates Mardi Gras, apres style. Featuring live music, beads, food & drink specials, and carnival fun.
Pancake Supper at Snowmass Chapel, 5:30pm
$5 suggested donation - all proceeds go to benefit the Aspen for Haiti high school club members, headed to Haiti in March.
Pigskin with Slow Groovin Snowmass, 6:30pm
Meet at Slow Groovin Snowmass for an evening uphill on Snowmass Mountain. All skill levels welcome. $2 pork sliders, $2 rib bones, $3 PBR/Bud/Slaughterhouse, $5 well drinks/house wines, $6 Suerte margaritas and 50% off demos for all uphillers!
Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Belly Up, 9pm
Doors at 8pm. $38 GA
Did I miss something? Let me know.
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