Organized in 1950, The Etruscans is the oldest Husband and Wife Mystic Society in the Mobile area. Our Annual Ball is held on a Saturday night, four weeks prior to to Mardi Gras. We are a non parading couples’ organization, but instead focus on providing one of the best Mardi Gras Mystic Balls in Mobile, Alabama. Mobile-area Mardi Gras balls and receptions for 2025: NOTE: This is the copyrighted property of Mobile Mask. If you wish to reproduce it, email Mobile Mask for permission at editor@mobilemask.com Saturday, January 11 Massacre Island Secret Society (Fort Gaines) Queens With Dreams (The Grounds) Friday, January 17 Port City Secondliners (The Grounds) Most Mardi Gras balls are invite-only. Sometimes, tickets can be extremely difficult to get unless you’re a member of an organization or know a member. Etruscans: Mobile Civic Center The theme depicted Etruscan life in the fifth century B.C. The president of the organization was Mrs. J. The following year the ball was moved to a Saturday night, four weeks prior to Mardi Gras. In 1965, the organization celebrated its 15th Annual Ball at the Municipal Auditorium, (now the Mobile Civic Center) where the ball has been held ever Organized in 1950, The Etruscans is the oldest couples Mystic Society in the Mobile area. Our annual Mardi Gras ball is held on Saturday, approximately four weeks prior to Mardi Gras weekend, and has been acclaimed as one of the best balls of the season. Our members revel in many planned activities throughout the year. Photos from the 59th annual Etruscans Ball. Check out Mardi Gras Lady's exclusive photos from inside the Etruscans Mardi Gras Ball. SEE ALSO: Mobile Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2025. MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — City of Mobile releases information on Mardi Gras parking. Courtesy of Mobile Mask www.mobilemask.com. Saturday, January 11. Massacre Island Secret Society (Fort Gaines) Queens With Dreams (The Grounds) Friday, January 17. Port City Secondliners (The Grounds) Saturday Lillian DeanMore Etruscans Ball photosThe Etruscan Ball is one of my favorites. Before the big, packed super balls it is a wonderful ball to get you in the Mardi Gras mood. They don't parade so Mardi Gras parades will start rolling through the streets of downtown Mobile on Feb. 14 with the Conde Cavaliers. Most Mardi Gras organizations have balls that go along with the theme of their parade. Lillian Dean your Mardi Gras Lady The Etruscans, one of Mobile's few couples groups, held their ball on January 12th at the Mobile Civic Center. These ladies and gentlemen have always put on one The 'Mardi Gras Ball for All' is a blast for hosts and their guests Students involved in Key Clubs in western St. Tammany want all kids to experience the joie de vivre that surrounds Carnival in This is a rare Etruscans 1950 Mardi Gras Invitation 18th Annual Ball from 1968. It is a collectible item associated with Mardi Gras and is in very good condition due to its age. It was manufactured in 1950 and like commemorates the 18th annual ball of that year. This unique piece offers a glimpse into the celebration of Mardi Gras in 1968. More photos from the 59th annual Etruscans Mardi Gras Ball in Mobile More Mobile Mardi Gras photos If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive Early Mardi Gras Balls . Mardi Gras balls have been around since Louisiana was a French colony. Just as we do today, Creole society kicked off the season on Twelfth Night with the King’s Ball (the Bal de Roi). The highlight of the evening was the cutting of the King Cake (the Gateau des Rois). 2024 Etruscans Ball “We’re All Mad Here”2023 Etruscans Ball “Hollywood Classics”2022 Etruscans Ball “Totally 80s”2020 Etruscans Ball “Greatest Show o In 1935 a select group of noble gentlemen, many of whom were Captains of their own Mardi Gras clubs, sought to present an Elite Court and spirited Krewe of Merry Revelers to the city of New Orleans. The small company of members came to be known as somewhat of a “Captain’s Club,” given the background of many of its leaders. Founded in 1983, the Krewe of Little Rascals is America's longest-running Mardi Gras krewe for children. Named after the famous group of kids from TV and film, the krewe patterns itself after adult Carnival clubs in the city with a pre-Mardi-Gras ball and parade. The Krewe was the visio read more » A parade rider throws beads on Joe Cain Day during Mardi Gras in Mobile, Ala., Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Joe Cain Day, named for a clerk who started Mobile’s modern Mardi Gras by dressing up and The Etruscans held their ball on Saturday, January 5th. The onlookers were taken back in time through notable historic events. Various US Presidents gave speeches with their first ladies by their Mardi Gras balls were exclusive events closed off from most people outside of New Orleans society until this krewe revolutionized the event. In 1949, Edward Brennan Sr. created the krewe, a carnival Ball open to tourists.
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