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It's an evening with a hot spinningDJ, special performances, hot BunnyBoys, incredible live auctions, plus com-plimentary award winning cuisine, vodkacocktails, wine & beer bar, non-alco-holic beverages. For more information,visit GayEasterParade.COM.

12th Drag Extravaganzaraises $5,000 forGEP/Food For Friends

The 12th annual Super Star Stud-ded Drag Extravaganza brought in$5,000 for the Gay Easter Paradebenefiting Food For Friends. Hosted atPlatinum Sponsor Oz in honor of EasterGrand Marshals XIV Tommy Elias andStarr Daniels, it's the one time eachyear when reigning royalty of severalgay carnival krewes appear on stagewith the King Cake Queens of GayMardi Gras.

GEP Board’s Tony Leggio was co-emcee with King Cake Queen XIX NicoleDuBois. GEP Board's Opal Masters,Electra City and Tittie Toulouse helpedwith the incredible auctions for the event.

The celebrity performers includedKing Cake Queen (KCQ) XX DustyDebris, Queen Amon-Ra XLVIII DejaDeja-Vue', Queen Petronius LIILanacayne, Queen Satyricon XII AidaCockswell, KCQ IV Reba Douglas inher first performance in 15 years, KCQIX Lisa Beaumann, KCQ XIII Raven

Kennedy, KCQ XIV PrincesseStephaney, KCQ XV Marsha Naquin-Delain in her only performance thisyear, KCQ XVI Tami Tarmac, and KCQXIX Nicole DuBois who just won MissGay Louisiana USofA Classic.

One of the biggest highlights wasthe "Man I Feel Like A Woman put LordKing XXX Pat Johnson in Drag" auctionraising $1,429.

The financial report shows that$1,190 was raised at the door, $696 instage performance tips, $130 GoldenQueen Easter Bonnet won by QueenPetronius LII Lanacayne, $160 WineDinner Basket won by Walter Chaboude,$75 Oz VIP Pass won by Michael Boulas,$400 Napoleon Faberge' Egg won byWalter Chaboude, $700 Mega WhiteBunny Basket won by Queen PetroniusLanacayne, $95 donation by QueenPetronius Lanacayne, $125 of $450NFL Progressive Drew BreesAutographed Football won by MichaelElias for a subtotal of $3,571.

The "Man I Feel Like A Woman PutLord King Pat Johnson in Drag" auctionbrought in $200 for the Dress won bySerenity dela Terre, $100 for Blush &Eye Shadow won by Michael Ducote,$200 for Lipstick won by GaryVandeventer, $150 for Eyelashes wonby Rhonda Roget, $40 for Earringswon by Rip Naquin, $50 for Wig won byBen Bourgeois, $50 for Shoes won byRip Naquin, $300 for Name That QueenRhoda Kill won by Michael Ducote,$250 for Song/Man I Feel Like A Womanwon by Serenity dela Terre, $89 forStage Performance Tips, for a sub-total of $1,429.

The total for the event was $5,000.There were no expenses. Under thedirection of GEP Board's Rip andMarsha Naquin-Delain, the couple wouldlike to express their sincere apprecia-tion to each and everyone who madethe event a huge success.

First PresbyterianChurch Prepares toRing in Easter Week

First Presbyterian in Uptown at S.Claiborne and Jefferson is all aboutpushing boundaries these days. Start-ing with calling an out gay pastor to themost historic Presbyterian congrega-tion in Louisiana (Rev. Fred Powell, III),

now they are offering a free “CreativePrayer” supper series on Thursdayevenings at 5.30pm that explores prayerfrom many faith traditions to connectyour body, mind and soul to God; danceas prayer, Buddhist and Sufi meditationtechniques, labyrinths as prayer, a prot-estant rosary…even a presentation onSEX as prayer.

Then in the week before Easter,First Pres is offering an “Upper Room”worship service at 6pm on Thursday,March 28, with a meal, foot washingand communion; on Good Friday (March29) there will be an open prayer time inthe church from noon to 3pm with manyself-guided meditation options based

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celebrazzi Lords of Leather's Lord King XXX Pat Johnson was a hit in the "Man I FeelLike A Woman Put Lord King Pat in Drag" auction raising $1,429 for the 12thannual Super Star Studded Drag Extravaganza. You could bid on everythingincluding the Dress, Blush & Eye Shadow, Lipstick, Eyelashes, Earrings, Wig,Shoes, Name This Queen, and Song. Michael Ducote bid $300 to name the queenRhoda Kill. This particular auction has been held for the past four years, and Pat'shas been the most successful to date. Hosted at Oz New Orleans, the eventbrought in a total of $5,000 with no expenses.

12th Super Star Studded DragExtravaganza hosts Marsha & RipNaquin-Delain join Easter Grand Mar-shal XIV Tommy Elias in proudly an-nouncing the event raised $5,000 at OzNew Orleans benefiting Gay EasterParade’s reason for the Easter Sea-son, NO/AIDS Task Force Food ForFriends program! Many thanks to all ofthe royalty performers, and the gener-osity of those who made this all pos-sible.

Cookie St. Ann was crowned the4th Playboy Bunny Reject by last year'squeen Frankie Fierce winning a car-riage in the Gay Easter Parade fromthe Krewe of Amon-Ra.

The family, originally from BatonRouge and Denham Springs, RebaDouglas with her childhood baby sitter,Marsha Delain and partner Rip Naquinfor the historic return of Reba Douglasafter some 15 years to the stage at Oz.

The Krewe of Petronius' new boardwelcomed new members for their 53rdRush Party hosted at Michael's On ThePark in New Orleans.