Woodward Animal Center holding virtual Doggie Gras event and photo contest
A past Doggie Gras participant
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With Mardi Gras only a few weeks away, Helen Woodward Animal Center’s most colorful celebration is going virtual in 2021. For the first time ever, the Center’s Doggie Gras event and photo contest is now open to global participants and animals of all kinds. Animal-lovers won’t want to miss the chance to show off their costume and float-making skills, all while supporting orphan pets. Registration is currently open and closes Feb. 16 at 11:59 p.m., with winners announced Friday, Feb. 19.
Registration is currently open and closes Feb. 16 at 11:59 p.m
The one constant among king cakes is that buried inside is a trinket, normally a plastic baby. Whoever gets the slice with the prize at a party, parade gathering or the office break room must buy the next cake. Between Jan. 6, the start of Carnival, and the Tuesday of Mardi Gras, this year Feb. 16, a high percentage of a New Orleanian s daily calorie intake comes from king cakes.
With offices mostly empty and every party a potential super spreader event, Samuels does see more people buying medium and individual-sized cakes than large ones.
Bywater Bakery, owned by baker Chaya Conrad, was prepared for a lackluster king cake season. That could mean trouble for her small cafe and bakery, which relies on the annual sales boost. So far, however, the season has been booming.