News
2012
January 6, 2012 • 2012 Mardi Gras Expands to Two Venues: Long-standing Woonsocket tradition builds momentum by Sandy Phaneuf (article from WoonsocketPatch.com)
2011
September 12, 2011 • City Celebrates French Heritage by John Larrabee (article from WoonsocketPatch.com)
September 6, 2011 • Guns up! Re-enactment group will make demonstration at French Heritage Festival, by Brenna McCabe, The Valley Breeze
February 28, 2011 • Gallery: Mardi Gras 2011 by Sandy Phaneuf (article from WoonsocketPatch.com)
February 27, 2011 • Festivities Begin With Children's Mardi Gras by Michelle Higgins (article from WoonsocketPatch.com)
February 23, 2011 • Children's Mardi Gras to be held at Museum of Work & Culture, The Valley Breeze
February 21, 2011 • Long live the Queen!, The Woonsocket Call
February 21, 2011 • Corriveault Crowned Mardi Gras Queen Coronation ceremony at The Cakery kicks off Woonsocket's Mardi Gras celebration. By Sandy Phaneuf (article from WoonsocketPatch.com)
February 17-23, 2011 • Hot music, spicy food: Heat up your winter with Woonsocket's Mardi Gras celebration on Feb. 26 by Kristin Russo, The Valley Breeze
February 12, 2011 • King Jace XVII: Let The Guessing Begin Dave Richards of WOON Radio has released all ten photos and clues regarding the identity of this year's King Jace. by Sandy Phaneuf (article from WoonsocketPatch.com)
February 3-9, 2011 • Who will be the next Mardi Gras Queen?, The Valley Breeze
January 27 • Finding King Jace: A Woonsocket tradition lives on with the start of the King Jace contest by Sandy Phaneuf (article from WoonsocketPatch.com)
January 26, 2011 • Mardi Gras queen contestants compete for crown, court, The Valley Breeze
January 7, 2011 • Mardi Gras Queen Contestants Chosen
by Michelle Couchon (article from WoonsocketPatch.com)
2010
November 10, 2010 • Will you be the next Mardi Gras Queen?, The
Valley Breeze
September 9, 2010 • Woonsocket farmers’ market celebrates roots, The Providence Journal
September 6, 2010 • Donna Leigh Gallant - Bar Harbor, Maine (obituary for our 1999 Mardi Gras Queen), The
Valley Breeze
August 18, 2010 • Vendors sought for French Farmers Market, The
Valley Breeze
February 4, 2010 • Woonsocket farmers’ market celebrates roots, The Providence Journal
2008
February 7, 2008 • Untitled
photo and caption, The
Valley Breeze
February 3, 2008 • City's
Mardi Gras revelers dance the night away by
Danielle Brissette, The Call (Woonsocket)
2007
September 13, 2007 •
French Farmer's Market is Saturday at River
Island Park,
The Valley Breeze.
August 30, 2007 • Plans
under way for 25th French Farmers'
Market,
The Call (Woonsocket).
2006
September 31, 2006 • [Preparing
for the French Farmer's Market], The Valley
Breeze.
September 14, 2006 •Artists, farmers join forces.
The Call (Woonsocket).
March 2, 2006 • [The Mardi Gras
Queen and her court],
The Valley Breeze.
February 28, 2006 • Time for folks in the Mardi Gras
city to help themselves, Commentary by Dave Richards.
The Call (Woonsocket).
February 27, 2006 • A
celebration fit for a queen.
The Call (Woonsocket).
February 27, 2006 • The Queen is Crowned.
The Call (Woonsocket).
February 27, 2006 • Who
is King Jace? The
Call (Woonsocket).
2005
February 7, 2005 • Fewer Beads and Boas, Perhaps, but Still Mardi Gras by Katie Zezima. New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)), p. A.14.
2004
February 9, 2004 •A
peek behind the scenes at Mardi Gras. Commentary by Dave Richards. The Call (Woonsocket).
February 6, 2004 • It's
party time: Six bands will play at four gala balls
as Woonsocket celebrates Mardi Gras. The Call (Woonsocket).
January 29, 2004 • From near and Far, big crowds greet Mardi Gras by
George Beaubien. The Valley Breeze.
January 28, 2004 • Local
Chefs take cue from New Orleans for Mardi Gras by
Kathie Raleigh, Lifestyle Editor. The
Call (Woonsocket).
January 28, 2004 • Menus for Mardi Gras.
The Call (Woonsocket).
2003
February 7, 2003 • Mardi
Gras goes back to the '50s.
The Call (Woonsocket).