To all South Alabama Mardi Gras society leaders, The Alabama Media Group, which includes Mobile s Press-Register and the AL.com website, will publish its 2014 Mardi Gras special section on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. Featuring the royals of the Mobile Carnival Association and Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association and their courts, the 2014 magazine will include descriptions and schedules of parades, tips for revelers and features on the Mobile-Baldwin Carnival season. The Mardi Gras special edition will inform South Alabama readers of the many activities your organizations offer to them, and share parade routes and other details helpful to parading groups as well as families and individuals attending the fun and entertaining festivities. We hope to include advance details on the numerous parades that roll through downtown Mobile and across Mobile and Baldwin counties. While our special Mardi Gras section will be similar to past years editions, it will cover more events and topics than the 2013 section. This season s format will also include a new, magazine style look more photos and more reader-friendly pages. The special section will serve as a guide throughout the Mardi Gras season. Forms for providing parade details and calendar events all at no charge are attached. Copies will be provided to MCA, MAMGA and PMGA and other Carnival groups as well. The deadline for returning the completed forms is Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. Forms returned after that date may not be eligible for publication. Information on how to invite the Masked Observer to your ball is also attached. Return completed forms to us in one of the following ways: *Email them to MardiMobile@al.com; *Mail or deliver them to Jackie Byrd, 401 N. Water St., Mobile, AL 36602. *Fax them to 251-219-5799, Attn. Jackie Byrd. The deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 10. Thank you and your members for sponsoring the many Carnival events that continue to make Mobile the recognized home and birthplace of Mardi Gras. Jackie Jackie Byrd, Managing Producer, Press-Register/AL.com 251-219-5170; jbyrd@al.com
Parade Press Release Please complete this form and return it no later than Dec. 10. A sample press release is available upon request, or you may use the parade descriptions from past years Mardi Gras sections as a guide. Corrections and/or limited additions to this press release must be submitted in writing. Send completed forms to Jackie Byrd, 401 N. Water St., Mobile, AL 36602. You may also fax forms to her attention at 251-219-5799, or send by email to MardiMobile@al.com. Questions? Just call 251-219-5170. Forms submitted after Dec. 10 may not be included in the special section. DEADLINE: Dec. 10 PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE CONTACT PERSON (not for publication) Daytime phone number: Cellphone number: Email address: Name of Krewe: Parade Theme: Time and route: INTRODUCTION (just a quick summary of your parade): GRAND MARSHAL and special guest (just a sentence on each one, please): FLOAT-BY-FLOAT LIST: Please complete both pages of this form and sign it BEFORE returning it.
PAGE 2/ Parade Press Release FLOAT-BY-FLOAT LIST (continued): MARCHING UNITS (bands, dance troupes, color guards, etc.): DESIGNERS (a chance to thank float makers, costume and lighting designers etc.): HISTORY (background of the krewe, how it began, who founded it, etc.): MISCELLANEOUS: NOTE: Alabama Media Group reserves the right to edit all submissions. PLEASE SIGN THIS FORM! Form completed by (please print); position held in organization Signature and Date DEADLINE: Dec. 10
Non-parading public events info Please complete this form and return it no later than Dec. 10 to Jackie Byrd, Alabama Media Group/Mobile Press Register, 401 N Water St., Mobile, AL 36602. You may also fax forms to her attention at 251-219-5799, or send by email to MardiMobile@al.com. Questions? Just call 251-219-5170. DEADLINE: Dec. 10 PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NOTE: Please use a separate form for each event NAME OF KREWE: NAME OF EVENT: DATE: TIME: PLACE: Street Address City Are tickets or reservations required? Circle One YES NO ADMISSION COST: PHONE NUMBER (for general public to call): ADDITIONAL DETAILS: NOTE: Alabama Media Group reserves the right to edit all submissions. PLEASE SIGN THIS FORM! Form completed by (please print) Signature and Date Position held in organization DEADLINE: Dec. 10
The Masked Observer knows all and sees all in the mystical world of Mobile Carnival. Never would he break protocol to attend secret celebrations, however, without proper, formal invitations. To invite The Masked One to your Mardi Gras society ball, mail your invitation to: The Masked Observer Attn. Jackie Byrd P.O. Box 2488, Mobile, AL 36652 Invitations to the Masked Observer may also be hand delivered to Jackie at the Alabama Media Group office at 401 N. Water Street, Mobile. For more information, contact Jackie at 251-219-5170.