Barkus XX Mission: Impossible - Canine Protocol Armstrong Bark Reloaded Parade, Sunday, February 12, 2012 Royal Ball, Friday, February 10, 2012 Please send nominations for Duke, Duchess or Queen of Barkus to
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; include a photograph less than 2mb with your request for royal position in the court, and a short bio of your pet. Registration is available online or by Fax Download Barkus 2012 Registration Form for all information needed. - (PDF file readable with Acrobat Reader; download it free at www.adobe.com )
Fax number on form - 504-522-0239 -- online registration ends at midnight CST, FRIDAY, February 10, 2012.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR COSTUME IDEAS?? This year's theme is MISSION: Impossible-Canine Protocol Armstrong Bark Reloaded. Your "mission" if you choose to accept it is to dress your dog in an appropriate related costume to this theme. The cast of Mission Impossible were constantly changing their identity to gain access to CIA at Langley, The Kremlin, Foreign Embassy's, etc. They disguised themselves as firemen, elevator repairmen, waiters, Russian military officers, Senator's, (hey what about Congressman Weiner for the Dachshund crowd.) The opportunities are endless. There were action sequences on trains, helicopters, sports cars, boats, motorcycles. They wore rubber masks changing their identity from young to old, male to female, hey perhaps canine to feline. Please don't limit yourself to Tom Cruise in a black muscle tee. Rent one of the movies and get ideas while eating a bowl full of pop-corn. We can't wait to sneak into Armstrong Park on February 12. This message will self-destructin five seconds. MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:
 Barkus 2011 Sponsors The 2012 Parade starts promptly at 2pm and proceeds on the new 15-block route through the Vieux Carré, stopping at the VIP Reviewing Stand at Good Friends Bar, corner Dauphine and St. Ann, where VIPs (and those who desire to be VIPs) will toast the Royal Court.
The Pawty (before, during & after parade) in Armstrong Park is open to all at no charge to hear the music and see the sights! Edibles and potables available. Armstrong Park opens to all at 10:30am and is the staging area for the parade participants.
Membership in the parade krewe is open to all dogs - regardless of their past. Pre-registration (membership dues & parade pass) is $30 until Jan.28, $40 until Feb. 10 (PLEASE NOTE: Online registration ends at midnight CST, Friday February 10!). Day-of-parade registration (Feb. 12) at Armstrong Park is $50. Registration includes one dog and one human escort. Additional human escort passes can be purchased for $8 each online or the day of the parade. Only dogs who are registered krewe members with parade tags will be allowed to be part of the parade. Check out our Membership Page to see esteemed levels of registration/membership.
If you are not parading this year, but still wish to support our doggone good cause, you can become a krewe member for $20. Krewe members receive all mailings of the Krewe for one year.
The Barkus Royal Ball (humans only): Our black-tie optional, costume-encouraged event will take place at The Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans (300 Gravier) from 8pm to midnight, on Friday, February 10, 2012. Individual tickets are $80 each and include cocktails, fabulous edibles, and entertainment. Tables of 10 are $1500, include reserved seating, cocktails, fabulous edibles, entertainment, four passes to VIP reviewing stand day-of-parade (12noon-5pm), four passes to the Whitney VIP tent at Orleans & N. Rampart (10:30am-2pm); two signed & numbered limited edition Barkus posters by Matt Rinard; and two official Krewe of Barkus T-shirts.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Could you give us at least four community service hours? Our parade is only possible through the efforts of hundreds of volunteers who set up the park, man our booths and act as Krewe Marshalls in the parade. Shifts are available: 8am-12noon setup & check-in; 10-2pm booth staffing; 1pm-5pm booth staffing and krewe marshalls. If you can volunteer, please send your name, address, phone (day and evening), via email to
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, put "VOLUNTEER" in the subject line. Our volunteer coordinator will be in touch with you. Click on the "Volunteers" Bone at the top of the page for more details.
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