Dixie Doc & the Dixieland All-Stars performed onstage for a packed house at the Mardi Gras celebration at the Allegheny Elks Lodge #339 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Allegheny East.
Self-described “one woman color guard” Kristin Ward, second from left, and drummer David Passmore, second from right, both of Pittsburgh, perform with Colonel Eagleburger’s High-Stepping Good-Time Band as they bring brass band music to the start of the Mardi Gras celebration at the Allegheny Elks Lodge #339 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Allegheny East.Last year’s king, North Side legend Randy Gilson of Randyland fame, announces the crowning of the new king, esteemed drummer Roger Humphries, during the Mardi Gras celebration at the Allegheny Elks Lodge #339 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Allegheny East.New North Side Mardi Gras king, esteemed drummer Roger Humphries, gets a kiss on the hand from Randy Gilson during the Mardi Gras celebration at the Allegheny Elks Lodge #339 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Allegheny East.
Allison McGee, left, of Mt. Lebanon adds topping to the king cake she had shipped to her from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to share with her friends Sean and Robyn Brady of Observatory Hill, center and right respectively, as they celebrate Mardi Gras during the party at the Allegheny Elks Lodge #339 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Allegheny East. McGee used to live in Baton Rouge for 25 years, she said, adding that this particular cake is a tribute to the infamous Zulu Mardi Gras Krew.
Emilia Janes, 5, of Shadyside and Mark Peters of Imperial dance during the Mardi Gras celebration at the Allegheny Elks Lodge #339 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Allegheny East. Peters leads dancing lessons at the club on the third Thursday of each month. Last year’s king, North Side legend Randy Gilson of Randyland fame crowned the new king, esteemed drummer Roger Humphries, as the party continued with beignets, po’ boys, dancing, and more.
Dixie Doc & the Dixieland All-Stars perform onstage for a packed house at the Mardi Gras celebration at the Allegheny Elks Lodge #339 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Allegheny East.
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