Mardi Gras for the Museum is next weekend

By Susan Taft
staft@campcountynow.com

Tickets are now on sale for the “Mardi Gras for the Museum” masked ball.
The ball will be held March 23 at Princedale Country Club. The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m.
Dudley’s Cajun Cafe from Longview will cater the event, and Randy Brannon will provide the music. Jerry French will serve as the auctioneer. Among the items offered in the auction will be paintings, a NASCAR jacket and a meal for 10 at Ferndale.
Tickets to the masked ball are offered at a reduced rate through Friday.
A bike run will be held that morning.
Stop by the museum office at 204 West Marshal St. or Tommy Lee Insurance, 145 Jefferson, to pre-register for the bike run. Free T-shirts will be given to the first 50 who pre-register. Registration that morning will be held from 8:30 until 10 at Corner Express, 101 North Greer Blvd.
Motorcycle riders will join third grade students with homemade musical instruments in a jaunt through town at 10.
For more information on the day’s events, call Fanny Hively, museum director, at 903-855-7571 or 903-856-1200.