French Coleslaw
Artisan Breads & Whipped Butter
French Meat Pie from Chelo's
New Orleans Chicken & Sausage over Pasta
Marque Choux
Cajun Dirty Rice
Maple Green Beans
Creole Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Mardi Gras Cake
Coffee Station
The Hall ... awaiting Mardi Gras revelers
St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center (available for rentals)
Pictured (L-R) Princess Cynthia Henderson, King Jace XXVIIIth Adam Brunetti, Queen Tabitha Westerhuis, Princess Tonya Sawtelle
The Full Court with their chosen Princes
476 Rathbun Street, Woonsocket, RI
2023 Mardi Gras Court (left to right)
2nd Princess Geralding Barclay-King, Queen Tabitha Westerhuis,
1st Princess Cynthia Henderson, and 3rd Princess Tonya Sawtell
Clues to King Jace XXVIII's Identity
1. Doesn't care how much eggs cost...he hates 'em!
2. A world traveler, King Jace is Woonsocket born and raised.
3. Would walk a mile for chicken tenders.
4. Loves L.A.
5. Would trade summer for winter any day.
6. Wouldn't be caught dead in pink.
7. Salt, pepper, and butter... and THAT'S IT!
8. Is involved in "Everything."
9. You won't see him on Broadway or the theater, but you will see him at karaoke or trivia night.
10. A fan of outdoor concerts and local businesses.
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Dave Richards, the King's Liaison, has documented appearances of the Mysterious Monarch, King Jace XXVIIIth, in and around landmarks in his kingdom of Woonsocket. |
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King Jace XXVIIIth, Adam Brunetti, after being unmasked by Queen Tabitha Westerhuis. | |
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![]() Cynthia Henderson is a resident of Woonsocket and is very active in the community. She is on the Autumnfest Steering Committee and is also the St. James Baptist Church Youth Praise Dance Coordinator and the Choir Director for St. James Church. Cynthia enjoys working with children in the community and is passionate about all she does. She wants to be Queen of Mardi Gras to show all the little girls to fulfill their dreams and have a part in the community. She is an employee as On Process Technology. Cynthia is running for Mardi Gras Queen to support the students who are looking to get scholarships through the NRICA. |
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Geraldine Barclay-King is the owner of Geri's Bluffing Boutique, LLC and is an active member of the Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative, the Economic Progress Institute, and Saint James Baptist Church. She enjoys gardening and watching things bloom, listening to all genres of music, dancing, and spreading positivity and sunlight wherever she goes. She is and her husband Charles are the proud parents of Corine, Samantha, Charles Jr., and Arthur. She is running for Mardi Gras Queen to show other brown and black little girls that they, too, can be a Queen or Princess in a primarily French Canadian City and to help the Northern Rhode Island Council of the Arts raise funds to keep Mardi Gras going. |
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![]() Tonya Sawtelle was born and raised in Woonsocket and has been living in Greenville for the past 16 years. She is the owner of Papo's Pub in Woonsocket and previously worked as a CNA at the Ballou Home. She loves helping people and getting involved in any cause that benefits the city. She also loves spending time with her grandchildren. Tonya has a daughter, Milleah, that attends UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine in Maine, and two adult stepchildren, Mateo and Alexis. She is the daughter of Phyllis and John Sawtelle. She is running for Mardi Gras Queen to help the Northern Rhode Island Council of the Arts to raise funds to continue this wonderful event in the community. |
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The Queen and Princesses about to start their royal duties at the Ball. |
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QUEEN CONTEST RAFFLE PRIZES
1st prize $500 cash
2nd prize $300 cash
4th prize $50 gift card
Previous Kings & Queens
(click on links to see Mardi Gras page from that year)
1954 • |
Pauline (Nadeau) Miller |
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1955 • |
Maureen (Mazzarella) Kennedy |
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1956 • |
Beverly (DiCesare) Russell* |
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1957 • |
Pauline (Gagnon) Riendeau |
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1958 • |
Rita (Laliberte) Nadeau |
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1959 • |
Claire (Paul) Lafrance |
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1988 • |
Michelle (Lefort) Wheeler |
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Owen Bebeau |
•1995 • |
Gloria Jean Roy |
Roger Nault |
• 1996 • |
Paula Rezendes |
Al Auclair |
• 1997 • |
Roxanne Menard |
Leo Fontaine |
• 1998 • |
Dianna Glassey |
Roger Jalette |
• 1999 • |
Donna Gallant |
Ken Bianchi |
• 2000 • |
Nancy (Melvin) Beauregard |
Noel Pincince |
• 2001 • |
Suzanne Beaulieu |
Dave Richards |
• 2002 • |
Lorraine Jacob |
Roger Petit |
• 2003 • |
Stacey (McCutcheon) Fitzsimmons |
Roger Bouchard |
• 2004 • |
Roberta Baillargeon |
Tom Ward |
• 2005 • |
Joyce LaPerle |
Brian Blais |
• 2006 • |
Lorraine Guilbault |
Marcel Desroches |
• 2007 • |
Nancy Phillips |
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Bob Phillips | • 2014 • | Sheylon Lawson |
Paul Shatraw | • 2015 • | Tracey Parenteau |
Edward Hunt | • 2016 • | Tammy Lamberto Roy |
Joe Nadeau | • 2017 • | Nicole Riendeau |
Bob Billington | • 2018 • | Joyce LaPerle |
Garrett Mancieri | • 2019 • | Ann Jalette |
Dominique Doiron | • 2020 • | Lori Paul Thuot |
Dan Gendron | • 2022 • | Desiree Archambault |
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