MARDI GRAS IN BETHESDA 2014 - EVENTS AND SPECIALS

Fat Tuesday is just around the corner. While Bethesda still lacks a Mardi Gras parade, some local bars and restaurants are trying to fill the void.

DOUBLETREE BETHESDA

Saturday, March 1, 8:00 PM

$35 gets you 2 drink tickets and access to a variety of New Orleans cuisine, a traditional King Cake finish, a complimentary Bacardi specialty bar to start the evening, giveaways and live jazz.

You can order tickets online. The hotel is offering $98 rooms for those who want to stay for the night.

8120 Wisconsin Avenue

MUSSEL BAR BETHESDA ROW

Saturday, March 1, 12-4 PM

You can pre-game for the Doubletree at Mussel Bar earlier Saturday afternoon. Their Mardi Gras R"evo"lution features $4 EVO drafts, $25 all-you-can-eat New Orleans cuisine, and live music by Chris Bruno.

7262 Woodmont Avenue, (301) 215-7817

BETHESDA BLUES AND JAZZ SUPPER CLUB

Friday, February 28, 8:00 PM

A burlesque show in downtown Bethesda? Lingerie models? You read about what's sure to be the wildest Mardi Gras event in town here last week, and with it being this Friday night, you can now fit all 3 events on your Mardi Gras schedule. I ga-ron-tee!

7719 Wisconsin Avenue, (240) 330-4500

IS BETHESDA READY FOR AN ADULTS-ONLY BURLESQUE SHOW? (PHOTOS)

Adults Only! Must be 18+! Bad girls doing good things!, warns the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club, about what promises to be the closest Bethesda will get to a Bourbon Street-level Mardi Gras celebration.

Burlesque performers and lingerie models will take the stage at the historic former movie theater on Friday, February 28, at 8:00 PM. Performers will include Maria Bella of Baltimore, Miss Bliss Floccare from North Carolina, and Bitsy Buttons from Richmond. The lingerie models will be courtesy of Charm City's Bottom Drawer Lingerie Boutique. Mardi Gras-themed music for the performers - and for attendees who wish to avail themselves of the club's dance floor - will be provided by the Texas Chainsaw Horns.

The club's proprietor, Rick Brown, promised they wouldn't limit themselves strictly to blues & jazz concerts.

This show is likely to draw some attention around town. A representative of the Texas Chainsaw Horns says, "they're probably only gonna let us do this once."

Tickets are $20.00, and can be purchased online.

Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club

7719 Wisconsin Avenue, 240-330-4500