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Mardi Gras - did you know that's French for Fat Tuesday? - is here, Tulsa. Here's where to party (and collect copious amounts of beads, of course).

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<strong>Mardi Gras at Stone Bluff Vineyard and Winery</strong>
When: Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sunday, noon-3 p.m.
Where: <a href="http://www.stonebluffcellars.com/">Stone Bluff Vineyard and Winery</a>, 24145 E. 191st Street South in Haskell
If you can't be in New Orleans, you ought to be at Stone Bluff Cellars this weekend for their two-day-long Mardi Gras celebration. Wear your beads and Mardi Gras colors and scoot up to the table for some red beans and rice, Cajun po' boys, King Cake and more. Call (918) 482-5655 to save your spot.

<strong>Mardi Gras Shopping Cart Parade and Sampling</strong>
When: Saturday, March 5th, 12-3 p.m.
Where: <a href="Where: Whole Foods Market, 1401 E. 41st Street">Whole Foods Market</a>, 1401 E. 41st Street
Sample some Mardi Gras-themed foods from each department at Whole Foods today. At 1 p.m., there will be a shopping cart parade through the store, and shoppers can vote for their favorite “floats.”

<strong>Mardi Gras at Tidal School Winery</strong>
When: Saturday, March 5, 2-4 p.m.
Where: <a href="http://www.tidalschool.com/">Tidal School Winery</a>, 54560 W. HWY 16 in Drumright
Get free wine tastings, wine and cheese pairings, tours and free music in celebration of Mardi Gras today at Tidal School Winery in Drumright. Call 866-258-1903 to save your spot.

<strong>Mary Cogan's Mardi Gras Bash</strong>
When: Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m.
Where: <a href="http://www.okjazz.org/">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street
Mary Cogan, a well-known name in the Tulsa music scene, is putting on a Mardi Gras-themed show in downtown tonight. See it at the Jazz Hall of Fame. <a href="http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6962783">Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door</a>.

<strong>Mardi Gras Masquerade at SAX</strong>
When: Saturday, March 5, 9 p.m.
Where: SAX, 606 S. Elgin Ave.
Get complimentary beads, hats, masks, glasses, gold coins and general rowdiness at SAX Martini Lounge in downtown Tulsa tonight. Look also for a complimentary Cajun buffet including red beans and rice, cornbread, Cajun gumbo, King Cake and $5 Hurricanes.

<strong>Mardi Gras Taste the Savings for Free</strong>
When: Monday, March 7th, 4-7 p.m.
Where: <a href="Where: Whole Foods Market, 1401 E. 41st Street">Whole Foods Market</a>, 1401 E. 41st Street
Sample Mardi Gras-themed foods in all of the departments at Whole Foods Market in midtown today.

<strong>Blue Dome District Mardi Gras Parade</strong>
When: Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m.
Where: Starting at 1st and Elgin, ending at 2nd and Greenwood, a total of five blocks
<a href="http://www.tulsamardigras.com/">It was the parade to beat on Mardi Gras 2010</a>, and this year the members of the Blue Dome District Merchants' Association are coming together to throw another huge party in downtown Tulsa to celebrate Fat Tuesday.

<strong>Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Party</strong>
When: Tuesday, March 8, 9 p.m.
Where: <a href="http://www.tulsamardigras.com/">Enso Bar and Electric Circus</a>, 1st and Detroit
Going to be downtown for the Blue Dome District Mardi Gras Parade? Keep your fancy pants on and head to this party after to revel in the costumes and masks and to dance into the wee hours of the night. DJ Moody will perform at Enso; find the Phoenix Brothers at Electric Circus. Look also for a commemorative photo booth, free beads and other Mardi Gras goodies. No cover. 21 plus. VIP suites and sections available - call (918) 902-6339 for details and to reserve your spot.

<strong>Mardi Gras Party at Elephant Run</strong>
When: Tuesday, March 8
Where: <a href="http://elephantrun.com/">Elephant Run</a>, 3141 East Skelly Drive
Find beads, mask giveaways, $4 Hurricanes and $2 Rattlesnakes at Elephant Run this Fat Tuesday. 

Is your favorite Mardi Gras event not on this list? No biggie - we can fix that. Send me an e-mail or leave details in the comments. 

Laissez les bon temps rouler!