As you may have heard, the world is expected to end on December 21, or so the prediction based on a misinterpretation of ancient Mesoamerican calendars goes. 

by Emma Boyce

Take out your light sabers, the wookie calls: it’s Chewbacchus time!  Saturday, these oversized ewoks strut down the intergalactic catwalk along with friends like dead-beat dad Darth Vader, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke’s prize pet R2-D2 for the third annual “Set Your Phasers to Stunning” Fashion Show.

by Shay Sokol

Like any campaign that's gaining steam, the movement to get unicorns into Carnival's sci-fi krewe is encountering unexpected distractions. Since the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus banned fans on fantasy from riding among robots and aliens, the Mystic Krewe of PUEWC (People for the Inclusion of Unicorns, Elves and Whinebots in Chewbacchus, and pronounced like "puke") has been sharpening their horns. But PUEWC has now found itself fighting a two-front war. Allegations surfaced that Mitt Romney may be a unicorn, and PUEWC in coordination with AFU (American Federation of Unicorns) won’t have him.

Updated 2.18.12, 2:30 PM

Once again, rains across the metro area forced the Mardi Gras parade schedule to shift. But this time it was a little more than moving up the start time 30 minutes. This morning's Uptown parades of Iris and Tucks have been moved off the Saturday slate. Iris will now roll at 10 a.m. Sunday, and Tucks will roll at 3 p.m. Monday. Meanwhile, the West Bank's big show, NOMTOC, will now parade Uptown at 9 a.m. Sunday. That leaves the matter of Endymion.

by Brad Rhines

Expect the Big Top to look more like the Mos Eisley Cantina this weekend, as the sci fi-curious members of the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus are set to step out with “Set Your Phasers to Stunning,” a fashion show for the Queen Amidala in all of us. The Mardi Gras krewe's coming-out event gives krewe members a chance to show off their costumes, and provides an opportunity for the rest of NOLA’s drunken nerds to join in on the fun. With a bigger, longer, more prominent Krewe of Chewbacchus on tap for the Feb. 18 march, even the inahabitants of the Outer Rim and Bayous of Dagobah are expressing an interest in coming into town early for the show.

Carnival spirit is strong with this one.

Tonight, the Ogden presents a fashion show, a former church on St. Ferdinand reopens as The Marigny Opera House with three solo musical performance sets and the Krewe of Chewbacchus takes the holidays to Tatooine. Before today, Louisiana’s P.B.S. Pinchback became the first African-American governor in the U.S., rising to the executive chair after the impeachment of  Henry Clay Warmoth (1872), Canada legalized gay marriage (2004), John Cassavetes (1929), Judi Dench (1934), John Malkovitch (1953), and Donny Osmond (1957), Archie Moore died (1998), and it’s International Anti-Corruption Day. Now back to today:

Following the success from their inaugural march during Mardi Gras Stardate 2011, the Intergalactic Krewe of Chubacchus will be hosting a holiday celebration Friday December 9th titled “Christmas in Tatooine” at The Big Top, 3 Ring Circus Arts Education Center, 1638 Cilo Street. Everyone from Vulcans to Jedi Masters are encouraged to attend and dance the night away to tunes by The Green Demons + Eat A Happy Holidick. Along with a fully stocked cantina, festivities will also include an art auction and raffle as well as low-cost, high-tech tattoos. Doors open at 8 and there will be a $10 cover for nonmembers and $5 for members.

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT - One night last week, the Big Top Gallery seemed more like Mos Eisley Cantina on Tatooine.

In the corner sat “Bar2D2” surrounded by phaser-toting aliens in crisp white suits, Trekkies in blood red uniforms and slick black boots, and a man toting Yoda like Luke in the swamps of Dagobah.