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LANE ISAACS

Shopper News Contributor

The Village Network of Battle

Creek, the City of Battle Creek and

Kellogg Arena hosted the first ever

Mardi Gras In The Creek event for

hundreds of patrons on Saturday,

June 29.

The dual-spaced event, held

inside Kellogg Arena and outside at

Festival Market Square, was an all-

day party with music, food, dancing

and a Mardi Gras style gala to cap

off the event at evenings’ end.

The organizer of this first-of-its-

kind event, Felix “Third” McShan,

owns T3 Salon, downtown Battle

Creek, and is a Battle Creek native.

He is a professional hair & fashion

stylist, with many well-known cli-

ents in his 30+ year career, including

Gladys Knight, amongst others.

He is also a founding member

of The Village Network of Battle

Creek.

“We wanted to put something dif-

ferent and exciting together,” said

Third. “I love home (Battle Creek)

and it’s nice to do something to give

back and showcase our talents. I’ve

been out west, Las Vegas & L.A.,

based in Beverly Hills for a time,

and have had many high-profile cli-

ents, but it’s always great to come

back home.”

The event started downtown and

outside at Festival Market Square

with activities such as the Ride-

The-Creek 1K, the 5K Walk-The-

Creek, cardio drumming & the

KIDZ Korner ice cream social,

followed by a Teen Skate Blitz and

the Teen Summer Party hosted by

BlvckSheep.

James “The Allah” McGee, co-

founding member of BlvckSheep and

First ‘Mardi Gras in the Creek’ draws more than 100 to Kellogg Arena

Founder & organizer “Third”

addresses the crowd during the

inaugural Brownstones Gala Mardi

Gras Event, inside Kellogg Arena,

Sat., June 29. (Shopper News photo by Lane

Isaacs)

The Gabriel Brass Band, of Detroit, entertains the patrons inside Kellogg

Arena on Saturday, June 29. (Shopper News photo by Lane Isaacs)

Jailien Gray, 23, of Battle Creek,

greets guests at the red carpet

to welcome them to the inaugural

Brownstones Gala, Saturday, June

29. (Shopper News photo by Lane Isaacs)

Spectators at the first-ever Brownstones Gala Mardi Gras Event inside Kellogg

Arena, Sat., June 29. (Shopper News photo by Lane Isaacs)

DJ Tate5 represented BlvckSheep,

rapping and spinning tunes to the

enjoyment of the children.

“This is great; we love doing this,”

said McGee.

Inside Kellogg Arena, the itiner-

ary started with a Wellness Panel,

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