Tag Archives: Mardi Gras

Mask money

Despite some nasty weather in February, the Verve Bistro’s Mardi Gras celebration for Matheny raised $2,000, which owner Rick St. Pierre asked be divided between Matheny’s Arts Access Program and the Adult Services Ceramics Program. The funds were raised from … Continue reading

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Mask madness

The bar and dining room at Verve Bistro in Somerville, NJ, was packed on February 18, Fat Tuesday, for the kickoff of the restaurant’s Mardi Gras With Matheny celebration, which continued for four more days, from February 19 thru February … Continue reading

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Mardi Gras for Matheny

Every year, the Verve Bistro in Somerville, NJ, raises money for Matheny as part of its annual Mardi Gras celebration. This year there will be a twist. Usually the Verve Mardi Gras festivities begin on the Thursday preceding Fat Tuesday and … Continue reading

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Mardi Gras money

Rick St. Pierre, owner of Verve Bistro in Somerville, NJ,  presented Sandy Josephson, Matheny’s director of marketing and public relations, with an envelope containing $2,219—the fundraising proceeds from the restaurant’s recent Mardi Gras celebration. That total included $1,000 from a portion … Continue reading

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Good food and good fun

A five-day party began on Thursday, February 27, as residents of Somerville, NJ, and surrounding communities kicked off the Mardi Gras Carnivale at Somerville’s Verve Restaurant. The contemporary French restaurant celebrated what it calls “the funnest time of the year” … Continue reading

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Five days of fun

Every year, Verve, a restaurant and bistro in Somerville, NJ, celebrates Mardi Gras with its special Mardi Gras Carnivale. This year, the “Five Days of Fun” will run from the evening of Thursday, February 27, until “Fat Tuesday,” March 4. … Continue reading

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Souper Sunday

For the third year, the Verve Bistro in Somerville, NJ, has selected Matheny as the recipient of funds raised in connection with its annual Mardi Gras celebration. This year, however, there is an added twist: On Sunday, March 2, two … Continue reading

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Happy Mardi Gras!

For the second consecutive year, the Verve Bistro in Somerville, NJ, selected Matheny as the beneficiary of its Mardi Gras celebration. A portion of the proceeds from nights leading up to and including Mardi Gras and proceeds from the auctioning … Continue reading

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Mask auction on Fat Tuesday

The walls of the Verve Bistro Bar & Lounge in Somerville, NJ, were filled with hanging masks made by facilitators in Matheny’s Arts Access Program, students in Matheny’s Adult Services Program and members of the Junior Friends of Matheny. The … Continue reading

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Mask madness

The facilitators in Matheny’s Arts Access Program have immersed themselves in the Mardi Gras spirit, creating more than two dozen masks to be part of the silent auction on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Verve, a French restaurant in Somerville, … Continue reading

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