Mardi Gras 2000 Button

This button is from The Fresno Dixieland Society Mardi Gras festival in Fresno, California, in 2000. It is a made of white paper with multi-color printing covered with a clear film, on a round metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:

MARDI GRAS 2000
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"LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!" Fresno Dixieland Society

The Fresno Dixieland Society sponsors an annual weekend-long Mardi Gras festival with parades, performances, and dances featuring traditional jazz. The festival is held at several venues throughout Fresno.

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.