2014 Mardi Gras : Bids for Beads! is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm, February 22 and will be held at NIU - Naperville Campus. Tickets are $45 per person and include complimentary Hurricanes, beer, wine, and soft drinks, live musical entertainment, themed character actors and appetizers. Proxy Bidding is available; to learn more or to enter a LIVE EVENT ONLY absentee bid, please email JCMardiGras@gmail.com