2002 Honorary Muse Cherice Harrison-Nelson

WNOL NEW ORLEANS – N.O. native and award-winning actress Patricia Clarkson has been named the Honorary Muse for the 2012 season, the krewe announced Thursday. Clarkson will lead the parade from the iconic 17-foot tall fiber optic-encrusted red pump shoe float. The krewe said it chose Clarkson because she is a woman the Krewe deemed the embodiment…

Swin Cash is most deserving of leading the Muses. Balancing extraordinary leadership with activist passions, she embodies the attributes and spirit of the nine muses. Krewe of Muses Captain, Staci Rosenberg We are excited to announce that NBA Executive, Gold Medal Olympian, WNBA Champion and All-Star, NCAA Champion and All-American, Activist and Philanthropist, Swin Cash will serve as…

Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance – Maria Giacobbe

Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy – Kimberly Rivers Roberts Kimberly Rivers Roberts is the star of the award-winning Katrina documentary “Trouble the Water,” with first-person footage during the storm shot by Roberts with a hand-held camcorder she had purchased on the street only days before the storm. The movie tells the story of Roberts, who is…

Today, the Krewe of Muses announced that Sue Zemanick, Executive Chef at Gautreau’s and Ivy, will serve as the Krewe’s Honorary Muse. Chef Sue Zemanick began her culinary career at the early age of 15 while working in fine dining restaurants in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She quickly learned that cooking was her passion and calling. After…