Apollo Ball Themes
The Mystic Krewe of Apollo - Birmingham has a rich 40+ year history of presenting spectacular annual Mardi Gras balls. The very first Bal Masque was held in 1977 at the Roma Country Club in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. The rest, as they say, is history!
Bal Masque Themes Through The Years
| BALL | YEAR | THEME | CAPTAIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1977 | Shady Ladies | Roland Dobson |
| II | 1978 | Egyptian Mythology | Roland Dobson |
| III | 1979 | A Night At The Opera | Jim Rawls |
| IV | 1980 | World's Greatest Lovers | Jim Rawls |
| V | 1981 | Night On Mount Olympus | Michael Johnson |
| VI | 1982 | Wonders of Nature | Michael Johnson |
| VII | 1983 | The French Ball | Michael Johnson |
| VIII | 1984 | International | Don Gilmore |
| IX | 1985 | The Zodiac | Michael Johnson |
| X | 1986 | Floral Fantasy | Buddy Robbins |
| XI | 1987 | Over The Rainbow | Robert Logan |
| XII | 1988 | Show Time | Buddy Robbins |
| XIII | 1989 | Mardi Gras Masquerade | Henry Levens |
| XIV | 1990 | A Night In Troy | Bill Johnson |
| XV | 1991 | Travel In Time | Grant May |
| XVI | 1992 | Horray For Hollywood | John Laskow |
| XVII | 1993 | Capture The Wonder | Jeb Lawson |
| XVIII | 1994 | Wild Wild West | Buddy Robbins |
| XIX | 1995 | Cocktails | Buddy Robbins |
| XX | 1996 | Celebration of Imperial Royalty | Buddy Robbins |
| XXI | 1997 | Under The Big Top | Robert Noah |
| XXII | 1998 | The Red Hot Ball | Thom Satterfield |
| XXIII | 1999 | Apollo In Production | Buddy Robbins |
| XXIV | 2000 | The Best Of Everything | John Laskow |
| XXV | 2001 | An Affair To Remember | John Laskow |
| XXVI | 2002 | Once Upon A Time | Mitch Harrison |
| XXVII | 2003 | Apollo Under The Sea | Randy Green |
| XXVIII | 2004 | The Blue Ball | Chuck Leachman |
| XXIX | 2005 | If The Show Fits | Randy Green |
| XXX | 2006 | XXX There's Nothing Dirty Going On | Jim Barron |
| XXXI | 2007 | Apollo On Safari - Get Wild! | Garry Peace |
| XXXII | 2008 | Apollo's Wide World Of Sports | John Hurley |
| XXXIII | 2009 | Birds of a Feather | Jim Barron |
| XXXIV | 2010 | Fire & Ice | John Hurley |
| XXXV | 2011 | Come Party With Us | Bob Greenlee |
| XXXVI | 2012 | Postcards From Apollo | Donnie Ashworth |
| XXXVII | 2013 | It Takes Two | Jim Barron & John Hurley |
| XXXVIII | 2014 | Apollo Takes The Sky | John Hurley |
| XXXIX | 2015 | Apollo: The Musical | Bob Greenlee |
| XL | 2016 | It's About Time | Robert Noah |
| XLI | 2017 | House of Apollo | David Pate-Campbell |
| XLII | 2018 | Southern Charm | Kyle Pugh |
| XLIII | 2019 | Icons of Pride | Bunky Wright |
| XLIV | 2020 | Game On! | Bob Greenlee & Jim Barron |
| XLV | 2022 | Primetime | Brandon Blankenship |
