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Old news bits 2008

summary only of some of the highlights

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FIDM - 3rd Annual Art of Outstanding Television Costume Design Exhibition

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the FIDM Museum & Galleries jointly present the exhibition, showcasing a retrospective of television's most memorable costume designs from the past and present. Featured will be work from this year's Emmy nominations.

Info: http://www.fidm.edu/resources/museum+galleries for their website and past exhibits.

	July 29 through September 27, 2008, 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. Tuesday thru Sunday. Closed Labor Day Weekend.
	Free to all

Comic-Con International

July 24-27, 2008, Annual

San Diego Convention Center, CA

As their name states, this is an international comic convention. Saturday's event is open to all costumes but comic oriented items do better.

	Note: write for their rules, their structure and format is different than the 'ICG standard'.
	There are a number of sponsored prizes most years.
	Pre-register for the masquerade
	Sells out early, so get your tickets

FIDM - Aesthetes, Bohemians & Craftsmen: Artistic Dress, 1880s - 1920s

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum & Galleries jointly present the exhibition with The Gamble House Centennial - The Exhibits are celebrating the avant-garde epoch which propelled fashion out of the Victorian Era and continues to influence designs of today.

"The world of Artistic dress was short-lived and inhabited only by a daring few, but the impression left on the fashion world has endured. Started in mid-19th century England, this form of dress was sparked by influential artists subverting societal norms. They abandoned the traditional clothing of the time for the loose, un-corseted styles of ancient Greece and medieval Europe, which they felt best accentuated the natural beauty of the female body. ..."

FIDM Info

http://www.fidm.edu/resources/museum+galleries for their website and past exhibits.

May 20 - July 2, 2008, 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.

Tuesday - Saturday

Free to all

Gamble House Tour Info

http://www.gamblehouse.org/centennial/index.html

April 13 - June 8, 2008, Thus - Sunday - See website for tour times and types as well as pricing

Western Costume Spring Cleaning Sale

Western Costume is having a big spring closet cleaning ONE DAY ONLY,
Saturday, May 31. Come early it's going to be a fab yard (er parking
lot) sale. On the website, they've got a video of all kinds of the stuff that they're going to
sell, vintage dresses, uniforms, furry monkey hands, glitter stuff, top
hats... YUM!

Info: http://www.westerncostume.com/springsale08/index.html

	Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 9-5
	Western Costume Parking Lot
	11041 Vanowen St, North Hollywood

Texuba - Kimono and Textiles

Great shows for Textile junkies. Beautiful fabrics that only come to town a few times a year. Kimono and obi.

Retirement Closing sales! Keep checking their website at www.texuba.com for the latest shows.

Los Angeles

	June 21-22, 2008
	23104 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA between Lomita Blvd & 230th St (In the former Florence Fabrics building)

Fashion on A Plate

Discover the origins of fashion plate illustrations and their importance in Fashion on A Plate. Explore the reasons why fashion illustration was used 100 years ago, how early fashion plates were produced, and the influence these illustrations had on how fashion was marketed for centuries. This unique exhibit showcases a series of forty fashion images from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and textiles provided by private collections. (Due to the nature of the textiles included in this exhibit, no photography is allowed.)

Info: http://heritagesquare.org or 323-225-2700

	Saturdays and Sundays, March 28 to May 31, 2008, 12 to 4 p.m.
	Heritage Square Museum, 3800 Homer Street (Exit 110-Pasadena Freeway at Avenue 43)

The Purse and the Person: A Century of Women's Purses

The Purse & the Person brings together life stories buried right under our noses -- in the purses carried by our mothers and grandmothers. Developed from a private collection of over 3,000 purses and accessories, this exhibition looks at purses from the inside out, examining day-to-day life reflected in a very personal, very female artifact cache -- a woman's handbag.

The exhibit's run at the Pasadena Museum of History is part of a nine-city national tour over a three-year period, containing over 100 purses along with an equal amount of artifacts and photographs.

Info: http://www.pasadenahistory.org/thingstosee/purseexhibit.html

January 20-March 31, 2008

Wednesday - Sunday, 12-5pm

Fenyes Mansion

470 West Walnut Street, Pasadena

>Tickets: $5 for exhibit, $4 tour, $7 combined, kids free

Purse Design Showcase & Silent Auction

Info: http://www.pasadenahistory.org/programs_events/purseauctionimages.html

	Thursday, February 7, 2008
	7:30 pm
	CATZ (Competitive Athlete Training Zone), 801 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena 91105
	Tickets: $120 Patron (exclusive purse preview 7:00-7:30 pm); $60 General; $50 PMH members & CATZ clients

Motion Picture Costumer 705 Giant Yard Sale

Ever wanted to shop at a professional costumer's yard sale??? How about a whole group??? Members of Local 705 Costumer's Union will be gathering together to sell costume pieces, clothing, crafts, fabrics, supplies and books. Bring cash for a great shopping spree to help out costumer's effected by the current Hollywood strike.

Saturday, February 9, 2008

History for Hire parking lot by Burbank Airport

	7149 Fair Ave, North Hollywood
	Off Sherman Way between Vineland and Tujunga

Star Trek The Tour

Forty years of imagination, artistry and meticulous craftsmanship that together have made the Star Trek legacy history. This is the largest collection of artifacts, sets and information ever put on public display. A large array of exhibits, featuring sets, costumes, museum pieces and props from all five Star Trek television series and ten Star Trek feature films. Check out the virtual tour description,

Detailed tour description, Tour will also visit aprox 20 other North American cities over the next 5 years.

Info: www.StarTrekTheTour.com

	Queen Mary Dome in Long Beach
	Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, to Sunday Feb. 17, 2008
	Ticketmaster.com - Adult Tickets are $35 weekend / $30 weekday, Children's Tickets are $17.50 weekend / $16 weekday, Special pricing available for Seniors, Students, and Active Military with ID at Box Office only

FIDM - The Art of Motion Picture Costume Design

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum & Galleries jointly present the exhibition, showcasing the year's most memorable costume designs from the movies of the past year.. The Academy Award nominated costumes will be featured.

	Info: http://www.fidm.edu/resources/museum+galleries for their website and past exhibits.
	January 28 through April 12, 2008, 10:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. Monday through Saturday. Closed Easter Weekend.
	Free to all

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