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Old news bits 2009
Los Angeles Opera Costume Shop SaleLA Opera is opening its overstuffed Costume Shop for its first ever costume sale, just in time for Halloween. The Costume Studio’s storage racks are bursting at the seams, and the company is selling more than 2500 costume pieces to create more room for its ever-growing production repertoire. Pieces for sale will include everything ranging from complete “merry peasant” and “medieval courtier” costumes to individual pieces such as capes, hats, shoes and fans. Highlights of the collection will include a number of “diva dresses,” stunning hand-crafted gowns worn by LA Opera’s leading ladies.
Profile in History Movie Memorial AuctionTwo days of auctions of movies costumes, props and memorabilia. Full outfit for The Terminator, Freddy Kruger, Star Trek costumes from TOS to the movie series, Planet of the Apes, Back to the Future, Headless Horseman. Classics include Ben Hur, Jane Eyre, Gown With the Wind. Props from Roswell, Star Wars, Transformers. Originals from Michael Jackson, Harry Houdini, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong, Gus Grissom, Roy Rogers (Costumes on day 2.) The whole catalog may be downloaded from a pdf.
Fangoria Horror Auction - Premier PropsPremiere Props will be hosting a live auction of horror-themed movie props, including super hero costumes from classic horror movies. Rare costumes and props from fan favorites including Halloween II, Resurrection & 6, Freddy vs. Jason, Nightmare on Elm Street, Jeepers Creepers, Obsessed, My Bloody Valentine, Midnight Meat, The Collector, Sorority Row and many more! Proceeds will benefit the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Live auction presented by Fangoria..
For San Diego costumers... Starlight Theatre Costume and Prop SaleSelling off some of their costumes, just in time for Halloween. Full range of sizes for adults, Vintage, Zombies, Ethnic, Uniforms, Characters, Dumb & Dumber Tuxedos, Matching Sets (great for dancing!), Shoes, Hats, Furs, Sewing Patterns, Road Boxes
The San Diego Costume Guild is holding its annual Swap and Sell Yard Sale.Hey there all you Steampunkers! Here's your opportunity to get clothing and
accessories quickly and cheap! The San Diego Costume Guild is holding its annual
Swap and Sell Yard Sale. What kind of things will you find? Everything from full
costumes and vintage clothing covering Renaissance, Victorian, Antebellum,
Western, Edwardian and 20th Century periods, to accessories, jewelry and
books!
Pyrate DazeThis event is a mix of Pirates and Steam Punk. Vendors, evening masquerade
dinner with a live performances with Abney
Park
Annual Baggins' Birthday Picnic
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 | Info: http://www.theonering.net/
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A more intimate evening LOTR gathering in Glendora. Music, eats, entertainment, costumes. "Tolkien Forever."
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| 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. | ||||||||
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The exhibition examines the important aspects of costume design for color films from the 1940s through the 1960s, and includes costumes from such well-known films as "The Great Race" (1965), costume worn by Natalie Wood, costume design by Edith Head and Donfeld; and "My Fair Lady" (1964), costume worn by Audrey Hepburn, costume design by Cecil Beaton, who won Oscars® for both Color Costume Design and Color Art Direction for the film. Reproductions of costume design drawings from the holdings of the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library will also be on display.
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Info: http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/exhibitions/2009/dressedincolor.html or 310) 247-3600.
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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 their pics from past exhibits.
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Star Trek The TourForty 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,
| Tour will also visit aprox 20 other North American cities over the next 5 years. |
| Info: http://www.startrek.com/custom/include/community/tour/ & http://www.startrektickets.com/ |
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Be like shadows and spirits of the house, in elegance, grace and style. Wear your most elegant finery or costume. Masks provided.
Four course menu, wine champagne. Special entertainment by fortune tellers, palmists, jugglers. International escape artist and magician Curtis Lovell II will be performing his close up wonders for diners and party goers from 8 pm to midnight at the Code Restaurant and Lounge.
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http://www.coderestaurant.com/nye.html or
http://www.curtislovell.com/ or
949 660-0888
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