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| Costuming for the Winter Holidays
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 | The Romance of Dance though the ages |
| Street Fairs, Museums and Celebrations |
| Amusement Park Makeovers as Winter Wonderlands |
| Shop 'till you drop - pre and post |
| Other Sources for Holiday news and events |
Historic dace can be the highlight of the entire holiday season. In costume, it certainly is the most romantic.
Most of these dances require tickets be purchased in advance and most require at least, an attempt at the costume of the period. There are other dances throughout the year where you can learn.
Social Daunce Irregulars Victorian Grand Winter Ball
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| Scottish Rite Hall in Pasadena
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"Many hours of dancing to some of the best music of the 19th
century.
An elegant 5-course dinner, served European style. A Victorian-flavored party,
beautifully costumed (and beautiful) people, and wonderful music."
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Info: http://agiftfromthepast.org/ . $60. Sunday, December 8, 2002. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The dances begin at 4:30 p.m. and run until 11:30 p.m. Tickets in advance only. |
Victorian era evening costume required.
Dinner and dance from the American Civil War Society at the Scottish Rite Hall in Pasadena. Buffet dinner, dancing and door prizes.
| Info: 909-445-9841. E-mail marionweiler@uia.net, $30, tickets in advance |
| Scottish Rite Hall in Pasadena. 4pm - 10pm |
Civil war or Victorian costume required
Bring in the new year with night of 1930s Jazz, Swing, Foxtrot, Rhumba and Tango with Mora's Modern Rhythmists. Featuring music from 1927 to 1937. Dinner and dance. Multiple ticket packages available.
| Info: http://www.satinballroom.com/ . $60 includes the champagne toast, $85 for reserved seating hors d'oeuvre And dessert buffet. January 1, 2003 |
| Veterans Memorial Building, Culver City |
Dress in evening wear, period preferred.
Ride a horse carriage to 3 different Victorian homes decorated for the festive holiday. Includes appetizer, dinner & dessert. Live music while dining. Fundraiser for Old Riverside Foundation Historic Preservation group.
| Info: e-mail Sheila Cocco scocco@pe.com or call (909) 683-2725. $80 tickets at Ana's Florist, 1735 Spruce St., Riverside, (909) 682-5525. January 3-4, 2003 |
| 6:30 & 8:30 pm |
Victorian attire encouraged, but not requred.
Be transported back in time though living history players and house tours. See a century of change thought the exhibits in the historic homes. The focus is on Christmas celebrations of 1840s, 1870s and 1920s.
The highlight of the season will be Sunday, December 8th where there is music, theatrical performances, merchants, food, family activities and tours.
| Info: http://www.homesteadmuseum.org/calendar/xmas.htm.
Event is free to all.
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More Homestead Museum events at http://www.homesteadmuseum.org/calendar/index.htm
During this living history presentation, visitors step back in time to a holiday evening during three different eras in Southern California history. Tours are by advance reservation only. It does sell out. Children at selected times only. No tickets will be sold at the door.
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http://heritagesquare.org/events.html
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There are a couple of holiday spectacular in the Harbor. The boats will be all decked out in their best lighting. Dress on the crews will vary.
| Anniversary flotilla at the Queen Mary
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| Marina del Rey Boat Parade, the
2nd larges boat parade on the west coast
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| Parade of 1000 Lights
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| Naples Boat Parade
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Ok... not actually costumes, but Californians and ice skating wear is a costume for Angelenos... and is loads of fun. More than ice skating. Includes holiday-themed concerts and refreshments.
| Info: 818) 243-6488, (888) 527-2757. |
| November 13-December 31 |
I'm not going to try and catch these. Some communities with get elaborate during Yuletide, others leave it to the malls, while even others will quietly celebrate. Check your local paper for special events. (If you think your group merits singling out, contact us.)
| Los Angeles Almanac list a lot of family friendly activities for December including parades, tree lightings, street fairs and museum days. |
Most of Southern Californian's theme parts will do a holiday makeup this December. If you're a regular to the parts, you know it's always fun to see the twist on the costumes. This is the only time of the year, the characters outfits are specially designed to help get you in the mood. Though 90 degree days do seem incongruous with the characters' winter wonderland dress! Here I'm only going to highlight the biggest costume changes.
Disneyland always remakes their amusement parks into a winter wonderland. Many of the costumed characters change costumes representing the season. Victorian Dress is a theme for many of the characters, street bands and singers. The stage shows, remade for the holidays, show some of the most magical revisions of the costumes of the entire year. I is well worth the crowds to enjoy.
Haunted Mansion Holiday is also billed as When Holidays Collide. Disneyland has remade over their famous Haunted Mansion in the style of "Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas". The somber New Orleans styled house has been redecorated as Jack Skellington and the other residents of his world descending for some delightful twists on the mix of Christmas and Halloween. Runs though January 6th only.
| Info: www.Disneyland.com. Runs though January 6th only. Included with regular admission. |
| The famous after-Christmas sale for Costumers looking for shinny bits! |
| Check out the whole story <here>. |
AlterYears
| Building your own historic costume for the holiday? Want something beyond the patterns you
can find in the fabric stores?
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| Their web site ( www.AlterYears.com
) has a few examples of their patterns, but they have many more in store.
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| Special sale: 20% - Sunday December 15, 2002. In store purchases only. |
Use search engines for events around Los Angeles. Note: no search engines have everything, so dig for info.
| Check out DigitalCity.com. | ||||
| Los Angeles Almanac list a lot of family friendly activities for December including street fairs and museum days. | ||||
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If a search engine brought you to this page, you may want to prowl the rest of the Alley Cat Scratch site. Most of it is about costumes and resources for them... so if you like dress-up, come play with da Cat. |
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This page last updated 06/03/10
