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There are even more events with a historic flavor on our Festival Page Please pay attention to the costume requirements here, especially for the dances.
Autumn Historical Costume Dances & BallsMiss Haseltine's Drum - Friends of English Regency
Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club Halloween Costume Party
Van Tassel Ball
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 | Info:
http://walternelson.com/dr/node/313 or 805-527-8711
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Three days of Tango
workshops. Three days & nights of dancing. Gala dinner Tango Show and three
nights of live Tango music. Tango Masters dance performances.
| Info:
http://www.tangomasquerade.com/ or 818-857-9021
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Join a vast array of
Victorian personalities from England and the far corners of the world. Dine on a
fabulous dinner & dessert buffet by Affairs of Elegance. Dance to the live music
brought to you by the Philadelphia Band & Promenade Orchestra.
This year's Ball celebrates Steampunk, a sub-genre of fantasy and speculative fiction that denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne.
Also, attend a Steampunk workshop, Saturday October 17, 2009 , RSVP
| Info:
http://www.coliserv.net/ccobs/ball-2009/gas2009.html
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| This is a costume only event for adults. Steampunk or costumes of the era requested. Please attend the Ball in a costume befitting the rank and station of any Sherlockian or Canonical character... or as any historical or fictional character of that age. |
Taking 2009 off, back in 2010
Honoring this year’s bountiful autumn Harvest. Sup at a sumptuous feast and dance with our friends from villages near and far. Formal attire please.
| Info:
http://www.englishcountrydancing.org/ or <detail>
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| Formal attire required, from 1700-1820 preferred but not
required
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The stars are
waiting for you on this tour of one of Old Hollywood’s most
sought after "afterworld" addresses. This gorgeous old site is the final
resting place for a pantheon of performers, including Rudolph Valentino,
Douglas Fairbanks, Barbara LaMarr, C.B. De Mille,—and other high-flying
Angelenos—and as the elegant (and eclectic) collection of monuments and
mausoleums attest, our forefathers died as stylishly as they lived.
Tour and tales!
| Info: http://www.cemeterytour.com/
or 323-769-0195 or info@cemeterytour.com
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Bring the whole family to celebrate Halloween
at Heritage Square Museum. Learn about the history of Victorian mourning
practices in America during the early 20th century while children ages 2
to 12, play period games, enjoy and make in 19th century harvest crafts, choose
a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, and receive treats from our costumed
interpreters (Sunday only).
Saturday night, silent horror movie. Show starts at dusk
| Info:
http://heritagesquare.org/events.htm or 323-225-2700
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The Grier Musser
Museum is a turn-of-the century historic Queen Anne house which displays
fascinating antique collections admit it's stunning architecture. Join
them for a piece of haunted history. Located near downtown Los Angeles
and close to the new Red Line Subway Station
This year's exhibit (September 16 - October 31,2009) is Dorothy in Oz: "a collection of Halloween memorabilia that is displayed during the month., such as, old pumpkins, ghost and goblins. The museum has a collection of Halloween pop-up books of old witches and scary monsters that seem to pop out at you. Also on display is our collection of Wizard of Oz memorabilia."
| Info:
http://www.griermussermuseum.com/ or 213-413-1814
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Guided tour,
history and interesting stories of the cemetery and the area.
Activates for children including Halloween around the world and a chance
for children can decorate their own sugar skulls in the tradition of
Mexico's Dia de los Muertos.
| Info:
http://historicalsocietylb.org/ or
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Visit with the inhabitants of the "Village of Falconbridge" and view scenes
of one of San Diego's most beautiful Parks. The age of chivalry will be
recreated among the wonders of nature in this idealic setting. Travel back to a
distant place in time to share memories and the glories of the reign of
Elizabeth the First.
| Info:
http://www.goldcoastfestivals.com/escondidoren/erenpg1.html
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12 stages of Cowboy
Action Shooting side matches ~ Top Gun and Sweet 16 Shoot Off ~ our
traditional Thursday Night Punkin’ Bowling Black Powder Night Shoot and
Friday Night Poker Tournament ~ Saturday night dance will feature Ron Stein
and his All Stars . Cowboy church Sunday morning.
* 12 Great Stages! * Lots of Side Matches! * Pumpkin
Bowling * Poker Tournament * Saturday Night Dance * Costume Competitions *
Presented by The Cowboys & the Silver Queen Mine Regulators. The California State Championship. May register with paypal.
| Info:
http://www.thecowboys.org/tradpost/index.html
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The Ventura county farm opens up every October for a Harvest Festival.
Acers of pumpkins plus lots of entertainment. craft fair and a country store
in the Moorpark / Newbury Park area. The first weekend in October is
dedicated to Cowboys. The entire weekend will be filled with
stunt ropers, gunfighters, country music, cowboy poetry and even an old-time
medicine show. Don your cowboy hats and come on down to the farm for a taste
of the Wild West!
| Info:
http://www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com/
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??? Shiver at the Haunting of the Old Grand Union Hotel. This haunting fundraiser is at the Stagecoach Inn Museum (formerly the Grand Union Hotel) in Newbury Park (near Thousand Oaks). Hallowe'en is a natural for this old hotel on the original stage route from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles.
Activities include face painting, trick-or-treating around the complex,
crafts for kids, cupcake walks and storytellers. Bring your already carved
pumpkin for prizes. Jack-o-lanterns will be judged for best, scariest and
most unusual, and they will all be lighted at 3:30 p.m. Wear your
costumes!
| Info:
http://www.stagecoachmuseum.org/ or
(805) 498-9441
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| Costumes not required but if you feel the urge to dress in the time frame of around 1880 it'll be all the merrier! |
Heritage Hill Historical Park is transformed in to a "Haunt." on Friday
night. Features include a Haunted House, Scare Zone, a Guitar Hero Contest
and some SCARY surprises! You won't want to miss the big screening of the
horror classic, "The Creature from the Black Lagoon." Age 13+. $5
The adventure continues at the Autumn Harvest Festival held at the
Heritage Hill Historical Park. Get spooked at the haunted house and enjoy
the country sound of the Kahuna Cowboys. Be part of the quest for fortune
and glory as Indiana Jones fans put on the adventure of a lifetime. Costume
parade for kids up to 12 years of age. Fee: $4 adults, $3 children (12 and
under)
| Info:
http://www.ocparks.com/heritagehill/ or <event
detail> or (949)923-2230
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Los Encinos
State Historic Park in Encino will host Historical costumes of the 1870s,
traditional games, live music and a working blacksmith shop at the Los Encinos
living history day. Tours of the restored 1849 adobe and participants in
authentic Victorian costume.
Pack a picnic and stay the day--admission is free. Old West attire is encouraged (no weapons please).
| Info:
http://los-encinos.org/
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MTHE is a
family-oriented, educational atmosphere, celebrating the history of those
who have defended their civilizations throughout history. Visitors are
invited to walk through the camps of the participants. See historic
memorabilia, living history presentation, period battles and demonstrations,
historic vehicles and equipment.
MTHE is the largest time-line living history event west of the Mississippi River. They have nearly one-thousand historical interpretive specialists representing many different aspects of world history from Ancient Rome, to Elizabethan England, to Colonial America and beyond. Their timeline starts with the beginning of the civilized world and marches its way through history to the current conflicts.
| Info:
http://www.marchingthruhistory.com/
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Go to war
medieval style! Also classes, performances, lots of shopping, evening
parties. Enjoy yourself in a simpler time.
| Info:
http://www.caid-gww.org/
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There are more costume & dance events scheduled for October. Check www.lahacal.org for many more ideas throughout the year.
September 19. Check various group calendars for the extra planned silliness
This event is a mix of Pirates and Steam Punk. Vendors, evening masquerade
dinner with a live performances with Abney
Park
During the day there's also the Pyro show.. The American Pride Tall Ship will be
broadsiding the Queen Mary. They're looking for participants... check the
website for more details on being scurvy.
| Info: http://www.pyratedaze.com
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| $80 for the weekend, which includes the dinner and concert, $20 daily tickles w/o the evening stuff. |
Renaissance Fest with a Pirate Flare at Lake Casitas
| info: http://www.goldcoastfestivals.com/piratefaire/piratefestpg1.html |
| At Lake Casitas in Ojai: 80 miles NW of Los Angeles, 30 miles SE of Santa Barbara and 10 miles inland from Ventura off Hwy 150 & Santa Anna Rd |
| September 19-20 & 26-27, 2009 |
"For that little bit of Pirate in each of us, join the Buccaneers
for a great day of fun. Don your best pirate attire for the costume contest and
compete in the Treasure Hunt for the Grand Prize. Enjoy great food and dance the
night away!"
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| October 3, 2009
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Looking for more Historic events throughout the year??? Check out the Vintage Dance and History Calendar.
Stuff that we can't get current info on, or has been canceled...
??? Dances for 1650 to present day are taught. Beginners welcome, no partner required.
| Info: 626-397-2202 or
http://www.lahacal.org
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Dance presented by the South Bay English Country Dance. Theme for the ball is "faces and places"
| Info:
http://www.geocities.com/sbecd/index.html,
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