| EVENTS - Guild-Sponsored | DATE | Annual? | LOCATION | ADMISSION | OTHER INFO | LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Greater Portland Area Costume Ball |
Saturday, April 24th, 2004 | We hope so! |
Masonic Center, Vancouver, WA |
$20 in advance |
* GPACG-sponsored * | The GPACG Costume Ball Webpage |
| EVENTS - Educational and Exhibits | DATE | Annual? | LOCATION | ADMISSION | OTHER INFO | LINK |
| BeyondCon | 7-8 Feb 2004 | y | Everett Holiday Inn, Everett WA | $25 until 1 Feb 2004 | lectures, workshops, exhibits, dealers' room | www.brcg.org/events/beyondcon/default.htm |
| Sewing and Stitchery Expo | late Feb - early Mar | y | Western Washington State Fairgrounds, Puyallup WA | varies according to participation | lectures, workshops, exhibits, dealers' room | www.sewexpo.com |
| Period Costume Workshops | on-going throughout the year | y | Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St, Vancouver WA 98661 | varies | lectures, workshops, costume events |
Rebecca Morrison-Peck or contact the museum |
| Costume College | July-ish | y | "floats"; somewhere in southern CA | $60 + (varies w/add-ons) | pre-reg required for some events/classes | www.costumecollege.org |
| Costume-Con | varies | y | "floats" | varies | please note: Costume College and Costume-Con are two entirely different and separate entities | www.costumecon.org |
| Costume & Scribal Grand Ithra(s) (SCA) | varies | sort of; floats | varies | site fee with class fees extra | lectures, workshops (poss. dealers' area in hall) | www.ithra.antir.sca.org/index.php Click "Current" button. On next page: search dropdown menu for potential |
| Embellishments | varies | yes - floats around country | gen. $5 65+ $3 classes/workshops probably extra | lectures, workshops, exhibits, dealers' room | www.embellishment-show.com | |
| Portland Costume Symposium | in planning stage | hopefully | Portland, OR | unknown | panels, workshops, an exhibit hall, more. * GPACG-sponsored * | Symposium | EVENTS - Living History | DATE | Annual? | LOCATION | ADMISSION | OTHER INFO | LINK |
| Medieval England - fairs and feasts | thru out the year | y | Camlann Medieval Village, Carnation, WA | varies with event; from $8 to $40+ | portrays England in 1376 | www.camlann.com |
| Medieval thru Renaissance Europe - SCA - Kingdom of An Tir - various events | thru out the year | y | OR, WA, Northern ID, BC, Alberta, Sasketchawan Yukon, NW Territories | varies with event | costumes required at most events. overnight weekends; one-day events; competitions, classes, etc. | www.antir.sca.org |
| Early 1500s German | third weekend in July | new | Dee, OR | $7 | Mid-Summer's Renaissance Faire | www.midsummersrenfaire.us groups.yahoo.com/group/MSRF_costume |
| Elizabethan England | last full weekend in Jun | y | Richland, WA | ? | Ye Merrie Greenwood Faire | www.wizkeep.com/gwp/atfaire.htm |
| Elizabethan England | second full weekend in Sep | y | Kings Valley, OR | $8 | Shrewsbury Faire | www.shrewfaire.com |
| Fur Trade Era & Early to Mid-Victorian - various events | thru out the year | y | Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, WA | varies with event; usually just park admission - $3 | picnic areas available | www.nps.gov/fova/events.htm |
| American Civil War - various events | thru out the year | y | thru out the Pacific Northwest | varies with event; usually $5 -$8 for visitors | Northwest Civil War Council Washington Civil War Association | www.ncwc.org www.halcyon.com/strandjr/4thUS_Inf/ |
| Various Events | throughout the year | y | Pearson Air Park Hangar, Ft. Vancouver Historical Site, Vancouver WA 98661 | free | 1840 - current | contact the air park www.pearsonairmuseum.org |
EVENTS - Fantasy & Science Fiction | DATE | Annual? | LOCATION | ADMISSION | OTHER INFO | LINK |
| www.sfnorthwest.org/northwestcons.html | ||||||
| NorWesCon | Easter weekend | y | usually DoubleTree Seattle Airport, Seattle WA | varies - usually about $55 ATD (buy early) | norwescon.org | |
| WesterCon | around the 4th of July | y | "floats" | varies - usually about $75 ATD (buy early) | westercon.org | |
| Worldcon | varies | y | floats | gets more expensive the longer you delay; buy early! |   | |
| OryCon | 2nd or 3rd weekend in Nov | y | Columbia River DoubleTree, Portland, OR |
buy early; $25 until 31 Dec; increases thru the year; $55 ATD |   | www.orycon.org |
Last Update: 30 Mar 2004
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