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for Los Angeles (and beyond) 2003
Check out the current event year <here>
The winter holidays season - Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Solstice and
beyond - is a time of family gatherings, crafts, celebrations and
admit it... shopping. Often places re-make themselves into an
old-fashioned world or create a picturesque fantasy to help with the mood.
Many places add the wonderful ambiance of Yuletide costumes to their holiday
events. Here is a highlight of some of Los Angeles's events.
Whether you dress up or just want to go to watch costumed folks in Los Angles
and celebrate. (Check Other
Sources for hints on how to find more 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
 | Pasadena Scottish Rite Hall |
| Info:
http://www.lahacal.org/sdi.html , tickets $25, may be purchased on line.
 | Winter Ball, November 22, 2003 |
| To add to the ambiance, we suggest, but do not insist that our
patrons wear the formal attire or military uniforms (any nation) of the 19th
Century |
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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 7, 2003. 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.
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See visions of Christmas past. "Featuring photographs and ephemera from
various area archives, we chronicle how Christmas was celebrated in the
Southland
from the late 19th through mid 20th centuries"
The highlight of the season will be Sunday, December 8th where there is music,
theatrical performances, merchants, food, family activities and tours.
More Homestead Museum events at http://www.homesteadmuseum.org/calendar/index.htm
Lamplight tours at Heritage Square
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.
Victorian Christmas - Banning House Museum
A Homemade Christmas - Connecting Past and Present.
The Lanterman Holliday Tea
| A holiday tea for parents and
their children |
| info:
http://www.lahacal.org/1918/tea.html , tickets $25 for adults, $5 for
children
| Lanterman House in La
Canada/Flintridge |
| Sunday, Dec 7, 2003 1-3pm |
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The Fools' Guild Carnival of Venice
New Year's Eve Ball. "Enter the enchanting Venetian World, sprinkled
with a bit of Brazilian Carnival and peppered to taste with New Orleans Mardi
Gras." $25 price includes dinner buffets, live commedia show with DJ and
dancing, midnight toast. Costume Parade. At Griffith Park Camp.
| Info:
http://www.circussanctuary.com .
| $25 , 7:30 , December 31, 2003 |
| Enter north into the part from Riverside/Crystal Sprigs. Enter
north into Griffin Park at the 3rd stop sign, turn right onto Griffith Part
Drive, Go 0.9 miles, turn left onto Camp Dr. Go to the top, park. |
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Victorian 12 Night Progressive
Dinner
Progressive Dinner in the Heritage Square Historic District, Riverside.
Horse drawn carriages take guests to 3 vintage homes decorated in holiday
splendor. Delicious gourmet food, elegant but fun. Live music and carolers.
Victorian dress encouraged. Fundraiser for Old Riverside Foundation historic
preservation group.
| Info: Sheila Cocco:
d.cocco@pe.net or call (909)
683-2725
| Tickets $80 pp. for sale at Ana's Florist 1735 Spruce St. Ste. J,
Riverside |
| Fri. Jan 9, 7 pm & Sat. Jan 10, 6:30 & 7:30 pm 2004 |
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Ships in Costume!
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.
| Marina del Rey Boat Parade,
one of the largest boat parade on the west coast
| December 13th, 2003 - Burton Chance Part and Fisherman's village
 | Info: (310) 670-7130 |
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| Parade of 1000 Lights
| December 6, 2003 - Shoreline Village, Long Beach
| Info: (562) 435-4093 |
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| Naples Boat Parade, one of the longest running boat parades in So Cal.
| December 13,2003 - Canals in Naples Island, Long Beach
| Info: (562) 570-5333 |
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Citywalk on Ice, Winter Wonderland Outdoor Skating Ring
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.
More Local City Street Fairs and Local Celebrations
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. |
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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.
Giant Victorian-era crafts fair in the western Ghost town inside the park
Snoopy Ice show and the rollercoasters for a bit more
| Info: http://www.knotts.com/
| Special reduced prices. $6 for adults and $5 for children - includes
special vendors |
| Nov 27 - Dec 24, 2003 |
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Stats Floral
| 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?
| This store in San Gabriel specializes in historical patterns (and
books). |
| Also carry a number of hard to find costume accessories including
hoop skirts, gloves, spats, top hats, corsets and boning. |
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| Their web site ( www.AlterYears.com
) has a few examples of their patterns, but they have many more in store.
| 8960 E. Huntington Dr., San Gabriel, 626-614-9400 (Located behind
the North Woods Inn in Clearman's Village - Huntington Drive and
Rosemead Blvd.) |
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| Special sale: 20% - Sunday December 15, 2002. In store purchases
only. |
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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. |
| Want to check out more costuming around this site:
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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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