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Coslumer.s QuorlerlyRehearse lots! We spent over 10 hours working out stagingbefore we arrived at WorldCon and even though we were allborder-line hysterics by the time we got on stage, everyoneremembered their part. The Masquerade is a presentation andafter you've spent haUlS creating your costume, be sure to findsome way to display just how wonderful it is.It really helps to work with people you like. Remember thateveryone is going to reach maximum stress at the same time,and if something irritates you before you stan work, it mayappear to be grounds for honticide before you get on stage. Tryto pick the person who handles stress the best as. your groupcontact rson.Firsl Quarter, 1995Do not work on more than one project at the same time.especially if the same people are involved. We wouldn't havegone on stage held together by safety pins if we hadn't spentabout 450 hours making SWAT! Put something off - and ifyouaren't at least 95% finished, leave the costumes at home and getthem done for the next Masquerade. (Unless you have 12bodies, some of who bought ConFrancisco membershipsespecially to be in Chessl In that case, plan ahead and pUI offti,e other project.)And, of course, have loads and load of funl Walch out forthose yaks!Upcomi45 lventcBMarConMay 6-8, 1995Hyatt Regency, ColUlObus OHCostume Con 13May 26-29, 1995Shettoo Toronlo East Hotel, Canada$45 C I S35 USCCI3 cia Suite 0116, Box 18765 Front Street West, Toroolo, Ontario,Canada MSJ 1E6E-mail: 76437.1712@compuserve.com416-699-46661 (f) 416-699-5512Hotel: S87, 416-299-1500 I (f) 416-299-8959The ICG's annual convention, 2 masquerade(SFlFantasy & Historical), Future FashionShow, an 10 wear & doll contests. "LondonAller Dark" & "Victorian Bathing Beauty"parliesBeyondCon 3June 10'11, 1995SI5 for Beyond Reality Guild! S20 non BRCGBRCG, PO Box 272, Dundee, OR 97115Westereo" 48June 31-July 3, 1995Red Lion Inn, Portland ORS50 thru 6-10 I S60Westercon 48, PO Box 2584,Portland, OR 972108503-283-080274oo7.2584@compuserve.comWestern regional conventionNote: This convention absolutely prohibitswearing masks and weapons.Lihertvcnn 9July 7-9, 1995Days Inn Eastridge (Chattanooga TN)S25 thru 6-11 S35 anerLiberyCon 9, P. O. Box 695,Hixson, IN 37343This ucostumer friendly convention is theweek before NASFic and only 2 hours north.DargonconlNASFic "95July 13-16, 1995Atlanta Hillon & Atlanta Civic CenterNASFic '95, Box 47696, Atlanta GA 30362404-925-2813 / vanyel@crl.comThe convention when WorldCon is outside theNorth American continentCostume College 1995July 21-23Ainel Plaza Hotel, Van NuysS35 ICG / $40 non-ICG /Banquet S35 ICG / 545 non ICGPre-registration only! Deadline 6-10, 1995Costume College, cia CostUlOer's Guild WestP. O. Box 6066 Altadena, CA 9100371053.365 l@Compuserve.comSoulhem California regional college oncostuming techniques - this year «the era oflhe hoop"Intersection I 53rd WorldConAugust 24-28, 1995Scottish Exhibits and Convention Centre inGlassglow, ScotlandSI25 (US) / supporting S20(US) WorldCon '95, cia Theresa RennerBox 15430, Washington DC, 20003301-345-5186/inlersection@smo[dernon.co.ukThe world science fiction conventionCostume Con 14May 23-27, 199623Sea-Tac Airport Marriott, Seattle WA$40 until 7-4-95/ S25 supportingCC14, PO Box 1095, Renton, WA 98057j.zetterberg@geni.geni.comThe ICG~s annual conventionWestercon 49/ ConDiahloJuly 4-7, 1996Cantina Real Paso del Norte & EI PasoConvention Center. EI Paso, TICConDiablo, PO Box 31 n,EIPaso,1)( 79923800-585-8754 / richbrand@aol.comWestern regional conventionWorldCon 54 / LA Can mAugust 29-8eptember 2, 1996Anaheim Hilton, MarriottAnaheim & Convention CenterS90 thru 6-30-95/ S30 supportingLA Can m, cia SCIFI, PO Box 8448,Van Nuys, CA 91409lacon3.info@netcom.comThe world science fiction conventionColtume Can 15May 23-26, 1997Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore MDS25 supportingCCXV, 5400 White Mane,ColUlObia, MD 21045The ICO's annual conventionAre there gaps in the conventions in yourarea! Well, we didn'l have access 10 theinformation. Please send it in. We arelooking for an editor for this page.Please help us OUI!
Costumer's Quarterly First Quarter. 1995Patrick KennedyThe Guild Loses a Friendby Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr.~~~~~~;;!!!!llS~S!~9!:!;;99!:;9l~~~~~~~mil:.\~1lm!lliSiS~'%..~~~~~~Pat Kennedy is dead. His strong voice is silent His calming the best possible atmosphere for them. His concern was alwayspresence is gone forever. I shall miss him. The International to paint them in the best light.Costumer's Guild will miss him.Audiences loved him for his clear voice. They knew thereHe passed away on February 25. He was just 59. He died of would be no straining to hear mumbled phrases. There would becomplications arising from rheumatoid arthritis. no rushed words. Pat commanded the hall and they listened.Pat's concern was greater than just emceeing. He co-authoredPat was a prominent member of the costuming community. He ·th P "Th K ed C ..I:" th fi t handb kWI eggy, .e enn y ompenwum, e us 00.and his wife, Peggy, first mounted the costuming stage at Nycon fiorthe runmng. f SF d It . th th t0 masquera es. was In ose pages aII in 1956. He was never far from the stage again.Pat made his mark as an MC. Nervous contestants were calmedby his gentle supportive demeanor. They knew he would create24the Division concept was fonnalized, revolutionizing themasquerade.Pat did not limit himself to the stage. Pat believed in costuming.When the International Costumers' Guild took its first fledglingsteps, he was there. His knowledge and energy were always atour service.In 1989 he co-chaired, with Peggy Costume Con 7. Theyproved, at great financial risk, that a CC could succeed awayfrom the usual big city environs. Those of us who attendedremember CC7 with fondness.He was a founding member of the New YorklNew Jersey chapterof the ICG. also known as "The Sick Pups" and with Pat'ssense of humor. the nickname was truly deserved.Pat was always ready to literally put his money where his mouthwas. He believed in the ICG. When the time came to formalizecompetition guidelines, it was Pat who financed theundertaking. And it was Pat who sat up all Saturday night atCostume Con 10 with Byron Connell, Janet Anderson, and meto count aU those ballots.For three years. Pat was my vice-President in tlle ICG. He was astrong presence at my side. I knew I could count on his wisdomand counsel. He never hesitated to do research on difficultproblems. And he was a diplomat in the finest sense of theword.Goodbye Pat. We miss ou. The ICG, and the costumingcommunity, are poorer for you absence. But we are richer foryour memory, your words. and our example.Ifyou have a "Pat" tory to share. please send them to Peggyat 62 Touchstone. Lake Oswego. OR 97035. 1n lieu offlowers.contributions in his name may be made to the ArthritisFoundation. 4445 SW Barbur Blvd. Portland, OR 97201From all of us -- here's a raised glass to celebrate your life.You are tru(v missed... (additional text from Janet WA)
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