GBACG Past Events


2008

  • 01.27.08 -- GBACG Open House, Berkeley City Club, Berkeley
  • 02.09.08 -- The Gilded Age Tea, The Garden Court, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco

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2007

  • 01.28.07 -- GBACG Open House, Yet Wah Restaurant, San Francsico
  • 02.11.07 -- Basic Bodice Draping for the Victorian Era Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 02.17.07 -- GBACG Celebration of 1890 Hats, San Mateo County History Museum, Redwood City
  • 02.24.07 -- Queen Elizabeth I and the Pirate, Sequoia Lodge, Oakland
  • 03.04.07 -- Costume Salon: Little Women, Mid-Victorian Costume
  • 03.11.07 -- Costume Academy, One full day of classes, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 04.15.07 -- Costume Salon: Harry Potter Costuming
  • 04.21.07 -- GBACG goes to Gaskells, "Victorian Fantasy", Scottish Rite Center, Oakland
  • 04.29.07 -- Basic Bodice Draping for the Victorian Era II Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 05.20.07 -- Little Women Picnic, Shinn House, Fremont
  • 06.23.07 -- Hogwarts End-of-Term Celebration, Hillside Club, Berkeley
  • 07.14.07 -- Surviving the Guillotine: A French Revolution Picnic, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
  • 07.22.07 -- One Hour Dresses of the 1920's Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 09.09.07 -- GBACG goes to the Gatsby Summer Afternoon, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
  • 10.13.07 -- Victorian Cemetery Stroll and Picnic, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
  • 10.14.07 -- Costume Salon: The Gilded Age
  • 11.11.07 -- Trimming Your Toppers Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 12.08.07 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, San Francisco

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2006

  • 01.22.06 -- GBACG Open House, Yet Wah Restaurant, San Francsico
  • 02.05.06 -- Sewing Circle: 18th Century Fitting Party
  • 02.18.06 -- Stepford Wives Tea, Secret Garden Tea House, San Francsico
  • 02.25.06 -- GBACG goes to Gaskells, "Victorians in Bloom", Scottish Rite Center, Oakland
  • 03.05.06 -- Costume Clinic/Sewing Circle: Fairy Tale
  • 03.12.06 -- Costume Academy, One full day of classes, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 04.02.06 -- Sewing Circle: Fabulous Hats
  • 04.23.06 -- The Beat Generation, Vesuvio, San Francisco
  • 04.30.06 -- Creating a Beautiful Bonnet Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 05.07.06 -- Costume Clinic/Sewing Circle: 18th Century Hair and Wig Demo
  • 07.09.06 -- Costume Clinic/Sewing Circle: Renaissance Men
  • 07.16.06 -- The Return of the The Romantic Poetry Gathering, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  • 07.23.06 -- Corsets of the Victorian Age Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 08.13.06 -- Sewing Circle: Pirates!
  • 08.20.06 -- Let Them Drink Wine, Chateau St. Jean Winery, Kenwood
  • 08.27.06 -- GBACG goes to the Golden Gate Renaissance Festival, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  • 09.10.06 -- GBACG goes to the Gatsby Summer Afternoon, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
  • 09.24.06 -- Plagued By Projects III Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 10.15.06 -- Victorian Alliance House Tour, Pacific Heights East, San Francisco
  • 10.21.06 -- Around the World in 80 Days...or One Afternoon, Duke of Edinburgh Pub, Cupertino
  • 11.05.06 -- Sewing Circle: Victorian Fitting Party
  • 11.12.06 -- Tambour Work with Karen Kurtz Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 12.10.06 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, San Francisco

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2005

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2004

  • 01.14.04 -- Costume Clinic: Edwardian Era
  • 01.25.04 -- Remake, Restyle & Recycle Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 02.08.04 -- Ups and Downs III, A Workshop on Recovering Parasols, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 02.21.04 -- Currier and Ives Ice Skating Party, A Winter Party in 19th c. America, Winter Lodge, Palo Alto
  • 03.07.04 -- Pride and Prejudice Marathon, Watching the A&E Mini Series
  • 03.14.04 -- Costume Academy, One full day of classes, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 04.25.04 -- The Gibson Girls, An Edwardian House Tour with a Picnic and Croquet, Shinn House, Fremont
  • 05.02.04 -- Costume Clinic: Harry Potter Costuming
  • 05.16.04 -- Renaissance Hat Workshop
  • 05.29.04 thru 05.31.04 -- GBACG Costume Display, BayCon, San Jose
  • 06.04.04 -- GBACG goes to the Movies: "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", Metreon Theatre, SF
  • 06.05.04 -- Travelers in Tuscany, An 18th c. Afternoon at Viansa Winery, Sonoma
  • 06.25.04 -- Costumer's Care 4, Comfort Hats for Chemotheraphy Patients, Charles Schwab & Company, SF
  • 07.11.04 -- Costume Clinic: Renaissance Era
  • 07.17.04 -- Baseball, Naturally, A 1930's Minor League Baseball Game, San Jose Municipal Stadium
  • 08.08.04 -- GBACG goes to the Faire, Heart of the Forest Renaissance Faire, Novato
  • 09.10.04 -- GBACG goes to the Movies: "Vanity Fair", Metreon Theatre, San Francisco
  • 09.12.04 -- GBACG goes to the Gatsby Summer Afternoon, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
  • 09.25.04 -- Now Ear This, A Workshop on Making Plaster Casts of Ears
  • 10.03.04 -- Costume Clinic: Victorian Era
  • 10.10.04 -- Waistcoats of the Victorian Age, Language Studies International, Berkeley
  • 11.20.04 -- Tea with the Buccaneers, A Tea Inspired by Edith Wharton's Novel, Ritz Hotel, San Francisco
  • 12.11.04 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, San Francisco

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2003

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2002

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2001

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2000

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1999

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1998

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1997

  • 01.26.97 -- Viewing the Impressionists, A Visit to the Legion of Honor, San Francisco
  • 04.26.97 -- Winter Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  • 06.07.97 -- An Evening on Lake Geneva, The Night that Inspired Frankenstein
  • 08.17.97 -- Vintage on Parade, A Fashion Show at the Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
  • 08.23.97 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream Feast, A Fantasy in an Enchanted Garden, Concord
  • 09.21.97 -- Summer's End Picnic, An 1890s Picnic with Croquet and Badminton, Fremont
  • 10.18.97 -- Ascot Day at the Races, Bay Meadows Race Track, San Mateo
  • 10.26.97 -- I Never Drink ... Wine, Vampire Wine Tasting in San Jose

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1996

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1995

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1994

  • 01.22.94 -- Vintage Costume Study, A Tour of the Deborah Rush Collection
  • 01.23.94 -- Winter Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  • 02.12.94 -- San Jose Civic Light Opera Backstage Tour, San Jose
  • 02.18.94 thru 02.21.94 -- GBACG hosts Costume Con 12, Doubletree Hotel, San Jose
  • 03.11.94 -- KTEH Mystery Pledge Night, San Jose, CA
  • 04.23.94 -- A Literary Tea, A Gathering of Literary Illuminaries, Lisa's Tea Treasures, San Jose
  • 05.14.94 -- A Picnic at Hartfield, A Regency Picnic inspired by Jane Austen's Novels, Private Estate, Ross
  • 06.05.94 -- GBACG/BAERS Sunday Soiree, Late 18th & Early 19th c. Costume, Oakland
  • 06.19.94 -- KTEH Science Fiction Pledge Night, San Francisco
  • 06.26.94 -- Picnic at Nampara Cove, A Poldark inspired Picnic, Sutro Heights Park, San Francisco
  • 07.9.94 thru 07.10.94 -- Scottish Games, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
  • 07.16.94 -- The Bastille Banquet, A dinner party for Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Le Petite Cafe, SF
  • 08.07.94 -- Summer Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  • 09.24.94 -- Last Huzzah Picnic, Northern CA Ren Faire, Black Point Forest, Novato
  • 10.26.94 thru 11.20.94 -- Beautiful Darkness Costume Exhibit, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont
  • 11.05.94 -- Movie Opening: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, San Francisco
  • 11.11.94 -- A Renaissance Feast, The Pelican Inn, Muir Beach
  • 11.12.94 -- GBACG Open House
  • 12.01.94 -- Cameron Stanford House Christmas Party, A Holiday Party in Oakland
  • 12.09.94 -- KTEH December Dickens Pledge Night, San Jose

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1993

  • 01.24.93 -- Winter Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  • 01.30.93 -- Victorian Ice Skating Party, Winter Lodge, Palo Alto
  • 03.06.93 -- GBACG Open House
  • 04.17.93 -- Tea at the Palace, A Late Victorian Tea, The Garden Court in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco
  • 05.01.93 -- Living History Weekend in San Juan Bautista, An Early California Celebration
  • 05.29.93 -- Baycon, A Display and Book Signing, Doubletree Hotel, San Jose
  • 06.11.93 -- A Closer Look at Period Garments, De Young Museum, San Francisco
  • 07.10.93 thru 07.11.93 -- Scottish Games, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
  • 07.17.93 -- Bastille Day Summer Fete, Guzman Hall, Dominican College, San Rafael
  • 08.01.93 -- Summer Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  • 08.14.93 -- Afternoon Tea at the Ritz, An Edwardian Tea, The Ritz Carlton Hotel, San Francisco
  • 09.17.93 -- San Francisco Historical Home Tour
  • 10.03.93 -- An Evening at the Stratos, The View Lounge, Marriott Hotel, San Francisco
  • 11.11.93 -- A Renaissance Feast, The Pelican Inn, Muir Beach
  • 11.13.93 -- GBACG Fall Open House
  • 11.20.93 -- Winchester House Tour & Adams Family Values, Winchester House, San Jose
  • 12.18.93 -- A Victorian Holiday Tea at the Ritz, San Francisco

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1992

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1991

  • 01.20.91 -- The First Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  • 03.31.91 -- The Through the Looking Glass Victorian Croquet Tournament, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  • 05.21.91 -- Beauty and the Beast, Attending a Showing of the Jean Cocteau Film, Red Victorian Theatre, SF
  • 06.02.91 -- Victorian Underpinnings Workshop
  • 06.23.91 -- Summer Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  • 07.21.91 -- Grab and Run Beach Party
  • 07.28.91 -- Elizabethan Corset & Underpinnings Workshop
  • 10.20.91 -- Victorian Mourning Exhibition & Tea, Neptune Society Columbarium, San Francisco
  • 11.17.91 -- The Faerie Tale Look, Faerie Tale Costuming Workshop

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1990