Costume-Con 15 (CC15): Overview

Costume-Con 15 (CC15): Overview

Costume-Con 15 (CC15): Overview

Baltimore, Maryland (May 23-26, 1997)

Details:

Chair: Betsy R. Marks
Event Name: CCXV, Costume-Con Fifteen
Venue: Baltimore Hilton & Towers
Convention Website: www.costume-con.org/CCXV/
Membership Fees: Starting at $45, ending at $75
One Day: $25 (Fri, Sat & Sun)
Supporting Fees: $25 throughout
Sponsored By: The Greater Columbia Fantasy Costumers’ Guild, Inc.
Final Membership: 425
Attending Membership: Approx. 400
Theme: Puns
Friday Social: Callahan’s Cross-Stitch Saloon
Special Activities: Saturday Afternoon Social “Murder on the Ornament Express”
ICG Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Jacqueline M. Ward

Convention Committee:

  • Con Chair & Advertising: Betsy Marks
  • Con Suite: Terelynn Marks‡
  • Convention Concierge: Gale Storm Latzko
  • Masquerade Half-Time Cookie Coordinator: Noël-Marie Taylor
  • Dealer Room: Mitch Botwin & Betsy R. Marks
  • Doll Contest: Victoria Warren
  • $1.98 Contest: Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr. & Sandy Pettinger
  • Exhibits: Lisa Ashton & Bobby Gear‡
  • Facilities Access Coordinator: David Silber
  • Fan Photography: April Anderson
  • Fashion Folio/Show: Karen Schnaubelt & Ricky Dick
  • Greenroom: Ann Lesnik & Steve Lesnik
  • Hall Costume Awards: Toni Lay‡
  • Historical Masquerade: Sue Schroeder
  • Hotel Liaison: Marty Gear‡
  • Member at Large: Ric Rader
  • Murder on the Ornament Express: Lee Mewshaw
  • Newsletter Editor: Tina Segovia‡
  • Official Photographer: Ken Warren
  • Operation Teddy Bear Donations: Noël-Marie Taylor
  • Ops & Logistics: Norman Rule
  • Printing & Graphic/Logo Design: Ann Lesnik
  • Programming: Faith Baker & Sharon Landrum
  • Publications: Ron Robinson, D. Jeannette Holloman‡, and Amy Rule
  • Publicity: Amanda Allen‡ & Ann Stephens
  • Pre-Registration: Patti Gill‡ & Jenne Burnham
  • At-con Registration: Laurie Ramey
  • Science Fiction/Fantasy Masquerade: Susan de Guardiola
  • Secretary: Marc Gordon
  • Security: Marvin Bryant
  • Single Pattern Competition: Janet Wilson Anderson
  • Special Events: Denise McMahon
  • Tech. Director (Masquerades & Fashion Show): Larry Schroeder
  • Treasurer: Jeff Poretsky
  • Vice Chair & Video Masquerade: Dan Delaney
  • Video Coordinator: Skip Morris

Volunteers:

The following list of people also volunteered during the course of the weekend. The convention would not have been possible without their help, and Costume-Con Fifteen’s committee is grateful for their assistance:

  • Masquerade Registration: Pam Osborne‡
  • Assistant Tech Director: Fran Felix
  • Stage Managers: Denise McMahon, David Silber
  • Sound: Alex Latzko, Aaron Block
  • Lights: Ron Jarrell, John McMahon, Denise McMahon
  • Follow Spots: Joanne Handwerger, Denise Rich, Art Coleman, Marc Gordon
  • Tech Crew: Dale Farmer, Ron Dallas, Ken Warren
  • Additional Crew Assistance: Ann Catelli, Sue Kulinyi‡, Donna Dubé, Bambi Riggsbee-Smith, Verline, Lydia, “Woman #3”
  • Masquerade Video Directors: Skip Morris, Kriss Barnhart, “Radioactive” Rich Macchi‡
  • Masquerade Video Cameras: Hans Kernast, Eric Cannon, Hobbit
  • Masquerade Certificates Lettering: Ann Lesnik and Kathy Mix
  • House Managers: Jeff Poretsky, Tad Pierson
  • Greenroom: Pat Hammer, Cheralyn Lambeth, Ann Brown, Kathy Harmon, Kate Morgenstern, Bridget Landry, Tad Pierson, Carla Bauer, Deborah Feaster‡, Lauren Muney, Sandy Toscano, Kate McClure & Byron Connell
  • Security: Ming Diaz, Trevor Diaz, Matthew Garrett, Chuck Pollard, Doug Warden, Wil Wilbar
  • General Staff Assistants: Lauren Muney, Naomi Katz, Lisa Losito, Jess Miller, Kevin Roche, the SLUTS, Jacqueline Burke, Chuck Coates, Catherine Costen, Suzanne Garcia, Deb Salisbury, Bonnie Wilbar
  • Sponsors & Promotions: Wendy Ross
  • Social Assistance & Cookie Service: Members of Role Playing Machine: Chris Welsh, Alice Sato, Tom Jewell, Barbara Jewell, Andy Looney, Gina Mai Denn

Masquerade Staff (All competitions):

  • Judges:
    • Video Masquerade: Janet Wilson Anderson, Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr. & Ken Warren

Award Sponsors:

Competition award prizes were donated by:

  • AlterYears
  • Bead & Button Magazine
  • Castle Blood
  • Costume & Dressmaker Magazine
  • Costume-Connection
  • CC17 (Lunatic Phrynge)
  • Fashion Blueprints
  • Freedom Arts & Manufacturing
  • The GCFCG, Inc.
  • Lark Books/Fiberarts
  • Right Coast Studios
  • Sewing Workshop
  • Sisters in Crime
  • Taunton Press/Threads, and
  • The Chair herself

Bead & Button Magazine Drawing

The following people won subscriptions to Bead & Button Magazine, donated by Kalmbach Publishing Company, in a drawing held Monday during CCXV’s Regency Dance:

  • Cat Devereaux‡
  • Diane Seiler
  • Shawn Carter

Sewing Machine Raffle

Ric Rader won the New Home Ruby Treadle Sewing Machine on Sunday night after the Historical Masquerade.

Related Data:

Main Event Images:

  • Science Fiction / Fantasy Masquerade
  • Historical Masquerade
  • Future Fashion Design Competition/Show
  • Single Pattern Competition
  • Doll Competition [No photos available]
  • The $1.98 Contest
  • Worst Pun — Hall Costumes
  • Operation Teddy Bear

Reviews/Related Websites:

Pioneered:

  • Video Masquerade
  • Pun awards
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