Costume-Con 30 (CC30): Overview

Tempe, Arizona (May 11-14, 2012)

Details:
Chair: Elaine Mami
Event Subtitle/Theme: The Sands of Time
Sponsored By: Southwest Costumers’ Guild (SWCG)
Venue: Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center, 60 E 5th St, Tempe, AZ 85281
Membership Fees: Starting: $85; Ending: $100
One Day: Unknown (Friday), Unknown (Saturday OR Sunday Only), Free (Monday)
Evening Event passes: Unknown
Supporting Fees: $25
– Kid in Tow* membership (Under 10): NA
– Youth* memberships (Under 18): NA
– College Student w/ID at door: NA
Final Pre-Reg Membership: ~175
Attending Membership: Over 350
Friday Social: Miss Elaine’s Old West Saloon (How The West Was Won…NOT!)
Special Activities: Field Trips, Costumers’ Runway, Quilt Contest, Cactus Puppet Exhibit
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient(s): Penny Lipman
Founder’s Award Recipient(s): Nora Mai, Kevin Roche & Andy Trembley

Related Data:

Main Event Images:

Science Fiction/Fantasy Masquerade
Historical Masquerade
Future Fashion Show
Single Pattern Competition
Doll Contest
Hat Contest

Site Selection Ballot (held at Costume-Con 27):

There are no bid records. CC30 was originally scheduled to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Karen Schnaubelt as Chair. The change in venue was announced January 18th, 2010 on the LiveJournal Costume-Con Community page.

Reviews/Related Websites:

http://costumecon30.com/

Pioneered:

Costumers’ Runway
Cactus Drive and Exhibition

Miscellaneous Notes:

About the Cactus Puppet Exhibition

Costume-Con has a long history of helping out causes. From food and clothing, to toys, we are a kindly bunch. So for CC30 it seemed a fine idea to have fun, help children and sew something.

Welcome to Costume-Con 30’s soft-sculpture Cactus Drive and Exhibition, where cactus puppets are a specialty. (It started as a cactus puppet zone, but expanded.) The objective is to provide toys for Arizona children’s hospitals. Think soft and non-toxic. Hand puppets can help to bring shy children into bloom. And puppets can help communicate things children might be unwilling to say.

So maybe you’ve always wanted to express yourself in a Jim Henson kind of way. Here’s your chance. Anyone who makes a donated toy (cactus, desert, coyote, roadrunner, whatever) can exhibit their own toy or puppet (thus avoiding the soft & non-toxic constraints) for fun, adoration, media preservation (photo & video) and maybe a little something to take home. And, consider getting your kids involved in making puppets, too!

FIELD TRIPS! Arrive early, stay late! Things to Do and Places to See!

Looking for a taste of local color or a trip to a fabulous Arizona costume resource while you are in town for the convention? We have some exciting options available for you!

Make sure to reserve your spot. Click here to sign-up!

Thursday, May 10

On Thursday morning we are planning a field trip to downtown Phoenix via our light rail system. We will be visiting the Phoenix Art Museum and the Arizona Costume Institute (tour will be limited to 20 people, cost $10). 9am departure, 3pm return.

The Ellman Fashion Gallery will be hosting an exhibit entitled The Sea. This exhibition explores the far- reaching influence of the romance of the sea on fashion design. Featuring ensembles from the 19th century to the current collections, the designs included are drawn from the Museum’s extensive permanent collection, private collections and international fashion houses including Emilio Pucci, Emanuel Ungaro and Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel. We will enjoy a tour led by Denita Sewell, MFA, the curator of the Institute. The price includes general admission to the museum.

For those hardy souls still wanting to forge ahead (and those ready to join us to tackle some shopping in the afternoon) we will be heading out to SAS, a local fabric Mecca. SAS is also right off the light rail line so if you miss the scheduled tour it’s easily accessible on your own. SAS is open from 9:30 to 5:30.

Friday, May 11

Join us Friday morning (10-noon – opposite the ICG meeting) for a tour of Childsplay’s state-of-the-art costume shop.

Childsplay’s mission is to create theatre so strikingly original in form, content or both, that it instills in young people an enduring awe, love and respect for the medium, thus preserving imagination and wonder, those hallmarks of childhood which are the keys to the future. The company has been producing for 35 years and tours both locally and nationally. Costume Director D. Daniel Hollingshead will lead the tour and discuss the amazing costumes they produce. One of the shows this season required 5 sets of articulating wings and Daniel will spend time discussing their construction and showing samples. The Childsplay campus is located in Tempe, just a few miles from the convention hotel.

Saturday, May 12

We are looking at the possibility of a Saturday afternoon Victorian Tea at the nearby historic Hackett House. This is a “Mother’s Day” celebration tea and requires advance registration. The lavish full teas include Hackett House’s famous scones, a delectable assortment of savories and sweets, tea served in fine china cups and on fresh-pressed linens. The tea costs $24 per person. It is a popular event and tends to sell out. If you are interested in attending this tea, please let us know.

Monday, May 14

Heard Museum and Wild West Mercantile
The tour is limited to 15 people so sign up today!

Come join us Monday morning May 14th at 10 am (meet in the lobby of the hotel at 9:30) for a fun filled day of exploration and of course shopping! Our first stop will be the Heard Museum world famous for its collection of fantastic Native American art and artifacts. We have lined up a private tour designed especially for us. It will be a tribal regalia tour featuring clothing and other personal items in several of the galleries. The cost for the tour will be:

Adults: $15.00
Seniors (65+): $13.50
Students (w/vaild I.D.): $7.50
Children (6-12): $7.50
We will be receiving $1 off coupons for the admission price bringing the cost down to $14.

For Luncheon we will take a break at the Café at the Museum. It is nestled in the museum’s Central Courtyard offers seasonal outdoor dining with views of Spanish Colonial-style arches and bricked patios with Ironwood trees, sculpture and fountains. Indoor dining is available as well.

Choose from an assortment of delicious cuisine. Enjoy classic signature Southwest-influenced items plus fresh soups, salads and artisan bread sandwiches. Don’t miss amazing desserts like mini chocolate bundt cakes, fry bread and fry bread sundaes. You can also relax on the patio and enjoy wine, beer or other alcoholic beverages.

The Cafe is open to the public and does not require museum admission. Menu prices range from $6 to $13, with freshly made desserts priced from $2 to $6.50.

After we are done at the museum we will head to Mesa for shopping at the Wild West Mercantile. It is the premier place to go for all your turn of the century Wild West reenactment clothing and gear. And of course it can round out your Steampunk wardrobe. This store is one of the jewels in the Phoenix costume shopping scene. If you haven’t heard of it check out their website at: http://www.wwmerc.com

Other Sightseeing Options

There are a number of sightseeing options available in town and around the state. Locations of interest in the Phoenix area include the Phoenix Zoo, Arizona Science Center, Musical Instrument Museum and the Desert Botanical Gardens. If you expand your grid north and south of the valley even more points of interest abound.

We recommend jumping in a car and traveling to the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley or Montezuma’s Castle to the north, or Tombstone, San Xavier del Bac Mission or Old Tucson to the south.

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