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Class schedules and teacher bios from previous years:

2025 Class Schedule

2024 Class Schedule
2024 Teachers

2023 Class Schedule
2023 Teachers

2022 Class Schedule
2022 Teachers

Upcoming Events

Aug 30

Emperor Norton’s Grand Barbary Coast Tour

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

Sep 27

Count of Monte Cristo

10:45 am - 1:30 pm PDT

Oct 25

Steampunk / Gaslamp Zoo Safari

10:30 am - 11:00 am PDT

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Thank you to everyone who attended our first picni

Thank you to everyone who attended our first picnic event of the year! We had a mix of current members and quite a few new faces we hope to see again. Everyone looked beautiful. 🤩 @wolfsbane_band played two lovely sets for us. We had amazing weather at Paradise Beach Park and the view was spectacular. It was a perfect day!

Our next event is Pastoral Pursuits in Berkeley 🌸 Check out our website for tickets and info for all our upcoming events.

#gbacg #gbacgevents #medievalfantasyromancepicnic #medievalcostume #fantasycostume #historicalsewing #costumeguild #bayareaevents

Keeping things neat with a versatile Barbie 1950’s inspired basket box purse (human sized of course!)
Our next workshop will be on Sunday June 9th. Registration begins on Wednesday April 17th at 7pm! Register before May 1st to choose between pink Barbie or blue poodle design. Registration link in bio.

Scenes from our Straw-embroidered Bergère hat wit

Scenes from our Straw-embroidered Bergère hat with Lynn from @out_of_a_portrait_patterns and Gail today. We learned techniques using several different forms of straw in to embellish our hats. First gorgeous finished hat is by Lynn, the rest is student work. Last picture is the beautiful stairway to the workspace. Can’t wait to see the finished hats at our upcoming Pastoral Pursuits event in May. 🌸 🍃

Thanks again to our generous teachers Lynn and Gail, and our host @laurietavan for her wonderful studio. 💕 And thank you to our attendees! 🪡

Next workshop is a two day affair, “Looking Fan-cy: An 1840s fan-front bodice” with @catherinescholar.

Details and tickets to our upcoming events and workshops are in our bio. One of our upcoming teachers and projects made a cameo today. Did you spot them? 😍

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Pastoral Pursuits Picnic - May 18, 2024⁠ ⁠ Mem

Pastoral Pursuits Picnic - May 18, 2024⁠
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Member Tickets on sale - March 20 at 7 pm⁠
Non-Member Tickets on sale - March 22 at 7 pm⁠
Link in bio⁠
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Leave the frivolities of the court and lounge with friends in nature, enjoying the slow life during this relaxed picnic in the garden!⁠
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BRING A GAME, TEACH A GAME⁠
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While lounging around in the garden, join us in some historical games. If you have a favorite classic children's game or fun pastime for everyone, bring it along and teach your fellow guild members how to play it! We will bring our croquet set as well for everyone's use.⁠
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THE GREAT HOBBIT BAKE-OFF⁠
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If you think your baking should be the envy of Sackville Bagginses, bring your best creation to share and take home the Grand Prize and the bragging rights as big as the Shire!⁠
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The Grand Prize will be a fabulous set of tea spoons that even Lobelia Sackville Baggins would gladly take home.⁠
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(Please include a list of ingredients with your creation for dietary restrictions/allergies, an appropriate serving utensil, and unleash your creativity with the naming of your masterpiece!)⁠
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REFRESHMENTS⁠
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Pack your picnic lunch and cutlery, we will have water, tea, and lemonade and cups available, as well as paperware and napkins for The Great Hobbit Bake-Off.⁠
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COSTUME⁠
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18th century pastoral, cottagecore, shepherd shic, hobbit fantasy, Lolita, anything to remind you of the simple and good things in life.⁠
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LOGISTICS⁠
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Our site is Picnic Area # 1. Restrooms are available in the park. Street parking is available around the park.⁠
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Site Amenities: Three long picnic tables, and two medium picnic tables; bbq grill; stone fireplace-sealed shut; trash cans; much shade from trees; asphalt/packed dirt; steep embankment to the creek; no grass. Wheelchair accessible.⁠
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Site location: At the sidewalk next to the Codornices sign, follow the path down into the park. You will see the basketball court on the left and the restroom on the right. Continue straight up the path to the right of the long cement slide and there will be two picnic sites across from each other. Codornices #1 is on the left.

Tickets on sale Feb 28 at 7 pm⁠. Link in bio.
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Medieval Fantasy Romance⁠
April 20⁠
Join us for a Medieval Romance picnic on the seashore, surrounded by the beautiful nature of the North Bay!⁠
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Medieval Meme Competition⁠
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Get ready for the event with your favorite medieval meme! We will have a competition for the most faithful and hilarious recreation, through costuming or any other means available to you. The best recreation will earn a prize!⁠
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Poetry Reading⁠
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We will also host a poetry reading! Bring your favorite historical or modern creation and share it with us!⁠
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Refreshments⁠
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Pack your picnic lunch and cutlery, we will have water, tea, and lemonade and cups available.⁠
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Costume⁠
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Medieval historical and fantasy. Look at the epic medieval tales for inspiration:⁠
Huon de Bordeaux – Oberon & Titania (Mythical)⁠
Legends of Charlemagne⁠
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight⁠
The One Thousand and One Nights⁠
Beowulf (Dragon!)⁠
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Logistics⁠
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Parking available close to the picnic area. Restrooms are on the other side of the picnic area. Our picnic area is called Area 10 Redwoods and Lawn.⁠
Here is the map of the park, it is marked as 10L.⁠
Please contact the park for accessibility or other facility information.⁠
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Ages⁠
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All ages welcome.

GBACG Workshop: Straw-embroidered Bergère hat wit

GBACG Workshop: Straw-embroidered Bergère hat with Lynn McMasters (@out_of_a_portrait_patterns): Learn how to take a plain 18th C Bergère and transform it with straw appliqué and other straw decorative elements. ⁠
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Tickets on sale February 14 at 7 pm.

Costume Academy Registration opens TONIGHT at 7PM!

The board would like to thank you guild members fo

The board would like to thank you guild members for a wonderful 2023 year! As always we love to see your creations and welcome long term and new members!

We hope to see you in 2024, starting with our Open House Jan 21st! It’s free and virtual, come and learn about the past year, upcoming years events, costume academy, and get to know the board.

We hope to see you there! Register for free in the link in our bio!

And check our 2024 events on our website, www.GBACG.org

#gbacg #gbacgevents
Photo from our Global Renaissance event by @mementomoda_

IT IS TIME! Get your calendars out and mark the da

IT IS TIME! Get your calendars out and mark the dates and gather inspiration. The 2024 GBACG Event calendar is here! Thank you for all the event idea submission, this helps us create events that Guild Members want!⁠
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January⁠
- 21st - Virtual Open House⁠
We will return virtually this year for our annual open house! Prizes and games will be had and you'll learn more about the Guild and the year's events. Perfect for newcomers! Free, noon - 2 pm.⁠
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February⁠
- 18th - Goes to: Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style at the DeYoung, SF⁠
Come to see this exhibit together, wear your best interpretation for this exhibit, your best style of the century. We will meet outside the entrance at 11am, tickets are purchased via DeYoung.⁠
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March⁠
- 24th - Costume Academy, Berkeley⁠ LSI
Celebrate learning new techniques with this one day, multi-class event.⁠
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April⁠
- 7th - Workshop, TBA⁠
- 20th - Medieval Fantasy Romance⁠, Tiburon Paradise Park
Join together the great medieval heroes and heroines of legend for a forested feast.⁠
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May⁠
- 5th - Workshop, TBA⁠
- 18th - Pastoral Pursuits⁠, Berkeley Codornices Park & Rose Garden
Leave the frivolities of court and lounge with friends in nature, enjoying the slow life.⁠
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June⁠
- 9th - Workshop, TBA⁠
- 22nd - Geologist and Naturalist Retreat⁠, San Francisco
Join the great "Lady-Geologists" of early Victorian era to do some digging and nature watching.⁠
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August⁠
- 4th - Workshop, TBA⁠
- 18th - Before the Talkies⁠, Fremont Niles Silent Film Museum
Celebrating silent films of the 20’s⁠
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September⁠
- 22nd - She’s Everything; Barbie's Dream Party⁠, Oakland Camron-Stanford House
Dress up as your favorite Barbie, dream career, favorite era, or any of Barbie’s toy friends!⁠
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October⁠
- 6th - Workshop, TBA⁠
- 19th - Era of Stardust; Exploring Time and Space⁠
Location TBA. Gather in outer space with beings from distant galaxies, from a long time ago, far reaching future, or other timey wimey travelers.⁠
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We will be sharing more inspiration for each event in future posts! Until then get ready for our 2024 GBACG Eras Tour ;)⁠
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#gbacgevents #gbacg

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