GBACG Past Events
2016
- 01.16.16 -- GBACG Open House, Elks Lodge, Alameda
- 02.15.16 -- Ribbon Cockades Workshop II with Candice King, San Jose
- 02.20.16 -- An Egyptian Expedition, San Jose
- 03.12.16 -- Mad Men Cocktails, Elks Lodge, Alameda
- 03.13.16 -- Costume Salon, San Jose
- 03.19.16 -- GBACG Goes To: Silicon Valley Comic Con, San Jose
- 04.02.16 -- GBACG Goes To: History San Jose Tea, San Jose
- 04.16.16 -- Farewell to Downton Abbey Tea, Elks Lodge, Alameda
- 04.24.16 -- Mudlarking and the Material Culture of Dress, Alameda
- 05.21.16 -- GBACG goes to BAERS Eruption of Tambora Ball, Alameda
- 05.22.16 -- Costume Salon, Berkeley
- 06.03.16 -- GBACG goes to Tatting: From Concept to Conceptual Art, Berkeley
- 06.05.16 -- GBACG goes to GBACG Goes To A Victory Day (V-Day) Celebration Brunch at The Terrace Room, Oakland
2015
- 01.11.15 -- Costume Salon: Game of Thrones
- 01.24.15 -- GBACG Open House, Veterans' Memorial Building, Albany
- 02.08.15 -- Parasol Workshop, Vallejo, CA
- 02.15.15 -- GBACG Goes to The Presidents' Tea at the Camron-Stanford House, Oakland
- 02.28.15 -- Game of Thrones, Calistoga
- 03.01.15 -- Costume Salon: Mid 19th Century
- 03.14.15 -- Costume Academy, History San Jose
- 03.29.15 -- GBACG Goes to The High Style Exhibit at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco
- 04.04.15 and 04.11.15 -- Strawvaganza - Block a straw hat with Wayne Wichern, Burlingame
- 04.18.15 -- Barbecue At Rengstorff, Rengstorff House, Mountain View
- 04.26.15 -- Lecture Series #1: Mia Jackson/Lynn McMasters, Top it Off! Hats from the Regency to the Gilded Age, Alameda
- 05.03.15 -- A League of Their Own Reunion Picnic, Berkeley
- 05.31.13 -- GBACG goes to BAERS Congress Of Vienna Ball, Alameda
- 06.06.15 -- GBACG Goes to PEERS, Dr. Who Time Travels to 1756, Alameda
- 06.07.15 -- Costume Salon: Edwardian
- 06.13.15 -- GBACG Goes To Juneteenth, Allensworth
- 06.14.15 -- Zorro Rescues Peralta Adobe, San Jose
- 07.19.15 -- Edwardian Summer Whites Picnic, Palo Alto
- 07.23.15 -- GBACG goes to a Celebration of Jane Austen at Burlingame Public Library, Burlingame
- 08.23.15 -- GBACG Costumers Bazaar, Veterans' Memorial Building, Albany
- 09.26.15 -- Ribbon Cockades Workshop with Candice King, San Jose
- 10.17.15 -- Dr. Who Who-Dunnit Murder Mystery, San Carlos
- 11.08.15 -- Style a High 18th Century Lady's Wig, San Jose
- 11.15.15 -- Picnic at Cypress Lawn, Colma
- 12.05.15 -- GBACG Goes to Dickens, Cow Palace, Daly City
2014
- 01.18.14 -- GBACG Open House, Veterans' Memorial Building, Albany
- 01.26.14 -- Leather Mask Workshop, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 02.08.14 -- Bal Di Carnivale, Hotel Sainte Claire, San Jose
- 03.02.14 -- Costume Salon: Regency
- 04.05.14 -- GBACG Goes to PEERS, Downton Abbey Ball, Alameda Elks Lodge, Alameda
- 04.12.14 -- Musical Interlude, Orchestria Palm Court Restaurant, San Jose
- 04.04.14 -- Happy Hobbity Feet Workshop, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 05.31.14 -- GBACG Goes to BAERS Mansfield Park Ball, Kensington
- 06.01.14 -- Costume Salon: Steampunk / Safari
- 06.08.14 -- Tea at Pemberley, Dartealing Lounge, San Francisco
- 06.29.14 -- Lecture Series #1, Kendra Van Cleave, 18th Century Hair, Alameda
- 07.19.14 -- Regency Jockey Bonnet Workshop, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 08.10.14 -- Costume Salon: 1950's
- 08.23.14 -- A Steampunk Safari at the San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco
- 09.13.14 -- Mechanical Wings Workshop, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 09.21.14 -- Hobbit Potluck Picnic, Red Morton Community Park, Redwood City
- 10.05.14 -- Costume Salon: Victorian
- 10.26.14 -- Lecture Series #2, Theresa La Quey, The Modiste's Dilemma, Alameda
- 11.08.14 -- A Tour of The Beat Museum, A Beatnik Adventure, San Francisco
- 11.15.14 -- Quilled Ribbon Trims with Nancy Nehring, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
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2013
- 01.19.13 -- GBACG Open House, Veterans' Memorial Building, Albany
- 02.02.13 -- GBACG goes to PEERS: The Rivendell Revels
- 02.23.13 -- The Lady and the Highwayman, The Pelican Inn, Muir Beach
- 03.09.13 -- Costume Academy, Piedmont Middle School, Piedmont
- 03.23.13 -- Steampunk Soda Fountain, The Ice Cream Bar, San Francisco
- 04.07.13 -- Costume Salon: Bustle Era
- 04.13.13 -- Glovemaking Workshop, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 04.21.13 -- Hanami at Hakone, Hakone Gardens, Saratoga
- 05.11.13 -- Bustle Workshop, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 05.18.13 -- GBACG goes to BAERS: Pride and Prejudice Publication Ball
- 06.23.13 -- Tissot Bustle Picnic, Ardenwood Farm, Fremont
- 07.13.13 -- Regency Bonnet Workshop, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 07.20.13 -- A Pirate Bonfire, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
- 08.24.13 -- GBACG Costumers Bazaar, Veterans' Memorial Building, Albany
- 09.14.13 -- 1860's Hairpiece Wardrobe Workshop, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 10.06.13 -- Costume Salon: 18th Century
- 10.13.13 -- Regency Gondola Picnic (aka The Small Ships Adventure), Oakland
- 11.09.13 -- Lace Button Workshop, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 11.16.13 -- Speakeasy Crawl, San Francisco
- 12.08.13 -- GBACG Goes to Dickens, Cow Palace, Daly City
- 12.28.13 -- Holiday Bustle Tea, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco
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2012
- 01.22.12 -- GBACG Open House, Veterans' Memorial Building, Albany
- 02.11.12 -- Falling for Vertigo, Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco
- 02.18.12 -- Edwardian Corset Workshop with Carol Wood, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 03.04.12 -- Costume Academy, ASUC MLK Student Union, Berkeley
- 03.31.12 -- Candace Kling Victorian Ruching Workshop, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 04.01.12 -- Costume Salon: 1930s
- 04.14.12 -- Last Dinner on the Titanic - 100th Anniversary, Bellevue Club, Oakland
- 05.12.12 -- Victorian Drawn Bonnet Workshop with Lynn McMasters, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 06.03.12 -- Cult of Beauty: Victorian Avant-Garde Exhibit and Picnic, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
- 06.23.12 -- Parasol Recovering Workshop with Claudine de Montigny, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 07.01.12 -- Fiddles and Roses: A 1930's Bluegrass Picnic, San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, San Jose
- 08.26.12 -- Fallon House Tour and Victorian Picnic, Fallon House, San Jose
- 09.01.12 -- GBACG goes to PEERS: Robin Hood Ball
- 09.15.12 -- Couture Techniques Workshop with Lynda Maynard, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 09.29.12 -- A Revolutionary Picnic, Paradise Beach Park, Tiburon
- 10.13.12 -- Regency Stays Workshop with JoAnn Peterson, Hancock Fabrics, San Jose
- 11.04.12 -- Costume Salon: 1890s
- 11.18.12 -- GBACG goes to Opera San Jose, San Jose
- 12.01.12 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, San Francisco
- 12.29.12 -- New York Society Holiday Tea, Palace Hotel, San Francisco
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2011
- 01.30.11 -- GBACG Open House, Veterans' Memorial Building, Albany
- 02.12.11 -- 1890's Gibson Girl Hat Workshop, Bay Area Christian Connection, Oakland
- 03.05.11 -- GBACG goes to PEERS: Masque of Red Death Carnivale Ball, Masonic Lodge of San Mateo
- 03.12.11 -- Candace Kling Ribbon Trims Workshop, Bay Area Christian Connection, Oakland
- 03.19.11 -- Anne of Green Gables Tea, The English Rose Tea Room, Pleasanton
- 04.03.11 -- Costume Salon: 18th Century
- 04.09.11 -- Elizabethan Glove Making Workshop, Bay Area Christian Connection, Oakland
- 04.30.11 -- Dinner in Valentino's Tent, Menara Moroccan Restaurant, San Jose
- 05.22.11 -- Costume Academy, ASUC MLK Student Union, Berkeley
- 06.05.11 -- Costume Salon: Medieval Era
- 06.11.11 -- Renoir's Boating Party, Aeolian Yacht Club, Alameda
- 06.25.11 -- 18th Century Wig Wrangling Workshop, The Sewing Collective, Oakland
- 07.09.11 -- Evening at the Petit Trianon, The Bellevue Club, Oakland
- 08.07.11 -- Costume Salon: Teens Era
- 08.28.11 -- GBACG Costumers Bazaar, Veterans' Memorial Building, Albany
- 09.17.11 -- Custom Hat Box Workshop, Hayward Veterans Memorial Building, Hayward
- 10.15.11 -- Medieval Merriment, Castello di Amorosa, Calistoga
- 10.22.11 -- GBACG Goes to BAERS: Queen of Naples Ball, 52 Arlington Ave., Kensington
- 11.06.11 -- Costume Salon: Victorian Era
- 12.10.11 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, San Francisco
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2010
- 01.24.10 -- Costume Salon: Age Of Enlightenment
- 01.31.10 -- GBACG Open House, Veterans' Memorial Building, Albany
- 02.27.10 -- Duchess of Devonshire Tea, Webster House B&B, Alameda
- 03.07.10 -- Duchess of Devonshire Tea (Second Seating), Webster House B&B, Alameda
- 03.20.10 -- Costume Academy, Bay Area Christian Connection, Oakland
- 04.10.10 and 04.17.10 -- Victorian Corset Workshop, Bay Area Christian Connection, Oakland
- 04.18.10 -- Costume Salon: Edwardian Era
- 04.24.10 -- Vampire Reunion & Wine Tasting, Alameda Wine Company, Alameda
- 05.01.10 -- Late Victorian Tall Straw Hat Workshop, Bay Area Christian Connection, Oakland
- 05.15.10 -- Sporting and Bicycling Day in the Park, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 06.19.10 -- CSI by Gaslight, Private Home in Golden Gate Heights, San Francisco
- 07.11.10 -- Costume Salon: Art Deco
- 07.17.10 -- Jack London & Kenwood Wine Tasting, Kenwood Winery & Jack London State Park, Glen Ellen
- 08.28.10 -- Candace Kling Ruching Workshop, Bay Area Christian Connection, Oakland
- 09.19.10 -- Mad Hatter's Tea Party Picnic, Red Morton Community Park, Redwood City
- 09.26.10 -- Costume Salon: Mad Men to Modern
- 10.09.10 -- Creating a Victorian Bonnet Workshop, Bay Area Christian Connection, Oakland
- 10.23.10 -- Mad Men & Cocktails, Alameda Elks Lodge, Alameda
- 11.14.10 -- Costume Salon: Victorian Era
- 12.04.10 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, San Francisco
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2009
- 01.11.09 -- Costume Salon: Salon Incroyable
- 01.31.09 -- GBACG Open House, Albany Community Center, Albany
- 02.21.09 -- Tudor Family Reunion Feast, Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns, Benicia
- 03.07.09 -- Costume Academy, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley
- 03.15.09 -- Costume Salon: Steampunk
- 04.18.09 -- A Starry Night of Steampunk, Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland
- 05.10.09 -- Costume Salon: Bustle Era
- 06.14.09 -- Mrs. Darcy's Regency Tea, Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
- 06.27.09 -- Bustle Era Hair Workshop, Bay Area Christian Connection, Oakland
- 07.11.09 -- Bustles at the Beach, Pescadero Beach, San Mateo County
- 07.26.09 -- Costume Salon: Fairies
- 08.15.09 -- Fantasy Makeup Workshop: Fairies & Vampires, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill
- 08.29.09 -- GBACG Costumers Bazaar, Albany Community Center, Albany
- 09.20.09 -- Costume Salon: Dicken's Fair Projects
- 09.26.09 -- Seelie & Unseelie Fairy Court Gathering, Alana's Cafe, Redwood City
- 10.24.09 -- 18th Century Bergère Hat Workshop, Bay Area Christian Connection, Oakland
- 12.12.09 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, San Francisco
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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
- 03.09.08 -- Costume Academy, One full day of classes, Language Studies International, Berkeley
- 03.16.08 -- Costume Salon: Costume-Con Projects
- 04.26.08 -- GBACG Tea Party at Costume-Con 26, Doubletree Hotel, San Jose
- 05.04.08 -- Costume Salon: White Glove, Viewing Antique Clothing
- 05.18.08 -- Victorian Corset Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
- 06.01.08 -- Bustles and Baseball, Big Rec Ballfield, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 06.21.08 -- GBACG goes to the Shipwreck Ball, Arlington Community Hall, Kensington
- 06.22.08 -- Victorian Artworks Afternoon, Redwood Park, Oakland
- 07.13.08 -- Costume Salon: Romantic Era
- 07.19.08 -- Unification Day Saloon Shindig, A Firefly/Serenity Event, Bull Valley Restaurant, Port Costa
- 08.17.08 -- Farewell Fair Lady, Bay Meadows Race Track, San Mateo
- 08.24.08 -- Vintage Crochet Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
- 09.14.08 -- GBACG goes to the Gatsby Summer Afternoon, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
- 09.27.08 -- Wives and Daughters Picnic, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley
- 10.05.08 -- GBACG Costume Salon: Dickens Fair Projects
- 10.18.08 -- Marx Brothers Mini-Golf Madness, McInnis Park Golf Center, San Rafael
- 11.09.08 -- Fabulous French Hoods Workshop, Language Studies International, Berkeley
- 12.06.08 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, 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
- 01.09.05 -- Costume Clinic: An Introduction to Costume Con
- 01.23.05 -- GBACG Open House, Yet Wah Restaurant, San Francsico
- 01.30.05 -- Orientalism, A Visit to the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
- 02.26.05 -- GBACG
goes to Gaskells,
Scottish Rite Center, Oakland
- 03.13.05 -- Costume Academy, One full day of classes,
Language Studies International, Berkeley
- 04.03.05 -- Costume Clinic: Fabulous Hats
- 04.09.05 -- Belmont Stakes, A Day at the Races, Bay Meadows Race Track, Belmont
- 04.17.05 -- Plagued By Projects, A Group Sewing Day in Berkeley
- 05.08.05 -- Costume Clinic: An Effigy Corset Round Table Discussion
- 06.04.05 -- A Regency Day in Ireland, Tennessee Valley Trail,
Marin Headlands National Recreation Area
- 06.26.05 -- For Thy Ladies' Hair: Make a Renaissance Caul Workshop
- 07.16.05 -- Let's Putter Around, Miniature Golf & Cocktails with Bertie Wooster,
Karts-N-Golf, Fremont
- 07.29.05 -- GBACG Meet-up at Costume College, Clipper Lounge,
The Airtel Plaza Hotel, Van Nuys
- 08.07.05 -- GBACG goes to the Faire, Heart
of the Forest Renaissance Faire, Novato
- 08.20.05 -- Peacock Tails, A Bustle Era Picnic,
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 09.11.05 -- GBACG goes to the Gatsby Summer
Afternoon, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
- 09.18.05 -- Plagued By Projects II, A Group Sewing Day in Berkeley
- 10.02.05 -- Costume Clinic: Victorian Costuming
- 10.08.05 -- The Lord of the Rings Feast, An Evening in Rivendell, Sequoia Lodge, Oakland
- 12.11.05 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens
Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, San Francisco
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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
- 01.19.03 -- 18th Century Hold-up, A Corset and Panier Workshop,
Language Studies International, Berkeley
- 03.22.03 -- The Victorian Vampire Walking Tour, A Walk Among the Undead on Nob Hill,
San Francisco
- 04.13.03 -- Death and Taxes, A Tour of Chapel of the Chimes designed by Julia Morgan,
Oakland
- 05.25.03 -- GBACG goes to BayCon, Doubletree
Hotel, San Jose
- 06.01.03 -- Venetian Ascension Day, Gondolas on Lake Merritt and an Italian Renaissance Picnic, Oakland
- 06.22.03 -- Costumer's Care 3, Comfort Caps for Chemotherapy Patients,
Fair Isaac Corporation, San Rafael
- 06.29.03 -- Ups & Downs, A Workshop on Recovering Parasols,
Language Studies International, Berkeley
- 07.04.03 -- Wilder Ranch 1903, An Independence Day Celebration, Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz
- 07.20.03 -- Ups & Downs II, A Workshop on Recovering Parasols,
Language Studies International, Berkeley
- 08.24.03 -- I've Been Framed, Wire Frame Hat Workshop,
Language Studies International, Berkeley
- 09.14.03 -- GBACG goes to the Gatsby Summer
Afternoon, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
- 10.05.03 -- Japonesque, An Afternoon in Hakone Gardens, Saratoga
- 11.09.03 -- All in Knots, A Workshop on the Art of Men's Victorian Neckwear
- 12.13.03 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens
Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, San Francisco
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2002
- 01.12.02 -- A Very Gorey Tea, A Formal
Tea with Very Gorey Ladies, Tyme for Tea in Historic Niles, Fremont
- 04.07.02 -- The Dutch Painter's Picnic,
A Dutch Renaissance Picnic at the Windmill in Golden Gate Park, SF
- 06.08.02 -- An Evening with Heroes, Heroines & Villains of the Old West,
The Gaslighter Theatre, Campbell
- 06.13.02 -- The San Francisco Silent Film Festival, The Castro Theatre,
San Francisco
- 06.22.02 -- Costumer's Care 2, Comfort Caps for Chemotherapy Patients, Oracle,
Redwood Shores
- 07.27.02 -- Sweethearts Row, A WWI Era Picnic & Boating Party,
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 08.18.02 -- Tea and Trains, A Victorian Train Ride through Niles Canyon and a Picnic
with Croquet, Sunol
- 08.31.02 -- The Faerie Grotto at ConJose, World Science Fiction Convention,
San Jose
- 09.08.02 -- GBACG goes to the Gatsby Summer
Afternoon, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
- 09.28.02 -- GBACG goes to the Heart of the Forest
Renaissance Faire, Novato, CA
- 10.13.02 -- Gamble Gardens, A 1902 Celebration in Elizabeth Gamble Gardens, Palo Alto
- 11.09.02 -- An Afternoon for Dreamers, The Palace Hotel and the Museum of Modern Art,
San Francisco
- 12.21.02 -- The Homefront Tea, A WWII Era Tea at Lovejoy's Tea Room, San Francisco
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2001
- 01.27.01 -- The General Meeting, A Talk, Fashion Show & Displays,
Hillview Community Center, Los Altos
- 02.18.01 -- Shadow of the Vampire, A 1920s Vampire Film, The California Theatre, Berkeley
- 04.28.01 -- Pirates Set Sail, Our Pirate Crews sails the Hawaiian Chieftain on
San Francisco Bay
- 05.26.01 -- BayCon 2001, GBACG Displays & Fan Table, Doubletree Hotel, San Jose
- 06.10.01 -- My Fair Ascot, Races at Bay Meadows Race Track, Belmont
- 06.23.01 -- Costumer's Care 1, Comfort Caps for Chemotheraphy Patients,
- 07.01.01 -- A Midsummer Afternoon Faerie
Frolic, Oakland Rose Garden, Oakland
- 07.08.01 -- The San Francisco Silent Film
Festival, The Castro Theatre, San Francisco
- 08.25.01 thru 08.26.01 -- Victorian Days
in the Park, Central Park, San Mateo
- 09.09.01 -- GBACG Goes to the Gatsby Summer Afternoon, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
- 09.30.01 -- How Berkeley Can You Be Parade, Art Cars and Costumes on Parade in Berkeley
- 10.14.01 -- The Costumer's Flea Market, Los Altos Community Center, Los Altos
- 10.20.01 -- The William Tell Archery Tournament
and Picnic, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 11-01-01 -- The Fezziwig Costume Workshop, How to Create a Costume for
Dickens Fair, Oakland
- 11.24.01 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens
Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, San Francisco
- 12.08.01 -- The Jane Austen Fashion Show, Seven Hills Conference Center, San Francisco
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2000
- 02.19.00 -- The John Singer Sargent Tea, The Garden Court in the Palace Hotel,
San Francisco
- 04.28.00 thru 04.30.00 -- The Masque of Zorro, Hearst Hacienda Lodge, Fort Hunter Liggett,
Jolon
- 05.13.00 -- Go Fly a Kite ... with Benjamin
Franklin, An 18th c. Picnic on Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County
- 06.10.00 -- The Mummy Returns, A 1920s Party with Archeologist Prof. D. Williams, Oakland
- 07.08.00 -- The Faerie Feast, Victorian Garden of the Redwood Cafe, Redwood City
- 07.26.00 -- Titanic Opening Night, Attending Opening Night of the Musical, Titanic, Curran Theatre, SF
- 08.12.00 thru 08.13.00 -- They Went North!, An Old West Weekend in Fort Bragg on
the Northern CA Coast
- 09.10.00 -- GBACG goes to the Gatsby Summer Afternoon, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
- 09.24.00 -- The Alice in Wonderland Picnic, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 10.14.00 -- Boating with the Medicis, Gondolas & Venetian Carnivale on Lake Merritt,
Oakland
- 12.03.00 -- GBACG goes to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, Cow Palace Exhibition Halls,
San Francisco
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1999
- 03.13.99 -- A Victorian Boating & Walking Party, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco
- 03.27.99 -- 50 Years of Fashion, Presented to the CA Historical Society, San Francisco
- 04.09.99 thru 04.11.99 -- Celebrate History, South San Francisco Convention Center
- 04.25.99 -- They Went Thataway, A Hollywood Western Afternoon at Roaring Camp,
Felton
- 05.23.99 -- An Edwardian Garden Party, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
- 06.06.99 -- The Costumer's Flea Market, Hillview Community Center, Los Altos
- 06.13.99 -- Afternoon at Monticello, A Tour of Monticello Winery & 18th Century Picnic, Napa
- 06.14.99 -- Mourning Customs and Costumes, Robinson House, Preservation Park, Oakland
- 07.11.99 -- A Regency Day at the Seaside, Exploring the CA coast Near Half Moon Bay
- 09.18.99 -- The Ball at Bougival, A Parisian Picnic with Dancing, Memorial Park,
Cupertino
- 10.23.99 -- The Sheriff of Nottingham's Archery Tournament & Picnic,
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 11.14.99 -- A Mourning Walk and Tea, Mtn. View Cemetery, Oakland & The Webster House,
Alameda
- 12.19.99 -- A Victorian Holiday Afternoon, Shopping & a Holiday Tea in the
Historic Town of Niles, Fremont
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1998
- 01.31.98 -- The Edward Gorey Dinner, A Winter Night with Our Favorite Author,
Redwood Cafe, Redwood City
- 02.13.98 thru 02.15.98 -- Celebrate History, South San Francisco Conference Center
- 04.05.98 -- An Afternoon at Versailles, An 18th Century Picnic with Sheep & Dancing,
Oakland Rose Garden
- 05.03.98 -- The Importance of Being 1890's, A Sociable & Tea, San Francisco
- 05.23.98 -- BayCon, GBACG Displays & Fan Table, Doubletree Hotel, San Jose
- 05.31.98 -- The Costumer's Flea Market, Hillview Community Center, Los Altos
- 06.21.98 -- An 1890's Picnic, Badminton & Croquet Party, Fremont
- 07.12.98 -- An Afternoon with the Raj, Wrapping Saris & Turbans & Taking Tea, Oakland
- 08.08.98 -- Dinner with the Raj, A 1930s Dinner in British India, The Maharani Restaurant,
San Francisco
- 09.04.98 -- Ride the Rocket Costume Competition, Presented by British Airways,
Hyatt Embarcadero, SF
- 09.19.98 -- A Day of Victorian Mourning, A Tour of Mountain View Cemetery,
Oakland
- 10.10.98 -- A Darwinian Walk & Conversation, A Walk through the Primitive Plant Area,
Golden Gate Park, SF
- 12.20.98 -- I'll Be Home for Christmas Tea, A WWII Era Tea, Mark Hopkins Hotel,
San Francisco
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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
- 03.02.96 -- The Fairy Tale Masquerade Ball, The Clock Tower, Benecia
- 04.28.96 -- Picnic in an Italian Garden, A Victorian Picnic in the Oakland Rose
Garden
- 05.12.96 -- Spring Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 05.19.96 -- Oakland Heritage Alliance House Tour, 10th Avenue District, Oakland
- 06.09.96 -- The Costumer's Flea Market, Hillview Community Center, Los Altos
- 06.23.96 -- An Afternoon on Mt. Olympus, A Picnic with Greek Gods, Pulgas Water Temple,
Woodside
- 07.13.96 -- Arabian Nights Evening, Middle Eastern Feast with Music & Dancing,
The Grapeleaf Restaurant, SF
- 09.15.96 -- Angels and Insects Picnic, A Victorian Picnic, Lake Park,
San Francisco
- 11.09.96 -- A Shakespearean Feast, The Pelican Inn, Muir Beach
- 12.08.96 -- Holiday Tea at Dunsmuir, A Victorian Holiday Tea, Dunsmuir House & Gardens, Oakland
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1995
- 01.28.95 -- Winter Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 02.25.95 -- A Deco Tea, The Compass Rose, St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco
- 03.25.95 -- Pictures at an Exhibition, De Young Museum, San Francisco
- 04.09.95 -- Let's Duet, Attending an 18th c. Music Concert in Period Dress, Zion Lutheran Church,
Oakland
- 04.22.95 -- Picnic On the Nile, A Picnic & Tour of the Rosicrucian Museum, San Jose
- 06.17.95 -- A Regency Musicale & Tea, Celebrating Jane Austen & Regency Music,
Old Oak Hill, Ross
- 07.01.95 -- A Georgian Picnic, King George and the Court Frolic in Peacock Meadow,
Golden Gate Park, SF
- 07.16.95 -- Mrs. Parker & the Voracious Picnic, A Deco Era Summer Picnic, Lake Merritt,
Oakland
- 08.20.95 -- A Literary Tea, Lisa's Tea Treasures, Menlo Park
- 09.24.95 -- A Day at the Races, An Ascot Day at Bay Meadows Race Track, San Mateo
- 09.30.95 -- San Francisco Historic Homes Tour, Presidio Heights Neighborhood,
San Francisco
- 10.14.95 -- Bob Mandel's Costume Fashion Show, San Francisco
- 10.14.95 -- Fall Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 11.11.95 -- GBACG Open House, Featuring The Great Pattern Review,
Hillview Community Center, Los Altos
- 11.30.95 -- Cameron Stanford Christmas Party, A Holiday Party in a
Victorian Mansion, Oakland
- 12.02.95 -- The Age of Innocence Holiday Tea, Bustles Gowns at The Palace Hotel,
San Francisco
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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
- 01.19.92 -- Winter Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 02.01.92 -- Fairy Tale Fashion Show, Student Union Building,
San Francisco State University
- 02.22.92 -- Tea at the Palace, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco
- 03.17.92 -- St. Patrick's Day Party
- 03.29.92 -- Creatures & Characters Seminar and Demonstration, Studio 334,
San Francisco
- 04.12.92 -- Adapting & Finishing Seminar and Demonstration
- 04.19.92 -- Through the Looking Glass Wonderland Croquet Tournament & Picnic, Golden Gate Park, SF
- 05.03.92 -- Fantasy Mask Making Seminar and Demonstration
- 05.23.92 -- BayCon, Doubletree Hotel,
San Jose
- 06.03.92 -- San Francisco Historical Society Fundraiser
- 06.13.92 -- The Fairy Tale Masquerade Ball, The Clock Tower, Benecia
- 07.12.92 -- Summer Romantic Poetry Gathering, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- 07.26.92 -- KTEH Red Dwarf Pledge Night, San Jose
- 08.15.92 -- A Victorian Tea in the Garden
Court, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco
- 08.29.92 thru 08.30.92 -- San Mateo Victorian Days in the Park, Menlo Park
- 09.20.92 -- GBACG Day at the Northern Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Black Point Forest, Novato
- 11.13.92 -- Movie Opening: Bram Stoker's Dracula, Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco
- 12.12.92 -- A Victorian Christmas Champagne
Tea, The Garden Court, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco
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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