Upcoming Events:
Monthly Meetings
The guild has regular monthly meetings on the third Saturday of most months from 2-4pm on the northwest side of Chicago. There are pot-luck munchies and tea available at the meetings. Other events of interest to costumers and projects we're working on are discussed at the meetings, as well as any club business.
EVENTS:
"Harry Potter - the Exhibition" at the Museum of Science and Industry
April 30 to September 27, 2009
Regarding June 26-28: The Steampunk Sewing Weekend was a blast! We should do it again sometime -- Webmaster.
CCG July Meeting: Saturday, 18 July 2009
Third Saturday; the usual time and place
Contact: secretary@chicostume.org for details
The first meeting for non-members is free to see if you'll enjoy the group ($3 for non-members after the first), and the meetings are always free for members. For further info on the monthly meeting contact Renata O'Connor-Rose (oushva *at* yahoo.com).
Who are we?
The Chicagoland Costumers' Guild (aka, the MOB) is a club for people who love to costume and do costuming related activities together. We meet on the third Saturday of every month plus workshops & outings throughout the rest of the month. The Chicagoland Costumers' Guild is a chapter of the International Costumers Guild (ICG),, and CCG members will also receive the ICG newsletter. The current CCG Board is:
- Michele Jaye Solomon, President (president *at* chicostume.org)
- Sue Edmunds, Vice-President (vicePresident *at* chicostume.org)
-
Sue Finkle, Secretary (secretary *at* chicostume.org)
- Val Roberts, Treasurer (treasurer *at* chicostume.org)
- Members-at-Large
- Karen Bergquist (memberAtLarge1 *at* chicostume.org)
- Betsy (memberAtLarge2 *at* chicostume.org)
- Renata O'Connor-Rose (memberAtLarge3 *at* chicostume.org
Membership Info:
Membership dues are $20 a year and include membership in the International Costumers Guild (and their newsletter). Dues for a second member at the same address are $10. If this is not your primary chapter of the ICG, dues are $12.
Members may attend meetings and guild events free of charge (excluding
any posted materials fees for workshops).
If you are interested in joining us, please contact Treasurer Val Roberts (treasurer
*at* chicostume.org) or attend a monthly meeting (see the upcoming events section
above), and get the info in person.
By-Laws:
(UPDATED for 2009: Click here to see by-laws)
Visit our Yahoo Group:
Join the Yahoo group for event notifications and costuming polls, as well as an e-mail list if you want to talk costuming. Members and non-members are welcome at the Yahoo group; you just need to like costuming.
Any corrections needed on this website?
Contact Patrick J. O'Connor, webmaster*at*chicostume.org
Handouts from WindyCon35 Panels:
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(Costume_Recreation_Pattern_Sources.html)