Upcoming Events:

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.

CCG April Meeting, CANCELLED:--

Next Meeting: Saturday, May 18, 2013

At the usual place: Regular meeting, 2:00 PM. Due to flooding, Pat and Leah will NOT host the April meeting after all. Next meeting in May. Contact oushva *at* yahoo.com 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. Workshops and panels provide education about costuming for the greater community. 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:

Sue Edmunds _ President (president *at* chicostume.org)
Patrick O'Connor _ Vice-President (vicePresident *at* chicostume.org)
Betsy Knoll _ Secretary (secretary *at* chicostume.org)
Sue Finkle _ Treasurer (treasurer *at* chicostume.org)
Members-at-Large

Leah O'Connor _ (memberAtLarge1 *at* chicostume.org)
Joel Finkle _ (memberAtLarge2 *at* chicostume.org)
Renata O'Connor-Rose _ (memberAtLarge3 *at* chicostume.org)
MicheleJaye Solomon _ (specialprojects *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 Sue Finkle (treasurer *at* chicostume.org) or attend a monthly meeting (see the upcoming events section above), and get the info in person.

By-Laws:

(LAST UPDATED in 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.

Midwest Costuming Events Yahoo Group:

Current costuming events in the Midwest, courtesy of CCG member Carol Mitchell.

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Contact Patrick J. O'Connor, webmaster*at*chicostume.org

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PDF Handout from DucKon 20:

(VictorianUnderwear.pdf)

PDF Handouts and links from WindyCon 37 and Tardis 2010:

(Paper Wings.pdf)

(Link to Windycon Photos)

(Link to Windycon Costume-Lighting Panel)

(Link to 'Official' Windycon Photos)

(Timelord Collar Slide-show.pdf)

(LightCostume.pdf)

(LightCostume2.pdf)

Adobe Acrobat Downloads* from WindyCon36 Panels:

(Metal101.pdf)

(Basic Luceting.pdf)

(Elizabethan Life for a Middle Class Townsperson.pdf)

'How I Built Agatha's Locket' from WindyCon36 Metal Workshop:

Windycon 36 was a hoot! [Pictures in our Gallery at right]. Also, see pictures of Windycon36 Costumes & Masquerade on Dave & Kristine Kaemmerer's Steampunk Web Page