The
Great Dickens Christmas Fair Missive
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Dickens Christmas Fair 2009 - Post-Dickens Missive
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Notes from your Missive Maven:
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Please
see classes and other upcoming theatrical opportunities below and make
sure to check out the "Upcoming Events & Festivals!" section at the
end of this missive.
Thank
you for a great and successful run! Best wishes for a fabulous 2010!
Please remember to contact the folks referenced in each notice, rather
than hitting "reply".
Past missives can be viewed at http://www.cattaylor.com/missives.html
Cat Taylor
Entertainment Director and Missive Maven
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Haiti Earthquake Relief
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I would be remiss if I didn't include something about the
devastation from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. If you would
like to
know how to help, CNN has a verified list of organizations helping
there at http://www.cnn.com/impact
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| In
This Missive |
| Many
Thanks - from Kevin & Leslie |
| Some
More Press Tidbits from Adrienne Biggs |
| Kage
Baker is in the Hospital |
| Memorial
Service for Dave Wilkerson |
| The
Albion Schoole is offering the "Introductory Swordplay for Stage &
Screen" class starting in February! |
| Jeffrey
Weissmans' Acting and Film Making Classes |
| Working
Actors Work-Out |
| Audition
Announcement for " Buried Child" |
| "Victorian
Thriller - Behind The Scenes - Under the Headstone" |
| Upcoming
Events & Festivals! |
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Many Thanks -
from Kevin & Leslie
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With warm memories of a fabulous 10th season at the Cow
Palace, the Patterson family and the whole team at Red Barn Productions
would
like to wish you a happy, healthy and creative new year.
Thank you for everything you do to make the
Great Dickens Christmas Fair truly great.
We look forward to more refinements in the design, layout, and
theatrical excellence of the show in 2010.
Look for cool new things on the all-new dickensfair.com in the coming
months. By next season, customers (including participant family
members) will
be able to print out their online tickets and bring them directly to
the gate,
thus avoiding the need to queue up at Will Call.
MARKETING. The BART shuttle was wildly successful once
again, with full busses on practically every run. Promotions,
publicity and advertising really
'clicked' this year with color ads and feature articles in the Chron
and other
pubs, successful co-promo events like the Disney and Young Victoria
openings,
online buzz via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and dozens and dozens of
positive
reviews in the blogosphere. See
Adrienne's review for more details. Many
thanks once again to all those who helped make us look good out there.
A word about the quality of the ENTERTAINMENT is certainly in
order. Cat Taylor, Robert Young and all the show and
group directors are to be commended for their commitment to the depth
and quality of the entertainment at the
Fair. There is a pervasive feeling of
excitement and theatrical magic in the air on each and every day of the
show. This does not happen by chance!
Bravo, one and all!
The VENDOR communities contribution to the look, feel and quality of
the Fair
is not to be overlooked. Over 90% of the
crafts sold at the Fair are not only made by hand, but are presented by
the
artists themselves. The streets of
London are lined with beautiful shops filled with exquisite
art. This is a fact we can all be very proud of.
The BUILD and take-down crews did a fantastic job once again this
year. Creating Victorian London inside cow barns is
a huge task and the carpenters, designers, costumers, electricians,
painters,
loaders, plumbers and beverage flowmeisters made it look
easy. The show is now packed safely away in the
warehouse on Mare Island and in 2 company 48' vans stored at the Cow
Palace. It takes roughly 19 days to
build, and 12 days to take it down, pack it up, and sweep it
clean. Amazing!
Don't forget...the COW PALACE is out of harms' way largely because of
the
continued growth and positive public image of the Dickens Christmas
Fair and
the venue's overall return to financial viability. The best
way to insure the Cow Palace stays
saved is to support the shows that come there.
Every time you notice a new concert, show or event at the Cow Palace,
help spread the word...and buy a ticket.
THANK YOU!!
Kevin & Leslie
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Some More
Press Tidbits from Adrienne Biggs
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Will Wood in the Santa Tantrum Awards on Sfgate.com (towards bottom of
page)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/parenting/detail?entry_id=53890
ABC-TV View From the Bay show (scroll to 2:49 for our part):
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=7178823
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=view_from_the_bay/outings_travel&id=7178731
This clip seems to end abruptly; I'm sure when it aired the actual
segment didn't
do that.
http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2009/12/17/this-weekend-76/
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Kage
Baker is in the Hospital
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Pax Smith wrote a lovely intro to an explanatory note from Kathleen
about Kage's
condition on Facebook last evening and I have posted it with his
blessing on the missive site at
http://cattaylor.com/KageBaker.html
Her cancer has metastasized and although she is still fighting a good
fight,
she could really use your love and support. So could Kathleen. Please
think
healing thoughts, say prayers and send cards and emails, contact info
is on the above page.
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Memorial
Service for Dave Wilkerson
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As many of you know, we lost our beloved Dave Wilkerson, denizen of
beverage
and the old Tobac booth, on December 20th. Carol Goodman passes along
the
following memorial information.
A memorial service for Dave Wilkerson will be on Saturday, 1/23/2010 at
noon at
the theatre he enjoyed so much. (The Masquers Theater is located at 105
Park
Ave in Point Richmond)
There will be a "program" with socializing
and eating to follow. If you're interested in assisting with food
preparation,
please contact Anne Collins at flamingogrl@sbcglobal.net.
Anne is head church
lady for the affair.
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The
Albion Schoole is offering the "Introductory Swordplay for Stage
& Screen" class starting in February!
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(from Michael Cawelti)
Michael Cawelti, Maestro of the school, offers only one introductory
class a
year. The class is a 3 month intensive focusing on rapier and
dagger, the
basic weapons of stage combat. Michael is an award-winning Fight
Director
with 29 years in the business, and the Albion Schoole of Defense
is the
oldest Historical Stage Combat school in the Country.
Classes are
Tuesday nights in El Cerrito and begin February 2nd. Michael's
students
showed their expertise in the production of "The Three
Musketeers" at this year's Dickens Fair. Sword can be
provided. If you ever wanted to learn swordplay, this is the
time!
To join in, or for more information, contact Michael at captglvr@gmail.com
or 510 331-0578.
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Jeffrey
Weissmans' Acting and Film Making Classes
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(from Jeffrey Weissman)
Free Chops Teen Improv Workshop (you need to sign up in advance due to
limited
space)
http://www.facebook.com/l/f2c53;www.chopsonline.com/webcal/view_entry.php?id=111&date=20100121
San Francisco School of Digital Film Making
site, where I am teaching Film Acting Level 3 and Advanced Film
Technique: (If
you mention I sent you, you will get 20% off tuition) http://www.facebook.com/l/f2c53;www.sfdigifilm.com/film_acting.html
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Working
Actors Work-Out
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(from Cindy Goldfield)
A weekly cooperative, drop-in, non-competitive, rotating program
designed to
encourage community, collaboration and provide a place for working
artists of
all skill levels and experience, to brush-up or learn new skills.
A member-lead, rotating curriculum to potentially include:
Musical Theatre Dance (both basic vocabulary and more challenging
combinations), Basic Tap, Basic Stage Combat, Beginning Juggling,
Audition
Monologue Brush-up, Musical Theatre Audition Brush-up, Shakespeare
Monologue
Brush-up, Yoga, Pilates, etc.
Minimal drop-in cost of $5-10 sliding scale to cover the cost of the
space.
Teachers would be recruited from the pool of participants in most
instances,
and Special event classes with outside professional would be included
in the
schedule as available.
Wednesdays 10:30-11:30
42nd Street Moon
250 Van Ness Ave @ Grove, right across the
street from the Symphony.
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Audition
Announcement for " Buried Child"
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(from Lynn Combs)
Buried Child - The Pulitzer Prize winning play by Sam
Shepard
presented at The Fetterly Playhouse in Vallejo
Auditions start January 23, more info at: http://www.bayareastage.org
Please call for an audition appointment: (707)
649-1053 and walk-ins are welcome!
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"Victorian
Thriller - Behind The Scenes - Under the Headstone"
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If you enjoyed the Victorian Thriller video, make sure to watch
"Victorian Thriller - Behind The Scenes - Under the Headstone"
at http://www.youtube.com/user/foolishtreefilms
and make sure to watch until the very end...
(warning: some mature language)
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Upcoming
Events & Festivals!
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The Edwardian
Ball
January 22nd
and 23rd at San Francisco's Regency Ballroom
http://www.edwardianball.com/index.html
PEERS: An
Evening at Carbaret, A Night of 1930's
Decadence in Berlin
(featuring our own "brilliant and notorious Lee Presson and the Nails")
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Masonic Lodge of San Mateo
http://www.peers.org/cabaret.html
The Nova Albion
Steampunk Exhibition
(formerly SteamPowered: the California
Steampunk Convention)
March 12th - 14th, 2010 Emeryville, CA
http://www.steampunkexhibition.com
PEERS: The
Legion Fantastique Ball
A
Victorian/Edwardian Steampunk Ball in Honour of Jules Verne
Saturday, April
3, 2010 at the Masonic Lodge of San Mateo
http://www.peers.org/legion.html
PEERS: The
Courts of Faerie Masquerade Ball
(featuring our own Celtic Rockers Avalon Rising)
Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the Masonic Lodge of San Mateo
http://www.peers.org/faerie.html
Northern
California Pirate Festival
Father's Day Weekend -
June 19th & 20th on the Vallejo Waterfront
http://www.norcalpiratefestival.com
The Great Pan-Kinetic Exposition
The spirit of the World's Fairs of the early 20th Century will be
brought to vivid life in The Great Pan-Kinetic Exposition!
July 31 and August 1st, July 31st
and August 1st Under the "big top" on Vallejo's Waterfront!
~ New Updated Website! ~
http://www.pankineticexpo.com
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For specific questions
regarding performing at the Fair or to submit a show proposal please
email Cat
Taylor
If your group would like to perform at the Fair for just one day
(school
caroling groups, etc., please email Robert
Young
For specific questions regarding vending at the Fair please email Vendors
For specific questions the beverage department please email Beverage
To learn what you can do to help save the Cow Palace, please visit
http://www.savethecowpalace.com
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