The
Great Dickens Christmas Fair Missive
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Dickens Christmas Fair 2009 November Missive #6
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Notes from your Missive Maven:
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Reminder: We are at
the Cow Palace this Weekend!
The schedule for the third weekend of workshops is on the missive site,
please see more information below.
Please
read all the information carefully and save and/or print it for further
reference.
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
Thanks and see you Saturday morning!
Cat Taylor
Entertainment Director and Missive Maven
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| In
This Missive |
| New
Version of Commercial on YouTube! |
| Booth
Building - If Only It Went This Quickly |
| Slow
Down on the Bay Bridge S-Curve and 511 |
| Specialty
Workshops This Weekend |
| Annie's
Cheap Hair Update |
| PR
Update from Adrienne |
| Shameless
Plug from Mark re: Cute Child Selling Candy |
| Reminder:
This Weekend's Schedule |
| Reminder:
All Character Round Robin |
| Reminder:
Area 51 Hours and Lost & Found at the Operations Trailer |
| Reminder:
Hours the Building is Open |
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New Version of Commercial on
YouTube!
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I've posted a new version of the 2009 Dickens Fair commercial up on
missive site and
YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mpnQhcwK_4
Please rate it with lots of stars!
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Booth Building - If Only It Went This
Quickly...
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You can also watch a sped-up video of the building the Hair Braiding,
Madame Louise's, and Holzer & Combe Haberdashery booths at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQ90VMLVlI
Music will probably be added at some point in the future...
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Slow Down on the Bay Bridge S-Curve
and 511
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Joy Toney reminds me to remind you:
Just thought you might want to remind folks who take the Bay
Bridge to slow down for that darn "S" curve. A, because it's a
VERY dangerous curve, and
B, because the police are handing out hundreds of tickets on the
weekends. We want everyone to get to the Cow Palace
safely. They may want to plan to leave
home an extra 15 minutes early.
Also, a reminder about 511. It's FREE to
call, and fairly easy to use. (Just
don't call while driving, unless you have 'hands free'! They're
giving tickets for that, too! ) I
very highly recommend 511. It's been a
huge help for me, when travelling to and from the CP.
(Note from Cat - 511 is also online at http://511.org/ )
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Specialty Workshops This Weekend
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(from Robert Young)
Some of you may have been wondering about some new workshops on the
schedule
for this weekend. We have a couple of specialty workshops, geared for
the needs
of particular groups. These workshop leaders have been communicating
directly
with groups and venues who have characters that will benefit from these
specialty workshops. The curious may
certainly join in.
Single
Stick Workshop
Botta Secreta
Productions will teach a sixty-minute seminar that will cover Combative
Gymnastics that were known and practiced in the period of our Victorian
event,
and will include using fencing and singlestick techniques with the
walking
stick or cane., as well as defensive blocking techniques, disarming and
take-down.
Participants would have the opportunity to practice these techniques
under the
close supervision of the Botta Secreta Productions staff headed by Tom
Badillo,
who has extensive expertise in stick fighting and theatrical fencing.
He would
use this expertise and experience as an instructor to ensure that the
participant could study this aspect of Victorian behavior and society
in a safe
manner.
David L. Charles, Prevot d' Arms
Dr. John Sullins, Master at Arms
Thomas Badillo, Guru FMA
French
Accent
Workshop
Is your character French? Add that bit of je ne
sais quoi to your performance by honing your accent to sound more
French.
Emphasis will be on adjusting your pronunciation of English to sound
more
French, mistakes you can make in English to increase your credibility,
and
little phrases for spicing up your dialogue to create your chef
d'oeuvre.
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Annie's Cheap Hair Update
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(from Annie Lore)
Got a mountain of hair to distribute, so I hope I can get everything to
everybody this weekend. I'm planning to conspicuously park myself near
Costumes
on Saturday and have everything labeled and ready to pick up, and I'll
try to
get there fairly early. I don't expect to be at the Cow Palace on
Sunday, so if
you're not coming on Saturday see if you can't have a friend pick up
for you.
Notes: I've discovered a chignon piece that may do in place
of "Delightful Bubble", and comes in more colors. Also, some further
curl options for the elusive 27/30 color blend. Will have samples!
Write me at ImminentIdea@aol.com
with any questions.
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PR Update from Adrienne
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(*=new):
*JetBlue.com blog will feature us (and our hotel partners
and BART shuttle) on opening weekend! To appear here: http://sanfrancisco.jetblue.com/
*TasteTV segment is re-airing on Comcast On Demand through
February. 24/7, 7 days a week: http://tinyurl.com/ybmqh6p
*SF Chronicle 96 Hours interview with Kevin Patterson to appear next
week!
SF Chronicle Pink section feature on Ron Patterson to appear probably
Sunday 11/22!
*SFArts Monthly featurette including quotes from Kevin Patterson to
appear in
December!
*KUSF radio interview with Kevin Patterson & Robert Young (Time
TBD) to air opening
Sunday!
*Pacifica Tribune feature on Fair (with interview of 13
performers) to run on a Wednesday soon!
Fair featured (with links and ticket giveaways) in the 11/17
and 12/8 editions of of FunCheapSF.com's newsletter to 10K locals!
Adrienne Biggs, Publicist, The Great Dickens Christmas Fair
BIGGS PUBLICITY & EVENTS
240 Bayview Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-453-4474
www.biggspublicity.com
www.Twitter.com/DickensFair
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Shameless Plug from Mark re: Cute
Child Selling
Candy
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(from Mark Solum)
Tyler Anne is doing her very first fund raiser, and we need your
help! Please go to the following link, and buy LOTS
of candy. Please pass the link around to
your friends, and feel free to put the link, and an appropriate
paragraph in
any mass emails you might want to send it to!
http://solumfundraising.myshopify.com/
Orders are due Nov. 30 and our princess will deliver them
after Dec 11.
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Reminder: This Weekend's Schedule
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Please see the schedule for this weekend, which has been posted on the
missive site at http://www.cattaylor.com/missives.html
There is also an updated mini-map of the venue, which may be especially
for new folks.
Saturday we will have limited workshops and lots of
rehearsals. (see schedule)
Very special thanks to Robert Young for organizing the workshop and
rehearsal schedules again this year!
On Sunday,
Dress Rehearsal Day there is a Mandatory
Morning Meeting at 10:00AM at Fezziwigs', followed by the All Fair
Character
Round Robin.
The stages will not
be running a fair day schedule as for many of the the shows it will be
their first time on their
stages and they'll need the time to figure out the tech, etc. Some of
the groups may be running a fair day schedule however, please check
with your director for specifics.
Please remember that
No
vehicles are allowed in the venue on Sunday until after rehearsal.
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Reminder: All Character Round Robin
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(from Therese Porter)
Don't try and escape right after the mandatory general meeting Sunday
morning at 10:00AM in Fezziwig's. This year we are going to try
to have ALL (and we do mean all) of the characters that make up our
glorious London to recognize each other.
We do something similar each year, and in the past it has involved the
book characters, but this time we mean to get all you Dickens denizens
to know who everyone else is. After the general meeting on
Sunday, all books and shows cluster up with your casts, in large
clumps, in a big circle in Fezziwig's. We will go around the circle and
each director will lead their cast into the center one at a time. The
group will walk around the circle until they return to the place they
started. We won't have time to introduce the individual characters, but
each of you will get to show off who your character is, with only your
costume and mannerisms, in a few short seconds as part of your
group. At the end of character introductions, the entire cast
will be broken into small groups to do individual introductions,
tea/cocktail party conversation, etc. for 5-10 minutes. On the cue from
us, everyone scatters into another group and does it again. (lather,
rinse, repeat). This should be fun and informative, and help us
enhance the immersion experience we are creating for our audience.
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Reminder: Area 51 Hours and Lost &
Found at the Operations Trailer
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This weekend, Area 51 (the registration desk) and lost & found
will be at the Operations Trailer in the breezeway. Hours will be
10:00AM to 5:00PM
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Reminder: Hours the Building is Open
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The building will be open from 8:00AM to 8:00PM (at least) on both
days.
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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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