Cal-a-Mari: Event

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Emmy-Nominated Costume Showcase

As I was walking around Valley Fair Mall, I noticed this display of costumes. The display is gone now so, sorry that I didn't post about it sooner!

The costumes were from Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, Once Upon a Time, Deadwood, Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Family Tree, and Game of Thrones. I seriously oo-ed and awe-d for like 30 minutes and would have for longer, but I had to leave. I wish I could have gone back for pictures of each individual costume. I didn't even get all the angles of it as a group, because I didn't know we could take pictures, until late.

These two are from Once Upon a Time for Mrs. Mary Darling. In the back facing the camera is one from Mad Men for Jane Sterling. The ones not facing the camera in the back are from Deadwood: yellow in the back is for Janie Stubbs and purple is for Alma Garret.

From left to right of the dresses facing the costume: Boardwalk Empire - Margaret Thompson, Mad Men - Peggy Olson, Killing Lincoln - Mary Todd Lincoln, Family Tree - Rebecca Schmelff Chadwich

I actually had time to send in this info and this Martha Levinson (Downton Abbey) costume to DowntonAbbeyAddicts.com though >.<

The Game of Thrones actually had a display case of it's own!

Sadly there was no legend for these though. I don't actually watch Game of Thrones, so I cannot identify any of the costumes. I really want to start watching it though.

When I went to Wondercon 2011, I was actually able to see a few costumes there, and they were so glorious as well. I wish I could share the photos, but my computer broke in May of 2011, so I lost all of my pictures from before then. It was a great promo for before the show came out. They even had the throne where they take your picture on it. They posted all the pictures online, some people had really great poses, I wish I wasn't so shy! So, here's a bonus picture of the throne (but with me sitting in it >.<)

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

{Event} Steinhart Aquarium's 90th Anniversary

California's Academy of Sciences holds a Night Life event every Thursday and on September 26, they had a Roaring 20's theme in honor of the Steinhart Aquarium's 90th Anniversary.

They had a table with pictures of the old aquarium and also the skulls of the animals that lived there when it first opened. There were people there watching the table making sure nobody touches the skulls and also answering any questions.

There were so many things to see. There were live animals, statues, and displays. I would recommend attending a Night Life to everybody! Especially if you love museums. You get to explore the museum after regular hours for a cheaper price too! They also have stations where you can buy alcohol (Night Life is a 21+ only event). They had special drinks

There was even a craft table at this event where people could make head pieces for their 20's outfit. There's even a lab area. If you see the corner of the bottom photo it says "Not a public area Real scientists at work"