Sunday Afternoon Victorian Tea Dance Herald

Sunday Afternoon Victorian Tea Dance Herald
www.victorianteaanddance.org
July 2013 Edition
UPCOMING TEA SOCIALS:
NEWS ON UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Potluck Social
Costume College August 2–3
September - no tea social!
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August 4th
Our annual fundraiser
with live music
October 6th Annual Regency Tea Social
with live music & Judee Provonost
November 3rd Victorian Dance Weekend
Tea Social with live music
December 8th
the St. Nicholas Grand
Victorian Tea Social
Our 1st formal event. Full Tea
dinner, a visit by St. Nicholas, &
music by Whirled Peas.
Volunteer Help Needed:
• Day of Social Many hands
make for light work. Help is always
needed in plating dishes & serving.
• Non-profit Consultant
We would like to become
a non-profit so all can benefit!
If you would like to help please
contact our volunteer coordinator
Steve Saunders at:
[email protected]
See Page 2 for Other Events
SAVE THE DATE!
december 8th
Our first formal event!
The St. Nicholas
Grand Victorian
Tea Social
with live music by Whirled Peas
Tickets now on sale!
Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills
www.costumecollege.net
nnual costuming conference by
Costumer’s Guild West. Lectures,
workshops & demos on costuming:
from general sewing to historical construction methods (corsetry, petticoats,
etc.) to time period overview to science
fiction/fantasy costume construction.
Taught by volunteers.
The marketplace with vendors is open
to the public. The perfect opportunity to
meet people who share a love of costuming & buy all manner of items you need
for your costumes! Do not miss out!
Victorian Dance Weekend Nov 1–3
Glen Tavern Inn in Santa Paula
www.orgsites.com/ca/sdvdance
A
n opportunity not to be missed! Join
our friends, The San Diego Vintage
Dancers, Friday afternoon, November 1,
for the start of a magical back-in-time
weekend celebrating the late Victorian
& early Edwardian eras. Lectures, dance
classes, picnic, croquet on the lawn, dinner, & even a fabulous Saturday evening
ball with authentic, live music.
On Sunday, participants are encouraged journey back to Pasadena to join us,
the Victorian Tea & Dance Society, here
at our home the Scottish Rite Cathedral
for our Tea Dance Social. Live music and
a full tea luncheon will be served.
Weekend participants are strongly encouraged to ‘dress the eras’(1870-1910)
for the entire weekend, including day
wear and evening wear, as appropriate.
Distressingly modern clothing: jeans,
shorts, tennis shoes, mini dresses, tee
shirts are NOT APPROPRIATE. If your
historical wardrobe is limited, dresses
and suits would be most appropriate and
evening wear for the ball. This event is
limited in attendance, and they are sure
to sell out. Attendees must purchase the
entire package (no ‘ball only’ tickets).
The festive weekend will take place at
the Glen Tavern Inn in the historic ham-
let of Santa Paula, just east of Ventura.
This charming Tudor-Craftsman Inn
was built in 1911, designed by famed
architects Burns and Hunt and funded
by a consortium of twenty-five wealthy
townsmen, brings to mind an English
manor house, and provides the perfect
setting for our weekend.
Cost of the weekend program is $90
per person (hotel is separate) and includes all lectures, classes, plus Saturday night dinner and dancing. Breakfasts, lunches, and Friday dinner are on
your own, in the Inn’s restaurant, or in
town. To register for the weekend go to:
www.orgsites.com/ca/sdvdance/.
DO NOT DELAY ON BOOKING
THIS EVENT if you wish to attend! It
will absolutely sell out far in advance!
A History of the Glen Tavern Inn:
Santa Paula was growing and prospering as an oil town, and headquarters to
Union Oil. The Inn was erected directly
opposite the train depot to provide accommodations to the burgeoning oil and
citrus industries, and a gathering place
for Santa Paula’s growing high society.
During Prohibition, the Inn retained
its Wild West origins as the third floor
was used as a speakeasy, brothel & gambling parlor.
In the ‘30s, Hollywood discovered Santa Paula. Its ruggedly picturesque vistas,
close to the sprawl of Los Angeles, provided a setting for numerous Westerns.
Glen Tavern Inn hosted notables Carol
Lombard, John Wayne, Houdini and Rin
Tin Tin, who boasted his own suite.
Picnic & Dance at the
Los Angeles Arboretum November 17
301 N Baldwin Ave Arcadia
www.arboretum.org
C
ome to tea with the Victorian Tea &
Dance Society at the historic Queen
Anne House! Wonderful photo opportunities on the lovely grounds. Bring out
your croquet sets, lawn darts, and picnic finery to dine in the fashion of the
Victorians at this historical site.
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Sunday Afternoon Victorian Tea Dance Herald
MEMBER SUPPORTED
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
August 2nd-3rd
Costume College
August 4th
Victorian Tea & Dance Society
Potluck Tea Social
No tea Social in September!
October 6th
Victorian Tea & Dance Society
Regency-themed Tea Social
November 1st-3rd
Victorian Dance Weekend with
the Victorian Tea Dance Social
on Sunday afternoon
November 3rd
Victorian Tea & Dance Society
“Thanks Giving” Tea Social
November 17th
Picnic & Dance L.A. Arboretum
November 30th
Featured Recipe from
July’s American Tea Social:
Boston Brown Bread
A historical recipe from Steve Saunders’
family passed down through the years.
1 cup White Flour
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup Yellow Corn Meal
1.5 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Raisins
2 cups Buttermilk
0.75 cup Molasses
* Grease two (2) 1 lb. coffee cans.
* Mix flour mixture together and
add raisins. Mix the liquids together and stir the flour mixture into
the liquid, stirring only until the
dry ingredients are moistened.
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* Fill cans, not more than 2⁄3 full,
and cover with two (2) layers of
aluminum foil that has been buttered and tie with string to secure.
* Place the cans on a rack in a deep
kettle. Add boiling water to come
halfway up around the cans. Cover.
Set over the heat and steam 1.5 to 2
hours. Keep the water boiling and
add more as needed to keep the
water at the proper level. They are
cooked when a long metal rod is
inserted into the center end comes
out dry.
* Take the cans from the water,
remove the aluminum foil and set
in a 300 degree oven for about 15
minutes to dry out if necessary [I
have not found this to be necessary
—SS].
Remove the bread from the cans.
ONGOING MONTHLY EVENTS FOR YOUR CALENDAR
1st Friday
7:30 - 9:30 pm $5
Tom & Terri Wilson
Simi Valley Waltz & Polka Workshop
Regency Drum Dance Class
January 5th
1st Saturday
7:30 - 11:30 pm $5
Steve & Mary Saunders,
Laura Freas
Simi Valley Victorian Dance
January 18th
3rd Friday
7:30 - 10:00 pm $5
Tom & Terri Wilson
Social Daunce Irregulars
Victorian Grand Ball
December 8th
Victorian Tea & Dance Society
presents the St. Nicholas
Grand Victorian Tea Social
Victorian Tea & Dance Society
Tea Social
The Jane Austen Evening
February 2nd
Victorian Tea & Dance Society
Tea Social
February 22nd & 23rd
Riverside Dickens Festival
March 2nd
Victorian Tea & Dance Society
Tea Social
April 6th
Victorian Tea & Dance Society
5th Anniversary Tea Social
Victorian Social Dancing by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District. www.simivintagedance.com
Lindberg Park Hall, 5041 Rhoda Way at Virginia
Avenue, Culver City. Beginners welcome. Costumes
admired, not required. www.regencyfriends.org
Victorian Social Dancing by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District. www.simivintagedance.com
3rd Friday Contra Dance & Dinner
Ginger’s contra dance is good practice for Victorian
3rd Friday
dance moves, and it comes with a dinner at 7:00 pm!
7:00 - 11:00 pm $10 War Memorial Building, South Pasadena.
Ginger Alberti
www.caldancecoop.org/
4th Friday
7:30 - 9:30 pm $5
Tom & Terri Wilson
Simi Valley Advanced Victorian Workshop
Victorian Social Dancing by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District. www.simivintagedance.com
Advanced dancers only, please.
There are many other wonderful historical dance events happening every month.
Go to Walter Nelson’s historical event calendar: www.walternelson.com/dr/event
or Cal Dance Coop for English Country & Contra dances: www.caldancecoop.org
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The Labyrinth of Jareth XVI Fantasy
Masquerade Ball 2013 – July 5 & 6
www.labyrinthmasquerade.com
hat an amazing time was had by all!
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Based on Venetian tradition, Celtic
faerie and goblin lore, amazing fantasy
Friday night crew: Jack, Adele, Donna, Alesha, Charles, Darlene, Scott
Margaret, Cameron, Nora, Randy, Jay, Ginger, Mike. Not in photo: Chris &
Robert (with wife Elyse in side photo).
Saturday night crew: Alvera, Paul, Wendy, Robert, Steve, Darlene, Scott,
Israel, Randy, Margaret, Adele, Jack, Mary. Not in group photo: Chris (side
photo above), Mike, Mary Ann, & Ina.
costumes & performers all around.
The Victorian & Regency dance sets
and Fantasy Victorian Waltz sets were
highly successful with the biggest hit of
the night being the Grand Promenade
to Loreena McKennett’s Marco Polo.
Be sure to join us next year. We are
designating Friday night to be Victorian
Night at the Labyrinth Ball for the best
of the Fantasy Music
Victorian dancing.