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CopperCon 28 Masquerade Quick Review
The CopperCon 28 Masquerade on August 30, 2008
enjoyed a
high degree of participation, with 27 persons on stage as 18 costumed
presentations. The show opened with an “awww” with our young fen
presentations
and closed with a bang, with a decidedly grown-up display-only
presentation of
Mark Greenawalt’s body art modeled by Renee and Kevin as a green Orion
dancer
and her Romulan companion. Halftime was ably entertained by our
visiting belly
dancers, sometimes known as Suatura (a gypsy word meaning Legend).
Here are our participants. Click the link
to see photograph. All of the pictures were taken by Mike Contos.
Young Fen Division
Julie Padegimas as “Kelly
Sparrow” Special Mention for How
Not to Use a
Sword
Felicia Langholz as “Queen of Hearts” Special Mention for Best
Transformation
Arcana Yanez as “Zombie
with Head Wound” Special Mention
for Best Living
Dead Girl
Experienced Division
John Autore as “Santa’s Little Helper” Warning! Special Mention for Most Eye-Burning
Lyn Jeppesen as "Snow Queen"
Chuck and Tasha Cady as "A Offering to Chernebog"
Melissa Kaylor as “Autumn,
The Colors of Change” Winner of Best in Show
Theresa Contos as “Lt.
Gay Ellis” (Purple-Haired Moon Lady
from “UFO”) Winner
of Best in the Experienced Division
Performance Only
Heidi Hearter
as "Buttergreen Lolita"
Display Only
Renee Murdock
and Kevin King as "Orion Slave Girl and
Merchant" with special body art by Mark Greenawalt
Prizes were donated by Southwest Costumers Guild, AniZona and Mike & Theresa Contos.
Special thanks to our stellar crew. Technical problems which might have been show-killing disasters under other circumstances were solved before I even knew they existed. Unfortunately, my paper records don’t include the name of the gentleman who lent his laptop computer to solve our sound crisis. Like a digital Lone Ranger, he rode off into the sunset after saving the day.
The Crew
Master of Ceremonies – Jack Mangan
Sound Director – Gary Swaty
Photographer/Videographer – Michael Contos
(including the
photos used in this writeup)
Judges’ Liaison – Margaret Grady
Judges – Nyki Robertson, Shane Bryner, Greg Weisman, David
Hedgecock
Backstage Manager – Sharan Hoyle
Den Mothers – Jean Palmer, Marian Brock-Anderson
Stage Crew – Melissa Trible, James Tomassoni,
Tiffany
Jeffords, David Jeppesen
Dancers – Raveena, Kate, Sabrina, Sophia, Clara,
Harper
Ann, Lady Brianna, Tasneem, N-Sha, Lavona
Dancers’ Sound Guy – DJ Dilo
CopperCon 28 Masquerade Director
Here are a few articles on SF Convention costuming I've written for local fanzines:
Sincerely
Randall Whitlock
Some Thoughts on Hall Costumes
Some Thoughts on Stage Costumes
Carry On At Conventions - suggestions on how to carry your stuff in a hall costume.
The Pause - suggestions on how to make your presentation more friendly to photographers.
Pictures from 2005's CopperCon 25 Masquerade.
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