Flashback! 2008 Midsummer Night's Dream Masquerade

One of the folks that orchestrated this lovely event back in 2008 dug up these videos that were once posted on the 'Past Events' page on the old website. I'm glad she did! This was a stellar event, starting with a wonderful meal, then a performance by wonderful actors of an excerpt from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, to an evening of dance and jubilation.  These were filmed by Brightjoy productions. Theodosia and the Chevalier had the vision and the knowhow to pull off this event, and it was lovely!

A lovely video showing a variety of activities during the event.

This second video is of the performance on the outdoor stage.  This event was held at the lovely Ainsworth House and Gardens of Oregon City, one of our very favourite venues.

Enjoy! We did. :)  A lovely, whimsical evening of delights. Thank you Mme Theo and Chevalier!

Topsails & Tea - A resounding success!

Great fun was had this past weekend; our costumed membership took over the city of Astoria, and could be seen promenading in their regency finest at any given time during the three days.  We've complied a little slideshow movie that summarizes the events of the weekend.  Enjoy!

Join us next year for Topsails & Tea. We're not sure yet, but we'll let you know when we do. :)

Recent Events from the NW Chapter.

To punctuate our most productive event meeting, we enjoyed a well-attended picnic at Pittock Mansion this past Sunday with no fewer than forty-five people in costume and several in plainclothes. It was a wonderful occasion and everyone had a splendid time!  See our little slideshow(s) below for images of the picnic (directly below) and a slideshow of our Topsails & Tea event in Hood River on June 1.

More events are being finalized and will be posted under our events tab soon. Keep checking back to know what we're up to for the next six months at least.

A delightful assembly

Friday evening was wonderful. It was a warm evening, and attendees enjoyed dancing before and after dining. Kathryn Plett of Set to Music Country Dancing was kind enough to call the dances for us on this lovely balmy Spring night.

TaborSpace was an excellent venue with excellent staff, and we were delighted to be welcomed there. It was a family-friendly evening of dance, dining and diversions.

News for February.

Greetings everyone! The website transition is still underway, which means that there will inevitably be some broken links here and there about the internet.  We are working to have those resolved as soon as possible. Bear with us.

We have added in some events for your perusal. We have found a wonderful new venue for our balls and assemblies. TaborSpace is an old stone church in the Mount Tabor area (Belmont Ave.).  Not only is this space central and accessible with ample parking, but it is also quite affordable.  We plan to hold many an event there, including a workshop or two.  They have a lovely coffee shop on site as well. Drop by and visit if you can. Join us on April 26 for the NW Chapter's Spring 'In Celebration of Shakespeare' Ball, and see the venue for yourself.

In other news, a date has been chosen for the sixth annual ORS Pittock  Mansion picnic, always a successful event.  We are also posting a 2013 Topsails and Tea event in Hood River, Oregon for June. There's a stitch & bitch in the planning, a bonnet workshop and more.  Click on events and keep checking in for updates. Also, be sure to join the Facebook group page to be right up to the date on events and discussions. :)

Pittock Mansion picnic, 2012