Costuming Basics: Introduction to Design & Planning

Costuming Basics: Introduction to Design & Planning

Tips and Tricks to make creating your costume simple, easy, and stress free. Presented by Courtney Toon Are you new to costuming and not sure where or how to start? This class is a step by step guide to aid in starting the design process, making a budget, and creating...
The World Runs on Tea

The World Runs on Tea

How did tea become the second most popular drink in the world? Let’s discuss! Presented by Camillia Sinensis More people in the world drink tea than any other beverage, except for water. Why is this? How did this brown leaf water become so popular? We present...
Introduction to Tarot Cards

Introduction to Tarot Cards

Basic introduction to tarot cards, their history and how to read them. Presented by Barbara G Meyer Join us for a presentation that explores the history of tarot cards, destroy some myths about them, and explain how tarot cards work. We will then have some fun doing...
Violet Rays & Good Vibrations

Violet Rays & Good Vibrations

Violet Rays & Good Vibrations: Sex and Medicine in the Age of Tesla (18+) A discussion of the development and uses of the vibrator and violet wand in the late 1800’s. Presented by Alexei Bashkirov Join the only-slightly-mad scientist Alexei Bashkirov as he...
The Women’s Building and Beyond

The Women’s Building and Beyond

The Women’s Building and Beyond: Women’s rights and Women’s work at the 1893 Columbian Exposition Presented by Debra Ann Miller This presentation will give an overview of the formation of World’s Congress Auxiliary, the Politics of the Women’s Building and its Board,...