STL Cosplay Freaks Picnic 2010

[candybkins]

;DYes this is VERY Early, we know! But the earlier, the better! We are getting most of the information together early so we can spend the rest of the time just preparing for it!



STL AMPro Cosplay Picnic (STL Cosplay Freaks picnic)


Huh? What is the STL AMPro cosplay picnic?
Well, it's an event being sponsored by our cosplay group, AMPro!
We love anime and cosplaying, but sometimes conventions just aren't enough! This picnic is for those who want to see their cosplay friends outside of cons and just to be able to hang out and have fun! (without spending a fortune!)



Location: Tower Grove Park (in the Gus Fogt Pavillion)
St. Louis, Missouri
Date: Saturday, September 25th 2010
Time: 1:30pm-?


Theme: Love! (yaoi, yuri, straight pairings, and Romance)
~When we say love, we're referring to cutesy love like shonen ai! Celebrating all the amazing couples and pairings in anime!

Rules: -keep it pg-13!
-bring some food or drinks to contribute to the food (chips, sodas, desert, etc.)
-Cosplay!!! Everyone should wear a cosplay! If you don't own any, a lolita or japanese style clothing (modern or traditional) is fine as well.



General: No this is not a convention! It is temporarily a free event, but we recomend you do bring some money! We will have some contests and other events that are like things at conventions, but it's not a con! Our theme will influence our decorations, game and contest themes, and most other things we do there!


Contests:
-COSPLAY CONTEST- You will be judged on your cosplay (if you made at least 80% of it yourself!) for best craftsmanship and effort! If you are participating in this contest, please arrive by 12:30pm. There will be a 1st place, 2nd place, and a 3rd place winner. (20 people maximum allowed to enter, 1st come 1st served!)
*1st prize winner will recieve a certificate, pocky, Giant 1-pound gummi bear, A spot on the cosplay calendar of 2011, AND an interview and feature in our magazine.
*2nd prize winner will receive a certificate, Feature in magazine, and some pocky.
*3rd prize winner will receive a certificate and some pocky.

-DRAWING CONTEST- You will have 20 minutes to draw a picture based on our theme! Love! KEEP IT PG-13! You can do sweet yaoi, yuri, or straight pictures of any characters or OCs of your choosing. You will be judged on your creativity, skill, and all around cuteness/smexiness! There will be a 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place winner. (No limit of people entering! Just sign up at the picnic!)
*1st prize winner will receive a certificate, Interview and feature in our magazine, pocky, Giant 1 pound gummi bear, AND a new sketchbook.
*2nd prize winner will receive a certificate, feature in the magazine, and pocky.
*3rd prize winner will receive a certificate and pocky.

-SKIT/IMPROV CONTEST-You will be able to perform (7 minutes maximum) a skit or improv. We will provide a CD player and microphone. The skit, once again, needs to be based off of our theme, love! It can be comedy, end in heart break, or anything you can think of! As long as the central theme is love, We will approve it. If you want to be in a skit, please send your script to [e-mail] before September 4th. Remember to keep it clean! If you are participating in this contest, please arrive by 12:30pm. There will be a 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place winner. (10 maximum allowed to enter, 1st come 1st served!)
*1st prize winner will receive a certificate, pocky, Giant 1-pound gummi bear, A spot on the cosplay calendar of 2011, AND an interview and feature in our magazine.
*2nd prize winner will receive a certificate, Feature in magazine, and some pocky.
*3rd prize winner will receive a certificate and some pocky.



Date Auction: YES we ARE doing a date auction! It fits our theme very well~
Most people know all about the date auctions. We will be selecting 5 boy cosplayers and 5 girl cosplayers. Please send us a picture of you in your cosplay by September 4th if you would like to be auctioned([e-mail]). We will tell you, hopefully, by the very next day if you are in or not. All funds earned will go toward paying for the picnic and future events sponsored by AMPro.
All bids will start at $5. If you would like to be in an auction with someone (Like the hitachiin Twins) and be sold as a set, please tell us when you send your pictures.

If you win an auction, you will receive a rose and an extra somethin from your date. They will be required to sit with you for the skit contest and cosplay contest (unless you're in it!), AND you will get a short photo shoot with them and get a feature in our magazine. Pictures will be posted on our page and you can use them how you please! ()

ALSO Crossplay IS allowed!!!



Raffle: We will be having a raffle! Tickets are $1 a piece. Just put your name on it and put it in the jar! You can buy as many as you want to for a better chance to win!
IF you do win, you will get a free styled wig commission from Mana of AMPro or a kimono from Candy of AMPro. The raffle will be going on until 5pm, then we draw the tickets! If you have to leave and aren't there when we draw and you win, we will have to pick another winner in your place.



SO feel free to advertise to ANYONE you know who likes anime/cosplay! It's not for another year lol but we are getting a jump start this year to make it waaaay better!

[Mimiako]

Hmm, sounds fun but we usually have a annual picnic already every July.

[candybkins]

yes some of your co-workers were at my picnic last year. It was on June 20, 2009. It was quite a drag last year though because we were having some MAJOR money problems but this year we have lots of money o plan this. SO are expectations will be high.Im not exactly sure who all of your team wwnt but im pretty sure there were quite a few of them

[Mina]

And here I was just telling my gramma, "No, no, we don't have picnics often, really! I can't miss the one next month!" XP

But this does sound quite fun! I'll try my best to remember the date and attend.

[Tena]

this sounds like fun~ XD

[candybkins]

Sept 25, 2009 11:53:00 GMT -5 Mina said:

And here I was just telling my gramma, "No, no, we don't have picnics often, really! I can't miss the one next month!" XP

But this does sound quite fun! I'll try my best to remember the date and attend.

*smiles* YES ahha I will be updating again later if you have a deviantart I am Candybkins and tehre will be a webstie comming soon so if you watch those you can keep up woith the date

[candybkins]

Sept 25, 2009 15:36:03 GMT -5 Tena said:

this sounds like fun~ XD

YES I expect it to be funner tahn it was last year anyone is invited so invite as many as you want! XD if you have a deviantart I am candybkins and I will be updating journals abotu it on there as well as we will have a website soon and I will update ALL that are interested

[Mimiako]

Oh it's my picnic sweetie, It's my friend Vexen's. There's no probelm with other picnics, I'm just saying so there isn't any date issues, since Vexen's has been going on every year. This one looks fun. ^^

[Mina]

I'll be adding you on devART in a bit. I'm Mina-Fairway on there, FYI. :3

[Moppet]

Sounds fun! I hope to go! ^w^

[ribbon13]

Sounds awesome, hope I can go ^^

[Oblixion]

interesting ... skit ideas are coming to me now MWAHAHAHAHA

[Knight Link]

hmmm the very park thats on old highway 21?

[Mimiako]

Very old topics have been brought up as of recently, since this meetup hasn't happened yet though I can't lock it. Please try everyone to refrain from bringing so many old topics up.

[Findabarr]

I'll be there. Looking forward to it