The Ann Arbor Chronicle » costumes http://annarborchronicle.com it's like being there Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:59:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 Main & Huron http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/07/22/main-huron-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main-huron-16 http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/07/22/main-huron-16/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:24:44 +0000 Mary Morgan http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=117191 I couldn’t discern the nature of this alien warrior, but his/her companion was quite human, carrying tape and handbills. [photo]

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Halloween 2012: Main Street Chills & Thrills http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/10/31/halloween-2012-main-street-chills-thrills/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=halloween-2012-main-street-chills-thrills http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/10/31/halloween-2012-main-street-chills-thrills/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:21:06 +0000 Myra Klarman http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=99759 Editor’s note: Since 2008, Myra Klarman, a professional photographer based in Ann Arbor, has been sharing with Chronicle readers her images from the annual Main Street Halloween Treat Parade. [Take a look at her photos from 201120102009, and 2008 as well.] This year was a bit chilly, but trick-or-treaters – and Myra – were undaunted. We hope you enjoy the festivities – Happy Halloween!

Halloween, Myra Klarman, Ann Arbor, The Ann Arbor Chronicle

Pretty pink skirt, and jacket, and bow, Miss Minnie Mouse is ready to go!

Halloween, Myra Klarman, Ann Arbor, The Ann Arbor Chronicle

Native to Antarctica, penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and candy.

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It is written that the dog and the cow and the other beasts of the field, be they made of flesh and bone, or even balloons, will one day a year wander the earth in search of candy.

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This tiny Tiger is bundled up tight. No need to worry about getting frostbite.

Halloween, Myra Klarman, Ann Arbor, The Ann Arbor Chronicle

Don’t mess with Batman, today or tonight. He’s defending his candy, with all of his might.

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Hoo, oh hoo, oh hoo is that knocking? An owl that flew in, with blue strip-ed stockings!

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Two timid clowns are braver than one, especially when looking for Halloween fun.

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No one ever set a fire he couldn’t lick.

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A bird in the tree is worth two in the hand – especially if your hands are full of candy.

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Trick-arrr-Treat.

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When they won’t fit on your broom, in a stroller there is room!

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“People just won’t stop asking me what I’ve got cookin’ so I have to hold my smile up with my finger.”

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Trick or treat, smell my fleece …

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What sort of critter eats candy all day? The kind that’s immune to sugarbug spray.

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Big Mickey Mouse waves his hand with four thumbs. Small Mickey munches on sweet candy crumbs.

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A Care Bear in pink leaves no skin exposed, except for his cheeks and his eyes and his nose.

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Hey, Tiny Dancer, you’re cute as they come. Give us a twirl like a sweet sugar plum!

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Thing 1 and Thing 2 are ready for fun. The Cat in the Hat looks ready to run.

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Who’s this pedestrian, equipped with umbrella? He seems like a helpful yet mischievous fella.

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It’s not a costume – he’s actually working! This window washer is clearly not shirking.

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Ain’t nothing fake about Strawberry Shortcake.

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Main Street Ann Arbor, gives Halloween haven, to birds of all kinds, like this tiny raven.

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“Do not arouse the wrath of the great and powerful … pumpkin. I said come back tomorrow.”

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“Because dragons do not carry their own candy, that’s why.”

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Here’s the Thing, or is it 2?  Mittens red, hair is blue.

We know you didn’t get your fill of Halloween cuteness just yet, so check out more photos from Myra’s Halloween shoot on her Facebook page.

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Halloween 2011: Main Street Spooks, Sprites http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/10/31/halloween-2011-main-street-spooks-sprites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=halloween-2011-main-street-spooks-sprites http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/10/31/halloween-2011-main-street-spooks-sprites/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:07:36 +0000 Myra Klarman http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=75073 Editor’s note: Myra Klarman, a professional photographer based in Ann Arbor, has been documenting Halloween cuteness for The Chronicle since 2008, capturing images from the annual Main Street Halloween Treat Parade. [Take a look at her images from 20102009, and 2008 Halloween festivities as well.] We hope you enjoy these little spooks and sprites as much as we do – Happy Halloween!

Little cow

Who ever said, Halloween should be scary? It always includes, a serving of dairy.

Pirate

One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over ... BOO!

Superman

A Halloween costume? But where is your mask? Powers revealed to those who dare ask.

Creature

This creature is ghoulish, all wrinkly and green, escaped its lagoon for the Halloween scene.

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart, where did they find her? Handing out candy, nobody's kinder.

Stylish in silk

She couldn't be cuter in her lovely blue dress, with a handbag of candy to add more finesse.

Dr. Who

The bowtie's a tip off, the gadget's a clue, but on Halloween, just say Doctor Boo!

Piggy and Mouse

Though enemies through the rest of the year, the pig and the mouse put aside their centuries-old feud once a year to celebrate the holiday of piece (of candy), which is Halloween.

Thriller

MJ is dancing, he's thrilling his fans, but the little Go Boo girl wants to march in a band!

Orange witch

Says a stylish young witch in purple and black: "Please put some candy right into this sack!"

Dracula

A count in a cape, and a devil with horns, a pumpkin that holds a few candy corns.

Big Bad Wolf

This big bad wolf is a sweet little lamb, searching for candy wherever he can.

Swashbuckler

This swashbuckling pirate is eating his knife! He's ready to fight off the urban wildlife.

Pink pirate

Did you ever think, you'd see a pirate in pink?

Peacock

Peacocks are pretty – you know that it's true, especially when hugging and smiling in blue.

Pumpkin

Up on her tippy toes, not all that scary – Ann Arbor Halloween's miss pumpkin fairy.

Scary witch

Judged as a witch, this teacher looks dandy, but people keep asking, "What's Spanish for 'candy'?"

Smurf

We suspect Grandpa Smurf is well weary of the old joke, "You look like you're feeling a little blue," as well as the Halloween variant, "You look like you're feeling a little boo."

Stroller cuteness

A tiger, a kitty and even a cow, what other munchkins are we looking at now?

Three smiling girls

Three girls are hugging and happy on Main Street, asking the merchants to share something sweet!

Not enough cuteness? Myra will be posting more photos from her Halloween shoot on her Facebook page.

The Chronicle could not survive without regular voluntary subscriptions to support our coverage of local government and civic affairs – and the occasional Halloween frolic. Click this link for details: Subscribe to The Chronicle. And if you’re already supporting us, please encourage your friends, neighbors and colleagues to help support The Chronicle, too!

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Photo Essay: Halloween 2010 on Main Street http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/10/31/photo-essay-halloween-2010-on-main-street/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-essay-halloween-2010-on-main-street http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/10/31/photo-essay-halloween-2010-on-main-street/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 04:04:20 +0000 Myra Klarman http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=52644 Editor’s note: This is the third year that Myra Klarman, a professional photographer based in Ann Arbor, has graced The Chronicle with her charming photographs of the annual Main Street Halloween Treat Parade, when merchants pass out goodies to pint-sized princesses and puppies, ghouls and goblins. [Take a look at her images from 2009 and 2008 Halloween parades as well.] After seeing Myra’s photographs last year, one of our readers commented: “This makes me like our town.” We agree. Happy Halloween!

Blue Ghoul Princess with face painted white, out along Main Street causing a fright.

Grass Skirt Girl

Cute little charmer, a beflowered young lass, gathers up candy in her skirt of grass.

Purple Butterfly

Purple Butterfly, her bag made of green, beflutters, beflitters the Halloween scene.

Scary Striped Pirate

Scary Striped Pirate, a bucket of loot, terrifies merchants if "terror" is cute.

Alices in Wonderland

In Wonderland Alices wander downtown, looking for rabbit holes they can fall down.

Darling Dalmatian

Darling Dalmatian, you're quite a cute pup, does everyone ask you: Hey, Dawg, what's up?

Matching Dolls

Two Cutie Pies, always better than one, hang on to your hat now, Halloween has begun.

Policeman and Bunny

Both Beat Cop and Bunny, have crime-fighting merits, keep citizens safe from bad guys and carrots.

Blue Princess

Little Blue Princess, grasps her wand tight, charms all the merchants, with her pearly whites.

Green Sleeping Beauty

Green Sleeping Beauty, with a small button nose, dreams of frogs and sweet peas, in a Halloween doze.

Indian Princess

Moosejaw Princess hands out Halloween treats, confused trick-or-treaters ask what's on her feets.

Superhero

One foot on the pavement, and one on the wall, this Halloween Spider-Man, ready to crawl.

"Costume" costume

Poem: Sometimes a label makes it so.

Green Striped Monster

The Little Green Monster, a real scary sight, giving all passers-by a furry big fright.

Little Ladybug

Little Miss Ladybug, says goodbye to the day, takes a ride in her buggy, there'll be treats on the way.

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Who Doesn’t Need a Wooden Man? http://annarborchronicle.com/2008/10/10/who-doesnt-need-a-wooden-man/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-doesnt-need-a-wooden-man http://annarborchronicle.com/2008/10/10/who-doesnt-need-a-wooden-man/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:51:58 +0000 Mary Morgan http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=5530 Wooden man

Wooden prop at University Productions sale – make an offer!

Just in time for Halloween, University Productions is holding one of its relatively rare sales to purge unwanted parts of its costume collection. On Friday afternoon, one customer was buying a half-dozen hot pink fuzzballs sewn to elastic bands, at 50 cents a pop. “I’m going to wear them in my hair and around my ankles,” he grinned.

Shoes, jackets, dresses and other clothing – vintage or slightly worn– hung from racks amid assorted props, like the life-sized two-dimensional wooden figures from some long-since-shuttered play.

The two-day sale continues Saturday, Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “We want to make sure there’s nothing left,” says Renae Skoog, costume stock manager for University Productions. “Everything’s got to go.”

University Productions is part of the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance. It provides behind-the-scenes support for student performances, including costumes, props, set design and more. In addition to buying what they need for specific productions, they also accept donations, Skoog says. But every two years or so, they purge their stock, getting rid of things they don’t need or want. They try to hold the sales just before Halloween – customers include students, of course, as well as others in the community who are part of theater groups or who for whatever reason need some glitter-covered high heels.

Renae Skoog, costume stock manager for University Productions.

Renae Skoog, costume stock manager for University Productions.

“Do you guys have spats, by any chance?” a customer asks Skoog while she was talking with The Chronicle.

“We used to have knee-high gaiter spats…” she replies, but apparently those were sold earlier in the day.

Skoog’s goal for the sales is to raise $3,000 – that was the highest amount ever earned in the past. The funds will go toward future productions. They work on a tight budget, Skoog says. For example, they were extremely efficient in creating the “steampunk” style for the upcoming musical, “Ella Minnow Pea.”

And ever the saleswoman, Skoog notes that if shoppers stick around on Saturday, they can also catch a production of “Madmen and Specialists” by African playwright Wole Soyinka. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Arthur Miller Theatre.

Both the sale and the theater are located in the Walgreen Drama Center, 1226 Murfin Ave., on UM’s North Campus. The entrance to the sale is in back by the parking lot. The theater entrance is in the front of the building.

From left, UM undergraduates Jessica McKinley, Maia Wertenberger and Rachel Niemeyer at the University Productions sale on Friday.

From left, UM undergraduates Jessica McKinley, Maia Wertenberger and Rachel Niemeyer at the University Productions sale on Friday.

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