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Dark
Arts Festival 2010 ~ June
11th, 12th & 13th
Pics
of antics, performances, friends, fun, bands and our
booth coming soon.
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Gallery
Stroll
& Open House
Friday, May 21st, 6-10 pm |
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Paintings,
drawings, photography
and mixed media:
Mark Foster
Tarra Hanshaw
Mitchell Sydney McNeely
Justin Hadlock
Josh Spencer
The Duke
Tony Berrow
Amanda O'Ryan
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McGrews
and our gallery, 333, invite you to join us for
Gallery Stroll and Open House on the third Friday
of each month.
On
these evenings we feature new artists and designers,
new costumes and fashions, plus we often have musicians
and performing artists to entertain you, even snacks
and drinks to share.
The
Salt Lake Gallery Stroll is a terrific social and
artistic event during which you can see emerging and
well-known artists in many mediums. You'll also meet
and mingle with many interesting and influential people
in our community.
Check
out http://gallerystroll.org/ to see more
galleries who have paid for listings in the monthly
line up.
Thank you for supporting our local artists and gallery
economy!
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Salt
Lake Acting Company's World Premiere of CHARM, By Kathleen
Cahill
April 14 - May 9
In
honoring the histories and daily lives of 19th century women
and to promote their season ticketholder drive, SLAC and
the play's dramaturg, Sydney Cheek O'Donnell, asked if we
could display some corsets in their gallery. We said yes.
Visit
SLAC's webpage to get tickets to CHARM plus to read more
about Margaret Fuller and this world premiere play.
Attend
The Margaret Fuller Problem: Women in a man's world
- Panel Discussion April 25 at 5 pm
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Rocky
Mountain Olympus Leather
Friday and Saturday, April 9th and 10th
Leather
community's regional title competition in which contestants
promote a positive image of the Leather lifestyle. The competition
is open to individuals who reside in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming,
Idaho and Montana.
Club
Edge, 615 N 400, Salt Lake City, UT, 84103
Click
here to see the leather title sashes we custom made.
Click
here to visit the RMOL website.
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Reefer
Madness
Opens March 12th,
Through March 28th, 2010 at Park City's Egyptian Theater.
Zany
musical theater send-up of the extremely earnest (but unintentionally
campy) 1930s anti-marijuana propaganda film that's now a
cult classic. Featuring over-the-top satire, showstopping
numbers, burlesque humor and mighty, mighty memorable songs.
Dark Horse Theater Company's super talented, dedicated and
hardworking director, cast, production team and costume
design by McGrews.
Reviews:
Brandon
Burt from The City Weekly
Kelly
Ashkettle from InThisWeek
Erica
Hansen from the Deseret News
Emily
Bell from Utah Theater Bloggers Association
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Arte
Gras Fundraiser Bash: Steampunk Masquerade Ball at Universe
City Gallery
Saturday, February 20th, 2010.
2556
Washington Blvd
Ogden, UT
801-458-8959
Universe
City Gallery on FaceBook
Universe
City at Ogdencityarts website
See
the invite on Facebook (event was sold out in 24 hours).
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2010
Salt Lake City International Tattoo Convention
February 12th, 13th, & 14th, 2010
100 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
SLCTATTOO
entrance will be on the north side of the Salt Palace next
to the Radisson Hotel at 200 West, South Temple
801-534-4777 phone 801-534-6383
fax www.saltpalace.com
For more information on downtown Salt Lake City check out
www.visitsaltlake.com
Visit
with us at our booth. We're vending corsets, accessories,
jewelry and wearbles plus pin-up art and customizing services.
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Arte
Gras! at Universe City Gallery
Opening Friday, February 5th, 6-9 pm.
2556 Washington Blvd
Ogden, UT
801-458-8959
Universe
City Gallery on FaceBook
Universe
City at Ogdencityarts website
See
our event invite on Face Book
Costumes
and theatrical art--not on the stage, but in an art gallery!
A very special, biennial show at Universe City Gallery in
Ogden, Utah. Costume sketches and renderings, costumes from
stage productions, body makeup as costume art, independent
designers and artists, plus a bangin' fundraiser party-
all in the Mardi Gras month of February! Stay tuned for
details here about particular artists, works and other info.
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Girls
Night Out:
Friday, December 11th, 7-9 pm.
THIS
is the evening to buy your new holiday outfit at McGrews.
Over 200 in -stock party dresses from Glide Deluxe and other
makers starting at just $20 - $100! Custom corset orders
by Salt Lake Tightlacer are 2 for the price of 1, PLUS all
Jordan Halversen women's and men's designer originals are
30% OFF. Come to our special holiday event and enjoy a shopping
bonanza complete with a tea party, fancy hats, gloves, laughs,
and of course plenty of snacks and adult beverages to give
you that holiday cheer!
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December
2, 2009
UMFA
Holiday Trunk Show:
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
FREE
TO THE PUBLIC
McGrews' resident designer Mel B. Jones shows and sells
her jewelry year-round through the museum gift shop and
now has more goodies for sale this day.
It's a free, fun-filled shopping day at the Utah Museum
of Fine Arts! Listen to music while nibbling on snacks and
stock up on unique, hand-made gifts from over fifteen of
Salt Lake City's finest consignment artists. Find that hard-to-buy-for
relative or friend the perfect gift with a personal touch.
The museum will even wrap your gifts for free! For more
information visit www.umfa.utah.edu/trunksale
or call 801-585-6961.
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| McGrews
is INTHIS WEEK's Feature Story
Cover Story: "Store-bought Costumes Gone Right"
Haute Halloween Issue
Print Edition Thursday, October 8th 2009, pp 31-35
A
whole article by Amanda Chamberlain about our talented artists'
network, the fashions you can buy at McGrews and custom
services provided by our cartel. With beautiful photos by
David Newkirk of models Barby, Phillip and Bryson, wearing
the fashions and accessories of tailor Milivoj Poletan,
designer Jordan Halversen plus jewelry artists Mel B. Jones
and Forge of Hephaistos. Oh, and a Salt Lake Tightlacer
corset, the gothy Halloween must-have item.
Click
here for the feature article
Click
here for more photos from the article by David Newkirk
Click
here for more photos from this shoot by David Newkirk
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The
Nature Conservancy Climate Change Adaptation Clinic
Monday, August 31, 2009
The
Nature Conservancy commissions our resident artist Mel B.
Jones for 40 Wingnut Bee keychains and lanyards as 'thank
you' gifts for their facilitators and program staff. Mel's
upcycled creations reflect a theme of sustainably, our local
culture and our famous "Beehive State." The perfect
"thank you" gift!
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Craft
Lake City
Saturday, August 8, 2009.
The
first annual Craft Lake
City festival, August 8at the The Gallivan Center in
downtown SLC. Thank you so much SLUG Magazine for sponsoring!
We hope this festival continues each year. We had a great
time at our booth and loved showing off and selling our
new schwag, meeting new friends and other talented artists!
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Cirque
de' Marmalade
Sunday, August 2, 2009.
Booth
at the Utah
Pride Center's one-day
festival. We vended and blended. Thank you Pride Center
and Shelby!
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McGrews'
Anniversary Party
July
1, 2009
McGrews celebrates first anniversary at new 333 Pierpont
storefront location.
Woo! We love a good party!
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Dark
Arts Festival 2009
June
12th, 13th & 14th
Our booth at Club Area 51, Salt Lake City Utah. Always a
great festival.
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Park
City TV visits McGrews
June
2, 2009
PCTV interviewer Jenn Hardman and
cameraman Jeff Swindel talk to and film us for a new segment.
We're told this is not a 'time-sensitive' piece, so we'll
post an update when it's all edited and about to be broadcast-
hmmm ...maybe it'll be on the air and online by Halloween?!
Stay tuned.
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City
Weekly's "Best Of Utah" 20th Anniversary Party.
April
3, 2009
McGrews promotes and produces talent, Rue Morgue Burlesque
directed by choreographer Julie McDaniel, to entertain crowd
at City Weekly's big fancy schmancy who's - who
party. Rue Morgue Dancers: Morella, Meavie, Deuce,
Starr, Suspiria, Lillith, Domino. Wow!
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City
Weekly's Best of Utah 2009
April
2009
Salt Lake Tightlacer awarded 'Best Custom Corsets'
by City Weekly in its 20th anniversary "Best
Of Utah" issue.
The plaque is pretty. We're honored.
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| Mel
B. Jones at Museum of Fine Art
March
2008
Our designer-in-residence Mel B. Jones invited to create
custom jewelry for Museum
of Fine Arts Gift Shop at University of Utah. Her items
sell so fast there she scrambles to keep up with demand.
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August
2009 Call for Artists
McGrews
needs stock for its new boutique space plus more collaborators
for custom comissions. The call goes out for experienced
costume artists, fashion designers, accessories makers,
drapers, maskmakers, ventilators and wig designers, milliners,
etc. This is an ongoing call.
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McGrews
moves to new address July 1, 2008
McGrews
moves from upstairs loft at 335 Pierpont, downstairs into
the storefront at 333 Pierpont.
Exhausting but worth it. BIG thanks to all our friends,
fans, the Death Dealers, our customers, minions
and hangers-on who helped us. We couldn't have done it without
you!
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Dark
Arts Festival 2008
Our
booth at Club Area 51, Salt Lake City Utah.
Man, we love this festival. Keeps us in custom orders for
half a year and the crowd there is great!
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McGrews
and Amy Caron's "Waves of Mu"
Feb.
2008.
McGrews builds custom capes in white pvc to represent each
of the brain's maters: the dura, pia, and arachnoid. For
performers in Caron's art/installation production, "Waves
of Mu." This production has toured the country with
rave reviews as an educational, aesthetic and inspirational
work about neuroscience, mirror neurons and meditations
on human empathy.
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Slippery
Kittens Annual Fundraiser 2007 at Bar Deluxe
Slippery
Kittens Annual Fundraiser 2007 at Bar Deluxe. We contribute
another custom corset gift certificate to help raise money
for the troupe we helped to launch. Gotta support our girls.
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Utah's
Best of the Best Fundraiser
Paper
Moon, Aug 10th 2007.
Here we go again, donating to a worthy cause.
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Filthy
Gorgeous Fashion Show 2007
2007
UTAH Arts Festival. June
23 and 24, 2007.
20-piece fashion show, “Filthy Gorgeous Rock and Roll Wonderland.”
Fashions designed by Keith Bryce. Executed by other drapers
and shops, including ours.
We patterned and built the two infamous pieces, the hoop-skirted
'Teacup Pinafore' and the de-medici-collared 'Queen of Hearts'
gown.
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Dark
Arts Festival 2006
June
8 - 10
Our booth at Club Area 51, Salt Lake City Utah. Always a
great time.
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Dark
Arts Festival Fashion Show 2006
June
9
Performance/dance piece: "Fashion Zombies."
Aghast at US invasion and occupation of Iraq, Jen builds
five new camouflage combat tutus under the Salt Lake
Tightlacer label, persuades Annywyn,
the awesomest choreographer ever, to direct. Gets some dancers
together and performance wows crowd. Furious and funny dance
narrative about tragedy in store for a zombie soldier with
a mind of her own.
Dancers:
Julie McDaniel, Mandy Aguirre, Brittani Peacock, Kristina
McReynolds, Shannon Holcomb
Music: Aquabats' "Fashion Zombies"
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Tree
Utah's Annual Green Gala, 2006 at Cactus & Tropicals
McGrews
donates an Edwardian era corset to Tree Utah's silent auction.
It is a very worthy cause/organization. It was also a very
cool corset.
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| Slippery
Kittens Chili Cookoff 2006 at Club Vegas
Jen
successfully makes a crock pot of vegetarian chili. Donates
chili, plus a custom corset gift certificate to the Slippery
Kittens fundraiser.
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McGrews
hosts Death Dealers
2006
We host the Death Dealers in our studio and build
their new ninja assassin uniforms for them. A party
and a labor of love. Long live roller derby!
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Gallery
Exhibitions
2007
Women's Art Center
Salt
Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake Tightlacer corsets in a Group show of body-themed
art
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2005,
2006 & 2007 Universe City Gallery
Ogden,
Utah
"Arte Gras"
Salt Lake Tightlacer corsets and combat tutus in three group
shows of costumes & wearable art by Northern Utah Designers.
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Salt
Lake Tightlacer Fashion Show 2003
Host:
Club Sound, Salt Lake City. M.C.: Nova Starr. Models: Joe,
Julia, Tricia, Brad. Custom jewelry by Justina Parsons-
Bernstein. A very loud and boisterous crowd. Ok,
it's settled. Corsets are hot.
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More Calendar
highlights to be drug out of the archives as we get time
to work on them.
Check back and refresh your browser periodically for updates...
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| Press/
As Seen In... |
"Store-bought
Costumes Gone Right" by Amanda Chamberlain. InThisWeek,
Thursday, October 8th 2009, pp 31-35
Click
here for the feature article
Click
here for more photos from the article by David Newkirk
Click
here for more photos from this shoot by David Newkirk
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"Best
Custom Corsets." Salt Lake Tightlacer wins staff choice
award in City Weekly's Best of Utah 20th Anniversary Edition.
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"Kelly
Ashkettle's Wishlist." In Utah This Week.
11/22/2008. Kelly includes a custom overbust corset
from Salt Lake Tightlacer in her Christmas wishlist.
We need to give a coupon to one of her secret admirers because
she's been pretty nice this year.
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"Combat
Tutus & the Art of the Corsetiere." Jen's
article in Belle Armoire Magazine, Nov/Dec 2007:
pp. 56-59.
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Daily
Herald.
Our Snow White Costume worn by Nicole, at Omniture's
huge Halloween party (Omniture hired us to build a couple
of custom princess costumes, hired Utah Opera to build their
set, and hired the Little People from a Las Vegas, NV talent
agency). October 31, 2007.
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"Best
of the Beehive 2007" Salt
Lake Magazine, August 2007: p. 89. Best custom
corsets.
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"Club
Clothes: A FIELD GUIDE TO CLUB FASHION." In UtahThis
Week article featuring Salt Lake Tightlacer
corsets.
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Back
Cover. SLUG:
Salt Lake Underground.
August 2006, Vol. 17, No. 212. Full page ad by Slippery
Kittens, announcing auditions for original troupe members.
Founder, Lorrie, in corset we designed and built especially
for this photoshoot.
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Salt
Lake's Q
Pages. June 2006 print edition: Salt Lake Tightlacer
interviewed in article about the Dark
Arts Festival.
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"Crash
Corset." Article about Salt Lake Tightlacer
in City
Weekly, 11/17/05.
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"Birth
of a Mascot." Salt Lake Tribune's multimedia
feature about new mascot that Jen built for Ogden-Weber
Applied Technical College, the first Tech college in
Utah to develop a mascot as part of its branding campaign.
<http://extras.sltrib.com/NIP/robotech/index.htm>
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Photos
Photographers,
where credited, who have contributed images of our items
to the media and our website:
Todd
Collins
Rocket Dolls
Renee Lee
Kelly Ashkettle
Justin Grant
Erin Kate
Mitch Meyer
Mitzi & Co
Mario Ruiz
Keith Carlsen
David Newkirk
Greg Sumner
Other
photos (such as they are) result from our own best point-and-shoot
efforts!
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