FRISCOVANIA: The Costume Contest Celebrity Judges

Guess who’s coming to Friscovania! Five celebrity judges for our costume contest!

As you may know, throughout the event, there will be a costume contest. Our emcee of the event, Laurie Graham King, has rounded up a great group of celebrity judges to pick winners in five different categories—Babies (0 to 3 years), Kids (4 to 11 years), Teens (12 to 18 years), Adults (19+), and Family/Group Costumes. If you want to participate, go to the Chase Costume Contest and Raffle Barn to sign up and get your picture taken. Then from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. our judges will stroll around Friscovania, taking notes and picking out their favorites.

At 6:40 p.m., Power House of Dance will lead a conga line from the haunted carnival concourse down to the main stage. At around 7:00 p.m., we’ll announce each of our winners and award them their prize! You must be present to win, so dress to impress.

And speaking of judges, here’s a bit more info about each of our five amazing celebrity judges!

October 5, 2016October 4, 2016

FRISCOVANIA: The Graphic Designers

Friscovania has two very distinct parts—there’s the kids’ haunted carnival from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and the live music and haunted fashion show from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. which is geared toward adults. When creating the aesthetic, we had to develop a logo, color scheme, and graphics that would work equally well for both portions of the event.

First, we worked with Allison Hyde of Hyde Graphics. Before the Friscovania logo and stadium map, Allison created each of our hand-lettered Wellness Wednesday theme words and accompanying quotes. You can see a lot of her beautiful hand-lettering here. As soon as we got the go-ahead on Friscovania, we contacted Allison to see if she’d be interested in creating the logo and a mock-up of what the stadium would look like with all the different stations.

It took her about 2.5 milliseconds to say yes and hop onboard this amazing cause.

Toni had an idea of what she wanted to incorporate and the general layout of the logo. She wanted it to look like a skyline over the outline of Texas with some instantly recognizable Frisco landmarks. Plus, maybe a few fun and spooky Halloween elements. Allison took that idea and ran with it. We went back and forth, tweaking and revising each draft until we ended up with the final product that you see today!

FRISCOVANIA: Frights of the Round Table | Model Behaviors

September 14, 2016October 27, 2016

FRISCOVANIA: The Frights of the Round Table

Last week, we introduced you to Friscovania—a spooktacular Halloween extravaganza, fun-filled for all ages with trick-or-treating, a haunted carnival, games, live music, and a phantasmic fashion show, all to benefit City House of Collin County! To put together an event like this, an all-star group must be assembled, people who are not only passionate about the mission but willing to put in long hours and hard work. With such a limited amount of time and so many details to iron out, this dedicated team had to be comprised of individuals with a diverse range of skills and backgrounds and complete devotion to our collective cause—Kelly!

At our first meeting, the bar was set high. Everyone had to be one hundred percent committed. Once we took a vote to see who was all in, it was time to brainstorm. Kelly not only inspired this event, but we wanted it to be representative of the fashion industry, something in our wheelhouse, and something unique to North Texas.

Once our team was assembled, it was time to come up with a frightening name to get down and do business with. We assembled our group of nineteen, The Frights of the Round Table. And here they are!