Thursday night we attended the grand opening of the Three Apples exhibit at Royal/T in Culver City. Royal/T is generally a maid cafe with a shop and an art exhibit. They tend to change out their space often with different themes. The Three Apples exhibit celebrates all things Hello Kitty.

The Three Apples exhibit is free to the public and runs from October 23 through November 15. There are many parts to the exhibit. At the entrance is the apartment completely designed in Hello Kitty merchandise. Followed by the store which houses some of the cutest Hello Kitty merchandise I’ve ever seen. At the grand opening, TokiDoki showcased their latest Hello Kitty/Tokidoki goods. I loved their vinyl Hello Kitty. The grand opening also included guests like Paris Hilton, Dave Navarro, Tarina Tarantino, and Kimora Simmons recording for her reality show.

After a wall of plush Hello Kittys, there is a large art exhibit with some of the most amazing interpretations of our favorite kitty. Along another wall is a showcase of items only found in Japan and a historical look at Hello Kitty items. Between the areas were women dressed in Hello Kitty clothing, dancing and posing for pictures.

The exhibit is rather large and definitely will take some time to go through. The art is amazing and inspired. It’s great to see what affect Hello Kitty has had on people of all ages throughout the years. We had a great time and thank Sanrio and Royal/T for hosting such a great event! I’ll be going back on Saturday to get a better look (it was very crowded) and to see what I want to purchase. Below I have all the pictures we took from the event. I even got a picture with Hello Kitty herself! That’s going on my facebook!

Saturday is full of planned events and Hello Kitty will be there to take pictures with all day:
Super Fan Day at Three Apples!

Today is all about the Super Fans! Free Super Fan gift bags to the first 100 visitors!

10AM -1PM
Hello Kitty Brunch! Bring your favorite friends to a fabulous Hello Kitty brunch where you can enjoy scrumptious Hello Kitty-themed waffles & pancakes and a live DJ set.

1 PM -2PM and 3PM -4PM
Meet the Designers! A very special appearance by ‘Kitty Mama’ Yuko Yamaguchi (Hello Kitty head designer straight from Tokyo) & tokidoki creator, Simone Legno — and the launch of the exclusive tokidoki for Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary collection — follows.

2PM -3PM
Hands-on Jewelry Workshop with Three Apples artist Natalia Fabia!
This workshop has a materials fee of $15 and requires pre-registry. Register Here!

4PM – 5PM
Yummy Hello Kitty sushi & bento box workshop with acclaimed chef Sushi Girl
Sorry! This workshop is full. Please join us for a different fun event!

5PM -7PM
Hello Kitty Happy Hour with Lovemade for fans 21+

7PM – 10PM
Hello Kitty-Oke karaoke dance party with Karaoke Queen Raina Lee (author of Hit Me with Your Best Shot: A Guide To Karaoke Domination) Hello Kitty-oke Dance Party with Karaoke Queen Raina Lee

All Day Long!
Photo ops with Hello Kitty herself!

Hey everyone! I hope you had a great day. Here is today’s 5@5. I call it the busy edition because I’ve been going all day. Writing, meetings, planning and now I have to get ready to go to an event! So busy!

I hope you enjoy the news. Have a great day!
xoxo
Trina

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It’s Hello Kitty celebration from now through November 1 and we’re celebrating it on GamingAngels.com in many different ways. Fans can win a Hello Kitty Mimobot on GA, attend Royal/T’s Three Apple exhibit or celebrate in Hello Kitty Online.

Hello Kitty Online is free-to-play, MMORPG that features Sanrio’s various characters. There are new special anniversary content and features that include games, quests, items, contests, and prizes.

The tokens earned during the event can be exchanged for limited edition Hello Kitty Birthday items in the game. UK Gamers that earn four limited edition birthday items will gain entry to a lavish party held in London. Lucky UK Gamers!! Gamers who collect some items can go to celebrations in Florapolis and Paris. For all the details go to HelloKittyOnline.com.

Hello Kitty exhibit

To steal a line from Rachel Zoe, this event is going to be bananas! Hello Kitty is moving into Royal/T from October 19-22 so the space will be closed during that time, but they are re-opening on October 23rd at 10am.

At Royal/T, in Culver City will be celebrating 35 years of Hello Kitty with an art show, Hello Kitty menu, Hello Kitty apartment and pop-up shop.

Here is the Three Apples Menu:

Hello Kitty’s Kawaii Tea, $25
An assortment of sweet and savory canapes & mini sandwiches; includes a pot of tea.

MMM Delicious Mixed Mushroom & Cheese Tramezzini $8
Toasted white bread pockets stuffed with mushrooms and cheese; served with organic mixed greens.

Say Hello Chicken & Artichoke Tramezzini $8
Toasted white bread pocket stuffed with artichoke hearts and chicken thigh meat; served with organic greens.

School is Fun ham & Cheese Tramezzini $8
Toasted white bread pocket stuffed with ham & cheese; served with organic greens.

Super Yummy Waffles $7
Waffles mixed berries, whipped cream & Syrup

I love Pancakes $7
Pancakes, bananas, whipped cream & syrup

Individually wrapped, hand decorated Sweet Happy Cookies $6

Sounds awesome! I’m in! Who wants to go with me?

Hello Kitty exhibit

We’ve almost seen Hello Kitty on everything. The red bow wearing kitty has become a style icon and a favorite at many here at GamingAngels. This year is her 35th Anniversary and just one of the celebrations is the “Three Apples” exhibition that will celebrate all things Hello Kitty and feature collaborations from many top Comic-con artists and exhibitors.

“Three Apples” will take place from October 23 to November 15 at Royal/T (www.royal-t.org) in Culver City, CA. We’ve covered Royal/T here at GA before. It’s the Japanese-inspired art space that also has a maid cafe.

For this event, there will be works of art, Hello Kitty shaped food and ability to purchase limited edition products made just for this event.

You know I’ll be going. So leave me a message if you want to do a GamingAngels trip to the exhibit!