Past
Faires
The
Oregon Renaissance Faire
…The Oregon Renaissance Faire was in full force and, judging by the line of people waiting to get in, may have found a welcoming home. The faire reflects the 1500s in the Scottish Highlands and offers plenty of period costuming and attitude….
The group that puts on the Washington Midsummer Renaissance
Faire near Bonney Lake, Wash. saw an opportunity in the Canby area to do
something similar. So, after looking around the area, they found a willing
partner in the Clackamas County Event Center. And with that partnership, the
first-ever Oregon Renaissance Faire in Canby was born.
Complete article and pictures: http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/311829-190360-renaissance-faire-offers-trip-to-the-past
Nebraska
Renaissance Faire & Medieval Pageant and the Midlands Pirate Festival
The long-running Nebraska Renaissance Faire & Medieval
Pageant and the Midlands Pirate Festival had a new home this year. ´Held
Friday, Saturday and Sunday (June 17, 18 & 19), the event took place at the
River City Star's Miller Landing along the riverfront near downtown Omaha.
Themes for the days included "Cosplay Meets Anime
Day" on Saturday and "Steampunk vs. Scots-Celts" on Sunday. Six
stages offered live entertainment. The Faire also offered two show boats, a
merchants bazaar, artisan goods, foods and libations, and more than 200
costumed characters .
Among the featured acts will be the Fandazzi Fire Circus,
the Omaha Ravens of the nationally competitive Armored Combat League, the Blue
Rose Mermaid and her guest mermaids from Des Moines, Peter the Daredevil
Juggler, comedy illusions by Merlyn's Majik, Doc Johnson's Sideshow of bizarre
body stunts, Land of Apples singing duo and Pog-Mo-Thon the Celtic music group.
Kids archery, axe-tossing, knife-throwing and the Mad Scotsman's Golf Challenge
were also on the agenda.
Weirton Renaissance
Festival (WV)
Society
of Creative Anachronism Medieval Faire (NM)
The Barony of Fontaine dans Sable is no stranger to the
world of festivals. The group presented medieval demonstrations for years at
the Farmington Renaissance Faire prior to the annual event being canceled in
2013.
The local branch of the Society of Creative Anachronism
brought back the atmosphere of the Renaissance Faire with the Medieval Faire
June 12…The fair demonstrated some of the activities that the members of Barony
of Fontaine dans Sable participate in, such as rapier fighting.
Jennifer Lewis, the baroness of the Barony of Fontaine dans
Sable, explained that the Society of Creative Anachronism is an international
group that re-enacts the medieval era. There has been a branch of the Society
of Creative Anachronism in the area for more than 20 years, and the Barony of
Fontaine dans Sable was formed about a decade ago, Lewis said…
The members craft characters who could have lived during
medieval times — from 600 to 1600 A.D.— and engage in medieval-era style
battles. Lewis' character is Alamanda de la Roca, who is based on
characteristics of women living in the 1400s in Barcelona, Spain.
In contrast, the barony's president, or seneschal, Reid
Anderson, chose the name Angus MacFarlane and his character is set in medieval
Scotland.
The Medieval Faire was new this year, and barony members
hope to make it an annual event…It included a medieval village, as well as
tournaments and activities for children…
Lewis said the fairs provide a chance to get more of a feel
for what it might have been like in medieval times. For example, visitors to
the Medieval Faire were able to watch and participate in sword fights.
"Instead of just playing on the computer, you get to
actually do it," she said.
Complete article and pictures: http://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/aztec/2016/06/09/weekend-fair-aztec-reflects-medieval-era/85554738/
Also see: Medieval Fair from the Evansville Chapter of The
Society for Creative Anachronism: http://www.thegleaner.com/features/medieval-fair-introduces-audiences-to-practices-of-the-time-period-34dbff5c-3c43-6280-e053-0100007f0-382386801.html
Door County Renaissance Faire (WI)
…The Faire is a re-creation of an early 16th-century European country market fair, with whimsical characters from lore and legend thrown in for entertainment in a place where fairy tales become flesh and fantasy takes flight. The age of romance, chivalry and adventure were recreated among the wonders of nature in this Door County setting of more than 15 acres of fields and woods. From the glories of Camelot and the time of King Arthur through the golden age of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and beyond, when armored knights traveled the countryside competing for fortune and fame, these festivals were a time of celebration, revelry and merriment for all of the kingdom…Unlike some other Renaissance festivals, this one was more family friendly, lacking the bawdiness and double-meaning banter seen and heard elsewhere…
Those who bring their imaginations, good humor and sense of participation to the Faire were able to shop, eat and revel with a cast of colorfully costumed, exotic and intriguing characters; catch a glimpse of times past (or possibly a unicorn or fairy); and lose themselves in Medieval/Renaissance Europe. Visitors could pick a champion knight to cheer at the Joust Arena; feast like a king on a cornucopia of hearty food and drink; delight in the antics of street performers; hear musicians playing authentic period instruments; and watch demonstrations of the time-honored arts of weaving, coin minting, spinning, sculpting, glass blowing, pewter and blacksmithing, and leather crafting.
Youths were encouraged to complete the “Kid’s Quest for Knowledge” to receive special recognition at the knighting and lady-in-waiting ceremonies…
Compete
article: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/entertainment/2016/06/20/really-old-school-fun-door-county-renaissance-faire/86155368/
Vermont Renaissance
Faire
More than 60 medieval-themed and craft vendors took over the
Stowe Events Fields, offering a taste of life in the 14th to 17th centuries…
Vermont had no large-scale Renaissance fairs. That’s why Jeff
Folb and his wife — both longtime faire-goers, or “rennies” — have wanted to
get one started for years. They just needed the right location.
Why
Stowe?
For Folb, Stowe was ideal because of all the activities that
already happen there. The town has a lot of experience dealing with large
events, such as the Antique Car Show, British Invasion and Stoweflake Hot Air
Balloon Festival, not to mention crowds of skiers and riders..
Mead is a traditional beverage in many European cultures,
though it often brings to mind a Nordic or Viking connection. Mead is an
alcoholic beverage made with fermented honey and is often mixed with other
fruit flavors. It can be lightly carbonated, or thicker and sweeter, and is
often called “honey wine…”
A few Vermont meaderies, including Groenfell in Colchester
and Artesano in Groton, plyed their wares at the fair.
The Mead Garden also had
cider, wine and beer from Stowe Cider, Boyden Valley and 14th Star
Brewing, and plenty of non-alcoholic beverages will be available, too.
One thing that wasn’t b era-specific was the food, Folb
said.
“Most people these
days probably would not eat what would be considered ‘period,’” Folb said.
People expected to find things like turkey legs and hunks of
meat on sticks, but also barbecue, burgers and Mediterranean food. The goal was
to have a little bit of everything to fit the tastes of people today…
For many revelers, the allure of a Renaissance fair involves
dressing up and playing a character. Rennies often follow fairs around, and
know the vendors and performers well.
You don’t have to dress up to have a good time, Folb said.
In fact, first-time faire-goers are “probably going to have just as much fun,
if not more fun,” than the veterans, he said.
Like any hobby, Folb said, buying garb and replica weapons
can be pretty costly; it all depends on what you’re looking for.
Many people with basic sewing and craft skills make their own
costumes, he said, including his wife, who sells her creations at the fair.
Some people dress in Elizabethan-era fashions, others as
pirates or kilted Scotsmen…
Complete article: http://www.stowetoday.com/stowe_reporter/news/local_news/step-into-the-past-at-stowe-s-renaissance-faire/article_19012936-3956-11e6-a42b-1b650e7ab617.html
Music,
Dance, History
Candice Night on Deep
Purple Adventures, Blackmore’s Night and Lullabies
Singer-songwriter
Candice Night’s creative journey reads like an adventure novel with an
international singing career that began in Czechoslovakia when she sang
background vocals for Deep Purple, to her work as one of the forces behind the
band Blackmore’s Night (with husband and legendary guitarist Ritchie
Blackmore). So I was excited to catch up with Night for my podcast Whine At 9
to discuss her fascinating career and new solo album Starlight, Starbright…
Since
then, Night and Blackmore have created their own unique musical genre rooted in
Renaissance music. Introduced to medieval music by Blackmore, Night, the
reflective musical poet and lead vocalist for Blackmore’s Night, calls the
music “the perfect marriage of audio and visual. It kind of was the soundtrack
to nature…it just heightens your experiences and your senses….”
Complete
article with podcast and video: http://parade.com/482114/nancyberk/showbiz-analysis-candice-night-on-deep-purple-adventures-blackmores-night-and-lullabies/
Ayreheart, the Renaissance-inspired quartet
…Then, when Ayreheart performs at 3 p.m. Feb. 7,
the Renaissance-inspired quartet also will feature a unique instrument — a
colascione, or a large type of lute. The group also consists of two traditional
lutes, percussion and vocals and was founded by Grammy-nominated Ronn
McFarlane, who was born in West Virginia and raised in Maryland. He was
nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009 for a solo effort, “Indigo Road,” in the
Best Classical Crossover Album category.
Ayreheart plays the music of Renaissance
composers John Dowland, William Byrd and John Johnson as well as old ballad
tunes from England, Scotland and Wales…
Complete article: http://tinyurl.com/j7amzqd
Multitracked choral music for reformed
Anglican liturgy
… To be honest, we're big fans of any multitracked choral music for reformed
Anglican liturgy (and who isn't right?!), so it's well worth a share.Here Josh sings Thomas Tallis' beautiful motet If ye love me. It's a piece remarkable for its simplicity, gentle flowing lines, subtle harmonic colour and poignant clarity of the text….
We also love this version, sung for Classic FM by Vox
Luminis in the slightly more striking and uplifting space of the
Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.
Read more annd view videos at http://www.classicfm.com/composers/tallis/guides/if-ye-love-me-multitracked-josh-turner/#rvVtfTOJ7kuH6gZq.99
Renaissance-era
adventure game made using actual Renaissance era artwork
…Four Last Things is a Renaissance-era adventure game made
using actual Renaissance era artwork….a museum art tour in game format
What follows is a 20-30 minute tale of vice told through
classic landscapes like those of Hieronymus Bosch and Frans Floris, brought to
life through a combination of modern animation techniques like motion tweens
(think 2D puppetry) and humor that wouldn’t be out of place in a Monty Python
bit.
Almost like a museum art tour in game format, your
character will comment on the artworks as he passes by them, making snide
remarks like “I don’t want any part of that,” and the dry text descriptions of
the increasingly bizarre paintings—”Rabbit-man blowing into horn and carrying
burning corpse on pike” is a particularly vivid example—comes across like a
commentary in and of itself…
To play Four Last Things for yourself, visit it’s Game Jolt
page: http://gamejolt.com/games/four-last-things/150059
Complete article with pictures: https://killscreen.com/articles/adventure-game-made-actual-renaissance-era-artwork
Finding
Medieval Budapest in the 21st Century
….Finding
reminders of medieval Buda was easy for me with Matthias Church right next to
my hotel. Its towering spires glistened in the sunlight like the beginning of a
narrative that continued as I walked through the massive doors of the church.
Built in the florid late Gothic style in the fourteenth
century on the site of a former Roman Catholic church, it was, at the time, the
second largest church of medieval Buda.
In 1526, the Turks took Buda and Pest. Under Sultan
Suleyman I many churches were converted into mosques. This was a fortunate
situation since the sultan could have decided to raze the church and replace it
with a new mosque. Fortunate too, the paint he covered the Christian symbols
with was later removed revealing the church’s original beauty. Gold, peach, and
soft blues and greens are blended in ornate designs on the walls and support
columns. Towering ceilings, also intricately painted in design, and the
colorful stained glass windows envelop visitors into the hushed world of the
past and its religious customs.
Leaving the church and walking through the neighborhood, it
is easy to envision what it looked like centuries ago. The main streets follow
their medieval paths and some houses date back to the fourteenth and fifteen
centuries. Nearly every house has a plaque indicating the century it was built and
providing details of its history….
Complete article with pictures: http://www.grit.com/community/travel/finding-medieval-budapest-in-the-21st-century-zb0z1606.aspx
The Revue Cinema’s Extraordinary Women series: Hildegard of Bingen
The
Revue Cinema’s latest installment of its Extraordinary Women series featured
12th century nun and mystic Hildegard of Bingen, who wrote about everything
from theology to sexuality, botany to beer making. …
Krystina
Lewicki, who has explored a range of medieval music, introduced the program by
performing several of this extraordinary woman’s compositions.
Hildegard
was a visionary, composer, abbess, student of botany and medicine, healer,
poet, theologian, playwright and consummate politician. The New York Times once
described her as “before the Renaissance, a Renaissance woman.”
Lewicki
performed four short selections from the Hildegard’s cycle of 70 songs, known
as the Celestial Harmonies, which delve into the themes of divine love, divine
wisdom, holy spirit giving life and greening power of nature through the
Virgin.
Hildegard
was “an extraordinarily gifted woman in visions, medicine, politics and music,”
Lewicki said.
“She
did not let anyone or anything stand in her way because of her pure vision,
which she said came from God. However, Hildegard can be appreciated on many
levels of spirituality and one doesn’t even have to be Catholic or Christian,”
Lewicki told The Villager. “I myself have been a Buddhist for years – at the
Riwoche Temple in the Junction – and I still find many aspects of her teachings
seem to relate to that tradition.”
Complete
article: http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/6720956-the-revue-cinema-s-extraordinary-women-series-celebrates-hildegard-of-bingen/
Maroon Bells Morris Dancers
…Along
with the vendors there were local groups that work to keep the Middle Ages
alive. The Maroon Bells Morris ( www.maroonbellsmorris.org)dancers perform a
traditional English dance called Morris dancing. The style has been around for
over 500 years.
"We
aren't sure if we do it exactly the same the way, but pretty much," said
Dennis Barrett of Denver. The group was founded in 1982. Barrett is one of six
dancers in the group that has been performing since the 1980s and is one of
only two adult groups in the Colorado. They have performed as far as England
and yearly perform at several festivals around the U.S.
The
Maroon Bells also have a group for children called The Tommyknockers.
"It's
fun," said Sallie Sprague of Longmont as to way she keeps doing it.
Sprague is the only founding member of the group left. She said they find new
members at festivals like these as well as people moving in from out of state
familiar with the style of dance…
Advertisement
Sprague
said the dance is performed in the agricultural region north of London.
"They
dance for the sun to come out for the crops, we dance for the rain for the
farmers," she said. The group does a special dance each May 1 at different
locations around the Front Range. The tradition is to bring the sun out each
year.
"If
we didn't dance, we wouldn't have a summer," said Barrett with a smile,
"We haven't done the control experiment yet, it's just too dangerous….
Complete
article and pictures; http://www.reporterherald.com/loveland-other-events/ci_29980948/colorado-medieval-festival-draws-crowds-peek-at-past
Journey through French Renaissance at Yale Art Gallery
Last
summer, Yale students Cordélia de Brosses, Hélène Cesbron Lavau, and Stephanie
Wisowaty visited the Château Fontainebleau outside of Paris to tour the grand
palace’s galleries, courtyard, and gardens.
The
students were curating an exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery on the
French Renaissance. The show would draw extensively from a private collection
located in New York City that never had been researched or exhibited. The
gallery funded a five-week research trip to Europe, where the students visited
museums and libraries in London and Paris, and met with experts on 16th-century
French art. They also visited the château, which became the epicenter of
artistic production in France during the reign of Francis I, whose role as a
patron earned him the sobriquet “prince of arts and letters.”
The
show, “Le Goût du Prince: Art and Prestige in 16th-Century France,” opened May
20 — three days before its curators graduated from Yale. It explores the
relationship between art and power during the French Renaissance, when monarchs
and aristocrats used patronage of the arts to demonstrate their wealth and
status. It reflects a period when the “goût du prince” or the “taste of the
prince” exacted considerable and lasting influence over artistic production.
“The
French Renaissance was a time of intense artistic flowering. As we became
familiar with the objects in the collection, we were interested in the social
and political forces that were behind their creation,” she said. “We wanted to
see how both noble patronage and royal patronage affected the artistic
production of that era.”
The
works on view encompass a diverse range of media, including prints, paintings,
enamels, ceramics, medal, and sculptures. The summer research trip helped the
curators understand the various objects in their original context…
Complete,
fascinating article, with many wonderful pictures: http://news.yale.edu/2016/06/03/recent-grads-lead-journey-through-french-renaissance-yale-art-gallery
The Regimen Sanitatus
Salernum was the Middle Ages' most famous health manual. How does it hold up?
But from the 1200s through the 1800s, the Regimen was one of the most well known guides to health in Europe, at a time when the stakes of staying healthy were much higher than they are now. Getting sick could be a death sentence; this regimen promised to keep people well.
Could we be ignoring some great advice? Is water really all that? I decided to test the Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum out myself. For a week and a half, I followed, to the best of my ability, the advice of the doctors of Salerno. I drank diluted wine at dinner, and sometimes at lunch; I ate bread at almost every meal; I sought out richly stewed meat whenever I could. The regimen was not just about what to eat, though, and I also followed its prescriptions for daily life.
I felt like I was living the Game of Thrones life; some days, I felt I was living like a 13th century king. Despite the amount of wine I was consuming, I never got drunk! In fact, I felt great. ..
The Regimen's top line advice is simple and sensible. Don’t get stressed out—let go of “heavy cares” and “refrain from anger.” Don’t eat too much; don’t take afternoon naps. Don’t drink too much undiluted wine. To stay healthy, you just need “a joyful mind, rest, and a moderate diet…”There are a few specifically recommended foods, though: fresh eggs, red wine and rich gravies or broths. Fresh figs and grapes are good; apples, pears and peaches less so, as they are “melancholic,” the humour associated with black bile. Wheat and all sorts of meat are “nourishing and fattening.” Fresh cheese is also “nourishing” but aged cheese is out: it’s “cold, constipating, crude and hard.”
Its advice on vegetables is practical: garlic and radish are antidotes to poison, cabbage broth has laxative properties, and turnips cause both gas and urine. Peas, though, are “rather good.”
The selection of vegetables in medieval Europe was relatively small, to begin with. It would not have included plants native to North or South America, which means no potatos, no corn, no tomatoes, no avocados, no peppers, and no beans (with the exception of fava beans). Spinach came from Persia, via Arab conquests of southern Europe, in the 800s, and gradually replaced other greens, like sorrel. Sugar first reached Europe in 1148, when Crusaders brought it back from their war, but it was a luxury product, with limited availability, for centuries. Coffee didn’t come regularly until the 17th century (a historical fact which I had to ignore)…
Complete, must-read article, with beautiful illustrations:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/i-tried-a-medieval-diet-and-i-didnt-even-get-that-drunk?utm_source=nl-atlantic-daily-061616
The Five-Minute
Medievalist
Danièle Cybulskie's new book, “The Five-Minute Medievalist,” sets about answering the above questions and many more.,,
… Cybulskie has a master's degree in English from the University of Toronto, where she specialized in medieval literature and renaissance drama.
Shortly after completing her degree, however, she had a baby. Feeling isolated from the academic world and those who shared her interests, she started a blog featuring articles she'd written about medieval life.
Three years ago, she was approached by Medievalists.net, and asked if the website could carry some of her content. Cybulskie is now one of the website's curators.
She also teaches an online course on the medieval world to college students through the OntarioLearn program.
“The Five-Minute Medievalist,” which Cybulskie self-published, features the articles that have received the most hits on Medievalists.net, plus a few bonus articles she wrote just for the book.
She said it's a light, fun read…
Cybulskie said she thinks people are fascinated by books and movies about medieval times because it's different enough from today to be an escape.
On the other hand, human nature remains very much the same as it was in the Middle Ages.
“They had a lot of the same worries, they had things they loved and were passionate about,” Cybulskie said.
“The Five-Minute Medievalist” is available for $3.99 for an electronic version or $11.99 for a paperback copy. Visit www.danielecybulskie.com if you're interested in purchasing a copy.
Complete article: https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/curious-about-medieval-sex-lives-sudburians-new-book-has-that-answer-and-more-318937
The
Witch Report 1600
Was 1600s Yorkshire a good place to be a witch?
A history researcher at the University of Huddersfield has been finding out.
In England as a whole there were 2,000
arraignments for witchcraft between 1560 and 1706. But many were acquitted and
just 300 were executed, meaning that the country escaped the full frenzy of the
witch hunts that took place in other parts of Europe.
"Belief not only varied from country to
country, but also from county to county," according to researcher Amelia
Sceats,
"On the surface, Yorkshire did not have a
witch hunt, even though the Pendle witch trials of 1612 took place
nearby," continues Amelia. But she did discover that there was a greater
propensity in Yorkshire than in other regions to believe in the existence of
covens of witches.
For example, she has analysed a 1621 book titled
Deamonologia, written by Edward Fairfax, who lived in Knaresborough. He was a
highly-cultivated gentleman... but he believed in witches and that a group of
six women had bewitched his daughters.
The women accused by Fairfax and his daughters
were acquitted at York Assizes, and Deamonologia was the indignant response.
Fairfax believed he had been treated unfairly and that "hardness of
heart" meant judges did not believe his daughters.
He repeated his witchcraft accusations in the
book and for this he could have been sued for defamation. Amelia discovered
that between 1600 and 1700 a substantial number of people in Yorkshire claimed
compensation for loss of their reputation after they had beaten accusations of
witchcraft.
Sometimes those accusations were made for
fraudulent purposes. For example, landowners might use witchcraft as an excuse
to evict tenants. "In these cases, the Yorkshire gentry were able to use
the courts to their advantage by accusing those of lower status than
themselves," writes Amelia.
But the common people were well aware of this
tactic and in Yorkshire there were many examples of petitions being got up in
support of the accused.
Attitudes towards witchcraft depended on social
class. The educated elite had a powerful influence over the legal system and
without their belief in witchcraft, persecutions could not have taken place,
argues Amelia, who also analyses the impact made by James I, a keen believer in
witches, when he came to the throne in 1603.
The elite were more concerned with the idea that
there was "a very real evil on earth", but "the commons
concerned themselves with a witch's practical deeds, such as the cursing of
livestock and crops", according to the article. But while they had
religious faith, common people "also took part in folk rituals and
superstitious rites which were denounced by their superiors".
July - August Faires
Colorado Renaisance
Festival Through August 7, 2016
Forty
years ago, in the summer of 1976, the Colorado Renaissance Festival was born.
And, compared to early stringency when it came to keeping entertainers in
16th-century character and rejecting modern objects, the annual festival has
evolved….
This
year’s event will run every Saturday and Sunday through Aug. 7. For Paradise,
the festival is a family business. His father, Jim Paradise Sr., became
involved with the festival’s food and beverage operations just a few years
after its formation. Then, in 1988, he purchased the venture from John Robinson
and has owned and operated it ever since.
Paradise
Jr. graduated from Colorado College six years after his father took over the
festival. He soon joined the family business to become its marketing director -
a full-time, year-round job.
Paradise
Jr. said the Renaissance Festival of present differs greatly from its origin as
a traditional re-enactment.
“The
quality of crafters, quality of entertainment and types of entertainment we
have been able to bring in have made us more of a fantasy kingdom than a
16th-century village,” he said.
The Colorado Renaissance Festival has also grown in
popularity. According to a Gazette article from 1995, that year’s event brought
in 55,000 folks. Now, typical turnout is about 200,000, Paradise Jr. said…
Admission:
$21.00 ($19.50 online) / Contact: Jim Paradise, 409 S. Wilcox Street, Suite F,
Castle Rock, CO 80104, (303) 688-6010, email: info@coloradorenaissance.com,
web: www.coloradorenaissance.com / Site: 650 W. Perry Park Ave., Larkspur, CO /
Booths: 250 / Attendance: 200,000 / Weapons: must be secured / Campgrounds with
privies, showers & limited electric avail. for particiapants. Camping nearby,
apts. for rent within 10 mi., motels within 10 mi.
Sterling Renaissance Festival Through August 28, 2016 (NY)
Admission:
$25.95 / Contact: Lisa Interlichia, Sterling Renaissance Festival, Inc., 15385
Farden Rd., Sterling, NY 13156, (800) 879-4446, email:
office@sterlingfestival.com, web: www.sterlingfestival.com / Site: 15385 Farden
Rd., Sterling, NY / Booths: 100 / Attendance: 100,000 / Weapons: must be
peace-tied / See web site for lodging info.
Abbadia Mare by the Sea Renaissance Festival( MA)
July 16-17 2016, 11 a.m. - 5
p.m.
Admission: $15 / Contact: Gia
Volterra de Saulnier, Phinn Volt Entertainment, 44 Main St #13, North Reading,
MA 01864, (978) 207-1127, email: abbadiamarefestival@gmail.com, web:
www.abbadiamarefestival.com / Site: Hammond Castle, 80 Nesperus Ave, Gloucester,
MA / Booths: 18 / Attendance: 1,500 / Weapons: must be sheathed and peace-tied
/ Off-site lodging available.
BlackRock Medieval
Festival (MI) Through July 31, 2016
Admission:
$10 / Contact: Michael Kuhn II, 13215 M-06 (Augusta Dr), Augusta, MI 49012,
(269) 580-1290, email: owv@tds.net, or vendors@blackrockfest.com, web:
www.blackrockfest.com / Site: Old World Village / Booths: 70 / Attendance: 800
/ Weapons: must be peace-tied / See web site for lodging info.
Canterbury Renaissance
Faire (OR) July 23, 24, 30, 31, 2016
Admission:
$14 / Contact: Whitewind Productions LLC, Nancy White, 6118 Mount Angel Highway
NE, Silverton, OR 97381, (503) 873-3273, email: canterburyfaire@gmail.com, web:
www.canterburyfaire.com / Site: 6118 Mt Angel Hwy, Silverton, OR / Booths: 80 /
Attendance: 12,000 / Weapons: must be sheathed and peace-tied / Camping for
participants; hotels nearby.
Pennsic Wars (SCA) (PA)
July 29 - August 14, 2016
Admission: see web site /
Contact: Master John von der Velde, Kingdom of Æthelmearc, SCA, email:
Merchantoffice@cooperslake.com, web: www.pennsic.net / Site: Coopers’ Lake
Campground, Slippery Rock, PA / Booths: N/A / Attendance: N/A / Weapons: policy
not stated / camping available; hotels and motels nearby.
Utah Midsummer Renaissance Faire
July 13 - 16, 2016 Wednesday
- Friday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE / Contact:
Beverly Tripp, PO Box 1443, Cedar City, UT 84721, (435) 586-1124 or Cathy
Bryant (435) 531-9327 (after 7 p.m.), email: kedronvale@hotmail.com, web:
www.UMRF.net / Site: Cedar City Main St. Park, Cedar City, UT / Booths: 70 /
Attendance: 20,000+ / Weapons: must be peace-tied / On site camping available
for participants.
Camlann Village
Festivals (WA)
Admission:
$10 / Contact: Roger Shell, Camlann Medieval Assoc., 10320 Kelly Rd. NE,
Carnation, WA 98014, (425) 788-8624, web: www.camlann.org / Site: 4 miles North
of Carnation, WA / Booths: 20 / Attendance: 8,000 / Weapons: must be sheathed /
Camping available off-site, inns nearby.
Pacific
Northwest Scottish Highland Games & Clan Gathering (WA) July 29 - 31, 2016
Admission:
$15 one day; $22 for two days / Contact: SSHGA, Sharon or Candi, PO Box 75685,
Seattle, WA 98175, (206) 522-2541, email: scots4ever@sshga.org web: www.sshga.org
/ Site: 45224 284th Ave., SE, Enumclaw, WA / Booths: 60 / Attendance: 30,000 /
Weapons: must be sheathed or peace-tied / See web site for information.
Camlann Village Festivals (WA)
Through September 2016 , (WO)
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: $10 / Contact:
Roger Shell, Camlann Medieval Assoc., 10320 Kelly Rd. NE, Carnation, WA 98014,
(425) 788-8624, web: www.camlann.org / Site: 4 miles North of Carnation, WA /
Booths: 20 / Attendance: 8,000 / Weapons: must be sheathed / Camping available
off-site, inns nearby.
Northwest Renaissance Festival (WA)
July 9 - July 24, 2016, (WO)
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission: $10 / Contact:
Tienne Rogers, 6493 Hwy. 291, Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026, (509) 276-7728 or
(509) 747-2509, email: Tiennel@aol.com, web: www.nwrf.net / Site: 20 min. NW of
Spokane, WA / Booths: 25+ / Attendance: 2,000+ / Weapons: must be peace-tied /
On-site camping avail. for participants; campgrounds, hotels and motels w/in 15
min.
Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games & Clan Gathering(WA)
July 29 - 31, 2016, Fri. 6:30
p.m. - 11 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Admission: $15 one day; $22
for two days / Contact: SSHGA, Sharon or Candi, PO Box 75685, Seattle, WA
98175, (206) 522-2541, email: scots4ever@sshga.org web: www.sshga.org / Site:
45224 284th Ave., SE, Enumclaw, WA / Booths: 60 / Attendance: 30,000 / Weapons:
must be sheathed or peace-tied / See web site for information.
Ren in the Glen Faire
(WI) July 30 - 31, 2016
Admission:
$5 / Contact: Cory Schroeder, 1442 Dunn St. .Croix Rd, Glenwood City, WI 54734,
(715) 265-4019, email: cory@renfun.com, web: www.renintheglen.com / Site:
Glenwood City, WI / Booths: 20 / Attendance: 1,200 / Weapons: must be sheathed
and peace-tied / Camping and motels nearby.
Rodney Ridge Renaissance
Fair (Saskatchewan) July 23, 2016
The
Paper Bag Players are getting ready for their second Renaissance Fair, and part
of that process is getting their play ready for the crowd. They recently held
auditions for their production of The Sword in the Stone, to be performed at
the event, taking place on July 23.
Teresa
Weber, director of the play, admits it might be one of the smaller plays she
has directed, with four actors, chronicling the years before King Arthur was
king. The goal for the event was to make a production that was fun for the
whole family, with a lot of audience participation in the events. While Weber
admits that many of the Paper Bag Players productions are aimed at adults, this
one in particular was selected with the younger audience members in mind…
This
is the second year of the fair, and Weber says that the inaugural event turned
out “better than we imagined,” with different venders, chainmail demonstrations
and entertainment with a play, dancers and swordfighting…
While
the auditions for the play are over, Weber says that doesn’t mean people can’t
take part. They’re always looking for volunteers to help in their productions,
and she makes special note of a need for someone to paint a backdrop for the
performance. –
Sterling
Renaissance Festival (NY)
Shouts of "God save the Queen!"could
be heard throughout the small village of Warwick Saturday morning as the
Sterling Renaissance Festival kicked off its 40th anniversary in Cayuga
County.
Tucked away on 35 acres in the town of Sterling,
the festival transported hundreds of people to 16th century England to
celebrate a visit from Queen Elizabeth and her court.
It began with an opening ceremony at the
Festival Stage where the town's citizens gathered to greet the Queen. Then,
guests had the next eight hours to explore all of the food, shops and
entertainment Warwickshire had to offer.
Kate Driscoll — who villagers know as
"Kirvin" — has been coming to Warwick for nearly 20 years.
Dressed in traditional renaissance garb, Driscoll and her four-year-old son
Patrick searched the town's shops on High Road for hand-carved stones to fill
the small satchel at Patrick's side.
Originally from Pittsburgh, Driscoll's first
fair was in Pennsylvania, she said. But she then moved to New York and quickly
found a home in Warwick.
"(The Sterling Renaissance Festival) is one
of the more historically accurate fairs, at least in this area," she said.
"And those of us who come are truly a family…."
Complete article and pictures: http://auburnpub.com/news/local/this-is-home-sterling-renaissance-festival-kicks-off-th-anniversary/article_9923262b-0de7-50c7-b02f-53a85be4c479.html
Through August 28, 2016, (WO)
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission: $25.95 / Contact:
Lisa Interlichia, Sterling Renaissance Festival, Inc., 15385 Farden Rd.,
Sterling, NY 13156, (800) 879-4446, email: office@sterlingfestival.com, web:
www.sterlingfestival.com / Site: 15385 Farden Rd., Sterling, NY / Booths: 100 /
Attendance: 100,000 / Weapons: must be peace-tied / See web site for lodging
info.
Great Lakes Medieval Faire (OH)
July 9th through to August 14th, 2016, (WO) 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission: $22 / Contact:
Cindy Hotchkiss, Operations Manager, PO Box 376, Rock Creek, OH 44084, (888)
MEDIEVAL (633-4382) or (440) 474-4280, email: contact@medievalfaire.com, web:
www.medievalfaire.com / Site: 3033 State Route 534, Rock Creek, OH / Booths:
125 / Attendance: 100,000 / Weapons: must be sheathed and peace-tied / Off-site
camping available; hotels and motels w/in 5 mi.
Canterbury Renaissance Faire (OR)
July
23, 24, 30, 31, 2016, (WO) 10 a.m. - 6
p.m.
Admission: $14 / Contact:
Whitewind Productions LLC, Nancy White, 6118 Mount Angel Highway NE, Silverton,
OR 97381, (503) 873-3273, email: canterburyfaire@gmail.com, web:
www.canterburyfaire.com / Site: 6118 Mt Angel Hwy, Silverton, OR / Booths: 80 /
Attendance: 12,000 / Weapons: must be sheathed and peace-tied / Camping for
participants; hotels nearby.
Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire
August 6 - 21, 2016, (WO) 10
a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission: $18 / Contact:
Tracy Nietupski, Washington Renaissance Arts & Education Society, P.O. Box
583, Vaughn, WA, 98394, (800) 587-0172, email: info@wraes.com, web:
www.washingtonfaire.com / Site: The Kelley Farm, 20021 Sumner-Buckley Hwy.,
Bonney Lake, WA / Booths: 75 / Attendance: 30,000 / Weapons: must be peace-tied
/ see web site for info.
Bristol Renaissance Faire (WI)
July 9 - September 15, 2016,
(WO + Labor Day) 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission: $23.95 / Contact:
Shawn Henry, REC, 12550 120th Ave., Kenosha, WI 53142, (847) 395-7773 x100,
web: www.renfair.com/bristol / Site: 125520 120th Ave., Kenosha, WI / Booths:
180 / Attendance: 200,000 / Weapons: must be sheathed and peace-tied / Camping,
pay phones, showers, privies for participants; camping and motels nearby.
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