'Haveth' the Time of 'Thine' Life on a Journey Back to the 1500s Oct 26, 2009
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire - ABC News ... A Getaway to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire Evokes Olden Times ... except on the weekends at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. (ABC News)
Oh what a scary doll Oct 17, 2009
She s also played a singing wench at King Richard s Renaissance Faire. Jackson checked in by phone. (Boston Globe)
Moon Festival raises funds to restore old herbalist building Sep 30, 2009
The event, which coincides with the Renaissance Faire a few blocks away, is a popular Hanford tradition. The event attracts hundreds of residents and visitors to the tiny historic alley for a rare cultural experience. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
People to crowd Carlisle GreenFest Sep 30, 2009
Tara is the one who loved different textiles, and she got it started selling at the Renaissance Faire and festivals. . (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Car show traffic may cause delays on turnpike this weekend Aug 27, 2009
Turnpike traffic conditions could be exacerbated by three other weekend events as well the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Lancaster County, a Rascal Flatts concert on Aug. 29 at Hersheypark Stadium and Williams Grove Speedway sprint-car racing in Mechanicsburg. Your View - Comment on this Story. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Best Episodes And Quotes From Will ... Aug 21, 2009
It's like asking if you've seen a loser at a renaissance faire. In Season Three, Will and Grace fight domestically in this episode entitled "Coffee And Commitment" when attending their friends gay union ceremony, The true hilarity ensues as Karen, the resident lush, tries to help Jack overcome his caffeine addiction which he acquired while scoping out a hot guy at Starbucks. (Suite101.com)
5 nuggets of knowledge about festivals Aug 19, 2009
Let s face it -- those folks who work and dress up in period costume for Renaissance faire festivals sure do have a different way of speaking -- what, with all the Elizabethan verily and perchance utterances spouted while gnawing on a leg of mutton washed down with a goblet of mead while chasing after a few hapless serving wenches. Who, though, wants to sound like a complete dorketh when they attend one of these faires with family and friends. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Renaissance Faire to return Jul 31, 2009
The Wisconsin Renaissance Faire will be back next year, along with other events at the grounds in Chippewa Falls, said a spokesman for a group of investors that purchased the grounds at a sheriff s sale Thursday ... The Renaissance Faire is alive and well ... But the Wisconsin Renaissance Faire ran into trouble after three years and foreclosure actions began. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Library Happenings Jul 23, 2009
Wednesday (Library): Writing Club and a Mini Renaissance Faire ... m. on Wednesday, followed by a mini Renaissance Faire with a Graphic Art Contest, Banana Jousting, a catapult team and lots of surprises at 2:15 p.m. Winners from the Teen Summer Reading Club will be drawn. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Renee DeVon Ridge-Stovall (30) Jul 17, 2009
Continuing her love of theater, Ren;e was an enthusiastic Renaissance Faire attendee where her diversity of costumes where a sure sign of her artistic abilities. One of Ren;e's most recognizable characters is Mistress Gromwell of Dragons Head Inn, Sonoma County's Premiere NPO Haunted House. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
A merry olde tyme Jun 28, 2009
As far as food and drink goes, much of it is standard renaissance faire fare, with a few new additions. We have a lot of new foods, said the food and beverage manager, Cliff Menter. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
PULSE BLOG UPDATE: Green Fest takes center stage Saturday Jun 27, 2009
The 11th annual will be this weekend on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Lancaster County. The event will feature a music festival, dance competition, sporting events, arts, crafts and food from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. both days. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Sheriff's sale set for Renaissance Faire Jun 20, 2009
A sheriff s auction of the foreclosed Wisconsin Renaissance Faire property in Chippewa Falls has been set for 10 a.m., Thursday, July 30. The fair opened in 2006. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Renaissance fun: Group puts on fair for kids as Whittier Center fundraiser May 31, 2009
Ben Lewis, 11, tries on a chain mail helmet while taking part in Saturday's Renaissance Faire at the Whittier Community Center in Logan. (Meegan M. Reid/Herald Journal). (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Retain ultrasound care for pregnancy centers May 31, 2009
Faire support helps Lions serve On behalf of the West Windsor Lions Club, I would like to convey our appreciation of the local community's support of the club's 11th Renaissance Faire recently conducted in the Mercer County Park. More than 5,000 people -- including many children -- were entertained by a variety of medieval re-enactors over the two-day event and enjoyed the merchan dise offered by more than 30 craft vendors as well as the ample variety of available food. (NJ.com -- Times)
A summer full of Shakespeare May 25, 2009
There's always the Valhalla Renaissance Faire in Lake Tahoe. Mark S. Bacon has the details on Page 41. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Writer should walk the plank May 8, 2009
There is also an entire contingent of Pirates as part of the Renaissance Faire held in Anchorage every year. As to his broad, ethnic-slurring statement regarding the Vikings, I find it difficult to believe, based on that statement alone, that you printed his letter. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Spring Renaissance Faire Apr 20, 2009
Best Bet: Escondido goes Elizabethan on April 25 : North County Times - Californian 04-19-2009. Entertainment Extras. (North County Times)
Moon Festival peril: Tough economy, focus on restoration project may cause annual event to be canceled Mar 20, 2009
Traditionally, the moon festival coincides with the Renaissance Faire at the downtown Civic Park, making it the weekend a big draw for Hanford. Meanwhile, Hanford's tourism promoters say it's too early to give up completely. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Christina Ricci engaged to actor boyfriend Mar 19, 2009
The couple began dating publicly last November after meeting on the set of the comedy Alls Faire In Love, about a couple who meets at a Renaissance Faire. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
Unicycle jousting a new twist at CHS event Mar 9, 2009
See a slideshow from this year s Renaissance Faire ... Two unicyclists were on hand Saturday to compete in a new activity added to the sixth annual Charleston Renaissance Faire held at Baker Gym ... Every three years, the CHS art club holds the Renaissance Faire, and Satterfield said this year s event was a success. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Strings group provides performance avenue for Fairbanks musicians Mar 7, 2009
They've even performed at a Renaissance Faire in costume. O'Brien said they keep "a repertoire of performance-ready songs" for such occasions and "continually enlarge the things we do and can do" for future shows. (Juneau Empire)
Freedom of speech applies to all Mar 3, 2009
The club has provided charitable contributions totaling more than $60,000 over the last three years, through such fundraising events as breakfast with Santa each December, a Renaissance Faire in Mercer County Park each May, a golf outing in the fall, an annual art auction and members' own voluntary contributions. All funds raised by the club are mandated to be used for charitable purposes. (NJ.com -- Times)
This Is A Gang Feb 15, 2009
"The Wanderers" (1979): We're fans of this cult favorite by Philip Kaufman, which has become overshadowed by the movies he made before and after - "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "The Right Stuff." But even though the rest of the film about New York gangs is solid, the fight at the end looks like one of those battles they stage at your local Renaissance Faire. Imagine "Braveheart" filmed by Ed Wood. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Like a soul full of belly Feb 8, 2009
Outside of class, Golsarry performs with a Bedouin tribe at Renaissance faires who portrays a 16th-century traveling nomadic tribe ... It was a dancer at a Renaissance faire 10 years ago who originally got Golsarry interested in belly dance ... She has been teaching for five years now and is a featured performer at Renaissance faires. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
SE fests for Jan. 16-18, beyond Feb 7, 2009
Pensacola The Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire, March 7-8, features strolling minstrels, jousting knights, jesters and jugglers, along with Celtic music and gypsy dancers. 1-877-429-8462. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
