Whatever happened to: Tudor Rose, Quest for the Holy Grail? -- posted by JohnPaul on Friday, January 26, 2007 1:17AM
Does anyone know what happeend to the Tudor Rose Renaissance Faire in Arkansas? It was supposed to be held in September 2007 of this year, but now their website is gone:

http://www.tudorroserenfaire.com

Second, the "Quest for the Holy Grail" event in Des Moines that was announced for last year, then cancelled. They also had several other events announced in various states. Their site, too, seems to be gone:

http://www.newworldfestivals.com/

Does anyone know if they have new sites? Google only showed me the old ones, still fresh enough to be in the Google Cache.

Thanks, much!

Audition for the Bristol Renaissance Faire! -- posted by JohnPaul on Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:49PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Audition for the Bristol Renaissance Faire

KENOSHA, Wisconsin (January 17, 2007) … Wanted: Talented, interactive, energetic performers to serve as time travel guides. The Time: The English Renaissance. The Place: The thirty sunlit acres of the Bristol Renaissance Faire. The Travelers: An audience of thousands looking for an opportunity to experience YOU!

The Bristol Renaissance Faire is casting actors, musicians, variety performers, and Kids Kingdom performers for the run of the Faire. Classes and rehearsals begin weekends in early June. The Faire runs weekends from July 7 through Labor Day, September 3.

Performer Auditions: Auditions will be held Saturday and Sunday, February 24 and 25, 2007 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Pleasant Prairie, WI. All performers auditioning must provide a current resume and headshot. Visit the Faire’s website at www.RenFair.com for details. You may also email AuditionBRF@recfair.com or call the Faire at (626) 969-4750 ext. 204. The Faire encourages performers of all ethnicities and backgrounds to audition.

There are both paid and volunteer roles available. Casting areas include:

Actor/Combatants – Male and Female. Actors with stage combat skills for “Robin Hood” scenes and action shows.

Street Characters – Strong character actors to play larger-than-life improvisational characters roving the streets of the Faire.

Variety Artists – Jugglers, magicians, puppeteers, and other variety artists to perform on the stages and in the streets of the Faire.

Musicians – Instrumental and vocal – especially recorder players and other Renaissance instruments.

Kids Kingdom – Performers interested in children and children’s theatre.

More information about these performance opportunities and about the audition process can be found at www.renfair.com; click on Bristol and then on “Participants”. From there you can view audition and performance details and schedule an audition.

The Faire’s Historical Guildes are also seeking participants to reenact the Military, Innkeepers and Celtic society of the time. No audition is necessary to become involved in a Historical Guilde. For further information, go to the website at www.renfair.com, select the Bristol Faire Location and click on “For Participants” or you can email AuditionBRF@recfair.com or call (626) 969-4750 ext. 204.

Ren Fest volunteers wanted for Iowa Public Television. -- posted by JohnPaul on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:05AM
Greetings!

On behalf of the Des Moines Renaissance Faire, I am assembling members of our acting, vending and volunteer community to join in the spirit of community service this Spring. Two worthy organizations need our help, answering phones for their telethons.

The Variety Club of Iowa, a children's charity, has it's telethon on Saturday, March 3rd and Sunday, March 4th at Adventureland in Altoona.

Also in March, Iowa Public Television will be hosting their Festival telethon over sixteen days, beginning on March 3rd and ending on Sunday, March 18th at their studio, located in Johnston, Iowa.

We would like to provide enthusiastic renaissance costumed volunteers for both of these Iowa institutions. At least two dozen people are needed, with room for more!

For Iowa Pulblic Television, the date and time is Saturday, March 17 (St. Patrick's Day) from 6pm-11pm. 22 volunteers are needed, age 16 or older.

Interested individuals should contact me, Lynne Melssen - Community Relations Director by emailing:

http://www.dmrenfaire.com/contact_lynne.shtml

May life treat you Royally!

Musical group Merry Measure -- posted by JohnPaul on Thursday, January 4, 2007 6:41PM
Greetings!

You are receiving this message because you once elected to receive messages about Minstrosity.

(Or you are reading it on AtTheFaire after JP received it and posted it there... -JP)

You also probably have heard through this list that Minstrosity will no longer be performing together. We did our last set together amidst many tears at the Stronghold Olde English Faire in October.

But from endings can come new beginnings, so with the new year we would like to introduce

Merry Measure

...Let me set my mournful ditty
To a merry measure;--
Thou wilt never come for pity,
Thou wilt come for pleasure;.
Percy Bysshe Shelley - "Rarely Comest Thou"

John Wiseman (guitar, vocals, mandolin) and Wendy Zdrodowski (vocals, pennywhistle, bodhran) have joined forces with Andrea Pakiesen (fiddle, vocals) and Fred Lauritzen(whistle/recorders). We may be new to each other but we all bring years of diverse experience to the table and are excited to be working together.

We are currently in rehearsals and looking forward to making our debut in the upcoming season. Demo recording will take place in early January and our website at www.merrymeasure.com should be up by the middle of the month. Until then you can always see what we are up to at our LiveJournal community http://community.livejournal.com/merrymeasure/

We will make the first few updates through this mailing list, and will give you the opportunity to join the Merry Measure e-list directly very soon. As always, you can reply to this message with “remove” as the subject line and we will trouble you no further.

We hope you will be interested in our new venture, and promise that it will be something well worth waiting for.

Yours etc…

Wendy, John, Fred & Andrea

Scarlet located - thanks, all! -- posted by JohnPaul on Thursday, January 4, 2007 6:25PM
Thanks to those who replied!

Looking for Scarlett the Harlot in DSM. -- posted by JohnPaul on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 1:49PM
Request: If anyone out there know hows to get in touch with Scarlett the Harlot in Des Moines, please have her contact me a.s.a.p. (Or just let her know that Rick at Sleepy Hollow wants to talk to her soon.) Thanks much!

Four Kingdoms (Rock Island, IL) Ren Fest update -- posted by JohnPaul on Monday, January 1, 2007 6:27PM
(This was sent in on 12/18/06.)

Greetings!

Here is an update as to what is going on with FKRF if you are interested...

Like many events in the Quad Cities in 2006 we too took a financial hit this year. While our numbers were up slightly from last year we did not achieve what we had hoped to or needed to.

After our loss we spent time evaluating if we should continue this venue or not. However we have stated time and time again that any venture is a long term investment. That said we will be moving ahead for 2007 with many changes including a date change.

Ideas are wonderful but they are simply smoke if you can not enact them. While it was our hope to attract a school crowd on Monday of the Columbus day weekend we can not in good conscious continue this as we simply do not have the volunteers/Crafts people/merchants to pull it off to our satisfaction.

That being said for two years we have been in competition with the Spoon river festival and Autumn Drive that goes on in Galesburg Illinois for Artisan/Crafters/demonstrators.

Also the availability of merchants and entertainers on Columbus day weekend is less because of larger Venues in the Midwest moving to this weekend in 2007 or already existing such as Spoon river.

The thought was which weekend do we move to? Two were suggested one being the second weekend in October the other the last weekend in September.

The Second weekend still puts us in competition with the Spoon River event so we have decided to move our event to the last weekend in September.

This was not an idle thing as one comment we have heard for two years is that the Patrons want to see more demonstrations/ skill activities. The coverage we received from the media was incredible which we feel is bringing more attention to our event.

So FKRF is now being scheduled for September 29th and 30th in 2007.

Our website will be updated shortly to show this.

Other changes will be announced shortly one being that our Vendor Fee will be raised by 25.00. However if vendors get their applications to us before March 31st they will receive a 25 dollar discount.

We will also in all likelihood be dropping a stage for 2007 going to 3 or four rather than the 5+ we have been running for the past two years. This is a cost issue. While we think as many have commented to FKRF entertainment value as a success we may not continue after 2007 if we are not a financial success.

It is difficult to cut entertainment especially when people have expectations based on the first two years. While we will once again be looking for sponsors this is the reality as of this point in time. Sponsorship will change this as will more merchants but at this point this is where we stand.

It has always been the goal of FKRF to be an Educational as well as an entertaining event and we will not be jeopardizing this. We will still be looking for Good quality entertainers just not as many.

If you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail or by phone.

Sincerely
J.L. Kettering