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Issue #15 - August 6, 2001
Happenings for Rennies:
If you know of any "rennie happenings", why haven't you
let us know yet?!?
- Throughout the month, English Country and International Folk
Dancing Lessons are offered by the Fairfield
Folk Art and Dance Co-op in Fairfield, IA. See their site
for specific information.
- August 12 - Houston, TX, Celtic Harvest Festival at The
Garden In The Heights (e-mail
Rengeek for more info)
- August 14 - Ed Conlow's Traditional Irish Music Night
at Java Joe's
in DSM.
- August 18 - Houston, TX, rennie gathering at the Crooked
Ferret Pub (e-mail
Rengeek for more info)
- August 18 - September 30 - Michigan
Ren Faire in Holly, MI.
- August 18 - September 30 - Minnesota
Ren Faire in Shakopee, MN.
- August 24-26 - Lanigan's Ball in Kyle, TX. Click
here for more info.
- August 25 - Wylde
Nept at the Quad Cities Highland Games.
- August 26 - Shattock
Schoole of Defence's one-day-only show at the Minnesota Ren
Faire! See their site for more details. A
MUST SEE!
- August 26 - Bristol
Renaissance Festival in Kenosha, WI, ends its almost-two-month
run.
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Feature: Puzzles of Fairely Wonderful Music
Every two weeks we are going to turn five of our
very own photos into a Java-based puzzle for you to solve! If you
have a suggestion as to a photo that would make a good puzzle, let
us know! To see past puzzles, go
here.
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News: Keepers of the Kingdom Update
The much anticipated rennie documentary, Keepers of the Kingdom,
is on the move. The film has been accepted by the Independent Feature
Project to screen in New York City from September 30th to October
5th, 2001. Producer Christopher Gomersall writes "We are over
the moon about this opportunity as this is one of the country's
largest and most successful film markets." [more...]
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Article: August Webmaster Musings
I remember sitting here with the mistress long ago working on
the new layout for this web site. We had a design (based on Amazon.com
and Barnes and Nobles) and we had a concept, but not much else...The
key to a good web site, other than "easy to use" design,
is content. If the content doesn't change regularly there
is no reason for a visitor to return regularly...At some point Willa
got the idea that we should do a weekly newsletter and so
it began... [more...]
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News: The Musketeer in September
I
was browsing a site called Upcoming Movies and came upon a flick
I have mentioned in an earlier article on rennie movies. Originally
called D'Artagnan, the flick was renamed The Musketeer
when it was purchased by Universal. [more...]
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Review: A Knight's Tale Pitcher Show
As announced at the last minute, the jousting movie A Knight's
Tale finally made it to the local lounge theater Billy Joe's
Pitcher Show. Billy Joe's is a club with karaoke and a movie theater
restaurant all under one roof. Second run movies ($3.50 for a ticket)
are shown in a theater with tables and comfy lounge chairs. Groups
of four can order food and drink then dine while the movie is on.
It's really a great place to see a movie! [more...]
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News: Fremont Faire Update
Here is a letter we received on July 23rd, 2001 from the organizers
of the new Fremont Renaissance Festival in Nebraska. Since it is
unlikely that AtTheFaire will be able to attend, we'd like to see
if any of you might be interested in attending and providing us
with a review and maybe some photos. If you are interested in contributing
in this manner, just let us know! Thanks. [more...]
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Poll: What Type of Faire Do You Prefer?
Do you prefer the huge events with blocks and blocks of merchants,
or does it make your day to know 95% of the garbed folke you see
strolling around?
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Article: Wench 596, At Your Service
A bit of background on my story: On Christmas morning in 1998, I became
an official, registered wench with the International Wenches Guild.
My best Christmas present that year was a packet that contained a
"Little Brown Book", certificate, kiss cards and (the piece
de resistance), my pewter pin proclaiming me to be Wench 596. It was
a proud moment for me! [more...]
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Article: The Future of AtTheFaire
Some amazing things are in store for AtTheFaire over the next year.
In my current Webmaster
Musings article I explain some of the obstacles that may stand
in the way of expanding the site, but in this article I want to
share with you what we have been working on lately and what we plan
to be working on in the (near?) future. [more...]
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Get Registered with Us
Want to meet other rennies? Want other rennies to be able to meet
you? Go to our Faire Folke:
Rennies section and get registered today! That way, rennies
in your area can find you and send you an e-mail.
Also, if you are a renaissance faire Performer
or Merchant, we'd
like to list your contact information, as well! Quite a few faires
use our database to find quality people for their events!
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Plug: AtTheFaire's Pub
Did you know that we have message boards on our site? Well, we
do! Each festival in the Midwest has a topic (the Jubilee and Wybreg
festivals have had quite a bit of activity lately) and there are
more topics to chat under. Just register to get your own handle
and start posting! Let us know what you think about ATF or just
introduce yourself to the rennies at large! Go
to the pub...
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