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Issue #16 - August 26, 2001
Happenings for Rennies:
If you know of any "rennie happenings", why haven't you
let us know yet?!?
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Feature: Puzzles of Front Gates
Front gates are a very important part of festival. It's your first
impression, your first taste of what's to come. Some festivals go
all out in this deparment, and as you'll see, some just don't...
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: We're Looking for the Musically Inclined!
The Wybreg Beer Garden, being held October 13 & 14 is looking
for interested musicians to perform in the city park in Bonaparte,
Iowa, for that weekend. If you're interested, please contact
John-Paul today!
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News: Wybreg Postponed
The news went out on August 11th, 2001. This year there will be
no Wybreg Village Renaissance Festival. Instead, Renaissance Foundation
will participate in the annual Van Buren County Forest Crafts Festival
by taking over the Bonaparte City Park and filling it with merchants
and entertainers. This event, being called the "Wybreg Beer
Garden" to avoid confusion with the full renaissance festival,
promises to be two days of great Wybreg fun ... just not at the
(now legendary?) festival location. [more...]
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Article: Willa's Food Ramble
 This
article will be mostly me thinking out loud, so bear with me here.
I am facing a predicament that I haven't really had to face before.
Since January of 2000 I have been steadily losing weight. Up until
about 3 weeks ago, I was doing my own thang (getting the lowest fat/calorie
products in the types of foods I eat) and I lost about 55 lbs. doing
that. [more...]
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News: AtTheFaire's Video Theatre
Tired of those archaic digital still photos? Catch up with the
future with digital still photos...that move! And have sound! Amazing...
[more...]
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News: Iowa Ren Faire 10
Though the location has changed a few times, the Iowa Renaissance
Festival and Harvest Faire continues to be one of the funnest Iowa
events around. [more...]
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News: Geneseo ShakesFest Now Online!
 I'm
very proud to announce that the Geneseo Shakespearean Festival (held
in September in Geneseo, Illinois) is now online! Why am I proud
to announce this? Because I designed the site! There is more information
being added to it daily, too...so keep checking it out! Best of
all, we'll be at the festival this year for the first time... [more...]
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Poll Results: What Type of Faire Do You
Prefer?
| Big, corporate events |
33% |
| Mid-sized corporate events |
3% |
| Mid-sized non-profit events |
25% |
| Small non-profit events |
33% |
| Mid-sized individual run |
3% |
| Small individual run |
0% |
What did we learn? You guys like one extreme or
the other! No middle of the road for you!
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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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