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Issue #6 - March 11, 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.
- March 25 TV - Conan the Destroyer (1984) on TNT
at 9pm.
- March 25 TV - Masterpiece
Theatre: King Lear (Royal National Theatre production) on
PBS at 9pm.
- March 25 TV - Conan the Barbarian (1982) on TNT
at 11pm.
- March 28 TV - Mary, Queen of Scots: Heroine or Harlot?
on A&E at 6am.
- March 30 TV - Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen on A&E
at 6am.
- March 30 TV - Robin Hood (1991) on WGN
at 7pm.
- April 2 - Ed Conlow's Traditional Irish at Java
Joe's in DSM.
- April 10 - Traditional Irish Jam at Java
Joe's in DSM.
- April 14 - Wylde Nept at The Mill in Iowa City.
- April 16 - Ed Conlow's Traditional Irish at Java
Joe's in DSM.
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Feature: Puzzle Fun! Celebrating the
Best
Over the next few issues, we'll be preparing ourselves for the upcoming
season by highlighting the best of the best we've come across at faire.
Everyone in our puzzles can be found in our Faire
Folke section.
- Hanlon-Lee's Own: Sparky
— The best jouster we've ever seen (closely followed
by all of the other H-L jousters, frankly). Taken at Wybreg
Village Fall 2000
- Shattock Schoole of Defence
— The best swishy-pokey group ever! Are there
any others? Everyone else merely does live steel combat...SSD
takes it a step further! Taken at IRF 2000
- Ren Faire of the Midlands
— The best first impression of a festival. We
love this castle facade! Taken at RFotM 1999
- Ethan James —
The best hurdy gurdy player we've ever heard. Okay, you got us...we'd
never even heard of a hurdy gurdy until Ethan, but he sure makes
it sing! (Pictured with one of the Fairfield Players) Taken
at Wybreg Spring 2000
- Willa & John-Paul
— Okay, okay...I have no idea what we're the best
of, but we're certainly one of the happiest rennie couples! Taken
at Wybreg Fall 2000
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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Feature: Developing a Ren Faire Character:
Part 3 (Final Installment)
"A peasant squire takes up the identity of his
master when the knight suffers an untimely demise," is the
plotline of this movie according to the Internet Movie Database.
But don't let this "been done" plot scare you away! I
had the link to this movie's web site sent to me by a friend sometime
last week, but when I went there all you could see was the nice
Flash splash screen with just enough to be a teaser. I registered
on the site in hopes of getting to hear more about it soon... [more...]
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News: March Webwench Musings
Ahh...only just over two more months left until we get to garb
up again and start the whole faire process all over again...
WHAT?!? Only two more months!? Oh no! I have once again
lost my entire winter "downtime" to life.I fully intended
to spend my long winter nights sewing my skirts in a calm manner
(isn't that every rennie's dream?)... [more...]
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News: Washer Well Wenches Invade Des Moines
Have you ever been part of a performance group? Have you ever had
the joy of coming up with skits out of thin air? Well, welcome to
my world. I am new to this part of the faire world, but I couldn't
be happier to be here! As the head wench of the Washer Well Wenches,
I got the joyously wonderful job of scheduling our first official
meeting here in Des Moines.
[more...]
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WANTED: Your Old Garb!
 Are
you getting ready to sort through your garb for the new season?
If you're going to be tossing out your old, ripped, stained, or
wrong-sized garb, STOP! The Washer
Well Wenches want it! We'll even pay for shipping! We're looking
for heaps of laundry to use in our act, so we implore you to pass
on your worn stuff to us! No garb will be turned away! Contact
Willa for more information...
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Feature: Recipe of the Week
In celebration of St. Patty's Day, we offer you green food...
Every week we are going to feature a scrumptious recipe from Cariadoc's
Miscellany for you to try! For past recipes we have featured
on our site, go here.
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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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