Happenings for Rennies:

• 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.
• May 08 - Irish Jam at Java Joe's in DSM.
• May 11 - A Knight's Tale is released in movie theaters nation-wide.
• May 14 - Ed Conlow at Java Joe's in DSM.
• May 18 - 20 - Salibury Renaissance Faire starts the Iowa faire season in Des Moines.
• May 19 - After Salisbury, AtTheFaire will be getting DeliDishes to remain open late so the rennies who want to can partake of some good, affordable grub. Contact Willa to put in your reservation.

Feature: Puzzle Fun!

• The Line at IRF 2000 — This was once a good group shot...
• Wybreg Spring 2000 Royalty — I used to love this photo because of the smiling faces...
• Slater Dubbing — This was a very cute photo showing the kids lining up to be dubbed knights or princesses...
• Kiss from the Crowd — I adored this photo because of the looks on everyone's faces as they blew a kiss to John-Paul...
• Wybreg Friends — This was the photo I cherished because I recognized all the faces in the crowd...

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.

Article: The Public Flogging of an Iowa State Representative

Soapbox: One Bad Apple

I had to do some digging to find out where I'd last left my soapbox. It was at work, as I should have guessed, right where I left it near the water cooler. I tend to have alot of conversations about Microsoft, stereotypes, commercial jingles, and just about anything else that causes people who stop near the water cooler to stop and vent. Now that I have located my soapbox I shall take a few moments to step up on it... [more...]

Poll: The Rennie Perspective

Do you have an opinion? We already know that we here at AtTheFaire do! Now's your chance to let us know what you think about the photo fiasco. I was just thinking that if we had to blur faces, it would take away a lot of my power. As a friend of mine once told me, "Everyone has to be nice to Willa or they get crappy photos of themselves put on her site!"

Take me to the bloody poll already!

Article: About Our Photos

In 1995 I was brand new to the world wide web. Actually, I'd been using it for awhile but in text form only. I didn't even know it could have pictures! Of course, neither did most people at that time since the web was still in diapers. Netscape 2 was going to be the best thing ever and Microsoft still didn't realize the internet was going to be important...

When I bought my first digital camera in 1996 it was mainly used for putting pictures of Disneyland up on my GeoWorld home page. (That's "Yahoo! GeoCities" for the net newbies out there.) In those days I had to explain what my gadget was. "It's a computer camera," I'd say, since no one knew what a digital camera was. [more...]

Feature: Recipe of the Week

• Zanzarella from 15th Century Italy

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.

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!