Archive for February 2010

Changes afoot for the Washinton Renaissance Faires

The premiere Renaissance Faire in Washington for 2010 will be The Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire (the short form will likely be the Midsummer Faire) at Maris Farms over the first three weekends of August. Last year the Washington Renaissance Fantasy Faire was held over the same time at the same location, but due to challenges [...]



Musings of a Ren Faire Newbie – Part 2, nuts and bolts

Disclaimer:  If someone takes issue with what I write here, please understand that as a newbie, I ca



Musings of a Ren Faire Newbie – Part 2, nuts and bolts

Disclaimer:  If someone takes issue with what I write here, please understand that as a newbie, I ca



Musings of a Ren Faire Newbie – Part 2, nuts and bolts

Disclaimer:  If someone takes issue with what I write here, please understand that as a newbie, I ca



Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man. Vancouver Art Gallery until May 2.

Da Vinci drawings on view for the first time …There is probably no greater icon in the art world than Leonardo da Vinci, a brilliant mind that was decades ahead of his peers. Leonardo applied his considerable drawing skills to…



Drexel’s 20th Annual Madrigal Dinner

Complete article Started in 1990, this merry tradition turns its clock back precisely 400 years to the date, transforming this coming Friday and Saturday to the time when Russia was invaded by the Polish army, the Polish King occupied Moscow…



Stone face revealed during tower restoration



A “new” Botticelli?

A FRESCO in a Hungarian chapel is now believed to be by Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. The fresco, which is part of a four-piece mural in the ruined castle of Esztergom in northern Hungary… The images, which depict the…



Musings from a Ren Faire Newbie – Part 1, the crash course training

Disclaimer:  If someone takes issue with what I write here, please understand that as a newbie,  I c



Musings from a Ren Faire Newbie – Part 1, the crash course training

Disclaimer:  If someone takes issue with what I write here, please understand that as a newbie,  I c