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Northwest Renaissance Festival (WA)

The Northwest Renaissance Festival will be holding auditions in Spokane, WA, open to one and all, at the following locations and times: Saturday March 13th at the Indian Trails Library at 4909 West Barnes Rd from 10:00am – 2:00pm Sunday…



Medieval music on a stormy night

By Maria Maute During a snowstorm last Thursday, a very warm lecture and recital called “Music in the Times of Don Quixote” was held in the Mount Allison chapel. Manuel Minguillón, a Vihuela, Lute, Baroque Guitar, Archlute, and Theorbo player,…



Four Winds Faire (TX)

…Four Winds Faire is offering eight consecutive weekends through April 25 of family entertainment…. At Four Winds’ “Tournament of Chivalry,” knights compete to display their jousting and gaming skills at the Royal Jousting arena twice a day. Four Winds’ internationally…



Upcoming Renaissance Faires in California

url=’http://renaissance-adventures.com/2010/03/08/upcoming-renaissance-faires-in-california/’;Karima Sultana and I have not died though we have traveled far in these months of our silence. (At least one dragon has been slain.)  Please do take note, friends of this link to meetings of like minded adventurous souls:
http://www.dragonmarsh.com/ren_faire_listings.htm
Dragon Marsh, we love you!



Songs from Medieval Europe

…The program, “The Maria Monologues,’’ was what artistic director Anne Azéma, speaking from the stage, called, “a search for the psyche of Mary in medieval times.’’ That may sound like a dissertation topic, and no doubt it has been. But…



The Wife of Bath’s Tale Revisited: Part 1

Hello readers!  Please enjoy this first installment of the Wife of Bath’s Tale from “The



Early music superstar Jordi Savall

Early music superstar Jordi Savall performs renaissance and baroque music for solo viol at West Vancouver’s Kay Meek Centre March 9… Since the 1970s, Savall has dominated the early music scene, using the distinct sound of the viola da gamba…



Musings of a Ren Faire Newbie – Part 3, Character Building

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 3, Building a character

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



Masterworks by the Italian Renaissance painter Titian

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will be one of three American venues to host a pair of masterworks by the Italian Renaissance painter Titian that have never been seen in the United States. Titian and the Golden Age of…