Posts Tagged ‘ Renaissance Faire Magazine ’

Renaissance People – Mary Wine

Great article and pictures It sounds like a plot from a romance novel: Have a beautiful young maiden meet a handsome knight in, yes, shining armor. Throw in a complication like class difference. Then, to overcome the obstacle, have the…



Sarasota Medieval Fair (FL)

Sarasota Medieval Fair auditions: The Sarasota Medieval Fair is having open auditions for all ages 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 7-8 at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. Novices and experienced players are encouraged to come out for…



Renaissance Art Lessons Now Online from Art in Action

Art in Action expands its comprehensive, masterpiece-based online visual arts program with a new series of art lessons aimed at students in middle and high school. The 12 new lessons cover Renaissance art. Art in Action, a leading nonprofit K-12…



Colorado Renaissance Festival

Complete post …We were eager to enjoy some merry-making, ale-drinking, and many ‘huzzahs’. We are ‘those’ people. You know the ones that come fully dressed in garb and elaborate costumes festooned with accessories. We are willing to suffer for our…



Sterling Renaissance Festival (NY)

Complete post with lots of great pictures! When I was eight years old, my mother took me to the Sterling Renaissance Festival (or Faire) for the first time. The Faire recreates the town of Warwick in the county of Warwickshire,…



SCA- South Africa

Complete article "There’s the SCA," he said, and pointed to a group of men wearing tunics. The men stood around the perimeter of a grass yard that sloped up to a playground and was bordered by gaming tables. At the…



Brainstem, Spinal Cord Images Hidden in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco; Master Painter’s Depiction of God Contains Neuroanatomical ‘Oddities’

Michelangelo, the 16th century master painter and accomplished anatomist, appears to have hidden an image of the brainstem and spinal cord in a depiction of God in the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers reports. These…



Renaissance People – Yasmine

Complete article, great pictures The Magic Hips Dancers are my highest level of performance troupe members who have been studying with me for quite some time and auditioned for a position to be a part of the troupe. They work…



Renaissance People – Nancy White

…The door swings open, and stepping out into the morning air in full Renaissance garb, with African gray parrot Artith on her shoulder, is Nancy White. Also known as The Lady Nancy. White is the woman behind the Canterbury Renaissance…



Renaissance People – Piffaro

Complete article Formed in 1980, Piffaro is a highly polished band of pied-pipers. This Renaissance Band has delighted audiences across the United States, Europe, Canada and South America. The ensemble recreates the elegant sounds of the official, prof…