California
The Long Beach Pirate Invasion added a bit of excitement to a 10k Marathon Swim being held at the same time. To start the event, the Pirate chased the swimmers in to the surf with cutlasses waving and many a shout and snarl. Jeff Gritchen of the Press-Telegraph posted some great pictures of the […]
The Louisiana Renaissance Festival Newsletter included several items that I thought you might be interested in.
If you’ll need tickets, they’ve got their online advance ticket ordering system setup and ready to go. They’re offering Friends of Faire Memberships, Season Passes and regular tickets for the 2008 season at an early bird savings of 15% off […]
The Louisiana Renaissance Festival holds workshops over the summer for those who might be interested in joining their cast. Their first workshop in March included a number of newcomers and it sounds like everyone had a great time.
The April 12th workshop, 9:45am until 5:00pm at the festival site, is again open to anyone who would […]
The Louisiana Renaissance Festival presents workshops throughout the summer for those who might be interested in joining their cast. There were quite a few newcomers at the March workshop and it sounds like they had a good time. The next workshop is April 12th at the festival site from 9:45am until 5:00pm. Since each workshop […]
The sharp cries of the hunting cast overhead silence the watching crowd as the falconer, swinging a lure at the end of a line, explains what is happening. With a sudden change to the angle of the wings, one of the Harris’ hawks begins the rapid descent known as a stoop, catches the target in mid-air, and lands, mantling the prize quickly. The falconer waits a moment, allowing the hawk to break in, before calling it to the gauntlet and rewarding it with a tidbit. Moving to the edge of the field, she fists the hawk to the perch and attaches the jesses to the anklet before turning to call the other members of the cast in. The vast array of knowledge and skill needed to not only care for, but also teach about, these and other wonderful birds takes a special person. Let me introduce you to Karen “Kitty” Tolson Carroll. […]
There’s a lot going on all over the country this weekend. Faire must be getting close.
Auditions, Casting Calls, and Job Faires:
March 8
Midsummer Renaissance Festival holds auditions by appointment this Saturday at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Check audition scheduling details
Kentucky Renaissance Faire holds the third round of cast auditions Saturday at the site in […]
