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Maryland Renaissance Festival – Faire Fun for August 21-27, 2008

Maryland It’s opening weekend at the Maryland Renaissance Festival and they’ve got a wonderful season planned for you beginning with Children’s Weekend. There are a multitude of ways to save on your admission price: Children 11 and under are free this weekend, no coupons needed A printable coupon for savings from $1 – $4 2-Day […]

August 21st, 2008 Posted by | Faire Fun | no comments

Have you met Paolo Garbanzo?

Italian streams from his lips as he makes dinner plans with Giacomo and, for a moment, you wonder if you’ve been transported to one of the European festivals. Finished, he returns to your conversation, laughing easily as he turns the crab hat, a talisman against rain, repeatedly in his hands. Never still, he seems always to be scanning his surroundings for something to play with and you wonder how long it will be before he reaches in to a pouch and pulls out enough objects to form a pattern. Let me introduce you to Paolo Garbanzo. […]

April 29th, 2008 Posted by | Have You Met? | 3 comments

Have you met Karen “Kitty” Tolson Carroll?

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. […]

April 2nd, 2008 Posted by | Have You Met? | 3 comments

Looking back March 24-30, 2007

Dinner Impossible will air Medieval Mayhem again beginning April 2. In that episode, Robert Irvine cooks for the King and court at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. The schedule and recipes can be found at the website. Upper Canada Medieval Festival, June 13-15 in Morrisburg, Ontario is calling for vendors. Scarborough Renaissance Festival held its annual […]

April 1st, 2008 Posted by | Faire Fun | no comments

Dinner Impossible – Medieval Mayhem to air again

Food Network is reshowing  Dinner Impossible: Medieval Mayhem Saturday night. Chef Robert Irvine cooks for royalty at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, feeding the king and his guests. AIR TIMES: March 01, 2008 10:00 PM ET/PT March 02, 2008 1:00 AM ET/PT

February 29th, 2008 Posted by | Proclamations | no comments