[Loch-Ruadh] Ren/Medieval Faire

[Steve K. Rourke]

As I said at the populace meeting I am posting what has been sent to the Seneschals of the Central Region for questions, comments, etc from all interested parties





There will be a new Renaissance/Medieval Fair starting up near Hillsboro TX., which is tentatively named Middlefaire. Hillsboro is located about halfway between the DFW area and Waco. The Faire Coordinator would very much like the SCA to participate and has told me that for the most part that we would have a blank canvas to work with as far as what we do out there. Due to the effects of Mother Nature they are planning on breaking ground in October of this year, and also will have potable running water piped into certain areas of the grounds.

 

Initially they are planning 2 or 3 one-weekend events as part of their start-up instead of trying to run a multi-weekend faire such as TRF or Scarborough. The Faire Coordinator is aware that we have many events through out the year and that our attendance may be sparse or non-existent at times. Tentatively their first weekend is planned for the weekend of July 15-17, 2005 which is the weekend of King's Round Table, but as the majority of our members do not attend Round Table hopefully we would still be able to field a good level of presence. It is currently planned that the first weekend will have a Renaissance/Swashbuckler theme, which would be a good showcase for the Rapier community.

 

The middle of Summer at this location is sunny and hot however I have been told that due to the location evenings are pleasant and breezy so accordingly their hours will run longer into the evening hours. There is space available for on premise camping, which will need to be mowed prior to use.

 

Some of the ideas that have been brought that we can/might be able to do would be Chivalric Combat, Rapier Combat, Youth Combat, Archery (with us being able to set up a semi-permanent archery range), Equestrian activities, and A&S demos. SCA merchants who are selling their wares as well as doing demonstrations of their craft would be allowed on site for free as well as allowed to sell, merchants who just wish to sell would be charged a nominal fee yet to be determined. We could also use this to showcase our Bards and let them gain exposure that they normally would not receive.

 

Initially I feel that the use of period pavilions would work best for this project and making our own compound/structure to house us when we are there is welcomed by the Faire. Mundanities will need to be covered as much as possible. Period mugs and feast gear would be desired for use there. Smoking of cigarettes should be done where it is not readily obvious, however pipes should be okay.

 

I will be having a meeting with the Coordinator around the middle of September, so please bring this up idea before your Populace and if there are any questions that they would liked answered please send them to me so I can get them answered. Depending on what kind of response I receive about this I will see about setting up a listserver either on ansterorra.org or at another site to keep those interested informed.

 

Thank you for your time.


Domhnall Dubh Ó Ruairc

Deputy Kingdom Hospitaler

steverourke at charter.net 






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