[Namron] Medieval Fair Upcoming Events

[Eckart, Ann M. via Namron]

Event Reminders
Friday 6:15pm 8/25/17 Medieval Fair Free Lecture at West Norman Public Library, 300 Norman Center Ct, Norman, OK. "Science, Sheep Gut and Souls: A Brief History of Medieval and Renaissance Strings" presented by Professor John McWilliams. "Is it not strange that sheeps' guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?" says Shakespeare's Benedict. The sound from a vibrating string has enamored us for millennia. Modern stringed instruments are standardized and mass produced, and except for folk and ethnic music the diversity of string sounds from Medieval and Renaissance times are strangely silent. Dr. McWilliams has been reconstructing early stringed instruments for over twenty years. Based on historical documents, psalters, art, and the physics of sound, his collection includes citoles, gitterns, vielles, rebecs, lutes and many other plucked, strummed, bowed, and hammered instruments. In this presentation, he will examine the early beginnings of several string families. Participants will have the opportunity to view and play a variety of historical replicas.
The Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series is Co-sponsored by OU's Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies.
Come learn more about the middle ages just for the fun of learning!
No papers, no tests, just interesting information about life long ago.
(Facebook Event Link https://www.facebook.com/events/332207817237476/)

Sunday 6:00pm-8pm 8/27/17 at Reaves Park, 2501 S Jenkins, Norman, OK.  All Medievals Potluck Picnic.  All Medievals = Arthurian Order of Avalon, Medieval Fair Cast & Volunteers, Society for Creative Anachronism, & anyone interested in joining our fun or finding out more information.  Let's kick off the new school year together! Potluck picnic. (Please note Reaves Park is a "dry site".) Pretty much anything goes. In the past we have played games, had squirt gun fights and even broken into spontaneous dancing. Not a 'garb required event'. Please dress for the weather.
(Facebook Event Link https://www.facebook.com/events/1950076035265652/)
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