The Thirtieth Annual Event

30th Central Coast Renaissance Festival

19 & 20 ~ JUL ~ 2014

Blade on a Stick

Renaissance and Laguna Lake Park, version 1.1, was a success. The Thirtieth Annual Event offered more space, more vendors, more entertainment, and more visitors. The shire planners made improvements to the town layout, and residents seemed more at home than last year. The weather was good, too. We got plenty of sunshine, and also a share of cloud cover that was most refreshing mid-day. A nice touch.

Axe Pitching

Dancers were active a great part of the day, at one location or another. Barleycorn, Double Crown, and The Queen's Court were spritely afoot. Good games did abound as well. There were table games, arcade games, and the ubiquitous rope games and block games. The Barrow of Justice was on hand to ensure that honesty and good deeds did prevail. There was also an aperture of photographers who did come to keepsake the adventures and people of the day.



At the Gate

Archer The Red Knight Arrives On Government Payroll Cheese and Crackers Guard


Table Games

Trebuchet Launch Time Wary Adversary
Ten Pins Considering the Mark Three Kids at Play


Artisans

Henna Work Spinning Weaving Hand Painted


A Diversity of Warriors

A Knight with a Cause Sword Instruction Fencing World Conqueror


Entertainment on Stage

Out of Kontrol Full Circle Falconry Playing Harp Wren of Iniquity Strings The Dog Long Hair and Short Strings


A Few Musicians

Strum Fun Alto Recorder Reed Melodies


Faces of the Faire

A Little Bit of Red Loudmouth Jester A Character of Some Importance
Laughter Faire Smile Archery Instructor Graceful Pose Profile


Three Couples and a Rose Inspector

Inspecting a White Rose Red and Balding Red and White Red and Brown


Faire Laidies

Blue on Yellow A Lass of Many Colors At the Tower Dressed in Blue Relaxing in the Afternoon Purple Pirate


Playing the Rope

Tugs Pulling Off the Pedestal On the Dirt Slack Rope


Dancing in the Shire

Twirling Barleycorn Dancers on Stage Whirling Couples Bow and Curtsy Circling the Ladies Couples in a Round Dance Greeting Partners Fancy Steps


Playful Diversions

Archery Fling Catch Return Break Time Approaching the Pitch Line Bocce Pitch Blind Man's Bluff So Close While the Queen is Away


Those Recalcitrant Blocks

Another on Top Near the Base Got It! Easy Stuff
Always Higher Few Choices Remain All the Way Down
Upper Class Player No Hands Sword Play Leaning The Lady's Turn
Sliding Out Considering the Upper Levels The Pirate's Ploy Another Successful Extraction To the Top!


Further Observations About the Shire

Eating Grapes Enjoying the Merriment Moving Wood Keeper of Snacks and Ale A Man of High Station Waiting for the Show Quality Beard Evening Juggler Keeping Them in the Air Lots of Rings Faerie Faire is Over Apprehended Too Much Fun Her New Hair Adornment Perpetrator All That and a Bottle of Ale His Opinion Be Known Three Men in Service of The Queen Sequestering the Children Lady and a Parasol Reciting Shakespeare Chain Costume Constest Gentleman and a Parasol Attending the Queen Singing Preludes to The Queen Juggling Up Close Checking Out the Guys Overcome by Silliness Dragon Watch

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